Hawks from the Land of Light are calling me a dove and an undercover agent in the chat group.

Although the rocket was launched from a valley far from Orochimaru's secret base, such a large commotion couldn't be kept secret. Ninjas from various villages would soon come to investigate, so it was best to run away as soon as possible.

Watching the Batman shadow clones disperse, Orochimaru smiled slightly, and the next second, with a thud, he too vanished. The one he was standing there was also a shadow clone!

……

"This move is completely unsolvable in the ninja system."

Leaf.

As Bruce absorbed the memories of the returning Shadow Clone Jutsu, he couldn't help but sigh again. Although he had thought this from the very first second he learned about this ninjutsu, after using it himself, he became even more certain that the Shadow Clone Jutsu must have a place among the strongest ninjutsu in the ninja world.

Although he had already reviewed all of Orochimaru's stored ninjutsu, even including forbidden techniques like the Impure World Reincarnation, he remained convinced of this, and his conviction only grew stronger.

Through actual testing, it was found that no one, whether an ordinary person, a genin, a jonin, or Orochimaru, or even the five Kage of the five strongest ninja villages in the ninja world, could see through a person's true form or a shadow clone.

All they can do is rely on their combat wisdom and experience to distinguish whether the opponent is the former or the latter, but if they guess wrong, it will be almost fatal.

This is actually illogical.

Shadow clones possess too little chakra. Normally, they should be distinguishable by the amount of energy they contain. Moreover, the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan of Konoha can see through a person's body and examine their meridians and chakra. However, even so, the Byakugan cannot distinguish between a person's true form and their chakra.

In other words, the chakra actually simulates the same chakra level as the original body, otherwise it would be impossible to fool the Byakugan, a bloodline limit that allows one to see through things.

Moreover, this wasn't something the ninjas consciously and proactively did; it was set up this way from the very beginning of ninjutsu.

This level of concealment is so outrageous and incredible that Bruce even suspects that perhaps even the legendary Sage of Six Paths in this world couldn't tell whether a genin is his true form or a shadow clone.

If you asked him to rate the most overpowered ninjutsu in the ninja world, he would only award it to Shadow Clone Jutsu; there would be no other option.

Conversely, the essence of chakra as an energy source can also be seen from shadow clones.

"Chakra is essentially a universal simulator, similar to Ditto in the fantasy world of Pokémon... All ninjutsu are just guiding the nature of chakra in the direction you want to simulate."

"After the guidance, chakra, a completely black box energy source, replaces all the technology along the way, achieving an energy conversion with almost zero consumption."

This is different from the Ultraman universe, the DC universe, or the world of magic.

The DC universe and the world of pyromancy are relatively fixed and limited. An energy is an energy; it cannot be simulated into other things or transformed in a versatile way. Instead, it is very fixed, and a power is a power.

This can be seen from the fact that in the DC universe, whether it is a superhero or a supervillain, they always only have one or two unique abilities.

In the Ultraman universe, although Ultraman is indeed very versatile and can use his own power to achieve more transformations than chakra, those transformations are not a secret.

Kasa said that Ultraman's light power is a highly malleable power that possesses both high-dimensional and low-dimensional characteristics. It is a high-level energy that has been thoroughly researched and understood by the Land of Light.

Furthermore, technology is crucial in achieving those ever-changing effects. In fact, every move of Ultraman can be considered a science. If it were left to humans to study, although it would be difficult to figure out, people could understand that it was science and that there were clues to follow.

But the chakra is different.

No matter how much research is done, Bruce believes that chakra is like a black box, and ninjutsu is not a technique, but merely the process of pushing the black box.

For example, there is a nine-square grid, with one square labeled "fire" and another labeled "water". Pushing chakra towards the "fire" square is Fire Release, and pushing it towards the "water" square is Water Release. The so-called hand seals are the process of moving this black box of chakra.

People actually have no idea what chakra is.

More specifically, taking Ultraman as an example, the power of light appeared because of Ultraman. Ultraman, as a perfect life form that has evolved to the extreme, is too powerful, so he created the power of light. The power of light was born from nothing. This power is an appendage of Ultraman himself. The great power belongs to himself and originates from himself. The power is lower than that of Ultraman himself.

But chakra is not.

The chakra is greater than that of humans. Although people say that it is extracted from chakra, the power of this ever-changing simulator is not actually created by humans.

This is different from sorcerers. Sorcerers did indeed create the energy of curse power due to the battle between Earth and the demon aggregate, but after its creation, humans truly mastered curse power.

Simply put, sorcerers are like mutants, born with their own magical power, which even Mother Earth and demonic entities cannot steal from them; it is already humanity's own power.

