Is This the Fate of a Villain

When Yagami entered the park, the first thing he saw was the infighting Anbu.

Over ten Anbu were fighting chaotically, and several Anbu corpses already lay on the ground.

There really was a Cloud Ninja spy among the new Anbu recruits!

During the Uzumaki Clan's extermination battle, Konoha had only sent the Anbu, who suffered heavy casualties. Four entire battalions were crippled and had to be rebuilt.

The rebuilt Anbu was a mixed bag, and a Cloud Ninja spy had indeed infiltrated it.

Avoiding the battle between the Anbu ninja, Yagami rushed out of the woods and saw Uzumaki Kushina being carried on the shoulder of a Cloud Ninja spy.

If Uzumaki Kushina were captured and taken to Kumogakure, she would undoubtedly be dissected to research Sealing Jutsu.

Yagami quickly followed.

Recovering Uzumaki Kushina would be a great achievement, at least an A-rank mission, and possibly even an S-rank mission.

An S-rank mission offered a reward of one million ryo, enough for him to splurge for three months.

The Anbu spy weaved through the alleys, constantly blending into the darkness and disappearing.

As expected of a spy, they were so familiar with Konoha, much more so than Yagami. He rarely came to the western district of the village.

Yagami walked and stopped, each time needing to spend time searching the darkness for the Cloud Ninja.

To be safe, Yagami took out Exploding Tags and Kunai and threw them into the sky.

The Exploding Tags detonated in mid-air.

Nearby ninja and Anbu understood this was a warning method used in emergencies.

Soon, the spy disappeared through a hole under the Konoha wall.

Yagami suddenly had an epiphany.

The park next to the Senju Clan Compound, and Uzumaki Kushina was abducted, yet the Senju Clan remained silent for some reason.

The village was very displeased with the Senju Clan's control over Uzumaki Kushina. If Uzumaki Kushina's safety were compromised, perhaps the higher-ups would have an excuse to confront the Senju Clan.

Some of the situations he witnessed tonight might have been the result of the Anbu's complicity.

The spies were performing too well; something was off.

They had actually managed to create a hole at the base of the Konoha wall.

Yagami quickly crawled out of the hole and followed, leaving the village.

Just as he left the wall, Yagami heard a noise from the hole behind him.

Yagami hid behind a large tree nearby.

A blond-haired boy emerged from the hole, still clutching some red hair in his hand.

Minato Namikaze was truly perceptive, having discovered the red hair Uzumaki Kushina had dropped early on.

Yagami suddenly felt a surge of ambition.

Minato Namikaze was a speed-type ninja with extremely fast reaction times.

Ninjutsu and Chakra Quantity could be improved slowly.

Speed could overcome all; true speed was in reaction time.

He had initially followed Uzumaki Kushina to score an A or S-rank mission so he could go have fun at an Izakaya.

The situation had changed.

While Minato Namikaze's Ninjutsu was still limited, he might be able to acquire a skill that further enhanced his reaction speed.

As for protecting the Uzumaki Princess, that was Konoha's business, not his.

He followed Minato Namikaze out of the village. When Minato Namikaze spotted Uzumaki Kushina and his attention was completely focused on her, Yagami made his move!

Wearing casual clothes tonight and without his Ninja Sword, Yagami, holding a Kunai, leaped fiercely from the treetops.

Gripping the Kunai with both hands, he brutally plunged it towards Minato Namikaze's head.

Minato Namikaze was leaping on a tree trunk, very close to Yagami.

In mid-air, Yagami's eyes slowly filled with despair.

He saw Minato Namikaze look up.

Minato Namikaze's gaze was cold and sharp.

He had completely captured Yagami's movements.

Not only that, but he scanned Yagami from head to toe – his mask, Kunai, limbs, and Minato Namikaze even glanced at the treetop where Yagami had just been hiding.

These eye movements were completed in an instant.

This reaction speed was comparable to the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

Minato Namikaze pushed off with his foot, suddenly stopping his forward momentum and standing firm on the tree trunk.

Yagami landed in front of Minato Namikaze, his surprise attack having failed. He quickly swung his Kunai.

Minato Namikaze reacted even faster, bending down to dodge the Kunai.

He grabbed Yagami's wrist with one hand and a kunai with the other, piercing Yagami's abdomen.

Too fast!

He could see every single one of Yagami's movements and react accordingly.

Whether it was observation, neural transmission, or muscle response, it was all top-tier.

Is this what a born ninja is like?

Is this the fate of a villain?

He couldn't even beat Minato Namikaze from the Ninja Academy, killed by a grade-schooler.

This makes Yagami look like a clown.

Before Naruto Uzumaki was born, Minato Namikaze was the current Son of Destiny. He died so quickly for provoking the Son of Destiny.

His vision went black, and his surroundings shifted.

Yagami returned to the night of the previous full moon. He appeared in the backyard of the izakaya with Kyouko.

Kyouko was sweating profusely above him.

Yagami closed his eyes and enjoyed... the system reward.

[Arc of the Crescent Moon activated!

The host has only one revival chance per month. After death, they will revive on the night of the previous full moon.

Reward: One chance for a lottery draw:

1. Wind Style Chakra; 2. Chunin-level Chakra (stackable); 3. Reactive Reflex (Second Breakthrough).]

Wind Style Chakra. Minato Namikaze's initial chakra nature was Wind, just like Naruto in the original work.

This nature was temporarily useless to Yagami.

Later, when he went to the Land of Tang and encountered a large number of Cloud Ninja, he could consider acquiring Wind Style Chakra to counter Lightning Style.

Chunin-level Chakra proved that Minato Namikaze's chakra quantity far exceeded the Genin level.

In the original work, Minato Namikaze had a vast amount of chakra, making it easy for him to transfer Tailed Beasts and use Tailed Beast Bombs.

Looking at the third option, Yagami's heart leaped with joy.

As expected, there was an ability to increase reaction speed!

Reactive Reflex (Second Breakthrough)!

Yagami quickly chose the third reward.

In an instant, Yagami's reflex nerves became more active. His visual nerves, spinal nerves, and muscle nerves were all strengthened.

Yagami's original reaction speed was 0.2s. After the first enhancement, his reaction speed became 0.15s.

He saw a crystal drop of sweat hanging from Kyouko's chin.

The drop of sweat on Kyouko's chin suddenly fell, and Yagami's hand reached out to catch it.

Estimating the height from which he caught the sweat drop, Yagami's current reaction speed was about 0.12s.

The first breakthrough increased it by 0.05s, and the second breakthrough increased it by 0.03s.

Reaction speed was indeed difficult to improve. It would probably be impossible to improve it by 0.03s through his own training.

"Annoying! Why are you catching my sweat? Are you mocking me for being too eager?"

"I just felt bad that you were tired."

The next morning, Yagami left the izakaya feeling refreshed.

He hoped to encounter more speed-type ninja to repeatedly improve his reaction speed.

Once his reaction speed reached the peak in the Ninja World, he could become a Taijutsu master relying solely on his reflexes.

This is so frustrating. They deleted three hundred words from me, which lowered the speed of my driving, making it not smooth at all. The backend is too much, not even allowing such subtle writing.