The country of thunder, Yunyin Village.
Yunlei Gorge is located northwest of Yunyin Village. Through the canyon is a vast ocean.
This was originally the training place for Rabbi Qi, the Eight-Tailed Jinchuriki of Kumogakure Village, but now it has become the secret research institute of Kumogakure Village.
Ai, the fourth generation Raikage who has succeeded the Raikage, brought his personal secretary Mabui to the underground laboratory of Yunlei Gorge.
The original underground space was not spacious. After all, Kirabi was the only one practicing here.
Since the battle three years ago, the Fourth Raikage Ai returned to the village and expanded the area tenfold and began research on the 'Space-Time Chakra Cannon'.
The Fourth Raikage Ai looked at the huge turret-shaped machine in front of him and secretly swore in his heart:
"Father! Bi! I will definitely destroy Konoha!"
As the third-generation Raikage's father, he was killed by the second-generation Hokage Senju Hashirama, and his younger brother Kirabi was weakened and died after the tailed beast was extracted by the first-generation Hokage Senju Hashirama.
Such hatred almost made Ai lose his mind. He wanted to immediately lead all the ninjas in Kumogakure Village into Konoha, and let his entire Konoha village be buried with his father and younger brother.
However, after seeing the god-like power of the First Hokage, Ai was forced to calm down temporarily.
Konoha's Earth Reincarnation Technique is so powerful that it can actually summon the undead to fight.
Not to mention that the first Hokage Senju Hashirama was extremely strong, but the second Hokage Senju Tobirama alone was already very troublesome.
Apart from these dead top ninjas, there are still many powerful ninjas in the new generation of Konoha.
Especially Hyuga Nobuhiko, just because he can break into the Rain Hidden Village and kill the demigod Hanzo and still escape intact, Ai has no confidence in defeating him.
And he is only a teenager, while Ai is already in his thirties. Although he is at the peak of a ninja, his strongest period cannot compare with Hinata Nobuhiko's growth period. In the future, Hinata Nobuhiko's strength will only get stronger and stronger. As for him, his strength will gradually decline as he grows older. Even if he can remain at his peak, it will be difficult to go further.
No matter how hard he practices, he may not be able to surpass his father, the Third Raikage.
But even though he was as strong as his father, he was defeated by Konoha.
This made Ai, who had always been very energetic and indomitable in the past, taste despair for the first time.
Konoha has a profound heritage. Although the older generation of shadow-level powerhouses such as the Third Generation and Danzo have died, the next generation of Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hatake Sakumo are all top ninjas.
In addition to Nobuhiko Hyuga, the next generation also has many powerful ninjas, most of whom are close to or reaching Kage level strength.
Whether in the past, present, or future, Kumogakure cannot defeat Konoha.
Since the hope of defeating Konoha from the ninja level was slim, Ai would not give up revenge, so he found another way and restarted the long-stalled 'Space-time Chakra Cannon' research and development plan.
This plan had already been put on the agenda during the Second Raikage period, but it consumed too much manpower and material resources. In addition, Ai's father, the Third Raikage, had cultivated the Thunder Release Chakra mode to a new level that no one before him could reach. In terms of strength alone, he can be regarded as the top in the ninja world, and there are only a handful of ninjas who can match him, so the research and development of the space-time chakra cannon has been put on hold.
In the past, Aiya, like his father, the Third Raikage, believed that Kumogakure had the top ninja in the ninja world, and Kirabi, the perfect jinchūriki, could shake even the status of Konoha, the overlord of the ninja world, with a so-called Can technological products be stronger than ninjas?
Konoha is too strong!
It makes people feel desperate!
The space-time chakra cannon is Ai's only hope now.
In the past three years, in addition to supervising the research progress of the space-time chakra cannon, he devoted all his energy to practice. However, even if he practiced the thunder chakra mode to great perfection, he still had a relationship with his father, the third generation Raikage. Not a small gap.
Such strength cannot shake Konoha at all.
"Raikage-sama." Seeing Ai coming to the research institute, Raki, the Jonin in charge of the space-time chakra cannon research and development project, saluted respectfully.
"Laki, how's the progress?" Ai nodded slightly and asked.
"Lord Raikage, the energy level of the space-time chakra cannon has been increased by another 15%. Its power is comparable to that of a small tailed beast jade. Its attack range has doubled than before, and it can carry out precise strikes within a range of twenty kilometers. , Destroy a mountain."
Laki said seriously, with a slightly excited look on his face.
He had opposed the shelving of the space-time chakra cannon research and development plan in the early years, but it was not taken seriously. Now the village fully supports the development of this weapon, tilting funds and resources, which gives him a taste of hope.
