Naruto: My Ninjutsu is mediocre

"Master Yuzhen, they..."

Although Hatake Sakumo only heard one thing, he roughly guessed what was going on with these people, so he felt a little sorry for them.

"We can't help them. Having lost the light of its source, it is destined to dissipate."

Without the fighting power of Sasuke, these Uchiha ninjas are destined to disappear in the tide of the times and not even make any waves.

Hatake Sakumo was silent. He just felt it was a pity, but he understood the truth that a city can be destroyed but the heart cannot be broken, and a general can be captured but the will cannot be taken away.

"I don't think I've ever heard of this 'Unknown Lord'..."

"Well, he's just like you. He doesn't belong to this era. He comes from a future even further away than you."

Only witness? Indeed.

Speaking of which, Uchiha is worthy of being Uchiha, it is really absurd... The most conscious group of people in the troubled times actually chose to die silently.

What else can I say? I can only laugh wildly.

Yuzhen suddenly turned around, his expression changed, and he patted Hatake Sakumo's shoulder and said:

"Hatake, I have good news for you. I just thought of a good way to send you back to the afterlife, but... well, there's no rush."

Hatake Sakumo: "..."

If you keep telling riddles like this, you'll be beaten to death.

"Don't worry, let's first complete the important task assigned by the organization, which is to select a site for Konoha Village... This task is tailor-made for you."

Yu Zhen chose to keep people in suspense and no longer mentioned the topic of sending it back.

"This task is indeed not difficult for me..."

"Master Yuzhen, I know this is a critical period for the establishment of the village. We shouldn't worry about personal gains and losses. It is everyone's obligation to work hard and contribute. However... what is the method you mentioned to return to the future? Is it reliable?"

"Surveying the location, determining the internal power structure, and balancing the interests of the various clans—I know it's very busy to be responsible for so many things, but... are you confident in this method? How confident are you?"

Yu Zhen smiled but said nothing.

Don’t be anxious. Aren’t you used to having a cold face? So just be anxious for a while.

Don’t think that Yuzhen has a bad taste. It’s good enough that Hatake Sakumo responded. Yuzhen can’t respond even if he wants to.

Chapter 169 Feeling sorry for my brother

Hatake Sakumo definitely wants to return to his own era. This is human nature and needs no further explanation.

However, as for the method of returning, Yu Zhen currently only has an idea, and he needs to conduct gradual experiments to turn the idea into a feasible method... Anyway, the method of traveling through time and space does not necessarily require the use of space-time ninjutsu.

Compressing or piercing space-time is not a difficult thing. It depends on whether the observation is made from a subjective or objective standpoint. After all, space-time are relative concepts.

Putting Sasuke's affairs aside, Yuzhen rethought the new mission given to him by Senju Hashirama... At this moment, Yuzhen felt that the battle he wanted to fight was over.

At least in the short term, he will not participate in any war again.

The borders of the Land of Fire, the Land of Wind, and the Land of Taki have been clearly defined. To the north of the Land of Taki is the Land of Iron, a "land of warriors" that is incompatible with the ninja world. They play by themselves behind closed doors and have never interfered with the activities of ninjas.

The "Rain Kingdom" moved westward, and the Wind Kingdom and the Taki Kingdom were indeed attacking the plateau. Objectively, they no longer had the conditions to cause trouble with the Fire Kingdom. Therefore, Yu Zhen watched the border for another week, and after confirming that he only felt calm, he led the team away.

The duck knows first when the river water warms in spring. In many cases, civilians perceive the situation more accurately than ninjas... because civilians are far more fragile than ninjas. The more fragile things are, the more sensitive they are, otherwise the slightest disturbance will end their lives.

The so-called "grassroots people" is not just a word, it carries with it an inextricable sadness.

In short, after the border calmed down, the population inside and outside the border began to move in large numbers and at high speed, and the population of the Fire Nation began to recover rapidly. It would definitely not be a problem to achieve net growth within the year.

In a sense, this is the moment to lay the foundation for a country's national strength. Even if we exclude extraneous factors such as Hashirama Senju, the Fire Nation can develop into a powerful country based solely on its population and natural endowments.

Yuzhen's team was divided into two, the ninjas from the four major ninja clans returned to their respective homes, and the ninjas of Yinghuo returned to Yinghuo Village.

After resting in the village for three days, Yuzhen and Hatake Sakumo left again to select a site for the so-called new ninja village, Konoha.

In theory, this job is very complicated, tiring, and delicate, and requires a lot of manpower and material resources.

No matter how lucky the ninja in charge of this task is, he will have to live in the open air for a year or two before he can find the most suitable place to settle down.

But Yu Zhen is different, he has a ready-made locator in his hand.

