Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

How can there be such a shameless person?

Naïve Yahiko clenched his fist and slammed it on the table, instantly creating cracks. He was so angry he looked like a panda, his face practically overflowing with rage.

"That guy stole the Gedo Mazo and the seven tailed beasts that the organization had painstakingly collected when he came to the Land of Rain last time. He even pretended to be angry with Sasori. That was already shameless enough. I didn't expect him to be even more shameless!"

Nagato was so angry he was practically electrocuted; the mechanical parts on his body emitted a "buzzing" sound, as if protesting his rage.

"We absolutely cannot let that child marry that bastard, Beiliuhu, so innocently and ignorantly!" Xiao Nan angrily waved her right hand, completely losing the elegance and composure of a divine messenger. Paper scraps around her fluttered like a swarm of furious butterflies, tearing through the rain.

……

In a remote, uninhabited mountain in the Land of Rain, there stands a European-style castle shrouded in thunderclouds.

Inside a special workshop within the castle, the sounds of mechanical gears meshing and electrical buzzing intertwine. Various doll parts float in mid-air, connected by dark purple chakra threads, casting distorted silhouettes in the shadows, exuding a chilling yet eerie beauty.

Hiruko leaned against the doorframe with her arms crossed, next to Konan, a little girl with wide eyes and a paper-thin skirt that was being tossed about by the air currents.

She was quite interested in the fantastical scenery, completely unaware that a storm was about to break.

"Scorpion, I told you, you'd regret it," Hiruko said calmly, but a black vortex quietly gathered at his fingertips.

"Tch, they still came knocking on our door."

The sound of metal clashing came from deep within the workshop. Sasori broke through the wall on the Third Kazekage puppet, the puppet's fingertips spraying poison needles, but they were twisted into scrap metal by the anti-gravity field the moment they touched Hiruko. "But you are wrong, Hiruko. I never regret it."

I didn't lose to you, nor to Sasuke Uchiha; I was defeated by time.

His exquisite face remained expressionless, only displaying a chilling indifference. Suddenly, eight mechanical arms unfolded from the puppet's back, each end shimmering with chakra light of a different attribute.

Hiruko chuckled softly, his pupils turning blood-red: "Hehe~ I don't care how stubborn you are, I'm only here to fulfill my promise and bring you back to your original world."

Before he finished speaking, four reanimated ninjas appeared behind him, phantoms of Sasori's former rivals—Chiyo, Sakura, Naruto, and Kakashi.

"I told you I wouldn't go back," Sasori replied coldly. The Third Kazekage puppet's chest split open, releasing hundreds of poisoned sages.

At the same time, the walls around the workshop suddenly exploded, and twenty human puppets emerged from the rain, surrounding Beiliuhu.

"That's not up to you." Hiruko formed hand seals, and the phantoms resurrected by Impure World Reincarnation launched an attack simultaneously.

Chiyo's puppet strings entangled Sasori's mechanical arm, Sakura's powerful punch shattered the Third Kazekage's puppet's chest armor, and Naruto's Rasengan and Kakashi's Lightning Blade attacked from both sides.

Sasori's pupils shrank to pinpoints, the puppet core erupted with blinding blue light, and all the puppets self-destructed simultaneously, a chakra storm sweeping through the entire workshop.

When the smoke cleared, Hiruko's suit was slightly disheveled, but he was surrounded by a black chakra shield.

He walked step by step toward the scorpion, leaving scorch marks on the ground with each step: "Stop being stubborn, you've already failed."

Scorpion, you're a smart person. If you want enough time and ample resources, I can give you those, so stop being so temperamental.

Even if you disagree, you can't beat me.

He suddenly appeared behind Sasori, his five fingers gripping Sasori's throat. "On the path to eternity, we are friends who can support each other. I am the only one you can rely on. Nagato is unreliable."

Hiruko highly valued Sasori, whose talent was ahead of his time.

In the future, whether it's developing puppetry techniques for the immortal cultivation school or scaling the technological tree to vigorously develop modern scientific and mechanical technologies, Scorpion will be able to play a significant role.

Take, for example, the autonomous mechanical puppets of the Land of Rain. They are almost like low-end Sentinels. In terms of destructive power and lethality, they far surpass ordinary ninjas. Once their numbers increase, it is no problem for them to surround and kill ordinary Kage-level ninjas.

Although Hiruko could lead the entire civilization forward on his own, and his talent was no less than that of Sasori and Orochimaru, he still felt it was better to let the right people do the right things than to work hard to be a "predecessor" for others, or rather... it was more appealing to get something for free.

"Hiruko, you're still as shameless as ever." Sasori's throat was being gripped, but his voice remained indifferent.

