Chapter 10 The Shinobi World

The next morning, Naruto struggled to wake up early.

Three consecutive days of rest made Naruto almost forget that he was still a Shinobi. In this world without smartphones and with computers being unaffordable, there weren't many entertainment options.

Naruto couldn't understand it. In the Shinobi World, there was clearly electricity. And this electricity wasn't generated by Lightning Release from human bodies, it was actual civilian electricity.

This showed that the technological level of this world had already entered the electrical age. Electric poles can be seen everywhere in Konoha Village, and there are televisions, refrigerators, and even air conditioners and washing machines and dryers.

Naruto was currently in a situation where he was an orphan living on welfare assistance, a Genin with no background, no money, and no abilities.

His old refrigerator had long been broken, and despite scratching his head for a long time, he had no idea how to fix it. As a result, on his first day after crossing over, he ended up with several bottles of expired milk.

But Naruto's welfare allowance was still fairly substantial. As long as he didn't need to buy large items, it was enough to meet his normal living expenses.

Generally, the welfare allowance would stop being issued the moment Naruto became a Shinobi. After that, he would have to rely on completing various missions to support himself.

After spending half a month in this world, Naruto had a general understanding of its technology. The technological development here was relatively weak, more like a skewed technological tree.

The appearance of Shinobi had pushed the development of technology, but the miraculous energy called Chakra had also hindered technological progress in some areas.

For example, Hiruzen, who can use all Five Chakra Attributes, didn't need a lighter to light his pipe and could monitor people with a crystal ball.

The power and convenience of Ninjutsu made people focus on territorial disputes and battles. Since the establishment of Konoha Village by the God of Shinobi, the Shodaime Hokage, countless Shinobi World Wars had been fought.

Under the shadow of war, rapid technological development was difficult. Since Shinobi are the protagonists of this world, technology naturally centered around their needs.

Therefore, for the sake of convenience, communication devices existed within the village. But inter-country or inter-village communication systems were outdated due to the sensitivity of information.

When necessary, technology had to give way to Ninjutsu.

What Naruto was more concerned about was not just the skewed technological tree but also the level of weaponry in this world.

Shinobi mostly used traditional cold weapons, and the most advanced ones were Chakra Short Swords like those used by Kakashi's father, Konoha's White Fang.

Or maybe it's a weapon transformed from a summoned beast, such as the Hiruzen's Monkey King, Enma.

Another example is the Seven Ninja Swords from Kirigakure.

However, the so-called artifacts such as the Kusanagi Sword, the Totsuka Sword, and the treasures left by the Sage of Six Paths, such as the Bashosen, Kohaku no Johei, Shichiseiken, and Benihisago, seemed somewhat unimpressive.

By the time they came out, they were no longer able to defeat the Kekkei Genkai cheaters that were running rampant everywhere.

But what about hot weapons?

It seems that apart from the Akatsuki's member, Sasori, who was born in Sunagakure and has powerful hot weapons, and the Asura Path of Pain used by Nagato, who had tracking missiles and laser cannons, hot weapons weren't common.

The development of firearms seemed to rely on Puppet Masters. In the distant Land of Snow, although advanced technological weapons like Chakra Armor and steam-powered airships and boats had appeared, they were still limited by their geographical conditions and primarily used large kunai launchers.

The Land of Sky even had flying devices and aerial fortresses. Although this aircraft carrier was not nuclear-powered, it still had a certain deterrent effect.

Overall, due to the factors of war, the conflicts among the Great Shinobi Villages have accumulated for a long time, making it difficult to achieve peace.

Under this premise, Shinobi, as the main force in active combat, naturally held a higher status than technology. Technology could not develop independently of Shinobi for the time being and is still very limited.

The appearance of Shinobi changed the world's structure, and the Cold War-like state of the world further limited the development of science and technology.

After washing up, Naruto looked at his sleepy self in the mirror and couldn't help but yawn. He threw his toothbrush into the cup, ending his random thoughts in the washroom.

Naruto got dressed and left the house. By the time he arrived at the Academy, the classroom was already quite full. His slightly late arrival drew some attention, but no one came up to greet him.

Everyone was engrossed in discussing who their future teammates might be and which Jonin would be leading their team. After all, Genin Teams were always formed in groups of three.

Since the end of the Second Shinobi World War, Tsunade, as the Medical-nin among the Sannin, has been recognized by the top management for her role in the team.

To a certain extent, having a female Medical-nin in the team significantly increased the survival rate and mission success rate of the team. Since then, the tradition of forming teams with two males and one female has been retained.

This was Konoha's official explanation, but Naruto understood that this was only part of the story. The more pressing reason was that Konoha had been heavily depleted by years of continuous warfare.

A Shinobi Village was essentially a militarized camp, and wars involved indiscriminate charges and brutal battles. It was unrealistic to expect every three-person team to have a female Medical-nin.

Therefore, after when Tsunade proposed the idea of teams with two males and one female, the higher-ups were initially unmoved. Some even thought it was an overly idealistic idea proposed by Tsunade because she was too sad after her brother, Nawaki's death.

However, the continuous wars eventually forced the higher-ups to accept Tsunade's proposal. The high casualty rates had left Konoha with few people to send to the battlefield. In the end, even the young ones had to fight.

If they don't equip the team with Medical-nin, it seemed that even the elderly and women might have to take up kunai and fight.

"Naruto, aren't you curious about who your teammates will be?" Choji asked, nudging Naruto, who was daydreaming with a blank expression.

"Not curious at all. I couldn't care less." Naruto said, resting his head in boredom, "Even if others are nervous, why are you three joining the excitement?"

As he spoke, Naruto's eyes swept over Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino.

"The Ino–Shika–Cho formation of the village. If I were the Hokage, I would never separate you."

Hearing this, Ino groaned and complained, " Teaming up with these two? How annoying!"

"What a drag." Shikamaru muttered.

"Hehe." Shikamaru seemed quite happy, perhaps because this way he wouldn't have to part with his childhood friends.

Maybe it was because they had grown up together, Shikamaru and Choji never saw Ino as a girl.

And Ino, whose eyes were always on Sasuke, also had a tomboyish personality.