I Was Clearly Being Careful

The field of vision shifted abruptly.

Yagami woke up on the bed, gasping for air, with Kyouko, the landlady, still fast asleep beside him.

Kyouko's back was smooth and supple.

The feeling of being alive was truly wonderful.

[Arc of the Crescent Moon activated!

The host has one resurrection opportunity per month. Upon death, the host will be resurrected at the previous full moon.

Reward: One draw opportunity.

1. A-rank Sealing Jutsu: Karma Seal of Retribution (Beginner);

2. Chunin-level Chakra Quantity (Stackable);

3. Ninja Sword Style (Beginner).]

Yagami stroked Kyouko's slender waist and beautiful back, savoring his rebirth while making his choice.

Ninja Sword Style (Beginner)—this option was quite practical.

Next, he would be escorting Uzumaki Yuka's squad, and the Cloud ninjas they would encounter were all skilled in swordsmanship.

If he were also proficient in sword techniques, he could predict their movements and gain the upper hand in taijutsu exchanges, ensuring he wouldn't die by a ninja sword like last time.

Chakra quantity—specifically stackable chakra quantity—was also very useful.

His current chakra level was only at the Chunin level. Without any bloodline abilities, his chakra growth wasn't as rapid as a genius's.

If he used the original Kakashi's chakra levels as a unit of measurement, his own was likely only 0.1 Kakashi.

Yagami ultimately chose the first reward.

Who could refuse an A-rank difficulty Sealing Jutsu?

The rank of a ninjutsu didn't represent its power, only the difficulty of mastering it.

The Uzumaki Clan's Karma Seal of Retribution had excellent effects.

A heavily wounded Uzumaki Yuka had used the Karma Seal of Retribution to completely immobilize two Cloud ninjas.

After gaining a slight understanding, Yagami grasped the principles of this Sealing Jutsu.

By making physical contact or setting it up in advance under the target's feet, one could trap an enemy in the Sealing Jutsu.

The curse seal of the Sealing Jutsu would lock all of the enemy's joints, rendering them unable to move.

The system reward was the entry-level Karma Seal of Retribution. When placed on the ground, its effective range was within a 2-meter radius.

It was a powerful crowd-control technique and an extremely concealed trap.

Not bad, not bad at all. Finally, a second ninjutsu.

Yagami walked to the window, glanced back at Kyouko's back and legs, then jumped out, disappearing into the dawn of Konoha.

While changing gear in the squad locker room, Captain Antelope felt a bit strange.

He didn't know why, but Fox had looked at him an extra time today.

Yagami felt nothing but hatred in his heart. When he died in his previous life, Captain Antelope hadn't shown the slightest intention of saving his squad members; he had simply turned and walked away.

If not for his ability to resurrect, he would have died as worthless as the weeds in a Wheat Field.

In this life, Yagami was determined to save the three Uzumaki Ninjas. Only by keeping them combat-ready would it be possible to deal with the two Cloud Ninja squads.

The plot was very familiar. His squad had found Uzumaki Yuka's squad in the Land of Waves.

This time, Yagami had brought better medicine in advance and bandaged Uzumaki Yuka more carefully.

Uzumaki Yuka was deeply moved.

It was truly fortunate that Uzu Hidden Village had allies like the Senju and Konoha.

The Anbu before her wore a mask, but she could feel the care emanating from him.

To ensure the effectiveness of the dressing, the bandages were wrapped deep onto Uzumaki Yuka's thigh.

Uzumaki Yuka had to spread her legs further apart, which made her feel a bit shy.

Her long legs were straight. Yagami had some distracting thoughts, but not many.

These three Uzumaki Ninjas had to pull themselves together; they couldn't just die easily, or he wouldn't be able to survive either.

After carefully bandaging the leg wound, he moved on to dress the wounds on Uzumaki Yuka's hands.

Uzumaki Yuka peered through the mask, catching a glimpse of a pair of handsome eyes, and whispered, "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

"I heard your captain call you Fox. What is your real name?"

"That's classified."

Uzumaki Yuka felt a bit of regret. This Anbu was so earnest, yet he wouldn't even tell her his real name.

If she went to Konohagakure in the future, she wouldn't even know where to look for him.

