Special Abilities

"That rascal..."

After walking out of the Hokage building, Kakashi was in a good mood and considering inviting Yami to join him and his team for dinner at a barbecue restaurant. However, when he looked around, Yami was nowhere to be seen.

"When did he leave?" Even Kakashi didn't notice.

"What's wrong, Kakashi?" Rin was the first to notice Kakashi's unusual behaviour.

"Nothing." Kakashi glanced around but still couldn't find any trace of Yami leaving.

'That guy's concealment skills are at least at the level of a Chunin.' Kakashi thought. 'Maybe he's not as weak as people say.'

"Hurry up, I'm starving, Kakashi!" Obito, eager for barbecue, was already running excitedly down the street, urging his companions to follow.

"He's always late for every mission, but he's the first to arrive when it's about his stomach," Rin said with a smile as she walked forward.

Kakashi shook his head but followed Rin anyway.

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"It's great to have barbecue with friends after a mission." Yami stood on the wall of the Hokage building, quietly watching as the three people walked away. "But it's only for a short while. Soon, they will have to face..."

Iwagakure had already attacked the Land of Grass, marking the beginning of the Third Ninja War. As someone familiar with Naruto, Yami had already seen the future fate of Kakashi and his companions. But he had no sympathy for them and no intention of helping.

'I don't have the ability to lend a helping hand.'

Despite knowing their future, Yami still envied them a little. Compared to himself, people like Kakashi and Obito were much luckier. In this world, which was always in a semi-war state, civilian ninjas with no potential were always cannon fodder. They were just the kind of Genin who got killed by the protagonist or supporting characters with kunai, shuriken, or punches. A background character that died as soon as it appeared.

Yami, who always received life-threatening missions, was not special. His "bad reputation" was simply because he always completed the missions alive, while other civilian ninjas who received dangerous missions died. That's all.

"I thought it was an Anbu Ninja that I felt in the office, but I didn't expect it to be Danzo."

In order to not be left behind and get real news of the war, Yami boldly used his "transparent escape," as others called it, to hide his body and eavesdrop on the conversation inside.

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"Danzo, let Orochimaru finish his research as soon as possible. The people in the village have begun to dissent from him, and Konoha is about to enter a war. His strength is needed now."

After Minato left the Hokage's office, Sarutobi immediately changed his demeanor. In front of his classmate and best friend, Danzo, he no longer needed to put on a kindly expression.

"But Orochimaru said this is a critical moment."

Whether studying the cells of the First Hokage or the forbidden techniques of the Second Hokage, Orochimaru has made rapid progress over the years. This was also one of the reasons why Danzo was willing to befriend Orochimaru in private.

"The safety of the village is above all else!" Sarutobi Hiruzen raised his voice and looked angry. It was unclear whether he was angry at Orochimaru for drifting away from him over the years, at Danzo's evasion of responsibility, or both. "Tell him that after this war, I will consider the next Hokage reasonably and retire from the position of Hokage."

"Understood." The old man with a bandage on his face seemed to be waiting for Sarutobi to say this. "I will convey your message to Orochimaru."

Another reason why Danzo and Orochimaru were on good terms now was that the latter was likely to be the next Hokage. But Danzo knew that, with Orochimaru's personality, he wouldn't stay in the position for long. At that time, Danzo would undoubtedly be the best candidate for Hokage.

"Anything else?" Seeing that Danzo did not immediately leave, Sarutobi knew that he had something else to say.

"That kid named Kakashi must be the son of Konoha's White Fang, right? His cold aura and eyes are very suitable for our roots."

"Don't even think about it, Danzo!" Sarutobi waved his sleeves impatiently. "Sakumo, the White Fang has been destroyed by you. His son must live in the sun."

'Even if Kakashi is to become an ANBU, he should become the Hokage's ANBU.' Sarutobi thought.

"Hehe. You are still so hypocritical, Hiruzen." Danzo did not argue much about the matter of "destroying White Fang."

