Naruto: Starting with the Two Kamui

In mid-air, Xiaoxue exclaimed in surprise, "Why wasn't this bamboo sword cut in two?"

Zatoichi laughed, "Your Highness, you are truly kind-hearted. Revealing your attack method before drawing your sword—was it because you were concerned I am a blind old man? There was no need for that..."

Swish! Xiaoxue's expression hardened, and she brandished her twin swords, golden blade light weaving into a chaotic curtain in mid-air...

Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding!

Zatoichi subtly swung his bamboo sword, flawlessly parrying all of Koyuki's slashes!

Xiaoxue's Sharingan swirled, her heart filled with shock: Was he really blind? Even if his hearing was extraordinary, it was far too fluent!

clang!

Zatoichi seized an opening, deflected with his bamboo sword, and Koyuki's left-hand sword flew out, piercing into the stone at the bottom of the pool with a clang!

Whoosh! Xiaoxue did a backflip and stepped onto the hilt of the sword, biting the thunder sword in her right hand and forming hand seals: Since he's not an ordinary old man, I don't need to hold back anymore!

—Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!

Splash!

A massive amount of water surged up, condensing into a ten-meter-high water dragon behind Xiaoxue, roaring forward.

Lin Yu sighed, "Xiao Xue simplified the forty-four seals of the Water Dragon Bullet to four... yet the power remained completely unchanged. Since awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, her talent in ninjutsu has been fully awakened!"

Wow!

But then, Zatoichi lightly touched the water's surface with his bamboo sword... and a hundred ripples spread out!

The bamboo knife is raised.

One slash - Rising Dragon!

Whoosh! Amidst the ripples, a water dragon rose up, clashing with the descending water jets before exploding into a shower of water!

Zatoichi came rushing in on the water...

Crack! Xiaoxue released chakra from the soles of her feet, channeling it into her lightning blade!

The entire water surface transformed into a high-intensity lightning field!

Zatoichi was a master swordsman, but he was still flesh and blood, and his body was frozen in place by the electric shock.

Whoosh! Koyuki leaped up, using the hilt of her sword to grasp the other lightning sword she was holding in her mouth. She channeled her lightning chakra into it, and the blade crackled with golden lightning as she slashed towards Zatoichi…

"This child is teachable." Zatoichi took a deep breath.

—The Art of Abandoning Evil and Breathing for Purity!

call out!

The electric arc that had been blocking the body immediately dissipated.

He raised his bamboo knife to meet the attack head-on!

One slash, and the blade is broken!

clang!

Two swords clashed, and two figures, one large and one small, passed each other...

Whoosh! The golden light spun rapidly in mid-air, arcing through the air, before landing in front of the crowd, humming and trembling...

When the trembling stopped, people were shocked to see that the true form of the golden light was actually half of the broken blade of Thunder Blade Fang!

The setting sun sighed, "That thunder blade... it's broken..."

Lin Yu smiled faintly: "It's good that it's broken. It's like breaking a thunder blade, letting our daughter understand that there are always people more powerful than us."

"..." Xiaoxue stared at the broken half of the Thunder Blade in her hand, her expression one of shock. *Zzzzt!* The tomoe in her eyes disappeared, and she turned and knelt on one knee before Zatoichi: "Master Zatoichi, please forgive your previous arrogance and ignorance!"

Zatoichi rushed forward and helped Koyuki up.

“Your Highness, please rise! I greatly admire your talent and refinement, and I will certainly impart all my knowledge to you without reservation. Also, this ‘Fine Snow’ sword is a gift from me to you as we first meet!”

The city official presented a small katana in an exquisitely crafted scabbard.

Xue cupped the fine snow in her hands.

After having the knife made in the city, he specially commissioned a custom-made scabbard and even inlaid it with a ruby ​​he had treasured for many years, which shows how much care he put into it!

The hilt was warm and soft to the touch, with an excellent texture. The guard was decorated with snowflake patterns. With a snap, the blade, as bright as frost and snow, reflected her bright eyes and clean face after being drawn from its sheath!

