What if this seemingly absurd path really did spark something unexpected?
And so, with the mindset of someone observing an unusual experimental specimen, Orochimaru let Uchiha Makoto charge headlong down the dubious path of scientific ninja tools.
He even provided some related forbidden technique research and experimental resources, though none of it was particularly essential.
He let this continue for over half a year.
Of course, having chosen this path, Uchiha Makoto wanted to make the most of it.
Although he had never watched Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, he knew scientific ninja tools had plenty of potential.
Besides, he could use scientific ninja tools to cultivate some subordinates in the future.
Aside from farming manifestations from Orochimaru, he also showed a few friends the results of his latest research.
By now, he felt he was the best ninja tool maker in the entire Naruto world.
Whenever they arranged to meet, he would ramble on about ninja tools for their benefit.
"I could optimize this kind of chakra circuit with my eyes closed!"
"Give me the right materials, and I can make ninja tools that track targets automatically!"
"The energy pattern of a kekkei genkai? I just need to analyze it to reproduce a low-end version!"
"The core of the Puppet Technique isn't control-it's energy conversion efficiency! I can do better!"
Nourished by the trust of his few "premium crops," some utterly convinced and others half-believing, and aided by the system's mysterious "manifestation" power, Uchiha Makoto's knowledge and practical skills in scientific ninja tools skyrocketed at a speed even he found ridiculous.
What he had mastered by now went far beyond simple ninja tool forging or mechanical device construction.
It was a monstrous patchwork discipline that combined puppet energy core design, precision engraving of chakra-conducting runes, techniques for integrating biological tissue