Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

But Aeolia is right. He is a spirit of the past and it is best not to interfere in current affairs, especially at this juncture when the threat of ELS is imminent. If he, the founder of Celestial Beings, were to reappear at this time, it would only make the situation worse.

“Ioria, I’ve come to say goodbye. It’s time for me to return to my own world, where many people are waiting for me, and my research is still waiting for me to continue.” Hiruko stood up and said solemnly.

“Just as I expected. After all, this old geezer of mine is quite disliked. You wouldn’t come knocking on my door unless you had something to say.” Aeolia sighed softly, his wrinkled face etched with the marks of time.

He stopped what he was doing and slowly turned to look at the chair where Beiruhu had just been sitting; it was now empty.

Aeolia shook his head, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes. "What an impolite brat. It's bad luck to say such things to an old man."

Wang Liumei leaned against the balcony of her bedroom, a gentle breeze caressing her face, bringing a touch of coolness.

She gazed at the distant sky, her heart filled with mixed emotions.

"Have we finished talking about everything that needed to be said?" she asked softly, her voice trembling slightly.

“I’ve said everything. There’s nothing more I need to do.” Hiruko appeared beside Wang Liumei, also leaning against the balcony. His figure looked somewhat desolate in the breeze.

"How long are you planning to stay? When are you planning to leave?" Wang Liumei's tone was full of reluctance.

"I'm preparing to leave now. It's time to go back to my own world. I'm a little homesick." Hiruko's voice was low and calm, as if he was ready to leave.

Wang Liumei remained silent. She had prepared herself mentally, but she hadn't expected the separation to come so soon.

“We parted so that we could meet again. When we meet again, I will try to bring you into my world, just like the promise I made to you last time to give you a gift. Let’s consider this our promise for this time.” Wang Liumei’s words were filled with determination and expectation. She hoped that Hiruko would remember this promise and that one day it could be truly fulfilled.

News of Celestial Being's destruction spread rapidly around the world. Under the doomed onslaught of the new GN Mobile Suit Gundams, the seven powerful Gundams were reduced to ashes.

Media outlets around the world are broadcasting footage of the battle between the Federation Forces and Celestial Being, with the red and black Gundam drawing particular attention.

The Doom-type attack squads took turns attacking the Gundam, and its floating weapons, which it relied on, were destroyed under the combined attack of the Allied Forces.

The days when Celestial Beings could swagger around with Gundam were finally over. With the technological gap closed, these world's most elite pilots were able to unleash their true skills.

Gundam was utterly routed under the offensive of the Federation Forces.

The red and black Gundam was cornered, and a dangerous light suddenly emanated from its body.

Realizing something was wrong, the Federation forces immediately moved away from the Gundam, but it was too late.

With a deafening roar, the Gundam that had caused countless soldiers so much suffering in the past self-destructed.

Those in the upper echelons watching on the screen couldn't help but cheer. Finally, the nightmare that had haunted them was gone, and Gundam would no longer be a threat.

After the first Gundam self-destructed, the other Gundams were destroyed in succession during the attacks.

The other two Gundams, emitting an orange glow, also self-destructed, their demise marking the complete destruction of Celestial Being.

Looking at the defeated Gundams, everyone understood that Celestial Being had become history, and that Earth would usher in a new era starting tomorrow.

At this moment, both the federal army and ordinary people felt an unprecedented sense of ease and relief.

A unified government will be formed, signaling the beginning of the Earth Federation era for humanity.

It's that time of year again for the new school year. In this season of blooming cherry blossoms and falling petals, the entrance to the Konoha Ninja Academy in the Land of Fire is bustling with activity, filled with students, parents, and excited yet nervous children.

The new students' identity information has already been accurately entered into the academic affairs system. The moment they step into the campus, their class and seat information will be automatically sent to their personal information terminal like a nimble elf.

So the new students quickly followed the navigation, like a group of happy little deer, hopping and skipping their way to their classrooms.

But before the students could even warm up their seats, they received instructions from their personal terminals to immediately assemble on the playground.

Sasuke Uchiha frowned, looking at Naruto Uzumaki beside him with a puzzled expression, and asked, "Hey, Naruto, do you know what's going on? Are they going to conduct physical tests on the new students?"

For some reason, Sasuke felt a sense of foreboding, and his eyelids twitched as if something bad was about to happen.

Naruto Uzumaki, however, didn't seem to care and said casually, "I don't know either. My dad didn't mention it to me when I left home today."

Perhaps it's just a simple physical fitness test; don't overthink it. His own formidable strength is like a solid fortress, giving Naruto the confidence to face any challenge.

“I think Naruto is right,” Gaara chimed in.

