Chapter 94: A Certain Unscientific Principle of the Great Rasenringu
Thump!
The ground trembled slightly. The Nine-Tails sat up extremely obediently, straightening its back.
With some anticipation in its eyes, it asked cautiously: "You mean... these two reactions are related to the Great Rasenringu?"
Menma nodded, then sat down in the chair opposite the Nine-Tails.
He had snatched a moment of leisure to come back this time, not even having had a chance to greet Naruto.
One, was to retrieve the Book of the Crimson Moon stored within Naruto's body.
Two, was to remotivate this nearly scrapped fox-pig.
Although Kurama could get stronger just by eating,
But if it possessed power yet didn't know how to use it, it would still be a useless fox.
"We've already discussed the explosion principles of atomic and hydrogen bombs."
Menma said calmly: "Now then, recall your Tailed Beast Bomb. What is its operating principle?"
"Push chakra shape transformation to the extreme, then mix Yin and Yang chakra in a 2:8 ratio in the mouth, compressing it into a super-dense sphere, and then release it all at once."
"Then what is the most obvious difference between your Tailed Beast Bomb and my Rasenringu?"
The most obvious difference?
The Nine-Tails looked puzzled, pondering for a moment before replying: "The Rasenringu is very stable, its power upper limit and lower limit can both be controlled, while my Tailed Beast Bomb is very unstable and hard to control?"
To this day, it still hadn't seen the upper limit of the Rasenringu.
Menma nodded, adding: "The atomic bomb is equivalent to your Tailed Beast Bomb. When its neutron multiplication factor is greater than 1, creating a criticality problem, it will directly self-destruct."
The principle of the Tailed Beast Bomb and the atomic bomb share remarkable similarities.
An atomic bomb keeps two or more pieces of fissionable material separately below critical mass.
When detonation is required, they are rapidly combined to exceed critical mass, and thus the atomic bomb explodes.
And the "fissionable material" for a Tailed Beast Bomb is Yin and Yang chakra.
It also has a critical mass, which directly leads to the Tailed Beast Bomb, like the atomic bomb, having an upper power limit.
"Didn't you figure out earlier that the Rasenringu's principle was related to the Tailed Beast Bomb?"
Seeing the Nine-Tails nod obediently, Menma continued to explain: "The Tailed Beast Bomb is an atomic bomb, while the Rasenringu is a hydrogen bomb. The Tailed Beast Bomb is merely the detonator that triggers the Rasenringu."
Although Menma didn't finish his sentence, the Nine-Tails already understood his meaning.
A hydrogen bomb uses the energy from an atomic bomb explosion to ignite the atomic nuclei of lighter atoms like hydrogen isotopes Deuterium and Tritium, thereby causing a nuclear fusion reaction and instantaneously releasing immense energy.
"So, the Rasenringu uses the explosive power of a Tailed Beast Bomb to ignite something similar to Deuterium and Tritium, thereby causing a reaction to release energy?"
The Nine-Tails pondered for a moment, then, as if having thought of something, suddenly sucked in a sharp breath.
"Hiss! In theory, the Rasenringu, like a hydrogen bomb, has no upper limit??"
In these hundreds of years, the Nine-Tails had already cultivated the Tailed Beast Bomb to its extreme.
But the maximum release of a Tailed Beast Bomb could only destroy a few large mountains or a medium-sized ninja village.
No matter how hard the Nine-Tails trained, it couldn't break through this limit.
"Anyway, I haven't touched the limit of the Rasenringu yet. Probably because I'm not strong enough," Menma nodded with a 'this child is teachable' expression, while speaking modestly.
"Then what undergoes the nuclear fusion reaction?"
"Naturally, Yin Power and Yang Power."
Oh, Yin Power and Yang Power...
Wait!
Hearing these four words, the Nine-Tails' mouth dropped slightly agape.
"Power of Yin Release and Power of Yang Release? You use Yin Release Power and Yang Release Power to perform ninjutsu?!"
"What are you making a fuss about?"
Menma frowned, stating matter-of-factly: "It's not Yin-Yang Release. It's just Yin Release Power and Yang Release Power from Yin and Yang chakra natures cultivated to the extreme."
You're still aiming for Yin-Yang Release?
Yin Release Power and Yang Release Power are just "merely"?
"You... this is simply too extravagant..." The Nine-Tails was momentarily speechless.
Yin-Yang Release is an ability one can possess only after drilling down into Yin and Yang chakra nature and shape transformation to the extreme, then perfectly fusing them like a Kekkei Genkai.
Things like the Akimichi Expansion Technique and Nara Shadow Technique are merely superficial applications of Yin-Yang Release.
As for Yin Release Power and Yang Release Power...
One only needs to cultivate the nature transformation of Yin and Yang chakra to the extreme to use them.
But easier said than done!
Ordinary people can't even access Yin and Yang chakra.
Those with enough Yin and Yang chakra to even practice nature transformation are even rarer.
It could be said Menma already had one foot in the realm of "Yin-Yang Release".
"I only need to add a tiny bit."
Menma explained: "In researching Yin and Yang chakra, I discovered the relationship between Yin Release Power, Yang Release Power, and Yin-Yang chakra is like that between the uranium isotopes Uranium-235 and Plutonium-239."
Uranium-235 and Plutonium-239?
Seeing the Nine-Tails' bewildered little eyes, Menma understood these two terms had once again hit its knowledge blind spot.
"Remember chain reactions?"
"Oh oh!"
Prompted by Menma, the Nine-Tails snapped back as if awakening from a dream: "Isotope Uranium-235 releases 2-3 neutrons when it fissions. These neutrons bombard other uranium nuclei, thereby triggering more fissions, releasing more neutrons..."
