Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

Born into the Fuma clan, he was abandoned by his clan due to insufficient ninja talent. He has been a ninja for almost ten years, and he still only knows the simplest Three Body Technique.

In order to become stronger, he decided to leave the family that abandoned him and become a free wandering ninja. However, he later discovered that being a wandering ninja was more difficult than being in the family, and it was also more difficult to learn ninjutsu.

Therefore, he knew very well how generous the reward Kirito offered.

But such a generous reward is probably only available once. If he doesn't seize the opportunity, he won't have another chance, and he will also be punished.

With this thought in mind, he finally made up his mind to go back and immediately find those ungrateful wandering ninjas. If they still disagreed, he would use physical means to make them agree.

He is no longer the useless member of the Fuma clan he once was. He is confident that he can defeat those wandering ninjas once he uses that power.

“My lord, I have recruited more than thirty new-style samurai. Rest assured, I will definitely be able to complete the task you assigned to recruit 50 new-style samurai within the stipulated time.”

After Fuma Ichiro finished speaking, Kirito looked at the young samurai, who said with great pride, "..."

As he spoke, he didn't forget to cast a contemptuous glance at Fuma Ichiro.

Those in the same industry are rivals.

Nominally, Itsufune and Fuma Ichiro are Kirito's retainers, each commanding the samurai and ninja armed forces respectively.

However, due to historical reasons, samurai and ninjas were inherently at odds.

Compared to Fuuma Ichiro, Itsufune is more likely to accept Kirito as his new master. Regardless of whether Kirito is really Gojo Makoto, as long as the title Kirito inherited is real and he has money and power, being Kirito's retainer is not an unacceptable thing.

More importantly, he gained real power to become stronger from the Mark of Night. This power helped him break through the swordsmanship bottleneck that he had been unable to overcome, allowing him to see a new world of swordsmanship and see the hope of fighting his brother Mifune.

Based on this alone, he made up his mind to cling to Kirito's coattails.

Therefore, he has been very active in carrying out missions recently, and in the Land of Waves, there are more wandering samurai than ninjas.

"Damn it, as a ninja, I absolutely cannot be outdone by this stupid samurai."

Fuma Ichiro noticed Itsufune's gaze and was secretly annoyed.

Kirito noticed that his two subordinates disliked each other, but he didn't stop them; in fact, he was somewhat pleased.

He praised Wu Chuan's work, smiling and saying, "You did a good job. Keep up the good work. As long as you complete the task on time, the reward I promised you will be valid."

"Thank you for your generosity."

Wu Chuan expressed his gratitude.

Kirito promised him a pill that could instantly boost his strength as payment; he had already tried one and found it to be very effective.

Not long ago, he successfully defeated a rogue ninja of Chunin rank using this pill.

It was because of this incident that he became famous among the samurai of the Land of Waves, making his recruitment of samurai much smoother.

"That's all. You may leave now. Remember to keep your men in check. Anyone who violates discipline must be severely punished."

After confirming the progress of the two's mission, Kirito promptly saw them off.

"Ha, what a grown-up."

Fuma Ichiro and Itsufune said in unison, then bowed and left.

Ryoko Uzumaki, who was standing guard outside the door, watched the two figures leave, a hint of longing flashing in her eyes.

"Someone come here."

Suddenly, Kirito's voice came from the room again.

Ryoko Uzumaki immediately pushed open the door and went in, saying respectfully, "Sir, please give your orders."

"Go and call Mr. Kado over here."

Kirito said in a pleasant tone.

Chapter 71: Damn it, how dare they assassinate him!

The Gato that Kirito mentioned is the big businessman who monopolized the shipping industry in the Land of Waves more than 20 years later, but now he is just a bankrupt deadbeat who is being chased by debtors and has nowhere to go.

Kado is already involved in the shipping industry, but in the current Land of Waves, one must have a strong backer to engage in the shipping industry; otherwise, rashly joining in will only result in losing everything.

Gato originally had a powerful backer, a high-ranking nobleman from the Land of Waves, but he was unlucky, as his backer was assassinated not long ago.

With his backer gone, how could he, the front man, escape unscathed?

In this chaotic world, if you don't have enough military strength to protect your wealth, then wealth will become a scourge.

Kado was blinded by money and couldn't see the situation clearly. He was so greedy that he was willing to risk his life for money. As a result, his enemies ruined his family and he almost lost everything.

Kirito found Gato because Gato turned himself in to save his life, paid to hide in jail, and then had his shadow clone drink with his colleagues and learn about the incident while they were bragging.

After learning about this, he realized that Kado was a capable businessman, and he happened to lack such a money-making talent around him. So he spent some money and used his connections to get Kado out of jail and then temporarily took him in at home.

Kado was quickly brought to Kirito by Ryoko.

At this time, Gato was still a young and strong middle-aged man. He was short in stature and had small, squinty eyes. He looked very shrewd. Although he had just experienced a major defeat in his life, he had obviously recovered and was now secretly looking at Kirito with expectant eyes.

