Naruto: My Ninjutsu is mediocre

"Speaking of which, this is when the story begins..."

After expressing his feelings, Yu Zhen felt a little confused again.

"Um, where should I go now?"

The little fox came and went in a hurry, which confused Yu Zhen.

Just now he was on the battlefield of the Rain Country, then he went to another dimension for transit, and now he is actually near Konoha... He wants to get some dog food to feed the little fox. Of course, he has to find the Inuzuka first to find dog food. Originally, he planned to learn from the Inuzuka. Anyway, raising a fox must be similar to raising a dog.

All I can say is that it’s a good thing Yu Zhen didn’t get the chance to raise a fox, otherwise he would have killed the fox.

It is actually not easy for this fox to survive. This is a true example of "life always finds a way on its own."

Just when Yu Zhen was feeling a little confused because his action plan was disrupted, the sound of birds singing right above his head made him subconsciously look up.

"Hey, you came to see me?"

Then he discovered that what was hovering above his head was actually a falcon used for communication.

"Who is it? No need to ask, it can only be Xiuzhi... He's so old, it's not like he would ask someone to help him clean up after getting into trouble, right?"

Yu Zhen called Xiaoniao down and took the information. After he finished reading the content, he couldn't help but sigh.

The information was indeed sent by Nara Hideyuki, but the other party was not asking for help, but was just synchronizing some information to Yuzhen.

Yu Zhen stood there for a while, seeming a little confused. When he finally figured things out, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Impure World Reincarnation, manipulating souls and bringing the dead back to the living world, is a ninjutsu that destroys moral ethics and is deeply shameful to everyone... But what about the other way around?

Yu Zhen felt that the decision-making power was not in his hands, at least not in his hands, otherwise wouldn’t he be like the despised Tobirama?

He moved through space again, and then his figure appeared in the Firefly Stronghold.

Chapter 233: The Man in Heaven (Part 1)

After the three guards of the first Tsuchikage searched in vain, they hurriedly evacuated from the Rain Country and headed to the front line between Iwagakure and Sunagakure as quickly as possible, and then secretly met with Ōnoki.

Afterwards, they informed the second-in-command of Iwagakure Village about what happened in the Land of Rain.

"You mean to say that the Tsuchikage-sama used his final method of self-destruction and perished together with the unidentified enemy?"

Ōnoki's face was gloomy, but his true emotions were still hidden... Although these three people were the bodyguards of the Tsuchikage, if the Tsuchikage was really gone at this moment, could the words of these bodyguards still be trusted?

"What were you doing when the battle broke out? Aren't you guards?"

This question is quite interesting, because theoretically, the guard should die before protecting the target, not after protecting the target, let alone survive...

The three of them sensed the suspicion in Ōnoki's gaze.

"It seems that Lord Tsuchikage recognized the enemy's identity from the beginning. He also recognized the enemy's strength and believed that we could not help in the battle, so he did not allow us to participate in the battle..."

The three ninjas' explanation was reasonable, but rather pale. As they spoke, they handed the portrait to Ōnoki.

"This is?"

"Portrait of the enemy."

Of course, Ohnoki had no impression of Yuzhen. The two had never had any contact before. He just glanced at the portrait and then clapped his hands lightly.

Several ninjas appeared in the tent. Ohnoki pointed at the three guarding ninjas and said:

"Take them away and carefully verify whether what they said is true or not... and keep it confidential."

"Yes, Lord Onoki."

The faces of the three guarding ninjas were full of helplessness, and their eyes revealed an expression of "as expected"... There was no way, it was like this, any ninja who messed up the job would be subjected to severe torture and one-stop service.

Not to mention that the work they did was extremely destructive. According to the rules of the ninja world, if the big boss was killed, the younger brother would at least suffer a heavy loss even if he didn't die.

After the three were taken away, Ohnoki handed the portrait to the ANBU captain standing behind him and said:

"Find out who this person is and see if there's any relevant information in the village."

"Yes!"

Ohnoki was supposed to lead the team to attack today. While Sunagakure is in chaos and command is disabled, Iwagakure should seize the opportunity to expand the results of the battle.

However, due to this sudden incident, Ohnoki had no choice but to abandon his battle plan and remain in place for the time being.

Half a day later, the information was summarized in Ohnoki's hands again.

The ANBU captain reported to Ōnoki:

"Lord Ohnoki, what those three said is probably true. Lord Tsuchikage did die tragically."

