New Test Subject
Given Kakashi's talent, the fact that it would take him so long to reach the minimum level of mastering Current Drive essentially eliminates the possibility of any Konoha ninja being able to master Current Drive.
Perhaps if you search carefully in Konohagakure, you might find one or two ninjas whose talent is no less than Kakashi's, such as Shisui Uchiha.
But the only ninja whose talent is no less than Kakashi's, who is also proficient in Lightning Release and knows a lot of Nintaijutsu, is Kakashi. If he has to train for so long, then there is no need to ask anyone else.
"Is cultivation really that difficult?" Danzo was the first to raise a question.
Vegapunk ignored him. "Fortunately, the current Fourth Raikage has only trained in the first half of the Current Drive, and hasn't trained in the second half. Otherwise, I think this battle wouldn't be necessary!"
The latter part, Current Drive, involves a large number of electromagnetic principles. It achieves a near-frictionless magnetic levitation state through the continuous current effect generated by the Earth's Magnetic Field.
In other words, at that level, the Fourth Raikage would not only gain increased speed due to the disappearance of his own weight, but would also have the ability to fly directly.
At that time, even if Ōnoki dared to face the Fourth Raikage, he would be instantly killed in close combat. With the ability to fly freely, the enhancement to the combat space and combat methods would be absolutely immediate. At that time, the Raikage might be called Super-Kage Level.
"And this isn't even the fully Current Drive state?" The group of ninjas exchanged glances, their faces filled with relief. If it had been a few months later, they could have surrendered already, right?
"Dr. Vegapunk, do you have any ideas on how to deal with the current Fourth Raikage?" the Third Hokage asked in a humble tone.
Vegapunk shook his head. "The first part Current Drive is actually just an improvement in a person's nerve reflexes. This is an improvement in one's basic qualities. What drawbacks could there be?"
"If there is any problem, the current Fourth Raikage's control over his speed is not perfect due to his past exercise habits. That is probably his only shortcoming."
Was his speed control not perfect? Kakashi Hatake immediately touched his Sharingan, thinking back to when he developed Chidori.
At that time, Chidori was incredibly fast, but because Kakashi Hatake's reaction ability was insufficient, every move he made was a gamble. If his opponent could react in time and launch a counterattack, Kakashi would almost certainly die.
However... after thinking about Fourth Raikage carefully, Kakashi smiled bitterly. That speed was beyond the normal naked eye, and even the Byakugan had difficulty capturing it. Even if the opponent did not control it perfectly, could anyone take advantage of the opponent's attack to launch a counterattack?
Anyway Kakashi felt that at least Konohagakure shouldn't have a ninja with that kind of strength... No, maybe there really is. If Might Guy could open the Eight Gates now, he might actually be able to Raikage together.
But obviously, Kakashi wouldn't say such a thing. Besides, it's questionable whether Might Guy can even open the Eight Gates right now.
While the Eight Gates Formation unleashes a frenzy of Chakra, it also significantly accelerates human reflexes. Although the enhancements from the first Seventh Gate are powerful, they are only at the level of the original Fourth Raikage. Only the qualitatively transformed Eighth Gate can truly defeat the newly upgraded Fourth Raikage.
Not only Kakashi was pondering, but all the ninjas present had expressions of deep thought. They didn't think of directly using Might Guy to trade one for one, but instead wondered if they could set some traps to kill the Fourth Raikage.
However, their ideas were obviously mostly in vain. After all, the Fourth Raikage was not stupid. He was a ninja who had experienced the Third Shinobi World War and had rolled around in piles of dead bodies. Coupled with his Superman speed, even if he had imperfect control, normal traps would definitely not be able to deal with him.
Leaving aside whether it can break through the Lightning Armor's defense, it's like a traditional Exploding Tags; when it explodes, it might not even be able to keep up with his exhaust fumes.
The Third Hokage was somewhat helpless. Even though he knew some of the weaknesses, the Fourth Raikage was still not easy to deal with!
Looking up, he saw Vegapunk with a half-smile on his face, and a thought struck him, "Dr. Vegapunk, you must have other ideas, right?"