In particular, the Fourth Raikage came back every once in a while to ask about the progress and if he had any other needs, which made him feel that the village attached great importance to him.
He feels that with such strong support, he will be able to complete this technology in his lifetime.
"Small tailed beast jade..." Ai's eyes were a little disappointed, but he tried his best to hide it.
According to his original temper, if he is disappointed, he will be disappointed, if he is dissatisfied, he will be dissatisfied, and he will not hide it. He has a straightforward character, but the previous blow made him learn to be patient.
Three years have passed, and the time and space chakra cannon has been upgraded from the power of a regular ninjutsu to a small tailed beast jade, which is already quite good.
The power of the small tailed beast jade sounds good, but one activation of the space-time chakra cannon requires hundreds of ninjas to deliver chakra, and it is best to be the jounin.
Just the combined use of ninjutsu by hundreds of chuunin and jounin would not be much weaker than a small tailed beast.
What's more, his younger brother Kirabi was the perfect Jinchūriki of the Eight-Tails during his lifetime. He was able to use the terrifyingly powerful super-large tailed beast tama. Let alone a mountaintop, the tailed beast tama exploded with full force and could destroy a small city with one blow.
After investing so much manpower and material resources, it took three years for the space-time chakra cannon to achieve this kind of power. How could he not be disappointed?
After Konoha captured the Eight-Tails, they had not yet found a suitable Jinchuriki candidate, so they temporarily sealed the Eight-Tails in the Fire Temple in the capital of Fire Country. Hatake Sakumo led a team of jounin to be permanently stationed in the Fire Capital. Even if Ai goes there in person, he is not confident that he can take back the Eight-Tails.
As for a large number of people sneaking in, that is even more impossible.
According to this progress, it will take who knows how many years until the space-time chakra cannon is developed to be as powerful as a large tailed beast jade. By then, Konoha may have mastered the power of the two powerful tailed beasts, the Nine-Tails and the Eight-Tails.
If he were the Hokage of Konoha, he would definitely take this opportunity to destroy a ninja village with the power of thunder.
After all, Konoha won with one against four after the third war.
If we deal with three ninja villages at the same time, sooner or later we will be able to unify the ninja world.
Research progress is too slow!
He can't wait!
Laki noticed the change in the Fourth Raikage's expression. After all, he was not good at hiding his emotions, so he quickly reacted and explained:
"Lord Raikage! In fact, the main reason why the progress of the research is so slow is that this research has been put on hold for nearly twenty years.
After two ninja wars, many ninjas with scientific research capabilities in the village died on the battlefield.
Therefore, although the village has given great support in terms of funds and resources, talents in this field cannot be cultivated in just one or two years.
I......"
Raki was also helpless. Most of Kumogakure's ninjas had tough personalities and the style of martial arts was prevalent, so they paid more attention to the development of various ninjutsu and weapons.
In particular, the various high-quality ninja swords, kunai, shuriken and other ninja tools are almost the best in the ninja world. Among them, the development of swordsmanship has surpassed Konoha. Many ninjas are good at double sword style.
However, only the second-generation Raikage paid a little attention to the development of technological products such as space-time chakra cannon, and the third-generation Raikage simply ignored it.
As a result, those ninjas who are good at researching technological products are not taken seriously. In addition, because they are not strong, the survival rate on the battlefield is naturally very low.
In contrast, those ninjas who are good at forbidden arts research and human experimentation are treated completely differently in Yunyin Village. They basically don't have to go to the battlefield, and with the tilt of resources, they can naturally produce results.
Although Laki didn't say anything else, Ai already understood what he meant.
He tried his best!
"How long will it take for the power of the space-time chakra cannon to surpass that of a large tailed beast jade?" Ai didn't ask about the specific progress and directly asked about the result. This was his only hope.
"This..." Laki was stunned and remained silent for a long time before finally giving the answer: "About fifteen years!"
"Fifteen years! It's too long! I can't wait this long!" Ai said with a stern face, shaking his head.
Fifteen years, it is estimated that Kumogakure will have been wiped out by Konoha by then!
In fifteen years, the ninjas of Hyuga Nobuhiko's generation are all in their early thirties, and they are all at their peak. It is estimated that the next generation of ninjas in Konoha have grown up.
"If the village can add more funds and manpower, it should be able to shorten some time." Laki also knew that what he just said was a bit conservative, but he did not dare to boast, otherwise it would not be completed and the trouble would be even greater.
"how long?!"
"About... ten years."
"It's still too long!"
"If you give me fifty more Jonin, I should be able to shorten the time by two to three years. The more Jonin, the better..." Laki's words were not too full. After all, the village has now With dozens of jounin and chuunin permanently stationed in the research institute, it would be difficult for the village to provide more jounin.