This information is very credible because it was not spoken by the three guards, but scraped out by the Anbu ninjas from their cerebral cortexes.

The bad news made Ohnoki fall into silence. The Anbu captain was not in a hurry to continue reporting. He was waiting for Ohnoki to recover his mood.

"What is the identity of the enemy? Is there anyone worthy of Tsuchikage-sama doing this?"

"Based on that portrait, the enemy is most likely the legendary ninja Yuzhen, the founder of the former Yinghuo Organization and known as 'Yan Ying' during the turbulent times..."

This answer made Ohnoki turn his head suddenly. He fixed his eyes on the ANBU captain and said word by word:

"In other words, the person who killed the old man decades ago killed the Tsuchikage decades later?"

Isn’t this too absurd?

"Although what happened to Ishikawa-sama was unfortunate, Tsuchikage-sama cannot be said to have failed... He has eliminated a powerful enemy for Iwagakure. No one can escape the Tsuchikage's final move."

The ANBU captain's words weren't entirely consoling, he was truly admiring the Tsuchikage's spirit of sacrifice...they both died together, how could this be considered a failure? They were clearly evenly matched.

Ohnoki fell silent again. After careful consideration and weighing of all the options, he finally made up his mind:

"You will assume my identity, stabilize the front, and temporarily switch from offense to defense... I will return to Iwagakure in secret."

"I understand, Lord Ōnoki."

At this time, compared with Iwagakure and Sunagakure, although both had lost their top leaders, the situations they faced were quite different.

Only a few people knew about the Tsuchikage's death, so the news could be easily blocked so as not to cause panic among the ninjas in the village.

Furthermore, the hierarchy within Iwagakure is extremely strict. After removing the Tsuchikage, Ōnoki can control the entire village with just a little effort.

In order to ensure a smooth transfer of power to his own hands, Ohnoki temporarily gave up the gains and losses of a city or a place. He had to return to Iwagakure as soon as possible... It was not difficult to distinguish the priorities of things.

There is no doubt about Ohnoki's ability. A week after he secretly returned to Iwagakure, a bombshell news came from the village... The first Tsuchikage passed away, and Ohnoki succeeded him as the second Tsuchikage.

Well, actually, compared to the first Tsuchikage’s self-destructive performance art, the news of his death is not breaking news, but rather ordinary news.

Considering the age of the first Tsuchikage, "death from illness" is a very reasonable scenario.

Up to this point, the Second Shinobi World War was still in full swing, but except for Konoha and Kirigakure, the leadership teams of the other three major ninja villages had all been replaced, making it seem like a general election.

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The Firefly Stronghold, which had been deserted for decades, became busy again.

The first war broke out between Konoha and Sunagakure, so the Hotaru stronghold not far from the front line was naturally expanded into a logistics base and material transfer point.

In addition, a front-line hospital has been built here, where injured ninjas can receive treatment, and even ninjas with missing limbs can get "replacements" here.

With the development of the times, the average overall performance of Konoha ninjas on the front battlefield can no longer make any difference with other ninja villages, but Konoha's combat, logistics, and medical care are still more systematic, and each link runs more smoothly... Objectively speaking, the longer the war lasts, the more prominent this inconspicuous advantage will be, and it will be able to lay the foundation for the final victory.

Unfortunately, this place is too far away from the Rain Kingdom, and we cannot see the huge column of light rising into the sky.

Not long after the "opening of the sea" was completed in the Rain Country, Yu Zhen's figure appeared silently at the Firefly Stronghold.

Looking at the orderly and chaotic actions of the ninjas here, Yuzhen felt that Konoha would definitely not lose this Ninja World War.

Coming to the Hotaru stronghold was like returning home for these Konoha ninjas, and their spirits were very positive and high-spirited... This was the case in the early stages of the war, but as time went on, if the fighting continued, this kind of morale would eventually be exhausted.

Yu Zhen was just observing for a while. He didn't come here to guide the Konoha ninjas in the war... He came here because he received a message from Nara Hideyuki.

"Have you heard? Today, Lord Hatake once again defeated the Sunagakure army..."

"On the northern front, Lord Yumiya Gen seems to have penetrated the Kumogakure defense line again..."

As he walked, Yuzhen heard the ninjas discussing the battle situation. What they were discussing was not the old veterans like Nara Hideyuki, but the new generation of ninjas who grew up on the battlefield as the war progressed.

