This ninja in Naruto is unscientific

Chapter 8: Using Talk-no-Jutsu on Fugaku!

After leaving Jiraiya's command tent, a Chunin in charge of logistics led the three to the rest area.

The rain was still falling, and the roads in the tent area were muddy and difficult to navigate.

Due to the surge in wounded soldiers on the front lines, accommodation conditions were extremely tight, with several ninjas often seen crammed into a small tent.

"Um... Lord Fugaku."

The Chunin leading the way stopped in front of a relatively spacious and dry individual tent, his tone respectful and even somewhat ingratiating: "This is a single tent reserved especially for you. As for the other two Genin, there are still spaces available in the large communal tent up ahead..."

In Konoha, the Uchiha clan, as a powerful family that controls the police department, does indeed enjoy certain privileges. Even on the front lines, no one is willing to offend this family full of jealous people.

Fugaku Uchiha stopped and glanced at the comfortable single tent, then turned to look at Minato Namikaze and Toru Nishikawa, who were soaking wet and silently heading towards the communal sleeping area.

"unnecessary."

Fugaku Uchiha coldly interrupted the Chunin, crossing his arms: "Leave this tent for the seriously wounded, give us a three-person tent, or... we'll just squeeze into this one."

The chunin was stunned: "Huh? But sir, this is against the rules."

Fugaku Uchiha glared at him impatiently: "These two rookies have no battlefield experience. If they are attacked by the enemy in the middle of the night, they will die a terrible death if no one is watching them. I need to keep an eye on them."

"Yes, yes! I understand!" The Chunin trembled in fright and hurriedly bowed and retreated.

Minato Namikaze looked at Fugaku Uchiha with some surprise, then flashed his signature warm smile: "Fugaku-senpai, actually you don't need to..."

"Shut up."

Fugaku Uchiha didn't even give him a chance to be friend-zoned. He lifted the curtain and went inside, his voice muffled as he said, "Don't misunderstand, I just don't want the mission rating to drop because of my teammates' deaths. Come in!"

Nishikawa Tetsu's lips curled up almost imperceptibly.

Although he's stubborn, he is indeed a reliable teammate.

……

The tent was not very spacious, and it felt a bit crowded after the three people spread out their sleeping bags.

The dim oil lamp flickered in the wind, casting the three people's shadows long and short.

The atmosphere became somewhat somber for a moment, with only the sound of raindrops hitting the tarpaulin outside.

"Now, let's review today's battle."

Fugaku Uchiha sat cross-legged in the innermost seat, carefully maintaining his kunai with a wiping cloth in his hand. His expression was serious, clearly indicating that he had assumed the role of captain.

Minato Namikaze.

"Yes." Minato, who was organizing ninja tools, immediately sat up straight.

"You're fast and your reflexes are top-notch, but you were too impulsive when you attacked that Iwa ninja," Fugaku Uchiha criticized bluntly.

"To rashly approach someone without knowing their abilities is tantamount to suicide."

"What if the enemy not only has a clay spear, but also explosive tags attached to their body?"

Minato Namikaze scratched his head, his expression sincere: "Indeed, when I saw Tetsu was in danger, my body acted before my brain did. I'll be more careful in the future."

"And you, Nishikawa Tetsu."

Fugaku Uchiha turned his gaze to Tetsu Nishikawa, who was roasting the "trophies" with an alcohol lamp.

"Your science was indeed useful; it saved our lives, but—"

Fugaku Uchiha's eyes sharpened: "That's ultimately an external force. If it were a battle on a plain, or without that enclosed earthen fortress, would your little bit of cleverness have been of any use?"

"Your chakra reserves are too low, which is a major weakness for a ninja. Once we get into a war of attrition, you'll be the team's biggest liability."

This is the truth, and it is also Nishikawa Tetsu's biggest pain point right now.

Nishikawa Tetsu stopped what he was doing, put the dried Iwa ninja headband aside, and looked up to stare directly at Uchiha Fugaku.

"My senior's criticism is quite right. My chakra reserves are indeed a weakness, which is why I use science to make up for it."

