Chapter 26: In that case don’t blame Me for stirring up Trouble.

[Hanabi Kimono – Combat Mode: Increases Attention by 5% during combat, all attributes increased by 10%]

“Combat Mode, huh…”

Hanabi already had a set of ninja clothes for combat.

But what actor would complain about having too many performance costumes?

Although it was “upgraded,” the quality didn’t change; it was still four stars, not five stars.

After entering Combat Mode, Hanabi’s body became very light and agile, and the clothes on her body also changed. The original kimono became more form-fitting, the shoulders became an off-shoulder style, and the long skirt turned into a short skirt.

Much of the unnecessary fabric on the clothes was trimmed away; instead, many red ropes were added as constraints for the outfit.

A kimono is actually very inconvenient for movement, but now she was completely unaffected.

More importantly, Hanabi found that she had become stronger—literally faster and stronger.

But what does “The Root Passing Through” mean?

“Thank you very much, Sensei.” Hanabi expressed her gratitude to Shiki Ryougi.

“Well, I didn’t really help much. But you still have a few class hours left. When you come for class, it would be nice if you could play with Mana; she seems to like you quite a bit.”

“Yes.”

In this etiquette class, Hanabi didn’t learn much etiquette.

Or rather, after realizing that her own posture was acting while the other’s posture was integrated into daily life, Hanabi discovered what she lacked.

– She hadn’t truly “mastered and integrated” her acting skills.

“Phew, I’m back.”

Pushing open the door and walking out of Shiki Ryougi’s home, Hanabi returned to the Naruto world, standing in front of her own house.

“Next is the promotion mission.”

Hanabi had saved one hundred thousand popularity points, just waiting for the promotion.

– Will this mission be in this world, or will I have to go to another world again?

Is it to complete a task, or achieve a goal?

She had no clue at all.

But as an idol, naturally, she had to face all difficulties.

“Bring it on~”

[Promotion Application Submitted]

[Contractor Planning Proposal]

[Plan A: The Ninja’s Stage of Fate, PASS]

[Plan B: Ishura – Dimensional World Battle Royale, PASS]

[Plan C: Daily Short Stories Caused by Long-term Vegetarianism, PASS]

[Plan D: The Girl Who Sees Ghosts (Mieruko-chan), PASS]

[…]

[Re-evaluating Plan A]

[Final Plan Confirmed]

[Test Codename: Ninja Disciple Trial]

[Test Location: Local]

[Test Background: The Son of Fate of the Ninja World is about to face his first key destiny point. Amidst this crucial destiny, show your style! A qualified actor can influence the story’s direction and make the camera revolve around their activities.]

[Test Goal: In the upcoming “Land of Waves” destiny event, cause a destiny deviation greater than 10%, and on this basis, gain at least 10,000 fans’ attention.]

[During the promotion test, you will receive partial Supporting Character treatment. The Dimensional Popularity Stage will also assist to the maximum extent when changing destiny.]

“So after choosing so many plans, it still ended up being Plan A?”

Hanabi pondered the content of the promotion test.

Going from an Extra to a Supporting Character, even a Secondary Supporting Character, meant possessing a certain degree of influence. Influencing the plot through one’s own power was also an achievement.

But the Dimensional Popularity Stage didn’t issue missions to change the world, but to make the idol shine brighter. Changing the world was simply because an idol should possess such influence.

“And fans, what is this?”

[After becoming a Supporting Character, you will no longer be an obscure Extra. Viewers will start paying attention to you and become your fans, which is beneficial for gaining Popularity Points and selling merchandise. At the same time, the number of fans is also a reflection of an idol’s popularity and strength.]

“Oh my, oh my, this is truly interesting.”

Hanabi’s changes to the entire Naruto world hadn’t actually been significant.

This didn’t mean Hanabi didn’t want to cause trouble; it was just that as a secondary supporting character, it was hard for her to shake the major trends of history.

So Hanabi’s previous arrangements were just subtle nudges from the sidelines bit by bit.

But since the Stage gave her such great authority this time… then don’t blame her for stirring things up.

“The next main plot is the Land of Waves.”

“My strength… well, dealing with Haku is no problem, but dealing with Zabuza might be slightly troublesome.”

If she activated the Byakugan and went all out, she wouldn’t be without a fighting chance.

But that wasn’t enough.

“But if I resonate with Master Jingliu…”

When using the Summoning Jutsu to summon the ice crystal Jingliu, Hanabi had a feeling.

If she resonated after using the Summoning Jutsu, Hanabi could merge Jingliu’s power with her own.

That is, what Jingliu once called “becoming one.”

But there were hidden dangers too, because Jingliu was troubled by “Mara-Struck” (Mara)… well, simply understood as something like killing impulses or inner demons. Because of these, merging with her would put a heavy burden on her own mind.

“By the way, if I use another identity to appear before the audience and attract their attention, how are fans calculated?” Hanabi asked again.

[As long as it is the person themself.]

“That’s not bad.”

Hanabi looked at her Character Inheritance Cards.

It was these Character Inheritance Cards that gave Hanabi inspiration.

Just like Aizen slicking back his hair to instantly change his image, Hanabi changing her image was actually quite simple.

As long as she resonated with Jingliu, Hanabi’s hair would turn white, her Byakugan would turn blood red due to Jingliu’s power, and her chakra nature would also mutate.

Then changing her hairstyle and swapping the blindfold for a mask would create a new disguise (sockpuppet/alt account). This was better than just using Star Rail Sparkle’s illusions.

“By the way, can I establish a new ‘fictional’ character?” Hanabi asked.

[During the promotion test, you can apply to add role-playing content, but the crew and the Stage will not provide extra services.]

[All additional content must be reasonable, not produce OOC (Out of Character), and content deviating from the series itself will not be approved.]

Hanabi roughly understood.

She could play other roles now, but the Stage wouldn’t provide an identity; she had to play it with her own identity. But this world was real; constructing a new character meant deceiving the entire world.

But… isn’t this challenge great?

A true idol never fears challenges.

“Land of Waves, hmm, there should still be some time, so I can prepare in advance.”

The Land of Waves mission should be in April, so from November to March, there was a small half-year gap.

Hanabi originally wanted to focus on passing the “Promotion Test” first, but this situation where she had a small half-year free was somewhat unexpected.

“Pity, without the series airing, there won’t be more Popularity Points.”

As for fans and such, that would only happen after the Land of Waves arc.

“Stage, is there any way for my beautiful figure to be admired by the audience on regular days?” Hanabi asked.

[Based on plot development, the Stage will adjust the series schedule, adding or reducing episodes.]

[After successfully promoting to a regular, permissions will expand, or through the Popularity Shop, payment rewards, etc.]

[Additionally, when flashback scenes are needed, the Stage will conduct supplementary filming.]

[Meeting certain scenarios, or personal application, or obtaining sponsorship can open a 24-hour reality show venue.]

The Stage was quite diligent, proposing several plans at once.

The last one, uninterrupted livestreaming, was especially insane. However, Hanabi didn’t think a 24-hour livestream would be very effective. A series “edits” an event into twenty minutes of content, making the plot very compact, but expanding it to twenty-four hours would be hard to say.

“But if it’s daily life scenes, it might be nice…”

And maybe some people just like watching cute girls.

“Let’s investigate the current situation of the Land of Waves first, then formulate a plan.”

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