Brave New World

"The Tower of Darkness..."

Kushina examined the black tower on the scroll, inwardly criticising Natsuhiko's overly straightforward naming sense.

"So, what does this thing do?" she asked curiously.

"Well, simply put, it's a magnified version of the communication bracelet or the Ring of Darkness," Natsuhiko explained. "Correspondingly, its ability to transmit and receive chakra waves is much stronger than that of a regular communication bracelet."

"In my vision, an ordinary communication bracelet doesn't need to have powerful transmission and reception capabilities. As long as it's within the signal coverage of the Tower of Darkness, it can easily relay messages to others over long distances."

"This way, the cost of ordinary bracelets can be greatly reduced."

Is there really such a method?

Kushina was taken aback, feeling that this approach seemed quite feasible.

"It's like how two people, even if they are far apart, can still communicate if a Yamanaka clan ninja is helping them. The Tower of Darkness acts as that ninja."

Kushina interpreted Natsuhiko's idea using ninja logic.

Natsuhiko was momentarily stunned by her interpretation, then nodded, realising that her understanding wasn't far off.

In reality, he was referencing the ubiquitous cell towers from his previous life.

The communication bracelets were akin to mobile phones.

Moreover, for technical secrecy and further cost reduction, he also planned to draw inspiration from cloud computing or thin clients. The communication bracelet would function merely as a transmitter and receiver. At the same time, most "software" operations and data storage would occur on servers within the Tower of Darkness, with the processed results transmitted back to the bracelets.

This way, the communication bracelets could achieve various functions at a minimal hardware cost.

Natsuhiko even considered applying this technology to the duel disks to reduce production costs.

Kushina, now understanding Natsuhiko's concept, was deeply impressed.

"Does this mean that in the future, Konoha's ninjas could communicate with people in Konoha even while on missions?" Kushina was still using her ninja logic.

Natsuhiko laughed, "It's not as exaggerated as you think. Even the Tower of Darkness has a limited signal coverage."

"Maybe one day, when Towers of Darkness are spread throughout the ninja world, we might achieve the effect you described."

"And it's not just ninjas. Since everyone has chakra, they can use the bracelets too."

"In the worst case, they can use communication bracelets equipped with chakra capacitors to communicate using the stored chakra."

It's a ninja world covered with Towers of Darkness and everyone wearing Rings of Darkness.

Kushina was deeply shaken by the bright future Natsuhiko depicted.

Honestly, her mind couldn't quite grasp what such a world would be like.

Fortunately, Natsuhiko continued to paint a picture of this promising future:

"When this network of Towers of Darkness is established, we could know what's happening throughout the ninja world without leaving home."

"From food delivery to mission assignments, everything could be done through the network."

"We wouldn't even need to carry money when going out. Just a swipe of the bracelet could automatically deduct the payment."

"More importantly, with increased communication between countries and ninja villages, many unnecessary conflicts might be avoided."

Natsuhiko couldn't help but sigh:

"According to ancient texts, the legendary Sage of the Six Paths wanted to use chakra to create bonds between people and forge a world without war where everyone lives in harmony."

"Perhaps this is what he meant."

"A world without war where everyone lives in harmony..."

Kushina unconsciously murmured these words.

So, this is Natsuhiko's ultimate dream.

Having experienced the destruction of her homeland, she understood how difficult it was to realise Natsuhiko's dream.

But for some reason, she felt that Natsuhiko could make this dream come true.

After all, during their nearly semester-long interaction, she had witnessed how Natsuhiko selflessly taught students and invented one rune device after another, gradually transforming Konoha.

The duel disks and Ninja arcade machines brought joy to Konoha.

The training suits and radio callisthenics brought hope to Konoha.

The body-worn cameras brought harmony to Konoha.

So, it wouldn't be surprising if the communication bracelets and the Tower of Darkness ultimately brought peace to Konoha and even the ninja world.

Watching Natsuhiko excitedly talk about how the network would change the ninja world, Kushina felt her face heat up again.

She felt that Natsuhiko, in his excitement, looked so divine, as if he were glowing.

Unable to contain herself, Kushina finally spoke up:

"Natsuhiko."

"What's up?"

"Could you turn off your glowing effect? You're blinding me!"

...

Evening, Senju Residence.

Robust and catchy music was echoing in the courtyard, breaking the usual peaceful atmosphere.

A red-haired woman in a tight red suit was dancing rhythmically under a tree.

If Natsuhiko were here, he would definitely find the scene very familiar:

Isn't this just a square dance?

Though hard to believe, this red-haired woman, the stabilising force of Konoha and the wife of the First Hokage, Uzumaki Mito, was indeed doing a square dance.

This happened because Kushina gave Mito the tight suit that Natsuhiko had gifted her…

When Mito first saw the duel disks, she was already impressed by Natsuhiko's ingenuity and marvelled at the talent of the younger generation.

However, due to the limitations of her time, she didn't take the duel disks seriously.

It wasn't until Kushina gave her the tight suit and mentioned Natsuhiko's radio callisthenics foundation plan that Mito truly began to value this young sealing technique ninja.

After all, this was different from the duel disks, which were mere toys. This suit was a powerful tool that could genuinely enhance a ninja's abilities.

Moreover, the ingenious combination of ancient monk cultivation methods with modern sealing technique knowledge made even Mito, a master of sealing techniques, applaud in admiration.

It even reminded her of her brother-in-law, Senju Tobirama, who also loved inventing.

However, what made Natsuhiko more formidable was that his inventions were actually practical.

This alone made Mito feel that Natsuhiko surpassed the Second Hokage.

After all, Tobirama had invented many things, but aside from Water Release techniques, most were forbidden techniques that few could learn...

It seemed that anything less wouldn't prove his intelligence.

Natsuhiko's inventions, on the other hand, were much more down-to-earth and demonstrated a higher level of understanding.

Natsuhiko's foundation plan also inspired Mito.

His idea was to use the tight suits' copying function to help students master the high-difficulty radio callisthenics meridian training method, maximising the potential of young ninjas.

However, for the seemingly youthful but actually elderly Mito, another use naturally came to mind.

That was to teach middle-aged and elderly ninjas the secrets of health maintenance through square dancing!

(End of Chapter)

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