Konoha: You're letting me build up my bonds, but you're offending the entire ninja world.

With Izumi Lori around, he naturally knew about the school textbook revision.

Well... the concept of the Third Hokage being the strongest has now been extended to the Fifth Hokage in history. The academic curriculum has been streamlined, reducing much of the knowledge about battlefields and increasing the amount of historical content.

Most of the content focused on introducing the remarkable achievements of the elderly man in front of them.

"So, what exactly is your plan for me, Old Deng of the Third Generation?"

"It's actually quite simple."

The Third Hokage chuckled and put down his pipe. "Your teacher, Hizashi, has returned to the Hyuga clan and is no longer serving as the Jonin leader. And you are the new captain of the three-person team."

"It's that simple?" Xuan Yue asked in surprise. "They won't let me join the Dark Division?"

"Konoha hasn't reached the point where you, a child like you, should join the Anbu." Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head. "I just don't want you to fall into darkness; I have no intention of arranging your life."

Having orchestrated the fates of so many people, Hiruzen Sarutobi deeply understood one principle.

Brainwashing with ordinary words only lays the groundwork in the subconscious, rather than actually making ninjas loyal to the village and willing to risk their lives for it with just a few words.

Most importantly, it comes down to the bonds between individuals.

Both Uzuki Yugao and Yuhi Kurenai have good personalities, and spending a lot of time together is enough to subtly influence Shimura Gengetsu.

high.

It's really high.

Gengetsu Shimura understood Hiruzen Sarutobi's thoughts. If he were just an ordinary young genius, he would really be influenced.

Unfortunately, he understood Hiruzen Sarutobi's character well and was also very clear about what he wanted.

"When will I be able to be promoted to Jonin?" Shimura Gengetsu asked another question that he was very concerned about.

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned. "You've only just been promoted to Chunin, how come you're already thinking about becoming a Jonin?"

"After I'm promoted to Jonin, people will start calling me Lord Gengetsu instead of Young Master Gengetsu," Shimura Gengetsu said matter-of-factly.

"That depends on your performance."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's brows relaxed again, revealing a gentle smile, and he began to paint a rosy picture for Gengetsu Shimura, "If you have enough merit, one or two years will be enough. By then, you will be a Jonin even younger than Kakashi."

"Fine..."

Seeing that the old man didn't say a single reliable word, Xuan Yue lost interest in staying there.

"Give me a month's vacation. I haven't had a proper rest because I was preparing for the exam."

This time, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't beat around the bush and readily agreed, but before leaving, he still advised Gengetsu Shimura to go to Root less often.

After leaving the Hokage Building, Shimura Gengetsu took his Chunin disguise and went to visit Naruto Uzumaki's house, making the little brat squeal with anger and his eyes almost red with envy.

However, Naruto was actually quite happy inside.

Gengetsu Shimura was the first person, besides the Third Hokage, to come and see him.

Before leaving, Zhixuan left him two books.

A dictionary, and a book on "How to Use a Dictionary".

"Next time you come, I'll test you. You can't be a ninja if you're illiterate. When I was your age, I was already your age. If your test results don't satisfy me, I won't come to see you again."

Naruto looked completely bewildered at first, but when he heard Xuan Yue say he couldn't, he immediately hugged the two books tightly and shouted, "Who do you think you are! I... I'm sure I can recognize a lot of words."

Gengetsu Shimura smiled and ruffled his hair into a mess again.

"Okay, as long as you know a lot of words, I'll treat you to Ichiraku Ramen."

“It’s a deal!” Naruto’s eyes lit up.

Gengetsu Shimura has left.

He came to see Naruto not just to farm bond rewards, but because he wanted to do it himself.

Even though Naruto Uzumaki may become mentally ill in the future, as if he were brainwashed by Kotoamatsukami, and do many wrong things.

Ignoring Sasuke's wishes, he forced him to return to the village, easily forgave the enemy who killed his parents, and even sabotaged the promising situation of unifying the ninja world...

But... after all, this guy and a few other hot-blooded idiots accompanied him through his entire youth.

