David Martinez, seventeen years old, is a legend of Night City.
Unlike the fate in the original work, due to someone's influence, David's current situation is much better, but his essence remains unchanged.
All along, he has never had his own 'dream', or rather, a goal. His desire for the future comes from the expectations of others: his mother's expectations, V's expectations, Lucy's expectations...
Even though he possesses unparalleled talent that allows his strength to grow rapidly, his mindset has rarely changed.
It is not to say that he is weak-minded, but rather... he does not have much desire.
At first, he wanted to fulfill his mother's expectations, study hard to become a member of the Arasaka Corporation, and live a 'glamorous' life, at least better than being at the bottom.
Later, he accepted V's help and decided to train to obtain powerful strength in order to repay V's life-saving grace.
After that came Naraku. Becoming the Ninja Slayer, he was willing to accept Naraku and chose to kill ninjas, not just because he witnessed ninjas slaughtering mortals, but also because, in truth, he had no goal.
Naraku's hatred for ninjas infected him, just like his mother and V did in the past.
'As the Ninja Slayer, I should go and kill ninjas, right?'
Probably that kind of thought? David himself didn't know; he had never thought about these things.
The resolve to be a legend of Night City was enough, but as the Ninja Slayer, as the world's most terrifying evil spirit, the karmic retribution of ninjas, such resolve was far from enough!
'David, you are indeed still just a child.'
Naraku, who had never cared about his host before, observed David's inner heart for the first time because of his talent. Yet, in the end, within that performed hatred and desire, he saw nothingness.
'No opinion of your own, drifting with the flow, accepting adversity meekly—with merely this level of determination, how could you possibly defeat a true powerhouse!'
David is not Fujikido. Just as Schwarzer saw, his 'fortune' stops at being a legend of Night City; his capacity and will can only stop there as well.
Inside the world of consciousness, David lay on a bed, covered by a quilt. The powerful injuries caused by Laomoto Khan were slowly recovering within his Tea Ceremony Breathing.
David saw his mother. They lived in a barely decent room. Occasionally, his mother would forget to pay the washing machine fee, resulting in his school uniform not being dry.
At that time, he was well protected and barely touched the dark side of Night City. For his mother's expectations, even if he hated going to school, he still obediently studied hard, until the car accident...
Later, living in a high-end apartment with Lucy, neither V nor Maine's squad lacked money. By this time, he had already begun ninja training, and his powerful strength gave him the confidence to protect everyone...
Naraku did not seize the opportunity to snatch control of the body. David was indeed a very talented person, and he had a connection with his 'mentor', Schwarzer.
Even a mentor for a single day is still a mentor. As a ninja, Naraku valued lineage greatly. After all, ninjas have no reproductive ability; the way to cultivate the next generation is through guidance.
Even Naraku, the vengeful evil spirit, would not do such a thing as betraying his master and destroying his ancestors. He chose to remove the other party from his kill list.
After seeing the current David, it had even more pursuits, which was to cultivate David into a true Ninja Slayer!
Powerful talent, the self-realized 'Sandevistan · Jutsu' which is like 'Speed · Jutsu', and the unique power of Cursed Energy · Karate.
Once he successfully makes David realize this, what will be born is a more terrifying Ninja Slayer, surpassing the Naraku Ninja original body itself!
'The things that can awaken your "desire"... family affection and love. Indeed, it is still these; indeed, it is just these...
Hiding under the covers recovering from his injuries, as if licking his wounds, David unconsciously recalled the beauty of the past. All of this was seen by Naraku.
Outside, Takemura was still circling with Laomoto Khan. Relying on the indestructible defense of the cursed blade 'Beppin' and his powerful Iaido, it was difficult for Laomoto Khan to take him down in a short time.
The remaining dozen or so Cyber Biochemical Ninja · Experimental Models were also constantly providing assistance. If used as disposable cannon fodder, they could also withstand Laomoto Khan's fatal attacks.
Which is to say, there is still time. Then let Takemura suffer a bit, let him experience the battle of a ninja.
Naraku's Ninja Soul slowly descended, sinking into the quilt of the spiritual world. It was about to begin 'cultivating' David, awakening his true desire...
...
Marunouchi Super High Building, a new apartment building built for the rich, was also the residence of David and Lucy.
Getting up in the morning as usual, David helped Lucy cover herself with the quilt, obscuring her alluring snow-white skin.
For some reason, he always had the illusion that he hadn't woken up. Everything he looked at felt a bit hazy, but his body's various data told him there was no problem.
Ever since following Miss V, their funds had become abundant. Although David's nominal income was the bounty from missions with Maine's squad, in reality, he, V, and Lucy were the true squad.
Schwarzer had 'left them to free range', and in the end, only V could assume the leadership position.
David checked his messages. There was no news from Maine's squad; after all, there weren't missions every day. Usually, aside from being intimate with Lucy, he would use training chips to cultivate.
After knowing the existence of ninjas, it would be impossible to say he wasn't tempted. After all, that was supernatural power, and one could even possess eternal life.
It was just a pity that the possession of a Ninja Soul was an ultimate cesspool, without any pity system. One draws randomly between a genin and a Mythic-grade ninja, and can only draw once.
Not only that, even if one drew a jōnin or even a Mythic-grade ninja, what abilities one could inherit from them was also a blind box. If one didn't even inherit Karate, even if possessed by a Mythic-grade ninja, they would just be a third-rate weakling.
In the final analysis, the only righteous path is still to be a True Ninja, although the difficulty is extremely high, and few have appeared in the whole world so far.
On one hand, it is because ninjas have vanished and hidden themselves, making them completely inaccessible to mortals. On the other hand, there are too few talented people, and David just happens to be one of those talented people.
He didn't know why he always had a feeling, a sense of déjà vu, as if he had already experienced all of this. After a day of training, the Karate of the enemies in the chip felt incredibly familiar to him.
A dream is a dream after all. Even if he is escaping from reality, it won't take long for David to realize all of this.
However, Naraku clearly did not intend to let him off like this. Pitch-black flames began to burn within the building...
________________________________________
Get rewarded for helping with our community goals!
🎯 Reward for all: +1 bonus chapter at 50 Powerstones.
🚀 Tier Reward: Help us reach 20 members for +5 chapters on all stories!
🔥 20% CODE: MEDUSA2
👻 Join the crew by searching Ms. Medusa on (P). You know the spot! 😉