A Ninja World War was a world-class event.
Even if the battlefield wasn't in one's own country and was very far away, it would attract the attention of the entire Ninja Continent and even overseas countries.
When a major event occurred on the battlefield, the heat would quickly spread throughout the Ninja World.
The protagonist of the event would also become the subject of discussion across the entire Ninja World.
Someone who did something big in a Ninja World War, even if they were once a nobody, would quickly become a big shot famous throughout the Ninja World.
The Sannin and Konoha's White Fang weren't the best examples.
Before fighting Hanzo the Salamander and killing Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law, they were already Elite Jonin recorded in the bingo books of various countries and commanders of two battle lines.
The best example was Might Duy in the original work's Third Great Ninja War, whose identity was just a Genin.
With one move of the Eight Gates, he nearly wiped out the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, a group composed of seven ace combatants. The remnants who were lucky enough to survive spread the fame of the Eight Gates throughout the Ninja World.
From then on, the Eight Gates became known to everyone.
The fame was so great that Might Guy, as Might Duy's son who also learned the Eight Gates, could become one of Konoha's ace combatants in the future relying on Taijutsu, even without mastering more than two nature transformations or excelling in Ninjutsu.
Like Might Duy, there was also Uchiha Shisui, who developed the Phantom Body Flicker Technique.
Clearly possessing extremely powerful Genjutsu, he gained the title "Shisui of the Body Flicker," and his fame was equally known to almost everyone.
Finally, there was Namikaze Minato, who single-handedly eliminated dozens of Iwa ninjas, instantly becoming the supernova of the Third Great Ninja War.
Now Gojo Yoru was walking the path of Namikaze Minato, but with even higher value.
First injuring the Salamander, he stepped onto the grand stage of the Ninja World with a strong presence.
But at that time, he was just a suddenly rising new star.
Injuring was ultimately not killing, and a ninja battle was a battle of intelligence.
Many people thought Gojo Yoru only managed to injure the Salamander by luck, relying on the first-encounter kill potential of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
After the intelligence was exposed, it would be almost impossible for him to replicate it.
The following four months also proved those people's conjectures.
Gojo Yoru, possessing the Flying Thunder God Technique, didn't become the protagonist of this probing period, nor was there any news of him taking action.
Obviously, his strength was too weak, and Konoha was protecting him.
Unexpectedly, Gojo Yoru, who had been silent, achieved a Super S-rank record as soon as he acted.
Instantly killing Sunagakure's King of Intelligence and fifty-four Anbu members—this was a genuine record, achieved even when the Flying Thunder God Technique was already exposed.
Anyone who saw that photo would be terrified upon deeper thought.
What kind of speed and strength would it take to dismember an elder of one of the Five Great Ninja Villages and fifty-four high-level combatants without giving them a chance to react or fight back?
Could the Second Hokage, who invented the Flying Thunder God Technique, do this?
Did he have such a record?
Just as Might Duy made the Eight Gates famous throughout the Ninja World, Gojo Yoru, while making a name for himself again, also made the Flying Thunder God Technique reach the top of the Ninja World again, becoming a universally known Super S-rank Secret Technique.
There was even a faint trend of surpassing predecessors.
If Gojo Yoru achieved a few more great merits using the Flying Thunder God Technique, given a bit more time, Senju Tobirama might lose the copyright. In the future, people might refer to it as "The Black Flash's Flying Thunder God Technique."
The gradually spreading title of Number One Speed in the Ninja World was the greatest recognition of Gojo Yoru's strength.
The battlefield situation was quietly changing.
Chiyo was about to go berserk!
Hanzo the Salamander and Onoki both learned from Ebizo's lesson and adopted different countermeasures.
And this news naturally reached someone's ears.
"Madara-sama, that brat who mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique did something big again..."
In the dimly lit underground space, White Zetsu's upper body emerged from the ground, telling Uchiha Madara the news of Gojo Yoru instantly killing fifty-five Sand ninjas.
