Here is a bloody mill using ninjas as "raw materials," and it's using the most low-end production techniques.
After listening to the casual description of this ninja named Tsuchi, Yu Zhen could roughly judge his "scientific research level."
Transplanting a ninja's heart into a beast is to allow a natural body with good physical endowments to gain the ability to generate Chakra.
Replacing a beast's brain with a ninja's brain is because the human brain has higher intelligence and can easily understand other people's commands...
It is conceivable that this head must be under the control of Genjutsu or some kind of Cursed Seal.
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Looking at this kind of scientific research level of "taking it out of here and stuffing it in there," it can be described as simple and crude. Based on this speculation, Tsuchi's "products" are mostly shoddy, not only of questionable quality, but also with a very limited lifespan.
As for Tsuchi's fighting style, or rather his ability to subdue other ninjas, it is still very good.
On the one hand, he uses Genjutsu to deprive you of your senses, and on the other hand, he uses special ninjutsu to deprive you of your Chakra. Combining the two, if not "invincible," he can at least solve most ninjas who do not have information advantages.
Unfortunately, he met Yu Zhen.
Yu Zhen knocked Tsuchi unconscious, and after waiting for the people and beasts in the underground space to be half drowned, he "opened the floodgates."
He formed hand seals and used a Water Release ninjutsu, Water Formation Wall, again.
The water surrounding Yu Zhen's body, first slowly and then quickly, in the blink of an eye, a ring-shaped cylindrical Water Tornado centered on him, pushing away the surrounding water while spiraling upwards at high speed.
The water was shaped, like insect eggs waking up underground in spring, arching open the dead branches and fallen leaves above their heads bit by bit.
Under Yu Zhen's control, the water easily lifted the coating on the top, and after destroying the buildings above, it "spiraled" and surged to the highest point.
The water level in the underground space dropped rapidly, and a large amount of water was directly sprinkled into the town.
It's not that Yu Zhen has any desire to destroy the town where civilians live, he is just giving a warning. After seeing this Water Release, the average person in the town will definitely leave to take refuge as long as they have a brain.
No one wants to stay on a ninja's battlefield.
So how many smart people are there in the town? The answer is that everyone is smart when facing life-threatening danger.
In the underground space, heavy breathing and violent coughing rose and fell one after another, they had managed to save their lives.
Yu Zhen dragged Tsuchi with one hand, allowing most of his body to soak in the water, and then began to walk and observe the people locked in the cages.
Because the caster had lost consciousness, the Genjutsu on these controlled prisoners had actually been lifted, and coupled with being doused with a lot of cold water, they quickly woke up again.
There were probably more than thirty ninjas imprisoned here, so Yu Zhen's search speed was very fast. After only looking at a few cages, he found a familiar face.
It was Hagumiya Chie he was looking for.
Fortunately, Yu Zhen found a Kindred; unfortunately, it seemed that she was the only one here.
Perhaps only she had been "trafficked," or perhaps other Kindred had become consumables for those cruel experiments.
Chie is a female ninja of about seventeen or eighteen years old. At this time, her face was pale and her eyes were a little dull.
Yu Zhen stood at the door of this cage, and when the other party realized that something was blocking the faint light in front, Chie subconsciously raised her head.
When she saw Yu Zhen's face clearly, a trace of radiance appeared in her eyes.
She was about to speak, but Yu Zhen gently shook his head to stop her.
There were still quite a few living people here, and out of some instinctive caution, Yu Zhen wouldn't reveal his purpose for being here.
He would act as if he wasn't here to specifically rescue someone, but to rescue everyone.
Truth be told, based on the general code of conduct for ninjas, after rescuing the intended target, everyone else should be slaughtered.
After all, they had no value, no ability to resist, they were Kindred, but living on would only lead to hostility... In any case, it would be better for these people to die.
But Yu Zhen didn't want to do that.
It wasn't that he was truly kind-hearted, with a hypocritical side to his personality, or a saint, but simply that he didn't want to do it.
The ninjas here had no value to him; killing them or not was irrelevant.
The reason he didn't want to do it was simply because Yu Zhen had a bit of a "mental fastidiousness."
Compared to the guy he was dragging along, he just didn't want to look like he was the same kind of person, that's all.
There were many paths to take in a chaotic world. In this era where if I don't kill, I will be killed, Yu Zhen wasn't opposed to becoming a cold-blooded killer, but he especially didn't want to walk the path of losing his humanity.
So this little bit of mental fastidiousness maintained some of Yu Zhen's bottom lines or principles as a human being.
If others knew what he was thinking, they would definitely scoff at him first, and then immediately question:
How much stubbornness does it take for you to think you're different from us?
In short, based on Yu Zhen's idea of not killing everyone here, he had to be a little careful when rescuing people.
Yu Zhen took a set of keys from Tsuchi and successfully opened Chie's cell door. He first unlocked Chie's shackles, and while gesturing with his eyes for Chie to leave here first, he said:
"You are free."
Chie understood what he meant and left as quickly as possible.
After that, Yu Zhen began to free the other prisoners.
After these people were released from their restraints and gained freedom, they first looked at Yu Zhen with fearful eyes, and then quickly moved away from him as if avoiding a plague, squeezing out of the cell door and fleeing outwards as quickly as possible.
