I simultaneously traverse countless worlds

"My lord, we are qualified to join the game, but our strength is insufficient!"

Faced with the question posed by his boss, Kaizo Ichiro, who was once merely an elite Chunin of Kirigakure, appeared remarkably calm and insightful, directly pointing out his side's greatest disadvantage: "At the very least, the Rainbow Country's current official ninja army barely exceeds one thousand men, and over eighty percent of them have just reached the minimum qualification for Genin. I'm afraid we can't even defeat any of the Five Great Shinobi Villages' ninja armies of similar size in a direct confrontation. Furthermore, our reserve reinforcements are far inferior to those of the Five Great Shinobi Villages..."

Kaizo Ichiro was very calm. He knew what his boss meant. Having previously lived in Kirigakure and become an elite Chunin, with a considerable chance of becoming a Special Jonin, he also had a correct understanding of the strength of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

Admittedly, the five great ninja villages had experienced the Third Shinobi World War for more than three years, and it can be said that most of the regular elite ninjas they had trained earlier had been lost. The quality of the ninjas temporarily sent to replace them varied. However, even so, they were not all pushovers. If the ninjas of the Land of Rainbows were to face any of the great ninja villages, their numbers might not actually exceed those of the great village ninjas who had been on the battlefield and seen blood.

There was no other way; the Rainbow Country's foundation was too weak. In the early days, they could only select a little over a hundred ninja students from a population of 100,000, and after half a year, they gradually expanded to about a thousand ninja reserve soldiers. That was already the best they could do. Later, when the Rainbow Country's population reached over 300,000, supporting more than a thousand regular ninja soldiers and several times that number of reserve soldiers was still a very difficult task. Even though Li Mo controlled the Rainbow Country and could provide resources, it was still limited by the actual situation.

To put it simply, the ninja army of the Rainbow Country was trained as the country's only armed force. However, three years was far too short a time to train ninjas. Li Mo was unwilling to use short-sighted methods to improve the recruited ninjas. Even when recruiting ANBU, he used spies from major countries, rogue ninjas, or traitors. The ninja army of the Rainbow Country was indeed far inferior to that of the five great ninja villages.

Therefore, Kaizo Ichiro truly did not believe that the Rainbow Country was able to participate in the Third Shinobi World War, even though the Five Great Shinobi Villages had suffered considerable casualties. Killing the Rainbow Country's thousand shinobi soldiers would only require a little effort!

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Li Mo inwardly agreed with Kaizo Ichiro's tactful suggestion.

Despite the rapid development of the ninja army in the Land of Rainbows, its foundation was extremely weak in the past. The daimyo of the Land of Rainbows once had only a little over fifty ninjas under his command, and the ninjutsu they could inherit were all very common and unremarkable.

For example, the two former Special Jonin who served as Kaizo Ichiro's deputy and subordinates actually had good chakra training talent, and their chakra levels barely reached the level of Jonin. However, they did not know that a true Jonin is one who has undergone a transformation in their chakra and has not learned many ninjutsu, which is why they are considered to have the combat power of a Special Jonin.

In the Five Great Ninja Villages or even a small ninja village like Amegakure, a single Special Jonin could easily handle two Special Jonin from the Land of Rainbows. If it were a Special Jonin with a bloodline limit or secret technique, taking down both of them would be a piece of cake.

Of course, it wasn't that the daimyo of the Rainbow Country didn't know that the ninjas under his command were not very strong compared to the ninjas of the same level from the major ninja villages. But what could a daimyo of a small country expect to obtain any good ninja inheritance? Having a few dozen trained ninjas serving him was already a very good thing. He had barely managed to gather the Three Body Techniques and a dozen or so different ninjutsu, which was the foundation that Li Mo had when he took over the ninjas of the Rainbow Country.

Frankly speaking, they don't even know as many ninjutsu as the elite Chunin-led Mist Ninja squad that Li Mo is in. Their taijutsu and swordsmanship are passable, at least enough to allow an ordinary Chunin to perform normal taijutsu and swordsmanship. As for advanced techniques like chakra nature transformation, forget about it.

