Naruto: The Tavern Speech Begins to Make the Land of Rain Great

Upon learning that Hanzo's men were going to infiltrate the Akatsuki-kai, Watanabe Tetsu was naturally overjoyed and made all the necessary preparations.

This includes, but is not limited to, plans to place him in the most demanding and tiring positions to hone his skills.

Or perhaps we could ruthlessly exploit this complete stranger who is an undercover agent.

Watanabe Toru stretched his shoulders, making a slight cracking sound.

"Knock knock knock".

"Please come in."

Watanabe Toru looked toward the doorway as Furukawa entered his office.

"Furukawa, is there something you need from me?"

Furukawa, carrying a stack of documents, walked a few steps to his desk and placed the documents on it.

"Bang."

The heavy documents thudded on the table.

"Boss, Orochimaru and I discovered something interesting while researching the nature of chakra."

Furukawa flipped to the top page of the document, which contained a hastily drawn diagram.

"Chakra can generate electricity, and its conversion efficiency is extremely high."

"Chakra?"

Watanabe Tetsuya was somewhat surprised, as he had previously instructed Furukawa to focus on researching coal and solar power generation technologies.

But now it seems that chakra power generation is better?

Furukawa didn't keep them in suspense; he continued.

"Tests have shown that the conversion rate of chakra power generation is as high as 70%, while that of traditional coal power generation is only 30% to 40%. In other words, the efficiency of chakra power generation is about twice that of coal power generation."

Double!

This is truly surprising.

Watanabe Tetsu originally thought that the efficiency of chakra power generation was only 40% to 50%, but he did not expect it to be so high.

Watanabe Tetsu pondered for a moment, then asked.

"Does chakra-generated electricity have any negative effects?"

"Not at the moment..."

Furukawa hesitated for a moment before adding.

"If I had to put it bluntly, he's pretty useless."

Chakra is, after all, something that humans refine. Refining physical and mental energy into chakra day and night is still very taxing.

"The Akatsuki doesn't have that many ninjas to refine chakra for generating electricity right now."

Watanabe Tetsu's answer made Furukawa nod; clearly, he thought so too.

Within the Akatsuki, there are only one hundred ninjas, and each of these one hundred ninjas has their own purpose.

These are all Watanabe Tetsu's valuable assets and resources, how could he bear to let them all go to generate electricity?

Moreover, how much electricity could those hundred ninjas generate?

Watanabe Toru would never do something so exploitative of his employees!

but...

An idea popped into Watanabe Tetsu's mind.

Have you ever heard of the Tailed Beasts?

"Tailed Beast?"

Watanabe Tetsu's question surprised Furukawa, who had previously heard of the Tailed Beasts' reputation.

"You mean...?"

"That's right. Legend has it that the tailed beasts have an endless supply of chakra. The chakra of a single tailed beast can be equivalent to the total chakra of hundreds or thousands of ninjas."

Watanabe Tetsu rubbed his fingers together, an idea forming in his mind.

"What do you think about us capturing a tailed beast to generate electricity...?"

Furukawa's eyes lit up; he had clearly also thought of this advantage.

They use the endless chakra of the tailed beasts to generate electricity, which is then used in production and daily life.

Furukawa understood the greatness of electricity.

In the present ninja world, household appliances and other equipment have already been developed.

However, Furukawa believes that such an application is too one-sided and superficial.

Electricity can not only meet people's daily needs, but also be used for production and manufacturing.

The simplest solution is to build a highly automated military factory.

In today's ninja world, where small workshops and pure hand-forging are the main methods, the ultra-efficient military factories powered by electricity are clearly a game-changer.

Or perhaps they could build food factories, research buildings, or develop smart weapons related to electricity.

Electricity can be considered the future of the ninja world.

Those fools simply didn't realize the importance of electricity and continued to treat it as a toy for amusement.

"If we could generate electricity using the tailed beasts, it would probably be enough to support the electricity needs of at least half of the Land of Rain."

but...

After thinking for a moment, Furukawa asked a few questions.

