Naruto: Menma Exiting Infinite Tsukuyomi

Chapter 191: Rasa: The Gelel Stone, Sunagakure Will Definitely Obtain It!

Snowflakes drifted down from the dim sky. The air had already become very cold.

Although it was still late spring, the Land of Snow remained covered in ice and snow.

After a period of continuous expansion, Snow City was now divided into multiple districts.

The administrative district, responsible for handling various affairs; the teaching district, responsible for cultivating new blood; and the research district, responsible for research and development.

In addition to these, there was the military district for training, the residential district for living...

However, the places Menma frequented most were just two districts: the administrative and the research districts.

The administrative building within the administrative district, fourth floor, was Menma's usual office space.

He was also the primary person in charge of the First Research Institute within the research district.

At this very moment,

Menma stood with a serious expression beside a piece of flying ninja equipment, holding various tools and making performance adjustments to the machine.

This was a new type of flying ninja tool obtained from the remnants of the Sky Ninja.

If it could be mass-produced and equipped, it would bring a great advantage in wars between nations.

The Land of Snow, having now initially completed its accumulation of funds, technology, and talent, preliminarily had the potential to compete with any of the Five Great Nations.

However, it was only a preliminary potential.

Secret technique reserves, ninjutsu reserves, talent reserves, military reserves...

Although the military strength of the Five Great Ninja Villages had declined overall, their deep foundations were still there.

Even if one person's power was strong to the extreme, they could not make the entire era change for them.

So in Menma's view,

if the Land of Snow wanted to suppress the great nations militarily, its current mode of combat had to change.

Unlike other countries in the ninja world,

the military power of the Land of Snow was following a path where two systems, chakra and science, advanced hand in hand.

Now, under the Land of Snow's reform environment of "rejuvenating the nation through science and technology," many civilian and military technologies were undergoing transformation and invention.

It wasn't just about relying on the power of the ninja themselves, but also about creating high-end scientific ninja tools.

This was also why Menma had them search for scientific research talent within the ninja world.

Currently, the number of scientific researchers recruited into the research institute had reached several dozen.

Although they were just ordinary people without power, in their respective fields, they were relatively top-tier talents.

When they gathered together, the role they could play,

once it appeared before the ninja world, would absolutely stun everyone.

Just then,

"Menma, you really have a special fondness for these toys."

Hearing this familiar tsundere voice, Menma also looked up towards the laboratory door.

"Kuramako, you're back so early?"

"Just got back from the Land of Water."

Kuramako sat on the machine, curling her lip: "Those two brats' Kekkei Genkai are indeed a bit interesting."

Not long ago, she had just recruited the "Xuanyuan Group."

And this time she had gone out to a barren little island near the Land of Water.

A fellow named "Oyakata En" had emerged there, and his subordinates, Kaze and Chino, had entered the Land of Snow's sights.

Kaze possessed the Kekkei Genkai "Typhoon Release," which could create powerful typhoons.

But more worthy of note was Chino, who possessed the "Chinoikegan" (Blood Dragon Eye).

"A survivor of the Chinoike clan, after all."

Menma smiled, not surprised: "And for the Chinoikegan to be as famous as the Sharingan, it must have its commendable aspects."

Although the "Chinoikegan" was famous for being skilled in genjutsu, it could also use blood as a medium to activate various ninjutsu, or create human bombs by inflicting wounds on the enemy.

This Kekkei Genkai had great potential for development, which was why Menma had Kuramako make the trip.

"Anyway, under my continuous persuasion, Oyakata En and the Xuanyuan Group have already agreed to become external members of Crimson Moon."

Kuramako swung her legs, her expression lazy: "My mission is now more than complete. Don't even think about making me run errands again for a while."

"That's already good enough."

Menma didn't look up, his tone gentle: "Once homeless people find a sense of belonging, they won't leave so easily."

Kuramako nodded noncommittally, then turned her gaze to the flying ninja tool.

"All this time, have you just been holed up here messing with these iron lumps?"

Saying this, she kicked the flying ninja tool, making a loud dong dong sound.

"Hiss! Be gentle!"

The corner of Menma's mouth twitched. He reminded her with some heartache: "This thing isn't as sturdy as you imagine!"

