After defeating another user with crocodile-type animal abilities, Ao panted heavily, shook his head, and retreated back to the team.
Facing the gazes of the other Jonin, Ao shook his head slightly and whispered, "I didn't see any problems, and... Lord Mizukage should have undergone the modification as well!"
Suikazan Fuguki smiled and patted his chest. "I was lucky. My modification wasn't as risk-free as these kids', but fortunately, compared to the risk, the increase in strength is much greater than theirs!"
Hearing this, the eyes of the group of Jonin lit up. Even Ninjas at the Jonin level could be enhanced? This was truly good news!
As for the danger... those who could make it to Jonin in Kirigakure knew very well that lacking strength was the greatest danger! More often than not, even if you wanted to risk your life to increase your strength, you wouldn't get the chance!
Furthermore, although the intensity of those children's enhancements was far inferior to Suikazan Fuguki's, it was enough to create a large number of Jonin. Don't be fooled by the Naruto manga where Jonin don't seem like much; in reality, a Jonin in any Ninja village is an absolute elite pillar. To say they are one in a hundred among Ninjas is actually underestimating them.
The most special thing about a Jonin is their lack of replicability. Genin and Chunin can perhaps be trained in large batches, but if one wants to become a Jonin and lacks sufficient talent, no amount of training will suffice.
Some Jonin are born with Chakra levels exceeding normal people; some are born with powerful physiques and are geniuses in Taijutsu; some can draw inferences from one instance to another when learning Ninjutsu; and some are simply members of secret technique or Bloodline Limit clans.
In any case, you must have at least one trait that exceeds the ordinary. If one is truly a mediocre person, becoming a Chunin in this lifetime is already the limit.
And talent is something very difficult to change. Even within Bloodline Limit clans, there are many Ninjas who simply cannot awaken their bloodline and can only remain Chunin or Genin for their entire lives.
From the very beginning, Chakra was not an internal energy system that could grow with years of cultivation; it didn't even have any specific cultivation methods.
This is because this stuff is essentially a 'drug-using and cannibalistic' system. Originally, when the Ōtsutsuki wanted to increase their Chakra, the mainstream method was to plant trees, bury people, and eat the fruit; the secondary method was to directly refine people into pills and such.
Theoretically, the amount of Chakra each person can refine has a limit set from birth.
Practices like exercising the body and improving physical fitness to feed back into Chakra can only constantly approach that limit. Aside from 'cannibalism' and human body modification, there is no real way in this world to increase one's own Chakra limit.
Forget about ways to truly increase one's Chakra limit; even abilities that temporarily increase or store Chakra can be called S-rank Ninjutsu, such as the Eight Gates and the Strength of a Hundred Seal.
However, human modification in the Naruto World is still in a very crude state. Even Orochimaru, the number one scientist, wouldn't dare say he has any certainty, and Kirigakure doesn't have a single result to show for it.
Now, seeing Vegapunk's results, these Kirigakure hicks were naturally overjoyed.
Seeing the faint look of fanaticism in the eyes of these Jonin, Vegapunk knew the time was right and directly gave an order to Suikazan Fuguki in his mind.
Suikazan Fuguki waved his hand: "This is the third thing I want to say! The reason Sea Ninja Village could be established is because Dr. Vegapunk's scientific technology has greatly increased the strength of all Sea Ninjas. As long as the two Ninja villages merge, Dr. Vegapunk will also become the Head of the Research Department of Kirigakure!"
The group of Jonin looked at each other. Although the original Kirigakure didn't have a Research Department, they could tell what it was for just by the name. Most importantly, if Vegapunk joined their village, wouldn't that mean they could also enjoy Vegapunk's enhancement technology?
At this point, these Ninjas no longer had any resistance to the merger of the two villages. Instead, they all bowed their heads in sincere submission: "We follow Lord Mizukage's orders!"
A smile appeared on Vegapunk's face. This was why he wanted to establish a noble identity. If Vegapunk had revealed this technology as a Ninja, the first thought of these Kirigakure fellows would definitely not be cooperation or merging, but finding a way to control Vegapunk and torture the technology out of him.
But with the identity of a Daimyo or a noble, it was completely different.
Afterward, the various terms of the Ninja village merger were negotiated by Nico Robin, who arrived later. Of course, it was actually just going through the motions, since the leader on the other side of the negotiating table was also one of Vegapunk's own.
Regarding power, Nico Robin appeared very indifferent. Indeed, since both the Daimyo and the Mizukage were on their side and Vegapunk controlled the core technology, they could give Kirigakure whatever minor details and peripheral interests they wanted.
However, in the end, she still put forward a request that made the Kirigakure Ninjas feel somewhat speechless, which was that the name of Kirigakure must be changed to Sea Ninja Village.
"The name of Kirigakure was forged by our ancestors over generations with Kunai and blood. I don't think renaming it to Sea Ninja Village is a good idea; it will greatly reduce our village's deterrent power!"
Mei Terumī crossed her arms and looked at the smiling Nico Robin across from her, arguing her point strongly.
"New eras require new developments. Besides, the 'bloody mist' has quite a few negative effects in addition to its deterrent power, doesn't it?"
Nico Robin spoke with a calm smile and clear logic:
"Furthermore, the original Kirigakure only occupied the country of the Land of Water. Although the other island nations at sea have very close ties with Kirigakure, they ultimately do not belong to Kirigakure's true sphere of influence."
"Now that the Ninjas of all maritime nations have formed an alliance, it is natural to use the broader name of Sea Ninja! At the same time, it can also wash away the inherent bad impression that the 'bloody mist' has formed in other countries."
Mei Terumī's chest heaved a few times. What did she mean by the 'bad impression' of the bloody mist? That sounded too unpleasant.
However, even Mei Terumī herself knew very well that the bloody mist policy had indeed given Kirigakure a much worse reputation. Granted, this cruel system made the Kirigakure's mission completion rate much higher, but the actions of many Kirigakure Ninjas under such high pressure often terrified their employers.
Not to mention that corresponding to the extremely high mission completion rate was an equally high employer mortality rate if a mission failed!
After all, once a Kirigakure Ninja failed and returned to the village, they would often face extremely severe punishment. In such cases, many Ninjas would simply choose to defect, and killing the employer to make a quick profit before doing so was a common occurrence.
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