Naruto: My Ninjutsu is mediocre

"Well, let's get back to the topic."

"Although the people in our organization come from different backgrounds, we have all experienced being homeless. But now I can say that after several months of struggle, we have finally gained a foothold in the ninja world again."

"I've thought about it and decided to change the organization's name from 'Ashes' to 'Firefly'. Before, we could only worry about whether the weak flame would go out, but now we can think about how to burn it next."

Precisely because we were all once homeless, we can appreciate the preciousness of this moment. Therefore, changing the organization's name is only natural, as it reflects a new atmosphere and a new tone.

It goes without saying that the image of "ashes" carries a certain degree of negativity, while "fireflies" are just the opposite.

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Chapter 67 Visitors

That evening, the acting city lord, Ida Kamaya, arrived at the brightly lit camp of the Firefly Organization.

Yuzhen has not had time to explain the organization's name change to everyone, but this is of no importance to Ida Kamaya. He just needs to treat Yuzhen and the others as part of the Fuma clan.

It seemed that in order to demonstrate trust and sincerity, Ida Kamaya chose to come alone.

After enduring a brief period of fear and panic, Ida Kamaya's clever intelligence regained the upper hand. He saw his current situation clearly and no longer believed that his life would be seriously threatened.

The armed forces of Kikyo Castle were at the mercy of the enemy, and it seemed that Ida Kamatani's life was in the hands of the enemy, and he would die at any time. But precisely because of this, he would not die easily.

"Acting City Lord, welcome."

After Date Kamaya entered his tent, Yuzhen, who was lying on his sickbed, struggled to get up and dragged his sick body to greet him, openly expressing his respect for the (acting) supreme ruler of Kikyo Castle.

His habit of being civilized and polite is, to some extent, very similar to that of Orochimaru later on. He calls someone "Sir" when it's time to address them, calls "Teacher" when it's time to address them, respects "Your Excellency" when it's time to respect him, and kills them when it's time to kill them.

Date Kamaya did not like the title of acting city lord, but he was very clear about his situation and would not be fooled by Yuzhen's superficial behavior, so he did not dare to show any dissatisfaction.

"Lord Yuzhen, thank you for your timely assistance. Order has now been restored in Kikyo City."

Ida Kamaya also bowed slightly to Yuzhen and spoke politely. At this time, he also understood who was the leader of the ninja group in front of him, because the Fuma clan leader was standing very consciously beside Yuzhen.

"You're welcome. This is what we should do... Has the news of the daimyo's unfortunate death spread?" Yu Zhen asked.

Ida Kamaya nodded decisively. He was much more proactive than Yuzhen in this matter. After all, no one was more willing to cover up the truth than the murderer.

In the unfortunate murder of the previous daimyo, was Date Kamatani the murderer or an accomplice? Is it necessary to make such a clear distinction?

In short, the previous daimyo died before his business was halfway completed, his belly burst by ambition. This is an utter tragedy and should be made public.

"I came here this time to ask Master Yuzhen about the future governance of Kikyo City..."

Ida Kamaya had some concerns, but the question was very direct. After all, whether he stuck his head out or kept his head down, he would be killed.

"It's not about governance, but about public security. Please rest assured that our Fuma clan will never interfere with your political authority, let alone the rule of Kikyo Castle. Aside from replacing the previous batch of ninjas, everything will remain the same..."

Yu Zhen's words sounded as if he was only seeking "defense contracting", but in fact, the strength relationship between the military and political sides of Kikyo City was so clear now, so what did it matter if he said something nice?

Given the limited trust between the two sides, Yuzhen put it more bluntly:

"To put it simply, politics is yours, and warfare is mine."

"To be frank, there are some things you don't need to worry about. The worst-case scenario is that our Fuma clan will just suck the blood of your Kikyo City. As long as we don't violate the basis of our cooperation, how could we possibly interfere with your rule?"

The so-called basic principle of cooperation is that I try not to speak, but once I speak, you have to listen to me.

This condition is actually very good for Ida Kamaya. After listening to Yuzhen's words, he was indeed relieved.

Fundamentally speaking, Yu Zhen really has no interest in politics. There is no need for him to seek excessive rule over civilians. Instead, remote control of the rulers is the most correct approach.

On the one hand, ninjas cannot openly override daimyo, which is the default practice in the ninja world.

On the other hand, Yu Zhen saw very clearly that things have their priorities - no matter what, a person's energy is limited, so instead of getting too involved in politics, it is better to devote most of his energy to practicing ninjutsu.

Ruling over the common people is not beneficial to Yu Zhen's growth in strength. On the contrary, as long as he continues to grow in strength, his secret control over Kikyo Castle will become more and more solid. The cause and effect relationship is obvious.

