Chapter 55: Blueprints

Right under Kumogakure's nose, someone dared to challenge heavenly might again? --------------

The spectating ninja arrived at Thunder Valley, looking from afar at the epicenter of the massive shockwave. There were no remains; perhaps they were directly vaporized, or perhaps they left after succeeding in the challenge.

As the previous "successful challenger," the Raikage walked to the center of the lightning strike, a place no one else dared to approach.

"So that's how it is."

The spreading pattern of this shockwave was very easy to identify. The person standing at the epicenter had indeed successfully challenged it and left alive.

"When did our Kumogakure produce such a genius?"

The first person who came to his mind was his son, A. He had the ability to succeed, but the chances were rather slim, especially with this kind of skillful force deflection. The Third Raikage, knowing his son, was even less assured.

"Killer B?"

That was even more impossible. B and A were still causing trouble for Minato Namikaze in the Land of Rice Fields. The third battle sequence was intense; they couldn't possibly return at this critical juncture.

After much thought, he couldn't identify this person. The Third Raikage considered the possibility of an outsider, then immediately dismissed the idea. The best Lightning Release ninja in the entire ninja world had to be in Kumogakure Village. People from other villages coming here were just seeking death; this kind of violent training method was simply not something ordinary people could accept.

「Although I didn't find this fellow, it's a good thing, I suppose. He's probably afraid that if I found him, I'd make him lead the army to attack other countries.」

Talent was extremely scarce now. Excellent, powerful ninja were always sent to various dangerous battlefields. The Third Raikage also understood this fellow's thoughts.

In that case, let's secretly have someone keep an eye out.

Returning to Kumogakure Village, the Third Raikage found the Anbu and had them pay attention to ninja on various battlefields whose strength didn't match their status, especially those proficient in Lightning Release who had just been dispatched from within the village.

"Understood, Lord Raikage."

Two Anbu accepted the mission and disappeared from the Raikage's office building.

Another Anbu came to the Raikage's desk, which had been smashed countless times, and handed over a design blueprint.

"The basic design blueprint for the Chakra Cannon is complete. Please review it."

"Hmm."

He picked up the blueprint that had been delayed for three years. For this piece of paper, the Raikage had sent several Jonin to the Land of Craftsmen to find the best engineers. Initially, those craftsmen refused to leave their country, saying it would diminish their skills, they wouldn't find inspiration, and so on. But faced with the large rewards promised by the Kumogakure Jonin and their gleaming blades, they unanimously changed their tune and agreed to Kumogakure's request.

What were the manufacturing requirements and power standards for this Chakra Cannon?

The craftsmen, forced to be the B-party, waited tremblingly for the A-party boss to speak.

The Third Raikage waved his hand grandly, pointing at the moon.

Very simple: if it could shoot down the moon, this weapon would be considered qualified.

Two outstanding craftsmen couldn't bear the pressure and wanted to commit suicide on the spot. The remaining craftsmen were disheartened, muttering incessantly.

"What a sin! What kind of A-parties are there these days…"

The blueprint, which should have been completed before the Third Great Ninja War, was delayed until now. The Third Raikage still grinned broadly.

He wasn't a fool; he certainly knew the difficulty of making this weapon. Giving a time limit was just a pretext. As long as it could be made, what did it matter if he waited a few more years?

Even if it was just a blueprint now, proving that this weapon was feasible was already a joyous matter.

Thus, the Third Raikage made a sweeping gesture on this design he completely couldn't understand.

"Very good. Tell those craftsmen to redraw it."

"...Huh??!"

This Anbu member had initially been delighted. His task was to supervise those craftsmen's research and development. As long as they succeeded, it meant his boring and tedious mission was finally over.

"Lord Raikage… redraw?"

"It's not exactly redrawing." The Raikage stroked his beard. "Just have them enlarge the caliber a few times. This looks too small."

The Anbu, suppressing the urge to defect from the village, breathed a sigh of relief. Enlarge it then; there were no dimensions marked on it. They could just make it bigger when building the prototype.

"Yes, Lord Raikage."

This Anbu member clearly didn't realize what kind of wails the B-party would emit again.

"The craftsmen say that if this weapon is to be prototyped for verification, the energy and material problems must be solved. The material problem can definitely be solved by chakra reinforcement. The lifespan of the cannon barrel is about ten to fifteen shots. As for the energy problem, even with the continuous charging of the Eight-Tails' chakra, it won't reach the level of destroying the moon."

"Energy?"

This posed another problem for the Raikage. The lines on the Third Raikage's face deepened.

"Isn't this a problem they should solve?"

"The craftsmen don't understand how to extract large amounts of chakra. A few of them do have chakra levels reaching Chunin standards, but that's all."

The Third Raikage pondered for a long time. Usually, at times like this, the irritable Raikage, unable to think of an answer, would smash the wooden table in front of him to vent his anger. The Anbu tactfully took a few steps back to avoid being injured by flying wood chips.

The imagined scene of rage didn't occur. His respected Lord Raikage took out a long-classified intelligence report.

"A large amount of chakra… this should meet the requirements."

The Raikage opened the intelligence report and read the text carefully.

"Is Lord Raikage referring to the country of Rouran?"

"That remote small country has a Dragon Vein. Scouts confirmed two years ago that the amount of chakra contained there is enough to distort all objects."

"Distort all objects?"

The Raikage repeated the last sentence he had just said. The following records were the names of Rouran's high-ranking officials, Rouran's military strength, and so on…

Not caring much about this latter information, he tossed the document to the Anbu. Anyway, no matter how strong this small country was, it couldn't be stronger than Kumogakure. Only the other four great nations were qualified to be Kumogakure's rivals.

"Call five Jonin squads. Go to Rouran and resolve their Dragon Vein crisis. The reason is that their Dragon Vein is very dangerous, with the potential for explosion, and needs to be sealed."

"Are the five Jonin squads to be drawn from the war zones?"

"How many squads are still on standby?"

"There are still forty-three squads. Each squad has clearly defined areas of responsibility. If five squads are transferred at once, there will be some patrol areas left vacant."

"Then send a few scouts over first to investigate. If confirmed, directly call the sealing team."

"Yes, Lord Raikage."

The Third Raikage had a flash of inspiration before the Anbu disappeared.

"Send those two fellows from the Land of Water over. This mission is very suitable for them. It wouldn't be a pity if they died there."

"Understood."

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