Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

The table just inexplicably floated up... It seems different from traditional magnetic escape techniques! This left the young Kaizou completely baffled... Ugh! Utterly perplexed!

"You're a spirited young man in your twenties, can't you be a little more mature? You're supposed to be a great strategist, what kind of behavior is this, making such a fuss over the smallest things...? (;￢＿￢)??"

Undisturbed from his dream, Shindou released the table's controls and gave the young Kaizo a disdainful look.

The young Kaizo now is not the composed and unflappable Ebizo who would later become so calm and collected, even shedding a few tears when his sister passed away, his head wrapped up like Piccolo's. Right now, he's just a young man who has never even been in a relationship.

"You brat! Tell me, how did you do that? Did you really awaken Magnet Release? (⊙_⊙)"

If this brat had looked down on him like this normally, he would have definitely made the brat witness Piccolo's wrath. However, right now, Kaizo's attention was focused on Shinto's actions just now, and he didn't pay attention to what he was saying.

If it really is the awakening of Magnet Release, then that's way too outrageous! This kid is only five years old, not even six! What does it mean to awaken a bloodline limit at the age of five?

Anyway, Madara Uchiha, the ninja world's Asura who "died young" by humiliating the First Hokage, was already second in the world when he awakened his clan's Sharingan at the age of eight!

This kid awakened his bloodline limit three years younger than Madara Uchiha...

Holy crap! Our Sand Village is about to take off!!! σ(⊙▽⊙a

May our ancestors protect us...

"I think, probably, maybe... yes, on the day my uncle passed away, I suddenly felt a surge of power within my body, so I tried it out, and you saw the result..."

Shinto shrugged, casually showing off. The Float-Float Fruit's ability does indeed resemble Magnet Release. It's fine to blame it on Magnet Release's bloodline limit. As for why it can control non-metallic objects... well, there are plenty of strange and mutated abilities in the ninja world. His bloodline limit mutating... that should be plausible, right?

4. Tobirama Senju was a master of cunning and scheming.

"What?! Masato, you've awakened Magnet Release?! (⊙_⊙)?"

At that moment, Chiyo also walked in, leading Sasori's father, who was over three years old. She looked at Masato in shock and said...

Originally, she had asked Haizang to tell Masato not to loiter around the village all day after the school was built, but to obediently go to the school.

Shamon followed Konoha's example and set up a ninja academy to train talent for the village. As the nephew of the First Kazekage, he naturally had to set an example. The current ninja world, including Konoha, is the same. The main fighting force in the village is the clan ninjas. Ordinary villagers don't even have the opportunity to refine chakra. Right now, there is still Senju Hashirama above the ninja world. It's not a big deal during peacetime, but they have received accurate information that Senju Hashirama's body did indeed have problems after the battle with Uchiha Madara at the Valley of the End.

So once Hashirama Senju died, Chiyo and Shamon had a premonition that an even bigger war would surely come, as Sunagakure also coveted the fertile land of Konoha.

In the past, during the Warring States period, wars were between clans, and apart from a few large clans, the scale was not very large. But now, clans have united to form villages, and once a war breaks out, it becomes a national war. Such a large-scale national war cannot be sustained by clan ninjas alone. Therefore, it is an inevitable trend to cultivate children with ninja talent from the villages to supply talent to the villages. Although Shamon doesn't have this mindset, Tobirama Senju does. He can just learn from him!

While Shamon had served as Retsuto's bodyguard for many years and held some prestige in the village, he wasn't from a powerful clan; he was merely a ninja from a small family. His ascension to the position of Kazekage was due to Retsuto's dying wish, and the village's higher-ups still had to give him face. However, establishing a ninja academy would inevitably infringe upon the interests of many clans, which would be a different story. Why were clan ninjas so powerful in the village? Because of their superior martial prowess. If even ordinary villagers could become ninjas, their status would be threatened. Furthermore, a school would need teachers, right? Where would those teachers come from? Shamon's small clan? They would need clan ninjas to be the teachers, and getting clan ninjas to recruit villagers was incredibly difficult. Sunagakure didn't have an invincible figure like Hashirama Senju who could go door-to-door to meet with clan heads in the woods...

Furthermore, using force to coerce the village leaders into sending their clan ninja to teach at academies wouldn't work; they wouldn't have a legitimate excuse. Therefore, Chiyo and Shamon set their sights on Shinto, who was of school age. Even the First Kazekage's nephew had answered the village's call to attend school. If the village leaders still didn't know how to behave, Chiyo might release the Ten Ninja, and Shamon might release a puppet...

However, Chiyo had watched Masato grow up and knew his personality well. She wasn't sure Kaizo could actually get his attention, so she brought her son over to check on him. She happened to overhear Kaizo and Masato's conversation. Although she couldn't see Masato controlling the table to float, she concluded from their conversation that the five-year-old Masato had awakened Magnet Release, and judging from Kaizo's tone, it seemed to be more than just ordinary Magnet Release...

