Naruto: Menma Exiting Infinite Tsukuyomi

Chapter 184: Sacrifice is Unavoidable

"This feeling of being watched..."

Menma's eyes narrowed slightly. He abruptly looked up.

From here, he could only see a cold, white ceiling.

However, there was absolutely no mistaking that feeling just now.

"...Sir?"

Shinnō at his side, seeing this, asked cautiously: "Is there another problem?"

"It's nothing."

Menma came back to his senses, shaking his head perfunctorily: "Since the technological level is not yet sufficient, then there's nothing to be done for now."

"Your next key task is to research how to separate the 'darkness' from the Zero-Tails' chakra, and then apply it in the field of medical technology."

The strength of the Four Great Nations and Four Great Ninja Villages lay not only in their military power.

In comparison, the truly important things were their complete and sound systems.

Scientific research, education, medical care, intelligence, economy...

Each department attends to its own duties, finally constituting a vast and precise state machine.

Currently, the Land of Snow's military, economy, technology, education, and politics were all undergoing reform.

But due to the geographical limitations of the Land of Snow, all kinds of precious medicinal herbs needed to be imported from abroad.

Therefore, Menma planned to think of solutions from other angles.

The Zero-Tails' body is composed of pure dark chakra, and dark chakra is converted from human negative emotions like sorrow and despair.

However, if the "darkness" within it could be extracted, then the remaining chakra would be little different from a Tailed Beast's chakra.

And the extracted "darkness" could also be used to enhance the pupil power of the Sharingan.

But Shinnō clearly couldn't understand Menma's thinking.

"...Sir, forgive my offense."

He frowned deeply, his tone slightly heavy: "Once the Zero-Tails is completely consumed, it cannot be regenerated in a short time. Using it in the medical field would be a bit of a waste of great talent."

"Moreover, this kind of sacrifice is unavoidable in the ninja world... ughh!!"

Shinnō wanted to continue saying something,

but a heart-piercingly sharp pain suddenly erupted from his chest.

Thump!

"Argh!! Sir! Why?!"

Shinnō's face twisted, veins popping on his face as he clutched his heart and knelt on the ground.

"This is why I despise you all."

Menma looked down at Shinnō, his tone icy: "Arrogant and foolish, you simply don't understand what the phrase 'sacrifice is unavoidable' means."

This war-torn ninja world was indeed incredibly twisted and terrifying.

But what was truly terrifying was not how many lives it took.

But that such a world made so many people accustomed to the matter of death.

Although "sacrifice" was indeed unavoidable on this path, this was absolutely not a reason to rationalize "sacrifice."

Taking it for granted that subordinates should be "sacrificed" is a sign of an incompetent leader.

The few "scientists" like Shinnō have already deviated from the true meaning of scientific research.

To them, science was not so lofty at all.

They were only in it for the joy of discovering the unknown; they were only pursuing a feeling of their own satisfaction.

The greatest irony is that it is these people who are in pursuit of scientific truth.

This so-called science... is really...

Menma turned away, glancing at Shinnō with disgust: "In the future, you will do whatever I say. Fulfill the only role you have left now."

The research and development of Scientific Ninja Tools was a field Menma regarded with great importance.

He had obtained the design blueprints for the fortress from that mobile fortress, as well as many design plans and data for small warships and weapons.

Especially those firearms developed according to the blueprints, which could continuously fire bullets with just a pull of the trigger.

According to Menma's experience testing the new firearms, the bullets fired by the new firearms, if imbued with chakra, could even injure ninja who were not skilled in the Body Flicker Technique.

If large-area saturation attacks could be achieved, the final lethality would be considerable.

Even if ordinary soldiers were given these weapons, they could pose a great threat to ordinary ninja.

Although Menma wasn't very skilled at manufacturing warships and weapons, the Land of Snow's military research institute had scientific researchers specializing in them.

He had already arranged for these design plans and related data to be sent into the hands of those researchers skilled in warship and weapon research.

With these design plans and data, the military strength of the Land of Snow could be further advanced.

It could also solve the current problem of a serious shortage of combat personnel in the Land of Snow.

"The research and development of the artificial Tailed Beast is closely related to the later production of medicine, development of ninja tools, and energy R&D for warships. I don't want any problems in this area."

"I have said all I need to say. You'd better watch yourself."

With that, Menma turned his head away directly.

Leaving Shinnō to lie on the ground wailing in pain, he left the research institute with an expressionless face.

Arriving on the snowy mountain,

a thoughtful look appeared on Menma's face.

Just now, while inside the research institute, a secret fluctuation had swept past him.

Shinnō beside him had no reaction at all, completely unaware.

If not for Menma's strong sensory ability, he would have almost failed to notice the anomaly.

"Could someone have discovered the research institute and is using sensory ninjutsu to spy on the interior?"

The thought had just popped up when Menma shook his head.

"No, that's not right."

If it were a targeted probe of this location, the feeling just now wouldn't have been so fleeting.

Moreover, that feeling of being watched was very strange, and also familiar.

As if being scanned by a passing glance from a much higher, much farther place.

It wasn't like a sensory-type scouting ninjutsu like "Kagura Shingan," but rather more like a dōjutsu with scouting capabilities, like the "Byakugan."

"A sensory ability like the Byakugan, and a large-scale scan from top to bottom."

Menma subconsciously looked up at the sky.

From the top of this snowy mountain, the entire night sky was very charming.

Bright stars, like diamonds, were scattered across the night sky.

The moonlight was also bright, gentle, and as beautiful as a dream.

"It's the moon."

Menma narrowed his eyes, his heart sinking: "The descendants of Ōtsutsuki Hamura's lineage... do they already possess the Tenseigan now?"

Ōtsutsuki Hamura, the younger brother of the Sage of Six Paths, Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo.

Hagoromo established Ninshū, while Hamura, to guard the Gedō Mazō, moved to the moon with his clansmen.

If he remembered correctly,

the Ōtsutsuki Main Family and Branch Family would have an internal conflict, and the Branch Family, possessing the Tenseigan, would win the final victory.

However, in the end, only Ōtsutsuki Toneri was left, inheriting the Branch Family's ideal of destroying the ninja world and recreating heaven and earth.

"An unexpected situation..."

Menma frowned deeply, thinking to himself: "If the giant Tenseigan on the moon has already matured, with my current abilities, I can only barely protect myself."

However, the seed planted on the young lady's side should have matured by now.

With this sudden situation, perhaps it is time for the harvest.

(End of Chapter)

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