Naruto: Starting as Tsunade's Desk Mate

"Teacher, I've always had a question: what should we do to break the chains of hatred and end war in this world?"

Oh, so Minato has developed the mindset of a Hokage now?

An Yan mentally complained, but still answered seriously:

"Teacher doesn't actually know either, but I have an idea. I'll just say it for now, and you can listen to it for now. If Konoha becomes so powerful that it unifies all the countries in the world, and everyone is from the same country, the first one or two generations might still have chains of hatred. However, in the next few generations, as time goes by, people won't have so much hatred anymore. It can be said that peace has been initially achieved."

Minato Namikaze smiled wryly and said, "That sounds like a difficult task to achieve."

An Yan nodded: "Yes, the Land of Rain is a place of three wars, while Konoha is a place of four wars. It is watched by major ninja villages on all sides. If things go wrong, it will be attacked by all the ninja villages, let alone attacking others."

Minato Namikaze nodded to indicate that he understood, and then asked:

"So, there's no other way?"

An Yan shook his head: "Where there are people, there will be conflict. It's unavoidable. There are only so many benefits. If you get more, others will get less. There will always be someone who is not satisfied."

Minato Namikaze understood this principle as well. He sighed and looked into the distance, towards the direction of Konoha.

An Yan suddenly smiled and said, "The ninja world is a world where strength reigns supreme. If one day Minato's strength surpasses that of Madara Uchiha and the First Hokage, I think it might not be impossible for us to unify the ninja world."

Minato Namikaze gave a wry smile. Teacher Anyan really had high expectations for him. Although he didn't quite understand the strength of Madara Uchiha and the First Hokage, he had seen the Valley of the End. Such a large place was only destroyed by the aftershocks of a battle. Just thinking about it made him feel that the First Hokage's strength was terrifying.

Minato Namikaze felt that he probably wouldn't even be able to reach the level of the First Hokage, let alone surpass them; he had always been a self-aware guy.

An Yan disagreed. He believed that Namikaze died too young. If a genius like him had lived another twenty years, his strength would have increased to an unknown level, at least on par with Hashirama.

Chapter 66 The Rain Kingdom Declares War

Konoha and Sunagakure have been engaged in small-scale battles.

The battlefield is naturally the small countries located on the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind, such as the Land of Rivers and the Land of Rain.

The Land of Rivers has a large land area and a strong economy, so it can hold on for the time being. However, the Land of Rain is struggling to cope. This country, where it rains all year round, relies entirely on import and export trade for its economy. Now that war has broken out, even obtaining food is difficult, let alone anything else.

With the support of the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, Onoki of the Two Scales, Hanzo of the Salamander, the leader of Amegakure, directly declared war on the two great ninja villages.

Konoha was baffled by this. Although we had been resisting the invasion of the Land of Wind, we didn't seem to have entered your Land of Rain, did we? What kind of madness is Hanzo going through?

The ninjas from the Land of Wind were the ones who had been attacking the Land of Fire from the Land of Rain, but Hanzo didn't care. He thought all the great nations were cut from the same cloth, so he simply declared war on them all.

Hanzo's declaration of war against the two major ninja villages greatly boosted the morale of the Rain Village.

As a small ninja village, Amegakure was the first to dare to declare war on a major power.

When the Land of Rain declared war, Konoha was not one to back down. Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately dispatched his three disciples to lead an attack on the Land of Rain.

The size of a major ninja village is such that it cannot be easily destroyed. But if a small ninja village like yours dares to jump out, we'll wipe you out immediately.

Upon hearing the news that Hiruzen Sarutobi had sent his disciples to war, An Yan immediately requested to fight alongside Tsunade, and the village's higher-ups agreed after a brief discussion.

The next step is simple: fight your way from the Land of Rivers to the Land of Rain, and then reunite with Tsunade and the others.

As for why they didn't leave through the Land of Fire, that was naturally a task assigned by the village. An Yan's strength was an excellent weapon on the battlefield.

An Yan led the three little ones on a rapid march, instantly killing anyone they encountered. After annihilating seven Chunin squads, a powerful expert finally came looking for them.

