"N-ninja? Maybe I'd better not."
Shunsuke Shimazu instinctively ducked his head and gave Xuandou a tentative look.
Could someone like him, with no talents whatsoever, really become a ninja?
Tsunade watched thoughtfully, understanding Xuandou's intention.
Nadare Rōga said nothing beside them. After the series of troubles earlier, he had no face left to say anything more and stood there expressionlessly.
"Either you do or you don't. What do you mean, 'maybe I'd better not'?"
"Shunsuke!"
"You only get one chance. Becoming a ninja costs a lot of money. Don't let my goodwill go to waste."
Because of Shunsuke's exceptionally high willpower, Xuandou asked again.
He only needed to become a ninja.
Whatever Shunsuke achieved in the future, as long as his will could resist thought rewriting, he would have a place in the future Xuanyin.
"...Yes... I want to become a ninja!"
Shunsuke Shimazu forced the words out.
He had been about to find an excuse to refuse, but under Xuandou's gaze, which seemed to peer into people's hearts, he unwittingly voiced his true thoughts.
Seventeen was an age for striving and struggling.
How could he possibly refuse to become a ninja with miraculous powers?
He had only refused earlier because he knew there was no such thing as a free lunch. But now his desire had been ignited, and he no longer had any thought of refusing.
A thought flashed through his mind: This might be the only chance of my life. I absolutely can't miss it.
He had to seize this opportunity.
Xuandou laughed heartily at his words. "Louder! You wanted to become a ninja with a voice that quiet?"
"Lord Xuandou, please, let me become a ninja!" Shunsuke Shimazu shouted with all his might.
"I didn't hear you."
"Lord Xuandou, let me become a ninja!" Shunsuke Shimazu