"Since Kakashi can't do it, then, what about that child?"

"Who?"

"That civilian Genin."

Danzo thought of the performance of the civilian Genin just now. Although the other party's chakra was very weak, he was able to master the secret technique of Transparent Escape, which seemed to have some value. He could be a good spy for his roots.

But Danzo couldn't help but have some doubts, so he asked. "How did a civilian ninja learn the secret techniques of the Gekko family?"

"You mean, Yami?" Sarutobi continued. "Though Transparent Escape is a secret technique, it's not just Yami who can do it. Jiraiya can do it, too."

Civilian Ninjas weren't just Canon Foder; a few of them were talented and stood out from the rest, just like Minato. The fact that Yami was able to learn the technique simply means he had that kind of talent.

"But even if it's him, it won't work." Sarutobi would not have had any disagreement with Danzo over a civilian Genin, but a lot of things today put him in a bad mood. Even Danzo in front of him became difficult to look at.

"Why? He's just a civilian Genin with little potential." Danzo's cloudy single eye moved slightly. Hiruzen's answer seemed to surprise him.

"His parents gave their lives for Konoha. They are the heroes of Konoha. I can't leave their son to rot in your roots."

"Humph, another high-sounding excuse like this. That's disgusting, Hiruzen." Danzo snorted disdainfully and quickly disappeared from the room.

Yami, who was hiding outside and eavesdropping, almost gasped.

'Damn it, I was almost sent to the root just because Danzo looked at me for a second longer... Civilians Genin really have no human rights at all.'

After calming down from a near-heart attack, Yami thought. "However, my stealth ability is getting better."

It was impossible to hide under the noses of the Third Hokage and Danzo just by relying on the Transparent Escape technique. Yami was able to do all this only because of his second ability, invisibility.

About a year ago, when Yami was transmigrated, he awakened a system. But his system was broken. Apart from displaying a single line of information that only he could see, it had no functionality or anything else. The only consolation prize for this broken and incompetent system was the two abilities it brought him when he awakened.

[Invisibility, Level 3]

[Soul Perception, Level 2]

From beginning to end, these were the only words Yami saw on the system. Initially, it was displayed as LV1. Over the past year, probably because he became more proficient in using it, it barely upgraded to LV3. And this broken system interface did not have any hints or reminders at all during the entire process.

"Aside from soul perception, which allows me to have the same abilities as a sensory Ninja, the second ability is really useful. It conceal your entire presence, even scent, sound, and chakra. It doesn't consume chakra, but it will consume a little spiritual energy." Not even the Uchiha's Sharingan could see through his invisibility because it doesn't require the use of chakra.

Moreover, if he didn't possess this ability, he would not have been able to survive to this day in this crisis-ridden world with his extremely low ninja talent.

"Besides, it can be misunderstood as a form of transparent escape by others, so I don't have to think of other ways to explain my ability."

It was a good cover for him to use without being suspected of having Kekkei Genkai.

"However, although the problem with Danzo has been temporarily resolved, the Third Ninja War is about to begin, and the death rate of ninjas, especially civilian ninjas like me, will increase greatly." Yami thought before deciding to double his training routine.

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At the same time, Danzo, who was repeatedly rejected by Sarutobi, returned to his roots with an angry look on his face.

"Find me the ninja information on Genin Yami Asano," he casually instructed a subordinate who was following behind him.

"Yes!"

"You didn't even want to let me have a useless civilian, Genin. Hiruzen, do you really think I'll give up that easily?"

Although Danzo did not dare to confront Sarutobi head-on, he soon thought of a dirty trick.

'Isn't he going to arrange a Chunin exam for him? Then let the root ninja be his examiner. If he can pass, he can naturally be promoted to Chunin. If he can't pass... anyway, the mortality rate of Konoha's civilian Genin is extremely high, and they don't care about having more fresh and young corpses.' Danzo thought.

"You'll regret rejecting me, Hiruzen!"

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