Resistance Experiment

In many ways, Yuzhen is soft-spoken but his actions are decisive.

Though he looks like a civilized person, he carries at least seven guns in his pants.

Fūma Kotarō felt that he had previously only understood the gentle side of Yuzhen's personality, and now he was experiencing the ruthless side.

For a ninja to disregard his own hands is no longer a matter of ruthlessness; to be precise, it's a matter of madness.

Yuzhen raised his arm, displaying his hands, which were pierced and held together by a tanto, forcing them to grip each other tightly.

The pain from moving his palms, which agitated the wounds, made Fūma Kotarō's lips twitch uncontrollably, yet Yuzhen acted as if he felt no pain.

You can say what you want, but regardless of whether Fūma Kotarō was in pain or not, the Fuma Clan members were all stunned by this display.

Immediately after, they felt a tremendous sincerity.

When a ninja is willing to stake his career to demonstrate trust in newcomers, how could they possibly be dissatisfied?

Yuzhen glanced at Fūma Kotarō, who immediately understood his meaning.

He held up his arm and declared loudly:

"Today, the Fuma Clan joins the Ashes Organization. With this blood as witness, we will show no hostility and never betray."

"No hostility... never betray..."

The shouts came from the Fuma Clan. Initially a bit disorganized, after a few repetitions, their voices became almost perfectly synchronized:

"No hostility! Never betray!"

It couldn't be helped. It wasn't that their approval of the Ashes Organization had suddenly soared, it was just that... the atmosphere had been built up to this point, so they had to shout a few times, right?

Seeing that his actions had elicited a response from the Fuma Clan, Yuzhen lowered his arm.

One could say this alliance ceremony was simple, but in a sense, it was also terrifying.

Sister Takamatsu and Hagane Chihori quickly approached Yuzhen and the other man. They carefully pulled out the tanto, and after the two released their gripped hands, they began to bandage their wounds separately.

If one looked closely, they would notice that the tanto bore the "Five Rings" insignia, indicating it was actually a weapon Yuzhen had borrowed from the Sarutobi Clan.

The penetrating wounds on their hands looked very serious, but in reality, Yuzhen's injuries barely required bandaging.

Once his right hand was wrapped in bandages, he immediately performed a "White Zetsu Transformation" near the wound, instantly stopping the bleeding and significantly dulling his sense of pain once more.

Yuzhen's actions were somewhat insidious; while both suffered seemingly identical injuries, their recovery abilities were on completely different levels.

This was a bit like bullying locals with their lack of knowledge. Yuzhen thought, Do you guys know someone named Yinsen? He's known as the "Mushroom Man" and the "Sanitizer God of War." I'm actually just like him.

The wounds on his hands would heal quickly. As for sealing ninjutsu, he could perform the hand seals fluently the very next day.

Realizing that joining this organization was an incredibly serious matter, Yuzhen wondered if Fūma Kotarō had any regrets.

Regardless, as the clan leader, he should have been more cautious when making decisions.

The so-called alliance ceremony carried a not-so-difficult-to-understand implication...

That is, if you bled when joining, then if you ever decided to leave, you would also have to bleed.

Regardless, Yuzhen had successfully completed the organization's recruitment work in a relatively smooth, albeit surprisingly shocking, manner.

However, accepting members is not like handling goods; everyone has different thoughts, so Yuzhen wouldn't rush things.

For the two sides to truly integrate, Yuzhen had many things to do in the future.

In the short term, the most important point was equality and the fair distribution of resources, which was not a difficult task.

After the ceremony, both sides returned to their respective camps, and the surroundings returned to quiet.

Night had fallen, but Yuzhen did not choose to rest.

He wasn't contemplating matters concerning the Fuma Clan. In fact, while he valued the organization's expansion, he wasn't overly focused on it.

For now, he set aside the Fuma Clan's affairs and considered how to improve his own strength.

Yuzhen was thinking about developing new ninjutsu.

After learning Water Style ninjutsu, the two elemental natures he currently mastered were somewhat unbalanced. Compared to Water Style, which possessed both offensive and defensive capabilities, as well as both single-target and area-of-effect damage, Yuzhen's Fire Style ninjutsu seemed somewhat weaker.

Therefore, he was referencing those Water Style ninjutsu to develop new Fire Style ninjutsu.

Although the hand seals for Water Style and Fire Style were completely different, the flow of chakra when using Water Style was clearly worth emulating.

Yuzhen already had some ideas for new Fire Style techniques.

In addition, he felt that his current abilities were not "ordinary" enough, so he planned to develop more "ordinary" combat methods, though progress in this area was slow.

As Yuzhen was deep in thought, Uchiha Nanami approached him.

She had observed Yuzhen's recruitment activities throughout the day but hadn't said much, as she didn't have the standing to interfere.

"The Fuma Clan that joined today is larger than your original group. Aren't you worried they'll overthrow you?" Uchiha Nanami asked.

"Overthrow me? That would only mean my abilities are insufficient. To be honest, if someone could handle everything fairly and justly, I would welcome them taking my place," Yuzhen replied.

He had no desire for power; often, leading an organization was more of a burden to him.

Uchiha Nanami was surprised by his answer and found herself at a loss for words.

Yuzhen glanced at the other party, then explained again:

"Don't worry about any accidents. The concept an organization or group stands on is naturally important, and to maintain that concept, sometimes it depends on the leader's intellect and wisdom, and sometimes it depends on the leader's brute force."

Hearing him say this, Uchiha Nanami seemed to understand.

Yuzhen didn't want to discuss this matter further. Then, as if suddenly remembering something, he asked Uchiha Nanami:

"Oh right, could I trouble you with something? I'd like to ask for your help."

"What is it?"

Uchiha Nanami wouldn't refuse if she could help. All in all, she was a grateful person.

"I want you to cast a Genjutsu on me." As he spoke, Yuzhen hid his injured palm behind his back and then expanded the White Zetsu Transformation to cover his entire forearm.

"Genjutsu? Are you sure?"

"I'm sure."

Uchiha Nanami didn't know what Yuzhen was trying to do, but seeing his determined attitude, she didn't say anything more... although the request was quite strange.

"Do you think all Uchiha are skilled in Genjutsu?"

Uchiha Nanami muttered softly, but even as she said this, her eyes had already revealed the Three Tomoe state.

Then they began staring at each other.

"Did it start?"

"It's already over."