manynovel Chapter 106 Post-War Propaganda, International Superstar, The Strongest Ninja in History
Chapter 106 Post-War Propaganda, International Superstar, The Strongest Ninja in History
Chapter 106 Post-War Propaganda, International Superstar, The Strongest Ninja in History
With the withdrawal of Sunagakure and Iwagakure, the war that began at the beginning of Konoha 35, initiated by Hanzo the Salamander, a demigod of the ninja world, eventually evolved into a four-way war, which ended at the beginning of Konoha 37 when Gojo Yoru, the Black Flash, exposed his space-time bloodline.
This war lasted exactly two years.
Many people have died in the past two years.
There are genin who have just graduated from the ninja academy and are unknown in the ninja world, chunin and special jonin who have accumulated a lot of mission experience, whose abilities have been recognized and who have passed the examinations, prima donna who are the backbone of the five great ninja villages, and even more famous figures and jinchūriki who are at the top of the pyramid not only in the five great ninja villages but also in the ninja world.
The death of every elite soldier and important figure is a major event in war.
However, these messages spread rapidly throughout all the ninja villages in the ninja world through various means, circulating only within the ninja community. Even the villagers themselves didn't know much about them.
As for citizens who do not reside at military bases, even fewer people know about it.
For these citizens, all they knew was that a war had broken out in the Land of Rain, and that the ninja villages of the participating countries had sent their troops to the battlefield or to other border garrisons, resulting in commission fees that were much higher than before, and there was no guarantee that any ninja teams would be able to collect them.
Business people cannot pass through the Land of Rain; they have to take a longer route, which takes more time and money.
As for what happened on the battlefield, people in densely populated areas, or those with some power, might know something.
People living in remote areas had no idea what was happening on the battlefield.
It wasn't until the war ended and newspapers from various countries began to exert their influence that ordinary people without chakra, as well as villagers in ninja villages, gradually learned what major events had occurred in this two-year war, what important figures had died and sacrificed, and which country had ultimately won.
For many days afterward, newspapers and magazines of all sizes in various countries made a fortune.
This war, which involved three major powers and was initiated by the Land of Rain, was officially known to the world as the Second Shinobi World War.
Although the war was initiated by Hanzo of the Salamander, the Land of Rain was the first country to withdraw, marking the failure of the small countries' resistance. The Ninja Continent remained a four-way power struggle, and these small countries were merely blood bags, with no chance of ever rising to the top.
Although the Land of Fire emerged victorious, it was only a defensive victory; there were no true winners in this war.
The Rain Kingdom, which was the first to leave the stage, did make a promise to the demigods that it would never repeat the mistake.
As for the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth, which withdrew their troops, they received no compensation whatsoever.
The Second Shinobi World War was purely a matter of the three major powers exhausting each other's national strength, benefiting the distant Land of Lightning and Land of Water.
This is also why the Third Shinobi World War in the original story was only a few years apart from the Second Shinobi World War.
In this battle, some people became famous in the ninja world because of their deaths, while those who killed them also became famous.
Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law may be a well-known couple in Sunagakure, but they are not big names in the ninja world or overseas countries.
Only after the newspaper published the intelligence it had investigated and collected about the couple did the world learn about their strength, achievements, and background.
Thus, Sakumo Hatake, the White Fang of Konoha who instantly killed the couple, became the second winner of this war.
In the original story, those who rose to fame alongside him should have included the three legendary Konoha Sannin, who were honored even in defeat, and the enemy ninja who killed Kato Dan.
However, although the Sarutobi team is now famous in the ninja world, they do not have the title of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha.
Kato Dan, who was supposed to be found by the enemy at the end of the war and have his kidneys blown out, had his original fate rewritten due to the butterfly effect caused by Gojo Yoru, and survived the Second Shinobi World War.
With his super S-rank ninjutsu, Spirit Transformation Technique, he killed many Iwa ninja Yin Release assassins on the battlefield, and Kato Dan's name appeared in the newspapers and became known to the world.
