"Kid, you're not leaving anymore?"
"You're still around, so how could I just take off?" Ichiro Matsushita said, grabbing a pheasant and stepping aside to roast it.
"This guy's kind of interesting."
Ye Liang watched his back with a thoughtful expression.
After a while, he made his way to the Ancestral Nation where Matsushita resided.
"Lord, I'm a samurai of this country, and my home is quite spacious. Why don't you stay there for a while?"
"The kid invited me to his home?" Ichiro looked to be about thirty years old. Although Ye Liang's true age was far older than that, calling him "kid" didn't seem odd at all.
"Well then. Not like I have anywhere else to go," Ye Liang agreed.
Both immediately started walking toward the city center.
On their way, Ye Liang noticed pedestrians pointing at Ichiro Matsushita, whispering among themselves. He didn't ask directly but sensed something slightly off.
Before long,
They reached Ichiro's house.
Indeed, just as described, the place was incredibly vast—more than enough room for Ye Liang alone, even an entire squad could easily reside here.
A young servant boy warmly welcomed Ye Liang into the house.
Making up some excuse about having urgent business to handle, Ichiro hurried out, leaving Ye Liang alone in the parlor enjoying his meal.
Although... he had just eaten.
"System, how much energy remains before full recovery?"
"These ordinary foods contain too little energy to help significantly," the System's voice echoed from within his mind. Ye Liang touched his thigh bone.
He'd already begun regaining some sensation.
Unfortunately, as the System said, complete restoration seemed nearly impossible.
"Why does this world have *no chakra* at all?"
That puzzled him greatly.
After traveling all day, except for faint elemental energies, there wasn't any sign of chakra in this world! Initially Ye Liang thought maybe they were simply in a poor location, but now in the densely populated Ancestral Nation, he realized something was definitely wrong!
The time-space turtle only traveled through time, never across locations. Then why was this?
He checked their position with the time-space turtle and confirmed it truly was the Naruto World.
Ancestral Nation? Mikado era? Exactly which year was it anyway?!
Stepping into the courtyard, he encountered an elderly lady.
"Lord Ye Liang, are you finished eating?" The respectful woman approached.
She was Ichiro's mother, whom Ye Liang recognized.
"My dear elder, good evening. May I ask how this nation was established and exactly where we are located?"
Ye Liang had already asked Ichiro these same questions along the way, but being younger and less experienced, Ichiro hadn't known the answers.
"You must be interested in our Ancestral Nation, Lord Ye Liang." Smiling, she gestured for Ye Liang to follow her toward a pavilion. "You've come to the right person."
She sipped some water.
"The official title of our ruler is 'Tennō,' which means something like 'Sovereign Lord.' While he's a good man, his leadership lacks strength, which has led to constant invasions from our neighbor—Hitsu no Kuni.
However, more than a hundred years ago, our Ancestral Nation once dominated the region completely. Back then, the ruler Dusan Lang Matsushita conquered and incorporated every nearby nation into the Ancestral Nation!"
"Then how did you decline?"
Sighing, the old lady said, "Fifty years ago, there was a rebellion in the Ancestral Nation. The rulers split apart and each established their own kingdoms. Whether it was Shizhi Xiao or the Tennō of the Ancestral Nation, they were all once retainers of the Matsushita family!"
Matsushita family?
Ye Liang's pupils twitched slightly, "This old lady's clan seems to also be surnamed Matsushita?" While he was still suspicious, a group of soldiers rushed into the house through the doorway. As soon as they arrived, they quickly dispersed and surrounded several people.
"Arrest them! Ichiro Matsushita has colluded with Hitsu no Kuni to sabotage our homeland!" shouted the leading soldier. After speaking, he immediately drew his sword and slashed at a nearby attendant.
Seeing this, the old lady suddenly knelt before Ye Liang.
"My family belongs to the betrayed Matsushita clan. Please save my clan's lives, Divine Master!"
F**k!
What the hell is going on!
When Ye Liang saw a soldier brandishing his knife running toward the old woman, he instinctively swung his sleeve. The soldier was directly pushed out by the strong pressure of Wind Release.
Instantly, he died!
"So you're just using me, old lady!" He finally understood why Ichiro Matsushita hadn't fled earlier, but instead treated him like a guest, feeding and housing him lavishly!
Turns out he wanted Ye Liang to shield them from disaster!
"Master!" cried the old lady tearfully. "My foolish son absolutely didn't conspire with Hitsu no Kuni! That Tennō wants to eradicate our Matsushita bloodline, so he framed us like this!
Please help us, Divine Master!"
Ye Liang didn't want to bother with her!
But he couldn't just walk away from this!
Earlier, he had accidentally killed one soldier; now, the entire squad turned to surround him!
"Kid! What devilry are you using!" The soldiers trembled, pointing their swords at Ye Liang.
Ye Liang's perception was correct.
At this time on Earth, chakra did not yet exist; these soldiers naturally had never seen ninjutsu before. Calling Ye Liang's Wind Release a divine miracle wasn't surprising.
"This really sucks! Looks like I can't avoid trouble anymore." Resigned, he formed hand seals and cast a genjutsu that immediately put them all into a hypnotic trance.
"What the hell kind of mess is this!"
Half an hour later.
The old woman respectfully kowtowed to Ye Liang by the pavilion beside the courtyard.
Not only did she bow herself, but she also summoned the male attendants of her household to join her.
Ye Liang's expression twitched uncomfortably.
"How many times do I have to say it? I'm not a god. I'm just a wandering traveler."
"Divine Master, don't be humble! We've all already witnessed your divine technique just now!"
It was ninjutsu! Ninjutsu!
Ye Liang grumbled inwardly.
But under such circumstances, he couldn't explain everything to these ignorant villagers. Helplessly, he sat on the cushion prepared by the villagers, folding his hands together.
He looked even more like a god now!
The old lady's eyes widened!
She recalled what her son had told her.
"Mama! Haruo has invited a real god. Although he has a bad temper, he's warm-hearted. If we treat him well and provide good food and drink, we surely can restore our Matsushita clan!"
She hadn't believed then, but now—she truly believed.
Haruo, you were right!
The following day.
That old lady really treated Ye Liang like some kind of deity...
She prepared the finest food and drinks for him, not making him do a single thing—just serving him like he was some kind of pig.
Ye Liang looked up at the sky with mild disdain.
These clueless people actually seemed to regard him as someone divine.
"Seriously, what kind of life is this? Just sitting around like a damn pig?"
He bit into the pig's trotter—it was delicious.
Time flew by.
Ever since word spread that a god had appeared in the Matsushita household, more and more worshippers had come recently. They would burn incense and bow reverently before Ye Liang, bringing along various tributes as well.
Feasting constantly, Ye Liang grew fat and satisfied, and his body healed at an astonishing rate. According to the System's estimate, if this lifestyle continued for two more months, he'd probably be fully healed.
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