He could understand what these people were doing, and he wouldn't expect them to be grateful and say thank you after being rescued.
Only by releasing everyone here would Yu Zhen's act of releasing Chie not seem abrupt, and no one would know what his real purpose for coming here was.
After everyone in this cage had escaped, Yu Zhen came to the next cage door.
At this moment, a ninja inside the cage suddenly lost control of his emotions and shouted:
"Haha, I knew it, the clansmen would definitely not give up on me, they would definitely assign a mission to someone to rescue me!"
Not only Yu Zhen, but even the other muddled ninjas were attracted by this person.
Tsuchi, who had been unconscious, also woke up because of the sudden noise, and the expression on his face immediately became extremely angry.
This person's neck was "surprisingly boned," but he didn't expect his vitality to be quite tenacious. Not only were his cerebrum and cerebellum not out of control, but he could even make an effective counterattack.
Yu Zhen looked at Tsuchi, wanting to see what this person wanted to do.
Then he saw Tsuchi's hands come together, forming hand seals at the fastest speed.
In the next moment, a dozen or so earth spikes suddenly pierced out of the stone wall, the sharp spikes like sharp spears, directly piercing the shouting ninja through the heart.
Yu Zhen: "..."
That was something he hadn't anticipated.
"Indeed, I shouldn't have targeted a ninja from a major clan." Tsuchi's words were filled with regret.
"You're talking a bit too much... You seem quite attached to the idea of staying alive?"
It was a good question, the only problem was that it didn't sound like something a person would say.
Actually, Yu Zhen should have asked if he was acting alone, whether he was part of an organized crime group, or if there was a mastermind behind him, but the answers to these questions wouldn't interfere with his purpose here, so he didn't care.
He didn't ask, and the other party didn't answer.
Yu Zhen simply broke both of his arms.
He had noticed the moment the other party regained consciousness and was prepared to deal with a sneak attack, but he didn't expect the target of the attack to be someone other than himself.
Although Yu Zhen had destroyed Tsuchi's "research endeavor," what the latter hated most was the person who had brought Yu Zhen there.
Because in Tsuchi's view, Yu Zhen was just "doing a job for money," while the person who summoned Yu Zhen was the one who caused his downfall.
Now that someone had jumped out to admit that he had summoned Yu Zhen, that person had become Tsuchi's priority target for revenge.
Yu Zhen looked at the person who was about to be saved but was still eager to die, thinking that there were some people in this world who just couldn't be saved no matter what.
This person was from a major clan? Probably used to arrogance.
Yu Zhen looked at the dead man's Forehead Protector and saw a symbol of three semi-circular curves supporting a sphere, and he didn't recognize which clan it belonged to.
Although this person was already dead, he had given Yu Zhen an excuse to clear himself.
"What major clan? Could it be bigger than Uchiha Izuna?
I didn't come here because of anyone; I just couldn't stand your actions, so I took action to destroy this place."
Yes, when you're out and about, you should always state your name and never change it.
"Uchiha..."
"Indeed, it's an Uchiha."
"No, it should be an Uchiha."
The surrounding discussions arose one after another.
Yu Zhen's words instead made Tsuchi reveal an expression of realization, as if the ninja who had just been stabbed to death by the earth spikes should be saved by the Uchiha clan.
Could it be that the ninja clan this ninja came from has some connection with the Uchiha clan? Judging from the symbol on the Forehead Protector, the other party is not an Uchiha ninja.
Besides, shouldn't the Uchiha be hated by everyone in the Ninja World?
But in any case, judging from the reactions of the ninjas here, Yu Zhen's words seemed to have hit the nail on the head by accident.
This kind of misunderstanding was just right, and he knew that too much talk would lead to mistakes, so he stopped opening his mouth casually.
Yu Zhen threw the bunch of keys accurately into the hands of one of the people in the cage, seemingly impatient to rescue them one by one, just pointed to Tsuchi lying in the water, and said rather coldly:
"It's up to you."
Isn't this clumsy aloofness very compatible with the awkward Uchiha clan?
Yu Zhen didn't have time to perform more deeply, he directly threw Tsuchi on the ground, and then turned around and left.
Now that he had achieved his goal, rescued his clansmen, and incidentally liberated all the passers-by, then whatever happened here and what those passers-by wanted to do had nothing to do with him.
At this time, Yu Zhen was more concerned about another matter, that is, when he was affected by the genjutsu.
After returning to the ground, Yu Zhen quickly came to the top of the tallest building in the town, and carefully observed the town below again.
The special arrangement of buildings, some signposts with guidance, the movement of some machinery, and the regular sound from nowhere...
Sure enough, this town itself is a mechanism for arranging genjutsu. The moment Yu Zhen came to the town, he was already affected by the genjutsu.
In the entire town, there were originally very few living people at all.
Using the environment to cast genjutsu is both a clever and a skillful act, indicating that the other party does not have the strength to release large-scale genjutsu by himself, but he can achieve this goal through certain technologies.
Yu Zhen had to admit that Tsuchi was a little more powerful than he thought.
