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The ambush was led by none other than ShadowSlayer, the guy Harper had rejected earlier.
Ever since that rejection, ShadowSlayer had been watching Harper. He noticed Harper frequently heading deep into the forest.
Yesterday, his lackeys reported seeing Harper vanish into the Level 6 Aggressive Mob zone.
ShadowSlayer put two and two together: The player who got the Server First Boss Kill has to be him.
He hadn't made a move earlier because his goons were only Level 2. But over the last few days, he had recruited two high-level solo players. Now, his squad consisted of three Level 4 players.
Three Level 4s against one Level 5? He liked those odds.
"Boss, he's coming out."
Harper emerged from the treeline wearing a full set of blue ninja gear. ShadowSlayer's eyes lit up with greed.
"Get him!"
At his command, the three players rushed forward and blocked Harper's path.
Harper stopped, surrounded.
"Hahaha!" ShadowSlayer stepped forward, arrogant as ever. "Hey, kid. Remember me?"
Harper glanced at him. "Nope."
The sheer disrespect made ShadowSlayer's face turn red.
"You're gonna remember me today," he growled. "Hand over all your gear right now, or we'll send you back to Level 0!"
In Naruto World, dying to a mob wiped your current level's XP. But dying in PvP? You lost a whole level.
By now, a crowd of grinding players had gathered to watch the drama.
"Look at his gear! It's all blue! He's got a full set!"
"No way... I'm still wearing the starter rags."
"That looks like the Rogue Scout set."
"Wait, is he the guy from the announcement? The first Level 5 player?"
"Well, he's about to be Level 4 again. RIP."
Most of the onlookers were grinning, ready to enjoy the show. People loved seeing the top dog get taken down.
"You think the three of you are enough?" Harper smiled.
"Kill him!!"
ShadowSlayer screamed the order.
His two lackeys instantly raised their hands. ShadowSlayer, having learned [Basic Shuriken Mastery], threw two shuriken at once.
Four shuriken screamed through the air, aiming straight for Harper.
Harper didn't move.
ShadowSlayer was already picturing Harper's corpse and the loot explosion. "Kid, even if you're Level 5, let's see you 1v3 this!"
Everyone thought Harper was dead.
Suddenly, a kunai flashed into Harper's hand. He charged forward.
"Is he trying to face-tank it?"
The crowd shook their heads. Even if he got into melee range, he couldn't win a 3v1. Some female players turned away, not wanting to watch the slaughter.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Four crisp metallic sounds rang out.
With lightning speed, Harper slashed his kunai through the air, knocking every single incoming shuriken to the ground.
"What the...?"
"Did he just parry ranged attacks?"
Before the crowd could pick their jaws up off the floor, something even crazier happened.
Harper wove a hand sign.
[Basic Sexy Jutsu]!
POOF!
A cloud of white smoke exploded. Standing in Harper's place was a stunningly gorgeous woman in a bikini.
The crowd gasped. ShadowSlayer and his goons froze, their eyes popping out of their heads.
Ding!
[System]: Charm Effect Applied (2 seconds).
They couldn't move. They were paralyzed.
And then the bleeding started.
-5 HP
-5 HP
While they were drooling and stunned, Harper—still in bikini form—whipped his hand forward.
Four shuriken flew out at once, targeting ShadowSlayer.
Harper had done the math. ShadowSlayer was Level 4, probably around 140 HP. He had one piece of armor on his wrist, but nothing else. Harper's ranged damage was 36-38.
Four hits wouldn't kill him instantly, but it would put him on death's door.
Thwack!
Thwack!
Thwack!
Thwack!
-33 HP
-33 HP
-33 HP
-33 HP
ShadowSlayer's HP bar vanished. He had a sliver of health left.
The 2-second charm wore off. ShadowSlayer blinked, confusion turning to horror as he realized he was about to die.
But it was too late. Harper had already closed the gap.
"Bye bye," Harper whispered.
He slashed his kunai across ShadowSlayer's throat.
-18 HP
"ARGH!"
ShadowSlayer screamed and collapsed. Dead.
The crowd was silent. Absolutely dead silent.
Harper calmly bent down, picked up the glowing wrist guard that ShadowSlayer dropped, and walked away like nothing happened.
"Did... did the Boss just die?"
"Yeah. Instant kill."
"Was that... the Sexy Jutsu?"
Harper chuckled to himself as he walked back to the village. I didn't expect a delivery service to bring me loot right outside the forest.
[Beast Skin Bracers]
Type: Leather Armor
Defense: 3
Stats: Constitution +2
"Nice."
He equipped it immediately. His HP was now 210, and his Defense was 17. He was a tank in ninja clothing.
Meanwhile, the World Chat was in meltdown.
"Are you sure? Was it really the Sexy Jutsu?"
"I was there! He turned into a bikini babe! Everyone got stunned for 2 seconds and started bleeding!"
"That's impossible! That skill isn't in the player tree!"
"Maybe he killed Naruto and got the scroll?"
"Don't be an idiot. Naruto has ANBU guarding him 24/7. You think a Level 5 player can kill Naruto?"
Then, someone posted a link.
[Video]: "Gank Squad Gets Wrecked 1v3! Player Uses SEXY JUTSU?!"
The video went viral instantly. It showed Harper walking out, the ambush, the parry, the transformation, and the instant kill. The whole fight took less than 3 seconds.
"Did you see how many shuriken he threw?"
"Four!"
"I asked my friend who has [Basic Shuriken Mastery], he can only throw two!"
"That means his mastery is Intermediate rank!"
"And he parried the incoming shots... his Kunai Mastery must be Intermediate too!"
"WTF? I'm Level 4 and I dumped all my XP into skills and I still haven't leveled them up!"
"How did he get Sexy Jutsu? I'm going to find Naruto right now! I'll buy him all the ramen he can eat until he teaches me!"