Some people say that the main measure of ninja talent is the mastery and use of arts.

Lei Luo does not deny this, but he feels that if he wants to become an excellent ninja and survive in this troubled world, in addition to his strong strength, his heart is equally important.

After all, the current Konoha is not Naruto's period, and the ninja world is not what it looks like after the four wars. The Second Ninja World War is in full swing in the outside world, and the scale of the battle is also expanding.

In an era like this, it is not uncommon for ninjas to encounter life-threatening situations in the course of their missions, and for a variety of reasons. The hostility of the ninjas in the outer villages, the murderous motives of the wandering ninjas, the greed of the bounty hunters, and even, the hatred of the civilians whose families are ruined.

Ninjas face many unknown situations on their journey, and in order to protect their lives and the lives of their companions, they must rely not only on their own strength, but also on the determination to dare to kill the killer at critical moments.

Ability and heart are indispensable.

It's a pity that Yuko Yamanaka doesn't seem to have either.

Her ninja talent was not the tail of the crane in Lei Luo's class, but it could only be said to be unsatisfactory. Although she is a member of the mountain clan, she does not seem to have a high talent in the family's secret arts, and is not valued by most of the people of the mountain clan. Her cautious personality during school was completely different from the swaggering appearance she has now.

Lei Luo still remembers that Yamanaka Yuko at that time was timid, cowardly, and had low self-esteem, and basically did not communicate with her classmates. If it weren't for the neighborhood, they might not know each other at all.

The relationship between Lei Luo and Yuko Yamanaka also seemed flat until he graduated from the ninja school. This is because the predecessor spent most of his time and energy on learning and training, and did not bother to manage interpersonal relationships; It's also because Yuko Yamanaka's introverted and inferior personality is too passive.

This situation lasted until they all became shinobi and did not get a little better. Although the predecessor was not in a team with Yuko Yamanaka, every time I saw her, I could notice the changes in her.

Optimistic, cheerful, and smiling...... She is getting better day by day, and seems to gradually forget those painful memories of the past.

During a chat, Relo had asked her what had caused her to change in this way. At that time, Yuko Yamanaka did not answer, but showed a happy smile. The predecessor didn't understand Yamanaka Yuko's laughter, but as an old driver, Lei Luo keenly smelled the sour smell of love from the picture in his memory.

Yuko Yamanaka meets the other half of her destiny and falls in love, Relo judged. As it turned out, Lei Luo guessed correctly, and for a long time after that, the former body rarely ran into Yuko Yamanaka, and only occasionally saw her walking with another boy on the street. The predecessor has some impressions of the boy and seems to be a teammate of Yuko Yamanaka.

It stands to reason that this childhood sweetheart ran away with someone else, and his predecessor should have been touched. But the truth is that the predecessor didn't feel the slightest bit wrong, but was simply happy about Yamanaka's transformation - this is an elm pimple, Lei Luo commented.

Originally, things went on like this, and Yuko Yamanaka had a happy ending. It's a pity that this is not a bloody eight-o'clock romance drama after all, but a cruel and dark ninja world.

Bad luck inadvertently descended and devoured Yuko Yamanaka's body and mind.

At first, the predecessor didn't know what the mission was, only that it was a B level, and it took the lives of all of Yamanaka's teammates, including their mentor Shinobi. And all this could have been avoided, if only Yuko Yamanaka's heart could be ruthless.

Later, through a drunken confession by Yuko Yamanaka, Lei Luo gradually sorted out the general context of that mission, as if Yuko Yamanaka and her team were cleaning up the lair of a renegade gang, and her sweetheart was accidentally captured, and his renegade was used to blackmail the other members of their team.

There is only one enemy left, and it seems that no amount of threats and intimidation can change the outcome, but this is not the case. It turns out that behind this renegade gang is the support of the Great Ninja Village, and that Great Ninja Village is Iwakure, and the information was inadvertently searched by Yuko Yamanaka's instructor in the ninja lair.

Because of this, this guide Shinobu is deeply aware of the urgency of the current situation. Their movements were so big that they were probably already startling the snakes, and the location was a long way from the village, and he wasn't sure if Iwakure would secretly send ninjas to kill them.

Since it was still a peaceful era at that time, it was taboo in each ninja village to instruct the rebel ninja to operate in other countries, so it was good that Iwakure didn't get the news, and once he got the news, he would definitely want to sweep away the traces desperately. After all, this involves the face of the Great Ninja Village.

Time was ticking, and with each additional second, they were one step closer to death.

After explaining the stakes to Yuko Yamanaka in a low voice, Shinobu planned to throw kunai to end the life of Yuko Yamanaka's boyfriend as soon as possible, so that he would not fall into the hands of the enemy and continue to be tortured. After that, the mentoring Shangnin will quickly kill the rebel ninja who has no hostages in his hands, and finally lead the other two team members to retreat quickly.

