Megumi Fushiguro Template

"Winner: Natsuki!"

Ishida Yu announced excitedly.

After this match, Natsuki's reputation was sure to skyrocket.

As his teacher, Yu could benefit from it too. Maybe he'd even get a promotion and a raise, and reach the peak of his life.

"You fought well."

Natsuki put away his wooden sword and left the field.

"That was so cool!"

Uzumaki Kushina came over, beaming.

Namikaze Minato opened his mouth, feeling something was off.

What was going on?

Earlier, when Natsuki had been with Yakushi Nonō, he'd felt like a third wheel.

Why did he still feel like a third wheel now that Natsuki was with Uzumaki Kushina?

Was something wrong with him?

"You're up next. Good luck."

Natsuki smiled.

He and Namikaze Minato had already taken their turns. Uzumaki Kushina was the only one who hadn't fought yet.

"Don't worry. I can knock them out with one punch!"

Uzumaki Kushina said confidently.

She wasn't wrong.

Besides her Sealing Jutsu, she was also good at Taijutsu.

In the original story, she earned the title Bloody Habanero because she single-handedly beat up all the boys who had mocked her.

Being able to take on multiple opponents meant she was definitely one of the best among her peers at Taijutsu.

You have awakened the Megumi Fushiguro Character Template.

Name: Megumi Fushiguro.

Period: Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event.

World: Jujutsu Kaisen.

Rank: B.

Ability One: Shadow Space, unlocked.

Effect: You can store ninja tools and other items in your shadow, but their weight is borne by you.

Ability Two: Shadow Assassin, locked.

Effect: Hide yourself in your shadow to launch surprise attacks.

Unlock Condition: Defeat the strong while weak; assassinate nine Chunin and one Special Jonin without engaging in direct combat.

Ability Three: Ten Shadows Technique, locked.

Effect: Use hand signs to summon the corresponding Summoning Beasts, which will receive a certain boost.

Unlock Condition: Tame ten different Summoning Beasts.

After reading the panel, Natsuki had only one thought: Megumi Fushiguro was just like a ninja from the Nara Clan.

In fact, in Jujutsu Kaisen, his family was indeed just like the Nara Clan; both were highly skilled at using shadows.

Natsuki glanced at Nara Shikaku.

He'd probably awakened the Megumi Fushiguro Character Template because he'd defeated Shikaku.

He had to admit, the system had all kinds of bizarre reasons for triggering a Character Template.

As he watched the sparring match, Natsuki studied his newly acquired Megumi Fushiguro Character Template.

Ability One couldn't directly increase his strength, but it was very useful.

Ninja carried pouches with ninja tools and other items wherever they went.

But the pouches were only so big, so they couldn't hold much, and they were also conspicuous.

Storing things in a shadow was different. No one would expect it.

And in theory, as long as Natsuki could bear the weight, there was no limit to the capacity of his Shadow Space.

Ability Two was just as useful, and especially well suited to ninja.

Most ninja didn't charge head-on into a one-man rampage like Uzumaki Naruto. More often, they carried out assassinations from the shadows.

By hiding in his own shadow, the Shadow Assassin ability could catch his enemies off guard.

The stated effect was to launch surprise attacks, but it could also be used to dodge attacks.

Unless the enemy attacked his shadow too.

The only problem was that the unlock condition was extremely difficult.

Natsuki was still a student at the Ninja Academy. It would be hard for him to encounter that many enemy ninja.

Even if he could, with his current strength, killing a Special Jonin wouldn't be easy.

He was confident he could handle a Chunin, at least.

Fortunately, the requirement was to assassinate them, so he could use other methods.

Natsuki rubbed his chin.

He could only ask Orochimaru for help with this.

According to Konoha's rules, students at the Ninja Academy couldn't take missions. In fact, even Genin weren't allowed to take missions alone.

Ability Three was the Ten Shadows Technique.

The Ten Shadows Technique was one of the inherited Cursed Techniques of the Zenin Clan, one of the Three Founding Families of the Jujutsu Society in Jujutsu Kaisen.

Its power went without saying, but it was clear the Ten Shadows Technique he'd obtained had been adapted by the system to fit the local world.

That was only natural. There were no Shikigami in the Ninja World, only Summoning Beasts.

Its unlock condition was to tame ten Summoning Beasts.

That wasn't really a condition, because without ten Summoning Beasts, he couldn't use the Ten Shadows Technique anyway.

When people thought of Summoning Beasts in the Ninja World, many would think of the toads of Mount Myōboku, the Slugs of Shikkotsu Forest, and the snakes of Ryūchi Cave.

These three places were also known as the Three Great Summoning Beast Sacred Lands.

Their Summoning Beasts were powerful enough to hold their own against Tailed Beasts.

But outside the Three Great Summoning Beast Sacred Lands, most Summoning Beasts were useful mainly for support and weren't strong fighters.

The bad news was that the Three Great Summoning Beast Sacred Lands had very high standards for their summoners. There were only three in the entire Ninja World.

The good news was that those three summoners were Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade.

There was no way to collect ten Summoning Beasts all at once. He'd have to take his time.

More than anything, Natsuki wanted Summoning Beasts from the Three Great Summoning Beast Sacred Lands.

But there were only three of them, so he'd still need to choose the remaining seven.

And they didn't all have to be strong fighters. Support-type Summoning Beasts could be just as useful.

What Natsuki was most curious about was the boost the Ten Shadows Technique gave to Summoning Beasts.

Without a doubt, it would give his Summoning Beasts an advantage in battle.

At this point in time, the outcome of battles between Summoning Beasts was still very important.

For example, during the upcoming Second Ninja World War, there would be a battle between Summoning Beasts.

Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade's Summoning Beasts would fight the Summoning Beasts of Hanzo of Amegakure.

That would also earn them the title of the Konoha Sannin.

Natsuki thought it over.

There were three kinds of Summoning Beasts he could most easily obtain right now: crows, Ninja Cats, and Ninja Dogs.

These three kinds of Summoning Beasts appeared frequently in the original story.

Crows and Ninja Cats were common among the Uchiha Clan, but they weren't exclusive to them.

For instance, Yamashiro Aoba's Summoning Beast was a crow.

Hatake Kakashi used Ninja Dogs more than anyone else.

He had eight of them.

There were two ways to obtain a Summoning Beast: find a Summoning Beast clan or find a wild Summoning Beast.

But wild Summoning Beasts were rare.

After all, Summoning Beasts could talk, were intelligent, and knew how to avoid danger.

"How did I do just now?"

Uzumaki Kushina's adorable face suddenly appeared.

"You were amazing."

Natsuki immediately praised her. "You knocked your opponent down in three punches. You're better than a lot of people."

Uzumaki Kushina nodded, satisfied.

Before long, the exchange between the two classes came to an end.

After school, Natsuki headed to Orochimaru's residence.