Naruto: Starting as the Third Hokage with Tears in His Eyes

Chapter 63 You call this energy?

P.S.: Good morning, afternoon, and evening, dear readers~~ Because the technological timeline in the original Naruto manga is too vague, Naruto's birth year was considered to be half-modern (Konoha 48/51). According to normal circumstances and timeline, now is quite appropriate, as World War II has just ended (Konoha 36/38).

Note: The author knew about the lights and such, but the original work didn't include any technological elements. This was to facilitate a direct insertion. Since the reservoir's hydroelectric conversion device is too modern and will expand the plot later, the author simply wrote about the origin of electricity in this chapter for easier future development. Please don't worry too much about its perfection ( ￣▽￣)σ~

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Seeing Danzo's energetic appearance, Hiruzen Sarutobi almost burst out laughing.

"Roll, roll it really hard!"

He cleared his throat, deciding to add fuel to the fire that Danzo had set in motion.

"Danzo, your idea of ​​building a reservoir dam is excellent."

Hiruzen Sarutobi first gave it full affirmation.

Then, he changed the subject, a mysterious smile appearing on his face.

"But it has more than one function."

"Um?"

"Hiruzen, what does that mean?"

Uchiha Kagami and Akimichi Torifu also looked over curiously.

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't answer directly. He simply picked up his wine cup, took a slow sip, and then said in a seductive tone, "Danzo, have you thought about this?"

"Water flowing down from a height creates a huge impact, right?"

"Yes." Danzo nodded subconsciously.

"What if we create a special device that allows this enormous impact force to continuously strike it?"

In Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes, there gleamed a light that Danzo had never seen before, a light that seemed to see into the very essence of the world.

"Do you think it could be like Lightning Release, generating a completely new kind of energy that can be stored, guided, and even... illuminate the entire Leaf Village?"

A completely new... energy?

Light up...the entire Leaf Village?

Danzo, Uchiha Kagami, and Akimichi Torifu were completely stunned.

A new world, full of infinite possibilities, that they had never imagined, seemed to be slowly unfolding before them.

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The next morning, in the Hokage's office.

After processing several documents, Hiruzen Sarutobi pressed the summons bell on his desk.

"Lord Hokage." A member of the Anbu appeared silently in the center of the office.

"Summon Orochimaru to see me."

"Yes."

Less than ten minutes later, Orochimaru, dressed in white and with a pale face, appeared at the office door.

He pushed up his non-prescription glasses on the bridge of his nose, his eyes filled with his usual inquisitiveness.

"Teacher, you wanted to see me."

"Yes, please sit down."

Hiruzen Sarutobi pointed to the chair opposite him, gesturing for him to sit down.

Orochimaru sat down as instructed, his back ramrod straight.

Ever since he was completely impressed by Hiruzen Sarutobi's theory of the "ABO blood type system," his awe of his teacher has been ingrained in his very bones.

In his view, Hiruzen Sarutobi was no longer just a ninja, but a researcher at the forefront of the world.

"Orochimaru, how do you understand the word 'energy'?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't beat around the bush; he directly posed a seemingly simple yet profoundly philosophical question.

energy?

Orochimaru paused for a moment, then fell into deep thought.

"From the perspective of ninjutsu, energy is chakra."

He calmly analyzed, "Chakra, formed by the combination of physical and mental energy, is the foundation for releasing all ninjutsu. By changing the nature and form of chakra, we can transform it into various forms of destructive power such as fire, water, lightning, wind, and earth. Therefore, energy is a kind of power that can be transformed and utilized."

"Well said."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in approval.

As expected of Orochimaru, he understands immediately.

"So, Orochimaru, have you thought about this...?"

A guiding light flickered in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes: "Besides chakra, does another, more fundamental, and more universal form of energy exist in this world?"

"Another kind of energy?"

Orochimaru's breathing gradually slowed down.

His truth-seeking mind began to work at breakneck speed.

In nature, lightning can produce light and heat, water can move boulders, and wind can lift houses... all of these seem to contain some kind of power.

However, most of this power cannot be directly utilized.

"What the teacher means is..."

Orochimaru's voice carried a hint of doubt.

"That's right."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at him and said slowly, "I've recently come up with an interesting idea."

"The idea is that all movement in nature, such as the impact of flowing water or the blowing of wind, is essentially a release of energy. And this energy, under specific conditions, can be transformed, stored, and even... guided."

"It's like..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi picked up the teacup on the table and drew a circle in the air. "Let's unleash a Water Release technique to impact a giant, constantly spinning scroll. This scroll spins at high speed due to the impact of the water. So, could the force generated by its rotation also be transformed into another form of energy?"

"For example... electricity?"

boom!

These words struck Orochimaru like a thunderbolt.

Water...impact...rotation...transformation...?!

Right, it's like tiny lightning bolts generated by friction...

A tremendous sense of excitement surged through me instantly.

Seeing Orochimaru's incredibly energetic appearance, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that the fish had taken the bait.

He took out a sketch he had drawn overnight from the drawer and pushed it in front of Orochimaru.

The sketch depicted an extremely complex device.

The central axle of the wheel is connected to a strange cylinder that looks like a giant sealed scroll, made up of countless metal coils and magnets.

At the other end of the cylinder are two thick metal wires that extend into the distance.

"This is……"

Orochimaru picked up the sketch as if it were a priceless treasure. His fingers gently stroked the drawing, and he was mesmerized by every line and symbol.

"I call it a conceptual diagram of the art of energy transformation."

"That wheel being swayed by the water flow, I call it a water turbine. The cylinder behind it, made up of coils and magnets, is the core; I call it a generator, and the energy it produces, I call... electricity."

"electricity?"

Orochimaru chewed over the unfamiliar word repeatedly, his eyes filled with fanaticism.

"That's right, electricity."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded. "It's like lightning chakra; it can emit light, it can generate heat, and it can be used to make many things."

"Teacher...this..."

Orochimaru looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with eyes that had reached the peak of admiration.

If the previous blood type system only gave him a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg of science...

Therefore, this energy transformation technique directly revealed the secrets of nature to him.