Naruto: My Ninjutsu is mediocre

When Yu Zhen was carrying out the robbery, he didn't think too much about it. His strategy was just to rob and run away. But when he brought the scroll back, he found that he didn't know how to remove the seal on it.

Senju Tobirama simply glanced at it and said, "The seal on this scroll isn't complicated. It probably contains only ordinary supplies. I know how to break the seal, but... I need to know where this scroll came from and what your relationship is to the Sarutobi clan."

This is indeed just a sealing scroll for transporting ordinary supplies, and the technique on it is not complicated for those who know the subject.

Senju Tobirama came from a clan with a long and rich history of ninja training, and was well-versed in various sealing techniques. Furthermore, the Senju clan was closely connected to the Sarutobi clan, and Senju Tobirama had seen and even used Sarutobi clan's material scrolls before.

"We have nothing to do with the Sarutobi clan. I picked up this scroll on the battlefield." To increase credibility, Yu Zhen added some more specific information, "The two warring parties at that time were the Sarutobi clan and the Ishigawa clan..."

Senju Tobirama cast a suspicious look at him. Picked it up? It's more like taking advantage of the situation to snatch it away.

An ordinary scroll would not harm the core interests of the Sarutobi clan. In addition, Senju Tobirama knew the survival methods of most small ninja clans and wandering ninjas, so he decided to help with this small favor.

Just like Yuzhen would not hurt him who had no ability to resist, Yuzhen would not kill the ninjas of the Sarutobi clan. You know, the attention of a great ninja clan can be very deadly... Forget it, just assume that this scroll was picked up by Yuzhen.

Senju Tobirama raised his hands with difficulty, slowly formed seals, and then slapped the sealing technique on the scroll.

With a puff, the space seal was lifted, and a large amount of supplies appeared out of thin air in front of Yu Zhen.

He is very happy.

He conducts an inspection.

The smile disappeared from his face.

In just a few minutes, Yu Zhen's emotions went through a classic three-stage change, because the materials sealed in the scroll did not meet his expectations.

There was grain, but only three bags, weighing a maximum of 300 kilograms, which solved the urgent need at the camp.

In addition, there are more than twenty ninja tool bags, a box of medicine, and...

More than fifty baskets of tea.

Invisibly, Yuzhen's resentment towards the Sarutobi clan began to grow rapidly.

So much tea leaves, I can eat them as food.

Are you going to fight or have tea?

Chapter 19: Repaying kindness

The smile did not transfer to Senju Tobirama's face, but after seeing the change in Yuzhen's mood, his originally serious and solemn expression was somewhat unable to hold back.

"These aren't necessarily all the Sarutobi clan's supplies. They might have accepted a transportation mission from a merchant."

Senju Tobirama kindly reminded, look, he still has good intentions now.

Obviously, tea is a commodity with considerable economic value, and it's basically impossible for the Sarutobi clan to use it for their own personal use...

Even if all the Sarutobi people had the habit of drinking tea, it would take them forever to finish such a large amount.

Although it was different from the later ninja village system period, ninjas of this era would also undertake tasks from within or outside the ninja clan.

Ninjas often do not engage in production and are purely armed forces. Using force to exchange for survival supplies is a common characteristic of them regardless of time.

Of course there will be production and commercial activities in troubled times, this needs no further explanation.

Yu Zhen nodded, he felt that Senju Tobirama's explanation made sense.

Then he asked several ninjas to carry away the useful supplies, and asked Senju Tobirama to put the tea leaves back into the sealing scroll.

These tea leaves are of no value to him, but if they are accidentally caught in the rain, then these tea leaves will become worthless to anyone.

After completing the "packaging" of the tea leaves, Yu Zhen directly gave the material scroll to Senju Tobirama: "This is for you. It's completely useless for us to keep it."

He has no shipping channels, so it's better for him to do a favor than to let the tea rot in his hands. He can't just say he will sell the tea to Senju Tobirama instead of giving it away, right?

Yu Zhen really wanted to get something from the other person, but one has to be pragmatic and not want everything.

Senju Tobirama twitched his lips. It was obvious that he didn't want it at all. The Senju clan certainly had ways to exchange the tea leaves for other more urgently needed supplies, but these things were the dirty stuff of the Sarutobi clan.

Now the guest had to follow the host's wishes, so he could only remain silent and let Yu Zhen put the donated supplies next to his long sword.

"If the Sarutobi clan loses the mission item, do they need to compensate the employer?" Yu Zhen put down the scroll, sat back in his original seat, and then asked casually.

"If it's the Sarutobi clan, they will at least make some compensation to the employer," said Senju Tobirama.

"Oh, worthy of being a great ninja clan that has stood firm. It seems that the Sarutobi clan values ​​loyalty and trustworthiness very much."

Senju Tobirama was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he understood the hidden meaning of Yu Zhen's words.

He immediately remembered that before he fainted, Yu Zhen had said something like "I won't hurt you, but you owe me a life."

After Senju Tobirama woke up, Yu Zhen certainly couldn't mention this sentence again, otherwise it would be considered a threat. Senju Tobirama also wouldn't mention it, but he couldn't pretend not to hear it, because Yu Zhen was telling the truth.

