Menma and Hashirama, what happened in Teyvat

(Early morning, south of Benlangling, on the beach under the cliff)

At this time, the sky was clear and the waves were surging. On the beach road under the cliff, which was illuminated by the morning sun and blown by the breeze, four figures, two big, one medium and one small, were walking forward slowly.

Needless to say, the smaller figure was the plump little Paimon. Even though she was flying in the air, she was still holding a grilled pufferfish on a wooden skewer and chewing it.

The two largest figures were Menma and Hashirama. One of them was already a 1.85 meter tall guy, needless to say; while the other, although he had acquired everything of "Uzumaki Menma" when he came to this world, did not inherit the original height of this identity, but instead grew to 1.79 meters.

Even after integrating the power given by Uchiha Obito in the dream, Menma not only strengthened his physical fitness, but also did not fall behind in this aspect. At this moment, he has already touched the threshold of 1.82 meters, officially entering the category of "adult male" body shape.

As for why there is another one in the middle——

Sora, who is only 1.63 meters tall, said that he always felt as if he had been offended in some way unintentionally... (╯°Д°)╯︵┻━┻

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However, although Kong always felt a little oppressed standing next to the two tall men Menma and Hashirama, when he hugged the heartless Paimon and put him next to him, he seemed to not have so many unnecessary thoughts.

I don't know if it's because having Paimon around makes me feel at ease, or...

After taking another quick look at Paimon's size, Kong didn't show any reaction in the end.

“Mr. Uzumaki’s cooking skills are amazing…” At this time, Paimon, whose face was covered with fish skin crumbs and seasonings, suddenly raised his head and looked at Menma with eyes full of admiration, “It’s just a fish caught and grilled in the wild, but it can be cooked so deliciously…”

Perhaps to express his respect for the "chef", after saying this, Paimon continued to eat the grilled fish in his hand. After all, for the cook, rather than hearing endless praise, the reaction of diners who like the food so much that they don't even have time to talk is what they would like to see most.

"Haha, if you like it, eat more. If it's not enough, I can make it for you." Menma said to Paimon with a smile.

When the sky was just getting light, Sora and Paimon had already woken up. But when they walked out of the Doryuu, they found that Menma and Hashirama had woken up earlier than them.

There were already a few fish caught by Menma lying on the beach. Nearby, Hashirama was preparing a few branches, wooden skewers, and incense sticks, preparing to grill a simple fish with Menma.

Menma quickly locked onto the last target hiding in the water, his eyes fixed, and he quickly threw the kunai in his hand, stabbing it straight into the water. With a "hiss", the tip of the kunai pierced through the water surface and flesh at the same time, killing a pufferfish in the water on the spot.

Seeing that he succeeded, Menma didn't feel anything about it. After all, with his level, it would be strange if he didn't succeed. He just hooked his finger lightly, and the thin steel wire wrapped around the handle of the kunai immediately drove the kunai, along with the pufferfish, out of the water and bounced to the side of the pile of fish on the shore.

After taking away the kunai and the wire, Menma began to skillfully scrape the scales and remove the internal organs of the fish on the ground, which made Sora and Paimon who were standing nearby stunned.

"This is too skilled..."

"I feel like Mr. Uzumaki's operation is smoother than yours..."

In the end, these fish were quickly processed in one go and became the breakfast for several people today. As for the last pufferfish, isn't it still in Paimon's hand?

……

Just like the last time Menma and Zhujian went camping in the wild, they left the two houses there, waiting for the next person passing by to stay overnight.

On the way, they ate the grilled fish they had just finished and chatted about all kinds of things. When they came across wild plants such as sweet flowers and mint growing on the roadside, they would pick them up on the spot; when they found "meat" such as wild forest boars and red foxes, it meant that they could have extra food for the next meal; if they were attacked by desperate monsters or robbed by blind treasure-stealing groups, they would just punch, kick, kunai and sword, and kill the vicious ones on the spot, and teach those who chose to beg for mercy a lesson, and then take the spoils and leave.

"I always feel like there are too many monsters and treasure-hunting groups around here." After beating a group of treasure-hunting groups and sending them fleeing in panic, Kong expressed his inner doubts, "Especially the treasure-hunting groups. How many groups have we encountered along the way?"

"There are at least twenty groups." Menma responded, "But this is normal. It means that our target location is almost within sight."

"Oh?"

"The road we are going to take next leads to a place called 'Shimen', which is the most common place for merchants traveling between Mondstadt and Liyue." Hashirama said, "Naturally, when there are more people, it is easier to attract monsters; when there are more money and goods, it is easier to attract bandits."

"That's right." Menma nodded. "What's more, the organization "Treasure Stealing Group" originated from Liyue, so Liyue's treasure stealing groups are generally the most numerous in Teyvat. Even though most of them fight on their own and don't interact with each other, since they are all called "Treasure Stealing Group" and do theft or even robbery, it is normal for them to ambush on the roads that merchants must pass by."

