Chapter 83: The Beginning

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Time flew by, and two days had passed.

On the third day, in a secluded forest near Niketown, located in the bustling commercial district of the Land of Fire, a group of four—three young ninjas and one elder—were resting under a massive tree, nearly thirty meters tall.

From a distance, Uchiha Jūsai, the Elite Jonin, still looked as he did three days ago, with no change in his attire, demeanor, or aura.

Wearing a green Jonin vest with the Flame Fan Crest of the Police Force embroidered on the shoulders, he appeared relaxed and unaffected by the three days of travel.

However, the three resting opposite him were not so composed.

Fuyu Shirou and his two companions looked utterly drained, sitting on the muddy ground without a care for their appearance.

Their clothes were disheveled, their hair unkempt, and their faces weary.

Even Fuyu Shirou, who had the best physical condition among the three, was sitting on the ground with no regard for his image.

After about an hour of rest, the three of them, both in spirit and body, had recovered sufficiently and gathered in front of Jūsai once again.

After all, they were young, and although they had endured a two-and-a-half-day journey, a short rest had revitalized them.

Looking at his three disciples, with whom he had spent nearly two months, Jūsai nodded in satisfaction.

Though they were not yet elite, they were far superior to their peers.

Although this was not enough, he could not be too hasty.

Especially for Fuyu Shirou, the child of a former colleague, he truly looked forward to the surprises he would bring to him and the clan once he grew up.

He only hoped that, by then, he would not fall too far behind as a teacher.

Uchiha Jūsai had a clear understanding of his own abilities.

Reaching the level of Elite Jonin was his limit. Advancing further was almost impossible.

This was a chasm that 99.9% of 'Bloodline Ninja' could not cross.

It was not an exaggeration to say that 'Bloodline Limit' was both a blessing and a curse.

Through the powerful bloodline, many 'Bloodline Ninja' from prestigious families could cross the threshold from Special Jonin to Jonin with much less effort, sometimes even ten times less, compared to ordinary ninja.

An ordinary ninja, without special circumstances or the guidance of a great teacher, would find it almost impossible to become a Jonin.

Even ordinary taijutsu, without a good mentor, would be extremely difficult to master.

Not everyone was like the 'Konoha Beast' Maito Gai. Even Maito Gai had the family-secret 'Eight Gates' technique.

Yes, the 'Eight Gates' technique was a secret passed down in Maito Gai's family.

And this secret was known to almost no one, not even the Third Hokage, the leader of Konoha.

Otherwise, such a powerful force would not have been left unused during wartime.

Maito Gai's father, Maito Dai, remained an ordinary Genin until his death.

He was a Genin who was mocked and shunned by his fellow villagers, with no one willing to team up with him for low-level missions.

Out of curiosity, Fuyu Shirou had specifically researched this in the family library.

According to the records of his ancestors, during the Warring States Period, there was indeed a 'Maito' clan that specialized in taijutsu.

The records described their members as oddly dressed, old-fashioned, and with a 'hard-to-understand' mental state.

They had no ninjutsu or genjutsu abilities, and their taijutsu was only 'barely acceptable'.

To be deemed 'acceptable' by the ancestors of the Uchiha clan, who benefited from the 'Sharingan', was extremely rare.

Many now-famous or long-forgotten family bloodlines and secret techniques had been labeled as trash or mediocre.

However, according to the records, this peculiar clan had been exterminated before the establishment of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

It seemed that in reality, the clan had not been completely wiped out, and Maito Dai had escaped.

Unfortunately, the family-secret technique did not seem to have been fully passed down.

Some parts were missing, and Maito Dai spent most of his life completing the incomplete 'Eight Gates' into the full 'Eight Gates Formation'.

Even so, opening the 'Eight Gates Formation' was a fleeting burst of power, like a fleeting flower.

This was the tragedy of the ninja world; ordinary people needed not only daily effort but also the sacrifice of their lives to reach the peak.

In this world invaded by 'Aliens', one could not get far without some connection to the 'Ōtsutsuki Clan'.

Many ordinary people did not even have the chance to strive.

For example, in the original story, Kurenai Yuhi was the endpoint for an ordinary ninja without a bloodline or secret technique.

At the age of thirteen or fourteen, she was selected by the newly appointed Kakashi Hatake to join the Anbu.

She was taught the 'Flying Thunder God Technique', an ultra-S-rank space-time ninjutsu, by the Fourth Hokage.

She was being groomed as a future pillar of the village.

Yet, despite this, when the story began, as Kakashi's classmate and nearly thirty years old, she was still only a Special Jonin.

Was she not hardworking enough?

Not necessarily!

Though Kurenai Yuhi seemed lazy and lacking in drive in everyday life, as a veteran of the Third Shinobi World War, she was relentless in improving her own strength.

However, talent and bloodline were such formidable barriers that they left her with no hope.

People like the Fourth Hokage, who could break through these barriers and surpass their limits, were almost non-existent in the ninja world.

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"Fuyu Shirou, the next mission is up to you three!"

"Unless something major goes wrong, I won't intervene!"

As he spoke, Uchiha Jūsai, seeing that his disciples had rested enough, tossed a scroll, no more than twenty centimeters long, to Fuyu Shirou.

For this bandit suppression mission, he would not intervene unless multiple Chuunin appeared.

The appearance of a Chuunin in a simple C-rank mission was almost impossible.

They were just a small group of bandits made up of bankrupt farmers, hooligans, and wandering samurai.

At most, one or two of them might have learned how to harness chakra.

These 'minnows' were perfect for Fuyu Shirou and his team to gain experience.

Uchiha Jūsai, as their team leader, was truly commendable.

He not only led Fuyu Shirou and his team on low-level missions but also provided them with customized training, sharing all his knowledge and experience in ninja combat, techniques, and mission tactics.

Even for their first encounter with blood, Jūsai had been extremely concerned.

He feared they would not get enough training, yet he also worried about their safety during the mission.

(End of Chapter)