Clone Arrives in Kumogakure

The Amenominaka Space.

"Tsk! This old man's reaction is really quick. If we had waited a few more minutes, we would have been able to see the fireworks of Konoha!"

Hancock smacked her lips and said something somewhat unhappily, seemingly regretting not having witnessed the Modified Ninja's self-destruction.

Mei Terumi, who had been burying her face in Vegapunk's chest, said with a flushed face, "Destroying Konoha isn't that simple. Although Ninjutsu with this kind of destructive power is rare, every ninja village still has a few trump cards, but the chances of them actually being effective are not high!"

After she finished speaking, Mei Terumi saw Hancock looking at her, and she panicked even more, lowering her head and burying herself in Vegapunk's arms.

Recalling what she had done while being controlled by Hancock, Mei Terumi, Mei Terumi and sophisticated demeanor, was extremely shy and filled with fear of Hancock's almost unbelievable charm.

Vegapunk ignored Mei Terumi's thoughts, stroked his chin, and wasn't actually too surprised by the situation.

There are actually quite a few Ninjutsu that can directly cripple an entire ninja village and possess immense destructive power. For example, the giant firework that Deidara set off at the cost of his life, and the Tailed Beast Ball unleashed by the Tailed Beast, are basically Ninjutsu capable of destroying most of a ninja village.

However, the fact that the Major Ninja Villages have remained unscathed despite the existence of such destructive Ninjutsu speaks volumes.

Given the immense destructive power of this Ninjutsu, the Major Ninja Villages must have some precautions and defenses in place! Pain hadn't thrown the entire Konohagakure into chaos from the very beginning, it probably wouldn't have been so easy for him to use Shinra Tensei to flatten the Konoha.

Upon closer examination, Deidara's self-destruct Ninjutsu is quick to activate and even more powerful. Moreover, this guy is incredibly reckless, making him far superior to Modified Ninja.

Even so, Iwagakure has never planned to raze any other ninja village to the ground. This is partly due to the fear that other ninja villages might follow suit, and partly because geniuses like Deidara are so rare. However, the low success rate of such plans is probably also a factor.

"It seems that Konoha does have some ability. However, we have achieved our goal. Now it's up to Konoha to decide what to do next."

"But no matter what, I reckon Konoha, Iwagakure Kumogakure definitely going to turn against each other!"

Mei Terumi then whispered, "Lord Vegapunk, I don't think Konoha will really turn against us. At most, they'll just have some minor squabbles with the other two ninja villages, right?"

"Hmm..." Vegapunk thought about Konoha's performance and felt that Mei Terumi's words made a lot of sense. Konoha was currently in a period of transition and didn't really have the confidence to wage war, not to mention that the Third Hokage had almost turned from a moderate to a compromiser.

"At least three ninja villages can no longer work together... There was never any trust between the other two villages to begin with, Konohagakure, the only one with any credibility, is unlikely to cooperate with the other two villages after what happened..."

Despite the fact that the four major ninja villages are all eyeing Konoha covetously, if these villages were to actually digitize their reputation scores, Konoha would undoubtedly be ranked number one.

Hashirama Senju certainly did many foolish things, he did leave Konoha with a good reputation. Most of the time, this reputation was of little use, but when genuine cooperation was truly needed, the name Konoha did have some effect.

Furthermore, although Konoha has been in disarray internally since its founding, it has never broken its international credibility, at least it has never broken a contract itself—although this is more likely due to its own political environment, but in any case, its credibility is much stronger than that of other ninja villages.

If Konohagakure, the alliance between the three villages will basically fall through. At most, they will each go their own way and have to guard against each other's backstabbing. The internal strife alone will significantly weaken the fighting power of the three villages.

"Actually, I think, darling, you're overestimating them! With my strength alone, I could wipe out all the ninja villages."

Hancock said with a hint of disdain, Vegapunk nodded. "What you said is not wrong, but in that case, I won't be able to collect a lot of experimental data that I need to gather during the war."

