Of course, it was still a little too early to say the times had changed.
They said that beyond seven steps, a gun was faster!
Within seven steps, a gun was both accurate and fast!
That saying was true on Earth, but it did not entirely hold up in the shinobi world. It still needed to be tested.
After all, because of Chakra, shinobi bodies and reflexes generally far surpassed those of people on Earth.
But that was only when shinobi were on guard.
When it came to sneak attacks, the destructive power of guns was beyond question. If Naruto took a bullet to the head, even he would end up bruised and battered, let alone an ordinary shinobi.
A shot to the head meant certain death.
It could be said that the emergence of guns had directly put shinobi and civilians on the same level.
Could guns really change the balance of power?
At most, they could make everyone below Jonin equal.
Against shinobi above the Jonin level, that might not necessarily be the case.
Once a shinobi reached the Jonin level, whether in strength or perception—especially their ability to sense killing intent—it was rare for them to be targeted in a sneak attack without noticing.
Unless the attacker was also a Jonin and could suppress their killing intent.
All in all, the emergence of guns would indeed change this era.
In terms of destructive power alone, guns could instantly give an ordinary person the ability to kill as swiftly as a shinobi.
One had to know that, if shinobi were ignored, this world was basically still in the age of cold weapons.
To kill someone else, even an experienced hand would have to face them and slash or stab them several times.
But...
Naruto glanced at the revolver