Yuuki, who had found no success in the laboratory, arrived at the orphanage.
At this moment, Kabuto was diligently reading a book, while Deidara was tinkering with something.
Ever since he was defeated by Kabuto last time, Deidara had spent almost all his energy on chemistry during this period.
During one experiment, a reaction that glowed and released heat made Deidara's eyes light up.
Deidara embarked on his tinkering journey.
When others studied chemistry, it was to complete reactions and obtain new substances.
Deidara studied chemistry to blow up equipment, the more violent, the better!
The Ninja World currently had black powder, but no high explosives. Deidara was extremely disdainful of the power of black powder after trying it.
Striving to create more powerful explosives, Deidara, after learning the basics, spent all his days trying to make higher-strength explosives.
As for the power of the sun?
Deidara hadn't forgotten, but that was the ultimate goal. At this stage, Deidara wanted to create explosives comparable to his own clay.
This was to make up for the weakness of his clay being countered by Lightning Release.
Yuuki didn't deliberately hide his footsteps. When he walked into the courtyard, both of them noticed Yuuki's presence.
"Minister (Brother Yuuki)!"
Yuuki nodded, still deep in thought, his gaze constantly searching the courtyard, trying to find inspiration.
This behavior was noticed by Kabuto and Deidara.
Deidara, being carefree, continued to tinker with the bottles and jars in front of him, seeing that there was nothing important.
"I'm going to experiment and create the most destructive bomb, then amaze everyone!"
Meanwhile, Kabuto spoke up.
"Minister, have you encountered any difficulties?"
Kabuto proactively asked Yuuki, wanting to help, as anything bothering Yuuki surely wouldn't be due to a lack of strength!
Having studied extensively during this period, Kabuto felt that he might be able to help.
Yuuki trusted Kabuto, who had completely aligned himself with him, and didn't hesitate.
Yuuki explained his general plan and the problems he was currently facing.
Kabuto couldn't quite understand the first part, as his main focus was on research, but as a genius spy, he roughly knew that if the plan succeeded, Yuuki would likely become the true ruler of Konoha.
However, Kabuto was very good at the latter part.
Excluding various things from his mind one by one, Kabuto finally thought of something.
Then Kabuto found a pile of white granules from a corner of the courtyard.
"Minister, this might meet your requirements."
Yuuki looked utterly bewildered. "What is this?"
"Are you sure this can be used as a product?"
"Explain in detail!"
Although he didn't understand, there were people who did. Yuuki didn't deliberately pretend to know anything, letting Kabuto introduce the item in his hand.
"This is waste generated by Deidara during his experiments. For his experiments, I always check what new things are produced each time."
Yuuki nodded, signaling Kabuto to continue.
"I haven't named this substance yet. It's a mixture of compounds composed of various elements. The raw materials are widely available, with corresponding ore veins found throughout the Land of Fire."
"Next is the production process for this. If we were to produce it on a large scale, even if I designed the appropriate equipment, the processes of ore dressing and manufacturing would still require a large number of people. Ninja have an advantage in this regard, but it's not a significant one; at most, one can do the work of two or three, and the process is relatively tedious."
Yuuki asked again.
"What is the purpose of this?"
After some thought, Kabuto said.
"I haven't experimented specifically, but based on its composition, I think it can accelerate plant growth!"
Yuuki finally understood. "Isn't this fertilizer?"
Instantly, Yuuki's mind opened up.
Before, he had always considered those high-end things he had seen in his previous life. Although those things were good, in this Ninja World where many people struggled to eat, what good would it do to create a smartphone?
Yuuki, who hadn't farmed in two lifetimes and couldn't even distinguish between wheat and rice, had never considered agricultural matters.
He had always thought about farming, but his mind was entirely focused on how to accelerate the tech tree, how to fly out of the Ninja World, completely neglecting the land beneath his feet.
Having opened up a dead end, Yuuki suddenly realized there were too many things he could do.
Not just fertilizer, but sugar production and seeds could also be done. Indeed, he had been floating in the air for too long, losing sight of people's true needs.
Everything still had to come down to basic necessities. His previous thinking had gone astray.
He always wanted to create high-end things, but in reality, the Ninja World didn't need those things. With backward productivity, those things could only be sold to a few people.
Yuuki had never considered these simple things before, as they were too easy to imitate.
But after Kabuto's reminder, Yuuki realized, what if they were imitated? He wasn't trying to influence the entire Ninja World; binding the people of Konoha was enough.
If it was imitated and internal competition began, he would switch tracks. He could at least last a few years, and if the entire Ninja World truly increased its productivity because of it.
By then, it would be the right time for the high-end products Yuuki envisioned to be released.
At this stage, he should still focus on basic things to solve the food problem.
Yuuki, having roughly figured out a direction, decided to establish a fertilizer factory as his first step!
The reason was simple: he had a large pile of ores in his amber purifying pot waiting to be used. Before, his focus had always been on iron ore and Chakra ore.
Most of the other ores had been treated like garbage by Yuuki and left there. Now, they finally had a purpose.
Yuuki, having understood, was very excited. He patted Kabuto's shoulder and said.
"Kabuto, well done. You truly are the most outstanding among Konoha's younger generation. I have something else to do, so I'll be leaving now!"
As he was about to leave, he thought Xiao Di had also contributed a bit, so he added.
"Xiao Di, you're also amazing. I believe in you, you can do it, keep it up!"
Yuuki then left directly.
Deidara, who had just been praised and affirmed by Yuuki, was a bit bewildered.
"What's going on? What can I do? What should I keep up?"
Deidara, completely unaware of the situation, thought for a long time, then seemed to understand something.
"Should I add oil?"
"Specifically, what kind of oil, Brother Yuuki, please be clear!"
Unable to figure it out, Deidara decided to try everything. He found all the oils he could lay his hands on and once again began tinkering with his bottles and jars.
He tried again and again, but in the end, it was all for naught!
Deidara felt he had misunderstood Yuuki's meaning.
"Did I hear wrong?"
"Never mind, let's try one more time!"
Deidara picked up a bottle of glycerin, and then.
"Bang!"
"Deidara, how many times have I told you not to mess with your jars in the courtyard!"
Kabuto angrily slammed his book shut and yelled at Deidara, but the sight that met his eyes made Kabuto shut up.
Deidara's right arm was a bloody mess, his handsome side bangs were completely burned away, and he had multiple cuts from container fragments all over his body.
Kabuto immediately went to Deidara's side and began to treat him.
As Kabuto treated him, Deidara regained consciousness, mumbling continuously.
"I succeeded. Brother Yuuki really didn't lie to me, you really have to add oil!"
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