"Naruto: My Ninja Skills"Chapter 201: The True Cheat
"So, ancestor... Lord Yūshin, what exactly are you? Which era do you really belong to?"
After calming herself, Uzumaki Ruri finally couldn't help but ask this question.
"Theoretically speaking, I'm a person of this era."
Yūshin leaned against the coffin, then suddenly asked as if remembering something:
"What time is it now?"
"June 20th," Uzumaki Ruri replied.
Yūshin thought to himself that their timing was quite good—neither too early nor too late. Seeing there was ample time, he began to explain:
"Soon... well, tomorrow actually, the Shinobi World will suddenly face a powerful enemy capable of destroying the world. I encountered him by chance and was preparing for a life-or-death battle when I was unexpectedly caught by some special space-time ninjutsu and transported directly to the world of a thousand years ago."
To prevent Uzumaki Mito from developing any aversion to what would come next, Yūshin slightly exaggerated Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki's power... While it was true that virtually no shinobi in the current Shinobi World could defeat Kinshiki, claiming he could destroy the world was somewhat hyperbolic.
"In that ancient time, I encountered the legendary Sage of Six Paths and became his disciple. I learned how to use chakra from the Sage while responding to his call to help restore the Shinobi World's population..."
"After the Sage of Six Paths died, the Shinobi Sect he founded split apart, and only then did bloodline-based shinobi clans like the Uchiha, Senju, Hagoromo, Uzumaki, and Hyūga gradually emerge."
"Because I knew about the crisis a thousand years in the future, I went to great lengths to freeze my own life, stubbornly and shamelessly returning to this era."
Well, his explanation was concise and very easy to understand, with basically nothing that contradicted the facts.
"Lord Yūshin, your description of the Uzumaki Clan's origin is far too formulaic—there's not a trace of romance in it."
Uzumaki Ruri didn't care for this bland story. The Uzumaki Clan was part Sage of Six Paths bloodline, part Yūshin bloodline—shouldn't there be some dramatic ups and downs in the story?
"In a world that was nearly destroyed and survived only by clinging to life, isn't talking about romanticism a bit too extravagant?" Yūshin cleanly shattered her fairy-tale fantasies.
Uzumaki Mito knew there were aspects involving Yūshin's personal privacy. Since Yūshin didn't want to discuss them, there was no need for discussion... Being able to understand how the Uzumaki Clan came to be was already quite good, and even if they couldn't figure it out, what could they do?
Honestly, whether Yūshin was the Uzumaki ancestor had basically no impact on the current Uzumaki Clan.
Essentially speaking, Yūshin couldn't really be considered the Uzumaki ancestor, just as the Sage of Six Paths couldn't be considered their ancestor... The Uzumaki Clan lineage actually branched out from Yūshin's son.
Besides providing some genetic material, Yūshin had done nothing else.
"Lord Yūshin, although you've returned to this era, given your current condition, you don't seem particularly suited for combat. So how should we deal with that so-called powerful enemy?" Uzumaki Mito asked.
Mito and Ruri were clearly concerned about different things. Compared to Ruri, Mito was better at grasping the key points.
"Actually, I'm just using the combat method I didn't have time to employ back then. In this era, there's only one person with the strength to deal with that kind of enemy—Hashirama Senju."
Yūshin felt he had wandered around pointlessly, but upon returning, he still decided to adopt his original combat approach... This had nothing to do with his current physical condition—he was just being stubborn.
After returning, he very much wanted to prove the correctness of his original method.
"Hashirama? But Hashirama has already passed away."
The answer Yūshin gave left Uzumaki Mito stunned for a moment. She certainly believed in her husband's strength, but the problem was that this invincible husband had long since died... Hashirama being alive was something from ten years ago.
"Hashirama has indeed passed away, but we have no choice but to summon him now... using Tobirama's technique."
Yūshin directly stated the answer.
"Tobirama's technique... Lord Yūshin, do you mean Edo Tensei?"
"Yes."
Uzumaki Mito opened her mouth to say something but had to swallow her words of opposition... On one hand, only her husband had the ability to prevent the world's destruction; on the other hand, she could oppose Yūshin, but she couldn't oppose her ancestor.