The scale of the genjutsu is very large, but it is only an ordinary genjutsu after all. The impact on people is not very deep. If a ninja has the awareness and means to release the genjutsu, then it is basically impossible to be bound by this genjutsu all the time.
Using genjutsu to confuse the senses of the ninjas who come here, and taking the opportunity to steal their Chakra while the other party can't distinguish between reality and illusion, without any conflict, a ninja can lose his combat power and become a fish on the chopping board.
I have to say, Tsuchi's design is very clever, but it's a pity that Yu Zhen just doesn't buy it.
After figuring out when he was hit by the genjutsu, Yu Zhen had no doubts at all, and he turned and left the town.
After leaving the town, before he had gone far, Yu Zhen suddenly turned his head to look, and found that the entire town had fallen into a sea of fire.
"..."
There is no doubt that those ninjas he released are wantonly destroying everything.
In terms of Yu Zhen's background and experience, it can be said that he has no defense against genjutsu as an attack method.
His genjutsu resistance basically remained at a low level where he would fall for any genjutsu cast on him.
This was evident from the fact that he was completely unaware when he entered the town.
In short, it was only natural that he fell into the genjutsu set up by the enemy; conversely, it would have been strange if he had the ability to break free from the genjutsu.
Behind him, the town was ablaze, and Yu Zhen's thoughts wandered again.
The genjutsu on him was instantly dispelled after he underwent White Zetsu transformation, meaning that he didn't break free from the genjutsu on his own, but relied on certain traits of the White Zetsu.
There seemed to be two relatively convincing explanations.
One was that after the White Zetsu transformation, his White Zetsu-ified body forcibly straightened out the chaotic flow of his own Chakra, which is a general way to break genjutsu.
The other possibility was more complicated.
As everyone knows, if a genjutsu cannot take effect on a ninja, it is likely because the person is already under the control of another, more powerful genjutsu.
Specifically, White Zetsu are humans transformed by the Infinite Tsukuyomi, but not all the people hanging on the God Tree at that time were transformed into White Zetsu. In fact, most of them regained their freedom after the Ten Tails was sealed.
Those who did not gain freedom became White Zetsu, so it's hard to say whether White Zetsu were once controlled by the Infinite Tsukuyomi, or whether they have always been under the control of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, even now.
In a sense, this genjutsu may be a self-protection mechanism for White Zetsu.
The logic is simple: if White Zetsu were creatures easily controlled by genjutsu, then the Kaguya's revival plan could be leaked at any time, which Kaguya and Black Zetsu would never allow.
Just imagine, Black Zetsu and White Zetsu can appear in front of Uchiha Madara in a grand manner, and can fool Uchiha Madara around like a monkey. Doesn't this, to some extent, indicate that they are not afraid of Madara's genjutsu?
After all, no one can guarantee that the cunning and suspicious Uchiha Madara would 100% trust Black Zetsu and White Zetsu, even if he believed that Zetsu was his creation. But who can guarantee that he wouldn't whimsically cast genjutsu on his own creation?
In any case, the confidentiality of Black Zetsu and White Zetsu is objectively guaranteed. For thousands of years, basically no one has been able to extract effective information from them.
So, Yu Zhen, as the "White Zetsu Hero," has a certain degree of immunity to genjutsu?
Mental control and invasive genjutsu are difficult to work on White Zetsu, which means that as long as Yu Zhen undergoes White Zetsu transformation, he can ignore this type of most threatening genjutsu?
If this is the case, then the "White Zetsu Hero" has ushered in a great enhancement. The characteristic of not being afraid of genjutsu can greatly increase his survival rate on the battlefield.
In the future, what Yu Zhen needs to be careful about may be the other two types of genjutsu.
One type is genjutsu that shields or deprives the five senses. This type of genjutsu does not involve mental control, and the White Zetsu body may not be immune.
The other type is Kotoamatsukami.
The Kotoamatsukami technique is a bit weird. Although it is also a mental control ninjutsu, its control occurs silently, and it is difficult to say whether its effect can affect the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
However, although Kotoamatsukami is the most threatening, Yu Zhen is not worried about Kotoamatsukami.
Again, he believes that by the time Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan appears, the grass on his grave will be two meters high.
Instead of worrying about Kotoamatsukami, it's better to worry about the Reanimation Jutsu that can dig him out of the grave.
Yu Zhen silently raised his evaluation of White Zetsu in his heart once again.
He had always regarded White Zetsu as Black Zetsu's expendable, Black Zetsu being the biggest mastermind in the Ninja World, and White Zetsu merely a cheap pawn of Black Zetsu.
But who would have thought that a cheap pawn could play such a significant role in unexpected ways?
He didn't expect that besides providing three practical ninjutsu and serving as an experience pack, White Zetsu actually had Genjutsu resistance...
Regardless of which of the two scenarios Yu Zhen guessed was correct, the fact remained that "White Zetsu-ification" could help him dispel Genjutsu.
Having rescued his clansmen and made an unexpected discovery, Yu Zhen's mood eased slightly, and he stopped thinking about the combined summoned beast.
For this kind of thing, he could only turn a blind eye to keep his heart from being bothered.
A bird's song with a special rhythm suddenly entered Yu Zhen's ears. He understood the hidden information within and immediately rushed in the direction of the sound.
