4 Chapter 3

The village hidden in the leaves. That is the name of this village.

And one of its key features is it is surrounded by dense forestry and mountainous terrains, heck, even the village itself is sandwiched by a cliff and within it carved the faces of the previous Hokage.

And on top of one of those cliffs is where I stand. You might be wondering how I slipped out to get here. But I must apologise because a shinobi's secrets are their own. And I will be a shinobi, a powerful one. I promise, heh.

*whoosh*

The wind blows strong on my back, beckoning me down the sickening height of the cliff. A nauseous feeling consumes me but fears are meant to be conquered.

I close my eyes and take a deep breath. chakra flows through my body envigorating it, I utilise my chakra blade for a brief moment causing an invisible hum to come from my hand for less than a second.

Body enhance check

Chakra blade Check.

Now JUMP

Heh just kidding it isn't that easy.

*whooosh*

A strong wind catches me off guard and before I realise it my feet are in the air, freefalling from a cliff. Crap

Wind rushes past my body, berating it with endless waves of strength. As I try to gain my balance.

Damn it, this is definitely too early for a leap of faith

I desperately try to orient my body to try to grab the cliff before I realise

I'm going too fast

A split second before the cliff touches my hand I enhance my entire body with chakra and activate my chakra blade to slow down, even if just a bit.

As I penetrate the side of the cliff, rubble hits my face like an endless wave of punches. never knew I was getting myself into a fistfight with a mountain. But luckily the bodily enhancement extends to my face.

Feeling my chakra levels getting lower and lower by the second and still only reaching the halfway point I get desperate.

Approaching the tree line of the tall pines, I see a way out.

Cancelling my Chakra blade I kick off the cliff with all my might. Without sparing a second I transfer all the chakra to my body. Please protect me even if only for a second.

I feel the branches breaking on my back one after another in the span of seconds.

Until a cloud of dust appears, finally the bottom. I can barely contain my joy but don't worry I don't need to because before I could celebrate my eyes already went dark.

I fainted

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"hahahaha" I laugh loudly even when lying flat on my back.

I lived

Isn't that a thing to be joyful for

Not only that.

I got stronger.

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The walk home is proud, one of a victor. As I look through the trees and follow the path I took, I see a small figure in the distance closing in.

A shinobi not of our village carrying a duffel bag. My stomach starts to turn as I realise this isn't as simples as a delivery.

"Bad luck kid" the shinobi mumbles as he throws a kunai in my direction

Sweat runs down my back. If I didn't already enhance my senses, I wouldn't have known he didn't plan to leave me alone.

Damn it, cruel to even children.

In this world, no matter the age if one holds a weapon they are an enemy. If not, I suppose it's just target practice.

Damn you, I'll show you who's the weakling who can be toyed around with.

Just as the kunai is about to hit me, I pretend to trip over in fear.

"huh" the shinobi is audibly surprised that I survived

On the ground, I cover my head and close my eyes while using my chakra to sense my surroundings.

When you're opponent is stronger than you by a large margin the only choice is to trick them so they let their guards down.

He approaches me at a running speed, noticeably in a rush, I patiently wait.

30m

20m

10m

0m

He doesn't wait around to kill me, Likely because whatever is in that duffel bag is a valuable

But you'll regret trying to take my life on a whim.

In less than a second, his back is towards me, running past.

At that moment I concentrate 90% of my chakra on my feet, leaving only a little so I can stay conscious.

I turn to him while grabbing the thrown kunai. In and out. I take a deep breath.

And Explode

Using all the chakra for a single movement of extreme speed at near point-blank. I jump towards his neck.

Slash

A single movement.

A single life.

Thump. the shinobi's body hits the ground like a sack of bricks along with the duffel bag.

I win

And I'll continue to win

In this world, I'll make it my journey towards immortality.

To be the strongest

To be the only demon under the heavens