Two Jonin squads blocked An Yan's path. It was a canyon with mountains and highlands on either side. The two Jonin stood on either side, looking down at An Yan and his group.

"So it's you who recently killed thirteen Chunin squads of my Sand Village?"

One of the Sand Ninja questioned An'an, but An'an had no intention of answering.

Uzumaki Kana leaned closer to An Yan and whispered, "There are eight people in total, two Jonin and the rest are Genin."

An Yan looked at the Sand Ninja without turning his head, leaving only the words, "Leave the Jonin to me." Then he vanished instantly.

An Yan appeared directly on the mountaintop and punched the Jonin through the stomach. However, the Jonin of the Great Ninja Village were not so easy to kill. The attacked Jonin instantly turned into mud and flowed all over the ground.

An Yan raised an eyebrow slightly, and in the next instant appeared behind another person, immediately unleashing a Thousand Years of Death with his kunai.

Bang! This is a shadow clone.

However, the senses of the shadow clone would be transmitted back to the main body. An Yan immediately sensed a faint sound coming from a certain location, a muffled groan that was being suppressed.

The next instant, An Yan appeared there, and with one stomp, the mountain collapsed and the earth cracked.

Super Strength - Painful Heavenly Kick!

The ninja lurking underground clearly hadn't anticipated An Yan's attack range to be so vast. Unable to dodge in time, his lower leg, along with the ground, was instantly reduced to dust.

The man cried out in pain, and An Yan punched him.

However, suddenly a knife was thrust from behind, its tip aimed directly at An Yan's heart, clearly an attempt to relieve the siege of Wei by attacking Zhao.

An Yan ignored him and, in the instant he threw a punch, his entire body suddenly disappeared and reappeared behind the knife-wielder, punching him in the body.

This was a superhuman punch, a solid blow that blasted the man into a bloody mist, splattering the already crippled man with blood and gore. The man's pupils dilated, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins, and he was filled with terror, as if his psychological defenses had collapsed.

An Yan saw the reputation value on the system panel keep rising, and raised his eyebrows slightly, as if fear brought more reputation value.

An Yan changed his mind about killing them all and decided to cripple them all instead.

The Sand Village has limited military funds and has always focused on building elite units. Leaving them with a few cripples serves two purposes: first, it expands their fear and increases their prestige; second, it drains the Sand Village's military budget.

With the Jonin on the ground, the Genin didn't need much effort either. Apart from those who died on the spot, the rest all had one hand cut off, preventing them from forming hand seals.

Eight people came, and three left.

Two Sand Ninjas with severed arms helped the short-legged Jonin away with difficulty.

Rope Tree asked, "Teacher, why not just kill them?"

An Yan smiled and said, "Think about it, what do we gain by killing them? What do we gain by keeping them alive?"

Nawaki said, "Killing them will not get us anything, but keeping them alive will only make them continue to oppose Konoha."

An Yan patted Rope Tree's head.

"Keeping them alive will allow them to spread the word about Konoha's strength, which will greatly lower the morale of the Sand Village and subtly change the overall course of the war. Of course, this kind of thing cannot be done too often, and it must be done until the enemy's psychological defenses are completely broken, just like the Jonin just now. Otherwise, it will be like raising a tiger to cause trouble."

Rope Tree nodded, seemingly understanding.

No one said anything more, and they hurried on their way.

The rest of the journey went much more smoothly. An Yan fought his way through five Chunin squads and successfully broke into the Land of Rain.

This is a country where it rains all year round. It's fair to say that the atmosphere of the entire country is different from other places. It's gloomy, oppressive, and has the feel of a tragic movie scene.

There are still quite a few Sand Ninja in the Land of Rain, but unlike the Sand Ninja in the Land of Rivers, most of the Sand Ninja in the Land of Rain are puppeteers.

Would a superhuman be afraid of a puppeteer? The answer is no.

With one punch, any puppet will be smashed to pieces. Unless the puppeteer on the other side can pull out a set of Third Kazekage equipment, no puppeteer can compete with An Yan.

Unfortunately, An Yan did not encounter any famous figures along the way, such as Chiyo, Ebizo, the Third and Fourth Generations, or even Shokuden Yokura.

