Which Old Thief Dared to Ambush Me from Behind?!

Crystal Release: Crystal Mirror

A flawless, pristine crystal mirror appeared before Torikaze, reflecting his image.

Crystal Release: Crystal Clone Technique. As the ninjutsu took effect, the reflection in the mirror slowly stepped out, indistinguishable from Torikaze himself.

The two Torikazes nodded at each other, already understanding the other's intentions.

The clone then headed toward the Kumogakure spy, while the original waited for an opportunity to strike.

"Damn it, why is this rotten forest so winding? I should've just taken the main road. It's not like I'm anything more than an Ordinary Person now." Tanabe Sanji grumbled irritably.

"Sigh, if I were stronger, I wouldn't have been sent here as a spy."

Just as Tanabe Sanji continued complaining, a Little Boy ran up not far ahead of him. Caught off guard, he gave quite a start.

"Whose unlucky brat is this? Don't just pop out of nowhere like that, damn it!"

Clone Torikaze merely smiled. "Hehe, sorry, mister. You look like you're a little lost."

Tanabe Sanji's eyes darted as he put on an exhausted expression. "Yeah. I'm from the capital. My younger sister married into Konoha, and I came to visit her. Who knew I'd get lost in this forest?"

"Then I'll lead you out. I'm somewhat familiar with this place."

Tanabe Sanji immediately adopted a grateful expression. "Really? Then thank you so much."

Anyone who didn't know better would have believed he was a pitiful older brother who had come to Konoha to visit family and gotten lost. Unfortunately, the first person he encountered was Torikaze.

"Mister, leading you out comes with a fee. I'm hungry right now."

Seeing that this little brat was blatantly trying to extort him, Tanabe Sanji kept his smile unchanged on the surface.

"Wait a moment. Let me look."

He pretended to rummage through his pack, his hand digging around inside. Before long, his movements stopped.

"Come closer. I'll give you a biscuit."

Torikaze immediately broke into a smile and walked over.

When they were only a meter apart, Tanabe Sanji suddenly sprang into action. He pulled a sharp kunai from his pack and viciously drove it into Torikaze's chest.

"Haha, kid, don't play ninja games with adults in your next life."

Seeing blood spill from Torikaze's mouth, Tanabe Sanji mocked, "Your acting may be good, but I've lived for over twenty years. You underestimated me too much."

Yet instead of the despairing gaze he had expected from someone on the verge of death, he received only a smile.

"So you're the one who'll die."

Bang! A crisp sound of shattering crystal rang out, followed by countless sharp crystal fragments.

Every shard was as sharp as a knife, and they fell as densely as rain, leaving nowhere to dodge.

Within moments, Tanabe Sanji had been pierced into a sieve. He seemed rather tenacious, however, and had not quite died yet, though he was certainly incapable of resisting.

Torikaze stepped out from behind a tree and looked at Tanabe Sanji, who was taking in more air than he let out. "I didn't underestimate you. You're the one who was too arrogant."

"Crystal...?" Tanabe Sanji used his last bit of strength to ask.

"That's right. These are all genuine crystals. If you had actually managed to kill me, you might've become rich overnight." Torikaze teased.

"Spare... spare me. My daughter... was just born."

"Sorry, but I have things I need to protect too."

Crystal Release: Crystal Prison Technique.

A fierce white light flashed beneath Tanabe Sanji, and a massive transparent crystal immediately encased him tightly.

A ray of sunlight pierced through the canopy and shone precisely upon the Crystal Prison, reflecting dazzling seven-colored light. It could absolutely be called a priceless work of art.

Tanabe Sanji's expression at the moment of his death was frozen within it. Like amber, it was beautiful and cruel.

This was the Crystal Prison Technique. Once it hit, death was almost certain.

Torikaze snapped his fingers, and the Crystal Prison shattered with a deafening crash, becoming countless specks of powder that drifted through the air. Such a dazzling funeral.

Torikaze would not spare anyone who tried to disrupt the peace.

"Seriously, this spy practically made it right to Konoha's doorstep, and no one noticed."

"If it weren't for me, Torikaze, Konoha would've been doomed sooner or later!"

Chaos Event concluded. Completion rating: C+. Reward: 1400 Tranquility Points.

Because the host directly killed Tanabe Sanji, causing the Konoha plan to fail, Chaos Points increased by 5.

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"Are you kidding me?"

"I can't kill him directly? What, was I supposed to give him a bath? Treat him to a meal at a restaurant?"

"You dogshit system, are you just messing with me? I went through all that trouble to outwit him and take him down, only for you to stab me in the back?"

"I'm Wu Zetian widowed now! I've already lost Li Zhi!"

"Now I really want to see which bastard came up with this shitty plan! I'm going to see the Hokage! If I don't get an explanation today, I'll beat Hashirama Senju to a pulp too!!!"

True to his word, Torikaze returned to the village boiling with rage. Along the way, quite a few passersby saw him and assumed some child had been bullied and was going to look for his mother.

But no one knew that this six-year-old white-haired Little Boy was currently contemplating beating the First Hokage to a pulp. After all, one True Several Thousand Hands from Hashirama Senju could squash you down to the size of one of his kidney stones.

When he reached the Hokage Tower, Torikaze greeted each of the guarding shinobi and explained that he had come to beat Hashirama Senju to a pulp... Ahem, no, that was wrong. He had come to retrieve his father's will.

After he explained his purpose, the shinobi did not stop him and cheerfully let him pass.

There were not many guards inside the Hokage Tower, and he soon reached the entrance to the Hokage Office.

But the instant he arrived, Torikaze put on a harmless, innocent expression.

"Mister, I'm the head of the Windcloud Clan. I've come to retrieve my father's will from Lord Hokage."

The guard outside the office was from the Senju Clan and was quite friendly. "Then hurry in. Lord Hokage is inside."

Though they were guards, they actually had nothing to do.

What a joke. Surely no one would really dare assassinate the First Hokage, right? No way, right?

After three knocks, a deep, powerful voice came from inside. "Come in."

Opening the office door, Torikaze finally saw the First Hokage's true face for the first time—the man who had made the entire Shinobi World submit, the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju.

Hashirama Senju, who had been working, recognized the white-haired child at a glance. "You're Windcloud Mountain's son, Torikaze, correct?"

"Lord Hokage knows me?"

Torikaze himself had not expected that Lord Hokage would remember someone as insignificant as him.

"I remember every person in the village. Besides, your parents were once my capable subordinates. It's a pity they died so young."

"My parents sacrificed themselves for the village. As long as the village remains, they remain too."

He still did not know what kind of conviction his parents had held when they sacrificed themselves. The village had only recently been founded, so their sense of belonging should not have been so strong, yet they had still chosen to give their lives for it.

Those words also came from Torikaze's heart. Though the village would become corrupt and dark in the future, now that he had awakened the system, many things could be changed.

Hearing Torikaze's words, Hashirama Senju immediately slapped the table and shouted, "Well said! As long as the village remains, they remain!"

"You came for the will today, right? Back then, Mountain entrusted his will to me. I've been waiting for this day."

He then opened a hidden compartment beneath the desk, took out a yellowed envelope, and handed it to Torikaze.

Just as Torikaze reached out to take it, the office door was violently thrown open! He thought some foolhardy ninja had truly come to assassinate the First Hokage.

"Big Brother! I need to talk to you!"