Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

So, let's go.

The industrialists and Birukho reached a consensus and quickly signed a memorandum of understanding.

However, both sides will have to wait a little longer before a formal contract is agreed upon.

Because it's the New Year, almost no one is at work except for some necessary guards... Yes, it was Hiruko, the Hokage, who led the way.

Quack! A vacation is a vacation to enjoy. Thinking about work for even a second longer is an anomaly! Just like hibernating animals, we should relax and recharge during the New Year season.

Fortunately, there is still a lot of preliminary support work to be done on both sides, so there is no rush.

The industrialists hurriedly returned to the Land of Fire to gather allies.

The automotive industry, especially hybrid companies that involve new energy, would require a massive amount of capital, even with Konoha providing the technology.

One or two wealthy businessmen certainly can't support it; more influential figures need to join in—naturally, representatives of the industrial faction will also persuade some people to reduce some friction.

After all, everyone wants a piece of the pie in this emerging industry, and no one wants to miss out on a good opportunity because of some unnecessary conflicts.

What the Land of Fire needs right now is transportation capacity, a fact that many well-informed wealthy merchants are aware of.

When representatives of the industrial faction from Beiliuhu and others partnered to develop new energy vehicles, they were naturally happy to join in.

After all, this is a market with huge potential, and whoever enters first is likely to gain an advantage.

But some people are different—like those unlucky souls who have already invested heavily in traditional internal combustion engines.

They had all learned through various channels that they could make a lot of money in the transportation sector, and they had all invested a great deal of effort into it.

Now, the industrial representatives from Beiliuhu have kicked away their livelihood right off the bat... How could they possibly accept this! Cutting off someone's source of income is like killing their parents.

This is like someone who has painstakingly planted an orchard, and is about to harvest the fruit, only to have all the fruit trees suddenly cut down. You can imagine the anger and despair they would feel.

Hiruko asked himself if he had received such treatment, he would have been more than willing to have a heart-to-heart talk with the other party.

This will inevitably lead to another business war.

The problem is that real business battles are quite brutal.

Hiruko is the Hokage... The industrial faction doesn't know what the future holds either, so they'll save whoever they can.

Kind words can't save a damned ghost. I've already tried to persuade you, but you still won't turn back. That's your problem.

Like a ship sailing in a storm, he can only do his best to warn those who may encounter danger, but if they insist on sailing into the abyss, there is nothing he can do.

Of course, there are other things he needs to do.

Besides submitting his proposal to the daimyo, he also needed to inform the Ministry of Transportation to arrange some new traffic regulations—a point that Hiruko strongly advocated.

The Ministry of Transportation was puzzled as to why the industrial sector would have such a demand, since there had been no signs of a surge in transport capacity in the Land of Fire recently... but they wouldn't cause any trouble.

The two sides already had a good relationship, and this was a legitimate request. With the money in place, things naturally went smoothly.

However, since it involves many aspects of society, it will take a long time to fully implement it.

There's really nothing we can do about it.

Just wait patiently.

Just like winemaking, which requires time to develop its rich aroma, the implementation of new traffic regulations also needs time to proceed gradually.

Chapter 301

Anyway, the assembly line setup, as well as the long-term and pressure reports from Konoha, will take some time.

Hiruko's work is relatively simple; it involves the youth version of Zero-Tails and the Chakra Center.

The demands of the industrialists once gave Konoha's ninjutsu masters a major headache.

The main problem is that the requirements are so weird—everyone else is adding things, but you're trying to subtract them.

Normal people want a complete tank, while industrialists only need two wheels of a tank... Any industrial product and ninjutsu become more and more complex, and the effects and mutual influences between them must be taken into account.

If you go for minimalism, with just two wheels... then you only retain the ability to absorb and store dark emotions and life force... it's hard to call that an artificial tailed beast anymore.

From the perspective of those ninjutsu masters, this can only be described as a very special kind of Yin Release.

It's too extreme; it has virtually no combat capability.

However... they don't actually need it to have any fighting power.

That's settled then.

The Third Hokage played a significant role in this disassembly, after all, he had the title of "Professor of Ninjutsu." While he might not be as innovative in ninjutsu as the Second Hokage, he was quite reliable in terms of the breadth of his knowledge.

After several rounds of modifications, the Chakra Center was completed.

At Hiruko's special request, the absorption capacity of these chakra centers is particularly weak.

The original Zero-Tails could forcibly absorb the chakra of others, but this current youth version, let alone forcibly absorb it, could resist the absorption of the youth version Zero-Tails by any ordinary person with a strong will to resist.

Even if the user turns the absorption ability to the limit, they can only absorb more negative emotions, but cannot obtain a large amount of vitality from a single individual.

Hiruko lay inside for a night, and when she got up, she felt refreshed... This thing, when turned up to its maximum, even has a sleep-inducing effect, because all the negative emotions are absorbed... Only when an ordinary person fully cooperates with the youth version of Zero-Tails can the absorption be completed smoothly.

...However, Hiruko also knew that, given the nature of the big factory owners, they would definitely do something that would be very offensive.

They will definitely do this in pursuit of maximum profits.

Ultron spent ten minutes browsing the internet and concluded that humanity was beyond redemption and could only be destroyed.