Just then, the bewildered freshmen saw someone walking towards them, followed by a large group of people. This group looked like a bunch of villains with ill intentions, which made the freshmen feel uneasy, and the originally relaxed atmosphere instantly became tense.

"Brother?" Sasuke exclaimed in surprise, his eyes filled with doubt, as if he had seen something unbelievable.

Itachi, seemingly oblivious to Sasuke, walked steadily to the center of the room with a cold expression and said, "The school has summoned you for a joint survival exercise between upperclassmen and underclassmen as a welcome ceremony for new students. I am Uchiha Itachi, a fourth-year student, and I am here to help you."

"We, the senior students, are your best older brothers. If you have any questions, you can ask us, and we will answer them kindly!" "The exercise will begin soon."

Now, please introduce yourselves.

Each person should introduce themselves by name and what they are good at.

“Start with you!” Itachi Uchiha casually pointed at Shikamaru, who was almost asleep standing up. His cold gaze seemed to pierce through people’s hearts, making them tremble.

"Huh?" Shikamaru jolted awake, then immediately introduced himself: "My name is Nara Shikamaru, and I am skilled at manipulating shadows."

"I have no energy!"

"I can't hear anything at all!"

"Start over!"

"So quiet..." The older students started talking loudly, their voices echoing across the playground like thunder.

Having endured countless beatings, the seasoned veteran Nara Shikamaru wisely shouted at the top of his lungs, "Yes—!!! Nara! Shikamaru! Skilled in—Shadow Ninja Art!"

To meet the requirements of senior students.

"Alright, next!" Itachi Uchiha turned his gaze to Sasuke.

"Uchiha Sasuke! Skilled in—Lightning Release!!!" Sasuke shuddered, his anus tightened, and then he immediately lifted his buttocks, straightened his chest, and pulled in his stomach, shouting with all his might, his voice seemingly piercing the sky.

"Good, very energetic! Next!" Itachi Uchiha looked at Sasuke with an approving expression, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

……

Inside the administration room, Kakashi, the Jonin leading this joint exercise, was talking with Hiruko, who provided the training grounds and tools.

Hiruko, a renowned scientific ninja from Konoha, is like a mysterious magician, constantly exploring the unknown boundaries of scientific research with his extraordinary wisdom and boundless creativity.

He is not only proficient in the principles of various ninjutsu, but also has in-depth research in fields such as biotechnology and energy utilization.

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Its scientific research achievements are numerous, making a significant contribution to enhancing the strength of Konoha Village.

"I'll leave this to you, Lord Hiruko," Kakashi said respectfully, bowing slightly, his eyes filled with trust and expectation, while silently praying that nothing would go wrong.

He felt that Lord Hiruko's trial was far too difficult; even ordinary Jonin might find it hard to pass.

Fortunately, with Lord Beiruhu around, these students could hardly die even if they wanted to. At most, they would suffer a little, which could be considered a trial for growth.

"Kakashi, are you interested in getting a tattoo?" Hiruko suddenly asked, a mysterious smile playing on his lips.

"What?" Kakashi was a little confused, his eyes wide open, looking at Hiruko with a blank expression, as if he had heard something unbelievable.

“There’s a chance you’ll become the ultimate life form after getting a tattoo~” Hiruko said playfully, his eyes sparkling with excitement, as if he was looking forward to Kakashi’s reaction. “You’ve been depressed for too long. After you cheered up, your growth rate has been too slow in recent years. This can’t go on.”

"To become Hokage, you must possess sufficient power. How about I help you insert the Karma seal, the Mimic Kars?"

Thanks to Hiruko's power and the continuous improvement of scientific and technological levels, the Karma seal of the Otsutsuki clan has long been thoroughly analyzed by Hiruko.

He was like a highly skilled craftsman, disassembling and studying the complex wedge, and then combining it with the relevant technologies of Gaia Memory, Cursed Seal, and Oni-Garra Technique, constantly trying and improving, and finally achieving a major breakthrough.

Since everyone in Konoha became a Wood Release user, the village is about to undergo another update and enter the era of large tattoos.

Due to his ultimate life form characteristics, Hiruko possesses extremely strong mimicry abilities. He can imitate the forms and abilities of various powerful beings and has the ability to extract memories from the Earth Library's records, making him like a huge treasure trove of knowledge. He can easily acquire all kinds of information, which is why he can create some Karma clones of powerful beings.

These mimicking strong individuals' wedges, once implanted, can be safely decompressed without damaging the container itself. Moreover, they are not simply high-level information-covering wedge-makers, but rather they fuse and evolve in combination with the characteristics of the container itself.

The only drawback of tattoos is the limited capacity of the container itself, or its "memory".

