A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

Mai Shiranui said, "I know about the King of Fighters tournament, but do small, nearly extinct styles like ours even qualify to participate?"

Unlike Cho, Mai Shiranui was not isolated from the outside world. Because Cho was too young, others were worried about her going out alone, so she spent most of her time training in the mountains. As a result, Cho knew very little about the outside world and was unaware of the existence of the King of Fighters tournament.

As the current leader of the Shiranui school, Mai Shiranui naturally has a lot of access to outside information, and she is aware of global fighting events like the King of Fighters tournament.

She had also heard that Li Wei had come to Japan to assess fighters from the Asian region. Only those who passed Li Wei's assessment could qualify for the competition. She had seen Li Wei's photos before, and she had to admit that he was much more handsome in person than in the pictures.

Upon discovering that the guest was Li Wei, Mai Shiranui's initial confusion turned into joy, a joy stemming from various reasons.

The Shiranui-ryu Ninja Club hasn't been open for two years. If they don't get any more missions, the club's funds will be depleted. That's why she said that if Li Wei had come six months later, the place would have been deserted.

Mai Shiranui had an idea: to transform the entire school of ninjas. Traditionally, ninjas earned money by accepting various dangerous missions. Although this method brought in money very quickly, it was also extremely dangerous. A moment's carelessness could lead to death on a mission, which was too cruel for the girls of the Shiranui school.

It was precisely because of the harsh reality of funding sources for traditional ninjas that Mai Shiranui sought to transform the Shiranui school. She wanted to convert it from a traditional ninja style into something similar to a martial arts dojo, where students could obtain funding relatively safely by teaching ninjutsu.

This transformation cannot be accomplished overnight; it requires not only time but also a certain amount of funding.

However, because Li Wei was in Tokyo, she dared not leave the rest of her school to go to Tokyo to participate in the assessment, so she had to give up the idea of ​​participating in the King of Fighters tournament. Unexpectedly, Li Wei actually came to visit her, which is a good thing for the entire Shiranui School.

Li Wei said, "My intelligence channels have told me that a genius ninja named Mai Shiranui has emerged from the Shiranui school. I travel around and send out special invitations to invite masters from all over the world to participate in the King of Fighters tournament. Although the Shiranui school has declined, the entry requirements for the King of Fighters tournament have nothing to do with the school's power, but only with the individual strength of the participants. That's why I came to visit you."

Mai Shiranui nodded. Although she rarely fought with others, she was confident in her own strength. Through several years of hard training, she had already achieved the strength of a Jonin. However, because no one helped her complete the Jonin exam, she was still holding the title of Chunin according to the rules of her school.

Mai Shiranui said, "I've heard that the prize money for the King of Fighters tournament is very generous. Li Weijun, is that true?"

Li Wei smiled and said, "As long as you can make it into the top 16, you can at least get a base prize of $50. If you can make it into the quarterfinals or the semifinals, there will be more rewards on top of the base prize of $50."

Mai Shiranui's breathing quickened. The news Li Wei brought was extremely important to her. After all, the Shiranui School was in dire need of money right now. There were so many masters in the world. She didn't expect to win the championship; just making it into the top 16 would be enough. The $50 prize money would be enough for the Shiranui School to complete its transformation and allow the remaining members of the school to live a good life.

Li Wei pulled a bright red invitation from his pocket and said, "You must be one of the genius ninjas of the Shiranui School. I will give you a simple strength test, which will determine whether you can participate in the tournament." Shiranui Mai took a deep breath, her beautiful face showing a resolute expression, and said, "Li Wei-kun, for the sake of everyone in the school, I will do my best. I must participate in this King of Fighters tournament!" Li Wei put the invitation back in his pocket and said, "Then let's begin. This open space is quite suitable. It's just a simple test; there's no need to go all out." The other members of the Shiranui School had somehow arrived at the edge of the open space, and Li Wei glanced over there out of the corner of his eye. It must be said that the Shiranui School's combat suits were really revealing, almost just covering their vitals, with large areas of their fair skin exposed... (Requesting flowers.)

Moreover, the female ninjas of the Shiranui school are all quite beautiful, and their figures are all exceptionally "healthy".

No wonder this style is looked down upon by other ninjas as half-baked, but the Shiranui-ryu's battle suit is truly top-notch; no normal man could ignore such beauty.

The two stood in the open space. Li Wei slowly assumed the starting stance of Wing Chun, while Mai Shiranui pulled out a butterfly fan from behind her waist, lowered her center of gravity, and swayed her body rhythmically.

As Mai Shiranui swayed, Li Wei's gaze also focused on his opponent's pair of balls. This was a tactic of using beauty to distract his opponent, but such a tactic was still a little short of being able to deal with him.