After entering a forest, he quickly found Hagumiya Chie hiding in the canopy of a tree.
"Clan Head."
Chie's condition looked very bad, as if a gust of wind could blow her over.
"How are you? Can you hold on?"
Yu Zhen supported her with one hand, afraid that she would accidentally fall from the tree.
"It's not a big problem, it's just that my body has become a little weak after being excessively drained of Chakra for a long time..."
She said it lightly, but "draining the pond to catch all the fish" could kill people, especially for ordinary ninjas.
Chakra is indeed the source of a ninja's power, but it would not be an exaggeration to say that Chakra is a slow-acting poison.
Chie's body needed a good recuperation.
There was no time to be picky. Yu Zhen took out a bottle of Soldier Pills and handed it to Chie.
After Chie took one, her face changed from an unhealthy pale to an unhealthy flushed red, but at least it made her feel a little stronger.
Soldier Pills are only suitable for healthy ninjas. This thing is strong, and people with weak bodies can easily develop problems from eating it.
But at this time, it was good that Chie had something to replenish her physical strength. It was impossible to expect Yu Zhen to take out some perfect restorative pills.
"After the village was breached that day, we scattered and broke through, but were unfortunately surrounded and captured by Tsugawa ninjas. Some people resisted and were killed. After we exhausted our Chakra, we were sold here as slaves... There were seven of us who came here, and now only I am left."
After regaining some strength, Chie briefly explained her experiences during this period.
Yu Zhen thought, maybe the eagle or lion summoned beast he had dealt with had parts of his clansmen on them... There was no way around it, not to mention that Yu Zhen didn't know the truth about those summoned beasts beforehand, even if he did, he had no choice but to act.
He could only remain silent about the fate of this part of the clansmen.
"Clan Head, what about the other clansmen?" Chie asked again, her expression a little nervous.
"Including you and me, there are eighteen people left." Yu Zhen told the truth.
"Eighteen..."
The truth was too miserable, and Chie visibly saddened.
Suddenly, she remembered something else: "Beiji..."
"Yes, it completed its mission very well."
Well, this sentence was too easy to understand. It said nothing, so it said everything.
People can't be saved, and dogs can't survive. This is the current state of small ninja clans in the Ninja World.
The forest fell silent for a time. After learning about the current situation of her clan, Chie needed time to sort out her emotions.
It may take a hundred years for a small ninja clan to develop into a ninja village, but after just one night, they can return to the scale of a hundred years ago... like a factory reset.
This cruel reality is indeed difficult for the "locals" of the Ninja World to accept.
About an hour later, Yu Zhen saw that Chie had recovered some strength and said:
"Let's go, anyway, let's go back to the camp first... Everyone will be especially happy to see you."
Yu Zhen protected Chie, and the two returned to the camp uneventfully.
After the clansmen in the camp saw her, there was another emotional exchange, to say the least.
During this time, someone explained to Chie the matter of their decision to hide the surname "Hagumiya". Chie could understand the meaning of doing so, but she still requested to keep the clan's surname.
Yu Zhen naturally agreed, mixing their clan's real surname among a large number of other surnames, which would not interfere with the original purpose.
Originally, they were planning to leave the camp, but because Chie's body needed recuperation, they had no choice but to stay in place for a while longer.
On the other side, three days after the town was burned, two ninjas came here.
Of these two ninjas, one looked to be in his thirties, and the other was only eleven or twelve years old. Their foreheads were bare, and they didn't seem to have the habit of wearing Forehead Protectors.
But even so, others could tell their origins at a glance.
These two were wearing long black coats, with a symbol that looked like a billiard paddle printed on the back of the coats...
This symbol is called the "Fire Fan", which represents the famous Uchiha clan.
"The clue is right, but unfortunately we are one step late." The older Uchiha ninja said.
The younger ninja said nothing, just casually kicking the iron fence on the side.
They had already found the location of the dungeon, which was full of blood and stench. There were many corpses of people and beasts lying on the ground, all burned black, making it impossible to tell who was who.
Presumably, after Yu Zhen left here, the ninjas he released, in addition to solving the Tsuchi, also had another "extra match" with each other for some reason.
Seeing that the older ninja was still patiently searching for clues, the younger ninja said impatiently:
"Captain, shouldn't we evacuate? We've wasted too much time on this trivial matter."
"Trivial?" The older ninja ignored this urging. "This is for the friendly relations between the two clans."
"But the person we're looking for is just a piece of trash."
"Precisely because the other party is a piece of trash, our unremitting search appears more sincere."
The young ninja wanted to open his mouth to refute, but couldn't find a suitable reason for a while.
He felt that the captain's words sounded reasonable at first, but upon closer inspection, he always felt that something was wrong.
It can only be said that the simp mentality is undesirable.
They searched here and there but didn't find anything of value, but fortunately, others had gained something.
Thirty minutes later, another Uchiha ninja came to the two, carrying a half-dead person in his hand.
"Captain, I found this guy around here, I don't know if he can be of any use."
With that, he threw the person he was carrying at the captain's feet.
This ninja was one of those released by Yu Zhen that day. For some reason, he didn't leave in time, but instead wandered around here.
