Kitagawa Gen

Kitagawa Gen was a transmigrator.

Even now, he still remembered that thirteen years ago, he had merely gone out for a stroll, only to see a runaway dump truck in the blink of an eye.

The timing of his transmigration was hard to call good, but it did not exactly count as bad either.

Being three years older than Crown Prince Naruto, he had avoided the brutal Third Great Ninja War, but there were still many things he could do absolutely nothing about.

For example, last year, Itachi Uchiha had finally completed his "enlightenment in exile," then learned from Obito Uchiha and gave his clan a wave of "filial devotion"!

Every time he thought of this, Kitagawa Gen could not help sighing—

Damn it, he had arrived too late.

If he had been even a little stronger, he could have tried prospecting for gold in the Uchiha Clan!

Fortunately, he was also a cheat with a system.

Cheats were not rare in the vibrant, thriving hot land of the ninja world. Crown Prince Naruto had even played through to a perfect ending in one life, only to be brutally banned because his cheats were too outrageous.

But even having a cheat did not count for much. Hadn't the Crown Prince and Sasuke still nearly overturned time and again when facing the top combat power of the Naruto world?

Besides, his cheat required him to do missions before giving rewards. Compared with those talent cheats, ancestor cheats, and even Heavenly Speech cheats, his could only count as a minor cheat.

"Especially since I can't even get the beginner gift pack."

Every time he thought of this, Kitagawa Gen hated it so much his teeth itched.

He just could not understand it. A beginner gift pack was supposed to arrive the moment he transmigrated, so why did he need to become a ninja first?

And the definition of "ninja" was not anything else, but an official post from Konoha...

Was the end of the universe really a government job?

But if this went on, wouldn't he become cannon fodder during the Chunin Exams?

Even if he survived the Chunin Exams, wouldn't the future Fourth Shinobi World War be just as impossible to avoid?

Before transmigrating, he had been hit by a dump truck. After transmigrating, was he destined to be crushed too?

Wouldn't that mean he had transmigrated for nothing?

Thankfully, he still had Side Quests that could save his life.

Side Quests were very simple. Once completed, he could receive rewards. It was just that these Side Quests were also extremely unreliable.

For example, when he met Hinata, a bizarre one like "Delicious and Tasty Sisters" would pop up.

Even worse, when he met Naruto, one actually popped up saying "Let Naruto and Pain smoke together on the ruins of Konoha"...

Luckily, Side Quests could be refused.

But once accepted, they had to be completed, or he could not accept any other Side Quests.

Aside from that...

"If I give up too many, the system will judge me as too weak, then forcibly assign one."

"Become Kakashi's only disciple" was something the system had force-fed him.

In truth, he had considered graduating early, but the problem was that postwar Konoha was extremely strict about early graduation.

Only Itachi Uchiha had received "special care." Everyone else, including those future rookies, went through the process. This had basically cut off Kitagawa's idea.

Name: Kitagawa Gen

Age: 13

Bloodline: None (possibly generations of beasts of burden)

Total Chakra: B (average Chunin level)

Chakra attributes: Wind, fire, earth

Skills: Body Flicker Technique, Earth Release, Kakashi's Sword Techniques, throwing techniques (ninjutsu displays corresponding power according to Chakra level)

Items: Beginner gift pack, clothing that stays clean without needing to be changed or washed

"Kakashi's Sword Techniques? Not bad."

As he walked out of the hospital, Kitagawa Gen looked at his panel, but his attention was mainly on the beginner gift pack.

Thirteen years!

Nezha had only taken three years and six months to be born, while he had waited a full thirteen years for a beginner gift pack!

"Gen."

Just as he was planning to hurry home and see what his beginner gift pack was, he suddenly heard someone calling him from behind.

He turned to look, and it was actually Guy running over.

"Teacher Guy, why are you here?"

Kitagawa Gen immediately reined in his thoughts, put on a smile, and went up to meet him.

Over the years, in order to learn taijutsu, he had "accidentally" met Guy. With his understanding of Guy, the two had quickly become familiar with each other.

The things he had said to Kakashi were all true too. In fact, many of the techniques he knew had been "laundered" through Guy.

