At three in the morning at Uchiha's underground laboratory.
"How about serving as the corporation's elite security guards?" Shen proposed to Wenzhe and Wuzhe, clearly holding something over them. "I can guarantee none of our clan members will dare look at you through biased eyes again."
"I'd rather not. That post might even be worse than—" Wenzhe stared blankly at the dark prototype aircraft before him, immediately freezing in place.
Though Wuzhe wasn't nearly as dramatic, he still trembled slightly and murmured, "From this moment forth, mankind may finally dare to defy the heavens."
Hearing such pretentious words made Shen's head throb with irritation.
At first glance, those words didn't seem too strange, but the moment he asked a question, the other party would certainly launch into a reading comprehension session lasting no less than half an hour.
"Brother, what does it mean to 'defy the heavens'?"
"Pfft!" Hearing Wenzhe speak like that, Shen almost wanted to spit blood.
The moment this man found himself in a compromised position, he had revealed his true nature.
And that soft, mushy tone—sent chills down Shen's spine and raised goosebumps all over.
Even worse, Wuzhe clasped his hands behind his back and patiently began explaining to his younger brother how the sky symbolized humanity's journey to explore the cosmos.
"Wenzhe, you must understand the sky represents humanity's exploration of the cosmos. With spiritual pursuits like this, war is destined to continually decrease."
At first, Shen thought it sounded reasonable enough, but upon hearing the part about spiritual pursuits, he knew this person was beyond help.
Philosophy's a great field—some ideas from thousands of years ago are still useful today.
But people in this Naruto world simply don't have time to chase after lofty ideals. Just staying alive is already incredibly difficult.
As Shen endured Wuzhe's grandiose philosophical musings, he suddenly realized this world needed reforming—and it had to begin with both material and spiritual progress.
Stuck on such a puny planet was almost an insult to chakra—an existence this powerful. If war was necessary, it should definitely be directed toward the boundless universe.
"Inventing just a tiny airplane and already dreaming about exploring space? Looks like I've gotten a bit inflated lately," Shen startled himself with this sudden thought, quickly launching into self-reflection.
His conclusion was simple—he had to crack the propulsion tech for spaceships first. Who knew if chakra could even function under vacuum conditions?
"Could the [Tailed Beasts] handle this? Other than the [Nine-Tails], none of them last long enough... What if we use a hybrid system?"
Thinking thus, Shen's eyes lit up instantly.
Unfortunately, apart from the Wen-Wu duo here, there was no one else around.
Orochimaru had gone home yesterday after finishing the prototype plane, declaring he'd need to sleep solidly for another three days straight.
As for Aiko, she had left earlier, saying she needed to wake up early tomorrow morning to handle matters at the Kendo Dojo. Since her own little boy hadn't caused any trouble this time, she felt comfortable leaving him to his own devices.
So after finishing their conversation, the Wen-Wu brothers watched Shen standing on the spot, his eyes brimming with scheming intentions, his lips curling upward more than once.
They had no idea that the infamous Konoha Troublemaker, Shen Uchiha, was up to some new mischief again.
More than an hour later, Shen had already figured out which of the Tailed Beasts from One-Tail to Nine-Tails would be better suited for surviving in a vacuum.
With a satisfied smile, he sealed the prototype aircraft into a large scroll of sealing. He packed along all the surprises he had carefully prepared, then led the Wen and Wu brothers out of the village in secret.
An open field more than ten kilometers outside Konoha Village.
A member of Anbu stood silently on a distant tree, closely watching the triangular iron block with a wingspan of more than ten meters and the three black figures beneath it—two large ones and one small.
"That must be the airplane. So Shen Uchiha is leaving the village again," she immediately decided she'd have to follow them.
Inside Hagoromo's Ship, Shen casually dropped himself into the pilot's seat.
Thankfully, the interior was designed according to his body dimensions; otherwise dealing with this dizzying array of buttons would've been quite a hassle.
*Click*
As Shen pressed the power button, he instantly got into character. "Ladies... ahem... gentlemen, welcome aboard Uchiha Airlines flight number 0001 from Hidden Leaf Village to Sunagakure Village. Estimated flight time is four hours, traveling at an average speed of 900 km/h."
Putting on his flight attendant act, he added, "The prototype aircraft will be taking off shortly. Please take your seats and fasten your seatbelts. Smoking is strictly prohibited throughout this flight. Please do not smoke during the journey."
The two passengers immediately obeyed, fastening their belts without hesitation—they weren't fools like some airhead who didn't know any better.
Getting thrown off on land wasn't a huge deal, but if they were thrown out midair, it'd be game over for sure.
Of course, Hagoromo's Ship was completely sealed inside and out, but that wouldn't stop them from judging the pilot.
It *was* the Konoha Troublemaker flying the plane, after all. The two brothers silently agreed—if they actually managed to reach their destination alive, they'd definitely need to pay respects to their ancestors afterward in gratitude for their protection.
Two minutes passed in the blink of an eye. Shen flipped several switches along the dashboard, then declared with flair, "Snowflake, time to chase the horizon!"
"???" Both brothers froze in confusion.
Before they could even ask what that meant, Shen pushed a certain lever all the way forward.
With a thunderous roar, the two engines at the rear of Hagoromo's Ship erupted in massive flames.
At the same time, the powerful thrust pushed the aircraft forward, accelerating faster and faster.
When Hagoromo's Ship reached its top speed, Shen pulled back sharply on the control stick.
Instantly, the ship left the ground and began climbing steadily into the sky.
*Shiuuuu!* The triangular-shaped craft ripped through the night sky with a piercing whistle.
Spotting this, the Anbu operative leapt forward and landed steadily atop the aircraft's fuselage.
She couldn't stop thinking, *Achieving liftoff from the ground to the sky in just a dozen seconds… Shen Uchiha really is terrifying.*
The basic idea of how planes fly is actually pretty simple—they use engine thrust to speed up until they match or surpass gravity's pull, allowing them to lift off smoothly.
As a knowledgeable person, she naturally understood the exact meaning of those formulas.
Theoretically speaking, no normal person could complete an aircraft takeoff within twenty seconds.
Even an experienced pilot from the transmigrator's past world needed thirty full seconds to complete a takeoff like this.
However, our protagonist was definitely not an ordinary person. With his hand speed precise to the millisecond and incredible dynamic vision, he successfully got the plane airborne safely and smoothly within just a dozen seconds.
"We've accomplished a great feat—this is a historic milestone for all of humanity!" Wuzhe gazed out the window at the passing landscape and said with passion.
Pilot Shen smiled mysteriously, "This is only the beginning. Humanity's ultimate destination is the vast starry ocean!"
"The vast starry ocean..." Wuzhe murmured softly, tasting each word.
After a long silence, he looked up at the endless expanse of stars beyond the window—and suddenly saw everything clearly.
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