Naruto: My Ninjutsu is mediocre

Due to lack of information and his previous low level, Yu Zhen was not clear about the power distribution in the ninja world, but there was one thing he was sure of, that is, it was best to stay away from the central area of ​​the later "Land of Fire".

They have no shortage of food for the time being, but they need cold-resistant clothing.

Uchiha Nanami thought for a moment, then asked somewhat embarrassedly:

"Can I join you guys for a while?"

On the one hand, given her current condition, it was not appropriate for her to act alone; on the other hand, she was somewhat curious about the group of wandering ninjas in front of her.

How could a group of wandering ninjas from different clans unite around one person and follow him with full trust? This kind of grouping is too sci-fi for the current ninja world.

It is certainly not uncommon for wandering ninjas to gather together, but they often have their own ulterior motives. It won't take long for them to scatter or even kill each other for various reasons... If the word trust is not limited to a single ninja clan, it would be too luxurious.

Uchiha Nanami thought that this group of wandering ninjas in front of her might have something special, so she wanted to know more about them... It can only be said that she thought too much.

However, her reaction also indirectly shows that Yu Zhen's orders were strictly implemented. His tribesmen disguised themselves very well, and "Yu Gong Yuan" became a complex group with complicated members.

"Of course you can. We are a group of wandering ninjas who stick together for warmth. We are open to anyone who joins us, even those who join temporarily. It may be a luxury to travel with us all the way, but it is definitely not impossible to form a companion along the way."

Yu Zhen started to lie with his eyes open.

"Then I'll trouble you for the time being." Uchiha Nanami said with a thoughtful expression.

"It's okay. To be honest, we're also confused about the future. Fortunately, there are people in the world who want to hire ninjas."

Due to the serious lack of strength on his side, Yu Zhen can only temporarily act according to the rules of the ninja world, that is, to find suitable employees... Unless it is absolutely necessary, he will not "fundraise" for non-ninja forces.

It doesn't matter if he raises funds from other ninja forces, as long as he has the strength to defeat them. That's how the ninja world works anyway.

It's all tears. Guess what? Yuzhen and his friends left their carefree rural life to "find a job."

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Uchiha Nanami became the temporary travel companion of Yuzhen and the others, and followed them on their journey westward while recovering from his injuries.

Their actions were extremely stealthy. Yuzhen didn't want to conflict with other ninjas for the time being. Sometimes he even chose to act only from the late night to dawn in order to avoid being involved in fights between other ninja groups.

But since there are ninjas everywhere in this era, no matter how careful Yuzhen is, he will eventually meet his "colleagues" inadvertently.

Logically speaking, when ninjas act in a group, they should send out "scouts" forward and backward, and these "scouts" should preferably be sensing ninjas.

But Yuzhen and the others couldn't do that because there were no sensory ninjas in the clan, so they could only act as a group.

Without a sensing ninja, even if Yu Zhen wanted to be alert of the surroundings, he doubted whether his alert ninja could send out the message in time if he encountered an enemy.

The most likely possibility is that the "front observation unit" will be killed instantly.

Because in the absence of perceptive ninjas, the battlefield is one-way transparent to the enemy, and Yuzhen and the others are surrounded by fog of war.

In this case, they might as well just move in a group.

So, after five days of cautious action, Yuzhen and his team finally ran into another ninja force.

Unfortunately, the other side has more people than us.

Fortunately, this group of people were also remnants of a defeated army, and their situation seemed to be even worse than Yu Zhen and the others.

When the two sides collided head-on, the other side was even more panicked than Yu Zhen.

Chapter 35 Convergence

After leaving the forest, Yuzhen and his group had always acted extremely cautiously, so they did not encounter any unexpected situations.

But too much is as bad as too little. After being tense for a few days, many people relaxed a little.

Although we won't be complacent, it is inevitable that we will slack off.

During this period, Yu Zhen also learned a lot about the basic situation of the ninja world, and the information naturally came from Uchiha Nanami.

To his surprise, Uchiha Nanami's personality was different from the stereotypical Uchiha ninja; she seemed emotionally stable, not arrogant, and good at communication.

