Chapter 230
"Scientific Ninja Tool?"
Namikaze Minato finally understood what Lu Nie meant. If he could really release the ninjutsu in the form of ninja tools, as long as it could be spread, he could indeed do what Lu Nie said.
But then, how do we solve the problem of the source of chakra?
Chakra is required to release any ninjutsu! Minato Namikaze is definitely not as professional as Orochimaru and Shikagawa in terms of technology, but he is also very clear that even ninja tools require chakra to release ninjutsu.
For example, the seven famous swords of the Hidden Mist Village, except for Samehada which was transformed from a living creature, in order to unleash their power, they need the chakra supply of the sword wielder.
The power attached to those swords themselves is similar to a powerful ninjutsu that does not require hand seals to release.
Namikaze Minato asked his question without hesitation. He really wanted to know what Lu Nie planned for these things, which vaguely made him see the way to peace.
Although he was born a commoner, as a jonin and a candidate for Hokage, he had experienced all kinds of battles and disputes in the ninja world. Especially with a master who was obsessed with the child of prophecy, Minato naturally had his own thoughts on war and peace in the ninja world under the influence of his master's words and deeds.
Especially after becoming a consultant and being exposed to more village affairs, Minato's perspective has changed to a certain extent.
For example, the perception of war. Perhaps other ninjas and civilians believed that the war was deliberately started by other ninja villages with bad intentions, but in Minato's view, although there were some factors, it was more about competition for resources.
The first generation created the model of ninja villages, which certainly brought the ninja world into a new era. However, at the same time, with the large gathering of ninjas, their way of survival did not undergo earth-shaking changes, and new problems naturally followed.
The most obvious problem is the money in the ninja village!
The ninja clan, which once acted as clans and organized groups, had a hard time surviving in troubled times, but as long as they had a certain amount of tasks, they were able to support themselves and some of their clansmen.
But after the ninja world entered the ninja village mode, this burden became more concentrated.
Over and over again, ninjas have evolved from "individuals" to "groups", but their way of survival is still to rely on accepting missions.
The first generation also considered the huge amount of money needed for the survival of the ninja after they gathered in large numbers. At that time, he and Madara's method was to attach the ninja village to the country with the largest land area, the largest population, and the richest.
Relying on the cooperative relationship with the daimyo of the country and the funding from the daimyo to survive, the ninjas used their own force to protect the daimyo and nobles, and continued their previous missions such as escorting merchants.
Then a group of ninja clans and groups followed suit and found the most powerful and stable countries at that time, forming the current five major countries.
As a result, the ninja world did enter a period of peace.
The survival and fertility rates of ninjas also greatly increased during this time.
Stability will bring a large population, but the number of missions was limited at the time. When the ratio between the two became unbalanced, in order to ease and resolve internal conflicts, as the shadow of a village, he could only seek to plunder resources from the outside to supplement himself. The death of the first generation was the first straw that broke the camel's back.
Whenever the number of ninjas reaches a certain level, a war is bound to happen in the ninja world. It's like an endless cycle.
But if there are enough resources, can a war like the Ninja World War be avoided? Even if it cannot be avoided, can its arrival be delayed?
Maybe by then, we can find a better way to solve the problem.
Like Jiraiya, Minato hopes that the ninja world will enter a period of stability and peace, but Minato is not like Jiraiya, who places all his hopes on some illusory child of prophecy.
"Wouldn't it be enough to just create ninja tools that can store chakra? As for the source, it can be done by paying ninjas to provide a certain amount of chakra, or finding alternative solutions.
If that doesn't work, wouldn't the tailed beasts, which are chakra aggregates, be able to take on this role? It simply transforms the tailed beasts from a deterrent force to an energy source.
When the first generation distributed the tailed beasts, each of the five major countries has its own tailed beast. "Lu Nie replied softly.
"Can they learn?" Minato understood what Lunai had meant. Indeed, the other four ninja villages had been copying Konoha's work since their establishment. They would establish any department that was beneficial to the village, such as the Anbu, the Ninja School, the Barrier Class, the Sealing Class, etc., unless they were truly incapable of doing so.
"It may also lead to even more militarism. But no matter what, the emergence of scientific ninja tools can increase the risk of the village dealing with war.
It may not have much effect on powerful ninjas, but strong people will naturally deal with strong people. What the village lacks now is the middle and lower classes."
Lu Nie did not elaborate on this aspect, but as an advisor, how could Minato not understand it?
The village did have the ability to deal with the war, but that would force the various ninja clans in the village to pay out their wealth. Although he was reluctant to admit it, Minato knew that most of these ninja clans had suffered heavy casualties in the previous wars. What was left was almost the last strength and vitality of the clan.
As for civilian ninjas?
Civilian ninjas suffered the most losses in the previous wars. Most of them did not master any ninjutsu, and some even just graduated from ninja schools in the late stages of the war, and were forced to rush to the battlefield before they had time to undergo more training and buffering.
The village was not short of high-end combat power, but rather of middle and lower-level ninjas. Many of the newly promoted jonin and even chūnin in the war who had not joined the Anbu had already begun to train the new ninjas.
"Does the Wind Country have a similar idea in their large-scale mission? If they obtain more resources and become more powerful, wouldn't that be a bigger threat to us?" Minato suddenly spoke again, turning the topic to the large mission that the Wind Country and the Fire Country were cooperating on.
This mission successfully caused a lot of bloodshed among the daimyo and nobles of the Kingdom of Wind. After an experimental small oasis was successfully created in the desert, the nobles of the Kingdom of Wind went crazy.
"When their lifeblood and interests are closely tied to ours, the Sand Village will be our most loyal ally!"
It sounds good to say one against three or four, but the final result is a tragic one where they narrowly escape death.
(End of this chapter)