This process is like a chain, hence called a chain reaction. Nuclear fission thus snowballs bigger and bigger, ultimately forming a nuclear explosion.
Menma added: "The nuclear waste formed in a nuclear reactor becomes the new artificial element Plutonium-239 after two decays. Its fission performance surpasses Uranium-235."
With that, Menma extended his palm, facing upwards.
"Kurama, watch carefully, learn carefully."
The next second,
In the Nine-Tails' perception, Yin and Yang chakra rapidly condensed in Menma's palm at a 2:8 ratio.
Two extremely unstable chakra natures gradually intertwined and were forcibly suppressed and fused by Menma.
The powerful chakra fluctuations made the Nine-Tails' pupils abruptly dilate.
Its massive body involuntarily scooted backwards, creating distance from Menma.
Seeing the chakra sphere in Menma's hand turn the same blackish-purple as a Tailed Beast Bomb, and growing larger and larger, the expression on the Nine-Tails' face gradually turned horrified.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The Nine-Tails even faintly heard the sound of Yin and Yang chakra continuously colliding and expanding within it.
"Still releasing Yin and Yang chakra?! This is already the limit of a Tailed Beast Bomb, right!?"
Just as the Nine-Tails, terrified, was about to cry out a warning,
It suddenly sensed two completely opposite auras surge from Menma's hand, gradually enveloping the rapidly spinning Tailed Beast Bomb.
Then, under the Nine-Tails' shocked gaze,
These two powers slowly compressed the Nine-Tails-head-sized Tailed Beast Bomb down to a size that could be held in one hand.
"This! This this this!!"
Finally, on Menma's palm, only a small, entirely deep-black sphere remained, surrounded by a halo like planetary rings.
The Nine-Tails stared dumbfounded, looking closely.
It could still see the blackish-purple Tailed Beast Bomb enveloped within the small sphere.
The small atomic bomb within a hydrogen bomb is called the trigger system, or primary. Without it, nuclear fusion cannot be achieved.
Similarly, this Rasenringu follows the same principle.
The Tailed Beast Bomb is the "trigger system" controlling the reaction.
"See clearly this time? I slowed down the condensation speed tenfold."
Menma said with a smile: "This one is the Great Rasenringu. Its power is more than enough to destroy Konoha."
If he used Rasenringu in battle, it would only take a few seconds to condense.
The reason it was so slow just now was merely to let Kurama see the steps clearly.
"Besides the Great Rasenringu, there's also the ordinary Rasenringu with relatively less power, and the Small Rasenringu that can be used in close combat."
Just like hydrogen bombs, Rasenringu can also be miniaturized.
Different types for different uses and sizes can be designed according to the situation.
The most obvious difference from atomic and hydrogen bombs is that Rasenringu doesn't have anything like nuclear radiation.
"Though in my past life's hydrogen bombs, there were also neutron bombs that specifically used nuclear radiation as their primary destructive force."
Menma held the Great Rasenringu loosely in one hand, rubbing his chin thoughtfully with the other: "When I have enough Yin and Yang Release Power to squander, I'll try to research the Super Rasenringu."
A neutron bomb is a relatively pure "hydrogen bomb", without a Uranium-238 casing, killing organisms with a neutron flux.
In a way, Yin-Yang Release, capable of destroying everything, isn't that just an enhanced version of radiation?
If this thing is researched, it would be an ultra-large-scale weapon of mass destruction on the battlefield.
"Right, Kurama!"
Menma snapped back to reality, the Great Rasenringu in his hand slowly dissipating.
He looked at the terrified Nine-Tails and asked: "Did that old man, the Sage of Six Paths, ever teach you how to cultivate Sage Art?"
In the original story, Kurama once assisted Naruto in entering Sage Mode.
This useless fox should inherently possess the ability to absorb natural energy to restore chakra.
This is also why Tailed Beasts can continuously revive after death.
Since those insects, toads, and snakes of the Three Great Sage Regions are untrustworthy,
Then besides Orochimaru's Cursed Seal, Menma naturally also set his sights on Kurama.
The Nine-Tails also recovered from its fright just now, still immersed in the joy of potentially learning Rasenringu.
Hearing Menma's words, the smile on its face instantly froze.
"Sage Art, huh..."
The Nine-Tails said awkwardly: "The Old Man did indeed teach it, but I was resting at the time, so I didn't listen."
Saying resting... wasn't it just an underachiever dozing off in class?
Seemingly sensing Menma's strange gaze, the Nine-Tails quickly added: "Not just me! The Eight-Tails and the others were also sleeping at the time! Only Ashura and Indra were very serious!"
Menma didn't doubt the Nine-Tails' words.
Although they bickered now, their relationship was already quite good.
Since it said it didn't know, then it probably really didn't.
"So, I still have to get Sage Art cultivation methods from elsewhere. Kurama's role is just a super-large natural energy power bank."
Menma sighed with some regret: "Sigh, what a pity. If you knew Sage Art, you could have been my teacher."
As soon as these words were spoken, the Nine-Tails instantly froze in a daze.
Be this guy Menma's teacher?
Then if Menma didn't learn well, couldn't it whip him with a little leather whip?
But thinking about how it didn't learn Sage Art due to laziness, the Nine-Tails' fantasy instantly shattered.
"AH!!"
Thump thump thump!!
Watching the big fox sprawled on the ground, face full of despair, pounding the floor in regret, Menma shrugged.
"Young fox doesn't work hard, old boss grieves in vain, eh~"
(End of Chapter)
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