I Really Wanted to Punch You Twice!

"Yeah."

Mikami Yu nodded. "Kakashi and Obito both come from ninja clans. Either they have exceptional talent, or they don't lack training resources. For kids from ordinary families like us, the best Dharma is to find another path and cultivate a specialty."

"Ninjas get injured at a high rate, and who knows when another Shinobi World War might break out. If you can master Medical Ninjutsu and become a doctor at Konoha Hospital, saving lives and healing the wounded, wouldn't that be a pretty good thing too?"

Come to think of it,

Mikami Yu's feelings toward Nohara Rin were a little complicated.

On one hand, he and Nohara Rin were neighbors and had grown up together. They could be considered childhood friends. It was only natural for them to help each other.

But on the other hand, Mikami Yu was currently just a civilian. He was a little worried that if he had too much contact with Rin, Obito might hold a grudge against him and stab him someday during something like the Nine-Tails Rebellion...

—As a typical Uchiha, once Obito went crazy, he recognized neither family nor friends. He could even kill Minato and his wife, and he had slapped a warming patch on newborn Naruto. Naturally, he wouldn't care about a little bit of friendship between classmates.

That was why Mikami Yu had deliberately kept a neither-too-close-nor-too-distant relationship with Nohara Rin, Obito, and the others.

But now...

Things were different.

A small cheat was still a cheat.

The appearance of the Galageki System gave Mikami Yu the confidence to change the plot. If he could get Nohara Rin to change career paths and become a medical ninja at Konoha Hospital, perhaps she wouldn't die in the Third Shinobi World War.

Beside him,

Nohara Rin lowered her head and thought for a moment. "Medical Ninjutsu... It sounds pretty good. In a few days, I'll ask Teacher Oki whether there's a Dharma for learning that kind of knowledge."

"Mm... if you hear anything, please let me know too."

Mikami Yu said.

He was quite interested in Medical Ninjutsu as well.

After all, this stuff in the world of Naruto was genuinely practical. From stopping bleeding and setting bones to swapping eyeballs in and out, as long as someone didn't die on the spot, they could basically be pulled back. Ordinary people couldn't reach Tsunade's level, of course, but knowing even a basic Healing Technique would give him another trump card for staying alive.

However...

The most important thing right now was still figuring out how the Galageki System worked and raising his favorability with the Three Techniques and the Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu as much as possible. Only then could he make further plans for the future.

[Conquest target selected: Transformation Technique]

[Dialogue][Practice]

[Transformation Technique: Good morning, Little Mikami. Why are you here so early today? You look well-rested. Did you sleep well last night?]

[A: Of course I got up early so I could see you sooner, Sister Transformation Technique. You look even prettier than yesterday~]

[B: I'm fine. I sleep a full eight hours every day and sleep straight through until dawn. I never carry fatigue or stress over to the next day. Even the doctor says I'm very healthy!]

[C: (Silent, only watching her intently)]

Mikami Yu said, "A."

[Transformation Technique: My, my, Little Mikami, you certainly know how to talk. That was the best greeting I've heard today.]
[Transformation Technique affection +2]

[Transformation Spell Favorability +2]

"Not bad, not bad. A good start. Now let's check out the 'second sister.'"

[Conquest target selected: Clone Technique]

[Clone Technique: What, wasn't flattering Sister enough? Now you've come to chat me up too? What a fickle man, trying to keep several boats afloat at once. For Sister's sake, I won't hold it against you this time. Behave yourself.]

Mikami Yu said, "?"

Come on, you're a ninjutsu. Do you really need this much drama? Are you ever going to stop...

I really wanted to punch you twice!

"Let's try this one..."

"Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu!"

As Mikami Yu formed hand seals and gathered chakra in his throat, he opened his mouth and spat out a basketball-sized fireball. It shot forward, sending waves of heat rolling through the air. The temperature across a small area around him quietly rose as well.

"...Not bad."

Mikami Yu exhaled the last of the fiery breath, released his hand seals, and nodded in satisfaction.

It had been nearly ten days since he watched Obito perform the Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu.

During those ten days...

Mikami Yu played Galageki every single day!

He greeted them in the morning and said goodnight in the evening. He spent more than three hours every day practicing them one by one until he was utterly exhausted. Even with the "Clone Technique," which barely gave him the time of day, he kept showering it with greetings like a shameless simp...

Hard work paid off.

Through that persistent effort, Mikami Yu gradually grasped the system's operating rules:

First, the Galageki System's favorability mechanic reset daily. He could hold multiple conversations and practice multiple times on the same day, but each category could only grant favorability once. Conversations usually added one to two points, while practice added two to four points.

Of course...

When he encountered certain overly dramatic ninjutsu, the gains could fall below that range.

Like the Clone Technique.

As for the "Give Gift" option, Mikami Yu still hadn't figured it out. He had no idea what he could even give a ninjutsu as a gift.

Second, only techniques that required chakra to activate could be recognized as targets to pursue. Skills that relied purely on physical strength, such as shuriken throwing, straight punches, and kicks, didn't count.

Things like the Shuriken Manipulation Technique and the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique should count, but the Ninja Academy didn't teach them, and Mikami Yu didn't know them either.

Third, there were five favorability tiers. The first three were 0—Stranger, 25—Friendly, and 50—Intimate. Each tier came with certain rewards, and once he reached "Intimate" or above, he could unlock [Give Gift].

As for how he knew that...

[Current conquerable targets]

[Transformation Technique (Current affection: 58/100 - Intimate, gift option unlocked)]

(Stage rewards obtained twice: Physique +2, Trait · Perfect Form and Spirit (Your Transformation Technique forms are flawless and detailed. You can alter your own form to a certain extent, and non-sensory ninja can hardly see through them.))

[Clone Technique (Current affection: 24/100 - Stranger)]

[Substitution Technique (Current affection: 35/100 - Friendly)]

(Stage reward obtained once: Physique +1, Trait · Instant Cast Without Hand Seals (Your Substitution Technique requires no special preparation. Within 5 meters, with a mere thought, you can complete a swap with a substitution medium within 0.2 seconds.))

[Fireball Technique (Current affection: 18/100 - Stranger)]

That's right.

By now, Mikami Yu had raised two of the Three Techniques to Friendly or above. Among them, the Transformation Technique had gone the most smoothly and had already reached Intimate.

This had brought him two special rewards—

The Transformation Technique's reward was easy to understand. It made Mikami Yu's transformations more realistic and longer-lasting.

In theory, aside from the Byakugan, the Sharingan, and chakra-sensing members of the Inuzuka and Aburame clans, it would be difficult for anyone else to see through his flaws.

As for the Substitution Technique's reward...

That was really worth talking about.