As a result, he escaped the wolf's den only to enter the tiger's mouth.
The captain picked up the man. Obviously, the other party had already suffered a round of beatings. Now his mouth was crooked, his eyes were slanted, and his gaze was dull.
A hint of scarlet appeared in the captain's eyes, and three black tomoe appeared in the red pupils. In just an instant, he used his absolute dōjutsu to perform a sophisticated Genjutsu, easily invading the mind of this unlucky ninja.
What Yu Zhen had done that day was gradually "read" out.
After seeing everything, the captain threw the ninja aside, the expression on his face becoming strange.
"How is it, Captain, any gains?" the ninja who brought the "goods" asked.
The captain nodded, then shook his head, saying:
"Our mission doesn't need to continue. The mission target is already dead."
And died quite stupidly... He didn't say this out loud.
Hearing that the mission target was dead, the other two Uchiha ninjas each breathed a sigh of relief. They really didn't want to continue this meaningless mission.
"Then what's the problem? It's not like we still have to catch the murderer who killed the mission target, right?"
The captain continued to shake his head.
"There's no need for that, because the murderer is also dead, but..."
"However, before the target died, someone claiming to be Uchiha Izuna came here to try to rescue him. It was also this person claiming to be Izuna who released the ninjas imprisoned here."
"Izuna, how is that possible? He has been carrying out other missions during this time."
The young Uchiha ninja immediately retorted.
The reason was simple, because this ninja was Uchiha Izuna and Uchiha Madara's younger brother... At this point in time, Uchiha Madara still had "all five brothers."
Later, Uchiha Madara only had one younger brother left, and then he had no younger brothers.
"The other party covered their appearance. Judging from their figure and age, they were indeed similar to Izuna, but... that was definitely not Izuna."
Yu Zhen impersonating others wasn't without basis. His age was similar to Tobirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju's age was similar to Uchiha Izuna, so it could be seen that he could impersonate Uchiha Izuna.
The remaining ninja reacted and asked, "Someone is impersonating an Uchiha?"
What to do if someone impersonates an Uchiha?
The answer is, don't bother.
Unless the other party happened to run into their hands, the Uchiha clan simply didn't have the time or energy to deal with such trivial matters.
The three of them sighed in unison, revealing helpless expressions.
"Let's go, our mission is over."
Yu Zhen didn't know that after he left the Small Town, it was visited by the Uchiha clan. Unfortunately or fortunately, the two sides didn't meet.
He was so busy saving people at the time that he forgot the step of collecting spoils after the battle. Otherwise, if he was addicted to "looting," he might have really encountered them.
As long as it wasn't certain ninjas, Yu Zhen wasn't too afraid of the Uchiha. As everyone knows, the Uchiha are too arrogant, so they are easily ambushed because of underestimating the enemy.
Dealing with them is very simple. When they start thinking in their hearts, "Resent the fate of not having the Sharingan" and show a disdainful smile, immediately launch an ambush.
In the next scene, this Uchiha will have to lie down.
Yu Zhen, right now, is quite good at ambushes.
It doesn't matter if he doesn't encounter the Uchiha for the time being. As long as fate arrives, Yu Zhen will encounter ninjas from the Uchiha clan sooner or later.
Back at the camp.
Several days passed, and Chihori had recovered quite a bit. Yu Zhen decided to lead everyone to move away from here.
But for some reason, whenever he made such a decision, unexpected things would always happen to disrupt his plans.
This time was no exception.
On the very day they packed up and prepared to leave, everyone had made all the necessary preparations. Yu Zhen was just about to shout "Let's go!" and then everyone would set off when the accident happened.
A strange sense of disharmony made Yu Zhen swallow his words.
How should this feeling be described?
It was as if the reality unfolding before his eyes was suddenly split in the middle, and an extra frame was inserted.
It was also like the ever-ticking time, suddenly gaining an extra second between moments.
The sense of spatial and temporal disruption made Yu Zhen feel as if he were facing a formidable enemy. He realized that someone nearby had used a special ninjutsu.
And then...
A figure suddenly appeared in mid-air.
"War—"
Bang.
Yu Zhen's "Warning" didn't get out, and the figure had already slammed heavily on the ground with a bang.
If anyone wanted to know what the standard face-plant posture was, Yu Zhen felt that it was exactly what he was seeing now.
The figure that had crashed to the ground tried to struggle to get up, but she floundered a few times without success.
Helpless, she could only raise her blood-covered face and look in the direction of Yu Zhen and the others:
"Everyone... help me... save me."
This person's series of actions seemed a bit comical, but when Yu Zhen clearly saw the other person's face, he even felt a sense of horror.
Not because he knew the other person, but because...
This person had a pair of Sharingan.
In the scarlet eyes, it wasn't even the basic tomoe shape.
In other words, she had a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan.
This Uchiha female ninja face-planted, honestly asked for help, and then fainted.
This...
An Uchiha falling from the sky?
Well, so-called fate, if it doesn't manifest there, it will manifest here.
What was Yu Zhen thinking at this time?
Of course, he didn't have any thoughts of coveting other people's human organs. At this time, he instead thought of Tobirama Senju.
He only felt that he was a bit sorry for Tobirama Senju.
