Naruto: My Ninjutsu is mediocre

The Daimyo sat back in his seat, put the letter beside him, and after letting the ninjas whisper about it for a while, he spoke again:

"Someone quietly broke into the castle tower last night. He was extremely skilled at concealing his presence. If he hadn't shown mercy, you would all be dead."

Yu Zhen was too strict with martial ethics, so he put a note on the wall. Otherwise, if he had stabbed them with a knife instead, these ninjas would theoretically not be able to escape his assassination.

"I should be dead too..."

The Daimyo first made this judgment, and then he suddenly woke up:

"No, I've already died more than once... So that's what the rumors about Kikyo City are about. They're not just groundless."

"A wandering ninja from Kikyo Castle assassinated the daimyo of Reido Castle." This is not a false rumor, it may have almost become a fact.

Because it did not become a reality, the daimyo of Kikyo Castle died.

Although Daimyo Reidang had not yet figured out the logical relationship between the two things, he intuitively believed that his judgment was correct.

The daimyo of Lingdang was Qingshui Jiyou. At this moment, he couldn't help but reach out and touch his neck. He always felt that another daimyo in this area was kind enough to hold a head-moving activity on his behalf.

The clan leader Akimichi Jinqing hurried to the daimyo. After hearing a ninja recount what happened in the castle tower last night, he was shocked.

"In other words, the enemy sneaked in here, but did not kill or injure our people, and then withdrew? What does he want to do?" He asked after coming to his senses.

Could it be that the daimyo's formal declaration of war had played a role? He was honest and upright, so his enemies were also honest and upright?

Okay, that's not funny.

The expression on Daimyo Shimizu's face became even more strange. He held the letter with one hand and said:

"Ahem... um... he wants to challenge you to a one-on-one fight."

Akimichi Renqing felt that he heard a very technological word. He understood the meaning of the word, but not completely and thoroughly.

"One-on-one?"

Why doesn't this sound human? Is this still the ninja world? Why a one-on-one duel?

One-on-one battles were common in the ninja world, but that was just a coincidence that there was only one person on each side.

One-on-one is not based on fairness, but because there is no second person on both sides. In every sense, one-on-one is not a one-on-one duel, it can only be called an unsuccessful group fight.

If one side has more people than the other, they will rush forward without any regard for martial ethics. Therefore, this situation is completely different from a one-on-one duel...

Isn't war about fighting with all your might? Why did they resort to a one-on-one fight?

Daimyo Shimizu picked up the letter again. Instead of showing it to Akimichi Jinqing, he simply summarized some of the contents:

"The enemy broke into my room last night and delivered a letter like this."

"In the letter, he described himself as the current leader of the Kikyo City Ninja Organization, and his name was Yuzhen."

"Mr. Yuzhen believes that both his side and the Akimichi clan are small groups of ninjas. Such groups cannot withstand the high mortality rate brought by war, but now both sides have no choice but to fight..."

"So he came up with a plan to determine the winner without harming the clan's ninjas. That was for the leaders of both sides to go out and duel, and the overall victory would be determined by the individual victory..."

"Anyway, this Mr. Yuzhen seems very confident in his own abilities... Mr. Renqing, what do you think?"

"He...this is...I..."

To be honest, Qiu Dao Renqing would not be able to carry out this proposal. In all his years of life, he has never encountered such a weird thing.

Does Yu Zhen's words make sense? Of course they do, but they describe an ideal situation that is completely unrealistic, because individual wins and losses cannot be equated with overall wins and losses.

If it is just a one-on-one duel, how can the winner ensure that the loser accepts his conditions?

How could a loser possibly accept defeat? He would only think that even if he lost, there was still an entire clan of ninjas behind him who had not lost, and that eventually, the individual battle would turn into a group war again.

Qiu Dao Renqing wanted to scold, but reality prevented him from speaking.

The enemy had shown mercy last night, otherwise he didn't know how many of his tribesmen would have been lost. If he refused the child's play request for a duel, it was conceivable that the other party would not show mercy next time.

No matter how you look at it, it seems very unreasonable that the person who called himself Yu Zhen did not kill anyone last night.

But if you agree...

Just as Akimichi Renqing thought, this was too much of a joke. War has always been a serious matter.

Just when he was in a dilemma, he heard the daimyo clear his throat and said:

"I think we can agree to their terms... Mr. Renqing, you can go into battle with confidence."