As a non-commander, his reputation was not as high as that of Konoha's White Fang and Sarutobi's team, and even less than that of Shimura Danzo, who was assisted by the Hokage. He was merely known as Konoha's ace fighter.
The biggest winner of this war was naturally Gojo Yoru, who ended the Second Shinobi World War ahead of schedule simply by revealing his space-time bloodline limit.
His record was so impressive that even newspapers from other countries couldn't smear it; reporting the truth was like exaggerating his achievements.
This caused Gojo Yoru's name to spread throughout every corner of the ninja world. Whether it was a ninja with superpowers or an ordinary person living in a remote place, from the old man who had lived since the Warring States period to the child who liked to play ninja games, everyone knew his title, name, and great achievements.
He went to the battlefield at the age of eleven, and his first enemy was the pinnacle of the ninja world. He also became the only person in decades to injure the most poisonous being in the ninja world.
He then instantly killed the intelligence chief of Sunagakure and fifty-four high-ranking combatants, becoming Konoha's youngest Jonin and commander.
He displayed terrifying dominance at the age of twelve, using assassination against assassination, striking fear into the hearts of one of the strongest assassination squads in the ninja world, and was regarded as one of Konoha's trump cards.
In the same year, he defeated Hanzo of the Salamander in a one-on-one battle, announcing the end of the era of demigods in the ninja world. Before even reaching adulthood, he had already become the absolute benchmark for the next generation.
To achieve such results at such a young age is something even newspaper novels wouldn't dare to write.
I thought this was the limit, and that no one would be able to surpass Yoru Gojo's achievements in the next few decades, or even come close.
Unexpectedly, this was still not Gojo Yoru's limit.
Not long after the start of Konoha Year 37, they defeated the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, one of the Nine Great Demonic Beasts of the Shinobi World, exposing the Space-Time Bloodline Limit known as a "Shinobi World Miracle." This was the biggest reason for the withdrawal of Sunagakure and Iwagakure.
Although people don't know what spacetime is, they can still understand it and feel awe by reading about it in newspapers.
It can transform chakra into spacetime nature changes, allowing the body to merge into space. It can ignore any attack, including eliminating all bloodline limits. Even Dust Release, which has the power to decompose such rules, cannot harm it in the slightest. It is an invincible technique that is inherently invincible.
By imbuing weapons with alterations to the properties of space and time, the resulting ninjutsu is a spatial slash that ignores mass. Furthermore, ninjutsu can annihilate everything into nothingness, a more powerful instant-death ability than Dust Release, even preventing spirit beasts from escaping back to the Summoning World.
This is an unprecedented and unparalleled power of miracles.
It was precisely because of his status as an incarnation of miracles that Gojo Yoru was able to achieve such great feats at such a young age, leaving Sunagakure and Iwagakure temporarily unable to find a way to deal with him, and forcing them to withdraw their troops, thus ending the Shinobi World War that would have resulted in countless more casualties.
Thus, terms like "Black Flash," "Ninja World's Fastest Speed," "Top Assassin," "Space-Time Bloodline Limit," "Incarnation of Miracles," and "Space-Time Ninja" resounded throughout the ninja continent and every inhabited place overseas, becoming the hottest topic in the ninja world.
This Second Shinobi World War, a four-way battle, turned into a one-man show for Gojo Yoru.
Countless tourists and commissioners began heading towards the Land of Fire and Konoha.
Just like Naruto Uzumaki, who became the savior of the ninja world after the war and caused Konoha to be overcrowded for a long time, people who have the means to come for tourism or to undertake missions all want to witness the incarnation of a miracle.
Nobles and wealthy people wanted to meet Gojo Yoru by hiring him as an employee.
Those who had no money somehow found out the location of the Gojo family's house and gathered outside the house, shouting Gojo Yoru's name and title.
The Gojo family residence has also become one of Konoha's tourist attractions.
Reluctantly, Gojo Yoru had no choice but to temporarily move to the mansion of the Great Pillar and live with Uzumaki Kushina.
As for the requests from the powerful and influential, Hiruzen Sarutobi refused them all without Gojo Yoru even having to say a word.