Fortunately, Li Mo took over the Rainbow Country. While he was in seclusion cultivating, he still controlled the development direction of the Rainbow Country. He would not be stingy with important matters such as training ninjas. Even if their knowledge of ninjutsu and genjutsu was limited, they should not forget that Li Mo had the existence of [Shadow Escape] and [Shadow Power]. The latter, in particular, did not belong to the supernatural power system of the ninja world. When Li Mo fused [Shadow Power] into his [Chakra] system, he could absorb the souls of ninjas and manifest true [Shadow Soldiers]. They were the perfect special troops for hiding their whereabouts and gathering intelligence.

In less than three years, the Rainbow Country has become completely well-rounded in terms of ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu. Even techniques like Lightning Release [Ninjutsu Taijutsu], Ice Release Secret Technique, Akimichi Secret Technique, and Shikotsumyaku Secret Technique are quite common. It can be said that apart from some forbidden secret techniques and bloodline limits of the five great ninja villages, the Rainbow Country has no shortage of ninja heritage, and is even more complete than a single great ninja village.

The problem is that the Rainbow Country itself has too little population and development time. If they can reach the average level of Genin within three years by following the established procedures, with a large amount of resources and serious training, it would be a very good achievement!

"Then, what if I take a team to the ninja world?"

Li Mo nodded, indicating his agreement with Kaizo Ichiro's tactful words. Then, he changed his tone and instead of asking the newly emerging ninjas of the Rainbow Country to join the battle, he suggested that he personally go and take a good look around the ninja world.

"My lord, with your strength, you should be safe as long as you don't go to the main battlefields of the Fourth Shinobi World War or the Five Great Shinobi Villages!"

Kaizo Ichiro did not hesitate at all when his boss made this suggestion. Having just witnessed the extraordinary commotion his boss made on the sea, he felt that his boss's strength should be no problem in most parts of the ninja world.

"...Haha, that's absolutely right!"

Upon hearing Ichiro Kaizo's reply, Li Mo, knowing that his strength had increased more than a hundredfold compared to three years ago, remained silent for a few seconds before bursting into laughter. He then stood up and, without hesitation, ordered, "Then, Kaizo, make the arrangements. I will return to the Land of Rainbows to handle the affairs of the past few years, and then prepare a team of samurai and guardian ninjas to enter the various countries of the ninja world under a suitable identity!"

At this point, Li Mo was already contemplating taking action. After more than three years of seclusion and cultivation, his strength had reached a bottleneck, and he needed time to settle down and accumulate more resources.

In any case, Li Mo did not learn the ninjas' eagerness for quick success. His cultivation and refinement of Chakra involved constantly carrying out missions and fighting. Except for a very few ninjas who reached the Six Paths level and became immortal, the combat power of other ninjas over the age of forty declined year by year. It can be said that Chakra was entirely a killing technique in this respect, and it did not take into account whether the cultivator could achieve immortality while maintaining combat power.

Li Mo didn't learn that kind of reckless training method. He already has a very promising future, so now that he has some free time, he finally has the confidence to venture into the ninja world and take advantage of this good opportunity to gain some benefits!

"As you command! Sir!"

Kaizou Ichiro bowed without hesitation. He had no objection to Li Mo's decision. Based on his own estimation, he felt that unless Boss provoked a major ninja village, he could return safely even if it was another small ninja village!

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"As for the Third Shinobi World War, I remember that Sunagakure and Kirigakure were betrayed by the future Fourth Kazekage, along with a few other places..."

Later, Li Mo took that fast ship directly back to port. He stayed in the best cabin on the ship, gazing at the sea and sky, while considering his main options for entering the ninja world.

The Third Shinobi World War is not yet over, and it is certainly not a good choice for ordinary people to rush to the Shinobi World. However, Li Mo's current strength means he doesn't need to worry about so much. Even if he faces a single Kage-level powerhouse, he won't be afraid. Even if he really can't win, he can retreat calmly. He's not stupid enough to expose his identity.

