It seems Konoha is destined to experience a life-or-death battle!
Ryun instinctively wanted to offer guidance, but held back in the end.
The one who caused the current situation was not him, but the collective eruption of chronic issues that Konoha had sustained for many years.
It was simply that Nojuro Ryun's appearance caused these issues to be exposed even more thoroughly.
He might as well just see how far this simulation would develop, whether Konoha would truly be destroyed, and if anyone could turn the tide.
[Tensions from the external situation soon made their way back to Konoha, stripping away any joy the village felt from its victory against Sunagakure. The deceased Sarutobi Hiruzen was hastily buried, and it was only then that everyone realized Shimura Danzo had vanished without a trace at some unknown time.]
[With Konoha leaderless, Jiraiya became the only candidate for Hokage. There was no room for Jiraiya to refuse now. He could only ask you to go to Tanzaku Town to find Tsunade. You found it strange why Jiraiya would approach you.]
[Jiraiya replied that he realized he had met you long ago. Even then, he felt you were not a bad person and held genuine affection for Konoha, unable to stand by and watch its true destruction. Having you responsible for retrieving Tsunade did not count as a betrayal of Iwagakure.]
[You agreed, successfully found Tsunade, and, after a fierce battle, directly used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport her back to Konoha. It was only then that Tsunade realized how dangerous Konoha's situation had become, and she fought side by side with Jiraiya.]
[In the autumn of Konoha Year 64, the Fourth Great Ninja War broke out ahead of schedule. Iwagakure and Kumogakure launched a surprise attack on Konoha. Sunagakure, which had already formed an alliance with Konoha, betrayed its promise and did not send troops. The Deva Path Pain led the entire Akatsuki organization to capture Naruto, to prevent his death in the war.]
[Although you had informed Ohnoki of the Akatsuki organization's existence, Ohnoki told you that once a war started, it was very difficult to stop. Fortunately, the Akatsuki organization was not a monolith. At a critical moment, you and Kurotsuchi together managed to recall Deidara.]
[Itachi also betrayed the Akatsuki organization at a crucial moment, returning to Konoha with intelligence on the organization. Konoha obtained critical information and was not immediately routed when the Akatsuki organization launched a surprise attack later.]
[But when the Six Paths of Pain took the stage, Konoha's defeat seemed almost certain. Jiraiya used Sage Mode to resist desperately, but was still nearly killed due to insufficient intelligence. At the critical moment, Guy erupted with the Eighth Gate, shattering the Deva Path Pain, but also burned out his own youth and died.]
Seeing this, Ryun couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
He held grievances against many in Konoha, but for Guy alone, he harbored no ill will, only gratitude and admiration.
If this weren't a simulation, Ryun would definitely have stepped in to prevent Guy from opening the Eighth Gate. Even if the opponent were Uchiha Madara, Ryun would have fought him.
Unfortunately, this was a simulation. If Ryun used simulation pointers to save Guy, then what about all the others—Tenten, Ino, Sakura, Hinata, Hanabi, and so on? Should he save them too?
Therefore, Ryun still chose to watch calmly.
[The Akatsuki organization was repelled, and the Deva Path Pain did not succeed in unleashing the Super Shinra Tensei. However, Konoha had nearly lost all its high-level combat power as a result. The surprise attack forces from Kumogakure and Iwagakure also arrived outside Konoha Village.]
[At the final moment, Tsunade and Jiraiya begged you to intervene, while Ohnoki demanded you stand by and do nothing. Ay told you that if you intervened, he would beat you up too. So, using "what are you looking at" as a pretext, you engaged in a fierce battle with Ay, which counted as the last bit of effort you exerted for Konoha.]
[Even with you restraining Ay, facing the combined armies of Iwagakure and Kumogakure, Konoha still had no power to resist. At the final moment, Naruto stepped forward, unleashed the Nine-Tails within himself, and at the cost of self-destruction, forced Kumogakure and Iwagakure to retreat.]
[The Nine-Tails died, its next revival unknown for how many years, leading the Akatsuki organization to withdraw as well. Konoha Village was destroyed in the process, but Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Kakashi survived, preserving Konoha's last remaining high-tier combat power.]
[Iwagakure and Kumogakure, which also suffered significant casualties, were finally able to calm down and seriously consider the existence and influence of the Akatsuki organization, adjusting their war plans against Konoha. The daimyos of the two nations negotiated with the Land of Fire's daimyo. Ultimately, the Land of Fire, as the defeated nation, ceded territory and paid reparations to Kumogakure and Iwagakure.]
