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Regardless of the fact that the Iwagakure family has a huge business, the funds and material resources that can be mobilized are indeed huge, and you can ask Daimyo of the Land of Earth for tilted support of various materials at any time. But after all, as one of the Five Great Shinobi Villagess, the expenditures in all aspects are also huge. If you want to maintain the normal operation of more than 18,000 Iwagakure Ninjas and various institutions in the village, you have to occupy the bulk of the village's expenditures!
The cost of Chakra Armor can be clearly calculated from the Snow Country research data brought back by Shōji. Even Ōnoki found it a bit shocking. This is simply not an equipment that ordinary people can afford.
"Yes, Lord Third. This is also the reason why Kazahana Dōtō only made five or six pairs of Chakra Armor. The cost was too high, and the special metal required was a very rare metal material in Snow Country. If we want to manufacture Chakra Armor in large quantities, it is best to find a large supply of this special metal called 'lanthanum' as much as possible, and then it is best to reduce the manufacturing cost of Chakra Armor and further increase the strength of Chakra Armor!"
Shōji nodded slightly and said with a very serious expression, the Chakra Armor he encountered in this life was still a bit too 'frail', let alone Shōji, if anyone comes Elite Jōnin in Five Great Shinobi Villages, to destroy this armor, you can still do it with a little more effort, although from this point of view, this Chakra Armor is already strong enough!
But Shōji still feels that since there is room for improvement, it is necessary to tap its potential as much as possible, not to mention more, at least to reach the strength of the second generation black Chakra Armor created by Kazahana Dōtō in Original Work after Snow Country served as a daimyo for ten years, right?
As long as it reaches that level, it is generally difficult to destroy Jōnin!
"Therefore, I think it is necessary to strengthen the relationship with Snow Country. They already have more experience and technology. We can improve on this basis, and this technology can be used to break the balance of power between Five Great Nations, especially for us Iwagakure For example, there are Sunagakure in the south, Konoha in the southeast, and Kumogakure in the east. Surrounded by the three sides, the geographical location is only better than Konoha. Once the war starts, it will be difficult to further expand the results even if one side of the battlefield gains an advantage!"
"When it is difficult to further improve the quality and quantity of ninjas to a higher level, Chakra Armor can double our combat effectiveness. We don't need too many numbers at the beginning. As long as we can equip two to three thousand elite troops in the village with Chakra Armor, we can form a very strong sword-driven force! Break the deadlock on the battlefield at critical moments!"
In Original Work, why did Kakashi personally come to Snow Country, but ultimately did not bring this technology back to Konoha, Shōji I don't understand, and I don't have the heart to care about it. Anyway, in Shōji's view, although this technology has the disadvantages of extremely high cost and long manufacturing cycle, in the face of its advantages, these shortcomings can be ignored and overcome!
During the Third Shinobi World War period, Iwagakure clearly killed Shinobi World, who was definitely the strongest person at that time - Third Raikage. Why didn't he take advantage of the situation and suppress him? Further expand the advantages? It was not because of the heavy losses in First Shinobi World War, but the most important point was that at that juncture, Konoha also ended the battle with Kirigakure, and Sunagakure was the first to declare defeat and withdraw from the battlefield a year or two ago.
Ōnoki wants to chase after them, but they have to worry about Sunagakure and Konoha in the south. Who knows, Iwagakure will continue to fight Kumogakure, Sunagakure Will and Konoha come together to join forces? Although Land of Earth does not seem to be very rich, it is also analogous to Land of Fire. Otherwise, why would Kumogakure start a war with Iwagakure?
Isn't it just because Land of Earth also has benefits to occupy!?
The geographical location is not good, and the power of the Ninja Village is not strong enough. We are really entering Iwagakure in the era of recession. Third Tsuchikage has to stop here in Third Shinobi World War. Otherwise, how could Kumogakure withdraw from the war so easily?
But not everyone is as 'weird' as Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi!
Ōnoki is very aware of the shortcomings of his own Ninja Village, so he chose to take the risk of accepting Uchiha Clan in order to further strengthen the power of the Ninja Village. Shōji can also understand this, and even feels that if Uchiha Clan wants to completely gain a foothold in Iwagakure and integrate into it, it must completely bind the interests of the clan with the interests of the village!
One glory and all glory! If one loses, both will suffer!
This is an adventure that belongs to their family, and it is also an opportunity that belongs to their family!
The essence of Shōji's meticulous planning for Iwagakure is for himself, his family, and Uchiha Clan!
This is what Ōnoki appreciates most about Shōji.
He can be 100% sure that Uchiha Shōji is a person who can do great things, a person who can be entrusted with important tasks in many aspects and is trustworthy!
Iwagakure has not seen such a character for twenty or thirty years. The last one was his own son - Kitsuchi. At the age of ten, he also showed outstanding talent, but it was only limited to the ability of a ninja., in other aspects, let alone the same age, even if the current Kitsuchi is compared with Shōji, at most it has more experience, but in other aspects it is obviously inferior to Shōji!
Although there is no direct comparison of personal strength, Ōnoki would feel that Shōji would have a slight advantage. Of course, this is also derived from the 'Mangekyō Sharingan' given by Uchiha Madara to Ōnoki The deep impression brought by, if Shōji is not still young and has not many obvious combat achievements, otherwise, Ōnoki will feel that even if Shōji may not really be able to defeat his son, he should be able to hold a steady head.
So, really, the more Ōnoki looks at Uchiha Shōji now, the more pleasing it is to him. When he thinks of the hundreds of Uchiha people who are shining in various positions in the village, Ōnoki is really "extremely grateful" Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzō these Konoha High Command, without the guidance of these "wise people", how could Uchiha Clan, especially Shōji, such talented people join them Iwagakure?
"It's not just this, right? Considering the geographical location of Snow Country, although the distance is a bit far, if we can 'deepen' the connection, we will definitely become one of the strongest supporters of our village in the future, right?"
Ōnoki had a smile at the corners of his eyes, his thick red nose twitched slightly, and he deliberately emphasized the words 'deepen the connection'. He looked at Shōji with a deep look and said with a smile.