You mean a powerhouse at the Kage level or higher?

Sorry, the Third Shinobi World War is not the Fourth Shinobi World War. Those gods who can pilot Gundams and capture Tailed Beasts like chicks haven't fully entered the fray yet. As long as Li Mo isn't stupid enough to run into places like Kirigakure, Konoha, and the Land of Rain, he'll be fine.

Moreover, compared to those places that were extremely dangerous or contained huge hidden threats, Li Mo was more interested in whether he could directly use his foresight regarding the plot of "Naruto" to gain enough benefits. After careful consideration, he found that if he went to the ninja world to do some archaeology and treasure hunting, he would actually have a great chance of gaining benefits, so he naturally became even more excited.

In comparison, the affairs that the Rainbow Country had accumulated were minor matters. Li Mo was more focused on making his debut as the "heir to the daimyo of the Rainbow Country" to lay the groundwork for rightfully taking control of the entire Rainbow Country!

Chapter 57 Trivial Matters and Departure

Li Mo's return to the Rainbow Country was simple: he made several appearances like a true heir to a daimyo, leaving a deep impression on the newly arrived citizens of the Rainbow Country, and then made subtle adjustments to various affairs of the Rainbow Country.

This was naturally no difficult task for Li Mo!

Even though Li Mo was just a wage slave working for someone else before he transmigrated, he had at least seen pigs run, and his perspective and knowledge were much better than those of the daimyo and nobles in the Naruto world.

Moreover, Li Mo had received the memories of his counterpart from the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress world, who had ruled over hundreds of thousands of people. While the development of that Kabaneri was based on a modern society with some characteristics of the Kabaneri world, it was enough to give him considerable governance experience. His other counterparts would have had different ideas in this regard, and after Li Mo summarized them, governing the small country of Rainbow Kingdom from a macro perspective would not be a big problem.

At the very least, Li Mo is very familiar with this kind of planning: first, accumulate capital by combining his own resources, and then focus on cultivating management talents and capable subordinates. Moreover, the Rainbow Kingdom itself is indeed very rich in resources. In the past, it was only due to a lack of manpower that its development was slow. Now, under the management of officials at all levels, it has rapidly begun to develop rapidly.

Most importantly, Li Mo's own extraordinary power gives him enough confidence to delegate authority extensively. Even if some people are not capable, it doesn't matter, because no matter which world it is, there are always countless people willing to be officials.

When Li Mo returned to the Rainbow Kingdom, he was extremely busy in the ten days or so, except for a few public appearances when he went out. Over the past few years, he had only occasionally adjusted the development direction of the Rainbow Kingdom. Even with the Rainbow Kingdom's secret police and loyal subordinates, many things had accumulated and urgently needed to be dealt with.

Putting aside other matters, the population of the Rainbow Country has grown from just over 100,000 three years ago to nearly 400,000 now, naturally accumulating many problems. Even though the Rainbow Country tries its best to disperse and resettle the refugees it has brought in, and has also arranged for ANBU ninjas to clean up any unstable factors in advance, it is not so easy to integrate refugees who outnumber the original inhabitants. Even though ordinary civilians in the Naruto world are relatively obedient (those who are disobedient are mostly killed by samurai or ninjas), arranging appropriate jobs and promotions requires very careful work.

Before returning to the Land of Rainbows, Li Mo naturally handled some affairs in the Land of Rainbows in general terms. But now that he has returned, he has to conduct a thorough review. At least he won't do anything bizarre like "Why don't they eat meat porridge?" The Land of Rainbows is his base in the Naruto world. Planning a suitable development direction and implementing it is an important action that Li Mo must carry out.

Fortunately, Li Mo is already a powerful extraordinary expert. It won't take him long to patrol around the Rainbow Country's territory. With the supervision of the Anbu ninjas, he can quickly handle the many affairs that the Rainbow Country has accumulated!

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"The most important thing for immigrants is to prevent mosquitoes. Filling in puddles and letting free-range chickens, ducks and geese go is the top priority. Drinking water must be boiled before drinking!"

