Escape from Konoha.

Dying was just bad luck; there's nothing to complain about.

As long as you're alive, you can continue to live until you're unlucky enough to die.

"This is the current state of the ninja world. It seems the books I showed you before were somewhat useful."

Upon hearing Shiraishi's words, the five exchanged wry smiles.

Compared to their initial fear, they now have more respect for Shiraishi than fear.

"What are your choices? I have some matters that are inconvenient for me to handle and I need you to take care of them."

"We are happy to serve you."

The five people bowed to Bai Shi one after another.

It's understandable that the five of them were so sensible.

For survival, for a better survival, and for the sake of their families suffering in the Land of Rain, if they did not choose to join Shiraishi's side, the only way out was to continue serving as test subjects.

"Hmm." Shiraishi nodded, then continued, "I can stay in Konoha for another month. During this month, I will try my best to help you lay a solid foundation. After that, I will arrange for you to go to other places. I have a very important task for you to do."

— Gathering intelligence outside.

The focus is on the two countries, the Land of Demons and the Land of Iron.

Now he needs to make some plans for the future.

In the ninja world, these two countries have never been affected by war and are permanently neutral.

The Land of Demons, in particular, is safer and more secluded than the Land of Iron due to its unique status, and it is less likely to attract attention.

Before leaving Konoha, it is essential to establish a stable base.

Moreover, in the ninja world, it is easy to be at a disadvantage when you are alone.

With a cultivation system based on natural energy in hand, given more time, it would be incredibly easy to mass-produce ninjas at the Chunin level, if not Jonin level.

Most importantly, he has a very wealthy friend.

In this world, money can solve most problems.

Chapter Sixty-Nine: Organization and Deployment to the Battlefield

He easily got the five experimental assistants to do things according to his ideas. In fact, he gave them very few choices. But no matter what their thoughts were, Shiraishi was not very interested in their psychological activities.

These people's bodies have been modified by natural energy, and theoretically they can be called 'superhumans'. Their natural lifespan, and even the degree to which they delay aging, are much greater than that of ordinary people.

To put it more simply, even if they reach the age of sixty, as long as they pay attention to health maintenance, their physical condition will not decline much, and they can continue to work.

These five people are all young people in their twenties, and they will have more than thirty years to provide him with work services.

This is just the first batch; many more people will join in the future.

It must be said that natural energy is truly a wonderful thing.

While it cannot yet compare to chakra in terms of versatility, its increase in physical abilities has completely surpassed that of chakra.

It is possible to mass-produce taijutsu-type ninjas, and these taijutsu-type ninjas, after several years of systematic training, can easily reach the Chunin level.

At most, their fighting style will be relatively simple, and they will be at a disadvantage compared to a standard Chunin.

Because most Chunin are not only proficient in taijutsu, but also know other ninjutsu and genjutsu, which allows for diverse tactical combinations.

But that's enough.

The use of natural energy lies in its universality; even ordinary people can modify it.

Bai Shi believes that this is the truly terrifying aspect of natural energy.

The reason why ninjas are so powerful is that chakra does not have the universality to make most people stronger.

Only a very small number of people benefit the most.

Natural energy is different; it can make the lower limit of humanity very high, but due to a lack of useful information for comparison, Shiraishi cannot say that the upper limit of natural energy is above the upper limit of chakra.

On average, chakra is inferior to natural energy.

Since he had decided to make good use of the five people's strength, Shiraishi naturally wouldn't be stingy with them.

They will be taught taijutsu training methods, chakra refining techniques, and some basic ninjutsu.

Shiraishi wasn't worried that they would expose any problems.

The natural energy that accumulates in their bodies is not obtained through formal cultivation methods, but is injected directly into their bodies as a reagent, which greatly enhances their overall physical qualities.

In other words, the five of them had the foundation to train in physical skills, but they were unable to refine natural energy on their own.

Because from the very beginning, Shiraishi had no intention of casually handing over such things to his subordinates.

Perhaps in the future, but at this stage, these five people are not enough for Shiraishi to trust.

Therefore, even if they are allowed to leave after a month, some special marks must be left on them.

After that, Shiraishi hastily finished his work in the laboratory, leaving the five people there as working tools, and then returned to the ground to rest in his room.

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the next day.

Shiraishi came to Ruri's room to discuss the matter of those five people with her.

"Form an organization?"

Ruri looked at Shiraishi with a questioning gaze.

Seeing Ruri's doubts, Shiroshi gave a very reasonable explanation: "Yes. I believe this is a plan that must be implemented. As my research grows larger and larger, especially the experiments with immortal techniques, some uncontrollable accidents may occur. You should know how powerful the rampage of immortal techniques can be."

