The Konoha Special

School was always so dull and tedious.

Aside from the little ripple Funaya Daikoku caused when he checked his homework today, Gua had spent the rest of the time idling.

It wasn't that he didn't want to work hard.

His talent simply was what it was.

Including today, he'd had Chakra Extraction running for nearly twenty hours.

Twenty hours without a break, multiplied by the system's tenfold boost-that was two hundred hours.

For an ordinary person training hard for eight hours a day, that amounted to nearly a month.

And after a month of hard training, he'd only just begun to get the hang of Chakra Extraction.

His aptitude was about as bad as it could get.

Naruto was a world where talent decided everything.

The effects of hard work were almost negligible.

Rock Lee was one example.

Could anyone say Rock Lee didn't work hard? He worked harder than anyone, yet Gaara beat him so badly that he practically went AFK until the finale.

Of course, Might Guy was an exception.

Gua didn't think he would be an exception like Might Guy.

The only reason he'd left Taijutsu running was that he didn't have any other decent skills to put in that slot.

At least training Taijutsu would strengthen his body and make him much better at close combat.

Come to think of it, hasn't Taijutsu been running for almost two days now?

Gua murmured to himself.

Two days at ten times the rate. A month and a half of training for an ordinary person.

Gua clenched his fist. It really did feel more powerful. He wondered what would happen if he punched the desk.

Of course, Taijutsu didn't produce results overnight, and Gua wasn't expecting to reach the top in a single leap. It was an idle system, so he just had to let it idle.

Time flew.

The day passed in a blink.

School was out.

Riiing-

The dismissal bell rang.

The students streamed out.

"Gua, I need to go home and check on Sasuke today. He's been pretty fussy lately. Sorry, I can't walk with you."

Itachi said a few words as school ended, then hurried off.

Gua merely nodded.

He really is a good big brother.

But even if you're obsessed with spoiling your little brother, you can't just slaughter your entire clan, can you?

Gua sighed and strolled home.

Before he'd gone far, he heard a little of the Konoha special.

"Look! An Uchiha!"

"All Uchiha are evil little brats!"

"Let's go bully that one!"

"Hey!"

"You, brat!"

"Got a case of pinkeye?"

"Say something!"

"Are you mute or what?"

"..."

Hearing the voices nearby, Gua paused briefly.

Looks like Hokage didn't lie to me.

Konoha's villagers really are something special!

Since he'd spent all his time idling at home before, Gua had barely had a chance to experience the Konoha special. He hadn't expected to have his eyes opened just two days into school.

Gua slowly turned his head.

He saw a group of children surrounding another child, punching and kicking.

The child seemed to be a little girl.

The girl fought back, but two fists couldn't beat a whole crowd. They were beating her into a sorry state.

Bursts of laughter drifted over from time to time.

Gua thought it over and decided to leave anyway.

It wasn't that he was particularly cold-blooded.

He simply wasn't very strong. Although he'd awakened his cheat, the only remotely useful thing he'd trained through idling so far was Taijutsu.

His eyesight and Chakra Extraction weren't going to help much.

With so many of them, he should stay out of their way for now.

Besides, how could a six-year-old like him change the Konoha special?

It was like telling someone not to pat a villager's head after beating them without taking a hit. Would they listen?

No. The Konoha special wasn't going to change.

Gua was just about to leave.

Then the girl being beaten called out.

"Gua!"

She'd called his name.

Uchiha Gua stopped again.

That voice sounded familiar. Who was she again?

Forget it. Can't remember. I'll just go.

Uchiha Gua shook his head.

Spending so much time idling meant he didn't know his classmates very well. He merely thought her voice sounded familiar.

"Yo! Looks like there's another Uchiha over there!"

"Oh! Another case of pinkeye!"

"That guy looks like Uchiha Gua!"

"Huh? The Uchiha Gua who started idling at birth and kept at it for six whole years?"

"Yeah!"

"Then we've gotta bully him!"

"Come on, let's go!"

They abandoned the girl and chose a new target.

Uchiha Gua: "..."

Just because he liked idling didn't mean he was an NPC!

Just because he didn't start trouble didn't mean he was afraid of it!

Fuck!

You bullied me when I didn't have a system, and I kept quiet. Now I've got a system, and you're still bullying me?

Holy shit! Auntie might put up with this, but Uncle sure as hell won't!

It's like this: if you win and pat someone else's head, that's none of my business. But if you come patting mine, sorry, that's another story.

Time to put these two days of idle Taijutsu training to the test!

Whoosh-

Before the bullies even got close, a pebble came flying at him.

The thrower wore a taunting grin.

Smack!

Gua easily caught the speeding pebble.

The bullies behind it froze for a moment.

Most of them were children his age, and their brawls were no different from ordinary people's. When had they ever seen someone catch a flying stone outright?

That was a bit of a show-off move. And his luck was way too good.

"Damn Uchiha! Take my Rising Dragon Fist!"

The boy who'd thrown the pebble rolled his wrist, shouted the name of some obscure move, and leaped up, swinging a fist at Gua.

Gua watched the bully fly toward him, his face utterly expressionless.

The boy's movements slowed.

Only a little, but combined with Gua's Taijutsu boost, it gave him more than enough time to react.

For a moment, Gua suspected he'd awakened his Sharingan.

But in fact, he hadn't.

His dynamic vision had simply improved.

The boy charged in, shouting "Rising Dragon Fist," but before he could touch Gua, a kick struck him in the stomach and sent him flying backward.

He hit the ground with a thud.

The boys with him froze, then quickly ran over to where he lay.

"How are you? You okay?"

"I'm fine!"

"This Uchiha really isn't easy to bully!"

"Then should we find someone else?"

"No! We're bullying him today, no matter what!"

The boy leading them gritted his teeth.

The others nodded. "Okay, whatever you say, boss!"

Listening to their conversation, Gua was dumbfounded.

This-

The Konoha special was truly terrifying.

You know I'm hard to bully, and you're still going to bully me?

You deliberately pick the toughest target. Just what I'd expect from these kindhearted villagers!