bookbashuk Chapter 111 Konoha Year 41, the Era of Five Nights
Chapter 111 Konoha Year 41, the Era of Five Nights
Chapter 111 Konoha Year 41, the Era of Gojo Yoru
The sun and moon revolve without ceasing, and the peaceful years slip away unnoticed as people are busy with their lives.
Konoha has been in existence for 41 years. Unbeknownst to many, the Warring States period, which was ended by the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju, has been in effect for 41 years. The one-country-one-village system established with the Daimyo has been in place for a long time.
Such a system has both advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage is that it unifies all the ninja clans in the region, ensuring that commoners and nobles are not affected by ninja clan battles, and also allows them to solve various trivial matters for the ninjas through employment.
Children from ordinary families now have a chance to become ninjas, and ninjutsu is no longer a superpower monopolized by ninja clans.
The downside is that the war continues, and it has escalated from a war between clans to a war between nations, resulting in even greater casualties than the war between ninja clans.
In just over thirty years, the ninja world has seen two major wars involving multiple countries, resulting in the deaths of countless ninjas.
It is unknown how many civilians were affected by the war, losing their homes and lives, resulting in a large number of war orphans in the ninja world.
The First Shinobi World War lasted for many years. Not only did all five Kage of that generation perish, but four of them also died. In the end, even the Second Kazekage of Sunagakure met a violent end. None of them had a peaceful death.
The Second Shinobi World War, though started by a small country, quickly drew in the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth, and in theory, it would have lasted for many years before it ended.
If the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water, who were initially observing, also join the fray, the scale of the war will be even larger than the First Shinobi World War.
After all, during the First Shinobi World War, the First Hokage had only recently distributed the Tailed Beasts to various countries, and none of the ninja villages had yet produced a perfect Jinchuriki.
By the time of the Second Shinobi World War, all nations had already produced perfect Jinchuriki.
Once all five Kage and Jinchuriki are gone, the Ninja Continent will be devastated, with heavy casualties.
Surprisingly, the Second Shinobi World War did not escalate into an upgraded version of the First Shinobi World War; it only lasted for two years before ending abruptly.
Because—a completely new, miraculous bloodline limit was born in the ninja world.
It's a bloodline limit that even ninjas and ordinary people would find insurmountable with only partial information.
In textbooks of ninja villages around the world, this bloodline limit is referred to as space-time bloodline limit.
Ninjas who possess this space-time bloodline limit are also known as space-time ninjas, and the ninjutsu they perform is also known as space-time escape.
As the first person in the ninja world to possess a space-time bloodline limit, Gojo Yoru is not only known as the embodiment of miracles, but also revered as the pinnacle of the new era due to the gradual growth of the new generation he has been with over the past five years.
Newspapers in various countries have also referred to this new era as the "Age of Gojo Nights".
In the previous era, each country had an outstanding young generation. Konoha, the strongest ninja village, alone produced Konoha's White Fang, the Legendary Sannin, and Dan Kato, as well as the heirs of various ninja clans. Their strength was comparable.
The young elite Jonin from other ninja villages were equally powerful, and it could be said that none of them were willing to concede to the others.
Even though Konoha's White Fang killed Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law, thus becoming famous throughout the ninja world, the couple he killed were not elite Jonin; they were just an ace-level duo.
Similarly, in Hiruzen Sarutobi's generation, many outstanding young people emerged from various countries. Among the Five Kage, there were the Third Raikage and Hanzo of the Salamander, and a few years older than him was Onoki.
During the Warring States period, the generation of Tobirama Senju was even more formidable. Even a figure like the God of Shinobi had ninjas who could rival him.
Only in this generation has such a groundbreaking and unique individual as Gojo Yoru.
The birth of the space-time bloodline limit not only signifies the emergence of an incredibly powerful and unbeatable being in the ninja world, capable of ignoring the elemental weaknesses and strengths mechanism, but also means that the power of space-time is no longer something unattainable.
Since this special attribute can be born into this world in the form of a nature change, it means that in addition to the uses of storage scrolls, summoning techniques, flying thunder god techniques, and heavenly delivery techniques, it can also be developed into other types, such as Gojo Yoru's offensive space-time ninjutsu.
Over the past five years, each ninja village in various countries has established a new department called the "Space-Time Research Department".
They gathered ninjas with the talent to create storage scrolls, as well as those skilled in summoning and sealing techniques, to research how to use techniques to manipulate the power of space and time, and apply the principles of summoning techniques to themselves, just like the Second Hokage.
