A Great Success

After more than three years.

The Chakra Capacitor had finally been developed!

This thing was the foundation of combining science and ninjutsu, as well as the cornerstone of Scientific Ninja Tools.

Simply put, industrial development was just finding different ways to boil water—using gravity, wind, waterpower, coal, and electricity. Scientific Ninja Tools merely replaced the coal or electricity originally used to boil water with Chakra.

Yet with Chakra Capacitors and miniature scrolls, all kinds of special scientific equipment powered by Chakra could be created.

For example, the bioengineering-type ninja tools developed later on... artificial limbs, artificial internal organs, and other biological organs.

By using earlier Puppet Technology and Hashirama Cells technology, along with an artificial meridian system, prosthetic limbs could be used to perform ninjutsu, taijutsu, and gather Chakra just like one's original flesh-and-blood body!

At the same time, Chakra could also use miniature scrolls to unleash the five Chakra natures or genjutsu, achieving effects that current science could not. To a certain extent... it greatly lowered the technological requirements for certain things.

For example, after an electric fan was powered on, alternating positive and negative currents generated a magnetic field, causing the energized motor coils to rotate. The shaft then drove the fan blades, converting electrical energy into mechanical energy. But with a Chakra Capacitor and a miniature ninjutsu scroll, a single Wind Release or Ice Release would do. As for the principle...

Chakra activated the miniature ninjutsu scroll, and the miniature ninjutsu scroll released the corresponding ninjutsu to achieve the desired effect!

It was incredibly convenient!

Of course, this brought up an interesting phenomenon.

Kusana remembered watching the anime back then... Konoha already had electricity when it had first been established.

Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju had discussed Madara Uchiha inheriting the position of Hokage in a small wooden house, with a tiny light bulb switched on.

There had been no air conditioners or televisions then, but after the Third Shinobi World War ended—roughly after the Nine-Tails Rebellion—Konoha underwent earth-shaking changes.

Sasuke's home had a big-box television, Naruto's apartment had a refrigerator and air conditioner, Shikamaru Nara's home had a radio, and the Chunin Exam had surveillance cameras and giant screens. The wiring was just a complete mess, though, much like the long-distance video transmissions during the Fourth Great Ninja War, with thick electrical cables trailing behind them.

However.

There had been wireless communication during the mission to rescue the Kazekage.

Of course, Might Guy had said at the time that radios could still be useful over such distances! So it was probably short-range wireless communication.

But then.

During the Shinobi World War... a whole group of ninja communications personnel had also been equipped with similar information transceivers, carrying enormous signal-collection boxes on their backs.

Yet in Boruto... Raiden Raimon had launched a hot-air balloon as a relay station for the first time, proposing cross-border wireless communication.

Could it be that the battlefield of the Fourth Great Ninja War had actually not been that large?

There were also differences in technological development between countries. For example, among the Five Great Ninja Villages, when Gaara went missing, Sunagakure believed that their Kazekage's disappearance was related to Konoha again. They gathered ninja and prepared to wage war against Konoha.

When the two sides faced off, Sunagakure's weapons were remarkably primitive—a pile of wooden crossbows. Meanwhile, Konoha had even brought out cannons!

Of course, Sunagakure also had electricity. They used light bulbs during meetings as well!

Perhaps their use of wooden crossbows had something to do with their puppet masters!

They also had pachinko machines, vending machines, and fairly complete medical technology!

It could be said that.

The technology for everyday life and medicine after Naruto's birth was not weak at all, yet technology in certain fields was shockingly underdeveloped.

Perhaps that was because this world possessed the extraordinary power of Chakra~

The existence of ninjutsu could replace certain technologies, which was why those technologies had never appeared.

After Hashirama Senju ended the Warring States Period, ushering the shinobi world into the era of ninja villages and shifting battles between Ninja Clans within countries into wars between nations, domestic affairs stabilized. Combined with the catalyst of three Shinobi World Wars, technology underwent leaps of development.

Three Shinobi World Wars... nearly fifty years in total!

