Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

...Hiruko posted all the information about the Sea Kingdom on the wall in front of him. The wall was covered with densely packed papers, like a complex jigsaw puzzle, each piece containing crucial information.

He frowned, carefully examining each sheet of paper, not missing a single detail.

"What bad luck, I can't even rest for a moment... but there's no other way, I don't have time to hesitate."

“The sunk costs are already very high…” Hiruko rubbed his cheeks to regain his composure. He knew that in the dual game of scientific research and strategy, every decision was like walking on the edge of a cliff, and the slightest mistake could lead to utter ruin.

However, this time, he did not activate the illusion technique inherited by the Kurama clan. Overuse of that technique would cause one's spirit to sway like a lighthouse battered by a raging storm, and something bad would really happen.

Like the body, the mind, no matter how resilient, always has a limit. Once that limit is exceeded, the consequences are severe, like a collapsed bridge that is difficult to repair.

He really wanted to rest, but the situation before him was like a surging tide, making it impossible for him to rest. He was like a spinning top being whipped, only able to keep spinning.

So after resolving the matter of the Land of Tea, Hiru studied his research abilities, which combined multiple powerful bloodline limits such as Wood Release, Tenseigan, and Dust Release.

After that, he began to think about the Sea Kingdom.

According to publicly available information, the Sea Kingdom is actually just a very ordinary small overseas country.

It consists of four islands of varying sizes, and its strength is extremely weak. Like the Land of Rice Fields, it has no ninja villages, making it like a weak infant with no ability to protect itself.

Of course, the Land of the Sea itself doesn't really need ninjas, because it's very close to the Land of Water, and they are practically the Land of Water's direct henchmen.

Most people will give the Land of Water some face, and even if a particularly troublesome enemy appears, troops can be temporarily transferred from the Land of Water to resolve the situation, just like a child being protected by an adult.

This is just an ordinary, very unambitious little country.

In Hiruko's memory, the only memory of this country is the mission to the Land of the Sea—the one that Anko and Naruto went there together.

During that operation, Hiruko, with the all-seeing vision of her Tenseigan, observed the situation from afar. Although the operation was somewhat dangerous, it was nothing special. Just like before, everyone fought a battle and then called it a day.

That was a story that took place many years later, like a distant memory.

Apart from that, Hiruko had little impression of the Land of the Sea.

—These are all superficial intelligence reports.

As for the current intelligence... there is an underlying economic crisis within this country.

However, based on Hiruko's experience, it wasn't the ruler of the Sea Kingdom who was targeting him, but rather the nobles under his command... Hiruko always believed that you could ask for an exorbitant price, but you could also bargain down to the bottom. Before the deal was done, no matter how much you asked for, he could laugh it off. At worst, if you asked for 80,000, he could "conjure" four pieces for you using his Dust Release technique to precisely control matter.

Many people are already familiar with the custom of Bilihu.

Hiruko offered very generous terms to the Land of the Sea this time, after all, he possessed the powerful creation and repair abilities of Wood Release, which could provide the Land of the Sea with many potential benefits. The ruler of the Land of the Sea had no intention of objecting, and going back on his word without a reason would only offend Konoha.

"So, it was his group of nobles..." It's quite unbelievable, but it does seem like something those nobles would do.

If they didn't do things that harmed the public for personal gain and forced women into prostitution, Beiliuhu would feel somewhat uneasy.

Hiruko unfolded the intelligence book and found a lot of interesting information inside.

The Land of the Sea is much larger than the Land of Tea, and thanks to the recent large-scale export of fish by Kirigakure, Konoha is paying much more attention to it.

Over time, they also gathered a lot of interesting information.

Previously, Hiruko had no interest in attacking the Sea Kingdom, so he naturally ignored this intelligence.

But now... through the interconnection of these pieces of information, Hiruko, with his powerful analytical abilities honed from the fusion of multiple bloodline limits, roughly determined the whole story—scallops were indeed a flagship product of the Land of the Sea, and for many years, the Land of the Sea's ruler had entrusted its operation to one of his trusted confidants.

Then, for reasons that everyone knows, this flagship product has actually been losing money for many years.

It's just that the other party's accounting skills are quite good, or perhaps they have some secret methods, which is why they have been able to keep it hidden for so many years.

Then, after Hiruko and the ruler of the Sea Kingdom reached an agreement, the ruler of the Sea Kingdom began to mobilize the national treasury funds to prepare for entering the commercial chain, and only then did he discover the problem—where was the money? After all, the accountant was just an illusionist and could not create things out of thin air.

Even more tragically, the ruler of the Sea Kingdom discovered that it wasn't just a matter of not having enough money; his household was showing signs of structural collapse. Had Hiruko not suddenly brought this up, he didn't know how long he would have been kept in the dark.

But the problem won't be solved just because it's been discovered. The Sea Kingdom certainly can't avoid an economic crisis on its own.

So… he secretly hoped Konoha could help… “It feels a bit like Greece…”

"...Why don't we just deal with it like we did with Greece? Konoha could even make some money in the process...No, no, we can't keep going like this..."

