Ancestor is a sword immortal? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

"So expensive! 15,000 Calmness Points!"

Kumonaka Torikaze couldn't scrape that together even if he sold himself.

Fortunately, the shop offered a 90% discount on the first purchase, bringing the price down to exactly 1,500 Calmness Points.

What? You ask why I don't save up to buy the Rinnegan or Mangekyō Sharingan? Then I really have to have a word with you.

Of course, it's because I don't have enough! Besides, if I really did exchange for them, would I even dare to use them?

Perhaps the shop will update in the future and release things like the Rinnegan, who knows.

But that isn't something Kumonaka Torikaze needs to worry about; he still needs to focus on the present.

"System, exchange for [Genius]!"

A pale blue light flashed and vanished, and Kumonaka Torikaze felt as if he had just consumed Jinkela! His mind became incredibly clear.

He immediately opened the scroll again to take a look.

The training methods that had felt obscure and difficult to understand before now felt so simple.

Many ideas for developing ninjutsu also appeared in his mind.

At this moment, Kumonaka Torikaze only wanted to use two words to describe it: good stuff!

"Although I'm completely tapped out now, it really is good stuff! With this, my speed in cultivating Cloud Release will increase significantly."

There was one month left until the Ninja Academy opened this year.

Kumonaka Torikaze hoped to successfully master Cloud Release before then.

"With the blessing of this genius buff, cultivating Cloud Release should be as easy as an old lady blowing her nose—a piece of cake, right?"

The First and Second Hokage placed great importance on the Ninja Academy.

This was the foundation of Konoha's future, and the two had poured a great deal of effort into it.

The results were also remarkable; the thirty-six students from the first batch of the Ninja Academy.

They had already graduated and started performing some low-risk missions.

Among them, the most outstanding ones—Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, Torifu Akimichi, and Kagami Uchiha—were taken as disciples by Senju Tobirama.

They were taught alongside the Hokage himself.

Anyone with a discerning eye knew that these six had limitless futures.

Therefore, both commoners and members of prestigious clans sent their talented children to the Ninja Academy.

They hoped they would be valued by the two lords and taken as disciples.

And his goal was the same; he had already performed a little bit in front of the Hokage earlier.

Next, he would go to the academy to deepen that impression, and finally, be taken as a disciple by the Second Hokage—what a smooth and fluid plan.

Once the Second Hokage abdicated, he would properly assist the Third Hokage, and when the Third got old, he would just kick him off the stage and continue assisting Minato.

Calling it "assisting" was really just lip service; if you listen, great, if you don't, even better—I'd get to be idle.

The main goal was still to enjoy a peaceful life and, incidentally, resolve the Chaos Events triggered by the system.

As long as no problems arose in Konoha, then everything else wouldn't be a problem.

Kumonaka Torikaze happily planned out his future life.

But whether the future would go as he wished, no one could say for sure.

A month passed quickly, and during this time, Kumonaka Torikaze had been diligently practicing Cloud Release, but the progress was truly pathetic.

The difficulty of cultivating Cloud Release was far beyond his imagination; every time he was just about to succeed.

He would fail at the very last step.

"I admit, I was calling out a bit too loudly back then."

As for the Calmness Points earned daily, since he really didn't know what else to buy, he just saved them up.

He now had 3,000 points on hand.

Finishing his training, Kumonaka Torikaze went to sleep early; tomorrow was the first day of school, and he didn't want to be late.

Early the next morning, Kumonaka Torikaze was woken up by the system's notification sound: [Lived a peaceful day in Konoha, rewarded with 100 Calmness Points.]

As for the system, Kumonaka Torikaze had long since treated it as a natural alarm clock.

He quickly got up, got dressed, washed up, and ate in one go, then left the house.

The Ninja Academy was located in the central district of Konoha, near the Hokage Rock, not too far from the Hokage Building.

Along the way, Kumonaka Torikaze saw many children his own age.