Gojo Yoru is not a monkey. In Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes, he has become a more important strategic deterrent and Konoha foundation than Kushina Uzumaki.
If Gojo Yoru weren't still a minor, Hiruzen Sarutobi would have urged him to get married soon and start a family as soon as possible.
Even if his children and grandchildren, like the Senju clan, couldn't awaken the Wood Release to quell the chaos, even the First Hokage's own granddaughter and grandson, could not, he could still place his hopes on the awakening of the next generation.
After all, Konoha isn't without bloodline families that only appear once every few generations.
As long as Gojo Yoru gives birth to a descendant, a second space-time ninja will inevitably appear in the future; that is the future of Konoha.
Moreover, Gojo Yoru's current weakness is his sensory perception, a weakness known throughout the ninja world.
Assassination and poisoning are currently the most promising methods to eliminate Gojo Yoru.
Hiruzen Sarutobi will not assign any tasks to Yoru Gojo until he overcomes his weakness in perception.
Besides sensory perception, Gojo Yoru also wants to make medical ninjutsu his forte.
Once Gojo Yoru overcomes these two major weaknesses, he will be invincible in the ninja world, the new generation's ninja god.
This is the advantage of being a direct descendant of the Hokage.
If Gojo Yoru wasn't Orochimaru's disciple, and Orochimaru wasn't his most favored disciple, then Hiruzen Sarutobi would definitely be wary of Gojo Yoru, regarding him as a ticking time bomb that could be out of control at any moment. This is a psychological problem that every ruler who isn't powerful enough would have.
Hiruzen Sarutobi would even give hints to Danzo Shimura, tacitly allowing him to do some dirty tricks on Yoru Gojo, and then shift all the blame onto his best friend.
Hiruzen Sarutobi would rather eliminate this embodiment of miracle than have a time bomb in Konoha that is even more uncontrollable than the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
But Gojo Yoru is a direct descendant of the Hokage, so that's a completely different story.
He and Hiruzen Sarutobi were master and grand-disciple, and this generational and age difference only benefited Hiruzen Sarutobi, not harmed him.
With Gojo Yoru in charge, he no longer needed to fear the Uchiha clan, nor did he need to delegate power to Shimura Danzo. He not only had three outstanding disciples under his command, but also two trump cards: a space-time ninja and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Hiruzen Sarutobi's regime would be unshakeable.
When he gets old and dies, his disciples and grand-disciples will take over the Hokage position. His descendants and the Sarutobi clan will be taken care of by them, so there won't be any problems for the next few decades.
In the vast ninja world, Hiruzen Sarutobi is definitely the one who, after Orochimaru, most hopes that Yoru Gojo will grow up.
"Night, you bastard, I'll strangle you!"
Inside the mansion of the Big Pillar family, Uzumaki Kushina was gripping Gojo Yoru's neck with both hands, shaking his head violently.
Seeing Gojo Yoru rolling his eyes and sticking out his tongue in agreement with her expression, Uzumaki Kushina was so angry that her hair seemed to defy gravity. She said in a wronged tone, "I even told you about becoming a Jinchuriki, and you still have something this important hidden from me! What miracle incarnation, what space-time ninja? You're a big liar, a big bad guy!"
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"I really want to tell you, but walls have ears," Gojo Yoru said helplessly. "My space-time bloodline limit is my biggest secret. Even if my parents were still alive, I wouldn't have revealed a single thing to them before I grew up. Orochimaru-sensei was purely an accident."
"Thanks to my good hiding, I'm safe and sound this time. Otherwise, you might never have seen me again."
After saying that, Gojo Yoru imitated the actions of the most filial son in the ninja world, poking Kushina Uzumaki's forehead with two fingers, his eyes and voice full of tenderness: "Forgive me, Kushina, this is the first and the last time."
"Hmph—you said it yourself. Since what you said makes some sense, I'll reluctantly forgive you."
Kushina Uzumaki wasn't the type to make a fuss over nothing. The reason she felt angry and wronged was that she learned Orochimaru knew Gojo Yoru's secret while she was completely unaware, and that both of them had kept it from her.
