Genius Plan!

"The future is not set in stone; the present determines the future?"

Shita Genichi fell into deep thought: "So, what I am overdrawing is the future anchored to the present, or perhaps even the future of a me who had yet to awaken my past-life memories?"

"Or rather, even though I have awakened my past-life memories now and possess a vast amount of intelligence regarding the Naruto world—and even my way of thinking is different from before I awakened—"

"I have taken no substantive action. Even if I have many ideas, if they are not put into practice, they will not affect the future at all."

"Having ideas alone, relying solely on thought without grounding them in reality, is of no use to the present, which means it cannot be said that I am changing the future."

Shita Genichi gradually grasped a certain point.

Whether it was exactly as he thought would require some experimentation.

However...

Shita Genichi frowned: "It seems the aptitude of this body is quite poor; at best, I'm destined to be a Chunin for life."

"This is troublesome..."

Shita Genichi considered himself a smart person, but physical aptitude is too important in the Naruto world.

After all, it is a legend of eyes and a chronicle of Otsutsuki ethics.

Having a good background and bloodline is more important than anything else.

Even a brain as brilliant as Orochimaru's could not compare to the cheats possessed by Naruto and Second Pillar.

Thinking of this, Shita Genichi couldn't help but sigh: "I originally thought I could just lie flat, but it turns out I still have to work hard. Doesn't this make my transmigration pointless?"

"This golden finger isn't all that great either!"

He looked at the Overdraft Panel; [Overdraw Ten Years of Future] had turned gray.

He would have to wait a year before he could overdraw again.

"In other words, I have one year to put things into practice and use that as a foundation to change the future."

"It seems I must make a plan."

"Hmm, let's call it the One-Year Plan."

Withdrawing his gaze, Shita Genichi got out of bed and turned his attention back to himself.

What he had been most concerned about previously was his ninjutsu.

This time, by overdrawing the future, in addition to obtaining the ninjutsu he would master, he also gained shuriken throwing, basic taijutsu, and even strength, as well as something that surprised Shita Genichi: chakra.

No, it shouldn't be defined as chakra, but rather physical energy.

In short, the current Shita Genichi is equivalent to having loaded the data of his strongest state ten years from now.

Whether it is physical energy, ninjutsu, taijutsu, or combat experience, and so on.

Except for the memories, it is almost as if he has merged with his future self.

So, after carefully sensing it, Shita Genichi couldn't help but beam with joy.

Although he is still a Genin, are a five-year-old's body and a fifteen-year-old's body the same?

Even though his body didn't look like it had changed and Genichi hadn't grown up, his strength alone was incomparable to before.

"Very good!"

"From now on, I will strive for the future!"

With his knuckles cracking, Shita Genichi smashed his piggy bank and counted the savings inside; it was a little over a hundred ryo, not a small amount.

"I wonder if I can buy a short sword... I don't need anything too good for now, just something to use for training; I could even consider a wooden sword."

Putting the money into his wallet, Shita Genichi went downstairs.

"Dad, Mom, I'm going out to train!"

Shita Genichi waved at his parents.

Genichi's mother looked up and urged: "Remember to come back for lunch, and also, be careful, don't get hurt!"

"Got it!"

With that, Shita Genichi had already headed out.

In the shop, Genichi's father smiled at his wife: "Since Genichi is training so diligently, we must work hard too!"

Genichi's mother nodded, her movements becoming even more crisp and efficient.

Shita Genichi visited several ninja tool shops before he selected a short sword, priced at 50 ryo, which was much cheaper than he had expected.

Of course, the quality was also just average.

Shita Genichi wasn't entirely satisfied, as it felt a bit light to him.

But there were no better options unless he had one custom-made.

"I'll just make do with this for now."

After settling the bill, Shita Genichi went to buy a sword bag and a sword belt.

The former is used for carrying swords, also known as a sword bag.

The latter is for securing the sword at the waist.

In the ninja world, swords and blades are not distinguished; or rather, the term "sword" encompasses the blade.

Sword arts and blade arts can be understood as the same thing.

After buying the blade, Shita Genichi went to buy balloons.

