[After the fierce battle, you led your two other teammates, unscathed, annihilated the twenty Kirigakure's Shinobi, and successfully obtained the intelligence needed for the mission.]
[After returning to the village, your performance earned high praise from Onoki. Kurotsuchi was also delighted by your performance.]
[Your performance somewhat diluted the heartbreak Onoki felt over Deidara's defection.]
["Don't worry, when I meet Deidara, I'll definitely teach him a lesson and drag him before you, Grandpa." You said seriously to Onoki.]
[Years ago, you could already withstand Deidara's Explosive Clay. Now you were not what you used to be and naturally had no fear.]
["Good, good. The Tsuchikage's position will definitely be yours in the future." Onoki looked gratified.]
[Kitsuchi nearby smiled honestly and simply. Although he was strong, he had no desire for the Tsuchikage's position.]
["Come on missions with me next time!" Kurotsuchi said excitedly, pulling you, happy about your performance on your first mission.]
'The first battle is a glorious victory.'
'Next should be continuous victories, and then your reputation will resound throughout the Shinobi World, right?'
Takumi thought happily.
The previous Singular Resistance simulations followed a similar process.
He believed this one wouldn't be different.
[On your next mission, Kurotsuchi took you to the border between the Land of Waves and the Land of Fire.]
[You unexpectedly encountered Konoha's Blue Beast, Might Guy.]
[Due to the mission's nature, you engaged in a fierce battle.]
[Kurotsuchi was no match for Guy and used her floating ability to stay high in the air.]
[You, however, relied on your body's toughness to fight Guy head-on.]
["You are a formidable opponent, young man!" Guy, surprised by your body's toughness, gave you high praise.]
[But you only wanted to defeat your opponent to further enhance your reputation.]
[You used your body's toughness to ignore Guy's attacks.]
[But Guy's speed left you unable to catch up.]
[You had undefeatable defense, but lacked the speed to pursue enemies.]
[In the end, the battle ended in a draw.]
[You were very unwilling about this, but there was nothing you could do.]
'There aren't many perfect people.'
'Wanting to obtain things far beyond your capabilities always requires sacrificing something else.'
Takumi looked at Little Takumi's unwilling expression and said helplessly.
He himself could receive post-simulation rewards through the system.
But the characters in the simulation couldn't be like him, and they could only gain power far beyond ordinary people through repeated training.
And this power always made them pay a huge price initially.
Just like Little Takumi…
To obtain this level of defense, he ate dirt, gnawed bark, then ore, then copper and iron.
Finally, he even ate diamond.
Which of these things could a normal person eat?
It can only be said that Little Takumi's perseverance made Takumi admire him.
[Although you fought Guy to a draw, your reputation began to spread in small circles.]
[On a simple intelligence delivery mission, you and Kurotsuchi unfortunately encountered the Akatsuki's members, Kakuzu and Hidan.]
["Leave them to me." Knowing the Akatsuki's strength, you said gravely to Kurotsuchi.]
["I'll support you." Kurotsuchi immediately flew into the air, ready to use Ninjutsu for support at any time.]
[Hidan's Forbidden Technique was very bizarre. In your estimation, it could definitely ignore your defense, harm you, even kill you.]
[But the prerequisite was that Hidan could obtain your blood.]
[Clearly, he couldn't.]
["What's wrong with you?!" Hidan's scythe struck you, but it didn't leave even a trace on your skin.]
["Are you tickling me? That strength isn't even enough for a tickle." You mocked wantonly because you knew that as long as Hidan couldn't get your blood to perform his Forbidden Technique, he was just a Shinobi with slightly better Taijutsu.]
[So you didn't take him seriously at all.]
["What's taking so long, trash?" Kakuzu was dissatisfied with Hidan wasting time. In his view, this time was enough for him to take down many bounty targets.]
[Not tangled up with a youth without a bounty.]
[Then, Kakuzu joined the battle.]
[Kakuzu used extremely powerful Ninjutsu, but you showed no fear.]
["What?" Kakuzu's eyes widened in shock. He had never encountered someone who could withstand his Ninjutsu with their bare body.]
[At this moment, he seemed to understand why Hidan was being so slow.]
"So soon encountering Akatsuki's members?"
Takumi felt both excited and worried.
Excited because these two definitely couldn't handle Little Takumi.
Worried because after this, Little Takumi would inevitably enter the sights of Pain and the others.
By then, Little Takua might not be able to defeat Pain.
Although he had unparalleled defense, he still had weaknesses.
At the very least, Little Takumi's resistance to Genjutsu was weak.
If he encountered Itachi, Little Takumi might be directly controlled.
[Kakuzu refused to believe it. He took off his Akatsuki's cloak, revealing his stitched-together body.]
[After his body swelled momentarily, four masked entities jumped out from him.]
[Earth Grudge Fear, Kakuzu's Forbidden Technique, and the reason he had survived from the Warring States Period until now.]
[Fire Release, Water Release, Wind Release, Lightning Release… the power of each elemental release was astonishing.]
[But you stood firm and unafraid, still standing in place, allowing Kakuzu's Ninjutsu to land on you without retreating a single step.]
["This is impossible!" Kakuzu was completely shocked. He had never encountered someone like you who could ignore Ninjutsu.]
["This guy's skin is too thick! Otherwise, if I got his blood, I'd definitely ask Jashin-sama to curse him to death!" Hidan shouted arrogantly.]
[Just then, Kurotsuchi suddenly acted, trapping Hidan firmly in an earth prison and dragging him into the ground.]
[Kakuzu tried to reach out to rescue him, but you charged forward fiercely.]
[Kakuzu was forced back, losing the chance to save Hidan.]
[Facing you, against whom neither Ninjutsu nor Taijutsu worked, Kakuzu was helpless. After you got close and shattered two of his hearts, he could only retreat helplessly.]
[After repelling Kakuzu, you had Kurotsuchi take Hidan back to the village.]
[Finally, Onoki used Dust Release to completely annihilate Hidan, leaving no trace behind.]
'The immortal Hidan should be dead now, right?'
'But I gotta say, Dust Release is really the best method for disposing of a body.'
'Doesn't leave a single trace.'
Takumi couldn't help but sigh.
Simultaneously, the worry in his heart rapidly grew.