Chapter 58: A Three-Minute Silence for the Laboratory

Chapter 58: A Three-Minute Silence for the Laboratory

Looking at the laboratory emitting billowing smoke,

Ah, that's not right.

It should be said, the ruins of the laboratory. Kenichi's feelings were complex. He had not anticipated that things would develop to this current state. After all, everything was fine before, but unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, the laboratory was gone.

"Was it because I added lightning attribute chakra energy, which affected the stability of the thermobaric explosive's structure?" Kenichi sighed. Such a large laboratory, now gone.

Previously, Kenichi had concocted some of the stabilizing explosives himself, and the tests had shown promising results. But later, he had a bold idea.

That was to integrate chakra to see if it could combine with the thermobaric explosives. If they could be combined, perhaps something even more powerful than the thermobaric bombs could be created.

Moreover, explosives are generally quite stable and not as prone to explode upon any minor impact as one might imagine. This was also why Kenichi decided to give it a try.

He even deliberately reduced the amount of thermobaric explosive to prevent any problems.

Kenichi had some research on Raiton (lightning release), so he tried to infuse lightning attribute chakra into it. The result was that the originally stable thermobaric explosive reacted violently.

If not for Kenichi's quick reaction, he might have been caught in the explosion. Even so, the laboratory was destroyed.

And with the thick smoke billowing, it would surely attract the attention of the ninjas from Konoha, which would only complicate matters further. Therefore, Kenichi had no choice but to abandon the laboratory and move elsewhere.

"I wonder if the money I've earned is enough to cover the damages," Kenichi looked at the large pit and sighed.

The teacher's laboratory definitely had no insurance, and it seemed that the ninja world didn't have insurance companies either. He hoped the teacher wouldn't make him pay for the damages.

However, this attempt made Kenichi quite happy. After all, his idea was correct; chakra could indeed be integrated into thermobaric bombs. He thought he might try to integrate fire attribute chakra next time.

The thermobaric explosive infused with lightning attribute chakra seemed to have undergone some wonderful changes, its power had increased significantly, and there seemed to be an electrical reaction. Next time, he would need to find some expendable materials to experiment with and see what kind of effect this thing would have on the human body.

But the laboratory was definitely out of commission now, the ground had been blasted into a collapse, and the items inside were likely unsalvageable.

Fortunately, the teacher had taken some materials with him when he left; otherwise, the losses incurred now could have been even more astonishing.

Kenichi touched the sealing scroll hanging at his waist, which contained some items he had hastily collected in a moment of urgency, including the blood of the Hyuga clan. However, it needed to be settled quickly.

After all, these items would quickly lead to contamination and other phenomena if left at room temperature. Temperature control in the laboratory was always very important, especially for laboratories dealing with biological experiments.

For example, operations like cultivating bacteria and extracting DNA in the laboratory all require precise temperature control. A temperature increase of just 0.1 degrees could mean the death of the bacteria.

So if the laboratory's freezers were turned off, it would really be a disaster.

Moreover, if the blood could not be preserved by freezing, it would affect the quality of the blood.

Luckily, Kenichi knew the locations of two other laboratories. He chose one that was relatively closer and quickly headed in that direction.

Of course, before leaving, Kenichi did not forget to use the Dragon Fire Technique to set the laboratory ablaze, to heat it up and ensure the laboratory burned down completely. Otherwise, exposing any information would be very troublesome.

"The atmosphere in the Land of Fire has been off lately," Kenichi put on his mask and stealthily moved through the forest.

He had just noticed some ninjas running on the official road, but their numbers were few, and the leader seemed to be only a Chunin, which was unusual.

Moreover, the expressions of those ninjas were very serious, and the leading Chunin looked particularly worried.

It seemed that something had happened in Konoha. Kenichi had seen such expressions before, and war had quickly broken out.

"Could it be war?" Kenichi stroked his chin, feeling that it was a possibility. The greatest crisis facing Konoha now was not internal strife within the village but the threat of war.

"Perhaps it's the guys from Kumogakure." Kenichi ran swiftly, but then he sensed someone in the forest ahead and quickly concealed himself.

Soon after, two ninjas emerged from the forest. Kenichi was surprised. Was the Land of Fire really that small? He had just arrived and already encountered Kakashi and Ake.

Long time no see, Kakashi was still the same, and although Ake, the chatterbox, was by his side, Kakashi's eyes were still dead fish eyes.

His whole body exuded a 'keep out' aura, but obviously, for Ake, this aura was ineffective.

"Kakashi, don't we need to go to the front line? The guys from Kumogakure have declared war on us!" Ake was already in his signature look, still somewhat youthful, but one could see the future 'Kai Huang' in him.

"This is a mission arranged by the Third Hokage." Kakashi was expressionless, his three-tomoe Sharingan spinning beneath his mask.

Since the Fourth Hokage's sacrifice, Kakashi's life had encountered some turbulence. Danzo had even considered recruiting Kakashi into the Anbu Root, but fortunately, the Third Hokage vetoed it.

Even so, the defection of his good friend Kenichi was a heavy blow to Kakashi.

Since Obito and Rin died, Kakashi had not let anyone close to him for a long time, let alone become friends.

And Kenichi was the only friend he made during that time.

Kakashi treasured this friendship. Even on the night of the Nine-Tails' attack, he had his suspicions that it might have been his friend's doing, but he gave up on that doubt, claiming he had fainted and knew nothing.

As a result, Kenichi rubbed salt into Kakashi's wound and poured a bottle of alcohol on it.

So now, Kakashi was very interested in the mission to track down Orochimaru and Kenichi's whereabouts. The Third Hokage also saw Kakashi's intentions, so he simply assigned Kakashi the task of searching for Orochimaru's traces.

Of course, as the situation became more urgent, Kakashi knew he might be called to the front line to fight against Kumogakure.

(End of Chapter)