At the same time, he handed Uchiha Madara the photo that would be mass-produced by various newspaper agencies in a few days and quickly spread throughout the Ninja World.
Uchiha Madara wasn't interested in the former. If the technique that killed Izuna couldn't achieve this level, Senju Tobirama wouldn't be worthy of his attention.
However, seeing that photo, Uchiha Madara's three-tomoe Sharingan suddenly narrowed slightly.
Then he looked at White Zetsu: "Did you see that brat make a move?"
"No."
White Zetsu shook his head helplessly: "Just as you said, Madara-sama, we can't track a Flying Thunder God user. We finally found his location, but with one teleport, we had to search again."
"Worried about being discovered by him, we didn't dare leave the Spore Technique on him."
Uchiha Madara sat up slightly, holding the photo with both hands. The dynamic vision of the Sharingan ignored the dim environment, taking in all the details of the picture.
A few seconds later, he asked again: "Were your previous observations discovered by him?"
"Absolutely not." White Zetsu guaranteed.
"Then it has nothing to do with sensing, but one must still be cautious." Uchiha Madara said coldly, "Gathering at a secret base, checking and setting up barriers is basic common sense for ninjas. Being Sunagakure's King of Intelligence and Anbu skilled in reconnaissance and assassination, they couldn't possibly make such a low-level mistake."
"But this photo shows Flying Thunder God formulas all over the ground."
"This brat either possesses powerful concealment and stealth abilities, like your Mayfly, capable of ignoring barriers and sensing, then setting up formulas under these guys' feet and instantly killing them with the Flying Thunder God Technique and Flying Thunder God Slash."
"Or, his Flying Thunder God Technique no longer needs formula coordinates to teleport objects remotely."
"Or... this is a false impression he set up afterward."
Uchiha Madara looked at the photo again, his gaze deep: "He is using the Flying Thunder God Technique and Flying Thunder God Slash to hide some kind of ability."
"This ability is the key to his instant killing of these guys."
Whichever it was, it successfully aroused Uchiha Madara's interest.
"No way, does he have Mayfly too?" White Zetsu widened his eyes, then looked panicked. "Doesn't that mean we've actually been discovered by him, and he's just pretending not to know?"
"Mayfly is your unique ability. Unless he awakened Wood Release, it's impossible to discover you who merge with the earth and vegetation." Uchiha Madara analyzed, "It should be a Hiden technique similar to Transparent Release, or a Kekkei Genkai."
"If it's just these two types of abilities, there's no need to hide them. After all, once Konoha spreads this photo, many smart guys will definitely discover something wrong with the photo and take countermeasures."
"That junior from Amegakure might have discovered his ability to hide Chakra a few months ago."
"He must be hiding an even bigger secret. Perhaps this is why that monkey values him and cultivates him as the benchmark for the new generation."
Uchiha Madara thought for a moment and dismissed the idea of having White Zetsu monitor Gojo Yoru; it was meaningless.
If the number of White Zetsu increased and an accident really happened, being discovered by that brat might affect his plans.
Thus, Uchiha Madara instructed: "Strengthen the surveillance of the Land of Rain. If that brat enters the range of the Land of Rain, keep a close eye on him."
"He has a close relationship with the current Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and might have a natural fondness for redheads. Don't let him get close to Nagato. If necessary, let Tobi possess someone and intervene to stop him."
White Zetsu suddenly suggested: "How about letting Tobi kill him?"
"If you have no brains, don't make suggestions casually. He is an agility-type ninja. With a technique like Wood Release that has obvious startup time, he would have disappeared before Tobi could even cast it."
Surrounded by such foolish subordinates, Uchiha Madara sometimes felt very tired.
"Do as I say. In the future, report to me about matters related to that brat." Uchiha Madara waved his hand and closed his eyes again to sustain his life using the Gedo Statue.
