The Power of a Shinigami

"Sign in. I have to sign in. System, sign in now!"

"Host has chosen to sign in. The sign-in function is starting."

"Congratulations, Host. Sign-in successful. This sign-in has awarded: Junior Spiritual Pressure, Junior Flash Step, Hado Sequences 1–30, Bakudo Sequences 1–30, Zanpakuto (Asauchi state)."

As the system's voice faded, Narak felt an inexplicable power appear within his body, along with a great deal of knowledge about Hado and Bakudo emerging in his mind.

A Zanpakuto??? Wasn't I in the Naruto world? What the hell was a Zanpakuto? Wasn't this an ability from the Bleach world? Good grief, a Bleach power had turned up in the Naruto world? System, what exactly were you up to?

Narak looked at the items he had received from signing in and couldn't help complaining inwardly.

"Host, the items obtained through sign-ins are not limited to the world you currently inhabit. They are randomly drawn from the myriad worlds. In addition, if the Host is lucky enough, it may even be possible to obtain the Rinnegan or Six Paths Mode by signing in during major events!"

All right, then. Items from the myriad worlds could be obtained. That was rather interesting. Although he hadn't obtained any particularly powerful abilities from the ninja world, the abilities from the Bleach world weren't weak either. Some Zanpakuto, after achieving Bankai, could even be said to be overwhelmingly powerful.

Based on the experience Narak had summed up in his previous life, the power levels of the Bleach world were definitely higher than those of the Naruto world. If someone like the Head Captain came over and released Bankai, the Naruto world would probably be destroyed in an instant. No one could stop him!

However, all that was still far away. For now, Narak imagined facing a ninja in the future: when his opponent used a Fire Release technique, he would answer with Sōkatsui; when his opponent used a Lightning Release technique, he would respond with Raikōhō. That would be perfect.

"Rumble... Bang..."

Although they were inside a shelter, the earth-shaking noises from outside still reached them from time to time. Accompanying them was the occasional fall of sand and dirt from the rock cavern overhead, making Narak worry that the cavern might collapse at any moment.

The Nine-Tails' rampage could be considered the beginning of the Naruto world. In this man-made disaster, the Fourth Hokage and his wife both sacrificed themselves, leaving behind only a son who became the Nine-Tails' jinchuriki. He was despised by the villagers from childhood and grew up alone.

When Narak had watched Naruto in his previous life, he had felt that Naruto had been treated unfairly. He had been ostracized from childhood and endured the villagers' cold stares. He had even often gone hungry, yet he had continued to love the village and worked tirelessly to become Hokage, ultimately earning everyone's recognition.

Narak imagined that if it had been him instead, he would probably have turned evil long ago. Yet Naruto had managed to persevere all along. In terms of willpower, Narak had to admit he was far inferior.

No one knew how much longer the noise outside would continue. Gradually, Narak felt drowsiness wash over him. His eyes began to close of their own accord, and then he fell asleep... Well, he was only a two-year-old child, so being sleepy was perfectly normal...

When Narak woke up the next day, he was already lying on a large bed. He sat up and looked around, guessing that the Nine-Tails' rampage had ended and he had returned home.

Right, he hadn't properly checked last night's sign-in rewards yet. And what about the Zanpakuto? Where had it gone?

"System, are you there? Where are my sign-in rewards? And my Zanpakuto? How do I check them?"

"Host, you only need to silently think 'view personal status' in your mind. Also, the items obtained through sign-in have already been automatically placed in the System Inventory. The Host only needs to silently think 'take out' to retrieve them."

Good grief, it even came with an inventory. Traveling outside would be very convenient from now on.

"Open personal status panel," Narak silently thought.

At once, a translucent virtual panel appeared before his eyes.

Host: Hyuga Naraku

Level: Junior Spiritual Pressure (Genin)

Abilities: Hado Sequences 1–30, Bakudo Sequences 1–30, Junior Flash Step

Items: Zanpakuto (Asauchi state)

Narak looked at the panel and pondered. "Does Junior Spiritual Pressure correspond to Genin? Then perhaps Intermediate and Advanced Spiritual Pressure correspond to Chunin and Jonin. I just don't know what level of Spiritual Pressure corresponds to Kage Level. Could it be Captain-level? Forget it. I'll know once I raise my Spiritual Pressure later."

Narak then turned his gaze toward the Zanpakuto lying in the System Inventory. He silently thought, "Take out," and an ordinary-looking katana appeared in his hand.

Was this a Zanpakuto? No, strictly speaking, this sword couldn't be called a Zanpakuto yet. It could only be called an Asauchi.

After all, the system had displayed that this Zanpakuto was still in its Asauchi state. That meant he had to call out its name before he could perform Shikai. Only after achieving Shikai would it become a true Zanpakuto. But... the system hadn't said what its name was. Hmm. It seemed he would have to awaken it himself.

With a thought, the Asauchi was placed back into the System Inventory.

"Let's take a look at Hado and Bakudo. Hado and Bakudo are collectively known as Kido. They can be used for both offense and defense, and they're all decent skills. Unfortunately, I didn't obtain Responded, a healing-type skill. Otherwise, all three branches of Kido would be complete."

"Should I test Hado's power?"

At the thought, Narak couldn't help feeling eager to try it.

Whether ninjutsu or Kido, both were supernatural powers in his previous life. As a shut-in loser in his previous life, Narak had fantasized countless times about possessing such powers while watching anime or reading novels.

Now that he truly possessed such power, he naturally couldn't wait to try it.

Narak glanced at the furnishings inside the room. There was a vase on the bedside table. You would do.

Narak rose and stood in front of the vase. He calmed himself and sensed the inexplicable power within his body. This must be Spiritual Pressure.

Narak extended a finger and pointed at the vase. He chanted, "Hado #1: Thrust!"

As his voice fell, the power within his body gathered toward his fingertip. Then, a small shock wave shot from his finger toward the vase.

"Bang!"

The vase shattered on impact.

"It really works! Hahaha..."

Narak was exhilarated.

Although its power wasn't great and it could only shatter a vase, he had used merely the first Kido sequence. After all, the higher the sequence number, the greater the power of the Kido.

Besides, he currently possessed only Junior Spiritual Pressure. If he raised his Spiritual Pressure in the future and obtained Intermediate or Advanced Spiritual Pressure, then combined it with Kido, even Hado #1 might be enough to kill someone outright.

"What happened? Narak, what was that noise?"

A call came from outside the room, accompanied by the sound of someone running over.

"Swish!" The wooden door opened, and the person who entered was Narak's father, the clan head of the Hyuga Clan, Hyuga Hiashi.

"So it was just the vase breaking. You aren't hurt, are you, Narak?"

Looking at the shards on the floor, Hyuga Hiashi assumed that Narak had accidentally knocked over the vase. He pulled Narak into his arms and asked worriedly.

Looking at the concerned Hyuga Hiashi, Narak gave him a sweet smile and shook his head to show that he was fine.

"Speaking of which, although my body is only two years old, my soul is nearly thirty. Pretending to be a son in front of someone younger than me feels rather..."

Narak couldn't help complaining inwardly again.

"Forget it. I've taken your son's body for nothing, so I do owe you. I'll just act cute and pretend to be young, and honestly be your son. Consider it repayment for the debt."

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