Naruto: My version is ahead of the ninja world

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Yugen limited the scale of his technique as much as possible, but he was also honing the power of his ninjutsu... The neat cuts in the surrounding trees proved everything.

The Wind Release ninjutsu was indeed extremely sharp, and when the attack method was limited to a single target, the amount of chakra consumed during its execution was very small.

Just as Yugen had predicted, he quickly mastered several Wind Release ninjutsu.

Ninjas are a profession with high attack and low defense. The physical strength of a ninja is generally no stronger than that of a tree trunk... Yu Gen's wind-style ninjutsu can easily cut through a tree trunk, and it can also easily cut through a ninja's body.

The premise is that it can hit. As we all know, although the defense of ordinary ninjas is poor, their evasion skills are MAX, and they are as agile as monkeys.

At this moment, Yu Xian confirmed one thing again: what he obtained from the "dungeon" could be quickly transformed into his combat power. He was extremely fortunate, and it must be said that this was the key to Yu Xian's rapid adaptation to the battlefield.

"That's enough for today. My chakra is almost depleted... Aside from the fact that my fighting style is a little uncomfortable, Wind Release is indeed very useful."

Because Yugen secretly learned some of the Shimura clan's Wind Release ninjutsu, his fighting style just now inevitably resembled that of Shimura Danzo; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him "Little Danzo"...

He should be careful in the future and avoid using these ninjutsu in front of Shimura Danzo unless absolutely necessary.

Under normal circumstances, he might be able to fool people with a few Wind Release ninjutsu, but it's hard to say when facing the real culprit.

Yu Xian's progress in strength is not bad, but he still does not have the ability to deal with truly strong opponents, so he hopes to enter the dungeon again before carrying out the next mission.

However, due to Orochimaru's assassination attempt, the cooldown time for this instance has been extended to twice the usual amount, lasting for two weeks. Excluding the time spent returning from the Land of Rain, Yugen will need to wait at least another week for the Nine-Tails' Chaos instance to complete its cooldown.

Is it too late? Yu Xian couldn't be sure.

…………

When Yuzuru returned to the front-line camp, Akimichi Torifu had just arrived at the field hospital.

The head of the frontline hospital, Sarutobi Biwako, personally treated Akimichi Torifu's injuries, while Akimichi Torifu also shared some intelligence with him.

"The Jinchūriki of the Four-Tails and the Five-Tails are indeed not easy to deal with."

Upon hearing the news that the two Jinchūriki were acting together, Sarutobi Biwako also felt that this matter was somewhat troublesome.

The Jinchuriki should not be used only when things are at their absolute limit. The fact that Iwagakure is using Jinchuriki for aggressive purposes instead of extreme defense is beyond Konoha's expectations.

"No one knows the power of the Tailed Beasts better than the few of us," Akimichi Torifu said with a sigh.

He said this not because Konoha possessed the most powerful tailed beast, the Nine-Tails, but because he had a knot in his heart... During the alliance ceremony between Konoha and Kumogakure years ago, the Second Hokage and the Second Raikage were attacked by the Kumogakure rogue ninja Kinkaku and Ginkaku, and both died as a result.

The reason why the Gold and Silver Horns were so powerful that even the two Kage could hardly deal with them was twofold: firstly, because they had many subordinates who launched a siege against the two Kage who were forming an alliance; and secondly, because they could partially transform into the Nine-Tails at crucial moments.

Those two were incredibly powerful individuals who survived being swallowed by the Nine-Tails by eating its flesh and blood raw... Even the First Hokage might not dare to eat Nine-Tails sashimi.

If it weren't for the Second Hokage's self-sacrifice, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Akimichi Torifu, and their group would not have survived.

"Akimichi, don't worry too much. Jinchuriki are not tailed beasts. Tailed beasts can be seen as natural disasters; they have no rationality. But as for Jinchuriki... Jinchuriki are just ninjas."

Sarutobi Biwako pointed out something: although Jinchuriki are incredibly powerful, they don't easily transform into Tailed Beasts, or rather, in order to maintain their rationality, they cannot completely transform into Tailed Beasts.

Because they have to fight against the will of the tailed beast within them, Jinchuriki can never unleash their full fighting power. Using Jinchuriki in battle can easily result in injury to themselves and others, which is why Konoha thinks Iwagakure's approach is extreme... Iwagakure's Jinchuriki are not perfect Jinchuriki.

"That's true, but... the ruthlessness of Iwagakure is truly frightening."

