Chapter 553: Playing Mind Games
A half-month chronological block elapsed.
Ryo's physical frame executed a kinetic sequence, his dual pedal units alternating steps strictly upon a recently synthesized locomotive railway matrix, his posture projecting a highly unstable, violently swaying aesthetic.
"The structural synthesis of the railway matrix is highly optimized, but exactly what catastrophic anomaly did your manufacturing loop generate for the locomotive?!" Ryo targeted his manipulator straight at the massive, distant iron shell.
Tenten's biological creator outputted a highly awkward chuckle: "Does this not map strictly to an experimental prototype? The absolute reality dictates it will inevitably be forcefully recycled into the forge regardless. Executing high-tier, flawless craftsmanship on a structural payload of this astronomical magnitude commands catastrophic logistical effort; the baseline mass parameters alone strictly exceed 23 tons of pure iron..."
Ryo executed a pedal deployment straight down from the elevated railway, anchoring onto the solid terrain and sighing: "Your vocal output undeniably processes logical parameters. However, I mandate your visual arrays to audit the specific facial expressions of the four biological units currently running a perimeter sweep around the locomotive."
"...Their coordinates scale to an excessive distance; my visual arrays fundamentally fail to resolve the optical data."
Ryo violently massaged his forehead parameters. His matrix had explicitly deployed at this early chronological hour strictly to authorize Minato, Kushina, Naori, and Obito to execute a visual audit of the supreme technological breakthrough capable of completely re-architecting the shinobi global matrix.
Subsequently, the catastrophic iron shell executed its grand operational debut.
Excluding the absolute baseline silhouette that ostensibly mapped to a locomotive, every alternative structural parameter fundamentally triggered critical optical failure.
"The Great Ancestor's matrix is forcefully logging a public humiliation aesthetic again... Anomaly detected? Why did my internal parameters synthesize the modifier 'again'?"
Ryo executed a hostile, aggressive visual lock strictly upon Tenten's biological creator. Auditing the unit simultaneously initiating a rapid bio-fluid wipe and outputting a continuous, apologetic chuckle, Ryo's internal complaint metrics completely deactivated. A standard baseline civilian naturally suffered astronomical psychological pressure strictly from anchoring in the Great Ancestor's presence. Bypassing further operational torture was the optimal vector—after all, he strictly mapped as Tenten's biological creator...
"Terminate the complaints. My matrix will execute a kinetic diagnostic loop to verify if the locomotive commands the technical capacity to initiate movement."
"Initiate movement?" Tenten's biological creator momentarily froze. "The hardware is completely void of a propulsion matrix; exactly how will it execute movement?"
"Heh, foolish baseline human!" Ryo's lip parameters executed a twitch, and his physical vessel instantaneously deployed a spatial transit, reappearing directly flanking the locomotive.
Pivoting his visual arrays strictly back to Naori and the cluster, Ryo instantly forced a radiant smile parameter: "This specifically maps to a Tier-1 baseline locomotive prototype, hence the external aesthetics project a minor catastrophic deficit. Terminate your anxiety loops... have your collective matrices successfully executed an internal audit?"
"The audit is complete. The internal architecture equally projects a catastrophic deficit," Kushina transmitted the response.
"...My vocal query fundamentally bypassed your matrix!" Ryo was rendered mute. He executed a kinetic loop strictly to the rear kinetic anchor of the locomotive, pressing his dual manipulators firmly against the structural plating: "Execute a rapid spatial clearance! The locomotive is initializing kinetic movement!"
"Is your matrix planning to... utilize manual biological propulsion?!"
Auditing the absolute shock rendered across the four units' facial parameters, Ryo's internal metrics finally logged a satisfaction spike, and he broke into a laugh: "A mathematically insignificant task. Ahem, the Great Ancestor's biological vessel currently operates at peak youthful efficiency; the lumbar hardware is supremely optimized!"
"Halt your operational sequence, Master!" Obito suddenly broadcasted a high-frequency shout. "Does my matrix command the spatial clearance to successfully board the vehicle?"
Ryo's processing loops stalled for a dual-second cycle: "Clearance granted. Initiate the boarding protocol for all units. Your collective matrices are astronomically fortunate to secure the operational status of being the absolute first biological entities to execute a kinetic loop within the locomotive."
"Genuinely astronomical fortune," Kushina responded.
Naori executed a manual block over her mouth parameters to contain a laugh, while Minato deployed a marginally apologetic smile vector toward Ryo.
Ryo forcefully executed an ocular roll. Had Kushina not completely bypassed her chaotic behavioral loops a half-month prior to run interference and output a logistical explanation when he accidentally executed that idly foolish transit transporting Kaguya directly into Naori's presence, his matrix would currently initiate a full hostility protocol and 'terminate' her operational existence!
Waiting strictly until the four-unit cluster successfully breached the internal locomotive compartment, Ryo aligned his dual pedal units and assumed a localized manual propulsion posture. However, his internal arrays secretly deployed the absolute repulsive force protocol. Executing manual biological propulsion on a mass exceeding twenty tons was a physics parameter his biological vessel fundamentally lacked the capacity to output...
