Fuck!
Sitting in the courtyard before his door, Hyuga Tatsumi could not stop himself from cursing under his breath.
Why is this system still doing nothing? It tossed me into this godforsaken Naruto World, didn't even let out a fart, and then just vanished?
Hyuga Tatsumi could not help complaining. This system was way too unreliable!
Hyuga Tatsumi had been living perfectly well in China. He had no idea what poison he had been hit with, but the moment he opened his eyes, he was in the Naruto World—and he was even a fucking baby!
Suddenly, the system's voice rang out. Hyuga Tatsumi was overjoyed at first, only to discover that the system had appeared for a brief moment before promptly kicking the bucket.
System update, system update. Every time, it used that excuse to shut Hyuga Tatsumi up. It had been three years already, and the update still was not finished.
Still, heaven never barred every path. The beginner's reward had already reached Hyuga Tatsumi's hands, giving him a reason to obediently stay put.
While the system had been online, it had given Hyuga Tatsumi the bloodline of the Otsutsuki Clan. To elevate that bloodline, it had even specially refined his body.
After completing that series of procedures, Hyuga Tatsumi possessed the Byakugan. The system's help had brought him no small amount of convenience, and combined with the Otsutsuki Clan's bloodline, he had possessed the Tenseigan right from the start. Wasn't that basically cheating?
That also gave Hyuga Tatsumi a sense of security. With the power granted by the Tenseigan and the system's earlier refinement, improving his talent was child's play. Even if the system stayed offline forever, he could still save his life with his own abilities when danger came. As for dominating the ninja world, that might take a little longer.
Hyuga Tatsumi took out a mirror and carefully examined his Tenseigan. Those deep azure eyes resembled a starry sky. He smiled as he looked at them. With such a cute little face, wouldn't all those big sisters' hearts melt at the sight of him?
"Putting everything else aside, with this face of mine, I wouldn't starve even if I had to beg for food someday." Hyuga Tatsumi's narcissism knew no bounds.
"What a pity. The Tenseigan is great and all, but I can't use it. Otherwise, one strike from me might split the moon in half." Hyuga Tatsumi touched his eyes regretfully.
The Tenseigan was a wonderful thing, but it required an enormous amount of Chakra, and Hyuga Tatsumi could not afford that consumption yet.
It was not impossible to forcibly activate the Tenseigan. The issue was simply the amount of Chakra, and that could be solved by consuming one's life force. Nagato Uzumaki had used that method.
But Nagato Uzumaki's miserable state was not something Hyuga Tatsumi wanted. He would wait until his Chakra slowly grew to the level of a Tailed Beast before considering it.
Now that he already possessed the Otsutsuki bloodline and had gained the Sage Body as well, once he slowly matured, Hyuga Tatsumi could at least reach Hashirama Senju's level.
Time was not a problem yet. The Second Shinobi World War had not even arrived, so what was the rush?
"Hyuga Tatsumi, you bastard! Your bloodline isn't even pure. Do you see the Caged Bird Seal on my forehead? The elder was talking about me! A Hyuga Clan genius with pure blood like me is one chosen by heaven. A little nobody like you should step aside!"
Hyuga Tatsumi was still sitting there in a daze when an idiot suddenly started shouting, showing off the Caged Bird Seal on his forehead.
Hyuga Tatsumi was completely speechless. He did not know how to explain that it was merely a ticking time bomb. There was nothing to be happy about; it was already good enough that the boy was not crying.
"Stop flapping that big mouth of yours and spouting nonsense. Go cool off somewhere else!" Hyuga Tatsumi did not want to deal with him. Talking to him was simply a waste of time.
"Do you have a seal like mine? You're just jealous! You can't eat the grapes, so you call them sour!" Hyuga Iron Plate remained immersed in his own world. He had not noticed Hyuga Tatsumi's expression at all and looked as though he had swallowed a fly.
There really aren't many people like you, who'd count the money for someone after being sold by them. Hyuga Tatsumi cursed inwardly.
The Hyuga Clan's brainwashing had truly reached an incredible level. They had actually turned having a ticking bomb installed into a source of pride. That was completely fucking abnormal!
Once Hyuga Iron Plate came to his senses and thought about this again, he would surely think he had been an idiot.
Hyuga Tatsumi secretly mused to himself, the corners of his mouth rising uncontrollably. He wondered whether Hyuga Iron Plate would cry when that day came.
Seeing Hyuga Tatsumi's upturned lips, Hyuga Iron Plate's anger flared up at once. He roared, "Who are you looking down on? At worst, we'll fight to the death!"
Hyuga Tatsumi had not expected that. He smiled and said, "How would I dare? I truly admire you from the bottom of my heart."
As he spoke, Hyuga Tatsumi put on an admiring expression. Hyuga Iron Plate's mood immediately improved, and his vanity was instantly satisfied. He proudly patted his chest and said, "If anyone bullies you from now on, I'll protect you. I'm your big brother!"
Hyuga Tatsumi sneered. He had finally managed to send that annoying idiot away.
By sheer coincidence, this Tenseigan helped me avoid a disaster. Otherwise, I'd have been cursed by the Caged Bird Seal too.
"No wonder. In the Hyuga Clan, I have no talents to speak of. I'm just trash. Putting a Caged Bird Seal on someone like me would only be a waste of time, wouldn't it?"
Hyuga Tatsumi had not thought things through. If the secret of the Tenseigan were exposed, he would need enough strength to protect himself.
There was a vicious Danzo in Konoha. If Danzo set his sights on him, the outcome would be unspeakable.
But in this ninja world, there was someone even more vicious: Black Zetsu. Hyuga Tatsumi did not know whether Hamura Otsutsuki had possessed the Tenseigan, nor whether Black Zetsu knew of its existence.
But the old saying still held true: better safe than sorry. Even Black Zetsu, who appeared incapable of harming a chicken, had ultimately schemed Madara to death. He could not be underestimated.
After struggling through the ninja world for so long, no one knew exactly what methods he possessed.
Hyuga Tatsumi only had a slight advantage at the start. He was still an ant, with plenty of room to grow.
If the Tenseigan's secret were revealed, he would have no way to control how things developed. The first to act would definitely be the Hyuga Clan. They would never be able to resist the temptation of the Byakugan's evolution.
Before transmigrating, he had been a mature adult. Although he was now a child, this little bit of aggravation was nothing to him. He could endure it.
At the very least, compared to his former life and that supervisor who was always picking on him, a Hyuga Clan like this was nothing.
After spacing out for a while, Hyuga Tatsumi got up and left, heading alone toward Hokage Rock in Konoha's back hills.
Hyuga Tatsumi strolled slowly through the streets, where an endless stream of people greeted him.
Although Hyuga Tatsumi received no respect within the Hyuga Clan, to everyone else, he was an adorable little boy with immense popularity.
Hyuga Tatsumi did not put on airs either. He responded to every warm greeting one by one.
After finally arriving at the back hills, Hyuga Tatsumi began training. He was still young, only three years old, and obtaining the Chakra Refinement Technique was still beyond imagination for him.
But in order not to waste the Sage Body's recovery ability, Hyuga Tatsumi chose to begin training his abilities now.
Even though he had not yet obtained Chakra, Hyuga Tatsumi could still use the Sage Body's basic recovery abilities.
It was like possessing the Tenseigan: if he wasted his time, then everything would be nothing more than fleeting clouds.