Naruto: My Ninjutsu is mediocre

"My ninjas are quite capable, but not the best."

"So, there has always been a cruel reality before my eyes: Lingdang City has no ability to change its environment. We are so weak that we can only drift with the tide in this chaotic world, quietly waiting for the day when we will be submerged by the tide."

Although Qingshui Jiyou is young, he has a full understanding of the world and does not have the childish mentality of a middle school student who thinks he is destined to succeed.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this understanding that the Lingdang forces have always maintained a defensive posture. But if this is the case, then why did they choose to take military action against Kikyo City? Isn't it a bit contradictory?

"Although you sound pessimistic, it's hard to refute it... If nothing unexpected happens, in the near future, the fate of most daimyo will end up like the one you describe."

Yu Zhen didn't seem to have much to say except to acknowledge her. It wasn't like he needed to comfort the other person, was it?

"Yes, and I have a feeling that the troubled times will soon be over..."

Yu Zhen was a little surprised, because this judgment was very accurate, and it didn't seem like the conclusion that a small lord trapped in a remote area and looking at the world from a narrow perspective could come to.

"Why do you say that?"

"Because the battles between ninjas have become increasingly fierce, the war situation has become more brutal in recent years, and the number of deaths is far greater than before..."

"As the saying goes, 'A fire boils over, and after a while the oil rises, it will fall.' I feel like the ninjas will be unable to fight for a few more years at most."

It's easy to judge. If we remove the Black Zetsu factor, Shimizu Kiyou's cognition is in line with the laws of historical development.

"Mr. Daimyo, I agree with your opinion, but... I still don't understand what you are trying to say."

Yuzhen felt that the daimyo was talking in circles and he had not yet fully understood the other party's intentions.

"What I mean is that, based on a basic sense of crisis, I have always been looking for a suitable target... well, a suitable target to surrender to."

Hmm? Isn't that a quick change of mind?

However, the idea of ​​surrendering if one cannot win seems to be no problem for this daimyo.

He felt that the war had entered its most intense period, and a winner would soon emerge in the ninja world. He could not possibly be the winner, so he made plans to surrender early. After accurately finding the future winner, he would go all in and maybe even become an original shareholder or founder.

This idea is not very wise, but it is indeed very clever. At least it shows that Shimizu Kiyou has a clear understanding of the ninja world and his own situation.

"Surrender is a technical job, and ordinary technical workers can't do it." Yu Zhen couldn't help but say.

"Yes, it's easier said than done. I don't know who I should rely on."

"I think it's better to make a late choice than a wrong choice at a time like this."

"Really? You think so too?"

Yuzhen nodded and said, "It's best to wait and see until the situation in the ninja world becomes clear."

Qingshui Jiyou was thoughtful.

Yuzhen continued, "I have a suggestion. I wonder if Mr. Daimyo would like to hear it."

"Please go ahead. Don't be shy. We're just chatting for a bit today."

"My suggestion is... I'll move closer to you, Mr. Daimyo."

"Um... ah?"

"Then, the Akimichi clan surrendered to me."

"what?"

Daimyo Shimizu Kisuke's brain suddenly froze, and for a moment he found it difficult to understand Yu Zhen's thoughts.

No, how come your thoughts jump faster than mine?

Surrendering is indeed a very technical skill.

Yuzhen needed the ninjas under the daimyo. In his opinion, there would be no problem in accepting the daimyo as an appendage. In this way, the merger of the Hotaru Organization and the Akimichi clan would not encounter any political obstacles.

After that, Yuzhen's organization will become stronger, and the ninja power in Lingdang City will expand rapidly. Isn't this a win-win situation?

A world where no one gets hurt is achieved.

Except there's a guy named Ida who might sing lyrics like "I betrayed my love and owed a debt of conscience."

Chapter 87 I want to focus on military affairs

After Shimizu Kisuke fully understood the meaning of Yu Zhen's words, he hesitated a little.

Fundamentally speaking, it is indeed a good idea for the two sides to join forces. Ninjas like Yuzhen can undoubtedly increase the combat effectiveness of Lingdang City.

More importantly, doing so would allow the armed forces of Chuanyuan Kingdom to be integrated, thereby unifying the local political situation in one fell swoop.

There was only one daimyo in a place, and they were united in military affairs and communicated with each other politically. After eliminating internal friction, the situation in Chuanyuan Kingdom improved instantly.

With this as a base, even if we can't say there is much potential for future achievements, the situation is definitely much clearer than before.

The benefits are obvious, but Qingshui Jiyou is still a little hesitant.

