Chapter 503: New Life
"What you're talking about hasn't been tested yet."
Amado shook his head.
He really had not tested how far it could travel in an hour.
After all, in his opinion, this thing still needed further improvement. At the very least, the current engine could not meet Kenichi's internal requirements.
Kenichi had told him the general use for this thing before, and Amado felt that in its current state, it still had great limitations. Because of that, it could not be used for now, and naturally, it had not been tested.
Amado was still thinking of waiting until a better improved version was made before starting experiments.
Kenichi touched his chin thoughtfully, looking at the machine in front of him.
To say it was useless was naturally impossible.
This thing was still very useful to Kenichi.
Although it was large and only the product of the first experiment, it had other uses.
Kenichi felt that this thing could probably be used to make trains.
If one were to talk about the scientific revolution, the most famous event that changed the world was the appearance of the steam engine.
The initial steam engines actually had many problems, all sorts of issues, and their efficiency was inferior to the equipment that emerged later.
But the point was that the existence of this thing could be said to have changed the entire world's landscape.
Human power was limited.
There were many ordinary people in the Shinobi World, and these ordinary people were the most important component of the Shinobi World.
One could even say that without ordinary people, there would be no Shinobi World as it was today.
However, for Kenichi, the current Shinobi World was still a bit too backward.
For example, railways had not been fully laid out.
If railways could be fully laid out and trains could operate smoothly, then the future Shinobi World would become much more convenient for commercial exchange and interpersonal communication.
Only then could it develop by leaps and bounds.
However, there were also many ordinary people in the Shinobi World, and their physical quality was inferior to that of ninja.
Kenichi felt it was necessary to do something for these ordinary people.
Otherwise, this world would still have new drawbacks, and the class barrier between ordinary people and ninja would become even harder to reconcile, eventually leading to great chaos.
Kenichi fell a little lost in thought.
He was contemplating the future of the Shinobi World.
Or rather, he was contemplating the future of science.
If one wanted to step out of the Shinobi World and embark on another path, then it had to be said that this was a very troublesome matter.
There were many things to do and many things to prepare.
But in the end, there were two general directions for development.
The first was genetic programming.
Through genetic programming, Kenichi could transform all humans in the Shinobi World, making everyone in the Shinobi World into ninja.
From the most basic level, the class division between ordinary people and ninja would disappear.
In the future, the Shinobi World would only have ninja, no ordinary people, and everyone would be able to cultivate ninjutsu.
Moreover, after Kenichi's improvements, he was now confident that all people in the Shinobi World could possess the genes of the Otsutsuki Clan and be able to open the Rinnegan.
However, in that case, the Shinobi World would essentially become another version of the Otsutsuki Clan.
In the future, it might reach a dead end.
And at that dead end, the only solution might be to plant Divine Trees on other planets to break through that limit.
The Otsutsuki Clan was so strong, possessing the ability to traverse the universe, but even so, they still required planting Divine Trees, and even involved sacrifices.
This proved that the Otsutsuki Clan's ninjutsu cultivation had an upper limit.
Once that limit was reached, even with the Otsutsuki Clan's technological and scientific level, it could not be solved.
That was why such a system had been introduced.
To some extent, the Otsutsuki Clan and the Hyuga Clan were truly similar.
However, the Hyuga Clan now appeared more extreme, with all branch families bound by the Caged Bird and reduced to slaves of the main family.
Even so, many branch family members were content with it.
It was hard to say what kind of system existed in the world of the Otsutsuki Clan.
It was also hard to say whether Otsutsuki Clan reformers would emerge in the future, holding the same ideas as Neji and wanting to resist.
"No, isn't Kaguya such a person? Logically, she should have been the one fed to the Divine Tree, but she ambushed the main family and swallowed the Divine Tree's fruit herself."
Kenichi tapped his fingers on the table.
He thought of an interesting answer.
Kaguya was clearly someone unwilling to accept her fate.
Based on what Kaguya had done, Kenichi felt that within the Otsutsuki Clan, such things might not be isolated incidents.
Kaguya had acted very urgently, and she was also trying to resist.
She had stockpiled White Zetsu, preparing for future confrontations with the Otsutsuki Clan.
From this, it could be seen that Kaguya would not be the first person to do such a thing.
Then it was hard to say whether the Otsutsuki Clan had sufficient contingency plans for dealing with traitors like Kaguya.
But it was also hard to say.
It depended on what Kishimoto thought, after all.
Just hearing the name Otsutsuki Kaguya made it clear that she was related to Kaguya-hime in Kishimoto's story.
"Ahem..."
Amado coughed.
This guy, Kenichi, always got distracted.
And when he got distracted, he stayed distracted for a long time.
Although Amado did not mind Kenichi getting distracted, since he was also a scientist and knew that sometimes inspiration was indeed unstoppable when it struck, the problem was that Orochimaru was here now.
And beside Orochimaru was an even more troublesome little one, Hikari, who had also arrived at some point.
Kenichi was stunned.
He had been thinking about the second path for the Shinobi World.
But since Orochimaru and the others were here now, he would temporarily stop pondering that question.
"Teacher, Hikari? Why are you here?"
Kenichi was a little surprised.
Although he had indeed told Hikari that she would need to do some research in the future, that was not now.
So why would Orochimaru bring Hikari over?
"Kenichi, what were you thinking about just now?"
Orochimaru asked with a smile.
He was not using his old face now, but his current appearance.
Kenichi looked at Orochimaru.
Orochimaru seemed to have undergone some strange changes now.