Wait a minute, Yekura seems to still be a little kid, so it's alright.

As An Yan rushed towards the designated location.

Hanzo the Salamander is attacking the Sand Village's stronghold in the Land of Rain.

Chiyo controlled the three puppets—Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha—to continuously fight against Hanzo the Salamander.

Over the years, Hanzo the Salamander has been attacking small countries and plundering resources, earning him the reputation of the demigod Hanzo.

However, Hanzo is not very effective against Chiyo, for no other reason than elemental advantage.

Hanzo's most dangerous aspect is his poison, followed by his swordsmanship and ninjutsu.

Chiyo, however, was an all-around ninja, proficient in puppetry, medicine, poison, and sealing techniques.

In the short few minutes that Hanzo released the poison gas, Chiyo countered it and quickly deduced that Hanzo would release the poison gas again in five minutes. The two fought to a stalemate, and the average strength of the Amegakure ninja was far inferior to that of the Sunagakure ninja. After assessing the situation, Hanzo had no choice but to retreat.

Chapter 67 Taking Down Hanzo

If we can't beat the Sand Village, we'll beat the Leaf Village.

After returning to Amegakure, Hanzo immediately sent a messenger to Iwagakure, intending for the Iwagakure ninja to hold off the Sunagakure ninja while he focused on dealing with Konoha.

At this time, Tsunade was not well-known in Konoha, and there were no famous medical ninjas, so Hanzo was very confident.

His goal in fighting this war wasn't to win—that's unrealistic. He wanted to show the major powers that small countries aren't easy to bully, and that they shouldn't treat small countries as battlefields so easily. If they dare to bully small countries, we'll cripple them.

Two days later, Onoki received a message from Hanzo. After much deliberation, he decided to pull off a heist.

It's just blocking some Sand Ninja, right? What's so difficult about that? Just set up the ninja forces there and keep them in a stalemate. They won't lose much strength. His main goal is to take down Konoha, or rather, weaken Konoha.

As a young boy, Onoki also harbored a philosophy of peace. Unfortunately, when he went to Konoha for talks with the Second Tsuchikage, he encountered Madara Uchiha. Madara's attitude was, of course, self-evident: you all have to kneel down before me.

With the opening of Susanoo, the Second Tsuchikage and Onoki were severely injured and fled back to the Land of Rock in a sorry state.

Thus, the feud between Konoha and Onoki was officially established.

It is said that childhood trauma can affect a person's entire life, and Onoki's life was actually prepared to take Konoha by storm.

Konoha is currently quite strong, and Iwa ninja can't directly confront them. It's necessary to weaken them first. Hanzo is quite strong, so it's good to let him give it a try.

Meanwhile, An Yan had already successfully reunited with Tsunade and the others.

After the two embraced intimately, before An Yan could even say anything private, Tsunade had already run to her younger brother's side, affectionately touched his face, and began to check if Nawaki was injured anywhere.

An Yan looked helpless as Orochimaru approached.

"How are things going since you got married?"

Jiraiya, who seemed indifferent at first glance, secretly pricked up his ears.

An Yan immediately went on high alert. This Jiraiya seemed to have designs on married women as well. He glanced at Jiraiya discreetly and casually said:

"Not bad. We're planning to have a child after the war. Orochimaru, would you like to take him as your disciple?"

Orochimaru chuckled twice before saying, "I'm not really interested in taking care of children, but I'd be happy if you wanted him to learn a few ninjutsu from me."

An Yan shuddered at the thought of Orochimaru's snake-style ninjutsu; he didn't want his child to turn into a monster like Orochimaru.

As longtime friends, Orochimaru knew what An Yan was thinking as soon as he saw him. He smiled and said directly, "It's not a ninjutsu related to human modification, I'm talking about forbidden techniques."

An Yan frowned: "What strange forbidden techniques have you developed this time?"

Orochimaru stuck out his tongue, washed his face, and then said, "Do you remember what we discussed?"

An Yan asked with some confusion, "We've discussed quite a few topics. Which one are you referring to? That immortal ship that keeps replacing its parts? Or your imagination about the Yang God? Or your speculation about the nature of chakra?"