[Name: Senju Yuto] [Life Force: 2700] [Spirit Power: 40] [Chakra: 80000] [Skills: Sealing Technique] [Special Abilities: Sage Body, Uzumaki Bloodline, Senju Bloodline]
"Hiss..."
Hyuga Hoshishaku sucked in a sharp breath.
"What's wrong, little Xingzhuo?"
Uzumaki Mito's gentle voice sounded.
"Ah, nothing, nothing. It's just... it's just..."
He tried to think of an excuse.
But when he saw the mother and son looking at him with identical gazes, he immediately decided not to lie.
"It's just... his chakra reserves are way too huge."
He gestured with his eyes toward Senju Yuto, who was sitting in the wheelchair.
Maybe it was just Xingzhuo's imagination.
He had the feeling that after he said that, Uzumaki Mito's expression dimmed.
Still, she remained gentle. She glanced at the little boy's crown and asked softly,
"Mm... yes. Yuto has been different from other children since he was little. By the way, little Xingzhuo, can you see Yuto's chakra even without activating your Byakugan?"
Xingzhuo scratched the back of his head and answered honestly,
"Haha, to tell the truth, I can directly sense a person's chakra."
"Oh, right. I can sense their mental energy and life force, too. Lady Mito, for example—your chakra reserves should be about four times Master Tobirama's, right?"
"And little Yuto's chakra reserves are a little more than half of Master Tobirama's. His life force is frighteningly vigorous, maybe over twenty times that of an ordinary person. It's just that his mental energy is a little low. How strange—it's much lower than an ordinary person's."
As soon as Xingzhuo finished speaking, Senju Yuto, who had been quiet until then, suddenly asked an unimportant question:
"We're about the same age. Why do you call me 'little boy'?"
"Uh..."
Xingzhuo thought for a moment, then asked, "What year were you born?"
Senju Yuto answered seriously, "I was born on May first of Konoha's first year."
Xingzhuo raised an eyebrow. "I was born on March third of Konoha's first year. I'm two months and two days older than you, so I can call you little Yuto, and you have to call me big brother Xingzhuo."
"Oh, is that how it works? I thought the one born later in the year was older."
Senju Yuto looked astonished, as if this was the first time he'd encountered this kind of knowledge.
Looking at the adorable little boy in front of him, Xingzhuo felt his heart soften. He took the initiative to explain the matter to him.
Meanwhile, Uzumaki Mito wasn't listening to the boys' conversation.
Her heart was more turbulent than ever.
What had she just heard?
Leaving aside that incredible ability to sense other people's chakra and life force...
She knew that her younger son, Senju Yuto, had a life force dozens of times greater than an ordinary person's. He was the only one of her three children to inherit Senju Hashirama's special bloodline.
But his mental energy was far weaker than an ordinary person's?
She truly hadn't known that.
Could the root of Yuto's illness lie in his mental energy?
At the thought, a piercing glint flashed in Uzumaki Mito's eyes.
She had no reason to suspect that the child in front of her was lying.
Yuto really did have a tremendous amount of chakra, and her own chakra reserves really were more than four times her brother-in-law's.
As a bearer of the Uzumaki Bloodline, she naturally possessed powerful sensory abilities.
After finishing his explanation of ages and months for little Yuto, Xingzhuo suddenly received a system notification.
[Tip: Fate Commission mission triggered] [Is it possible to break free from the shackles of a fate destined to be as brief as a mayfly?] [S-rank Fate Commission mission: Rewrite Senju Yuto's fate of dying young] [Senju Yuto's life countdown: 368 days] [Commissioner: Uzumaki Mito] [Commission reward: Full S-rank Ninja Card] [Note: If the mission is not completed before the countdown ends, it will be permanently canceled.]
Xingzhuo had been playing with Yuto when he saw the commission notification. His eyes widened in shock.
The red-haired little boy in front of him had only a year left to live?
So was this child, who had never appeared in the original story, forgotten because he'd died young?
What had caused his early death?
How could he die young with such a powerful life force?
Was it because his mental energy was weaker than an ordinary person's?
Countless questions surfaced in his mind.
At the same time, an overwhelming excitement surged through him, threatening to cloud his judgment.
The mission reward was a full S-rank Ninja Card!
Given the system's usual standards, an S-rank Ninja Card had to be a Kage Level ninja—perhaps even a powerful fighter among Kage Level ninjas, someone close to Beyond Kage Level!
And it was currently Konoha's sixth year.
At this crucial point in time, Senju Hashirama would fight Uchiha Madara next year, then die in Konoha's seventeenth year from the lingering injuries he suffered in that battle.
His original plan had been to grow up safely until he was seventeen. By the time Senju Hashirama died and the First Shinobi World War broke out, he would have saved up at least a hundred draws. He'd be able to raise his strength to Elite Jonin Level through draws, no problem.
But now he'd received what kind of insane mission?!
It was offering him a full Kage Level Ninja Card outright?!
Hyuga Hoshishaku tried hard to hide his agitation, but his conversation with Senju Yuto kept becoming disjointed.
Fortunately, the person he was talking to was a genuine six-year-old, and Uzumaki Mito wasn't paying attention to him.
Otherwise, his strange behavior would definitely have been noticed.
After composing herself, Uzumaki Mito pushed the wheelchair and led Hyuga Hoshishaku into the house.
She seemed to have something urgent to take care of. She arranged for someone to look after the two children, didn't mention anything about learning Sealing Technique, and hurried away.
Xingzhuo had no idea that his words had given Uzumaki Mito hope.
He simply chatted patiently with Yuto.
If he wanted to complete the commission, he couldn't just sit around doing nothing.
"Yuto, what happened to your legs?"
Curious, he walked over to the wheelchair and leaned over to examine them.
Senju Yuto didn't resist. His young face showed helplessness.
"I've been like this since I was little. I can barely stand right after waking up, but the rest of the time I can't walk at all. I feel so weak."
Xingzhuo poked his leg with a finger and asked, "Can you feel anything in your legs?"
"Of course. I'm not paralyzed," Senju Yuto answered seriously.
Xingzhuo activated his Byakugan and carefully examined Yuto's legs as he continued asking,
"What did the doctors say?"
Senju Yuto looked a little dejected at the question.
He said quietly, "Every doctor says I'm perfectly healthy. Father and Uncle haven't been able to find anything wrong, either."
"Really? Then maybe it isn't an illness after all."
Xingzhuo tried to comfort him, scanning every inch of his meridians and bones, but he couldn't find anything wrong, either.
Yuto shook his head and answered seriously, "No. I'm sure I'm sick, because I feel worse every day."
"Two years ago, I needed to sleep thirteen or fourteen hours a day. This year, I've had to sleep fifteen or sixteen hours a day."
Hearing this, Xingzhuo felt worried, too.
It definitely wasn't an illness.
So what was causing it?
He looked over the attribute panel revealed by the System Inspection once more, and suddenly focused on the mental energy, which was a mere 40.
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