This ninja in Naruto is unscientific

Chapter 111 The Harvest of Roots

Deep underground in Konoha, at the base of the roots.

The dim candlelight flickered in the damp air, casting a half-light, half-shadow on Shimura Danzo's gloomy face.

At this moment, the Dark One of Konoha was sitting behind a large stone table, his one eye fixed on the mountain of scrolls and drawings piled on the table.

If you ignored the masked, menacing Root ninjas around you and just looked at the things on the table, you might think this was some kind of rural appliance sales event.

"Is this the result of your month-long infiltration?"

Danzo's voice was devoid of emotion, but the cane in his hand had sunk deep into the cracks in the ground.

"Yes, Lord Danzo."

The Root spy, codenamed "B," knelt on one knee. Although his voice was respectful, it revealed an undisguised weariness—a lingering effect of working day and night at the research institute.

"In order to obtain this confidential information, my subordinates cleaned the sewers for three days before they had the opportunity to send it out."

Danzo held up two fingers and disdainfully picked up the top sheet of paper.

The drawings were very detailed, with complex structures and thorough annotations.

The title boldly reads: Refrigerator.

"..."

Danzo's eye twitched.

"A refrigerator? Are you trying to tell me that Nishikawa Tetsu and that madman Orochimaru got together to figure out how to keep leftovers from spoiling?"

"Sir, this is not just about preservation."

Yi quickly explained, his tone surprisingly carrying a hint of a technician's defense, "That Nishikawa Tetsu said that if this stuff were sold to caravans responsible for long-distance seafood transport, or to the imperial kitchen of the Daming Prefecture, the profit would be at least ten times! This is a strategic-level... uh, strategic-level commodity."

"Do we want money? We want power!"

Danzo suddenly threw the blueprints on the ground.

"Next!"

Another spy, codenamed "C", quickly handed over his findings.

"Lord Danzo, this was stolen from the core area of ​​Building B by your subordinate. These are blueprints personally designed by Nishikawa Tetsu!"

Danzo took it and looked at it.

air conditioner.

Note: This is a lifesaver in summer. It is recommended to install it in the Hokage's office, the Dean's office, and the police department's lounge.

"..."

Danzo took a deep breath, feeling a tightness in his chest.

"Is there anything else?"

Yes! Yes!

The third spy tremblingly presented a thick set of design drawings.

"This was pieced together by my subordinate at great personal risk from a wastepaper basket. It appears to have a very sophisticated structure, involving complex mechanical transmissions and flour proportions..."

Danzo took it and looked at it.

Fully automatic fast ramen machine.

"Bang!"

The solid wood stone table finally succumbed to the rage and was smashed in half by Danzo's palm.

"You bastard!"

Danzo roared, the killing intent in his single eye almost solidifying.

"I sent you to steal forbidden techniques, weapons, and technology! What have you brought back? A refrigerator? An air conditioner? And this ramen machine?!"

"Who's going to cook ramen anyway? Is this what ninjas do with their time?!"

The three Root ninjas were so frightened that they lay prostrate on the ground, not daring to breathe.

They were actually quite desperate.

Inside the research institute, all the core areas with even a little bit of technical skill were guarded by sealing techniques. Orochimaru and Nishikawa Tetsu were guarding against them as if they were thieves.

All they have access to are these "leftovers" that are prepared for the civilian market.

What's even more terrifying is that, under that brainwashing atmosphere of "science changes lives," they actually started to think these things were quite useful...

"A bunch of useless trash."

Danzo sat back down in his chair, his chest heaving violently.

He finally understood that Nishikawa Tetsu was using these civilian garbage items to drain the energy of the Root, and even to humiliate his intelligence.

"Isn't there anything useful at all?" Danzo asked through gritted teeth.

The people of Kumogakure are truly useless. Last time, when Nishikawa Tetsu went out of the village to look for Tsunade, they gave away information to others for free: they sent the news that Nishikawa Tetsu was with the Uzumaki clan to Kumogakure.

They intended to use someone else to do their dirty work, but who would have thought that even that wouldn't have killed that kid in the Land of Hot Springs?

"There is... there is one."

At first, the spy codenamed "B" hesitated for a moment, then pulled out a crumpled note from his pocket.

"This is a record of the conversation I overheard between Nishikawa Toru and that Hiruko while I was moving scrap materials."

Danzo grabbed the note.

The text contained only two short lines, yet it caused Danzo's pupils to shrink to the size of pinpoints in an instant.

The first batch of portable electromagnetic railguns has been assembled.

[Delivered to: Konoha Police Department Criminal Investigation Division; expected to be deployed next week.]

A deathly silence enveloped the entire root base.

The absurdity of the ramen machine and refrigerator vanished instantly, replaced by a suffocating sense of urgency.

"Mass production..."

Danzo squeezed out those two words through gritted teeth.

He had seen the power report for that weapon; it required no hand seals or complicated training, and one could shatter rocks from a hundred meters away with it.

And now, this powerful weapon is about to begin mass production?

Moreover, the first users were the police department controlled by the Uchiha clan?

"Hiruzen..."

Danzo crushed the note in his hand, his fingernails digging deep into his palm.

"Do you really want those Uchiha clan members to master this power?"

If all officers in the police force were to be equipped with this weapon, the unit's proud advantage in individual combat capabilities would be instantly wiped out.

At that time, if the Uchiha really rebels, or... if Fugaku Uchiha wants to wipe out the Root.

Danzo envisioned dozens of Uchiha clansmen wielding electromagnetic cannons, focusing their fire on the Root base.

That would be a massacre.

"We can't wait any longer."

Danzo stood up and paced back and forth in the darkness, the sound of his cane striking the ground rapid and heavy.

"Orochimaru is completely unreliable now, and that Nishikawa Tetsu is even more slippery."

"Since we can't steal the technology, we have to find a way to destroy their production line, or..."

Danzo stopped in his tracks, a ruthless glint flashing in his single eye.

"Or, let this batch of weapons become a hot potato."

He looked at the three spies kneeling on the ground.

"You guys continue to lie low and stop worrying about those refrigerator ramen machines."

"Keep an eye on the movements of that batch of weapons."

"yes!"

The three Root ninjas accepted the order and left.