"But there's just one thing. In addition to being the official ninjas of Kikyo City, our Fuma clan will also become the 'civilian ninjas' here. As long as we don't interfere with the missions assigned by your high-level officials, we will also accept missions from the civilian population..."

Date Kamaya didn't know what Yuzhen meant, but he didn't think there was any conspiracy, so he nodded again and agreed.

Limited by his social class, he did not have a long-term vision and naturally did not understand that contact means integration and integration means contact.

In short, the two sides reached a preliminary cooperation agreement.

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For more than ten days, Yu Zhen was just recuperating in silence, but the organization was taking root in Kikyo City little by little.

Their most important task at the moment was to protect Date Kamaya and the other high-ranking officials he had recently appointed. Frankly speaking, despite the mediocre ninja skills within the organization, this mission was not difficult at all in the absence of an external invasion.

But if there was an invasion, it would depend on who could run faster, the guarding ninja or the high-ranking nobles. As long as the ninja could run faster than ordinary people, the task would not be difficult.

The so-called guards are just for show in normal times and are useless at critical moments. Many big figures with "open minds" and "open minds" have fully interpreted the characteristics of this profession.

Under normal circumstances, more than ten days would be enough for Yu Zhen to fully recover, but because his injuries were too severe this time, after such a long time, he could only barely recover his ability to move.

That night, Yu Zhen finished a set of radio gymnastics. He moved his body a little and felt that he had recovered well. His mood also relaxed further.

Previously, he had some doubts whether the recovery ability brought by the White Zetsu's body could repair such serious injuries. Facts have proved that White Zetsu is still trustworthy... as long as there is sufficient chakra support.

So he fell asleep peacefully.

However, at midnight, Yu Zhen, who was lying flat on his back, suddenly opened his eyes.

In order to repair his injuries without stopping, he naturally maintained his White Zetsu transformation these days. Because of this, he was extremely sensitive and noticed the presence of "his kind" nearby at the first moment.

one two three four.

And it wasn't just one, there were four White Zetsu appearing not far from Kikyo Castle.

Yu Zhen became more alert because before the Outer Path Demon Statue was stolen back to the Ninja World, the number of White Zetsu became increasingly rare. Under normal circumstances, there was absolutely no reason for them to appear in groups near an ordinary small town.

Is there any unexpected visitor?

At the same time, Uchiha Nanami in the camp quietly left under the cover of night.

Chapter 68 Spot

Yu Zhen definitely had no intention of monitoring Uchiha Nanami. In fact, although the organization's personnel composition became more complicated after merging with the Fuma clan, Yu Zhen had no intention of increasing internal monitoring for the time being.

At present, everyone is a scumbag and there is no valuable intelligence in the organization. Who is he monitoring? Who needs to be monitored?

But after sensing other White Zetsu, Yu Zhen had to leave the camp and move in the direction of the other party.

Because since he noticed another group of White Zetsu, it means that they also sensed him as an individual. If he doesn't take the initiative to join them, does he have to wait for them to find him?

When Yu Zhen started to act, he happened to meet the sneaky Uchiha Nanami. To his surprise, the two parties were moving in the same direction, so Yu Zhen followed her silently.

He was a little curious. Could it be that White Zetsu's arrival was related to Uchiha Nanami?

Although Yu Zhen has been utilizing the abilities of White Zetsu and knows that White Zetsu transformation has brought him great help, he has always been extremely wary of the White Zetsu group, to the point that he would jump out of bed immediately if he sensed something even while sleeping.

Well, it's just a matter of vigilance, and it has nothing to do with whether he has done anything wrong or not.

Yuzhen and Uchiha Nanami left Kikyo City one after the other, and then headed eastward. Soon they stopped in a deserted village covered with trees about ten kilometers away from the city.

Yu Zhen hid his figure at a distance. He could sense that the other four White Zetsu around him were also keeping a safe distance like him.

There is no intention of greeting each other "of the same kind" for the time being.

Uchiha Nanami looked left and right among the ruins, and finally looked up at a wall.

The Milky Way dotted the deep universe, and the bright moon hung in the clear and cold sky. The cold moonlight illuminated the figure of a young man in black clothes and long hair.

"Madara, I didn't expect it to be you." Uchiha Nanami said to the young ninja.

The ninja who appeared here was from the Uchiha clan and his name was Uchiha Madara.

Due to the distance, Yu Zhen couldn't see the face of the young Uchiha Madara, but from the other party's casual yet inexplicably wanton and arrogant sitting posture, he felt that the other party should be the leader of the Four Laughing Heroes.

When it comes to temperament, Uchiha Madara has it perfectly.

"Nanamei, it's not easy to find you. The family has been worried since you disappeared." Uchiha Madara said.

Uchiha Nanami didn't bother to care how Uchiha Madara found her, she said:

"Why did you come here in person? Don't you consider the counterattack of the Senju clan?"

