At the current time node, Orochimaru's strength is at least Six Paths level, and he might have already touched upon Kekkei Mora. The price to be paid for attempting to erase a target of this level by returning to the past is difficult to estimate.
Logically, with Shinji's current strength, even if he acted recklessly in the past, the convergence of the timeline would find it difficult to truly threaten him. However, the current issue is not merely an internal matter of the Shinobi World, because through the clue of Orochimaru successfully holding the ritual, Shinji has already discovered traces of the Hegemon of Terror's involvement.
The intervention of a Hegemon has complicated the issue.
Shinji has to consider whether this might be a trap set for him by the Hegemon, so he must be extremely cautious.
After thinking for a moment, Shinji thought: "It is better to proceed with the Barrier Project first!"
Before the Barrier Project is completed, any major move might trigger the final battle prematurely. This is a matter where a single hair affects the whole body. Even if Shinji moves against Orochimaru, it should be done after the preparations for the Barrier Project are ready.
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After the meeting ended, Shinji, Amado, and Shion remained in the meeting room, discussing the design of the new barrier.
Amado said: "The barriers of the Shinobi World are very similar to the magic circles of the Hexagon World. Therefore, regarding the issue of a barrier covering the entire Shinobi World, the magic barrier of the Hexagon World is an excellent reference plan."
"Mhm!"
Shinji nodded, agreeing with Amado's view.
"However, merely reaching the level of the Hexagon World's magic barrier is far from enough. We must make bold improvements!"
After Amado finished speaking, he looked at Shion on the side.
Shion immediately followed: "Yes. So after discussing with the Barrier Squad, we feel we should strengthen the power of the barrier as much as possible!"
Shinji asked: "How do you want to strengthen it?"
That magic barrier capable of enveloping an entire world in the Hexagon World was indeed a stroke of genius, but in terms of strength alone, the magic barrier's ability to restrict a Hegemon was actually very limited.
Of course.
This was limited by the upper strength limit of the Hexagon World. After all, the Sorcerer Supremes only had strength close to the Six Paths level. So even if they joined forces, supplemented by the amplification of the Mage Towers, the magic barrier they created could only barely reach the Kekkei Mora level.
The Shinobi World is naturally different, so there is considerable room for improvement in the power of the barrier.
Facing Shinji's inquiring gaze, Shion spoke with a serious expression: "I tried using the Madoka data model. To increase the power of the barrier, we need a Mage Tower capable of mobilizing the chakra of the entire Shinobi World!"
Shinji frowned slightly: "A Mage Tower capable of mobilizing the chakra of the entire Shinobi World? You mean..."
Shion nodded: "Yes, the God Tree!"
Amado then said: "I have looked into Obito Uchiha's Infinite Tsukuyomi Project. I feel this plan has points of convergence with our project."
Shinji understood as soon as he heard it.
Clearly, the various plans discussed by the Barrier Squad simply could not satisfy the requirements of Shinji's Barrier Project. Therefore, Amado and Shion set their sights on the God Tree. They wanted to refer to the Infinite Tsukuyomi Project of Madara and Obito, planting a God Tree at a core node and then initiating an Infinite Tsukuyomi, using the power of the God Tree to gather the chakra of the entire Shinobi World to that core node.
In this way, this single core node would possess nearly inexhaustible chakra.
Then, through the God Tree that towers into the clouds, the chakra from this core node would be transmitted to the other eight critical nodes. Thus, the nine critical nodes spread across the Shinobi World could be perfectly integrated into one through the God Tree and the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
This concept sounds somewhat shocking, but in reality, as long as one elevates their perspective and treats the entire Shinobi World as a battlefield layout, it is not difficult to think of such a time-saving and labor-saving method.
After a moment of silence, Shinji asked: "How are the simulation results?"
Shion said: "Using the God Tree as the core alone, the power of the barrier will be about seven times stronger than the magic barrier of the Hexagon World! If supplemented by the Infinite Tsukuyomi, the power of the barrier can be more than a hundred times stronger than the magic barrier, or even more!"
Shinji nodded slightly: "Mhm, not bad!"
The magic barrier of the Hexagon World barely touched the Kekkei Mora level. If the power of the new barrier could be over a hundred times stronger than the magic barrier, then the power of the new barrier would roughly reach the peak Kekkei Mora level.
One must know that whether it was Kaguya Otsutsuki or Urashiki Otsutsuki, they could only be considered ordinary Kekkei Mora. Shinji, who had reached the peak Kekkei Mora realm before, could suppress the Hegemon of Delusion within the spatial barrier.
Therefore, if the effect of the new barrier could reach the level of a peak Kekkei Mora, it would mean Shinji has a powerful ally!
As for the Infinite Tsukuyomi, Shinji didn't care too much.
For one, the Infinite Tsukuyomi is not something that cannot be released. Secondly, once the final battle with the Hegemon of Terror begins, letting ordinary living beings be wrapped by the God Tree and hide within the Infinite Tsukuyomi might not necessarily be a bad thing.
After weighing the options for a moment, Shinji agreed to Amado and Shion's proposal and participated in it. With his high-level insights, he performed a large amount of optimization on the new barrier.
When it comes to understanding Hegemons, no one in the entire universe dares to claim the top spot besides Shinji. Therefore, his optimizations were specifically targeted at Hegemons. As long as it can be successfully designed, the effect will definitely be better than what the Madoka data model estimated!
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Time was pressing. As various resolutions were passed in the previous meetings, the entire Research Institute instantly became bustling.
All personnel were orderly organized into different small groups, either participating in the design of the barrier, entering the factories manufacturing the reinforcement spikes, or heading to the nine critical nodes for surveying, and so on. In an instant, the Research Institute, which had been in a semi-stalled state, suddenly began to operate at high speed.
As the Research Institute operated at full capacity, various forces in the Shinobi World that had long been infiltrated and influenced by the Research Institute also acted either actively or passively. Orders were passed down layer by layer, causing a massive mobilization of personnel and materials. All participating personnel felt lost and confused, because no one could say for sure what this series of mobilizations was for, but an order was an order, and everyone could only execute it.
All of this could only be clearly felt by Shinji, who was inside the Research Institute.
At this time, the Shinobi World seemed to have "come alive." From the various shinobi villages and the Daimyos of each country down to the black markets and individual bounty shinobi, everyone was passively joining the Barrier Project under his command.