"October 7th, light rain. I went to Orochimaru's lab to study ninjutsu and accidentally sensed him punishing a subordinate. Countless venomous snakes slithered out from his sleeves, binding the unfortunate man, biting him, injecting venom, before finally crushing and devouring him. The scene was extremely bloody.
As a result, I successfully Cut a ninjutsu—Hidden Shadow Multi Snake Hands. This technique should be around B-rank. Its main function is to release numerous snake heads from the arm, binding and crushing enemies while injecting poison. With so many snake-like tendrils moving flexibly at once, I imagine most female ninja would be quite terrified of this move."
"October 8th, torrential rain. Nothing much happened today. My Cut cooldown finished, so I wandered around the Demonic Statue Tower. In the evening, I got lucky and ran into Konan returning while using Shikigami Dance.
Out of curiosity, I asked whether her paper constructs would be ruined by heavy rain. Konan told me her paper is professionally waterproofed. Successfully Cut ninjutsu—Shikigami Dance.
Looking at myself turning into countless sheets of paper in front of the mirror, I fell into deep thought. Although I like paper waifus, I don't like becoming one myself. Important note: this technique allows free movement and reconstruction as paper, but it's vulnerable to oil, and paper is weak to fire."
"October 9th, heavy rain. Had nothing to do again, so I went to Orochimaru's lab and immediately sensed him beating up another subordinate. Successfully Cut ninjutsu—Cursed Seal Binding."
"October 10th, light rain. Nothing happened again, but today I decided not to bother Orochimaru—can't keep shearing the same sheep.
After wandering around the tower, I discovered that Itachi's chosen residence is directly below mine. I originally planned to invite him out for a meal at Amegakure's signature restaurant to ease relations (his treat, of course). Unfortunately, I sensed him practicing shuriken techniques alone. Successfully Cut ninjutsu—Shurikenjutsu."
"October 11th, extreme storm. Kakuzu returned to Amegakure. Not sure why. Through Konan's introduction, I got to know him.
At first, he was cold toward me, but then I brought up ways to make money and shared a business idea. We hit it off instantly, and he treated me like a kindred spirit.
My idea was simple: instead of roaming the ninja world hunting high-bounty targets, why not secretly cultivate a group of ninjas whose fame exceeds their strength? Help boost their reputation behind the scenes, then harvest them once their bounty increases.
I also told him that if he lacked candidates, there's a Konoha ninja named Asuma Sarutobi—not very strong and perfect for cultivation. Kakuzu was thrilled and invested immediately. He promised that once the system runs, I'd get 10% of every bounty he collects.
Taking advantage of his good mood, I told him I was studying Lightning Release and had heard of his mastery over multiple elements—after all, he once attempted to assassinate the First Hokage. A living fossil, a legend among legends.
So I asked to observe his Lightning Release. Kakuzu agreed readily. He released a Lightning mask monster from his body and demonstrated a technique, explaining many advanced principles. He talked a lot.
Unfortunately… I didn't understand any of it.
Successfully Cut ninjutsu—Lightning Release: False Darkness."
"October 12th, moderate rain. Sasori returned to headquarters, likely summoned by Pain. Hiding inside Hiruko, he was extremely aloof and showed zero interest in me and Itachi joining.
But it didn't matter. Controlling Hiruko in front of me is essentially puppet manipulation. Successfully Cut ninjutsu—Puppet Control: Hiruko.
Puppet techniques were likely developed by the Second Kazekage. Since Sasori was actively using Hiruko, all related information was directly injected into my brain.
Which raises a question—
I learned the technique.
But where do I claim my Hiruko?
…Oh. It's on Sasori.
Never mind."
"October 13th, light rain. No encounters today. Orochimaru went out, Itachi disappeared somewhere, and Kakuzu and Sasori left last night.
So I followed Konan around.
Working Konan is beautiful.
Even with a lip piercing… she's still a good girl."
"October 14th, extreme storm. All Things Equal cooldown finished. I, the invincible Kamizuki Gen, have returned.
Of course, I understand that living in the ninja world, you ultimately have to rely on yourself. As Uncle Long once said, if your base strength is weak, no amount of cheats will save you.
So I can't rely on my 'cheat system' for everything. Especially since it only works one day and rests for seven.
One day on, seven days off?
Hey, system—swap bodies with me and you be the protagonist. This trash fanfic protagonist life, I don't want it.
Therefore—
To quickly improve my physical resistance and explore alternative paths to strength, as a proud member of the evil Akatsuki…
Today, I will lead Orochimaru and Uchiha Itachi
to completely wipe out Hoshigakure!"
Gen shook his sore writing hand, closed the diary, and tucked it into the ninja pouch strapped to his right thigh. He stood up and stretched.
Then he sensed Orochimaru tilting his head back, swallowing pills—an entire stash, not just one bottle.
Gen raised a brow. "Orochi-san, why do you have so much medicine?"
Hearing this, Itachi glanced over. Seeing the pill bottle in Orochimaru's hand, a trace of disdain flickered in his eyes. So the legendary Sannin had already deteriorated to relying on drugs.
"Heh… these are soldier pills," Orochimaru explained hoarsely. "I've been overusing my brain lately. My body tires easily, so I need energy supplements."
Truthfully, he didn't understand it himself. Recently, his stamina and mental energy had been draining unusually fast—to the point that he had to rely on soldier pills.
As for when this started…
Probably after that night—after becoming "sworn brothers" with Kamizuki Gen.
He had suspected Gen, but had no proof. He even conducted a full-body examination. Everything was normal. No abnormalities.
And yet, his energy kept mysteriously draining at random times.
In the end, Orochimaru attributed it to issues with his forbidden technique—Living Corpse Reincarnation. He needed a new vessel soon.
Gen walked over, patted Orochimaru's shoulder, and said with a grin,
"Kidney deficiency sometimes comes from overwork… You've worked hard, Orochi-san. You should really take care of yourself."
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