Revitalizing the Uchiha clan starts with becoming a Kage.

At the moment the illusion was broken.

"I see. Although it's not the mature or complete version, it's definitely enough!"

Jiang Si opened his eyes, a look of satisfaction on his face, and nodded slightly.

It has to be said that this guy is truly a genius. Putting aside the technology of the Land of Sky, which is indeed the result of the research of all the researchers in the Land of Sky, his research on physical body activation and the cultivation of the Zero-Tails are truly a display of his personal talent!

Although the degree of overlap is not particularly high, Jiang Si can be 100% certain that Shennong's two studies are of some benefit to him. Just look at the 'simplified version' Zero Tail that is still struggling frantically not far away!

This is truly an excellent research subject!

"What a perfect result!"

Jiang Si smiled slightly.

"Shh!"

Then he drew his katana, first severing Shennong in two, then aiming at Shennong's abdomen, and with a sudden pull, slashed open a huge gash, not caring about the gushing blood. After reaching in with his right hand and feeling around for a bit, he pulled out a soft-bodied creature from Shennong's body. This creature was hundreds of times smaller than the simplified version of Zero-Tail that Jiang Si had sealed and controlled nearby. This was the true form of Zero-Tail that Shennong had cultivated, but it was still in the embryonic stage.

Even so, Jiang Si could sense the immense life force emanating from this tiny, purplish-black soft-bodied creature.

Jiang Si put the zero-tail embryo back into a glass bottle, then attached a sealing talisman to it, and then took out another sealing scroll.

"seal!"

After rapidly forming hand seals.

This involved sealing the glass bottle into the scroll.

In addition, Shennong's body was also sealed into another scroll. Not only the information in his brain, but also his body was one of the important research materials. Shennong's research on physical activation involved experimenting on his own body!

After doing all of this.

Jiang Si nodded in satisfaction. Just as he was about to leave, he saw a simplified version of the Zero-Tail's remains not far away, which was the true 'dead' form after he sealed away the real embryo of the Zero-Tail due to Shennong's death. Jiang Si frowned slightly.

"Hmm, never mind, let's take some of this stuff with us, it might come in handy!"

It also involves stepping closer to the nearest point.

He took out another sealing scroll and sealed a portion of the Zero-Tail's body into the scroll, leaving the rest...

"Fire Release: Great Fire Extinction Technique!"

The general immediately formed a hand seal.

The enormous fireball that appeared completely enveloped and devoured the massive, mangled corpse of Zero Tail!

In the case of completely losing vitality.

This is what is called the zero-tail remains.

It was also completely reduced to ashes under the Fire Release technique of the shoji.

After looking around, there was nothing else of note left.

Jiang Si smiled faintly, then leaped towards the southeast. According to the information he had just received from Shennong, this was just one of his many temporary residences. The real secret base was located further south, in the coastal area near the sea.

That was Shennong's true secret base.

It contains the remnants of the Sky Country from back then, as well as many scientific research results. Although the most important part can be obtained from Shennong's brain, some other things are still recorded in the scrolls, including that giant flying war fortress. Jiang Si also needs to confirm these things. Of course, it is difficult to bring the fortress back directly, but these materials and intelligence can be easily obtained. Taking them back can further enhance the scientific research level of his own ninja village!

Although the strength displayed by ninjas is difficult to threaten with ordinary firearms, and those with combat power above the Kage level require the most advanced weapons from Tsukasa's previous life to threaten them, it is difficult to develop rapidly in this world with the technology tree completely off track.

However, these top figures are also a minority!

Jiang Si wasn't saying he actually intended to defeat these truly powerful enemies through technology, but rather that further developing these firearms could strengthen the combat capabilities of the lower and middle ranks, given that it would be difficult to achieve a breakthrough in the quantity and quality of ninjas in a short period of time.

Seeking external assistance is the most effective approach.

Chakra armor can enhance 'defense'!

These scientific weapons can enhance 'attack'!

Imagine this: in a war years from now, the Iwa ninja can easily block the ninjutsu attacks of the other four great nations with their chakra armor. They can also use ninjutsu and firearms alternately, which can save a lot of chakra and allow one Iwa ninja to act as two or even three combatants!

This will allow the Iwa ninja to diversify their attacks even further!

Nagato was able to develop small-scale tracking missiles, so there's no reason why our Iwagakure village, after absorbing the scientific research achievements of the Land of the Sky, couldn't develop even more powerful firearms!

These firearms are indeed unlikely to pose a threat to ninjas when used by ordinary people, as their speed is on a completely different level. However, if ninjas of the same level were equipped with them, Shoji could already imagine his Iwa ninja army being invincible!

That's why we say that in this world, we can't neglect technology either; we must grasp both and make them equally strong—that's the key!

As Jiang Si headed towards Shennong's true secret base, he secretly thought to himself that perhaps it wouldn't be long before he could return to the completely modern life he had in his previous life, even in just twenty or thirty years!

After all, this world already has technologies like trains and remote video calls; it's just that the path has gone astray and become too narrow. What General Jiang Si needs to do is to bring it back to the right path. Of course, at this stage, he must focus 100% on military research!

Let's talk about other scientific research after the world is unified!

402. The Fierce First Encounter

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What Shoji was unaware of was...

Just over an hour after he left the battle zone, on the ground where Shennong was killed by Jiang Si.

"Buzz!"

The land seemed to distort.

A pure white figure slowly emerged from within. This being, which seemed to be completely similar to a human, gave people a completely different sense of incongruity. Most importantly, the dark yellow color in its pupils would make anyone who saw it feel a little uncomfortable!