"In reality, compared to quickly unifying the world, what I really want to do is to constantly test my experimental subjects through war and improve technology! As for unifying the Ninja World, that's already a foregone conclusion."

Vegapunk spoke casually, yet with a hint of coldness. Hancock seemed unconcerned, but Mei Terumi trembled slightly.

Feeling Mei Terumi tremble, Vegapunk reached out and hugged her. "Don't worry, it won't really start Ninja World War, at most it will just be some local wars!"

Vegapunk doesn't consider himself a truly brilliant strategist. In the Pirate World, he was able to outwit the World Government because everyone's average intelligence isn't high. In the Ninja World, although there are many lunatics, at least their intelligence isn't a major issue.

His confidence in controlling the situation stemmed from his technological superiority. With the advancements in technology following the acquisition of the Chakra system, Vegapunk had already begun infiltrating the Fire Country and two other countries.

At least for now, many noble officials of the Fire Country have been gradually replaced. If it weren't for the fact that the Daimyo of the Three Kingdoms had their own ninjas protecting them, they would have been replaced long ago.

Mei Terumi gave a muffled "hmm." She knew in her heart that although Vegapunk seemed very gentle, he was actually very indifferent to human life and would not kill others innocently, but if it really came down to it, he would never have any psychological burden.

Actually, Vegapunk is considered one of the better ninjas in the Ninja World. Compared to the group of ninjas who are full of lunatics, his moral standards are relatively high.

Mei Terumi was well aware that although she had a relationship with Vegapunk, she couldn't sway his mind at all. If it were Hancock who had objections, Vegapunk would at least listen to her, so there was no need for her to waste her breath.

As for hoping that Hancock would oppose Vegapunk... Mei Terumi felt that the possibility of that was even smaller than the possibility of her defeating Hancock herself.

She even suspected that, given Hancock's obsessive love for Vegapunk, she would happily agree to let Hancock destroy the world if Vegapunk asked her to.

The ninjas of Konohagakure can be quite formidable when they really get serious.

Even Vegapunk didn't expect that the opponent would actually chase him out of the Fire Country and into the Land of Lightning Country, even engaging in several battles with the ninjas of the Lightning Country before finally giving up.

The Third Hokage almost fought the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, but they eventually retreated.

In the end, the ninjas modified by Vegapunk actually made contact with the Kumogakure!

Although Vegapunk modified those ninjas, their memories had already been implanted into their Chip. In addition, these ninjas who did the dirty work were brainwashed and looked very mechanical. Apart from their pale faces and somewhat bulging muscles, they looked quite normal.

As for such changes in appearance, they are nothing to ninjas who often use all sorts of random Ninjutsu; they can simply make up a reason that they used some kind of secret medicine.

Ninjas have a very high sense of secrecy when it comes to their Ninjutsu and secret medicines. Although it may seem a bit strange, the ninjas of Kumogakure didn't really suspect anything.

As for the ninjas from Iwagakure, they were directly detained by the Kumogakure. However, not long after, before everyone returned to Kumogakure, these ninjas all died suddenly.

"So, Dr. Vegapunk, you don't know what happened either? You, the person directly involved, don't even know how our Kumogakure Ninja died!"

The Fourth Raikage, tall and muscular, looking every bit the macho man, frowned and asked.

Before him stood a handsome blond boy with a curious expression, looking left and right. After hearing the Fourth Raikage's words, he said without looking up, "Of course, I was knocked unconscious and taken away by your ninjas. What do you expect me to know?"

"Although I don't know what happened, I do know how your Kumogakure ninjas died. They exhausted their life force. Who knows what secret medicine or Ninjutsu they used?"

"I've seen plenty of people sacrifice their life force to gain temporary power! Although I haven't actually witnessed it myself... But don't tell me your ninja village doesn't have this technology!"

The Fourth Raikage snorted and didn't ask any further questions. To be honest, he also thought that it was probably an imperfect Ninjutsu created by a ninja from his own village. Ninjutsu is a ninja's top secret, and even the village leader can't forcibly take it if the ninja himself is unwilling.

