Tremble, Ninjas

Uchiha Chen glared angrily at the panel.

"This is way too terrible! Out of all my levels, only Taijutsu, Chakra, Shuriken, and Hand Seals have reached Level 2. That means I've only just reached the average level of a Ninja Academy student. Everything else is Level 0."

"System, stop hiding my strength for me. I feel like I could take on a Genin in minutes right now."

"Host, this is your true strength."

Uchiha Chen pulled a long face.

He quickly came to understand the system's settings. The system currently had thirteen attribute indicators unlocked. These were practically all the standard criteria for judging a ninja.

Whether it was Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, or the elemental affinities of Wind, Fire, Lightning, Water, and Earth, they were all the most basic attributes used to measure a ninja's talent.

Because of his young age, Uchiha Chen had only been exposed to Chakra extraction, Shuriken training, simple Taijutsu, and Hand Seals over the years.

Thanks to his adult mindset, he was able to settle down and focus better than ordinary children.

Thus, two years of training had brought him up to the level of the most average Ninja Academy student.

Although, by now, his overall strength was actually quite decent among children his age.

It was only decent, though.

Because no one had taught him.

Kakashi had graduated at five and become a Chunin at six. On one hand, that was due to his outstanding talent; on the other, it also had much to do with having someone to teach him.

The difference between having guidance and having none was enormous.

A large clan like the Uchiha Clan provided guidance to the children within the clan.

But Chen had been vaguely excluded.

Perhaps it was because his father was Uchiha Kagami, the Second Hokage's disciple. After all, in the manga's flashbacks, Kagami had been a man like Shisui, someone whose vision went beyond the clan.

People like that would never be accepted by the clan.

So, all these years, he had been left to study the Scrolls his father had left behind all by himself.

But however you put it, this was just too ordinary.

He was nowhere near being called a genius.

Compared to those children who had received training, he was merely an ordinary child. That would never catch the eye of the higher-ups.

Nor did it fit the setting of being Uchiha Kagami's son and Body Flicker Shisui's father.

Could talent skip a generation?

Had I run out of Q coins by the time it got to me?

Uchiha Chen sighed.

It seemed he would have to be harsher on himself.

He couldn't let people introduce him in the future by saying, "That's right, he's the father of the legendary Body Flicker Shisui... Uchiha Chen."

That was far too real.

So, he had to start making people notice him at the Ninja Academy. If Uchiha Chen wanted to be assigned a good Jonin teacher after graduation, he had to display his talent to Konoha. No one would pay special attention to someone without talent.

Konoha only cultivated two types of people: Konoha's future, and Konoha's cannon fodder.

For any village, control over Ninjutsu and Forbidden Jutsu was extremely strict. They had their own set of procedures.

Other than techniques passed down from father to son or through clans, most Ninjutsu was passed down generation after generation in the name of master and disciple.

If Uchiha Chen could be assigned an especially outstanding Jonin teacher upon graduation, it would be immensely beneficial to his future development.

And the Second Great Ninja War would begin soon. If he failed to gain Konoha's special attention, he could only become cannon fodder and die carelessly on the battlefield.

None of that was something Uchiha Chen could accept.

So Uchiha Chen's current goal was to become stronger.

Uchiha Chen had already figured out the pattern. As long as he trained seriously, he could earn Ninja Points regardless of the results.

So, he only needed to add his 2,000 points to the various attributes... right... right...

Uchiha Chen felt his vision blur.

Impossible!

He suddenly looked at his Ninja Points field.

What the fuck!

He discovered that his Ninja Points were at 0.

What was going on?

It had to be an illusion.

You stupid system, get out here!

"Host, what is it?" The system's voice was utterly flat.

"Where did my Ninja Points go?!" Uchiha Chen ground his teeth.

"The 2,000 points were used to unlock the panel."

"Creak, creak..." The sound of teeth grinding.

"It costs 2,000 points to unlock the panel?!"

