next day
"Father, when will you teach me Wood Release ninjutsu? You promised!" Senju Yuqing had come to block Li Yu's door early in the morning.
" Wood Release, Ninjutsu!" Li Yu slapped his forehead.
I haven't been to the research institute these past few days because of Urashiki Ōtsutsuki and obtaining the Golden Rinnegan.
" Yuqing, since you're so eager to learn, come with me."
Li Yu led Yuqing to the family's secret chamber and took the scroll down from the shelf.
"This is a Wood Release ninjutsu scroll left behind by the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama. It contains advanced Wood Release ninjutsu techniques."
"With your current Clara reserves, you can only use one large-scale Wood Release ninjutsu at most."
Li Yu gently brushed away the dust; it had been a long time since he had looked at these scrolls.
Yuqing pouted, knowing that she was limited by her age and insufficient Clara.
"Knew"
"Don't be discouraged. You've already learned Wood Release Clone Technique and Wood Release: Defense Technique, which is quite good."
Yuqing was very happy to receive Li Yu's praise.
"With your current Clara, you can't perform the Deep Forest Emergence, but I have a watered- Deep Forest Emergence version of it."
" The Tree Sea Emergence, this is a ninjutsu I used to frequently employ."
This technique is a weakened version of Deep Forest Emergence, which Orochimaru used when Impure World Reincarnation the First and Second Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen Tensei to deal with Hiruzen Sarutobi. The real Deep Forest Emergence is not limited to a small area like a rooftop.
Li Yu reminisced about his early days in the Hokage Anbu, when he was the squad leader, the muscular Yan Xing.
"Really? I can learn ninjutsu like my grandfather right now?"
Li Yu then took another scroll from the bookshelf.
"These are some low-level versions of Wood Release ninjutsu; I spent a long time researching and developing them."
As he spoke, Li Yu handed over the scroll as well.
Yuqing excitedly took the scroll, eager to open it and read it.
Li Yu placed one hand on it and said...
" Yuqing, these scrolls must remain at home and must not be taken out. These two scrolls are extremely important to the family."
"Knew"
Carrying the scroll, Senju Yuqing followed Li Yu out of the secret chamber and plunged into her own room.
Seeing this, Li Yu could only shake his head.
"This child has such strong motivation to learn; interest has turned into a desire."
" Yuqing inherited the Sage Body; given time, he will definitely become a ninja comparable to Senju Hashirama."
"No, it should be 'surpassing,' because we're standing on the shoulders of giants, after all."
Konoha's Anbu Base
Li Yu continued to peruse the intelligence reports in his hand, examining information coming from various parts of the Shinobi World.
The Jinchūriki of the Two-Tails from the Kumogakure the Land of Lightning was attacked by an unknown person and remains unconscious. There has been no sign of the Tailed Beast going berserk.
The Seven-Tails Jinchuriki of Takigakure was attacked by unknown individuals and remains unconscious. No Tailed Beast rampage has occurred. The village was infiltrated by unknown individuals, who stole a significant amount of Hero's Water.
"Damn, there was an unexpected bonus. Looks like the guy who went to Takigakure was the one who got a good deal," Li Yu said with a self-deprecating laugh.
" Hero's Water is indeed a good thing; it protects eyesight, perfect for eye exercises!!"
"Ptooey, it just comes out of my mouth again!"
Li Yu clasped his hands behind his head and leaned back in his chair.
"The intelligence has arrived; we should be returning to Konoha soon."
"I don't know what's going on with the other two."
Land of Water - Kirigakure
Li Yu's Wood Release Clone easily killed a Mist Ninja outside the village. After obtaining a lot of information using genjutsu, he put the corpse into the Kamui Dimension.
He infiltrated Kirigakure using Transformation Technique, intending to find an opportunity to get close to the Fourth Mizukage Yagura.
" Hisa, take a break to pee. You've been gone so long. You only have ten minutes to rest," said a ninja with Mist Ninja and a weasel-like Forehead Protector, wearing a Mist Ninja headband.
"Sorry, Captain," Li Yu immediately apologized, adopting a meek and submissive demeanor.
