Searching for Muscle Drive

With a bowl of steaming ramen finished, Kushina's worries seemed to have melted away along with the broth, and her signature, vibrant smile returned to her face.

As for Sawada Hiroki, the warmth from the food helped him thoroughly clear his thoughts.

He agreed to Kushina's request and would find a way to teach her how to become stronger, but he needed some time to "research" and asked her to focus on her studies for the time being.

Kushina seemed very happy about this, then hurried off in a flurry of activity.

Watching her retreating figure, Sawada Hiroki turned around and returned to his home.

Although his parents had passed away, Sawada Hiroki's house still stood; because he lived alone, it was quiet enough to serve as a laboratory.

Without a moment's hesitation, Sawada Hiroki sat cross-legged on the floor, his consciousness sinking into that familiar deep blue space.

He needed a clear, rigorous, and executable project plan.

First build the project, then program—this had already become an instinct.

His intent transformed into a mouse cursor, and he created a new folder on the D Drive named [Project: Self-Ascension and Technology Migration Feasibility Report].

Next, he created the first document inside the folder: [V1.0_Experimental_Plan.txt].

Double-clicking to open it, he began to "input" his plan item by item, progressing layer by layer from easy to difficult:

[Experimental Plan V1.0 - by Sawada Hiroki]

Goal: 1. Achieve efficient and sustainable growth of personal strength. (Parentheses: At the very least, reach a level capable of avoiding the Nine-Tails Incident.)

2. Explore methods to safely and effectively "install" his own "programs" or "files" into the systems (brains) of others. (Parentheses: Not just to help Kushina, but also as a means of attack.)

Phase One: Basic System Exploration and Self-Scripting (Note: Temporary)

Experiment 1.1: System_Resource_Monitor script.

Purpose: Real-time monitoring of his own "battery level" (fat and energy reserves), "CPU usage," and "memory usage." (Parentheses: It would be best to find an opportunity later to summarize all his physical data and status into a system table for intuitive viewing.)

Method: Write a simple .bat script to display data in real-time as a floating window within his consciousness.

Risk Assessment: Low. Only involves data reading, no modifications.

Difficulty Assessment: Should be relatively simple.

Experiment 1.2: Passive Self-Optimization Script.

Purpose: Verify the feasibility of modifying his own underlying physiological instructions via scripts.

Method: Write [Muscle_Growth_Efficiency_Boost_v0.1.bat]. The principle is to skip the conventional "exercise -> damage -> supercompensation" process and send "proliferation" and "strengthening" instructions directly to muscle fibers when energy is sufficient.

Risk Assessment: Medium. May lead to excessive battery consumption or unpredictable physiological rejection reactions. Strict runtime and consumption thresholds must be set.

Difficulty Assessment: Uncertain.

After thinking for a moment, Sawada Hiroki added a line under risk—if possible, find a lab rat or another volunteer to experiment on first.

Then, the second phase.

Phase Two: Reverse Engineering of External Programs (Ninjutsu)

Experiment 2.1: Decompilation and analysis of [Lightning Style: False Darkness] code.

Purpose: Understand the internal "code structure" of a complete B-rank ninjutsu file. Figure out why running it consumes such massive amounts of battery.

Method: Attempt to open [Lightning Style: False Darkness.exe] in "read-only mode" and analyze its code logic.

Risk Assessment: Low. Read-only without modification is theoretically safe. However, it is best to have a medical ninja present to reduce potential risk situations.

Difficulty Assessment: High to Extremely High (The code composition logic of ninjutsu is currently undetermined, but considering the file size, it is estimated to be very difficult.)

Phase Three: Preliminary Cross-System Technology Migration Test (TBD)

Experiment 3.1: Cross-system writing of executable files.

Purpose: Test copying the simplest [Brain Overload Attack] program into the brain of another person (Target: Undetermined) and observe their reaction to see how they understand the file and how they use it.

Method: Copy [Brain Overload Attack] and attempt to copy it into the target's [D Drive (Memory Disk)].

Risk Assessment: Unknown. There is a possibility of causing instability in the other party's system (spirit). It must be conducted in an absolutely safe and controlled environment.

Difficulty: Low to Medium (The biggest problem is that the other party will likely be unable to use it.)

With the plan finalized, Sawada Hiroki took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with the excitement and focus of a programmer facing a new project. He did not hesitate for a second and immediately began the first experiment.