If the memory is insufficient and decompression is forcibly continued, there are only two outcomes: either the container completely collapses and explodes, like a water-filled balloon suddenly bursting; or after the container breaks, it randomly combines with massive amounts of information and, once it stabilizes, it completely transforms into another life form, and the original self is also equivalent to death.

Therefore, tattooing is considered a cheat code rather than a suicidal technique. To protect the safety of tattoo users, Hiruko has implemented a safety program that stops decompression when memory is insufficient.

Of course, the so-called "memory" is not static. Life levels can leap forward, such as the evolution of physical genes, which is like cells constantly dividing and optimizing; and breakthroughs in the spiritual realm, which is like opening a door to a new world.

Their willpower and spirit have been strengthened, becoming as hard as steel.

Soul transformation and other processes can increase the container's memory.

Therefore, during the decompression and fusion process, the container itself is actually undergoing a transformation, so the container's memory is also increasing, but the speed of this increase may not be as fast as the decompression process.

Therefore, Hiruko also referenced the setting that fantasy creatures such as dragons can continue to unlock inherited memories hidden deep in their minds and more racial talents and skills when they reach the corresponding strength and age. When the tattooed person breaks through the bottleneck and has enough memory, the wedge will be depressed again, making the tattooed person stronger again.

In fact, Hiruko had already applied the Karma seal to his own familiars. For example, the extremely dangerous curse marks on Yotsuya, Sakura Haruno, and others were the prototype of this technique.

At that time, Hiruko only began to master this technique of sealing power in a curse seal after countless experiments and improvements.

Now that this technology is becoming more and more mature, it can be used to benefit Konoha. As a candidate for the next Hokage, Kakashi naturally has the privilege of being able to participate in the early beta testing.

Being marked with the wedge of a mimicking a powerful being is equivalent to possessing the template of these powerful beings, just like unlocking a certain template at the start in those system novels.

For example, templates for Muzan Kibutsuji, Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and Kaguya Otsutsuki are all available here. Even for Yoriichi Tsugikuni, whom he has never seen before, he can create a Yoriichi Tsugikuni template to fool people, since he has already analyzed the Transparent World, the Madara Mark, and the Breath of the Sun.

Hiruko thought that if he ever got bored in the future, he could create some kind of ultimate template system to play tricks on others, and issue tasks to toy with the host, with the reward being the ability to unlock certain templates.

After unlocking the template, there are progress bar tasks, and after complete decompression, there are multiple template fusion and upgrade tasks.

Moreover, because Hiruko possesses the ability to transfer karma, if any unfortunate soul uses Hiruko's system, Hiruko can instantly reclaim everything about that unfortunate soul after he's had his fill of it, including power, body, soul, destiny, interpersonal relationships, existence itself, and so on, like a gust of wind erasing all traces.

……

After Hiruko explained some of the principles and functions of tattooing techniques to Kakashi, Kakashi did not show any elation. Instead, he calmly asked to learn more about Kars before making a decision. Hiruko readily agreed, after all, Kakashi was Minato's chosen successor to the Hokage, not an experiment like Muzan's.

"Um... can I change it?" Kakashi asked with a pained expression after learning about Kars's information.

"What, do you think Kars isn't strong enough?" Hiruko asked curiously, tilting her head slightly, her eyes full of doubt.

From Hiruko's current perspective, Kars is indeed not strong enough. His only commendable quality is his powerful immortality after becoming an ultimate life form, as well as his ability to transform his physical body.

However, in the ninja world, he is far from invincible. Aside from the gods of the Otsutsuki clan, sealing techniques, dust release, space-time ninjutsu, and so on, if one wants to find a suitable way to deal with such a strange life form as Kars, there are still ways to do so.

"No, Kars is very strong, and he is an ultimate being who is immortal. To ordinary people, he is undoubtedly a god-like existence."

"But after the wedge is inserted, I won't be able to immediately gain the full power, will I?" Kakashi seemed to have his own thoughts, his eyes revealing a thoughtful glint.

“That’s right. Just like getting an IV drip at the hospital, if the stress relief is too fast, you’ll feel a lot of pain, and your body will become unstable and prone to problems,” Hiruko patiently explained, spreading her hands as if demonstrating a complex process.

"So, having only obtained a portion of Kars' power, will I also inherit some of the flaws from when Kars was the Pillar Man? For example, a fear of the sun, Ripple, or a special Yang Release chakra? Or a thirst for life energy? In an extremely weak state, is it possible that I might be driven by instinct to attack humans out of control?"

Kakashi was not intimidated by Kars's strength, but instead pondered deeply, his brow furrowed as if he were solving a complex puzzle.

Although he was a ruthless killer as a ninja, Kakashi was still very averse to cannibalism.