Daimyo Shimizu saw through everything, and he even saw through what tricks Yu Zhen was planning at a glance... The answer was in the riddle, because Yu Zhen claimed to be the leader of a ninja organization, not the patriarch of a ninja clan.

The strength of the "infiltrator" Yu Zhen may be very strong, but Daimyo Shimizu can be sure that even if Akimichi Renqing is defeated by the opponent, Renqing will not be in any danger of life.

The Akimichi clan is a minority of elite ninjas. The interpersonal relationships of such ninjas are relatively less complicated, and their combat capabilities are extremely exaggerated. For some groups, this goal is like first love, ideal and beautiful.

"Just fish, but the fish you dug is too big. They have all flown into my pond..." Shimizu Daimyo thought to himself.

Having said that, Daimyo Shimizu did not want to stop Yuzhen's behavior. On the one hand, he was happy to witness how the bizarre events would unfold. On the other hand, even if he saw through Yuzhen's thoughts, how could he stop it?

He was just a weak and helpless daimyo who could not stop the ninjas from the hostile forces.

"But……"

Akimichi Renqing still had concerns. Even if he did not care about personal victory or defeat, life or death, the fact that he failed would be equivalent to the failure of the daimyo and the entire Lingdang Castle, which was too difficult to accept.

Daimyo Shimizu dispelled his concerns: "It's okay. Mr. Yuzhen only said that the winner would be determined by a one-on-one duel. He didn't specify the consequences of the victory or defeat... He didn't make any restrictions or requirements on what the winner would gain or what the loser would lose."

"..."

Qiu Dao Renqing was speechless. After a while, he finally spoke:

"Isn't this guy a bit stupid?"

Daimyo Shimizu stared straight at Akimichi Jinqing, then looked at the Akimichi ninjas behind him...

Who is stupid?

He cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, let's have a fight first!"

Originally, things in Lingdang Castle were very serious. However, after what happened to Yu Zhen, no matter how much the Akimichi ninjas asked themselves to stay alert and tense, they didn't know why they always felt that the war could not be taken seriously anymore.

To the extent that Akimichi Jinqing began to suspect whether the so-called duel was a delaying tactic, or some kind of psychological warfare, aimed at undermining the morale and war intentions of one's own side.

But he didn't have to wonder for too long, because the truth would be revealed soon enough anyway.

Another day passed and the agreed date arrived.

Yu Zhen set out from Kikyo Castle, preparing to head to a battlefield. Since it was a one-on-one duel, he had originally planned to act alone. However, he considered himself a leader, and if he didn't even bring a small, handyman, wouldn't it seem unrefined? Wouldn't that make the other party look down on him?

So he brought Fuma Goro with him as his younger brother.

Yu Zhen is not sure whether Lingdang City will accept his conditions. Theoretically, the other party should have no room for refusal.

To be honest, if the Akimichi clan does not accept a duel, it would be a bit like refusing a toast and then being punished.

Although his behavior of silently sticking notes on the enemy seemed like a joke, you could ask the ninjas of the Akimichi clan if they would laugh.

Yuzhen and Fuma Goro arrived at the battlefield first and waited quietly for the arrival of the enemy.

After more than half an hour, a group of people finally appeared in Yu Zhen's sight. Compared with his own team of only two people, the team from Lingdang City was slightly larger... Ten people appeared one after another.

So many people? Are they planning to abandon martial ethics? This shouldn't be the case.

Yu Zhen began to wonder if his intimidation from the past two days wasn't enough. "I've already given up my best assassination tactics, are you still afraid of a one-on-one fight? Isn't the Akimichi clan known for its expertise in frontal combat?"

However, when the other party came a little closer, Yu Zhen's suspicions were slightly relieved, but he had new doubts.

Judging from their gait, only six of the ten were ninjas, and the remaining four were ordinary people... Was this the condition for agreeing to a one-on-one duel, while leaving the possibility of a group fight open?

Then why are there ordinary people?

On the other side, the leader Akimichi Renqing stopped to make some arrangements after seeing the situation on Yuzhen's side. He left eight people in a slightly higher place in the distance and brought only one person to Yuzhen.

It's two against two, very fair.

Yu Zhen didn't wait for the other party to say hello and asked directly:

"What's going on over there?"

Qiu Dao Renqing opened his mouth, but in the end he could only obey the order and tell the truth:

"That's our Lord Qingshui Jiyou, the daimyo of Lingdang City. He's here to watch the battle."

"..."