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Li Wei, while not exactly a womanizer, is certainly at the level of a "thousand-woman slayer," having tasted all sorts of beauties, so naturally he won't be bothered by such tactics.

Mai Shiranui thought her tactic had worked, so she threw her flower-and-butterfly fan with an extremely stealthy technique, and it began to spin rapidly. At the same time, the sharp blade hidden inside the fan ribs also popped out. This kind of weapon, which is sharp enough to cut through steel, is the throwing weapon that the Shiranui-ryu ninjas are most skilled at.

Li Wei deftly caught the handle of the flying flower butterfly fan, but Mai Shiranui had already closed in on him. With a turn of her body, a huge arc of fire snake attacked Li Wei. This move was one of the secret techniques of the Shiranui style, Dragon Flame Dance.

Li Wei chopped down the fire snake with his palm, and Mai Shiranui stepped on Li Wei's palm with one foot, launching a flying kick at Li Wei's face.

Li Wei dodged the attack by leaping forward, grabbed the leg that the opponent had kicked out, and slammed it down, throwing Mai Shiranui to the ground. At the same time, his free hand was already aimed at Mai Shiranui's throat.

"I lost," Mai Shiranui said readily.

Li Wei helped the other person up and said, "It's normal. In a short period of time, I've lost to over three hundred fighters. This isn't your fault. Besides, you're stronger than most people; you truly deserve to be called a genius of the Shiranui school."

Chapter 297. The Ninjas Who Ran into the Wrong Film Set

Mai Shiranui stood up, gently brushing the dust off her clothes, and said with a wry smile, "I lost so badly, I guess I've lost my chance to participate." "No, you passed the test," Li Wei said with a smile.

"Huh?" Mai Shiranui's expression froze, looking somewhat comical. The other Shiranui-ryu ninjas, hearing Li Wei's words, also breathed a sigh of relief; such a dramatic rise and fall was quite a shock to their hearts. Li Wei said, "You're one of the few fighters who makes me take this seriously. Judging by your speed and the power of your attack just now, you'd rank in the top three out of the more than three hundred fighters participating in this assessment." "Am I really that good?" Now it was Mai Shiranui's turn to be doubtful.

Li Wei smiled and nodded. Mai Shiranui's strength was even stronger than he had expected, reaching about 0.95 Terry's level. For a girl to have such strength, "0.67" was already quite good. In a life-or-death battle, even Jon wouldn't be her match, after all, ninjas are experts at killing.

However, the situation in the Shiranui Ninja Clan was quite different from the information given to him by the insiders, probably due to the different timelines. The Shiranui Ninja Clan in the internal information was not as dire as he was seeing now; it was practically on the verge of disbanding.

After the brief assessment ended, Li Wei did not plan to leave just like that. He planned to stay here for a few more days. Although the living conditions here were indeed somewhat harsh, the beautiful figures of the Shiranui-ryu ninjas alone made it worthwhile for Li Wei to stay here for a few more days.

Because of the lack of entertainment activities in the deep mountains, the ninjas of the Shiranui school maintain a lifestyle of working at sunrise and resting at sunset. Except for one person who stays on night watch each day, the others maintain normal rest.

Ninjas possess incredibly strong willpower and physical abilities; they can go for days without rest without any problem, so keeping watch alone at night is a piece of cake for them.

Late at night, Li Wei sat on the rooftop, gazing at the crescent moon in the night sky. Beside him was a small wooden table with snacks and sake prepared by the Shiranui-ryu ninjas.

Despite the limited resources in the deep mountains, the Shiranui-ryu ninjas brought out their best to entertain Li Wei.

Li Wei said, pointing to a direction in the darkness, "Keeping watch alone must be boring, how about we sit down and have a drink?"

A figure appeared and disappeared in the darkness. Mai Shiranui landed lightly beside Li Wei and sat down on the small wooden table between them. Li Wei said, "Does even the leader of the ninjas have to take turns keeping watch at night?"

Mai Shiranui sat cross-legged and said, "In other ninja clans, the leader's position means he doesn't need to keep watch at night, but the Shiranui clan is short-handed right now, so even the leader can't slack off." Li Wei poured Mai Shiranui a glass of wine and said, "These days are really tough. The ninja profession is too unfriendly to girls."

Mai Shiranui gazed at the darkness in the distance and said, "That's why I want to transform the Shiranui-ryu from a ninja school into a martial arts dojo. Girls fighting is inherently dangerous, and I don't want to see them follow in the footsteps of their predecessors. After all, times have changed." Li Wei felt that Mai Shiranui's words made a lot of sense. Times had indeed changed, and the ninja's space for survival was only shrinking. In modern times, if you wanted to kill someone, you could hire a professional assassin; if you wanted to protect yourself, you could hire bodyguards. Ninjas were no longer the first choice for the wealthy and powerful, and they were facing fierce competition. There were only so many missions available; if others took more, it meant less for them. Even the Kisaragi-ryu ninja school that Li Wei had visited before was seeking transformation and actively expanding into overseas markets.

