Grind is My Ninja Way

In the ninja world, there is no distinction between swords and knives.

Therefore, the Kusanagi Sword in Seimei's hand, although called a sword, was actually a long katana.

Its shape was similar to a straight sword, with a blade about three feet long and two fingers wide, single-edged, and a slight curve at the tip, capable of both slashing and thrusting.

Seimei swung it a few times, feeling a bit unaccustomed.

It made sense. He had been using short swords before, so suddenly switching to a long katana would naturally take some getting used to.

However, this wasn't a big problem.

With his current lv7 (0/0) perfected 'Swordsmanship', he could become proficient in using this katana with just one battle.

And this battle...

Seimei's gaze peered through the crack in the door, looking along the courtyard wall. In the distance, on a tower-like building, he vaguely saw several figures.

After observing for a while, Seimei retracted his gaze.

Clang~

The long katana was sheathed again.

Seimei hung it at his waist.

Then, his eyes turned to the corpse of the Takumi Village leader on the ground.

Originally, he was still hesitant about whether to kill him, but once the leader attacked him, Seimei no longer hesitated.

Anyway, after coming to this world, his hands were already stained with blood, so adding one more person didn't matter much.

Moreover, any ninja who had become one must have taken a few lives.

Therefore, killing him didn't burden Seimei's conscience much.

Of course, by the same logic, if one day he were to be killed like this, he could only blame his own lack of strength and not others.

This was originally a world where strong prey weak!

Whether it was between ninjas, between ninjas and ordinary people, or between nations, it was the same.

To survive, one could only become stronger.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, Seimei collected himself, his hands swiftly formed seals, and he performed the ninjutsu - Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!

Boom~

A fireball appeared and smashed onto the Takumi Village leader's corpse.

Soon, the corpse started to burn, eventually turning into a charred remains.

Seimei came to the courtyard, casually found a spot, extended his left hand, and a 'Rasengan' instantly formed in his palm.

A light blue Chakra ball the size of a basketball appeared, which Seimei pressed directly onto the ground.

Boom~

A muffled sound occurred.

A large pit suddenly appeared on the ground.

Seimei moved the Takumi Village leader's corpse over and buried it in the soil.

This way, it wouldn't be discovered for a short time.

After doing this, Seimei walked out of the courtyard, pretended to glance around, and then left the town directly.

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More than half an hour passed in a flash.

Outside the town.

In a forest.

Seimei was moving swiftly when he suddenly stopped.

Then, he turned his head and looked at the dark jungle.

Chirp~ Chirp~

A few insect chirps sounded.

Everything seemed so normal.

But Seimei just watched quietly, motionless.

One second, two seconds...

One minute, two minutes...

Soon, five minutes passed.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew past, causing the leaves on the surrounding trees to rustle.

After the wind stopped, Seimei suddenly spoke: "Are you not coming out yet?"

However, there was no answer, and the jungle remained silent.

Only, unlike before, those insect chirps had disappeared at some point.

"Not coming out..."

Seimei murmured, then his expression changed, and he shouted in a low voice: "Then die!"

As he spoke, he raised his hands, instantly completed the hand seals, and performed the ninjutsu - Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!

Immediately, a huge fireball erupted from his mouth, and he controlled it, smashing it towards a large tree behind him.

Whoosh! A dark shadow darted out from the tree.

Boom~

The fireball hit the big tree, instantly igniting it entirely. A dazzling firelight burst forth, instantly dispelling the surrounding darkness.

Seeing this, the dark shadow hurriedly threw several kunai, aiming for Seimei's vital points.

Not only him, but from several other directions, kunai also flew towards him.

'Sharingan~'

Seimei's thoughts moved, and he instantly activated his Sharingan.

Immediately, the trajectories of these kunai were reflected in his eyes.

Not only that, but the people who threw the kunai were also locked onto by him.

Seimei's brain worked rapidly, his nerve reaction speed pushed to the limit. His figure flickered, dodging all the kunai attacks.

At the same time, his hands formed seals again, and he performed another Fire Release ninjutsu - Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!

In a breath, countless fireballs were spat out from his mouth, like phoenix flower seeds, fluttering and smashing towards the enemies.

"Watch out!"

"Damn it!"

"Dodge quickly!"

Instantly, the entire jungle became lively, with exclamations erupting, and the ninjas hiding in the darkness started dodging in a panic.

A few moments later, the fireballs disappeared, and these hidden enemies revealed their figures.

Seimei was surrounded but showed no panic at all.

Not only that, but his gaze swept over these people with interest.

It was clear that they weren't ninjas from any particular village. Even if they were once, they weren't anymore.

As for the reason...

It was simple. These people all had a very obvious scratch on their headbands, the mark of rogue ninjas in the ninja world.

And the forces that could harbor so many rogue ninjas, besides the later Akatsuki organization, there was only the black market.

In the ninja world, the black market was a special existence. It not only had bases in various countries but also had its own mission system.

However, unlike the relatively positive missions of the major ninja villages, the black market's missions could be described as diverse and mostly shady.

But its existence meant that there was a reason for it.

For example, things that the major ninja villages couldn't do openly would be posted as bounties here.

It was precisely because of the tacit approval of these major ninja villages that the black market could exist.

Otherwise, just like in his memories from his past life, before the Fourth Shinobi World War started, the major ninja villages took the initiative to clear out the black markets within their territories to avoid unexpected factors, and it was easily done.

It could only be said that in the ninja world, the Five Great Ninja Villages were the chess players.

As for other forces, they were nothing but insignificant.

The black market was no exception!

Digressing a bit, back to the topic, it was precisely because of the special nature of the black market's missions that it gathered the most rogue ninjas and wanted criminals in the ninja world.

Especially during wartime, they were even more active.

'I just don't know why they were monitoring the Takumi Village leader. According to their nature, shouldn't they have captured him and exchanged him for money?'

Seimei was puzzled, so he simply asked directly.

He had already roughly figured out the strength of these people.

Except for one special Jonin, the rest were only at the level of average Chunin, so there was no need for him to waste too many brain cells.

Therefore, Seimei had no intention of probing. If he had any questions, he would just ask directly.

(End of Chapter)