Ancestor Is a Sword Immortal? Impossible! Absolutely Impossible!

"So expensive! Fifteen thousand Tranquility Points!"

Even if Torikaze sold himself, he still would not be able to scrape together that much.

Fortunately, the first purchase in the shop came with a ninety percent discount. After the discount, it was exactly 1,500 Tranquility Points.

What? You ask why I did not save up for a Rinnegan or Mangekyo? Well, let me explain that to you properly.

Of course they were not available! Besides, even if I really exchanged for one, would I dare use it?

Maybe the shop would add new items in the future. Perhaps it might even offer something like a Rinnegan.

But that was not something Torikaze needed to consider. He needed to focus on the present.

"System, exchange for Genius!"

A pale blue light flashed and vanished. Torikaze felt as though he had swallowed Golden Fertilizer—his mind became incomparably clear.

He immediately opened the scroll again to study it.

The cultivation method that had previously seemed obscure and incomprehensible now felt incredibly simple.

All sorts of ideas for developing ninjutsu also emerged in his mind.

At that moment, Torikaze only had two words to say: good stuff!

"Even though it drained me dry, it really is good stuff! This will greatly increase my speed in cultivating Cloud Release."

There was still one month before the Ninja Academy opened for the year.

Torikaze hoped to successfully cultivate Cloud Release before then.

"With the Genius buff, cultivating Cloud Release will be as easy as blowing my nose!"

The First and Second Hokage both attached great importance to the Ninja Academy.

It was the foundation of Konoha's future, and the two had poured considerable effort into it.

The results had also been remarkable. The first group of thirty-six Ninja Academy students had already graduated and begun carrying out harmless missions.

Among them, the most outstanding—Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, Torifu Akimichi, Kagami Uchiha, and the others—had been accepted as Tobirama Senju's disciples.

They were taught alongside the Lord Hokage.

Anyone with eyes could see that these six had boundless prospects ahead of them.

Thus, both commoners and great clans sent their more talented children to the Ninja Academy.

They hoped to catch the attention of the two great men and be accepted as disciples.

That was Torikaze's goal as well. He had already made a small impression in front of the Hokage.

Next, he would attend the academy and deepen that impression. Then he would be accepted as the Second Hokage's disciple. What a smooth, flawless plan.

Once the Second Hokage stepped down, he would properly assist the Third Hokage. When the Third grew old, he would kick him off the seat and go on to assist Minato.

Calling it assistance was really just moving his mouth. Whether they listened was up to them. If they did not, even better—he would have more leisure.

His main goal was still to enjoy a peaceful life while dealing with the Chaos Events triggered by the system.

As long as Konoha was fine, everything would be fine.

Torikaze happily planned out his future life.

But whether the future would go as he wished was something no one could say.

A month passed quickly. During that time, Torikaze diligently cultivated Cloud Release, but the progress was truly pitiful.

The difficulty of cultivating Cloud Release far exceeded his expectations. Every time, he would be on the verge of success.

Yet he always failed at the final step.

"I admit it. I bragged way too loudly back then."

Since he had no idea what else to buy with the Tranquility Points he earned every day, he saved them up.

He now had 3,000 points on hand.

After finishing his cultivation, Torikaze went to bed early. The next day was the first day of school, and he did not want to be late on the very first day.

Early the next morning, Torikaze was awakened by the system notification: Living peacefully in Konoha for one day. Reward: 100 Tranquility Points.

Torikaze had long treated the system as a natural Alarm Clock.

He quickly got up, dressed, washed, and ate in one smooth sequence before leaving home.

The Ninja Academy was located in Konoha's central district, near Hokage Rock and not far from the Hokage Tower.

Along the way, Torikaze saw many children around his age.

Most were heading to the academy with their parents, though some were alone.

When they saw Torikaze, they all turned their gazes toward him.

"Dressed like a Sword Immortal—of course I'm getting attention! I totally don't match the rest of them, do I?"

He wore a White Robe embroidered with the Windcloud Clan crest on its back.

Several Cloud Cranes were embroidered on the sleeves, and the Crane's Cry Sword, passed down through his family, hung at his waist.

His white hair swayed gently in the breeze. Was he not the very image of a Sword Immortal?

The other children either wore plain clothes or the standard attire of their clans.

But one thing was certain: even among Konoha's great clans, no one could find an outfit more immortal-looking than Torikaze's.

"Could my ancestor, Cloud Incarnate Dust, have been an Ancient Sword Immortal?"

After all, the paintings and clothing in his home were utterly out of place in this world. But then he found the thought somewhat ridiculous.

A Sword Immortal who had achieved great cultivation! Mountains and rivers collapsed with a single breath; heaven and earth changed color at a casual smile!

With one strike, he could tear open the void and flee to another world, only to end up in Naruto???

Not even novels dared write something like that!

Besides, if he truly were a Sword Immortal, the Windcloud Clan would have unified the Shinobi World long ago!

What Kaguya Otsutsuki? What Ōtsutsuki Isshiki? One sword strike and they would not even recognize their own mothers!

Torikaze let his imagination run wild as he walked, and before he knew it, he had arrived at the Ninja Academy.

By then, roughly three or four hundred people had gathered outside the gates.

There were some Hyuga with their Byakugan eyes and some foul-faced evil Uchiha.

But most of them were commoners.

Before long, the academy's person in charge divided the children into several classes.

Each class had around fifty students, and Torikaze was assigned to Class 1.

The classroom was newly built and very spacious. Torikaze looked around.

He spotted a little girl from the Uchiha Clan with purple hair and an adorable appearance.

After receiving her consent, Torikaze sat with her.

Class had not started yet, and the children were all around six years old—the age when they loved to play.

Though they did not know one another very well, only a short while had passed before some of them had already become fast friends.

Torikaze found it amusing to watch, but perhaps because he was a transmigrator.

He simply could not bring himself to put aside his old dignity and play with them.

"Hello, I'm Maruboshi Kosuke. What's your name?"

Torikaze turned his head and saw a Little Boy with his hair tied up smiling at him.

For a moment, the name left him blank, but he immediately remembered.

Wasn't this Konoha's so-called "true" eternal Genin? A veteran of four Hokage administrations!

So this was what he had looked like as a child. He seemed rather honest and simple.

He had finally encountered someone he knew, even if it was only one-sided.

Even so, Torikaze was still quite happy. "Hello, I'm Torikaze of the Windcloud Clan, its clan head."

When the girl beside him heard Torikaze introduce himself, she seemed to want to say something as well, but did not speak.

Maruboshi Kosuke continued, "Then we know each other now! I have two other friends. I'll call them over." With that, he ran off.

Torikaze had not made any friends since transmigrating here, so he was not put off by Maruboshi Kosuke's enthusiasm.

Instead, he was somewhat looking forward to seeing who Kosuke would bring over.

At that moment, Torikaze realized he still did not know the name of the girl sitting beside him. "Hello, I'm Torikaze. What's your name?"

The girl gave him a sweet smile. "Hello, Torikaze. I'm Uchiha Chiri."

(It is necessary to explain here that Chiri is an anime-original character. She wears a Konoha headband and is a member of the Konoha Military Police Force. Because of the plot, I may make her a few years younger.)