"Hmph, we have plenty of time for this patrol. Let's hurry up and find the nearby villages," the squad leader Li Se, said to his team members.
"Yes"
Li Yu glanced at his team members and compared the information he had obtained from Hisa with the data.
The team leader Li Se, Chunin Kirigakure. The three male Genin members are Flying Sand and Hōzuki Nigetsu.
"Assemble on the spot within one hour!"
Several team members agreed and paired up. Li Yu and a teammate with an ordinary appearance and indifferent face, Hōzuki Nigetsu, set off together.
Li Yu didn't really want to join the conversation, afraid that saying too much would lead to mistakes, and that too much talk inevitably leads to errors; he hated talkative people the most.
"Hey, Hisa, you seem a little different today," Hōzuki Nigetsu said, leaning closer.
"How is it different?" Li Yu asked somewhat awkwardly.
"You usually talk the most, I'm second, yet you're even more tolerant than me," Hōzuki Nigetsu said matter-of-factly.
A black line immediately appeared on Li Yu's face. "What did I just say? Hisa is a chatterbox, even more so than this guy."
"Um, I had a bit of an upset stomach just now, so I'm in a bad mood," Li Yu explained.
"Oh, what did you eat last night? Why do you have an upset stomach? Did you eat too much and feel stuffed?" Hōzuki Nigetsu immediately asked.
"He's got nothing better to do than eat his fill. How did he even come up with that?" Li Yu could only suppress the urge to silence him.
"I ate grilled fish, how was I supposed to know it would give me an upset stomach and make me feel hungry?"
Li Yu pretended to touch his belly.
"What kind of grilled fish? Is it yellow?" She rattled off a whole string of questions.
They talked for ten minutes straight, it felt like I'd stirred up a hornet's nest.
Despite the veins throbbing in his scalp, Li Yu reacted swiftly, delivering a chop to the neck and knocking the man down.
"I quit!"
"Sneaking in to gather intelligence is too much trouble. Let's get back to Konoha as soon as we're done."
Centered on the left eye, space distorted, and a corpse landed next to Hōzuki Nigetsu.
Li Yu braved the thick fog and headed towards Kirigakure.
Suddenly, two figures carrying large and small bags headed towards the meeting point.
They stopped in the thick fog and looked at the two people's faces. The newcomers were none other than Li Se and Flying Sand.
"Are they going to make a fortune?"
Li Yu glanced at it but ignored it and continued on his way.
As we passed through a small village, we heard many villagers wailing and cursing.
Several villagers were still lying on the ground, and a lot of grain was scattered nearby.
Li Yu sighed at this situation and continued on his way.
Under the oppressive policies of the ninjas, they were cruel to themselves and even more cruel to others, engaging in robbery to enrich themselves.
He vented his murderous desires and the thrill of robbery by killing.
Kirigakure
They easily infiltrated the Kirigakure.
The houses were dilapidated, the streets were monotonous in color, the villagers on the streets were of all kinds, walking hurriedly, there were very few shops on both sides, and the area was very desolate due to the lack of supplies.
The villagers were mostly short and thin with pale skin; you couldn't see a fat person at all.
As Li Yu walked down the street disguised as a villager, everything he saw and heard along the way filled him with sorrow for the villagers of Kirigakure.
Compared to the prosperous scene of Konoha, it's like heaven and earth; isolated from the outside world, its economy is backward.
Konoha is a town, Kirigakure is just a rural area; you won't see any vibrant colors there.
Near the center of Kirigakure, you can see the Mizukage Building, the only decent-looking building in the Kirigakure.
Li Yu glanced at the house from afar casually, then turned and entered a villager's home.
Using the Sharingan's genjutsu, Li Yu successfully stayed at a villager's house, becoming part of the family and usurping their place.
" The Sharingan's genjutsu is so effective; it's easy to control and manipulate."
Just like Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki when they came to Konoha, they glanced at the guards and entered Konoha as if it were empty, easily strolling Konoha.
After several days of observation, Li Yu figured out where the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, was resting.