Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

With a rapid slash.

The long, slender blade of the Storm Cutter seemed to be compressed into an extremely thin beam of light.

A chilling glint pierced through the rain, lingering there!

Takenaka Taiga's hair stood on end; his ninja instincts, honed through years of battle, issued a frantic warning at this moment.

but......

too fast!

The newcomer launched this ruthless attack precisely at the moment when he was most relaxed after his scheme succeeded.

He didn't have time to turn around and block, nor did he have time to escape in an instant. He could only use the most primitive and clumsy method to try to dodge—an incredibly ugly, forward-leaning movement that resembled "dogs falling face-first"!

The blade narrowly missed the top of his back.

In that instant, the ninja even vaguely felt the icy coldness of his body hair being severed!

Just a little bit more...

It almost pierced through her chest!

Takenaka Taiga clenched his teeth, his face showing both fear and elation at his escape.

Seeing that her sneak attack had failed, Ayane Amamiya's expression behind her mask remained neither sad nor happy.

Because she had already gained the upper hand.

That's her fighting style.

Just like in the previous battles against the ninjas of Konoha, as long as I take the first step, I can stay ahead until the opponent falls into the trap I have set!

A flick of the wrist.

The Storm Slash has been changed from a thrust to a slice, now swung horizontally downwards!

Just as described in the entry for "Introduction to Swordsmanship," she had never mastered any fancy sword techniques or moves...

As before, it's all about extreme speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness!

"wait....."

The words I was about to say died before they could be uttered.

That biting chill followed me once again, like a shadow.

Taiga Takenaka's instinct to sense danger told him that this time the target was his own neck!

The ninja's heart pounded.

His heart rate even exceeded the excitement and joy he felt when he discovered Nagato's talent, as if his heart was about to jump out of his throat.

In a panic.

He instinctively used the man he was carrying as a human shield and frantically threw him behind him.

The momentum of the Stormbringer paused in mid-air.

The sharp feeling that was like a thorn in his back instantly lessened, and Takenaka Taiga felt a surge of joy.

"Just as I suspected, this guy behind me is here for these kids!"

"With just a little bit of space, I can escape this passive situation..."

His hand was already reaching for the ninja tool pouch at his waist, and he was already quickly planning his next move.

Throw out a smoke bomb to obscure the view—then use Body Flicker Technique to escape—while leaving behind a clone and explosive tags as distractions—then go and kidnap Yahiko and Nagato ahead!

A series of plans quickly took shape in my mind.

"This is the experience Lao Tzu gained from countless life-or-death battles!"

His sallow face couldn't help but reveal the wild joy of escaping death: 'What can those soft-hearted bastards do, even if they're triumphant for a while? In the end, they can only fall resentfully at my feet!'

However......

All the planning, all the arrangements, all the joy.

Everything came to an abrupt end the next moment!

The tip of Stormbringer's blade suddenly emerged from his chest, drawing crimson blood...

How could that be?

Taiga Takenaka, half-lying on the ground, looked down at the white blade protruding from his chest, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"I didn't sense any danger..." He was filled with doubt.

"Isn't that puzzling?"

"Why did my knife suddenly become silent, lose its killing intent, and disappear without a trace?"

With one hand barely holding the unconscious Yukio, Ayane Amamiya steadily pulled Arashi Kiri out of his body with the other.

The moment the blade left the body, blood splattered everywhere.

A patch of blood-red mixed with the torrential raindrops resembled blooming petals.

Takenaka Taiga turned his head in confusion.

Only then did he realize who had killed him.

A ninja wearing a demon mask and a tight-fitting vest.

Her figure, slender and tall, was accentuated by the tight-fitting vest, and she exuded a subtle youthful energy.

Although her face is not clearly visible, judging from her demeanor alone, she seems like the kind of girl next door who would bow and greet her seniors upon meeting them.

Having fought countless battles, I was killed by such a woman...

How could this be...?

The girl's clear voice rang out again: "Because still waters run deep, and towering waves often arise silently."

Ayane Amamiya turned her gaze to the control panel.

The entry has been upgraded!

[Introduction to Swordsmanship] → [Basic Ninjutsu (Swordsmanship Form)]

[New entry: Basic Ninjutsu (Sword Technique Form)]

[Quality: Green]

[Affix Effect: You can now infuse water-attribute chakra into your ninja sword, thereby gaining greater power and more unique swordsmanship effects!]

[Entry Description: The sword moves like surging waves, the energy flows like water, silent and stealthy, defeating the enemy without a trace!]

[Advanced requirement for this entry: 2500 achievement points!]

[Note: You can level up using achievement points to gain additional attribute bonuses (each attribute requires 5000 points)!]

This is the new entry that Ayane Amamiya obtained after spending 1000 achievement points in order to play it safe.