Faced with Gojo Yoru's direct attack, her anger was instantly extinguished. However, not wanting Gojo Yoru to think that she was easy to coax, she deliberately crossed her arms and put on a tsundere look.
In fact, what Gojo Yoru feared most was that Uzumaki Kushina would find out.
If she knows, it's the same as Kurama knowing. If Kurama reveals this to the other tailed beasts, and those tailed beasts tell their jinchūriki, and then the jinchūriki report to the higher-ups, what's the difference between that and announcing it to the entire ninja world?
Of course, Gojo Yoru wouldn't tell Uzumaki Kushina these things.
Seeing Kushina Uzumaki's tsundere expression, Yoru Gojo couldn't help but rub her cheek and tease her with a smile, "Kushina, tsundere is out of fashion. You should pretend to be magnanimous, then pat me on the shoulder and say, 'Then I'll mercifully forgive you.'"
Kushina Uzumaki, whose face had been distorted from being rubbed, suddenly brightened up and said in a muffled tone, "Then do it again."
"Dream on."
Gojo Yoru pinched Kushina Uzumaki's cheek and gently tugged at it, then chuckled, "But as an apology, once things calm down, I can take you out on a mission."
"Really?" Kushina's eyes brightened even more, then, as if she had thought of something, she shook her head with a worried expression: "Forget it, the newspapers say your bounty has already exceeded 100 million ryo. The Hokage also said that there are people all over the ninja world who want you dead. Let's wait until your sensory perception and medical ninjutsu are fully improved before we talk about it."
Gojo Yoru patted Kushina Uzumaki's head and laughed, "It's because you're here that I feel safe. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare stay in Konoha."
Kushina Uzumaki instantly understood Gojo Yoru's meaning, and a smug expression immediately appeared on her face. She snorted and said, "Rely on me as much as you want. As long as I'm here, those guys won't succeed in either assassination or poisoning."
Gojo Yoru wasn't joking.
If it weren't for Kushina Uzumaki, he wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully. He would only leave a shadow clone in Konoha and then teleport his main body to another place to sleep.
Everyone is in a vulnerable state when they are asleep.
Even if Gojo Yoru's nerve reaction speed is like spider-sense, instantly waking him up when danger strikes, it might still be too late to dodge the enemy's attack.
In particular, he knew that Black and White Zetsu was the Naruto world version of Fushiguro Jinji, who could freely enter and exit the barrier without being detected, could merge with the earth and vegetation, and could use the power of Wood Release.
Putting everything else aside, one move with the wooden spikes would be enough to take down Gojo Yoru.
For a bounty of 100 million ryo, there might be many fools who, like some idiots in the pirate world, would have the idea of assassinating a Marine Admiral, and then poison or assassinate Gojo Yoru.
Although Kushina Uzumaki's Kagura Mind's Eye, before combining with the Nine-Tails' chakra to develop the ability to perceive good and evil, could not detect the existence of White Zetsu, it could detect certain individuals who thought they were good at hiding, and could temporarily serve as Gojo Yoru's third eye.
Physical healing can restore even a body broken in two, and detoxification is child's play.
As long as Kushina Uzumaki is around, he has no fear of assassination or poisoning.
Therefore, Gojo Yoru finally left a normal chakra version of the Flying Thunder God Technique on Kushina Uzumaki.
On Kushina Uzumaki's wrist is an infinity symbol formed by an ouroboros, resembling a special bracelet.
When this mark was given to her, Kushina Uzumaki looked regretful. Compared to the infinity symbol, she preferred a pattern with the character "夜" (night) carved inside a tomato, which represented her and Gojou Yoru.
"So—the gap between us is really that big?"
On the Hokage Rock, Minato Namikaze, who was carrying out the task of cleaning the Hokage Rock, looked at the crowded central street and muttered to himself with a complicated expression.
Upon reading the newspaper and learning that Gojo Yoru possessed a space-time bloodline limit, Minato Namikaze was more shocked than anyone else.
