Anime Crossover: My Cheat Code is Myself

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Even without using the Soul-Stealing Technique, based solely on my years of experience as a host in the Gintama world, I can guess pretty accurately.

Considering that Kushina had only recently become a genin, Natsuhiko did not choose a barbecue or sushi restaurant.

Instead, they simply found a ramen shop and grabbed a bite.

After all, he had eaten one meal before going out, and he had just eaten with Tsunade, so this was his third meal.

Although I can still eat more, I'm almost at my limit.

However, in Kushina's eyes, his behavior was interpreted as him worrying that she didn't have enough money and that he was thinking of her.

Xia Yanjun is so gentle...

And Xia Yanjun looks so handsome when he's thinking!

Are you thinking about something related to me...?

Kushina's eyes turned into hearts as she watched Natsuhiko eat his noodles while lost in thought.

Her feelings for Xia Yan surged once again.

I reckon even if Xia Yan asked her to come to his house to see the goldfish right now, Kushina would go with him without any suspicion.

of course.

Although Xia Yan may not have much moral integrity, he wouldn't go so far as to do such a thing to Kushina.

After all, aside from Natsuhiko the hentai, the most basic bottom line for all other Natsuhikos is not to date children.

Kushina, despite her precocious personality, is still considered a child at this point, and therefore not within Natsuhiko's reach.

What he was thinking had absolutely nothing to do with Kushina.

This ramen tastes pretty bad...

I wonder when the legendary Ichiraku Ramen will open...

Unaware that the girl beside him had already begun her self-conquest once again, Xia Yan slurped his noodles while idly pondering the situation.

After finishing his meal, Xia Yan personally escorted Kushina home, and then, under her reluctant gaze, headed towards the mission office.

After sharing Natsuhiko's abilities from JoJo, he was unable to summon a Stand, but he still possessed all the necessary abilities.

This naturally includes "the power of my thinking".

With the help of this unreasonable ability, it is estimated that both the research on Hashirama cells and the research on the Oni-Garra technique will soon yield satisfactory results.

So Xia Yan decided to take on a mission outside the village after a long time, to go out and relax, change his mood, and get himself into the best possible condition.

After returning, he injected himself with interstitial cells.

"This task will do..."

Xia Yan selected a mission scroll and handed it to the ninja in the mission team. After registering it, the ninja gave Xia Yan a permit to leave the village.

Under normal circumstances, ninjas cannot leave the village without a valid reason.

Because no one can guarantee that you're not planning to defect to another ninja village or something.

To leave the village, you must have a permit to leave the village and return within the specified time. If an accident occurs, you must also submit a written report.

However, this aspect isn't strictly enforced.

After all, many ninja clans have business dealings with the outside world, and it's impossible for everyone to live off your missions alone.

Moreover, your own disciples from three generations have been wandering around outside for years on end.

After receiving the exit permit from the mission ninja, Xia Yan went home, made some simple preparations, and told Orochimaru that he was going to leave the village to clear his head before leaving.

Xia Yan's mission was to travel to the Land of Grass and assassinate a minister there.

It's just a B-level mission.

Generally speaking, tasks are divided into five levels according to difficulty: S, A, B, C, and D.

S-class missions are all classified internationally, and such missions are very rare.

Rank A missions are extremely dangerous, involving the movements of ninja villages and nations. Only Jonin are qualified to accept them, and there is a possibility of encountering hostile Jonin during the mission.

Rank B missions are also quite dangerous, as you may encounter ninjas, but their strength will not exceed that of a Chunin. Only Chunin or higher can accept these missions.

Rank C missions may be dangerous, and the strongest enemies encountered are usually just bandits or mountain brigands. This level of difficulty is suitable for low-ranking ninjas.

Level D consists of routine tasks like finding cats and dogs, which don't involve any danger.

Since Xia Yan only planned to go out for a stroll, he did not choose any tasks that were too difficult.

The Land of Grass and the Land of Fire are adjacent to each other, so even though Xia Yan wasn't in a hurry, he arrived at the mission location in less than a day.

As a small country sandwiched between the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth, the power within the Land of Grass naturally divides into three factions.

One faction favors the Land of Earth, another favors the Land of Fire, and the third is neutral, essentially a fence-sitter.

His target, Kawajiri Koji, was originally a minor leader of a fence-sitter, but recently, for some unknown reason, he has openly declared that he wants to stand with the Land of Earth faction.

Furthermore, to express their sincerity, they will also donate a batch of medicines to the Land of Earth free of charge.

There's nothing wrong with you switching sides, since you weren't originally inclined towards Konoha anyway; it's just a change in political stance.

