Aoki's thoughts remained largely unchanged from before.
Since he currently didn't have anything specific he particularly wanted to exchange for, it was better to save up his points first.
When he had accumulated enough, he could exchange for a single, extremely powerful cultivation technique or physique in one go, directly causing his strength to soar!
This was an excellent choice for him.
On the other hand, many of the other Hokages shared a similar line of thinking, choosing to preserve their points to exchange for even stronger things in the future.
Tobirama, however, kept a portion of the gains he had brought back from the Soul Reaper World. Especially the technological materials he had obtained from the Technical Development Department, along with various items related to souls created by the Shinigami, were all extremely precious to him. These things absolutely could not be directly exchanged for points. Tobirama would rather have fewer points from exchanges, ensuring he had ample materials for his Ninjutsu research.
All the Hokages returned to their original worlds.
Shira World
After Aoki returned, his desk was soon piled high with numerous reports, which annoyed him greatly.
As the esteemed Hokage, he couldn't possibly spend every day here reviewing documents, could he? That would be far too boring. He wasn't Naruto; he didn't have the habit or fondness for that sort of thing.
Just as Aoki was racking his brains, thinking of ways to offload these documents for others to handle, a person he found quite unexpected walked in.
Orochimaru!
Aoki rarely saw Orochimaru come to him. Mainly, Orochimaru had very little presence in the village. Despite being one of the Legendary Sannin and an exceptionally skilled scientific research ninja, he had been keeping an extremely low profile recently, never engaging in public activities. According to others, he was usually holed up in his underground research lab conducting experiments. Aoki didn't know why.
In truth, Orochimaru was afraid.
The power Aoki had displayed wasn't just strong; it was on a completely different, overwhelming level of superhuman might.
If it were any other ninja, no matter how powerful they appeared, Orochimaru would not be afraid at all.
After all, he himself was also a strong individual.
But Aoki was different.
He was not simply strong in a straightforward way.
Orochimaru could sense it.
Aoki had already reached an entirely different realm.
At this level, it was uncertain whether he could even be called a ninja anymore.
So, even though Orochimaru was older than Aoki.
And had far more experience.
When facing Aoki now.
He still behaved with utmost respect.
"How come you're here, Orochimaru?"
Aoki inquired.
"You're such a busy man, it's a rare guest indeed for you to come to my place."
He said jokingly.
Orochimaru, on the other hand, appeared very flustered.
"No, no..."
"It's mainly because I've been focusing on developing new technological projects lately."
"Researching technology every day."
"It's easy to lose track of other things."
Hearing his words.
Aoki narrowed his eyes.
"Oh, so that means your technology must have made new progress."
"Otherwise, you wouldn't come to me at a time like this."
Upon hearing this, Orochimaru spoke: "Exactly, that's right!"
"I came this time to invite you, Lord Fourth Hokage, to come and take a look."
"This is the Chakra Cannon project. Before this, you requested that any progress be reported to you immediately."
"And now, we have developed this technology to a level where it can be used in actual combat."
"So I rushed over personally to inform you."
Hearing his words.
Aoki's eyes lit up.
He was still very interested in this project.
After all, based on the samples he had seen in other worlds before.
If this Chakra Cannon could be manufactured well.
The destructive power it could cause would be immense.
And its precision was also not lacking.
For him, of course, he didn't need such a thing to enhance his own combat power.
However.
For those other weaker ninjas.
This was a very important existence.
If those ninjas went to the battlefield alone.
They couldn't really play any significant role.
But if they poured their Chakra into this weapon.
They could unleash terrifying power comparable to Madara Uchiha through the weapon.
Such technological progress.
Was still very useful.
Aoki followed Orochimaru to an open space near Konohagakure.
This area had undergone some modifications.
And was now the test firing site for the Chakra Cannon.
Not long after Aoki and the others arrived.
The other members of the village also arrived one after another.
Including Kakashi, Minato, and several other ninjas from the Shinobi Division all gathered.
It was clear that Orochimaru and his research team.
Were very confident in the Chakra Cannon they had created.
Next, Orochimaru called over a few Chunin.
"Wait, why are you specifically calling these Chunin to operate it?"
At this moment, Kakashi asked curiously.
The other ninjas also looked curious.
Orochimaru then explained.
"Using Chunin for the test."
"Can better demonstrate the power of this new weapon."
"Even if each person inputs a relatively small amount of Chakra, it can still operate perfectly fine."
"It will only affect a portion of its power."
"Similarly, a few Genin can achieve the same result."
After hearing Orochimaru's words,
everyone couldn't help but nod in agreement.
This was the true practical application of such a Chakra Weapon.
After all,
Jonin were relatively few in number,
and most of them were extremely busy.
Having them charge a Chakra Weapon
would undoubtedly be a waste of both space and time.
But if it were entrusted to Chunin, or even Genin,
the application scenarios for this Chakra Weapon
would become incredibly broad.
Everyone watched curiously as the weapon prepared to fire.
As several Chunin infused the Chakra Cannon with Chakra,
a burst of blue light shot instantly from the cannon's muzzle,
striking a massive boulder in the distance with tremendous force!
After a loud explosion, the boulder shattered completely,
turning into scattered fragments across the ground.
"Excellent! Very impressive!"
Aoki led the applause.
The other ninjas also nodded in approval.
"This weapon is even more powerful than I imagined."
"And it offers a significant boost in strength for both Genin and Chunin."
"Once this weapon is further optimized and fully developed, I believe it can be mass-produced."
Aoki said to the others.
Upon hearing his words,
even Orochimaru, the project lead, was taken aback.
"So soon?"
He hadn't expected
Aoki to push for mass production so quickly.