After spending another two days helping Uchiha Izumi move, Gengetsu quietly left Konoha and headed to the Land of Grass.

There are countless small countries among the major nations of the ninja world. Some of these small countries may not even be as big as Konoha Village, and some do not even have their own ninja villages and can only hire ninjas from other villages to carry out missions.

But their existence is still necessary, namely to serve as a buffer zone between major powers, and... a battlefield.

The Land of Grass is such a place.

The Land of Grass is located at the border of Konoha and Iwagakure, and was a strategic point that was repeatedly contested by both sides during the Third Shinobi World War.

The most famous battle was the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, which established Minato Namikaze's reputation as the Yellow Flash and propelled him to the Hokage throne.

In the future, the bridge between heaven and earth in this country will witness the reunion of the two great hanging walls.

There are two factions in Kusagakure Village: the radicals and the conservatives. They have been fighting each other for a long time, mainly over the ownership of a divine artifact.

Therefore, battles occur in the village every day.

Inside the hospital.

A woman was pale, with dry, red hair tinged with gray.

"Mom..." A little girl wearing glasses clung tightly to the woman's clothes, her eyes filled with worry.

"Karin, it's okay, Mommy's fine." The woman smiled gently, stroking the girl's red hair, which was much prettier than her own.

The woman's name is Uzumaki Misa. She is a survivor of the Land of Whirlpools and chooses to join Kusagakure in order to find a place to live.

In return, she needs to help heal the ninjas of Kusagakure.

As long as the injured person drinks her blood, their injuries will heal quickly.

In reality, it was consuming her own life force.

Misa Uzumaki has long accepted her fate; she only hopes that her child, Karin, will not suffer the same fate.

"Hey! You members of the Uzumaki clan, come here right now! Can't you see someone's injured?!"

A woman dressed as a nurse shouted impatiently.

"coming!"

Misa Uzumaki roused herself and slowly walked over.

At that moment, a commotion arose outside the hospital, including shouts from ninjas, the release of ninjutsu, and the clash of weapons.

Misa Uzumaki froze on the spot. In her perception, an extremely powerful chakra was frantically slaughtering the ninjas of Kusagakure.

"Quick, Karin, come with me."

Without hesitation, Misa Uzumaki led Karin Uzumaki toward the back door of the hospital, her chakra strength surpassing that of anyone in Kusagakure.

If they were enemies of the Grass Ninja Village, they certainly wouldn't let them go.

We must escape immediately.

pity.

Her body was too weak; even a distance of just a few dozen meters, Misa Uzumaki walked incredibly slowly.

Chaos erupted inside the hospital, and some ninjas with minor injuries picked up their weapons again, preparing to go out and assess the situation.

boom!

A blazing fireball blasted open the hospital doors, and through the smoke, a middle-aged man wearing a mask walked in, sword in hand.

"go to hell!"

A ninja lunged forward, only to be killed with a single blow.

The man looked around, and finally his gaze fell on Karin and her daughter, and he spoke in a low voice.

"Stand there and don't move, or I'll kill you all."

More than ten ninjas rushed up, the man holding a knife, bowing his head and chanting softly.

"A mesmerizing scene, a riot of flowers"

The silver blades flashed in a continuous line, as beautiful and poignant as falling flowers, so beautiful that even young Karin couldn't help but exclaim in praise.

"What a nice view."

Misa Uzumaki is beyond praise.

These flashes of sword light are indeed beautiful, but they represent... the ultimate killing.

When the light faded, there was no one left standing in the room except for the mother and daughter and the man.

Patient, doctor, nurse.

They're all dead.

The man's gaze fell upon her again, and Karin, realizing she was afraid, instinctively hid behind her mother.

But immediately, she stepped forward again, spreading her arms to shield her mother behind her, her eyes filled with fear and tears streaming down her face.

"Don't kill my mother, just kill me, please, please."

[The host has formed a bond of fear with Misa Uzumaki, and is rewarded with Kagura's Mind's Eye]