Just like the Scroll of Sealing of Konoha, it's impossible for it to record the unique Ninjutsu of certain Secret Technique clans. For example, it's impossible for it to record some special brainwashing Ninjutsu of Root, or Ninjutsu like the Reverse Four-Symbols Sealing Technique.

It was probably a special drug developed by some ninja... But I didn't expect it to actually capture Vegapunk. Unfortunately... it's very difficult to find the drug formula now.

The Fourth Raikage with some regret that although he was the most upright of all the Kage, it did not mean that he was a righteous person. The Kumogakure, whose personality was closer to that of the barbarians, never thought that using some dark and extreme methods was a problem.

Of course, it's possible that Vegapunk used some underhanded tactics... but even if these were indeed things Vegapunk did, the Fourth Raikage wouldn't be able to investigate.

The Fourth Raikage quickly forgot about that group of ninjas and looked at the boy in front of him with some excitement:

"Alright, let bygones be bygones. Dr. Vegapunk, I now formally invite you to join our Kumogakure. If you are willing to join, I can now designate you as my successor, and you will definitely become the Fifth Raikage in the future!"

The Blond Boy raised his head, a half-smile playing on his lips, "Let's put the Fifth Raikage aside for now... First, you should confirm my true identity. After Vegapunk, you should add the words 'clone'!"

Crack! The Fourth Raikage froze, then slammed his fist into the table, shattering it into pieces. Splinters flew everywhere, but Vegapunk, frowning, managed to block them with his hand. A few splinters still managed to get stuck in his clothes, making him look rather disheveled.

This physical body didn't receive as much investment as the original. While it was certainly strong, far exceeding that of ordinary people, and had undergone training in the training chamber, possessing considerable Chakra, it was at most capable of Jonin.

This is because the clone possesses Quantum Chip Receiver and can use the Quantum Chip's Combat Program; otherwise, given Vegapunk's combat talent, he probably wouldn't even be able to defeat Chunin.

"Damn it, doesn't that mean the whole plan was pointless? Clones... what kind of mad scientist's technology is this?!"

Looking at the Raikage's furious expression, Vegapunk's clone frowned slightly. "Cloning Technology isn't exactly insane. How can Genetic Technology advance without experimenting with Androids? Are we just going to capture people for experiments every time? And the people we capture might not even be genetically compatible!"

The Fourth Raikage rolled his eyes. "You're just a clone, and you're trying to lecture me with some profound wisdom!"

"Wait, you're not lying to me, are you?! You're not a clone at all, you're just trying to trick me into escaping from here!"

Vegapunk clone sighed, "Forget it, it's hard for me to reason with a muscle-bound guy like you. But I am indeed a clone. The original Vegapunk is still in the original Laboratory. You can go and find out for yourself in a while!"

"However, even if I am a clone, it doesn't mean I'm any worse than the original! With all the original's memories, I can still develop technologies far beyond what you Muscle Barbarian can imagine!"

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Raikage looked on with suspicion. "Oh? Possessing all the memories? Why would Vegapunk create a clone like you? Wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?"

"Although we Kumogakure are indeed Muscle Barbarian, that doesn't mean our technology is underdeveloped! In fact, among the Five Great Shinobi Villages, our Lightning Country has the most advanced science and technology!"

"Don't let my appearance fool you, I've actually studied the entire Physical Electrodynamics, and even some Magnetic Field Principles. Among all the Kage of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, whether they are past or present, my scientific literacy is the highest!"

"Uh... that's really unexpected..."

Even Vegapunk looked completely taken aback when he heard this. It was truly unexpected that the Raikage, who looked like a Muscle Barbarian, would have such a strong scientific background.

As for the question Raikage asked at the beginning about why he was causing trouble for himself... this body is actually just a remotely controlled body, completely controlled by Vegapunk's own Quantum Chip. The so-called clone itself actually has no consciousness.