He flicked three miniature scrolls from his fingertips, but they were turned to ash the moment they touched Hiruko's skin.

"When dealing with a smart person, threats combined with tangible benefits are always more effective than playing the emotional card."

Efficiency is naturally important when doing things.

Hiruko was not surprised by this result. In fact, if he had been more assertive in the Land of Rain last time, Sasori would have gone with him. After all, Sasori is a smart man, and he would naturally make the right choice when he could not fight against him.

He released his grip, letting Scorpion stagger backward, his gaze sweeping over the wreckage scattered on the ground: "Now, are you willing to talk?"

"Why are you so fixated on me? There are so many parallel worlds. With your abilities, recruiting another scorpion with the same talents as me shouldn't be too difficult, right?"

Scorpion leaned against the pile of broken puppets, toying with a rusty gear between his fingers. "Take the Scorpion of this world, for example. If you wanted to recruit him, wouldn't that be even simpler?"

He raised an eyebrow at Hiruko, his tone tinged with a hint of mockery.

"Because you are the first scorpion I have ever met, nothing more."

Hiruko responded calmly, his gaze sweeping over the scattered puppet fragments in the workshop. "It goes without saying which is more important: the Pidgey that can be found everywhere in the wild or the Pidgey that I caught and raised myself."

Upon hearing this, Scorpion's lips twitched slightly: "Is that so? That's hardly a happy answer."

His tone seemed somewhat subtle, a mixture of self-deprecation and helplessness.

"Alright, we've been out long enough this time, it's time to go back."

Hiruko dusted himself off, not intending to linger any longer. "Pack your things quickly, and next time I come, I'll take you back with me."

He turned and pulled Konan towards the castle exit, muttering, "Well, thankfully the flow rates are different in different worlds, otherwise Tsunade would definitely have severely injured me when we got back..."

Hiruko has already reaped most of the benefits in this world, and it's time for him to return to his original world.

However, this does not mean he will give up on the world.

Only one Hiruko returned; countless other "Hiruko" will continue to linger in this world, exploring, plundering, and assimilating.

Speaking of which, I wonder how Venusaur's "breeding frog plan" is going.

Thanks to Princess Kaguya's generous teachings, Hiruko has now cultivated a variety of tree species with different functions, some of which can absorb natural energy and others can release hypnotic pollen.

In addition, he has already mastered the art of chakra alchemy. Inspired by the method of making energy cubes in the cultivation world, Hiruko is currently using the technique of chakra alchemy to try to create chakra crystals with higher purity and better effects using different energy crystals.

He even wanted to create a corresponding energy cube manufacturing machine based on the tested formula, so that he could mass-produce chakra cubes in the future.

The chakra cubes made by ordinary people using ordinary machines are definitely not as good as the chakra pills personally refined by Hiruko.

However, considering that alchemy also requires technology and knowledge, it is still necessary to develop a mass-production energy cube machine if one wants to cultivate energy crystals on a large scale and maximize profits.

The chakra cube of the future will inevitably involve all aspects, from beauty and skincare to improvements in speed, strength, and endurance, and even the extension of lifespan.

Once mass-produced, it will generate enormous profits, and might even become the hard currency used for transactions within the God Space he established in a short period of time.

Meanwhile, in an underground laboratory in Konoha, Sakura Haruno was happily stirring a colored liquid in a test tube as Hiruko's assistant.

Before Hiruko lay two scrolls. One scroll contained the Eight Gates Formation, considered the highest taijutsu technique in the ninja world, while the other contained a special breathing method called the Seven-Day Breathing Technique. Both of these would bring new breakthroughs to his research.

"The Seven-Day Breathing Method relies on absorbing a large amount of oxygen to activate the whole body, thereby stimulating the body to unleash powerful physical strength... It's a good idea, but it's still just a martial art for mortals."

Hiruko lightly tapped the scroll with his fingertips, his tone carrying a hint of disdain, yet also a hint of contemplation, "When it comes to revitalizing the physical body, what could be more suitable than natural energy? If we expand the concept of breathing oxygen to inhaling and exhaling natural energy, or even absorbing various types of radiation from the cosmos, perhaps we can unleash a different kind of vitality."

only……"

He paused, his gaze darkening slightly.

"Jugo's special immortal body is naturally able to passively absorb natural energy to revitalize his physical body. In a sense, he has already reached the end point that ordinary people can never reach by practicing the seven-day breathing method."

This world is indeed full of malice towards hard-working geniuses; you still have to learn to create your own cheat codes just to barely survive.

He chuckled lightly, temporarily setting aside the Seven-Day Breathing Technique created by the Sand Village genin, and instead began to work on the Eight Gates Formation perfected by the Konoha genin.