The so-called ninjutsu.

It's essentially about combining chakra with taijutsu (body techniques), thereby greatly increasing the power of taijutsu.

In this regard, the Cloud Village's Lightning Release Chakra Mode is considered the pinnacle, and the "Lightning Body Forging" training method has always been highly praised and favored by the ninja world and the predecessors who traveled through time.

But right now, there is one person whose reputation and skill in ninjutsu have surpassed that of Kumogakure.

That's Konoha's White Fang—Sakumo Hatake!

His ninjutsu is essentially the swordsmanship passed down from generation to generation by the samurai ancestors of the Hatake family.

However, Sakumo reached the pinnacle in this area and made further improvements and optimizations, adding wind-attribute chakra to his swordsmanship, which made the previously unknown Hatake swordsmanship famous!

The cutting properties of wind, combined with sharp swordsmanship.

This made him virtually invincible when facing puppeteers!

Ayane Amamiya's new ninjutsu skill has an effect similar to Sakumo Hatake's swordsmanship system.

However, she currently only has the water attribute.

Of course, Taiga Takenaka cannot see Ayane Amamiya's profile.

The ninja was panting heavily.

His body still tried to struggle, but his consciousness grew heavier and heavier, dragging him into boundless darkness until he collapsed to the ground, unable to rise again.

[Successfully killed a wounded Jonin]

[Achievement Points +168!]

It's not even as much as fighting Tsunade?

Is the other person's injury very serious?

Or has it that I've become stronger again?

Ayane Amamiya glanced briefly at the prompt that popped up on the panel, but she didn't have time to think about the panel's judgment logic.

She glanced at Yukio, who was critically injured and on the verge of death.

The boy's condition is not optimistic.

The other person's consciousness had reached a state of semi-consciousness, with their eyelids slightly closed and they were unconscious.

Hang in there.

She gently patted the other person's face, trying to awaken their consciousness, and said, "I just met a very powerful medical ninja. As long as you hold on and don't give up, he can definitely save you."

"Is...is it Ninja-sama?"

Yukio managed to muster some strength from his daze.

When he saw the familiar demon mask, he didn't feel fear at first, but rather a unique sense of warmth: "It's you again...it's you who saved me again..."

His body was covered in wounds, making it extremely difficult for him to speak; even a few words sounded like he was trying to exhale his lungs.

Yahiko and Nagato surrounded them.

Although they didn't know Ayane Amamiya's identity, they still mustered up their courage and walked closer, then looked at Yukio with tears in their eyes.

"This means we're destined to meet, little one."

The girl tried to keep her tone light as she carried the other person on her back.

At this point, she couldn't care less about her friends Yahiko and Nagato. She briefly explained where she was staying outside the town and then prepared to set off back.

"Sir... please, please wait a moment."

Yukio's voice sounded from behind: "I still have something I want to say to Yahiko... If I don't say it now, I'll never have the chance again..."

Ayane Amamiya paused in her steps.

From the other person's words, she sensed a death wish.

Upon hearing this, Yahiko burst into tears: "Go get treatment first! We can talk about everything later, you rascal... Waaah..."

But Yukio shook his head, continuing to speak to himself, "Actually... Yahiko, I'm sorry... I had another purpose in getting close to you..."

His voice was broken and intermittent, mixed in with the howling wind and rain.

Yahiko was extremely anxious, but seeing his persistent expression, he had no choice but to put his ear close to his mouth: "Whatever your purpose, I forgive you. Please get better soon..."

Seeing this, Ayane Amamiya formed hand seals to gather the surrounding rainwater and released the Water Dragon Bullet Technique once again!

But this time...

The cold, icy ninjutsu is no longer for killing enemies, but for protecting.

The rain stopped.

All the raindrops that fell here turned into gentle water dragons, swirling around the group.

Yukio was surrounded.

Perhaps due to a brief moment of lucidity before death, he began to speak fluently.

"Actually, I also had my own selfish reasons for joining you."

"I was there when you rescued that ninja that day..."

"Our subsequent encounter, though coincidental... I've been keeping an eye on you all along..."

"Because I also want to learn chakra..."

"I want to become a ninja too..."

With eyes full of longing, Yukio said, "Only by becoming a ninja can I know the truth and have the right to take revenge..."

no one knows.

When Yukio was trying to persuade Minami not to go back, all the excuses he used were actually just for his own benefit.

Only by gaining power, and by surviving by any means necessary, can one have the means to seek revenge!

But even so.

In the end, facing the pursuing shadow clones, he chose to give up his own life in exchange for Konan's escape.

"So you already realized that the wandering ninja was just one of the real culprits behind the massacre of the villagers?"

Ayane Amamiya sighed silently to herself.

She naturally couldn't forget the story of Maba Village either.