Hiruko bit his pencil, trying his best to look away from the other party's exchange rate, while pondering a more suitable solution.

"Why don't we list it on the stock market and scam some investors?"

Inside the Hokage's residence, the Fourth Hokage, the Yellow Flash, was constantly using his spatial memory ability to move himself in the courtyard, remotely shifting the position of potted plants, and even attempting to spatially transfer a part of an object, causing it to separate from its head and tail, thus achieving a spatial severing.

Although the attempt to cut space failed temporarily, since Minato Namikaze's computational and perceptual abilities had not yet reached the level of microscopic particles, he then developed a spatial ability that was almost "unaffected by any method".

Minato Namikaze can use his spatial abilities to redirect any attacks, whether his shadow clones use shuriken shadow clone techniques or machine guns to shoot at his main body, or even teleport them back to the location where his shadow clones are attacking.

Chapter 399 Demon Slayer Marriage Matchmaking Corner

"The power of the Gaia Memory is truly amazing," Minato Namikaze exclaimed. Through the power of the memory, his mastery of space-time had reached a new level, his previously slow progress in strength had accelerated again, and he had gained more inspiration for space-time ninjutsu.

The Flying Thunder God Technique requires a talisman inscription as a medium to activate, and the Summoning Technique also requires blood as a catalyst. Both require a certain amount of chakra. In particular, the more powerful the summoned beast is, the more chakra is required for the Summoning Technique.

Using the Gaia Memory to activate the ability only consumes some physical strength. As long as one remains conscious, the ability can be activated almost continuously, and no medium is needed. In addition to being able to teleport oneself, one can also teleport most things that are visible to the naked eye, or things within the range of perception, without making contact.

Minato Namikaze discovered that the ability to use this spatial ability is closely related to the user's own qualities and the degree to which their memory is developed.

The stronger the user's physique, the stronger their reaction speed, the more accurate their brain's calculation ability, the faster their computing power, and the deeper their understanding and perception of space, the more powerful they can be, and they can even drive the evolution of their memory.

Moreover, this special edition Gaia Memory incorporates natural energy, giving it the ability to assist users in perceiving and absorbing natural energy, providing a comprehensive enhancement to ordinary ninjas.

Even someone like Minato Namikaze, who had already mastered the Perfect Sage Mode, experienced a significant enhancement in his sensory abilities and certain other skills after using the memory to enter a special Sage Mode.

However, clever ninjas often do not rely too much on the power of the Gaia Memory, but rather use it as a tool for learning and improvement.

For example, Hiruko's student, Uchiha Itachi, mastered Lava Release using the power of the Magma Memory, enhanced his nerve reflexes and high-speed movement skills with the power of the Saber-toothed Tiger Memory, and together with Uchiha Shisui, researched Nightmare Memory to develop techniques for remotely using chakra to pull people into dreams and even control changes in dreams.

"Minato, you truly are a genius. You and the Second Hokage are both users of Zone, but in terms of developing spatial memory, you have already surpassed the Second Hokage," Hiruko said with a smile, clapping her hands.

These new versions of memory were produced by him, so Hiruko naturally had absolute control over them.

Therefore, until the user of the memory fully masters and understands its power, and can exert the corresponding power on their own without using the memory, and is able to abandon the external form of the memory, anyone who uses and develops the memory, whether it promotes the evolution of the memory and develops any new abilities or uses, will receive corresponding data feedback and will also master the corresponding abilities.

"Lord Tobirama simply has too many topics he wants to study, while I am precisely because I know too little."

After reverting to his original form, Minato humbly remarked, but he did not deny Hiruko's words. In terms of timely space-time ninjutsu and the development of space memory, the Second Hokage was indeed inferior to him in his current form.

A short brown-haired girl walked over. She was wearing dark red over-the-knee socks and had two purple markings on her face. However, the lively and cute girl was wearing safety shorts under her light pink skirt, which made some gentlemen feel disappointed.

"Teacher, Lord Hiruko, Kushina is calling you for dinner!" Nohara Rin, a Chunin, waved and called out to the two most powerful men in Konoha.

She was resurrected by Hiruko. As a research-oriented ninja, Hiruko successfully resurrected her by using the powerful life force of Wood Release and the Tenseigan's insight into souls.

She was just a teenage girl in her prime. After her resurrection, she was assigned to work in the medical department and a beauty salon, where there was little work but high pay. She was often dragged to Kushina's house to play. With her status as a hero of Konoha, she was considered one of the richest girls in Konoha with the strongest background.

"Let's go, Minato. Kushina has a terrible temper," Hiruko said with a smile. He had been eating at the Hokage's house frequently these days because he was with Minato, and he had almost gotten used to it.

"I understand, Rin. Please go and call Naruto and Gaara to turn off their computers and come down for dinner. They seem to still be playing games in the bedroom."

Minato Namikaze said gently, "Hiruko-senpai and I will head over now."

After school at the Ninja Academy, Itachi Uchiha went to Hiruko's house.

"Teacher, what is this?"

Uchiha Itachi looked at the jar of coins on Hiruko's table and vaguely sensed that these were no ordinary coins. It seemed that the coins contained enormous power. Based on his understanding of Hiruko's scientific research achievements, this might be some kind of novel invention.