"We must be careful in developing mineral resources. Even those who do hard labor should be kept safe as much as possible. The Rainbow Kingdom is severely lacking in manpower for development, and it is even more difficult to devote strong and able-bodied laborers to mineral development."

"Hmm, the ninja army's training is quite good. They can now try using ninjutsu to serve the people, instead of just using it to kill..."

On the tenth day after returning to the Rainbow Country, Li Mo stood atop the highest mountain in the Rainbow Country, pointing to the view that stretched from the sea on one side to the forest on the other, and gave instructions and instructions to Kaizou Ichiro, who was respectfully waiting beside him.

After two days of on-site research, Li Mo found that the development of the Rainbow Country over the past three years has been quite good. Occasionally there are oversights or things that have not been noticed, but these are minor matters that do not cause any harm. What he values ​​more is that the Rainbow Country's population potential has increased significantly. At least it is now a small country with decent strength. In the ninja world, it would probably be enough to make the five great nations take notice.

Compared to the five great nations where the five great ninja villages are located, the size of the Rainbow Country is naturally insignificant. However, Li Mo's development of the Rainbow Country is not about supporting a single ninja village, with the daimyo and the village leaders being wary of each other and cooperating. That would be a completely brainless operation. Under Li Mo's leadership, the Rainbow Country is being developed with all its strength, and its ninja army is receiving strong support. It's like one is a mercenary army and the other is a national defense army. Naturally, the development prospects of the two sides will be completely different.

At least, Li Mo wouldn't be foolish enough to let his ninja army go out and work for so-called mission rewards. He would train them strictly as professional soldiers, and even when carrying out missions, they would act in the interests of the Rainbow Country. For example, the idea of ​​using ninjutsu to serve the people is Li Mo's attempt to promote the civilian use of chakra power. After all, the Naruto world is mainly based on supernatural powers.

However, while Li Mo's idea was novel, he was very cautious about implementing it. He mainly let the Ninja Army try it out first, and other matters were just minor adjustments to the current overall situation.

"As you command! Sir!"

Upon hearing Li Mo's instructions, Kaizo Ichiro nodded respectfully in agreement. His two special Jonin subordinates quickly took notes, meticulously recording details such as the internal adjustments to the Rainbow Country. Kaizo Ichiro would then inform the Daimyo, who would issue the order for implementation, after which officials at all levels would carry out these strategic adjustments.

As for execution, the Land of Rainbow doesn't need to worry about that. Leaving aside the daimyo of the Land of Rainbow who's just there to make a show of things, the supervision of the Dark Side and the presence of their own people in key positions ensure that the Land of Rainbow's execution is very serious!

"Yes, I've checked your and the current daimyo's recommended candidates, and they are suitable for promotion. Let's take advantage of this time to recruit as many people as possible!"

Li Mo paid no attention to Kaizo Ichiro's respectful attitude, instead pondering matters concerning promotion and appointment. He handed Kaizo Ichiro a list of candidates for promotion, compiled from random selections of ANBU ninjas and commoners, and then summarizing the actual situation. He then directly instructed, "Three days from now, I will depart with the fleet. At that time, the affairs of the Rainbow Country will be entrusted to you..."

When Li Mo said these words, he was very relieved. Although he felt that the [Seed of Fusion] was somewhat evil, he had to admit that it did create loyal subordinates, as evidenced by Kaizo Ichiro and the Anbu ninjas.

It was precisely because of the existence of the [Seed of Fusion] and its predecessor, the [Seed of Shadow], that Li Mo was able to easily conquer the small country of Rainbow Kingdom, and incidentally, make this small country stronger at the fastest speed. He was also able to absorb several times the number of refugees and maintain a generally stable situation. It can be said that the [Seed of Fusion] made an indispensable contribution. Even though Li Mo's values ​​before transmigrating gave him a certain bottom line, he was still very flexible in this regard.

