The world I hear is completely different from yours.

In the center of the battlefield, Kakashi Hatake narrowly dodged the dazzling lightsaber in the samurai captain's hand with a Body Flicker Technique!

"We almost capsized in the gutter. I never imagined you guys had such a sharp weapon hidden away!" Kakashi's eyes gradually turned cold as he looked at the half-melted kunai in his hand and said coldly.

"Damn it! A mere scratch would have been fatal, but why can't I even land a hit?!" The samurai captain roared furiously, his eyes bloodshot, and charged at Kakashi with his lightsaber raised. "I should have known better than to leave the Nogi brothers at the base to protect Kakashi. Otherwise, with their speed comparable to Jonin, they could have killed you both!!"

The next moment, the samurai captain's head flew into the sky, and a pillar of blood shot into the air!

In the air thick with the scent of blood, Kakashi, his hands crackling with electricity, coldly stared at the still-warm body of the samurai captain: "What a pity! I wanted to see just how strong a samurai with Jonin-level speed really is!"

Just as Kakashi and Sasuke were racking up kills and had almost become godlike countless times, Naruto and Sakura finally completed their first kill.

On this battlefield where flesh and blood were flying, Naruto and Sakura, who originally dared not kill and only dared to passively dodge, gradually recalled the killing techniques they had learned in the Ninja Academy. Finally, with trembling hands, they plunged their weapons into the enemy's body.

Chapter Thirty-Two: Propaganda Slogans and the Mist Ninja in the Dense Fog

Just as the Konoha ninjas were wreaking havoc on the attacking samurai, Tensei had already crossed the middle of the sea alone and arrived at the Land of Waves—an island nation surrounded by the sea on all sides, connected to the mainland only by a bridge that was not yet completed. Tensei planned to scout out the Land of Waves and ascertain its situation before Naruto and his group arrived.

"But it seems that the changes in the Land of Waves are really big! Even samurai, who should have been eliminated long ago, dare to show up in public?!" Tianqing looked at the various advertisements and slogans posted in the streets and alleys of the Land of Waves with a speechless expression, expressing his contempt for the samurai's clumsy propaganda skills.

"One man becomes a samurai, his whole family is honored! One man becomes a ninja, his whole family is implicated!" Such huge bold characters were written on a poster pasted on the wall. However, it seemed that the people of the Land of Waves did not buy into this. A large part of the poster had been secretly torn off and was hung on the wall.

Perhaps feeling that the posters were too easily destroyed, the samurai decided to change their propaganda strategy. Instead, they splashed thick layers of paint on the walls of the streets and the exteriors of residents' houses, then wrote many peculiar slogans on the paint background. This would prevent the slogans from being vandalized by disgruntled people, and also reduce the workload for the samurai.

However, perhaps the samurai in charge of propaganda had some artistic quirks, so the propaganda slogans they wrote always had a slightly strange feel to them.

"I keep searching among the samurai, where is the greasy senior sister..." The samurai in charge of publicity even drew a picture of a young lady in samurai uniform next to this sentence in an attempt to attract attention. Do they think that a young lady in uniform can attract people to become samurai?

The other promotional slogans left Tian Qing both amused and exasperated.

"One man, one sword, one dog—the samurai will show you the secrets of post-apocalyptic survival..."

"A samurai who reaches level 99 in one strike! If you're a brother, come and fight me! Greedily consuming the Blue Moon Sword Style is the only choice you'll ever make!"

"Eat ninja tonight, good luck!!"

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"Speaking of which, these advertising slogans always seem strangely familiar to me!" Tian Qing thought to herself, as if she had often seen similar slogans somewhere in her past life. "But there's no one on the streets around here right now, so it seems I still need to ask these people who spout advertising slogans for directions."

"Do you know where the great merchant Kado lives?" Tian Qing asked.

“…Summoner, you can’t control my rage! Your time is very valuable!…” A wall covered with slogans shouted this for a long time before finally answering Tian Qing’s question: “Kado’s mansion is in that direction, on the top of that small hill that you can see around the corner.”

Guided by these strange graffiti slogans that always gave Tian Qing a sense of déjà vu, Tian Qing crossed the deserted streets alone and rushed towards the luxurious residence of the wealthy merchant Gato. She planned to take down Gato and his group before Kakashi and the others arrived, so as to avoid any unexpected situations.

However, when Tian Qing saw the small hill, she was stunned. In the pitch-black night, the mansion on the distant hill, which was usually brightly lit, was now shrouded in a thick fog. Not only did no light penetrate, but even the sounds inside were absorbed by the fog, making it seem like a haunted house in the underworld, appearing exceptionally eerie!

