Konoha.
An ANBU wearing a fox mask hid in the woods at a street corner, watching an izakaya in the distance.
What rotten luck. He had transmigrated into an ANBU chunin, a civilian ninja named Yagami.
According to intelligence, there might be a Stone Ninja spy inside that izakaya.
Late at night, the ANBU squad leader used the Body Flicker Technique to appear behind Yagami.
"Fox, there are fewer people in the izakaya late at night. Take off your mask and vest, disguise yourself as an ordinary person, and go inside to gather intelligence."
The captain addressed Yagami by the codename of the mask he had chosen.
Yagami removed his mask, took off his ANBU vest, untied his ninja tool pouch, and concealed only a single kunai on his person.
If he found intelligence, that would be best.
If he died inside, that would be even better.
His death would be intelligence. There had to be a spy inside the izakaya.
Yagami held out his hand to the squad leader.
The squad leader asked in confusion, "Hm? What does that mean?"
"I don't have money to buy drinks. You have to reimburse the alcohol, right? To pry out intelligence, shouldn't I order the most expensive liquor? Draw the spy's attention?"
Reluctantly, the squad leader took out his wallet from his ninja tool pouch and pulled out a stack of bills.
After Yagami put it away, he held out his hand again.
The squad leader took out another stack of bills. "Don't push it. This isn't necessarily a fatal mission."
Not necessarily fatal? So there was still a chance he would die?
With heavy steps, Yagami entered the izakaya, where the stench of strong liquor, perfume, and sweat hit him head-on.
Following the scent of perfume while avoiding the smell of liquor, Yagami walked over to a table in the corner.
"Bring me your most expensive sake!"
The izakaya's owner was a beautiful, voluptuous young woman. The moment she heard someone had ordered the most expensive liquor, she instantly perked up.
Carrying the sake, the proprietress approached Yagami with seductive eyes.
As she bent over, exposing a tantalizing glimpse of cleavage, she placed the wine cup on the table before Yagami.
Voluptuous, yet not trembling. There might be muscle beneath that soft, smooth fat. Those were signs of training.
Yagami was tense, and everything looked dangerous to him.
The proprietress spoke in a soft, sweet voice:
"Ninja-sama, have you returned victorious from the front lines? I can recommend some amusements to help ease the exhaustion from your frontline missions."
Yagami downed an entire bottle of sake in one gulp.
The sake in this world was not very strong, like Erguotou diluted with plain water. Yagami pretended the alcohol had gone to his head.
"Amusements? Do you know what I went through on the front lines? What kind of amusement could possibly help me relax?"
"A private room!" the proprietress said excitedly. "There are private rooms on the second floor!"
"A private room? This izakaya has been around for years. Are the wooden floors shockproof? If we make the floor shake upstairs, is it really okay for all those people on the first floor to eat dust?"
"Hehehe." The proprietress covered her mouth and laughed. "Ninja-sama, then shall we go directly to the backyard? There are private rooms there too, and no one will mind the shaking."
"The backyard is good. I like the backyard. The second-floor options are a little too ordinary. How could they possibly satisfy me?"
The proprietress took the initiative to place Yagami's hand around her slender waist. Pressing her chest against his side, she led him toward the rear.
The instant they lifted the curtain and entered the backyard, the surroundings grew dark.
The proprietress pressed herself even closer.
Being squeezed between all that fullness felt wonderful.
If only he were not in the ANBU. Once he earned money from missions, he would come to this izakaya to have fun.
After entering a side room in the backyard, the proprietress forcefully shut the door.
"Ninja-sama, do you prefer Yin Release or Yang Release?"
"The Ninja Academy never taught us anything. What exactly do Yin Release and Yang Release mean here?"
"The Yin Release and Yang Release here depend on who is on top. Do you understand?"
"Who is on top? I understand."
Besides the five elemental releases, certain secret technique clans also possessed Yin Release and Yang Release. Beyond ordinary Yin Release and Yang Release, there was even Six Paths Level Yin-Yang Release.
The proprietress's Yin-Yang Release was clearly not ordinary Yin-Yang Release.