To guarantee the locomotive executed a flawless, stabilized forward kinetic loop while maintaining absolute zero structural damage, Ryo deployed the repulsive force field to flawlessly blanket every singular cubic millimeter of the locomotive's architecture. He initialized the force output directly at the 20-ton threshold, and subsequently executed a continuous scaling loop—escalating, escalating, escalating...
"Does this catastrophic hardware strictly max out at 23 tons?!" Ryo's cognitive loops violently outputted curses. It required scaling the repulsive force strictly to a threshold capable of propelling a 35-ton mass before the locomotive successfully initiated forward kinetic movement.
His matrix was astronomically fortunate to possess max-tier combat output, otherwise, the operational humiliation would have logged another critical failure! "My internal database has successfully calculated exactly why the modifier 'again' was utilized! This cluster of absolute bastards suffers from a chronic, terminal addiction to executing sabotage protocols on the Great Ancestor!"
Tenten's biological creator undeniably commanded supreme metallurgical craftsmanship parameters. The absolute first iteration of the forged locomotive flawlessly aligned with the railway matrix, generating minimal acoustic friction metrics. Once the locomotive's kinetic velocity breached the initial threshold, maintaining the forward propulsion loop scaled to a highly relaxed logistical tier.
Ryo maintained the locomotive's kinetic propulsion for a strict 600-meter vector before executing a deceleration protocol, forcing a complete operational halt directly adjacent to Tenten's biological creator's anchored coordinate.
"Did your visual arrays successfully log my prior kinetic velocity? The matrix completed a 600-meter transit strictly within a half-minute block. Excluding the chronological overhead required for the initialization and termination loops, the baseline metric strictly maps to 500 meters per 20 seconds. Therefore, formulating the absolute hourly velocity..." Ryo executed a rapid blink.
"90 kilometers per hour," Naori transmitted as she executed a physical disembark protocol from the locomotive compartment.
"Flawlessly accurate, 90 kilometers per hour. This specific kinetic velocity strictly clears the baseline operational requirements; a continuous transit from the Land of Fire to the Land of Earth would theoretically consume a mere two days and two nights... Naori's mathematical processing arrays scale to a highly optimized tier! It flawlessly complements my matrix, heh heh heh."
"A fundamental, baseline mathematical query of this rudimentary tier highly probable solely stumps your cognitive loops, correct?" Kushina outputted a smile: "Bypassing the banter, executing a kinetic loop inside this locomotive genuinely projects a highly stabilized aesthetic, and the atmospheric airflow simulation is incredibly refreshing... however, if the chronological parameters shift to the winter cycle, won't the internal thermal metrics violently crash?"
Ryo slightly furrowed his brows. A structural atmospheric leak?
Kushina's vocal apparatus immediately followed up: "Ah, my memory banks momentarily failed; during the winter cycle, the structural access ports can be manually sealed."
Ryo: "..."
A secondary biological idiot has successfully spawned. Anomaly detected? Why does my vocal apparatus continuously output the modifier 'secondary'?!
"Great Ancestor Ryo, evaluating the locomotive and railway matrix on a macroscopic scale, does the overall structural output successfully meet your satisfaction parameters?" Tenten's biological creator executed a forward kinetic advance, his facial hardware projecting high-tier anticipation.
Ryo executed a firm nod: "Excluding the catastrophic aesthetic deficit plaguing the locomotive's exterior, the remaining structural parameters project a highly optimized tier. Your manufacturing loop executed flawlessly!"
Tenten's biological creator's facial hardware violently spiked with joy: "Then exactly how will the locomotive's kinetic propulsion matrix be architected? The absolute only biological unit possessing the technical capacity to propel this colossal mass... highly probable strictly maps to your supreme matrix?"
Ryo elevated his brow parameters and broke into a laugh; this specific civilian unit deployed a highly optimized flattery protocol. He executed a physical pivot and initiated a high-frequency broadcast: "Obito, exactly what data parameters are your cognitive arrays actively researching inside the compartment? Execute a rapid disembark protocol immediately!"
Obito's cranial hardware poked out: "Master, initiate your data transfer!"
"Your matrix is mandated to instantly deploy and extract the localized Konoha research cluster currently architecting the Chakra Cannon matrix, and mandate them to strictly synthesize a propulsion drive for this locomotive!"
Obito momentarily froze: "But didn't your matrix... Ah!"
Having successfully operated as the supreme Hokage for a prolonged chronological block, Obito's internal analytics were highly optimized. He flawlessly calculated that the current scenario strictly mandated silent compliance; executing an unvarnished verbal output drastically reduced one's biological lifespan—his behavioral matrix fundamentally did not mirror Kushina's chaotic loops.
Tenten's biological creator projected a minor disappointment aesthetic: "Your matrix fundamentally refuses to personally architect the propulsion drive?"