However, the kunai thrown was blocked by Yuko Yamanaka with her body, and she really couldn't watch her boyfriend die in front of her. No one expected that Yamanaka Yuko could explode so fast at that moment, and he actually blocked the kunai thrown by Shangshinobi, maybe this is the power of love......

After that, she begged bitterly, forbearance in the face of guidance, and also forbearance in the face of the rebellion. This scene moved the other people present, and the guide was a little unbearable, thinking if he could think of other solutions in the shortest possible time. But in the end, this mercy did nothing. Time is passing mercilessly, and Yuko Yamanaka has fallen into an even greater abyss.

Without waiting long, Iwakure's shadows arrived and killed everyone who tried to resist. The esteemed teacher died, the sweetheart she loved died, and another teammate who shared the joys and sorrows also died, and her spirit completely collapsed.

Just as the Iwakure Shadow Department was about to dispose of this girl who seemed to have gone crazy, Konoha's reinforcements were finally long overdue.

Yuko Yamanaka picks up a life, but the details of the mission get out for some reason, and she loses her reputation. Because of her own selfishness, all her companions suffered misfortune, and for a while, she was treated as a thousand people.

No squad wanted her, and all high-level missions denied her access to them, and from then on, her rank was forever fixed at Shinobi. Even if they were promoted to middle ninjas one after another during the same period, and some of the talented ones even became upper ninjas, she was still just a mere lower ninja.

A few months later, when Yuko Yamanaka had just recovered a little, she heard the news that her parents had died during the mission...... From then on, she was seen as a burden, a waste, and an ominous thing...... No one cares about her anymore, and even the other clansmen in the mountains stay away from her, only the predecessor with low emotional intelligence still treats her as before.

……

After understanding all this, Lei Luo gasped, looking at the girl in front of him who had looked like usual for some time, still humming a small tune to eat and drink, and there was a trace of admiration in his heart.

In other words, he himself has experienced such a series of blows, although it is not a psychological breakdown, but at least it is inevitable that he will become taciturn in character. Yuko...... How did such a sixteen-year-old girl survive this level of suffering? How did you develop such a lively and cheerful personality in such an environment?

Unconsciously, Ralo remembered Konoha White Fang, and then Naruto. Konoha, despite the darkness here, still can't hide the brilliance of humanity......

Thinking that Yuko was living alone, with no companions, and no one around to communicate with other than himself and the same person, a wave of pity rose in Lei Luo's heart.

"Yuko......" Lei Luo said softly. Why do you want me to take you on a mission? ”

"Huh?" Yuko swallowed the food in her mouth and wondered, "Didn't I tell you before?" After all these years, I just wanted to go outside the village. ”

D-level missions are limited to the periphery of the village, while C-level and above missions only involve leaving the village, and since Yuko can't receive tasks above C-level, there is naturally no reason to leave the village, unless she wants to be a traitor.

"Just want to go outside the village?" Lei Luo was silent for a moment, and then opened his mouth to give an answer. "I'm sorry, I can't take you out at this time."

"Uh-huh...... I know. Yuko didn't show disappointment this time, and said very indifferently, "Your team is full, I'm really a little strong, let's talk about it later." ”

Lei Luo didn't tell her that he was the only one left in the team that had died, and the reason why he refused was because he thought of Takeshi Momochi and Momochi Blade's father and son, plus the experience of Yuko's team...... He didn't know if he would face this kind of choice after taking Yuko out, and he didn't know how he would feel after making the choice. In short, before he is strong enough, he will avoid this kind of bullshit and cut it off from the source.

Lei Luo looked at Youko, who seemed to be relieved, and said slowly: "Youzi, my brother has been taken care of by you this month, and I can't help but say something. In this way, I happened to capture a ninjutsu scroll on this mission, and some physical cultivation methods were recorded on it......"

Yuko's big eyes rolled and she smiled, "Lei Luo, when have you been so generous?" I thought I was going to work for nothing this time! ”

How many times did the predecessor take advantage of Yuko...... Relo is full of black lines. "Needless to say, I'll give you the scroll when I get back, and you can write it down and give it back to me."

"Okay!" Yuko first clapped her hands happily, and then her face instantly collapsed. "But why physique? It's very tiring to practice......"

"Be content, it's good to have." Lei Luo also took a piece of roast meat and stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it. "Anyway, you have the secret skills of the mountain clan, and you probably can't look down on my family's low-end escape skills, practicing physical skills can just make your combat system more balanced."

"What kind of tricks do you say the heart turns?" Yuko said helplessly, "Don't mention it, the talent required by those techniques is too high, and I can master some simple ones at my level, so don't think about it." ”

Lei Luo didn't answer, just muffled his meat.

"By the way, what are you going to do with your brother's business?" Yuko asked.

"What's the matter? What kind of he did at school, you say? I'll clean him up. ”

"No, your brother seems to have been stimulated by something at school." Yuko paused for a moment. "He seems to be very dissatisfied with his strength, and he has been clamoring for me to teach him ninjutsu all this time."

