Chapter 32: The Number One Blunder in the Ninja World

  The Uchiha and the Senju are sworn enemies and neighbors sharing the Nanka River, living on its two sides. Sometimes, they even go to each other's civilian markets to buy goods. Of course, if they are recognized by their enemies while shopping, they have to bear the consequences themselves.

  When he had just begun to have memories, Uchiha Ryo asked Tajima Uchiha why they didn't just move to another pce instead of staying here and looking at the Senju with disgust.

  He can still remember his father's expression, as if he had eaten something extremely unpleasant. "It's not that we don't want to, but that we can't."

  As he grew older, Ryo gradually understood why Tajima Uchiha had said that - or rather, why his expression had been so complicated.

  Actually, this matter can be traced back to when the ancestors of the Uchiha cn migrated from the Land of Lightning to the Land of Fire. At that time, due to a disaster in their Ancestral Land, the Uchiha cn relocated as a whole. Eager to settle down, the ancestors settled by the Nanka River without carefully investigating their neighbors. That in itself wasn't a big deal. However, after settling down, they were eager to establish themselves and picked a fight with their neighbors - the current Senju cn.

  As a result, after the two cns established their rival retionship, they found that this annoying rival lived just beyond the mountain. This made both cns want to keep their distance from each other, but they also worried about being stabbed in the back by the other side if they moved. So, they all grudgingly stayed put.

  Living as neighbors with a mortal enemy... Well, it's definitely the number - one blunder in the ninja world.

  But ninjas are not known for their patience. Could they really bear such an insult? They all thought about how to get rid of this neighbor.

  For this reason, poisoning, shouting insults, and attacking the cn nds were all things the two cns often did when they found out their neighbor was their rival. Ryo still remembers that when his mother was pregnant, the Senju cn suddenly unched a Sneak Attack, causing his mother to have a miscarriage and die. The fully - formed male fetus in her womb also didn't make it.

  And Shun, Ryo's second - younger brother, was on a mission to patrol the cn nd that day and was killed in a Sneak Attack by Senju ninjas.

  Madara survived by chance because Izuna had a high fever and went to the medical department that day.

  Strictly speaking, Ryo lost three retives that day. Unfortunately, he wasn't there when they needed him most.

  It's impossible not to be sad or angry. But Ryo clearly understood that the Senju cn did this because the missions of the two cns overpped. Ninjas were not allowed to engage in production, which led to the encroachment of each other's living spaces. Compared to hatred, this was the fundamental reason for the fierce conflicts between the two cns.

  So, from that time on, he dedicated himself to mastering Gitai and targeted all those who dared to assign missions to the Senju cn. After all, no matter how powerful the Senju were, they couldn't continue to thrive if they were prohibited from engaging in production and had no missions to take.

  In fact, as a sensory ninja, Uchiha Ryo should have chosen to continue his training in ninjutsu and genjutsu at that time, rather than focusing on Gitai (physical combat technique) training. After all, he awakened his Sharingan (a special eye technique in the ninja world) at a very young age, and the Sharingan has a unique advantage in genjutsu. It would be hard to justify not choosing to develop his genjutsu skills. Moreover, the Senju cn has always been weak in this aspect, so it would undoubtedly be the best choice if he wanted to take revenge on the Senju cn.

  Furthermore, specializing in genjutsu and ninjutsu would undoubtedly allow him to avoid direct confrontation with the enemy, greatly increasing his chances of survival. However, he still chose this path despite the opposition of others.

  Because genjutsu couldn't help him achieve what he wanted to do.

  It's not that Uchiha Ryo is boasting or has an over-idealized view of his cn members. At least ninety percent of the Uchiha cn members who can awaken the Sharingan are natural genjutsu masters. The remaining ones either ck talent in genjutsu or are too straightforward to py the mind - games of genjutsu.

  Uchiha Ryo wanted to deal with those who issued missions to the Senju cn, so he couldn't leave evidence like genjutsu - reted killings that would point to the Uchiha cn. But a sword is different. Which ninja cn, big or small, can cim that their cn members don't know how to use sword skills?

  The Senju cn has a good reputation in the ninja world for being forthright and generous. However, interests and disputes always coexist. Some people like the Senju cn, while others don't. When those who hire the Senju cn find their families facing inexplicable assassinations after the hiring, the Senju cn will angrily start an investigation even without being told.

  But what does it matter to the Uchiha cn, who like to show off their skills and humiliate their opponents during battles, when the hired people are neatly killed by sword skills?

  Thinking of this, Uchiha Ryo couldn't resist raising his hand to touch the ribbon over his eyes. Remembering the scene of that day, he let out a soft ugh.

  The impulsive choice out of hatred actually gave him a chance to survive from the hands of the Senju cn.

  *Fate can be so ironic sometimes...* Thinking like this, Uchiha Ryo tilted his head a bit, looking kind of troubled. *Although I've thought that I might encounter the Senju cn after going deeper into the Nanka River area, it's coming too soon, isn't it?*

  Uchiha Ryo sat down by the campfire. He groped around and put the just - caught and processed rabbit on the improvised grill. His hand held the handle of the staff - sword, and he tried his best to sense the surroundings through the chakra steel that connected the handle to the bde.

  *This amount of chakra... It should be an under - developed child, right?* Uchiha Ryo frowned. *Letting the cn's children come to this deep mountain where they might encounter the Uchiha cn... The Senju cn is being too careless, aren't they?*

  Feeling the owner of that chakra getting closer, Uchiha Ryo finally sighed. *Forget it. Try to avoid conflicts outside the mission. If he chooses Concealment or retreat after discovering me, just let him off. It's a pity about this nice pce I just found.*

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  Sure enough, the owner of that chakra stopped once they got within a certain distance. Feeling the contracted chakra, Uchiha Ryo (Note: Uchiha Ryo is a character in this story. His identity will be further revealed as the story progresses.) knew that the kid should have discovered him.

  [Not bad, not too stupid. After he leaves, I should change to another... Wait, no, why is he coming over?]

  ...

  Senju Qin didn't like to do training within the cn. After all, compared with other strong and robust peers, he was like a fake Senju. He didn't have such a strong recovery ability, nor was his reaction as quick as theirs - all in all, he was an unqualified ninja.

  Perhaps precisely because of his ck of talent, Senju Qin hated fighting and didn't want to be a ninja at all - but he couldn't.

  As long as one could extract chakra, it meant having the aptitude to become a ninja. In this era when the cn was in the thick of battle with other cns, the cn wouldn't consider their own will. Because the weak are destined to be bullied, so even if they were extremely reluctant, they had to learn and even get used to fighting.

  He just really didn't want to do training with the cn members - who would like being beaten up one - sidedly during training?

  So most of the time, he avoided the cn members and did training alone in the deep mountains upstream of Nanka River. But today, when he came to his usual training spot, he found that his regur position had been occupied by a strange young man.

  Senju Qin subconsciously restrained his aura and looked at the blindfolded young man.

  [There is no cn emblem, the chakra fluctuations are not obvious, and there is no sense of gloom. He should not be from the Uchiha cn. His clothes and weapons look quite worn out... Is he a blind samurai who passed by Nanka River by chance?] Senju Qin frowned. [It would be bad if he was met by other cn members and those troublesome Uchihas. I have to drive him away.]

  After making up his mind, Senju Qin gave himself some mental preparation and walked towards the young man.