Naruto: My Ninjutsu is mediocre

"Let's stop here. I have a feeling we'll have a chance to meet again in the future."

Yuzhen saw Senju Tobirama off, and when they were some distance away from the camp, Tobirama said this.

The two sides just met by chance. Perhaps because they gained something here and lost more, Senju Tobirama was quite impressed by this group of wandering ninjas hiding in the mountains.

He was a ninja with very strong perception and had already memorized Yu Zhen's chakra characteristics intentionally or unintentionally.

"Meet again? Maybe. For wandering ninjas like us, destruction is just around the corner. Even a strong clan like the Senju clan or your mortal enemy the Uchiha clan cannot understand the feelings of weaklings like us." Yu Zhen said.

Senju Tobirama opened his mouth, but couldn't help but say, "Senju is indeed very strong, but... have you ever heard of the saying, 'Swift wind and thunder, fast water and light'?"

Yu Zhen was stunned for a moment. What does that mean? Is there any ninja clan in the ninja world that is stronger than the Senju clan?

Senju Tobirama simply ignored Uchiha, which was within Yuzhen's expectations.

Senju Tobirama shook his head and did not explain further. He said, "The ninja world is in such chaos right now. No one can predict what the future will hold. As I said before... I'll take my leave now. See you again if fate allows."

There was no need to be fussy, so Senju Tobirama turned and left.

Yu Zhen glanced at the other person's back and returned to the camp.

Well, Senju Tobirama left in a very cool manner, if you ignore the scroll filled with tea leaves on his back.

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Although Senju Tobirama left, the benefits he brought were more than that.

After Yuzhen returned to the camp, he saw the place where Senju Tobirama used to live. A ninjutsu scroll was placed alone on a simple wooden table.

A smile appeared on Yuzhen's face, indicating that it was as expected.

He walked to the wooden table and opened the scroll. On the scroll was recorded another water-style ninjutsu called "Water Break Wave".

This is certainly not a return gift of tea, but a return gift of Rasengan.

Although Tobirama Senju helped overcome the biggest technical difficulty of the Rasengan, this technique is still considered to be Hashira's ninjutsu. No matter what, the principles and ideas of this technique all come from Hashira.

After all, there is an important argument in the invention world: 1% > 99%.

If Tobirama Senju gets the Rasengan, he has to exchange it for a heavyweight offensive ninjutsu equivalent to the Rasengan.

Yu Zhen silently put away the scroll, thinking that Senju Tobirama really lived up to his expectations and was a very particular person.

People say (in the old version) that Senju Tobirama is a sinister, cunning, and unscrupulous person, but after actual contact, Yuzhen decided to abandon this stereotype. Senju Tobirama is clearly a kind person who knows how to repay kindness and is honest.

After finishing "The Art of Communication", he decided to write another book "The Art of Dealing".

Chapter 23 Asking for help

Senju Tobirama left, and his departure made Yuzhen so sad that he felt regretful for a long time.

Because in Yuzhen's view, it wasn't Senju Tobirama leaving, it was clearly a living "Book of Sealing" abandoning him. Unfortunately, Senju Tobirama belonged to the Senju clan after all, and Yuzhen couldn't occupy it for too long for personal use.

For the next month, the camp was peaceful.

No other ninjas accidentally broke in here, and taking advantage of the rare peace, Yuzhen devoted almost all his energy to practicing new ninjutsu.

It has to be said that the help that Senju Tobirama brought to him was enormous. After mastering the water-style ninjutsu, Yuzhen's fighting style became more diverse, his attack power was enhanced, and his actual combat ability was much improved.

Thanks to Senju Tobirama's guidance on water-style ninjutsu, Yuzhen has basically learned the basic water-style ninjutsu in more than a month.

His mastery of the Rasengan has also reached the "beginner level of twelve-year-old Naruto", which means he can use it in actual combat with the help of a clone.

This is already very good. If you want to continue to improve in Rasengan, it will be a bit difficult.

Besides this, Yu Zhen did not relax his training in the basic aspects. However, compared with his progress in ninjutsu, his basic training yielded very little...

