Konoha, Year 59.
The summer air was stifling, and cicadas chirped in waves.
A young man lay on the grass with a blade of grass between his teeth, gazing lazily up at the sky.
"I didn't save anyone, get into a car accident, get electrocuted, or have my computer explode. I just watched one of Teacher Cang's action movies for a while. How the hell did I end up transmigrating?"
The young man was named Chiye Jun. He was eighteen.
He had short, jet-black hair, a wheat-colored complexion, and movie-star looks.
When he'd first transmigrated, he'd entertained a few fantasies.
Get the hottest girls, drink the strongest liquor, and kill the fiercest enemies.
But reality had left him with a thousand curses on the tip of his tongue.
"Other transmigrators get a cheat ability as standard equipment, killing anyone who gets in their way, even Buddhas. I've been here a month, and I haven't gotten a damn thing..."
In this Naruto world, where cheats were everywhere,
those without strength could only become cannon fodder!
And the original owner of his body was a four-nothing loser: no Kekkei Genkai, no talent, no Tailed Beast, and no connections.
His chakra reserves were pitifully small. He didn't know how to cultivate or control chakra, let alone use ninjutsu or genjutsu.
To make matters worse, he was a posthumous child.
Even more awkwardly, his mother had been a kabuki performer in Konoha's Kabukicho.
She'd died shortly after he started school.
Eventually, he'd simply dropped out and become an apprentice at an ironworks to support himself.
Just then!
The system's long-overdue voice rang out:
[Beep! God-Level Fancy Sign-in System successfully bound] [Sign-in methods include: location sign-in, task sign-in, plot sign-in, performance art sign-in, and more] [Issuing the beginner task. Host, please proceed to Training Ground 44 to sign in]
Chiye Jun scrambled to his feet and hurried toward the forest.
Training Ground 44 was also known as the Forest of Death.
Towering trees blocked out the sky at its edge, their enormous roots coiling around one another like dragons. The place was silent and gloomy.
Chiye Jun reached the iron fence at the forest's edge. He summoned the sign-in system with a thought and completed the sign-in.
[Beep! Congratulations, host, on completing a location sign-in. Reward: Shikotsumyaku physique, and mastery of the Dance of the Larch and Dance of the Camellia] [Shikotsumyaku has been improved. Host may use it without worry; it will not cause a Kekkei Genkai disease]
Shikotsumyaku!
The Kekkei Genkai passed down through the Kaguya Clan.
Bones could become the strongest spears, or the hardest shields!
Chiye Jun was overjoyed!
As a doctor in his previous life, he'd guessed that Kekkei Genkai disease was probably caused by severe calcium loss and bone displacement.
Besides, Kimimaro had kept shooting his finger bones out with a "whoosh, whoosh."
No wonder he'd gotten sick.
"But I'm not part of the Kaguya Clan. I don't share their blood..."
[The system's products are flawless. Anything is possible]
Damn!
This system was incredible!
[Beep! Second reward: Clone Technique, Transformation Technique, and Substitution Technique] [Ninjutsu proficiency has four levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced, and god-level. Each use grants +1 proficiency. Every 100 proficiency points raises the level, and the power of upgraded ninjutsu increases several times over]
Ninjutsu could level up!
Chiye Jun knew these levels were different from the E, D, C, B, A, and S ranks of the techniques themselves.
They only represented proficiency and the power of the techniques.
But!
His chakra reserves were pitifully small. One Clone Technique would probably use it all up.
At this rate, it would take forever to improve...
As he was thinking, the third reward in the grand prize pack unlocked.
[Beep! Reward: Infinite Chakra Buff]
Pfft~~~
Chiye Jun froze in an instant, as if struck by lightning.
Infinite chakra!!
That meant he could use as much as he wanted from now on without ever getting a sore back, aching legs, or muscle cramps...
This reward had come at the perfect time!
All at once,
he felt full of energy, clear-headed and refreshed.
A cool, pleasant sensation spread throughout his body. He felt completely at ease, with an urge to soar into the clouds.
Chiye Jun leaped from tree to tree, bounding above the forest.
"Haha, I can finally experience what having chakra feels like!"
Caught up in the thrill, he suddenly crashed to the ground with a thud...
It seemed that just having chakra wasn't enough. He still had to learn to control it.
[Fourth reward in the grand prize pack: You have automatically learned how to control chakra, but you still need to practice]
A moment later, a holographic panel appeared before him, displaying his basic information.
[Host: Chiye Jun] [Age: 18] [Chakra Nature: None] [Learned Ninjutsu: Beginner Clone Technique, Beginner Substitution Technique, Beginner Transformation Technique] [Learned Taijutsu: Dance of the Larch, Dance of the Camellia] [Learned Genjutsu: None] [Special Physique: Shikotsumyaku] [Kekkei Genkai: Shikotsumyaku] [Chakra Reserves: ∞]
Overjoyed and excited, Chiye Jun left the forest.
The sun sank in the west.
The day's work was over.
Chiye Jun ran home.
His house wasn't very big, and its furnishings were rather basic.
Once home, he shut the door.
He made a simple bowl of tomato-and-egg ramen with the ingredients he'd bought, wolfed down a few bites, then hurried over to the mirror.
After fumbling through the Hand Seals, chakra surged inside him. With a poof!
A cloud of white smoke appeared.
A cute girl appeared!
[Transformation Technique successfully used. Proficiency +1]
"Haha, using it once really does raise my proficiency by one!"
Chiye Jun used the technique several more times in a row, and his proficiency kept rising.
Yet his chakra still felt just as full.
"Substitution Technique!"
Smack! Smack! Smack!
[Proficiency +1] [Proficiency +1] [Proficiency +1] ...
And so he kept practicing until late into the night.
He was still full of energy and not the least bit sleepy.
The holographic panel displayed:
[Clone Technique (God-Level)] [Transformation Technique (God-Level)] [Substitution Technique (God-Level)]
"Haha! This is amazing!"
The excitement inside Chiye Jun surged and poured out of him in a roaring rush.
Back when he played online games, he'd never liked playing magic classes because he hated running out of mana and having to sit on the ground to recover.
Now he could use whatever he wanted!
After he finished leveling up, he took a shower, changed into his pajamas, and lay down in bed, feeling fresh and clean as he thought about the future.
The next morning.
Dawn was just breaking, and the morning mist hung thick in the air.
Chiye Jun jumped out of bed and went to the forest to train.
Following the method he'd been given, he emptied his mind and slowly controlled the energy surging inside him.
Then he focused and guided the chakra to the soles of his feet before running toward a tree ahead.
After several tries, he finally managed to climb straight up to the top of the tree.
He'd also gained excellent control over his chakra.
At last, he drew the heat back into his abdomen and finished training.
Just as he was about to leave, several boys came into the forest.
"Hey, you scrap from the blacksmith's shop! This is our turf. Get lost!"
"Can't believe a dropout like you thinks he can come here to train."
"You'll never become a ninja, no matter how much you practice. I don't know where you get the nerve. What a ridiculous pipe dream!"
Chiye Jun had been timid since childhood. With his useless physique and the fact that he was an orphan, he'd been bullied relentlessly.
But the man who'd transmigrated into his body was tough and independent, stubborn and domineering, and quick and decisive!
Whoever dared bully him now?
Just try it!
Damn it!
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