Early the next morning, Senju Chen appeared at the door of the Guest House on time.
Kumogakure and his group were already waiting in the yard. Everyone had changed into casual clothes and looked like ordinary travelers who came to Konoha for sightseeing.
Senju Chen took a quick look and didn't find the eight Jinchūriki Killer B.
"Where is Killer B?" Senju Chen asked casually.
"He said he wanted to rest at his residence and drank too much last night." Little A said in a calm tone.
Senju Chen smiled and did not ask any further questions.
Killer B is not here, which means that Little A wants to make today's visit a "pure information collection". Killer B's presence is too eye-catching, and it is inconvenient to observe the details.
Little A brought two followers.
Not any of the four elite men in civilian clothes yesterday.
Those four people didn't follow, which means that these people have their own tasks today.
Senju Chen noticed this detail, but showed nothing on his face.
"Let's go, Ninja Academy is not far from here, only ten minutes' walk."
The two walked side by side on the main street of Konoha.
The early morning sun shines on the street, and early-rising vendors are setting up stalls. The sweet aroma of roasted sweet potatoes mixed with the heat of soy milk wafts over.
Little A was not squinting, but his peripheral vision was scanning both sides of the street.
He noticed one detail - Konoha The number of ninjas patrolling the streets was nearly double the last time he came.
Moreover, the waists of these patrolling ninjas were all hung with the same black hard hanging bags that they had seen at the city gate yesterday.
Little A's two followers also noticed. One of them took half a step back slightly and moved his fingers on his cuffs.
Senju Chen saw it in his eyes and said nothing.
The path he took Little A on today was a deliberate choice.
Passing by the Public Security Department building - let Kumogakure see how huge the security force of Konoha is.
Pass Medical Department--Let them take another look at the long queue.
Passing a training ground - there happened to be a team of ninjas doing morning exercises, and the equipment they used included several pieces of junior Scientific Ninja Tool.
Senju Chen will not take the initiative to introduce these things, but he knows that Little A will see them.
If you see it, you will remember it. If you remember it, you will send it back. The more things are sent back, the higher Kumogakure's assessment of Konoha's strength.
The higher the assessment, the greater the concern about taking action.
This is called "open deterrence".
It's not something that's hidden for you to guess, but something that's open and easy for you to see - after reading it, you can weigh it yourself whether you dare to cause trouble or not.
"Arrived."
Konoha Ninja Academy.
The door was open, and the noise of children and the sound of the collision of wooden equipment could be heard from inside.
Little A Standing at the door, the first thing he noticed was not the building itself, but the plaque hanging at the door.
Four words are engraved on the plaque - "Pass the fire from generation to generation".
The signature is Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi.
The handwriting is vigorous, and the ink color has been somewhat faded by wind and rain, but it is still powerful.
The two walked into the school gate.
On the playground, a group of children around ten years old were doing Taijutsu training. The instructor leading the team was a young female ninja with short hair, and she shouted the commands crisply and loudly.
"One! Two! Three! The punch must be in place! You, yes, I'm talking about you, keep your arms straight!"
The children practiced enthusiastically, and some of them were obviously very talented, and their punches already showed some Chakra fluctuations.
Little A's eyes swept across the playground and stayed there for two seconds.
The basic skills of these children are very solid.
It's not the kind of ornamental training with fancy tricks, it's all about the basics of combat type Taijutsu.
"This way please." Senju Chen led him toward the teaching building.
The teaching building is newly renovated, the corridors are clean and bright, and there are various teaching posters and achievement lists of outstanding students on the walls.
When passing a classroom, the door was half open and the sound of lectures came from inside.
"... What is the essence of Chakra? It is the fusion product of body energy and Mental Energy. But this is only the basic definition. Recent research shows that the property changes of Chakra not only depend on the Hand Seals method, but are also related to the mental state, physical quality of the caster, and even the concentration of Natural Energy in the environment..."
Little A paused for a moment.
This lecture content is no longer something that ordinary Ninja Academys will teach. The relationship between Chakra attribute changes and Natural Energy concentration - this is a research topic that Kumogakure only touches at the Jonin level.
Konoha actually started teaching in school?
Senju Chen seemed not to notice his reaction and continued walking forward.
"There is a new experimental classroom in front. It was just built last year." Senju Chen opened a door and said, "You may be interested."
Little A Go inside.
The room was not big, but it was well-equipped. There were various utensils placed on several long tables - some he knew, and some he had never seen before.
A young instructor wearing glasses was demonstrating something to five or six students. There was a fist-sized metal square on the table, and the surface of the square was covered with densely packed micro-runes.
"This is the basic Chakra storage unit." The instructor pushed up his glasses, "The principle is very simple - use the compression characteristics of Sealing Jutsu to store Chakra in a special medium and release it when needed. You can think of it as a... Chakra battery."
"Teacher, what is a battery?" A student raised his hand.
"Well, we'll talk about that later. In short, this unit can store a certain amount of Chakra in advance and use it as a backup energy source during battle."
Little A stared at the metal cube for three seconds.
Chakra storage unit.
It sounds like if this thing can be produced - it means that ninjas can carry extra Chakra to the battlefield. Middle and low-level ninjas who are insufficient in Chakra will get a qualitative improvement.
This is no small invention.
This is something that can really change the shape of war.
And Konoha has not only been invented, but has even been taught in schools.
Little A looked back, without any change in the expression on his face.
Senju Chen stood by the door, his hands in his pockets, smiling.
He knew that Little A had already written down this information.
This is one of the things he wants Kumogakure to see today - Konoha's new ninja is not just one or two single weapons, but a complete technical system, which has even penetrated into Konoha's education level.
What does this mean?
This means that in a few years, the next generation of ninjas from Konoha will be the generation that grew up in the Scientific Ninja Tool environment. Their understanding and application of these things will far exceed that of their contemporaries.
This gap cannot be caught up by stealing one or two samples.
Little A certainly thought of this.
His fists clenched unconsciously in his sleeves.
The visit continues.
Senju Chen also took them to see the Taijutsu training ground, Ninjutsu drill room, and Medical Ninjutsu basic class. Every detail was covered and not explained in depth, but Little A could feel Konoha's systematic investment in the talent training system in every detail.
And they Kumogakure, let alone educating children, can't even find some knowledgeable people among them and can't get them together.