"This is the Hidden Mist Technique of the Hidden Mist Village! Could it be Zabuza Momochi from the story? But wasn't that guy hired by Gato? Why is he starting to kill people directly now?" Ame-no-Kage wondered to herself.

With her keen senses, Tian Qing only needed to feel it slightly to detect the unique chakra of the Mist Ninja contained within the thick fog. At the same time, there was a faint smell of blood in the fog, indicating that a Mist Ninja skilled in killing was wreaking havoc inside!

The moment Tianqing stepped into the thick fog, two figures who had been lying in ambush suddenly pounced, their chain scythes slashing viciously down at Tianqing! They were none other than two Mist Ninjas who had been waiting for a long time!

Upon noticing the intruders, the two Mist Ninjas immediately launched a direct attack on Ameharu, as instructed by Zabuza Momochi. They did so while Ameharu was still adjusting to the dense fog, demonstrating their extensive combat experience and precise timing.

Unfortunately, their opponent was Tian Qing!

Just as the two Mist Ninja thought they had succeeded and couldn't help but show a smug smile on their faces, Tianqing produced a steel needle that gleamed with a cold light in his hand and pierced the hearts of the two Mist Ninja at an incredible speed that the Mist Ninja couldn't even see!

Then, with a leap, Tian Qing used both hands to catch the two corpses of the Mist Ninja and place them on the ground to avoid alerting the other Mist Ninja hiding in the thick fog.

Looking at the peculiar water pattern on the corpses of the two Mist Ninja, Tensei frowned: "It's actually the Water Country Daimyo's protective ninja force! I didn't expect the Daimyo to be willing to send his most important direct troops here? No wonder the Water Country wouldn't accept the Wave Country's mission request; it turns out it's because of the Water Country Daimyo! It seems the Mizukage of the Mist Village has discovered the Water Country Daimyo's scheme against the Wave Country, but he feels it's not worth falling out with the Daimyo over a small island nation, so he rejected the Wave Country's mission request!"

The conflict between the daimyo of a country and the kage of a ninja village has been going on for a long time. However, due to the current tensions between countries, the daimyo and kage have formed a superficial alliance and compromised on some minor issues to maintain national stability. This gives the people the illusion of national unity and allows them to pool the nation's strength to deter enemies.

This situation applies not only to the Land of Water, but also to the Land of Fire, the Land of Lightning, and the Land of Wind! Only the Land of Earth, which has now become the Republic of Iwagakure and expelled the daimyo, doesn't need to engage in these superficial formalities!

"But why would the Daimyo of the Land of Water take a fancy to the Land of Waves? I haven't heard any rumors that the Hidden Mist Village intends to expel the Daimyo. Why would the Daimyo waste his precious direct subordinate ninjas on such a thing?" Tensei thought to himself as he continued to move forward in the thick fog.

Chapter Thirty-Three: The organization has now officially designated you as the one!

After walking for a while through the thick fog, Tian Qing arrived at the entrance of Kado's mansion. However, the once magnificent gate had vanished, and a deep carving marked a deep mark on one of the gateposts. It seemed that a ninja wielding a heavy weapon had suddenly swung his weapon and smashed the gate open, turning the attacker hiding behind it into a bloody pulp.

Inside the mansion, the corpses of the samurai and ronin lackeys that Kado had kept were scattered everywhere. Most of the corpses were cut in half, with blood and entrails flying all over the place, making it look like a slaughterhouse for livestock, a truly gruesome sight. If some mentally unstable ordinary person had seen this, they probably would have wet themselves in fear.

"Tsk tsk tsk, was it really necessary to make it so bloody?" Tian Qing clicked his tongue, looking at the Mist Ninja standing on the high place holding the Executioner's Blade: "Don't you Mist Ninja always emphasize using silent killing techniques? Why make such a big fuss? Wouldn't a simple throat slit be simpler and more efficient? Or, did you decide to change your style after defecting from the Mist Ninja Village, Demon Zabuza?"

"Oh? I didn't expect that you, a Konoha ninja, would actually know my name?" Zabuza Momochi narrowed his eyes, looking at Tensei with smugness: "Now that you know my title, 'The Demon of the Mist,' why don't you quickly raise your hands and surrender? Considering my good mood today, I might consider sparing your life!"

Although Zabuza spoke with great arrogance, Tenharu completely ignored him. Instead, she looked at the two samurai wielding lightsabers standing behind Zabuza and gave him a look of sudden realization: "I understand! The reason you made the deaths of these grunts so gruesome was to psychologically intimidate these two samurai and force them to surrender, right? After all, with your title of Demon and your bloody and violent methods, forcing one or two terrified samurai to surrender wouldn't be difficult at all!"

