Target Appears

Ayue, whose face was smeared with ash by Shiro, remained expressionless, still obediently carrying the basin of water in front of Shiro.

Seeing this, Shiro sighed. This girl had become somewhat withdrawn because of those things. Although she was cute in her obedient manner, she had also lost the vitality that a child should have.

There was nothing he could do about it. Only half a year had passed, and there were only the three of them in the Workshop, so it was normal that things weren't very lively. Therefore, Shiro simply shook his head and picked up the cloth from the basin to start wiping his face.

Seeing that Shiro shook his head, Ayue gently asked, "Teacher, did I do something wrong?"

"Ha, what are you thinking about? Ayue did a great job. The teacher is shaking her head because she's thinking about other things." As he spoke, Shiro stroked her hair again. Hmm, it feels nice.

Seeing Ayue being patted on the head again, Azu shook his head. It seemed to be a hobby of Shiro's. Every time he came out of the laboratory, he would pat Ayue's head and play with it happily.

At that moment, he saw Ayue's pleading look, smiled nonchalantly, picked up the scroll in front of him, and walked towards Shiro.

"Sir, these are the ninjas with specific locations currently listed as wanted, and the bounties are all quite reasonable." With that, he handed over the scroll.

"Really? You've worked hard."

Shiro withdrew his hand from Ayue's head and took the scroll.

After the hand on her head left, Ayue's face relaxed, and she breathed a sigh of relief. Then, she quickly walked away with her short legs, otherwise the hand would come back again.

Actually, she wasn't opposed at first, and was even a little happy about it. However, she couldn't resist Shiro's constant teasing, so she started to feel uncomfortable.

Of course, Shiro knew this too, but he disregarded Ayue's feelings mainly for two reasons. One was that it felt really good! Once he put his hand on it, he didn't want to take it off.

Another reason is that he hopes she can voice her objections. Shiro hopes she can be more cheerful. A well-behaved girl is indeed cute, but this is the Shinobi World, and if she continues like this, it will be very detrimental to her growth.

Furthermore, Shiro wasn't sure if he could accumulate enough merit to bring her into Konoha during this time. Therefore, it would be best if she could start making changes before Shiro returned to the village.

But that will have to be done gradually. Shiro is currently outside the village, so he has very few opportunities to gain merit. There are only a few, and I don't know if that will be enough.

After all, Yahiko and the others weren't taken back by Jiraiya. However, there were reasons for this, such as Konoha being their enemy and their advanced age. As for Ayue, she's younger, so it's possible that she didn't go to the Ninja Academy.

"Grown ups?"

"Oh, it's nothing, please continue."

"Well, among the targets this time, there are only two that are relatively strong. One is Kurama Senwai, a missing-nin from Konoha. She was previously active in other countries and is currently wandering in the Land of Land of Rain for unknown reasons."

' Kurama Senwai? What a coincidence?' Shiro didn't speak, but continued listening to Azu's information. He couldn't tell him about Konoha yet.

"There's one more thing, but I don't know."

"Hmm? What's wrong? Nothing, go ahead."

"Kameda Jiro, a rogue missing-nin from Kirigakure, is skilled in water-style Ninjutsu and a set of offensive sword techniques. He once competed for the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure and is extremely strong. His bounty is 50 million ryo!"

"Huh? How come there are so many? The Seven Ninja Swordsmen shouldn't be this tall, especially since he didn't even make the cut."

"Yes, he killed too many people, and often without any reason, so many wealthy businessmen put a bounty on his head, hence the high reward."

"However, because of his strength, few people dare to touch him; he is a dangerous person."

"Kameda Jiro? It's alright. Give me the information, we'll see about the specifics later. I'll take care of the others first. Don't worry, I'm not that weak."

"Alright, then please be careful, sir."

"Don't worry, I cherish this life very much. You and Ayue keep an eye on the Workshop. I'm leaving now."

After saying that, Shiro Body Flicker Technique left the Workshop, and Ayue also ran out of the room. After seeing Shiro leave, she breathed a sigh of relief and then walked towards the table with her short legs.

After laboriously climbing onto the stool, he breathed a sigh of relief before beginning to examine the scroll.

Seeing her like this, Azu smiled with relief. She was much better than before, and this was mostly thanks to Shiro. Thinking of this, he returned to his seat and continued to study Magecraft.

Meanwhile, Shiro was also considering whether or not to deal with Kameda Jiro. If it came to a head-on confrontation, Shiro dared to say that he was not afraid of anyone now!

The problem is that ninjas are not reckless brutes. No matter how powerful Shiro's Noble Phantasm, it still needs to hit his true form. Ninjas are best at all kinds of illusions.

This is the most common situation in low-level games. Shiro's current situation is that he has a bunch of killing moves at his disposal, and any one of them can instantly kill him.

The problem is that Shiro might not be able to find his place. Shiro is aware of this, and he does have some shortcomings because he hasn't paid much attention to this aspect.

As a result, although he had a lot of experience borrowed from other ninjas, he didn't really internalize it because he didn't practice it much.

This is not Shiro's fault. He has too many things to practice, so it's natural that he would overlook some minor aspects.

It would be great if the opponent were a woman, or if there were a Noble Phantasm could change the opponent's gender, like "You Are a Dragon," which could change the enemy's attribute to dragon, thus triggering a rogue Noble Phantasm is particularly effective against dragons.

Unfortunately, it seems there's no way to change gender, especially not the enemy's gender. Otherwise, Shiro would be truly unbeatable, a true embodiment of "Without the Six Paths, who can contend with him!"

Unfortunately, this was just a fantasy, not reality. However, Shiro didn't want to give up on the mission; the reward was too tempting. After thinking for a moment, Shiro decided to deal with the others first and practice on other targets.

Shiro is now only two things away from Elite Jonin: merit and achievements. Merit has little impact on strength and can be ignored.

Another aspect is the ninja's overall skills, including infiltration, assassination, reconnaissance, and so on. An Elite Jonin can be equivalent to a Chunin squad.

Just like Guy, who seems to only know how to act recklessly, in the original work, when Itachi and Kisame came to the village, he used the reflection of his Forehead Protector to gather information. Although he kicked the wrong person in the end, at least his idea was correct.

On the other hand, if Shiro were in this situation, he wouldn't have thought of such a method. He would only use Magecraft to investigate, but Magecraft will cause fluctuations in Chakra. If the opponent has some Sensory Ninjutsu, Shiro will be exposed.

This is only one aspect that Shiro lacks; there are many other details he falls short of, and even with the experience buff, it's not something that can be made up for in a short time.

Fortunately, Shiro doesn't need to assess Elite Jonin right now; he only needs to be able to distinguish between real and fake, which is much easier.

To put it simply, the difference between the strongest player and the most talkative player is like that between a true master and a master of empty boasting.

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