The hardness of this flying ninja tool was sufficient for ordinary people.

But for a powerful ninja like Kuramako, she could easily destroy it with just a punch or a kick.

"Tsk, I really don't understand why you care so much."

Kuramako touched her nose guiltily, speaking with unjustified confidence: "This iron lump can only scare ordinary people. I can easily smash several of them with one punch."

Menma just smiled upon hearing this, neither opposing nor agreeing.

Compared to ninja and ninjutsu, these ninja tools were indeed somewhat cumbersome.

However, this was the current limitation of scientific ninja tools.

If they could continue to be improved, they would sooner or later reach a level comparable to ninja.

And also...

"Don't underestimate it too much. For different application scenarios, I have also developed different attack modes."

Saying this, Menma walked to a nearby console and activated the flying ninja tool's weapon system.

"You've completely mastered Chakra Mode, right? Want to help me test the weapon's power?"

From the moment Kuramako entered the lab, Menma sensed her aura.

He knew that after this period of integration, she was already able to skillfully apply Chakra Mode.

Click click click!

Seeing the weapon's muzzle aim at her, Kuramako raised an eyebrow with great interest.

"Sure. Let me see what you've researched."

Her tone sounded very confident, clearly not taking this ninja tool seriously.

After all, an iron lump that could be smashed with one punch, how strong could it be?

"Get ready. Don't say I didn't warn you."

With that, Menma pressed the red button on the control panel.

VROOOM!!

Dense Fire Release chakra rapidly gathered at the muzzle.

Feeling that powerful chakra fluctuation, Kuramako, standing before the muzzle, couldn't help but be stunned.

"Hmm? A bit interesting."

The next moment,

BOOM!!

The sound of the chakra cannon firing was immense, accompanied by an extremely strong heat and burning sensation.

Almost at the same time the chakra cannon fired, a sense of crisis suddenly rose in Kuramako's heart. She subconsciously condensed an orange-red chakra cloak.

Immediately, only a violent "BOOM" was heard.

The intense and scorching firelight directly swallowed Kuramako's figure.

The moment the explosive flame was released, a second explosion occurred, forming a field of spreading electric snakes.

When the firelight and smoke gradually dissipated,

the air was already filled with the smell of burning, and a layer of black char covered the ground.

Kuramako widened her eyes slightly, looking at the fine electric sparks flashing on her body, surprised to feel a wave of paralysis throughout her body.

"The Tailed Beast cloak actually didn't completely block this attack?"

First, use a Fire Release chakra cannonball to break the defense, then use a Lightning Release chakra cannonball to catch them off guard.

If it were an ordinary ninja of average strength, they would probably have been completely paralyzed by the lightning field, left in a state where they were at the mercy of others.

"How was it? The power is not bad, right?"

Menma patted the cannon barrel and smiled: "This is the flying ninja tool's Thunder-Fire Bomb. Without defensive capabilities, it can achieve victory in one strike."

The most convenient thing about this kind of ninja tool is that ordinary people can be trained to control it, and then exert a destructive power that even ordinary ninja cannot resist.

Of course, besides the yet-to-be-solved energy problem, a long charging time was also an unavoidable flaw.

Facing a ninja with high mobility like the Fourth Raikage, unless a large-area saturation attack was carried out, its deterrent effect would be somewhat insufficient.

After all, no matter how strong the firepower, if it really can't hit the enemy, then it doesn't have much meaning.

"Not bad."

Kuramako paused, then asked further: "Can this weapon be mass-produced?"

"With the Land of Snow's current technological level, large-scale popularization is not yet possible."

To both integrate thunder and fire attribute chakra into the energy system and ensure the power of the ninja tool weapon system and the stability of the overall structure,

was not such a simple matter.

"Is that so?"

Kuramako blinked her eyes, looking away as if unintentionally: "When this toy is mass-produced, give me one to play with."

"...You really don't act like a stranger at all."

The corner of Menma's eye twitched as he complained: "Of this new model of flying ninja tool, I've only managed to build a few myself."

However, who told this one to be his old partner?

"Oh, I almost forgot."

Kuramako, as if remembering something, suddenly said: "The Land of Snow is now on the right track. When do you plan to proceed with the next step of the plan?"

