Chapter 241: Don't Get Attached to AI
At the border of the Land of Demons, the entire plain stretched out endlessly, filled with an oppressive atmosphere as twenty thousand icy terracotta soldiers stood in neat formation, casting a chilling presence across the land.
"My immortal army is complete. No one in this world can stop me now, Hyuga Fuji, you're too slow to react!"
Standing before the vast army, the leader of the dark medical jutsu team burst into laughter. "The Feather of Destruction? The usurper? Is that all? From now on, I will rule the ninja world."
Underground, White Zetsu, who was acting as a monitor, felt puzzled.
Why do these people from small nations always believe that a single demon can help them conquer the ninja world?
Had they not seen the outcome of the Grass Village's attempt to use the Box of Ultimate Bliss to gain permanent membership at the United Nations conference two months ago?
The former leader of the Grass Village was already in the ground!
White Zetsu was utterly speechless.
Think about it, if obtaining a demon was enough to dominate the ninja world, would the major nations allow you small countries to be the ones to seal these demons? The truth is, demons are uncontrollable as military power, and they pose only a limited threat to the major nations, which is why they let the smaller countries keep them.
Within the great nations, there are not so many strange demon seals. Even if there were some in the past, they have mostly been cleared out over the decades since the ninja villages were established.
The smaller countries, lacking the ability to deal with them, could only keep the demons sealed, but now they've become something these people rely on.
As the leader of the Dark medical jutsu team reveled in his fantasy, a figure cloaked in black mist, resembling a human, appeared beside him and gazed at him with displeasure. "Hmm? What were you just saying? Say it again."
The malicious gaze sent a shiver down the leader's spine, and he quickly dispelled his delusions, hastily placating, "Of course, the ninja world belongs to Lord Moryo as well. We will rule the ninja world together!"
Moryo stared at the leader for a moment, then averted its gaze, speaking coldly, "Hurry up, I want to hear the humans' screams of despair, to continue enhancing my power and to destroy the priestess."
As Moryo said this, its gaze was fixed on the direction of the capital of the Land of Demons.
There, a being existed who could seal it, and this was the threat that needed to be dealt with before it could make any real moves.
The army of terracotta soldiers was created for this purpose.
And the leader understood this as well.
Moryo was willing to help him create an immortal army, not to fulfill his ambition of conquering the ninja world, but to use the terracotta soldiers to eliminate the priestess and avoid being sealed by her.
The ninja world had many sealing techniques, but the only one known to affect Moryo was the power wielded by the priestess.
This was because Moryo was an embodiment of human malice, born from it and capable of absorbing negative emotions to grow stronger.
And chakra… could transmit emotions! Moreover, as long as someone was human, they had darkness and desires in their hearts, making the chakra of ninjas a source of power for Moryo.
Therefore, the sealing techniques used by ninjas posed no threat to Moryo; only the priestess' sealing techniques from the Land of Demons could be effective.
The priestesses might appear human, but due to their unique training methods, they had become beings with very few desires, effectively Moryo's nemesis.
This was also the reason the Land of Demons could remain neutral.
The Land of Demons did not have the power of the Land of Iron, but they had a priestess who was free of malice and posed no threat, who could seal dangerous demons when necessary. Naturally, other nations were willing to support the priestess and grant the Land of Demons privileges.
'Unfortunately, the privileges of the Land of Demons have vanished since they allied with Hyuga Fuji. Without other nations backing them, can you really stop my immortal army?'
Believing that his immortal army could sweep across the entire ninja world, the leader smirked and issued a command to the terracotta soldiers and sect followers.
"Advance toward the capital of the Land of Demons!"
The army of twenty thousand terracotta soldiers surged forward like an unstoppable torrent, heading towards the capital of the Land of Demons.
...
"Beep—beep—beep"
"Troops, assemble and prepare for combat!"
At the border base of the Land of Demons, the wailing of sirens echoed as the border troops hurriedly prepared.
Ninjas training and patrolling outside rushed back to the base, forming a massive line in front of the base.
"Hiss——"
The sound of jet engines starting up rang out as the chakra armor, matching the number of troops, zoomed out from the logistics department, gleaming with a metallic sheen in the sunlight. The armor had a streamlined design, full of futuristic and mechanical aesthetics.
"Everyone, suit up!"
"Yes!"
The chakra armor flew to their respective positions, fitting snugly onto the ninjas equipped with the corresponding devices.
"I'm back, Red Queen. Did you miss me?"
"Team member, please do not get attached to the AI. There is an issue with your sexual orientation that needs correcting."
"But I only feel safe when I wear you. Without you, I feel uneasy."
"You are wearing the third-generation chakra armor, not the AI codenamed Red Queen. Please remember that."
"Hahaha, don't be so serious. The trend of calling vehicles 'wife' is already here. Your voice is so cute, what's the harm?"
"… At least find a carbon-based lifeform!"
The ninjas, now in their chakra armor, began to tease the AI system embedded within, easing their psychological tension.
They were all quite satisfied with this AI system, Red Queen, embedded in their armor.
Red Queen could take control of the chakra armor during moments of crisis, compensating for any operational mistakes they might make.
On the battlefield, a reliable partner who wouldn't betray you was more valuable than anything else.
Moreover, Red Queen's voice could be customized, and with her high level of intelligence, teasing her was quite entertaining.
Who could refuse such a companion?
"Alright, stop teasing Red Queen!"
A cold voice resonated through the communication channel, silencing everyone.
"Enough with the chatter. The enemy consists of twenty thousand terracotta soldiers with immortal bodies that can self-repair. Our task is to block their advance and prevent them from entering the towns, assisting Lady Miyuki in holding them off. Do you understand?"
"Yes!"
Everyone's hearts tightened as they responded firmly.
"Good. You have three minutes to check your armor and equipment again."
As the leader of the troops, Uzumaki Kana set down the communication device and turned to Hyuga Miyuki beside her, "Lady Miyuki, we'll leave the rest to you."
"… How should I put it, I suddenly don't want those stone puppets anymore."
Hyuga Miyuki turned her head, looking at the chakra armor on Redko with a frustrated tone.
The chakra armor was equipped with various scientific ninja tools and AI assistance. Except for the lack of self-repair, it was superior to the terracotta soldiers in every way.
But since the armor could be operated by Red Queen, it didn't require her dojutsu, making it a waste to use as puppets under her control.
And because of its high technical requirements, the production line wasn't yet fully set up, so the third-generation chakra armor was still in limited supply.
If not for these two reasons, Hyuga Miyuki would definitely apply for a thousand suits of armor.
Wouldn't it be much cooler to control a thousand chakra armors instead of stone puppets?
Three minutes quickly passed, and with the sound of the jet engines firing up, three hundred chakra armors took off, heading straight for the army of terracotta soldiers.
(End of chapter)