This meant Konoha could now train its own researchers, putting it who knew how many years ahead of the other countries.
Even if the other countries wanted to develop their technology, Konoha's various inventions had already pushed their technological level to heights they shouldn't have reached yet.
As a result, they were reaching for the stars without having their feet on the ground. They didn't know how to start researching from the basics, so they tried to take apart the inventions instead.
That was bound to fail, so technological development in the other countries remained very slow.
Only the Land of Water seemed to have settled down and dedicated itself to research. Over the past year, the amount of low-end products they'd purchased had dropped considerably. It looked like they'd made some progress.
Still, it didn't matter much to Torifu. He wasn't particularly concerned about it.
The low-end inventions were already being made by the Replicator, and the factories had stopped producing them.
These days, the factories produced nothing but products like Electric Scooters and Tablets.
Even if the other countries were given a few years, they might not be able to figure out how to make them.
By then, though, Konoha would have already developed something new.
That was the advantage of being technologically advanced—something the other countries and villages could neither experience nor understand.
Konoha's development was changing by the day, and it owed much to Torifu. The blueprints he provided had driven technological progress throughout the village.
Of course, Amado had also played a crucial role.
But as time passed, Torifu and Amado would gradually step back, leaving opportunities for more capable young people.
Torifu had already reached that stage.
On the day of the Fourth Hokage's succession ceremony, Konoha was packed with people.
It wasn't even