"A magical artifact like the one the old man had?"
Killer B's eyes shone with a light that even his small sunglasses couldn't hide, and his expression was filled with anticipation.
He had overheard everything clearly: the Gungnir Spear belonging to the Third elder was personally crafted by this Lord Hao, demonstrating his exceptional forging skills. Naturally, he also desired to possess a divine artifact of that caliber.
The Third Raikage and the others were also very tempted. At this crucial moment, they wouldn't play the hypocrite of modesty. As long as they could obtain real benefits, they wouldn't even blink an eye, even if it meant losing face.
"As long as the materials you send are good enough, forging an artifact even stronger Gungnir wouldn't be a problem."
Wang Hao smiled and said that he was very confident in this regard.
In the three years since he transmigrated to the Naruto World, he has never stopped cultivating the Twelve True Demon Force, and now his cultivation of the Twelve True Demon Force has surpassed that in the Primordial Great World by a considerable margin.
In addition, the ancient forging manuals he collected from the Land of Iron are enough to forge weapons of the Mortal Realm Seventh Stage. If he is lucky and the materials are good, forging weapons of the Eighth Tier is not a problem.
The Knockoff Gungnir spear given to the Third Raikage was an Eighth Tier divine weapon. Because it incorporated one of the Third Raikage's arms, it could continuously evolve along with the Third Raikage's cultivation level, essentially making it a natal divine weapon.
"Damn it! I, Killer B Bee, will go find the materials for the teacher right now!"
Killer B was completely fired up and rushed excitedly towards the Raikage Building, where the treasure trove of their Village Hidden in the Clouds was located beneath the Raikage Building, containing a lot of precious materials.
Although he was only a Jonin, he was the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and the adopted son of the Third Raikage, so he naturally had the right to go there.
"Old Raikage, for the sake of our pleasant cooperation, let me give you a heads-up: the Chakra you're cultivating is a dead end. I hope you're prepared for that."
Seeing Killer B quickly disappear into the distance, Wang Hao's expression changed, and he solemnly reminded him.
As his chosen future ally, there are some things he needs to reveal to Village Hidden in the Clouds.
These words left everyone present looking puzzled, except for the Third Raikage, whose expression shifted as if he had thought of something.
Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on him, Wang Hao solemnly said, "The ninja clans of your Village Hidden in the Clouds are basically transformed from our samurai ancestors. I believe that there should be many ancient books in the clan. In ancient times, there were super strong beings like gods and ghosts in our world who were immortal."
Even among our Human Clan, there are Yin and Yang who can command spirits and gods, and even in the lowest-ranking samurai system, there are sword Sword Saint who are comparable to gods.
Logically, we, the later generations, should stand on the shoulders of our predecessors and become stronger and stronger, surpassing our ancestors—that should be the norm. But what is the reality?
The ninja Chakra System has been passed down for thousands of years. In such a long time, it should have evolved to a level comparable to that of ancient times, but that is not the case in reality.
Some of you here probably understand that Chakra cultivation reaches its limit at a certain level, a barrier that cannot be broken through by oneself under any circumstances. Only a few exceptional individuals can break through that barrier, and even then, they are rare exceptions.
" The Senju and Uchiha?"
An elderly Kage Level powerhouse suddenly spoke, his expression unusually gloomy, clearly having thought of something. The Third Raikage's expression was also quite unpleasant.
They are all members of families with long histories and know many secrets of the past.
The strongest in the ninja system is only at the Mid Kage Level. Even someone as strong as the Third Raikage was stuck at this bottleneck for more than a decade. This phenomenon has occurred countless times in the Yotsuki Clan.
However, there are those in the Shinobi World who break through this limit, namely the Senju Clan and Uchiha Clan. Every few generations, they produce exceptionally strong individuals, such as Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, which is clearly abnormal.
"It seems you all know some of the inside story. These matters involve some taboos and are not something we can touch upon right now, so I won't say more."
I believe that your ancestors had no choice but to abandon samurai Sword Dao back then, as the environment was becoming increasingly unsuitable for the samurai system.
But with my arrival, this predicament for samurai no longer exists. The new samurai system I created is sufficient to overcome the limitations and shortcomings of the current environment. So why don't you all consider returning to the samurai system?
After all, in Village Hidden in the Clouds, where ninjutsu and Ninjutsu are prevalent, those fancy Nintaijutsu aren't really that useful. Besides, as I continue to grow stronger, it's not impossible for me to deduce a new power similar to Chakra, but with even greater potential."
Seeing everyone deep in thought, Wang Hao revealed his ultimate goal.
He had already calculated that, due to its unique characteristics, Village Hidden in the Clouds was the only major ninja village he could win over, and the success rate was not small.
If the new system he creates shows enough appeal and potential, it's not impossible for these uneducated people to switch majors.
"We will give this matter careful consideration!"
After much contemplation, the Third Raikage offered an answer.
He really can't make a final decision right now. Although he doesn't mind the ninjas of Village Hidden in the Clouds returning to the samurai system, there's a prerequisite: the new Body Refinement created by Wang Hao must have enough potential, potential that surpasses Chakra.
