This ninja in Naruto is unscientific

Chapter 291 Iwagakure Team

Hui Tu and several burly teammates, dressed in khaki vests, turned into a relatively quiet alley.

"Hakutsuchi, the Tsuchikage-sama has asked us to gather intelligence. Where should we begin? There isn't even a decent mound of earth to be found here." A Genin from Iwagakure looked at the neatly arranged buildings around him and asked, somewhat at a loss.

Hui Tu squatted down, reached out and touched the ground, then clenched his fist and took a deep breath.

"Earth Release: Hardening Technique!"

His thick arm instantly turned dark brown, and with a whistling sound, he slammed his fist into the ground.

"Bang!"

A muffled thud.

Hui Tu felt as if his fist had struck a piece of extremely resilient steel, and the strong recoil made his entire arm go numb.

On that black asphalt road surface, only a faint white mark remained, without even a crack.

"So hard!" Gray Earth gasped, stood up, his eyes filled with shock.

"This is not an ordinary stone, nor is it made of earth magic. This material is not only hard, but also extremely tough, and can even absorb impact."

He closed his eyes and channeled his chakra into the ground through the soles of his feet, trying to sense what was happening underground.

Just a few seconds later, his expression turned pale, and he suddenly opened his eyes.

"Down here, there are not only many barriers, but also a dense network of pipes. There are not only drainage pipes, but also lines that emit faint chakra fluctuations... The underground of Konoha is like a maze."

Hui Tu swallowed hard.

"Moreover, those lines seem to form a huge network. If we were to use Earth Release to infiltrate or sabotage in such a place, not only would it be extremely difficult, but these pipes would also interfere with our chakra flow and might even trigger some unknown defense mechanisms."

Hui Tu stood up, looking at the towering glass curtain wall buildings, a hint of solemnity flashing in his eyes.

"Lord Tsuchikage is right. These new things in Konoha are a kind of defensive fortification. We must figure out the structure of these buildings and how those strange things work."

"Let's go check out that electronics store over there. Maybe we can take apart a few of those so-called home appliances and study their internal workings." Gray Earth waved his hand and led his two teammates toward a shop with a Konoha home appliance sign.

In another business district a few blocks away from them.

Hiro Tsugami, the pretty young woman being groomed by the Iwagakure leadership as a future strategist, was dressed in casual clothes, holding a freshly bought iced bubble tea, the straw making a smacking sound as she chewed it.

"So that's what Lord Tsuchikage intended."

Standing in the lobby of Starlight City, Hiro Tsugami looked up at the transparent dome that stretched to the fifth floor, and the escalators that moved up and down automatically without the need for chakra. His clear eyes sparkled with excitement and curiosity.

People usually perceive Tsugami Hiro as sensible, steady, intelligent, and gentle. After all, she is still a teenage girl with a girlish heart.

Before, when she went out with the Tsuchikage, she completely suppressed her thirst for knowledge and only recorded what she saw along the way.

Now that the Tsuchikage isn't around, she's about to let loose and be herself.

"The Tsuchikage proposed this test so that we, the new generation, could see firsthand the direction the world is heading and understand exactly where Iwagakure is lagging behind. Konoha agreed to this test to use this overwhelming gap in civilization to destroy our confidence and establish an advantage."

She took a big gulp of milk tea, feeling the cool, sweet liquid flow down her throat.

"Since it's an experience, we should definitely make the most of it!"

Tsugami Hiroshi disregarded the Tsuchikage's strategic intentions and decided to follow his own heart first, as this was a great opportunity for a publicly funded trip.

She strode briskly into a large ninja tool showroom.

"Wow! These goggles can automatically adjust their light transmittance and even protect against wind and sand? If we could equip the village's demolition team with them..."

She picked up a pair of tactical goggles designed by Nishikawa Tetsu and examined them with great interest. She even took out her notebook and quickly sketched out a structural diagram of the goggles.

Then, she slipped into a clothing store.

"This fabric... is lightweight and breathable, and it stretches incredibly well. It's much more comfortable than our rough linen combat uniforms! Boss, I want to try this one, this one, and this one!"

Hiro Tsugami changed into one of Konoha's latest casual clothes after another in the fitting room. Looking at his refreshed self in the mirror, he couldn't help but happily twirl around.

After leaving the clothing store, she was drawn into a shop called Konoha Research Institute.

When she came out, she had a whole set of skincare products that supposedly provide cellular-level hydration in her hands, and she had a free sample face mask on her face. She exuded a faint floral fragrance.

"This is amazing! How does that Vice Dean Nishikawa from Konoha even think about applying the principles of medical ninjutsu to everyday skincare?"

While exclaiming in admiration, Tsugami Hiro stuffed the bags and packages of spoils into a storage scroll.

Before we knew it, the sun was setting.

Hiro Tsugami sat under a parasol at an open-air restaurant, with a delicate eel rice bowl and a steaming bowl of miso soup in front of him.

She looked at the streetlights that had come on, and at the Konoha civilians and ninjas who were gathered in twos and threes after get off work, their faces beaming with smiles.

There were no patrols everywhere, no fear of war, and the entire new district was full of life.

"This is true power..."

Hiroshi Tsugami put down his chopsticks, his expression becoming somewhat complicated.

"If Iwagakure could become like this... no, we must bring this technology and way of life back with us. This is far more important for the village's future than simply stealing a few ninjutsu techniques."

She took a deep breath and stuffed the last bite of eel rice into her mouth.

"Now that we've eaten and drunk our fill, let's draw up the blueprints for those appliances tomorrow!"

Hiro Tsugami clenched her fists with boundless energy, completely unaware that her fellow village ninja, Haito, was being held down by several black-clad security guards for attempting to forcibly dismantle an air conditioner unit, and was being asked to pay for the damage.