The rain kept falling.
The atmosphere…
wasn’t very harmonious.
Ayane wore an oversized raincoat, carrying a bag of supplies, stepping through puddles as she walked through the Village.
Surrounding her were rows of steel buildings and thick drainage pipes, rising from the ground like middle fingers pointing rudely at the heavens.
Consequently, the rain grew even heavier.
Continuous rain hit them, creating a never-ending pitter-patter.
It had been several years since she transmigrated into this chaotic world, and the girl had gradually grown accustomed to this damp and soggy environment.
This was the capital of the Amegakure, the core base of the Hidden Rain Village, the place that would in the future be monitored 24/7 by Pain using the Rain Tiger at Will Technique.
It was also a place where it rained for a full ninety-five percent of the year.
Unlike other countries.
A sunny day in the Amegakure meant thick clouds but no rain.
An overcast day in the Amegakure meant a gentle breeze and fine drizzle.
The kind of torrential downpour that the Land of Fire only saw a few times a year was just a minor everyday occurrence in the Amegakure.
“So, that ‘reading clouds to predict the weather’ stuff I learned in textbooks in my past life is completely useless here!” Spreading her palm into the rain and glancing at the thickening clouds above, Ayane noticed the rain was showing signs of getting even heavier.
She sighed inwardly and chose to silently quicken her pace.
The girl came from a fallen noble family in the Amegakure.
This could be inferred from her surname, ‘Amamiya’.
Amamiya meant ‘Palace in the Rain’.
This meant the Amamiya ancestors were once wealthy.
But the Amegakure was situated between the three great nations of Fire, Earth, and Wind, serving as the center of their games and a buffer zone for the Shinobi World Wars.
Thus, after the establishment of the hidden Villages, the Amegakure quickly became the most disaster-prone area in the Shinobi World Wars.
Not to mention the commoners living day-to-day, even the noble lords who were high and mighty in other countries struggled to survive here.
By Ayane’s generation.
The entire Amamiya family was left with only her.
Or, more accurately.
Even the only remaining descendant had been replaced with a different ‘core’.
Ayane was ten years old this year.
She was both a beautiful young girl and an unfortunate transmigrator.
About three years ago, when her last relative, her mother, died of illness before her eyes, her overwhelming grief broke the ‘mystery of the womb,’ awakening her memories of her past life.
From then on, she knew what kind of world she had arrived in.
Naruto…
Black Zetsu’s Quest to Save His Mother…
The Legend of Eyes: Five Villages Brawling…
The History of the Ōtsutsuki Clan’s Infighting…
This world had many names, but none could hide its chaotic nature.
It was a turbulent and dangerous world.
Setting aside the endless internal slaughter in the Ninja World, there was also a group of aliens outside eyeing this world greedily, longing to refine pills…
And in such a war-torn world.
Starting and developing in the Amegakure was truly not very pleasant.
Compared to that, even the disappearance of her ‘invincible little brother’ from her previous life wasn’t considered bad news anymore…
Look at the other hidden Villages in the distance.
The Land of Fire had a rich environment and was currently presided over by the’Strongest Hokage of all generations,’ with plenty of talent within.
Konoha Village also had the insanely safe Ichiraku Ramen, which could be called an invincible fountain; even the Rice-carrying demon Pain couldn’t destroy it one bit.
The Land of Lightning might be home to a bunch of ‘dark-skinned athletes.’ But the men were buff, the women were curvy, the internal atmosphere was good, and they placed great importance on talent cultivation; at least the manga didn’t show much of the dirty laundry.
The Land of Earth’s geographical location was a bit remote.
But the current leader, the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki, was shrewd, cunning, and long-lived.
If one could cling to the thighs of Ōnoki and his granddaughter Kurotsuchi, forget Naruto Shippuden—one could safely survive all the way until the post-Boruto era!
Though the Land of Wind wasn’t as good as the top three, it had its advantages, namely surrendering quickly…
Relying on the vast depth of the desert, as long as I surrender faster, the war won’t reach my homeland!
As for the Land of Water…
Never mind the Land of Water.
Although the ‘Bloody Mist’ era hadn’t started yet, the internal strife was so severe that it might not even be safer than the Amegakure…
All in all, looking at the entire Ninja World, starting in the Amegakure was below average.
But it wasn’t completely without hope.
As long as one could hold out until Yahiko died, Nagato turned dark, and Hanzou was killed, the Akatsuki Organization with its black robes and red clouds would take over Amegakure, briefly bringing peace to the country.
But the key problem was…
Who knew how long that would take?
At least for now, there wasn’t even a trace of the Akatsuki!
And she, having just finished the Ninja Academy graduation exam…
If nothing went wrong, she would be stepping onto the battlefield of the Second Shinobi World War in three days!
Passing through the rows of steel buildings in the Village, Ayane returned home and first checked the mark left at the door.
Everything was fine.
Good, it meant no one had been there.
She locked the door, took off her raincoat, and slumped into a chair, relaxing her body.
Although she really wanted to take a bath, unfortunately, there was no hot water at home, so she had to settle for washing her face at the sink to freshen up.
The girl reflected in the glass mirror was not very old.
Her dark red hair was tied into a high ponytail behind her head, and her amber eyes were both clear and sharp, like a polished Kunai.
Her delicate features held a hint of coldness; her appearance and temperament closely resembled Asuka, the female lead from the past-life anime Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Unfortunately, this world wasn’t like her past life; one couldn’t take the idol route and make a living off their looks.
Otherwise, she would have given up and relaxed long ago!
After a short rest, Ayane went to the basement and began her daily training.
Thanks to Hanzou’s ambition to become the sixth great hidden Village.
Amegakure followed the lead of the other Five Great Nations and also opened a Ninja Academy to cultivate fresh blood.
But unlike the Konoha Academy she saw in anime in her past life, the curriculum at the Amegakure’s Ninja Academy was very simple.
There was no need to learn cultural knowledge or mathematics.
The first lesson after enrollment was ‘The Kindness of Lord Hanzou,’ which mainly told a series of short stories about the powerful Demi-God of the Shinobi World protecting the Amegakure.
After the initial brainwashing education, it was immediately followed by Chakra refinement, basic combat classes, and Ninja tool throwing classes.
Once the graduation exams for these four courses were passed, one would be a qualified Amegakure Genin!
As for the Three Basic Jutsu?
Not needed at all!
Because Chakra is a balanced mixture of a Ninja’s physical and spiritual energy, and it is also the core driving force for performing Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu.
But even if it wasn’t used to release Ninjutsu.
As long as there was the enhancement of Chakra, the weak human body would be strengthened in all aspects, such as gaining greater strength, faster speed, and so on…
This was also the essential difference between a Ninja and a commoner!
As long as one mastered Chakra, even a three-year-old child could find an opportunity to kill!
Therefore, it was not difficult to understand why such absurd things as children only a few years old going to the battlefield would happen in the Ninja World.
Arriving in the basement, she took out her Ninja tool bag.
Ayane first began her routine Ninja tool throwing training.
Her requirements for herself were much stricter than those of the teachers at the Ninja Academy.
The standard for the Ninja tool throwing class at school was: 95% accuracy for stationary targets and 60% for moving targets.
But the goal she set for herself was: 100% accuracy for stationary targets and 90% for moving targets!
Don’t think this goal is too high.
In reality, on the battlefield, limited by various Ninjutsu, tools, environments, and enemy strength, it’s already good if the accuracy of Ninja tools is a quarter of what it is during normal training!