Vegapunk smiled, "There are indeed other ways. As long as you become stronger as well, you can deal with the Fourth Raikage, right?"
"Me?!" The Third Hokage was stunned for a moment. "At my age, can I still become stronger? And I don't have time to train anymore, do I?"
"Time is not a concern. As long as my experiments go smoothly, you can certainly continue to grow stronger," Vegapunk said meaningfully to the Third Hokage. "In fact, in some ways, your potential far surpasses that of the Fourth Raikage!"
When the Third Hokage saw Vegapunk's expression, he felt a chill run down his spine, as if Vegapunk was looking at some kind of experimental animal.
At this point, the Third Hokage had no room to back down. "I wonder what kind of experiment Dr. Vegapunk is planning? You know, the battle Konohagakure and Kumogakure is about to begin. How long will the doctor's experiment take?"
"Don't worry, it will be a short time. After all, you've already laid a solid foundation. It's very rare to have perfected all seven Chakra attributes."
"By the way, have you ever heard of... Kekkei Mōra?"
Vegapunk looked at his White Mouse and smiled broadly.
The fusion of the seven attributes into Kekkei Mōra is the highest achievement of the Chakra system. However, according to Vegapunk's original calculations, it would take an ordinary person tens of thousands of years to achieve this through Chakra fusion.
Vegapunk naturally couldn't help the Third Hokage Awakening his Kekkei Mōra instantly. Not to mention him, even the Sage of Six Paths or Kaguya Otsutsuki wouldn't have that ability.
However, it might not be impossible to synthesize Chakra that is close to the fusion of the seven elements through human modification.
It is well known that ninjas with all seven attributes are extremely rare, probably numbering less than five in the entire Ninja World, and the most skilled among them is none other than Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Based on the data collected from Hiruzen Sarutobi, Vegapunk was confident he could help Hancock take another step forward and completely master the Otsutsuki Clan's Kekkei Mōra.
According to Vegapunk's research, in addition to Truth-Seeking Orb, Kekkei Mōra can actually manifest many enhanced versions of Kekkei Genkai and Kekkei Tōta abilities. However, the Otsutsuki Clan simply doesn't have the concept of Ninjutsu training, and apart from their innate abilities, they haven't developed any of them.
In theory, Hancock, who wields the Kekkei Mōra, could easily use almost all the Ninjutsu in the world, and even the enhanced versions of them should be possible. However, this clearly requires a high level of knowledge and a certain understanding of the Kekkei Tōta. This is why Vegapunk wanted to help Hiruzen Sarutobi conduct experiments.
As for himself, he didn't care. Not to mention that he didn't have much combat talent, his Electromagnetic Ability alone were enough for him to develop for a lifetime. Learning Chakra was also about using the power of Lightning Release Chakra to further develop his own electromagnetic abilities.
"Why are you ninjas always acting like ground Nezumi? This level of Laboratory is completely unacceptable!"
Walking through the cold, damp underground base, Vegapunk couldn't help but speak.
Despite the abundance of advanced equipment and the protection of various Sealing Techniques and Barrier Techniques, Vegapunk was extremely dissatisfied with the dark, sunless environment, the damp walls and floors, and the dim overhead lighting.
Danzo, who was walking at the Danzo, glanced at Vegapunk with a gloomy look. This was the best base of Root, yet he was complaining about the poor environment!
It's worth noting that countless efforts were put into building this base, with numerous Barrier Techniques and Earth Release reinforced support structures that gave him a strong sense of security.
Even if the entire Konoha is razed to the ground, its Root Base will not suffer the slightest damage!
As for the environment... what's the point of having such a good environment? That kind of environment will only wear down a ninja's will!
"After all, we are ninjas, and we consider practicality more than comfort, so it's understandable that the other conditions of the base are a bit rudimentary, but at least I can guarantee that the research conditions are absolutely the best!"
The Third Hokage spoke quite seriously.
Upon hearing this, Vegapunk merely scoffed. "These conditions can be considered the best? Heh, it's only because you ninjas have Chakra and Medical Ninjutsu that you don't have to worry about bacterial infections and inflammation. Otherwise, if you were to perform human modification under these circumstances, you'd be guaranteed to die every time you did it!"