"Don't worry, I won't bind Hashirama for long, or rather... I won't bind him at all."
"I understand, Lord Yūshin. Do we... I mean, do we need to make any other preparations?"
The ancestor's words carried irresistible pressure, and Uzumaki Mito could only express filial respect.
"No need. I've been prepared for a long time."
As he spoke, Yūshin prepared to form hand seals.
Huh, how did the seals go again?
Boar, Dog...
Rooster?
Monkey, Ram?
Right? Wrong? No, no, right, right.
Yūshin recalled while various thoughts battled in his mind, but ultimately he managed to complete the seals, albeit haltingly.
An old popsicle was summoned out—it was Hashirama Senju, whom he had previously frozen.
Then, he summoned Tobirama Senju again.
Well, Tobirama didn't really matter much—his combat power was basically useless. However, given that he could use Flying Thunder God, he could serve as an excellent...
Mount.
"Wait!"
At this moment, Uzumaki Mito suddenly called out loudly to stop Yūshin.
"Lord Yūshin, are you going to awaken Hashirama right now? I... I'm not ready yet. I need to put on some makeup."
"Uh... is that really necessary?"
Yūshin was startled by this reaction, thinking something major had gone wrong.
Uzumaki Ruri slapped her forehead, unable to understand Yūshin's obtuseness... There's no helping it—straight men are like this.
"Lord Yūshin, it's actually quite necessary," Uzumaki Ruri quietly defended Uzumaki Mito.
Yūshin thought to himself: I'm about to fight a world war here, and you're still concerned with romance? Isn't that inappropriate?
Have you forgotten your granddaughter is already grown up?
"Ahem, don't get excited. I'm not going to awaken Hashirama immediately... The battle won't start until tomorrow. Right now I'm just making preparations."
Uzumaki Mito, who had just been hurrying to escape, stopped at these words.
She silently returned to her original position, quietly watching Yūshin's operations.
After the two ladies stopped chattering, Yūshin could finally continue his work. Since he was going to do it, he decided to do it perfectly.
If he used the ordinary method of Edo Tensei to summon Hashirama, then Hashirama would have difficulty displaying his full living strength. So Yūshin had preserved Hashirama's remains long ago.
Yūshin would use Hashirama's own body to summon Hashirama.
Tobirama didn't matter either way, but Yūshin, with a "since I'm already here" mentality, still gave Tobirama the same treatment as his elder brother... Yūshin hadn't wasted his friendship with Tobirama.
After preparing two old popsicles, Yūshin first thawed them out, then summoned two more things... well, he summoned two unconscious White Zetsu.
These two White Zetsu weren't prepared by the elderly Yūshin from a thousand years ago, but by the young Yūshin not long ago.
Yūshin drew a technique array on the ground, then placed one White Zetsu into the array.
Next, he used a variant of the Spirit Transformation Technique, directly extracting the White Zetsu's soul from its body.
Then, Yūshin stuffed this vacant soul into Hashirama's body.
He repeated the process with Tobirama.
With both body vessels and soul sacrifices ready, Yūshin formed seals and used Edo Tensei, bringing Hashirama and Tobirama's souls back... back into their original bodies.
However, considering Uzumaki Mito's earlier reaction, Yūshin temporarily didn't awaken these two.
Let them stay on standby for now, to avoid being accused of not understanding social graces.
Seeing that Hashirama could come back to life, Uzumaki Mito no longer cared what she looked like—she just wanted to talk with her husband. However...
"Everything is prepared. Tomorrow we can set out."
"By the way, only you two should know about my situation. Keep it secret from others to avoid causing chaos or even panic... There's no need to dig up thousand-year-old skeletons for everyone to see."
Uzumaki Ruri rolled her eyes and had no intention of responding to Yūshin. If it weren't for the fact that this person was her ancestor, she would have rushed over to knock his head long ago... After all, she had seen Mito's expression clearly.
One could only say that straight men as a species cannot evolve—even after evolving for a thousand years, a straight man is still a straight man.
With a day's time, Yūshin could rest well and try to adapt to the feeling of breathing again.
Uzumaki Mito and Uzumaki Ruri left first, returning the next evening after making various preparations.