Once everything was prepared, he arrived at a small river and chose a large tree as his temporary training ground.

Placing the balloons under the tree, Shita Genichi first took the short blade off his back and hung it at his waist.

Blade arts and the Rasengan were the two training directions Shita Genichi had temporarily set for himself.

He still remembered the training method for the Rasengan, so he could practice it; it didn't necessarily have to be mastered within a year.

If it couldn't be done in a year, surely it could be done in ten?

As for blade arts, the ten years he had previously overdrafted did not include any blade training.

Without a teacher or corresponding sword manuals, his training lacked structure, and Shita Genichi knew it would be difficult to achieve anything significant.

But that didn't matter; Shita Genichi didn't have high expectations for blade arts for the time being.

For now, he would only practice a few basic slashing motions, and... the Draw-Sword Strike!

The Draw-Sword Strike was the most important!

Train speed, power, reaction time... if it doesn't work in a year, what about ten?

Perhaps it still wouldn't work, but it was worth a try to test his potential and see where his talent lay.

*I am only five years old now; I still have plenty of opportunities for trial and error... The

Overdraft Panel

might not allow me to reach the heavens in a single step, but it gives me the chance to have many, many choices.*

Shita Genichi gripped the hilt with his right hand, lowered his center of gravity, and focused his mind.

Clang!

Shita Genichi drew his short blade with speed and force.

"The form is distorted, not stable enough... again!"

Shita Genichi sheathed the blade and continued.

If he hadn't overdrafted the next ten years, he might truly have been left to fumble blindly, relying on the meager perspective from his past life.

But having overdrafted the next ten years, he was at least a Genin with a fair amount of experience; his grasp of power and techniques for exerting force were definitely not something a novice could compare to.

Yet, the Draw-Sword Strike was, in terms of its essential movements, already very, very simple.

Repeat, repeat, and repeat again!

Shita Genichi continuously drew and sheathed his blade, constantly correcting his movements, attempting to make the draw faster and more powerful.

When his arm grew sore and his physical stamina was heavily depleted, he would stop to rest, taking the balloons to the river to fill them with water.

"According to the timeline, Namikaze Minato died in the 50th year of Konoha, at which point he was 24, so he is 15 now."

"According to Jiraiya, the Yellow Flash took three years to develop the Rasengan."

"Later, Jiraiya also mastered the Rasengan, and it didn't take him long, I remember..."

Shita Genichi pondered secretly.

He remembered a scene in the animation where Jiraiya showed off his mastery of the Rasengan to Namikaze Minato, only to be left feeling awkward by Namikaze Minato's calm reaction.

At that time, Namikaze Minato was already leading Kakashi on missions.

Although that was a theatrical film and the timeline was questionable, it could barely be used as a reference.

Uchiha Obito graduated at age nine, which was when Namikaze Minato officially became the leader of Kakashi's three-man team.

That was about four years later, in the 45th year of Konoha.

Kakashi might even graduate this year.

Shita Genichi vaguely remembered that after Kakashi graduated, he had other team leaders, and that Hatake Sakumo committed suicide when Kakashi was seven, causing his personality to change drastically, leading to frequent conflicts with other team members and multiple changes in his squad.

Shita Genichi calculated the time.

Two years later would be the 43rd year of Konoha, when Hatake Sakumo would commit suicide and Kakashi's personality would shift.

Assuming Namikaze Minato started leading Kakashi on missions in the 44th year of Konoha, he would have already mastered the Rasengan by then.

So, pushing back three years...

"In other words, it's very likely that Namikaze Minato has already started developing this jutsu..."

With the four balloons filled with water, Shita Genichi returned to the large tree. "Although our ideas clash, it's not yet certain who will finish first."

"Namikaze Minato developed the Rasengan because of the Tailed Beast Bomb, as for me..."

Shita Genichi sat on the ground, his eyes darting around, and he quickly found a reason.

This reason was to deal with others.

And the reason he wanted to practice the Rasengan, aside from lacking other ninjutsu resources, was that Shita Genichi was considering establishing a persona for himself.

A genius persona!