It's not that he doesn't trust Yuzhen. To put it bluntly, what the daimyo values ​​and what the ninja values ​​are different. As long as both sides remain rational, cooperation will not be a problem.

The problem is that no matter how smart Shimizu Kisuke is, he can't escape the perspective limited by his class... He is a daimyo, and a ninja is planning to betray another daimyo in front of him. No matter how you think about it, he feels a little uncomfortable.

In addition, the former daimyo who died in Kikyo Castle not long ago was theoretically also related to Yuzhen.

Once the two sides start to cooperate, there will inevitably be situations where customers bully the store. At that time, the daimyo will probably have no choice but to carry forward their style and tolerate each other for the sake of the country.

Shimizu Kisuke now controls the Akimichi clan like his own arm, but it is highly unlikely that Yu Zhen's Firefly Organization will be so harmonious.

But reason told Qingshui Jiyou that these were not a problem. After all...

You have to know that this Daimyo Shimizu was a man who was always thinking about how to surrender, to whom to surrender, and how to surrender. If he cooperated with Yuzhen, could the result be worse than surrender?

After thinking it over, Shimizu Kisuke decided to be frank. He asked, "If we cooperate, how will the Daimyo of Kikyo Castle deal with it?"

Yu Zhen shook his head and said with a deliberately confused expression: "Mr. Daimyo, it seems that your intelligence gathering ability is also very limited... There is no Daimyo in Kikyo City now."

He did not make Date Kamaya the daimyo at that time, but assigned him the position of "acting lord of the city".

At that time, Yu Zhen's vision was not so far-sighted that he could foresee what was happening in front of him... He did not give the other party a full name before, simply because he had the habit of disgusting people.

The current situation can only be regarded as a coincidence.

"No daimyo? Isn't the daimyo of Kikyo Castle now Lord Ida Kamaya?" Shimizu Kisuke couldn't hold it in again.

Why are there always new things that I didn’t expect?

Yu Zhen shook his head very clearly:

"After the previous daimyo of Kikyo Castle died unexpectedly, his immediate family also tragically perished. Therefore, the responsibility of managing Kikyo Castle fell to Date Kamatani."

"However, the identity he used to exercise power was not that of a daimyo, but that of an acting city lord."

The former daimyo and his family did not die at the hands of Uzumaki. The murderer was 100% certain to be someone else, and Date Kamaya can testify for him.

"Acting City Lord? So he's not the Daimyo..."

In other words, Yuzhen and his Yinghuo organization have never been subordinate to other daimyo. Since there is no affiliation, their job-hopping cannot be defined as betrayal.

Even though this was just some self-deceiving detours, Qingshui Jiyou understood what it meant to be unjustifiable... In short, he now felt that his thoughts were clear.

"Of course not. If you wish, Mr. Daimyo, he can become your retainer from now on."

If she doesn't want to, then Yu Zhen can't do anything about it. He is not Ida Kamaya's old father, so there is no need for him to consider it so carefully.

No matter what, Ida Kamaya has a strong puppet color, so his opinion is irrelevant.

During the communication between Yu Zhen and Shimizu Kisuke, he always seemed very awkward in addressing the daimyo. Now the latter realized that this was a deliberate act with some kind of suggestive meaning... If the two sides cooperate, it must be equal cooperation.

Shimizu Kisuke had witnessed Yu Zhen's strength more than once, so he had no objection to this way of cooperation.

In front of a powerful ninja, a daimyo cannot take himself too seriously. This is a standard longevity thinking.

Of course, ninjas cannot prolong the life of the daimyo, but they can make the daimyo experience what it means to be buried at the speed of light.

The tacit understanding between political forces and ninja forces is just a tacit understanding, and the current situation is that the binding force of this tacit understanding is becoming increasingly weak.

In addition, with the vivid experiences of his "peers" in front of him, Qingshui Jiyou certainly understood what it meant to act cautiously.

He was not a man who would drag his feet. After thoroughly considering the pros and cons, he stood up and firmly extended his right hand towards Yu Zhen:

"Mr. Yuzhen, it's a pleasure to work with you."

"It's a pleasure to work with you, Mr. Daimyo."

Yu Zhen also stood up and stretched out his hand to shake hands solemnly with the other party.

Afterwards, both parties sat down again, and Qingshui Jiyou said again:

"But there is one thing I want to say first. I cannot force the Akimichi clan to join your organization. I hope you can understand."

"I understand. Just leave this matter to me."

