Chapter 355: The Chakra Constancy Hypothesis
"Eat one to gain Jonin-level strength?"
"Large-scale promotion will cause serious environmental damage to the ninja world?"
"Fruits containing chakra?"
A spark flashed in Dana's mind.
No matter how I think about it, this sounds like the Otsutsuki Clan's God Tree planting!
Scouring the universe for suitable planets, planting God Trees that permanently alter the planet, absorbing the planet's energy to harvest Chakra Fruits...
Except the God Tree likely absorbs the more fundamental Natural Energy, while the Federation's Chakra Rice absorbs chakra itself...
Perhaps in the future, when this technology reaches its peak, it will converge with the God Tree planting technology by different routes?
"No, no, no! The Otsutsuki are a cosmic race; they can ignore the life and death of indigenous planets. But the Federation absolutely cannot do this. Before we have the ability to leave our home planet, we must not destroy the ninja world's environment."
And another point was very important: the theory from his past life about the total amount of chakra being finite.
Many theories stated that Kaguya Otsutsuki was the progenitor of chakra, the source of all chakra in the ninja world. In the final battle, she reclaimed all chakra in the ninja world through the Infinite Tsukuyomi, except for Team 7.
Dana thought that was nonsense back then...
So the physical and spiritual energy of everyone in the ninja world just went to the dogs?
And judging by Kaguya's final performance, did she look like she had absorbed the chakra of the entire ninja world...?
If you said she absorbed a massive amount of chakra, Dana could accept that. But all of it...? Then wouldn't the Three Great Sage Regions collapse?
Wouldn't all explosive tags in the ninja world detonate?
Wouldn't all sealing jutsu fail?
The key is, chakra is a consumable resource. Something consumable... and you say you want to reclaim it all after hundreds of years?
Big Sister, the chakra in our bodies is refined by ourselves. You're using the sword of the previous dynasty to kill the officials of the current dynasty.
Why don't you say Edison resurrected and reclaimed all the electricity in the world...?
Wait, Edison didn't invent electricity either... but the Otsutsuki didn't invent chakra either...
So Dana was more inclined to believe that the God Tree altered the life forms of this world, allowing some to cultivate chakra.
And Kaguya Otsutsuki, due to the rules of the God Tree, possessed a backdoor. This backdoor allowed her to seize chakra from other living beings in the ninja world, rather than reclaiming a thousand-year-old vintage.
According to the Katsuyu Sage, before the God Tree came to the ninja world, there was no such thing as chakra. The God Tree not only condensed chakra itself but also permanently altered the planet's environment, giving life on this planet a second supernatural option besides the one-in-a-million Natural Energy.
Whether the total amount of chakra is constant is very important.
Because if the total amount of chakra is constant, with the booming development of the Cloud-Thunder Federation and the explosion in the number of individual ninja, there won't be enough chakra to go around...
Only if the total amount of chakra is not constant does the Cloud-Thunder Federation have a future...
Dana crushed another handful of rice husks, feeling the faint chakra dissipating from his palm.
From the current perspective, it's highly probable that the total amount of chakra is not constant. Although this conclusion conflicts with some memories from his past life... if it weren't so, the logic wouldn't hold up.
This means that if one day the Federation uses Chakra Rice to further increase the number of humans mastering chakra, it shouldn't cause any counterproductive effects.
"If this Chakra Rice is grown normally without chakra ripening, using suitable seeds, what will happen?"
Mamoru Anzai replied, "It will become ordinary rice with plump grains. That's why I said it can't be promoted on a large scale. Chakra Rice accumulates chakra because of the massive infusion of chakra and the extremely short maturation time."
"If grown normally over several months, even if there's a trace of chakra inside, it would dissipate completely. So to get Chakra Rice, you must use the chakra ripening method. And the resulting Chakra Rice cannot be stored for long, or it will lose its potency."
Dana nodded and looked at Anzai seriously. "Anzai-senpai, this technology is very important and holds extraordinary significance for the Federation. It can open experiments on ninja and humans, but I hope this news does not leave the First Research Institute before the Federation has definite arrangements."
Anzai smiled. "Don't worry. The confidentiality work of the First Research Institute has never had issues. Chakra Rice isn't the only thing here needing secrecy."
Dana and the Third Raikage chatted in the underground rice field for a while longer. Finally, Dana said to Anzai:
"By the way, the name 'Chakra Rice' is a bit of a mouthful. Have you considered changing it?"
"What?"
"How about calling it... 'Spirit Rice'?"
"Are you crazy? Why did you insist on coming out?!"
"To... see this... ninja world..."
In a forest in the Land of Fire, a tall man dressed strangely was walking on foot, carrying a bamboo basket on his back.
"Are you sick?! Did you leave your brain in the Pure Land when you were reanimated?!"
The tall man's attire was mismatched, looking like he grabbed whatever was available—a monk-like loose upper garment and ninja pants below.
On his feet were straw sandals that looked handmade.
A white snake was coiled in his bosom, hidden inside his clothes, speaking human language.
And its words were quite harsh.
But no matter how harsh, the white-haired man remained expressionless, even smiling slightly.
"When do you plan to go back! Jiraiya! Do you know how much trouble I'll be in if you're discovered?! Do you know how closely the Inspectorate is watching me?!"
A month ago, Orochimaru attempted to resurrect Jiraiya using Edo Tensei and a Jiraiya clone.
Although he spent a lot of effort and prepared for a long time, Orochimaru swore he didn't expect to succeed on the first try.
He thought he was still miles away from the final result.
At first, Jiraiya was extremely wooden, with confused memories and slow movements.
In Orochimaru's words: He looked like an idiot before, and now he looks like a retard.
Especially the change in his eye color made Orochimaru suspect his jutsu had gone wrong.
He tried to release Edo Tensei—no reaction. Tried to control Jiraiya—no reaction.
He tried to cast Edo Tensei again using Jiraiya's tissue—still no reaction.
This goofy clone was weird in every way, yet he remembered he was Jiraiya and recognized Orochimaru.
Remember, this clone had no soul before the experiment.
Orochimaru could only conclude that he had indeed summoned Jiraiya's soul and bound it within the clone's body, achieving resurrection in an alternative way.
The side effect was that Jiraiya became a fool.
Couldn't release it, felt it was a pity to kill him, so Orochimaru could only patiently study him. Apart from being a bit dull, Jiraiya was cooperative. But after a month of study, Orochimaru was still clueless.
Jiraiya seemed to have no problems; everything was normal.
Normal to the point of being just a strong fool.
Fortunately, Jiraiya's condition gradually improved. From being wooden at the start, he slowly showed more emotions and recovered much common sense.
But his specific memories were still a mess.