"Yes, the Host answered correctly. +1 Ninja Point."

Still unwilling to give up, Uchiha Chen continued, "Then do I have a Novice Gift Pack?"

"Yes." The system remained equally flat.

"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?!"

"You didn't ask."

Uchiha Chen had already decided that once he became an unrivaled master, he would throw away this trash system for good.

"The Host has unlocked the panel and completed the novice mission. As a special reward, one Novice Gift Pack has been granted. Good luck."

The mechanical voice continued to sound.

"Benefits, benefits!" Uchiha Chen felt slightly comforted. Having lost 2,000 points, he should get something really good, right?

Wood Release, the Sharingan, or Chakra would all do...

A new item appeared in the system interface: "Novice Gift Pack."

The usage instructions for the "Novice Gift Pack" read: Hit me! Come on, hit me!

"Fine, I'll hit you! Open the gift pack!" Uchiha Chen gritted his teeth.

System: "Novice Gift Pack successfully opened... Congratulations, Host, for obtaining one 1888 Points Rebate Ticket!"

"Host, receive the system's generosity with a grateful heart."

1888 Points Rebate Ticket: Upon use, immediately obtain 1888 Ninja Points.

"System, you've got to be kidding me. You deducted my 2,000 points, and now you're only giving me an 1888 Points Rebate Ticket."

"Grateful my ass! Those were mine in the first place. You even deducted a bunch of my points!"

Uchiha Chen covered his face with both hands, feeling that life was still utterly dark. This system...

Uchiha Chen exchanged the rebate ticket for 1,888 Ninja Points, then spent 1,000 Ninja Points on his Taijutsu attribute.

Taijutsu attribute: Level 3 (0/2000).

System notification: "Congratulations, Host. Your Taijutsu Level has increased to Level 3. Compared to Level 2, your speed, endurance, strength, and understanding of Taijutsu have all increased significantly."

"In terms of Taijutsu, the Host is now a big shot among students."

That sure felt sarcastic.

"Whatever, I leveled up, so I won't think about it!" Uchiha Chen happily declared.

He would be enrolling at the Ninja Academy tomorrow. At this age, because Chakra was limited, Taijutsu and Shuriken could play an enormous role.

Therefore, he urgently needed to put Ninja Points into Taijutsu. That way, his physical abilities would improve significantly.

The fatigue from his recent training was swept away completely. He felt like he could run another two hundred laps.

At that moment, Uchiha Chen felt incomparably light, even more agile than before he had begun this round of training.

"Could this be the result of adding points?"

Uchiha Chen even felt that he now understood some of the Taijutsu principles that had previously baffled him. Many movements he had been unable to perform before now came naturally to him.

Such a jump in strength was truly miraculous.

Afterward, Uchiha Chen carefully examined his body and found nothing unusual.

"In that case..."

Uchiha Chen prepared to test his current strength.

His black pupils narrowed as the Chakra within his body rapidly gathered in his legs. This was a movement Uchiha Chen had performed countless times before.

Whoosh!

His figure became a blur, far faster than before.

"Tremble, ninjas!"

With his black hair and that cool line, for that instant, Uchiha Chen felt as though he had activated an Eight Gates Guy Experience Card.

All right, it was just an illusion.

Both his movement speed and distance were far greater than before. It had exceeded his expectations; even Uchiha Chen himself had not expected his Taijutsu to become this formidable.

"Not good!"

A few meters ahead of him stood a table directly in his path!

At that critical moment, Uchiha Chen felt his heart shatter.

"My century-old elmwood table..."

Bang!

With a loud crash and the sound of the table breaking apart, Uchiha Chen finally came to a stop.

He stood atop the shattered pieces of the table. With his perfect black hair and stylish Uchiha Windbreaker, he looked indescribably flashy.

"It hurts..."

Uchiha Chen winced in pain and forced himself to sit down on the floor.

Couldn't I stay cool for more than three seconds?