Ding~ Congratulations, host! You have obtained the S-rank talent-Clear Sword Heart! Clear Sword Heart: You have a natural affinity for the way of the sword or blade, possessing the highest level of swordsmanship talent in this world. When learning, understanding, creating, or using any weapon classified as a "sword" or "blade," or any technique derived from them, you will receive an unimaginably powerful bonus. Equipping a sword or blade automatically activates the following three passive skills: [Intuition], [Swordmaster], [Resilience].
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Shinji Uchiha's little head was instantly flooded with giant versions of the confused-man question-mark meme.
What the hell?
Clear Sword Heart?!
System, do you have some kind of misunderstanding about the name "Uchiha"?!
It wasn't that he thought the talent was trash. Quite the opposite-it was outrageously powerful!
First, it covered the whole broad category of common weapons known as "swords and blades," and it had the highest possible rating: S! In Naruto's Japanese-inspired world, the category of "sword" was broad, encompassing tachi, katana, wakizashi, and the like. The enormous learning and usage bonuses were already ridiculous, but even more absurdly, it came with three powerful passives!
[Intuition (A)]: Rather than prediction based on the Sharingan's perception, this is combat intuition forged through countless life-or-death battles and ingrained in your instincts. Effect: In combat, you can vaguely sense your enemy's attack intentions and trajectories, gaining an almost precognitive awareness of approaching danger. [Swordmaster (A)]: With a sword or blade in hand, you are as though possessed by a master swordsman. Effect: Equipping a sword or blade automatically grants massive temporary stat bonuses of agility +15, reaction +15, stamina +10, and strength +5! (Note: These bonuses increase proportionally as the host's base stats grow.) [Resilience (A)]: Your body and will are like a famed sword tempered a thousand times. Effect: Significantly increases physical toughness, wound recovery speed, maximum stamina and endurance, and their recovery rates, while greatly enhancing your tolerance for physical pain and mental suffering.
Holy crap! Shinji marveled inwardly. Each of those three passives would be worth an A-rank rating on its own. Bundle them together and throw in top-tier learning talent, and it certainly deserves an S...
But! There was a problem!
I'm an Uchiha! An Uchiha! Do you even know what an Uchiha is?!
What are the Uchiha's trademarks? The Sharingan! Fire Release! Genjutsu! Piloting a giant mecha with Susanoo!
Have you ever seen a self-respecting Uchiha grab a sword and charge in for close combat? That's completely the wrong aesthetic!
The only Uchiha he could remember showing up with a weapon was Madara, with that Gunbai he used to fan his Fire Release.
As for Sasuke? His Kusanagi Sword was more of an accessory and support tool. At crucial moments, he either used it to channel Chidori Sharp Spear or got it snapped in half. His real damage still came from ocular techniques and ninjutsu.
Across all of Naruto, the top-tier fighters who made their living purely with blades could be counted on one hand: Kirigakure's Kisame Hoshigaki and his Samehada, and Konoha's legendary White Fang, Hatake Sakumo. That had absolutely nothing to do with the Uchiha Clan's core skill tree!
Imagine the future: Shinji Uchiha, the Uchiha Clan's peerless genius of the age, hailed as a "human tailed beast," encountered a powerful enemy.
While everyone waited for him to open his scarlet Sharingan and form hand seals to unleash world-shattering Fire Release or some mysterious ocular technique, he instead reached behind his back, drew a sword the size of a door, and roared, "Take my jumping cleave!"
That sight was too much for him to bear. Madara would probably get so furious that he'd spring straight out of his coffin with Rinne Rebirth, point at Shinji's nose, and shout, "You've disgraced the entire Uchiha Clan!"
Sigh... Shinji let out a long inward sigh, feeling utterly drained. Forget it. The system gave it to me, so I might as well take it.
Swordsmanship it is. It's still an S-rank talent, which is better than nothing. At worst... I'll become a melee mage? Or... train both my sword and my eyes?
That was all he could tell himself. After all, he was only a baby right now. He couldn't even wash his hands to change his luck; all he could do was accept this slightly off-track start.
All right, there's still one more main event! Shinji shook his head, temporarily suppressing his complaints about the bizarre prospect of an "Uchiha swordmaster," and focused his attention on the equally enticing glow of the [Random S-rank Skill Pack] in his inventory.
Rituals can't save bad luck, and spending can't change fate! I already got unlucky once, so surely this time I'll hit the jackpot! Daddy System, let the god of luck possess me! Give me some badass ninjutsu fit for an Uchiha! Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Izanagi... any one of them will do!
