The Foundation of Survival

In this world of Chakra, ninjas were a crucial force that determined the direction of the world and the course of history.

Over the past thousand years, ninjas had relied on Chakra's near-omnipotence to drastically squeeze the space available for samurai and traditional soldiers to survive.

By the current era of the One Country, One Village system, the Kage of the Five Great Ninja Villages stood on equal footing with the Daimyo, or even slightly above them.

As for ordinary ninjas, their parents' achievements could basically determine their own ninja talent.

If he followed the normal path of development, there was a fairly good chance that this body of Shuichi's would eventually reach Jonin.

But that would likely only happen when he neared the peak of a ninja's life, around the age of thirty.

Although such a future would already put him above most people in Konoha, reality simply would not allow it.

With the Third Shinobi War set to arrive in a few years, even children like Shuichi, who were still in the early stages of development, might be dragged onto the battlefield because of Konoha's multi-front war.

As a transmigrator, without a cheat or system, he basically had two choices: first, give up on becoming a ninja.

He could use the knowledge from his previous life to run a small business, then befriend Konoha's outstanding future ninjas. Relying on his informational advantage, he could avoid several major incidents in which Konoha was attacked.

But then this life would be utterly meaningless. Knowing full well about the chaos Outside the Village while not becoming a ninja, he might ultimately not even dare leave the village.

The second option was to begin the path of a ninja through conventional means, but from the moment he graduated from the Ninja Academy, he would have to endure nearly twenty years of trials.

With wave after wave of major incidents, culminating in the godlike battle against Kaguya Otsutsuki, the chances of surviving by normal means were probably less than ten percent.

Of course, those were merely the thoughts that had surfaced when Shuichi first arrived. Only after thinking carefully did he realize that ninjas and civilians occupied entirely different social classes.

Even though Konoha's civilians dared to curse ninjas on Hatake Sakumo's level, in a world where strength was so utterly unequal, weakness was the original sin.

What difference was there between living as a civilian who existed only to survive and those ninjas who had lost themselves?

Having resolved to become a ninja, Shuichi knew that if he wanted to control his own fate with this level of talent, the best path was to become a research ninja. It was simply too difficult for a civilian to overcome the limitations of bloodlines.

Rock Lee in the original story could be called the hardest-working person of all, yet from beginning to end, he was nothing more than a side character.

That terrifying intensity of training was entirely spent at the cost of his future lifespan. Once he passed thirty, he would probably be left with nothing but injuries all over his body.

Until last night, Shuichi had been considering his path forward.

That included how to show off his strengths during his time at the Ninja Academy, how to find a way to become one of the Sannin's disciples after graduating and going to war, or, at the very least, how to get a Jonin instructor.

"Fuck, why don't I have a cheat or a system? I got electrocuted to death just from playing League of Legends. There's really no one else like me."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Shuichi saw a flash of light before his eyes.

When he came back to his senses, an image resembling a League of Legends champion status display had appeared in his mind. On the far left was an icon that should have been the champion's in-game portrait, but it now showed the same expression Shuichi had made while looking out the window, complete with a somewhat vacant and adorable look.

At the same time, to the right of the portrait were five skill icons identical to those of a League of Legends champion.

Four of the icons had a continuously flashing "+" above them, while the first one remained constantly lit.

Shuichi was truly stunned. During the first three days after transmigrating, he had thought of and spoken every term he knew or guessed might be related to a Golden Finger or Cheat/System, yet there had been no response whatsoever.

Over the past two days, he had already pictured his future: studying hard at the Ninja Academy, then apprenticing himself to Orochimaru after graduation and embarking on the path of a research ninja...

Shuichi stared at the Golden Finger that had appeared, intending to understand it from every angle. But when he saw the information on the Status Bar, he was nearly enraged to death:

Ninja Growth System

!Activation Conditions:

1. The host's soul must completely merge with the original body's soul;

2. The words spoken in a single sentence must include "League of Legends" and "system".

If there were customer service for all worlds, Shuichi would have reported this damn system's absurdity on the spot. If he had cautiously struggled through most of his life and accidentally said those words one day, the resentment alone might have been enough to send him transmigrating back.

After calming down, Shuichi patiently began studying the system. It might be the foundation upon which he would survive in the future Ninja World:

System Description: This system grows entirely alongside the host, with calculations beginning from the host's date of birth.

At 00:00 on July 31 of every year, the host receives 1 free attribute point. The host may only add a total of 3 points to the ultimate skill at the ages of 4, 11, and 18. In addition, the difference between each regular skill cannot exceed 2 levels.

Passive Skill (Recovery and Growth): For every year the host grows, the recovery speed of Body Energy and Mental Energy increases by 3%, while all other basic attributes increase by 3% [currently increased by 12%]

First Skill (Body Boost): Each point added by the host increases Body Energy (including Yang Release) by 100% [currently increased by 0; the effect is determined entirely by the host's original body without the system, maximum 5 points]

Second Skill (Spirit Boost): Each point added by the host increases Mental Energy (including Yin Release) by 100% [currently increased by 0; the effect is determined entirely by the host's original body without the system, maximum 5 points]

Third Skill (Ninja Quality Boost): Each point added by the host increases their reaction speed and thinking speed by 50% [currently increased by 0, maximum 5 points]

Ultimate Skill (Flash): Instantly teleport to any location within a certain range [Level 1: 10 meters; Level 2: 20 meters; Level 3: 30 meters; Cooldown: 6 months/3 months/1 month]

After studying it carefully for half a day, Shuichi had basically figured out the system.

Because he had transmigrated while playing League of Legends, the system was remarkably similar to a champion status display.

The Passive Skill and the first two skills could be said to have completely raised the upper limit of a ninja's talent. As long as Shuichi could safely make it to eighteen, his future achievements would be unimaginable.

The third and fourth skills, meanwhile, were trump cards for rapidly increasing Combat Power.

The third skill could not only help a ninja gain an advantage in fast-paced combat, but also improve the efficiency of their usual training from the very moment points were added. It would save an enormous amount of time.

A ninja's youth was the period of fastest growth. Once they entered middle age, they could only raise their Combat Power through combat experience and other factors.

Judging from the literal meaning, adding just one point could save one-third of the time needed for learning knowledge, training Nintaijutsu, and more. Going from ordinary to genius truly would no longer be a dream.

Combined with the advanced way of thinking Shuichi had brought from transmigrating, he would basically have no opponents in the Ninja Academy.

The ultimate skill was a specialty product brought by transmigration.

Although its cooldown was long in the early stages, in a life-or-death crisis, as long as the gap between both sides was not too great, Flash would allow Shuichi to reliably instantly kill the most threatening enemy. It could absolutely become the most important trump card in ninja battles.

After a brief analysis, Shuichi had basically determined a ninja growth path centered around his cheat.

Now, Shuichi planned to spend a few days organizing all the information available to him, then formulate a short-term plan.