Facts prove that in the Ninja World, the strength of a force has little to do with how many Ninja it possesses; a truly powerful Ninja can destroy a country alone.
Hoping to adopt a large number of orphans in the Land of Waves and train them into a Ninja army is a pipe dream; if even one Jonin emerges in a few years, that would be considered good luck.
It's better to use that time to improve oneself and recruit true geniuses of the Ninja World, like Zabuza and White, into the organization.
Li Chuan is very clear that his primary purpose for coming to the Small World is to improve his own strength, and everything he does is based on this premise; if he gets sidetracked, it's not worth it.
Because when leaving the Small World, he can't take anything with him except his own strength.
After lunch, the afternoon was spent protecting Mr. Tazuna at the bridge with Sakura, as usual. As evening approached, a large ship with the character "Chuan" on its flag gradually appeared on the misty sea.
"Wow, what a big ship!"
Sakura pointed at the approaching large ship and exclaimed.
For Sakura, who had always lived in the Village and was on her first trip outside, it was the first time she had seen such a large ship.
"Yo, it seems my friend has arrived!"
Li Chuan looked at the flag on the ship and immediately confirmed that Matsukawa had brought people over as planned.
The large ship docked, and a middle-aged man leading over forty strong men, carrying various construction tools, came before Li Chuan.
"My Lord, everyone has been brought."
"Good, then let them work according to Mr. Tazuna's instructions!"
Li Chuan nodded, then smiled at Mr. Tazuna behind him:
"Mr. Tazuna, this is my friend Matsukawa. If you have anything to discuss, you two can talk. I, a humble monk, am not clear about the situation regarding bridge building and trade."
After introducing Matsukawa to Mr. Tazuna, Li Chuan no longer interfered with their subsequent conversation.
At this moment, Sakura came up, somewhat puzzled, and asked softly:
"Brother Chuan, why do I feel like your friend Mr. Matsukawa seems to be particularly respectful towards you?"
If it were Naruto and Sasuke, they probably wouldn't pay attention to such subtle details; they would only care about powerful Ninja, but Sakura was a meticulous person.
Through Matsukawa's attitude towards Li Chuan just now, she clearly noticed that it didn't seem to be an attitude friends would have.
"Well, he is quite respectful towards me, probably because the money he used for his business back then was lent to him by me."
Li Chuan smiled and didn't explain further.
Sakura heard Li Chuan say this, thought it was quite reasonable, and didn't ask any more questions.
She had no ill intentions; she was just simply curious.
With the help of the professional construction workers brought by Matsukawa, the speed of the bridge construction significantly increased. According to Mr. Tazuna, the bridge master's calculations, it is estimated that the bridge will be fully completed in less than a month.
In the evening, Li Chuan did not return with Sakura and Mr. Tazuna, but stayed on the large ship by the shore, citing the need to protect Matsukawa and the others.
At Mr. Tazuna's house, because Kakashi was there, many things were inconvenient for him.
"We meet again, Zabuza and White!"
Inside the ship's cabin, Li Chuan greeted Zabuza and White, who were resting.
"Hello, Mr. Chuan."
White politely greeted Li Chuan, while Zabuza snorted coldly:
"When do we kill Gato?"
"Wait a little longer. Wait for Gato to get impatient and actively bring people to attack. If Kakashi and the others kill him, that's best. If not, then you two can take him out."
Li Chuan sat down and poured himself a cup of tea.
As a top wealthy person in the World, Gato, although an ordinary person, couldn't just be killed on a whim. He was worried that Kakashi might choose to let Gato go to avoid affecting Konoha.
In that case, only the rogue Ninja Zabuza could kill him.
"No problem, here are these two items for you."
Zabuza nodded and took out two scrolls, placing them on the table.
Li Chuan picked them up, opened them one by one, and showed a surprised expression:
"These are the B-rank Water Dragon Jutsu and the A-rank Great Waterfall Jutsu!"
"I don't like owing favors. Since the organization's goal is mutual help, helping you kill Gato and these two Ninjutsu scrolls will be considered as offsetting your previous information and assistance."
Zabuza replied with a cold expression.
Li Chuan's need was Ninjutsu; he wanted all high-level Ninjutsu. Water Dragon Jutsu and Great Waterfall Jutsu were not particularly rare Ninjutsu, nor were they secret techniques of Hidden Mist; Ninja from other great Ninja Villages also knew them.
So, after Zabuza learned of Li Chuan's needs, he wrote them down and gave them to Li Chuan.
Although these two Ninjutsu were nothing compared to the previous information and the later help in concealing his identity, they at least expressed his sincerity after joining the organization.
"Of course, if you have time and can guide me in learning these two Ninjutsu, that would be even better. In return, I will also pay!"
With two high-level Ninjutsu in hand, Li Chuan was in a very good mood.
Four days later, Kakashi's body fully recovered. Two weeks later, Naruto and Sasuke finally completed their tree-climbing training. At this time, the bridge was less than a hundred meters from the other side.
This morning, the bridge was as usual, with Mr. Tazuna leading dozens of Chuan's bridge builders working enthusiastically, while Li Chuan and the four of Kakashi chatted and protected their safety.
But at this moment, a short middle-aged man in a suit holding a scepter, leading over a hundred Ninja armed with various weapons, walked from the other end of the bridge.
He pointed at Mr. Tazuna, Li Chuan, and everyone else with an arrogant tone:
"Do you think the bridge is almost finished, and that I'm afraid because you hired a few Konoha Ninja? Hahaha, I just wanted to wait until your hope was at its peak, and then crush it mercilessly.
I want everyone to know that resisting me, Gato, will never end well. You will never escape my control!"
"It seems he finally couldn't hold back."
Kakashi looked at Gato in front and the more than a hundred rogue Ninja behind him, his expression unchanged. Instead, he turned to Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura and instructed:
"Alright, now let's see the results of your training during this period."
"Ah, just the three of us? Kakashi-sensei, aren't you going to help us?"
Sakura's face showed a somewhat flustered expression.
The more than a hundred Ninja on the other side were all full of killing intent and looked fierce, clearly not to be trifled with. How could the three of them, newly graduated Genin, possibly win?
However, as soon as her words fell, Sasuke had already rushed forward with a kunai. Seeing Sasuke charge out, Naruto, unwilling to show weakness, also followed suit.
"Sasuke, you're trying to show off again. This time, I won't lose to you!"
"Sakura, believe in yourself. They are actually very weak."
Li Chuan smiled and comforted her, and Sakura finally gathered her courage and charged forward as well.
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