Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

But he knew very well that in the battles to come, there would inevitably be increasingly stronger enemies.

Hiruko believed he had a good will and was confident he could control this power.

—Actually, this is the proper use of the Zero-Tails in the Sky Ninja Plan. It was Hiruko who dismantled the perfectly good combat weapon into production and construction tools, which is also a manifestation of his scientific research spirit.

Hiruko knew that as long as he became the Zero-Tails Jinchuriki, he could directly make up for the problem of insufficient chakra.

The original Zero-Tails was flawed because it was different from the real tailed beasts. It did not have its own independent will and could not regenerate itself. Shennong was a special case; he had really gone mad and completely merged himself with the Zero-Tails.

The true Zero-Tails must absorb the spiritual and physical power of others in order to synthesize chakra.

However, this problem was effectively reversed as Konoha built chakra centers in various locations.

In other words, the technology is not yet up to par. In Hiruko's vision, many years later, these chakra centers located in various places will be able to communicate with each other.

They are not only built in various densely populated areas, but can also be miniaturized and put into thousands of households—for example, as a source of energy for televisions.

The dark mood that the family of three inadvertently exuded, coupled with the vitality of the uninvited flies and mosquitoes in the house, should be able to sustain the situation for a long time.

At worst, TV dramas can just air things that will raise people's blood pressure and increase the generation of dark emotions.

When television or other such things become ubiquitous, and when everyone has access to Zero-Tail Networks, Hiruko can use them to instantly amass an extremely terrifying power.

Because this power comes entirely from the dark side of humanity, if it were to truly converge, it would be no exaggeration to say that it represents the full force of humanity's evil side.

However, that kind of thing is still a long way off, and Hiruko needs more time for research and preparation.

When Hiruko dealt with Nagato, he didn't need to use such a terrifying thing.

"Ugh, this feels disgusting. The last time I felt something similar was when my neighbors were cooking fermented herring..."

Dark chakra is never a comfortable thing. It's fine if it's directly consumed as energy for three-wheeled vehicles, but when you actually come into contact with it, something hidden deep inside your heart will involuntarily burst forth.

Fortunately, Biluhu was able to withstand it; his scientific spirit allowed him to face this discomfort head-on.

"This world is truly disgusting, but there are still many beautiful things: school swimsuits, long white legs, Tsunade's super plus breasts, summer fireworks... It would be such a pity if they were all gone." Hiruko's mind went blank for a moment, then he smiled again at Pain, as if the discomfort he had just felt was just an illusion.

...With the help of the dark chakra, Hiruko's clone became even more powerful.

Five of the six paths of Pain were quickly defeated, leaving only the Deva Path.

After fighting for another half hour, Pain gradually became exhausted.

Shinra Tensei is indeed powerful, but its five-second cooldown was discovered and became a weakness.

It would be fine if it were anyone else, but it's a monster like Hiruko with high stats... Once forced into close combat by such a monster, he can't use any techniques... Nagato isn't without a chance to turn the tide, but to do so, he must also bring his main body into the battle.

Moreover, even after joining the fray, the outcome of the battle between the two sides remained uncertain... In the end, Nagato chose to retreat, knowing that he was no match for Hiruko.

"The next time we meet..." Nagato hadn't finished speaking when he vanished without a trace.

He has achieved his goal, delaying Birukhu for so long, buying time for other things.

Hiruko did not pursue. He and Nagato might have a life-or-death battle in the future, but not now.

At least not until they wiped out all those valuables; they still had a common enemy to face.

To be honest, both of them had the same enemy: that group of nobles.

However, Nagato's obsession ran too deep, and the two were ultimately unable to travel together... After watching Nagato leave, Hiruko threw away the empty sealing jar and headed towards Konoha, as he still had more scientific research work to do.

From this point on, no one could stop Konoha.

Although the price was heavy, he managed to take down the Land of Tea and the Land of the Sea in a short time, destroyed the overexpansion device, and even fought Nagato, all thanks to his unique tactical thinking and efficient methods as a scientific ninja. But it was all worth it... This time, Obito must be forced out.

They not only distinguished themselves in terms of skill and ability, but also decided their fates.

After spending too long in the prison of the Hidden Mist, one's sense of time becomes quite blurred.

Mei Terumi wasn't sure when Kisame arrived, and even less certain when he left.

At this moment, Mei Terumi no longer wanted to care about these trivial matters. She focused her remaining energy on one thing—biting the small saw blade that had somehow fallen in front of her, preparing to use it to saw open the seal on her body.

This seal was a special product meticulously crafted by the scientific ninja Hiruko, who took into account the innate superhuman strength of the person being sealed when it was first designed.

Once you're sealed and locked up, no matter how much power you have, you can't escape—but conversely, even the most powerful sealing technique is just a technique.

It is dead, but Mei Terumi is alive.

During the time she was sealed away, Mei Terumi certainly suffered a great deal.

However, it is precisely because of this that Mei Terumi has fully understood the direction of chakra flow of the sealing techniques on her body through her own personal experience.

During the research and development, Hiruko considered various scenarios, but he never expected that Terumi Mei would be so perceptive in understanding its principles.

"If those key chakra flow points are interrupted, the sealing technique will temporarily stop."