Because Tobirama Senju was chasing someone who was really hiding in the camp.
Yu Zhen signaled everyone to stay away, as if worried that they would encounter biochemical contamination, as if what had just fallen from the sky was not a ninja, but an alien.
He himself cautiously approached, preparing to check on the condition of this Uchiha female ninja.
This ninja already had many wounds on her body, and was bleeding everywhere. In addition, the impact of falling from mid-air seemed to have caused her to faint after trying to call for help.
Just to be safe, Yu Zhen stepped on the opponent's arm again.
With a crisp click, whether it cracked or broke, in short, the other party didn't even blink, so Yu Zhen felt relieved.
"Phew, she really fainted."
There was no way around it, it wasn't that Yu Zhen was too cautious, but it was the first time he had seen a Mangekyo Sharingan, and he thought he really had to be careful.
"Captain, her eyes?"
Hayasaka Ryunosuke approached and asked in a low voice.
When the other party looked up just now, many people noticed the unusual nature of her pupils.
"The Uchiha clan's Sharingan, if I'm not mistaken, this person should be the one Tobirama Senju was chasing earlier," Yu Zhen said.
The Uchiha and Senju clans often clashed and were each other's great enemies, which was common knowledge in the Ninja World.
"But why is she only showing up now? How long has it been?" Ryunosuke asked again.
Yu Zhen also felt strange, it had been several months, and the time when the pursuer appeared was obviously different from the time when the pursued appeared.
Then he remembered the very obvious space-time ninjutsu fluctuations he had just felt, and thought, could this person use space-time ninjutsu?
Don't mention it, there is really such a possibility.
But the injuries on her body are obviously new, so it can't be injuries she suffered a few months ago, right?
Yu Zhen opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing... No one can be sure what the abilities of an unknown Mangekyo Sharingan are.
"Then... what should we do? Are we still moving today?"
Yu Zhen glanced at Ryunosuke in surprise.
I caught a wild Uchiha here, and you don't ask if we should take her eyes, but instead ask if we should continue to move?
Isn't that too disrespectful to the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Generally, ninjas can hardly withstand the side effects brought by the Uchiha's Sharingan.
Not to mention ordinary ninjas, even someone like Kakashi Hatake, it's hard to say whether a Sharingan is a gain or a drawback for him.
Even within the Uchiha Clan, if a ninja uses the Sharingan recklessly after awakening it, the consequences are actually unbearable.
For various reasons, Yu Zhen didn't feel greedy when he saw a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan. Instead, he was mostly surprised and wary.
If it were before he became the "White Zetsu Hero," he probably wouldn't be so calm when facing the Mangekyo Sharingan, but now that he has found a relatively stable way to become stronger, there is no need to try another more risky path.
Theoretically, since Yu Zhen can transform into White Zetsu, maybe he can withstand the risks brought by the Sharingan.
After all, White Zetsu are quite adaptable to things like Sharingan or Hashirama Cells.
But one must consider their own situation. In Yu Zhen's case, can he really provoke the Uchiha Clan without leaving any loose ends?
Even if he picks up a Sharingan for free, it's hard to guarantee that he can escape the Uchiha Clan's investigation. No matter how secretly he uses these eyes, there will always be times when the news leaks.
If he casually impersonates the Uchiha's name, they definitely won't be able to invest a lot of energy to investigate thoroughly, but what if he steals a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan?
The Uchiha Clan's mental state is already unstable, and Yu Zhen doesn't want to overstimulate them.
Besides, Yu Zhen's optic nerves are definitely not as rough as those of the Uchiha Clan. Can he just dig out a new pair of eyes and plug them in? He doesn't have that transplantation ability either.
So, whether based on emotional personal thoughts or rational judgment, Yu Zhen probably wouldn't do something like reselling human organs.
Anyway, he's not afraid of the Sharingan now, so he doesn't desire it.
So, the question is, how should he treat this Uchiha ninja now?
If he leaves this person here, it's hard to guarantee that she can survive, after all, she is seriously injured.
Yu Zhen thought for a while, and then said:
"Treat her wounds, everything will be handled with reference to the previous 'Tobirama Senju incident'."
Although last time it was "breaking in" and this time it was "falling from the sky," there is actually no difference between the two.
In any case, a living Uchiha ninja is definitely more valuable than a dead one.
Yu Zhen thought that since he was able to get a lot of things from Tobirama Senju before, now that it's the Uchiha's turn, it shouldn't be biased, right?
Although the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan have a deep-seated feud, what does this have to do with a small group of wandering ninjas?
Yu Zhen decided to do good deeds and treat himself as the battlefield Red Cross.
The only thing he worried about was the mental state of this Uchiha ninja. As the saying goes, Uchiha ninjas' emotions tend to fluctuate greatly. What if she wakes up and causes destruction?
Especially Uchiha ninjas who have awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, in a sense, they are at least considered to be paranoid.
Even if they don't cause destruction, waking up and acting like the "Laughing Madmen" is also unbearable. Frankly speaking, they laugh very scary.
Regardless of whether there is prejudice or not, if a normal person walks into a mental hospital, they will always carefully walk around the patients.
