Bloodline Awakening

Since Nawaki knew how to practice the Six Powers and Rasengan, the Wish Power System had directly registered them as skills. Because both were techniques that relied on spiritual comprehension, each cost only 1,000 Wish Power to exchange for. As for Haki and Devil Fruits, unfortunately, the system said he needed the appropriate templates before he could exchange for them. Nawaki didn't feel it was much of a loss, though. He believed combining the Six Powers with chakra would surely produce remarkable results. The core principle of the Six Powers was complete control over one's own strength, much like the "transforming force" stage of martial arts. Its highest secret art, Life Return, allowed its user to control not only their blood, bones, and muscles, but even their hair! The Six Powers were techniques that relied solely on the body to perform different moves.

Nawaki felt that if he relied only on his own training, it would take a very long time, and he might not even succeed. So he spent 1,000 Wish Power to exchange for the Six Powers. Afterward, he naturally felt that he could control his body and use them. But after testing them, he found that his body wasn't strong enough yet. For now, he could barely use three of them: Finger Pistol, Iron Body, and Kami-e. Their power was also poor. Take Finger Pistol, for example: at present, he could only poke a hole through a wooden board. Iron Body merely hardened his body and couldn't protect him from swords.

The Six Powers weren't much use to Nawaki at present. Once his body was strong enough to unleash their full power, he would have the strength of an elite Jonin through Taijutsu alone. He had already asked a clan member to buy him weighted training gear and was preparing to gradually increase the intensity of his training. His physical fitness was now comparable to that of a ten-year-old Genin.

It was worth mentioning that Nawaki had already learned the Shadow Clone Technique and the more advanced Wood Clone Technique. He had spent this whole time training with Shadow Clones. Since his chakra reserves were still limited, he created only two clones, assigning one to practice the Three Basic Techniques and the other to practice Shurikenjutsu, while his original body trained in Taijutsu. He had achieved so much in such a short time thanks to the Shadow Clone Technique. As a transmigrator, how could he leave such a great cheat unused?

Since he couldn't let too many people know about his Wood Release, Nawaki planned to follow Naruto's Rasengan route first. Once he had enough chakra, he would be able to use Wood Release openly. In addition, during this year of training, Nawaki had found time to learn Rasengan. He had gone through a great many balloons in the process, leaving the servant responsible for buying them puzzled: did the young clan heir like balloons, or did he have a grudge against them?

The system's scan showed Nawaki's current stats as follows:

Host: Senju Nawaki

Bloodline: S+ Rank Asura Wood Release Bloodline

Nin: 6

Tai: 6

Gen: 0

Int: 10

Str: 5

Spd: 6

Hand Seals: 8

Wis: 10

Ninjutsu: Wood Release: Shadow Clone Technique, Wood Release: Tree Avatar, Three Basic Techniques, Konoha Six Powers, Rasengan.

In summary, after a year of training, two-year-old Nawaki now had the strength of a Genin and could graduate from the Ninja Academy. So he decided to attend the Academy. That sounded so weird... But he had to do it to build his reputation.

Of course, he wouldn't do something outrageous like enrolling and immediately applying for early graduation on the same day. It would earn him more Wish Power, but the backlash would be considerable. Wouldn't that be like slapping his grandfather, the Second Hokage, in the face and rejecting the policy behind the Ninja Academy he had founded? Besides, showing off too much could easily make people jealous. As the young clan heir of the Senju Clan, a successor to the Will of Fire, and a future Hokage, Nawaki had to know his place and fully support Konoha's Ninja Academy policy. He would enroll and become the Academy's king, picking on the little kids!... Ahem... He meant he would study at the Academy and improve alongside his classmates! He was sure they would bring him plenty of Wish Power and reputation.

Today was Nawaki's birthday again. He planned to use the occasion to ask to go to school and surprise everyone!

Speaking of which, just like schools in Japan in his previous life, Ninja Academies in the Naruto world began in April and ended in March. For students in the Naruto world, April and March were as memorable as June and September were for Nawaki.

As with the year before, the celebration was held in the Senju Clan's hall, and the Sannin had hurried back just like last time. Even the gifts were much the same. Nawaki wished time could stay like this forever, because happiness was so captivating. He was beginning to understand why both heroes and villains in the original story yearned for peace so desperately that they were even willing to give up their lives for it. Unfortunately, peace and happiness needed strength to protect them. And when it came to making sacrifices, Nawaki would rather sacrifice someone else than himself. He couldn't help it—he was that selfish.

It was time for Nawaki to make his birthday wish. Mito looked at her grandson, who had grown so much over the past year that he now looked as big as a five- or six-year-old. She felt deeply gratified, and thinking of his hard work and rapid growth over the year made her gaze even more affectionate. "What do you want this time, Nawaki? Grandma's already taught you all the Sealing Jutsu!"

"I want to attend the Ninja Academy that Grandpa Second founded!"

After what had happened the year before, everyone present knew that Nawaki was a very determined child, so his unusually early request didn't surprise them. Instead, they thought it was quite simple.

According to the village's rules, he would have to attend school sooner or later. His unusually mature body and intelligence already met the requirements; he was just starting a few years early. It might be difficult for ordinary civilians, but it was easy for the Senju Clan. After all, they had founded the village, so it was only natural for them to have a few privileges.

Mito gave him a kindly nod. "It must be lonely training at home all by yourself, Nawaki. It's about time you made some friends. Grandma will send you to school next year. Be sure to get along with your classmates!"

Nawaki's eyes lit up, and he gave her a peculiar grin. "All right, Grandma! Nawaki will make lots of friends and leave them with wonderful memories!"

Nearby, Jiraiya murmured when he saw Nawaki's expression, "I can't help feeling something bad is about to happen. That kid's expression is so strange."

Orochimaru looked at Nawaki with an amused smile and chuckled. "Heh heh heh... How interesting. Nawaki seems to have much more chakra than a Genin—he's almost at Chunin level! And it smells delicious, too." As expected of Orochimaru; his senses were exceptionally sharp.

Tsunade looked at Nawaki with pride. "My little brother is a rare genius. He might even surpass our two grandfathers one day."

"Now that you've received your gift, let's start celebrating! It's your birthday, so take the day off," Mito suggested, looking at Nawaki.

Nawaki cleared his throat, then glanced around at everyone with a smug expression. "Grandma, I have a surprise for everyone! I recently learned an incredible ninjutsu."

No one took him seriously. With his chakra reserves, the best he could do was perform an A-rank ninjutsu. They thought he was just showing off like any child, surprised to see him acting immaturely, but they humored him and watched him perform.

Nawaki formed the Tiger, Dog, and Snake hand seals in less than a second. "Wood Release: Wood." A wooden branch appeared out of thin air beside him, floating and twisting...