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Chapter 791 A Star-Destroying Weapon That Came to Mind

The next day, after it got light, the group gathered together.

"So what are you planning to do today?" Ohnoki asked, rubbing his eyes.

Ohnoki didn't sleep well last night, so he's still a little groggy.

Normally, for a ninja of Onoki's caliber, going without sleep for a few days is nothing.

However, he spent the whole night thinking about acting yesterday, so naturally his mental state wasn't very good.

Don't be fooled by the fact that acting may seem like an easy thing; in the end, it's all about the future of the ninja world.

This kind of pressure was indeed a bit too much for the old man, Onoki, to bear.

"Today? Today I plan to have Mabuyi make a few copies of the information on the Heavenly Delivery Technique and then distribute them to you." Ai shook his head.

He was quite relaxed. Unlike Onoki, Eiko didn't like to think things through completely. He only needed to act at the right time.

Even though Ai himself is quite capable and skillful, he still prefers a simpler and more direct approach.

"Information on the Heavenly Delivery Technique? If this were the old Iwagakure, they wouldn't even glance at it." Onoki glanced sideways at A.

For Onoki, finding amusement in bickering is a very enjoyable thing; it's impossible for him to actually fight with Ai.

Putting aside their decades-long camaraderie, they wouldn't go all out in this place just out of consideration for the ninja world's capacity to withstand such attacks.

"Grandpa Onoki, you underestimate the Heavenly Delivery Technique. When we were discussing it before, this move was quite terrifying." Tsunade couldn't help but want to laugh.

When they were discussing the Heavenly Delivery Technique, Onoki didn't know the specifics. If he knew that the Hidden Cloud Village had almost achieved the unification of the ninja world, he probably wouldn't have been able to sit still.

"Really? I don't believe it!" Onoki said in a very strange tone, which sounded like stirring up trouble.

"How about I have A use the Heavenly Delivery Technique to send a few stone eggs to your Cloud Village and see what happens?" A's words carried a hint of provocation.

It was like a child having a new toy and wanting to show it off. When Mr. Ohnoki heard this, he hesitated for a moment.

“You’re definitely up to no good.” Onoki’s mind flashed with a sudden inspiration, and he immediately rejected the idea.

　(bddg) Just as Ai understood him, he also understood what kind of person Ai was.

Since Ai has said such a thing, the effect of this Heavenly Gift Technique must be absolutely remarkable.

"By the way, could we use the Heavenly Delivery Technique to throw away those shrunken grains that Grandpa Onoki shrunk?" Kakashi suddenly thought of this question.

"Huh?" Ai was completely stunned! The sand from Grandpa Onoki's gravel was a product of the mountain shrinking, and the damage from being sent out by the Heavenly Delivery Technique was indeed quite frightening.

"In that case, the Heavenly Delivery Technique would be a planet-destroying weapon!" Itachi Uchiha exclaimed in shock after roughly estimating its destructive power.

The Heavenly Delivery Technique has only one limitation on what it can teleport: its size...

As long as the volume can be placed on the stone that activates the Heavenly Transmission Technique, it can be teleported directly.

The tiny grains of sand surrounding Grandpa Onoki were each the size of a mountain. When these things were teleported by the Heavenly Delivery Technique, their destructive power upon landing was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

That would be no less destructive than a large meteorite falling from the sky; in fact, it would be far more terrifying.

"What on earth are you talking about?!" Grandpa Onoki was completely dumbfounded.

He felt like he had missed out on a whole world, and he couldn't understand what people were saying at all.

"Onoki, why don't you wait and take a look at the information on the Heavenly Delivery Technique first? I've added what we discussed earlier to it as well," Ai said with a strange sense of superiority.

The feeling of knowing everything that others didn't know was quite exciting to him.

"It's really just a matter of quality and speed. The Heavenly Delivery Technique has been developed into a method for using it as a weapon," Tsunade explained simply.

Onoki was speechless after hearing these few words. He wasn't stupid; what he heard was enough for him to mentally reconstruct most of the previous conversation.

"So, as long as we can solve the problem of locking onto the target, the Heavenly Delivery Technique combined with my abilities can directly destroy a star?" Onoki's voice trembled slightly.

He felt terrified just thinking about the outcome.

“Of course, this weapon is now in our hands, and that should be something worth pursuing,” Ai said enthusiastically.

