Chapter 286: Chapter 286: Takuya, Do You Have a Misunderstanding of "Ordinary"?

Chapter 286: Chapter 286: Takuya, Do You Have a Misunderstanding of "Ordinary"?



The next morning, after eating, Orochimaru arranged for a ship to take Takuya and the others to the Uzumaki camp.

They were joined by a few of Konoha's Jonin.

It was quite a mixed group-Uchiha, Hyuga, Sarutobi, Shimura... Ninjas from various Konoha clans had gathered together, including even the future in-laws of the Third Hokage.

"Senior."

Seeing Yuhi Shinku, Minato and Nawaki stepped forward to greet him.

"Not bad, you boys have grown."

Yūhi Shinku inspected Minato and Nawaki, his stiff face showing a rare smile as he praised them.

"Senior."

Takuya also approached.

Their relationship wasn't exactly close, but it was at least more familiar than with most people.

After all, they had worked together during the Second Shinobi World War.

At that time, Shinku wasn't yet a full Jonin-he was only at the level of a Special Jonin.

Despite Yühi Shinku's high status among Konoha's Jonin, his strength was not particularly outstanding.

He also became a Jonin relatively late.

The reason he couldn't advance to Jonin, despite having the required strength for some time, was because Shinku was a severe "specialist."

More of a specialist than Nawaki used to be.

Simply put, his taijutsu was average, kenjutsu was average, ninjutsu was average—but his genjutsu was exceptionally strong.

"You've been laying low these past few years; I haven't seen a trace of you," Shinku joked, knowing that Takuya wasn't petty in certain matters.

"I originally wanted my daughter Kurenai to take you as her master, but I heard you weren't interested in taking on any disciples-what a pity."

"Please, no," Takuya laughed.

"Senior, it's better if you teach your own child. My achievements in genjutsu are rather ordinary; I wouldn't be able to guide her well. I'd just lead her astray if I tried to be her teacher."

*Ordinary?*

Minato and Nawaki burst into laughter while Shinku looked bewildered.

The other Jonin stared at Takuya in astonishment.

You, Takuya, call *that* ordinary?

Who was it that controlled a Jonin with genjutsu at such a young age?

Even the Third Kazekage fell victim to it, and you call that *ordinary*?

Forget the others, even several Uchiha Jonin wouldn't dare claim their genjutsu was stronger than Takuya's.

If Takuya is "ordinary," then what are they?

well."

"I heard Kirigakure put in a lot of effort to forge those swords. If I managed to take the rest and had them melted down in the Land of Crafts to forge something else, I wonder if Kirigakure would cough up blood out of anger."

*Hahaha...*

Takuya's words drew laughter from many of the others.

If someone really did manage to take the other swords and use them as material to forge new

weapons, Kirigakure wouldn't just be coughing up blood-they'd go berserk.

The ship docked smoothly at the port of one of the Uzumaki islands, and the group

disembarked onto the island.

"Even though I've been here several times now, I still find it incredible that the Uzumaki clan

was able to establish an entire country," Nawaki said, full of admiration for the Uzumaki

clan's feat of building a nation.

Takuya glanced at him.

"That's why the Uzumaki clan was wiped out. Now, there are only a little over twenty left in

Konoha."

""

Nawaki was left speechless.

Alright!

You make a good point, and I have nothing to say in response.

On the surface, a clan building a country seems impressive. But is it really that amazing?

Unless your clan has powerful individuals at all times, you're just a juicy piece of meat in

others' eyes.

As long as you have value, your demise is inevitable.

The Uzumaki clan was the perfect example.

Without a powerful figure to hold everything together, and while still being a tempting target, they became prey for anyone willing to take a bite.

Once Konoha decided to abandon them, the Uzumaki clan was quickly destroyed.

Not just by the Five Great Shinobi Nations-even smaller villages dared to target the

Uzumaki.

No matter how strong they were, they were still just a single clan. At the end of the day, they could never truly compare to a full nation or other villages.

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