I simultaneously traverse countless worlds

"For children from ordinary families, even if they want to become Pokémon Trainers, they are basically like Bug Catcher and Kid in Shorts. The better ones ask a Trainer to help them catch a Pokémon or buy a Pokémon egg to hatch. Rare Pokémon are very difficult to become the starter Pokémon of ordinary Trainers."

"Because it's very difficult for them to train their Pokémon well. It not only requires knowledge of Pokémon training, but also a lot of money and resources!"

Upon hearing Li Mo's revelation about the Pokémon world, the few Li Mos who had carefully studied what he said shook their heads, but they also understood that this was the truth behind that children's anime, or rather, that was the real Pokémon world.

Do you want to be a Pokémon Trainer?

First, learn about Pokémon and have some resources. Otherwise, even if you have a Pokémon, you might not be able to raise or train it properly. You might be okay with keeping it as a pet, but using it in battle is just asking for trouble.

Therefore, members of families like the Dragon Clan in the Pokémon world, or descendants of large conglomerates, have a natural advantage. With the comprehensive advantages of inheritance, resources, and spending money, trainers of the same age need to work ten or even a hundred times harder to make up for the gap from the very beginning. Only trainers who have the initial starter Pokémon and good talent can compete with those trainers who have abundant resources and advantages from spending money in this competition.

For an ordinary family, raising their offspring to become a Pokémon Trainer can be seen as an investment that could bankrupt them. Success can elevate the family's status, giving the offspring a good start and even the qualification to receive the starter Pokémon of the League. However, failure would not only bring them back to square one, but could also lead to them becoming members of dark forces such as Team Rocket or poaching groups.

In the Pokémon world, Li Mo spent several years advancing from a bug catcher to a random trainer. His three Pokémon were Pidgey, Butterfree, and Oddish. He didn't have any special opportunities and was just a background character!

"If you don't pay, you won't get the corresponding services. It's not exactly wrong. It's a characteristic of Japan, where it's passed down from father to son, generation after generation. The chances of moving up the social ladder are very small, but other aspects of people's livelihood are quite good..."

Regarding what Li Mo from the Pokémon world said, Li Mo from the Black Lagoon world also flipped through his memories, shrugged, indicating that it was a characteristic of Japan, and overall the situation in the Pokémon world was not bad. However, looking at Li Mo from the Pokémon world, he said with a playful tone, "However, now that you have a cheat code, after absorbing our power, you'll be able to develop in that world!"

Li Mo was already used to the different situations in each world. Compared to the Kabane world and the world of late Qing Dynasty TV dramas, the situation in the Pokémon world was quite good. At least for ordinary people, if they didn't do anything reckless, it was easy to find a job to support themselves and their families. Being a trainer, on the other hand, was a high-risk profession.

After all, the Pokémon anime is aimed at children, and it subtly mentions eating Pokémon food such as Farfetch'd and Slowpoke tails, as well as the Pokémon experiments conducted by Team Rocket, but it just doesn't show it explicitly. The real Pokémon world is much more brutal, and the casualty rate for trainers adventuring in the wild is quite high. It can be said that if a trainer wants to become strong, the risks they take are definitely not small. And if they just want to be an ordinary person, staying in a town is almost the same as in the modern world.

In comparison, the world of Kabane and the world of late Qing Dynasty TV dramas are truly a world of barely surviving and struggling to survive. For ordinary people in those two worlds, life can only be described as tragic, and the desire to live a peaceful life is a luxury.

"I'm simple. With our combined power, we could just go on a rampage in the world of the movie 'The Deer and the Cauldron.' We wouldn't be afraid of anyone, even those with martial arts skills!"

Compared to Li Mo from the Pokémon world, Li Mo from the movie "Royal Tramp" was overjoyed. He said that his current power was enough to wreak havoc in that low-martial arts world, and even the other Li Mos expressed their agreement.

After all, that was Stephen Chow's 92 movie "Royal Tramp," and the martial arts in it were a low-level version. Knowing the plot and having extraordinary power was enough!

"Ahem, don't look at me like that. The world I transmigrated to is certainly erotic, but the level of martial arts in it is too high. The gods are real, and even the Demon King honestly plays the election game. I think this world is pretty good. There's no need to play the game of conquest!"

Seeing that the other Li Mos were all looking at him, the Li Mo from the Otherworld Review Guide waved his hand and directly announced that he was giving up. His statement did not anger the other Li Mos; in fact, they were somewhat envious of the world he had transmigrated to.

To put it simply, Li Mo from the otherworld evaluation guide is someone who was born and raised in another world, and has been in that world for over twenty years, so he's already used to it.

