Naruto Bloodline Theory? Just Trash

In the late stages of the Ninja World War.

There was already a shortage of manpower.

Sending underage children to the battlefield had become perfectly normal.

Even a massive force like Konoha, one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, was suffering from a shortage of troops.

Therefore.

The squad led by Kakashi Hatake consisted entirely of youths between the ages of ten and fourteen.

As he sized up Mingren, who was about the same age as the three of them.

Shikahide Nara quickly drew several conclusions through observation.

"Rough cloth clothing, not an Amegakure Ninja uniform."

"Judging by the way he walks, he doesn't seem professionally trained either."

"His fingers and palms don't have the calluses caused by long-term use of kunai and shuriken."

"He's an ordinary person."

After confirming it repeatedly, Shikahide Nara felt puzzled.

"This place became a war zone long ago. Why is there still an ordinary person here?"

Shikahide Nara had also heard of Konoha ninja accidentally killing Land of Rain civilians.

Many civilians refused to flee their homeland, making it easy for them to be killed by highly tense ninja. There was nothing to be done about that.

But the Third Shinobi World War had already lasted for several years.

In theory, all the civilians here should have fled by now...

"Are you a Land of Rain civilian? This is a matter between ninja. If you don't want to get hurt or die, leave quickly."

Shikahide Nara waved a hand, looking troubled.

He knew very well how difficult brats could be.

The weaker ordinary people were, the less they understood how terrifying ninja could be.

Only after experiencing pain firsthand would they understand that ninja were not people they could afford to provoke.

While they were sizing Mingren up, Mingren was also observing them. "Three Konoha ninja. Those are clearly Konoha forehead protectors..."

Through the leaf symbols on their forehead protectors.

Mingren recognized where the three belonged.

And the other person they had been pursuing...

At first glance, she gave off a stunning impression.

The Dark Red Eyes set within her black sclera seemed to possess a mysterious magic, giving them an unfathomably profound quality.

Mingren had to admit it.

The Girl before him was prettier than almost every girl he had seen in his previous life.

That was probably just how anime girls were.

And judging from the pattern engraved on her face mask, she was clearly an Amegakure Ninja.

In other words.

For some reason.

The Konoha Invaders and the Native Amegakure Ninja had begun chasing each other.

After gaining a simple understanding of what had happened, Mingren looked at the three Konoha ninja. "Just because you're from Konoha, you can invade other countries at will and trample on their land and lives?!"

Mingren's resounding rebuke changed the expressions of Shikahide Nara and the other two.

Although the ninja profession did not care much about whether one had a justified cause.

Everyone still wanted a good reputation.

Faced with this civilian's accusation.

The Chestnut-haired Konoha Young Ninja, whose sleeve bore a clan emblem, immediately stepped forward. "Hmph! Ignorant fool! We Konoha are here to help your Amegakure achieve prosperity!"

"..."

Asuka quietly watched from the side.

From the moment Mingren appeared to when he gathered the courage to condemn the Konoha Invaders.

She found all of it admirable.

After all, he was merely an unarmed civilian her own age, yet he still cared deeply about his country.

It moved her, making her feel that Amegakure's efforts had not been in vain.

Even if some citizens had betrayed their own people and become traitors to the rain.

There were still more ordinary people of the Land of Rain bravely shouting to drive out the invaders.

That was enough.

Seeing this, Asuka decided to face death gladly.

Matters concerning ninja should be resolved by ninja.

Ordinary people who only wanted peaceful lives... it was not their fault that they lacked strength.

The ones at fault were the Five Great Nations and the invaders.

Just as she was about to speak...

Black Fire suddenly ignited in Mingren's eyes, and the expression on his face vanished in an instant, becoming extremely terrifying.

"!"

Asuka blinked.

Yet there was nothing unusual about his eyes, as if the Black Fire she had just seen had merely been an illusion.

"Prosperity?! What a joke, the biggest joke in the Ninja World! You invaded us, and you still dare claim you're helping our Land of Rain achieve prosperity?! Is that how your parents taught you?"

Mingren's words ignited the other boy's fury.

"You insolent bastard!!"

His parents were his reverse scale.

The moment he heard that, he charged at Mingren, intending to teach this Land of Rain peasant who didn't know his place a lesson!

Konoha Style Taijutsu... Konoha Whirlwind!

The D-rank taijutsu whip kick he had practiced countless times sliced through the air with a fierce howl.

That blow could shatter even a boulder the size of a washbasin!

Not to mention an ordinary person's head!

If anyone was to blame, it was him for not watching his mouth!

"Sigh..."

Shikahide Nara sighed and Shook His Head.

He had never expected things to develop like this.

It was already too late to stop him.

After all... Tetsuya Senju was a ninja of the Senju Clan.

His body was powerful, and he was naturally gifted with strong Yang Release.

Though the Senju Clan had declined, its foundations were still not to be underestimated.

If that kick landed on a Genin, their skull would crack on the spot.

Even if it struck a Chunin, there was a chance it would knock them unconscious.

As ninja grew stronger, their resistance to blunt impacts increased more and more.

A Shadow Level ninja could smash through more than a dozen towering trees and still get back up as if nothing had happened.

But...

Ordinary people were different.

One kick would make their head burst like a flower.

This Land of Rain civilian was truly bold. He had no strength, yet wandered through a war zone and even spouted such wild words.

Even he could not stop his enraged companion.

Asuka: "Watch out!"

Just as Shikahide Nara and his companions shook their heads and turned their attention toward Asuka, and Asuka herself prepared to intervene in her urgency...

Mingren suddenly stepped forward and drove a fist at the other's left leg.

[Strength 7.1...]

[Strength 7.2...]

As his emotions flared with anger.

The Dark Chakra Jutsu within Mingren continued activating.

Ordinary Chakra required the combination of physical energy and Mental Energy to be generated.

But Dark Chakra was different.

The terrifying aspect of this jutsu was that it drew upon the power of the "heart." So long as there were enough negative thoughts in one's heart.

Dark Chakra would increase, and the body's strength would continue skyrocketing.

Hearing the other's shameless declaration.

Mingren was thoroughly enraged.

Combined with the accumulation from the past five years, during which he had traveled across the shattered mountains and lands of the Land of Rain and witnessed countless war tragedies.

The anger in Mingren's heart transformed into towering flames of fury.

"I will... drive all you invaders out!!"

Tetsuya Senju sneered. "An ant trying to stop a chariot!"

Tetsuya Senju was a ninja of the Senju Clan.

And the Senju Clan was born with powerful Yang Release "bloodlines," granting them particularly outstanding physical strength.

Mingren had already recognized it from the clan emblem embroidered on his sleeve.

It was worth mentioning that...

In countless Naruto Ninja fanfictions.

The Senju Clan had been "wiped out" by fanfiction authors in all sorts of ways.

But in truth.

In official settings... such as the official novel Itachi's Story.

Not only was the Senju Clan alive and well, even after Itachi Uchiha massacred the Uchiha Clan, the Senju Clan remained completely unaffected.

They had merely become background props used to support the plot.

The Senju Clan possessed a powerful Yang Release bloodline. They were descendants of Asura, the Sage of Six Paths's child from a thousand years ago.

They were also one manifestation of Bloodline Theory.

The First Hokage, the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju, was a member of the Senju Clan.

Having thoroughly read the Naruto Ninja manga and novels, Mingren naturally knew this.

But so what?

Did being part of the Senju Clan mean they could do whatever they pleased?

Did it mean they could invade other countries at will and distort the truth?