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ASFUCITWON Chapter 137: Chakra Cannon
🕑 Added 2025-02-25 12:02:24 +0000 UTCOne of the most striking changes is Karina.
The girl, who usually appears cheerful, now often looks lost in thought.
Since Kushina left, Karina has started visiting Reiji more frequently.
No matter whether Reiji is busy with research or immersed in complicated experiments, Karina still comes, sitting quietly in a corner of the room, staring without saying much.
At first, Reiji felt disturbed.
Reiji's focus was often broken by Karina's presence, sitting silently while playing with the hem of her clothes, sometimes glancing at Reiji with vacant eyes.
Despite this, Reiji never told Karina to leave.
Reiji is not someone who is insensitive to the emotions of others, but this time he understood.
Karina is lonely.
Because Karina lost her brother, the only person who had always been with her since childhood.
So, even though Reiji felt uncomfortable with Karina's constant silence, he allowed her to stay.
On the other hand, Reiji's busyness did not diminish at all.
For the past week, Reiji has devoted almost all his time to the Chakra Cannon project, a weapon inspired by technology developed by Kumogakure.
In the history of the ninja world, Kumogakure was once shown to possess the Chakra Cannon, a weapon capable of firing energy with tremendous destructive power.
However, Reiji was not satisfied with merely copying it.
Reiji wanted to create something stronger. More efficient. More versatile.
The initial concept was complete, but there was a major problem hindering the refinement process.
The Chakra Cannon they were building could not withstand the high heat generated by the collected chakra flow.
If used for an extended period, the materials making up the cannon would melt, causing fatal damage.
After various experiments and repeated testing, Reiji finally found a solution.
He created an insulation layer based on high-level fuinjutsu seals, capable of stabilizing the chakra flow without generating excessive heat.
Once that issue was resolved, Reiji decided to hand over the management of the project to Ise, one of Reiji's talented students in the field of ninja engineering.
Today, Reiji visited the laboratory where the Chakra Cannon was being developed.
The building is located in the Research District, a special area filled with experimental facilities and secret laboratories.
Unlike the bustling village center filled with ninjas and civilians, the Research District feels so quiet and desolate.
Tall buildings line the street, with sturdy stone walls and various security seals engraved on their surfaces.
Thick steel doors adorn each building, indicating how tight the security is in this place.
The atmosphere inside these buildings is not much different.
Scientists and research ninjas are busy working in their respective rooms, immersed in analysis and experiments.
No one speaks unless absolutely necessary.
From outside, only the sounds of humming machinery, rustling sheets of paper, and the occasional sound of someone recording experimental results can be heard.
The research laboratory for the Chakra Cannon is filled with the sounds of machine humming and the clinking of metal occasionally heard from the busy researchers.
The light from the chakra crystals embedded in the laboratory walls emits a bluish glow, illuminating the room filled with various blueprints and unfinished mechanical components.
In a room within the Chakra Cannon development laboratory, Ise stands in front of the Chakra Cannon undergoing checks.
Ise stands with a roll of paper in hand, eyes sparkling as he reviews the latest data.
The latest version of the Chakra Cannon seems to be getting closer to its final form, without the overheating issues that were previously the main obstacle.
On the other side of the room, Reiji is observing one of the schematics displayed on the wall, ensuring that everything is going according to plan.
However, just as Reiji was about to give further instructions, something unexpected happened.