Then Tian Qing looked at the two warriors wielding lightsabers with interest, a curious expression on her face as if she had seen something new: "So these two warriors are somewhat useful to you? Otherwise, why would you have taken in these two terrified good-for-nothings?"

Immediately, under Tian Qing's sharp tongue, the two samurai who had just surrendered turned bright red, wishing they could rush up and shut her up. As the saying goes, don't hit someone in the face or insult someone completely, but Tian Qing's words had struck the two samurai's most painful spot!

Verbal skills are a fundamental skill for ninjas, especially the ability to infuriate someone without using profanity, thereby further disrupting their mind. This is a key area of ​​study for ninjas!

"You damned bastard!!" Provoked by Tian Qing, the two enraged warriors finally snapped, raising their lightsabers and charging forward without hesitation! At the same time, almost simultaneously, both warriors extended their other empty hands, aiming them at Tian Qing: "Force Impact!!"

In an instant, Tian Qing felt a surge of mental energy rush into her mind, attempting to directly overwhelm her spirit. At the same time, a large number of objects around her were also being controlled by the Force and were hurtling towards her at high speed!

This is the new power these samurai received from someone: lightsabers and the Force! The lightsabers, with their extremely high temperatures, can instantly cleave through any ninja tools and weapons, and will kill an enemy the moment they touch their body; while the Force, a ranged attack that can be released instantly without hand seals, not only greatly enhances the samurai's physical abilities, but also makes up for the last shortcoming of the samurai's lack of ranged attacks!

Although only a handful of samurai could wield both lightsabers and the Force simultaneously, this extra power was enough to allow them to contend with ninjas they would otherwise be no match for. Before arriving in the Land of Waves, these two samurai had already killed several Jonin and numerous Chu and Genin; only a figure as renowned as Zabuza the Demon King was qualified to persuade them to surrender!

It could be said that the combination of these two samurai was comparable to a Jonin squad, allowing them to roam freely in many smaller ninja villages. It was precisely because of this formidable strength that Zabuza Momochi decided to persuade them to surrender, hoping to use their power to achieve his own goals.

Unfortunately, they encountered clear skies this time.

Whoosh! In just a moment, the two menacing warriors were already lying on the ground, clearly beyond saving, their faces blank with confusion, completely unaware of what had just happened.

Only Zabuza Momochi barely realized what had just happened, and his expression changed drastically! Then, he turned and disappeared into the thick fog, abandoning all his previous spoils of victory in an attempt to escape: "Haku, drop everything, let's retreat immediately!"

Seeing Zabuza's actions, Amemori smiled slightly: "I was wondering who should be sent as Konoha's representative to take over the Land of Waves! After all, such expansion might not be acceptable to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who always adheres to a conservative policy. Although I have ways to bypass Hiruzen Sarutobi, that would still easily cause misunderstandings among Konoha's higher-ups. But now, I've made my decision. It's you, Zabuza Momochi!!"

The Land of Waves, which will serve as Konoha's forward base in the future, is geographically sensitive due to its location in the sea between the Land of Fire, the Land of Lightning, and the Land of Water. Therefore, in order to minimize the backlash from the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water, Konoha's occupation must be carried out as covertly as possible. However, the appearance of the rogue ninja Zabuza Momochi gave Ameharu a glimmer of hope!

After all, who would believe that a rogue ninja from Kirigakure is actually an agent of Konoha? As for Zabuza Momochi's loyalty, once a righteous warrior transforms and applies the cursed seal, he has no choice but to obey!

Whoosh!! Just a few moments later, Tianqing reappeared in front of Zabuza Momochi and Haku. Looking at the two who seemed to be facing a formidable enemy, she revealed a "kind" smile, and two spell seals generated by the main god's runes appeared in her hands: "Why did you leave in such a hurry? Let me tell you the truth, the organization has already decided that you two will stay obediently in the Land of Waves from now on! Apart from carrying out some missions for us, the rest of the time you two can live a shameless life together, sometimes twice a day, sometimes three times a day. Isn't that wonderful?"

Chapter Thirty-Four: The Newly Appointed Konoha Anbu

Ugh! Ugh!! Naruto and Sakura lay on the riverbank, dry heaving into the water.

After Kakashi's team wiped out all the visiting samurai, Naruto and Sakura, who had been on edge, finally relaxed. Faced with the battlefield littered with blood and gore, nausea, vomiting, and other aftereffects of their first killing experience overwhelmed them, causing them to vomit by the river for an entire night, even bringing up their dinner from the previous night.

