Namikaze Minato

[You have awakened the Conan Template.]

What did that mean?

He did not dare open his eyes, hoping it was just an illusion.

Natsuki's expression stiffened.

What use was Conan in the world of Naruto?

Had his dad taught him ninjutsu in Hawaii too?

[Name: Edogawa Conan.]

[Era: Final.]

[World: Detective Conan.]

[Rank: D.]

[Ability One: There is Only One Truth, unlocked.]

[Effect: Exceptional deductive and observational abilities. Can detect abnormalities within his field of vision.]

[Ability Two: Anesthetic Needle, locked.]

[Effect: Uses ninja tools coated with anesthetic. Guaranteed accuracy against stationary targets and greatly improved accuracy against moving targets.]

[Unlock Condition: Successfully formulate anesthetic once.]

[Ability Three: Golden Right Leg, locked.]

[Effect: Powerful soccer skills, forging a kick of astonishing force.]

[Unlock Condition: Place in the top ten in the Physical Fitness Test.]

Natsuki could not help but fall into thought.

Although Conan's abilities came from Detective Conan, they had clearly been localized to fit the world of Naruto.

After he and Yakushi Nonō found two empty seats and sat down, he began studying the system.

The era referred to the point in time a character occupied in the original work.

A character's strength differed considerably between different eras.

Using the Naruto mobile game as an example, Namikaze Minato could be divided into his youth and Impure World Reincarnation eras.

Conan was the final version, meaning he would not receive a second Conan Template, or rather, the Conan Template would no longer advance.

Template ranks were divided into D, C, B, A, and S.

The higher the rank, the stronger the abilities gained.

In the world of Naruto, a ninjutsu's rank represented its difficulty to learn, not its power.

But generally speaking, the more difficult a ninjutsu was to learn, the more powerful its effects were.

The Conan Template was set at D-rank, so its abilities fell somewhere between D-rank and C-rank ninjutsu.

Ability One, There is Only One Truth, seemed comparable to a C-rank sensory ninjutsu based on its effect.

Ability Two, Anesthetic Needle, could be rated D-rank as a Ninja Tool Throwing technique.

Though it could hit every time, it came with restrictions. The ninja tool had to be coated in anesthetic, and the target had to be stationary.

Ability Three, Golden Right Leg, should be C-rank like Ability One, but it was Taijutsu.

Natsuki could not help shaking his head.

In his opinion, the system was still too conservative. It did not understand Conan logic.

After all, Conan could kick satellites and trucks with a soccer ball.

To awaken a template, one had to perform certain specific actions.

The condition for awakening the Conan Template had been joining the Ninja Academy.

He was an elementary school student, and the Ninja Academy was an elementary school.

Natsuki roughly understood how these so-called specific actions were triggered.

They involved imitating a character's distinctive actions or having special experiences similar to that character's.

The question was, could he awaken Character Templates from Naruto?

He was currently in the world of Naruto, so imitating its characters would be the easiest option.

Judging from the system's rules, it was theoretically possible.

He could try it when he had the chance.

Thinking of this, Natsuki let out a long breath.

He had transmigrated six years ago, and had lived for six years.

This year was undoubtedly his most hopeful year, because he now had a cheat.

At last, he would not have to prepare for his next reincarnation.

Just by fusing with the Conan Template, he could be considered half a Chunin.

After all, most Genin found it difficult to master even two C-rank ninjutsu.

Natsuki steadied himself and looked at the Conan Template again.

Ability One was already unlocked, but he still had two abilities locked.

Natsuki had seen the first-year schedule, and the Physical Fitness Test was included.

Making the top ten would be difficult, but not impossible.

At this point in time, there were not many geniuses. Probably only Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina.

Nawaki counted too, but he was not in the same class, so there was no competition between them.

It was unlike Uzumaki Naruto's class, which was filled with geniuses. Nine of the Konoha 12 were there, lined up as densely as hemp.

The only slightly troublesome matter was formulating anesthetic.

This was before the Second Ninja World War, and the system for medical Ninja had yet to be established.