Iwagakure's tactics are becoming increasingly outrageous, causing the Ninja Wars to deviate from fundamental principles, which greatly worries Akimichi Torifu.

Sarutobi Biwako shook her head. Some things can only be dealt with as they come, so she let the topic drop and asked about other things instead.

"How was your experience leading the team this time? Did you find any promising young players?"

"Not bad. The special Jonin in the team has already developed her abilities, but she also has the potential to grow into a well-rounded Jonin."

Omori Kairi has the potential to become a Jonin, but it will be difficult for her to advance further; her strength may only be at the lower level of a Jonin.

"In addition, there is an Uchiha Chunin. She is a bit impulsive and extremely aggressive on the battlefield. She is a typical Uchiha ninja... There are more possibilities for her."

The Uchiha clan is unpredictable and cannot be easily defined; it is possible for them to grow from Kenji to the final villain.

"As for the remaining civilian genin, he's quite good, a pleasant surprise on this trip... This genin is very skilled at using the Body Flicker Technique."

"At that time, we encountered two elite Jonin from Iwagakure. With the cooperation of his teammates, he used the Body Flicker Technique to rush in front of the enemy and then used some kind of hand seal-less ninjutsu to break through their defenses, instantly taking down one of the Jonin and thus creating space for the entire team to retreat."

Akimichi Torifu's decision to abandon the perfectly good Ino-Shika-Cho team and instead lead an unstable small team was not without purpose... He wanted to quickly cultivate ninjas for Konoha who could adapt to the battlefield and possess considerable combat power.

If we can cultivate top talents, that would be even better.

This practice of replacing training with actual combat and leading ninjas to participate in dangerous missions is certainly suspected of being counterproductive, and could easily lead to serious casualties if not handled carefully.

However, due to the dire situation of the war, Akimichi Torifu had to take these risks to do them.

A ninja who survives the harsh missions that Akimichi Torifu participates in is bound to grow stronger... Yugen's performance in this mission can indeed be described as an unexpected gain; he is definitely not an ordinary genin.

"A genin defeated a jonin from Iwagakure? That's quite impressive."

"Well, after we take these guys on a few more missions, we can assign them to other squads to be the backbone of those squads."

The way Akimichi Takefu is used to cultivate talent is quite extreme.

"For twenty years, there has been no major war in the ninja world. Who could have imagined that Konoha would decline to such a state, losing its former fighting spirit on the battlefield..."

As a ninja who lived through the era of the First and Second Hokage, Akimichi Torifu was naturally dissatisfied with the current state of the war in Konoha... or more accurately, he found it difficult to accept Konoha's mediocrity.

There were some things he hadn't thought about. Konoha's poor performance on the battlefield could be summed up in one simple reason... a bad general makes a bad army.

Konoha lacks sharp blades, which fails to ignite the fighting spirit of its ninjas.

"That's not how it works. Our ninjas need time to move on from the peace of the past and readjust to the brutality of war."

"Over the past twenty years, Konoha has neither stagnated nor regressed. Konoha has been making progress and developing. The village has accumulated the foundation to survive in battle, but it just needs time to transform this foundation into direct battlefield power."

It certainly takes time to transform war potential into actual war capability. Putting aside other factors, Konoha's economic strength is the strongest among the Five Great Ninja Villages; Konoha has the financial power.

Since the start of the war, the number of Konoha ninja has been growing rapidly.

"Hiruzen... is that what the Hokage said?"

"Yes, that's what Hiruzen said."

"So, the Hokage believes this war is unlikely to end anytime soon, right?"

"The ninja world has accumulated conflicts for twenty years. If these conflicts could be easily resolved by now, then this war would never have broken out."

Unlike Iwagakure, which went all out from the start, Konoha had long been prepared for a protracted war. Compared to the final victory in a long war, temporary gains and losses were insignificant.

As it turns out, the Third Hokage's judgment was correct; the Second and Third Shinobi World Wars were essentially a war.

After the outbreak of the Second Shinobi World War, the extremely brutal fighting stunned all the participating countries. Unable to accept such exaggerated casualties, the countries all ceased hostilities more than a year after the start of the Second Shinobi World War.

However, the Second Shinobi World War was a war without a ceasefire agreement, and after a brief intermission, the Third Shinobi World War broke out immediately.

Since the major ninja villages have neither exhausted their war potential nor achieved their strategic objectives, there is really only one path ahead of them...

Keep hitting them, keep hitting them, until you beat their brains into dog brains.