At this point, Nishikawa Tetsu suddenly changed the subject, a glint of light flashing in his eyes: "However, since you mentioned consumption, I also have a question I'd like to ask you."

"explain."

"The 'Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique' that you used in the canyon was impressive in terms of its power, but from the perspective of energy conversion, the waste rate was as high as 40%."

The air inside the tent seemed to freeze instantly.

Minato Namikaze stared wide-eyed at Toru Nishikawa in disbelief.

Is this guy crazy?

They're actually questioning the Uchiha clan's Fire Release techniques? That's their specialty!

Sure enough, a vein bulged on Fugaku Uchiha's forehead, and the wiping cloth in his hand became crumpled.

"What did you say?"

Fugaku Uchiha's voice was terrifyingly deep, almost causing his Sharingan to activate automatically. "You, a genin who hasn't even mastered chakra nature transformation, are teaching the Uchiha how to use Fire Release?"

"It's not about teaching, it's about data analysis."

Nishikawa Tetsu was not deterred. He took out a match from his bag and gently lit it.

The orange flames danced at my fingertips.

"Senior, please look. The temperature of this color of flame is around 800 degrees Celsius. The Uchiha clan's Great Fireball Technique usually has a deep orange or red flame, which indicates that the combustion is incomplete and that a large amount of carbon particles—that is, soot—are mixed in with the flame."

Nishikawa Tetsu flicked out the match and continued:

"Although this flame looks huge and visually stunning, its heat density is actually not high."

"When you were performing the technique, you released too much chakra in pursuit of a wider range, but you didn't convert all of that chakra into heat energy. Much of it was simply evaporated as fuel."

"If it were a perfect combustion..."

Nishikawa Tetsu took out another magnesium strip that was left over from making flashbangs and lit it.

"laugh!"

A blinding white light shone, accompanied by extremely high temperatures.

"See that? If the flames are blue or white, it means they're burning completely. With the same amount of chakra, if you can compress the volume and increase the oxygen-to-chakra ratio, the temperature can more than double, and the penetrating power will also be stronger."

Nishikawa Tetsu, looking at the stunned Uchiha Fugaku, made his final conclusion:

"To be precise, senior, your Fireball Jutsu is breathing fire, not burning."

"That's where that 40% of chakra is wasted. If you could improve that, you could burn through that Iwagakure's earth wall even without activating the Sharingan."

A deathly silence fell over the tent.

Fugaku Uchiha stared intently at Toru Nishikawa, his mind replaying the feeling of when he used Fire Release.

The Uchiha tradition has always taught that the more chakra one possesses, the larger the fireball, and the more powerful it is.

No one had ever told him that the color and temperature of a flame had this relationship.

If someone else had said that, he would have kicked them long ago.

But this boy in front of me had just killed a Jonin with a few bags of flour.

This outrageous record gave his theory a strange sense of persuasiveness.

"Compressed volume... mixing ratio..."

Fugaku Uchiha muttered to himself, and as a genius, he vaguely grasped a glimmer of inspiration.

If what Nishikawa Tetsu said is true, wouldn't that mean his ninjutsu power could be upgraded to another level?

a long time.

Fugaku Uchiha let out a long breath, and some of his tense arrogance dissipated, replaced by a complex look in his eyes.

"Hmph, full of fallacies."

He turned around, lay down with his back to the two of them, and pulled up the covers.

"We have to get up early for training tomorrow. If it doesn't work for me then, you're in for a beating."

Minato Namikaze, watching this scene, couldn't help but secretly give Tetsu Nishikawa a thumbs up.

To render the arrogant Uchiha clan speechless and even cause them to begin to doubt themselves is even more impressive than an S-rank ninjutsu.

Nishikawa Tetsu blew out the oil lamp.

In the darkness, he lay on the hard cot, listening to the rain outside gradually subsiding.

The first step is to establish trust and a voice, and then reach an agreement.

Next, it's about following in the footsteps of these two future bigwigs and surviving together in this brutal war.