Chapter 6: Chapter 6 The Electromagnetic Cannon
Back Mountain Forest.
Hyuga Satoru was fiddling with the bow and arrow in his hand. The bow was half his height. Fortunately, he had never slacked off in physical training, so handling it wasn't strenuous for him.
The bow was made of a kind of wood he didn't know the name of. It had exceptional toughness. The bowstring reflected a faint metallic luster, emanating a somewhat chilly vibe.
Hyuga Satoru plucked the bowstring a few times with his fingers. The elasticity was okay.
"Free stuff is awesome!"
Hyuga Satoru was pretty satisfied with the bow's quality. After all, it was free. What else could he want?
No matter what Rin Uchiha was up to, freebies were not to be turned down. He roughly estimated that with his current savings, he probably couldn't afford this bow and arrow.
Bow - type ninja tools were more expensive than other ninja tools. After all, there were too few ninjas who used bows. As the saying goes, rarity value.
Hyuga Satoru picked up an arrow and placed it on the bowstring. If he wanted to complete the electromagnetic cannon with the help of the bow, he first had to construct an accelerating magnetic field.
The principle of the electromagnetic cannon is quite simple. A metal shell was continuously accelerated in a magnetic field to gain an extremely high initial velocity and a very long range.
The most crucial part was the acceleration process, namely the so - called electromagnetic propulsion.
Hyuga Satoru remembered that in his previous life, the Eagle Country and the Rabbit Country had an arms race, and the electromagnetic cannon was one of the items involved. The main technical hurdle also lay in the electromagnetic propulsion process.
If one wanted to accelerate the shell to the desired power, the amount of current consumed would be enormous. The Eagle Country was restricted by this and couldn't apply the electromagnetic cannon to aircraft carriers for a long time.
In contrast, the Rabbit Country had overcome the technical hurdles and far surpassed the Eagle Country in the application of the electromagnetic cannon.
However, for Hyuga Satoru, he could skip the step of converting the magnetic field through electromagnetic induction. He could directly arrange a propulsion magnetic field on the bowstring. This was also why he needed a metal bowstring. He didn't yet have the ability to change the magnetic fields of other materials.
What made Hyuga Satoru a bit dissatisfied was that not all of his arrows were metal. The arrow shaft was still wooden, which would surely affect the efficiency of electromagnetic propulsion.
But there probably weren't any all - metal arrows in the entire ninja world. All - metal arrows didn't conform to the weapon forging rules. They were heavy and lacked toughness, so no one would use them unless they were custom - made.
But for Hyuga Satoru, the arrows didn't matter. All he wanted was an electromagnetic cannon that could be shot with a bow!
He pulled the bowstring with his fingertips until it formed a perfect arc like a full moon.
Blue electric sparks crackled on the metal bowstring, and weak electric currents could be seen coursing along the arrow tip.
He had already activated the Byakugan. A one - kilometer radius was within his field of vision. When he sensed that the electromagnetic propulsion on the bowstring had reached its limit, Hyuga Satoru released his fingers.
Whoosh!
Accompanied by a sharp and ear - piercing blast!
The entire arrow turned into a blue arc of lightning and disappeared in an instant.
From the perspective of the Byakugan, Hyuga Satoru clearly saw that the arrow hit and sank into the trunk of a tree about 800 meters away, with only a small section of the arrow tail exposed.
Hyuga Satoru showed a delighted expression. That blast was exactly the sound of breaking the sound barrier, indicating that the speed of this arrow exceeded the speed of sound! The whole process from shooting to hitting took only about one second. The shooting speed was about 800 meters per second. The shooting speed of a regular pistol was about 400 meters per second. This arrow far exceeded the shooting speed of a pistol!
Although it was still far from the power of the electromagnetic cannon in his memory, in the world of ninjas, it was already quite terrifying!
You know, ninjas generally have a short attack range. This kind of attack range, combined with the Byakugan, is enough to turn him into a sniper!
Truly, drawing the bow and shooting an arrow from 800 meters away, killing the target with one shot!