As the most promising candidate to become the third user of the Flying Thunder God Technique, no one could embody it better than Minato Namikaze.
It will reveal the higher dimensions and power of spacetime.
The power that seems accessible to everyone is actually on a completely different level from theirs.
The Flying Thunder God Technique is just another form of spirit communication technique.
Offensive and defensive space-time abilities are something that even Minato Namikaze and the rest of the ninja world wouldn't dare to dream of, let alone witness them.
Now, someone has the ability to transform chakra into spacetime properties, turning all these unimaginable abilities into reality.
No wonder people call Gojo Yoru the embodiment of miracles.
Because—this can only be described as a miracle!
If Minato Namikaze had any intention of catching up before, he has completely given up on that idea now.
They are no longer in the same dimension.
At this moment, Minato Namikaze finally realized that the various praises for the First Hokage in history books might not be excessive exaggeration.
In this world, there truly exists a being capable of single-handedly rendering everyone else of the present era mere background figures, leaving the entire ninja world clueless about how to deal with it and thus不敢在无发的面犯 (不敢在无发的面犯 - this phrase is a bit awkward in English, but it can be left as is).
The generation of the First Hokage also had Madara Uchiha who could rival him.
What abilities does this generation possess to contend with spacetime?
"Khonansa Ma, is this spacetime the same spacetime you were referring to before?"
In a small town in the land of birds.
As one of the neighboring countries of the Land of Rain, the Second Shinobi World War is also being hotly debated here.
The topic also revolves around Gojo Yoru and the spacetime bloodline limit.
After the war ended, Nagato, who had been wandering around and robbing graves with Konan, couldn't help but ask curiously when he heard the words "space-time".
"I think so."
"The power of space-time, isn't it related to sealing techniques, and only exists in storage scrolls and summoning techniques? Can such an ability also be manifested as a bloodline limit?"
Having been taught by Konan for some time, Nagato, who is also a super genius, became even more puzzled: "In the ninja world, there are only seven nature transformations: Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. According to what you said, Lady Konan, most secret techniques are special extensions of Yang Release and Yin Release, and Black Lightning is a special extension of Lightning Release. This means that secret techniques can be developed from all seven nature transformations."
"As for the bloodline limit, it is a new attribute formed by the fusion of two nature changes. It is related to Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, but it does not belong to Yin and Yang and the Five Elements."
"Bloodline elimination is formed by the fusion of three nature changes."
"What attributes were those attributes related to, and what attributes could be combined to form that space?"
Looking at the studious Nagato, Konan said helplessly, "I don't know. That's all the knowledge I've learned on my own. If you want to know, then work hard to become stronger and explore it yourself."
"Yes."
Nagato nodded vigorously, remembering Gojo Yoru's name.
But he didn't notice that his Khwang Samadhi had a slight upturn at the corners of his lips.
To the White Zetsu and Tobi who were watching them, Konan's smile was one of satisfaction because of Nagato's studiousness.
In reality, Xiao Nan simply couldn't hide her joy and revealed a happy smile.
So Lord Ye is this amazing.
The title "Incarnation of Miracles" is so fitting.
I wonder when Lord Yoru learned that ninjutsu called Spirit Transformation Technique and then secretly came to meet her. I really want to report to Lord Yoru on the results of this period of time, not only the training of Nagato, but also my own growth.
"Teacher, is this guy in the newspaper the one who defeated you?"
In the tower of Amegakure, Yahiko, who had already embarked on the path of a ninja, was also looking at the newspaper, then looked at Hanzo of the Salamander with a questioning gaze: "Is his ability really as powerful as the newspaper says?"
"That's right, and his abilities are even more terrifying than the newspapers describe."
Looking at Gojo Yoru on the front page of the newspaper, Hanzo of the Salamander's eyes were filled with complex emotions, and a self-deprecating smile appeared on his face: "I originally thought that his technique of concealing his chakra aura was a special extension of Earth Release, a kind of secret technique. I never expected that it was actually a method of integrating into space. In other words, he had already mastered this invincible defensive ability when he was eleven years old, or even earlier."