Otherwise, if Li Mo had stuck to his so-called bottom line, he would probably still be struggling to find a foothold, unlike now when he has occupied a small country with hundreds of thousands of citizens and thousands of ninja soldiers, so he can naturally entrust things to his subordinates with peace of mind.

"Yes! Your lord!"

Upon receiving Li Mo's order, Kaizo Ichiro responded loudly without hesitation. Like his subordinates who had fused with the [Seed of Fusion], he was absolutely loyal to Li Mo and naturally had no doubts about his boss's orders.

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Three days later, in the largest port city of the Rainbow Country, a fleet of seven five-masted sailing ships, including two newly built by the Rainbow Country, set sail for the Shinobi World fully loaded with cargo, together with five older five-masted sailing ships.

After all, the ninja world, which has been at war for more than three years, has an almost endless need for goods such as food, sugar, cloth, and medicine. This is why goods such as fish floss, dried seafood, and sugar produced by the Land of Rainbows are so popular. The daimyo and nobles of the five great nations are very willing to act as agents after receiving letters and samples from the daimyo of the Land of Rainbows, and they allow the Land of Rainbows to take away the refugees without limit.

If you don't feel a real sense of it, you can compare it to the world before Li Mo transmigrated. The First World War in the real world lasted for four years. Starting from the second year, the common people of Erdezi began to eat cabbage to fill their stomachs. The number of infants and the elderly who died from malnutrition was staggering. In the Naruto world, the situation was still in the feudal era of the five great nations and various small countries. Countless people froze and starved to death. Food could easily be sold for ten times the price of the past.

It was precisely because of such enormous profits, coupled with the fact that the status of the daimyo of the Rainbow Kingdom was recognized by other daimyo and nobles, that those who valued their own power and thrones allowed the Rainbow Kingdom to take away an unlimited number of refugees. Otherwise, even if those daimyo and nobles didn't care about the lives of those talking cattle and horses, it didn't mean they would be happy to see someone take away the commoners they had been exploiting at will.

Li Mo was already aware of his own plans. His attention wasn't on the expanding merchant fleet; instead, he was looking directly at the horizon. Standing on the platform, he silently told himself:

"Well then, let me take a good look at the situation in the ninja world!"

Chapter 58 The Ruined Land of Whirlpools

"My lord, this is the former Land of Whirlpools!"

Half a month later, on an island less than fifty nautical miles from the Ninja World Continent, a speedboat disembarked Li Mo and several subordinates dressed as samurai and ninjas. The captain of the speedboat respectfully addressed the distinguished guests before him.

As one of the original inhabitants of the Rainbow Kingdom, Captain Clipper was just a fishing boat helper more than three years ago. Now he has become the head of a camp, possessing official rank, wealth, a wife and children. Naturally, he is full of loyalty to the Rainbow Kingdom that gave him all of this. Even without the [Seed of Fusion], he has extremely high loyalty to the Rainbow Kingdom and is naturally very welcoming to the arriving merchant fleet.

As for Li Mo, he had not yet recognized the daimyo's heir who was disguised and appeared in the Rainbow Country, but that did not mean he did not recognize that the other party must be a noble person. Naturally, he very respectfully sent the other party to a deserted coast in the Whirlpool Country!

"Very well, you can go back now!"

Seeing the respectful posture of the temporary captain, Li Mo nodded and gave a direct order. He was too lazy to remember the other party's name. Although the other party was a captain and had no recollection of him, he was not capable of attracting Li Mo's attention.

If someone truly possessed that talent or aptitude, Li Mo would have taken notice long ago. The Anbu ninjas of the Rainbow Country are not lazy or useless individuals. If they discovered someone with outstanding abilities or exceptional ninja aptitude or research talent, they would naturally compile and report it to Kaizo Ichiro. As for this temporary captain, one could only say that his abilities were at a fairly good level.

If it weren't for the fact that the Rainbow Kingdom needed more than ten times the manpower just to expand its merchant fleet in a little over three years, he probably wouldn't have been able to rise from a fishing boat laborer to a camp leader so easily. However, he was still far from being someone Li Mo would look at differently. If he had research or management abilities at the level of Orochimaru or even slightly inferior, he would naturally be given a priority promotion. Right now, Li Mo was only somewhat satisfied with his work attitude.