Over the past few days, Yu Zhen has received a lot of useful and useless information from her... Of course, it is just general information that does not involve the secrets of various races.

At this time, they were discussing the "economic foundation" on which the major ninja clans depended for survival.

"In addition to receiving various mission funds from some employers, different ninja clans actually have certain relatively fixed content and funding sources."

"for example?"

"For example, the Senju clan has always been able to obtain stable tasks related to tobacco planting, production, and transportation from fixed employers."

Yu Zhen was stunned for a moment. Senzhi Senju going to develop the tobacco industry? Could this be considered a professional match?

"For us Uchiha, it's sugar."

Well, the Uchiha clan is indeed quite Tang-like most of the time.

"The Hyuga clan is related to alcohol."

"What about the Sarutobi clan?" Yu Zhen had just asked this question when he immediately learned to draw inferences. "I know the Sarutobi clan. It's tea, right?"

"Yes."

For some reason, Yuzhen suddenly felt that the great ninja clan with a long history and passed down to this day seemed nothing special. Even the lofty Otsutsuki bloodline suddenly became down-to-earth.

I wonder if there are any ninjas who have entered the salt or soy sauce industry. Salted fish and kimchi might also be a blue ocean.

It seems that Yuzhen's previous understanding of the great ninjas was somewhat distorted. Whether they were engaged in production or not was another matter, but these great ninjas were definitely engaged in logistics.

There's nothing I can do, I have to eat.

Again, why did the ninjas fight to the death? On the one hand, it was because of the hatred that had accumulated between them for decades or even hundreds of years, and there must have been some behind-the-scenes mastermind who was constantly instigating this.

On the other hand, what is more important is that they have to seize living space.

In short, Uchiha Nanami explained part of the "industrial structure" of the ninja world, which greatly refreshed Yuzhen's understanding of this world.

Armed with the newly acquired knowledge that challenged his values, Yu Zhen led the group toward a low hill.

It was getting close to evening, and he planned to find a suitable place nearby to set up camp.

Then Yu Zhen met another group of ninjas who had arrived here earlier in a "feng shui treasure land" surrounded by rolling terrain and trees.

The scene suddenly became a mess, and after the chaos, there was a tense confrontation between the two sides.

Yu Zhen just took a quick look and immediately began to apply the industry knowledge he had just learned, thinking that these ninjas had probably just experienced a failed business venture on the "Ninja Startup Board" and ended up in bankruptcy with their families broken up.

They must have been defeated, and everyone's spirits were extremely depressed. They didn't even arrange enough ninjas for outer perimeter security during their rest time, so they were completely unprepared and allowed Yu Zhen and his gang to "rush" right up to them.

These ninjas were chaotic and disorderly, and some of them even started to act rudely when they encountered "enemies".

Yu Zhen clearly saw someone struggling for a few times, but when he couldn't get up no matter what, he just sat there as if he had accepted his fate.

The world is full of wonders. When encountering medium-sized enemies, Yu Zhen and his team actually have the advantage in overall strength.

Although the strength of Yu Zhen's subordinates is not commendable, at least there is no problem with their "spirit".

And their faces are all round from eating so much.

But what about the people on the other side? Although there were about thirty of them, outnumbering Yu Zhen's side, they all looked dilapidated and emaciated from hunger.

If a fight really breaks out, without considering the casualties on our side, this group of people will be wiped out without a doubt.

For so many years, "Yugong Yuan" has been bullied by various forces in turn. I never expected that one day they would be able to stand in the position of bullying others.

In comparison, the "will to fight" of the two sides is very different.

What can the people on Yuzhen's side say? Their village has been destroyed for some time, and the mental shock and scars it brought have been diluted by time. Now they look at problems more positively and rationally, and their will to protect themselves and their people is extremely strong.

When it comes to fighting spirit, many people have very simple ideas, which are...

If we fight, I will be the first one to fight; if we run, I will be the last one to run.

On the other hand, those on the other side had just experienced a crushing defeat. They were all overwhelmed by the negative emotions of failure. Many people were thinking...

