Naruto: My Unique System

Chapter 192: Anbu Assessment

Three shuriken flew towards Tatsuma. One hit his chest instantly, causing dark red blood to gush out, staining his clothes. Tatsuma's face turned extremely pale. He pressed around the wound and dashed upstairs. However, halfway up the stairs, a thick iron barrier suddenly blocked his way. Tatsuma's Enhanced Strength burst out as he smashed against the iron door.

Thud~

A cloud of dust fell, leaving shallow marks on the iron door, but it remained unaffected. Despite his increasingly pale complexion, Tatsuma continued relentlessly striking the door.

Thud thud thud~

The sound grew fainter, and Tatsuma's body trembled involuntarily. Eventually, he collapsed, tumbling down to the platform between two flights of stairs, his body convulsing sporadically.

The exposed skin was covered in visible sweat, but the trembling of the body gradually subsided. Even though his eyes were open, the pupils were dilating gradually. Even when facing a lamp directly, his pupils didn't constrict.

Tap tap tap~

At that moment, faint footsteps sounded, and a masked ANBU ninja appeared beside Tatsuma, extending a finger towards his neck.

"Senpai, don't forget I also know Medical Ninjutsu."

Suddenly, Tatsuma's pupils constricted. The hand, which was previously rigid and contorted, now held a kunai, its tip pointing at the ANBU ninja's throat.

"I just didn't expect your reaction to be so quick, and very convincing."

The ANBU ninja, unfazed by the kunai at his throat, remarked in an admiring tone, "And this blood pouch... enough to deceive most ninjas."

The ANBU ninja had suspected Tatsuma of feigning injury, but Tatsuma's physical reaction was akin to those resilient ninjas he had encountered before. Moreover, the scent of blood was just too real.

"It's homemade, using real blood. Luckily, we slaughtered a pig yesterday and collected some fresh blood. Otherwise, I probably couldn't have deceived you."

Tatsuma didn't retract his kunai but smiled and continued, "I'm always ready to face an assessment. Did I pass?"

"You could have killed me at any moment. What else can I say?"

The ANBU ninja rested a hand on his mask and said, "Hokage-sama mentioned that your weak point is Genjutsu, so he assigned me to assess you. I didn't expect that I couldn't even activate Genjutsu and got deceived by you."

After speaking, he lifted his mask, revealing a thin, somewhat mismatched face with large eyes. Tatsuma quickly retrieved his kunai a bit and said, "Shinku-sama, I didn't expect it was you. I didn't expect you were also an ANBU."

Tatsuma finally understood why this assessor was so eager to check on him. It turns out they were acquainted. If it were a stranger ANBU assessor, they might not have cared about Tatsuma's life and wouldn't have checked on him immediately for stability.

Seeing that Tatsuma's hand only retracted slightly and was not completely withdrawn, Shinku Yuhi understood that this guy still wasn't entirely at ease. He shook his head and smiled, "Tatsuma, congratulations, you've passed the ANBU assessment."

Upon hearing this, Tatsuma finally fully retracted his hand, and the kunai was returned to his pouch. He smiled and said, "I only brought one set of clothes, and now they're ruined. I'll have to change into new clothes before I can leave."

Shinku Yuhi chuckled and ruffled Tatsuma's head, then put on his mask and said, "From now on, call me Tenko."

Standing up, Shinku Yuhi said, "Come with me now. Indeed, it's time to get you a new set of clothes."