Uchiha Madara didn't notice a figure that had been staying inside the Gedo Statue, occasionally using Yin-Yang Release abilities to influence his will through the tubes, making him slowly discover himself, preparing to appear as the incarnation of his will in the future. This figure heard the entire conversation between him and White Zetsu.
This figure was Kaguya Otsutsuki's third son, the third thousand-year-old schemer in the Ninja World besides Isshiki Otsutsuki and Kaguya Otsutsuki—Black Zetsu.
Like Uchiha Madara, Black Zetsu wasn't interested in the news of Gojo Yoru instantly killing fifty-five Sand ninjas.
This was just petty fighting among lower life forms.
If the method of killing them wasn't the space-time type Flying Thunder God Technique, Black Zetsu wouldn't even bother to listen.
However, Uchiha Madara's analysis caught his attention.
The first two possibilities would make Gojo Yoru a very troublesome existence.
The last one made Gojo Yoru emit a mysterious aura.
Especially since the battle line Gojo Yoru was on was the border base facing the Land of Rain. Once the war entered the next stage, he was very likely to enter the Land of Rain, and the chance of encountering Nagato wasn't small.
Black Zetsu absolutely wouldn't allow a troublesome person with secrets to approach the Rinnegan.
After all, for these eyes, Black Zetsu spent a thousand years, bewitching unknown generations of Indra's reincarnations, before waiting for this generation's Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama.
If something happened to the Rinnegan, Black Zetsu didn't know how many more years he would have to wait for reincarnations as excellent as Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara to appear again.
Thus, Black Zetsu decided to go out personally to observe who exactly Gojo Yoru was.
...
Gojo Yoru didn't know he had aroused Uchiha Madara's interest and was targeted by the number one schemer in the Ninja World.
Sarutobi Hiruzen told him to rest well for a few days, so he really went into vacation mode.
In these few days, he first sent the Sannin back to the border base, then moved back and forth between Konoha and the Hot Spring District.
The Hot Spring District was a large pleasure quarter located in the northeast of the Land of Fire.
Although called the Hot Spring District, it was actually like Tanzaku Quarters in the southwest, full of casinos, hotels, and various entertainment venues, just with a more developed hot spring industry due to being closer to the Land of Hot Water.
This place was where Konan now lived.
From the moment he decided to cultivate Konan, Gojo Yoru had an idea.
Months later, this idea had turned into a plan.
Konan was the core of this plan and also Gojo Yoru's secret trump card.
To hide this card, except for the first three days, every time Gojo Yoru came to meet Konan and teach her Ninjutsu, he would disguise himself when walking in populated places.
Only when he was with Konan in the house protected by a barrier would Gojo Yoru remove his disguise.
And when checking Konan's growth, Gojo Yoru wouldn't do it in the Hot Spring District but take Konan to uninhabited areas in other countries.
Four months passed, and Konan had long transformed from an ordinary person into a trainee ninja.
Konan, who could develop Hiden techniques based on hobbies in the original work, was equally extraordinary in Chakra control.
With Gojo Yoru's protection, she first learned tree climbing, then water walking, mastering the Body Flicker Technique in two months.
After her Chakra met the conditions, she began learning the Three Body Technique and had now learned the Transformation Technique, which consumed the least energy.
This growth speed was incomparable to Nagato and Uzumaki Kushina, who had Super Kage level potential.
But placed in the Ninja Academies of the Five Great Ninja Villages, she was definitely a genius-level contestant.
Strength wasn't the biggest change.
In these few months, Konan's biggest change was her spirit.
Supported by the tycoon Gojo Yoru, with a very professional nutritional meal formula and training plan, maintaining three meals a day, sleeping early and waking up early, reading and training, Konan's face had become bouncy and fair. That baby fat full of collagen felt completely different from Uzumaki Kushina's small round face, making Gojo Yoru unable to put it down.
Every time Gojo Yoru came over, besides checking growth and teaching basics, he would also educate Konan on the common sense and power levels of the Ninja World, as well as some secrets known only to a few and him, a transmigrator, gradually letting Konan understand this world and broadening her horizons.