Speaking of this, Yuko sighed. "What do you think I can teach him? The family secret technique is not allowed to be passed on, and I can't use other attribute escape techniques. ”

"Don't bother, I happened to be back, I'll talk to him in the next few days." Lei Luo groaned. "It's a good thing to be self-motivated, but he's so young, and his body hasn't grown yet, so it's a bit of a haste to contact the attribute escape technique now."

Yuko nodded, "Okay, you just have a good idea." ”

After talking about things, the meal was almost finished.

Lei Luo and Yuko go home together, and Lei Luo hands Yuko the ninjutsu scroll he got from the Peach Blade and goes out. After reading the contents of the scroll in the past few days, Lei Luo has memorized all of them, and now it doesn't make much sense to keep them in his hands.

Looking up at the sky, it was just over noon, and Lei Luo decided to continue diving into the Forest of Death to test the power of time. The objectives of the afternoon are, first, to calculate the specific data related to "acceleration" and its exchange ratio with the gray air current; The second is to see if the power of time can be extended to the outside world and have an impact on dead things.

Time passed in the midst of non-stop experiments, the sun went down, and the night gradually covered the world.

……

As Lei Luo's younger brother, he is a very smart child, and he does not lack enough endurance and self-control when necessary.

Lei Tong didn't know that his brother was no longer the person he was familiar with, so he was still using his past experience to judge Lei Luo's thoughts and purposes.

"My brother should already have the idea of teaching me ninjutsu, but he is still hesitating, so I want him to see my growth with his own eyes and make up his mind."

That's what he thinks, and that's what he does.

What is different from the past is that after school today, he did not play with his friends, but returned home early.

Seeing that his brother hadn't come back yet, the diligent little Lei Tong decided to clean up the family, and by the way, sorted out all the paper materials that Lei Luo left in the hall yesterday.

He wants to make Lei Luo realize that his younger brother is already "sensible" and is no longer a child.

This trip was busy until seven o'clock.

Since he wasn't sure when Lei Luo would come back, even though his stomach was already rumbling with hunger, Lei Tong still planned to hold on a little longer and didn't go to get instant noodles to eat.

He knew that his brother had always hated eating instant noodles, so he decided to wait for his brother to come back and cook.

One minute to two minutes, five minutes to ten minutes, half an hour to an hour.

He didn't know how long he would have to wait, but hunger had invaded his brain, and he was exhausted from an afternoon of physical labor, and his consciousness was gradually becoming groggy......

When Lei Luo returned home and saw his brother looking at him with a loveless face, he suddenly realized that he had inadvertently ignored something.

The clock on the wall slowly moved to the 11 scale.

"Similar, what are you?"

"Brother, I'm dying of hunger." Lei Tong didn't explain anything, just shouted weakly.

"Why don't you go to your sister Yuko?" Relo took off his tattered clothes, picked up a towel and wiped the dirt off his cheeks.

"You're all back, why am I going to look for her?" Lei Tong muttered a small mouth, and there was dissatisfaction in his tone. But the next moment, Leitong's focus shifted to Lei Luo. "Huh? Brother, are you hurt? ”

"It seems that I have found the blood left on my body......" Lei Luo said secretly, but his face was silent. "There was an accident in training, so it wasn't a big deal."

After an afternoon of exploration, Lei Luo can already eliminate the blood remaining in the body by urging the "reverse current", but the process is a little troublesome, and it is meaningless and a waste of time, so Lei Luo is too lazy to care.

In addition to blood, other "things" that belong to him, including limb organs, flesh and blood tissues, etc., as long as they are separated from his body, they cannot produce effects in the "countercurrent" acting on him, and still remain in reality. This anomaly was noticed by Lei Luo, which made him feel that the power of time was unpredictable and inscrutable, and it was not exactly as he imagined.

When Lei Tong heard Lei Luo's explanation, even though he was a little hungry, he still insisted on asking, "Is my brother practicing ninjutsu?" Can you take me with you for training? ”

This kid's faith is so strong that he can't hide from it. However, there may not be any need to deliberately hide ......'

Lei Luo thought to himself, was silent for a while and did not answer, just tore open the bucket of instant noodles in his hand and boiled a pot of boiling water. waited until Lei Tong's eyes gradually dimmed before he spoke: "Come with me to the training ground tomorrow morning, and eat now." ”

Is this agreed?

Lei Tong's spirit was shocked, and even his hunger was diluted a lot, and he replied loudly: "Yes!" There was a joy hidden in his tone.

Watching Lei Tong feast on the nutritious instant noodles, Lei Luo's thoughts drifted farther and farther away. He thought of his training plan for tomorrow, of the battle trend of the Second Ninja World War, and of the distant, familiar future. Perhaps, the future is not far away, after all - time is on his side......

As for the arrangement of the sameness, Lei Luo also has a draft in his heart, and he still adheres to the principle of ninjutsu and will not let this child be exposed to it before the age of ten. However, not teaching ninjutsu doesn't mean he won't teach similar other things.