Can't Understand It At All

After school at the Ninja Academy, Amada could hardly wait to study the mysterious Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements.

However, he hadn't gone far before he heard a familiar roar from behind:

"Amada, you stop right there!"

Amada cursed his luck inwardly; he didn't even need to turn around to know that Obito, still fuming after being soundly beaten, had caught up to him.

He quickened his pace, pretending not to hear, and tried to vanish into the crowd as quickly as possible.

But Obito wasn't about to let it go; he shoved his way through the crowd, charging toward Amada while shouting:

"That was your doing just now, wasn't it! Apologize to me, you bastard Amada!"

Amada said with a smile:

"My apologies, Obito, it was just an accident, don't be so angry."

"An accident? Do you have any idea how miserable I was today!"

Obito rushed up to Amada, his face flushed bright red.

His hair was disheveled from the earlier scuffle, and a bruise hung at the corner of his mouth, making him look utterly disheveled.

Amada knew that Obito was currently in the heat of his temper, and it would be best for him to slip away.

"You..."

Obito wanted to say something more, but before he could even open his mouth, Amada had already turned and, like an agile rabbit, vanished into the crowd in a flash.

"That guy, don't let me catch you again!"

Obito shook his fist at the direction where Amada had disappeared and shouted loudly.

Amada jogged all the way home, panting for breath.

He locked the door tight, leaned against it, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Amada didn't bother to rest; he walked to his desk in a few strides, took a deep breath, calmed his racing heart, and then, reciting silently in his mind, retrieved the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements from the system.

As the ancient, weathered book appeared in his hands, Amada's hands couldn't help but tremble slightly.

He carefully flipped open the pages, and a scent of antiquity rushed toward him.

The text in the book was written in traditional characters; although Amada could barely make them out, the content left him feeling incredibly confused.

"What on earth is this written in?"

Amada furrowed his brows, his eyes fixed intently on the page.

The book was filled with all sorts of obscure, difficult-to-understand ancient terminology and complex diagrams;

to a "poor student" like him, these concepts were practically heavenly scriptures.

The more he looked, the more bewildered he became, and his eyes, once full of anticipation, gradually turned dull.

"Is this something I'm even capable of understanding?"

Amada sighed helplessly, "Since the system gave this to me, why didn't it just let me learn it directly? Giving me nothing but a book and telling me to learn it myself—is this some kind of joke?"

Recalling the power this unique skill displayed in the anime The Outcast, whether it was crafting magical artifacts or using it to strengthen one's own body, it all made his heart yearn for it.

For it to be rated as Gold quality by the system, it undoubtedly possessed immense potential.

"With such a powerful ability, am I just going to let it go to waste because I can't understand it?"

Amada muttered to himself, his voice filled with deep disappointment.

He flipped back and forth through the complex text and bizarre diagrams in the book.

The theories regarding the circulation of Qi and the transmutation of matter swirled into a chaotic mess in his mind.

"If this were in the world of The Outcast, with a master or senior to guide me, I might have been able to slowly get started, but in this Ninja World, who could possibly understand this?"

Amada sighed.

"Eh, I'll just keep it for now."

After a long while, Amada finally made a decision.

He thought silently to himself, "I hope that in this Ninja World, there might be knowledge similar to the Eight Extraordinary Techniques; perhaps then I'll be able to draw analogies and finally understand this Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements."

He carefully placed the book back into the system space.

After putting away the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements, Amada's gaze fell upon the ninjutsu scrolls his parents had left him on the desk.

These scrolls were currently the most realistic path for him to increase his strength in this world.

"I've already mastered chakra refinement, but the output speed is just too slow. I don't have the high mental energy or rapid chakra refinement that the protagonists in the fanfiction I read in my past life had after transmigrating; that's all just nonsense."

He could start learning ninjutsu in advance. With his learning ability, he didn't need to master everything, but he should at least learn one. Greed leads to poor results, so he would focus on specializing in just one.

Amada took a deep breath, shifting his full attention to the few ninjutsu scrolls before him that carried his parents' legacy.

He slowly unfurled the first scroll: Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique.

Amada's gaze swept slowly across the scroll.

"Although the Great Fireball Technique isn't difficult to learn, its chakra consumption is truly significant."

Amada furrowed his brows slightly, falling into deep thought.

His current chakra reserves were limited, and his refinement speed was slow; attempting to cast such a high-consumption ninjutsu was simply unrealistic.

Moreover, in actual combat, this seemingly powerful Great Fireball had a relatively obvious trajectory, making it easy for opponents to predict and dodge, which greatly diminished its practicality.

Thinking of this, Amada shook his head slightly and set the Great Fireball Technique scroll aside for the time being.

Next, he opened the second scroll, and the introduction to Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique came into view.

Just by reading the description of this ninjutsu on the scroll, Amada could feel its immense power.

However, as he read further, Amada's expression gradually grew solemn.

As a B-rank ninjutsu, the Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique was indeed astonishing in power, but its learning difficulty was extremely high, requiring incredibly precise chakra control and powerful output capabilities.

More importantly, its chakra consumption was massive; even a Chunin could barely manage to cast this move.

"It seems I must give up on the Dragon Fire Technique for the time being."

Amada sighed helplessly and placed this scroll to the side as well.

Finally, Amada picked up the scroll for the Genjutsu: Demonic Illusion: Fox Spirit Technique.

This genjutsu primarily interfered with an opponent's mental state, trapping them in simple hallucinations to achieve the goal of confusing the enemy.

"This Genjutsu: Demonic Illusion: Fox Spirit Technique isn't easy to learn, and it has extremely high requirements for chakra control."

Amada analyzed silently in his heart as he read.

However, this ninjutsu also had significant advantages: it had low chakra consumption and could be cast quickly, allowing it to catch enemies off guard during battle.

"For me right now, my chakra volume and refinement speed are my weaknesses. This low-consumption, fast-casting genjutsu might be a good breakthrough point."

A flash of determination crossed Amada's eyes; he decided to start with this genjutsu.

There were still several years until graduation from the Ninja Academy, and he had to make good use of this time. He could accumulate draws while putting his full effort into studying this technique.

Fortunately, most Uchiha had at least some talent for learning genjutsu, and as a member of the Uchiha clan, he at least had that advantage.

Just one night of study had already yielded many benefits.

"It seems I'm not a total failure at learning; I do have a bit of talent after all," Amada said with a helpless shrug.