'Two... Two Young Masters?!'
Gotoh's body tensed instinctively. His gaze darted back and forth between Sean and his clone, trying to spot some flaw to tell the real one from the fake.
'But... there are no flaws!'
'The two Young Masters are identical in every gesture, completely indistinguishable.'
"What are you spacing out for? Is there a flower on my face?" Noticing Gotoh's stunned gaze, both Seans rubbed their chins at the same time.
The young butler adjusted his glasses, his voice dry. "Young Master, which one is you?"
Sean smiled. "Both of them are me."
'Shadow clones share chakra, which in the Hunter world means sharing "Nen". But there's one thing they don't share—'
'And that is "initiative".'
'The main body has absolute "initiative" and can order the shadow clone to do anything.'
'Including performing "ninjutsu" and using "items"!'
"Alright, I'll stop teasing you."
Seeing Gotoh's brain crash, steam practically coming out of his ears... Sean laughed, patting his clone's shoulder. "You're a qualified shadow clone now. You should learn to take your cues from me. 'Expand'."
'"Sage" said that a clone only has one-third of the main body's training efficiency. Based on my current gain of six stat points a day, that's still two points. It absolutely can't be ignored.'
"Yahoo!" His "aura" moved with his "will." The shadow clone suddenly expanded, turning into a ten-meter-tall mini-giant.
It executed a beautiful backflip, went into a handstand, and began "handstand walking" around Kukuroo Mountain.
"Let's go, too." 'The clone is working hard; the "main body" can't slack off either.'
Sean patted Gotoh's shoulder, stuck his hands in his pockets, and with one "Dark Step," "swoosh," he disappeared from sight.
"Ah... oh." Gotoh tugged his sexy full beard to make sure he wasn't dreaming. He snapped back to reality and hurried to follow.
As he walked, he clicked his tongue, unable to help sighing internally. 'Young Master... is really...'
'"Getting more and more outrageous."'
'"If the Master found out about this, I wonder what he would think?"'
Speak of the devil. Before Gotoh could even proactively report Sean's recent situation, a call came in from Silva.
"Tell Sean to meet me in the training room at ten o'clock."
"Which one is the Master looking for?" Gotoh glanced at the basement in the distance, then at Kukuroo Mountain... 'Can't tell. I really can't tell.'
Silva: "?"
'Am I not being clear enough, or is there a problem with your comprehension, Gotoh?'
"I'll repeat myself. Have Sean meet me in the training room at ten o'clock." Silva frowned.
"I understand, but the Young Master... has split into two..." Gotoh reported truthfully. Fearing a misunderstanding, he recounted everything he had just seen and heard.
After that, the other end of the line fell into a long silence...
"Morning, Tsubone." In the hallway heading to the basement, Sean happened to run into Tsubone, who was walking out of Maha's room carrying a quilt.
Sean smiled and gave her a simple greeting.
"Good morning, Young Master." Tsubone stopped and bowed to Sean. "Young Master, the old master asked me to give you a message."
"He's going back tomorrow."
'Going back? Back where?' Sean sneered, put his face right next to Maha's door, and shouted, "If you've got the guts to leave, then don't come back!"
"My den is not just anyone's home!"
"Bang!"
"You little bastard, who are you 'Laozi' to?" The door was kicked open. Maha, who had been gone for two days, rushed in front of Sean, exasperated. He slapped the Pot Shadow Ninja in his hand and raged, "You explain this to me! What's this 'Impure World Reincarnation'?"
"The First and Second Hokage have been dead for years, and you're having Orochimaru drag them out to desecrate their corpses..."
"Sean, you tell me, do you have any humanity left?"
'Pot Shadow Ninja serialization has reached its peak—'
'Orochimaru has completely torn off his disguise and started a deathmatch with Hiruzen Sarutobi. So... even though the old man wasn't on the front lines these past two days, he didn't miss his reading.'
Sean gave a wicked smile. "Did you forget, Grandpa? We're a family of assassins."
"And assassins... are emotionless."
"Right?"
"Right? Right my ass!" Maha was furious. "You brat, you're just trying to piss me off!"
The old man put his hands on his hips, his chest heaving violently. "Anyway, I don't care!"
"After I die, no one is allowed to dig up my grave!"
"Especially you, Sean! I know you have that ability!"
'F*cking "Impure World Reincarnation"... How did this little bastard even think of it?'
'If I really die... and get dragged out to be desecrated, it would really prove the saying—'
'He who kills will always be killed. Even in death, there is no peace.'
"Grandpa, thank you for the reminder." Sean froze for a second, finally tasting the meaning behind Maha's words...
'So, the old man is afraid I'll use "Impure World Reincarnation" on him after he dies...'
'Very good. A genius idea. Why didn't I think of that?'
Sean's eyes flashed. He silently asked "Sage": "'Impure World Reincarnation'. How many 'Reader Feedback Points' does it require?"
[REPORTING TO HOST...]
["IMPURE WORLD REINCARNATION" IS AN "S-RANK" NINJUTSU CREATED BY TOBIRAMA SENJU.]
[REQUIRED "READER FEEDBACK POINTS" FOR EXCHANGE: 10,000 POINTS.]
'10,000 points... It's not impossible if I work hard.' Sean smiled, reached out, and patted Maha's shoulder, saying emotionally, "Grandpa, you know I can't bear to part with you."
"When I open my eyes every day, the first person I want to see is you."
'So... "When are you planning to die, old man?"'
"How about this: give me a few years. A few years from now, whenever you want to die, just tell me."
"With me on the case, don't worry, I guarantee you won't even need 'funeral arrangements'..."
Maha: "..."
'I'll "go to your mom"!'
"Tsubone, did you hear that? Are those words a human being can say?" Maha was trembling with anger.
Tsubone: "..."
She gave a dry cough. "Old Master, Young Master, a new batch of staff just arrived at the manor, waiting for me to train them."
"I'll be going first."
'This is a troublesome place; one shouldn't linger.' Tsubone, able to become the "Chief Butler" of the Zoldyck family, deeply understood the principle of self-preservation.
'What she can listen to, what she can't, what she can say, what she can't... she plays this game better than anyone.'
'Without any perceptible movement... "swoosh," she just disappeared.'
'A moment later, she arrived at the butler's manor.'
She let out a quiet sigh of relief...
'"That was really scary... I never expected the Young Master and the Old Master to have that kind of relationship."'
'"Looking at it this way, my little Amane is still the most obedient and well-behaved."'
'"At least... I don't have to worry about my grave being dug up..."'
'The pink-haired silverback gorilla showed a rare trace of tenderness. She called out to the villa from a distance, "Amane, sweetie, come out and let Grandma hug you."'
"Hee hee hee! Grandma, the Young Master is here!" Little Amane poked her head out from behind the house... Following her was... the expanded shadow clone!
"Yo, Tsubone. We meet again." The shadow clone gave Tsubone a friendly smile.
'The quilt slipped from her arms. Tsubone's eyes suddenly went wide!'
"Y-Young Master? Didn't we... just see each other somewhere?"
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