In the entire world of the Otherworld Review Guide, for some reason, it can be traced back to the fact that girls of various races with succubus blood are engaged in special professions. The original plot is not dominated by adventure at all. The protagonist Stark and his group are completely like old perverts, appreciating the feelings of girls of various races (no typo), and incidentally writing their feelings into a public review guide.

As for Li Mo, he quickly realized that something was wrong with the world he was in after his rebirth. However, as Li Mo practiced swordsmanship and gradually became stronger, he spent many years in the magic city seeking guidance from the most famous mage, Demia's clone puppet. He also enjoyed the personal service of that beautiful clone puppet. If it weren't for the clone puppet's exorbitant prices, Li Mo would have preferred to simply relax, enjoy life, and cultivate to become stronger.

No matter how you look at it, the mage Demia is indeed a top-tier beauty, and her knowledge is at the top level in magic. Even when Li Mo sought to learn swordsmanship and magic, her puppet clones provided precise guidance. Moreover, the puppet clones that Demia creates can be described as the most perfect partners in a man's heart. If it weren't for time constraints, they would probably have already conquered the entire world.

Fortunately, Li Mo is still very keen on becoming stronger and making money. Over the past twenty years, he has become quite skilled. Apart from now being involved in appraisals with Stark and the others, he has been persistently practicing swordsmanship and wind magic!

“That’s right! I don’t think anyone would like being guided by others, so let’s just do whatever we want in our own world, and at most, we can strengthen our training in extraordinary powers!”

Upon hearing Li Mo's statement from the Otherworld Review Guide world, and knowing that the other world truly had no ambition for domination and that the Otherworld Review Guide world was indeed highly potentially dangerous, Li Mo from the Naruto world nodded in agreement and, looking at the others, offered his own suggestion.

On this point, Li Mo from all the worlds unanimously agreed. They didn't mind sharing power memories with him, but they absolutely disliked anyone arbitrarily telling him what to do!

Chapter 42 The Direction of Our Efforts (New book, please add to your favorites and support!)

The other Li Mos unanimously agreed to the suggestion made by Li Mo in the Naruto world. Whether it was the old man who had already arrived in the White Mist Space or the three Li Mos who had just joined, they all expressed their unwillingness to be bossed around by others.

You mean we should discuss our respective development strategies in our own worlds?

That's no problem, but if someone acts superior and gives advice, even if they're also Li Mo, they won't be willing to accept all of that so-called advice. They might even develop a rebellious attitude.

Therefore, the Li Mos all tacitly chose to ignore the option of giving detailed advice on how to act. At most, they would occasionally discuss with their counterparts in different worlds how their respective worlds carried out strategic development. That way, they could keep the conversation going without hurting their feelings. Only if a Li Mo felt that his or her problem was too difficult and wanted to find a solution would they all work together to think of a way.

In contrast, the topic of strengthening the cultivation of extraordinary power proposed by Li Mo in the Naruto world is of great interest to Li Mo in several worlds, as it relates to their confidence in their respective worlds!

"I think that in our respective worlds, we are all focused on the corresponding power of that world. For example, I myself am preparing to study Chinese martial arts. I have already cultivated the transformation of strength to the point of integrating hardness and softness. Breaking through this point will make me a grandmaster who establishes a school!"

Li Mo, from the late Qing Dynasty film and television world, actively supported this discussion topic. He had changed drastically compared to their previous meetings, growing at least half a head taller, and his eyes were so piercing that people dared not look directly at him.

In the context of late Qing Dynasty films and television dramas, Li Mo, who practiced martial arts with a strong physique, initially started with the "hard" style, emphasizing a robust physique for a head-on combat advantage. The transition from hard to soft style did not immediately boost his fighting ability; rather, it strengthened his own qualities through martial arts practice, not only reinforcing vulnerable parts like the internal organs but also further stimulating the body's potential, eliminating impurities, and enhancing the functions of the internal organs. Even at seventy or eighty years old, he still maintained considerable fighting ability.

If one achieves the unity of hardness and softness, the Xingyi School masters that Li Mo found and the related records are described as living to the age of sixty, being terrestrial immortals, and so on. Moreover, since the practice of internal strength in Chinese martial arts can be used in most parts of the world, it is well worth studying!

"As for me, I'd like to research the authority of the nine Shadow Generals regarding the [Shadow Power], and while I'm at it, I'll try to seize the Shadow Kingdom. It would be best if I could research the twelve talismans and such if I had the chance; getting them might taint me with the karma of that Holy Lord..."

