The beautiful illusion of memory changed completely after Naraku joined in. The originally hazy, beautiful filter was burned away by pitch-black flames.
As if time skipped, David came to his senses. It was already night. The day's training turned into memories—it felt like he experienced it, but also like he didn't. It was very blurry.
But soon, he had no mind to think about these things. The smell of blood shrouded his senses, just like... falling into hell!
"What happened?"
David's pupils constricted. Stimulated memories began to surface in the dream. Fragments appeared in his brain: ninja, Ninja Soul, True Ninja... and... a bullet passing through Lucy's body.
When was that? Wasn't I with Lucy today... The chaotic dream made him almost suspect he had Cyberpsychosis.
He remembered living with Lucy last night, but he also remembered that bullet...
What is real? What is fake? Or is it all real? All fake? Can't tell... can't tell at all!!!
"Ara, is there actually a fish that slipped through the net?"
Just as David was about to wake up due to the dream's bug, a voice that was both familiar and strange arrived.
Just hearing this voice, anger ignited in his heart, as if he had some deep hatred with the other party.
Footsteps sounded bit by bit. Appearing in front of David was a 'weirdo' holding a dagger. Hanging at his waist were a large number of... human faces!
David suddenly knew what the so-called bloody smell was. This guy killed many people, even cut off their face skins!
"I should have killed everyone in the whole building. How can there still be someone alive? But it doesn't matter, soon there won't be."
"Domo, Crime Ninja desu. Lucky brat, your good luck ends here."
Ninja?! Why a ninja?!
David immediately understood that the other party was a legendary ninja, and he came with ill intent!
Ninjas need to greet each other politely when meeting. However, David is not a ninja. Crime Ninja's greeting was not taken to heart.
His eyes revealed mockery. Such a respectful greeting was actually ridicule! This was the look given to a toy!
"Domo, David Martinez desu."
David returned the greeting. A very standard ninja greeting. He did not show an NRS reaction upon seeing a ninja!
Seeing his demeanor, Crime Ninja observed carefully, then felt the Karate inside his body!
"To be someone's 'apprentice'? Having such Karate at this age, the talent is truly not bad."
"It's just a pity that the mission received this time is to clean up the entire Marunouchi Building. Next life, remember not to wander around before graduating. Stay honestly in the dojo."
"However, your Ninja Presence is practiced quite well. Even though you are the only one left in the building, I almost didn't discover you."
A mere guy who hasn't become a ninja yet won't make Crime Ninja stay his hand. The relationship between ninjas is actually very bad; fighting between different factions is the norm.
David keenly perceived one thing.
"I'm the only one left? What do you mean?"
Isn't Crime Ninja's goal to kidnap Lucy... wait... why would I know these things?
Naraku changed this dream, adding fierce ingredients for David. As a vengeful spirit, he knows very well how to stimulate David's 'emotions'.
"Of course I killed them all. Although I don't know why the Soukaiya would issue this kind of mission, I killed quite happily."
"Especially peeling off their face skins bit by bit, listening to their screams, until finally no sound could be made, dying in pain..."
Crime Ninja's words stimulated David's nerves. The human skins on his belt proved he indeed did this.
David's face became increasingly gloomy as he listened. A month of mercenary life made him not so naive; he knew fighting would kill people, but he couldn't accept such slaughter.
This isn't normal killing, but torture killing, pure bad taste, complete disregard for human life, or not treating humans as humans. Is this how ninjas treat mortals?
However, what he was actually truly angry or even fearful of was another matter... How is Lucy?
Black flames burned all around. Such weird flames, but no one noticed anything wrong. The dream world is just like this.
'It's about time to add strong ingredients. He can no longer distinguish the difference in the dream...'
Naraku constantly watched David's mental state. The surrounding flames symbolized the birth, watching his wife burned alive on the rack...
David saw it. Something familiar to him, hanging on Crime Ninja's belt. Even if mixed among countless 'leathers', he recognized it at a glance.
'Lucy...'
The moment he recognized it, his brain went blank. Receiving too much shock, he almost fainted on the ground.
Then came severe pain, physical and mental. Pitch-black flames spread to his body, turning him into a burning monster.
"Lucy..."
Hoarse, low wails or roars, finally turning into the purest killing intent.
"Kill..."
"What?" Crime Ninja pretended to listen. He was enjoying David's despair.
"Kill you..."
"What~" Leaning closer.
Defenseless. He didn't notice the abnormality on David at all, or rather, he couldn't possibly notice. After all, this is just a dream.
Pitch-black flames swallowed David's reason, finally transforming into a crimson ninja outfit. The two characters 'Nin-Satsu' were carved on the mask.
Even though he had been Ninja Slayer for a long time, this transformation had a completely different aura.
"Boom!"
Red and white stuff exploded everywhere, like a watermelon run over by a truck, shattered thoroughly.
Ninja Slayer used a speed surpassing any previous time, grabbed Crime Ninja's head with one hand, smashed it into the ground, and crushed it!
The pitch-black flames dissipated bit by bit. Finally, the entire dream shattered, turning into a quilt in the spiritual world.
"Domo, Ninja Slayer desu." David put his hands together in greeting, facing Naraku!
"Domo, Naraku Ninja desu."
Without having suffered what another has, one should not counsel them to be virtuous. David reached complete understanding with Naraku in the dream. He finally understood what Naraku's hatred was.
That so-called dream was not real, but it was also a facet of ninja malice. If Lucy were really caught, he dared not imagine what would happen.
The images of the dream combined with the images of when Naraku died. David, now of one mind and body with Naraku, finally became the true Ninja Slayer, a Ninja Slayer possessing profound hatred!
"Ninjas... shall be killed without mercy!!!"
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