[Fifth Month: Although you knew that "Young Ninja Abing" was selling well, you never expected that the accumulated royalties over several months would amount to over thirty million ryo.
You are well aware that Asuma's bounty is only thirty-five million ryo.
You deeply understand the principle that a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime.
Someone like you, who is wealthy but lacks personal strength, is an easy target for rogue ninjas or missing-nin, making you a prime target.
Therefore, you decide to visit Konoha Village to see if you can buy a house there or hire some ninjas to protect yourself.]
[Sixth Month: When you arrive in Konoha Village with a merchant caravan, you discover that Tsunade is currently serving as the Hokage. This immediately change your plan to settle in Konoha Village.
Because you remember that Pain's attack on Konoha Village happened during Tsunade's tenure as Hokage, and you have no desire to experience the power of Shinra Tensei.
You decide it would be better to hire a few reliable ninjas and move to the capital of the Land of Fire instead.
After carefully recalling the anime's plot, you quickly come up with two cost-effective hiring plans.
The first plan is to specifically hire Genin Kosuke Maruboshi.
Although he is only a Genin, his strength is comparable to an elite Jonin.
Hiring an elite Jonin as a bodyguard for the price of a Genin is an incredible bargain.
The second plan is to hire Team 3, led by Might Guy.
Might Guy's strength goes without saying—he's the guy who nearly kicked his way to the series' conclusion.
The members of Team 3 are also formidable. Rock Lee and Neji Hyuga's strength is at least on par with special Jonin, and Tenten, the weakest of the group, can stay by your side as eye candy.
After some deliberation, you ultimately choose the second hiring plan. When it comes to your life and safety, it's better to be cautious.
So you head straight to the Hokage's office and issue an S-rank mission with an annual fee of five million ryo, specifically requesting that Might Guy and Team 3 protect you.
Upon learning that the mission only involves protecting you and preventing kidnappings or ransom attempts, Might Guy readily accepts the mission.
After successfully hiring Might Guy, you feel an overwhelming sense of security, and most of your worries dissipate.
At this point, you're in no hurry to leave Konoha Village and decide to spend a couple of days enjoying the village before heading to the capital of the Land of Fire.
Might Guy and his team have no objections. After all, you're their employer, and they'll follow your lead.
Accompanied by Tenten, you explore Konoha Village and buy some souvenirs.
Just as you feel you've had enough fun and are about to leave the village, several dark figures appear in the sky.
With a terrifying roar, a three-headed hellhound, dozens of meters tall, with purple Rinnegan eyes, materializes in your line of sight.
You curse under your breath and, under Tenten's protection, turn and flee. Soon, you run into Might Guy, who is rushing toward you.
After finding you, Might Guy quickly instructs Tenten to escort you to a shelter and stay by your side to protect you, while he goes to deal with the massive summoning beasts.
On the way to the shelter, you see many Konoha ninjas heading to the battlefield, including familiar faces like Kakashi, who wears a mask and has short white hair.
Tenten carries you on her back and runs for over ten minutes before finally reaching the nearest shelter.
Once inside, you find that it's already crowded with people, mostly civilians like yourself and ninja trainees who haven't graduated yet.
Since the shelter is underground, you can't see the battle outside, but you can hear the constant explosions.
After what feels like an eternity, the outside suddenly falls eerily silent. Before you can even breathe a sigh of relief, the shelter begins to shake violently and then collapses. You die!]
"Everything is fate, and nothing is within our control~"
Looking at the content displayed on the simulation panel, Xiao Feng couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
In the text-based simulation, he had gone to Konoha Village to hire Might Guy and his team in order to live a better life. Yet, he ended up running into the scene of Pain destroying Konoha Village and met an untimely demise.
[This simulation has ended!]
[Simulation rewards are being drawn. Below are ten simulation rewards. Please purchase the ones you need before randomly selecting one reward.]
[Rinnegan Kekkei Genkai (Price: 100 million merit points)]
[Tsunade's Yin Seal Experience (Price: 1,000,000 merit points)]
[Might Guy's Eight Gates Formation Experience (Price: 10,000,000 merit points)]
[Kakashi's Shadow Clone Technique Experience (Price: 50,000 merit points)]
[Sealing Scroll (Price: 100 merit points)]
[Neji's Gentle Fist Experience (Price: 2,000 merit points)]
[Kunai (Price: 1 merit point)]
[Make-Out Paradise Book (Price: 1 merit point)]
[Akatsuki Robe (Price: 1 merit point)]
[Konoha Headband (Price: 1 merit point)]
"Perfect!"
When Xiao Feng saw the [Rinnegan Kekkei Genkai] priced at 100 million merit points, he couldn't help but excitedly punch the air.
Coming back to his senses, Xiao Feng immediately spent over eleven million merit points to purchase the nine relatively cheaper simulation rewards, then used his free draw to get the most expensive [Rinnegan Kekkei Genkai] for free.
"Activate!"
With a thought from Xiao Feng, the purple orb representing the [Rinnegan Kekkei Genkai] transformed into a purple light and merged into his eyes.
Sensing the intrusion of foreign bloodline energy, Xiao Feng's indestructible demonic body immediately enveloped it, integrating it into his own body.
Xiao Feng felt a sharp pain in his eyes as the Byakugan he had transplanted from Qinglin was instantly shattered into a mist of blood by an invisible force. Then, two eerie purple Rinnegan eyes regenerated in his eye sockets.
Perhaps because this [Rinnegan Kekkei Genkai] actually originated from Uchiha Madara, the ocular abilities Xiao Feng gained were identical to his.
Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan ability is called "Limbo: Border Jail," which allows him to create "shadows" of himself in the "Limbo" dimension. These shadows can block attacks for the main body or be used to ambush enemies.
Ordinary people cannot see or sense these shadows.
Only those with the Rinnegan can see them, or those who have mastered the Six Paths Sage Techniques can sense them.
(End of Chapter)
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