"...Well, I don't know if it's Magnet Release, but for now, if I want, I can control any non-living thing I touch... Damn! I'm a bit tired, let me rest for a bit..."

"Clang..."

When Masato saw Chiyo and Sasori's father, the future heartthrob, walk in, he wanted to show off by making all the furniture in the room float. However, before he could even finish his sentence, his legs went weak. Controlling so much furniture at once was beyond his small frame. Although he had been training with Retsuto since he was three, even a little kid like him had some growth in training, mostly in the basics. Being able to make so much furniture float at once was already a genius...

However, what bothered him was that this ability didn't consume chakra, but rather, just like the setting in the One Piece world, it actually consumed stamina. He had become a weakling in just a short while.

"This... does not seem to be the traditional Magnet Release. Your Magnet Release may have undergone some kind of mutation... It's good that we know about this, but we can't let a fifth person know. The Ninja Academy will be established in a few days, and you will be going to school there."

Chiyo was much more composed than the young Kaizo. Seeing that Shinto's ability was indeed as he said, capable of controlling all non-living things, including metal, without needing to form hand seals, she could imagine the power of this ability, even though she wasn't as learned as Tobirama Senju. This was Magnet Release, which wasn't limited to controlling metal; it would be a deadly weapon in war.

However, the child is only five years old now. Based on her understanding of that cunning old man Tobirama Senju, if he knew that their Sunagakure had produced a great genius, who knows if some tailed beast would suddenly attack tonight and their great genius would mysteriously disappear.

So she looked at Masato and the others and said seriously.

"Playing it safe and developing your character, I know! I was a pro at that back in the day when I played King of Glory. But... what's with the school thing? Doesn't Uncle Shamon have any creativity? Konoha has schools, so he has schools too, it's blatant copy-pasting..."

Shindou pinched Sasori's father's tender face and sneered, "No wonder Sunagakure has had few decent people since the village was founded. The only decent one, Sasori, defected and died a gruesome death. Even the leader has no innovative thinking. Everyone else sets up schools, so he sets up schools. Everyone else sets up refugee shelters, so he sets up refugee shelters. It's a complete copy-paste job."

However, he quite agreed with Chiyo's previous statement. Tobirama Senju was the founder of the cunning and scheming ninja world. If Tobirama knew that Sunagakure had such a great genius as him, who knows if he would send someone to kill him in the middle of the night.

The ninja world appears peaceful now, but the struggles behind the scenes have never ceased, especially in the two years since Tobirama Senju rose to power, becoming far more intense than before. Among the younger generation, Iwagakure has Onoki, who has even mastered the Dust Release of the Second Tsuchikage, Mu. Kumogakure also has a powerfully muscular man, though Konoha can still protect him. Tobirama's disciples are all exceptional, especially Kagami Uchiha from the Uchiha clan and Hiruzen Sarutobi from the Sarutobi clan, who possesses all five chakra natures. Sunagakure and Kirigakure, on the other hand, lack any truly outstanding talents among their younger generation. The only somewhat promising candidate is Shamon's errand boy, who has also awakened Magnet Release and is hailed as the future "strongest Kazekage in history," but that's about it.

5. Sand dunes lack the conditions necessary to nurture seedling growth.

However, if he knew that there was a genius among the younger generation of Sunagakure who awakened "Magnetic Release" at the age of five, then things would be different. Among the younger generation of Konoha and the generation of true masters, Sakumo Hatake, whom Chiyo had longed for for decades, was still a little boy of similar age and had not yet shown his talent. Hiruzen Sarutobi, the "most talkative in history" Hokage crystal ball, had not yet returned to his place and was probably still a spirited young man who often went to the roof. The "gambling, prostitution, and drugs" Sannin were probably not even born yet, or were still babies. Therefore, there were naturally no talents among the younger generation of Konoha who could rival him. If he were Tobirama Senju, from his perspective, it would be best to nip the threat in the bud. As long as Konoha continued to dominate the ninja world, it would naturally be able to maintain a long-term state of peace.

"You brat, don't be so rude! Sigh... Although we're on different sides, I have to admit that Tobirama Senju was far more capable in management than his older brother Hashirama Senju. Our villages were only established a year later than Konoha, but we're lagging far behind them in development..."

Chiyo rolled her eyes at him and sighed, "Konoha is like a male protagonist in a movie. In the early days, it was already good enough that it had two charismatic figures who swept across the era, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha. Now, it has Tobirama Senju, an all-around genius who is proficient in developing ninjutsu, managing and building, and he is also a handsome man who is both intelligent and good-looking."

She even wanted to investigate whether the feng shui of the Land of Fire was exceptionally good, or if the Senju family's ancestral graves were particularly auspicious...