"Everyone, are you ready? Let's set out."
Yūshin, the other two, and Hashirama each placed their palms on Tobirama's shoulder. Then Tobirama, under Yūshin's control, opened his eyes.
At this moment, Tobirama's bodily functions were online, but his mental consciousness remained shrouded in mist, not fully returned.
The next moment, Tobirama activated Flying Thunder God, taking everyone away from Konoha Village to the Fireflies base... Of course, there was no Flying Thunder God technique formula where Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki appeared, but Tobirama had definitely set up Flying Thunder God technique formulas at the Fireflies base.
Don't ask why—Tobirama would definitely do this.
"Everyone, spread out and prepare the barrier. Don't let anything inside escape... uh, and don't let me escape either."
Uzumaki Mito, Ruri, Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama ran toward four directions, ready to deploy the Four Red Yang Formation at any moment.
When the space-time fluctuations arrived, crimson chakra light screens shot skyward. Young Yūshin instantly felt his mind in chaos, sensing he had been ambushed... Well, he had indeed been ambushed, just by himself.
After setting up the barrier, Mito and Ruri stood guard outside as a precaution, while Yūshin summoned Hashirama and Tobirama back to his side.
Yūshin didn't need to calculate time precisely. When ripples appeared on one barrier screen, he took the two wooden puppets and walked over.
Then, he used Yin-Yang Release power, pressing one hand against the light screen and imbuing it with the attribute of being "alive."
After that, he easily led the two through the light screen.
The seal was lifted. After entering the barrier, Yūshin instantly released Hashirama and Tobirama's mental restrictions.
Yūshin staggered toward Shichimi, who was lying on the ground. He reached out and pulled the chakra spear from his body, then placed one hand over his form.
"So... this is what you are..."
"Shichimi's Sharingan—I've retrieved it."
With the help of Yin-Yang Release, the wounds on Shichimi's body rapidly healed. At the same time, Shichimi's Sharingan quickly moved across his body, ultimately merging into Yūshin's palm, then crawling upward and hiding in his eye socket.
Yūshin's actions weren't interrupted, but don't forget—there was still an enemy in the barrier.
Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki saw Yūshin heading straight for the fox and doing something to it at maximum speed. He instinctively felt something was wrong, so he instantly charged toward Yūshin's aged and frail body.
But as Kinshiki rushed forward, a sweeping kick precisely struck his big head. The tremendous force was completely unstoppable—Kinshiki instantly judged that this level of physical strength was far beyond what ordinary shinobi could possess.
Whatever treatment young Yūshin had just received, Kinshiki was now getting the same.
"Yūshin? Is that Yūshin? What's wrong with you—why have you aged so much? Your chakra feels completely different from before... Wait, wasn't I dead?"
Hashirama's voice still felt very warm—no, this was when Hashirama's voice was at its warmest.
"Hashirama, you were indeed dead. However, due to certain reasons, I had no choice but to summon you back to the present world... For the specific summoning method, you can ask your dear brother Tobirama."
This immediately made Hashirama turn his target:
"Tobirama, I told you long ago not to mess with those forbidden techniques that violate human ethics. Why didn't you listen?"
Tobirama was equally furious. He ignored his elder brother, instead directing his anger at Yūshin:
"Yūshin, I already told you not to summon me. Did you treat my dying words as meaningless?!"
"Huh? Tobirama, you died too?"
Hey, just as Tobirama didn't listen to Hashirama, why should Yūshin listen to Tobirama?
For a moment, in the same location, three people each spoke their own piece.
Yūshin just crouched there petting the fox, completely ignoring Tobirama.
"Hashirama, it's complicated to explain everything at once. You just need to know that the enemy just now planned to destroy Konoha and even the entire Shinobi World... Summoning you back to the present world is to have you fulfill your mission of protecting Konoha."
These words instantly calmed the two brothers.
At this moment, Hashirama Senju's soul was Hashirama's soul, his body was Hashirama's body, and his combat power... was basically his combat power.
"Destroy Konoha?"
Hashirama furrowed his brow, his gaze instantly becoming sharp.
Which little punk wants to destroy Konoha? Let me see!
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