“When that time comes, I can use this short period of time… huff huff…” Mei Terumi’s strategy itself was not problematic. The key issue was that she was bound from beginning to end, making it extremely difficult for her to exert any force.

Moreover, some bastards wanted her dead from the very beginning, so they never brought her food or water.

What should have been an easy task was now fraught with difficulty.

Mei Terumi exerted all her strength, even ignoring the groans of her bones and internal organs, and forcibly twisted her body into an extremely strange shape before she could catch the small saw blade that had fallen to the ground with her mouth.

"Whoosh..." Such a movement made Mei Terumi see stars.

Exhaustion and hunger surged over her like a tide, almost crushing her.

But Mei Terumi held back.

Ignoring her physical exhaustion, she twisted her body into a U-shape, held the small saw blade in her mouth, and slowly ground down the key parts of the seal.

Because it was a saw blade that had been broken off temporarily, the edges of the saw blade were quite rough.

In no time, he had cut Mei Terumi's mouth until it bled profusely.

However, Mei Terumi paid no attention to the stinging pain in her mouth. At this moment, she had only one thing on her mind—to escape.

“I have to hurry… I’ve wasted far too much time…” “I absolutely cannot let…” Mei Terumi knew that she actually had an easy option: to stay in the cage and do nothing.

Even if it's to devour Kirigakure, Hiruko would risk everything to save her.

Faced with such a powerful temptation as the Alliance of Kirigakure, this research ninja was able to temporarily set aside many of his concerns.

—It was precisely because she knew Hiruko's character that she sent her deputy to ask Hiruko for help.

After rescuing her, given Hiruko's personality, he wouldn't do anything to her.

As long as she obediently bears his children, the two can even maintain a fairly good relationship for life—after all, Hiruko himself could not become the Mizukage; he could only support their children.

Regardless, she is the child's mother.

Even if she just lay there doing nothing, a broad and promising road was already laid out before her.

This was originally part of Mizukage Yagura's plan.

Mei's actions can't really be considered putting personal interests before public ones—after all, it's obvious to everyone that there's a gap between the Land of Fire and the Land of Water. Knowing that there's absolutely no chance of winning, enduring and lying low for a year is a wise choice.

But... she is a ninja from Kirigakure.

No matter how bad the mist hides, it's still her home.

Everyone wants to be born into a powerful and wealthy family, and there's nothing wrong with that in itself.

However, being born into the right family is a skill, and most people don't have that choice... In that case, spend your energy to make your family rich and powerful as well.

Mei Terumi's feminine side tells her that there is no need to fight anymore; all she needs to do is wait for Hiruko to arrive, and all the problems will be solved.

The Hidden Mist ninja's perspective tells Mei Terumi that even if she only has one drop of blood left, she will continue to fight.

Konoha was once besieged by several major ninja villages, yet it has achieved glory and even reached a peak that the First Hokage never reached. Why can't Kirigakure do the same?

Chapter 446

The Hidden Mist ninjas are second to none! What Konoha can do, the Hidden Mist ninjas can do too!

—If even this most basic belief is abandoned, how can Kirigakure defeat Konoha? Kisame asked Mei Terumi earlier whether she wanted Hiruko to come over.

Mei Terumi didn't know.

But at least she knew that if she didn't make a concerted effort now, she would regret it for the rest of her life.

Beads of sweat streamed down Mei Terumi's smooth forehead. She didn't know how much time had passed, but her lips and tongue had become completely numb.

Her mind was completely blank, and only her obsession was still desperately holding her up when she finally heard that long-awaited soft sound.

Ding! The sealing technique that had suppressed her for so long has finally loosened.

A glimmer of light once again appeared in Mei Terumi's bewildered eyes.

"Great... now!" As the sealing technique loosened, most of the power that had been suppressing Mei Terumi was removed.

The chains were heavy, but Mei Terumi didn't take them seriously.

Crack! Mei Terumi clamped her legs around the thickest steel chain and, with a strength she didn't know she came from, twisted it fiercely.

Compared to sealing techniques, steel chains only serve a minor auxiliary role.

Under the female ninja's monstrous strength, it shattered into pieces in an instant.

Thump! Mei Terumi fell to the ground, her vision blurring.

The prolonged sealing and exploitation brought her body and mind to the brink of collapse.

Her final outburst was about to exhaust her last bit of strength.

Mei Terumi knew she couldn't stop here.

In places like prisons, the most indispensable thing is various alarms.

She has broken the chains, and the guards will surely arrive soon.

Even if the guards are assigned to the prison, they certainly won't be the village's top fighters. But given Mei's current condition, let alone a Jonin, she'd probably struggle even to deal with a Chunin.

What she had to do now was escape this heavily guarded prison before the jailers arrived.

Just thinking about it makes you realize how incredible this is.

But... "We absolutely cannot fall here... If we stop like this, all our hard work over the years will have been for nothing..."

Mei Terumi's will continued to resonate within her empty body, and for some unknown reason, a small amount of chakra was generated within her body, which should have already reached its limit.

With this chakra, Mei Terumi gained the power to fight.

But Mei Terumi, who had actually been on the battlefield, knew very well that this was not a blessing from an angel, but a temptation from a devil—chakra is energy formed by the combination of body and spirit.