Upon entering the Land of Whirlpools, Yagami was more nervous than anyone else.

Especially as they walked along the narrow paths between the wheat fields.

Recalling images from his past life, Yagami found his reference points and located the positions of the Exploding Tag traps.

The Cloud ninjas were formidable, hiding without a single flaw; there was no telling how many days in advance they had been lying in wait here.

He pulled three shuriken from his ninja tool pouch and threw them far into the depths of the wheat stalks by the roadside.

The others looked at Yagami, confused, not knowing what he was doing.

The next instant, the Exploding Tags detonated!

So, Yagami had discovered the Exploding Tag traps.

Captain Antelope couldn't help but take another look at Fox. Fox's observational skills were actually quite good; he had managed to spot the Exploding Tags when even he hadn't noticed them.

"Ambush!"

Eight Cloud ninjas rose from the wheat field. In an instant, kunai and shuriken flew everywhere.

Yagami followed Uzumaki Yuka and charged into the wheat field.

A Cloud ninja raised his blade and slashed fiercely at Uzumaki Yuka.

Uzumaki Yuka formed three hand seals in advance, then raised her kunai to block.

Clang! After the sound, the Cloud ninja suddenly stopped moving.

The struggle between the ninja blade and the kunai came to a sudden halt. A cursed seal appeared on the Cloud ninja's body—it was the Karma Seal of Retribution!

Yagami watched from the side, mesmerized.

So that's how it is; this Sealing Jutsu is so practical in actual combat.

The immobilized Cloud ninja was stabbed to death by Uzumaki Yuka's kunai.

Another Cloud ninja rushed toward Yagami.

While parrying the ninja blade, Yagami lured the Cloud ninja toward Uzumaki Yuka.

After Uzumaki Yuka lent a hand, Yagami successfully stabbed the Cloud ninja in front of him to death.

His decision had been so wise; by saving Uzumaki Yuka, his chances of survival had indeed increased.

A Cloud ninja squad leader set his sights on Uzumaki Yuka.

Seeing the keen interest in the Cloud ninja captain's eyes, Yagami feigned an attempt to help Purple Cat and quickly retreated.

The battle between the squad leaders was not something he wanted to get caught in.

Killing one Cloud ninja had already met his KPI; the rest was just time to slack off.

If he could slack off, he would; if he couldn't, he'd keep trying to find a way.

Yagami was leaping around Purple Cat, looking incredibly busy, but in reality, he was just intimidating Purple Cat's opponent—it had no real effect.

Even so, the pressure on Purple Cat was greatly reduced, and he was gaining more and more of an advantage in the taijutsu exchange with the Cloud ninja.

Seeing Purple Cat stab the Cloud ninja, Yagami quickly stepped forward. Flanking from the left and right, the two of them struck together, stabbing the Cloud ninja to death.

The two exchanged a glance; it finally felt a bit like they were teammates.

Just then, a woman's scream rang out from behind them.

Uzumaki Yuka had been kicked away by the Cloud ninja Squad Leader, and two new knife wounds appeared on her body.

Yagami cursed inwardly. This woman really was a lost cause. He had helped her so much, yet he still couldn't get a free ride—hadn't all his help been for nothing?

The Cloud ninja Squad Leader wasn't doing much better; his abdomen had been pierced by a kunai and was bleeding. He pressed his advantage, charging forward to finish off the fallen Uzumaki Yuka.

Uzumaki Yuka formed hand seals, putting everything she had into the Karma Seal of Retribution.

The Cloud ninja Squad Leader's blade was already descending, just 30 centimeters from Uzumaki Yuka's wrist, but he was bound by the curse seal and couldn't move an inch.

He trembled, squeezing out the last of his strength, desperate to sever the kunoichi's wrist and neutralize her resistance.

Seeing the knife wounds on Uzumaki Yuka, Purple Cat judged that she was no longer worth protecting.

He rushed over, his kunai aimed straight for Uzumaki Yuka's throat, his intent to kill clear.

Yagami cursed inwardly. Uzumaki Yuka was still useful; if she died, wouldn't he be unable to survive as well?

Even with him and Purple Cat combined, they couldn't beat the Cloud ninja Squad Leader.