The coverage area was too dense and too broad.
However, as he said, the Shuriken Shooter was not without flaws. Its kunai storage capacity was limited to twenty, and the Chakra attachment device still needed further optimization to free up space and refine the other internal components of the gun.
Even though the current Shuriken Shooter could be widely promoted, due to cost and technical constraints, it meant it couldn't be fully adopted and could only be partially distributed.
"Can we produce ten thousand Shuriken Shooters within two years?"
Hakushi asked.
Dr. Kataki adjusted the monocle on his right eye, shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "It might be a bit difficult. The current Shuriken Shooter is expensive, needing more budget, and will disrupt the research sequence of other departments. If we produce one thousand top-grade Shuriken Shooters, and then nine thousand substandard ones, it might be doable."
No matter how convenient the Shuriken Shooter was, altering ninja tactics, it still couldn't fundamentally achieve any effective results.
It could only catch the enemy off guard.
If the ninjas were prepared, the threat of the Shuriken Shooter would greatly diminish.
The reason for researching this ninja tool was not to provide it to the military's Ninja Squad but to equip the ordinary soldiers with this ninja tool.
Currently, the Land of Demons' military had more than fifty thousand soldiers without any significant expansion.
Even so, the Ninja Squad accounted for only five to six thousand of them.
The security teams of various towns in the Land of Demons were composed of a mix of ninjas and ordinary soldiers.
To enhance the strength of these ordinary soldiers and improve the military's overall combat strength, this was the original intention of developing the Shuriken Shooter.
For the military of the Land of Demons, which valued team cooperation, while individual excellence was emphasized, the progression of collective strength was equally important.
The team nature of soldiers was more valuable than anything else.
Soldiers without a spirit of teamwork were simply a group of lambs to the slaughter on the battlefield, lacking any deterrence.
To truly enhance these lower-tier soldiers, one could only rely on ninja tools like the Shuriken Shooter for widespread use, rather than ninja tools that required specific conditions to use.
Such ninja tools could only be wielded by highly skilled ninjas.
"I see. Let's proceed that way for now. Anyway, the faster, the better."
"Understood. I will do my best within the next two years."
Dr. Kataki nodded solemnly.
"I'm not as knowledgeable as you in this area, so I won't interfere. If the budget is insufficient, you can get reimbursement from the finance department."
"If necessary, I certainly won't hesitate."
Dr. Kataki smiled slightly, feeling much more at ease.
The Land of Demons had strong economic resources, allowing him to fully utilize his talents.
If it weren't for meeting Hakushi, he might have lived a hopeless life in the Ninja Realm.
Ninjas didn't value his knowledge much, and it's only natural that foreigners would be questioned and denied.
Nobles looked down on his civilian status, and even if he faced them with a thick skin, he would likely be met with disdain.
This was also why he joined the Land of Demons.
Here he didn't need to worry about money and materials, nor did he need to toil for his family's livelihood.
Occasionally, he would have debates with other scholars to broaden his perspectives.
The only thing he needed to do was fully apply his talents here.
"That's good. By the way, there's one thing I'd like to ask your help with."
Hakushi suddenly said.
"Help? What is it, Sir Hakushi?"
Dr. Kataki was somewhat curious.
Although he and Hakushi were both scientific researchers, their areas of expertise were different.
Hakushi excelled in the medical and life sciences, while he was more proficient in civilian and military technology. For example, the military's Shuriken Shooter and Flying Ninja Tools, including more new weapons still under development, were supervised by him.
"It's Asuka, the child. I want that child to learn from you for a while. He seems very interested in your research."
"Young master Asuka? He's interested in this?"
Dr. Kataki was slightly surprised.
He knew Uchiha Asuka.
He just didn't expect Hakushi to suggest Asuka follow after him.
As far as he knew, Asuka's mother, Uchiha Ruri, was a powerful ninja.
Logically, Asuka's future was already decided to become a ninja.
If he followed him, he could not teach others Ninja Techniques.
"Yes, Asuka is more interested in things here than in Ninja Techniques. Moreover, his personality is not suitable for development in the ninja field. I plan for him to develop here."
"Is that so? No problem. As long as young master Asuka can persist, I wholeheartedly agree."
Dr. Kataki nodded in agreement.
But he didn't say that Asuka would certainly find success here.
Success and failure were inevitable in their line of work.
Even he often fell into the predicament of failure.
Moreover, the accumulation of knowledge was crucial, which might be a quite difficult task for a child.
But since Hakushi requested it, he couldn't refuse.
He'd consider it as recruiting an assistant.
If there was indeed talent, further training could be done.
"Then I'll leave it to you, doctor. I won't disturb your work anymore, and I ask you to also invest in the equipment development work."
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