As for why small countries had weak technology... most small countries had lived amid warfare year-round, either serving as battlefields or being used as cannon fodder by major nations. Without a stable environment, technological development was impossible.

Just like the Land of Grass in the past... it had been destroyed. Even if it had not been destroyed, developing ninjutsu would have been difficult enough, so how could they possibly research technology?!

And Sunagakure... perhaps it was simply poor!

It was already difficult enough to maintain the ninja village's operations. Where would it find extra funds to invest in technological research?

Kusana looked at the Chakra Capacitor and miniature ninjutsu scroll in his hands.

The miniature ninjutsu scroll had been developed two years ago, though the research had never stopped afterward.

They were now still exploring ways to shrink it further. Perhaps nanoscale ninjutsu scrolls, like chips, would appear in the future!

It could be said that these two things were the foundation of Scientific Ninja Tools!

"Chief!"

Uzumaki Yangzheng looked exceptionally excited. Or rather, every researcher present had excitement written all over their faces.

After all, three years had passed. They had spent enormous amounts of manpower and resources, with the entire country vigorously supporting them from behind. Now, they were finally about to reap abundant rewards. How could they not be excited? How could they not be thrilled?!

If they still failed to produce anything, then even if the chief said nothing, the other ninja in the village would probably start complaining. Even they themselves would be under immense pressure!

To be honest.

If not for the help of the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Technique, they might not have achieved results so quickly.

"This is the result of our research based on the Chakra Capacitor and miniature scrolls!" Uzumaki Yangzheng stretched out both hands and excitedly introduced the strange-looking object beside him to the chief... It looked somewhat like a small cart?

Kusana circled the red-and-green cart once. "This looks a little like... a harvester?"

"That's right! This is my latest achievement—a harvester!"

"..."

It really was a harvester!

"It uses Wind Release: Wind Blade, based on the tearing and shredding principles of Wind Release. Just press this switch to start the machine! And with Wind Release assisting it, even one person can push it with ease!" Uzumaki Yangzheng walked to the back and started the Wind Release: Harvester, then continued excitedly, "We also thoughtfully designed three power settings: high, medium, and low! It can adapt to many kinds of crops. The Land of Grass is currently in harvest season, so it can save a huge amount of manpower, resources, and time!"

"..."

For some reason, hearing a veteran ninja talk about a harvester... just felt strange to him!

A ninja's invention was not even a killing machine?!

If it had been a Chakra cannon, he might have found it more normal instead!

After all, the mainstream of the shinobi world was that ninja were killing machines!

It seemed that over the past few years, everyone's thinking in the Land of Grass had changed, more or less.

Kusana walked over curiously and touched the machine. He immediately laughed. "It even has a bass setting!"

"A bass setting? We weakened the power of Wind Release: Wind Blade, so the sound was lowered as well." Uzumaki Yangzheng froze slightly after hearing the chief's words. After explaining, he continued with a sigh, "Over these past three years... whenever autumn harvest came, the entire Land of Grass had to mobilize. Children had to help in the fields after school, and even some ninja were sent out to assist with harvesting. Even so... it still took an extremely long time to finish. Sometimes, rain prevented us from completing the work at all. There were simply too few people, and every industry lacked manpower. So the old man and everyone else thought... we should develop a machine that could help with harvesting!"

As he spoke, he tightly gripped the harvester's handles and looked nervously at the chief, who was still examining it curiously. "Chief... what do you think?"

"...Good! Very good~" Kusana came back to his senses, looked at Uzumaki Yangzheng and the others before him, and nodded with a smile.

Although it was not a weapon of war, having a harvester was quite good. Besides... they had already successfully taken the first step!

He believed their other research would succeed as well!

"A great success! Congratulations, everyone!"

The moment he finished speaking.

"Chief! Chief!"

A familiar voice rang out.

Kusana turned around in confusion and saw Mujie rushing in with an anxious expression. He said, "The Konoha White Fang—Hatake Sakumo—committed suicide out of guilt!"