"A new generation replaces the old..."

Considering what he was going to do next, it was normal for Yu Zhen to feel such emotions.

He walked alone through the streets and buildings, entered the forest from a side path, and after walking for several kilometers, he saw a small house hidden in the jungle... This was someone's secluded place.

Then Yuzhen saw a person sitting on a lounge chair in the corridor of the wooden house, basking in the sun.

This scene made Yu Zhen slow down his pace. There was war raging outside, but it was so quiet here that it seemed as if time had stopped... The old man's time was so slow, almost stagnant.

In Yuzhen's memory, Lan has always been a petite girl, but now she is a little old lady.

"Is it Master...Hama?"

Although Lan's eyes were healed before Orochimaru's defection, her eyesight was already blurry to the point where she could not see anything. However, she felt that the person who appeared here was Yu Zhen.

When a person is dying, his senses become more acute.

"It's better to call you Yu Zhen... Lan, it seems like we haven't seen each other for a long time."

Yu Zhen came in front of Lan. He paid attention to his position to avoid blocking the sunlight on Lan.

"Since Sister Sui's funeral...how many years ago was that?" Lan's mind was still relatively clear, but now she was so sleepy that she could hardly open her eyes.

Has it been since Chiho and Tobirama's funeral? Yu Zhenxin said that for me, this was all a thousand years ago.

Yu Zhen didn't want the atmosphere to deteriorate to an extreme, so he spoke first: "Lan, I came to see you this time just to ask you a few questions."

"Questions? Of course, I can probably answer them now."

"Okay, first question, do you have any regrets in your life?"

"Regrets... I should say that life is always full of regrets."

"Second question, looking back on your life, do you have any regrets?"

This question seemed to remind Lan of something, and she shrugged her shoulders as if she was frightened.

"It's not just regret, it's... too late to regret."

"One last question. The past cannot be reversed, but regarding the future, do you hope to be made amends?"

"Make amends? Make up for the regrets in life? Of course I hope so, but what's the point of talking about it now?"

"It still makes sense," Yu Zhen smiled and continued, "Get some sleep. Everything will be fine after you get some sleep."

For Lan at this moment, listening attentively to Yu Zhen's questions and then giving answers was very exhausting. She felt extremely tired. Yu Zhen's last words seemed to have a hypnotic effect. Under the warm sunlight and feeling the warm breeze, she quickly fell asleep.

She slept for a whole day. When Lan woke up again, she opened her eyes and saw the ceiling of the wooden house.

Hey, why are the textures of those wooden boards so clear?

Lan immediately realized the changes that had taken place in herself. Not only did her hearing and eyesight become sharper, but she even felt extremely energetic after waking up.

"Ok?"

Lan sat up in shock. She touched her face in disbelief, then took out a small round mirror from the drawer of the wardrobe beside her. Then she saw her current appearance... She looked like she was fourteen or fifteen years old.

Then she subconsciously looked at the wall on the other side, and found that the chakra long sword "Fish Stick" hanging there had disappeared.

Lan, as a ninja, has died, but at the same time, she has also been reborn.

"I see."

In the morning, the Firefly Ninja who was in charge of taking care of Lan came to the door of the cabin with a heavy face. Then she reached out and patted her cheek gently, forced a smile, and then knocked on the door and entered the house.

"Lord Lan, you..."

The ninja looked everywhere but could not find Lan anymore.

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"My pupil power has recovered without me noticing..."

"Rescuing the wounded and rescuing the dying" is just an interlude, even the Ninja World War is just an interlude. Yu Zhen just slightly accelerated the progress of the war at the beginning of the war. Fundamentally speaking, even if he did not intervene, Konoha could handle this war on its own.

According to the original timeline, the Second Shinobi World War would only be an incomplete war, or we can say that... the Second Shinobi World War and the Third Shinobi World War were essentially one war, except that there was a halftime break in between.

Now that his pupil power has recovered, Yu Zhen can now seriously prepare for his war.

In order to deal with the next enemy, the Sharingan is very important... More precisely, Nanami's Mangekyō Sharingan is very important.

The preparation of the battlefield is very simple. It can be in the different space in Kaguya Ama-no-Go. It can even be considered an excellent venue. After all, no one will notice if human brains are beaten into dog brains.

Yuzhen still gave Otsutsuki and the Rinnegan enough respect. Given the high risk of this battle, he prepared multiple insurances for himself.