"But going to school is out of the question, right? Those guys have already taught me everything, and my Magnet Release has only just awakened and is still in its early stages. I don't have time to play house with those little brats..."

Masato looked at Chiyo with pleading eyes and said pitifully.

He doesn't even want to think about going to school. He hates school the most. In his previous life, he didn't want to go to school and finished nine years of compulsory education before he had to go out and work as a laborer. Now that he has transmigrated, why the hell do he have to go to school?

Besides, he really didn't have time to go to that damn ninja academy and play house with a bunch of kids. He wanted to confirm if he had obtained the template of the legendary pirate Shiki, and he also needed to hone his body to develop Haki as soon as possible, and practice swordsmanship to become the world's greatest swordsman. He didn't have time to play house carefree with those kids.

Although he didn't know the exact time when World War I would begin, he knew it would be after the death of that old idiot Hashirama Senju. The most classic battle in history, the Valley of the End, took place two years earlier. In other words, it was estimated that it wouldn't be long before that old idiot Hashirama Senju passed away, and by then, Sunagakure would definitely start a war against Konoha.

There's no right or wrong here. The reason is simple: Konoha's land is so fertile, while the Land of Wind is so poor. In order to develop, the Land of Wind has no choice but to fight Konoha for benefits.

He had lived in Sunagakure for five years, and even with his vast knowledge from two lifetimes, he couldn't see how the Land of Wind was supposed to develop. The environment was harsh, there were no tourist attractions, and it was all desert. Aside from gold dust, there were no other resources. Sunagakure was so poor it seemed to have nothing but money. And this wasn't a world where money could buy everything; even with money, you couldn't buy resources, especially strategic resources, which were incredibly precious. Most people who came here were there to pan for gold before heading to the Land of Fire to enjoy themselves. Here, a cup of water was more expensive than gold… Was there much gold dust here…?

In terms of receiving refugees and increasing population, Sunagakure also does this every year, but the annual population growth is less than one-tenth of that of Konoha.

At this point, he also understood why Konoha could almost always take on several opponents and win every time in the three major wars in the original work, and almost always sweep away an entire village. It wasn't just that geniuses emerged in Konoha every day; the total population was the real problem.

With such a large population in Konoha, and the Senju clan declining in a few years, the only truly major clans left in Konoha are the Uchiha with their red-eyed disease and the Hyuga with their cataracts and Tai Chi. And how many people are in those two clans? Without a godlike figure like Hashirama Senju or Madara, the true determinant of the war's outcome is the number of people at the grassroots level.

If their Sunagakure were to go to war with Konoha, he, as the First Kazekage's nephew, would naturally have to go to the battlefield, as their Sunagakure did not have the conditions to nurture the growth of a prodigy.

If he were to encounter one of the Uchiha clans taking on five opponents on the battlefield, and was wiped out before he could even take off, wouldn't that be a disgrace to all the transmigrators? He couldn't possibly bear that responsibility!

“No, this is the first policy since the Shamen took office, and we must support him. If it weren’t for the fact that Jie (the author made up his own name since he couldn’t find the name of the handsome scorpion’s father) is too old, he would also go to school with you… Your training time can be changed to after school.”

Chiyo shook her head resolutely.

In the past, no matter how naughty Shinto was, as long as it didn't go too far, Chiyo would usually indulge him to some extent. But this time it was different; he was determined to go to this school.

As the Kazekage personally chosen by Retsuto, if they don't stand up for themselves, how can this be reasonable?

...........

"Good morning, Lord Kaizo. Are you taking Master Shindou to school?"

"Yes, the Ninja Academy had just been established, and Mato was just reaching school age..."

Good morning, Lord Haizang!

"........."

After a heated discussion yesterday, it was finally decided by a vote of all the adults in the family (there are only two adults in the family, Chiyo and Kaizo...) that Masato will still have to go to school, but he doesn't have to go every day. He just needs to go for the first month or two to make an appearance for the village leaders.

This is also why Shinto finally compromised. If he really had to get up early every morning to sit in a row with a bunch of little kids eating fruit... it would be a headache just to think about making this energetic young man, who is thirty years old in both his lives, play house with a bunch of little kids all day long.

The next morning, Kaizo took Shinto to the Ninja Academy. Chiyo didn't have confidence in Shinto, as it was common for him to make promises he made on the day before forgetting them the next. Along the way, villagers and clan ninjas kept greeting Kaizo with their children. Kaizo was a key figure in the village, a very important person.

6. Indeed, there are always shortcuts in life.

Today is a big day for the entire Sand Village. Their Second Kazekage established the Ninja Academy immediately after taking office. This might not be good news for the clan ninjas, but for the villagers, it's a tremendous blessing. If their Second Kazekage were alive now, they might even want to build a temple for him, just like they did for the First Kazekage. ヾ(^?^)?

