How much training and lessons does an ordinary person have to go through to grow into a qualified ninja?

The answer to this question varies from person to person. Some people are born to be ninjas, while some people, even if they have learned the most powerful ninjutsu and have outstanding strength, will find it difficult to become a qualified ninja if their more essential qualities are not in line with the requirements.

Although Yukimura still has a lot of experience to accumulate due to his short life, and his qualifications as a ninja are undoubtedly insufficient to the point of being completely unqualified, what is more worrying is actually his life experience. Without the accumulation of a lot of life experience, he would not be able to do any job well, let alone be a ninja.

In the past, Yukimura lived a relatively leisurely life in the Land of Waves, because the basic external conditions were all ready, and his daily life was taken care of by fishing boats. Although he looked like an outstanding and elegant young man, he had never calmed down and experienced life carefully. What Yukimura lacked could definitely be made up for by working as a shop owner for three years and an apprentice ninja for a period of time.

The shocked Yukimura nodded woodenly and absentmindedly put the dry food he had prepared long ago into his mouth.

"This is much worse than the food at home!"

Some petty complaints, Shuimu couldn't help but smile:

"When you're out and about, it's always hard to avoid making do with things like this. It's good enough that you can skip the wilderness survival phase that's required for ninja training. With me here at this time, you won't be in any danger, and you won't have trouble maintaining food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. You're already extremely lucky."

As a young person, who doesn’t want to travel the world with a sword?

Yukimura wanted to be a ninja, and it was not without such thoughts. He was unwilling to be lonely, and had the ability to make his way in the world, so naturally he wanted to go out and try his luck. However, reality is never so ideal. The cruel reality made Yukimura feel unprecedentedly confused.

No matter how glamorous a big shot is, there will come a time when he is banished to the mortal world, where he will inevitably have to deal with food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and even eating, drinking, defecating, urinating, and sleeping.

Of course, this is different from the fat otaku who has never known what a woman is and no longer likes three-dimensional women since he learned that beautiful women also have to pee and poop.

Even a seemingly free ninja has to experience all kinds of helplessness. How to make up for the gap is something Yukimura needs to figure out on his own.

No one can help him with this kind of thing, not even Shuimu. They can only create more opportunities and give him more time to gain insights.

Yukimura finished his meal with a heavy heart, and asked as if he had already realized something:

"So you've killed a lot of people?"

"That's about right..."

Xinzhen nodded. As the physical clone of Mizuki, even if he didn't have a lifespan of a few years, he could hardly remember how many people he had killed. If the original body was included, the word "killing like crazy" would not be enough to describe the blood on Mizuki's hands.

"So, I'm not a good person either. Don't think I'm a soft-hearted person just because I'm kind to you."

Every life is precious. There is no distinction between noble and humble in life and death, and no difference in quantity, quality, good and evil. One hundred lives and one life have the same impact on an ordinary person who evolves into a murderer.

Like Uzumaki Naruto, he has never killed anyone, and all those who died in his hands were White Zetsu clones or puppets, monsters that were not complete lives.

Naruto was able to become Hokage in the end and temporarily maintain peace in the ninja world. This miracle was a myth that could only be realized if all the luck of the entire ninja world was bestowed on him.

"Accepting commissions, exerting one's own strength, and getting paid after completing the mission... Is this your ideal ninja? You may be disappointed. We ninjas fight much more in the dark than in the light. The so-called free-spirited life that makes people jealous is just an illusion that ordinary people have when looking at ninjas!"

"Am I wrong then?"

Xinzhen smiled and shook his head:

"It's not a matter of right or wrong, but I hope you understand that you are at a crossroads in your life. It's time to make a choice about what kind of life you want to live in the future."

There are always various choices in a person's life, but there are only a few that you cannot go back on, and your life will take a detour from then on. No matter whether Yukimura was naive or confused in the past, or if he didn't think about it, it is enough to think about it from now on.

"Hey, Xinzhen... No, I'll call you Shuimu. When I was still confused, I woke up with severe pain all over my body. I opened my eyes and saw a dim underground laboratory. For a while, I thought that was the whole world, until you showed me the sunshine outside..."

"Do you remember these?"

Nobumasa smiled and shook his head. It didn't matter what the name was. Strictly speaking, Nobumasa was born later than Yukimura. But the age of the body does not represent the age of the mind. The soul that inherited Mizuki's memory must be much older than Yukimura.

"The moment of birth is not so easy to forget!"

It was rare for Yukimura to show a trace of reminiscence. In his short three years of ordinary life, there were indeed not many past events for Yukimura to reminisce about. However, Mizuki had told Yukimura the reason for his birth in detail. Combining his own memory, Yukimura, who had poor emotional intelligence but superior IQ, had already pieced together his short life.

When ordinary people are born, their brains and senses are not fully developed. Even if they have memories, it is difficult to have deep impressions. They are either forgotten or buried deep in the mind and never appear again.

But Yukimura is different. When he had an independent will, he already had the body of a teenager. Yukimura, who has complete perception, still remembers clearly what happened to him.

"At that time, you chose to let me live. No matter what your considerations were, I probably didn't have much perception of life or death. I was able to survive because of luck, so I got the name 'Yukimura', right? But the first important decision in my life was made by you. Now, I want to decide what my future will be like. After thinking for a long time, I decided to become a ninja!"

“Really?”

Mizuki chuckled. It was understandable that Yukimura would think this way. Being a parasite in other people's lives like Kabuto Yakushi was not the path Yukimura wanted to take, even if he had to rely on Mizuki, the creator.

"Please tell me more about it. I'm very interested!"