Today, the weather was clear.
Thinking there was nothing urgent to do, Uzumaki Jun didn't stay in the office and decided to go out for a walk.
Looking at the bustling land reclamation project in the eastern sea area, Jun nodded in satisfaction. This was a grand project for the Land of Whirlpools.
Especially because of this project, the foreign workers in the Land of Whirlpools were now very excited, and their work enthusiasm had greatly increased.
After all...
The larger the territory, the more household registrations the Land of Whirlpools could issue, and the greater their chances would be.
Having lived here for two years, no one wanted to go back anymore.
In the Land of Whirlpools, there were guarantees. As long as you didn't break the law or violate the rules, no one would bother you. If you were bullied, you could even call the police...
At first, they didn't believe it. After all, why would the lofty ninjas help them?
Until one day, a family of three came to the Land of Whirlpools but lost their money and couldn't afford food or rent. In desperation, they tried calling the police. Though the amount they lost wasn't much, it was their only hope for survival.
If that hope was gone...
They wouldn't care about anything else.
However, on the afternoon they reported the theft, the police recovered their money.
As for the thief, since it was his first day in the Land of Whirlpools and he had broken the law, he was expelled and permanently banned from entering.
After witnessing this...
They became even more diligent in following the Land of Whirlpools' laws and regulations, because no one wanted to leave this place.
"Lord Jun," Taira called out as he saw Jun approaching. He quickly put down his work and ran over. "Lord Riki has gone out to sea. Should I call him back?"
"Dad?" Jun looked at Taira in confusion. "As the Minister of Infrastructure, why did he go out to sea?"
Shouldn't he be overseeing things here?
"Don't tell me he went to operate the reclamation equipment." Jun shook his head helplessly at Taira's odd expression. It seemed his guess was correct.
Whatever...
If his father loved operating ships so much, let him be.
He patted Taira's shoulder and said, "Never mind. Go back to your work. I'm just here to look around. I won't disturb you."
Then...
Without waiting for Taira's response, he walked straight toward the sea ahead.
Jun wasn't sure if Earth's land reclamation methods would work in the ninja world. After all, this was the first attempt, and no one could say for sure.
But if it failed, the Land of Whirlpools might truly have no choice but to become the ninja world's peacemaker, leading more civilians to bask in the light of socialist ideals.
Fortunately, after all the preparations, no accidents had occurred so far. It seemed feasible for now.
Feeling the work atmosphere around him, Jun nodded in satisfaction. It seemed everyone was highly motivated.
Especially...
Jun narrowed his eyes at a piece of equipment operating on the sea and murmured, "The Four-Tails Jinchūriki!"
This bearded man, Roshi, had an incredibly diligent work ethic!
It was said that he had reclaimed the most land recently, so much so that he hadn't had time to sell chakra these past few days.
"Sigh." Jun shook his head regretfully. "I was hoping to stock up on some Four-Tails chakra."
For future preparations.
Hopefully, he wouldn't get too obsessed with land reclamation.
Otherwise...
Without enough chakra, Black Zetsu would surely capture him to fill the Gedo Statue.
...
"Achoo! Achoo!" Roshi rubbed his nose and muttered while looking at the energy controller in front of him, "Did I catch a cold from all the sea breeze and hard work these past few days?"
"Don't be silly," Son Goku said flatly in his mind. "Someone's probably cursing you."
"Impossible," Roshi shook his head. "I've been working in the Land of Whirlpools for years and haven't offended anyone. Who would curse me?"
"Maybe the Tsuchikage?" Son Goku sneered. "You've forgotten all the people you pissed off with your stubbornness before."
"..."
Hearing this, Roshi fell silent for a moment before sighing. "Do you think it would work if I brought the Land of Whirlpools' system back to the Land of Earth or Iwagakure?"
"You'd get killed!" Son Goku squinted and answered without hesitation. "If you're going to die, remember to release me first. I don't want to go with you."
"Those old fogies in Iwagakure would never agree to it."
"So..."
"Stop dreaming, kid." Son Goku sighed and shook his head. "Just stay here quietly."
You've got a house to live in and fruit candies to eat. What more do you want?
"Yeah." Roshi nodded with a bitter smile. "Turning Iwagakure into a place like the Land of Whirlpools is impossible."
Those stubborn old men would never give up their power and let ninjas serve the people. Unless...
Like the Land of Whirlpools...
They destroyed the ninja village entirely.
"Forget it." Roshi shook his head. "No point thinking about it. I'm not an Iwagakure ninja anymore." He smiled and looked at the sea ahead. "Come on, Four-Tails, output more chakra. We need to finish reclaiming this area today at least."
The more land reclaimed, the higher the pay!
So...
What are you waiting for?
"Same as before, 100 each." Son Goku said. "If you don't agree, prepare to work overtime."
"..."
Roshi rubbed his teeth, then looked up at the sun hanging in the sky and muttered, "Time for lunch."
Fruit candies...
After work, he should go for a dental checkup.
...
"Another new invention?" Jun looked at Chiro, who was visibly excited, and asked curiously, "Why the rush to call me over?"
Originally, he had planned to tour the Land of Whirlpools today, but halfway through, Chiro dragged him here.
And...
Judging by Chiro's expression, he must have come up with something good.
"It's done." Chiro said excitedly. "That thing is finished."
"What's done?" Jun glanced at a low-hovering chakra balance board nearby...
Was it this thing?
No way.
This thing wasn't complicated. After all, even hover cars had been developed. Making a balance board or a hoverboard was too simple.
So, it definitely wasn't this.
"Don't look at that." Chiro, seeing Jun's gaze, knew what he was thinking and quickly shook his head. "The balance board is already complete. The production line will start tomorrow."
He felt this hover balance board was even more practical than cars—convenient, simple, and adaptable to various environments.
"But that's not what I wanted to talk about."
Chiro took out a small box and said excitedly, "It's this."
"Mobile phone!"
"I've finished developing it."
Looking at the box in Chiro's hand, Jun froze. "It's done? What about the numbers?"
The most important thing about mobile phones was the differentiation of numbers. If they couldn't be identified properly, wouldn't they just be walkie-talkies?
"It's done." Chiro nodded seriously. "I got the idea from that book you showed me, 'Computer Programming and Applications.'"
"By using chakra, differentiating concentrations and frequencies as 0 and 1."
"Then combining these numbers into codes of varying lengths."
"Finally, the signal tower receives, processes, and distinguishes them, connecting them to their respective frequency codes."
Chiro looked at Jun's furrowed brow and asked, "Do you understand?"
"..."
Mostly.
Jun nodded expressionlessly. So...
The phone numbers in the ninja world had become computer language. Well, 0 and 1 were fine. They were just identifiers anyway.
But...
Did the Land of Whirlpools now need to build new signal towers?
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