Civilians in Konoha, forging their own paths

After twenty years, Konoha has been in a state of disrepair. Under the leadership of the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, Konoha has just emerged from the shadow of the death of the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, and won the First Ninja World War.

Our protagonist, Dihuang Wan, was born in this year. Yes, you read that right, it is called Dihuang Wan, the same name as that well-known Chinese medicine.

Dihuangwan is just a commoner. His father is called Takoyomaru. His family has been fishermen in the coastal areas of the Land of Fire for generations. Takoyomaru's name comes from this. Although he has been a fisherman for generations, Takoyomaru has always been yearning for the profession of ninja. During the Warring States Period, the ninja clans were established. It was difficult for ordinary commoners to become ninjas. It happened that the first generation of Hokage, Senju Hashirama, pacified the troubled times, ended the Warring States Period, and opened up a new era of ninja villages. Takoyomaru took this opportunity to join the Konoha Village and get the opportunity to refine chakra and learn ninjutsu. However, his talent is limited. Now at the age of 27, he is only at the level of Chunin.

Luckily he survived the First Ninja World War, and perhaps because he realized that his talent could only go so far, Takoyamaru seemed to have accepted his fate. Fortunately, he had the opportunity to meet Mieko, and the two got to know each other, fell in love, and finally the protagonist of this book, Dihuangmaru, was born.

Mieko, Dihuangmaru's mother, also moved here with her parents after Konoha was founded, but she is not a ninja, just a civilian. Her ancestors were not ninjas either. She ran a fruit shop in Konoha Village. The two met by chance and fell in love while Takoyamaru was recuperating from his injuries.

After getting the Rehmannia Pill, Octopus Pill planned to retire and run the fruit shop with his wife. When the child grows up, he will send him to the newly established Ninja School, hoping that his child can also become a ninja. He still has an obsession in his heart, thinking that his child should have more ninja talent than himself and can go further than himself.

And our protagonist, Dihuangwan, is indeed not ordinary, because he is a time traveler from the Blue Planet. He died suddenly of cerebral hemorrhage after watching the Naruto anime all night. Unexpectedly, he traveled into the anime, but the time was not right. He came to Konoha for twenty years and was older than the father of Naruto Uzumaki, the protagonist of Naruto. That's right, the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze was not born yet at that time.

In the 22nd year of Konoha, Dihuangwan, who was already two years old, lay on his floor, looking at the Japanese-style decoration around him and sighed.

I didn't expect that I really traveled through time. In the first two years, I was too young, my head was always groggy and I was very sleepy. It was not until now that my body has developed a little that it can fully carry the soul of a time traveler.

However, the time he traveled through was not right. It was not in the time period he was familiar with. He knew too little about some events and relationships in the early days of Konoha. Moreover, apart from a powerful soul, he did not realize that he had a golden finger.

It is better to rely on yourself than to rely on others. Even if you have traveled through time, you still cannot escape the fate of being a worker. You can only rely on yourself to fight.

Thinking of this, Dihuang Wan sat up.

I really don’t know what my father was thinking. Why did he give me such a weird name? But when I remembered that his name was Octopus Pill, I realized that he really had a unique talent for naming. However, my name is the same as a certain Chinese medicine on Blue Star, so it makes me miss my hometown a little bit, and I am not so resistant to the name Dihuang Pill.

"Dihuangwan, Dihuangwan, from now on, you will be the Dihuangwan of Konoha, the Dihuangwan who will be famous in the ninja world!"

"Dihuangwan, come and have dinner!" The voice of mother Mieko came from outside the house.

"I know, come right away!"

Dihuang Wan responded. He retracted his mind, opened the door and walked towards the restaurant.

His family conditions in this life are considered good among ordinary people. His father is a Chunin and the rewards for missions are quite generous. Although his mother is not a ninja, she runs a fruit shop with good business. So even if he cannot become a ninja, he can live a good life just by inheriting his family's fruit shop.

However, now that I have been to the ninja world, how can I not personally participate in the ninja's journey?

In some ways, Dihuangwan, like his father, is obsessed with becoming a ninja.

"I'm gonna start now."

Dihuang Wan said to his mother and then started to eat.

"Mom, this is Dad's last mission. When he comes back, let's go have a big dinner."

"Okay, your father is going to retire, and our family will never be separated again."

As a commoner, Mieko did not have any lofty ideals. Her only wish was to be with her husband and watch her children grow up in peace.

However, reality is always cruel. Octopusmaru died in his last mission. Although he escaped the Ninja World War, he ultimately could not escape the fate of a ninja.

All that was left were a broken body, a few scrolls, and some inheritance.

Watching Octopus Ball being buried in the Weilingbei Cemetery, Dihuang Wan didn't know how he should feel. His cheap father had passed away. Looking at the cold tombstone and his mother crying beside him, all he could do was hold his mother's hand tightly and remain silent.

Time flies, and it's the 26th year of Konoha. Dihuangmaru is six years old and will soon enter the Konoha Ninja School. Mieko didn't want her child to follow in her husband's footsteps. She just wanted her child to be safe, but she knew her husband's ideal. He hoped that his child could become a ninja, a stronger ninja than him. So, when Dihuangmaru proposed to go to Konoha Ninja School to study, she was silent for a moment, clenched her palms, but then let go, and finally did not object.

But Dihuang Wan saw the crystal tears sliding down his mother's face when she walked out of the room.

"Mother, I will become stronger and live a good life." Dihuang Wan clenched his palms.

Over the years, Dihuangwan was not like other time travelers who could refine chakra at the age of two, become a Genin at the age of six, and beat a Chunin after graduation. He had no capital and no resources, and just lived an ordinary civilian life. He usually helped his mother in his own shop, and went fishing by the river when he was not busy. He often caught a lot of fish, and also mastered the skill of grilling fish, which made his mother praise him endlessly.

My father did not leave me the method of refining chakra. He only left me a few scrolls of ninjutsu. I could only get them from the class instructor after I entered school. Compared with other ninja children, I was already behind.

Because of his family's business, Dihuangwan often came into contact with some ninja clan members and sent fruits to some ninja clans. He had seen some children of the same age as him who were able to perform ninjutsu in his family's territory, such as Akimichi Douto. However, the chakra refining techniques of the ninja clan were all secret. During this period in Konoha, the ninja clan was still very xenophobic. Therefore, even if his family had some good connections in the village, as a commoner it was impossible for him to obtain their chakra refining techniques.

My father also got the Chakra Refining Technique from a small ninja clan by chance. He wanted to teach me personally, but unfortunately, not only did he fail to teach me, but he also did not leave any scrolls for me to learn on my own. The small ninja clan disappeared during the First Ninja World War.