Because of that, he did not need to worry at all about Kakashi going to ask Guy.

"I heard something happened to you."

As Guy looked Kitagawa Gen up and down, he asked anxiously.

"What happened? How did you end up in the hospital? That guy Kakashi—"

"Teacher Guy, I'm fine."

Kitagawa Gen shook his head, then smiled and continued.

"It wasn't Teacher Kakashi's fault. It was... our own mistake."

Kitagawa Gen was truly too embarrassed to say there had been infighting in the team, and that this matter had quite a lot to do with him.

To complete the mission "Become Kakashi's only disciple," Kitagawa Gen naturally had to think things through carefully.

He remembered that one batch of Kakashi's students had performed a wave of "brotherly harmony." The system had most likely given him this mission because of that.

So after the team assignments ended, he properly interacted with his two "teammates" and kept "emphasizing" to them that he would definitely become a ninja, showing an air of being determined to get it.

Fortunately, his usual grades were decent, and on the day of the assessment, he had even used every ounce of strength he had, displaying his "dominance."

As for the final matter of the bells...

After being struck both mentally and physically, he remained silent at that moment, so the pressure naturally landed on those two brats.

As expected, the two of them drew their blades on each other.

Of course, if they had snatched the bells and been directly judged to have failed, Kitagawa Gen also had a way.

It was just that the final words he said to Kakashi would have needed a slight modification.

"I still have to thank Teacher Guy for training me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have received Teacher Kakashi's approval."

Kitagawa Gen bowed slightly to Guy. This was his "lifesaver"!

Kitagawa Gen even felt that Guy might have done even more.

As someone born a civilian, whose parents had died in the line of duty when he was young, who had been raised by his grandfather, and then had become an orphan again soon after...

Under the normal process, he would indeed have had a leading ninja, but whether that person would be a Jonin was hard to say.

After all, Jonin led children from major clans and elites. It did not have much to do with beasts of burden...

The main task of an ordinary leading ninja was to let newly graduated Genin familiarize themselves with a ninja's lifestyle faster and understand various work procedures. Their relationship was more one of "superior and subordinate."

He had suddenly been assigned under Kakashi. No matter what the actual situation was, he was willing to assume someone had helped.

"It's good that you're all right... wait?"

Guy was stunned when he heard this, then reacted.

"You mean you successfully passed Kakashi's assessment?"

"Mm."

Kitagawa Gen nodded. The next moment, Guy slapped a hand onto his shoulder, smiled, and gave him a thumbs-up. His snow-white front teeth even seemed to gleam.

"Not bad! I was still worried about you! What a pity my application didn't pass. Kakashi really got a bargain! Good, to celebrate your smooth success, let's run ten laps around Konoha!"

New Side Quest acquired: I run even faster than Guy!

Defeat Guy while running laps. Accept?

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Kitagawa Gen bared his teeth and decisively refused. He truly did not want to waste time on this right now.

"Teacher Guy, I just went through a test, and Teacher Kakashi told me to rest early to prepare for tomorrow, so..."

"Oh, is that so?"

Guy rubbed his chin, then nodded and continued smiling.

"That's true. You need rest. Then I'll complete it in your place. Twenty laps! This is youth!"

With that, he directly stood on his hands and turned into a wisp of green smoke, disappearing from Kitagawa Gen's sight.

After watching Guy leave, Kitagawa Gen let out a breath, then swiftly ran toward his home.

Being able to hold back until now without opening the beginner gift pack already counted as him being careful and cautious.

Right now, he only wanted to see just what this beginner gift pack, delayed by thirteen years, actually was.

"If there isn't anything good in it, I'll go throw my life away and take you down with me!"

He yanked the door open, then hurriedly hooked it shut with his foot, rapidly chanting in his heart.

"Open the beginner gift pack!"

In an instant, his vision blurred, and his entire body could not help trembling.

His breathing also became rapid. The next moment, his vision went black, and he collapsed straight onto the bed.

And in his mind, an emotionless voice sounded.

Beginner gift pack opened

Reward obtained: Otsutsuki Clan Bloodline (blank slate)

Host, please develop it properly

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