The Hidden Cloud Village even imitated the reforms Konoha had implemented in its ninja academy over the past five years, creating an elective course to select suitable candidates for training the Heavenly Delivery Technique.
Even Konoha, which has Gojo Yoru, the embodiment of a miracle, is researching spacetime.
Orochimaru is one of the high-ranking members of the department that Gojo Yoru is taught by.
No one can resist the allure of time and space, especially ninjas who all possess a storage scroll and summoning techniques. They all hope that time and space can achieve new breakthroughs, making ninja life more convenient and greatly enhancing their ability to survive.
October 11, Konoha 41.
Konoha, Hokage's office.
"Lord Hokage, this is the summary report of this mission, as well as the client's evaluation."
"Thanks for your hard work."
Hiruzen Sarutobi, who is exactly fifty years old this year and still in his prime, with his hair not yet gray, is still chewing on—
The old pipe that had been with him for who knows how many years looked at him with admiration in his eyes as he sized up the tall, imposing young man whose attire was completely different from the other Jonin. He praised him without reservation, saying, "Yoru, your mission experience is now almost on par with Orochimaru, who took you as his disciple back then. Even among the previous generation's main combatants, only Sakumo and a few others could surpass you in mission experience, but none of them could achieve your 100% completion rate."
"Your overall skills have reached the pinnacle of the Jonin level. Continuing to go out on missions will not improve you any further."
Upon hearing this, Gojo Yoru raised an eyebrow: "Hokage-sama, you mean—"
Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a puff of smoke and finally revealed the purpose of his preamble: "Next year, a group of outstanding newcomers will graduate early. Are you interested in serving as a Jonin instructor for a few years? A qualified leader cannot only have experience commanding ninja squads and squad leaders; they also need to learn how to cultivate the future of the village."
Gojo Yoru looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with a half-smile: "Hokage-sama, is Asuma one of these new graduates who are graduating early?"
"Cough cough————"
Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed repeatedly, his old face flushing as he frankly admitted, "I do have a little selfish motive. Asuma's personality is similar to Nawaki's. If no one can control him, he might do some very reckless things because of his youthful impetuosity. So I want him to grow up by your side and temper his temperament."
Gojo Yoru looked thoughtful and slowly said, "I'm not opposed to becoming a Jonin instructor, but I need to discuss it with Kushina and ask for her opinion."
Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately adopted a disappointed look and began to lecture him in the manner of an elder: "Yoru, you are currently the only space-time ninja in the ninja world, the embodiment of miracles. You must have your own opinions and manly spirit. You cannot let a woman overpower you."
"Hokage-sama, if you have the guts, say that in front of Biwako-sama and Kushina." Gojo Yoru looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with utter contempt.
"Cough cough————"
Imagining Biwako Sarutobi's eyes blazing with fire, Kushina Uzumaki's hair defying gravity and her body enveloped in the Nine-Tails' chakra, Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed again, changing the subject, "Orochimaru's team only has you and Kushina. Kushina needs you to accompany her on missions, so we do need to discuss it with her. Instructing Jonin isn't urgent; we have more than half a year. You can go now."
"Yes."
Gojo Yoru curled his lip in disdain, then walked out of the Hokage's office with his hands in his pockets.
"Master Ye!"
"Lord Ye, you're back!"
"Lord Gojo, it's been a long time—"
As Gojo Yoru descended from the Hokage's office, he encountered all sorts of people who greeted him warmly.
There were high-ranking ninjas wearing vests, ordinary-dressed genin and staff members of the Hokage Building, as well as ordinary people who came to the Hokage Building to commission missions.
Regardless of age, the way they looked at Gojo Yoru was full of respect.
Young women and men alike gazed at him with fervor, the former attracted by his looks, the latter by his talent.
Five years have passed since the Second Shinobi World War, but Gojo Yoru's popularity and reputation have not declined at all; on the contrary, he has become known to more and more people.
After all, the one-country-one-village system has only been in effect for forty-one years. There are still many people in the ninja world who have lived since the Warring States period, and they are still spreading the power of the God of Shinobi.
When these older generations pass away, the stories of the God of Ninjas and their bloodline limits will gradually become legends, turning into a piece of history in textbooks.
Gojo Yoru is completely different; he represents the present, an embodiment of a miracle who has already been recorded in history while still alive.
Every year, a batch of students graduate and enroll at the Ninja Academy. The more people study there, the more people know about Gojo Yoru.
