Haruki, who seemed to have lost his soul, suddenly shivered. His pupils stiffly rotated.
"It’s not finished yet..." He muttered to himself.
Haruki continued to turn, a green light glowing in his hand. Only when the ninja’s last wound healed did he withdraw his hand, collapsing onto the ground, his face pale.
The ninja looked at his healed wounds, then at Haruki. This child was so frightened, yet he still remembered to heal him...
[System detected Liko’s Gratitude Value + 1000]
[10,000 gratitude points have been collected, activating Curse Spirit No. 003 —Land God.]
Haruki had an impression of this Cursed Spirit, mainly because its ability was too special.
Instant Death Gaze — As long as the target is gazed upon by Land God’s pupils, the target will begin to rot within 10 seconds, ultimately dying.
Haruki opened his mouth, a bright light quickly appearing in his pupils as he stared intently at Hanzo. "Hanzo-sama is amazing. Thank you for saving me."
Under Haruki’s adoring gaze, Hanzo’s heart instantly softened.
"Haruki, were you scared? Rest for a while!"
Two medical ninjas walked up to Haruki, one touching Haruki’s forehead, the other checking if the back of his neck was injured, as if they wanted to hold Haruki in their palms.
Haruki’s face returned to normal. He smiled at the two medical ninjas, took a deep breath, and said loudly, "I want to become a powerful ninja like Hanzo-sama. I won’t be easily scared."
The two medical ninjas were startled. A smile appeared in Hanzo’s eyes.
Hanzo encouragingly patted Haruki’s shoulder.
Looking at Haruki, an idea formed in Hanzo’s mind. Haruki could master Medical Ninjutsu at such a young age, so mastering other Ninjutsu should not be difficult either.
Haruki could not be left without the power to protect himself.
"I still want to continue saving everyone." Haruki said firmly.
No matter how the medical ninjas tried to persuade him, he did not stop to rest.
The number of ninjas he healed increased, and the gratitude points he collected also increased.
In just one day, the new cursed spirit’s rank had already risen to 35%.
Haruki believed that if this continued, it would definitely be the fastest to reach 100%.
As long as the war continued, ninja would constantly be injured. Gratitude points would continuously flow to Haruki. However, Haruki was not content with just absorbing gratitude points.
When night completely enveloped Amegakure, Haruki stopped what he was doing.
Let’s collect gratitude points up to here for today!
After all, his Cursed Energy was also limited.
Although the activation and upgrade of Choso and Land God had given him a lot of Cursed Energy, he would still get tired from continuously using Reverse Cursed Technique.
"Come, I’ll take you to a place to rest." Hanzo said to Haruki.
Haruki nodded. He followed Hanzo, leaving the iron tower and coming to the street.
As night fell, warm yellow lights lit up on the street, and the road was no longer empty.
The ninjas on the street saw Hanzo, their eyes full of reverence. "Hanzo-sama!"
Hanzo nodded to them. He could feel Haruki’s burning gaze beside him.
"What’s wrong?" Hanzo looked at him and asked.
Haruki’s eyes glowed as he asked, "Hanzo-sama, can I learn Ninjutsu from you?"
Hanzo was startled, he looked at Haruki seriously. Even if Haruki didn’t say it, he had already planned to let him follow him to learn Ninjutsu.
Too many ninjas had died in the war, and the village’s next generation of ninja needed to grow up.
After a full day of observation today, he was very satisfied with Haruki. This child was too much like him.
Resilient, kind, brave, and loved the village.
[System detected Hanzo’s Nostalgia Value + 1000.]
[Your Cursed Spirit Choso’s rank has risen to 17%.]
He wanted to know Haruki’s thoughts.
"My power can heal them, but it cannot protect them." Haruki gave Hanzo an unexpected answer.
Hanzo was startled. Haruki, as if unaware of his reaction, was immersed in his own world and slowly said, "I want to be like Hanzo-sama, to have the power to protect the village. If I had been as strong as Hanzo-sama then, my mom and dad wouldn’t have died. I don’t want the people in the village to shed painful tears like I did then."
Hanzo saw his reddened eyes, tears welling up in them. Haruki sniffled, forcing the tears back into his eyes.
Hanzo’s heart was like a water-soaked sponge, becoming wet and heavy, constantly sinking in his chest.
Hanzo nodded, he reminded, "Learning Ninjutsu with me will be very hard. I will guide you strictly."
A surprised smile appeared on Haruki’s face. "I’m not afraid of hardship."
A hint of satisfaction flashed in Hanzo’s eyes.
The accommodation Hanzo arranged for Haruki was right next to Hanzo’s.
Haruki looked at the standard single apartment in front of him, Hanzo at this time was truly incorruptible. It was impossible to imagine that Hanzo would later get lost in power and wealth.
"Rest well." Hanzo said to Haruki.
"Tomorrow morning at five o’clock, start learning Ninjutsu with me."
Five... five o’clock?
Haruki gulped, he nodded heavily under Hanzo’s scrutinizing gaze. "I understand! Hanzo-sama!"
Hanzo turned and left.
Haruki stood at the door, watching Hanzo open the door to the single apartment next door, his figure disappearing behind the door. Only then did he return to his own room and close the door.
Sitting on the tatami in the narrow living room, Haruki immediately opened his information page.
[Personal Information]
[Name: Haruki Shiratori]
[Identity: Yuta Okkotsu / Cursed Spirit Mother]
[Associated Cursed Spirit: Rika ]
[Cursed Spirit Illustrated Book: Rika (Activated), Sukuna (Activated), Choso (Activated), Land God (Activated), Jogo (Not Activated)... Click to expand]
[Body Abilities: Copy (Activated, current progress 49%... Click to expand), Black Flash (Activated), Reverse Cursed Technique (Not Activated), Domain Expansion (Not Activated)]
Haruki called out to the system in his mind, ’Didn’t my Reverse Cursed Technique already activate?’
Has the system not had time to update yet?
[Host, please clarify.]
[You activated Shoko Ieiri’s copyable Reverse Cursed Technique, not your body’s inherent Reverse Cursed Technique.]
Haruki was expressionless. ’What’s the difference?’
[Host, the Reverse Cursed Technique you activated can only heal others.]