The ninja world is now extremely dark, and almost everyone is morally low. In this era, being able to kill and not killing can be considered a favor, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with this concept.

In the previous battle, Senju Tobirama was the instigator, and he was defeated. No matter what insidious sneak attack he had, a defeat was a defeat.

But Yu Zhen did not take the opportunity to deal with him, his enemy, but instead helped him treat his wounds. Whether it was out of kindness or out of fear of the reputation of the Senju clan, since Yu Zhen did not take action, Senju Tobirama had to acknowledge this favor.

Senju Tobirama could certainly deny this, and Yu Zhen wouldn't do anything anyway, but...

Although the name Senju Tobirama is always easily associated with descriptions such as "cunning and scheming" and "will do anything to achieve the goal", there are some things that even he disdains to do.

"Is there anything you need help with?" he asked directly.

"That's right. Maybe because I'm naturally water-loving, I've already mastered the transformation of water-attribute chakra. Now there's a problem. I don't know water-style ninjutsu. I'm currently trying to find a way to learn it, but I've been unable to find one."

Yu Zhen didn't bother to be polite with the other party and directly put forward his request.

If the two parties cannot be considered friends, then they should conduct a fair trade.

"I do know a few water escape techniques, I can teach them to you."

Hearing that it was just this, Senju Tobirama couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. This kind of "reward" was within his ability. Under normal circumstances, he would certainly not let the clan's ninjutsu leak out, but now he was facing his "savior".

"Thank you very much, but I'm a bit slow and may not be able to learn it in a short time, so please write it down."

As he spoke, Yu Zhen had already stuffed a blank scroll and a pen into Senju Tobirama's hands.

This, this was obviously well prepared. Senju Tobirama was a little helpless, but finally picked up the pen and wrote on the scroll.

After a little thought, he first wrote down the seal, chakra operation and training method of a C-level offensive water-style ninjutsu "Water Wave".

With the idea of ​​combining offense and defense and offering a buy-one-get-one-free deal, he wrote down the B-level defensive water-based ninjutsu "Water Array Wall" after the Water Wave, which can only be mastered by a Jonin-level ninja.

He gave a higher level to defensive ninjutsu because, in the eyes of the ninjas, offensive ninjutsu was more valuable than defensive ninjutsu. Because most of the time, the battles between ninjas were about who could kill the opponent faster, and ninjas emphasized extreme aggressiveness.

After finishing these two ninjutsu, Senju Tobirama was about to stop writing and return the scroll, but at this time he heard Yu Zhen's light words in his ears again.

"Come to think of it, I always feel like I've heard the name Senju Tobirama somewhere before, and I finally remembered it just now... Do you have a brother named Senju Hashirama?"

Senju Tobirama paused his writing and couldn't help but look up at Yuzhen.

The latter's eyes were clear and focused.

Did he really just remember it? He must have known it from the beginning... Senju Tobirama realized he had been tricked.

Hinting, Yu Zhen is hinting again that conversation requires skills. Maybe he can publish a book in the future called "The Art of Communication".

In short, Yu Zhen was not saying that he had heard of the name Senju Hashirama, but that he knew that Senju Tobirama was actually the son of the patriarch of the Senju clan.

At this moment, the life of Senju Tobirama has increased in value. The price to pay for saving an ordinary Senju ninja and saving the son of the Senju clan leader is obviously different.

Because of his special identity, Senju Tobirama must pay more, otherwise he will never be able to repay Yu Zhen's kindness.

So Senju Tobirama gritted his teeth and continued to write on the scroll another high-level offensive water-based ninjutsu that was difficult for a Jonin to learn... B-level water-based ninjutsu, Water Dragon Bullet.

After finishing writing, he returned the scroll and pen to Yuzhen, and finally couldn't help but complain: "You have too many thoughts."

Yu Zhen took the scroll and smiled without saying anything.

As for this kind of accusation from someone who would spend all day thinking about conspiracies and intrigues, Yu Zhen would just brush it off lightly like brushing away dust, and would not take it to heart at all.

"You can stay here to recuperate until you regain your mobility," he said.

Things are not over yet, there is definitely still a chance to get some skin off Senju Tobirama.

After finally getting together, once a transaction is completed, will everyone disperse immediately?

Of course not, everyone will just start the next transaction.

Chapter 20 Rasengan (Part 1)

Yu Zhen possesses simple, direct and efficient assassination abilities, but this does not mean that he will give up more diverse means of attack.

After all, for a ninja, the more methods he has and the more unexpected the battle is, the easier it is to defeat the enemy and win.

That's why Yu Zhen worked so hard to learn water-style ninjutsu. With such a good opportunity in front of him, he must of course try his best to learn as much as possible from the young water-style master.

It’s a pity that this master was so proud of himself that he only gained two B-level ninjutsu and one C-level ninjutsu in exchange for his life.

But it doesn’t matter, don’t be anxious. In the end, you still have to rely on your own efforts to steal someone else’s boyfriend.

