As a Ninja, All I Want Is to Live Off Others in Type-Moon

Shirou Shiratsuyu had become neither human nor ghost due to the chaos in his mind. Ryougi Shiki drew her short blade from behind her back, her expression solemn.

She would settle things with Shirou Shiratsuyu here. Even if she had to kill him in the end, she could never let him harm her family and friends.

"Ryougi Shiki!"

Shirou Shiratsuyu also drew a short blade and charged at Ryougi Shiki with a crazed expression.

"So fast!"

Ryougi Shiki's eyes widened involuntarily. Shirou Shiratsuyu was incredibly fast; he had crossed over ten meters in barely a second. This was already beyond human speed.

Ryougi Shiki rapidly considered her options. In an instant, she decided to throw out her red leather jacket to block Shirou Shiratsuyu's vision and buy herself time to evade.

This was not Ryougi Shiki two years later, after awakening the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. Right now, she was merely a girl somewhat stronger than an ordinary person. She could handle normal people, but she was still not enough to deal with a "monster."

The sharp whistle of metal slicing through the air rang out. Just before Shirou Shiratsuyu and Ryougi Shiki clashed, three shuriken flew toward Shirou Shiratsuyu.

Shirou Shiratsuyu merely twitched his ears and caught the sound of the incoming shuriken. He suddenly changed direction, pushed off with both legs, and leaped backward. At the cost of having his face cut, he dodged the shuriken attack.

"What's going on?! I clearly investigated before coming here. There was no one in the entire Warehouse Street except Ryougi Shiki. Where did that attack come from?" Shirou Shiratsuyu cried out in disbelief, his gaze rapidly sweeping the surroundings.

At that moment, a figure leaped up from the river beyond the railing.

P.S. I'm annoyed. Someone posted a link in the group recently, and I got hacked as soon as I clicked it. I've been hacked twice these past two days. I'm completely done.

13. Sir, the times have changed. ### Shirou Shiratsuyu was no fool. After receiving "Kirito Kurogiri's" text message, he had suspected it was a trap. He had therefore specifically scouted out Warehouse Street and only showed himself after confirming that Ryougi Shiki was alone.

But he never expected that someone could evade his reconnaissance and interrupt his battle with Ryougi Shiki. Worse still, this person who had suddenly appeared had been hiding in the river beneath the railing!

"A child?"

Shirou Shiratsuyu tilted his head in confusion and examined the suddenly appearing figure.

It was a boy around 1.4 meters tall, dressed in a completely black tracksuit.

The boy was exceptionally handsome. His amber eyes gave off a captivating glow in the darkness, and his soft black hair was tied behind his head. His aloof temperament, paired with his handsome features, gave him the air of a beautiful young man made of ice.

Yet this boy, who would make women scream if he walked down the street, gave Shirou Shiratsuyu a sense of threat sharp enough to pierce his nerves. His beast-like instincts told him that this was absolutely a dangerous person.

Seeing Shirou Shiratsuyu too frightened to move, the boy turned to Ryougi Shiki and sighed. "Sister Shiki, why waste words on this guy? Wouldn't it have been better to hand him over to me from the start?"

"Shut up! I had to ask why he was targeting me!"

Ryougi Shiki crossed her arms, sounding somewhat disappointed. "Who knew it would be such a boring reason? I'm really unlucky."

Boring!

Ryougi Shiki's indifference once again stabbed into Shirou Shiratsuyu's heart.

In Higashino Kanade's original plan, he intended to use the Transformation Technique to turn into Kirito Kurogiri and lower Shirou Shiratsuyu's guard, then interrogate him with Genjutsu.

If Shirou Shiratsuyu was not the Murderer, Higashino Kanade would implant a suggestion to make him forget this experience and let him go home. If Shirou Shiratsuyu was the culprit, Higashino Kanade would kill him directly.

Considering the possibility that Shirou Shiratsuyu might be a Magus or a Dead Apostle, he had even prepared twenty Explosive Tags at the meeting place to ensure nothing could go wrong.

However, after hearing Higashino Kanade's plan, Ryougi Shiki objected. Her reason was that she wanted to hear why the Murderer had targeted her.

If this had been the old Higashino Kanade, he would definitely have snapped back, "Go cool off somewhere else. Don't get in the way of my mission."

But Higashino Kanade's top priority now was winning over Ryougi Shiki. Naturally, he would not pass up an opportunity to earn her favor. After all, in his heart, living off others came first and missions came second.

Still, Higashino Kanade was not some brainless simp. He agreed to Ryougi Shiki's request because he had enough confidence. To successfully complete this beginner mission, he had made plenty of preparations.

"Sister Shiki, please move farther away. The next battle might be dangerous." Higashino Kanade skillfully pulled a kunai from his ninja tool pouch.

"Need help?" Ryougi Shiki stepped beside Higashino Kanade.

