The System's Novice Gift Pack

Fortunately, Mother did not press the matter. After hearing my answer, she stopped bothering me and focused on eating the dinner in front of her. Otherwise, I really would not have known how to answer.

But that was normal, wasn't it? No matter what her son became, he was still her son. As long as his life was not in danger, why should she interfere so much? Why impose so many restrictions?

That was Kushina Uzumaki's way of thinking. Give children a little more freedom. As long as they did not do anything too dangerous, there was no need to meddle too much in the little things.

After the family of three finished dinner, Xuan Ye returned to his room.

"System, System, are you still there?"

Xuan Ye called out to the System in his mind.

"Ding dong. This System will always exist. Unless the host dies, this System will not disappear."

But those words immediately confused Xuan Ye.

"What do you mean? As long as I'm alive, you won't disappear? Does that mean if I die, you'll disappear too? Is that what you mean, System?"

"Ding dong. Yes. Since this System has already bound itself to the host, the host and this System coexist. If the host dies, this System will automatically initiate self-destruction mode and vanish without leaving even a trace."

"Oh, so that's how it is. Learned something new, learned something new. Wait, no, no—I didn't want to ask about that. After what you just said, I forgot what I wanted to ask. Let me think properly. What was it that I wanted to ask?"

Xuan Ye paced as he thought. Only when he reached his bed did he sit down and rub his head. "What did I want to ask just now? Why can't I remember?"

After a while

"Ah, I remember! Look at this memory of mine. What I wanted to ask was, aren't you a System? And aren't I a transmigrator? At times like this, shouldn't a System usually give a transmigrator some kind of gift pack? So why don't I have one? Forget a gift pack—I haven't even seen anything from the System at all." Xuan Ye asked.

"Ding dong. The host is correct. This System does indeed have a Novice Gift Pack, intended for transmigrators such as the host so they can survive the difficult early stages."

"Hehehe, that's right, that's right. Now you're talking, System. This is how you should be. Where's the gift pack? System, hurry up and take it out. Don't hide it. I know you have one, so hurry and bring it out. Help this host get through the hardest early stages, then rise to the peak of life."

Xuan Ye said gleefully to the System in his mind.

"Ding dong. This System's Novice Gift Pack was delivered to the host long ago. Please do not ask for the Novice Gift Pack again."

The System answered as unhurriedly as ever.

"What? Your gift pack was already given to me? System, are you sure you're not joking? Why haven't I seen any gift pack at all? Where is it? Don't tell me you pocketed it for yourself!" Xuan Ye asked again.

"Ding dong. This System reminds the host that this System's gift pack is Body Strengthening. Therefore, please do not ask for the gift pack again. Thank you for your cooperation."

"What? Body Strengthening? Could that have been the thing that happened when you first appeared? Damn, that nearly hurt me to death. Even now, I still feel a little uncomfortable."

"Ding dong. Yes, Host. That was this System's Novice Gift Pack. However, Body Strengthening must involve a painful process. Pain always corresponds to reward! The greater the reward the host wishes to obtain, the greater the pain the host must endure. Nothing can be gained without effort."

"Furthermore, the benefits of that Body Strengthening were extremely obvious. That one session alone completely transformed the host's body and greatly strengthened it."

"Is that so?"

Xuan Ye looked at his hands and body. They did seem much sturdier than before. He clenched his fists, and in an instant, he felt inexhaustible strength surging into his arms. He threw a punch forward with all his might.

"Boom, boom, boom."

No way, the power seemed pretty impressive. He could even faintly hear the sound of his arm rubbing against the wind in the air. "Hehe, not bad, not bad. I'm very satisfied with this Body Strengthening gift pack."

"Ding dong. Since the host has exercised his body, Body Strengthening proficiency +1."

"What? Proficiency +1? What's going on? System, System bro, hurry up and explain. This host doesn't understand again."

"Ding dong. This System is the strongest cultivation system. The host also knows that this System's function is to assist the host in becoming a powerhouse."

Isn't that obvious? Xuan Ye thought silently.

"Therefore, this System's cultivation method is to make the host stronger by increasing proficiency. As long as the host's proficiency reaches its limit and breaks through the original proficiency level, the host's strength will increase."

"So that's how it works!" After listening to the System's explanation, Xuan Ye suddenly understood everything. As long as he increased his proficiency, he could level up. As long as he increased his proficiency, he could gain strength. As long as he increased his proficiency, he could become a powerhouse.

"Right, System, you should be able to display my information, shouldn't you?" Xuan Ye asked the System.

"Ding dong. Yes, this System can display the host's basic information," the System replied.

"Then what are we waiting for? System, hurry up and show me my basic information."

"Ding dong. Host, please wait. This System is scanning the host's personal information."

"Ding dong. Scan successful. Displaying the host's basic information."

Host Name: Genya Namikaze

Host Gender: Male

Host Chakra Amount: None (Chakra was just successfully extracted, so the amount is negligible.)

Host Ninjutsu: None

Host Physical Strength: Genin-level Proficiency: 1 (Maximum: 100,000)

Host Sub-profession: None

After reading the basic information displayed by the System, Xuan Ye could no longer hold back.

"Hey, System, what do you mean by that line about my chakra amount being negligible? That makes me really unhappy. At the very least, there's a tiny bit of chakra in my body. It may be very, very little, but saying it like that makes me unhappy."

Still, if he ignored the chakra amount, the ninjutsu section beneath it was normal. He had never learned ninjutsu, so having none was only natural.

The line beneath that, the one about physical strength, looked pretty good. Genin-level physical strength—it looked great. A four-year-old kid like him having physical strength at the Genin level was really not bad.

But what was that Sub-profession at the bottom? He could not understand it.

"Forget it. It's fine if I don't understand. This is when I should ask the System to explain it to me."

"System, System, come out quickly and explain what that Sub-profession thing is."

"Ding dong. A Sub-profession is another profession unlocked by the host. For example, an Inscription Master, who inscribes ninjutsu onto scrolls, along with other Sub-professions. Please explore them on your own, Host."