Civilians in Konoha, forging their own paths

A month later, Dihuangwan's three-body technique has been mastered, and with frequent sparring with Might Guy, his physical skills have also improved. He is only one step away from the first door, and only needs an opportunity. His overall combat power level is very close to the graduating class. If compared with the anime timeline, he is a proper Genin. The overall strength of the ninja school during this period is much stronger than the anime timeline.

One day, it was a peaceful day, but an unpeaceful piece of news broke the peace of the day.

When the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, was negotiating with the Second Raikage, they were ambushed by the reactionary Kumogakure brothers Kinkaku and Ginkaku and their subordinates. The Second Raikage was killed on the spot. The Second Hokage took the initiative to cover his companions' evacuation and unfortunately died in battle. Before he died, he entrusted the title of the Third Hokage to his disciple, Sarutobi Hiruzen.

This news shocked the entire ninja world. Secret agents and spies from other villages continued to pour in and infiltrate Konoha and Kumogakure, and even carried out small-scale intrusions on the border. Friction in the ninja world suddenly increased, and there was a tendency for the Ninja World War to break out again.

In the Ninja School classroom, students were whispering to each other, sharing the news they had heard. Most of the students showed worried expressions.

The Third Hokage is too young, and he comes from a second-rate ninja clan. Konoha has first-rate ninja clans like the Senju, Uchiha, and Hyuga, as well as a bunch of second-rate ninja clans. They are not afraid of a war in the Ninja World, but they are afraid that Konoha Village itself will be in turmoil first.

Dihuangwan, who was familiar with the plot, had nothing to worry about. The Senju clan had begun to retreat after the death of the first generation. The Uchiha clan had the second-generation disciple Uchiha Kagami to stabilize the situation. The Hyuga clan was a very xenophobic ninja clan and did not interfere much in the affairs of the village. In order to stabilize the situation, Sarutobi Hiruzen established the Elders' Council and delegated part of the power to the Elders' Council to stabilize the morale of the troops within Konoha. He also won over the wife of the first Hokage, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Uzumaki Mito, to get a backer. In addition, his own strength was indeed good and he entered the Kage level. The internal situation was quickly brought under control.

But the external situation is getting worse and worse, and all the villages want to take advantage of this opportunity to bite off a piece of meat from the Fire Kingdom and the Lightning Kingdom and get the resources they want.

But only a local war would occur, because the Second Ninja World War was the war that made the Three Ninjas famous. Orochimaru, Tsunade and Jiraiya are only thirteen years old now, and it is estimated that there will be about ten years before the Second Ninja World War actually breaks out.

'There is no risk of graduating early at the moment. The situation in the ninja world is still under control. I will graduate on time and then have a certain period of growth, provided that I can survive in future small-scale conflicts. It seems that I still have to work hard on the practice of the Eight Gates Ninja Technique. I have to rely on this to save my life.' Dihuangwan thought.

"I need to strengthen the throwing training of shuriken and kunai. My current throwing skills are just so-so, at the middle level. I must improve my offensive skills." Dihuangwan made a decision.

In the next few months, Dihuangwan practiced the Eight Gates and throwing techniques, and successfully opened the first gate. The side effect was that he would enter a period of physical weakness after two minutes, but he recovered quickly and could recover in half a day. His throwing skills also improved significantly, reaching the top level in the class, second only to a few Uchiha in the class.

Soon, the second half of the first academic year came to an end, and the second academic year would usher in more advanced courses, practical classes, trap setting, and theoretical knowledge of intelligence collection.

When the holiday came, Dihuangwan continued to practice with Might Guy as usual. In addition, Dihuangwan also began to practice water-style ninjutsu, and first learned the defensive water-style ninjutsu, the Water Array Wall.

The practice of water escape is neither difficult nor easy. If you practice in a place with water, you can achieve half the result with half the effort. However, in a place without water, you can achieve half the result with twice the effort. The same is true for the strength of ninjutsu.

In the third training ground with a river, Dihuangwan's water-style water array wall can reach the strength level of C-level ninjutsu, but in the sixth training ground without a river, it is completely unable to reach the strength of C-level and can only barely form a small water wall, which can at most block a few kunai and shurikens for defense.

Dihuangwan knew that this was related to the amount of his chakra and his control level. His chakra could currently release two normal-strength water array walls in places with water, but in places without water, the difficulty of ninjutsu increased suddenly and it was difficult for him to control it.

Therefore, all I can do now is to practice treading water and climbing trees to improve my chakra control level. I cannot increase my chakra amount in a short period of time.

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen has basically continued the policies of his teacher, the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama, for several months since he took the throne. Although he is still young, he has already shown great ninja spirit. The Second Shinobi World War did not break out immediately, which was also related to Sarutobi Hiruzen's methods. After Sarutobi Hiruzen took the throne, he took action twice, once repelling the Second Kazekage and once repelling the Third Tsuchikage. His strength and reputation were well-known in the ninja world.

Sarutobi Hiruzen is a master of all-attribute ninjutsu. He is assisted by Sarutobi in physical skills and has no weaknesses. He is proficient in all kinds of high-level ninjutsu. It is difficult for his opponents to find ways to restrain him. On the contrary, he can easily find the weaknesses of his opponents and restrain them. He is very rogue.

The elders of Konoha Village are also very powerful. They are not as dirty as they were in the plot period. They assist Sarutobi Hiruzen wholeheartedly. Danzo Shimura has not established the Root yet, and his ambitions are hidden in the darkness.

Walking on the streets of Konoha, looking at the village that was still becoming more prosperous, Dihuangwan couldn't help but sigh, "As expected of a second-generation disciple, the third-generation Hokage who held power the longest, both in terms of strength and political skills, is very strong."

"Hey, Dihuang Wan, my family is having a picnic today. I invited many classmates. You can come too!" A voice came from a distance.

Dihuangwan withdrew his thoughts and looked at the figure waving at him in the distance. It was Inuzuka Yo.

"Okay, Ye, I'll be there right away," Dihuang Wan replied.

Inuzuka Ye was the first student to introduce himself in the class, and Dihuangwan was also a good friend of his.

At the picnic site, Dihuangwan saw that most of the people who came were small ninjas and civilians, and thought, "The Inuzuka clan is a small ninja clan, mainly relying on ninja dogs to fight, and taking the route of physical skills and perception, which is suitable for tracking and raiding."

'His status in Konoha is neither high nor low. The great ninja clans look down on him. There are no strong people in the clan, and he cannot enter the core circle of the village. Even in the plot period, Inuzuka Kiba, one of the Twelve Ninjas, is the weakest one.'

"So in order to survive, I have always maintained good relations with the young ninjas and the outstanding civilians to maintain my own living circle."

However, Dihuangwan will not look down on the Inuzuka family because of this. The small ninja clans have their own way of survival. Except for the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, the other second-rate ninja clans tend to stick together, such as the Ino, Shika, and Chou clans, such as Sarutobi and Shimura. Everyone is a companion, and they can trust each other on the battlefield and leave their backs to each other.