The only two female members in the camp walked over, and they carried the fallen person aside like they were carrying a dead pig, and then began to treat her wounds.
Yu Zhen scratched his head and had no choice but to say to everyone:
"Take a short rest, we'll set off again in two hours."
He realized that his luck and experiences had changed drastically from a certain point in time. Looking back now, it seemed this change wasn't a good thing?
As expected, you can't have anything to do with the Otsutsuki Clan, Yu Zhen thought. Otherwise, all sorts of messy things will follow.
Before, he was just a low-level ninja struggling to survive. But since he had contact with White Zetsu, and then Sarutobi, the Senju Clan, and the Uchiha Clan, it was clear that the level of contact was different.
A cannon fodder who couldn't even be considered a supporting character was frequently in contact with the "main storyline" or even the "protagonist's" group. As they kept interacting, it would be easy to get himself involved.
Two hours passed quickly. After helping this Uchiha ninja with her external injuries, someone helped make a simple stretcher, preparing to take the injured person away.
If it was just about doing a good deed, Yu Zhen could have completely left her behind, because after treating her injuries, this Uchiha ninja would probably survive.
However, given their current situation, any effort they put in would inevitably be with the intention of getting something in return. The luxurious state of doing good deeds without leaving a name or seeking reward was something they couldn't achieve at the moment.
The matter of leaving the forest had been postponed several times. Considering the season and climate, Yu Zhen and the others had reached a point where they had to set off.
Once winter arrived, on one hand, resources in the mountains and forests would be scarce, and on the other hand, it would be extremely easy to lose body temperature... So even though they encountered the ominous sign of a Uchiha falling from the sky today, Yu Zhen still decided to follow the original plan of action.
Facts proved that this decision was correct, because one day after leaving the camp, sporadic snowflakes began to fall from the sky.
Unlike when they entered the forest, everyone was now full of energy and moved quickly.
Although when they were traveling through the forest, they mostly progressed in a normal way, rather than like ninjas rushing to complete a mission, resolutely refusing to come down from the treetops.
But by the evening of the next day, they had still reached the edge of the forest.
Over the past period, this forest had provided them with safe shelter, and even the brief camp life had created an illusion of comfort, so much so that when they left the familiar environment, many people felt reluctant and uncomfortable.
But there was no way, they couldn't live in the forest forever.
Besides, the forest being safe was an illusion. Sooner or later, this place would also be affected by the flames of war.
Having arrived at the edge of the forest, Yu Zhen decided to set up camp and rest for the night, because going further out, back to the normal world, even getting a good night's sleep would probably become a luxury.
The temporary camp was set up next to a stream. The group made a fire and cooked. If you didn't look closely, it would be easy to mistake them for a traveling merchant team.
Yu Zhen first went to arrange the night's guard duties, then returned to the center of the camp and sat down on the ground.
For the past two days, he had been responsible for keeping an eye on that Uchiha ninja, without relaxing for a moment.
She had been in a coma all this time, and had also been running a high fever, but the only help the camp could provide was physical cooling. Fortunately, she was quite resilient.
Yu Zhen felt that it was time for her to wake up.
Sure enough, after the busy work of setting up camp and having dinner, accompanied by the gloomy night sky illuminated by the campfire, the Uchiha ninja finally opened her eyes.
Yu Zhen, who had been by her side, noticed the fact that she had woken up immediately.
However, she just opened her eyes, lying quietly on the stretcher, staring at the dark night sky and the falling snowflakes for a long time before finally asking:
"What time is it now?"
Yu Zhen misunderstood her meaning, so he gave a somewhat irrelevant answer: "You've been in a coma for about two days."
"No, I mean, what is the date today? If it's convenient, it would be best to reveal what year and month it is," she said again.
Yu Zhen blinked, feeling a little dazed by the question.
See, the Uchiha are indeed mentally unstable.
He opened his mouth to speak, then suddenly stalled.
After a short silence, he finally said:
"The exact date... to be honest, you've really stumped me there."
Yu Zhen and the others had been staying in the mountains doing wilderness survival, and over time he had forgotten the specific dates.
But immediately afterwards, he realized that the other party's question seemed to vaguely indicate something.
After a moment of silence, Yu Zhen seemed to understand what the other party was specifically asking.
"We've been hiding in the deep forest all this time, and we haven't really kept track of the specific days. But if you want to know how long it's been since you were chased, I can tell you that it was autumn then, and now it's already winter."
This way of calculating dates sounds a bit like a caveman.
But after hearing such a vague answer, the Uchiha ninja visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you for saving me. I'm Uchiha Nanami. May I ask your name?"
Uchiha Nanami struggled to sit up, leaning against a tree trunk supporting the tent behind her. She turned her body to look at Yu Zhen beside her, then shifted her gaze to the campfire in the open space outside.
"Yu Zhen, no particular background, just a wandering ninja." Yu Zhen felt that his self-introduction was quite monotonous.
"You... are all wandering ninjas?"
"Yes, we were all ninjas from small clans with different backgrounds. Later... well, we are indeed wandering ninjas now."
When Yu Zhen initially decided to hide the name "Hagumiya," it was to have such a story ready for appropriate moments.