This figure was none other than White Zetsu, a special creature created by Madara Uchiha using his awakened Rinnegan and the Gedo Mazo that he had resummoned from the moon!

"Huh? This should be the place, right? But this aura? It seems like he was killed. Oh dear? This is troublesome. Obito really wants to absorb this guy into his organization, especially some things in his brain. Obito really wants them."

Bai Jue tilted his head, crossed his arms over his chest, and showed a very human-like look of distress on his face.

"Well, let's investigate who killed this guy first. At least we'll have some information to report. Hmm, that's settled then. Judging from the traces and the aura, it should be heading in this direction!"

White Zetsu was just like a real human being, his face showing different emotions. After clenching his right fist and striking his left palm, he also chose a location and dived back into the ground.

They rushed towards the direction where the general had left.

Moreover, the distance is gradually decreasing even though the general is not moving at full speed.

At this moment, Jiang Si was unaware that he had been targeted by Bai Jue.

Still with a leisurely air, they headed towards the location of the true secret base established by Shennong, which took several hours.

The general then arrived at the destination.

Looking around, it was just an ordinary, desolate, yellow wilderness.

However, the general knew very well from the necessary information he had obtained from Shennong that the largest legacy left behind by the Sky Kingdom—the giant flying fortress—was located in this area, and it was even buried underground. After all, the fortress was too big and too easy to attract attention!

The general easily made his way to a flat, grassy area.

With a slight stomp of one foot, a certain hand seal was formed.

"Boom!"

Above the ground, there was a hole that had been opened directly. A slightly cool breeze came out from inside, and a smile appeared in Si Tong’s eyes. He leaped into the passage below, and the hole was immediately covered again.

The general entered the interior.

It was like entering a mysterious ruined palace, almost entirely constructed of stone. However, under Jiang Si's senses, he could clearly perceive that some important machines were connected inside these stones!

There is no need for Si to do it deliberately.

It was at the very moment I entered.

The lights inside then turned on, as bright as day.

Jiang Si drove straight down, heading towards the most important central control room of this flying fortress.

Thanks to some cytokines temporarily extracted from Shennong's corpse, and with the help of corresponding hand seals, all the mechanisms in the fortress were shut down by the general, and every mechanism door could be opened at will!

Jiang Si easily arrived at the central control room. Upon entering this most important room, Jiang Si was immediately drawn to the numerous tools, materials, and scrolls of information that filled the room.

'This is all the legacy of the Sky Kingdom!'

Jiang Si smiled, a beautiful smile curving his lips, and thought to himself.

Ignoring the tools and materials, I glanced through the scrolls inside and found that they indeed recorded some of the scientific and technological achievements of the Sky Country. What Shoji wanted most, such as the flying tools that the Sky Ninja used to have, and the construction technology of this giant flying war fortress, were all here!

As expected, there are also some thermal weapons researched by scientists from the Sky Country, such as missiles and laser cannons!

To put it bluntly...

If Shoji takes these things back, and Iwagakure can fully absorb them, their military strength can immediately expand three or four times. The amplification effect is too strong. It's hard to say about battles at the Jonin level, but it can definitely sweep through battles at the Chunin and Genin levels. For example, a giant war fortress paired with three or four hundred Chunin and Genin from Iwagakure can definitely bloodily slaughter at least four or five times the number of enemies of the same quality!

Of course, war cannot be compared so easily. If they really wanted to deal with this kind of war fortress, they would definitely send out Jonin with corresponding combat power. Moreover, this thing is very expensive to build. According to records, the Sky Country at its peak only built four. Now, only this one remains here, and it is still in a dilapidated state and needs to be repaired.

But in any case, the benefits of these things are already great enough. There is a ready-made flying fortress that can be repaired and put into use. In the future, our own ninja village can also develop an air combat force and gain more advantages and dominance on the battlefield!

At this moment.

Jiang Si couldn't wait to see the scene after all the equipment in his village was successfully equipped. At that time, let alone Konoha, even if Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure came at him together, Iwagakure wouldn't back down!

"It will take some time, but at most four or five years. We can afford to wait that long!"

Jiang Si tightened his grip on the scroll in his palm, his mind flashing with images of the Third Hokage, Danzo Shimura, the Fourth Raikage, Rasa, Mei Terumi, Nagato, and Obito. A cold glint appeared in his eyes as he murmured to himself.

To achieve his plan, he not only needs to become stronger, but also the entire Hidden Stone Village needs to become stronger. One person's strength is ultimately limited, and no matter how strong he is, he can never become a god!

Moreover, to put it in the words of a contrarian.

Even gods have their failures.

Whether you're an Eastern or Western deity, I can give you a long list of deities who have failed.

Therefore, Shoji never misses any opportunity to make himself and Iwagakure stronger. Shennong, who has the heritage of the Land of Sky and superb research results, is a fat sheep that Shoji would never let go of!

After spending some time sorting through the contents and packing them into the sealing scroll, Jiang Si glanced around, patted his backpack with satisfaction, and realized that the most valuable item left was this flying fortress. Although Shennong had repaired part of it over the years, making it barely functional and able to fly, it was still in a state of disrepair. Moreover, it would be very difficult to bring it back to Iwagakure at this stage, as it would be discovered by other ninja villages.

So, let's leave it here for now!

After a moment's thought, Jiang Si made this decision and stepped out of the flying fortress. Before leaving, he reactivated all the mechanisms of the fortress.

"Well, the second objective has been successfully completed. Now let's see if Granny Cat can find the next passage in a short time. If she can, we can go check it out first; if not, we can go back to the village. There's no need to rush!"

Jiang Si thought to himself with a relaxed expression.

The item is right here; it's impossible for it to be lost.