This is different from the superheroes in the DC universe who gained power by receiving the gifts of the six great realms, including the Red of Life.

Although these realms of the Red of Life are called realms, they are actually quite independent. They can be seen as a higher life form making a contract with humanity, giving humanity power to become its messengers.

And chakra?

Bruce felt that the relationship between chakra and humanity was like the relationship between humanity and the ethereal concept of the "universe".

"Chakra, this ever-changing simulator, is essentially like a backdoor, connecting to the concepts that are inherently possible in the universe where the ninja world is located. These backdoors converge and take shape, becoming chakra."

"People push the chakra backdoor black box, which is to push this black box to a certain cosmic concept, thereby opening the back door and allowing humans to combine chakra with this concept, thereby simulating the power related to this concept."

It might sound like chakra is something grand and sophisticated, but that's not the case. Because "humanity" and "fire" are among the so-called universal concepts, shadow clones are simply a simulation of the power related to the concept of "humanity".

Ordinary fire-style techniques are merely simulations of wildfires, or even just simulations of the flames humans use to make fire by rubbing sticks together.

What Orochimaru learned about Itachi Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan technique, Amaterasu, was that it simulated the surface flames of a special star in the universe whose flames were jet black and would not dissipate naturally.

This might seem a bit difficult to understand, but it boils down to just two sentences.

Firstly, chakra is likely a manifestation of the overall concept of the ninja world universe, and it is also likely to be limited.

While it's possible to successfully use chakra and ninjutsu in other universes once you've identified the established concepts, chakra probably can't or is very difficult to simulate concepts that don't exist in this universe but only in other universes, such as the "Giant of Light."

Without this thing, how can the black box pry open the door to this thing and simulate it?

Secondly, chakra is likely limited in quantity, with each region having only a fixed share of chakra.

For example, if a higher life form, like Ultraman, came to the planet of the ninja world, used some kind of technology, absorbed all the chakra of the ninja world planet in one go, condensed some kind of chakra fruit or something, and then took that thing and left the ninja world, what would happen?

So, it's estimated that from now on, there will never be a single trace of chakra in the ninja world again.

It doesn't truly belong to humans. Since it's a black box that anyone can use, it's also something anyone can take away.

In terms of the extent to which great power returns to oneself, they are even inferior to sorcerers.

Fortunately, although it's not enough to belong to him, it can still be seized and stored. As long as Bruce studies chakra more thoroughly, he can create some chakra storage devices himself.

Once he has absorbed enough chakra, he can take it back to his home in Gotham. He won't need to use any other ninjutsu; he can just keep Shadow Clone and Multiple Shadow Clone techniques, which will further enhance Batman's mystery and intimidation.

The enemy can't tell whether it's Batman himself or a clone appearing in front of them, which can delay them at many crucial moments.

As for how to create a storage device to store chakra during the static black box period when it has not been moved?

Good question. Technological advancements in this area certainly require more experimentation. Ordinary ninjas are not very useful in this regard. According to Orochimaru, every tailed beast in the ninja world is essentially a living being formed directly from chakra.

This thing is closer to the essence of chakra than humans, making it easier for Bruce to find a way to seize and store chakra, so he came.

The strongest of the Five Great Nations, Konoha Village!

"The One-Tailed Jinchuriki of Sunagakure is already a Kage-level expert. The Eight-Tailed Jinchuriki of Kumogakure has been deliberately hidden and his final location has not been found in a short time. The tailed beasts of other ninja villages are currently missing, and even their own villages do not know where they are."

"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha is Naruto Uzumaki. Based on the investigation into Naruto's past experiences, it seems abnormal that he can be so carefree, sunny, and cheerful, especially since he's Sasuke's best friend..."

"Binding him back will allow us to leverage our friendship to get Naruto to cooperate with my experiments on Kurama, and also check if there's anything wrong with him."

Late at night, under the bright moonlight.

Climbing onto the roof of a house, Bruce mentally calculated the time. The instant his calculation reached zero, a series of loud explosions suddenly erupted in deserted areas of Konoha. The bombs he had planted exploded all at once, shaking the entire village and putting on high alert for the ninjas who were on patrol, on missions, or already asleep.

Aside from the ANBU ninjas who were assigned to secretly monitor and protect Naruto near his residence.

They were the only group of victims who were deliberately caught in the blast radius by Bruce and were knocked unconscious on the spot!

Despite the enormous explosion, Naruto remained motionless on the bed, fast asleep, having inhaled a large amount of hypnotic gas before the Anbu even noticed.

Having made prior preparations for an ambush and sabotage, Batman was now in a position of perfect strategic brilliance!

Chapter 242 Torturing Naruto, Ninja World vs. Gotham, Big and Small Shitholes

"Name."