After the two left Firefly Village, it took only two days for them to arrive at a location in the center of the Fire Country.

"It seems like this is it..."

Yuzhen and Hatake Sakumo stood on the top of a cliff. Under their feet was a rock wall that was almost perpendicular to the ground. It looked like a smooth earthen wall and was obviously suitable for carving dog heads.

Below was a flat ground and a lush forest. The civil engineer was ecstatic when he saw it. There was a site and materials available. It was simply a perfect place to settle down.

In theory, Yuzhen should also investigate the groundwater level, soil subsidence and even the bedrock conditions here, but there is no need for these... It is obvious that this is Konoha.

Seeing that Yuzhen fell into deep thought, Hatake Sakumo immediately brought in the perspective of a great man, a wise man, or at least a pioneer... This is a good canvas, and Lord Yuzhen must be imagining a blueprint for the future.

"Master Yuzhen, what are you thinking about?"

After a while, Hatake couldn't help but ask.

"I?"

Yuzhen turned around and stretched hard.

“I’m thinking about things like square dancing, growing pothos, and even fishing.”

What was he talking about? Hatake Sakumo was baffled. Konoha was about to be established, the one-village-one-nation system was about to be established, and the ninja world would enter a period of peace. Peace would bring opportunities for vigorous development. Shouldn't those with ambitions be forging ahead at this time?

"Don't understand? In other words, I'm considering shedding the burden that shouldn't have been borne by me in the first place, and quickly entering the retirement stage of life."

Yu Zhen said so, and he was not joking. After Konoha was established, everything would stabilize and the ninja world would begin to be organized, then he would really have the conditions to rest for a while.

"Master Yuzhen, are you serious about this?"

"Of course, I feel that my ambition has stopped just right here. Regardless of what future generations think, my self-positioning has always been very clear... I'm just a supporting role in the era, and the era is pushed forward by the protagonist. From this perspective, Konoha will exist regardless of my presence or absence."

Yuzhen never thought highly of himself, but his words were somewhat self-deprecating. In fact, his actions accelerated the rise and development of the ninja world, which was originally in a stagnant state...

The simplest evidence is that under the demonstration of the Firefly Organization, the Senju Alliance appeared ahead of time, and this Senju Alliance was not the original alliance of Senju and Uchiha. Instead, Uchiha was excluded.

The result of all this is that the founding timeline of Konoha was advanced by five years.

To be honest, these five years are of great significance. I wonder how many ninjas survived because of them.

"Master Hashirama, I believe that Konoha is more than just the legacy of Master Senju Hashirama. Ninjas are limited by their lifespans. Even the most powerful will turn to dust over time, but the spirit of a ninja will live on forever... Master Hashirama forged the shape of Konoha, and Master Hashirama's spirit has always maintained the spirit of Konoha."

Hatake Sakumo is a ninja of Hotaru, and not just a ninja of Hotaru, so of course he will speak for Hashima, and it is normal for him to exaggerate or praise Hashima's role.

"That's a good point, but... first, you don't fully understand the limits of a ninja's strength. After all, you haven't personally witnessed what a 'Ninja God' is. Second, maintaining ambition is correct, but there's a downside to doing so—it's exhausting."

Yu Zhen's face was listless and his whole body exuded a sense of fatigue.

He had been struggling in the ninja world for four or five years, and had experienced a lot, but in recent times he had indeed felt a strong sense of fatigue... fatigue, even more fatigued than updating 300,000 words a month.

Hatake Sakumo is a "man from the future", so Yuzhen doesn't mind expressing his thoughts to him.

"Quitting while one is ahead of the curve might seem a bit selfish, but overall it can be considered a way to preserve oneself..."

"During an organization's pioneering and progressive phase, it naturally unites and works together, exuding a vibrant energy. However, once it completes its pioneering phase and stabilizes its surroundings, its various internal problems will gradually become apparent..."

"Internal friction is inevitable, and I absolutely detest ugly power struggles."

Hatake Sakumo listened quietly to what Yuzhen said. After a moment of silence, he spoke again:

"Master Yuzhen, why do I feel like you are creating an atmosphere of a grand finale?"

"Not really, that's not the case. I just want to say that an era is indeed coming to an end, and when a new era begins, I can indeed find opportunities to slack off... Anyway, some people will be extra diligent at this time, right?"

"Are you talking about the second generation Tobirama-sama?"

"Ah? I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense... Was Tobirama's reputation already so bad in your time?"

"Um, Master Yuzhen, you know I'm not the type to gossip."

Hatake Sakumo said nothing, yet he said everything.

Among the actions of the second generation, let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about the Anbu system...None of the ninjas who have experienced the process of the Anbu system from its inception to becoming the most important armed force of Konoha will have any good feelings towards Senju Tobirama.

