Ch 26: Older Brother

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(The Ordinary Ninja ch26)

The world was turned upside down.

Four years have passed since my escape from Itachi. By now, the total amount of time I spent as a rogue ninja is more than five and a half years.

'To say that the journey was wild is an understatement. But to say that I wasn't enjoying it would be a lie.'

Not a lot happened about me, but the same thing couldn't be said about what happened around me.

A world-shaking event happened about two years ago.

"MADARA HAS RETURNED AND DESTROYED AMEGAKURE!"

No one believed it, including me. So like many others, I set off to see what the nonsense was all about and headed toward Amegakure.

What I found there… shook my world. I thought my eyes were deceiving me, but I had to accept the reality in front of me.

Amegakure, once known as the unofficial sixth great shinobi village for its powerful ninjas and ruler, was now nothing more but mere ruins of the past like the late Uzushiogakure.

Not a single person was to be seen when I scouted Amegakure, and only beasts roamed the land. That Madara they talked about?

He was nowhere to be seen.

I searched far and wide, making sure to be undetectable but I found no one. It was as though he was a ghost. It was nonsense to explain something that is unexplainable.

'A ghost… just like me, but way more powerful. Or maybe Madara is really alive,' I sighed.

Nevertheless, this event forced me to become even more cautious on my journey.

That was how I spent the rest of the two years. Nothing much happened, I only trained and trained and honed my art.

Oh right, remember about the Evil Spirit? I had to stop hunting him for stupid reasons you can probably guess about. A dog can't catch its own tail, after all.

Anyway, genjutsu became my main priority because it's the only skill I excelled at.

I tried fuinjutsu, but I couldn't go far with it. Mostly because to use a useful fuinjutsu during battle, I not only needed a large chakra pool but also unparalleled focus.

I tried to use chakra batteries using fuinjutsu, but it was no use. To recharge the chakra batteries, I need at least a month of continuously pouring chakra into the battery.

Even after all that effort, the fuinjutsu I used, Rank-B: Earth Binding Prison, could easily be replaced by my genjutsu.

'It wasn't worth my time, so I focused on my genjutsu.'

They said that to run, you must first learn to walk.

So I crawled. After mastering how to crawl, I walked, and after mastering how to walk, I ran.

Or at least, I tried to run.

My talent could only get me so far, and I've reached my limits. The only other option to getting stronger is through external help or to keep refining my skills.

I've heard of people using the First Hokage's cells to strengthen themselves, but with my weak body, I'd probably explode if I tried that method.

I've also heard about sage mode, but there was no way I'd try that after hearing about the dangers from Jiraiya of the Sannin himself.

My only hope…

Well, I don't have any other hope. I could only pray that my skills can keep me alive and not die early.

'Well, that's it so far. Now, where was I?'

Right, I spaced out for too long. In front of me was a ninja who says he is from Konoha. He was a feisty one to catch, and I thought of using him to get some cash from Konoha.

"So, tell me," I chuckled under my mask.

This young ninja also claims to want to kill his elder brother, and my curiosity is dying to hear about this drama.

"Who is this elder brother that you wish to kill?"

"My older brother… that is Itachi Uchiha."

Chapter 26: Older Brother