[Ding! System notice: check-in point for all you handsome guys and beautiful ladies!]
In Konoha Year 41, at the Hatake Clan compound, a white-haired boy was swinging a wooden Ninja Blade.
"998, 999, 1000!" As he finished the last swing, the white-haired boy's body gave out, and he toppled backward onto the ground.
[Ding!] [Daily quest: swing a sword 1,000 times-complete!] [Congratulations, host. Swordsmanship level +1.]
Looking at the system notifications, Sōkyū Hatake took a deep breath. This quest really was... for someone who had only transmigrated here a few days ago, it was as difficult as climbing to heaven.
Seeing how his tender hands had turned red from overexertion, Sōkyū Hatake drew a long breath inwardly.
In his previous life, after finishing his college entrance exams and staying up all night for several days straight, he had opened his eyes again to find himself here.
When he first arrived, what appeared before his eyes was a body lying quietly in front of him, a small knife still embedded in its abdomen.
When he saw that corpse, memories began erupting in Sōkyū Hatake's mind, scene after scene.
Hatake Sakumo was a character in the Japanese manga Naruto and its derivative works. An elite Jonin of Konohagakure in the Land of Fire and the father of Kakashi Hatake, he wielded a short chakra blade that emitted white light. A powerful genius ninja known as the "Konoha White Fang," his name resounded throughout the nations. Even the "legendary Sannin" had to show him a measure of respect.
After Hatake Sakumo failed his mission, the villagers began turning a blind eye to the past glory of the "Konoha White Fang." Instead, with certain people deliberately fanning the flames, they began attacking Hatake Sakumo. In the end, in the end, even the comrades he had rescued stepped forward to condemn him.
At first, the rumors and attacks targeted only Hatake Sakumo himself. Gradually, the villagers began to hate seven-year-old Kakashi and four-year-old Sōkyū as well. Three days earlier, while Sōkyū was playing alone by the entrance, a child from a nearby village household struck him hard in the head with a rock, knocking him unconscious.
When Sōkyū Hatake awoke, he discovered Hatake Sakumo's corpse and a letter on the table. In the letter, Hatake Sakumo blamed himself for causing Sōkyū Hatake's injury. Unable to bear being condemned by the villagers he had once risked his life to protect, he had left a letter and taken his own life.
What Hatake Sakumo did not know was that the Sōkyū Hatake who awoke after his death was no longer the original Sōkyū Hatake, but someone whose soul had transmigrated from Earth!
Still, whenever he thought about having arrived in the world of Naruto and those scheming bastards behind the scenes, Sōkyū Hatake felt a deep sense of urgency.
If he wanted to establish himself here, he needed enough strength to keep himself clear of Konoha's darkness-the dark deeds directed by Hiruzen Sarutobi and carried out openly by Shimura Danzō.
Of course, he also had to save his thoroughly brainwashed, foolish big brother, Kakashi Hatake.
At that thought, Sōkyū Hatake sat straight up off the ground. For him, improving his strength was still the foremost priority.
Without strength, everything else was empty talk. Konoha's F4 were no easy hurdle to overcome, especially Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō. Both were beings of darkness.
Without strength, those two could plunge him and the Hatake Clan into the abyss with a mere flip of their hands.
"Today's daily quest is done. Time to check in." After getting up from the ground, Sōkyū Hatake hurried to the bathroom to wash up, bathe, and change.
Looking at himself in the mirror, with his short white hair and a face that already bore a seventy-percent resemblance to Kakashi's, Sōkyū Hatake finally understood why Kakashi Hatake in the original story had covered his face.
A face handsome enough to bring a nation to ruin was certainly distinctive.
After reverently washing his body clean, Sōkyū Hatake changed into a white robe-a casual robe similar to those worn by the Hyuga Clan-and headed straight out.
Jogging all the way under the villagers' strange looks, Sōkyū Hatake remained completely unaffected and went straight to the top of Hokage Rock.
He opened the system. There was a check-in button in the bottom-left corner.
[Check in at Hokage Rock?] [Yes/No]
Looking at the system prompt, Sōkyū Hatake did not hesitate at all and clicked [Yes].
[Host has been detected to have completed today's quest. One check-in attempt obtained!] [Ding!] [Check-in successful!] [Location: Hokage Rock, Konoha!] [Check-ins: 3/365] [Check-in successful!] [Congratulations, host. Physique +1!]
Feeling the changes within his body, Sōkyū Hatake understood that they came from the Taijutsu improvement granted by the system.
After arriving in the world of Naruto, Sōkyū Hatake had obtained a [Quests + Check-in] system. As long as he completed the day's quest, he would receive one opportunity to check in, with different rewards each time.
For example, his first two check-ins had given Sōkyū Hatake chakra +1 and strength +1. Each stat represented something different.
For these check-ins, Sōkyū Hatake needed to check in at Hokage Rock for 365 consecutive days to receive one critical check-in. This was also the goal Sōkyū Hatake had been working toward.
Opening the system panel, Sōkyū Hatake saw a three-dimensional image of himself appear before him, accompanied by various stats.
[Host: Sōkyū Hatake!] [Chakra: 1] [Strength: 2] [Speed: 1] [Stamina: 2] [Swordsmanship: 1] [The maximum level for all stats above is 100!]
Since Sōkyū Hatake had only transmigrated recently, many of his stats were still those of this child of just four. At this age, Sōkyū Hatake had not yet undergone systematic training and had been well protected by Hatake Sakumo and Kakashi Hatake.
Of course, this also meant that Sōkyū Hatake had gotten a slightly later start than children from other clans. After all, Kakashi Hatake had already graduated from the Ninja Academy at five and advanced to Chunin at six.
Looking at his stats, Sōkyū Hatake took a deep breath. With the system in hand and his own hard work, he would definitely become the strongest someday! Wasn't that how everyone else's transmigration novels were written?
Besides... the system was not all he had! He had come here with a mind full of all sorts of anime from his previous life.
Sōkyū Hatake began recalling all the different anime he had watched. He had already transmigrated, so perhaps he could use those strange-looking training methods from other anime too?
For example... how about the Saitama Training Method? That was 100 push-ups, 100 squats, 100 sit-ups, and a ten-kilometer run every day... Hmm, the training intensity was pretty high...
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