The quality and quantity of chakra have hardly improved, not even twice the result with half the effort.

This aspect is restricted by blood factors, and it is basically impossible to rely on one's own efforts. Yu Zhen can only rely on White Zetsu. He hopes that he can have a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with a White Zetsu someday.

That day, after Yu Zhen finished his training, he began to seriously consider whether it was time to leave this primeval forest.

On the one hand, his strength has been improved to a certain extent. As long as they don't encounter large-scale conflicts or unexpected strong enemies, they will more or less have some self-protection ability.

On the other hand, winter is approaching, and their supplies will become increasingly scarce, and the temperature will become an expected enemy. In this situation, it is definitely not a good idea to continue staying in the deep forest and "passively avoiding the world."

However, just when he was about to make up his mind, the exclamations of several tribesmen suddenly interrupted his thoughts.

Yu Zhen looked in the direction of the sound and found two people running towards him in a panic.

"Chief, there is news from other tribesmen!"

"It's Chihori. We found Chihori's summoning beast!"

Perhaps out of panic or excitement, someone mistakenly called "captain" as "chief."

But now is not the time to worry about these things. Yu Zhen quickly caught up with the two men and soon followed them to a big tree not far from the camp.

At this time, there was a small ninja dog summoned beast lying on its side. There were many hideous scars on its body. Its overall condition was very bad, and its breathing seemed abnormally rapid.

"Just now, the guard ninja on duty today discovered it. He recognized it as the summoning beast of Chihori Hanemiya. After notifying the camp, others also confirmed this." Someone explained quickly.

The name of this psychic ninja dog is Begi, and even Yuzhen knows this dog.

"Can it be saved?" he asked.

This ninja dog must have encountered an enemy attack while escaping and had a very painful experience. From this, we can imagine how difficult it was for it to find this place.

Yet it accomplished its mission.

Faced with Yu Zhen's question, everyone fell silent, because this question actually did not need an answer... Everyone could see that there was no possibility for this ninja dog to survive.

Yu Zhen came to the ninja dog, squatted down, reached out and gently stroked its head.

The ninja dog Begi seemed to remember Yuzhen's scent. It raised its neck with great effort and gently pressed the tip of its nose against Yuzhen's palm.

Then it stretched out its curled tongue and spit out a small scroll.

Yu Zhen picked up the scroll, unfolded it, and found a coordinate written on it.

"It's the message left by Chihori." After reading the scroll, Yuzhen said with certainty.

Because the information on the scroll was expressed in Morse code, and it was he who taught this code to some of the tribesmen.

"Chihori, is it really Chihori?"

"There's only one coordinate. What does that mean?"

"Need I ask? It's a request for help, of course."

"It's a message for help. Yes, Chihori is still alive."

"Then...what should we do?"

This question made everyone in the chaos suddenly silent. Yes, even if the ninja dog brought Chihori's request for help, did they have the ability to carry out the rescue?

Everyone looked at Yu Zhen at the same time.

Yu Zhen didn't say anything. He put his palm on the ninja dog's head, and unknowingly its breathing became weaker and weaker.

A ninja next to him was busy bandaging the ninja dog's wound, but his movements gradually stopped.

The ninja dog's chest no longer rose and fell, it had lost all life.

"Let's talk about it when we get back, Begi...bury him here properly." Yu Zhen said.

It's a bit ironic that in this chaotic world, the death of a ninja dog is often more touching than the death of a human.

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"Captain, this incident is very likely a trap set by an unknown enemy...at least this possibility cannot be ruled out."

After returning to the camp, everyone began to discuss rescue matters.

Of course, everyone hopes to rescue their own people, but they cannot lose their minds, nor can they ignore the risks inherent in this matter.

"The password is not reliable. Once Chihori is controlled by the enemy's illusion, the password may be leaked." said another ninja.

"Don't forget, it's been several months since we lost the village. This call for help... is a little too late."

When their village was attacked by the enemy, most of the tribesmen were killed and a small number of them broke through. If there were any survivors besides the people in the camp, he or they should have sent out the message long ago.

"Maybe he just contacted us."

