After Meikyō and Tatsumaki finished speaking, they quickly exchanged a glance.
"You go first!" ×2
It's the exact same words again.
"Fine, I'll go first!" ×2
Meikyō's face showed a speechless expression.
A # symbol appeared on Tatsumaki's forehead.
"Why are you mimicking my voice!" ×2
The same words were spoken by the two of them at the same time, but in different tones.
The Meikyō is silent, the Tatsumaki is furious.
"Ahem, well... how about Meikyō speaks first?"
Genus felt that if the arguing continued, the two might actually come to blows.
"Alright."
Tatsumaki rolled her eyes and angrily turned her head to the side.
"Tatsumaki's Psychic Power do meet the requirements. The previous White Dwarf Class was like a professional track and field athlete training by jogging at a low speed. Although it had some effect, it wasn't very significant."
"Exercising in the Black Hole Class gravity environment that maintains an anaerobic environment for more than 40 minutes is like intense aerobic exercise for me. However, while normal people consume oxygen, I consume the energy in my body. With the repeated consumption of energy and the absorption and flow of blood and qi, I can clearly feel fatigue, just like the fierce battles I had with Zenil, the Centipede Sage, and Garou before."
"In other words, if I can maintain this level of training for a relatively long period of time, my strength should improve significantly."
Once you reach the level of Meikyō, it's very difficult to improve your strength through training. In the Ninja World, the best you can do is maintain your level through training and slowly hone your skills through practice.
Even in the One-Punch Man World, where the power level is higher, Meikyō only knew of Boros's training room, which did not appear in the original work but which he and Genus had obtained, and the conditions for using it were very strict.
This is why many strong individuals like to challenge others, and these challenges often turn into life-or-death battles.
Because once they reach that level of strength, there's no way to improve their power through conventional means, leaving only actual combat as the only option. However, the specific effects vary from person to person; some may see limited improvement, while others may become as monstrous as Garou.
Meikyō is considered normal. The previous battle did slightly improve his strength, but it wasn't very significant. It might take hundreds of such battles to see a noticeable change.
Tatsumaki are also like that.
"Are you done talking? Now it's my turn."
As soon as Meikyō finished speaking, Tatsumaki couldn't wait to start shouting.
"This thing is very useful to me! Although it's not like the Centipede Sage I dealt with before, even my Psychic Power strength is under considerable pressure just to maintain the consumption of this big guy. If I can train with this thing for two or three hours every day, my Psychic Power will definitely break through, and then I will have the power to shake space with my Psychic Power!"
Tatsumaki waved her hands, her petite body flying back and forth in the air, chattering excitedly incessantly.
"Two or three hours a day, that would require building a hundred of those super-large power plants outside. I've invested almost half of my earnings into that. If I build two more, I'd probably go bankrupt. Even if I called on Arnieg, I probably couldn't build ten in total."
Genus shook his head.
"I see..."
Tatsumaki's little face immediately fell, looking disappointed.
"Isn't there any other way?"
"With the current social technology, unless you can gather the power of the entire society and spend ten years or more to build a world-class hydroelectric power station on every major river with abundant water, you should forget about it."
Genus ruthlessly poured cold water on Tatsumaki.
The construction of the Three Gorges Dam took eleven and a half years, and to meet the needs just mentioned by Tatsumaki, more than ten Three Gorges Dam would be needed.
Even if the technology and productivity of the One-Punch Man World are more advanced, it would still require a large, stable, and nationally-level organization to conduct macro-control, and it would take several years to achieve this.
"Does that mean there's no chance?"
Tatsumaki sighed helplessly.
"Not necessarily, there might be a solution later."
The Meikyō has already put the opening of New World and the search for new and powerful energy sources on its agenda.
Genus glanced at the Meikyō and quickly put the words out of his mind.
Perhaps in his view, Meikyō was just trying to comfort his sister-in-law.
The Naruto World.
The Land of Fire, Konoha, Hokage Building, Hokage's Office.
Meikyō's Wood Clone suddenly had a flash of inspiration, signed a document on the spot, and then clapped his hands.