No one will bother you if you sneak around.

But if you insist on making such a big fuss about it, and even go so far as to send supplies and medicines, then that's not right of you.

It's important to know that the Second Shinobi World War was primarily initiated by the Land of Earth against the Land of Fire.

Isn't what you're doing just making things difficult for Konoha?

You need to be taught a lesson!

Otherwise, there would be no way to maintain the great power dignity of our Fire Kingdom!

So he immediately made a decision and assigned a B-rank mission to Konoha Village.

Chapter 141 Karin's Mother?

"Wow, this mission is really not simple. There are multiple Chunin appearing. It should be considered an A-rank mission, right?"

"What are the intelligence squad doing...?"

In a hotel a few kilometers away from the mission target, Xia Yanjun's face was covered with grotesque veins and bulging veins as he stared at Kawajiri Koji with his white eyes wide open.

Since he dared to switch sides so openly, Koji Kawajiri naturally wouldn't have been completely unprepared.

As a minister of the Land of Grass, he originally kept more than a dozen samurai in his household, as well as three wandering ninjas whose strength was roughly between genin and chunin.

Now there are two more Chunin from Kusagakure and six more Genin from Kusagakure.

And two Chunin from Iwagakure.

With this level of power, if there's insufficient intelligence, even a weaker Jonin might be defeated.

Although he already possessed Kage-level strength, he did not choose to recklessly charge in.

As a ninja, unless you're like Hashirama Senju or Madara Uchiha, who can overwhelm others with a simple 12-push strategy, concealing your information is of paramount importance.

After all, intelligence was the most crucial part of the battle before the Otsutsuki family's alien bloodline began to exert its power.

If Jiraiya has sufficient information...

I doubt they can beat Payne.

After all, the gap between the two was too large to be bridged by intelligence alone.

However, for those below the Kage level, intelligence can still play a crucial role.

Generally speaking, when faced with a situation where the difficulty of the mission is disproportionate to the mission's challenge, a ninja has the right to decide whether to abandon the mission.

After all, the village doesn't train a ninja just to have them die in vain.

"Hmm? Red hair, and that amount of chakra, at least twenty calories, is he a descendant of the Uzumaki clan?"

Just as Xia Yan was considering whether to abandon the mission and take a stroll before returning, he suddenly discovered someone who piqued his interest.

She was a female ninja with the same hair color as Kushina, fair skin, delicate features, and eyes as beautiful as rubies.

Unlike the lively Kushina, she seems to have a more gentle personality and looks like she has been bullied a lot.

As if deliberately trying to look ugly, this person looked dirty and wore tattered old clothes.

If it weren't for the Byakugan revealing the large amount of chakra within her, most people would simply mistake her for a wanderer and ignore her.

"It seems to have been brought from the Grass Village... Grass Village, a survivor of the Uzumaki clan... Could she be Karin's mother?"

Upon seeing the woman, Xia Yan raised an eyebrow with interest.

While rare in the ninja world, such bright red hair is not entirely unheard of.

However, with red hair and an extraordinary amount of life-giving chakra, it's clear that the only possible explanation is that the person is from the Uzumaki clan.

You can't exactly say that he's an orphan of the Senju clan who dyed his hair red and went to Kusagakure to become a beggar, can you?

This isn't just outrageous, it's downright absurd!

"Whether it is or not, let's bring her back first... If it isn't, it wouldn't be bad to leave her with Snake as a test subject."

"In that case, it seems we have no choice but to do this mission. However, if we want to secretly bring the person back, we still need to make some adjustments."

Xia Yan touched his chin and said thoughtfully.

He had even considered abandoning the mission when he saw that the difficulty of the mission did not match the intelligence.

After all, his purpose was to come out and relax. He only took on the mission to make it easier to leave the village. If he wanted to leave the village without a mission, it wouldn't be impossible, but he would need to do a lot of reports and approvals.

It's far too complicated.

It's not that it's impossible for Orochimaru or Tsunade to vouch for him, but he wasn't doing anything shady, and there was no need for it.

"Thinking about it this way, it's definitely more convenient to disguise myself as a ninja from Kumogakure."

As he spoke, Xia Yan had already used his transformation technique to disguise himself as the foolish Jonin from Kumogakure whom he had captured earlier.

If he simply wanted to complete the task, he wouldn't have bothered with this unnecessary pretense.

Although the opposing force was quite large, and most Jonin on a solo mission would likely back down, his Kage-level strength made it an easy task for him.

But what he needs to do now is kidnap, not annihilate.