Maybe it’s not that there is no contact, but that there is no way to contact... This is also a possibility.

Most people seem to be against responding to this letter for help because it is more or less suspicious.

But Yuzhen knew that their thoughts were contrary to what they said, or that their feelings were contrary to their rationality.

People have feelings. The more difficult the environment, the more precious some things become.

Yu Zhen stopped everyone's argument, motioned for silence, and then said, "No matter what, the letter for help was indeed written by Chiho. We can't pretend we didn't see it."

"I decided... to conduct a rescue operation."

Chapter 24 Action

Whether based on emotional impulse or rational judgment, Yu Zhen cannot stand by and watch his tribesmen in trouble die.

This is not only related to his personal thoughts, likes and dislikes, and will, but also to the collective cognition of everyone.

Although Yu Zhen concealed the surname "Yu Gongyuan", it did not mean that he could sever the blood ties between his clansmen, nor did he intend to sever them.

On the surface, the changes are only on the surface, but inside, it is actually the same as always. A person's essence cannot be changed because of a sentence.

Although Yu Zhen and his companions received a message for help from Chihori Hamiya, this message does not mean that only one person is in trouble. It is very likely that the request for help came from several or even dozens of tribesmen.

After hearing Yu Zhen's decision to carry out the rescue, although the tribesmen around him still had serious expressions on their faces, Yu Zhen clearly felt an atmosphere of relief.

"Of course, rescue is imperative, but as always, I will act alone this time."

He raised his hand to stop some people who wanted to refute him and continued:

"I can act more flexibly alone. If I encounter any problems, I can advance or retreat. If too many people participate in the operation, it will be easy to lose control."

Frankly speaking, the collective strength is simply not enough to support such a complex mission that combines reconnaissance, infiltration, and rescue.

Although the word "burden" sounds a bit harsh, if a group of people act together, they are more likely to cause trouble than to help.

"So... considering the complexity of the rescue mission, I will go to the destination to investigate the situation first. You all should prepare for action. If I need support, I will notify you as soon as possible."

Yuzhen changed his statement to one that was more acceptable.

"The captain is acting alone. If an emergency occurs and no one responds... the consequences will be unimaginable," someone said.

Yuzhen once again performed a "bare-handed tree pass" and said:

"Unless I encounter an airtight seal, it will be difficult for me to be trapped."

This action is very convincing.

It seems that this is the only way, and no one can actually change Yu Zhen's will.

Some people couldn't help but secretly sigh, if only the Thousand-Handed Ninja was still there at this time, maybe they could ask him for some help.

"It's decided. I will conduct the preliminary reconnaissance. Considering the urgency of the matter, we should act sooner rather than later." Yu Zhen said.

Although there is no plan to let everyone participate in the specific rescue operation, Yu Zhen has to give them some sense of participation and anticipation.

Everyone who works hard to rescue their tribesmen must receive corresponding "contribution points". Otherwise, what's the point of some people doing the work while others just watch?

The Mingming people have the same weight in everyone's heart.

In fact, whether in the previous period when he was a pure cannon fodder or in the current period when he was a high-level cannon fodder, Yu Zhen was not used to cooperating with others. He was more familiar with the single-handed fighting style.

Yuzhen made some arrangements for various things in the camp, then packed up the ninja tools, took the food pills and set off... Thanks to the contribution of the Sarutobi clan, at least Yuzhen is no longer short of weapons and wartime supplies.

In the past one or two months, his strength has experienced a period of rapid growth.

For him now, his strength is definitely seriously insufficient compared to those above him, but it is more than enough compared to those below him.

He is not very good at fighting, but he can definitely run very fast.

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After Yu Zhen left the camp and crossed the forest to the outside world, he did not rush as fast as he could without any scruples.

The battle may happen at any time and anywhere, so he must maintain his chakra level.

To conceal his identity, he draped a tattered blanket over himself, covering the ninja tools hanging from his waist. This way, he looked less like a ninja and more like a modernist avant-garde artist or a refugee from classical antiquity.

It took about three days for Yu Zhen to arrive at the coordinates marked on the letter for help. It was a small town that looked very ordinary.