To prevent these naive youngsters from losing their lives when they encountered Gojo Yoru during their missions, the ninja villages of various countries not only wrote down Gojo Yoru's space-time abilities in detail in their books, but also included their own ideas and speculations about the use of space-time in their textbooks.
This has led to Gojo Yoru being increasingly deified and becoming an idol for a new generation.
Especially the new generation of Gojo Yoru, who are about to come of age.
Gojo Yoru, whose abilities are already unmatched, will reach his peak in a few years.
In this ninja world where the human body has 130 trillion cells, the peak period for a strong person is very long, with sixty years old being the watershed.
In the original story, Orochimaru's betrayal occurred after Itachi Uchiha graduated early, which was 50 years later in Konoha.
At that time, Hiruzen Sarutobi was around sixty years old, yet he was still able to easily defeat Orochimaru.
The same goes for Hanzo and Chiyo of the Salamander; even though they were old enough to be grandparents, they could still overwhelm the legendary Sannin of Konoha and Sakumo Hatake.
Many people believe that, barring unforeseen circumstances, Gojo Yoru's peak period will last for decades.
Unless a groundbreaking monster like him emerges, the ninja world will remain in the era of Gojo Yoru for the next few decades.
Just as the ninja world was in the "Hashirama Era" before the death of the God of Shinobi.
Hello everyone!
When these people greeted him, Gojo Yoru didn't ignore them with aloofness. Instead, he put one hand in his pocket, raised the other hand, and smiled in response.
However, when some girls thought Gojo Yoru was gentle and easy to get along with, and tried to take advantage of him, they accidentally fell flat on their faces.
Their bodies did not touch Gojo Yoru, but passed through her body, as if Gojo Yoru in front of them was just a phantom.
"Ladies, watch your step!"
Instead of gentlemanly helping them up, Gojo Yoru waved and left without looking back.
Looking at Gojo Yoru's back, neither the girls who had fallen to the ground nor the boys watching showed any resentment or jealousy in their eyes, but were filled with fervor.
They all knew that it was not a phantom clone, but Gojo Yoru's true form.
However, this Lord Ye was not in the real world at this moment, but was walking in the void.
During his five-year mission career, Gojo Yoru's Hollowfication was no secret. In addition to Black Flash, the fastest ninja in the world, the incarnation of a miracle, and the space-time ninja, he also had another title: "Void Walker".
"Night, you're too slow! I've already bought the groceries!"
As Gojo Yoru emerged from the Hokage Building, he was greeted by a red-haired girl walking towards him. It was none other than Uzumaki Kushina, who was carrying several bags full of ingredients.
Having just returned from a mission, her long, straight red hair was still styled in a high ponytail. She wore a Konoha headband, a green vest, and black ninja pants, looking as dashing as Tsunade during World War II.
Five years have passed, and Tomato Nai, who was once short and round-faced, has long since become a stunningly beautiful young woman.
She has shed her childish and chubby face, now possessing a classic oval face, with fair skin full of collagen, without a single pore or pimple—a stunningly beautiful face only found in the world of anime.
With the help of Gojo Yoru, a master chef and nurturer, Kushina Uzumaki, who has never lacked nutrition since childhood and whose potential has been perfectly stimulated, lives a very happy life every day. Her height has exceeded the limit of the original work, and she is now a tall and beautiful woman with long legs, standing at 1.7 meters.
If you take off her green vest, you'll find that she's also quite large-figured. Although she can't compare to Hinata Hyuga and Samui of the same age, she's a size larger than Tsunade and Ino Yamanaka of the same age.
With such a significant change in physique and appearance, one can only imagine the extent of the transformation in level and strength.
In those five years, Orochimaru, as their teacher, only took Gojo Yoru and Kushina Uzumaki on a few missions, and he practically guided Gojo Yoru through the entire mission process step by step.
From then on, whether it was a C-rank or S-rank mission, Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina would carry it out together.
Knowing that Gojo Yoru had made up for his two major weaknesses in perception and medical treatment, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not stop him from taking the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki on missions.
In July of Konoha Year 38, Kushina Uzumaki participated in that year's Chunin Exams alone, becoming the Demon King of that year and being promoted to Chunin with an absolute crushing victory.
In May of Konoha Year 39, Kushina Uzumaki participated in Konoha's internal talent assessment and was promoted to Special Jonin.
