He Killed His System

Faced with Tobirama Senju's budding tyrannical temper, Yanbai wasn't stupid enough to push his buttons.

Yanbai looked at him with vacant eyes and said, "I was worried about Hashirama. I was worried about you, so I went there."

At those words, Tobirama Senju fell silent.

Yanbai continued, "The clan crests were stained red with blood. I couldn't tell them apart. I was wearing civilian clothes, and I could heal people, so neither you nor they would hurt me. But if I was lucky enough to find you and Hashirama, I could treat you in time..."

"As long as I do my best to keep the adults in our clan alive, Kawarama and Itama won't have to go to the battlefield to make up the numbers. They're so weak. I don't want to see them die for nothing..."

His eyes were full of confusion, as though he couldn't understand why Tobirama Senju was so angry.

Seeing Yanbai's innocent expression, Tobirama Senju's seething anger instantly died away.

He had wanted to say, "You'd heal our enemies so they could kill more of our clansmen?"

But after hearing Yanbai's explanation, Tobirama Senju swallowed those words.

Tobirama Senju sat cross-legged before Yanbai's low table. His expression remained as stern as ever, but his voice softened. "Eat. Don't leave the clan grounds again. You don't need to worry about me or our eldest brother. The world outside is too dangerous for you."

If other clans discovered Yanbai's strange healing ability, they would stop at nothing to abduct him.

"Oh..."

Yanbai meekly lowered his eyes and picked up his bowl. At least on the surface, he wouldn't show any dislike for Tobirama Senju.

After all, falling out with Tobirama Senju would do Yanbai no good.

Still, no matter how many times Tobirama Senju said, "Everyone in the Uchiha Clan is evil," it wouldn't make any difference.

Yanbai would readily admit he was wrong, then stubbornly refuse to change.

He would do it again next time.

Once Yanbai finished his meal in silence, Tobirama Senju took away the low table and dishes.

Watching Tobirama Senju walk away,

a wicked smile flickered across Yanbai's lips.

As long as he stroked Tobirama Senju's ego just right, Yanbai could work him like a beast of burden.

After seeing Tobirama Senju off,

Yanbai sat alone in the corner with his arms around his knees. He opened his system panel, and his expression grew serious at the sight of the garbled text.

Yanbai was a game administrator for virtual worlds.

His job was to test the functions of various kinds of cheat systems.

Yanbai had entered the Warring States era of a virtual Naruto world.

However, on his third day in this virtual world,

Yanbai had killed his own system.

The missions this system assigned its host were so disgusting that Yanbai couldn't imagine how many players would be willing to buy a cheat like this.

So Yanbai killed the system.

Then a bug appeared.

Now his entire system panel was garbled, leaving Yanbai temporarily unable to log himself out of this virtual world.

Yanbai regretted not calmly leaving the virtual world before killing the system.

Because of this bug, the GM's emergency mode activated automatically:

"Forcibly equips the 'skin' of the system under testing and grants the ability 'Divine: Twin Heaven Return Shield.' This skill rejects all harmful effects 'within the shield' and can heal any injury. Using this skill to heal an injured person grants their passive 'repayment,' allowing you to replicate their skills and bloodline and make them your own."

The system's "skin"...

Um... since the system Yanbai had killed this time was the "Cross-Dressing System," the system skin was the "Cross-Dressing System skin."

Moreover, this godlike skill had some drawbacks.

Everything he copied started at level 0. Even after obtaining a skill or physique, he had to train to improve his proficiency and raise its level.

Getting everything in one step was impossible.

Besides, he could only copy one trait from an injured person per day. It might be ninjutsu, a Taijutsu technique, or a bloodline.

He had to spend a long time in close daily contact with the person he was copying before he could replicate all their "traits."

It had taken Yanbai half a year to gain an important position in the Senju Clan through this special "healing technique."

By treating Butsuma Senju's family over an extended period, Yanbai had successfully copied the Senju Clan's superior ninjutsu and physique.

While training the skills he had already copied, Yanbai set his sights on other clans.

Awakening the Uchiha Clan's eyes required the right trigger and time, so the sooner he copied their bloodline, the better.