This needs time to verify; we cannot be careless!
"I'm just giving you a heads-up so you can prepare early. As for when you'll make the final decision, I won't interfere; that's your own business."
With an indifferent shrug, Wang Hao didn't care about this, or rather, he was very confident in the Body Refinement he had deduced, believing that these people would ultimately make the right choice.
"Your Excellency Hao seems to be deliberately avoiding comparison. Is there some misunderstanding about the comparison?"
A Yotsuki suddenly felt a long-standing question weighing on her mind, and the Third Raikage and the others also sharpened their gazes.
If Wang Hao has any misunderstandings or prejudices against Killer B, then things will be in trouble.
"It's not aimed at Killer B, but at the Eight-Tails inside him. Killer B is a very promising little guy. Sealing the Eight-Tails inside him will only limit his growth. You'd better find another Jinchūriki in the future, or just abandon the Eight-Tails."
It's important to understand that the Eight-Tails itself is no ordinary creature, and the same goes for the other Tailed Beast; they all have masters, and those masters are very likely still alive!
With a mysterious smile, Wang Hao uttered words that sent chills down the spines of everyone present.
It's important to know that the Tailed Beast appeared alongside Chakra and have existed for thousands of years. What kind of being could survive for such a long time?
Could it be a legendary deity?
"You're all smart people. I hope you'll keep what you just said to yourselves. I don't want to expose myself to that old monster prematurely, otherwise it would be a disaster not only for me, but for the whole world!"
In closing, Wang Hao reminded everyone that there was no need to say more, because those who could become ninjas and train to the minimum level of Jonin were definitely not fools; they would know what to do.
"Oh right, I forgot to tell you, the essence of Chakra is based on the Chakra bloodline you inherited from your ancestors, and is formed by extracting physical energy, spiritual energy and a portion of natural energy and fusing them together."
This is why the world's natural energy has been decreasing since ancient times. Once the natural energy of our world is completely depleted, it means that you will be unable to refine new Chakra.
So you don't have much time left!
Upon hearing this, the Third Raikage and the others looked even more grim, because there was no need to verify it at all; history had already proven everything for them.
They hadn't realized it before, but now that Wang Hao had reminded them, they suddenly understood.
Natural energy is indeed becoming increasingly scarce, which is a major reason for the decline of the samurai system.
In ancient times, this world could support gods, ghosts, Yin and Yang, warriors, and so on. There's no reason why it couldn't support these little shrimps.
The energy of a world cannot simply disappear; it must have transformed into another form, and this form can only be Chakra.
This is really not a good thing for them!
This point resonated most deeply with the older, stronger individuals present. It's important to understand that during the Sengoku period, before the ninja system had expanded to its current scale, it wasn't difficult to cultivate to the level of a Jonin, provided there were sufficient resources.
Now, with the establishment of ninja villages, resources are many times more abundant than before, but the production of Jonin has become increasingly difficult.
In the Sengoku period, one unit of resources was enough to train a Jonin, but now it takes at least ten units of resources.
The only change between the two eras is the explosive increase in the number of ninjas, which naturally leads to a decrease in natural energy, further proving Wang Hao's words.
It is conceivable that as time goes by, ninja training will inevitably become increasingly difficult, and may even eventually be completely eradicated.
This must be a devastating disaster for them!
Wang Hao had anticipated the changes in everyone's expressions; this was something he had planned long ago and had said beforehand.
Take Leaf for example. Although each ninja clan had tens of thousands of people during the Sengoku period, due to the scarcity of resources at that time, resources could only be concentrated on a small group of people with outstanding talent and noble status.
This means that only a small fraction of each ninja clan are qualified to train as ninjas, while the remaining 90% are ordinary people who are responsible for farming, commerce, and other activities to supply the training needs of that small group.
Once the ninja village system was established, the difficulty of acquiring resources was greatly reduced, and the number of ninjas that could be trained expanded dramatically, but the quality of the ninjas continued to decline.
Although ninjas have very little need for natural energy, far less than the Ancient Sword Dao system of samurai, they still have a certain need for it.
It is conceivable that once the natural energy of this world is exhausted, the ninja system will inevitably perish like the samurai system, and its demise will be even faster.
This is a shift in the overall environment, which cannot be reversed by any individual.
With this pressure in place, I believe the people of Village Hidden in the Clouds will make the right decision as soon as possible.
"I've said everything I needed to say. Now, I'll give you one last push and expose some of the Nezumi planted by other forces."
Standing up and stretching his limbs, Wang Hao's gaze swept over everyone present, a mocking smile once again appearing on his face.
It's perfectly normal for ninja villages to plant spies in other ninja villages; when combined with bribery, coercion, and other methods, the problem becomes even more serious.
Even in the Village Hidden in the Clouds, which is known as the most united village in the Shinobi World, many spies have been planted, and some of them have even taken up high positions.
To be honest, he wasn't really concerned about the spies within Village Hidden in the Clouds, but unfortunately, they were now his allies, and he had just said some confidential things that he absolutely couldn't reveal, at least not now.
So he could only pick out and clean up these Nezumi for them.