A Flawed Piece of Trash System

Konoha Year 43.

In the vast auditorium of the Konoha Ninja Academy, small groups of children gathered, waiting for the graduation ceremony to begin.

"Morning, Xuanye-kun!"

A sweet, clear voice reached him.

A young boy wearing the traditional robes and forehead protector of the Hyuga clan turned around, a smile gracing his handsome face.

"Good morning, Anko, Rin-chan, Kurenai-chan..."

The group stood together naturally, chatting and laughing as they speculated about who would be assigned to which team after graduation.

I wonder if I'll be in the same class as Xuanye-kun, Anko thought to herself.

If only I could be in the same class as Xuanye-kun, Yuhi Kurenai thought as well.

Xuanye had the looks, and as for his strength... well, he had the looks, and he spoke so charmingly that it was easy for him to win the girls' favor.

"Damn it, why doesn't any girl ever come up to greet me!"

"Exactly. Aside from being handsome, that guy Xuanye is completely useless and lacks any substance. I really don't understand why all the girls like him!"

"That damned Hyuga Genya, my lifelong rival, ahhh!"

Watching the intimate interaction between Xuanye and the girls, many of the boys grew bitter.

Among them, a boy wearing goggles was the loudest of the bunch.

However, Xuanye paid him no mind.

If being as handsome as the readers was a crime, then he was truly unforgivable and deserved to die a thousand deaths.

Sigh, I finally finished my graduation thesis, and before I could even enjoy life, I transmigrated.

Perhaps this is my punishment for staying up all night reading Naruto doujinshi... and I didn't even clear my browser history.

Thinking of this, Xuanye sighed inwardly.

Although he hadn't transmigrated into the body of an old man facing clan extermination, being a member of the Hyuga branch family with cataracts... that wasn't much better, was it!

Fortunately, as a transmigrator, Xuanye came with the standard golden finger—a system.

Though this system had a quirk; it refused to activate until he graduated, claiming it was some sort of... anti-addiction system?

Pah, trash system!

Before long, the surrounding chatter gradually died down.

A middle-aged man strode onto the stage, clapped his hands, and announced in a loud voice.

"Everyone, quiet down!

I hereby declare that the 36th graduation ceremony of the Konoha Ninja Academy is now officially underway!"

As soon as the man finished speaking, the system in Xuanye's mind finally stirred!

Ding! God-Level Replication System is now online. This startup took two and a half years, defeating 10% of all systems across the multiverse!

Xuanye: ???

Looking at the pop-up in his mind, Xuanye felt something was off, but he didn't dwell on it, asking excitedly instead.

"System, what are your functions?"

This system can randomly replicate one ability from a target designated by the host, including but not limited to Kekkei Genkai, forbidden techniques, ninjutsu, and attribute values.

The host receives 5 replication attempts per year. Current replication attempts: 5 (from binding reward).

"That OP?!"

Hearing the system's introduction, Xuanye's eyes lit up, and he immediately decided to give it a try.

After fiddling with the system interface for a moment, Xuanye discovered that when selecting a target, he could only choose living beings within a hundred-meter radius.

After a moment of contemplation, Xuanye selected Uchiha Obito, who was not far away, and used his mind to press the "Replicate" option!

Obito was a kid who barely knew any ninjutsu, so Xuanye wanted to see if he could replicate the Uchiha clan's Kekkei Genkai from him!

People always said the Byakugan was the strongest ocular jutsu...

Laughable. If you could have the Red Eyes, who would want to suffer from cataracts!

Target locked, replicating ability... Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the skill "Needlework"!

"What the hell?!" Xuanye was stunned.

"System, what happened to the Kekkei Genkai? Even a ninjutsu would have been fine..."

"What the hell is 'Needlework'?!"

Host, you tell me, does "Needlework" count as an ability?

The system's retort left Xuanye speechless.

Could it be that because Obito is so trash, the ability I replicated is just as pathetic?

After pondering for a while, Xuanye selected a new target: the Third Hokage, who was presiding over the ceremony!

"I refuse to believe this. System, copy it for me!"

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for acquiring the skill "Fancy Cigarette Lighting"!]

Hyuga Genya: ???

"You trash system, if you don't give me an explanation, I'll uninstall you right now! Not even Jesus can save you, I said it!"

Xuanye roared frantically in his mind.

[It is like this, host. The success rate of the replication ability is related to the target's favorability toward you.]

[The higher the target's favorability toward the host, the higher the quality of the ability replicated; conversely, it will be lower.]

Xuanye was furious: "Damn it, why didn't you say so earlier? I wasted two chances for nothing!"

System: [You didn't ask.]

Xuanye: ...6.

Xuanye took a deep breath, too lazy to argue with the artificial idiot in his head, and turned his attention back to the graduation ceremony.

With only three chances left, he had to deliberate carefully; perhaps he should wait until the next chapter to use them.

At this moment, the ceremony was nearing its end, and the middle-aged man on stage had begun reading the team assignments.

Xuanye felt a little nervous in his heart.

He wondered who he would be assigned to a team with?

The butt-picking ninja Hatake Kakashi, or the charge-for-love Obito?

Or perhaps the unit of measurement Asuma, or the green-skinned kappa Might Guy?

"Team 7, Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Obito, Nohara Rin!"

"Team 8, Sarutobi Asuma, Yuhi Kurenai, Hyuga Genya!"

Great!

Hearing this, Kurenai nudged Xuanye with her elbow, saying happily and shyly.

"Xuanye-kun, we've been assigned to the same team again. Please take care of me from now on."

After saying that, she gave a smug look toward Anko nearby, which made Anko so angry she almost turned into a sweet potato.

"Definitely, definitely," Xuanye replied, feeling somewhat depressed.

Why did they put me with a couple? Isn't this just messing with my head?

Not far away, Asuma also turned around and gave a cold, slight nod toward Kurenai and Xuanye, acknowledging them.

This made Xuanye even more depressed.

Since Asuma is this cold, how did he manage to win Kurenai over? It's really... it's just... wait?!

Xuanye suddenly froze.

Right now, Asuma and Kurenai don't seem to have anything going on, so why can't I...?

Hiss—would that be inappropriate?

Xuanye glanced at Kurenai, who already possessed a beauty that could topple cities, and after only 0.01 seconds of hesitation, he made his decision.

I'm sorry, Asuma!

The water here is too deep for you to handle; leave the future of Konoha to me!

"Xuanye-kun, why do you keep staring at me? Is my hair messy?"

Seeing Xuanye looking at her without blinking, a blush appeared on Yuhi Kurenai's pretty face.

"No," Xuanye smiled gently, "I'm just happy thinking that I'll be able to be with Kurenai every day from now on."

"H-hateful, Xuanye-kun." Yuhi Kurenai lowered her head in a panic, her heart racing like a deer.

Anko, standing to the side, was grinding her teeth so hard they were about to shatter: "Damn it, damn it all!"

The residences of the Hyuga branch family were mostly distributed outside the main house's estate, surrounding it like stars around the moon.

Once an accident occurred in Konoha, they would be the final barrier protecting the main house.

Xuanye's house was on the outermost edge of the circular residential area, small and old, barely habitable.

There was no help for it; his parents in this body had died on the battlefield, and his own talent was average, so his treatment naturally wasn't any better.

Returning home, Xuanye had just intended to study the system and prepare for the team assessment that might happen tomorrow, when he was told he needed to head to the main house immediately.

"All Hyuga clan members in Konoha must be present? What's going on?"

Xuanye was completely baffled, muttering to himself.

"At this point in time, nothing major should have happened in Konoha, right? Why are the people from the main house acting up?"