An Old Acquaintance Comes Calling

Three kilometers away, the Shadow Ninja who had spread out sent back a clear view.

Lightning flashed throughout the forest as violent Lightning Release Ninjutsu erupted unchecked.

"Finally, a big fish!" A smile flickered in Tsukimi's eyes.

The Joint Chunin Exams had brought together the finest young talents of the Five Great Nations. Tsukimi had long since marked it as his hunting ground.

All that remained was for him to reap the harvest!

But as he cleared his way through, those nameless Genin had barely contributed anything toward unlocking the Shadowkhan.

Tsukimi had no intention of giving up, though. It didn't matter if each person contributed only a little, so long as there were enough of them. Even a mosquito was meat, however small.

I, Nara Tsukimi, hate wasting things. I usually eat every last grain of rice in my bowl!

Unlike those ordinary Genin, the named Ninja from the original story often had exceptional talent and could provide a great deal of progress toward unlocking the Shadowkhan.

Raiga Kurosuki was one of them.

He was a prospective member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and one of Kirigakure's strongest young fighters. Skilled in Lightning Release Ninjutsu, he was worth far more than an ordinary Genin.

A few days earlier, on a street in Konoha, Ninja from every nation had been watching. Given the setting, Tsukimi had not gone for the kill. He had merely subdued Raiga.

But they were in the Forest of Death now, where the Battle Royale Tournament had no rules. Tsukimi would give him no chance.

According to the original timeline, near the end of the Third Shinobi World War, Raiga would watch a bowl-cut man named Might Duy charge in shouting about youth and hot blood, then kick four of his teammates to