Ryo chuckled lightly: "Does your cognitive matrix genuinely desire to download the specific parameters? That highly classified tier of advanced scientific hardware fundamentally exceeds your operational capacity. Strictly securing the exclusive commercial rights to forge the locomotive network guarantees your localized family matrix will vertically scale to astronomical wealth. Strictly evaluating this singular locomotive unit, consumer entities will violently combat each other to initiate a transaction at the four hundred million Ryo threshold!"
"Exactly what... what astronomical numeric parameter?!" Auditing the currency data, Kushina's cognitive arrays instantly spiked to max-tier alertness. "Four hundred million Ryo?!"
"The profit margin fundamentally fails to scale that high." Tenten's biological creator frantically shook his head: "The baseline material acquisition costs strictly breached the two hundred million threshold. Synthesizing the manual labor overhead and structural degradation metrics, the final calculation might actually return a localized financial deficit..."
"Then I formally bless your matrix to execute a catastrophic deficit strictly until you scale to become the absolute wealthiest entity in the Land of Fire!"
Tenten's biological creator outputted a bitter smile and shook his head, yet his internal joy metrics were critically failing to maintain containment. Securing a strict net profit of one hundred million per localized locomotive unit... Evaluating the absolute scale of the entire continental matrix, exactly how could the transaction volume fall below the five or six hundred unit threshold? The optimal logistical vector mandated acquiring a dedicated iron ore sector and rapidly scaling the localized labor force...
"Terminate the sequence! Suspend your internal daydreaming loops!" Ryo broke into a laugh. "The Great Ancestor officially deploys your localized matrix's absolute first commercial order! Strictly forge and deploy a continuous railway matrix scaling from this precise coordinate straight to the border of the Land of Whirlpools, and simultaneously execute a joint operation with Obito to successfully synthesize the absolute perfect iteration of the locomotive hardware!"
"Protocol acknowledged!"
Ryo executed a firm nod: "My matrix fundamentally only authorizes a transaction utilizing the absolute baseline cost price for the railway network. Following successful deployment, the total financial overhead will be strictly bisected between the Land of Whirlpools and the Land of Fire. Three chronological months from this exact date, my matrix will officially board the absolute first flawless iteration of the locomotive! Does your localized frame command the capacity to execute this?"
Tenten's biological creator's processing loops stalled for a dual-second cycle: "Capacity confirmed!"
"Highly optimal! Execute your operational loops!"
Waiting strictly until Tenten's biological creator successfully executed a departure transit, Kushina—the terminal currency addict—instantaneously executed a rapid spatial advance directly into Ryo's perimeter: "Great-Grandpa, does executing locomotive transactions genuinely generate such an astronomical volume of currency?"
"Generating currency is an absolute, hardcoded mandate. However, that strictly maps to microscopic currency; the Great Ancestor's matrix fundamentally fails to even register it!" Ryo elevated an eyebrow parameter.
Kushina momentarily froze: "Then exactly what...?"
"The absolute inception and structural architecting of the locomotive network was strictly orchestrated by my supreme matrix. Extracting a permanent twenty percent tariff from the global ticket transaction volume across all sovereign nations doesn't strictly violate baseline operational fairness, correct? The mathematical simulation has successfully rebooted, Kushina; for this specific iteration, your cognitive loops are strictly mandated to execute the calculation!"
"Assuming a baseline median ticket transaction of 113 Ryo, and a median daily passenger volume scaling to 9,233 units, if the Great Ancestor executes a strict twenty percent extraction protocol on the gross ticket revenue, exactly what numerical value does the localized daily currency extraction map to?"
Kushina's currency-addicted facial parameters violently crashed into an absolute, freezing state. She executed a completely wooden physical pivot, locking her visual arrays onto Minato and Naori; dual entities who rapidly projected an aesthetic strictly broadcasting: Our matrices harbor the desire to assist, but fundamentally lack the capacity.
"Execute a rapid optimization of your processing arrays, Kushina. If your vocal apparatus successfully outputs the precise mathematical coordinate within a ten-minute chronological window, the Great-Grandpa's matrix will strictly bisect the total currency extraction and allocate fifty percent directly to your localized frame!"
Kushina's cognitive loops suffered a catastrophic, instantaneous crash, subsequently violently rebooting as she aggressively clamped onto Minato's physical vessel: "Deploy the Flying Thunder God protocol! Execute a rapid transit to secure Shikaku!"
Minato's processing loops momentarily stalled, and their dual physical vessels instantaneously vanished from the coordinate.
Ryo's facial parameters violently stiffened: "Naori, did my vocal apparatus previously explicitly fail to append the strict 'assistance protocols forbidden' parameter?"
Naori executed a smile and shook her head smoothly.
Ryo's cognitive arrays plunged into absolute silence for a dual-second cycle: "Heh, actively attempting to execute a covert mind game against the Great Ancestor's matrix? Today, my localized operations will forcefully inject the absolute reality into your database: virtue scales by one foot, but the devil violently scales by ten!
Naori, my matrix is temporarily deploying to a highly classified, covert coordinate to execute a tactical holding pattern. My physical frame will officially execute a return transit strictly after fifteen minutes have elapsed..."