“Coins formed from human desires contain a near-omnipotent power; given enough coins, they can grant almost any human wish,” Hiruko said with a smile. He had recently been researching the conversion of human desires into energy, and this jar of coins was a preliminary result.

"You mean, human desires are omnipotent?" Itachi Uchiha asked, frowning.

"You're overthinking it. What I just said was just the literal meaning; there was no hidden meaning."

Hiruko was both amused and exasperated. Itachi's reading comprehension skills were a bit excessive. "However, according to your interpretation, it's not entirely wrong. The power of desire is indeed omnipotent to some extent."

"Is that so..." Itachi Uchiha seemed to be deep in thought.

"You're too young to think about all this. Don't let Shisui lead you astray." Hiruko ruffled Itachi's hair. "So, what brings you here today?"

This child is good in every way except that he likes to think about random things. He seems very mature, but that's just an appearance. Limited by his age and experience, his thinking is still very one-sided. Thinking too much is actually harmful to him.

Hiruko didn't really like this bad habit of over-interpreting and speaking in riddles.

"Teacher, I've heard that you've created a special online store where you can purchase special services, and even travel to different worlds," Itachi Uchiha said curiously.

"Your information network is quite impressive. What, Itachi, do you also want to go and have some fun in other worlds?" Hiruko took a sip of tea and asked casually.

“No, it’s just that soon it will be time for new students to enroll again, and Sasuke will be enrolling. The school will have upperclassmen lead lowerclassmen in a joint exercise on wilderness survival. I think…” Itachi Uchiha looked at Hiruko hopefully.

All the joint exercises were just for show; he simply wanted to take his younger brother, who was always looking for adventure, to another world for a trip.

"You want to ask me if there's a world that's not too uneventful but not too dangerous, which is more suitable for ninja academy students? Just spoil Sasuke then."

Hiruko knew his disciple inside and out; how could he not know what Itachi, this brother-obsessed guy, was thinking?

"Is it possible?" Itachi's eyes lit up. The fact that his teacher hadn't explicitly refused meant there was hope.

"It's not that it's impossible. The idea of ​​sending students to other worlds for training is not bad. However, I still need to consider which world to send them to."

Hiruko stroked his chin. "Anyway, there's still a long time before the new students enroll, so there's no need to rush."

With nothing better to do, Hiruko copied Earth's database and then randomly transported his cells to different alternate worlds multiple times.

Adhering to the principle of keeping a low profile, developing stealthily, and not being reckless, he generally does not take the initiative to cause trouble before the intelligence is clear. He either transforms into some kind of plant and silently observes it by controlling the plant with Wood Release, or hides in the body of some creature and observes the surroundings with Tenseigan, or even hides in the clouds and senses the changes in the surrounding energy with Dust Release.

In this world, Hiruko took the place of an entire tree after falling onto a cherry blossom petal. She stood there, absorbing nutrients from the soil and sunlight, accumulating energy, growing stronger little by little, and silently observing the humans of this world.

His ability to hide is quite good, or perhaps there are simply no mages or observers in this world to catch this extraterrestrial prodigy red-handed.

Six months later, he witnessed a failed blind date, but the girl's hair color and name caught Hiruko's attention.

Under this cherry blossom tree, a man wearing glasses, a kimono, and with his hair parted to the side, revealing his forehead and looking quite energetic, was wantonly attacking his blind date, saying extremely hurtful things.

"With your brute strength, I doubt only a giant bear, a wild boar, or a bull would want to marry you," the man said sarcastically. "And your bizarre hair color, just imagining how it would look on your children is terrifying."

These words pierced the girl's heart like a poisonous thorn. She broke out in a cold sweat, her eyes glazed over, her mind reeling, and she turned ashen, losing the ability to speak for a moment.

"Let's pretend this blind date never happened. Please forget me. Goodbye." With that, the man left without looking back. He had no lingering affection for the beautiful girl; his eyes were filled with endless disdain.

Seventeen-year-old Kanroji Mitsuri failed her arranged marriage. The usually cheerful girl suffered a severe emotional blow. She stood there blankly, babbling incoherently, the hurtful words echoing in her mind, and she was in a daze.

"What an rude and stupid man."

Hiruko was speechless. "Even if it doesn't fit your XP system, you don't have to be so harsh. A polite refusal would have been enough."

Knowing full well that the other person possessed terrifying brute strength, he still relentlessly mocked them. This bespectacled guy's mouth is so foul; he's truly unafraid of being beaten to death. It's only because the woman is relatively naive and kind.

In Hiruko's opinion, Kanroji Mitsuri was young and beautiful, with physical abilities far exceeding those of ordinary people, and a simple, cheerful, and lively personality. You couldn't find someone with such qualities in modern society even with a lantern.

The hair color is weird, and it's creepy to think that the child will inherit it. That's quite far ahead of their mind... I think the girl's hair color is quite nice. And even if the child is not satisfied with it in the future, it's not like the hair can't be shaved or dyed other colors. What's there to care about?