With the upgrade in cognition, Konan's eyes and temperament were slowly shedding their childishness.
The secretion of spiritual energy improved, causing Konan, whose physical energy was different from ordinary people, to increase her Chakra amount significantly.
This growth speed made Gojo Yoru very satisfied.
In a while, he could educate Konan on Kekkei Genkai and Hiden techniques.
At that time, Gojo Yoru would mix in some private goods, sharing Jiraiya's experience in developing Hiden techniques.
Konan, encountering such knowledge for the first time, would definitely not be able to resist trying when she hit a bottleneck in basics and could only choose origami to pass the time.
Paper Release would be born naturally!
Thus, Gojo Yoru looked thoughtful and began to formulate a training plan for Konan in his mind.
It wasn't until the girl's voice reached his ears that Gojo Yoru recovered his senses.
"Yoru-sama, I've prepared hot water for you. Go take a bath first."
Looking at the girl who seemed to have cleaned the bathroom, looking a bit dirty and wet, Gojo Yoru was slightly stunned.
What rare words. Besides his mothers in two lives, this was the first time he saw a girl prepare hot water for his bath.
A warm current surged in his heart, and Gojo Yoru smiled sincerely: "Thanks for your hard work, Konan."
"Not hard at all; this is what I should do." Konan shook her head. This time, there was no uneasiness on her face, only a smile from being praised.
By the time the two finished bathing successively, it was already very dark.
Gojo Yoru looked at the clean and cute Konan wearing white pajamas after the bath and smiled: "Rest well tonight. Starting tomorrow, I'll teach you how to become a ninja."
"Mhm mhm..."
Konan nodded repeatedly, eyes full of anticipation.
The environment has a huge impact on people.
In the original work, Konan, who grew up with Yahiko and Nagato, had no goals of her own, taking Yahiko and Nagato's dreams as her own.
She wasn't actually very interested in becoming a ninja or Ninjutsu.
But now, Konan was full of motivation.
Because... she took becoming an excellent ninja as her ultimate dream.
She wanted to become Gojo Yoru's right-hand woman; this was the meaning of her existence.
Gojo Yoru didn't know Konan's thoughts; otherwise, he would definitely feel that his words during the day were a bit excessive.
War orphans in this world were just that twisted.
Give her a little love, and you become her whole world.
Uzumaki Kushina was like this, Konan was like this, Haku was like this, Kaguya Kimimaro was like this, Karin was like this, and so on... truly a pathological world.
Gojo Yoru stayed in this town for three days.
The first day was to resettle Konan. The second and third days were to teach her ninja knowledge, how to refine Chakra, and how to train daily to improve physical and spiritual energies.
Before leaving, Gojo Yoru took out a stack of money and stuffed it into Konan's hand, instructing: "The refrigerator is filled with ingredients, and I took you shopping once. When you finish eating, buy like I did. Remember to maintain three meals a day, each meal nutritionally sufficient. This concerns your growth; don't think about saving money for me."
"If you want to repay me, wait until you grow up and pay me back slowly."
"I'll come to see you from time to time. Remember not to slack off."
Gojo Yoru habitually pinched the girl's small face and smiled: "I hope when I come next time, your small face can be as white as mine and even better to pinch."
"I will, Yoru-sama."
Konan was reluctant to part with Gojo Yoru, but her eyes were full of determination.
"Ja ne."
Gojo Yoru put one hand in his pocket and raised three fingers with the other, then his figure disappeared without warning.
Konan stood there in a daze for a while before returning to her room to read the books Gojo Yoru brought back to Konoha at night.
And Gojo Yoru still didn't return to Konoha but went to the border base.
As soon as he arrived, he heard a piece of "bad news."
...
Konoha Year 35, August 18th.
Abandoned training ground.
Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina engaged in a long-awaited no-rules duel.
Then... then he was beaten up!
Without using Space-Time Chakra, Gojo Yoru was a veteran Chunin in the evaluation of sensing ninjas.