The scroll was unfurled, revealing eight blood-red door patterns that conveyed a sense of resolute tragedy.

"If the genin of Sunagakure still know how to leave themselves a way out, then the genin of Konoha are simply heading for death."

Hiruko shook his head and sighed, "The Eight Gates Formation unlocks the limitations of the human body, taps into potential, connects all the power within the body, and then bursts forth exponentially... But the problem is, it doesn't solve how to replace the body's protective mechanisms; it can only be a path of self-destruction leading to death."

"pity......"

Chapter 268 The Power of Will!

He pondered for a moment, and the forbidden medical technique, Body Revitalization, developed by the Sky Ninja using the Dark Chakra of Zero-Tails, flashed through his mind.

"If this technique can be used in conjunction with the Dark Chakra, as long as the Dark Chakra is inexhaustible, the physical body can be continuously revitalized and reshaped, and the terrifying side effects of the Eight Gates Formation may be offset to some extent."

But then he frowned, “However, once the body is activated, if the acupoints are targeted and attacked, it can easily lead to an imbalance of chakra within the body.”

Once chakra gets out of control, it will not only cause the body's activation function to fail, but it will also cause a terrifying backlash that is almost like the body exploding, just like the body's power being destroyed.

Even the three-tomoe Sharingan could see through his chakra circulation and the weaknesses in his pressure points. Even if this forbidden technique compensated for some of the flaws in the Eight Gates Formation, it also brought greater hidden dangers... This was completely countered by the Hyuga clan.

"Never mind." Hiruko finally shook his head, his tone tinged with helplessness. "Those who can open the Eight Gates Formation have all undergone decades of arduous training."

Even if they weren't entirely without talent in ninjutsu, they had essentially given up everything to specialize in taijutsu, making it impossible for them to learn this forbidden medical technique.

Those who can learn this forbidden medical technique mostly lack the time and energy to cultivate the Eight Gates Formation and open the Death Gate.

Indeed, ordinary humans have their limits. Even with the talent to cultivate two forbidden techniques, there isn't enough time and energy to fully master them.

Hiruko sighed softly, but soon his thoughts drifted to the mysterious White Zetsu and Granny Chiyo's forbidden technique—the Reincarnation Technique.

If the Eight Gates Formation is about burning one's own life force to gain immense power, then the Self-Rebirth Technique is about generously giving one's own life force to teammates.

If you have a few White Zetsu willing to sacrifice themselves by your side during battle, would it allow the Gate of Death to remain open for a longer period of time?

Could closing the Death Gate at a critical moment and replenishing life force with White Zetsu possibly avert the inevitable death that would result from opening the Death Gate?

It seems that those ninjutsu in the ninja world that consume life force can all use White Zetsu as the material for casting.

Perhaps... it's time to expand the scale of White Zetsu breeding.

As for the chakra pills that can replenish vitality and prolong life, Hiruko would naturally not waste them easily.

"Lord Hiruko, why are you interested in the physical techniques of mortals?" Sakura Haruno asked, full of doubt. "I remember that your body can transform in countless ways and you possess extraordinary power. The Eight Gates Formation doesn't seem to have much meaning for you."

Indeed, Hiruko was not incapable of using the Eight Gates Formation. If he wished, he could change the corresponding organs and acupoints at any time, making it easy for him to activate the formation.

However, the Eight Gates Formation, a fighting style that sacrifices life force for a fleeting moment of brilliance, is completely opposite to the eternal path that Hiruko pursues.

Imagine a treacherous, cunning, and cowardly person suddenly strapped with explosives and shouting as he charges at the enemy.

“I don’t necessarily have to use everything I research and develop myself, Sakura,” Hiruko said casually, looking every bit the ruthless capitalist. “You should know that my goal is to expand into all worlds, and in the future, I will inevitably recruit some desperate people.”

Since they are willing to gamble with their lives, I naturally have to prepare some appropriate measures for them.

However, leeks (a metaphor for leeks) need to be harvested slowly; if they die too quickly, no more value can be extracted from them.

“However, Lord Hiruko,” Sakura Haruno shook her head and retorted, “if, as you say, they come from other worlds, their physical structure may be very different from that of humans in the ninja world, and they may not be able to cultivate the Eight Gates Formation.”

Furthermore, the Eight Gates technique requires rigorous physical training over a long period of time. I don't think anyone would choose it; even desperate criminals would prefer something that yields faster results.

Sakura Haruno thought to herself that she might try to learn the Eight Gates Formation in the future to enrich her combat methods. After all, with Hiruko supporting her, it would be difficult for her to die even if she wanted to.

But more than anything, she wanted to use this opportunity to conduct a deeper study of the human body, which was undoubtedly a time-consuming and labor-intensive project.