The System's New Function

"System, you want me to figure it out on my own? What can I possibly figure out? If you don't tell me, how am I supposed to know what to do? You're my system—you should be teaching me step by step, shouldn't you?"

Xuan Ye shook his head helplessly. "Figure it out myself? Figure out my ass!"

"Ding dong. Please explore on your own. This system bears no responsibility for whether the host knows how to use this system's functions." The system's tone remained unchanged, its pace still unhurried.

"Ah, forget it, forget it. I've seen through you, System. You really want me to figure it out myself, right? You're sure you won't teach me?"

Xuan Ye asked in a slightly threatening tone.

"Ding dong. Please explore on your own. This system will not respond to the host's requests. Rather than wasting time on this system, the host would be better off exploring independently. You may then discover how to use this system's functions."

"Fine, you're something else. You win. Damn it, I'm at least a host, aren't I? Getting ignored whenever you feel like it by a system like you... I'm probably one of the more pathetic people to transmigrate with a system!"

Xuan Ye was truly helpless. There was absolutely nothing he could do. This system did not leave him even the slightest room to negotiate. He wanted the system to properly teach him how to use it, but all it ever said was to explore on his own. What a headache.

"I wonder if you're some defective system. Aren't systems supposed to serve their hosts? Yet you talk to me like this. Who am I? I'm your host! You're bound to me. If I die, you'll disappear too."

Xuan Ye spoke slowly, sounding somewhat displeased.

"Ding dong. It has been detected that the host harbors thoughts of slandering this system. Therefore, this system issues the host one warning. If this system discovers such thoughts again, this system will employ special measures to protect its innocence."

"Furthermore, this system is absolutely not defective. Defective systems have no right to exist. Once a system develops flaws, it will self-destruct. It will never appear, nor can it bind with a host."

The system's response to Xuan Ye's words sounded somewhat agitated. Since the system had activated, Xuan Ye had never seen it this emotional. He had probably hit a sore spot.

"Fine, fine, yes, yes. Everything you say is right, System. You're the boss. Whatever you say goes. I'll behave myself and won't have any more thoughts of slandering you."

Although Xuan Ye said that aloud, he did not think the same way inside. A tiny little system keeps threatening me with electric shocks. If you've got the guts, then stop using electric shocks to threaten me. Hmph.

Of course, Xuan Ye would not say those words aloud. If he did, that black-hearted system would probably punish him with another electric shock.

"Being a person is hard. Being a host is even harder, especially when you're bound to a system like this. It threatens me with electric shocks every now and then. I'm exhausted. So exhausted!"

Afterward, Xuan Ye lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and gradually fell asleep in the most comfortable position he could find.

The night passed without incident, and dawn soon broke. Xuan Ye woke up early.

Still bleary-eyed after waking, Xuan Ye could barely see what was in front of him. He shook his head and rubbed his eyes, and only then did the world gradually come into focus.

He climbed out of bed and headed straight for the bathroom. The first thing to do after getting up in the morning was wash up.

Entering the bathroom, he took a white cup and a toothbrush, squeezed on some toothpaste, and prepared to brush his teeth.

After brushing his teeth, he took a white towel, soaked it with water, and wiped his face. His morning wash was then complete.

After washing up, Xuan Ye twisted his waist. "Another new day. I have to work hard today too. Starting today—yes, starting today—I'm going to train my body properly and strengthen myself, preparing for the Nine-Tails' Attack two years from now."

Maybe even two years from now, I still won't be strong enough. Maybe I still won't be able to fight the Nine-Tails or have the strength to contend with it. But that isn't something I need to worry about. I just need to do my best.

Isn't there an old saying in China? It goes, "When the cart reaches the mountain, there will be a road; when the boat reaches the bridge, it will straighten itself out."

Even China's ancients said so. Why should I worry so much? As long as I do my best and achieve the best I can, that will be enough. There are still two years left. I can still improve my strength. I still have time.

After thinking it over, Xuan Ye's eyes gradually filled with fighting spirit. There was no need to think about anything else now. He only needed to do what he had to do and strive to do it as well as possible. That was enough.

"Alright, then I'll start by refining chakra. Chakra is an extremely important energy within the human body. Every ninjutsu needs chakra to be properly performed. Without chakra, there's no way to use ninjutsu. Today, I'll begin with extracting chakra."

Xuan Ye sat down on the bed again, crossing his legs and laying his hands flat atop them, ready to begin today's chakra extraction.

However, the moment Xuan Ye closed his eyes and attempted to extract chakra, he was stunned.

"Holy shit, what is going on? Why—why is my body automatically extracting chakra? Why can my body extract chakra on its own without me doing anything? Why? Why the hell is this happening?"

Xuan Ye could not help swearing when he saw this. It was simply unimaginable. In the world of Naruto, chakra had to be extracted by ninja before it could gradually increase. There had never been a case where chakra increased automatically without being extracted.

Yet this was happening inside Xuan Ye's body, leaving him completely baffled.

Forget it. He should ask the system what was going on.

"System, System, get out here quickly. Why is my body automatically increasing its chakra? Is there something wrong with my body?"

Xuan Ye silently asked in his mind.

"Ding dong. Host, please do not panic. The automatic increase of chakra in the host's body is one of this system's functions. After binding with this system, the host no longer needs to personally cultivate chakra."

"The host's body will slowly increase its chakra automatically. There is no need for the host to do anything personally."

"Is that so?"

After hearing the system's explanation, Xuan Ye thought for a while. Did that not mean he did not need to cultivate at all? Even lying in bed and sleeping would increase his strength. He could become stronger without doing anything.

"Haha, this is fantastic! Does that mean that in two years, I'll have incredibly powerful chakra? Does that mean I'll be able to defeat the Nine-Tails?"

Xuan Ye sank into his fantasies, falling deeper and deeper into them.