Hinata, Stop Pretending

"Since the host is not a mature person, the system will formulate several Mature System plans for the host. Please choose one yourself."

"1: Scheming Old Fox Style. Estimated time required: twenty years. This Mature System plan will most accurately train the host into an old scheming bastard who never miscalculates."

"2: Shameless Style. Estimated time required: two months. This Mature System plan is the fastest one. After completing this plan, the host's skin will be thicker than a city wall. As the saying goes, a tree without bark will surely die; a person without shame is invincible under heaven."

"3: Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger Style. Time required is not fixed. For this Mature System plan, the host must possess a certain foundation in both scheming and shamelessness. In reality, the host must always pretend to be crazy and play dumb. Any strengths related to oneself should only be revealed by half of a half; anything that can be completely hidden must be completely hidden."

Please make your choice, host. Reminder: only after choosing one of these three options will the system officially activate, allowing missions and rewards to be issued.

Hinata's mouth twitched. She had seen unreliable systems before, but never one this unethical. It might as well stop calling itself the Mature System and rename itself the Brain-Hole Bucket!

The first one looked rather tempting, but twenty years? Sorry, by then the Ninja World War would have ended years ago. What use would you be?

As for the second, although she sometimes felt she could do anything, she also knew that she still cared about her dignity.

The third actually required a certain foundation in both of the first two.

Hinata shouted inwardly, I'd rather not have this system! ...Mm, it smells great.

The third option looked demanding, but pretending to be crazy and playing dumb—while she could not pull that off, acting young was still quite easy. Anyway, they meant roughly the same thing. She touched her face. After all, she was only eight years old; she had plenty of capital.

Once Hinata had made up her mind, she immediately thought, System, I choose the third option.

System: "Please confirm, host. This choice cannot be changed once confirmed, and future system missions will basically be issued according to this choice."

Hinata: "Confirmed!"

System: "Congratulations, host, on successfully choosing a growth path. From this day forward, the host's motto shall be: Playing the pig to eat the tiger is the true kingly path."

"Ding! Congratulations, host, on receiving one gift pack issued by the Mature System."

"Reminder: This system is a Mature System and is absolutely different from other systems. The gift pack issued to the host will definitely suit the host's wishes. Please claim it yourself now."

System Sir, Are You Still Looking for a Charm?

Hearing this, it was as though someone had scratched the itch deep in Hinata's heart. Opening treasure chests, opening unknown surprises—Hinata loved that most.

She silently said in her heart, System, open the system gift pack. Her sparkling eyes seemed to radiate a light called anticipation.

System: "Ding! Congratulations, host, on opening one system gift pack." At that moment, Hinata felt a large gift pack wrapped in red packaging appear deep within her mind.

It kept flashing. After flashing for a while, the gift pack instantly vanished in a burst of white light, replaced by a flash of golden radiance.

The system's voice immediately sounded again: "Congratulations, host, on obtaining a pair of Tenseigan. The gift has been placed in the system space. Would you like to use it?"

Hearing this, Hinata was a little stunned. Holy crap, what did I just hear? Don't scare me—the Tenseigan? And it even seems to be the permanent kind.

What was she supposed to do? This system was invincible; it had started by giving her the Tenseigan. Hinata felt a little panicked. What do I do? Waiting online, urgent enough to cry.

Then she immediately said, "Use it. Use it right away."

The system said, "Host, the Byakugan's advancement into the Tenseigan may cause some physical discomfort. Please endure it."

Before Hinata could reply, she felt her head begin to spin and her steps turn unsteady. Hinata felt herself floating, and before she could float for long—

Her two eyes actually activated the Byakugan on their own, beyond her control. It felt as though her eyes had been thrown into a wok of boiling oil, with stabbing pain and burning sensations surging from her eye sockets.

The sensation was extremely unpleasant. She wanted to raise her hands and rub her eyes, but her entire body felt weak. Her legs gave out beneath her, and she collapsed straight onto the bed.