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I'll keep this short and simple:
Do not let the first chapters fool you!

I had Shinobi Life on my on hold -list for years. And while it kept popping up as a recommended series, I always thought I'd pick it up later.
Today "later" finally arrived. After reading the first four chapters I started feeling quite fed up. Coincidentally my previous attempt at Shinobi Life ended at chap 4 so I thought I'd skim or crawl through a couple more before giving up indefinitely.
9 hours and 64 chapters later I am SO grateful for my stubborn streak!
The cheesy time-travel setup with overreacting characters eventually gave way ... to a story filled with so many intricately performed plot twists and layers upon layers of character development that it had me completely wrapped around its proverbial finger towards the end. If something, Shinobi life reminded me of reading The Time Traveler's Wife: the time jumping plot messes with with your brain but in a very reader friendly way - making it both an emotionally and intellectually pleasing read.

At first I thought this would be yet another "poor girl gets saved by a rich guy" -manga. Well, it sort of is, but overall I found this manga REALLY disappointing. The plot isn't anything unique, and can be very confusing. The art it so-so, the only bearable-looking character being the main guy. A few naughty jokes here and there can be fun, but in this manga it has blown out of proportions, the whole plot centering around the main girl character being constantly sexually harassed, as the guys around her compete to get her "first time". The only moments I really enjoyed were when ... those perverts were sent flying with the girls secret ability. Otherwise, it was quite a waste of time.

From the very first pages this manga is totally random, absolutely hilarious and extremely cute. Even tho I normally hate love triangles, in this case it was entertaining and fun. The plot, even tho simple, has funny new twists in every chapter, and keeps you guessing. The characters are lovable, and as in all other Mitsuki Miko's works, the art is great!