The timeline of this world differs somewhat from the internal information obtained by Li Wei. For example, the character Kisaragi Eiji first appeared in "Art of Fighting 2" and only later appeared in the King of Fighters series. In the Art of Fighting timeline, Kisaragi Eiji was unwilling to accept defeat to the Kyokugenryu and thus felt disgusted by the members of Kyokugenryu, and was determined to surpass Itasaki Ryo of Kyokugenryu.

However, in this timeline, Eiji Kisaragi is primarily active in Southeast Asia. Although he has carried out missions in Afghanistan, he has no connection with the Kyokugenryu school. Furthermore, Eiji Kisaragi in this timeline is no less powerful than Ryo Sakazaki.

When Li Wei discovered that Eiji Kisaragi looked at Yuri Sakazaki as if he didn't recognize her, he realized the huge difference in the timelines. The King of Fighters universe is a hodgepodge, so it's normal for this to happen.

Therefore, Li Wei found it acceptable that there were huge differences between the information in Shiranui-ryu Ninja and the internal data, since this was a real world, while the internal data he obtained was a bunch of original settings.

Li Wei said, "This choice is correct, but this year's King of Fighters tournament is full of top fighters. Even if you make it into the top 16, it will still not be an easy task..."

Mai Shiranui looked worried and said, "We have to try our best, don't we? After all, the Shiranui School has no way out now. The funds in the ninja corps are only enough to support everyone for half a year. The consumption of ninjas is too great."

Li Wei said, "I see that you live quite frugally. Where do you mainly spend your money?"

Mai Shiranui said, "Li Weijun, the power used by ninjas is called chakra. It is different from the aura or fighting spirit of ordinary fighters. It is a power that is a mixture of physical and mental strength. It is the power that ninjas extract directly from their bodies through meditation and training. Although this power is strong and allows ninjas to use ninjutsu and genjutsu, it is also very expensive. To maintain their strength, ninjas need to consume more nutrients than ordinary people."

Li Wei always felt like the ninjas from the King of Fighters world had wandered onto the wrong set.

However, Naruto only began serialization in 1999, while the King of Fighters series was created even earlier. Chakra, a power, is recorded in ancient texts related to ninjas in the real world, somewhat like the "internal energy" of martial artists from the Central Plains.

Both are forces that the parties involved claim to exist, but which are difficult to verify.

For this reason, there is no question of who copied whom.

Mai Shiranui said, "During the daytime duel, I used illusion magic, but Li Weijun, your spirit is just too strong, so my illusion magic had no effect at all. Outsiders think that the Shiranui style only relies on its looks to confuse the enemy, but in reality, looks are just a condition for launching illusion magic. The purpose is to attract the opponent's attention and increase the success rate of the illusion magic as much as possible."

Li Wei laughed and said, "Ninjas are truly an interesting bunch."

Li Wei sighed inwardly, thinking that the ninjas from the King of Fighters world could still have a place in the world of Naruto. After all, among the taijutsu ninjas in Naruto, there was a powerful figure who almost brought the series to a close with a single kick.

In the world of King of Fighters, the ninjas are all masters of physical combat. As long as their ninjutsu and genjutsu aren't too bad, they can easily make a living.

The ninjas in Naruto are mostly high-attack, low-defense, fragile mages, while the ninjas in the King of Fighters universe can easily block bullets with their chests—a basic skill that gives them a significant inherent advantage in defense.

Chapter 298. A Pie Falling from the Sky

Li Wei said, "The King of Fighters tournament is a three-person team system, so you will need two reliable teammates to participate."

Mai Shiranui said, "Besides me, the Shiranui School has two other reliable Chunin who haven't left. Their strength isn't much weaker than mine, so they're enough for the competition."

Li Wei said, "This competition is extremely prestigious, with top experts from all over the world being invited. Judging from the current situation, it's questionable whether Wu's team can even make it into the top 30. What do you plan to do if you don't win the prize money?"

Mai Shiranui was also somewhat confused. She had regarded the King of Fighters tournament as her last lifeline, hoping to use the prize money to complete the transformation of her fighting style. However, the prestige of this King of Fighters tournament far exceeded that of previous tournaments. It was estimated that even just the Asian region would have a hard time making it out of the competition, let alone the various finals that followed.

Reaching the top 16 seems easy, but to actually make it to the top 16, she would need to defeat a large number of top players, which is extremely difficult.