"The problem is, who can guarantee that similar technology won't appear on other planets? This technology is terrifying!" Onoki was extremely excited.

As soon as he spoke, everyone fell silent.

Because indeed, no one can guarantee that other planets won't master this technology; it's truly a power capable of destroying the world.

Perhaps powerful individuals like Kitahara Kaede, who are at the Order level, can survive such an attack, but what about the others?

Who in the ninja world doesn't have any bonds to hold onto?

"Therefore, we need to instill a sense of crisis in everyone in the ninja world. Perhaps improving individual strength is not as important as enhancing self-defense capabilities." Kitahara Kaede frowned.

“Indeed, the biggest problem now is how we can protect this planet. No one can predict what form the enemy will take!” Tsunade said.

"Now that you've put it that way, I even feel like my seven-day vacation has become a sin." Ai's lips twitched a few times.

"We should indeed be more vigilant, but we shouldn't be so hasty as to lose our minds," Kakashi said.

"Your vacation continues? Have you forgotten that I'm still here? It's one thing that I don't want you to go back to the past."

"But in our present situation, it's not a problem to turn back time a little, and I don't think you can deny that, right?" Kitahara Kaede said.

He is the greatest protector of the ninja world. With him here, the damage caused by these weapons can indeed be ignored.

To destroy the ninja world while Kitahara Kaede is present, there must be a powerful figure of the same Dominator level to restrain Kitahara Kaede's actions.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to destroy the ninja world.

“Until you can protect yourself in the ninja world, you may not be able to explore the universe.” Tsunade smiled.

She had complete confidence in Kitahara Kaede.

“I don’t think I’ll gain much from exploring now, which is probably the most common thought among those at the Dominator level,” Kitahara Kaede said.

Being able to grow stronger over time makes exploration irrelevant.

Chapter 792 Opinions on Solar Energy Development

“Exploration, while often accompanied by serendipitous encounters, does indeed yield unpredictable results,” Onoki nodded.

He has a lot to say on this, and this kind of reasoning is valid in any context.

Just like Tsunade left Konoha for so many years, did her strength improve significantly? The answer is no.

Over the course of several decades, Tsunade did not encounter any extraordinary events, nor did she have much time to maintain her existing strength.

The same applies to the universe; if one could easily find fortuitous encounters and become stronger...

Therefore, the Otsutsuki clan wouldn't spend a lot of time and manpower planting trees everywhere... They plant trees simply to enhance the foundation of the Otsutsuki god-king.

Could it be that they plant trees for the purpose of greening the universe?

"The only way for the ninja world to protect itself is to keep getting stronger. After all, no one knows what the future holds," Kitahara Kaede said.

"The future? You have the power of time, yet you can't glimpse the future?" Itachi Uchiha asked.

"Tsk~ How am I supposed to explain this to you? My time flow is faster than yours, but we still exist in the 'present'." Kitahara Kaede said, stroking his chin.

This is a complicated issue to explain clearly.

“What I’m changing is myself, or rather, a certain point in time. But ultimately, everything will manifest in the current state. Do you understand?” Kitahara Kaede asked.

"In other words, whether it's resurrecting someone or killing someone, it's all in relation to the concept of the present. You didn't leave the present, but rather brought a certain existence from a certain stage into the present, right?" Tsunade said.

"That's what 'smart' means. I exist in our 'present' while other rulers may exist in their 'present'—that's roughly the idea." Kitahara Kaede clapped his hands.

"Shouldn't the limit of domination be that the past, present, and future all become the present, and be controlled by the dominator?" Kakashi put forward his conjecture.

It must be said that this conjecture makes a lot of sense, and there is a high probability that it is indeed true.

“That’s interesting. The moment I became a ruler is my present. As time goes on, I gain more and more control over my present,” Kitahara Kaede said.

"So that's why you've become a bit cynical? Is it because for us, any outcome you don't want can be reversed?" Tsunade asked.

"That's not the case. If that were the case, when I appeared before you, I wouldn't have just become a ruler, but would have been at the peak of my rulership," Kitahara Maple said.

If everything proceeds as Tsunade predicted, then the future Kitahara Kaede and the present Kitahara Kaede are one and the same.

It's impossible for the situation to be that "the current Kitahara Kaede has only recently become the ruler."

"Then can you reverse time in this world?" Kakashi asked, his eyes burning with desire.

He cared deeply about the answer to this question, simply because it seemed to truly change everything.