Some people can understand the reasons for the emergence of the Anbu system, while others simply don't try to understand it. But no matter which type of people they are, they are extremely disgusted with this system... Who would like an armed spy agency used against their own people?

In the original timeline, Tobirama still had the ninja school system, Konoha hospital system and other positive systems to balance the negative impact of the Anbu, but now... the culprit is having a conversation with Hatake Sakumo.

The two were just chatting casually and were generally relaxed, but at this moment, they suddenly turned their heads and looked in a certain direction at the same time.

"Master Yuzhen, do you feel it?"

"Yeah, I felt... a very exaggerated amount of chakra."

Neither of them is considered an excellent perception ninja, however... a person with poor eyesight, even if he cannot see the stars hidden in the night sky, can't he see the sun hanging in the clear sky at noon?

"What is going on... Lord Yuzhen, should we go closer to take a look?" asked Hatake Sakumo. The chakra in the distance was too frightening.

Yu Zhen shook his head and said:

"I can roughly guess what's going on. If you're interested, you can go and take a look, but be careful not to get caught in the aftermath of the battle... I won't go, I'm afraid my confidence will be affected."

Hatake Sakumo did not know the strength of Senju Hashirama, so his evaluation of Hane seemed to be over-exaggerated. Now there was just such an opportunity for him to see a glimpse of the "God of Ninja".

Yu Zhen was asking riddles again, but seeing that he looked like he had "expected it", Hatake Sakumo didn't bother to pay any more attention to him.

Hatake left Hashima where he was and rushed towards the direction of the powerful chakra.

"What a blow to your confidence, Konoha White Fang."

Yu Zhen glanced at the direction where Hatake Sakumo left, and ignored him. He moved a flat stone over, swept the dust off it, and then sat down.

Then he took out a scroll from behind, removed the seal, laid out a bunch of pots and pans, ingredients and supplements, lit a bonfire, and started grilling skewers on his own.

He could be said to be carefree and contented, because the war in the distance was not his war at all... It was not that he was watching from the sidelines, but that he could not get involved at all.

So why worry about that? Just eat and drink.

Time passed minute by minute, and by evening, the chakra reaction in the distance finally disappeared.

A few hours later, Hatake Sakumo returned here. Although he looked as expressionless as usual, the dejected feeling on his body was difficult to get rid of for a while.

The strong are all proud. Although Hatake Sakumo is not the kind of person who thinks "I am the best in the world", he used to think that he could beat anyone he met.

However, the previous battle overturned his understanding of ninjas.

"Are you done fighting?" Yu Zhen asked him.

"Well, the fight is over... It is definitely a loss for Lord Yuzhen not to have seen the battle just now." Hatake Sakumo was unwilling but also amazed.

Yu Zhen shook his head and thought to himself, I don’t have a masochistic tendency.

"Where is Uchiha Madara?" he asked again.

"Ran away."

"Escape? Hashirama allowed him to escape? Did he deliberately allow him to escape?"

Hatake Sakumo carefully recalled the final stage of the battle, and he was a little unsure:

"Intentionally condoning? That's impossible, but Lord Hashirama seems to hope that Uchiha Madara will surrender."

Haha, otherwise the ghost brothers could have continued to love and hate each other for thousands of years. Look, at the critical moment, brother Ashura would only feel sorry for brother Indra.

"Wooden Man and Wooden Dragon vs. Complete Susanoo?"

"Yes, Master Hazuna."

Hatake Sakumo didn't expect that Yuzhen had actually guessed it.

"That's deliberate indulgence. Hashirama still can't forget the friendship he missed in childhood."

Hatake Sakumo pondered over Yuzhen's words, and then he was completely stunned.

"Master Yuzhen, are you saying that Master Hashirama hasn't used his full strength yet?"

"Full strength? This is just the beginning."

Yuzhen once discussed the Sage Mode with Hashirama, so at least Hashirama can already enter the Sage Mode... Even for the "God of Ninja", the combat effectiveness displayed in battle with or without the use of sage techniques is a world of difference.

Before entering the Sage Mode, Hashirama can only be considered a "false god" at best. After entering the Sage Mode, he can be considered a "true god".

"If that's the case, isn't Hashirama-sama being too frivolous?"

"That's not the case. I know Hashirama quite well. As the saying goes, once, twice, three times is better than once. Uchiha Madara has already been given the chance. Hashirama will figure it out later."

Hatake Sakumo sat down opposite Yuzhen, with the bonfire in front of him crackling. The lingering aroma of meat made his nostrils twitch involuntarily.

He looked up at the night sky, but the brilliant stars above his head could not brighten his mood in the slightest.