"The cheat that every transmigrator gets has arrived."
After a series of tests, Ryoma found that the obedience of the Shadow Ninja he summoned was one hundred percent.
Even if ordered to fight each other to the death, they would not hesitate to attack each other.
What made Ryoma even more gratified was that the Ninja Corps soldiers he could currently summon, all possessed the strength of a genin.
This 'genin' is not the kind of newly graduated student from the ninja academy, the little kid who only knows how to catch cats or walk dogs.
Of course, it also couldn't be an invincible genin like Naruto or Sasuke.
How could anyone else compete then.
The Ninja Corps ninja have very rich combat experience, and their killing techniques are even more seasoned.
They are swift and agile in action, and also possess good close combat abilities. A single Ninja Corps soldier would have no problem fighting against a seasoned genin tempered by war.
The main limitation is that the Ninja Corps' attack methods are relatively singular. Besides close combat, they can only use the ninja weapons they are equipped with, like shuriken, katana, staffs, and such.
Not being able to use ninjutsu or genjutsu is the hard limitation of the Shadow Ninja.
But Ryoma is quite satisfied enough.
What is this!
This is over ten experienced, veteran genin who obey my every command!!!
What more could I ask for? Ryoma himself is just a little kid right now, not even at genin strength.
"If I myself reach genin strength, the strength of the Shadow Ninja will probably improve as well."
Ryoma happily fantasized in his heart.
"Even now, when I'm not a genin, the shadows I summon are already at elite genin strength. If I become a genin myself, wouldn't I be able to summon Shadow Otsutsuki!!!"
However, what made Ryoma feel regretful was,
The ability of the Shadow Corps to turn into shadows and freely move through any ground or walls seems to be limited by Ryoma himself.
The Ninja Corps soldiers Ryoma currently summons can only freely move through shadows created by Ryoma's own chakra, or shadows that have been tainted by Ryoma's chakra.
But soon Ryoma felt relieved, in this world where attack power is generally high and defense low, if shadows could move anywhere freely,
Ryoma wouldn't even need to leave his house to send all those Kage-level big shots to the shadow world to keep the Generals company.
Looking at the mask in his Inner View this time, Ryoma was so tempted he almost drooled.
Is this just a mask?
No!
This is a symbol of life preservation!
This is the representation of strength!
You must know, the Shadow Corps has more than just the "Ninja Corps" as a combat unit,
And the shadows are not limited to just the "Shadow Ninja" form.
There are the Claw Shadows, where a single soldier has the strength to challenge Uncle Jackie's whole group, the Sickle Shadows with the greatest combat power, and the Taros Shadows, who look cute and pitiful on the surface but have maxed-out growth potential...
Not to mention the nine powerful Generals, and the ruler of all demons, the king of the Shadow Realm, Tarakudo.
Ryoma vaguely sensed that he also had some connection with these Generals.
Maybe one day what he summons won't be just Shadow Ninja, One must have dreams, right?
At the very least, the current Ryoma, without saying too much, should have no problem dealing with a few little kids from the ninja academy, right?
"Whether it's that white-haired pretty boy or that future chain-smoker, if I can't beat them myself, can't I just call for help?"
Just have over ten big guys rush up, quickly take them down, and hold them for me.
Or, when someone uses a Shadow Imitation Technique to control an enemy, and, while others fighting alone without teammates, still needs to go through great trouble and rack their brains to figure out how to damage the enemy.
Does Ryoma need to do that?
ofcoursenot!!!
Just have over ten handsome guys come out of the shadows, one slash each, sending you swiftly to the afterlife without worries.
"Tsk tsk tsk, strength is a devil, it makes one drool~"
Thinking of this, Ryoma felt doubly motivated to continue his cultivation again.
Go go go, I am the strongest!
Go go go, I am the greatest!
Ryoma cheered himself on in his heart.
Dragging his drained body, after a brief recovery, he turned around and threw himself back onto the path of being constantly drained.
...
Early morning the next day.
Ryoma swore he didn't mean to be late on purpose.
It's just that he cultivated too late last night,
Seven times! He was completely drained seven times in one night! Who could handle that?
Itō Makoto also found Nara Ryoma quite a headache. Being late on the second day of school, and what's more infuriating, two people being late at once.
The other little brat from the Uchiha clan hasn't even arrived yet!
These days, being a teacher is tough!
"Are these two brats from big clans trying to show this young teacher who's boss?"
Teacher Itō looked at Nara Ryoma standing before him, with heavy dark circles under his eyes, and a "#" mark gradually bulging on his own forehead. Suppressing his anger, he asked,
"Student Ryoma, can you give me a reasonable explanation for why you are late on only the second day of school?"
Ryoma looked at the slightly red-faced Teacher Itō and answered carefully.
"This… um… well, ah! It's because I met an old lady on the way who asked me for directions. I helped take her there, so I got delayed a bit."
A herd of alpacas galloped through Itō Makoto's heart.
Those heavy dark circles are obviously lying, right! And as a ninja, if you're going to lie, at least find a better reason!
Helping an old lady cross the street or something, that's really the kind of excuse a kid would give when lying!
Itō prepared his words, ready to properly lecture this obviously dishonest student.
Suddenly, a black-haired boy wearing goggles rushed in through the classroom door.
He wore a jacket with the Uchiha clan emblem,
and now stood at the classroom entrance looking embarrassed.
Itō's head hurt again. Looking at the boy who just entered, another "#" mark involuntarily appeared on his forehead.
"Student Obito, when you're late, you need to knock before entering. And what is your reason for being late on only the second day of school?"
Obito looked at Teacher Itō and scratched his head sheepishly.
"Ah, this… it's because I met an old lady on the way who asked me for directions, and then, how do I put it, something about sand in my eyes..."
Listening to Obito's answer, Itō only felt his blood churning.
His blood pressure instantly skyrocketed.
You didn't even bother to change the excuse, right!
"Fine, fine. It seems Student Ryoma and Student Obito helped the same old lady then."
Itō instantly felt his future was completely doomed.
Obito looked at Ryoma with a bewildered expression, thinking to himself,
"This guy also helped an old lady cross the street? Why didn't I see him?"
On the other hand, Ryoma, noticing Obito's gaze, guiltily turned his head away and started whistling.
After Teacher Itō conducted a friendly and profound lecture for Ryoma and Obito,
Obito and Ryoma finally returned to their seats and began today's school life.
Hearing the teacher on the platform still talking about the glorious history of the Hokage,
Ryoma, without hesitation, chose to, catch up on sleep.
Actually, he was using the posture of lying down to sleep to secretly continue his cultivation~
"Everyone else thinks I'm sleeping, but in reality, I'm already cultivating to the point of exhaustion."
Just thinking about it made Ryoma feel excited.
"The king of internal competition marches forth, leaving no blade of grass standing; only by competing within the competition can one rise above others!"
If you don't want to be out-competed by others, then out-compete them to death!
Let's do it!
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9 TYPES OF SHADOW CORPS:
Ninja Corps – Stealth, numbers, basic combat.
Claw Corps – Sharp claws, agility, climbing.
Giant Corps – Immense size and strength.
Flying Corps – Flight, aerial attacks.
Armored Corps – Heavy armor and defense.
Sickle Corps – Scythes, high attack power.
Mutant Corps – Shape-shifting, adaptability.
Liquid Corps – Stretching, flexibility, absorption.
Taros Corps – Small size, gluttony (energy absorption).