"So beautiful!" Xue stroked it lovingly, and from then on carried Xixue on her back, never letting it leave her side!

"Your Highness, what kind of ninja do you want to become?" Ichi asked during his first instruction of Yuki's swordsmanship.

"I originally wanted to protect the village my father built and let the people living here live a peaceful and prosperous life. But now the village has become a country, and a ninja country like never before. Many people in this world question my father and think that he is a devil who fears nothing more than a peaceful world."

“I really wanted to tell them that my father wasn’t a demon, and that everything he did was for the sake of the ninja world, to prevent it from being invaded by powerful foreign enemies. But my father said, ‘Learning to endure and moving forward in the darkness is the duty of a ninja. It’s impossible for everyone to understand!’”

"Complete justice is insufficient to establish oneself in the world, and utter evil is insufficient to win the hearts of the people! Therefore, Father will live in the hearts of the people with an image that is both righteous and evil. This is the ninja way of the father who is the Shadow and the Feather Emperor!"

*Snap!* Xiaoxue drew the fine snow blade, gazing at its gleaming surface. Her eyes held a depth of understanding far beyond her years: "As my father's daughter, I will use my own methods to uphold his legacy! I will become a ninja warrior, fighting only for the weak! I will no longer hide my identity as the daughter of the shadows. No matter how much controversy my father faces in the future, I will make sure people remember one thing: the shadow has a daughter to be proud of!"

Listening to all this in the dark, Lin Yu's eyes reddened for the first time in a long time: "Xiao Xue, you are already my pride. With such a well-behaved and sensible daughter like you, what criticism do I care about?"

He turned and left, his gaze regaining its usual firmness and coldness.

After forcefully repelling the 100,000-strong army of the Land of Waterfall and incorporating 60,000 square kilometers of land into the territory of the Dark Ninja Kingdom, Lin Yu boldly negotiated with the four surrounding countries to purchase 120,000 square kilometers of land!

Land is the lifeblood of a country, and even idle and undeveloped land will never be easily given up!

Not to mention, it also involves the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth, two great nations!

The negotiations lasted three months and were filled with tension. Everyone even thought that this would become the fuse for the Fourth Shinobi World War!

The annual ninja tournament was cancelled this year, and all the armies and ninja villages of various countries went on high alert!

But three months later... the Dark Ninja Kingdom purchased an extra 24 square kilometers of land, plus the 6 square kilometers of land forcibly seized from the Land of Waterfall, and after integration, it became a behemoth with a territory of 30 square kilometers!

The three-month talks went through three thrilling phases!

In the first phase, a rumor spread like wildfire: "Uchiha Yu mastered the Metal Release technique many years ago and spent five whole years emptying the sandstone of the Land of Earth, accumulating unimaginable wealth!"

After the news was confirmed, the Daimyo of the Land of Earth went almost insane—right under his nose! He thoroughly investigated the flow of sandstone unearthed in the Land of Earth over the past five years, and all those involved were held accountable, some beheaded, some exiled…

But what's done is done, and it's too late to do anything about it!

Despite its great reputation, Iwagakure cut a large amount of funding from the village, citing poor protection, causing the once prosperous village to fall into poverty!

Those who had been waiting to see the Dark Ninja Kingdom make a fool of itself, citing insufficient wealth, were suddenly thrown into a panic and began to restrict the Dark Ninja Kingdom's food supply!

Then, a second piece of news came out: the Dark Ninja Kingdom actually possessed the technology to directly convert chakra into agricultural and industrial productivity, which meant that they could be self-reliant and no longer depend on anyone!

even so……

A stubborn superpower, still refusing to compromise!

What does it matter to me if you have money? What business is it of mine if you try to make a living on your own?

I'll just keep to myself and live my own life. If you're so capable, come and fight me! Anyway, the Dark Ninja Kingdom is the focus now. Once war breaks out, all the blame will be directed at you. You think you can fight against billions of people in the world? You're overestimating yourself. You can be drowned by the spittle of each person!

After that, the Dark Ninja Kingdom did indeed disappear for a month... without making any moves, and people smugly thought that the shadowy figure was helpless!