Arriving at the location where the arrow hit, Hyuga Satoru had to exert some effort to remove the bow and arrow from the tree trunk. The high temperature carried by the arrow scorched the tree trunk, leaving burn marks.
Similarly, since the middle part of the arrow is not made of metal, under the high temperature generated by high-speed movement, it has been severely burned and is basically no longer reusable.
Hyuga Satoru felt a bit pained at the thought. This meant that his plan to reuse arrows for training wouldn't pan out. He had to order special all-metal arrows.
"With my current chakra level, I can shoot at most two arrows. However, since the principle is electromagnetic propulsion, the bow and arrow doesn't emit chakra fluctuations during flight, which provides sufficient concealment and makes my sniping ability very strong."
Hyuga Satoru pondered for a moment and analyzed the pros and cons of this arrow shot.
The ability to snipe from an extremely long range, combined with the nearly all - around, blind - spot - free vision of the Byakugan, is definitely the ninja world's version of the Electromagnetic Sniper Bow!
The only limitation is that he doesn't have enough arrows...
Hyuga Satoru pouted helplessly. The customized metal arrows probably won't come cheap. As consumables, the cost is even higher. Moreover, he suddenly wondered, if the arrows were made of chakra metal, would their power be different?
You know, the propulsion efficiency of different metals in a magnetic field varies. Will chakra metal acquire greater kinetic energy in a magnetic field?
Hyuga Satoru took out a sealing scroll and placed the large bow inside it. He didn't want to carry such a big bow around all day. The sealing scroll also cost him a fortune, making him wince at the expense.
"I have to find a way to make money." Hyuga Satoru smacked his lips thoughtfully.
The next day.
Hyuga Satoru yawned as he made his way to the ninja academy. Anko, who was standing beside him, winked at him and said, "Satoru, why do you look listless again?"
"Because I've been training every night."
"Really?"
Looking at Anko's leering look, Hyuga Satoru didn't bother to explain. Last night, he not only had to complete his essential training, but he also thought for a long time about how to make money.
Should he put on street shows like the Lightning Lord? But this is the ninja world, and Lightning Release is way too common.
There is still a long time until he graduates and becomes a Genin to take on missions, so his electromagnetic force training plan will have to be shelved.
"Satoru, do you remember? There is a practical assessment today!" Anko blurted out suddenly.
"A practical assessment?" Hyuga Satoru looked up at her in surprise.
"No way! The first semester is almost over. Don't you even know?"
Hyuga Satoru was taken aback for a moment, then quickly recollected. It seemed that he had been studying at the ninja academy for a long time. These days were probably the days for the first semester's final assessment.
But it's not his fault. After all, he trained almost every night and just slacked off and slept during the day, so he had little sense of time.
"Oh no."
Looking at Hyuga Satoru's dumbfounded expression, Anko helplessly rubbed her forehead.
"You're probably going to make a complete fool of yourself this time. Many people are hoping that something bad happens to you, a ninja from the Hyuga clan!"
"Do you know that many people in the class are making fun of you for being lazy and sleeping in class every day? You're just like Obito, a bottom - of - the - class student..." Anko kept complaining non-stop.
Hyuga Satoru remained silent, his eyes darting about. It wasn't clear what he was thinking...
Soon, the head teacher, Fujino Daikichi, came into the classroom. After explaining the relevant matters, then he organized the students to go to the playground to start the practical assessment.
His gaze swept over the students on the playground, showing a proud expression. After a semester of teaching, many students had made great progress. In the future, they would surely contribute their own Will of Fire to the village.
However, when his gaze fell on two figures, his expression became strange and helpless. One was Obito Uchiha. This guy was definitely an eccentric among the Uchiha clan. Fortunately, there was Rin Uchiha in the class to redeem the reputation. Otherwise, the students' impression of the Uchiha clan might have changed.
The other one was Hyuga Satoru.
Although Obito was a bit stupid, at least he didn't slack off and was very enthusiastic in class. But Hyuga Satoru... was just too lazy!
He slept in class and went to pee after class.
Fujino Daikichi wondered what was going on. He had a terrible headache. Were there so many eccentrics from clans in this class?
Was that one from the Uchiha clan? One from the Hyuuga clan?