"Hmm~ No! Maybe it will be okay after reaching the next level. Just think of me as having the Infinite Izanagi state. This can be considered a passive ability," Kitahara Kaede said.

As for whether what he said was true or not, no one knows. Even if Kitahara Kaede held back, no one could say he was wrong.

For a ninja... it's perfectly normal to keep some trump cards up their sleeve. As long as those trump cards aren't revealed, they still retain their intimidating power.

Anyway, no one will bother to find out whether Kitahara Kaede's words are true or not, because it doesn't matter whether they are true or false.

Kitahara Kaede cannot turn back time and return everything to the very beginning.

"Honestly, some questions just get more scary the more you ask me." Onoki's face was expressionless.

"That's how it is. The more you know, the more unknowns you realize, and the more afraid you become of the unknown because of the difference in levels of knowledge," Kakashi said with a wry smile.

"I only have one thought now, and that is to help the people of the ninja world grow up as quickly as possible, or at least make the former elite Jonin the minimum standard of strength!" A shouted excitedly.

"Tsk tsk, the minimum strength of the Otsutsuki clan is only Chunin, although those are all children," Onoki mocked.

"What? The Otsutsuki God King was completely defeated and wiped out by Kitahara Kaede. Is it some kind of fantasy that the ninja world can replace the Otsutsuki?" Ai retorted.

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"No, it's not that. Are we going to become cosmic greeners and just randomly plant trees on some inhabited planets?" Onoki said.

"Forget it, planting a divine tree is like destroying all life on a planet. Although this method is effective, it's too wasteful," Kitahara Kaede said, his eyes gleaming.

If the power of a life-bearing planet is concentrated in one person, it can create a powerful being at the Six Paths level.

This method does indeed provide a very direct boost to strength, but in Kitahara Kaede's eyes, it is somewhat slow.

“We’ve all been to space, haven’t we realized that stars are what bring life to a planet? Why are you so fixated on planets?” Kitahara Kaede said.

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These words were like opening the door to a new world; everyone present's eyes lit up.

The power of the sun is less than one ten-thousandth of what it is, yet it has given life to the ninja world as it is today. So what would happen if the power of the sun were utilized?

"This! How is this possible!? How can a human utilize the power of a star!?" Onoki looked utterly incredulous.

Actually, it wasn't that he couldn't figure out how to use the power of the star; rather, the shock of this event caused him to lose his mind for a moment.

"The power of the sun? We use the power of the sun when we're farming, so what can't we use?" Ai said, pursing her lips.

He was younger than Onoki and quicker to react.

Although this incident shocked him quite a bit, he still reacted immediately.

"The real issue is how to transform the sun's energy into a power we can use. That's the key point!" Tsunade said, rubbing her head.

The sudden appearance of such a powerful and inspiring idea makes it difficult for them not to follow this line of thought.

How can such a question possibly be answered in a short period of time?

"Perhaps Orochimaru and his team would be better suited to handle this kind of problem. If all else fails, we can have the Second Hokage solve it!" Kakashi said decisively.

"These kinds of things require someone with the right expertise! I support it!" Itachi Uchiha nodded firmly!

Chapter 793 Discussion on Development

“These studies all take time, but fortunately we don’t lack time right now,” Kitahara Kaede smiled.

Research takes time, but Kitahara Kaede can control the flow of time around him, even though this ability still has limitations.

However, it's more than enough for research.

As for the limitations of time acceleration, there is only one: the lifespan of the person whose time is being accelerated.

If Kitahara Kaede were to recklessly accelerate someone's time, that person would appear to age at an extraordinary rate until they die.

Having just stepped into the Dominator level, Kitahara Kaede's use of time power still has to be based on the "present".

“Yes, if you speed up the process, you can greatly shorten the research time. But won’t Orochimaru really die of old age?” Tsunade asked.

　While Orochimaru, nicknamed "670," may only possess the strength of a regular Kage in direct combat, his ability to survive is unparalleled.

This guy actually went down the wrong path when he was being taught by the Third Hokage. If he had started doing scientific research from the beginning, he would be a top scientist by now.

"Dying of old age? Of course, it's possible. He might have a way to avoid the lifespan of the body, but what about the lifespan of the soul?" Kitahara Kaede countered. "Becoming a powerful being of order is a true leap in life, but you can't say that all life is just the vitality of the body, can you?"