Little Kai Isn't Kai

Hikawa soon met Yuhi Shinko.

He sat rigidly on the living room sofa, wearing a black tight-fitting suit and a green jonin vest, looking extremely stern.

Hikawa remembered that he had unfortunately perished during the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Attack.

"Sit."

Yuhi Shinko gave a slight nod and said.

"Thanks, Uncle Shinko."

Hikawa replied quite politely.

"From now on, you'll live here, and I'll teach you genjutsu."

Yuhi Shinko paused, then explained, "This is the Hokage's order."

The Hokage?

Hikawa thought to himself.

Was it because of the 'Innate Full Soul' trait?

"Huh?"

Yuhi Kurenai, who was listening in, asked in surprise and curiosity, "Why?"

"Hikawa is naturally suited for genjutsu."

After receiving the notice from Sarutobi Hiruzen, Yuhi Shinko had also examined Hikawa, and it was indeed the case.

"Better than me? Didn't you say my genjutsu talent was strong?"

Yuhi Kurenai put her hands on her hips, puffed out her cheeks, and asked.

Her delicate face wore an unconvinced expression, making her look adorably fierce.

Hikawa couldn't help but laugh.

In the original work, Kurenai's personality was quite strong, as could be seen from her liking for shochu and vodka.

"Kurenai, you're already a student at the Ninja Academy now. How can you compare yourself to Hikawa?"

Yuhi Shinko cleared his throat and countered.

He wasn't lying to Kurenai, but there were also gaps between geniuses.

"Isn't he a student too?"

Kurenai was taken aback and blurted out.

"Not currently."

Yuhi Shinko recalled the information Sarutobi Hiruzen had provided and said, "He hasn't even been exposed to ninja knowledge."

"I see."

Kurenai turned her head to look at Hikawa.

Her first impression was that he was very good-looking, finely crafted, like some kind of exquisite doll.

"Alright then!"

Kurenai suddenly raised her voice, patted her chest, and said, "From today on, I'll take care of you!"

She put on the airs of a big sister, but paired with her doll-like little face, it only came across as cute.

If Yuhi Shinko weren't right there, Hikawa would have wanted to reach out and pinch her cheek—it was definitely very soft.

But what should he call her?

Sister Kurenai? Little Sister Kurenai?

That sounded more like some kind of sunset red senior citizen group.

Yuhi Shinko revealed a fatherly smile.

His gaze shifted from Kurenai to Hikawa, and he said, "Let's eat first, then I'll teach you some basic ninja knowledge."

"Isn't Hikawa going to school?"

Kurenai asked instinctively.

"He is going to school."

Yuhi Shinko replied, "The Hokage has already arranged it. He'll be a transfer student in your class."

"Awesome!"

Kurenai suddenly got excited.

In her eyes, from now on, Hikawa would be her little brother, and bringing him along when going out would be quite impressive.

Hikawa pondered slightly.

Who were the ninjas in the same year as Kurenai?

The timeline in the original work was rather chaotic, so he wasn't too sure.

After eating, Hikawa followed Yuhi Shinko into the small yard outside the house.

Yuhi Kurenai also tagged along, claiming it was to solidify her foundation, but in truth, she was curious about Hikawa's talent.

"A ninja's first lesson is to refine chakra."

Yuhi Shinko stood across from Hikawa and explained the concept of chakra.

According to the "Book of Confrontation" setting, the mixture of physical energy and spiritual energy is called body energy, which is the foundation for using taijutsu.

The chakra a ninja extracts is Neutral Chakra converted from body energy.

Through hand seals, one can guide and process chakra—that is, changes in chakra nature and form—ultimately releasing ninjutsu.

"Is there anything you don't understand?"

Yuhi Shinko asked, looking at Hikawa, who wore a serious expression.

Refining chakra would be taught at the Ninja Academy, but many students learned it early.

Especially those from ninja clans or with ninja parents.

Cultivating in advance undoubtedly gave them an edge at the Ninja Academy.

Like Hatake Kakashi in Yuhi Kurenai's class.

While others were learning the Three Body Technique, he was already studying Earth Release.

Aside from talent, the most important reason was that his father was Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumo, ensuring he never lacked resources.

"No."

Hikawa shook his head and said.

"Then give it a try."

Yuhi Shinko said with some anticipation. "Generally, refining chakra takes a month, but a genius only needs three days."

"I did it in three days!"

Yuhi Kurenai quickly raised her little hand upon hearing this, her eager look as if she feared Hikawa might not notice her.

Was she really a genius?

Thinking about it carefully, she actually was.

Her poor combat record was only because she was unlucky enough to run into a few freaks.

But to be fair, freaks like Uchiha Itachi were something over ninety-nine percent of ninjas couldn't handle.

In short, Yuhi Kurenai was a normal genius.

Hikawa exhaled, controlling the physical energy generated by the 130 Trillion Cells in his body along with his innate spiritual energy.

In the original work, spiritual energy referred to the accumulation of training experience.

But because of the Innate Full Soul entry's influence, Hikawa came with a fair amount of spiritual energy.

"So fast!"

Yuhi Shinko suddenly raised an eyebrow and said in surprise.

"What's so fast?"

Yuhi Kurenai didn't catch on for a moment.

"He's already refined chakra."

There was a hint of excitement in Yuhi Shinko's tone.

"How is that possible?"

Yuhi Kurenai stood frozen, as if turned to stone.

If someone who refined chakra in three days was called a genius, what should someone who did it in three seconds be called?

A monster, plain and simple.

Just then, Hikawa's body trembled, and excitement surged within him.

Before he could even feel surprised about the refined chakra, a new entry immediately arrived.

[New entry acquired.]
[E-Rank Talent Entry: Ninja.]
[Trigger condition: Successfully refined chakra.]
[Effect: Increases chakra refinement speed by 10%.]
[Note: Has two synthesis paths.]
[First path: Combine with E-Rank Entry Three Body Technique and E-Rank Ninja Tool Throwing to synthesize D-Rank Entry Ordinary Genin.]
[Second path: Combine with E-Rank Entry Three Body Technique, E-Rank Ninja Tool Throwing, and E-Rank Entry Ninja Academy First to synthesize C-Rank Entry Genius Genin.]

Hikawa roughly understood the logic of how the system operated.

The trigger condition for a new entry was most likely based on his actions.

From now on, he could try different actions, and maybe there would be surprises.

According to what was said earlier, certain special tags could be deduced and synthesized.

'Genin' was clearly one such tag.

And the system provided two synthesis paths, far freer than he had imagined.

Without a doubt, the effect of 'Genius Genin' definitely surpassed that of 'Ordinary Genin.'

But dominating the Ninja Academy was an enormous challenge.

After all, their class had Hatake Kakashi.

Still, it wasn't hopeless, and he didn't want to be an ordinary person.

A small cheat wasn't really a cheat.

He was a man with a cheat!

Hikawa exited his meditative state.

He looked at Yuhi Kurenai and couldn't help but pause.

At this moment, the little girl looked like a frostbitten eggplant, her slightly wavy hair seeming to droop.

So cute.

"Congratulations, Hikawa."

Yuhi Shinko said with a full-faced smile.

Hikawa was someone Sarutobi Hiruzen had foisted on him, and with such talent, their family's future was now secured.