Before the End

Since the decision has been made to familiarize himself with the fighting style of ninjas, it is definitely not advisable to use Noble Phantasm anymore, because the combat experience attached to the Projection Noble Phantasm will have a great impact on Shiro.

Therefore, Shiro would rather be less efficient than use his Noble Phantasm.

Moreover, given Shiro's current Ninjutsu skills and Chakra, his combat strength is not low.

Moreover, considering the combat experience gained from Shiro's Projection weapon, even ordinary Jonin couldn't defeat him.

Shiro Projection Sakumo's short sword. Although Sakumo's Ninjutsu was not suitable for Shiro, in terms of combat experience, there were few in Konoha who were superior to him.

Furthermore, Shiro was trained by Sakumo, so absorbing Sakumo's combat experience was naturally smoother. Besides, Sakumo's fighting style relied on Lightning Release to stimulate cells and then instantly increase attack speed.

Shiro could use Reinforcement Magecraft to achieve the same effect, or even better.

Next, relying on Azu's intelligence and Sakumo's combat experience, Shiro assassinated the mission targets one by one. It can be said that the qualities of a ninja were taking shape in Shiro at an extremely fast pace!

Before long, Shiro's targets were reduced to Kurama Senwai and Kameda Jiro.

Shiro first sought out Kurama Senwai, partly because he was relatively weak, and partly because it would allow Shiro to practice again, increasing his chances of victory when facing Kameda Jiro.

Another reason is that Kurama Senwai is Shiro's target for this training mission, unlike Kameda Jiro. If Kameda Jiro misses out, it's no big deal; he can just find another one.

But Kurama Senwai is different. If we miss him here, who knows where he'll go next? We might as well finish the training mission now.

This also saves Shiro time and energy from searching, achieving multiple benefits in one fell swoop.

After sending a message to Azu, Shiro leaned against a tree, closed his eyes, and slowly reflected on the shortcomings in the battle, while waiting for Azu's intelligence guidance.

A moment later, a sparrow pecked at Shiro's face. Shiro opened his eyes, a faint blue light flashing in them, and waved his hand, signaling it to lead the way.

He had just seen the Magecraft mark that Azu had left on the sparrow. This was a secret code agreed upon by Shiro and Azu; only birds with Magecraft marks were under Azu's control.

The other birds that don't have Magecraft markings and come to contact Shiro are probably enemy summoning beasts. Shiro isn't a member of the Sage race, so he can't be naturally close to birds.

Shiro's missions have always been conducted in this way. Shiro only obtains general information from the Workshop, and the specific location is only determined after Shiro arrives nearby, at which point the Shiro will guide him.

However, that's all there is to it. He's still too weak. In the process of guiding Shiro, he has to constantly maintain the consumption of the Mystic Eyes. With his current strength, fighting is still too much of a strain.

Moreover, he doesn't currently have any powerful birds in contract, so they can't be of much help in combat.

However, Shiro didn't need his help. He had already done a great favor by giving Shiro directions. As for fighting, that was out of the question, since everyone has their own expertise.

Along the way, out of concern for Azu's exhaustion, Shiro increased his speed again and again until he reached the sparrow's limit.

However, this sparrow was just an ordinary species, and it couldn't possibly withstand such high-intensity flight. Therefore, when Shiro found Kurama Senwai, the sparrow fell directly from mid-air, twitched once, and then died completely.

However, none of this concerned Shiro. He was currently staring at a man, and after a while, Shiro spoke.

"Why?"

"Ah, why? Because I have witnessed the darkness of the village!"

"Darkness? That's all in your imagination! You didn't say that before! Have you forgotten our promise?" Shiro said excitedly.

"This must be the first time we've met, right?" Kurama Senwai had been rather serious, looked at Shiro with a bewildered expression after hearing Shiro words.

"Emmm, sorry, I was a little too dramatic, hahaha!" After being reminded by Kurama Senwai, Shiro scratched the back of his head and said with a silly grin.

"Oh, okay? Then go down there and perform at your leisure!"

"Pfft!"

With a low murmur in Shiro's ear, a sharp blade pierced through Shiro's chest, and then, filled with resentment, anger, and regret, Shiro turned into a wisp of smoke.

"Tch, Shadow Clone Technique? The people the village sent are definitely not ordinary."

As he uttered those words, a soft murmur followed, and he and the one who had just spoken to Shiro's Shadow Clone Technique both turned into smoke.

"Mumyo, three-stage thrust!"

The Mumyo Sandan-zuki

The Demon Sword for Humans.

Maximum capture: 1 person.

The legendary swordsman Okita Soji his signature demonic sword.

"The First Thrust" contains "The Second Thrust" and "The Third Thrust".

Starting from a level stance, the horizontal thrust was executed not "almost simultaneously" but "completely simultaneously."

(Pingzheng Eye: It means half-squatting, then holding the sword horizontally with the tip pointing straight ahead. I don't know if I can post pictures now. If not, you'll have to look it up yourself. This is based on the description in the Noble Phantasm animation.)

It is Secret Sword born from unparalleled skill and speed.

At the instant of the three thrusts, the first thrust, the second thrust, and the third thrust all "exist simultaneously" in the "same position".

Even if you manage to block the first thrust, the same spot can still be pierced by the second and third thrusts—because of this contradiction, the sword tip will cause local "phenomenon saturation".

Therefore, the three-stage thrust is essentially an undefendable sword or halberd.

It also excels in destroying objects by utilizing phenomenon saturation.

Meanwhile, in a secluded corner, Kurama Senwai stared at the sword tip piercing her heart, blood trickling from her mouth as she spoke:

When did you discover it?

"Hmph, you spotted me as soon as you got here. To be honest, your concealment skills are a bit lacking."

"Hehe, hehehe, hahahaha! Cough cough cough!"

"Why are you laughing?"

"Ha~ Ah, ha~ Ah, of course I'm laughing at your stupidity! One day, your end will be just like mine! You can't even imagine the darkness of this village!"

"Indeed, you have a good master, how would you know? But he's dead! Next, it'll be your turn! So, feel the despair!"

As he spoke, Kurama Senwai suddenly lunged forward, pulling his body away from Shiro's sword. At the same time, he turned around, ripped open his clothes, and revealed the burning Explosive Tag inside!

"Thank me! I've freed you from that dark village!"

To his surprise, Shiro did not panic as he had expected, but instead looked at him calmly, as if he were looking at a clown.

Before he could think further, everything went black, and he fell straight to the ground. After all, his heart had been pierced, yet he hadn't died immediately and had even managed to say so much, which showed his remarkable resilience.

Therefore, before he collapsed and completely lost consciousness, he only heard one sentence.

"The Ring of the Beautiful Princess"

Chapter Two will be a little later; my colleague asked me to switch shifts again...