Similarly, Li Mo from the Jackie Chan Adventures world also spoke, directly stating his research direction and his unwillingness to cause trouble in his own world.

The reason is very simple. The original Jackie Chan Adventures comic shows that there are also a series of things in this world, such as the Eight Immortals and the Eight Great Demons. Li Mo believes that it would be best for him, as the Shadow General who is half out of control, to find a suitable target.

You said the twelve talismans of the Holy Lord are good things?

Well, Li Mo admitted that the twelve talismans were good things, equivalent to twelve different supernatural powers. Even the [Book of Time] and other such things were top-notch. However, he felt that he didn't have the protagonist's luck. He wasn't like the protagonists like Brother Long who couldn't die no matter how much they courted death. Didn't he see that Valmont, the villainous boss, got worse and worse after he got together with Shendu? To say that this had nothing to do with Shendu would be a lie.

At least, Li Mo doesn't plan to get involved in the affairs of the protagonist, Brother Long and his group. He plans to first resolve the hidden danger of becoming a Shadow General, and then find an opportunity to seize the Shadow Kingdom and the nine Shadow Generals. That is his long-term goal!

"As for me, I'll continue practicing swordsmanship and wind magic. By the way, if you have any questions about magic, or if Li Mo from the magic world comes to visit in the future, I'll go to the magic city to play with Demia's clone puppet and consult her."

"Tch! You keep going after those succubus girls of other races. Demia is really something else. I envy you for being in that wonderful world!"

"Like the guys from Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, I'm still researching the [Shadow Power] and practicing martial arts. Chakra and magic probably can't be used in these two worlds, and even the [Shadow Power] has to be developed through a roundabout route..."

Upon hearing Li Mo from the late Qing Dynasty film and television world and Li Mo from the Jackie Chan Adventures world speak, the other Li Mos expressed their opinions one after another. Some directly focused on their own cultivated power system, while others from modern worlds decided to cultivate multiple powers or delve into a particular aspect of power.

The reason is very simple. The Li Mos who share memories already know that the power they share manifests very differently in different worlds. For example, the martial arts of the Qi Refining Sect are basically universal in all worlds. Chakra performs exceptionally well in some worlds, while in others it is at most a buff. The power of shadows and the newly emerged wind magic will probably have similar effects, since some worlds don't even support chakra or magic, so whether they can be used at all is another matter.

In this way, considering the several extraordinary powers that have already appeared and the many more that are expected to be possessed by himself in the future, Li Mo from various worlds felt that he should specialize in one research area and regard the other extraordinary powers as secondary or secondary cultivations. Only after they could be shared through the white mist space could they be utilized to the maximum extent.

For example, Li Mo in the Naruto world awakened the Shadow Escape bloodline limit through the [Shadow Power], which can be seen as a bloodline version of Gecko Moria's [Shadow-Shadow Fruit], one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Combined with the [Shadow Power], it's like 1+1 is greater than 2. This time, sharing power with other Li Mos greatly reduced their consumption of the [Shadow Power]. Similarly, the other Li Mos' use of the [Shadow Power] and other extraordinary powers also benefited the Li Mo in the Naruto world.

The use of Shadow Power to create Shadow Seeds in the Black Lagoon world to control subordinates is a brilliant technique. Similarly, Li Mo's development of Shadow Power to create the Shadow World in the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress world is considered creating a blessed land in the cultivation world, and creating a plane of his own in the magic world. Moreover, Li Mo has also developed his extraordinary powers to some extent.

Therefore, all of Li Mo understood its importance and agreed. Most of them were not in good situations, and they would not neglect to enhance their own strength. Choosing the most suitable extraordinary power path for them to cultivate was inevitable!

"Alright! Everyone, make your own decisions, and then go back and cultivate on your own!"

Seeing that the Li Mos had each made their decisions, and the conversation was increasingly veerging towards certain topics that were popular and entertaining, the Li Mo from the Naruto world coughed twice and said seriously, "Also, I want to remind everyone to be careful about your actions. We don't want to see what the consequences would be if our counterparts in other worlds died..."

Upon hearing what Li Mo from the Naruto world said, the several Li Mos who had just been discussing with Li Mo from the Otherworld Appraisal Guide world about which demi-human girl was more attractive or had better skills, all realized what he meant and agreed with serious expressions.

For the Li Mos of each world, they certainly wouldn't risk their lives to try it out, nor would they want to know what the consequences of their death would be in other worlds. After a brief conversation, the three newcomers left to try out their new powers, while the older ones discussed more topics, marveling at their progress before leaving the white mist space one by one and returning to the worlds they had traveled to.