A third shocking piece of news has emerged: the Hidden Ninja Kingdom... has successfully improved its 'traditional rice' that has been practiced for thousands of years! This has doubled the rice's growing rhythm and yield per acre!

If the improved rice variety can be widely adopted, the world's food production will double... This affects the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people!

Those powerful and influential families, who relied on their wealth and influence, could no longer sit still... In order to acquire this improved technology, they had no choice but to agree to sell their land, and even... the area sold was far larger than expected!

The expected 12 square kilometers turned out to be 24! This was something Lin Yu had never anticipated!

The greatest contributor to this battle, the first Kazekage, Liedou, stood high above, gazing down at the golden rice paddies of hope below, and recited a poem with high spirits: "Abundant harvests bring joy to every family, spring's beauty is everywhere! Mountains and rivers are beautiful, people live long and prosperous lives! Spring returns to the earth, making a thousand mountains beautiful, blessings arrive in the world, and everything is renewed! The nation prospers in this golden age, families are harmonious and their wealth is everlasting! After the shadow, there is no more shadow; above the Feather Emperor, there is no more Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

The Second Hokage, Tobirama, crossed his arms and looked at the person reciting poetry atop the mountain: "A once formidable warlord of the Warring States period, turned into this state by your Kotoamatsukami..."

Lin Yu said, "I don't think so. It's entirely due to the other gods..."

Tobirama asked in surprise, "What do you mean?"

Lin Yu said with a complicated expression, "The Land of Wind is situated in the desert, and from ancient times to the present, it has been a barren land. Countless people have gone hungry and died of famine. As the first Wind Shadow, Lie Dou has witnessed the suffering of humankind. He thinks day and night about the smiles on the faces of the people when the crops are plentiful. His research on crops has nothing to do with my Kotoamatsukami; it is all his heartfelt wish..."

"..." Tobirama remained silent, but he had already let go of the past grudges in his heart.

"What's the next step? In a little over six months, the Three-Tails will be resurrected, right?"

Chapter 392 Hell is Empty!

Since the attack during the Chunin Exams a year ago, and the war launched by the combined forces of Kumogakure and Iwagakure against Konoha... the Fourth Hokage, Minato, was utterly disgraced!

After the funeral of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen, the Minato family returned to Konoha, but the once spirited Yellow Flash had become the target of criticism and condemnation from the people of Konoha and the Land of Fire!

When the Land of Fire refused to provide funding for the reconstruction of Konoha, Minato donated all the wealth he had accumulated during his early years as a Jonin and as Hokage.

Furthermore, he personally borrowed 50 billion ryo from the Hidden Shadow Village for the reconstruction of Konoha!

This salvaged some of his reputation... allowing his family of three to continue living in Konoha!

However, in order not to cause trouble for those around him, Minato offered to move with his family to the garbage dump on the outskirts of Konoha.

Garbage Mountain, as the name suggests, is a mountain piled with garbage. It is the area where Konoha Village centrally processes household waste.

Flies, cockroaches, and rats scurry about, and it reeks of a foul stench all day long!

Even the workers who handle the garbage have to wear thick protective suits to get close to the garbage mountain.

But the Minato family lived in a dilapidated wooden house at the foot of the garbage mountain...

The dirty water from the garbage dump seeped into the soil, causing the wooden houses to become moldy.

Konoha does not supply water or electricity to this area.

The Minato family can only use candles for lighting, and for drinking water, they have to cross mountains and valleys to fetch water from a river that is extremely far away. However, six months ago, that river was polluted for unknown reasons, and Minato had to go to an even more distant place...

To atone for his sins, he never used the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Every day, some Konoha residents, especially children, would stand on the only way for Minato to fetch water, pointing at him, and even throwing filth and spitting on him!

No shop in Konoha was willing to sell the Fourth Hokage's family's daily necessities.

Shuimen could only carry a bow and arrows when he went hunting in the mountains.

But Kushina's belly grew bigger day by day, and she needed someone by her side.

The sensible Naruto took on the task of hunting.