[With this, the structure of the ninja world completely changed. Kumogakure and Iwagakure began competing for the position of the strongest village in the ninja world. Konoha fell to competing with Sunagakure for last place, even having to worry about Sunagakure attacking Konoha again to seize its land and resources.]
Seeing this, Ryun shook his head.
The entire ninja world's situation was a complete mess, but in a sense, this chaotic state actually allowed the ninja world to continue in peace.
The reason was simple: without the Nine-Tails reviving, Obito's plan could not be realized.
All the schemes and plots had to wait for the Nine-Tails' revival to unfold, and by that time, the Otsutsuki clan might have already come to the ninja world for a team-building trip.
By then, probably no one in the entire ninja world would be a match for the Otsutsuki clan. Even if Sasuke were still alive and the Sage of Six Paths gave him a power-up, Sasuke alone clearly couldn't save the ninja world.
The current ninja world, seemingly having achieved peace, was already destined for future destruction.
However—what did that have to do with Ryun, who was about to welcome his own child?
[In Konoha Year 64, your and Anko's child was finally born after peace came to the ninja world. You named her Nojuro Nuo Mi.]
[In Konoha Year 65, your and Kurenai's son was born. At Kurenai's suggestion, you named him Nojuro Shinku, which could commemorate her father while also including both your names.]
[Congratulations, the simulation was successful. Calculating the bloodline power of your offspring—]
Seeing this, Ryun closed his eyes to adjust his emotions.
Konoha's experience in this simulation was utterly tragic, coming within a hair's breadth of complete annihilation and the death of all.
The ones undoubtedly responsible for causing all this were Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo, who once again pulled one of their signature stunts they had performed many times before.
Only this time, it finally broke Konoha's last straw, inviting attacks from almost all forces in the ninja world.
If Guy hadn't used his life force to turn the tide at the last moment, by the time Ryun's offspring were born, Konoha might have truly become history.
Now, Ryun had an urge to shove Konoha's fate right into Sarutobi Hiruzen's face for him to see clearly. It was a pity Ryun couldn't do that.
So, would the real-life Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo repeat the same mistakes?
Ryun didn't know and didn't want to guess.
If they truly acted against him, Ryun would still retaliate without hesitation.
Only, different from the simulation, Ryun would protect the people he knew and, for the sake of his bond with Guy, would try to change the situation before Guy opened the Eighth Gate.
Expecting Ryun to endure humiliation for Konoha's sake and let Danzo walk all over him? That was absolutely impossible!
Just then, the simulation results finished calculating.
[Congratulations, Nojuro Nuo Mi has inherited the talents of you and Anko, shows a talent for adapting to natural energy, possesses a strong talent for Fire Release, and has the potential to become an elite jonin.]
[Her detailed stats are as follows: Ninjutsu 7, Taijutsu 6, Genjutsu 8, Intelligence 6, Strength 6, Speed 8, Spirit 6, Hand Seals 6, total 53. High-level Fire Release Chakra Talent, Intermediate-level Natural Energy Adaptation Talent.]
Looking at Nuo Mi's talent panel this time, the stats seemed fairly average.
Last time, Nuo Mi brought Ryun a Kage-level talent template. This time, calling her elite jonin was even a bit of a stretch.
The elite jonin rating might largely be based on her Fire Release talent and the possibility of her training to achieve Sage Mode.
However, Ryun was still quite satisfied with this result because Nuo Mi had provided him with two new usable talents again!
Next was the bloodline power brought to Ryun by Kurenai's child.
And this time, the standout nature of the data was no less impressive than the evolution Nuo Mi had brought Ryun before!
[Congratulations, Nojuro Shinku has perfectly inherited the talents of you and Kurenai, possesses a strong talent for Yin Release chakra, a strong talent for sensory perception, and has the potential to become a Kage-level powerhouse.]
[His detailed stats are as follows: Ninjutsu 8, Taijutsu 8, Genjutsu 10, Intelligence 8, Strength 7, Speed 8, Spirit 8, Hand Seals 9, total 66 points. High-level Yin Release Chakra Talent, High-level Chakra Sensing Talent.]
[Do you wish to store the simulation results and use this bloodline talent as the simulation reward?]
[Note 1: When storing this result, you will automatically gain a sixth storage slot, and storage slots will also reach their upper limit.]
[Note 2: If your Genjutsu attribute reaches its maximum value, the simulator will unlock a new mode.]
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