"Okay..." Paimon shook his head. "Wait, why do you two know so much about these things?"

"Have you forgotten the clone we sent out to gather information yesterday?" Menma shrugged. "Ninjas are very good at gathering intelligence."

"But... I don't seem to remember seeing your clone come back. Could it be after we fell asleep?"

"No need to come back." Hashirama explained, "The clones we use, as long as they are removed, the energy, memory and other things contained in the clones will directly return to the main body remotely. Whether it is removed by the main body or the clone actively removes it, or the clone is removed passively due to other reasons such as being attacked by a strong force, all three methods are acceptable.

In addition, since these returning things also include accumulated physical and mental fatigue, pain and other negative feelings, you need to pay attention to the status of yourself and your clone when using them, and try not to let yourself be unable to withstand the accumulated pressure and lie down because of this. "

"That's what I said to you yesterday," Menma said. "This technique is a double-edged sword, especially for beginners. If you want to learn it, the first thing you need to do is to know how to use this double-edged sword, to create favorable conditions for yourself to the greatest extent possible while trying not to hurt yourself as much as possible."

"I'll remember that." Kong nodded solemnly. These words were very important for him, who was about to formally learn ninjutsu.

Knowing how to use a spell is the most basic step to making the most of it. If you want to run before you can walk, you will never get a good result.

Although there is no technique without weaknesses and shortcomings, and there will always be effects that fail to meet one's needs, and some of them may even have side effects, this is not a reason for people to criticize it.

"The technique is dead, but the person is alive" is always applicable to any ninjutsu. And if you change the subject, it can be applied to any place.

If you can't use a certain ninjutsu to create favorable conditions for yourself, it only means that the user is useless, not that the technique itself is useless. Even if you take a step back and say that the technique itself does have big problems and it is difficult to modify it, why can't you save it for when it is most needed, when the risk is the lowest and the return is the highest?

If it has come to this point and the desired result has still not been achieved, it can only mean that the user has too few means or is too weak.

Again, no technique is useless, just as no one should accomplish nothing. If it is not used well, the user can only blame himself, because he did not stand in the right position, did not find the most suitable way for himself, and did not make the most suitable rectification.

If we extract the most essential parts of the above principles and condense them into a simple reminder, it will become four simple words with rough but true meaning:

"If you are not good at it, practice more."

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(At noon, in the upper right corner of Shimen territory, the official border of Mondstadt and Liyue)

“Although we haven’t reached the Stone Gate yet, we have officially entered Liyue.” After arriving here, Menma carefully observed everything around him and compared it with the scenes in the game. He said, “At our previous speed, if we continue to walk southwest along this road for about a day, we will officially reach the Stone Gate.”

As for why Menma is so sure that this place is already within the boundaries of Liyue...

Not far ahead of them, there was a cedar shed built by Mondstadt merchants, and next to it were several wooden barrels that were obviously used to hold wine. Looking beyond the cedar shed and forward, they could see Liyue-style "evil-repelling lanterns" standing on the roadside, lighting the way for passers-by.

Seeing all this, Menma remembered the exact same scene he had seen in the upper right area of ​​the stone gate in the game. He had done a related test before, and if a battle was triggered here, the background music would be Liyue's exclusive battle BGM.

What's more, still in the game, there is a treasure chest on a rock not far away. After opening it, you can get the Seal of Rock from it, which can further prove this point.

[Wait, treasure chest...]

When he thought of this, Menma couldn't help but look at the location of the rock. After confirming that the rock was indeed not far away, Menma rushed forward and climbed up the stone wall.

"Hey, Menma, what's going on?" Hashirama shouted in confusion. Menma suddenly left the team and ran towards the rock. What happened?

"Nothing, I just want to verify whether the information I have is correct." Menma, who had already climbed up the rocks, answered without looking back, while continuing to search on the rocks.

After hearing this, Hashirama still felt very confused, but he did not continue to ask. After all, in front of the two "game characters" Sora and Paimon, since Menma said the word "information", he must have his own reasons. It would be better for him, who did not know the specific background, not to interrupt.

Anyway, if there is anything you don’t understand later, just ask Menma in private and he will tell you everything.

After digging through a pile of rocks, Menma walked a few steps further inside and finally found what he was looking for. He picked up the treasure chest, then jumped off the rocks and walked back to the others.

"Eh, a treasure chest?" Paimon's eyes widened immediately when he saw the treasure chest in Menma's arms. "Is this also the information you found?"

"Of course." Menma sighed in his heart that there really was a treasure chest here just as he remembered, and replied to Paimon's words, "As I said before, don't underestimate our ninjas' intelligence and ability to collect intelligence."