Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

[New entry: Introduction to Swordsmanship!]

[Quality: White]

[Entry Description: There are no tricks, only pure numbers!]

[Affix Effect: Increases your sword attack speed by 20%!]

[Advanced Requirements: Swordsmanship Techniques (500 Achievement Points); Combined Ninjutsu and Swordsmanship (1000 Achievement Points)]

This is the new vocabulary word that Ayane Amamiya learned yesterday.

She had trained in swordsmanship with her father for a period of time since she was a child, so she had a foundation in it; otherwise, her father wouldn't have left her this ninja sword.

Two battles took place in Maba Village a few days ago.

Perhaps it's the culmination of years of hard work and gradual accumulation.

In the past few days, the girl has been gaining a lot of insights into swordsmanship, and has even created a new term related to swordsmanship!

However, as the entry description states.

Her current swordsmanship is more like muscle memory; she wins by relying on speed or reaction time.

The commonly used moves are just thrusting and slashing, without much breakthrough in terms of technique.

Despite this, their strength has improved slightly.

At least against a functional ninja like the Eagle, it's a piece of cake...

"Hey, hey, hey, is it really that easy to break through in terms of strength?"

The eagle didn't believe it at all, and huffed, "Just say you want to play a trick on me! You rascal!"

Ayane Amamiya flashed in front of her, rubbing a ball of water in her palm.

First, he held her down and helped wipe the mud off her eagle mask, then he flicked her head: "Shut up, do you want some barbecue?"

The eagle immediately shut its mouth and stopped talking.

He seemed completely under their control.

That swan.

She's a girl just like me, yet her grilling skills are even better than my father's, a butcher who used to work in the slaughterhouse...

More importantly, the meat she grilled was really delicious!

Just thinking about it makes the eagle's mouth water!

Ayane Amamiya had no idea that the other person had such a rich inner world.

She mimicked Itachi Uchiha's classic pose, tapped his forehead with her index finger, and suppressed a laugh: "Let's go, let's catch some prey for dinner, and while we're at it, we'll continue to help you practice your Body Flicker Technique."

The so-called forging.

The idea is to allow eagles to capture animals using only the purest form of Body Flicker Technique, without relying on ninja tools or techniques.

The woodpecker sitting on the branch saw the interaction between the two and smiled slightly behind its mask.

He actually knew quite a bit about the identities and backgrounds of these two girls.

Ayane Amamiya goes without saying.

He was someone I personally brought from the ninja academy into the ANBU for registration; he could even be considered my little apprentice.

The other person will be eleven years old in just ten days.

As for the sensory ninja Eagle from the reconnaissance unit...

Although the intelligence files were all in the captain's hands.

However, the other person's personality makes it so easy to get information out of them.

Even if he wasn't consciously analyzing the other party's information, after several contacts, he could confirm that the other party was probably only 13 or 14 years old.

"Tsk~ I wish I had a pair of daughters like that."

He couldn't help but imagine: 'That way, my son won't be too lonely, and he can talk to his sister. And every time I go back to the village, we won't just end up glaring at each other...'

These days, being a good single dad... is really not easy!

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At the same time.

Just a few dozen miles away from Ayane Amamiya and her two companions, in the territory of the First Reconnaissance Squadron of Amamiya.

A ninja squadron of about five hundred men was marching silently.

Judging from the swirling headbands on their heads and the fine combat uniforms they wore, this team was undoubtedly Konoha's elite!

"I never expected the old man to have the guts to initiate a decisive battle!"

"I used to think he was really getting old!"

During the silent march, at the very front of the column, a ninja with a full head of white hair suddenly spoke in a low voice.

He heard his companion speak.

His companion beside him let out a 'hoho' laugh: "If Tsunade hadn't broken Hanzo's poison, the final battle wouldn't have come so soon."

It is clear.

These two ninjas were the commanders of Konoha's operation.

At the same time, they were also the personal disciples of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and two of the future legendary Sannin: the perverted sage Jiraiya and the cold-hearted Orochimaru!

At this time, Jiraiya was not the greasy, perverted old man who liked to peep into women's bathhouses decades later.

Similarly, he did not rebelliously replace the Konoha headband on his forehead with the 'oil' character from Mount Myōboku.

But Jiraiya's habits were already beginning to show.

Upon hearing this, without thinking twice, he instinctively wanted to argue with his good friend Orochimaru and contradict him.

This is an instinct ingrained in Jiraiya's DNA, completely transcending age...

"I heard that after Sakumo-senpai's forces were defeated, Hanzo's side also intended to launch a decisive battle, didn't they?"

Jiraiya's eyes darted around, and he retorted, "Even if the old man doesn't give the order, it probably won't be long before he does, right?"

Orochimaru sneered, "You stupid toad, have you ever considered that even you know something, the ninjas of Amegakure wouldn't know?"

"With the Sand Village's puppeteer force defeated, the Rain Village should naturally act swiftly and decisively."

"From this perspective, Hanzo's decision to launch a decisive battle was completely without any problems."

He looked up at the dense forest ahead, his gaze seemingly piercing through the obstruction to reach the Rain Village's military camp: "But Hanzo's ability to spread such important news so widely before the battle even begins is enough to demonstrate just how capable he is."

"not to mention....."

"Knowing full well that rumors of an impending decisive battle are circulating, they have yet to take any action."

"He neither takes the initiative nor clarifies the rumors, but simply lets speculation and rumors spread everywhere. He must be hesitant and uncertain about winning."

Orochimaru gave his final assessment: "Fierce in appearance but cowardly in reality, scheming but indecisive! This phrase is perfectly suited to describe this demigod of the ninja world!"

This is the conclusion.

The ninjas behind Jiraiya and Orochimaru immediately started whispering among themselves.

The team's morale, which had been gradually waning, immediately became visibly high.

Jiraiya was completely bewildered.

From Orochimaru's words, it seems like they've already won before even fighting?

That's a demigod in the ninja world!

Before setting off, the old man specifically instructed himself three things: not to defeat him, but only to hold him off!

You're such a good winner!

But ironically, he couldn't find any flaw in Orochimaru's words.

For a moment, Jiraiya couldn't help but have serious doubts about his own intelligence...

Am I really that stupid? That unintelligent?

But Fukasaku and Shima, those two sages, clearly said things like, "Jiraiya is a genius..."

Otherwise, why would they entrust me with such an important task as finding the Child of Prophecy?

Orochimaru glanced at the gloomy-faced, dejected guy beside him.

He couldn't help but stick out his long, thin tongue and lick the corner of his mouth, feeling a little smug.

In fact, Orochimaru's analysis of Hanzo the Salamander was not something he came up with on the spur of the moment.

Orochimaru had already planned it out before he set off.

These words should be saved for when the ninjas are resting during the march, and then spoken at a suitable opportunity to boost the morale of the troops.

The reason I couldn't hold back now is...

The main reason is that Orochimaru really enjoys showing off his intelligence in front of Jiraiya!

He has always considered himself a mature and rational person.

But for some reason, whenever Orochimaru stands in front of Jiraiya, his desire to show off his skills increases exponentially!

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In the shadows to the side of the group.

The ninja wearing the Rain Fortress headband trembled all over.

What did he see?

An entire elite force of Konoha!

They actually showed up at this time and place...

No!

We must report this news to Lord Hanzo immediately!

The Rain Village ninja covered his mouth tightly, afraid of revealing the slightest flaw.

They waited patiently until the Konoha ninjas disappeared from sight.

He quickly slipped away via another path.

What he didn't notice was that a small white snake was slithering swiftly through the grass behind him, sticking to him closely!