If I am beaten, I will die immediately; if I die, I will die the fastest.

It’s not that the people on Yuzhen’s side have a better mentality. In fact, the difference between them is just that they are in different stages after failure.

The people on Yuzhen's side are in the "recovery" stage, while the people on the opposite side are in the "pain" stage.

The other side was at an absolute disadvantage, so their leaders soon lost their patience.

I saw a young ninja, about twenty-four or twenty-five, pushing through the crowd and coming to the front of the team.

"Who are you?" he asked.

At this time, the group was most worried about Yu Zhen and the other ninjas who had accepted the hunting mission.

"We call ourselves 'Ashes', a group of wandering ninjas from different origins. You can call me Yuzhen... Who are you?" Yuzhen said.

The people on the opposite side observed carefully and found that Yu Zhen and his men were not wearing forehead protectors. Although their overall situation was much better than theirs, they did not look like trackers.

Because Yu Zhen and his men were not prepared for the battle and did not launch a sneak attack just now.

Everything indicates that this was a chance encounter.

Seeing this, the man decided to take a gamble. He gritted his teeth and revealed his true origins:

"We are the Fuma clan, formerly the Kazama clan, and I am the clan leader."

Wind Demon? Sounds familiar.

Yuzhen thought for a moment, then asked:

"Is it the Fuma clan, who are skilled in crafting ninja tools and wielding shuriken?"

"Yes, it is indeed us."

"Why are you guys in such a bad situation?"

Well, it's a bit rude to say this without thinking.

Yu Zhen didn't want to humiliate the other person, he was just purely curious.

You have to know that the Fuma clan continued to exist until the Ninja Village era. Although there were only two or three insignificant cats and kittens left later, since they were able to survive to the later generations, they should not be in such a miserable state now.

These words made the man on the other side feel a lump in his throat, and he couldn't stop crying.

The patriarch of the Fengmo clan thought to himself that we are just strangers who met by chance, your concern has crossed the line... Why do you care whether I am doing badly or not?

But he didn't dare to say these words.

"My name is Fuma Goro. Mr. Yuzhen, in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, could you have your men step back a little?"

Seeing such a miserable and humble group of ninjas, Yu Zhen suddenly had an idea.

He thought he could do a little experiment.

"Under the current circumstances, any misunderstanding caused by my people is not a misunderstanding. Any inappropriate behavior by your people is a real misunderstanding." So he started to put pressure directly.

Fuma Goro was choked and felt a little annoyed for a moment, but the situation was stronger than him, so he could only bow his head and admit defeat.

"Well, Mr. Yuzhen, can my people please step back? I promise I won't do anything inappropriate."

Yuzhen showed a friendly smile and said:

"Okay, but... I can't."

Fuma Goro was about to smile as well, but these words made the corners of his mouth that were trying to rise drop down at the speed of light.

This doesn't sound like a language that humans can speak.

Is it good or bad, possible or not?

Chapter 36 Swallowed by Whales

To the Fuma clan, Yu Zhen is neither a bad person nor a good person, he is just an outsider with intentions and purposes.

Because if they wanted to gain a foothold in the ninja world, Yu Zhen felt that with less than twenty ninjas, their strength was too weak.

After all, in many cases, compared to the power of an individual, the "group size" that appears on the surface but can be understood by others at a glance is more convincing.

In a sense, this is no different from a fight between street thugs. Ten people on one side and a hundred people on the other side. Naturally, the latter are stronger.

Yuzhen knew that if he wanted his side to look more like a ninja force rather than a stray dog, then a number of less than twenty would not be enough.

But if there are fifty of them, then to those who don't know them they will at least look like "a shiny piece of shit".

Therefore, now is the time for Yu Zhen to spread the "entrepreneurship" concept such as unity is the key to survival, friendliness is inclusiveness, equality is treated equally, "franchising" means being the original shareholder, etc.

It was for this purpose that Yu Zhen was unable to defeat the opponent when they first met.

It's not that he wants to show off his power, nor does he want to show off his strength by being strong on the outside but weak on the inside. Yu Zhen just wants to take the initiative in the conversation.