That was the first lesson I learned since entering the ninja world.

"The mastermind behind the killing of the villagers of Maba Village was actually an elite Jonin from Sunagakure, a puppeteer named Mash."

Ayane Amamiya felt a pang of pity; she couldn't bear to see him die in such a state of confusion.

The girl finally chose to reveal the truth: "Matthew fled from the front lines. Because he harbored resentment towards the Land of Rain, he did this...this cruel thing, using the lives of the villagers to vent his anger and seek revenge."

A look of realization and regret crossed the boy's eyes.

Although he failed to avenge his family, at least he learned the name of his enemy.

in this way......

This should at least give my mother and brother some closure, right?

"Matthew..."

"Oh, I see..."

He finally apologized to the sobbing Yahiko, then reached into his pocket and pulled out two hundred-ryo coins.

"This is... something the master left me..."

"I've always kept it with me..."

"We've always taken good care of it, no matter what..."

The boy handed back his most prized possession, saying solemnly, "Now... I should return it to you..."

A person's revenge is a very painful thing.

Especially after realizing how weak they were in front of the enemy and how little hope there was of revenge.

The two coins that Ayane Amamiya casually gave him back then became the pillar that Yukio has always relied on to uphold his beliefs.

"I see."

Ayane Amamiya's heart tightened.

She removed her ANBU mask and chose to reveal her true face to Yukio.

He grasped the other's hand again and whispered, "I will help you get revenge, I promise."

The girl grasped the two coins from the boy's hand again, her tone earnest: "Consider these two hundred taels as payment for this mission. I, Ayane Amamiya, accept this mission!"

"..."

Yukio's lips parted slightly.

He seemed to be saying something, but Ayane Amamiya couldn't hear him clearly.

It could be because they felt relieved upon learning the name of their enemy, or it could be because they were overjoyed upon learning the name of their benefactor.

But in short...

The next second, the boy's eyes finally closed.

His tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed, and he curled up, leaving this world in the same position he had come from.

Ayane Amamiya gazed silently at the other person's face.

She never imagined that the money she had given away out of kindness would return to her in this way.

Matthew...

She kept the name in her heart.

In the quiet alley, the rain kept falling.

People don't speak, but the wind does.

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"This is boring!"

"This is so boring!"

Deep underground, White Zetsu, who was watching the spectacle, sighed regretfully: "I have to say, these ANBU trained by Rain Village are so irresponsible! During a mission, they actually dare to go out and meddle in other people's business?"

Even someone like himself, who is "not human," knows that the mission must take precedence over everything else!

How could someone in the secret service not know?

Black Zetsu glanced at him: "What? You're really upset? Why don't you go complain to Hanzo the Salamander?"

"Then forget it..."

White Zetsu chuckled: "Although Hanzo is not even as good as Madara's little finger and is completely unworthy of the title of demigod, he still has strength. I didn't dare to get too close when I was spying on him taking a dump."

That's disgusting...

Black Zetsu thought to himself: Next time I go back, I'll have to find a White Zetsu partner. This guy named Tobi is strong, but I just can't stand him spitting out poop every time he goes out.

What's that old saying again?

It's true, one tree can nurture a hundred different kinds of people!

"I need all the information about this secret unit within a day."

Black Zetsu's tone was resolute; he deduced her identity from the female ninja's hair.

But before he could think it through, he quickly remembered Ah Fei's unreliability and hurriedly added, "I'm talking about useful information! Not how many times a day someone poops, or whether they're constipated... I don't care about that kind of boring stuff, you know?"

"knew....."

Ah Fei wanted to say something more.

But within the solidified death of Black Zetsu.

He had no choice but to sheepishly change his tune, saying, "Okay, okay, I promise I'll try my best to gather useful information and won't bring this up again."

Bai Jue turned around and was about to leave.

But then he suddenly stopped, asking curiously, "What's the next step with Nagato? Do you want me to intervene?"

Nagato and the Dark Side of Amegakure came into contact.

This is not good news for them.

Once the other party recognizes the Rinnegan, report it to Hanzo the Salamander...

Although Madara Uchiha has not completely died of old age, he still retains some of his strength.

But it's still troublesome in the end.

Black Zetsu remained silent for a moment, then said perfunctorily, "Report this matter to Lord Madara and let him decide."

In truth, he had his own plans, but as a servant, he could not overstep his bounds.

At least not openly.

"You were saved by luck, Nagato! You're really lucky..."

Cherish the good things in life now. When everything shatters in the future, I really want to see your expression again.

He stood underground, looking up at the sky.

Although the moon was obscured by clouds, it didn't stop Black Zetsu from whispering to himself, "I was just worried about not having enough money for my friend, and now this guy who seems to be a descendant of the Uzumaki clan has shown up. This is really... a blessing from my mother!"