Although it's not as dangerous as the Warring States period, it's not exactly peaceful either, especially for the defenseless commoners.

For them, being a ninja is a prestigious profession; who hasn't dreamed of being a ninja when they were young?

However, the opportunity has never been available. The method of chakra refinement has always been tightly held by those ninja clans. Now, their great Kazekage has established a ninja academy in the village. Any child in the village with talent can go to the school and graduate to become a genuine ninja with a certificate.

For ordinary people, this is a chance to rise to the top in one step!

That's all they'll ever be—just the lowest-ranking villagers in the village. But their children have a chance to change their lives. What if their children really have ninja talent and get into ninja school? Then they'll graduate as ninjas.

Don't talk about how dangerous it is to be a ninja. There's danger everywhere in this world. Becoming a ninja will at least improve your life. You won't have to suffer like them, getting up early and working late every day, enduring the sun and rain to pan for gold in the desert.

Completing a simple task yields more than they could find in a week of gold panning...

........

"Wow! There are so many people... I never realized our village had so many people..."

Although the village has only been established for less than ten years and its population growth is not as great as that of Konoha, Sunagakure, as one of the five great ninja villages in the ninja world, still has a considerable population. When Kaizo and Shinto arrived at the newly built ninja academy, Shinto was taken aback by the crowd of people in front of him. It was estimated that all the families in the village with children had brought their children along.

Honestly, he usually wanders around the village and never realized there were so many children there...

As for the environment... In this land of wind and sand, what kind of environment can you expect? It can't compare to the lush, elegant environment of Konoha. A teaching building is built on an empty plot of land, without even a surrounding wall, and the training ground is just this sandy area.

Most of these people were commoners or ninjas from small clans. Commoners brought their children here hoping that their children could become ninjas and change their fate.

The ninjas from the smaller clans naturally came to support Shamon, the newly appointed leader. Now that the new leader has just taken office, this is the best time to choose sides. If they choose the right side, rising to power will be much easier. And if the Kazekage were to grant them a few more marriages... perhaps even a small clan could become a large one! ヾ(^?^)?

Those powerful clans are probably still observing. They are naturally the least willing to see this move by the newly appointed Kazekage. However, Shamon is, after all, the Kazekage appointed by the First Hokage and is very powerful. They can't forcefully stop him, and with Lady Chiyo backing him up, they dare not say anything. They can only compromise by asking their clan's ninjas to be teachers, but they can forget about sending their clan's geniuses to the ninja academy to study with ordinary people.

Their large families naturally have their own elite education model. Just like Shinto, he started receiving Retsuto's teachings at the age of three. Chakra refinement was just a basic skill. Regardless of whether he understood it or not, a bunch of theoretical knowledge was crammed into him. It didn't matter if he didn't understand it now, he would naturally learn it later.

It's like making a child who has already learned multiplication and division suddenly learn with a group of children who only know addition and subtraction. Isn't that a waste of time?

"Heh... In this world, human life is cheaper than a dog's. Who wouldn't want to change their fate?"

Hai Zang looked at the surging crowd ahead and smiled slightly.

"Lord Kaizo, you've arrived. Young Master Masato's enrollment procedures are complete. Young Master Masato, please follow me..."

When they arrived at the teaching building, Chiyo's younger brother, who was already working as a guest teacher at the school, immediately ran over to report to Kaizo.

"Well... Tani-sa, the rest is up to you. Masato, I'm heading back now. Behave yourself at school..."

After speaking to the younger brother named Gu Sha, Hai Zang waved goodbye to Zhen Dou and turned to leave. As the Kazekage's deputy, Hai Zang was very busy. He had a lot of documents to deal with at the Kazekage Tower, so he didn't have time to wander around here.

"cut!"

"Brother Gu Sha, is there no entrance exam for new students?"

After giving Kaizo a gesture of respect to his back, Masato followed Tani Sa towards the teaching building. On the way, Masato asked curiously.

He's watched Naruto, you know. There are all sorts of entrance exams for new students, and only those who pass are considered to have ninjutsu talent and can go to school. Didn't you see that Guy, who almost kicked the ending of the series, had to get Hiruzen Sarutobi to give him a back door?

"Those assessments are for ordinary children. Geniuses like Master Zhendou don't need to go through them. They can just go through the enrollment procedures."

Gu Sha looked at Masato with surprise and explained in a low voice.

Are you kidding me? A child who started training with the First Hokage at the age of three has to take an entrance exam to see if he has any ninjutsu talent just to get into school... Does that mean he doesn't believe in the First Hokage, or that he doesn't believe in the First Hokage at all?

If the First Generation Lord found out, he'd definitely crawl out from underground tonight to have a chat with the Second Generation Lord about life's ideals...