Uchiha Nanami nodded and said, "Your situation is rare. It seems you've been through a lot."
In the Ninja World, ninjas who have lost the protection of their clans mostly don't survive. Small groups of wandering ninjas are often survivors from a particular clan. It's rare to see wandering ninjas from different backgrounds integrated together.
Of course, this "rarity" is based on Yu Zhen's lie. In reality, they are no different from ordinary wandering ninjas now.
"By the way, I also want to apologize to you... I'm sorry for causing you trouble before. That Senju Clan brat didn't cause you any problems, did he?"
"At first, it almost caused a conflict, but fortunately, we 'persuaded' him in time."
Tobirama Senju came to Yu Zhen's camp by accident while chasing Uchiha Nanami. Conversely, Tobirama Senju was led there by Uchiha Nanami.
If this matter wasn't handled well, it would be a disaster for a small group of wandering ninjas. A light apology is obviously not convincing.
Yu Zhen couldn't be sure whether Uchiha Nanami's behavior at the time was truly accidental or a deliberate attempt to shift the blame. He could only be grateful that Tobirama Senju was in a semi-crippled state at the time, making him relatively easy to deal with.
"I didn't intentionally lead him to your camp. When I was escaping, I was panicking and didn't choose my path carefully. Plus, the special ninjutsu I use to hide myself and get rid of enemies can't be activated instantly. It's too special, and it's unreliable.
During the escape, I kept trying to activate this ninjutsu, but it wasn't until I was near your camp that I successfully activated it. At that point, I couldn't stop it."
Unreliable? So, she can't use her skills properly? That's a plausible possibility.
In other words, Uchiha can't skillfully use her Mangekyo Sharingan?
Uchiha Nanami seemed apologetic about leading Tobirama Senju to the camp. Compared to Yu Zhen and the others' rescue efforts, it seemed like repaying evil with good.
"It's okay. That person didn't cause us any irreparable losses."
Yu Zhen certainly wouldn't explicitly express trust or distrust in Uchiha Nanami's explanation. Since she felt guilty, she should take out something to compensate.
Uchiha Nanami's expression was slightly awkward. She could understand Yu Zhen's distrust.
"I just didn't expect that stubborn Senju brat to be persuaded? I told him I had no intention of being his enemy, but he was still relentlessly chasing me."
Yu Zhen thought to himself that "physical persuasion" also counts as persuasion.
"In any case, thank you for helping me despite my past actions," Uchiha Nanami emphasized again.
Yu Zhen thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth:
"It wasn't intentional to save you, but we had to... we can't afford to offend the Uchiha Clan."
If you don't consider Yu Zhen being good at scheming, under normal circumstances, the Uchiha Clan only needs to send an elite Jonin to wipe out their group.
These words made Uchiha Nanami a little confused. In the current state of the Ninja World, anyone could die. Would the death of an Uchiha ninja have any serious consequences?
You should know that even large ninja clans often don't value the lives of their clansmen.
Moreover, Yu Zhen and the others weren't murderers, at most they just didn't offer help when they saw someone in danger.
Seeing the expected expression on the other's face, Yu Zhen was able to continue to clarify:
"I saw your Sharingan, and it's not the shape of an ordinary Sharingan... I've heard of a special Sharingan with a pupil power far beyond that of an ordinary Sharingan. Even within the Uchiha Clan, this kind of eye is extremely rare."
The life of an Uchiha ninja and a pair of ordinary Sharingan eyes are indeed nothing, but what if it's a Mangekyo Sharingan?
Just like before, when he revealed that Tobirama Senju was Hashirama Senju's younger brother, Yu Zhen once again revealed the identity of this Uchiha ninja. In any case, she must be one of the core figures of the Uchiha Clan.
The expression on Uchiha Nanami's face became even more awkward.
Although she didn't seem as arrogant as ordinary Uchiha ninjas, nor did she think that others were ignorant and incompetent, the information about the Mangekyo Sharingan was something that a wandering ninja like Yu Zhen shouldn't be able to grasp.
What's awkward is that Yu Zhen did grasp it, but she was trying to hide it.
If it weren't for such eyes, would Tobirama Senju be chasing after her non-stop?
"These eyes are called Mangekyo Sharingan. Generally speaking, the pupil power is indeed above that of ordinary Sharingan, but my eyes are actually useless.
First, I can't skillfully master these eyes, and second, I can only use them to escape, and I may not even be able to use them when escaping."
Useless? Yu Zhen couldn't believe these words. At the very least, Uchiha Nanami could use these Mangekyo Sharingan to perform space-time ninjutsu. Based on this judgment, her eyes belonged to the highest level even among Mangekyo Sharingan.
So, the question is, why didn't such eyes and such a character leave any information in the original work?
Soon, Yu Zhen thought of the answer—if a camp hadn't suddenly appeared in the deep mountains and old forests, then Uchiha Nanami would most likely have been killed by Tobirama Senju, who had done all kinds of bad things.
To be honest, why is Tobirama Senju everywhere?
Yu Zhen wanted to say something, but found that Uchiha Nanami over there had already closed her eyes, her hands neatly folded on her abdomen, and her breathing became even...
Her whole temperament highlighted a peacefulness.
It really looked like she was dead.