Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 935 - 748: Strange Tales of the Secret Ninja Army

Chapter 935: Chapter 748: Strange Tales of the Secret Ninja Army

The craze for Ninjutsu Cultivation has surged, and the number of registered members of Mishima-ryu Ninjutsu continues to grow.

Currently, the first batch of students numbers 2000, with fees amounting to 5.3 million, an amount so substantial that Tsuchigumo doesn’t know how to spend it.

Xu Yang came to help Tsuchigumo, assisting her with operational matters to get the Ninja School on track as quickly as possible.

"At this stage, the funds need to be allocated to two areas; one is to expand the dojo and recruit more Ninja instructors, and the other is to focus on publicity and peripheral design," said Xu Yang.

"Publicity?" pondered Tsuchigumo.

"It means advertising, the way martial arts are promoted; Ninjutsu should be marketed in the same manner," Xu Yang explained.

"I get it now!" Tsuchigumo’s imagination was sparked at that moment, "—by branding ’Ninjutsu’ as a precious traditional culture of the Northern Archipelago, inheriting Ninjutsu is an innate duty of every Islander, you may not love it, but you can’t denigrate it. Also, we need to hire some masters for promotional adverts, portraying Ninjutsu as a high-end sport, a sophisticated form of martial arts. Moreover, invite some comedians, celebrities, and hosts for team-building, have them come to the Ninjutsu dojo for outdoor shows, let male and female stars experience several activities, creating full buzz. Also, invite some Western strongmen to compare skills with our trained Ninjas, showcasing the Ninjas winning and thus, everyone will realize the greatness of Ninjutsu and be more willing to learn it!"

Xu Yang laughed; he found Tsuchigumo humorous.

...Later, he realized Tsuchigumo was serious.

"You’re amazing," Xu Yang had to admit, "I had never thought of these directions; these ingenious marketing strategies might be very useful. Although you did not inherit the position of Ninja Master, I feel you are quite suited for operating Modern Ninjas; perhaps this is the wisdom of a Witch."

"Hehe," Tsuchigumo nodded shyly.

"Now that you have such a clear plan, I’m very confident about the dojo’s future. Then there’s the collaboration between Nestor Corporation and the Ninjas," said Xu Yang.

"The corporation will be responsible for our Ninjas’ employment? That’s great," nodded Tsuchigumo.

"Not quite, the new students who are chubby citizens will take at least decades to become true Ninja Masters. I plan to set up a crash course school, using Ninjutsu to comprehensively strengthen Nestor Corporation’s combat troops, including soldiers and Witches. So, I need one or two Ninjutsu instructors from your side," Xu Yang outlined his plan.

In the Ninja’s power system, bloodline-restricted techniques can only be executed by specific lineages, and high-level Escape Techniques require diligent study and practice.

Additionally, there are many extremely practical skills that are not hard to learn and can be mastered within 3-6 months.

Xu Yang selected reliable special forces and espionage personnel to learn these techniques.

Training elite Ninjas for Nestor Corporation!

Xu Yang named this team the "Secret Selection Team". To put it differently, they remain hidden behind the regular military sequence, absolutely covert, like an invisible blade, deterring both internally and externally.

They will learn five techniques that Xu Yang considers particularly useful, these techniques are unexpectedly easy to learn, manageable by lower-level Ninjas, and yet have exceptionally effective results.

"Healing Technique," for directly performing rapid healing.

"Substitution Technique," swapping places with a straw doll to avoid fatal attacks.

"Summoning Technique," summoning predetermined animals or objects.

"Clone Technique," creating cheap illusions of oneself.

"Teleportation Technique," significantly accelerating for a short duration, allowing fast assaults.

These five Ninjutsu can bring about a qualitative change in ordinary special ops members.

Beyond Ninjutsu, they will also be equipped with Laser Sniper Rifles, Kinetic Submachine Guns, Alloy Blades, Optical Camouflage Armor, Shield Field Generators, and battlefield information support systems, and can use hacking tools personally programmed by Xu Yang to steal intelligence or implant viruses from terminals.

There are also Ninja Tools like exploding talismans, Soldier’s Ration Pills, Mist Crows, and anti-surveillance electronic devices which are indispensable.

Such members of the Secret Selection Team can be considered Cyber Ninjas, combining Ancient Martial Arts with information technology.

They can perform special operations on battlefields, including infiltration, hiding, reconnaissance, decapitation, protection, and intelligence transmission tasks.

Not only do they come and go without a trace, but they also possess considerable survival capabilities.

Their primary goal is to perform espionage against foreign forces, infiltrate and steal critical information, providing intelligence support for Nestor Corporation’s decisions.

In other words, to train a group of capable, special operations-competent elite troops, to be enhanced with Ninjutsu, and then dispatch them to infiltrate the West Coast Pact.

Intelligence operations have always been managed by Du Qianqian, who is highly concerned with the quantity and quality of her subordinates.

With Xu Yang providing such a team of Ninjas, her work will be much easier.

Traveling to the Near East to find the foundations of Honma Noriko, heading to New Taixi State to investigate the actions of "New Taixi State people," exploring the forces of the reborn Idith in White Elephant Continent, collecting information on the Dragon Slaying Conference in Xia, understanding the news in Great Northern Region about the frozen wastelands... All these are crucial content for Nestor Corporation.

Until now, it’s been external forces consistently infiltrating Nestor Corporation, and Nestor Corporation’s intelligence work was on the defensive. Now, as the situation changes, they too will take the offensive.

Xu Yang had other purposes for training these Ninjas.