Konoha would only begin valuing the training of medical Ninja after Tsunade proposed permanently assigning one medical Ninja to each Ninja squad.

Without a medical class, the only way to become a medical Ninja at this point was through connections.

For example, by getting acquainted with medical Ninja like Tsunade.

Though there were more difficulties than solutions, he still thought of one method: money.

Ninja sounded like a prestigious profession, but in reality, they were mercenaries working for money.

Even Akatsuki, the criminal organization of the Ninja World, had to desperately earn money before collecting the Tailed Beasts.

Sorry, but with money, one could do whatever one wanted.

Natsuki could issue a commission and find someone to teach him how to formulate anesthetic.

Just then, a little boy with golden hair walked in.

He sat in the row in front of Natsuki and Yakushi Nonō.

"Hello, I'm Namikaze Minato. Nice to meet you."

After looking around, the blond boy turned toward Natsuki and Yakushi Nonō.

He wore a smile that looked utterly sincere.

"I'm Yakushi Nonō."

Yakushi Nonō replied gently.

"Natsuki."

Natsuki suppressed the emotion in his heart and spoke.

This little boy was the future Fourth Hokage, the fastest man in the Ninja World, known as the Yellow Flash.

So Uzumaki Kushina would become his classmate too?

Though she most likely had not yet been sent to Konoha at this time.

Namikaze Minato was very talkative.

Natsuki began chatting with him as well.

The reason was simple.

On one hand, it was simply his personality.

On the other hand, Namikaze Minato was someone worth befriending.

Soon, it was nine in the morning.

All the students had arrived.

"Good morning, everyone."

A young man walked in and said with a smile, "I'm your teacher, Ishida Yu."

After speaking, he picked up a piece of chalk and wrote his name on the blackboard.

"Before class begins, let's introduce ourselves."

Ishida Yu stepped aside and said, "We'll start with the first student on the left in the front row."

A classic routine.

Before long, it was Namikaze Minato's turn.

"My name is Namikaze Minato. I enjoy reading, and my dream is to earn everyone's recognition and become Hokage."

His words did not stir much of a reaction.

After all, nine out of ten people present dreamed of becoming Hokage.

"My name is Yakushi Nonō."

After giving it some thought, Yakushi Nonō said, "I want to become a medical Ninja."

Quite a few people looked surprised.

Medical Ninja were not particularly valued at this time.

Besides, compared to supporting others, a group of six- and seven-year-old children preferred fighting and slaughtering their way through everything.

Natsuki smiled.

She had been influenced by him.

After Yakushi Nonō finished introducing herself, it was his turn.

"My name is Natsuki."

Without hesitation, Natsuki said, "My dream is to become a great Ninja like Lord Hokage."

That was a lie.

But wanting to become Hokage was politically correct in Konoha.

Besides, he was certain that Hiruzen Sarutobi, that old man, was most likely spying on them through a crystal ball.

Namikaze Minato looked at Natsuki and thought that the competition was fierce.

Still, he was somewhat confident about becoming Hokage.

Before enrolling, there had been a test, and he had ranked first among the students of this class.

But he also knew that the entrance test did not prove much.

"Now, let's begin class."

After the introductions ended, Ishida Yu spoke.

The first lesson was Successive Hokage and the Will of Fire.

Natsuki had already heard of it countless times in his previous life.

Where the leaves danced, fire endured without end. Its light would continue to illuminate the village and allow new leaves to sprout.

How should he put it?

In a world where strength reigned supreme, those words did not have much practical use.

But Natsuki was not strong enough yet, so he had to learn them.

Not only did he have to learn them, he had to learn them well.

Because in Konoha, the Will of Fire could be considered an excellent protective charm.

As long as his Will of Fire was outstanding enough, when Shimura Danzō set his sights on him, Hiruzen Sarutobi would naturally help him.

With that thought, Natsuki opened Successive Hokage and the Will of Fire.

Its content was simple. It used various stories about the three Hokage to explain the Will of Fire.

Among them, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, occupied more than half the book.

He read through it once. At least there was no absurd story about Hiruzen Sarutobi knocking the moon out of the sky with pebbles.