Naruto: My Ninjutsu is Nothing Special

Across the Shinobi World, more than fifty large-scale wars have erupted throughout history. Right and wrong are difficult to define, but all historians agree on one point: it was on the ancient battlefields where the rise and fall of countless shinobi clans were decided. Hence the old saying—“the victor becomes king, the loser becomes the bandit.” Years ago, the First Hokage led the Senju clan in a triple-pronged campaign to unite the Land of Fire. Marching northward, they waged war against Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure, achieving overwhelming victory. The very next day after reclaiming the Land of Fire, the remaining nations, recognizing the inevitable, surrendered one by one. Thirty years ago, I departed from Konoha to embark on the path of the Second Great Ninja War. With nothing but “unremarkable” ninjutsu, I conquered every enemy I encountered. Wherever I went, the people welcomed me with open arms—it was a time when the heavens themselves seemed to favor us. The vibrant energy of that era, when all things competed to thrive, still lingers in my memory. So I truly don’t understand… why is everyone so obsessed with Uchiha Madara’s defeat at the Valley of the End? As if this ancient battlefield is fated to bring misfortune upon us. Is this place, after just thirty short years, truly destined to become my grave? Regardless, the numbers are in our favor—80,000 against 100,000—we hold the advantage! —Excerpt from the pre-battle speech of legendary shinobi Yugami Genshin, known as the immortal relic, the ninja among ninja, the kidney destroyer, and lifelong pensioner of the Konoha Elders' Council, delivered on the eve of the Fourth Great Ninja War Raw: 火影:我的忍术平平无奇