The "Secret Selection Team" Ninjas are loyal to the cause of Nestor Corporation itself, holding firm beliefs in the real progress of their endeavors.

This means that when necessary, Secret Selection Team Ninjas can turn the blade inward, purging internal corruption, akin to "Heavenly Punishment".

Every organization needs to constantly guard against the risk of corruption, especially the Nestor Corporation.

After Xu Yang’s arrangements, Tsuchigumo quickly cooperated, assisting in constructing Nestor Corporation’s Ninja organization.

Tsuchigumo is satisfied with her work. She dedicates her full effort to revitalize the Ninjas’ fame, continuing to be active in world history, and leaving new stories of their own.

Everyone feels good, except Xu Cheng.

Due to Tsuchigumo being busy, Xu Cheng lost the benefit of one-on-one training with her.

Now going to the dojo, she can only train with a bunch of uncles, aunts, office workers, and female high school students, which considerably lowers the efficiency, and Xu Cheng dislikes crowds.

Fortunately, Tsuchigumo had previously given Xu Cheng a set of Ninjutsu Scrolls, she gradually stopped going to the Ninjutsu dojo and started studying the contents of the scrolls at home.

"Guabu, Bomb Technique," Xu Cheng used the 3D printer to make bombs.

"It’s going to be dangerous!" Bubble was very worried.

"Don’t be scared, don’t be scared." Xu Cheng was fearless.

Many components can be directly printed, and gunpowder can be bought outside. She asked Bubble to ride a bike for the purchase.

Bubble knew many bizarre trading spots in Shangjing, where someone would always sell these knick-knacks. She was happy to help Xu Cheng and brought back a bag of gunpowder home.

"Just put them together and it’ll be fine!" Bubble and Xu Cheng began to work.

Together, they followed the Tsuchigumo Ninjutsu Scroll and started assembling the essential "bomb" for ninjas.

Casings, detonation tubes, boosters, gunpowder, gasoline, fuses...

Xu Cheng meticulously assembled the bomb like she was building a castle, filling everything inside, then covering it with the shell.

It looked like a classic bomb, a complete black sphere with a thick wick sticking out.

"Done!" Xu Cheng raised the bomb over her head with both hands, just like a game character who has just obtained a new treasure.

"Yay!" Bubble also raised her hands, "What shall we blast?"

"Later, it can be used against bad guys." Xu Cheng put away the bomb.

She was in high spirits, continuing to flip through the Ninjutsu Scroll, which also contained other ninja essentials like homemade poison, homemade caltrops, homemade animal traps, lasso, fracture splints and the like—a veritable encyclopedia of survival and combat.

After all, a ninja has to be versatile, always ready to utilize any tool and environment.

Xu Cheng and Bubble spent the day doing "crafts."

While other kids her age were making dolls or assembling robots, Xu Cheng had already piled up a formidable array of lethal ninja tools at home.

Xu Yang came home to find the house filled with strange objects, which left him quite puzzled.

On the bright side, Xu Cheng and Bubble’s craftsmanship was impressive. On the downside, they had a knack for causing trouble at home with dangerously playful items that could easily harm them.

He called the two kids over, first complimenting Xu Cheng.

"How do you have such great skills? You’re just like a real little ninja," Xu Yang praised.

"Yay." Xu Cheng was very pleased.

"But, bombs can damage the house, and poison can be deadly if ingested. What if you hurt yourselves or even disable yourselves while messing with these things?" Xu Yang asked them seriously.

Xu Cheng felt uneasy seeing her father’s serious expression.

"Guabu." Xu Cheng tried to change the topic.

"You’re nine years old now; you can’t muddle through like you used to," Xu Yang told her.

"Guya." Xu Cheng pouted, beginning to become defiant. Bubble stood by Xu Cheng in support.

Negotiating with kids is even more complex than negotiating with ancient monsters. Xu Yang thought to himself. And he couldn’t scold them too harshly.

"I know you both are very clever, and it’s amazing that you can put these things together completely. But what do you plan to do if an accident happens?" Xu Yang coaxed them gently.

Xu Cheng tilted her head, pondering.

"Then we’ll just use the Law of Recovery to fix it," she said.

Xu Yang used to be too gentle with Xu Cheng, which led her into her rebellious phase.

"That’s a rogue’s approach! How can you take your life and your pain so lightly? The Law of Recovery is used by Farosa, and if she doesn’t want to, she would just watch you die. By then, Farosa will absolutely destroy you. Aren’t you afraid of Farosa?" Xu Yang found it amusing.

"Not afraid, let her come," Xu Cheng said boldly.

"She’s actually going to come today; she mentioned she would," Xu Yang warned her to be cautious.

"I don’t believe it. She never comes here," Xu Cheng dismissed it.

"Who is Farosa?" Bubble asked.

"A bad woman, very dangerous!" Xu Cheng gestured, throwing punches at the air, "If she comes, I’ll ’shoo shoo’ her, defeating her."

"Xu Cheng is the strongest!" Bubble had confidence in Xu Cheng.

Xu Yang felt that Farosa posed an even greater danger to little kids, and it might be good for Xu Cheng to learn from the experience, so he left her alone for now. After all, one can’t expect too much from children.

Once Xu Cheng tastes the bitter consequences, she will be more cautious."

Seeing her dad walk away, Xu Cheng felt she had won and played with Bubble for half an hour.

Thunk, thunk.

A knock sounded outside.

Xu Cheng’s expression froze, feeling an infinite murderous intent from outside the door.

It was...

Xu Yang went to open the door.

Farosa stood outside, dressed in a black coat.

Xu Cheng stepped back and sat down on the ground.