On the other side of the battlefield, Kakashi and Sasuke worked for a long time before finally clearing away all the enemy corpses to prevent them from being exposed in the wild and causing a plague.

"Sigh! Everything is difficult at the beginning, and the first step is always the hardest!" Kakashi Hatake glanced sideways at Naruto and Sakura, who were vomiting and looking pale. He thought to himself. Then, Kakashi glanced at Sasuke, who was eating his dinner to replenish his strength, and smiled approvingly: "As expected, those who have wiped out a clan are different! Their mental fortitude is top-notch!"

After a long while, Sakura finally recovered and sat in front of the campfire, sipping hot water. Naruto, however, remained lying motionless by the river, filled with self-loathing and regret. Why had he been so cowardly in the battle? Sasuke, on the other hand, had acted so bravely!

With such a poor performance, am I really suited to be a ninja?

Cowardice and timidity are emotions inherent in everyone, even for an naturally optimistic person like Naruto Uzumaki. In the original story, Naruto was so frightened by the sudden attack of the Kirigakure ninja during his first battle that he couldn't move. This time, facing a desperate attack from samurai who far outnumbered his own side, the psychological impact on Naruto was even greater, to the point that he began to doubt whether he was even qualified to be a ninja.

Just as Naruto was feeling lost, a towel was gently tossed onto his head, along with that voice that was always so disdainful: "How much longer are you going to lie there, you loser? Hurry up and wipe your face and come train. Have you forgotten the dream you talked about before?"

Naruto stood there, holding the towel, looking up at Sasuke's arrogant face. Suddenly, he felt much calmer. So there are still people who believe in me now?

Instantly, Naruto's anxiety and unease vanished. He quickly wiped the dirt and tears from his face, his expression filled with confidence and determination: "Of course I haven't forgotten. I am the man destined to become Hokage! Next time, I will not back down again. I swear to my own soul!"

Sasuke looked at his best friend, who would one day endure countless hardships and relentlessly search for him for decades. He said nothing, simply turning away calmly to begin his daily physical training. No one noticed the faint smile playing on Sasuke's lips.

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Meanwhile, in the Land of Waves, right in the heart of this island nation, a raging fire broke out!

In the raging fire, the former lord of the Land of Waves and the officials who had colluded with the wealthy merchant Kado were all reduced to corpses, left to be completely incinerated. Around the fire, only a few unsuspecting onlookers pointed and commented on the blazing inferno.

"I never thought that even the heavens would have a day of mercy, finally taking away all those bastards who colluded with the samurai!" "That's right, it's truly a blessing from heaven!" "But who will lead the Land of Waves next?"

On a nearby hill, Zabuza Momochi and Haku stood respectfully beside Tensei, watching the raging fire below. Each of them had a water-ripple patterned Justice Warrior transformation seal embedded firmly in their skin around their necks. The seal would activate immediately should either of them make any unusual movement.

"Lord Ten'ei, we have completed the task you assigned us. All the high-ranking officials of the Land of Waves have been dealt with! Now, all we need to do is put forward a puppet with a certain reputation, and we can take control of the entire Land of Waves!" Zabuza Momochi said, bowing his head, but his heart was bleeding. They had done so much to control the Land of Waves, but at the last moment, Ten'ei had reaped the rewards of victory!

Under the watchful eye of the cursed seal, Zabuza dared not show the slightest dissatisfaction. Especially after learning Tensei's true identity, he dared not act rashly. After all, the man before him was a powerful figure who had killed several Kage, and had even single-handedly stormed Kirigakure, killed the Third Mizukage, and escaped unscathed. How could Zabuza, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, possibly stand against him?

Tianqing nodded in satisfaction: "Very good! As expected of the Demon of the Mist Ninja, you do things very cleanly and efficiently! Your task from now on is very simple. Didn't the Daimyo of the Land of Water send someone to cooperate with you before, intending to secretly control the Land of Waves? In the time to come, you just continue to pretend to cooperate with the Daimyo of the Land of Water, and secretly pass on intelligence to Konoha. When necessary, wait for my order to reveal the Konoha flag!"

Zabuza Momochi nodded and replied, "Understood, Your Highness! I will then deal with all those loyal Kirigakure ninja to the Daimyo, ensuring nothing goes wrong! They will absolutely not suspect Konoha!"

"Very good! You've thought this through very well!" Tensei was very satisfied with Zabuza's sensibility; this was the kind of person who could truly get things done. Tensei then handed over two Anbu application forms that had been pre-stamped with the Hokage's seal; these were things Tensei had specifically asked Hiruzen Sarutobi for.