[Experiment 1.1: System_Resource_Monitor script]

He skillfully created a new text document, renamed it [System_Resource_Monitor], and began writing the logic code in Chinese. This process was second nature to him; in less than five minutes, a simple monitoring script was complete.

After changing the file extension to .bat, he double-clicked to run it!

"Execute!"

As his intent shifted, a translucent floating box, similar to a command-line window, popped up in the bottom-right corner of his consciousness space, with three lines of data refreshing in real-time:

|Item|Status|

|Battery Level|87.3%|

|CPU Usage|15%|

|Memory|42%|

Success! This small first step was of extraordinary significance. It meant that Sawada Hiroki's control over his own body had transitioned from vague sensations into a precise, digitized era.

He immediately began the next experiment.

[Experiment 1.2: Passive Self-Optimization Script]

Sawada Hiroki created a new document again, naming it [Muscle_AutomatedGrowth_v0.1].

However, before he could start writing, Sawada Hiroki first had to figure out the underlying architecture of this "biological computer" he inhabited.

He needed to find exactly where the core files controlling muscle growth were stored.

"This file could be in the user folder, or it could be a low-level system driver in the root directory." Sawada Hiroki's thoughts were clear as he pondered to himself: "Muscle growth, heartbeat, breathing... the permissions are likely very high."

His consciousness transformed into a file browser, and he began a carpet-search of his [C Drive (System Drive)].

C:\Users\Sawada Hiroki\ directory opened rapidly.

Sawada Hiroki began browsing the files inside.

Soon, Sawada Hiroki saw a file structure that was both familiar and strange:

User Folder:

Desktop - Stores "shortcuts" for the daily conscious level, but right now, other than My Computer and the two drives, there were no other shortcuts.

Then Documents - Various study notes, ninjutsu theories, personal reflection records, and the like. The key points from the lessons Sawada Hiroki had studied over the past few days were inside.

Downloads - This folder was currently empty; after all, the WiFi Sawada Hiroki had connected to so far was actually just chakra signals emitted by individual sensory ninjas.

They weren't actually connected to the internet.

Pictures - These were images from Sawada Hiroki's deep memories. They seemed to have been pulled out from his memory individually and stored in this folder.

Music - Sounds and melodies that Sawada Hiroki was familiar with and liked, including various catchy tunes from his past life.

Videos - Scenes deeply etched in Sawada Hiroki's memory, such as clips like "Palace Jade Liquid Wine, 280 a cup," or memorable segments like Selling Crutches.

Besides these, there was a huge pile of application data.

Application Data:

AppData\Roaming\Personality Core Configuration - Sawada Hiroki didn't open it, but he felt this must be the fundamental file that determined why he thought and acted the way he did.

AppData\Local\Emotion Processing Engine - This folder was the same as above; Sawada Hiroki didn't dare open it, fearing that something might go wrong or that it would affect his value judgments.

AppData\Local\Memory Indexing System - This seemed to be a database used for quickly retrieving and accessing memories, but it wasn't in Sawada Hiroki's current plan to deal with this.

AppData\Local\Ninjutsu Learning Cache - This appeared to be temporary data generated while practicing ninjutsu. Sawada Hiroki felt that after he finished dealing with the muscle program, he could read through these codes and analyze them.

As expected, these were all shallow-level files.

Sawada Hiroki frowned. Although as a programmer he had anticipated these files, he was still a bit disappointed; he needed more low-level system files.

His consciousness continued to move up to the parent directory until he reached the root of the C Drive.

Soon, he saw a critical system-level folder here:

C:\System(>^ω^<)\Biological Drivers

Sawada Hiroki's eyes lit up; this was likely the place he was looking for!

He double-clicked to enter, and sure enough, it contained various low-level physiological driver files:

HeartbeatController.sys

RespirationRegulator.sys

MuscleManager.sys

ChakraFlowController.sys

MetabolismEngine.sys

"Found it!" Sawada Hiroki excitedly locked onto [MuscleManager.sys].

However, the next moment, Sawada Hiroki stared at the [MuscleManager.sys] file and suddenly realized a problem.

".sys file... this is a system driver file." He frowned. "Under normal circumstances, this kind of file should be binary; opening it with Notepad should only display a bunch of garbled text."

Didn't that mean he would need a binary compiler?

In this ninja world, he couldn't connect to the internet to download various compilers or tools. Even if he were a god, he couldn't directly interpret such files.

Sawada Hiroki frowned. He decided to first create a copy and then try to open it as a text file to check the content. What if the language wasn't binary?

The next moment, the copy opened.

Sawada Hiroki's eyes widened.