In October of the same year, at the recommendation of Gojou Yoru, Orochimaru, and Tsunade, Kushina Uzumaki revealed Kagura's Mind's Eye and Adamantine Sealing Techniques, and also demonstrated incredibly powerful sealing techniques, sensory techniques, medical techniques, taijutsu, and the nature transformations of Wind Release and Water Release.
He officially passed the Hokage and Konoha Elders' test and became one of Konoha's core forces, that is, a true Jonin.
The three members of Orochimaru's team are all all-around Jonin.
Apart from Kushina Uzumaki, who has yet to make a name for herself in the ninja world, Orochimaru and Yoru Gojo are already Konoha's ace fighters.
However, in the eyes of the higher-ups, Kushina Uzumaki is more of an ace than many other ace fighters.
Because she is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, she was able to maintain her rationality and activate the Tailed Beast Cloak.
If Kushina Uzumaki hadn't accidentally killed all the enemies she encountered, she might have already made a name for herself.
So many years have passed, and the chakra seal left by Mito Uzumaki has long since disappeared.
In the same year the seal disappeared, Kushina Uzumaki awakened the Adamantine Sealing Technique.
Just like in the original story, Minato Namikaze left behind a wisp of chakra to meet Naruto Uzumaki in the Jinchuriki space, Mito Uzumaki also came out to see Kushina Uzumaki one last time before her chakra completely disappeared. She also used the characteristics of the spiritual space to help Kushina Uzumaki activate the power of the Adamantine Sealing Chains.
At the same time, he also told Kushina Uzumaki all about how to seize the tailed beast's chakra, how to maintain rationality to activate the tailed beast's cloak, and how to combine Kagura's Mind's Eye with the tailed beast's chakra to develop the ability to sense good and evil.
Kushina Uzumaki is currently one of the most low-profile yet strongest members of Konoha.
"Sorry, I've been kept behind for a chat by the Hokage."
Gojo Yoru offered a completely insincere apology in response to Kushina Uzumaki's complaints.
Kushina Uzumaki frowned and started gossiping in the street: "Don't get too close to that old geezer, the Third Hokage. Lady Tsunade said that he and Lady Jiraiya are both voyeurs and perverts. Be careful they don't lead you astray."
Upon hearing this, Gojo Yoru leaned down and whispered teasingly in her ear, "Only ugly people would spy. With you by my side, why would I need to spy?"
"—Go to hell!"
Kushina Uzumaki seemed to recall some embarrassing scene, her face immediately turning red. Then, she unleashed a spinning kick, generating a burst of energy that passed through Yoru Gojo's body.
Seeing that Gojo Yoru ignored her kick and still had that smug look on his face, Uzumaki Kushina glared at him fiercely and warned him angrily, "Don't say these things outside, or I'll beat you to death."
After saying that, Kushina Uzumaki quickly left with the bag of ingredients in her arms.
Gojo Yoru followed behind with his hands in his pockets.
Five years have passed, and Gojo Yoru has also undergone considerable changes.
His appearance has simply shed its childishness, becoming even more handsome and dashing.
In terms of height, it was fixed at 1.88 meters last year, not reaching 1.9 meters.
His attire is no longer limited to black jackets and black trousers. Apart from still not wearing the heavy Jonin vest that affects his speed, his style changes almost every day.
There are modern shirts and casual pants, as well as various robes with an ancient style.
In terms of combat power, due to his space-time bloodline limit, he remains one of the most ambiguous existences in the ninja world.
If he were careless, he could be assassinated by a mere genin.
If one is careful, even a Six Paths level expert might not be able to kill him.
In terms of chakra capacity, space-time chakra remains at the level of a senior Chunin due to capacity limitations, unless the Yin Seal is broken.
His normal chakra capacity surpasses that of Orochimaru from a few years ago, making him an absolute ace-level fighter.
Based on the number of times Kakashi Hatake used Lightning Blade in the original story, Yoru Gojo felt that his ordinary chakra reserves had already surpassed the power of a single Kakashi.
However, compared to the Five Kage, such as Hiruzen Sarutobi, who can use a combination of the five elemental ninjutsu, there is still a considerable gap.
As for being incomparable to chakra ninjas like Jiraiya and Tsunade, there's even less to compare them to.
Once Jiraiya enters Sage Mode, he can unleash Sage Art: Super Giant Rasengan, and he has extremely long endurance afterward, allowing him to use a variety of powerful ninjutsu.
As for Gojo Yoru, he is now able to barely unleash a single Giant Rasengan in his normal state.
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