Yu Zhen almost choked. This daimyo doesn't play by the rules. Isn't he too relaxed?

Shouldn't a daimyo be afraid of death and hide in the shell of a castle tower? How could someone actually run to the battlefield? The world is full of strange things.

Just because of this mentality of watching the fun without caring about his life, Yu Zhen felt that he had begun to admire this daimyo.

What he didn't know was that the daimyo had already guessed his purpose.

The daimyo was sure that Qiu Dao Renqing would not be in any danger on this trip. If that was the case, then he would not be in any danger either.

Since there's no danger, why should we be afraid? So why give up the opportunity to see the show up close?

Chapter 84: Fierce Battle

"The rest of the ninja are here to protect your Daimyo?"

Yuzhen looked at the crowd gathered beside the daimyo in the distance, wondering whether the upcoming battle would affect that side.

"Of course, I came here as you requested... You wouldn't try to attack the Daimyo-sama, would you?"

Akimichi Renqing wasn't entirely clear-headed at the moment. He arrived on the battlefield like a puppet, ready to engage in a hilarious one-on-one challenge with the enemy...

He actually had two strings tied to his body, one held in Yuzhen's hand and the other in the hand of the daimyo Shimizu Kisuke.

Coming to the battlefield in such restricted circumstances, Akimichi Renqing was obviously very uncomfortable and felt awkward everywhere.

"Of course not. In fact, I admire your reputation very much." Yu Zhen was telling the truth.

The Daimyo of Reidang Castle is very interesting, with a personality completely different from the others Yuzhen knows.

"You haven't asked for advice yet?"

"The leader of the Qiu Dao clan, Qiu Dao Renqing."

"Hello, Chief Renqing, I am Yuzhen, the leader of the Yinghuo Organization."

Yu Zhen politely gave a brief self-introduction, making it seem like he was here not to fight but to make friends in the same city... Well, in fact, he was indeed here to make friends in the same city.

Akimichi Renqing's head was full of cholesterol, and he didn't pay attention to the key point of Yu Zhen's words, which was that he led a ninja organization called "Firefly". He hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but ask:

"Mr. Yuzhen, do you really want to fight me one-on-one, and use the outcome of this battle to determine the outcome of the upcoming war?"

"Of course, we are already here. Is there any room for jokes?"

"So what happens after we decide the winner? What should we do next?"

Akimichi Renqing was not trying to perform a trick or looking for trouble. He was just simply curious about what to do after the duel.

"How should I know? Anyway, we have to finish the fight first."

This made Qiu Dao Renqing's eyes widen. You don't know why you still want to fight? He felt that the young man in front of him must have some serious illness.

There were no arrangements for what to do after the duel, and Akimichi Renqing couldn't understand whether Yuzhen was confident in his own abilities or not.

In order to accurately achieve the goal of annexation, Yu Zhen certainly has a series of plans, but he cannot tell the other party the detailed plans.

"So...shall we begin?"

"Please advise."

Qiu Dao Renqing couldn't let the conversation continue because he felt that the topic was getting weirder and weirder. The key point was that this person didn't seem to be in a hurry to take action. He looked like he was chatting calmly about family matters.

Yuzhen signaled Fuma Goro behind him to step back. Fuma Goro was also happy about this because the expression on his face had been on the verge of breaking down. One-on-one? He even suspected that Yuzhen had lost his mind.

Behind Akimichi Jinqing, his younger brother Akimichi Guiyue had a serious expression on his face. He was also preparing to retreat to the daimyo's side, but before doing so, he whispered to his brother:

"Brother, cheer up and don't lose face."

Guess what? Why was he able to hold it together? Because Yuzhen had written him a note.

Akimichi Renqing nodded, confident in the upcoming battle. Although Yuzhen had demonstrated superb infiltration and assassination skills, that ability couldn't be applied to a frontal battlefield. In his opinion, Yuzhen's presence here was a case of playing up his weaknesses and avoiding his strengths, putting the cart before the horse.

Akimichi Renqing was very afraid of Yu Zhen's assassination ability. Under normal circumstances, he would have no way to deal with this ability. However, Yu Zhen gave him a good way to solve the problem... He could not solve the problem, but he could solve the person who caused the problem.

Soon, the battlefield was cleared and Akimichi Keizuki returned to the daimyo.

"Are we going to start?" Daimyo asked him.

Because he was worried about the upcoming battle, Akimichi Keizuki just nodded and didn't say much to the daimyo.