Might Duy

Jiraiya and Zhou Duan were two guys whose consciences had been eaten by Ninja Dogs. Jiraiya had even thrown his dignity away. At least Zhou Duan had to "borrow" materials from the Ninja Frogs for his potion recipes, but Jiraiya had sold them out for money!

By all rights, someone as powerful as Jiraiya, an Elite Jonin, shouldn't have been short on money. But after countless times of neglecting missions because he wanted to find pretty young ladies and discuss life with them, the Third Hokage had flown into a rage and directly cut off Jiraiya's income. With no other choice, Jiraiya had no choice but to venture ever deeper into the abyss known as Zhou Duan!

However, no matter how much of a scumbag Jiraiya was, he still had his limits. Every time he let Zhou Duan "indulge his beastly lust" on a Ninja Frog, he made sure to swindle Zhou Duan afterward. The last time, he'd taken all the money Zhou Duan had and then stood him up completely!

Still, even though Zhou Duan had "graciously accepted" plenty of gifts from his patients in his capacity as a Medical Ninja, and had also received living expenses from Kakashi Sakumo, he didn't have much money left after constantly replenishing his potion ingredients. So when he'd painfully handed over the savings he'd scrimped and saved for three months, only to be stood up by Jiraiya, it had led to Zhou Duan swindling Jiraiya and then "refusing to save him."

Shaking his head, Zhou Duan pushed those thoughts aside. He looked at Jiraiya, who was comforting the Ninja Frog on the bed, and rolled his eyes. Though Jiraiya often used the Ninja Frogs as shields for money, he was still pretty good to them. Not only did he often travel around rescuing Ninja Frogs in trouble, he'd also helped resolve crises at Mount Myōboku several times. Otherwise, the Ninja Frogs would have wiped him out as a group long ago, given his current behavior. And if Jiraiya hadn't stopped them, Zhou Duan would probably have suffered the same fate: a resentful Ninja Frog calling its boss over to sit on him until he died!

But now...

Zhou Duan put the Frog Meat in the Potion Tube he'd somehow produced. The liquid inside immediately changed from bright red to emerald green, and the system promptly announced that the potion had been successfully prepared. Yet the successful result didn't bring a smile to Zhou Duan's face. Instead, his expression gradually stiffened and his eyes grew dangerous. For the first time, he looked ready to face death without flinching.

"Although the potion is ready, what comes next is the most important part. Even if the road ahead is a hell of blades and flames, crawling with demons, I have no other way out..."

Without looking at the man and frog on the bed gazing silently at each other across the boundaries of friendship, Zhou Duan left them with his back turned, looking ready to meet his doom.

"I hope I can make it back in one piece!"

Deep in the uninhabited forest, a figure was training his body in a manner that could only be called insane. He deliberately let his abundant Chakra disperse, relying solely on physical strength to repeatedly slam into a giant tree so large that it would take ten people to encircle it. Fists, head, back, thighs... The figure attacked with every part of his body, tirelessly and without regard for pain. A bloody crater had been knocked into the tree, while the figure's body, covered in scratches and bruises, let out an unyielding roar.

"1328, leg, 1329, fist, 1330, head..."

His relentless roars and the unceasing thuds of flesh striking wood wove together like battle cries and war drums. He was like a savage beast unleashed, or a furious god of war. Though he stood alone, he seemed to transport anyone watching to a battlefield teeming with armies and endless slaughter!

"Ah, every time I see a scene like this, it makes my blood boil. Wouldn't you agree, system?"

"Beep. Researcher, the system does not possess an emotion called 'blood boiling.' However, after scanning you, the system has determined that your current state is not blood boiling, but rather one mixed with negative emotions such as fear, pain, and despair. This system is officially certified as authoritative and is absolutely incapable of misdiagnosis!"

"Tch. How can a system without any emotions scan human feelings? Let me tell you..."

"Hey, isn't that Zhou Duan? Did you come here to train with me in this delightful workout?"

Before Zhou Duan could finish arguing with the system, a hearty voice rang out. At some point, the figure who'd been pounding the tree had stopped his self-inflicted workout and was looking up at Zhou Duan in the branches. The determined face, streaked with sweat and blood, had vanished. In its place was a crazed grin as he bellowed,

"Zhou Duan, you've finally made the right choice! Are you here to become my student and learn the ninjutsu only a passionate young man deserves to learn?"

"No..."

"From the way you rushed here, all travel-worn, do you want to hold the apprenticeship ceremony right now?"

"No..."

"Judging by your eager expression, do you want to learn the true secret of a ninja's strength right now?"

"Wait, just listen to me..."

Zhou Duan desperately tried to get what he really wanted to say out, but the man across from him, excited beyond belief, didn't listen at all. The figure tensed slightly, and in the next instant, only a cracked patch of ground remained where he'd stood. He'd already vanished from Zhou Duan's sight!

"Transformation Technique!"

"Clone Technique!"

"Substitution Technique!"

Without the slightest hesitation or concern, Zhou Duan had performed all three Basic Jutsu in an instant, while the figure was still tensing up. Zhou Duan swore that this was the best he'd ever used the Basic Jutsu since first learning ninjutsu!

Hidden behind a tree with dense foliage, Zhou Duan didn't even dare breathe. His normally stern expression had already been overtaken by fear and despair!

Thinking of what the figure was about to do to him, Zhou Duan couldn't help trembling all over. The deed that made the entire village pale at the mere mention of it was something he couldn't endure in his current state. He'd been braced for this, but he hadn't expected the figure to make a move the moment they met.

He raised an arm to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, but the moment Zhou Duan's eyes landed on it, his pupils shrank to pinpoints!

Zhou Duan looked down. The nightmare scene had finally become reality. At last, he collapsed helplessly onto the ground, muttering to himself,

"Did I already fall for it? He changed my clothes in the instant we met, turning me into this... A green skintight top, green skintight pants, perfectly showing off the two points on my chest and the bulge in my crotch. This outrageously embarrassing outfit..."

In his despair, Zhou Duan let out the shrill howl of a dying beast.

"Might Duy, I'll fucking fight you!"

"Hm?"

Might Duy appeared in front of Zhou Duan, his hair parted into three sections and his eyebrows as thick as his mustache. He wore the same kind of skintight outfit.

"My student, it's good that you want to train hard, but what you said could easily be misunderstood as wanting to fight me. Don't say things that could cause misunderstandings next time!"

Might Duy flashed his signature silly grin and gave Zhou Duan a thumbs-up.

"Besides, a passionate young man doesn't need all those other, messy clothes when he trains. They'll wear down your youthful spirit! Let me tear away these thorns blocking your path!"

"Riiip!"

With the sound of clothes tearing, Zhou Duan's white training uniform was reduced to scraps, leaving him with a hopeless choice: go home naked and cross the whole village, or wear a skintight outfit that was no better than being naked and cross the whole village!

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