Ninjas Were High-Attack, Low-Defense Assassins

On the way home,

Naruto walked toward the setting sun with his hands clasped behind his head, whistling and wearing a brilliant smile.

He was very happy today.

Because today, he had finally taken the first step toward making friends. Though he had not succeeded in one go, he was already very satisfied.

Some things, if you did not do them, you would never succeed.

If you did them, there was a chance of success. The friendly sparring match with Sasuke surfaced in his mind again...

That cool young man, a head shorter than him,

was a good choice for a friend. Tomorrow, he would ask him for another friendly sparring match. If it still did not work, then he would just keep having friendly sparring matches with him.

Naruto believed that where there was a will, there was a way!

Thinking of that cool young man lying on the ground with a bruised and swollen face, extending a hand of friendship toward him—"Naruto, can I be your friend?"

Whenever that scene appeared in his mind, Naruto could not help but smile.

Now, the Breeding Farm was up and running, the pigs were being raised, and he could see progress in his Indestructible Body every day. Today, he had also boldly taken the first step toward making friends.

Watching the foxtail grass sway gently in the wind beneath the setting sun, Naruto could not help sighing inwardly. Everything was developing in a good direction.

Life would only become more and more wonderful.

"Naruto, what is a ninja?" the system suddenly asked in his mind.

What was a ninja?

Naruto began pondering the question. He had seen quite a few people who could become ninjas, so he was no stranger to some basic understanding of ninjas.

"A ninja is a high-attack, low-defense assassin."

Naruto gave his definition inwardly.

"Not bad. That was an excellent summary. Ninjas are indeed high-attack, low-defense assassins. Their high attack comes from the Chakra that can exist within their bodies. The stronger the ninja, the greater their Chakra reserves. Using Chakra as the basic unit of energy, they can unleash it through Ninjutsu and cause tremendous destruction. But ninjas do not cultivate their bodies, leaving their fleshly bodies at the level of ordinary mortals."

"As for the word 'assassin,' it means hiding in the shadows and delivering a fatal blow to the enemy, or using deceptive Ninjutsu. For example, Transformation Jutsu, Substitution Technique, and Clone Technique are all deceptive Ninjutsu. By confusing the opponent's eyes and preventing them from finding the real target, they create an opportunity to defeat or even kill the opponent."

"So, Naruto, remember not to become complacent. You must work even harder. Even if your Indestructible Body has reached the entry level, powerful ninjas can still hurt you. Though blades cannot touch you after reaching the entry level, if those blades are imbued with strength and speed, they can even pierce iron and stone."

"Mm."

Naruto nodded. He understood the system's good intentions. He had indeed defeated that Uchiha boy today, but he could not become full of himself.

His dream was never merely to defeat one Uchiha boy,

but all the ninjas in Konoha, as well as the ninjas of other countries—even all the ninjas in the world.

Keeping the system's teachings firmly in mind, Naruto returned to the Back Mountain. The Nine-Tails was studying recipes in the kitchen. Now that they had fenced off some land on the Back Mountain to raise pigs, the Nine-Tails was researching pork dishes.

He went to inspect the pigsty. The pigs were lying on the ground with carefree expressions, clearly in a good state of mind.

Naruto nodded inwardly. Only pigs in a good mood could put on weight quickly.

After checking the pigsty, Naruto went to the cattle herd. The moment he saw them, he flew into a rage. Those bulls actually had the leisure to lie beneath the trees and enjoy the shade.

They were blatantly slacking off. This was absolutely intolerable.

So Naruto took out Konoha is Hot: Mother Cow Edition, opened it, and showed it to the bulls one by one. Only then did the bulls reluctantly go behind the cows and start working with snorts and grunts.

Looking at the picture book in his hands, Naruto felt rather regretful. That veteran ninja had only drawn one Mother Cow Edition. By now, the bulls were tired of looking at it, and it was difficult to motivate them to work.

The industry was in urgent need of new developments.

Sigh, why had he stopped writing books?

Could writing books really lead nowhere?

Naruto could not figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it and began his daily training.

The next day, Naruto came to school. In the classroom corridor, he saw Sasuke walking toward him and greeted him with a smile. "Ha, Sasuke. Good morning."

Sasuke's face was wrapped in bandages. His older brother Itachi had personally wrapped them for him. Thinking of that made Sasuke feel warm inside, but the moment he saw that big fellow opposite him, he lost his composure. He walked over, looked up at Naruto, snorted coldly, and said, "Wait for me at the usual place after school!"

The usual place?

Naruto was confused for a second, then understood. It was the place where they had had their friendly sparring match yesterday. It seemed he and Sasuke really were on the same wavelength—they had both been thinking of having another friendly sparring match today.

After saying that, Sasuke walked into the classroom with a blank expression.

"Ah, Sasuke, what happened?"

"Wow, whoever did this is unforgivable! Such a handsome face... how could they bring themselves to do it..."

"The sky is falling, the earth is splitting, Harvey Star has crashed into Earth! Sasuke, he... he..."

"Sasuke, are you okay...?"

As the most popular person in the class, Sasuke's appearance in such a state immediately caused tremendous concern.

Especially Sakura Haruno, with her broad forehead, and Ino Yamanaka. Their hearts ached terribly, and their maternal instincts flared up. They wished those injuries had been inflicted on them instead.

So noisy!

Sasuke muttered inwardly about those two girls and turned his head to the side. Just then, Naruto passed by and gave him a brilliant smile. Sasuke's expression turned cold, and he twisted his head to the other side, completely ignoring him.

Class began.

Iruka-sensei came into the classroom and taught them about ninjas.

What troubled Sasuke was that, despite usually listening attentively in class, he could not focus throughout the entire morning's lessons.

Whenever he tried to concentrate, the scene from yesterday after school would appear in his mind.

That big fellow named Naruto Uzumaki had used a strange Taijutsu called Thousand Jin Embrace to trap him, leaving him unable to break free and completely at his mercy.

Even breathing had become difficult.

Damn it.

I'll definitely defeat you today!

Sasuke clenched his fists and secretly swore to himself.

In his distracted state, time passed without him noticing, and school was soon over. Only when he heard the dismissal bell did Sasuke come back to his senses and realize that the big fellow had already left, carrying that distinctive pink backpack of his.

Sasuke hurriedly packed his things and followed closely behind the big fellow.

The two seemed to share a certain tacit understanding. They kept the same distance between them, neither drawing closer nor falling farther behind, and soon arrived at the place where they had sparred amicably yesterday.

Naruto stopped and turned around to look at the Uchiha boy.

The Uchiha boy also stopped, set his backpack aside, and said seriously, "I admit that yesterday, I truly underestimated you, which led to..."

"But this time, I definitely won't let you hug me again."

Hearing the black-haired boy's solemn declaration, Naruto also became serious. He set his backpack aside. Grandpa Third had given him that backpack, so he could not let it get dirty.

After putting down his backpack, Naruto looked at Sasuke across from him and asked, "Sasuke, are you willing to be friends with me?"

"No."

The answer was still cold.

The two boys stood on the road ten meters apart, watching each other with serious expressions.

The wind rose.

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