"Kakashi, Genma, Ebisu, the village is short-handed right now. I have an S-rank mission that I need you three to complete within two days."
Meikyō's Wood Clone clapped his hands, and three Anbu Ninja instantly appeared in front of him.
"But Lord Hokage, the three of us went out on a mission, so what about your Shadow Guard's work..."
Ebisu hesitated.
Being in the Anbu, Ebisu had to address people by their titles when working, so he didn't call him "Teacher Meikyō" as usual.
"It's alright. Do you really think there's anyone in the Ninja World who can assassinate me? It's fine. Asuma, Asuma, and Kurenai will be here to relieve us in less than half an hour."
The Wood Clone shook its head, signaling the three to leave.
Shiranui Genma tugged at Ebisu's sleeve, signaling him not to ask any more questions. Then, the three of them said "Yes" in unison and disappeared from the room in Body Flicker Technique.
"Escorting one hundred catties of Chakra Metal transported from the Daimyo's Mansion?"
As Ebisu sped across the rooftops of Konoha, he glanced at the mission scroll while traveling and immediately gasped in shock.
Good heavens, 100 pounds of Chakra Metal is enough to forge several White Fang short swords, and enough to buy the heads of several Jonin.
"These things are probably intended for use in the Unit-01 project. Most of the Chakra Metal that can be collected within the three major countries has already been gathered. This batch was redeemed by the Root people through some means from some nobles in the Daimyo's Mansion. It should be the last batch from the Land of Fire. Since it concerns Unit-01, it is reasonable for the village to send such an elite team like ours."
Kakashi said in a deep voice.
Actually, he felt that such a team configuration seemed a bit wasteful for Konoha at this time. It would have been enough for Shiranui Genma to lead a team composed of Elite Jonin.
Because their fates differed from those in the original story, the three characters' development trajectories were quite different. Under the guidance of the Meikyō, Kakashi has now developed an improved version of the S-rank Ninjutsu, Purple Lightning - Lightning Cutter, which was only developed twenty years later in the original timeline. Its power is no less than Lightning Cutter, but it can be used without the Sharingan.
Although he is only in his early twenties and has not yet reached the peak of his ninja career, Kakashi is already ranked in the upper-middle tier among Kage Level ninjas. With his talent and the resources he can currently access, he will probably be even stronger than the Third Hokage at his peak in a few years.
Shiranui Genma mastered the Flying Thunder God, and with his other abilities, he was able to reach this level. Ebisu was a bit behind, but his overall strength was close to the Kage Level.
Sending such a team to escort supplies would be a waste.
Is there something that requires them to be sent away?
"So, main body, is it really necessary for you to sneak around like this? Are you only coming out if I don't send the Shadow Guard away?"
The Wood Clone sighed and looked at the Meikyō that had suddenly appeared from the corner.
"It's nothing, it's just that I'm not really ready to receive those memories from you right now."
Meikyō touched his nose and said.
I've worked so hard for so long to become the Hokage!
Meikyō had previously recalled her Wood Clone once, and it wasn't that she couldn't stand it, but simply that she disliked it.
"Just accept it obediently, main body, otherwise you'll still have to accept it when my Chakra is exhausted."
The Wood Clone patted Meikyō on the shoulder, then revealed a sly smile. It then punched itself, instantly blowing half of its head off and turning into a human-shaped piece of wood.
Meikyō involuntarily covered the left side of her head and cursed under her breath.
The last thought of the Wood Clone before it dissipated was, "You made me do so much hard work, now I'll get my revenge."
If she were to be tricked like this, Meikyō would definitely retaliate by beating her up, given her personality.
But this time, he was the one who got tricked, and he was also the one who tricked others. He couldn't very well create a Wood Clone to beat up others and vent his anger, could he?
The feeling of not getting beaten up will eventually come back to haunt you.
Meikyō could only accept her bad luck.
Frustrated, Meikyō put those things out of her mind and began to quickly receive the memory information from the Wood Clone.
The situation in the Ninja World has stabilized in recent months, with no major changes.