In her brief exchange with Shirou Shiratsuyu just now, Ryougi Shiki had already realized that she was probably no match for him. The enemy standing across from them was likely no longer human. Only by joining forces with Higashino Kanade would they have a chance to win.

Higashino Kanade shook his head, his gaze resolute. "This is a battle between him and me. I'm going to avenge my parents with my own hands!"

"Fine!"

Seeing the determination on Higashino Kanade's face, Ryougi Shiki said nothing more and ran toward the distance.

Revenge was one reason, but what Higashino Kanade cared about most was that the mission required him to personally kill the Murderer. If Ryougi Shiki stole the kill during the fight, he would truly explode on the spot.

Shirou Shiratsuyu watched the short Higashino Kanade warily. After examining him repeatedly, he wondered why he could sense such danger from him. This child did not look particularly strong, and the pressure Shirou Shiratsuyu felt from him was not even a tenth of what he had felt from that Magus that night.

While Shirou Shiratsuyu was thinking, Higashino Kanade was also deep in thought. However, he was not thinking about Shirou Shiratsuyu, whom he was about to fight, but the person behind him.

According to the information he had gotten from Ryougi Shiki, Shirou Shiratsuyu had still been an ordinary person several months ago. What had turned him into this? Higashino Kanade did not believe he could have become even stronger than Ryougi Shiki on his own.

I can try to capture him alive and torture the information out of him.

Higashino Kanade's eyes shifted.

"Enough! Let's try it first!"

Seeing Higashino Kanade refuse to make a move for so long, Shirou Shiratsuyu could no longer wait.

He charged again at tremendous speed, raising his short blade high as though he intended to split Higashino Kanade in half alive.

Higashino Kanade swiftly flung out several shuriken while leaping backward to widen the distance.

The shuriken flew toward Shirou Shiratsuyu. Having learned from the previous sneak attack, Shirou Shiratsuyu easily knocked away the incoming shuriken with his short blade. With no experience fighting ninja, he never noticed the thin Rubber Rope tied to the shuriken.

Ninja Art: Shuriken Manipulation Technique!

Higashino Kanade pulled with both hands. The deflected shuriken gained momentum and direction once more, flying back like boomerangs. After circling Shirou Shiratsuyu several times, they stabbed into his body!

"Ah—"

Shirou Shiratsuyu screamed. The resilient Rubber Rope bound him so tightly that he could not move, while the shuriken pierced deep into his flesh like nails.

"How could this happen? You're so despicable!"

Shirou Shiratsuyu cursed furiously. He had never imagined Higashino Kanade's methods of attack would be like this. After all, there was no Kishimoto Masashi in this world serializing Naruto.

"Despicable? You think you have the right to call me despicable? Who was it that deliberately murdered people and framed someone else for it?"

Higashino Kanade did not spare him with his words. Without hesitation, he pulled out two kunai and threw them at Shirou Shiratsuyu's knees, forcing him to kneel.

His battle against Shirou Shiratsuyu had been almost absurdly easy. A large part of the reason was that Shirou Shiratsuyu suffered from never having watched Naruto. He had no understanding of Higashino Kanade's methods. If Higashino Kanade had simply used a Fire Release, he would have scared him senseless.

To put it another way, it was like Native Americans encountering Europeans armed with muskets. Their battle was simply not on the same level. In short: sir, the times had changed!

Higashino Kanade crouched down, lifted Shirou Shiratsuyu's head, ignored his struggles, and directly activated Genjutsu.

It was night, with dark clouds filling the sky.

In an empty alley, Shirou Shiratsuyu stared in terror at the blood covering his hands and the dead body lying on the ground.

Then an Eastern Man walked in, dressed in a Black Cassock. He was tall and powerfully built, his weathered, resolute face filled with suffering and pain. He was the sort of man who inspired fear with a single glance.

"Let's make a deal. I'll give you the power to obtain Ryougi Shiki, and you'll become my pawn."

The man held out his hand to Shirou Shiratsuyu. Shirou Shiratsuyu hesitated for a moment before tremblingly placing his hand in it.

"So this is the mastermind behind it all?"

Perched on a utility pole not far away, Higashino Kanade watched the scene with great interest.

P.S. Second update.

14. Sharingan! ### Having obtained the information he wanted, Higashino Kanade withdrew from Shirou Shiratsuyu's mental space.

Just as Higashino Kanade was about to finish Shirou Shiratsuyu off, Shirou Shiratsuyu suddenly let out a beast-like roar. With a violent exertion of both arms, he ignored the shuriken embedded in his body and snapped the Rubber Rope binding him. He opened his mouth and bit at Higashino Kanade, who was right in front of him.

Ram—Boar—Ox—Dog—Tiger

Substitution Technique!

Higashino Kanade's hands formed a dazzling series of movements in less than a second. With a bang, his body burst into white smoke, and Shirou Shiratsuyu viciously bit into a log.

