What if Gaara runs away for some reason?
The Shinobi world is huge. If Gaara, a ninja to the core, seriously wants to hide, who will be able to find him?
Rasa couldn't take that risk. The only way out would be to extract Shukaku, and the life or death of his own son did not matter much in his eyes.
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Meanwhile, in the Village of Sand, they were thinking about restraining one monster, in the Village of Clouds, they were creating weapons against another.
The barrel of the cannon, huge as the spine of a mythical beast, was mounted on a gigantic steel structure. Like ants, ninjas scurried around on this structure, securing and connecting countless components.
Hieroglyphs were printed on the massive trunk.:
"Lightning Element Electromagnetic Cannon!"
This was the ultimate weapon that the Lightning Country and Hidden Cloud Village had thrown all their strength into creating. A weapon against Uchiha Yue.
Any energy attack unable to exceed his absorption limit multiple times was useless. Moreover, with its monstrous range, any projectile launched from afar would have been absorbed even on approach. Ordinary chakra cannons were powerless against Uchiha Yue.
Therefore, Hidden Cloud Village relied on physical damage. That's how this superelectromagnetic cannon was born.
Its trunk alone reached a terrifying length of twenty kilometers. It was cast from a special heavy-duty alloy, forged in the living furnaces of the ninja Element of Fire. Cables made of chakra metal, a material with incredible conductivity, were laid inside the trunk to ensure an uninterrupted flow of energy. This allowed the chakra to be used during the shot to protect and cool the barrel itself.
The trigger was huge, like a small mountain. Its internal structure was unimaginably complex: countless lines of chakra metal and many sealing formulas guaranteed stable energy transfer.
In truth, with the technological level of the Shinobi world, it would be absolutely impossible to create a workable electromagnetic cannon. There were not enough materials or a power source. If such a weapon had been built in the real world, its barrel would have been blown apart with the first shot. The alloy, though strong, would not withstand the released energy. In addition, they did not have a reliable magnetic retention system that would not allow a projectile flying at a monstrous speed to simply penetrate the walls of the accelerator channel.
And there was no sufficient power supply either. Although there were some elements of modernity in the Shinobi world, they did not have enough electricity to launch such a superweapon.
In a world without supernatural powers, such a structure would remain just a useless pile of scrap metal.
But it was a Shinobi world! There was a chakra here.
Insufficient barrel strength? No problem — it can be enhanced with a huge amount of chakra.
Is it impossible to hold and disperse the projectile? No problem — you can use the power of ninjutsu.
Energy? There was no shortage of energy, because there were two jinchuuriki in their Hidden Cloud Village!
According to calculations, this electromagnetic cannon, when operating at full power, could release a projectile with an initial velocity of one hundred and fifty Mach. It was enough to pulverize any creature in the Shinobi world. Moreover, it had a colossal firing range, allowing it to strike at any target on the continent.
Killer B looked at the super cannon under construction and turned doubtfully to Ey, who was standing next to him. After all, Uchiha Yue's body wasn't that big. One shot and there would be no ashes left of him.
— That's the power! But, brother, what if such a terrifying weapon accidentally shatters Uchiha Yue's eyes?
—Ha ha ha! Hey thundered and slapped Killer B heavily on the back. — Bee, do you really think that we, the owners of such a miracle, will still really need his eyes?
He looked at his creation with great satisfaction. Previously, the Raikage had never imagined that their village would be able to create something like this. After learning the characteristics of the weapon, he realized that no one in the entire Shinobi world could withstand his blow.
If it hadn't been for the appearance of Uchiha Yue, who made the Country of Lightning feel a mortal threat, and if the Daimyo, in order to survive, hadn't provided them with maximum financial support, allocating almost the entire treasury, then the Village of Clouds alone would never have been able to create something like this. Apart from anything else, they couldn't afford just the amount of necessary chakra metal.
Uchiha Yue's eyes, of course, were still important. In fact, Hey would prefer them to this cannon. After all, the eyes are simple enough to transplant, they do not require maintenance. And to demonstrate military might, other villages would not need to fire a cannon — it was enough to show up in person. Even such a weapon as an electromagnetic cannon could have been developed by other villages over time, but Uchiha Yue's eyes were one of a kind.
But anyway, with the advent of this tool, eyes ceased to be an absolute necessity. Getting them is excellent. If it doesn't work out and they will be destroyed, well, it's a pity. But that won't stop their village from becoming the strongest in the world and finally starting a wonderful life by parasitizing others.
Hey, I've already thought of everything. As soon as they finish off Uchiha Yue, all Shinobi villages will be required to give them seven tenths of the income from each completed mission. There's nothing you can do, because they're the strongest!
In fact, if Hidden Cloud had had such power before, they probably wouldn't have had such thoughts. They would just strive to get more missions and complete them themselves, rather than sucking the blood out of others. It could be said that their current way of thinking was entirely due to the people from Hidden Stone Village.
— Hmm... It sounds reasonable. Ha ha ha! Killer B nodded. "So, brother, then I can leave the village and go wherever I want?"
— Of course! Hey said loudly. — When that happens, who would dare to go against us, the strongest village in the world? Haha, Bi, then you can at least have a disco at Sarutobi Hiruzen's grave, and these scum from Konoha won't even dare to utter a peep! Ha ha ha!
Upon hearing his brother's words, Killer Bee beamed in anticipation.