Within Konoha, Meikyō, as the newly appointed Hokage, possessed sufficient strength and successfully absorbed the political influence previously held by Dan Katō, resulting in a stable situation within the village.
A slightly bigger move was probably the covert investigation conducted last month into Konoha's development over the past decade, which yielded a comprehensive assessment of Konoha's current overall strength.
"The village has a total of over 24,300 Konoha Ninja, and over 5,600 reserve ninjas, Ninja Academy successors, and Ninja Academy students. Theoretically, the maximum number of ninjas that can be mobilized is 30,000."
"Among the active ninjas, Genin, of which 11.8% are newly Genin within three years of graduation. Chunin are 11,300 chunin, 1,522 Special Jonin, and 212 Jonin."
According to the Third Hokage's statement, Konoha has now basically recovered to the level it was at on the eve of the Second Shinobi World War.
This is already the highest number of active ninjas and Jonin Konoha, and due to the reforms in education, economy, and ninja battle reward system implemented during Dan Katō's tenure, this number will further increase in the coming years.
Furthermore, because Konoha has maintained a moderate level of warfare, while there have been casualties, countless lower- and middle-ranking ninjas have emerged victorious in the war.
There are many names here that Meikyō doesn't recognize or have never seen before. Most of them are Kakashi's generation or a small number of the next generation.
The most noteworthy person in the Meikyō was a fourteen-year-old girl named Uchiha Izumi, who was one of the few ninjas in this group to have been promoted to Jonin before the age of fifteen.
She had already awakened the Futatsudomoe Sharingan when she was thirteen years old, and later she awakened the Three Tomoe Sharingan because of the death of her former friend Uchiha Itachi. Although she was only fourteen years old, her strength was already quite good among Jonin thanks to her Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
Those who become Jonin before the age of fifteen generally have a high probability of becoming Kage-level powerhouses.
And Konoha has indeed gained several powerful individuals with Kage-level strength over the years.
Besides Kakashi, Shiranui Genma, and Ebisu mentioned earlier, Might Guy has been able to reliably open the Seventh Gate for extended periods. He is currently working with Might Duy to research how to normalize the effects of the Eight Gates Formation, aiming to achieve strength comparable to Kage Level.
Uchiha Obito Dual Kamui and recoverable eye power, he is basically invincible in battles at the Kage level. Even if he encounters someone stronger than him, he can easily escape unscathed.
As the Perfect Jinchuriki of the Three-Tails, Nohara Rin's strength is beyond question, firmly placing him among the top -Kage Level fighters.
Sarutobi Asuma has already reached Kage Level strength. In addition, Yūhi Kurenai Mitarashi Anko, among the younger generation, have also reached near -Kage Level combat power.
Considering their age, which is in their early twenties, and that of Ebisu, they are likely to continue to improve in the next few years, and reaching the threshold of the Kage Level should be no problem for them.
This generation boasts the strongest average high-level combat power in Konoha in many years. With the addition of Shisui, who awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan Shisui, this generation has ten Kage Level or higher powerhouses, which is truly astonishing.
Thanks to Orochimaru's more refined cultivation techniques, a large number of Konoha ninjas began to learn Breathing Technique, and a small number of them had already acquired the ability to cultivate immortality techniques.
For example, the three heads of the Ino-Shika-Cho in this generation.
Young, barely over thirty years old, with nearly ten years of cultivation experience, and possessing abundant resources, plus a good relationship with Minato Namikaze, from whom he could frequently seek guidance, his cultivation was naturally quite successful.
With the added power of Senjutsu Chakra, these three Elite Jonin's strength actually reached a level close to that of a Kage.
Similar cases include Aburame Shibi, Aburame Nami, Inuzuka Ryo, and others.
It can be said that Breathing Technique and cultivation methods have raised the strength of some Konoha Ninja by half a level to a whole level.
"Based on this calculation, Konoha is indeed very strong now. Even excluding me, it is enough to absolutely crush Uchiha Madara."
Meikyō stroked her chin, and nodded in satisfaction after reviewing this part of the memory.