Theoretically speaking, an important combat force like Uchiha Madara cannot leave the front line at will, otherwise it will easily give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage.

"It's no problem to deal with it for now. I came here to carry out a mission...to bring you back to the family."

"Sorry, I refuse."

Uchiha Madara didn't expect Uchiha Nanami to refuse so decisively, so his tone was a little helpless:

"Nanabi, your Sharingan is extremely precious. Once the relevant information is leaked, it will easily attract the covetousness of other ninjas. Only the Uchiha clan can guarantee your safety."

Huh? Listening to the conversation between the two, Yuzhen suddenly felt something was wrong... Uchiha Madara was actually a reasonable person?

"It is this practice within the family of judging a ninja's worth by the value of the Sharingan that makes me feel deeply ashamed." Uchiha Nanami shook his head, obviously disagreeing with Uchiha Madara's statement.

Some things are just like that: rationally impeccable, but emotionally unacceptable. The closer you are to reality, the more you meticulously weigh the pros and cons, the more indifferent you appear.

"We belong to the Uchiha clan and should sacrifice everything for the survival of the Uchiha clan. Shinobi are always doomed to die, but dying for our clan, for the survival and glory of our clan, is better than dying for worthless strangers.

"A ninja's life is short, so he must make the most of his life."

This sounded reasonable, but Uchiha Nanami shook his head even more firmly.

"On the other hand, if a stranger ordered me to die, it would be more acceptable. After all, ninjas are just tools. But if a blood relative of my clan ordered me to die, what would be the reason? How should I respond with any emotion?"

"It seems you've reached the age where you enjoy preaching. When you talk about the Uchiha, you're talking about millennia of heritage, fame, and glory. Yet, you're covered in blood, you disregard the lives of your own people, you use promising members as experimental subjects, you even set up death missions specifically to increase your chances of opening your eyes... Where do you see the word glory?"

Could it be that Uchiha Nanami has not returned yet because he has noticed too many despicable and shameful things happening in the clan?

Uchiha Madara could not deny what Uchiha Nanami said, so he was speechless.

However, his predicament was his own fault. How could he become a master of fire escape without using his mouth?

"Uchiha Madara, I have always regarded you as someone who can bring change to the clan, but now it seems that you have somewhat failed to live up to my expectations... Apart from fighting and killing, can you think of something else?"

Uchiha Nanami actually felt very disappointed with his talent.

To be honest, Uchiha Madara had a lot of thoughts, such as the future of the clan and the fate of the clan members, but when he was being criticized, he was unable to explain.

Huh? At this point, Yu Zhen, who had been enjoying the show, also noticed something was amiss. The gossipy conversation seemed to reveal that the relationship between the two Uchiha ninjas was reversed.

"Come down, don't you even know the basic manners when talking to people?"

Uchiha Nanami actually began to scold Uchiha Madara. What was even more surprising was that Uchiha Madara's body stiffened visibly, and his originally defiant posture suddenly became extremely awkward.

Then, he actually jumped off the wall and walked in front of Uchiha Nanami.

In this situation, Yu Zhen felt as if he understood something.

"I won't be returning to the Uchiha clan for the time being. How about that? This goes against the original purpose of your mission. Are you going to use your overwhelming strength to force me to return?"

Uchiha Nanami expressed her intentions. The current Uchiha clan was so oppressive that she couldn't breathe, and she would not return for the time being.

Uchiha Madara was silent for a moment, no longer as strong as he was at the beginning. He opened his mouth, but all the words he wanted to say finally turned into a sigh.

"How could that be? You taught me Fire Style, Nanami. You are like a mother to me... But, when will you return to the family?"

"When the time is right."

Uchiha Nanami rolled his eyes and said, "Why don't you leave quickly? What are you doing standing here?"

“…We’re leaving now.”

The only equally powerful opponent of the God of Ninja was scolded for no reason and left in disgrace with his tail between his legs.

Looking at this, Yu Zhen wanted to call out to Uchiha Madara from behind and remind him to remember his domineering personality.

I can only say that for all "great" people, you cannot view them within the context of family ethics, otherwise there will be a huge contrast.

Even if he is a god, in a family, a son should still be a son, and a grandson should still act like a grandson.

Domineering attitude can never defeat dad’s attitude.

Chapter 69: Lift High (Part 1)

To be honest, Uchiha Madara didn't say a few words from the beginning to the end when he appeared until he was driven away by Uchiha Nanami, but Yu Zhen felt that the other party was singing a song of "too unfair" here.

Where's your dominance? Where's your leadership?

There is no doubt that although he is older than Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Nanami is his elder, and even an important elder with a very close blood relationship.

Even Uchiha Nanami was born much earlier than Uchiha Madara.