"Bastard! You dare kill our brothers!!"
Seven or eight people dressed like villagers charged out at once, each gripping a long blade, faces twisted with fury as they rushed Hyūga Ming.
"…As expected, not from a major village."
[Experience +763]
Seven or eight people—
and that was all the experience he got.
Along with a pile of completely useless trash.
For example:
[Worn Kunai – +5~10 Attack]
[Skill: Substitution Technique]
Either he couldn't use it, or he already had it.
But considering their strength, he hadn't expected much.
Item quality was tied to the target's overall combat capability, not chakra alone.
The stronger the person as a whole, the better the drops.
Weaklings? Garbage.
Hyūga Ming sat comfortably in a chair the village chief had personally carried over.
Hard work was healthy—even for old people. Exercise was good for the body.
In front of him, a man wearing villager clothes knelt on the ground.
A wandering ninja.
He was crying bitterly.
"We didn't want to do this either! But Konoha's gone mad—driving us away nonstop! We tried to go to the Rain Country, but the borders are sealed! We just wanted to hide in this village temporarily!"
The man sobbed uncontrollably.
They were just trying to survive—
and instead, they ran into a killing star.
He's this good at killing… does his family know?
The man complained silently—but didn't dare say it out loud.
If he did, he'd be dead already.
"So," Hyūga Ming interrupted calmly,
"are there actually bandits around here?"
"…Huh?"
The man stared blankly.
How deep is your hatred for bandits, exactly?
You're still thinking about them now?
At this point, he fully believed Hyūga Ming was a bounty ninja.
"T-there are…" the village chief said quietly.
"What I said before was true. That group really has been robbing travelers."
The kneeling man glared furiously at the village chief.
Stealing his contribution at a time like this?!
Hyūga Ming nodded.
"Then you're useless."
"…What?!"
The man's eyes went wide.
So that's it? No other intentions?
If I'd known, I should've cursed you earlier!
Too late now.
The blade flashed.
Blood sprayed.
The wandering ninja's head rolled across the ground, eyes still wide with disbelief.
That decisive?
You're not even going to ask more questions?
He never got the chance to finish that thought.
"Clean this up," Hyūga Ming said, patting the village chief on the shoulder.
The old man nearly collapsed—but forced himself to stay upright.
He quickly ordered people to clean the ground.
Their crisis was finally over.
…Right?
The village chief glanced at Hyūga Ming suspiciously.
"I need a place to rest," Hyūga Ming said, pretending not to notice.
The chief didn't dare refuse and led him to an empty house.
"My lord, if you need anything, please tell me," the chief said humbly.
Those wandering ninja alone had nearly destroyed them.
This one was far worse—and clearly not someone to provoke.
Hyūga Ming waved him away.
The chief backed out carefully and closed the door.
A silent night passed.
At dawn, Hyūga Ming left the village.
After getting detailed information from the village chief, he headed straight for the bandits' stronghold.
"If I still can't get the drop… I'll have to give up."
The Bandit Set could carry him all the way to level 30.
Other sets were far harder to farm.
He followed the main road at speed—
and soon noticed figures hiding on both sides.
No need to think.
Bandits.
"Byakugan!"
The moment he activated it, his Transformation Technique dispersed, revealing his true appearance.
Veins bulged around his eyes.
His pupils turned pure white.
Shuriken filled his fingertips.
"Pulling the mob!!"
He leapt high into the air.
"Shuriken — Heavy Firepower Mode — Heavenly Maiden Scatter!"
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The bandits looked up in confusion.
Shuriken bloomed across the sky like a flowering canopy,
then rained down in a merciless storm.
They had nowhere to dodge.
"AAAAAA—!!"
Screams echoed—then abruptly stopped.
Only corpses remained.
Hyūga Ming flipped and landed smoothly.
"Ninjas really do crush ordinary people completely."
Notifications flooded his vision:
[Experience +123]
[Silver +30 taels]
He scanned the bodies quickly.
Normal people had abysmal drop rates—but with this many, three items appeared.
[Bandit Ring – +20 Chakra]
[Low-Grade Health Potion]
[Low-Grade Health Potion]
"Two health potions. Finally."
He picked one up.
A pale red liquid in a glass vial.
In the game, health potions were sold everywhere.
In reality?
Merchants didn't sell them at all.
Yet they were essential for grinding.
There were also energy potions—but those hadn't dropped.
"All human mobs can drop them… I really haven't farmed enough."
He pocketed the potions and turned toward the bandits' base.
His figure shot forward like an arrow, vanishing into the forest.
Wooden palisades rose among the trees.
Scrawny bandits patrolled lazily.
Hyūga Ming moved like a ghost.
Byakugan locked onto every target.
Shuriken became the Grim Reaper's scythe.
[Experience +10][Silver +3]
[Experience +8][Silver +5]
Notifications flashed rapidly.
Whish! Whish!
Bandits clutched their throats and collapsed.
They only heard the wind.
Then their companions fell.
One by one.
"What's happening?! What the hell is going on?!"
Someone collapsed in terror.
A corpse fell onto him—hot blood splashing across his face.
Before he could scream, pain exploded in his neck.
Darkness followed.
Hyūga Ming looted the body.
[Bandit's Left Greave – Movement Speed +5]
"…Another duplicate."
He continued upward, killing without pause.
Finally, the entire bandit camp reacted.
"ENEMY ATTACK!!!"
A shrill scream echoed through the mountains.
"WHO DARES?!"
A massive man charged down from above.
Chains wrapped around his body.
A heavy iron ball dragged behind him, linked by chain.
The bandit chief had arrived.
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