The incident of truly siding with Konoha did not occur.
This became crystal clear in the Original Work after Jiraiya infiltrated Amegakure during Shippuden.
"As long as they don't join the Five Great Nations, let them do as they please."
Mingren said this before entering the house.
Everyone had their own stance and thoughts.
Whether they supported Hanzo or Akatsuki, everyone had to pay the price for their choices.
Over the next day.
Mingren sat in his room, refining Dark Chakra and digesting the gains from the past week.
[Strength... 11.4]
When the sound of morning rain reached his ears.
Mingren realized that he had unknowingly trained until dawn.
There was none of an ordinary person's exhaustion.
Only boundless energy.
After his Strength surpassed 10, Mingren realized.
He was probably racing toward becoming superhuman.
A Strength of 10 was essentially the limit of an ordinary person.
Beyond that came the bonuses and effects of special powers, bloodlines, weapons, and so on.
This also meant that Dark Chakra's limits were far beyond this.
Bang!
With a casual punch.
A steel plate in the courtyard was punched straight through.
The terrifying force and deafening sound made passersby and ninjas around the courtyard unable to resist looking over.
Asuka, who had long grown accustomed to it, merely paused by the door before walking out.
"Good morning."
She greeted Mingren as she watched his training back.
"Morning." Mingren answered blandly, continuing his training without turning his head.
Ryu stood at the entrance, secretly watching the courtyard and observing the two of them.
He did not even notice Hanzo's arrival.
"Ryu, you've worked hard."
"L-Lord Hanzo..." Ryu immediately stood at attention.
After Hanzo entered the courtyard, he asked, "Have you gotten used to staying here?"
After greeting his granddaughter, he came before