"This will affect the normal operation of the village, I'm afraid..." Mabuyi reminded in a low voice.
Although she is only the secretary of the Fourth Raikage, according to her status, she is actually equivalent to Konoha's Hokage advisor.
Of course, she is only a consultant and does not have very much real power. But the Third Raikage trusted her very much, so her suggestions were often adopted.
The research on space-time chakra cannon requires testing its power every once in a while. Yunlei Gorge is close to the sea, so testing the power in the sea will not be noticed by other countries.
It's just that every test requires a large amount of ninjas to inject chakra. Even the usual evaluations require chakra replenishment, and the chakra of genin cannot activate the space-time chakra cannon. At least it needs to be chunin.
And he must be a chuunin with strong chakra control ability.
It's best to use jounin.
Now that Rakui wants fifty more Jonin, it will already affect the normal operation of Kumogakure Village.
With hundreds of jounin stationed in the research institute, Kumogakure's task completion volume and completion rate will drop significantly, which will affect Kumogakure's status in the ninja world, and the Daimyo of the Land of Thunder will also reduce funding.
Although there are many mines around Yunyin, mining and refining are very troublesome. The price of selling only raw ore is very low. In addition, with such strong support, it will take seven or eight years. It is too risky!
"Okay! I will give you fifty more Jonin, or even more!" The Fourth Raikage gritted his teeth and made up his mind. Even if the army was reduced and the size of the village's ninjas was reduced, he must take revenge on Konoha.
****
Kumogakure was cutting back on food and clothing, but on the moon, Nobuhiko and Hinata Mio were living a life without shame.
Since the two of them spent most of their time on the moon, there was no entertainment. They practiced in the temple every day and then had one-on-one battles.
Crunchy~
In the dormitory, there was a shaking figure on the wooden bed, and it stopped after about an hour.
"Mio, what did you say!? I didn't hear you clearly. Say it again."
On the window sill, Nobuhiko was enjoying the sage time with Hinata Mio who was covered in sweat. When he heard her words in his ear, he was a little confused for the first time.
"I said, I have a baby here."
Hinata Mio was smiling and gently caressing her smooth belly. Her whole body was filled with the brilliance of motherhood.
In the last life she and Nobuhiko were together, they changed beds several times, but they never left any descendants for Nobuhiko. This was the most regretful thing for Hinata Mio.
Unexpectedly, she became pregnant after just a few months on the moon.
Nobuhiko's face was full of surprise, and he carefully touched Hinata Mio's lower abdomen. Through perception, he could feel two very weak breaths of life in Hinata Mio's lower abdomen. This was because Nobuhiko's reincarnation eyes were getting stronger and stronger, and his body was gradually moving towards the fairy. After the human body is transformed, it has a strong ability to sense the breath of life.
Not only did he have offspring, he had two at once!
This is the perfect combination of his and Hinata Mio's chakra and blood.
"Thank you, Mio." Nobuhiko hugged her tightly, came to a different world, became a family, but had no real offspring, and now he finally felt like he had taken root.
Feeling Nobuhiko's emotional changes, Hinata Mio gently stroked his head.
She felt that the greatest luck was meeting Nobuhiko, but she always felt that something was missing.
And now, the family is finally complete.
"I will definitely teach the two children well." As he said that, Nobuhiko instantly entered the reincarnated eye chakra mode, and then carefully sent the power of the six paths into Hyuga Mio's abdomen, and most of the power of the six paths entered Hyuga Mio's body. , and a small part of the power of the Six Paths is integrated into the two breaths of life.
"It's not such an exaggeration." Hinata Mio looked at Nobuhiko dumbfounded, and a happy smile appeared at the corner of her mouth inadvertently.
At first, Nobuhiko wanted to use the power of six paths to help her improve her strength, but she was opposed to it because it would increase Nobuhiko's consumption.
But this time, when she saw Nobuhiko was so happy, she didn't stop him.
"Of course." Nobuhiko said seriously.
Even if Kaguya could spare Hamura and Hagoromo, two unfilial sons, Nobuhiko would not spare them lightly. He had already stopped treating them as his descendants.
But this time, he had to train two children himself.
A 4-year-old genin, a 6-year-old jounin, an 8-year-old kage level, and a 10-year-old who is the best in the ninja world.
Although it didn't come true for him, his children might.
As for the consumption of the power of the Six Paths, it is replenished by accelerating the absorption of the power of the Great Reincarnation's eyes. Anyway, there is still a lot of chakra in the dragon's veins.
For a moment, Nobuhiko was filled with anticipation for the coming of new life.
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