To be honest, Li Mo didn't really think there was a lack of management officials. What he lacked were high-level talents who were capable and trustworthy. There was really no problem with simple management personnel. As long as they could read and write and could carry out orders diligently, that would be fine. After gaining some practical experience at the grassroots level in the Rainbow Kingdom, managers of this level could be promoted directly based on their performance.

In contrast, the temporary captain didn't think so much. He respectfully bowed to Li Mo and left, and upon returning to the speedboat, he ordered everyone to go back, conveniently forgetting all about his transport mission!

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"Tsk tsk, the Uzumaki clan, once a staunch ally of Konoha, has now fallen to the point of national and village destruction. The actions of Konoha are truly disheartening..."

More than an hour later, looking at the ruins of the village called "Vortex Village" in front of him, the place that should have been inhabited by the Vortex Clan, and the several dilapidated villages along the way, Li Mo uttered extremely sarcastic words.

The Uzumaki Clan!

This was once a famous ninja clan in the ninja world. They had their own village, the Land of Whirlpools, and were a ninja village where the entire clan gathered. They were born with a huge amount of chakra and were skilled in sealing techniques. Even the headbands of the ninjas in Konoha Village were printed with their symbol, which shows how close they were.

The Uzumaki clan was once a staunch ally of Konoha, and was a distant relative of the Senju clan, the founders of Konoha. The wife of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was a princess of the Uzumaki clan, and Hashirama himself became the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki by using the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques. It can be said that Konoha and the Uzumaki clan were staunch allies. However, even such staunch allies were brought to their knees by Konoha.

According to the information Li Mo knew, the Uzumaki clan was destroyed during the time when the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was in power during the Second Shinobi World War!

At that time, without the First and Second Hokage, Konoha had lost its ability to dominate the ninja world. The Second Shinobi World War greatly depleted Konoha's strength, making the other major ninja villages realize Konoha's weakness.

At the same time, during this critical period, the Uzumaki clan, as staunch allies of Konoha, brought about a crisis of annihilation because their sealing techniques could perfectly counter the tailed beasts.

In an era without powerful figures like Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage, or Madara Uchiha, the Asura of the Shinobi World, the Tailed Beasts were undoubtedly the secret weapons that each village held dear. Therefore, the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques posed a serious threat to several major ninja villages.

Even though Konoha Village once distributed the Tailed Beasts to the Four Great Shinobi Villages and Takigakure Village, it doesn't mean that these villages would be grateful to Konoha Village. In fact, many people in Konoha Village probably thought that Hashirama Senju would make such a stupid move to aid the enemy. However, when the First Hokage Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, the Shura of the Shinobi World, were in power, they could indeed disregard the nine Tailed Beasts. But after the First Shinobi World War, Konoha Village simply did not have the resources to ignore the Tailed Beasts.

At this point, the major ninja villages already regarded the Jinchuriki who housed the Tailed Beasts as a crucial trump card for their respective villages. Naturally, the way the major ninja villages looked at the Uzumaki clan changed. Moreover, the Uzumaki clan and the Land of Whirlpools were staunch allies of Konoha. At this time, the Uzumaki clan was isolated outside the Land of Fire, which was practically courting death.

As a result, the Uzumaki clan was directly attacked by a combined force of multiple ninja villages, including Kumogakure, Kirigakure, Iwagakure, and Takigakure. Apart from Sunagakure, which did not gain any advantage at the time, the other major ninja villages easily wiped out the Uzumaki clan by joining forces. The wealth and ninjutsu of the Uzumaki clan were divided up. For example, a lot of their unique sealing techniques fell into the hands of the major ninja villages, allowing them to each gain something and thus have a relatively stable Jinchūriki. The negative contrast is that Sunagakure's One-Tailed Shukaku lacked sealing techniques, which caused the One-Tailed Jinchūriki to be a disadvantage.