Yagami nearly drooled, but deep in his eyes, he remained exceptionally vigilant.
However, vigilance was useless.
His strength was too low. No matter how alert he was, he could not detect anything.
A kunai stabbed into Yagami's lower back!
In the darkness, an enemy had used a method Yagami could not comprehend to slip behind him and launch a sneak attack.
Just as he was about to cry out, the proprietress's lips sealed his mouth.
He was dead. The transmigrator had died just like that... At least it had been a rather erotic death. Amid the softness of red lips, the world fell into darkness.
Yagami's pupils dilated.
At a certain moment, Yagami woke up again.
The system had arrived.
Arc of the Crescent Moon activated!
Between two full moons, the host had only one chance to revive. After death, he would revive on the night of the previous full moon.
Reward: one lottery draw:
1—B-rank Earth Release: Earth-Corpse Transmigration (Beginner);
2—Chunin-level Chakra (Stackable);
3—Kunai Stab (Mastery).
Warning: If killed twice by the same person, the host will die permanently!
He had returned to the night of the full moon five days earlier, the night of the fifteenth.
Inside the ANBU's semi-underground quarters, Yagami looked at the full moon beyond the high window.
Arc of the Crescent Moon, his Golden Finger.
One chance at revival every month, allowing him to return to the night of the previous full moon.
There was also a lottery draw, and its contents were related to his death.
Faced with the three options, Yagami thought carefully.
Kunai Stab (Mastery). The person who had stabbed him to death was skilled with kunai and had mastered certain tricks that made kunai thrusts faster and more powerful.
This ability was somewhat useful, but not especially so.
The stackable chunin-level Chakra was not what he needed most right now either.
Yagami chose Earth Release: Earth-Corpse Transmigration (Beginner).
It just so happened that he possessed Earth Release Chakra.
The technique sounded ideal for infiltration and escape, the perfect companion for murder and robbery.
Once you entered the ANBU, it was as deep as the sea. If you did not act and keep your head down, you would die quickly.
Nor was he qualified to become a rogue ninja. ANBU were no pushovers; they would hunt him across the entire ninja world.
In an instant, Yagami learned Earth Release: Earth-Corpse Transmigration.
After forming three hand seals, Yagami pressed his hand against the wall. His hand slowly vanished into it.
The wall rippled like the surface of water under the effect of Chakra.
After he withdrew his hand, the wall returned to normal.
He could move quickly through earth without leaving any trace on the ground.
Not bad, not bad. He had finally learned a ninjutsu.
Host Status: Chakra Quantity: Chunin-level. Chakra Attribute: Earth. Ninjutsu: Basic Three Transformations, Earth Release: Earth-Corpse Transmigration. Taijutsu: Basic Taijutsu (Chunin-level), Basic Kunai Throwing Technique (Chunin-level). Other: None.
This was what a real cannon fodder looked like—so gray he was practically black.
Taijutsu did not require much Chakra, and his Chakra Quantity was low. He was a taijutsu-type chunin who had trained hard in the basics.
ANBU mainly carried out assassination missions, and during an assassination, the killer's intelligence could not be exposed.
The Hokage did not want others to know whom he intended to kill.
Secret techniques and ninjutsu were unsuitable for use. Basic taijutsu and kunai were more important instead. Even if a Nara Clan ninja joined the ANBU, he would mainly use taijutsu and kunai.
Root had not yet been established. As Sarutobi Hiruzen's absolute confidant, Danzo managed the ANBU on Sarutobi Hiruzen's behalf.
A month ago, Danzo had led the ANBU against the Third Raikage in the Land of Hot Water. The casualties had been devastating. More than half of the ANBU had fallen at the Third Raikage's hands, while Danzo alone had escaped back to Konoha.
The ANBU had urgently expanded recruitment, allowing the original owner of this body to join.
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.
The squad leader walked in.
"Fox, come with me. We're watching an izakaya."
The captain did not know that this was already the second time Yagami had heard those exact same words.
Silently, he gathered his ninja tools.
He had already used up this month's death chance. He absolutely could not die again. If he did, even the system could not save him.
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