In the next moment, Higashino Kanade appeared atop a pile of lumber some distance away. He watched Shirou Shiratsuyu gnaw the log into splinters and pondered inwardly.

He actually broke free of my Genjutsu. My Genjutsu may be lousy, but it isn't something an ordinary person can break.

But judging by how out of his mind he is, he probably hasn't fully escaped my Genjutsu. The reason he could break free of the Rubber Rope and attack me should be because he was driven by instinct.

To have his instinct drive his body even while his mind is confused... Shirou Shiratsuyu really is like a wild beast.

Higashino Kanade swiftly came to a conclusion.

Having lost his target, Shirou Shiratsuyu roared and destroyed things like a maddened beast. He wildly sniffed the air, and before long, he locked onto Ryougi Shiki in the distance.

"Been targeted by a stray dog?"

Ryougi Shiki took up a fighting stance, ready to draw him in, but at that moment, Higashino Kanade landed in front of her.

"Don't interfere. He's my prey!"

"Tch!"

Ryougi Shiki reluctantly lowered her blade. Watching Higashino Kanade fight Shirou Shiratsuyu had made her hands itch. She also wanted a satisfying fight.

Shirou Shiratsuyu dropped to all fours and charged toward Higashino Kanade like a hunting cheetah. This beast-like style of combat reminded Higashino Kanade of Konoha's Inuzuka Clan.

"My blood's getting a little fired up too."

Higashino Kanade's lips curled into an excited smile. His battle with Shirou Shiratsuyu gave him a faint sense of what the battlefield had once felt like. He became slightly more serious.

In the next instant, Higashino Kanade rushed forward. Just before coming into contact with Shirou Shiratsuyu, he suddenly threw several Smoke Bombs.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Thick smoke instantly spread across the entire battlefield. Shirou Shiratsuyu inhaled several breaths of the murky smoke and began coughing uncontrollably.

From within the thick smoke, a hand suddenly shot out and grabbed Shirou Shiratsuyu by the head. Before Shirou Shiratsuyu could react, his chin was struck with a heavy blow!

Shadow Leaf Dance!

Higashino Kanade spread his legs 180 degrees, and one foot viciously struck Shirou Shiratsuyu beneath the chin, kicking him straight into the air.

Higashino Kanade did not stop moving. He leaped up, leveling himself with Shirou Shiratsuyu in midair, then twisted his body. As he spun, his legs brutally whipped across Shirou Shiratsuyu's body.

Once, twice, three times!

Lion Combo!!!

Higashino Kanade had shamelessly copied this technique from Uchiha Sasuke during the Chunin Exams. There was no other reason—it was simply too straightforward, brutal, and useful!

With a boom, Shirou Shiratsuyu's body slammed into the concrete-paved ground, leaving spiderweb-like cracks from the impact.

As the smoke dispersed, Higashino Kanade landed gracefully, kneeling on one knee.

Badly injured, Shirou Shiratsuyu violently spat out several mouthfuls of blood and struggled to crawl up from the ground.

"What tenacious vitality!"

Higashino Kanade could not help clicking his tongue. An ordinary person would have died long ago under his Lion Combo, yet Shirou Shiratsuyu still retained some ability to move. Fresh flesh buds rapidly emerged from his bloody wounds, continuously repairing them.

"He's no longer human."

Seeing the strange state of Shirou Shiratsuyu's body, Higashino Kanade grew even more curious about the identity of the person behind him. What exactly had the mastermind done to make Shirou Shiratsuyu surpass humanity?

Higashino Kanade pulled out a kunai and tied an Explosive Tag to its handle. "I'll send you on your way now. One last piece of advice—simps never die a good death!"

The kunai pierced Shirou Shiratsuyu's heart. Higashino Kanade quickly fled, and as the shockwave of an explosion came from behind him, the system finally sounded a long-awaited notification.

Ding! Congratulations, Host, for completing the beginner mission "The Murderer in the Night." Reward: one Bronze Treasure Chest. Would you like to open the reward?

"Yes!"

Within Higashino Kanade's consciousness, an ancient yet exquisite bronze chest appeared. As it opened, a blinding golden light emerged through the crack.

Wow! Golden Legend!

Congratulations, Host, for obtaining one One-Tomoe Sharingan. The system has automatically adjusted your Uchiha bloodline.

Your perception has greatly improved, your Chakra reserves have slightly increased, and your appearance has slightly improved.

Note: The Sharingan can be upgraded through your own efforts. Each upgrade unlocks new abilities.

"Holy shit! I only mentioned it casually back then, but I actually pulled a Sharingan! This is like a little cow reaching Antarctica—fucking awesome to the extreme!"

Leaving his consciousness space, Higashino Kanade excitedly ran toward the river. In the reflection on the water, each of his two blood-red pupils contained a single black tomoe.