"Naruto Uzumaki".

"gender."

"Huh? Isn't it obvious at a glance? You naturally evil bat uncle—ouch, itchy, itchy, I know, I know, male, male, male, I'm a boy!"

"Very good, you're cooperating well. I wish you had done this sooner. The more cooperative you are, the less trouble you'll suffer, and I'll even give you some benefits."

In a secluded dungeon, illuminated by eerie candlelight, he was imprisoned by a special alloy, his shoes removed, his hands forced to be raised, and if he uttered the slightest complaint, he would be tickled on the soles of his feet and under his armpits at the same time, making him wish he were dead, just like Naruto, a death row inmate.

But to say he was treated harshly, that's not true. The only torture he endured was tickling until he couldn't stand it anymore. There was no severe physical abuse or anything like that.

To reward his cooperation, a filthy and monstrous murderer wearing an evil bat mask brought over a steaming bowl of classic pork cutlet rice and lowered Naruto's arm shackles to the second level, allowing him to fill his stomach first.

"It would be even better if there were Ichiraku Ramen..." Naruto muttered as he quickly finished the pork cutlet rice bowl, then immediately regained his indomitable spirit.

"Come on! This time, no matter how itchy I am, I won't beg for mercy. Damn it, whether you're targeting Kakashi-sensei, Shikamaru and the others, the perverted sage, or simply trying to gather information to assassinate Tsunade, or invading Konoha, I won't divulge a single piece of information!"

Naruto Uzumaki's ninja way is to keep his word; he would rather die than do anything that harms the village or anyone else!

Bruce's voice was low and menacing: "Really?"

"Of course! Absolutely!" Naruto Uzumaki tilted his head back, his mind made up.

Seeing this, Bruce smiled slightly and quickly threw out several photos.

Naruto Uzumaki didn't want to watch at first, but he couldn't resist his innate curiosity and eventually peeked at it. He was stunned by what he saw and was immediately captivated, his eyes widening in disbelief.

"Sasuke?!"

The photos that were thrown out were none other than the long-lost Uchiha Sasuke, who had been missing for almost two years since he betrayed the village and left. He thought about him day and night and longed for him every moment!

"Who are you? Damn it, Orochimaru's subordinate? You want to incite Sasuke to betray the village even more thoroughly, so you've come to eliminate me? I understand, you despicable bastard, I will definitely defeat you!"

Naruto was immediately excited. The fact that his simple mind could come up with this cause and effect was already the maximum use of his intelligence. He was not afraid of death, but he could not die for Sasuke. He had to live to see Sasuke again and spend the rest of his life together!

“Take a closer look.” Bruce pointed to the photos, two of which he had specifically taken at the beginning. They showed him with his arm around Sasuke, who looked unhappy but wasn’t actually unhappy, in a complicit and dishonest manner.

"Frankly speaking, I am a good person."

Bruce didn't blush at all. He interlaced his fingers, propped his chin up, and stared intently at Naruto with his awe-inspiring eyes.

“I can tell you clearly, Naruto, that Orochimaru and I are partners. Although that doesn’t change the fact that I know he’s a ruthless and selfish villain who does all sorts of evil deeds, so I don’t mind watching his enemies kill him after he’s no longer useful, I won’t deny that Sasuke going to Orochimaru’s side is the best choice.”

"What nonsense are you spouting!" Naruto struggled, his energy so boundless that he could still shout back at the top of his lungs, "How is it okay for Sasuke to follow Orochimaru? He betrayed the village because of that! He'll hurt everyone, and he'll be hurt by everyone!"

"Then let me ask you."

Bruce murmured, "If he doesn't follow Orochimaru, how will he avenge Itachi Uchiha? With Kakashi? Or with Jiraiya?"

"Kakashi has never been Orochimaru's match, you know that all too well. And Jiraiya? He brought you to encounter Itachi Uchiha back then, and what was the result? Did he kill Itachi? After learning about Sasuke's hatred for Itachi, did he have any intention of teaching Sasuke to become stronger?"

"If he stays in Konoha, the only way for him to become stronger is through Kakashi, which is a dead end. If he doesn't follow Orochimaru, what else can he do?"

Naruto Uzumaki froze for a moment.

His mind was very simple: to protect the people he cared about and to protect the entire Hidden Leaf Village. Under this premise, he spent his days playing around with Sasuke and Kakashi, and did missions when they came up. He lived his life with the goal of becoming Hokage.

That's it.

Now, the inherently evil Batman has crushed all of Sasuke's problems and loaded them into his brain, making him realize Sasuke's difficulties more clearly than ever before. He almost overloaded to the point of crashing.