With a devout-and humble-heart, he mentally clicked to use it.
Ding~ Congratulations, host! You have obtained the S-rank skill-Glutton! Glutton (S): The enduring racial talent of a soul originating from an ancient great nation in the East has awakened! Effect 1: [Gluttonous Stomach] You have an enormous appetite and an absurdly powerful digestive system, capable of breaking down and absorbing most organic matter and some inert inorganic matter. Effect 2: [Immunity to All Poisons] Any harmful substances attempting to invade through your digestive tract, including toxins, bacteria, viruses, and parasites, will be mercilessly broken down and assimilated by your gastric juices, converting them into harmless nutrients. Effect 3: [Energy Conversion] Through the act of "eating," you can efficiently convert ingested matter into the purest life energy, nutrients required by your body, and materials for repair, enabling rapid stamina recovery, wound healing, and physical growth. Effect 4: [Chakra Absorption] (Core effect) When you consume substances containing chakra, such as certain special ingredients, medicinal herbs, ninja beast flesh, or even soldier pills, or directly consume energy forms, digestion and absorption can convert part of them into your own chakra, with an extremely low chance of permanently improving related attributes, such as chakra reserves or constitution. The host must explore which substances can be converted and what improvements they provide.
"Whew..."
Shinji let out a long breath. Although the skill's name sounded incredibly dubious, even a little ridiculous, after carefully reading its effects, he had to admit that it absolutely deserved its S-rank rating!
It was practically an all-purpose divine skill combining fast cultivation, rapid healing, super recovery, and maxed-out poison resistance! And its activation condition was incredibly simple-just eat!
Most importantly, for a helpless baby who could barely even crawl, it was the only skill he could use immediately, right now, without any obstacles! That was an enormous starting advantage!
As though sensing Shinji's newly acquired skill and the hunger amplified by his [Human Tailed Beast] talent, his beautiful mother in this life, Uchiha An, looked at her son lying quietly in her arms, neither crying nor fussing, only staring blankly with his big dark eyes. Worried that he might be terribly hungry, she gently drew him closer and began nursing him for the first time.
Shinji really was hungry and immediately began instinctively gulping away. But then [Glutton] kicked in, and his tiny body seemed to turn into a bottomless pit. His mother's modest supply didn't stand a chance. The little fellow sucked with astonishing strength and showed no sign of stopping, crying from hunger all the while. Though he couldn't make much noise, his urgency was obvious.
Uchiha An was startled. Thinking she wasn't producing enough milk, she hurriedly called in the wet nurses prepared beforehand. One wasn't enough, and two barely helped. Only when the third wet nurse took over did the little tyrant finally slow down, having barely managed to "take the edge off."
Full? Not a chance. With the combined blessings of [Glutton] and [Human Tailed Beast], Shinji felt that he might never experience "feeling full" in this lifetime.
With his hunger finally addressed for the moment, Shinji let out a milk-scented burp, his heart swelling with ambition. Naruto world, your granddaddy Shinji Uchiha has arrived!
"Waaaaah~~~~~~~"
Uh... carried away by excitement, he had lost control and resorted to a baby's only universal language-crying.
Forget it. I'm tired. Let it all burn. A baby's body is way too restrictive.
Ding~ First feeding! Achievement unlocked-[Hearty Meal]! Reward: 1 free attribute point! Ding~ First vocalization! Achievement unlocked-[First Cry]! Reward: 1 free skill point!
Nice, very nice! Shinji instantly felt better. Even drinking milk earns points. This system's a keeper!
Fed and content, Shinji drifted into a deep sleep amid his mother's gentle embrace and humming. When he woke again, he discovered that the system had issued its first official main quest at some point.
[Main Quest 1: Growth] Quest description: As a newborn baby, your most important mission right now is to grow up healthy and happy! Eat more, sleep more, move more, learn more, make more friends, and strive to enjoy a (relatively) carefree childhood! After all, days this good... may be numbered. Quest requirements: Complete the various daily activities on the quest list. Completions accumulate for each activity. You will receive a notification when any individual activity reaches the maximum for your current age bracket. Final quest rewards will be calculated based on overall completion. Time limit: 3 years (ages 0-3) Quest rewards: Free attribute points, talent points, skill points, and random rewards, awarded according to final completion.
Shinji opened the quest list, which was densely packed with infant and toddler activities: [Feeding], [Sleeping], [Rolling over], [Crawling], [Babbling], [Recognizing family members], [Listening to stories], [Playing]... there was even an entry for [Interacting with other infants and toddlers (Fighting)].
