Living your daily life in a shonen anime seems to be wrong.

This time, the Third Hokage was satisfied again.

So he reached out his hand to Nana.

"For the sake of Konoha, it's a pleasure to cooperate!"

"Yes, it's a pleasure to work together for the sake of this project!"

"..."

It seems that the interests and goals of the two sides are not aligned.

But it doesn't matter, since Konoha needs to win anyway.

What Shichiya is responsible for is the weapons.

This wasn't difficult for Qiye; it was just a weapon. He could set up a few production lines and mass-produce them, which was much faster than making them by hand.

Although the quality may not be good enough, as long as the quantity is large enough, it can completely overwhelm the quality of manual labor.

Well, but just kunai and shuriken aren't enough. If you add a lot of explosive tags...

Qi Ye bit her nails, already having an idea in mind.

He took out a pen and paper, quickly wrote down a list, and threw it to the Third Hokage.

"Prepare according to the list immediately, the more the better. Have the research department clear a space and build the factory. Once it's ready, I will naturally go and start work."

"it is good."

Although he didn't know what Shichiya was planning to do, the Third Hokage, who trusted Shichiya greatly after the airship incident, didn't haggle and took the list before leaving.

At this moment, the Third Hokage seemed to see something that others could not.

Ordinary people can influence the course of the ninja war, and the research department has even greater potential.

Perhaps Konoha should increase its support for the research department and the training of its researchers.

It would be even better if we could cultivate researchers like Shichiya.

Chapter Fourteen: Wanting to Fly

According to later records, during the Third Shinobi World War, a hero fought for Konoha.

……

History has proven to be unreliable under scrutiny, and the truth is often held by only a minority.

Nanaya agreed to help not for Konoha's sake, but for the sake of the doujinshi's sales.

The Third Hokage was well aware of this.

Therefore, he arranged for people to spread the word that the airship was designed and built by Qiye, wanting to mold Qiye into a hero, and then use public opinion to bind Qiye to Konoha's war machine.

Having been in power for so many years, he was quite adept at using these tricks.

However, public opinion is nothing to Qi Ye. Even if everyone thinks he is a hero, he will not make sacrifices for them.

He is neither Minato Namikaze nor the future Naruto Uzumaki.

He is who he is, Shichiya.

Although he was supposed to be helping, Qiye remained lazy, ordering others to do whatever he could, and even finding ways to order others to do things he couldn't.

Then I would drink tea and eat snacks at the shrine, and casually come up with ideas for new doujinshi plots.

The Third Hokage was extremely worried about this, running around doing all sorts of things and procuring various items.

He also found some things strange, like sulfur and saltpeter, what were they used for?

I've thought about it for a long time but still can't figure it out, and collecting them would be too troublesome.

In the end, I consulted Seven Nights.

Then, led by Asuma and with two other ninjas, they formed the Poop Scoop Boys. It's said that saltpeter and other minerals can be extracted from places like toilets through various methods...

Of course, that's not important.

In reality, Qiye was just playing a prank. Otherwise, if they were to take enough money, the war would have already ended.

In order to show that he was someone who would use public office for private gain, Nanaya specially summoned Mitarashi Anko to the shrine and had her serve tea and water and give her a massage.

To be honest, Mitarashi Anko's technology isn't very good, but it's much better than a robotic arm.

Seven Nights had tried using a robotic arm before, but the feeling...

It would be better if it didn't exist.

It's different when you switch to a delicate young girl; it's much more comfortable.

Although the word "delicate" doesn't seem to have much to do with Mitarashi Anko.

But Shichiya had no choice. He was only familiar with Mitarashi Anko. He hadn't even seen the other female ninjas many times, and he didn't know the names of many of them, so he had to take advantage of his acquaintances.

Mitarashi Anko was also somewhat unwilling, but after the airship incident, she admired Nanaya a bit, after all, he was able to create such a large thing that could fly into the sky.

Even ninjas can't fly. Although they hop and jump all over the world, the number of people who can fly can probably be counted on one hand.

The most famous of them is undoubtedly the Third Tsuchikage.

Everyone has a dream of flying, wanting to break free from the constraints of the earth and soar in the sky; that seems to be the feeling of freedom.

Even beyond Earth, beyond the solar system, beyond the universe...

So calling out "Lord Seven Nights" doesn't feel so insincere anymore.

"Lord Shichiya, besides that airship, is there anything else that can make people fly?"

She knelt down next to Qi Ye, massaging his shoulders while asking him questions with a smile.

Although airships can fly, they require a lot of operators and are too big, so they don't give you that feeling of free flight.

"A flying thing?"

Qi Ye glanced at her.

"Looks like my little red bean wants to fly to the heavens!"

"Hey hey hey..."

Mitarashi Anko had a big smile on her face.

At eleven or twelve years old, she was still just a child. If this were before Qi Ye's time travel, she probably wouldn't have even graduated from elementary school yet, so it's not surprising that she had some innocent and naive thoughts.

It's said that children in the ninja world mature early, but how mature can they really be?

Seeing the adorable smile blooming on Mitarashi Anko's still slightly chubby, baby-faced cheeks, Nanaya couldn't help but bite his nails.

After a moment's thought, he smiled and leaned his face closer.

"Want to know? Give me a kiss and I'll tell you."

"..."

Mitarashi Anko didn't want to kiss him; instead, she wanted to use a kunai to cut a few lines on his face.

Who is this person?

But thinking about it carefully, a kiss on the cheek doesn't seem like such a big deal.

So he gritted his teeth, leaned over, and gave her a quick kiss.

"Is that okay now? Humph!"

The little girl snorted and stopped massaging Qi Ye.

She just seemed a little embarrassed.

Men and women should not touch each other, this is already a very outrageous act, and if it gets out, who knows what kind of rumors will spread.

Even with a somewhat carefree personality, I still feel a little shy doing something like this.

Qi Ye didn't say whether he was satisfied or not, he just touched the spot where he had been kissed.

This is nothing. Before I transmigrated, there were many female researchers in the research institute, including some who were very young and beautiful. I don't know how many times I've been kissed since I was a child.

Back then, Qi Ye was a precious treasure. They were responsible for taking care of Qi Ye, and it could be said that Qi Ye was raised by them.

But now we can only reminisce about it.

Qi Ye sighed inwardly, then waved his hand.

"Go outside and cut some bamboo. I have a bunch of bamboo planted outside the shrine. Make sure it's of good quality. Also, buy some fabric while you're at it. Make sure it's of good quality too."

"What do you need these for?"

"Just go if I tell you to. I'll show you how to be cool and take you to new heights!"

"That's weird..."

Mitarashi Aoko pouts.

However, he still obediently did as Qiye instructed.

Qi Ye continued to lie there drinking tea and eating snacks, living a very comfortable life.

Actually, if we're talking about flying, Shichiya himself can fly.

He is not a ninja of this world, but an ability user from another world. Although no one in this world knows his true identity, he has never revealed his abilities.

The only things that set it apart are this shrine, the inventions, and the countless copies of the book that have been sold to date.

Making a flying tool is not difficult for Nanaya, and she has many options.

For example, hot air balloons and gliders.

Nanaya just wanted to build a hang glider, just to fly a short distance, to fulfill Mitarashi Anko's little wish.

Besides, flying occasionally can help maintain physical and mental health.

……

We all want to fly, but we don't have wings.

The sky is so vast, so vast that it makes one want to cry.

Often, the sky is a dream, something you can look at but never reach.