Naruto: Three Wars from the Start, Laying Low Behind the Scenes as a Big Shot

The top assassin "Midnight" dies during a mission, but his consciousness takes over Sen Shiye, a badly wounded Chunin from Konoha.

Faced with an unfamiliar ninja world, the grim aftermath of war, and "comrades" who seem friendly but hide danger, he has no choice but to wear a mask of warmth.

Chakra surges within him, the kunai in his hand is cold, and an assassin's instincts intertwine with a ninja's power.

When Minato Namikaze's smile conceals scrutiny, when Uchiha arrogance stokes murderous intent, and when Dan Katō's death stirs hidden currents of power, Shiye quietly awakens amid the medicinal scent of the medical corps.

In this life, he is no longer an anonymous blade. He is the shadow that wields it.

Beneath Konoha's sunshine, a bone-chilling transformation and hunt have just begun...

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.