All right, looks like I won't get any exciting major quests before I'm three. I'll just behave and be a (fake) baby. Shinji accepted the arrangement. The system's right. These good days won't last. I should enjoy my childhood while things are peaceful.
Over the next three years, Shinji Uchiha perfectly embodied the phrase "a transmigrator in a baby's skin." On the surface, he was just like the other Uchiha children: eating, sleeping, playing, and making trouble. In secret, however, he was furiously grinding progress on the system's [Growth] quest.
He also used this opportunity to truly begin understanding and integrating into the Uchiha Clan and Konoha.
The Uchiha Clan lived up to its reputation as one of the two great clans that founded Konoha. Even though its prestige had declined somewhat after Madara Uchiha's defection, a diminished giant was still a giant. The clan still had over a thousand ninja, and its population was enormous when ordinary clan members were included. Their residential compound occupied a considerable portion of Konoha.
From overhearing his parents and fellow clan members talking, combined with his hazy memories of the original story, he deduced that it was roughly a dozen or so years after the end of the First Shinobi World War, during a relatively peaceful period of recuperation. Minor friction between nations and villages persisted, but large-scale war had yet to break out.
His father in this life, Uchiha Yamakaze, was a veteran elite jonin with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, formidable strength, and considerable standing within the clan. His mother, Uchiha An, was an ordinary chunin with a One-Tomoe Sharingan. She mainly handled internal clan affairs and clerical work for the Konoha Military Police Force, and had rarely been to the front lines.
Ever since Madara Uchiha had "betrayed" the village, the Uchiha Clan's position within it had become somewhat delicate. At present, the clan had no publicly known Mangekyō Sharingan wielder. Its leader was Kagami Uchiha, reportedly a disciple of the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju. His strength stood at the peak of what a Three-Tomoe Sharingan user could achieve, making him "quasi-Kage level," but he still fell a little short of the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was in his prime and had mastered five types of Chakra Nature Transformation.
Nevertheless, the Uchiha Clan remained Konoha's undisputed foremost clan. The Senju Clan had already withdrawn from public life, while the Hyuga Clan, though strong, was slightly inferior in overall strength. The Uchiha had nearly thirty jonin and elite jonin, with his father, Uchiha Yamakaze, serving as a dependable pillar among them. As a result, Shinji enjoyed a very comfortable childhood, becoming something of a "little tyrant" in the Uchiha Clan Compound.
With an adult's mind and the far-above-average growth rate provided by [Glutton], he practically ran rampant among his peers. One day he stole the chubby neighbor boy's milk cake; the next, he beat a clan elder's grandson until the boy bawled, euphemistically calling it "toddler interaction." Yet he was adorably fair and cute, and his talent had shown itself early through his strength and rapid recovery. The elders doted on him, leaving the parents of the children he bullied unsure whether to laugh or cry.
Since he was too young, his movements were largely restricted to the Uchiha Clan Compound, and Shinji knew little about the outside world. He only knew that the clan's famous young genius, Uchiha Fugaku, was nine years older than him and already a cool little guy; that a pretty girl named Uchiha Mikoto lived next door, four years his senior, gentle and sweet; and, among those outside the clan, he had only heard of the Senju Clan's "little prince," Nawaki, who was about two years older than him and was Tsunade's younger brother.
Time flew. At noon on Shinji's third birthday, after he wolfed down a huge slice of birthday cake, the long-awaited system notification finally rang out.
Ding~ [Main Quest 1: Growth] has been settled. Verification confirms that over the past three years, the host has completed every subcategory enough times to reach or exceed the maximum for the current age bracket! Full rewards are now being issued: 10 free attribute points, 5 talent points, 5 skill points, 1 random B-rank talent pack, and 1 random B-rank skill pack! Ding~ A new main quest has been issued! [Main Quest 2: Chakra] Quest description: To establish yourself in this dangerous world and become a powerful ninja, your first step is to master the source of power-chakra! Young man, it is time to begin learning how to sense and extract chakra! Quest requirements: Successfully extract your first trace of chakra. Time limit: 1 year Quest rewards: 5 free attribute points, 2 talent points, 2 skill points, and access to the [Training] module.
Looking at the new quest, Shinji's little face broke into an eager smile. After three years of drinking milk and playing in the mud, he was finally about to embark on the true path of a ninja!
Chakra, huh... Let's see what my first extraction looks like with [Human Tailed Beast] and [Uzumaki Bloodline]!
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