Aoba Tobitake, a Konoha jonin, suddenly gains the ability to see his own “death script” one day!
[Mission S-102, Aoba Tobitake, pierced through the left chest, confirmed dead]
> The next second, a kunai stabs toward his heart. He shifts it half an inch and clings stubbornly to life!
And that lands him in a hornet’s nest!
The mysterious “Causality Maintenance Bureau” sets its sights on him:
Buy dumplings? The shop goes bankrupt! File a report? He’s accused of deserting the village!
Help an old lady? Three assassins chase him across provincial borders!
The other side sneers: “The script says you die at three. Who dares let you live until five?”
Aoba is furious: I’ll add my own scenes, damn it!
The Script-Swapping Squad is formed:
A veterinarian (can communicate with ninja beasts, basically a cheat code)
A blacksmith (a technology-crazed gearhead)
A mute with a secret identity (the perfect counter to mind control)
The outrageous schemes begin:
Leave Pain a one-star review: Shinra Tensei goes off course and saves a thousand people!
Spoil the Uchiha massacre: Itachi sends him a “Kotoamatsukami trial pass” as a parting gift!
Tamper with the Ten-Tails’ navigation: The Divine Tree grows crooked and crushes the Bureau’s headquarters!
When the Fourth Shinobi World War becomes a puppet show controlled by the Causality Maintenance Bureau…
The blacksmith blows himself up along with the relay station: “See the new world for me!”
The veterinarian takes a blade for him and lies dying: “Don’t close your eyes… We promised to open a clinic together!”
> Aoba storms the screenwriters’ room on the moon and holds a blade to Kaguya’s neck: “Mom! They tricked you into being a tool!”
Final battle preview:
[The Mortal Production Crew vs. The Divine Screenwriters]
Aoba tears up the script and laughs wildly: “Ladies and gentlemen, today I’m teaching screenwriters how to behave!”
Only the devil forced Death to join him
The writing was really good, but it felt a bit too frustrating.
Unexpectedly high quality