After acquiring three water-style ninjutsu and understanding the hand seals and chakra operation principles, Yu Zhen immediately came to a place far away from the camp and began to practice independently.

He quickly mastered the C-rank Water Rush, but the two B-rank Water Release Ninjutsu proved more challenging to learn. Hane's Water Dragon Bullet looked like nothing more than a large water gun.

After practicing for a whole day without any success, he immediately went to ask for advice from the injured water escape master who was recuperating.

Frankly speaking, it was already very good that Senju Tobirama was willing to teach three water jutsu techniques. He had no obligation to teach Yu Zhen at all.

If Yu Zhen cannot learn these ninjutsu, it must be his own problem and has nothing to do with Senju Tobirama.

Limited by their own conditions and comprehension, many ordinary ninjas simply cannot learn advanced ninjutsu above level B. If Yu Zhen is a rotten tree that cannot be carved, it cannot be blamed on Tobirama Senju.

But there's no way around it, because Yu Zhen has been hanging around in front of Senju Tobirama asking for advice.

Senju Tobirama could only suppress his discomfort and point out the key points to Yuzhen:

"For advanced water-based ninjutsu like this to realize its power, it is necessary to convert the water-based chakra in advance. After converting a sufficient amount of water-attribute chakra, it is best to pre-compress it before releasing it..."

"It should feel like the chakra is not being released, but rather ejected or erupted."

"Each step must be coordinated with the rhythm of your hand seals to guide the flow of chakra."

"In short, you should start by practicing the amount and speed of water-attribute chakra release. Your proficiency in this area can only be increased by spending time..."

The master is worthy of being a master. Under his guidance, Yu Zhen quickly grasped the key points.

He was not a genius, and it was difficult for him to learn such a high-level ninjutsu in just one or two days. In fact, there was no need for him to be so anxious. In short, after mastering the techniques and tricks, as long as he practiced for a period of time, Yu Zhen believed that he would definitely be able to master this high-level water-style ninjutsu.

However, before Senju Tobirama left, he probably wouldn't be able to see the results of Yuzhen's practice.

Three days later, Tobirama Senju barely regained his ability to move, which meant that he should leave this place... This should be the case under normal circumstances, as he had no attachment to this place.

In addition, being away from the family for too long will inevitably cause everyone's worry, so Senju Tobirama can no longer waste time outside.

This is what Senju Tobirama thinks subjectively, but Yuzhen will objectively create conditions for him to stay.

Yuzhen knew that Senju Tobirama was about to leave, so when he met him again, he did not discuss the issue of water escape, but instead started discussing the development of a new ninjutsu.

This is a good entry point.

What's the entry point?

If you want to fish, you have to bait the bait, right? Having already repaid Senju Tobirama's "lifesaving grace," Yuzhen wanted to get something out of him again, so this time he had to give something valuable.

And if you want to ask what is the most valuable and impressive ninjutsu that Yuzhen has mastered, it is of course something that he has given away generously to others.

"Tobirama, I've seen your instant body movement technique. You can say you have the ability to kill the enemy in an instant. However, when you're in that state, you can only use physical techniques and ordinary ninja tools to attack. Have you ever encountered a situation where your attack power is insufficient? You must know that instant body movement and the slow use of hand seals are mutually exclusive..."

Did this seem like an academic discussion? This kind of conversation would be more palatable to Senju Tobirama than instruction in Water Release, so he temporarily suppressed his farewell words and said, "Indeed, sometimes I encounter situations where I can't penetrate the enemy's defenses, and even my speed is meaningless."

Yu Zhen nodded, with an expression of astonishment on his face: "Have you ever thought about using instantaneous non-sequence ninjutsu in conjunction with instantaneous body movement?"

"Ninjutsu without seals? I have had the idea and experimented with it, but I haven't achieved any actual results. After all, through seals and techniques, abstract energy can be transformed into concrete forms to unleash the true power of chakra. Ninjutsu without seals runs counter to this traditional understanding."

"Form... yes, it does require a form." Yu Zhen agreed with this statement, but then immediately added, "But the form does not necessarily require hand seals to achieve. In fact, the extreme physical form changes of chakra can also bring unimaginable lethality."

As he spoke, Yu Zhen raised his left hand, and a rotating chakra ball appeared in his palm. However, the energy density and spin speed of this chakra ball were seriously insufficient, making this technique seem not very powerful.

That’s right, what Yuzhen was talking about was the Rasengan.

As soon as he came to this world and confirmed that he was in the ninja world, Yuzhen began to develop this powerful and difficult ninjutsu, which means that he has spent a year on the Rasengan.

Rasengan is one of the few ninjutsu in the original work that describes the training process from beginning to end, so it is not surprising that Yuzhen focuses on this.

However, the difficulty of practicing this ninjutsu was extremely exaggerated, so he did not make any substantial progress.

This is not to say that his comprehension and learning ability are very poor, the reason is simply that his talent is not good enough... His chakra quality and energy density are simply not up to the threshold for learning Rasengan, which is like saying that a good cook cannot cook without rice.

“It doesn’t seem practical…”