Kenichi did not know whether Orochimaru had given up because he found that his soul could not be changed, or whether he had other ideas.
Thinking of Orochimaru's experimental log, Kenichi felt that his teacher probably had not given up completely and was continuing to make attempts.
However, the effect of those attempts was not very good.
Still, it was hard to say whether Orochimaru would find a way in the future to completely solve this problem.
"I was just thinking about the future direction of development."
Kenichi spoke with a smile, rubbing Hikari's head.
Hikari happily hugged Kenichi's arm.
Seeing Hikari's lively appearance, Kenichi knew that her body was fine.
It seemed Hikari had not started the experiment yet.
Orochimaru raised an eyebrow.
The future direction of development?
Although Orochimaru knew that his student's thoughts were always very erratic, he had not expected them to be this erratic.
This really was...
"Kenichi, although I know you really want to think about the future, you need to know that sometimes people have to stay grounded. Putting everything else aside, why don't you solve the engine problem first?"
Orochimaru glared at his student.
Kenichi scratched his head awkwardly.
He also knew this was not good, but he simply could not control his thoughts.
Experiments could be done later, but if inspiration was lost, who knew when he would catch it again?
After being lectured by Orochimaru, Kenichi followed him and Amado to begin further improvements on the engine.
As for Hikari, Kenichi told her to go play somewhere else for a while.
Only after Kenichi and the others finished with the engine would they be able to start trying to research that even more troublesome thing called the internet.
"Kabuto, parents who want to adopt a child will be here soon! Remember to receive them!"
In the former capital of the Land of Water, now the Haibo City Children's Welfare Institute, Kabuto was busy.
He heard Nonou's voice, quickly responded, then stood up, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and quickly walked to the entrance of the welfare institute.
Kabuto was quite satisfied with his current life.
The establishment of the new country seemed to have little impact on the welfare institute, but in fact, its influence was very far-reaching.
"Oh, Kabuto, you're here just in time?"
Kabuto had just arrived at the entrance of the welfare institute when he saw a familiar person standing there.
The person smiled and greeted him after seeing him.
Kabuto was stunned, his pupils contracting slightly.
But then, Kabuto showed a smile.
"Fu, why are you here? Has the government issued any new policies?"
Kabuto chuckled.
The person in front of him was his former superior in Root, Fu Yamanaka, a cold and ruthless eccentric who had only followed Danzo Shimura's arrangements.
However, with Danzo's death, Fu had gradually become much more normal.
Now, he was wearing a green uniform with the words [Land of Flame National Postal Department] written on it.
"Yes, take a look."
Fu handed over an envelope with a smile.
Kabuto took it and glanced at it.
The content written inside was not much, but it made Kabuto very happy.
The country had increased the benefits and subsidies for welfare institutes, and they could collect the money next month.
Kabuto showed a heartfelt smile.
He had once been a spy.
A detestable spy.
His hands had been stained with the blood of innocents, as well as the blood of enemies and his own people.
Sometimes, Kabuto did not know whether he was Kabuto or someone else.
In any case, he did not know.
He had merely numbly carried out Danzo's orders, all for the sake of meeting the most important person to him in the future, Nonou.
Now, he had gained the most important thing.
"Kabuto, are you used to life here?"
Fu leaned against the wall and casually threw Kabuto a bottle of drink.
Kabuto naturally caught it, opened it, and took a sip.
"It's pretty good. Although daily life is full of trivial matters, compared to the past, I still prefer my current life."
Kabuto showed a sincere smile.
He was indeed very satisfied with his current life.
Fu looked at Kabuto.
He remembered that when Kabuto was in Root, he had looked like a dead person.
No expression.
No spirit.
Just an ordinary person who seemed empty inside.
But the current Kabuto looked much more real.
"What about you? Aren't you thinking of avenging Lord Danzo anymore?"
Kabuto teased.
Previously, Fu would talk every day about avenging Danzo, rebuilding Root, and similar matters.
But now, he seemed much less agitated.
"No. I can't see the future Lord Danzo described, but here, I can."
Fu finished the drink in his hand in one gulp, then threw the bottle into the trash can and stretched.
"I've traveled all over the Land of Flame during this time and seen many things. When I was a Root ninja before, I never saw any kindness in people's eyes, only hatred. But now..."
Fu pursed his lips.
Fu thought of what had happened before.
He had carried the postal scroll and gone to what was originally the Land of Wind.
In that small place, in a small village, he had received a warm welcome from the people there.
Even though they were so poor that two people only had one pair of pants to wear, they still warmly entertained Fu.
Their simple smiles deeply touched Fu's cold heart.
"I saw hope."
Fu spoke seriously.
He no longer thought about Root matters.
Or rather, he no longer thought about Root.
He did not miss his past self, who had killed like a demon and become Danzo's sharp blade.
He preferred his current self.
Although he was busy every day and ran all over the place, he loved everything in this world.
"You finally don't have the Tongue Severing Seal anymore."
Kabuto also smiled happily.
He knew what Fu meant, because he thought the same way.
"Wasn't that thing already... Oh, right. It's gone."
Fu was stunned for a moment, but then he realized what Kabuto was talking about.
Yes.
Although it had disappeared from his tongue, it had always remained in his heart before.
But now, it was gone.
Fu left.
Kabuto stood in place, looking ahead.
After a while, a middle-aged couple walked over with smiles.
The woman cautiously asked whether this was the welfare center.
Kabuto smiled and nodded, then led them into the welfare institute.
Sunlight spilled down, falling onto the ground.
New sprouts broke through the soil, emerging from the dark, damp earth.
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