"However, there are several problems with generating electricity from tailed beasts. First, where do we capture tailed beasts? Second, how do we utilize tailed beasts? Should we use sealing techniques? Third, the technology of generating electricity from chakra is not mature yet, and I need to conduct further research."

Watanabe Tetsu nodded; he had also thought of the questions Furukawa had raised.

However, capturing the tailed beasts is not difficult; the main challenge is sealing them.

Watanabe Toru checked the system shop just now and did not see the existence of sealing techniques.

It's likely that they classify sealing techniques as secret arts and therefore don't sell them.

Therefore, we can only find someone who knows sealing techniques.

seal...

Previously, Watanabe Tetsu had already found nearly twenty ninjas skilled in sealing techniques for the medical ninjutsu scroll.

But can these ninjas seal the tailed beasts?

That's still a problem.

If Xiaoguang had a master of sealing techniques in charge...

Speaking of sealing techniques, Watanabe Toru thought of a ninja clan.

The Whirlpool Clan.

This is a ninja clan with an exceptionally strong ability to use sealing techniques; they typically have red hair and abundant chakra.

Watanabe Tetsu knew that Nagato's mother was a member of the Uzumaki clan, but had been killed by Konoha ninja.

Nagato is a bit younger, so it will probably take him quite a while to learn sealing techniques.

Besides Nagato, Kushina Uzumaki also didn't quite meet the requirements.

Of course, encountering a sealing technique master from the Uzumaki clan on the street is something that is extremely rare and unpredictable.

Although he was unsure, Watanabe Toru agreed.

"I will send people to carry out the capture and sealing of the tailed beasts. I will also trouble you, Furukawa, to advance the chakra power generation technology."

"no problem."

If the Tailed Beasts can generate electricity successfully, the energy problem for future research and factories will be solved.

As for how the tailed beasts feel?

This is an essential sacrifice.

I hope the Tailed Beast can understand.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing."

Watanabe Toru called out to Furukawa and asked.

"We have news from the Combat Department that a coal mine has been discovered in the northeastern region of the Land of Rain, and mining is underway. Until chakra power generation technology is developed, let's use coal-fired power as a temporary measure."

Furukawa was puzzled; he didn't know what these things had to do with him.

But what follows is about him.

"Furukawa, you've given me a lot of surprises lately."

With a smile on his face, Watanabe Tetsu calmly expressed his thoughts.

"Xiaoguang has made a lot of money from medical ninjutsu scrolls. The investment in the research department makes me think that there is a possibility of further expanding the investment. Xiaotong will give 50 million taels of silver to the research department this week and complete the construction of the research building within three months."

Upon hearing this, Furukawa's face instantly lit up with a radiant smile, as bright as a chrysanthemum.

That's fifty million taels!

And the research building he longed for!

More funding means he can utilize more research talent and undertake more research projects on a larger scale.

Increased funding can also significantly improve the margin for error.

As for the research building, Furukawa had been longing for it for a long time.

The establishment of the research building undoubtedly provides more convenience and higher efficiency for scientific research.

It can also accommodate more researchers and equipment.

In short, once the research building is completed, Furukawa can completely say goodbye to its small-scale, workshop-style laboratory and welcome a true research mecca!

Besides that, Furukawa also has a bit of a competitive streak.

The group of outsiders were previously discussing which department of Xiaoguang's organization was the most important...

The completion of the research building undoubtedly proves the status of the research department in Xiaoguang Society, and it also makes him more prestigious as the head of the research department.

Furukawa once again fixed his gaze on Watanabe Toru.

In the entire ninja world, who can offer greater support for scientific research than the boss?

Even those incredibly wealthy celebrities wouldn't be so supportive of scientific research.

This sense of identification further solidified Furukawa's idea of ​​working for Watanabe Toru.

"Thank you, boss!"

Furukawa bowed respectfully, then walked away with a smile on his face.

The smile on his face was also seen by Ryosuke, who had been standing at the door for a long time.

He hesitated for a moment, then knocked on the office door and went inside.