Naruto: I Have Cursed Spirits!

His soul seemed to have been jolted awake, Shiratori suddenly shivered. His pupils shifted stiffly.

"Still not done healing..." he muttered to himself.

He turned around again, a green light glowing from his hand. As the last wound on the ninja's body closed, he finally withdrew his hand and slumped down onto the ground, his face pale.

The ninja looked at his now-healed injuries, then looked at Shiratori. This child was this frightened, yet he still remembered to heal him...

[Gratitude detected: +1000 points]

[Total accumulated: 10,000 points]

[Activation threshold reached]

[Cursed Spirit: Smallpox Deity - ACTIVATED]

[Development progress: 10%]

Shiratori remembered this cursed spirit.

That was because its power was just too unique.

Gravestone Technique - Once the gravestone was placed, the disease curse began to countdown from three. If the count reached one, the target would be infected with smallpox and die.

"Hanzō-sama…"

Shiratori opened his mouth, and his pupils quickly lit up with a glow as he stared at Hanzō with sparkling eyes. "You're amazing! Thank you for saving me!"

Under his gaze, filled with worship, Hanzō's chest warmed.

"You must've been really scared. Rest for a while first."

Two medical-nin came over to Shiratori. One touched his forehead, the other checked the back of his neck for injuries, clearly treating him with great care. His complexion returned to normal. He gave them a smile, took a deep breath, and said, "I want to become a powerful ninja like you, Hanzō-sama. Then I won't be scared so easily."

The two medical-nin were momentarily stunned.

A smile appeared in Hanzō's eyes.

"Good. I believe in you."

He patted the boy on the shoulder encouragingly. Looking at him, a thought surfaced in Hanzō's mind.

For someone as young as Shiratori to already have mastered medical ninjutsu, he probably wouldn't struggle with other techniques.

He couldn't let him live without the power to protect himself.

"I want to keep saving everyone," Shiratori declared firmly.

No matter how the medical-nin beside him tried to persuade him to rest, he wouldn't stop. More and more ninjas were healed by him, and the gratitude points he collected kept increasing.

In just one afternoon, the Smallpox Deity's level had already risen to 35%.

He believed that at this rate, this cursed spirit would be the fastest to reach 100%. As long as the war continued, ninjas would continue to get injured.

Gratitude points would keep flowing to him endlessly. However, he wasn't content with just absorbing gratitude points.

As night completely shrouded Ame, he finally stopped what he was doing.

That was enough gratitude points for today. After all, his cursed energy was limited.

Although the activation and upgrades of Choso and the Smallpox Deity had greatly boosted his cursed energy, using the Reversed Cursed Technique nonstop was still exhausting.

"I'll take you to a place to rest," Hanzō said to Shiratori, who nodded. Following Hanzō, he left the tower and stepped onto the street.

Night had fallen. The street was lit by warm yellow lights, and it was no longer deserted.

The ninjas on the street, upon seeing Hanzō, all looked at him with deep respect: "Hanzō-sama!"

Hanzō nodded back at them. He could feel the burning gaze of Shiratori beside him.

"What is it?" he looked at the boy and asked.

Shiratori's eyes sparkled. "Hanzō-sama, can I learn ninjutsu from you?"

Hanzō paused, and looked at him seriously. Even if he hadn't asked, he had already planned to have him learn ninjutsu from him.

Too many ninjas had died in the war. It was time for the next generation of the village to rise.

After observing him all day today, he was very satisfied with Shiratori. This child was just like him. Tough and unyielding, kind and brave, with a deep love for the village.

[Reminiscence detected: Hanzō +1000 points]

[Energy transferred to Choso]

[Development progress: 17%]

"Why?" Hanzō asked. He wanted to know what Shiratori was thinking.

"My power can heal them… but it can't protect them." Shiratori's voice grew quieter, his gaze dropping to the ground.

Hanzō froze.

He continued, as if speaking more to himself than to Hanzō, "I want to be like you, someone with the power to protect the village. If I had been as strong as you back then, my mom and dad wouldn't have died. I don't want the people in the village to cry like... like I did."

His voice cracked slightly on the last words. Hanzō saw the redness around his eyes, tears threatening to spill over.

Shiratori sniffled and forced them back, jaw clenching.

Hanzō felt something heavy settle in his chest, like a stone sinking through water.

"Alright."

He nodded and warned, "Training under me will be hard. I'll be strict with you."

Shiratori's face lit up with a joyful smile. "I'm not afraid of hardship!"

A trace of satisfaction flashed in Hanzō's eyes. The place he arranged for the boy to stay was right next to his own.

Shiratori looked at the standard single-person apartment in front of him and thought, Hanzō was really modest and disciplined at this time.

It was hard to imagine that this same Hanzō would one day fall for the trappings of power and wealth.

"Rest well," Hanzō said.

"Starting tomorrow at 5 AM, you'll train with me."

F-Five AM?

Shiratori's throat worked as he swallowed, then nodded firmly under Hanzō's scrutinizing gaze. "Understood, Hanzō-sama!"

Hanzō turned and left.

Shiratori stood at the doorway, watching as Hanzō opened the door to the apartment next door and disappeared behind it. Only then did he return to his room and close the door.

Sitting on the tatami mat in the small living room, the first thing he did was open his status page.

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[Personal Status Interface]

Name: Shiratori

Identity: Okkotsu Yuta / Cursed Spirit Mother

Age: 8 (23)

Gender: Male

Primary Cursed Spirit: Orimoto Rika

Available Cursed Spirits:

- Orimoto Rika (Activated - 49%)

- Sukuna Ryomen (Activated - 26%)

- Choso (Activated - 17%)

- Smallpox Deity (Activated - 35%)

- Jogo (Locked)

…[Expand for full list]

Host Abilities: — Copy (Active - 49% capacity) — Black Flash (Active) — Reversed Cursed Technique (Locked) — Domain Expansion (Locked)

Host Abilities:

- Copy (Active - 49% capacity)

- Black Flash (Active)

- Reverse Cursed Technique (Locked)

- Domain Expansion (Locked)

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Huh?

He called to the system in his mind, Haven't I already activated Reversed Cursed Technique?

Was the system just slow to update?

[Clarification: Current ability is copied technique based on observed medical ninjutsu]

[Native Reversed Cursed Technique remains locked]

Shiratori's face went blank.

What's the difference?

[Copied technique: Limited to healing others]