"My lord, is there anything I can do to help you?"

Kado bowed, slightly raised his head, and spoke to Kirito with a respectful expression.

After Kirito got him out of prison, he did not restrict his personal freedom.

So, in the past few days, he had been secretly using his connections and influence to investigate 'Gojo Makoto', and discovered that this nobleman, Gojo Makoto, had recently undergone a great change.

Not only did he become smarter, but he also became much stronger. He personally witnessed Kirito defeat more than ten ninjas and new-style samurai in an instant with his bare hands.

He had only ever seen such formidable strength in some powerful ninjas before.

Most importantly, this nobleman seems to have a very powerful backer. Recently, those who have opposed him have either died or disappeared, while he himself is completely unharmed, and his power is growing at an extremely rapid pace.

This applies to both financial resources and military strength.

If there's nothing fishy going on, he wouldn't believe it for a hundred years.

Kado wasn't interested in, nor dared to be interested in, the deeper issues involved. He only needed to understand that he was valued by Kirito or the person behind him, that he had value to be used, and that he could use Kirito and the person behind him to make a comeback.

The thought that he was the only one left in his family, and that all the wealth he had painstakingly accumulated over more than ten years had been taken away, filled Kado with immense pain and rage.

Such a deep-seated hatred can only be met with blood for blood and tooth for tooth.

He wanted revenge and to make a comeback.

He is willing to pay any price for this.

"Kado, you're a smart man to have built your empire from scratch, and you must know why I called you here. I won't beat around the bush; I value your ability to make money. I want you to pledge your loyalty to me and become my retainer. Are you willing?"

Kirito didn't like wasting time, so he went straight to the point with Gato, stating his purpose.

"Yes, from now on, Kado is your dog, Master. I will do whatever you ask me to do without complaint."

Kado had been waiting for Kirito to say those words. He immediately knelt down, banged his head against the ground, and loudly swore allegiance.

“Very well, in return, I can agree to do something for you.”

Kirito smiled with satisfaction at Gato's sensible manner.

"Anything is fine?"

Upon hearing this, Kado's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but raise his head, his eyes revealing a hopeful glint.

"Anything I can do, I'll do."

Kirito smiled.

……

Meanwhile, in the Uchiha clan's training area, beneath an artificial waterfall, ten Chizuru sat cross-legged on a protruding rock, letting the water wash over them while keeping their eyes closed, concentrating all their energy to comprehend the power of water.

Comprehending the nature of Water Release chakra is what Chizuru has been doing recently.

Unfortunately, the Uchiha clan members are naturally drawn to the three chakra natures of fire, lightning, and yin, and mastering the water chakra nature is not something that can be done overnight.

Chizuru has been training for almost a month, but she is still a little far from truly mastering the Water Release chakra nature.

She actually felt that she had touched the edge of enlightenment, but she was just a little bit short. It seemed that something was blocking her, preventing her from successfully cultivating the Water Release chakra nature.

Suddenly, Chizuru opened her eyes, and a boy with a grin on his face appeared before her.

It was her formidable rival, Kirito.

"Oh~, still cultivating? Do you want to take a break and have some Three-Color Dumplings from Isshin-ya with me?"

Kirito held up the three-colored dumpling box in his hand to Chizuru and smiled.

"Themselves?"

Chizuru stared coldly at Kirito and said.

Since Kirito joined the medical team, although she still sees him frequently, they are mostly just shadow clones of him, which makes her lose all interest in fighting him.

Therefore, she has been treating Kirito very badly lately.

Although their attitude wasn't very good to begin with.

"Of course, something came up today, so I left work early."

Kirito smiled and nodded.

After saying that, he sat down on a flat rock, took out a three-colored meatball from the box, and was about to eat it when he bit into air.

The three-colored dumplings had already landed in a small, fair hand covered in calluses.

Chizuru popped a dumpling into her mouth in one gulp, then chewed it a few times. The sweet and slightly bitter taste of the dumpling, along with its super chewy texture, immediately brought a satisfied expression to her face.

Seeing this, Kirito swallowed his complaints, took out another three-colored dumpling from the box, and happily ate it himself.

Before long, the three-colored dumplings in the box were eaten by the two of them. Kirito ate two, and Chizuru snatched the rest away.

"Speak, what brings you to me this time?"

After finishing the three-colored dumplings, Chizuru's smile vanished instantly, and she said coldly.

"What are you talking about? I just happened to leave work early, so I thought I'd come and visit you."

Kirito, feeling a little embarrassed at having his thoughts read, gave a slightly awkward laugh.

But seeing Chizuru's eyes growing colder, he had no choice but to honestly say, "I was assassinated today. On the surface, it was done by the Sand Village, but actually by Root."

Upon hearing this, Chizuru's face instantly turned frosty, and her two-tomoe Sharingan activated.

Damn Sand Ninja.