"Having fought him so many times, I still haven't been able to force him to use this technique. It seems that I still have a considerable gap to close with Onoki."
Upon hearing this, Yahiko immediately became serious and said, "In my eyes and in the eyes of everyone in the Land of Rain, Master is stronger and greater than the Third Tsuchikage. You are just different types."
"Heh—you brat, I don't need your comfort." Hanzo of the Salamander chuckled and scolded, then looked at Yahiko with a hint of pity: "The ones who really need comfort are you little brats."
"If it weren't for that brat, you might have been able to inherit my mantle and become one of the pinnacles of the ninja world in this new era."
"But now, a ninja who will become the strongest in history has emerged from your generation. I hope you will not be discouraged and lose your fighting spirit."
Yahiko's eyes widened in disbelief: "The strongest ninja in history? Is it really that exaggerated?"
"Whether it's an exaggeration or not, you'll know when you grow up." Hanzo the Salamander didn't offer any further explanation.
Yahiko pressed on, "Is it his bloodline limit that's more powerful, or the Wood Release that brought peace to the world under the God of Shinobi?"
"Kid, don't underestimate the significance of the word 'miracle'," Hanzo of the Salamander said with great certainty. "Throughout history, his abilities are the most unique and strongest. Even the Wood Release of the God of Shinobi is far inferior to his."
"Don't be fooled by what's in the history books. The real power wasn't Wood Release, but the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju."
"Without the level of chakra of the First Hokage, Wood Release is just a bloodline limit formed by the fusion of water and earth nature transformations."
"Such a bloodline limit not only poses no threat to me, but will also enhance the power of my Fire Release."
"The reason why Wood Release is called the bloodline limit that pacifies the chaotic world is simply because it is the bloodline limit of the god of ninjas."
"With that level of chakra, any ninjutsu or bloodline limit in his hands would be enough to pacify a chaotic world. If the First Hokage mastered Dust Release, then the Bloodline Elimination technique, which eliminates all bloodline limits, would truly live up to its name."
"Just like the elemental counters, every bloodline limit has an element that counters it; that's the rule of the ninja world."
"But now, that rule has been broken." Hanzo of the Salamander said solemnly, "Even the Bloodline Elimination formed by the fusion of three nature transformations cannot harm him in the slightest. To deal with that brat, you must do so before he merges into space. Otherwise, unless you can also merge into space, or distort or shatter space, his spacetime bloodline is unsolvable."
"We ninjas can use the power of space-time to create storage scrolls and summon summoning beasts. There are also some techniques that can manipulate the power of space-time through chakra and jutsu. So we are very clear that the power of space-time does not belong to Yin and Yang or the Five Elements, nor can it be synthesized through Yin and Yang or the Five Elements. It is a special attribute that is independent of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements."
"When someone can transform chakra into this special nature transformation, then he is the embodiment of a miracle."
"Attribute counters don't work on him; only spacetime can counter spacetime."
At this point, Hanzo of the Salamander once again revealed a look of pity: "Currently, the only known external object in the ninja world that contains the power of space and time is the Space-Time Scroll. The only techniques involving space and time are the Summoning Technique, the Heavenly Delivery Technique, the Flying Thunder God Technique of Konoha, and the Impure World Reincarnation Technique. All four of these techniques involving space and time are auxiliary types."
"Unless there is a genius in the future who can manipulate the power of space and time through chakra and techniques to develop offensive and defensive ninjutsu, and who can also affect space within a certain range, then it will still be impossible to hurt that brat or stop his attacks."
"Therefore, even if his chakra reserves are far less than those of the First Hokage, he will still become the strongest ninja in history."
Yahiko, who had just embarked on the path of a ninja, seemed to understand but not quite, feeling both awe and wonder.
His current state perfectly illustrates what it means to be a frog in a well, only seeing the difference between himself and Gojo Yoru as one being at the bottom of the well and the other outside the well's opening.
When he grows up and his horizons broaden, he will find that he is just a big rock, though much larger than the surrounding pebbles and grains of sand.
But Gojo Yoru was above him—the heavens.
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