Naruto: My version is ahead of the ninja world

Yugen and Kohinata Shingan first reported to the captain of the direct unit and joined the new organization as required, but they did not receive any new missions for the time being.

The captain of the direct subordinate unit was a Jonin who wore a mask. He claimed to be an Anbu ninja, but Yugen was pretty sure that the other party was a ninja from "Root".

After gaining a basic understanding of how the directly subordinate units operate, Yugen realized that the small request he had made to Danzo earlier was a bit unnecessary... This unit's mission mode is inherently exceptionally flexible.

Without Shimura Danzo's special orders, the direct subordinate units would take turns going to the battlefield in small squads, and there were no specific requirements for the content of the combat. Whether it was killing the enemy or collecting intelligence, as long as they were not idle, they were fine.

This is more than just "flexible"; it's downright lazy. While some ninjas were fighting to the death, others were actually clocking in for work.

Of course, correspondingly, the number of people in this directly subordinate unit is quite limited, currently only about thirty... Shimura Danzo is quite sensible.

"I always felt like we were part of the dark side of the village," said Shinonomi Kohinata after finishing the report.

"That's not entirely true. If a large-scale war really breaks out, the responsibilities borne by the direct subordinate units will be incomparable to those under normal circumstances... Everyone will become a victim of war, only the timing and location of the sacrifice will be different," Yu Xian said.

Normally, there's nothing wrong with what he's saying, but when it comes to Danzo... well, putting everything else aside, didn't Danzo personally lead the attack last time?

"In any case, we have achieved a higher status."

Although Yuzuru had previously rejected Kohinata's persuasion, Kohinata now felt that they were starting to move towards that goal.

Yu Xian glanced at the other person and thought to himself that some things actually have nothing to do with status or even strength. Genin have their own problems to face, and Jonin and even the Hokage have their own problems to face.

A ninja's life is still a life, but as for the weight of the word "life"... Yu Xian couldn't help but sigh.

It's either kill or be killed; that might actually be a simpler scenario.

Seeing that Yugen didn't respond, Kohinata Shingen didn't mind and continued:

"I'm going to explain the transfer to Captain Inuzuka. Do you want to come along? We're the only ones in the squad who have joined the commander's direct command; the other two obviously haven't received transfer orders."

Yugen could guess why the two weren't invited to join the direct forces. Danzo probably looked down on the Inuzuka clan's power, and Might Guy was simply unsuitable in terms of personality... Putting aside strength, only people like Yugen and Kohinata Shingen, who looked rather gloomy, met Danzo's requirements.

"Senior Zhenyan, you go ahead. I still have some things to take care of."

"it is good."

The two then parted ways; Kohinata Shingen went to find Inuzuka Oo and Might Guy, while Hagen prepared to go find Jiraiya.

Fortunately, he did find Jiraiya, who was resting at the camp and had not ventured deep into the Land of Rain battlefield.

When Yugen saw Jiraiya, the latter was in an open area of ​​the camp, seemingly teaching a child how to throw a shuriken.

I don’t know if it’s just my imagination, but Yu Xian feels that there are more and more ninjas in their early teens in the camp, which is not a good thing.

These young ninjas may have just graduated from ninja school and been sent to the battlefield. But what can one learn in a ninja school?

In terms of knowledge, the ninja academy actually teaches quite deeply, but it trains ninjas to be exam-oriented. As for the real combat skills that ninjas need, it's best not to mention them.

Graduation is not the real selection mechanism; the battlefield is. Many ninjas graduate from the ninja academy first, and then graduate from their lives on the battlefield.

After watching for a while, Yu Gen finally spoke up when Jiraiya's explanation came to an end: "Lord Jiraiya, would you mind having a chat for a bit?"

"You...so you're Yuzuru." Jiraiya glanced at Yuzuru, then gave the child a word of advice before walking over. "Nawaki, keep practicing."

"Yes, Brother Jiraiya!"

After hearing the name "Rope Tree," Yu Gen turned his gaze over, and then he heard a spirited response coming from the child's side.

It's clear that this child is training very hard, but unfortunately he shouldn't be training in shuriken throwing; he should be training in resistance to explosions instead.

Nawaki's personality and even appearance are somewhat similar to Naruto's later. However, people's physical constitutions cannot be generalized.

Yu Xian's gaze was fixed on the rope tree's neck, but she didn't find the cursed pendant, which meant that the child wouldn't die anytime soon... Yu Xian remembered that the other party died soon after accepting the pendant.

Okay, he remembered correctly. In fact, the phrase "soon" was not accurate. A more accurate description would be that Rope Tree received the pendant today and was blown up by the explosive tag tomorrow.

Yu Xian's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately thought of an opportunity to do Tsunade a favor.

"What's wrong?" Jiraiya asked, seeing that Hagen was staring at Nawaki.

"This Nawaki... is he also going to the battlefield of the Land of Rain?" Yugen snapped out of his reverie and found a reason for his momentary daze.

Jiraiya understood that Hagen knew Nawaki's identity and background, but this was normal, since Tsunade had never hidden her relationship with Nawaki.

It was a question he couldn't easily lie about, so he gave an awkward smile and then lowered his voice to say, "He will be returning to Konoha soon."

Yu Xian nodded, understanding. Nawaki was part of the atmosphere group, and they came here to experience the atmosphere of war. As for actually fighting to the death with the enemy? Sorry, it's not the right time yet.

Jiraiya didn't want to continue talking about Nawaki. He coughed lightly and asked Hagoromo, "Hagoromo, what brings you here?"

What's the matter? Yugen came for the toad oil from Mount Myoboku... What's the "today's oil price" on Mount Myoboku? Is it over $80 a barrel?

"I'd like to borrow something from Jiraiya-sama, but I don't know..."

"You want to borrow money?"

"..."

He has never indulged in wine, women, or wealth, so it's impossible to borrow money from him. Even his own disciples are clear about these matters, let alone Yu Xian.

"No, it has nothing to do with money... I want to borrow some oil from Mount Myōboku from Lord Jiraiya."

Yu Xian wasn't thick-skinned enough, so he found it somewhat difficult to ask for things. He made borrowing toad oil sound like he was asking for Indian herbal oil.

"Oil from Mount Myōboku? What do you intend to do with it? That stuff is dangerous, especially for certain practitioners..."

"More importantly, once they leave Mount Myoboku, the oil becomes very difficult to preserve."

Regardless of what Hagen wanted to do, Jiraiya first said "I won't lend it" in a tactful way.