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joined Mar 21, 2025

Callback!
I love it when they do that! Last ninja, the clones, back to killing, the purpose of murder…
Not to mention their shipping and feelings…so awesome!
Unfortunately it all looks like a really big hint for the end of arc, you know?

I wonder what they will achieve with all that power, with finding the meaning of their lives and all…
And I hope Marin gets better with her sister after the cloning stuff…honestly I really want them to make better.

Oh, and don’t forget about all the clones’ promises with Leader! That’s going to be interesting later on~

4esenuaj_400x400
joined Sep 16, 2014

Amazing, but this amount of development and the break next issue means hard times are coming, both of them have almost died multiple times already, so the gut punch will come from another angle.

Also yeah, the reason to get to rank 1 could totally be a lie, I was gonna say something similar but now that Marin mentioned it I'm not sure if it's gonna happen. Next chapter will probably start with her own story.

Palucina1
joined May 26, 2020

Why does this stupid, stupid series always hit me right in the heart? I'm rooting for these idiots!

C6ecb18a42241236b33d8a43252bfaf1
joined Apr 30, 2020

That was a very gay chapter I am very happy

Cs4_cover
joined Jul 13, 2015

Irrelevant, just want to say that Boy Marin is the premium one

Pinekon
joined Jan 10, 2022

True roommates vibes

joined Jul 26, 2025

The two crows at the end... Absolute Cinema

The dialogue Satoko and Konoha have at the end is the thesis of the whole manga. We watched Satoko and Konoha grow from using each other just to survive and do work, to being genuinely in love with each other to the point they will carry each other's burden and be willing to go to hell together. In that togetherness, both of them found happiness and purpose, an escape from a brutal, mundane life. Satoko found genuine connection and comfort that was absent in the village and Konoha learned to love and see life more than work.

The inclusion of the Marin clones ties into this thematically as well. They want to live what little life they have with purpose and assume it would come in the form of being tools for Konoha's goal. Konoha would definitely use them if it were chapter one, but she's clearly conflicted. Even if there are many and their lives are short, they are not expendable. She would only accept it if it means that Satoko would work with Momoji to live a normal life helping others. She does not believe that she can live a normal life, choosing to go without satoko to her death wish. Konoha is still under the impression that it would bring her meaning, but she is likely being used as a tool by the organization. The Marin clones are similar in that they want to be used as tools for her mission, not knowing what Konoha desires deep down.

Satoko rejects the idea to work for Momoji alone because she understands what she and Konoha want. She wants to be with Konoha so much that a robot based on her will betray her creator and blow up the earth for her. She knows Konoha just wants to be loved, and Satoko will do anything to give her that love, even if Konoha does not believe she deserves it.

The world of Ninkoro is pretty cruel, just look at Yoshida, but despite how prevalent death is prevalent in this world, with ninjas slaughtered left and right and money being traded in for lives, Ninkoro is all about celebrating life, purpose, and togetherness.

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joined Sep 10, 2022

All Kuro work memory-kisses now require basically a written explanation and approval from Yuri, which is both hilarious and fair. They're both silly but fun together. 8 more chapters to go.

last edited at Dec 28, 2025 10:32AM

Pinekon
joined Jan 10, 2022

darn, last volume. But at least it was planned that way, no axe needed. Can't wait to see how it'll conclude.

joined Jul 26, 2025

Respect to Burger-sensei for knowing exactly what ending they want the story to have. I trust they'll stick the landing

joined Oct 29, 2024

I still hope that it gets another season

Cs4_cover
joined Jul 13, 2015

Kanon will bath with both of them

Cs4_cover
joined Jul 13, 2015

Whag a letdown, they should keep that Kuro kiss them in the mouth

Megi_FF8enjoyer
joined Jul 26, 2025

What a lovely chapter. I'm glad to see the school setting again and seeing how much Satoko was able to overcome the limitations put on her from birth by others. It's awesome to see the abilities see used as her repressed self (Sadako) resurface now that she is surrounded by people that support her. It might seem pointless for the chapter to reiterate Satoko and Konoha's resolve, but I believe that it was important to see all the little developments (such as Satoko's origins, Momiji's influence, and Satoko going to school which I found quite underutilized in the past) culminate into that resolve in this chapter. That has been always Ninkoro's strength and I find my faith in burg even stronger.

joined Jul 26, 2025

New Ninkoro!
Didn't expect Marin to start as a little girl with huge hammer to doc ock huh

Also it took 51 chapters for konoha to use a gun lmao

last edited at Jan 31, 2026 11:10AM

9d94c4a9-d46e-49f0-a68e-0a44d27fedb6
joined Oct 22, 2021

So that’s how the organization ‘ll be dealt with, they’re just going to depopulate it by using Satoko as bait.

joined Jun 8, 2020

damn

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joined Jul 10, 2016

Boy Marin is not a wildly imaginative design but his re-appearance is still doin' things to me.

last edited at Jan 31, 2026 10:14PM

C6ecb18a42241236b33d8a43252bfaf1
joined Apr 30, 2020

Marin sharing her backstory felt like a huge flag... I'm worried. Also this new plan... why didn't they think of this sooner lol.

joined Jun 8, 2022

On one hand, they have been more or less practicing this methodology for the majority of the series. On the other hand, putting a contract out on someone you care about is a very risky play, no matter how much support you have to prevent it going lethal. It's understandable the idea didn't really occur until now when they feel more secure in things.

Young Marin was so proud to be a hero, she even had a cape! But then she found out she was the baddies, and now she wears skulls to remind herself and let everyone else know that she's bad. :(

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joined Apr 4, 2022

She will find a way to reach the boob

C6ecb18a42241236b33d8a43252bfaf1
joined Apr 30, 2020

^Satoko wants the perks of having a big titty mommy gf

Maybe I shouldn't be worried for Marin's death flags with Minato that OP. Which probably means a timeline with her dead might not be a good in the long run.

1pixel
joined Dec 3, 2010

That's very sweet and comforting to hear that Marin san has the ability to turn dead bodies into an amulet.

Stardusttelepath8
joined Oct 15, 2014

p225

as a remainder

reminder

Gotta admit, having a s*icide prevention hotline on an assassination website is a bit of Reiwa-era dark humor I can't help but admire.

last edited at Mar 1, 2026 9:36AM

Narrow Escape
joined Jun 8, 2022

Would feel perfectly in place in cyberpunk or similar settings, since it isn't whiplash like 'oh they care about this despite what they do'; it's 'dealing with people in this situation is a pain and we don't always get our money properly'.

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