Liuli nodded seriously.

She had personally experienced that feeling. Although the underground laboratory was sturdy enough to withstand some energy shocks, it could still cause trouble and attract attention if it encountered too much power going berserk.

“Here’s what I’m thinking. We can set up an organization outside and conduct experiments when necessary. After all, making too much noise in the village would easily attract the attention of some people.”

Is that the only reason?

"Also, your Uchiha clan currently has a bad relationship with a certain high-ranking official in the village. Although the Hokage has promised that there will be no more accidents, you probably don't believe such a statement, do you?"

Ruri's cold smile upon hearing Shiraishi's question proved this point.

She didn't believe the Hokage's explanation at all.

I had initially changed my opinion about the Naruto lineage, but now it seems that some members of the Uchiha clan were simply too naive.

Arrogance and complacency towards power, and disdain for those who plot and scheme.

Konoha is not the Konoha of the past, and the Uchiha clan is not the Uchiha clan of the past.

The reason the Uchiha clan is so powerful now is because of the Sharingan, a bloodline limit, not because they are human.

Therefore, when the Naruto gave her another chance to view the Book of Seals, Ruri did not follow their instructions and went to view the Book of Seals again.

Although Shiraishi felt a little regretful when he heard Ruri make this decision, if he had advised Ruri not to act so impulsively and to agree to the Hokage's conditions to choose another ultimate ninjutsu from the Book of Seals, he probably would have been severely beaten up by her.

This is a matter of Liuli's principles in handling affairs.

She would not accept such a form of compensation that borders on pity and charity.

If the Hokage's proposal is accepted, it means that the grudges of this incident will be wiped clean, and neither side can mention it again, thus completely letting the matter rest.

However, for Liuli, this matter is not yet over.

Ignoring the compensation offered by the Hokage, Ruri will seek justice in her own way. Shiraishi had already anticipated this.

What she wanted in the first place was not compensation.

A great man once said that when your thoughts are not clear, you should try to make them clear.

The only way for Ruri to achieve her goal is not through the Hokage's apology and compensation, but through revenge against Root.

Sometimes, the obsession of those who prioritize power is truly terrifying.

"We can't guarantee that something similar won't happen again, or that information will be misused during missions. That's why we need to establish our own organization. It will be very convenient for gathering intelligence or doing other things. We can even plant spies throughout the ninja world and secretly eliminate the Root organization that's carrying out missions outside. You should be very interested in that, right?"

Whether in Shiraishi's eyes or Ruri's eyes, the Root ninjas were no longer people who could be called comrades.

They are the enemy.

Furthermore, Naruto's biased approach makes it difficult to be convincing.

Sure enough, Liuli became interested in it.

She didn't really want to know what Shiraishi's purpose was, but she was still very motivated to take revenge on Root.

"There's another point. My aunt and uncle are always traveling around doing business and they often hire other ninjas or samurai... Although they are all reputable mercenary groups, they can't be relied on in a real crisis. We can provide them with high-quality and reliable protection personnel ourselves to prevent accidents from happening."

Liuli nodded again, indicating that she agreed with this point.

Her parents, Uchiha Sousuke and Uchiha Miyoko, did indeed have such problems in their lives.

The reason Shiraishi discussed this matter with Ruri was entirely because Ruri was someone he could trust.

Once trust is established, many problems can be easily solved.

Most importantly, she is very rich.

Recently, Bai Shi completed more than ten challenging tasks while slacking off, but the total reward he received was only a little over one million taels.

With this amount of money, it wouldn't even make a ripple, let alone a sound, to establish an organization large enough to provide research services for him.

Not to mention the various aspects of daily life, such as food, clothing, housing, and transportation, as well as the large amount of capital needed to expand territory, all of which require substantial capital investment.

After hearing Shiraishi's long speech, Ruri simply replied with a nonchalant sentence:

"Tell me, how much do you want?"

Bai Shi coughed and said, "I don't know much about this either, but I think that the initial development will require at least several hundred million taels of silver. So I think it would be better to discuss such a large investment with my aunt and uncle first."

"No need, I can manage this money myself. I also own several mines in the Land of Tea, which I can resell for a profit."

Upon hearing these words, Shiraishi was at a loss for words.

"Wait, mines and stuff, why have I never heard you mention them before?"

After realizing what was happening, Shiraishi quickly asked the question.

"This is nothing to brag about. So you don't need to worry about funding. Besides, it's nothing; Konoha's annual military budget is more than that. To establish a comprehensive organization that integrates intelligence, research, and even the training of armed personnel, it's impossible without billions of yen."