26. If the school's Jonin hadn't died, and the only Ninja Master hadn't passed away from illness, she would have been somewhat confident of making it into the top 16. Now, she really didn't have that confidence. Li Wei looked at the worried-looking Mai Shiranui and said, "I do have a way to solve your problem."

Mai Shiranui turned her face, her expression one of surprise and delight. With her last lifeline failing, she was now willing to do anything to save her school, no matter the means.

Li Wei said, "I can lend you some money first. You can use this money to transform your fighting style. If you do well in the King of Fighters tournament, you can pay off the debt directly. If the results in the King of Fighters tournament are not ideal, then you can pay back the money slowly later. What do you think?"

Mai Shiranui was somewhat surprised and said, "Aren't these conditions too generous? There must be some other additional conditions, right?"

Although Mai Shiranui is young, she is a seasoned ninja who has been a leader for two or three years and has witnessed the darker side of society. She knows very well that there is no such thing as a free lunch. Li Wei must have other conditions attached to providing such a generous loan.

However, for the Shiranui School at its current state, as long as Li Wei's conditions weren't unreasonable, she could agree first and then discuss them with the other members. Li Wei smiled and said, "If I said there were no strings attached, would you believe me?"

Mai Shiranui looked surprised and said, "This isn't pocket money, it's a loan of several hundred thousand dollars, with no strings attached. Aren't you losing out, Li Wei?" Li Wei laughed and said, "Isn't it a good thing that there are no strings attached? Why do you feel uncomfortable about it? Besides, I don't even plan to make you write an IOU."

The sudden surprise left Mai Shiranui somewhat stunned. This loan, which had no additional terms, no repayment deadline, and didn't even require an IOU, was a lifesaver for Shiranui Ryu's urgent needs.

Suppressing her excitement, Mai Shiranui looked at the leisurely-looking Li Wei and asked, "We have no relation to each other, so why are you helping me like this, Li Wei-kun? I don't think I have anything you would want from me. Is it worth it for you to do this?"

Mai Shiranui genuinely didn't understand why Li Wei was doing this. After all, the Shiranui school didn't have anything particularly impressive to offer anymore. If Li Wei was after her, she felt the possibility was extremely slim. After all, the women around Li Wei, such as Qiong and Yuri Sakazaki, were both beauties no less than her, and Li Wei certainly wasn't lacking in women.

After much thought, Mai Shiranui, still unable to understand, voiced her inner doubts.

Li Wei naturally couldn't reveal his true feelings. In ancient times, emperors had three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines, but they could only truly take care of a few. But he was different; he needed more partners to cultivate together in order to increase his own cultivation. Of course, cultivating together also had great benefits for the women. Overall, no one would lose out.

For Li Wei, money is just a number. If he can solve problems with money, that would be the best thing, and it would save him a lot of trouble.

Li Wei said, "Perhaps she took pity on you. Seeing you suffer in this environment, I don't know why, but I feel a little heartache. A child as young as Die should be receiving an education at this age, but as a ninja, she can only waste her best years in the deep mountains. Not only Die, but also Wu, if you were an ordinary person, you would just be starting university at this age, but you have to bear a heavier burden of pressure than your peers, and even face the threat of death."

I really dislike this kind of thing.

Mai Shiranui was feeling conflicted. Li Wei's pity for her made her want to cry. That's how people are. When facing huge problems alone, they can remain calm and composed, but once someone sympathizes with them or worries about them, they feel extremely wronged.

As Mai Shiranui thought to herself, the truth was just as Li Wei had said: people cannot choose their own birth. Just like the butterfly abandoned in the trash can outside the hospital, and Mai herself, who was born a ninja, neither of them could choose their own destiny.

If the older generation of the Shiranui-ryu ninja hadn't all passed away, the atmosphere here would at most be a little better than in other ninja clans, not like it is now, where the small team is full of human warmth. The few who persisted in staying see each other as family, as companions who can support each other through difficulties.

If it weren't for the few companions who persisted, Mai Shiranui would have already considered giving up the ninja way. After all, being a ninja is too dangerous and too hard. Now that she has an opportunity to leave this circle, it might not be a bad thing.

However, Li Wei's arrival gave her a new option: she could leave her companions a way out and give them a better life without giving up her own path.

Mai Shiranui said, "Li Wei-jun, are you always this gentle with girls?"

Li Wei smiled and said, "Of course, girls are like delicate flowers that need careful care to bloom with their ultimate charm."

Looking at Li Wei's smile, Mai Shiranui felt a mix of emotions. It would be a lie to say that she didn't have feelings for Li Wei, who had reached out to her in her desperate situation. However, as a girl, she always had some reserve in her heart. If she revealed her feelings at this moment, she would be put in a passive position.