The last Li Mo to leave the white mist space was none other than the Li Mo who had transmigrated into the Naruto world. He looked at the empty white mist space, turned around, and walked to the side, preparing to return to his own Naruto world...

Chapter 43: The Opening of the Third Shinobi World War!

Naruto world, Kirigakure

As a village that had not yet been ravaged by the Fourth Mizukage's "Blood Mist Reign" and had not yet faced the Third Shinobi World War, the situation inside the village was actually quite good, at least the number of villagers and ninjas coming and going was not too small.

If it were the Fourth Mizukage's reign during the "Blood Mist Era," the major clans of Kirigakure would have been destroyed. Whether it was the Kaguya clan, skilled in taijutsu and extremely warlike, the Mizuki clan, famous for their ice-style bloodline limit, or the Hozuki clan, which had the fewest members but possessed a unique bloodline limit, their direct bloodlines would have been almost entirely wiped out or later wiped out, and the entire village would have been plunged into an atmosphere of fear.

As things stand, the Third Shinobi World War hasn't even begun yet. Even if some clever people in Kirigakure already know that Sunagakure has started a war against Konoha, they never imagined that this is just the opening act of the Third Shinobi World War, which is even more brutal than the Second Shinobi World War. Kirigakure, as one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, suffered heavy losses of its elite forces after its defeat in this Shinobi World War and carried out a bloody purge, falling into a state of complete isolation.

But that's the original Naruto storyline, a situation that Kirigakure won't encounter for several years to come. Currently, Kirigakure is in a relatively peaceful period. Even though the Ninja Academy graduation exam a little over a month ago resulted in the deaths of more than two hundred graduates and only six successfully graduating, it didn't have a significant impact on the village. The villagers passing by were either amazed or overjoyed.

After all, it was this exceptionally brutal graduation exam that led the Third Mizukage to order the cancellation of the cruel assessment criteria. In other words, starting with the next ninja academy graduation exam, the assessment in Kirigakure would return to normal, and the ninja academy graduates would no longer have to fight to the death.

Thanks to this good news, most of the ninjas and villagers coming and going in Kirigakure were in good spirits, and even the market in Kirigakure seemed to be quite prosperous!

………………

Compared to the environment of the ninja academy in Kirigakure, Li Mo, who had been a formal genin for over a month, stayed at his old family home in Kirigakure and lived peacefully alone.

In the past month or so, Li Mo became a formal genin in Kirigakure, working under an elite chunin from Kirigakure who had never appeared in the original Naruto anime. His two teammates were also nameless extras with little screen time, and their relationship with Li Mo was merely a forced one.

In Kirigakure, where the Ninja Academy has implemented a system since the Second Shinobi World War where only one of the two graduates survives a battle, the graduating Kirigakure genin are known for their ruthlessness and cold-bloodedness when carrying out missions. However, they are equally wary of their so-called teammates. The probability of seeing a close, cooperative teammate in Kirigakure today is about the same as witnessing a wild animal in a Chinese town.

Li Mo was equally eager to accept this. He knew he had too many secrets, and if he were to be discovered by the Hidden Mist Village by accident, the best outcome for him, who was currently in a low-key development phase, would be to become a rogue ninja of the Hidden Mist Village!

"Phew! This new strength is just right for dealing with the situation ahead!"

When Li Mo woke up from the cramped bedroom, he rose like a cat and silently appeared at the window. He felt the surge of power within him and gained a clearer understanding of the environment of Kirigakure. He then uttered a barely audible sound.

It must be said that Li Mo's efforts over the past month have not been in vain. From faking his graduation to becoming one of the six survivors, he and the other four genin belonging to different elite chunin teams hardly attracted the attention of the Kirigakure higher-ups. It was only the two jonin in charge who inquired about him and then assigned him to their respective teams.

In contrast, Zabuza Momochi, who killed dozens of his classmates and showed signs of almost reaching the standard of an ordinary Chunin, became a key figure in the training program of Kirigakure!

In the resource-constrained Hidden Mist Village, those genin who successfully pass the graduation exam from the Ninja Academy must demonstrate their value in order to receive training. If they are not from a family with a bloodline limit or a faction belonging to a high-ranking member of the Hidden Mist Village, they must have an outstanding performance to receive focused training.