Even if he couldn't copy the Uchiha Clan, the Hyuga Clan would be a good choice. The Hagoromo Clan would work too, as would the Kaguya Clan or the Uzumaki Clan...

Unfortunately, Tobirama Senju's sensory abilities were too powerful. Every time Yanbai secretly disguised himself as a civilian child and slipped out to touch someone, Tobirama caught him and successfully interrupted the cast!

Yanbai naturally knew his actions were extremely dangerous, but he still had to do it.

The time when Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha would meet was drawing ever closer.

As Hashirama Senju's brother, Yanbai couldn't stay out of it.

While he was still young enough to have an "excuse for causing trouble," and his perceived gender and age made him easier to forgive, he had to touch more people.

As he grew older, the Senju Clan's restrictions on him would only increase, not decrease.

When he touched that Uchiha today, Yanbai had almost managed to copy something.

Even if he couldn't copy the Uchiha Clan's bloodline, obtaining some other technique wouldn't have been a loss. But there hadn't been enough time, and he had gotten nothing.

As Yanbai repaired the system's backend, he pondered his situation. Everything had to start from zero, and he wasn't invincible. Training the skills he had acquired and striving to copy a superior physique were urgent priorities.

Meanwhile,

Tobirama Senju had taken the leftovers outside, where designated clansmen would collect them.

After dealing with everything, Tobirama Senju went straight to the residence's front hall.

He passed through a narrow corridor and slid open the door, revealing Butsuma Senju, the current head of the Senju Clan, and Tobirama Senju's three brothers.

Hashirama Senju looked up at Tobirama Senju and asked, "How is our little sibling doing now?"

The younger brother they had always known had suddenly become their younger sister half a year ago.

Because of his supposed gender, he had been stripped of his original name, going directly from "Kashima Senju" to "Yanbai."

Tobirama Senju gave Hashirama Senju an expressionless glance and said coldly, "He's far too willful and naive. Brother, I suspect Yanbai turned out this way because he's spent too much time with you. Spend less time with him from now on."

After their conversation just now, Tobirama Senju believed Yanbai had disregarded the danger and gone to the battlefield because he was too close to Hashirama.

Hashirama Senju looked utterly baffled and was about to protest. "I..."

But Butsuma Senju, seated at the head of the room, cut him off coldly. "Enough."

An unsettling silence descended.

Butsuma Senju closed his eyes briefly before saying, "Tobirama, from now on, you'll be responsible for watching Yanbai. Don't let him run around. Your younger sibling's ability is too unusual. Your mother must have discovered it long ago. That's why she did what she did back then."

"Yes, Father," Tobirama Senju answered solemnly.

The Senju Clan was desperately short of combat-capable members. They couldn't spare anyone else to watch Yanbai.

Hashirama Senju opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.

Almost half a year earlier, their mother had suddenly died of illness.

Then, on the third day after her death,

Tobirama Senju had suddenly discovered that his younger brother, "Kashima Senju," was a "girl"-or rather, his younger brother had "turned into" a "younger sister."

The news threw the entire family into an uproar, and Butsuma Senju flew into a rage.

Yanbai couldn't be bothered to explain. In fact, he had deliberately let Tobirama Senju discover it.

If Yanbai proved he really was male, Butsuma Senju's temper meant he would never allow him to dress as a girl.

Emergency mode forced him to wear the system's "female skin." No matter what he did, he would look female.

Rather than battle wits with his family later, he might as well leave things as they were.

In any case, Yanbai had no interest in becoming a woman and marrying a man, nor in pursuing a lesbian romance. He had no intention of developing feelings that crossed that line with anyone here, male or female.

Even if something unexpected did happen, it would only be for the sake of his interests.

They could misunderstand all they liked. Strength was what truly mattered. Who cared what anyone else thought?

Thus, Yanbai's identity as the "Senju princess" was firmly established.

Initially, Butsuma Senju had been furious and stripped him of the name "Kashima Senju."

Only children in the clan who possessed a talent for being ninja could bear the Senju surname.

Only boys could have names ending in "-ma."

Once Yanbai was deemed a girl, Butsuma Senju had prepared to send him to the place within the clan dedicated to training women.

However, through his special "healing talent," Yanbai had successfully retained the Senju surname and remained in the clan head's residence.