Chapter 171 : Tsunade, this is what you owe me.
Three years.
Land of Lightning.
Hidden Cloud Village.
"Hello?"
"Sakumo, can you hear me?"
Inside the Raikage Office, the Third Raikage, Ay, Dodai, Mabui, and others were all staring intently at the small device on the desk, their Faces a mix of tension and anticipation.
The next second, Hatake Sakumo's voice came from the device: "I can hear you. I'm in the Land of Rain right now. Can you hear me over there?"
"Yes! Yes! Yes!"
"Sakumo, we succeeded!"
The Third Raikage cut the connection, a look of excitement spreading across his Face.
After several years of effort, the long-distance communication device was finally successful!
Dodai, Mabui, and the others were equally thrilled; even Ay, who was usually only interested in Cultivating, laughed and waved his arms.
Seeing their reactions, Uchiha Yuzuru, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "I say, you guys... do you really need to be this excited?"
Hearing this, Dodai said seriously: "Lord Yuzuru, the success of this technology is of monumental significance. Of course, we are excited."
"Communication across thousands of kilometers, it actually came true!"
Mabui echoed: "With this technology, we'll be able to give real-time commands to the front lines in the future, and intelligence transmission will become incredibly swift."
"Even the secret techniques of the Yamanaka Family in Konoha Village can only pale in comparison to us now."
The Third Raikage laughed a few times, pointing at the device on the desk and saying to Uchiha Yuzuru: "Yuzuru, you proposed this technology, so why don't you name it?"
Uchiha Yuzuru said calmly: "Let's just call it a mobile phone."
"Mobile phone?"
After hearing Uchiha Yuzuru's answer, the Third Raikage and the others pondered for a moment, then nodded vigorously: "A good name!"
"Yuzuru, what reward do you want? How about I just give you the position of Raikage?"
"Absolutely not." Uchiha Yuzuru directly refused the Third Raikage's suggestion. "Just give me more money or metal ore. I'm not interested in becoming Raikage."
His current power was already enough for him to do as he pleased, so why shackle himself for a title?
Becoming Raikage was something he had never even considered.
If he was going to do something, he would be the Emperor of the entire Ninja World!
"Alright then..."
The Third Raikage sighed with some disappointment: "If you ever change your mind, you can come to me anytime. I'm not the type of person who clings to power."
Hearing this, Ay couldn't help but ask expectantly: "Father, do you think I'm suitable?"
The smile on the Third Raikage's Face vanished, and he asked in confusion: "Suitable for what?"
Ay: "..."
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After the meeting, Uchiha Yuzuru walked out of the Raikages Office Building.
He hadn't walked two steps before he saw Tsunade running over.
"Yuzuru, I heard from Orochimaru that the communication technology you proposed earlier has been successful?"
Uchiha Yuzuru smiled: "You're quite well-informed."
The two walked side by side, and Tsunade couldn't help but nudge Uchiha Yuzuru with her shoulder, saying with some admiration: "You really are full of surprises. To be able to do something like this, it's amazing."
To enable people to communicate instantly, regardless of distance... such a method could even rival a god, couldn't it?
Facing Tsunade's praise, Uchiha Yuzuru just waved his hand, saying calmly: "I just came up with an idea, it's nothing much."
In the Ninja World, wireless communication technology already existed.
In the original story, Team 7, consisting of Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, and Haruno Sakura, used wireless headsets to coordinate cat-catching during a mission when they were Genin.
However, the transmission range of these wireless headsets was very limited, making them somewhat impractical in real-world applications.
On one occasion, Uchiha Yuzuru mentioned the idea of building signal base stations to Orochimaru, and Orochimaru then turned his idea into reality.
As of today, within the territory governed by Hidden Cloud Village, real-time communication is already possible in most areas.
Not just base stations, but also railway transportation, power transmission, and so on... Under Uchiha Yuzuru's efforts, the Land of Lightning is continuously developing into a modernized, technologically advanced nation.
In fact, given the current technological level of the Ninja World, researching these things wasn't difficult; the challenge was building them without them being destroyed by hostile Ninja.
Leaving aside the Sengoku period of warring clans, even after Senju Hashirama established the one-country, one-village system, the Ninja World didn't quiet down for long.
Both large and small nations were almost constantly engaged in wars of varying scales.
Furthermore, the number of Ninja wasn't actually that large, making it difficult to cover vast territories. Therefore, people generally weren't very enthusiastic about things that required extensive infrastructure and could be easily destroyed by enemies.
This is why, in many cases, the Ninja World gives a feeling of disconnect.
Of course, the most important reason was that in a world with supernatural powers, humans often relied more on their own strength, and didn't place much importance on technology.
"Hey! I'm talking to you?!"
Hearing Tsunade's voice, Uchiha Yuzuru snapped back to reality.
"What did you just say?"
"I said..." Tsunade said with a smile, "Did Raikage give you a lot of rewards again this time?"
"Lend me some money."
Hearing this, Uchiha Yuzuru raised an eyebrow, subtly glancing at Tsunade.
"Tsunade, do you even remember how much money I've lent you?"
Tsunade was stunned, momentarily speechless.
When she first started borrowing money from Uchiha Yuzuru, she would keep track of it herself.
But Uchiha Yuzuru never mentioned repayment, and as time went on, Tsunade became too lazy to keep records.
So when Uchiha Yuzuru suddenly asked about it, she really couldn't answer.
Seeing Tsunade's hesitant demeanor, Uchiha Yuzuru said calmly: "Let me help you calculate."
"You first borrowed money in Konoha Year 51, and it's now Konoha Year 55."
"In five years, even if you borrowed one million Ryo each month, you'd owe me sixty million Ryo."
"You owe me so much money, when do you plan to pay it back?"
After hearing Uchiha Yuzuru's words, Tsunade snorted softly: "I'll pay you back when I win back what I've lost."
"You can go ask around; everyone in the Ninja World knows that I, Tsunade, never default on a debt."
Big sister, how can you say such things with a straight Face?
How many countries have blacklisted you? Don't you know?
Seeing Uchiha Yuzuru's teasing gaze, Tsunade's Face reddened slightly. She pushed Uchiha Yuzuru: "If you don't want to lend it, then don't. I'm leaving."
Just as she was about to leave, Uchiha Yuzuru grabbed her wrist.
"Tsunade, even close siblings settle their accounts clearly. I think we should clear things up today."
"This is what you owe me."