"Fill out these two forms now. From now on, you two will be my direct subordinates in the Anbu. As for your Anbu codenames," Tianqing glanced at Momochi Zabuza and Haku, "from now on, Zabuza will be called Momochi Yosouzazaki, and Haku will be called Sui Hyogetsu Haku! Understand?"

Momochi Zabuza and Haku: "......."

The next day, the Land of Waves was reborn.

With the deaths of the great merchant Gato, the former lord of the Land of Waves, and all high-ranking officials, the famous bridge builder Tazuna, who also led the expedition to various ninja villages to seek help and ultimately sacrificed his life, was elected by the people of the Land of Waves. His daughter-in-law and grandson became the nominal new lords of the Land of Waves.

Chapter Thirty-Five: Cultivation and Push-ups on the Sea

Originally, there were daily passenger ships traveling between the mainland and the island nation of the Land of Waves to facilitate the movement of pedestrians and travelers. However, for some unknown reason, when Kakashi's team arrived at the port to board a passenger ship to the Land of Waves, they discovered that all passenger ships had ceased operation.

"I heard that something big happened in the Land of Waves, so the lord there ordered the passenger ships to suspend operations until things return to normal in the Land of Waves," the port ticket seller said to Kakashi's team, with an expression that said, "I'm so sad that I haven't made any money these past few days."

“It seems we’ll have to wait here at the port for a while,” Kakashi Hatake said to the three genin. “But we can’t just sit idly by. Let’s continue our water-walking training on the beach! That way, even if there are still no passenger ships in a few days, we can still travel to the Land of Waves by water!”

"Yes!" the three genin replied. Sasuke, on the other hand, had a nonchalant expression, while Naruto looked at Sasuke with a competitive gaze, intending to have a good competition with Sasuke during this training.

"This time, I must learn to walk on water before Sasuke! I'll show everyone my ninja way!" Naruto thought to himself, looking eager and ready to try.

Unfortunately, reality is cruel.

Half a day after the training began, Sasuke, shirtless and wearing only swimming trunks, was already able to do push-ups on the turbulent sea, while Sakura could barely stand on her own two feet. Only Naruto was still thrashing about on the surface like a Magikarp thrown into a frying pan, splashing up large clumps of water every now and then.

"Damn it! Why am I always the worst student?!" Naruto shouted fiercely, but this time he was no longer wavering or confused. Instead, he simply took off his clothes, which were already soaked in seawater, and threw them on the shore. Then, he gathered his chakra again and again, and continued to change the distribution of chakra on the soles of his feet, starting a new round of attempts.

Kakashi, on the shore, watched his students training hard at sea. After seeing Naruto's unwavering efforts, he nodded in satisfaction, then lowered his head and continued to immerse himself in the erotic novel in his hands.

However, although Kakashi saw Naruto's efforts, due to Kakashi's own limited strength and perspective, he failed to grasp the fundamental reason why Naruto, despite his hard work, remained a bottom-tier student.

In fact, Naruto Uzumaki's talent for learning ninjutsu is by no means bad. Although it is hard to say whether he can compare with Sasuke and Neji, he is at least much better than other Konoha genin, such as Kiba and Ino Yamanaka!

The reason why Naruto performed so poorly at the Ninja Academy was that the Nine-Tails seal inside his body would occasionally leak a small amount of chakra, disrupting Naruto's own chakra. This made Naruto's ninjutsu very unstable, which was the real reason why he always ended up at the bottom of the class!

This involves the very essence of ninjas, something Kakashi Hatake couldn't grasp, but Jiraiya saw it immediately.

Therefore, in the original story, on the eve of the Chunin Exams, Jiraiya placed an additional seal on Naruto, reinforcing the original Nine-Tails seal and eliminating the chakra interference problem. And the instant this problem was solved, Naruto, who had previously struggled with water walking, instantly mastered the technique. Isn't this enough to demonstrate Naruto's inherent talent?

This is the difference between Kakashi Hatake and Jiraiya, and also the difference between an elite Jonin and a grandmaster! It shows how important it is to have a good teacher! No wonder that later, after discovering that Kakashi couldn't help him gain enough power, Sasuke, with nowhere else to turn, had to run away to Orochimaru—although he only realized in the end that Orochimaru couldn't beat Itachi either.

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As evening fell, Sakura, having finished her training, was washing dishes and tidying up at the camp. Then she looked up, gazing worriedly at the distant sea. There, Naruto Uzumaki, who had just finished dinner, was still training, falling and getting up again and again from the water, showing no sign of giving up.