During times of peace, when there's no war at home, you could even sell the surplus abroad.
If other places are peaceful and don't need it, then find a way to stir up war, support a proxy, and have them fight.
That's not difficult, because there will always be ambitious people, no matter where you go.
"I finally understand what you mean by this new Puppetry technique," Sasayama of the Sand said, stroking his large head.
"Applying puppets, originally intended for combat, to enhance the village's war potential and expand production—that truly carves a path different from our ancestor, Monzaemon."
"You're underestimating the results of Qingshui's and our painstaking research," Sasori scoffed, extending his left hand and hooking it in a certain direction.
Several Chakra Threads shot out swiftly, connecting to two Puppets.
One was a wooden bird-shaped Puppet, and the other was a sturdy, human-shaped Puppet, like a weakened version of Fatty.
Chiyo, a top Puppet Master of her time, immediately noticed that the design of these two Puppets differed from the current mainstream Puppets, indicating they must each have their own unique features.
"This bird is called All-Seeing Eye. Qingshui made it. Using the Wind Release Chakra Capacitor pre-installed inside, it can fly at altitudes of several hundred meters or more, and even hover briefly in the air without needing Chakra Thread manipulation. You just need to set its aerial trajectory before takeoff, and it can fly tens of kilometers on a single trip."
"The bird's eyes are made from high-purity glass that Qingshui improved and fired. They have four focal lengths, and the internal Chakra photosensitive material, when detecting changes in light, emits Chakra signals that are stored in a tape inside its body."
"Afterward, you just need to put the tape into a device that can display images. This way, the village's ninja can safely scout enemy movements from tens of kilometers away," Sasori explained.
Chiyo set her Kunai aside and took the delicately crafted wooden Puppet bird from her grandson's hands.
"Display images... Can you demonstrate it?"
"Yes, but before use, you need to connect the Puppet to this Sealing Logic Controller and plan the route. It's best used with a map."
Sasori pointed to a large device in the room, about a person's height.
Functionally, this thing was already equivalent to a simplified computer host. Although still relatively primitive and with limited computational power due to current technological constraints, its size was considerable to ensure sufficient processing power.
However, with peripherals attached, it could already assist in handling many tasks.
Sasori immediately wrote the commands, released the All-Seeing Eye Bird, and had it fly a circle around the compound. Then, he removed the tape and began to read the data.
Chiyo watched the slightly distorted, somewhat jerky color images on the screen, a little surprised.
"This old woman heard that in the Land of Snow to the north, their Daimyo invented something called 'movies,' which can record plays performed by people and play them back multiple times. Ebizo even sent people to investigate."
"It's just that the recording equipment isn't convenient to carry, and the startup process is a bit complex. Therefore, it was determined that it would take many more years for it to be applied militarily. Instead, cameras and photographs have already begun trial use in the intelligence department."
From a technological standpoint, Qingshui and Sasori's All-Seeing Eye Bird has already surpassed the current Ninja World by at least twenty years.
Further development would make its usage similar to modern military drones.
After all, walkie-talkies already existed when Naruto graduated, and that was about twenty years ago from the current timeline.
"It's worth continuing to develop. If it could evolve into autonomous control, rather than flying according to pre-set programs, then on battlefields with open visibility, like plains, crucial intelligence could be obtained immediately. But even as it is now, it's an excellent supplement to the Perception Unit," Chiyo said, acknowledging Qingshui and Sasori's finished product.
This item was already qualified to be singled out as a special ninja tool and mass-produced for the Perception Unit and border patrol teams.
For a normal Perception Ninja, a range of a few kilometers is considered very large.
Only rare exceptions, like Kagura's Mind Eye from the Uzumaki Clan or Tobirama Senju, could possess such abilities.
However, the Five Great Ninja Villages all have some form of large-scale Perception Ninjutsu, but they come with significant limitations and are not easily deployed. For example, Konoha's Perception Barrier, when combined with the Third Hokage's Crystal Ball, can observe most areas within Konoha. Or the Yamanaka Clan's Perception Ninjutsu, when used with that helmet. And then there's the water sphere used by Ao of Mist Hidden.
But these are all Ninjutsu that a ninja village keeps as trump cards, not to be easily used unless in a major war, and certainly not continuously.
The All-Seeing Eye Bird is already sufficient to compensate for the shortcomings of regular Perception Ninja, and there's even room for further development and improvement.
"What an incredible scouting Puppet! And what about this Puppet?" Sasayama of the Sand asked, looking at the other short, stout Puppet.
"This is a Puppet I made, called Dwarf. It's a simplified version of the Fatty Puppet made by Qingshui, with the combat power of a regular Genin," Sasori replied.
"Well, that's pretty ordinary then!" Sasayama of the Sand said, patting Dwarf. Suddenly, he felt two cold stares fix on him.
One was from Sasori, the Puppet's creator, and the other was from Sasori's grandmother, Chiyo.
"But Sasori, as a Puppetry genius on par with Qingshui, this Puppet must have some special qualities, right?" Sasayama of the Sand quickly corrected himself.
Sasori withdrew his gaze.
"I'm far from Qingshui's level. Although this Puppet was my own design, looking back, it's still a bit conventional. It only has two advantages: one, it's incredibly cheap to produce, and two, I pre-programmed many command modules during its creation, making it simple to operate."
Sasori used a Chakra Thread to control Dwarf, making it walk.
"As long as someone can learn to condense and use Chakra Threads, they can pretty much fully utilize this Puppet's combat capabilities. That means over seventy percent of students who've taken Puppetry as an elective at the Ninja Academy can fluently control this Puppet."
"If a Genin Puppet Master can control more than two Puppets..."
Chiyo was starting to lose her composure.
"Are you sure? Sasori, you're not comparing this to your own or Qingshui's skill level back in the Ninja Academy or when you were Genin, are you?"
Chiyo knew exactly what this implied.
Though Genin are the lowest rank among professional ninja, they make up the vast majority, more than half of all ninja.
If this Puppet was truly as Sasori described, then once it was popularized among Genin Puppet Masters, the combat effectiveness of all Genin Puppet Masters in the Sand Village would increase by nearly half.
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