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"Of course, if we could run into Vegapunk directly, or find Vinsmoke Judge and bring both of them back, that would be even better."
What he lacked most right now was top-tier research talent. He practically wanted to scoop up every talented person in both worlds and put them to work for him.
How much research could he get done in a day with just himself, the Second Hokage, and Xunjing's Shadow Clones?
After hearing him out, Xunjing gave him a sidelong glance. "We'll talk about Vegapunk after I meet Monkey D. Dragon and put him under contract."
"As for Vinsmoke Judge, the Millennium Dragon is already mapping out the North Blue. It probably won't take long to find him. When that happens, I'll take you along to bring him into the fold."
If Judge refused to cooperate, they would simply beat him until he did.
Orochimaru's eyes immediately lit up. "Oh? Wonderful! It's a deal."
Mito Uzumaki and Uchiha Chisato spoke almost simultaneously. "We really can't spare much time. At most, we can occasionally lend a hand when you need people. Don't expect us to be the ones holding everything together."
The village's newly introduced reforms all depended on the two of them to oversee them.
That was without even mentioning setting up the building materials and home furnishings companies and establishing the entire supply chain from scratch.
Both their clans also had a pile of messy affairs waiting to be handled.
Fortunately, as their strength and mental power grew, they could maintain more and more Shadow Clones at once. Otherwise, they would have been run off their feet long ago.
"Uh... I don't think I can get away either? Who knows how much longer the Engineering Department will keep me busy-"
"But if I had a choice,