"Dean, I want to learn how to cook."
After returning to Konoha Orphanage, Natsuki went to find the dean, Mayu.
He wanted to see if he could trigger a new template.
"I want to learn too."
Seeing this, Yakushi Nonō hurriedly spoke up.
"Then we'll start with the simplest sunny-side up egg."
Mayu did not refuse.
In fact, once the orphans at Konoha Orphanage grew a little older, she would teach them how to cook.
Children without parents had to learn to take care of themselves early.
Besides, Konoha Orphanage would not raise them for the rest of their lives. Once they turned twelve, they had to leave.
In his previous life, people only became adults at eighteen, but in the Ninja World, twelve was considered adulthood.
The world was simply too cruel. Even four-year-old children could go to the battlefield and kill.
Mayu explained as she fried the egg.
Once she finished, it was Natsuki's turn.
He imitated Mayu's steps and quickly finished a sunny-side up egg.
[You have awakened the Emiya Shirou Template.]
Natsuki could not help widening his eyes.
What kind of luck was this?
Don't be afraid—the dreamboat is here!
Natsuki hurriedly looked at the Emiya Shirou Template.
[Name: Emiya Shirou.] [Period: First Year of High School.] [World: Fate/stay night.] [Rank: C-Rank.] [Ability One: Cooking, Unlocked.] [Effect: Superb culinary skills, especially adept at Japanese cuisine.] [Ability Two: Reinforcement Magic, Locked.] [Effect: Understand the materials and composition of objects, and inject Chakra into them for temporary enhancement.] [Unlock Condition: Obtain first place once in a Ninja Tool Throwing test.] [Ability Three: Projection Magic, Locked.] [Effect: Use Chakra to project and replicate objects that exist in reality.] [Unlock Condition: Master the use of five Ninja Tools to the beginner level.]
After reading it, Natsuki could not help feeling regretful.
There was no Unlimited Blade Works.
But that was normal.
The difficulty of triggering a template was clearly proportional to its strength.
He had triggered this new template simply by cooking. There had been virtually no difficulty at all.
Natsuki studied it carefully and confirmed why it was C-Rank.
It was because this was Emiya Shirou from his first year of high school.
In the original story, he only participated in the Holy Grail War during his second year of high school, when he mastered Unlimited Blade Works.
Natsuki was not disappointed. He was already pleasantly surprised.
Even if he knew Unlimited Blade Works now, he would not have enough Chakra to use it.
Simply put, Unlimited Blade Works created a Reality Marble in which countless swords could be replicated.
If it were localized to the world of Naruto, it could be described as a sword-based Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Natsuki fell into thought.
Overall, Emiya Shirou's template was quite good.
Reinforcement Magic and Projection Magic were especially useful.
Reinforcement Magic could enhance not only Ninja Tools but also his own body.
That would give Natsuki an advantage in battles between ninjas.
Of course, Reinforcement Magic was ultimately only C-Rank, so its enhancement would not be overwhelmingly powerful.
Natsuki valued Projection Magic even more.
First, it was related to Unlimited Blade Works.
Second, it could save Natsuki money.
Being a ninja was an expensive profession.
Ninja Tools alone accounted for a large portion of the expenses.
Besides, there were quite a few powerful ninjas who had become famous through their Ninja Tools.
For example, White Fang of Konoha, Hatake Sakumo, and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure.
With Projection Magic, Natsuki could learn Ninja Tool Throwing techniques, Sword Technique, or swordsmanship more conveniently.
If his potential had previously only reached the level of a Chunin, it could now more or less reach the level of a Special Jonin.
The unlock conditions for the two abilities were not particularly troublesome.
He could master the use of five Ninja Tools through sheer persistence over time.
As for obtaining first place in a Ninja Tool Throwing test, he could rely on Ability Two of the Conan Template: Anesthetic Needle.
When the time came, he could coat his Ninja Tools with anesthetic and achieve practically perfect accuracy.
And taking first place in Ninja Tool Throwing was nothing remarkable. It would not attract Shimura Danzō's attention.
The next day, before dawn.
Natsuki woke up two hours earlier than usual.
He was preparing for the physical fitness test and striving to enter the top ten as soon as possible.
Fortunately, the system had not specified which physical fitness test counted, so he still had plenty of time.
"Although I didn't get to see Konoha at four in the morning, I got to see it at five."
Natsuki rotated his elbows and warmed up.
Once he finished warming up, he began running around Konoha.
It had to be said that compared with his previous life, his current physical fitness was practically superhuman.
In fact, the people of the Ninja World had an additional hundred trillion cells, reaching an astonishing total of one hundred and thirty trillion.
Only with so many cells could bodily energy be produced. When combined with spiritual energy, it could be converted into Chakra.
An official novel had once mentioned that Rock Lee ran around Konoha 864 times in one night.
He moonlighted as a poet!
But Natsuki was clearly not that monstrous yet.
He had not even reached Rock Lee's fraction of that number—not even sixty-four laps.
After finishing his run, Natsuki went back to take a shower, then went to the Ninja Academy with Yakushi Nonō.
That afternoon, the class he was interested in finally arrived: Ninja Tool Throwing.
As a ninja, Ninja Tools were indispensable.
Every ninja had a Ninja Tool pouch at their waist for storing Kunai, Shuriken, and other Ninja Tools.
Although things had eventually turned into an eye-based saga and giant robots bickering with each other, they were still quite useful to most ninjas.
After all, with a few exceptions, ninjas were high-attack, low-defense glass cannons.
Of course, more importantly, Natsuki had just obtained the Emiya Shirou Template. He had to master five Ninja Tools.
There were many kinds of Ninja Tools, but the three most commonly used were Kunai, Shuriken, and Senbon.
Shuriken were hollow throwing stars, purely thrown Ninja Tools.
Kunai resembled daggers or short swords. They could be thrown or used in close combat.
Senbon were needle-thin Ninja Tools. Compared with Shuriken and Kunai, they were more concealed.
Natsuki thought for a moment.
Besides those three, he needed to add two more.
Swords could count as one type of Ninja Tool. In the Ninja World, swords and blades were not distinguished from each other.
For the last type of Ninja Tool, he chose caltrops—diamond-shaped Ninja Tools scattered across the ground.
Today's lesson was on Kunai.
After Ishida Yu finished explaining, Natsuki took a Kunai and looked toward the fixed target in the distance.
Just then, quite a few girls' screams rang out beside him.
Natsuki turned his head and saw the Kunai thrown by Namikaze Minato smoothly hit the bull's-eye.
Combined with the warm smile on his face, bright as a little sun, it was only natural that he would attract the girls' attention.
Although Natsuki was no less handsome than him, aside from his special talents, he was not outstanding enough.
He withdrew his gaze and forcefully threw the Kunai in his hand.
With a thunk.
The Kunai hit the fixed target, but it was still four or five centimeters from the bull's-eye.
"Hitting the fixed target on your first try is already quite good."
Ishida Yu encouraged him before ultimately turning his gaze toward Namikaze Minato.
He nodded with satisfaction and thought to himself, It seems a genius has appeared among them.
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