Anyway, Vegapunk had had enough of the rough surgical environment in the Ninja World. It was only because the Ninja World had Chakra, a supernatural energy, that infectious diseases, apart from things like bloodborne diseases, could not really emerge, which is why these people dared to do this.
Even those beasts in the One Pirate World would be completely impressed by the battlefield first aid and eye transplant abilities in the Ninja World. In the normal real world, those people would have died from wound infections long ago.
Hearing Vegapunk's words, the Third Hokage was a little embarrassed. He coughed twice, glanced at Danzo, and his meaning was simple: Shouldn't this place be renovated and the environment improved?
Danzo glared at Hiruzen Sarutobi. "No money! Why don't you give Root some more funding?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately stopped reacting.
Ignoring the interaction between Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo, Vegapunk quickly found the materials he needed for his experiments at the Root base.
It must be said that Konoha truly deserves its reputation as the oldest and greatest ninja village; it has a solid foundation. If the Land of Lightning Country's steel and electricity technology leads the world, then Konoha's human research and biotechnology also far surpass those of other countries.
Otherwise, Konoha wouldn't have been able to cultivate the Second Hokage, Orochimaru (a master of forbidden techniques), Tsunade (the progenitor of medical-nin).
After collecting all the materials and equipment he needed, Vegapunk finally smiled and turned to the Third Hokage: "Not bad, it seems you weren't exaggerating. At least in terms of biological research, apart from your own body, the conditions here can be called the strongest!"
This sounded strange, but the Third Hokage didn't seem to care much. He simply asked with some concern, "Is it enough for your research?"
"That's more than enough..." Vegapunk nodded. "Give me one night, and I can begin the modifications!"
"Come find me tomorrow morning. The modifications should be complete by noon. By then, the Kumogakure army shouldn't have arrived yet, so you can go and challenge the Fourth Raikage at the gate!"
"Then I'll leave it to Dr. Vegapunk!" The Third Hokage nodded. Although he was still a little uneasy, he had no choice but to take the risk in this situation.
The Fourth Raikage blocking the gates of Konohagakure has truly caused Konoha a great deal of trouble. The biggest problem is that it is very difficult for Konohagakure to send reinforcements to the front lines. They will be constantly harassed and killed by the Fourth Raikage. With his mowing-down-grab-like ability, no ninja village can withstand it.
If you want to deal with the Fourth Raikage, you can't keep up with his incredible speed. It can be said that this Raikage has brought out the essence of guerrilla warfare, which is the best skill of ninjas, to the fullest extent, and single-handedly restrained the entire Konohagakure.
If this continues, the Kumogakure army will easily break through the Fire Country and march directly to Konoha, which would undoubtedly be a fatal blow to Konoha —since the founding of Konoha, it has never been the case that another ninja village has reached the village gates!
Moreover, although ninja villages don't need to consider territorial issues—after all, they don't collect taxes and have no concept of national territory—such an event would undoubtedly be a fatal blow to Konoha's reputation.
At that time, the trust of both the high-ranking officials and ordinary people of the Fire Country Konoha will inevitably plummet, and the funds allocated to Konoha and the missions issued will shrink drastically. If the situation is even more serious, and the Daimyo of the Lightning Country has even greater ambitions, there may even be a crisis of national annihilation.
Due to the strange relationship between the Daimyo and the ninja villages, it is actually very difficult for any war to destroy a country to break out, especially for a large country.
Sometimes Daimyo may have ambitions, but the leader of a ninja village may be unwilling, and the Daimyo cannot force him to. Similarly, if the leader of a ninja village wants to expand his sphere of influence, but the Daimyo prefers stability, is afraid of disrupting the balance, and does not want to occupy the territory of other countries, then the leader of the ninja village can only sigh helplessly.
However, if Konoha appears too weak, it's hard to say that the Daimyo of the Lightning Country might develop ambitions as a result. After all, compared to other countries, the Land of Fire Country has a rich land and a superior natural environment, which is already something to be coveted.