Unified Purpose
"Lord Hokage, is this really possible?"
A middle-aged researcher asked after Ren finished speaking.
"Of course, your two team leaders already have a concrete plan, but they need your help!"
Ren pointed to Orochimaru and Kabuto standing beside him and then spoke again.
"Moreover, truly mastering Chakra is feasible, not just a pipe dream; there are precedents for this."
"True Chakra can create a tangible existence. I believe your team leader has already told you this. Now, experience it for yourself!"
After speaking, Ren used his template ability to create a ball of flame in the field.
This time, Ren didn't infuse any Fire Style Chakra into it, relying entirely on the template's ability.
After the flames appeared, many people carefully sensed them and were immediately shocked.
Many more people, distrusting their own senses, began pulling out various portable instruments and analyzing the flame.
It was truly a blazing fire!
Instead of Chakra to simulate Fire Style!
After everyone confirmed, Ren extinguished the flames.
"Alright, my situation is a bit special. It was caused by a whimsical idea I had, and I've studied it carefully. It's not replicable, but it truly proves that ninjas can master real Chakra!"
It wasn't that Ren was trying to show off and deliberately deceive the researchers present; it was mainly for another purpose.
Whether we praised them beforehand or made them understand that it was for the sake of future generations, it all mattered.
It's all a bit of a stretch. After all, if there really was a problem with Chakra, it probably would have caused problems long ago. It's been fine all these years.
It can't be such a coincidence that a problem has arisen now; if a real problem did occur, I might already be dead and have been gone for who knows how long.
The training of ninjas not only instilled in them a strong will, but also in most of them the mentality of "I don't care what happens to me after I die."
After all, being a ninja is a profession where you risk your life; you never know when you might be gone.
Moreover, self-deception is human nature; people will always think of things in a way that benefits themselves.
After confirming that the Fire Style used by Ren was indeed real flame, no different from ordinary flame,...
Some people looked at each other, then began to ponder something.
About a minute later, someone finally mustered the courage to ask the question that Ren had been waiting for.
"Lord Hokage, is your strength due to your mastery of true Chakra?"
"That's right. If it weren't for that, I might have remained just an ordinary Chunin for my entire life!"
Ren's answer made the researchers, who had previously looked deadpan, turn green with envy.
Under the influence of mainstream thought, apart from a few people who are truly passionate about scientific research.
Most of the researchers here are actually people who don't have much ninja talent. If they were to join a combat unit, they probably wouldn't survive long. Plus, the benefits for researchers are quite good, so they choose to become researchers.
Otherwise, having acquired Chakra and mastered Ninjutsu, which of them wouldn't want to make a name for themselves?
Who didn't have dreams when they were young?
Moreover, possessing a sharp blade naturally breeds murderous intent. If he hadn't been taught by reality that he would at best become another genius's victim, sacrificing his life for someone else's title, he would have been a victim of his own ruthlessness.
Who would choose to be this researcher?
No one would associate Ren, the strongest Shinobi World, with an ordinary Chunin.
This terrifying contrast caused their previously dormant hearts to flutter once more.
If one can master true Chakra, one can obtain power like the Lord Hokage.
For these researchers, it seemed like an easy task.
Once everything concerns your own real problems, nothing else matters.
The history of ninjas?
What is that?!
Worldview?
Once values and beliefs are established, aren't they meant to be destroyed?
At this moment, all the researchers had only one thought.
I must be involved in the follow-up work of this project!
As for whether Ren was lying to them, no one doubted it.
The Lord Hokage would never lie!
Or rather, even if they knew it was fake, they were willing to be deceived because believing Ren's words meant they still had hope!
Only Orochimaru and Kabuto, who were standing next to Ren, looked somewhat uneasy.
Ren- sama (Ren- kun), you're doing it again!
If Orochimaru hadn't thoroughly collected all the data about Ren's environment when he was threatened by Ren, he might not have discovered that Ren was lying.
After all, Ren's Fire Style is indeed somewhat beyond the realm of common sense.
Kabuto, on the other hand, has been by Ren's side for so many years, and Ren often doesn't hide anything from him, which gives Kabuto a thorough understanding of Ren.
Otherwise, Kabuto might have believed what Ren said at that moment.
Sensing something was amiss, the two controlled their emotions and didn't expose Ren's words. Kabuto even cooperated with Ren, displaying a fanatical expression as well.
It's unwise to directly contradict a leader's words.
Even if they told the truth, these green-eyed researchers wouldn't believe them.
Just as their understanding of the nature of Chakra led to problems in their thinking.
By Teuchi their hopes, aren't you just inviting hatred?
The truth is never friendly, no matter what kind of truth it is.
Moreover, and most importantly, Ren is simply finding tools for them, something that benefits them as well, so why would he create trouble for himself?
The two of them didn't want to have to spend time doing ideological work on these guys during the subsequent operations.
And so, through Ren's simple and unadorned language...
This unified everyone's thinking, resolved their psychological issues, and incidentally injected each of them with a vial of phoenix blood.