Hiruzen wasn't as extreme as Ultron; he only needed five minutes.

Technically speaking, this was the best that Hiruko could do.

To achieve their goals, they might even invite foreign ninja masters to forcibly destroy the original techniques in order to obtain the maximum amount of energy.

A hoe is for tilling the land, but if you insist on using it to hit people, there's nothing the manufacturer can do... This requires global progress and restrictions.

Konoha has not yet reached the point where it can command the world and no one dares to disobey.

take it easy.

All Beiliuhu can do now is to have a clear conscience.

...He really wanted to do some good deeds and leave a son for both Rumi Uzumaki and Nono.

As the New Year slowly passed and people gradually returned to work, the first batch of three-wheeled motorcycle prototypes finally came out.

That brand-new prototype, seemingly carrying boundless hope, was about to begin a new chapter on the land of the Fire Kingdom.

With a cold expression, Hiruko immediately issued the order without hesitation to begin long-term testing and stress testing.

During the test, various data were continuously fed back. After a rigorous analysis and evaluation, the overall results were satisfactory, and the various indicators basically met the expected goals.

The cooperation between Hiruko and the representatives of the industrial faction is currently in a relatively secretive stage.

Both parties tacitly chose to keep a low profile and did not deliberately spread the news of the cooperation widely to avoid unnecessary attention and turmoil.

However, the well-informed wealthy merchants in Konoha Village, like hunting dogs with a keen sense of smell, would light up at the sight of what new gadgets Hiruko had come up with, and would rush to his door with beaming smiles, begging for investment.

The Fifth Hokage maintained a gentle smile throughout, readily agreeing to all the wealthy merchants' requests.

In his view, rather than making enemies everywhere, it would be better to build good relationships and have more friends, which would surely make Konoha's future development path smoother.

These wealthy businessmen were already very experienced in investing and subscribing to shares, and this was not their first time doing so, so everything went very smoothly and each step was carried out in an orderly manner.

However, the wealthy merchants always had a nagging feeling that Beiliuhu might be hiding some unknown tricks up his sleeve.

After all, Hiruko has always had a unique style of doing things and likes to give people unexpected "surprises" at crucial moments.

So, Kakashi, with some doubts, came to Hiruko to ask her what was going on.

In fact, since the tobacco era, Hiryu-kho has intended to create such a cooperative model.

On the one hand, it can reduce the trouble of dealing with many trivial matters; on the other hand, it can also allow Kakashi and most people to build more relationships with various parties and expand their network of contacts.

Hiruko had nothing to hide from Kakashi, one of his own.

With a determined look in his eyes, he slowly said, "Such a massive transportation capacity is naturally of great use to me... I plan to build a courier service."

"Courier service? Isn't that one of our ninja businesses?" Kakashi asked, looking puzzled.

It's important to understand that the scope of traditional ninjas' duties was extremely diverse, ranging from trivial tasks like babysitting and weeding to major missions such as assassinations and advanced research; they encompassed almost everything.

While the scenes of legendary figures like Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha helping others take care of children and weeding in the fields do somewhat tarnish their lofty image, it's all about making money, so there's nothing shameful about it.

“Ah, that’s true… but I plan to separate this part of the task.” Hiruko frowned slightly and continued to explain, “Many delivery tasks are actually very easy. It would be a waste of talent to make a genin make a special trip for them.”

Moreover, many people in Konoha Village don't have the talent to become ninjas, so I have to provide them with a way to make a living..."

Hiruko has always been dedicated to raising the status of ninjas.

In his mind, the role of a ninja should be that of a protector and a wise person.

If you are as powerful as Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, then you are qualified to become the ruler of a country, standing at the pinnacle of humanity and looking down upon all living beings; if you are exceptionally intelligent, you can also be like Tenshou, using your outstanding wisdom to make yourself powerful enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, and also stand at the pinnacle of humanity.

"The express delivery business can really be separated... Once we have enough capacity, what difference will it make whether we have a few more or fewer ninjas?"

Hiruko paused for a moment, then continued, "Of course, if the patron is as wealthy as the Lady of the Great Ming and insists on sending something from one great power to another within a few hours, then that's acceptable."

After all, you're the big spender; whatever you say is reasonable.

“I have a feeling… that your thoughts go beyond this.” Kakashi stared intently at Hiruko with a suspicious look, trying to catch a clue from his expression.

...You found out.

Hiruko pondered to himself, but his face remained impassive.

He had seriously considered using the Impure World Reincarnation technique to complete his courier business.

Therefore, he even came up with a name for it: Lingtong Express.

It's important to know that being a delivery driver is a very demanding job, and it requires an excellent understanding of the local situation.

Hiruko really didn't want to waste the ninjas' energy on this, so he thought of having the dead do it.

In his view, having the deceased handle the delivery would definitely be faster and better.

They can even recharge the chakra three-wheeled vehicle in reverse—after all, they all have unlimited chakra, and it's not easy for them to come out, so why not fill up hundreds of chakra centers before leaving?

However, it is more complicated to operate the Edo Tensei technique for strong characters, while it is much simpler for weak characters.

Although one weak person is certainly not enough, there are many of them.

If you really want to do it, this business not only has no cost, but can even generate profits.