It doesn't matter whether he's famous or not, he's just a bonus to the Akimichi clan. Although he chatted with the other party for a long time, Yu Zhen didn't forget his original purpose.

The two sides discussed some details and finalized them one by one before Yu Zhen chose to say goodbye and leave.

…………

The Akimichi clan did not know that they had been sold out by their lord. Despite their low morale, they still chose to fight for Lingdang City.

Yu Zhen doesn't need to send any messages anymore. Single combat will be held almost every two days, and naturally there will be ninjas from the Akimichi clan coming at that time.

There weren't many of them, so it didn't take long for Yu Zhen to defeat them.

Gradually, the ninjas from the Hotaru organization and the Akimichi clan who came to watch the battle would even mingle together and comment on the battle situation one after another.

In this way, the ninjas of the Akimichi clan learned in a very natural way what kind of ninja organization the Hotaru Organization was.

Of course, the frequency of battles of each Akimichi ninja must be different. When Akimichi Renqing was beaten for the third time, the winter was over and the earth was warm and flowers were blooming.

Guess what? During his constant eating, sleeping, and practicing Akimichi, Yuzhen unknowingly mastered the Yang attribute chakra transformation.

Winter is supposed to be a time for gaining weight, but after this winter, all the ninjas of the Akimichi clan were extremely skinny.

Yu Zhen was happy to continue fighting, because with the help of these free training objects, he not only learned new attribute changes, but also made great progress in physical skills and boiling escape.

However, Akimichi Renqing, who had been tortured so badly, finally couldn't bear it anymore.

That night, he came to Kikyo Castle alone, ready to have a face-to-face conversation with Yuzhen.

In Kikyo City, the civil construction of the original camp of the Firefly Organization had already been completed. Yu Zhen saw the angry-looking Akimichi Renqing in the reception room of his residence.

He was indeed a little angry, but apart from being angry, there was no way he could fight back.

"Lord Yuzhen, the battle between us has lasted for an entire winter. Even I can see that you have some ulterior motive... If you have any requests, why not tell me directly?"

Qiu Dao Renqing spoke straight to the point. His tone was firm and his expression was not only angry but also a little aggrieved.

There's no way around it, this is what happens to honest people who are tortured.

What could Yu Zhen be planning? It was nothing more than playing hard to get.

However, Akimichi Renqing came to Kikyo Castle alone, not worrying about his own safety. Because if Yu Zhen had any intention of murdering him, he would have died on the battlefield long ago... So his stiff attitude was, in a sense, a kind of confidence.

"Hey, Mr. Chief, I remember you didn't have the habit of wearing this kind of forehead protector before?"

Yu Zhen, on the other hand, avoided the topic and brought up something else.

After Akimichi Renqing's hair perm failed, she had to wrap her head with a headscarf. The person who started it was actually teasing her here... He felt his stomach swell up again with anger.

"I don't actually have any special requests... In fact, our entire organization admires Master Shimizu Kiyou very much and would like to find an opportunity to serve him."

"However, the Daimyo has always been concerned about the feelings of your Akimichi clan. He is worried that ninjas of different origins working together will cause conflicts, so he is unwilling to accept us."

"That's why I have no choice but to fight you to prove our strength... Daimyo Shimizu has come up with a solution that satisfies both sides these past few days, but I'm afraid you won't accept it."

Akimichi Renqing didn't think there was anything unacceptable. After being beaten for such a long time, they had a certain understanding of Yuzhen and the Yinghuo organization.

Is it a bad thing for the Firefly Organization to join Lingdang City?

"Best of both worlds? What's the solution?"

"It means we join your Akimichi clan and become shinobi of the Daimyo together."

"what?"

Akimichi Renqing was so angry that he laughed. What about joining the Akimichi clan? They didn't have the strength to suppress Yuzhen. Even if an organization could join a ninja clan, there would definitely be a rebellion against Tiangang, and the control of the ninja clan would definitely fall into Yuzhen's hands.

"Lord Yuzhen, if you want to invite us to join the Firefly Organization, you can just say so."

"Mr. Clan Leader, you are a man of few words. In fact, I have always admired your strength. If our strength can be combined, it will be a good thing for the Daimyo of Shimizu, Lingdang Castle, Kikyo Castle, and the entire Kawase nation."

Yu Zhen not only has his eyes on the Akimichi clan, he also wants to use butterflies to make nests, hoping that he might be able to catch pigs and deer someday.

In fact, if what Yu Zhen said about joining Lingdangcheng was true, Akimichi Renqing could agree to join the Yinghuo Organization on the spot.