At the age of eleven, being a veteran Chunin was very outstanding.
Yahiko, taught by Jiraiya for three years, was also at this level, or even far inferior to Gojo Yoru.
After all, he didn't have the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Jutsu or the hand-seal-less Rasengan.
Because of insufficient Chakra, upgrading the Rasengan to Fire Release: Rasengan was Gojo Yoru's current limit.
As for the Cherry Blossom Impact Uzumaki Kushina obtained from Tsunade, Gojo Yoru wasn't qualified to cultivate it.
This was a Chakra burst technique, premised on having massive Chakra as propulsion.
Facing Uzumaki Kushina who hadn't learned the Cherry Blossom Impact yet, Gojo Yoru needed to dodge her attacks.
Now that Uzumaki Kushina mastered the Cherry Blossom Impact, even dodging was a bit difficult for Gojo Yoru.
The Chakra burst from the monstrous strength was like a storm, causing stiffness to Gojo Yoru.
In terms of Taijutsu, Gojo Yoru was completely no match for Uzumaki Kushina.
If he could use a blade, Gojo Yoru could easily defeat Uzumaki Kushina in seconds.
He was like Hanzo the Salamander, the nemesis of such obvious startups.
In terms of Genjutsu, Gojo Yoru didn't have much talent.
Or rather, his current Genjutsu talent didn't qualify him to cultivate Genjutsu: Bringer of Darkness Technique; he hadn't learned this Forbidden Jutsu yet.
Knowing only a few basic Genjutsu, he couldn't control Uzumaki Kushina at all.
Mastering Chakra Burst, Uzumaki Kushina didn't even need to form seals to easily break free from Gojo Yoru's Genjutsu.
Fortunately, Uzumaki Kushina wasn't a Genjutsu-type contestant either, only knowing a few basic Genjutsu, which were completely ineffective against Gojo Yoru, who had mastered Lightning Release nature transformation.
As for Ninjutsu...
"Big Ball Rasengan!"
Looking at Uzumaki Kushina leaping into the air, raising her hand to condense an energy sphere the size of five basketballs, and pressing it towards him, a flash of amazement appeared in Gojo Yoru's eyes.
Just like Hatake Kakashi with his presbyopic Mangekyo Sharingan, at this moment, Gojo Yoru seemed to see the reflection of the Child of Prophecy in Uzumaki Kushina.
My youth is back!
Without any hesitation, Gojo Yoru could only use Body Flicker to dodge.
With a loud boom, the energy erupted from the Big Ball Rasengan blasted a huge crater in the ground, dust flying everywhere.
"Cough, cough..."
Coughing sounded in the dust. Uzumaki Kushina, clearly the caster but covered in dirt, walked out of the pit. Looking at Gojo Yoru not far away, she asked with a triumphant smile, "How was it? Were you scared?"
"I was indeed startled, but thinking it was you, it suddenly felt natural." Gojo Yoru praised sincerely, giving a very high evaluation.
Hearing Gojo Yoru speak nicely for once, Uzumaki Kushina became even more smug.
She put her hands on her hips, showing off: "I originally wanted to condense a bigger one, but unfortunately, my Chakra control and monstrous strength haven't met the standards yet. I'll show you its complete form later and make you, the inventor, die of envy."
"I know what the complete form looks like. I even gave it a name, called Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan." Gojo Yoru couldn't stand Uzumaki Kushina's smug look and couldn't help but be sarcastic again, "Come show off to me when you learn the Rasenshuriken."
"Hehe..."
Uzumaki Kushina didn't get angry but spoke arrogantly: "Even the Big Ball Rasengan can't stump me. I'll learn the Rasenshuriken before long."
After speaking, Uzumaki Kushina revealed an arrogant smile again, looking at Gojo Yoru provocatively: "Foul-mouthed Yoru, your strength isn't good enough. You don't dare to get close, Genjutsu is ineffective, and you need me to show mercy with Ninjutsu. Without using Shadow Clones to cast Five Elements Ninjutsu, do you have any other skills besides running away?"