"I must remind you, as Crimson Moon's fame grows, it has now attracted the attention of Iwagakure."

As she spoke, a look of schadenfreude appeared on Kuramako's face.

She wasn't interested in scientific research, and even less interested in politics.

She wished she could face the Five Great Ninja Villages head-on and have a good fight with the powerhouses of the [Real World].

"...Ōnoki?"

Hearing this, Menma's expression instantly became strange: "Don't tell me that guy thinks of Crimson Moon as a mercenary organization like the Akatsuki?"

The underground black market had always been a gray area in the ninja world.

When the other four Kage were still disdainful of hiring bounty hunters, the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, had already established a stable trading relationship with the underground black market.

That fellow most loved to hire bounty hunters from the underground black market, and then use money to handle some matters that were inconvenient for Iwagakure to handle.

Even... recruiting bounty ninja to participate in wars.

Although hiring foreign ninja as the Tsuchikage somewhat damaged his reputation and face,

this method did indeed effectively reduce the casualty rate of Iwagakure's ninja.

However, not just any bounty hunter could enter Ōnoki's sights.

So far, the only one Ōnoki had a long-term cooperation with was the Akatsuki organization.

For Crimson Moon to enter Ōnoki's sights was indeed something beyond Menma's expectations.

Menma asked casually: "What is Ōnoki planning to do?"

"I heard they found a very rare mineral vein in the Land of Rivers and hope that the Akatsuki and Crimson Moon organizations will cooperate with them to complete the mining."

Hearing this, Menma's hand movements suddenly paused.

"The Land of Rivers... a rare mineral vein?"

He rubbed his chin, saying meaningfully: "Ōnoki's purpose... doesn't seem simple."

The Land of Rivers is a small neutral country located between the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire.

It's a standard hilly region with nothing worth noting.

But Ōnoki now specifically requested the cooperation of the Akatsuki and Crimson Moon organizations to participate in this mining mission.

Then the "rarity" of this mineral vein was truly intriguing.

If there were no surprises,

that should be the "Gelel Stone" he had been looking for.

Since Iwagakure could discover the mineral vein, it was impossible that the closer Konoha and Sunagakure had not discovered it.

This mission would not only involve encountering the Akatsuki but also possibly having a head-on conflict with three of the Five Great Ninja Villages.

But despite this, Menma was still determined to obtain the Gelel Stone mineral vein.

"Call Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Shisui over."

Menma put down the tools in his hand, his tone calm: "This mission... I will go with you."

Hearing this, Kuramako also couldn't help but be stunned.

Coming back to her senses, a look of eagerness appeared on her face.

"I hope they can let me have some fun!"

...

An endless expanse of yellow sand covered the land.

Besides the dry, monotonous color of the sand, basically no other bright colors could be seen.

And Sunagakure, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, was built in such a harsh, dusty environment.

At this moment, in the meeting room of the Kazekage's building,

a dozen or so people, led by the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, were sitting around a huge stone round table in the center.

Besides Rasa, who was the Kazekage,

the people present were either highly respected elders of Sunagakure, ninja from Kekkei Genkai or secret technique families, or Elite Jōnin serving in the management level.

If a Tailed Beast Bomb were to fly over at this moment, the entire village of Sunagakure could directly announce its disbandment.

However, at this moment, the atmosphere in the meeting room was very grave.

"...According to intelligence, a special rare mineral vein has appeared in the Land of Rivers."

Rasa looked at the crowd, his expression grave: "It seems to be a kind of ore with very strong life energy, called the Gelel Stone in the ancient texts we searched."

"That is a relic left behind by a vast empire from over a hundred years ago."

Just then,

"Fourth, we already knew this before we came."

An impatient elder suddenly interrupted: "What we want to know now is whether that mineral vein can really improve the topography of the Land of Wind?"

The rest of the people in the meeting room also nodded, looking at Rasa with eager eyes.

That was the precious ore rumored to be able to improve the desert topography of the Land of Wind!

What this meant for Sunagakure... one could understand just by thinking about it with their feet.

"...This news is indeed true."

Rasa was silent for a long time, then nodded: "Therefore, no matter what price we have to pay, the Gelel mineral vein... we of Sunagakure are determined to obtain it."

(End of Chapter)

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