Shimura Danzo scanned through the first row of ninjutsu.
The sequence was labeled with an “E.”
These were all E-rank techniques he had invented.
Each skill icon was arranged in an orderly fashion, looking just like an interface in a video game.
Danzo swiped his hand, scrolling through the ninjutsu as the effect and range of each technique appeared before his eyes.
“It’s exactly like skill descriptions in a game…”
Shimura Danzo muttered, browsing through them repeatedly.
Once he reached the bottom of the list, other ninjutsu and taijutsu appeared alongside them.
“Clone Jutsu, Substitution Jutsu, Transformation Jutsu…”
Shimura Danzo whispered the names of the techniques.
These skills, marked with a different color, were not invented by him but were mastered through learning in the real world and subsequently recorded into the system.
Then, Shimura Danzo discovered a second row.
The sequence was labeled with a “D.”
This proved that the associated ninjutsu, taijutsu, or genjutsu was D-rank.
“Wind Style: Breakthrough…”
Shimura Danzo stared at the ninjutsu Sarutobi Sasuke had taught him yesterday.
“Any technique that has been mastered will enter this space…”
Shimura Danzo nodded.
“I just don’t know when I’ll be able to invent D-rank techniques on my own…”
Shimura Danzo rubbed his chin.
As he researched the system, time passed minute by minute…
…
By the time Shimura Danzo woke up, it was already the next morning.
Because of the onset of winter, the weather was getting colder, and the sun did not rise as early as it did in the summer.
Even though it was 6:00 AM, the sky was still dark.
He stretched, got up from the reclining chair, and after washing up, he began his morning training.
In the yard, several wooden posts, targets, and human-shaped dummies stood tall.
Shimura Danzo recalled the skills he had mastered and began to practice.
First was ninja tool throwing.
Then, a review of E-rank ninjutsu.
Finally, taijutsu training.
An hour later…
“I’m heading out~!”
Shimura Danzo shouted casually, closed the simple fence, and departed from his home.
Looking at the morning sun, he finally felt a trace of warmth on his body.
At this point, Danzo felt his stomach growling slightly.
“As usual, I’ll grab breakfast from a roadside stall…”
Having made up his mind, Danzo quickened his pace.
However, he had only taken a few steps down the tree-lined path when several uninvited guests appeared.
“Shimura Danzo, stop right there!” One of them reached out to block him.
“One, two, three…
four.”
Shimura Danzo sized them up.
There were four people in total.
Three of them were the ones he had flattened the other day.
As for the remaining one…
“You’re the kid, Shimura Danzo?”
A brat taller than Shimura Danzo, with a cocky expression, spoke up.
He looked to be about ten years old or so, slightly older than Danzo.
He was clearly the leader of the four.
He was likely an upperclassman.
“You’re the brat who bullied my little brother?
You’ve got some nerve…
Today, I’m going to teach you a proper lesson!”
The brat looked fierce, and the other three shouted in support.
“Not at all, not at all…”
Shimura Danzo scratched his head sheepishly, looking somewhat ashamed.
Look at that—the other party was praising his “nerve.” Truly sharp eyes!
“Bastard!
I wasn’t praising you!”
the boy shouted in frustration.
He thought to himself that Shimura Danzo was indeed as shameless as the rumors suggested.
However, since this kid dared to provoke his brother, his good days were over.
“Oh…”
Shimura Danzo nodded, his face remaining calm, but his heart was filled with joy.
*Holy crap.*
It really was developing this way.
I hit a guy, and then his older brother or someone comes along.
I hit the brother, then the aunts and uncles…
Isn’t this the textbook definition of a protagonist’s counter-attack template?
*I, Shimura Danzo…
am going to counter-attack and become the protagonist today.*
Danzo was so certain of this that he didn’t panic at all.
This kind of plot—where enemies come one by one like the “Calabash Brothers saving their Grandpa” to deliver experience points for the protagonist to level up—was a very popular trope.
Thinking of this, Danzo hypocritically cupped his hands toward the other party: “Brother…
I think there might have been a misunderstanding earlier?”
“To hell with your misunderstanding!
Just die!”
The brat’s eyes gleamed with malice, but he looked “stupidly cute” no matter how one looked at him.
As he swung his fist, the three small fry in the back began to cheer.
“Hit him!
Brother, avenge me!”
“Beat him!
Don’t let him be so arrogant anymore!”
“Damn Shimura Danzo, did he really think no one could handle him?”
Facing this scene and the fist rapidly enlarging in front of his eyes, Shimura Danzo remained calm and unhurried.
He smiled slightly and began forming seals.
“Ninja Art…!”
Shimura Danzo’s face blurred for a moment.
“Dispirited Gaze!!”
“Eh?!”
In the brat’s field of vision, Shimura Danzo’s eyes began to glow.
In the next moment…
his appearance suddenly changed, becoming…
“Da-Dad!?”
The brat cried out in alarm.
What the hell?!
Seeing his fist about to strike his beloved father’s face, the boy couldn’t help but hesitate for a fraction of a second.
It was in this split second of hesitation that Shimura Danzo seized the opportunity.
“Good son, off you go~.”
Shimura Danzo easily dodged the slowed fist and then…
tripped him.
“Ouch!”
The brat fell to the ground with a thud.
Dispirited Gaze, difficulty level E.
It could momentarily change one’s face into the face of the person the target respects or loves most, using the opportunity to confuse them.
It was a simple little ninjutsu with no offensive power…
well, maybe.
It could have miraculous effects on certain people.
To put it simply, this ninjutsu had a maximum “taunt” value.
Think about meeting Uchiha Madara and transforming into the face of his deceased younger brother, Uchiha Izuna.
*Pfft!*
He probably wouldn’t just be beaten to death by Uchiha Madara.
Shimura Danzo thought: *As expected, this kind of ninjutsu is perfect for someone like me who was born with a naturally taunting face.*
“Ninja Art…!”
Before the other kids could figure out the situation, Shimura Danzo began forming seals again.
“Flash Jutsu!”
*Hum!*
“Aaaaahhh~~~!
My eyes!!!”
Wails resounded.
But that wasn’t all.
“Shimura Danzo’s Cough!”
*BOOM!*
A sonic boom erupted, sweeping over the four brats once more.
This time, not a single one of them could stand up.
“Very good…”
Shimura Danzo put his hands behind his back and looked around.
Then, he rolled up his sleeves and started his old trade.
—Borrowing things.
Danzo began frisking their pockets one by one, taking out wallets and anything of value.
He even managed to “borrow” a lollipop.
“Let’s go~.”
Leaving the four brats behind, Shimura Danzo walked away happily while eating the lollipop…
End of Chapter
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