Smack!
As soon as the words fell, Uzumaki Kushina was slapped on the head, stumbling forward a few steps, almost falling to the ground.
"Give you an inch, and you want a mile." Gojo Yoru said grumpily, "On a real battlefield, I'd kill arrogant trash like you with one slash."
"Damn it, if you have the guts, don't use the Flying Thunder God Technique!" Uzumaki Kushina covered her head, gritting her teeth.
Gojo Yoru retorted: "Then don't use the Three Body Technique, Five Elements Ninjutsu, Cherry Blossom Impact, Rasengan, or Sealing Jutsu."
"..."
Uzumaki Kushina was instantly choked into speechlessness. Her small face flushed red with anger, and with her anti-gravity red long hair, she looked exactly like a walking tomato.
Gojo Yoru revealed an arrogant smile identical to Uzumaki Kushina's, hooked his finger at the girl, and provoked: "What are you baring your teeth for? If you're not convinced, come hit me."
"Don't run if you have the guts. I'll beat you to death!"
Uzumaki Kushina rushed over immediately, then was walked like a dog by Gojo Yoru.
By nightfall, the atmosphere in the Gojo house was very warm.
Uzumaki Kushina, who was a Red Hot Habanero during the day, blossomed with girlish liveliness in the kitchen. Under Gojo Yoru's guidance, she finally made a decent-looking cake.
"Yoru, happy birthday. Another year older."
Yes, today was Gojo Yoru's birthday.
Before Gojo Yoru could express his thanks, Uzumaki Kushina suddenly leaned close to his face, smiling mischievously: "Walking on the street, who would know that you are actually a month younger than me?"
"Smiling so treacherously, what do you want to say?"
"Yoru, hurry up and call me Big Sister."
Uzumaki Kushina exposed her intention.
The expected scene of Gojo Yoru getting angry and breaking character didn't happen.
Gojo Yoru nodded and agreed readily: "Sure, equivalent exchange. You call me Daddy, and I'll call you Big Sister."
"Foul-mouthed Yoru, your mouth is still as foul as ever!"
Uzumaki Kushina was completely convinced.
The two finished the first piece of cake, then started a cake fight just like last year.
Due to the war, there was no night market in Konoha for the time being.
After cleaning up, Gojo Yoru escorted Uzumaki Kushina back to the Senju mansion.
At 9:00 PM, Gojo Yoru lay on the bed, hands behind his head, staring at the ceiling with anticipation in his eyes.
As time passed minute by minute, the anticipation in Gojo Yoru's eyes was gradually replaced by disappointment.
When midnight passed, welcoming a new day.
The feeling of arrhythmia, rising body temperature, and heartbeat like a drum still didn't appear.
"...Still didn't come, huh? It seems next year will be the decisive moment."
Gojo Yoru thought to himself.
A few months ago, Gojo Yoru had a conjecture that this evolution was similar to the cycle of human cell renewal.
When he was six, that evolution arrived on his birthday. After it ended, only a portion of his cells could extract space-time power.
If it was really a cell renewal cycle and the timing was precise, maybe it was once every six years.
If that feeling still didn't come on this day next year, it would mean all of Gojo Yoru's guesses were wrong.
He only had that portion of cells capable of extracting space-time power.
That portion of cells was already his biggest Cheat.
To break the capacity limit, he could only rely on the Yin Seal or use technology for body modification.
If he hadn't looked inside and entered the chamber of his heart to see that black heart when extracting space-time power for the first time, Gojo Yoru might have thought so.
That fleeting inner vision, that black heart, and even his intuition... all made Gojo Yoru firmly believe that the evolution would come again, it definitely would!
The sense of loss caused Gojo Yoru to suffer from insomnia for several hours, only falling asleep at 4:00 AM.
During his few days of vacation, the battlefield situation had completed its transformation.
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