In fact, in the original Naruto anime storyline, those flashbacks to the Third and Second Shinobi World Wars also indirectly confirm this point. Even in Konoha Village, which seems to be the fairest to civilian ninjas, if you didn't perform well in the Ninja Academy and receive intensive training, you had to complete missions to accumulate merits by taking the taijutsu and three body techniques exams after graduation, or simply prove yourself in the Shinobi World Wars, like the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

In Kirigakure, freshmen who pass the Ninja Academy's graduation exam, perform exceptionally well, and possess ninjutsu passed down from their family elders will have a much stronger starting point than ninjas born into ordinary families. The latter either need to become apprentices or join a faction, or demonstrate their value in order to receive the resources invested in by Kirigakure for training. Those who want to be mediocre will be directly eliminated by ninja missions or wars.

For Li Mo, what he needed now was time and secrecy, so he performed poorly in the team he joined, which made the elite Chunin leading the team and the two senior Genin completely unaware of his abilities, treating him as just an ordinary Genin.

[Hmm, with the Shadow Seed, controlling my captain and two teammates shouldn't be a problem, so the rest will be easy...]

After carefully reviewing the memories he had acquired, Li Mo's expression was very pleasant. In the past month or so, apart from participating in two low-level missions with the ninja team, he had stayed in Kirigakure and could only secretly practice martial arts. Even after awakening Shadow Escape through the [Power of Shadow], he dared not reveal it.

There was no other way. Whenever Li Mo thought about how Kirigakure fell under the control of Obito Uchiha after the Third Shinobi World War, and how the Fourth Mizukage wantonly slaughtered and annihilated clans with bloodline limits, and how it was still unclear whether the Third Mizukage was controlled by the elderly Madara Uchiha, he had to constantly remind himself to be careful. Moreover, even if he had awakened the Shadow Release bloodline limit through the [Power of Shadows], in the shinobi world, he would probably only be at most a Special Jonin level, and there were far more shinobi stronger than him.

Originally, Li Mo knew that Sunagakure had begun to declare war on Konoha. He was considering how to avoid leaving Kirigakure by circumventing his elite Chunin squad. He needed to clean up his tracks without arousing suspicion from Kirigakure. It was a highly technical task that required deceiving Kirigakure's subsequent ninja checks and avoiding any possible suspicion from White Zetsu.

Now, Li Mo feels the changes within himself and naturally has enough confidence. He now estimates that he can take on ten of his former selves, and with the use of various extraordinary powers, he is showing a trend of all-round development!

……

On the very second day, Li Mo had turned his elite Chunin squad into loyal subordinates. The Shadow Seed that had gathered the souls of others directly fused with it, and the elite Chunin and two elite Genin had no power to resist at all.

As for the possibility that the [Shadow Seed] might cause the target to lose its development potential and require a human soul to condense, this is really not a big deal in the Naruto world. Most ninjas can only reach the level of Chunin by the time they die, and Jonin and other high-ranking ninjas are already capable of being commanders of a region. They don't need to consider the unrealistic hope of promoting the ninjas they control to Jonin.

Similarly, the human souls required for the [Shadow Seed] are trivial compared to the war-torn world of Naruto. Even in Kirigakure, the souls of people who died naturally or unnaturally are not uncommon, ranging from a few to a dozen every day. Most of these are the souls of ordinary people, but occasionally the souls of ninjas can be collected. Moreover, Li Mo discovered that when he condensed the [Shadow Seed], fusing it with ninja souls was extremely effective, far exceeding the effect of ordinary human souls.

In this way, Li Mo silently transformed the elite Chunin squad he belonged to into loyal subordinates, and incidentally acquired several ninjutsu and a certain amount of knowledge inheritance. Moreover, he began to place several Shadow Seeds on other Kirigakure ninjas, whether he knew them or not, in order to expand his intelligence network in Kirigakure, carefully laying the groundwork among Chunin and even Genin.

However, Li Mo's good days didn't last long. Just a week later, he received a message from one of his elite Chunin subordinates about a mandatory mission for his squad, which involved being conscripted by the Third Mizukage:

"A new mission? To clean up the environment around the Land of Water? Or rather, to openly eliminate so-called pirates and rogue ninjas, but actually spies from other ninja villages..."

Chapter 44 The Hidden Mist Village's War Preparations!

In fact, Li Mo's guess was completely correct. Kirigakure was starting to eliminate unstable factors within the village and the Land of Water, and more importantly, to eliminate spies from other ninja villages!

According to a certain copy ninja, in clashes between ninjas, intelligence is the top priority!

—At least, before the Fourth Shinobi World War, when many powerful figures clashed, there were no exceptional figures like Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha in the shinobi world. In such a world, the key to victory in battles between shinobi was indeed knowing the other's information.

Similarly, if major ninja villages go to war with each other, it is standard practice for ninja villages to try to obtain information about the subordinates and strong individuals of the other village.