[Copy successful. Congratulations, host! You have obtained the Excellent Trait Eight Gates: Gate of Opening (Blue): Once activated, it allows you to begin pushing past the body's limits, perfectly bringing out 100% of your physical abilities.]
Huh?!!
Jin's eyes widened by an inch as he saw the notification.
It was a pleasant surprise, but... it also left him confused:
"System, why did I only copy part of the Eight Gates trait? It was perfectly fine before."
[This is the Trait System. It analyzes the traits possessed by each ninja.]
[Some repetitive, incomplete traits are included in the ellipses.]
Included in the ellipses...
Jin hesitated for a moment. "So you're saying these incomplete traits were all copied from the ellipses?"
[That is one way to understand it.]
Jin fell silent for a moment.
He'd had the system for six years, and it was only telling him this now!
But when he thought about it, it made sense.
The system was like an unfeeling copying machine.
There was no guarantee that every attempt to copy something would yield a good result.
It picked at random. Whether he got something good or bad was up to chance.
"So... I still have to fight."
He shook out his fists, then suddenly looked up at Might Guy across from him.
"Let's have a match first, Guy."
"Passion and youth—hmm? Sure!"
Guy, who had been speaking at length, snapped his mouth shut. His eyes blazed with fighting spirit.
"Battle is the best!"
"Great Leaf Whirlwind!"
Without the slightest hesitation, he charged the moment he finished speaking.
Whoosh!
In an instant, he became a green blur once more!
Whoosh—
Fast, fast, fast! He moved so quickly that he kicked up dust from the ground!
Even the air roared around him.
Then a powerful roundhouse kick swept fiercely