vol. 1 chapter 5 - The Land of Water
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The Land of Water was one of the Five Great Nations of the ninja world, holding an extremely lofty position in the entire ninja world. The other four countries that shared the title of Great Nations were the Land of Lightning, the Land of Earth, the Land of Wind, and the Land of Fire, the most powerful of the Five Great Nations.
The reason these five countries were called the Great Nations, in addition to their vast lands and resources that far surpassed those of other countries, was most importantly that these five countries possessed military power that other countries could hardly shake.
This was a world of ninjas, and the strength of a country's ninjas symbolized the country's military strength. These five countries were the first countries in the entire ninja world to establish ninja villages. All kinds of ninjutsu, secret techniques, and numerous bloodline limits constructed the incredibly deep foundations of the Five Great Nations. Coupled with the countries' large populations constantly providing fresh blood for the ninja villages, the number of excellent ninjas born was also increasing, and the quality of the ninjas in their villages far exceeded that of other ninja villages.
The Hidden Leaf Village in the Land of Fire showed this point to the fullest. From the initial Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, to the subsequent Senju Tobirama and the Professor of Ninjutsu Sarutobi Hiruzen, the White Fang of the Leaf, the Sannin, and the later Yellow Flash, it could be said that strong people emerged in great numbers. The other four great ninja villages could not compare to the Hidden Leaf Village in this regard. This could be seen from the fact that the Hidden Leaf was the victor in the previous three Great Ninja Wars.
This was an era with many geniuses and strong people emerging in great numbers. It was a wonderful era, but also a cruel and sad one. The birth of the victors meant the exit of the losers. Every strong person was born by stepping on the corpses of the weak.
The Third Great Ninja War had ended several years ago, and the entire world was gradually returning to peace. Each ninja village that participated in the war was silently licking its wounds and accumulating strength, preparing for the next Great Ninja War.
The Land of Water was the only one of the Five Great Nations that was isolationist. This was inseparable from its geographical location. The entire country was an island nation, isolated overseas. It was very difficult for other countries to attack the Land of Water. Therefore, although the Land of Water was not a victorious country in the three Great Ninja Wars, it suffered the least damage.
However, although the Land of Water suffered the least damage in the war, it was still very weak, because its main losses were in its internal war. Internal strife caused the country's strength to be severely depleted. Therefore, even in the Third Great Ninja War, the Hidden Mist Village did not send too many ninjas to participate.
Especially in recent years, the Fourth Mizukage's policy of wiping out bloodline limits and the brutal persecution of meritorious veterans, as well as the cold-blooded and extreme ninja selection and advancement mechanisms, had given the Hidden Mist Village the reputation of the Village of the Bloody Mist throughout the ninja world.
Due to these reasons, many excellent ninjas defected from the Hidden Mist Village. The number of rogue ninjas from the Hidden Mist Village could be said to be the highest among the Five Great Nations. The internal wars of the village were even more serious. In order to avoid having other villages learn their intelligence, the degree of isolation of the entire country was even greater than before, shrouding the country in an even more mysterious veil. It was almost impossible for other countries to infiltrate this country on a large scale. Only a few spies were active in the Land of Water, and because it was isolated overseas, it was also very difficult to transmit intelligence.
As its name suggested, the entire country was shrouded in a layer of white, cold mist. It seemed that due to the Bloody Mist policy, the mist contained a bloody smell. The policies and environment made the ninjas of this country especially cruel and cold-blooded. The most famous were the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, who made the ninja world tremble with fear.
Thick fog shrouded the entire village and the surrounding mountains. The sky was still gloomy, without a trace of sunlight. The villagers were leaving their homes one after another, some starting to work in the fields, others going to the towns in the mountains to go to market. A new day had begun.
At this time, on a lush grassland behind the village, a boy wearing a black short-sleeved shirt stood quietly in the center of the grassland. Although his body was small, his entire being gave off an aura of stillness like a mountain. His long black hair extended to his neck, and the hair over his forehead vaguely covered his right eye. His eyes were tightly closed, as if brewing something.
Just then, a breeze blew past, blowing up the hair covering his right eye. The boy instantly opened his eyes, and three black tomoe rotated around a black dot in his scarlet pupils, looking extremely eerie and mysterious. It was the Sharingan.
At the same time, "Shoo!!!" The boy's body instantly disappeared from the spot. A strong aura of killing swept across the entire grassland. The boy's figure instantly appeared on a large tree. His right foot stomped hard on the trunk, and his entire body disappeared again.
"Shoo!!!" At this time, the boy's figure instantly appeared high in the sky, his body stretched out. Six kunai had appeared in his hand, three in each hand. The rings at the back of the kunai in his hands suddenly crossed and collided.
"Clang!!!" Sparks flew everywhere. The four kunai shot out from the boy's hands like lightning. At this time, the boy's body was slowly falling, but he suddenly twisted his waist, and then used the strength of his abdomen to briefly hover his entire body in the air. In that instant, he threw the remaining two kunai in his hand with force, their speed even faster than the kunai he had just shot out.
"Clang!!!!!!" The kunai shot out later instantly caught up with the two kunai in front and collided with them. The four kunai instantly changed direction, and the kunai that were collided with struck the two frontmost kunai again. "Clang!!!!" Sparks flew out, and the six kunai shot out in six directions.
"Shoo!!!!" At this time, the boy's body had landed, squatting on the ground. He suddenly opened his three-tomoe Sharingan. The previous six kunai had accurately hit the red dots marked on the surrounding trees, and even the red dot in a dead corner behind a rock had been accurately hit.
It was the Uchiha clan's Shuriken Technique!!! This boy was Mizu, and he was performing his routine morning practice.
The boy slowly stood up and slowly observed his surroundings. Then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He was almost eight years old now, but the amount of chakra in his body had already surpassed that of an ordinary Genin [Note: Genin - lowest rank ninja], and even approached that of a Chunin [Note: Chunin - middle rank ninja]. This was simply unimaginable for ordinary people, but it was not too difficult for him, because he had the bloodlines of both the Uchiha and Uzumaki clans in his body. Especially the Uzumaki clan, which was known for its vast amount of chakra and tenacious vitality.
Although the symbol of the Uchiha clan was the Sharingan, skilled in pupil techniques and Fire Release, as a bloodline limit family, their amount of chakra was far inferior to that of the Uzumaki clan, but it was not something that ordinary people could compare with. The amount of chakra of a ninja with a bloodline limit was generally much larger than that of a ninja of the same level.
But at this time, Mizu suddenly thought of the secret of the Sharingan that his father had told him, and his heart sank slightly.