You're Too Weak, Weakling

The battlefield is so dangerous, accidents can happen anytime. He certainly doesn't want the genius of the Uzumaki clan to die! And if they can't defend themselves...

As long as someone from the Uzumaki clan survives, there is still hope.

"Me?" Uzumaki Ryuto saw the clan leader asking him and gave a cold laugh, "I'll go and blow up the ships of the Hidden Mist Village. That's the only way we can exhaust their resources before they exhaust ours."

The second step is to drain their resources. It's impossible for the Hidden Mist Village to transport supplies by swimming all the way to the Land of Whirlpools from such a distance. If their fleet is destroyed on the first day...

Even if the Hidden Mist Village assembles another fleet to send reinforcements and supplies, Uzumaki Ryuto is confident that he can defend the Land of Whirlpools.

As long as they exhaust a significant portion of the enemy's forces, it will put pressure on the Hidden Mist Village when they try to send more reinforcements, especially...

...during these times of war.

"No way...!"

However, before he could explain his plan, everyone stopped him, including his own father.

"No, no, it's too dangerous there."

"That's right, you should stay back or hide in a cave!"

"Let us old-timers handle this mission!"

"..."

Although he was touched to see the clan elders and the clan leader frantically trying to stop him, Uzumaki Ryuto still felt that he had to go himself. They couldn't just blow up the ships as soon as they arrived. They had to wait until the enemy was caught off guard during the explosion and had relaxed their guard over the ships. Only then could they destroy the ships, preventing them from sailing back to the Hidden Mist Village. Once this fleet was eliminated, it would be difficult for even one of the Five Great Ninja Villages like the Hidden Mist to quickly assemble another fleet.

So, this mission couldn't have any accidents. He didn't look down on the Uzumaki clan, but the Uzumaki clan was simply...

Due to their chakra, although the Uzumaki clan had long lifespans, they were also famously short-tempered!

Their minds could become unfocused, and during such a long wait, accidents could easily happen.

Seeing the determination in Uzumaki Ryuto's eyes, the great elder sighed and said, "In that case, let the clan leader and I accompany you!"

No matter what, they couldn't let Ryuto have an accident. Originally, they thought the Uzumaki clan might not survive this crisis, so they had planned to arrange for some clan members to escape. But...

Perhaps they really could win after all.

Hearing the clan leader's words, Uzumaki Ryuto thought for a moment and agreed. It was unclear how many people the Hidden Mist Village had brought, but wiping out a nation certainly required a large force. Uzumaki Ryuto hadn't planned to go alone anyway, and he definitely needed several top-level experts to accompany him. Otherwise, with just his bodyguards, he might end up dead. For the sake of his life, he agreed with the great elder's suggestion.

It would be ridiculous for the reincarnator to die on the way to a demolition mission!

"In that case, I'll go too!" After thinking for a while, the second elder said, "With more people, we can escape even if there's an accident."

"That's right, I'll go too."

"And me, me too."

"Then I'll tag along too! Blowing up ships sounds exciting."

"No!!" If it continued like this, it seemed the entire council of elders would end up going. It wasn't a problem for everyone to go together since this wasn't an assassination mission. However, having too many people would make them a bigger target, which wasn't suitable for stealth operations. Uzumaki Ryuto quickly shook his head, "Too many people would make us too big a target."

After hearing this, the great elder thought for a while and sighed, "In that case, let the clan leader, myself, the second elder, the third elder, the fourth elder... and the tenth elder go together!"

Seeing that Uzumaki Ryuto wanted to say something, he gave him a stern look.

Uzumaki Ryuto could only smile wryly and wave his hand. Ten people wouldn't make too big a target, and it was still unknown how many ships the Hidden Mist Village had, so having more people wasn't a bad idea.

"What about me?" The daimyo pointed at himself. This brat still hadn't assigned a role for his old man!

Seeing his father pointing at himself, Uzumaki Ryuto finally snapped out of his thoughts. That's right! He still hadn't arranged anything for his father. After thinking for a moment, Uzumaki Ryuto looked at the daimyo and said, "What if you go to the command center, dad?"

There were only a few people at the command center, mostly medical ninja. So he had arranged the command center at an extremely secret location, and had demanded that any injured person must not reveal the command center's location, because the guard force there was very weak. They could only move around stealthily. The medical ninja were essential for their long-term war efforts, so ensuring the safety of the medical unit was crucial.

"..."

Hearing his son's arrangement for him to stay behind at the command center while his clansmen and son went to the front lines, the daimyo's forehead creased with displeasure. Was he the kind of person to cower in the rear? There were no cowards in the Uzumaki clan. He was about to reject the idea angrily and demand to join Uzumaki Ryuto's demolition team when...

Uzumaki Ryuto shook his head and said, "There's no choice, dad, you're too weak."

He was already quite old but still only a chunin, and having spent a long time in the palace, his real combat abilities were simply laughable.

"..."

This brat, how dare he call his own father weak like that?

The daimyo angrily rolled up his sleeves, ready to strike out, thinking, 'You think you're stronger than me? Even if you are, do you dare retaliate against your own father? Impossible.'

"Don't attack, dad. You definitely can't beat me now," Uzumaki Ryuto warned cautiously when he saw his father about to attack. "I'm a chunin-level ninja now!"

Although his official rank was only genin, ninja certifications in the ninja world...

...were just a way to deceive people!!

Chunin??!!

Hearing Uzumaki Ryuto's words, everyone looked at him in disbelief, then turned their gazes towards his personal bodyguard, Uzumaki Shuta.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Uzumaki Shuta could only nod helplessly and say, "His Highness' strength now surpasses even mine."

The clan leader and the great elder immediately burst out laughing, "Haha, good, good, you're truly the genius of the Uzumaki clan, a chunin at just seven years old, and even stronger than other chunin. Haha!! The heavens bless the Uzumaki clan."

This is considered a genius? This is a heavenly blessing?

Uzumaki Ryuto scoffed and pursed his lips. Wait until they met that ten-year-old jonin and that one-eyed Mangekyou Sharingan wielding ten-year-old Kage-level youth. Even in Konoha, there would be a batch of genin who could effortlessly crush Kage-level ninja.

His chunin level...

Was simply the most ordinary among that group!!

"Daimyo, you should listen to His Highness' arrangements," the clan leader said after thinking for a while. "Don't worry, we won't let anything happen to young Ryuto."

He knew that Uzumaki Ryuto's reasons went beyond just his strength. Perhaps it was also because the daimyo was his father.

He didn't want the daimyo to meet with any accidents.

"I..." The daimyo looked at Uzumaki Ryuto's eyes, sighed, and said angrily, "You brat, don't have any accidents, or I'll have your mother beat you up."

"Dad!" Uzumaki Ryuto opened his mouth but didn't say anything, only nodding and smiling, "Of course, I'm a genius after all! And..."

"We will definitely win!"

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(End of chapter)