Most of them were being led to the academy by their parents, but there were also some who were alone.

And when they saw Kumonaka Torikaze, they all cast their gazes upon him.

"Dressed like a sword immortal, it's no wonder the turn-around rate is so high! It's completely a different art style, isn't it?"

He was wearing a white robe with the crest of the Kumonaka Clan embroidered on the back.

The sleeves on both sides were embroidered with a few cloud cranes, and the family's heirloom, the Heming Sword, was tucked at his waist.

His white hair fluttered gently in the breeze; wasn't he the spitting image of a sword immortal?

The other children were either dressed in plain clothes or wearing their respective clan's uniforms.

But one thing was certain: even among the great noble clans of Konoha, one would be hard-pressed to find an outfit more ethereal than the one worn by Kumonaka Torikaze.

Could my ancestor, Yunzhong Huachen, actually be an ancient sword immortal?

After all, the various paintings and garments in his home felt completely out of place in this world, though he soon found the thought a bit ridiculous.

A sword immortal who had reached the pinnacle of cultivation! With a single breath, mountains and rivers would collapse; with a mere laugh, the heavens and earth would change color!

To break through the void with a single strike, escape to another realm, and end up in Naruto???

Even novels wouldn't dare to write something like that!

Besides, if he really were a sword immortal, the Kumonaka Clan would have unified the ninja world long ago!

What Kaguya Otsutsuki? What Ōtsutsuki Isshiki? One sword strike would leave them so battered their own mothers wouldn't recognize them!

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

At this moment, about three or four hundred people had already gathered outside the main gate.

There were some from the Hyuga Clan with their "white-eye disease," and some from the evil, sour-faced Uchiha Clan.

However, the majority were still commoners.

Without waiting too long, the person in charge of the academy divided these children into several classes.

Each class had about fifty students, and Kumonaka Torikaze was assigned to Class One.

The classroom was newly built and quite spacious, so Kumonaka Torikaze took a look around.

He spotted a little girl from the Uchiha Clan with purple hair who looked very cute.

After obtaining her consent, Kumonaka Torikaze sat down next to her.

Class hadn't started yet, and the children in the room were all around six years old—the age when they loved to play the most.

Although they weren't very familiar with each other, it hadn't taken long for some of them to hit it off.

Kumonaka Torikaze found it interesting to watch, but perhaps because he was a transmigrator, he just couldn't bring himself to join in and play with them.

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

Kumonaka Torikaze turned his head and saw a little boy with his hair tied up smiling at him.

He was momentarily stunned when he heard the name, but he immediately remembered who it was.

Isn't this the "true" eternal genin of Konoha? A veteran who served four Hokage!

So this is what he looked like as a child; he actually looks quite honest and simple.

He had finally met someone he recognized, even if it was only a one-sided acquaintance.

Even so, Kumonaka Torikaze was quite happy: "Hello, my name is Kumonaka Torikaze, and I am the head of the Kumonaka Clan."

The girl sitting next to him seemed to want to say something upon hearing Kumonaka Torikaze introduce himself, but she didn't speak up.

Maruboshi Kosuke, after hearing this, continued: "Then we're friends now! I have two other friends; I'll go call them over." With that, he ran off.

Having transmigrated for so long, Kumonaka Torikaze didn't have any friends yet, so he wasn't repulsed by Maruboshi Kosuke's enthusiasm; in fact, he was looking forward to seeing who he would bring over.

At this moment, Kumonaka Torikaze realized he still didn't know the name of the girl sitting next to him, so he said: "Hello, my name is Kumonaka Torikaze. What is your name?"

The girl smiled sweetly upon hearing this: "Hello, Torikaze-kun, I am Izori Uchiha."

(It is necessary to explain here that Izori is an original character from the anime who wears a Konoha forehead protector and is a member of the Konoha Military Police Force. Due to the needs of the plot, I may have made her a few years younger.)