Chapter 2 - 2: Future Direction [Edited]

Editor: BT

After the exchange was successful, Akabane opened his eyes.​​

He felt that his vision was still blurry, so he decided to take it slow. He also felt that his body became even more fragile. 

Even so, he felt his awareness of the surroundings become sharper and clearer.

At this moment, he could "perceive" his surroundings even when his eyes were closed.

Of course…

Akabane knew that he hadn't reached that stage yet. This was just the illusion that appeared when his bloodline limit had been awakened.

After a few seconds, this irregularity gradually disappeared.

He opened his eyes again as he looked around.

Other than him, no one seemed to notice the change. After all, he slept earlier in class.

Everyone understands the circumstances around his weak physique.

His eyes focused on the paper as he picked up the pen and began drawing again.

In a few seconds, he drew Jiraiya's portrait on the paper.

Then on the other side of the paper, he quickly drew another image.

He drew a hand near Jiraiya's head and finished it with an exclamation, "Slap!"

As soon as the tip of the pen left the paper…

Slap!

The real Jiraiya uttered a pain, "Ouch!" he shouted in pain as he was covering his head, stared  at Tsunade angrily: "Tsunade, was that you?!"

"What are you talking about?"

Tsunade is too lazy to care about him.

If she wanted to beat him, she didn't need to be sneaky at all.

"That means it's you, sneaky snake bastard!"

Jiraiya also turned to look at the back table.

"You are indeed a fool."

Orochimaru sneered, then looked at Akabane thoughtfully.

He saw it.

No one is doing anything from the beginning, so it could be he was only imagining things.

The Genjutsu that can make people feel pain is the signature move of the Kurama Clan. They can use their Kekkei Genkai to control the five senses.

With the control of the five senses ability, it can even turn "Imaginary" into a "real" thing.

Orochimaru could not help but show envy towards that ninjutsu.

"The next person to interrupt me will wait outside of the classroom!"

Arata scolded, but his eyes glanced at Akabane quietly.

Jiraiya also rubbed his head and looked around trying to find the culprit.

Akabane pretended not to have anything to do with him, but he couldn't help but felt excited.

With the Five Senses Control finally, it seemed that all his efforts were not in vain.

Looking at his attributes, he saw something that surprised him.

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Name: Akabane Kurama

Ninja level: Academy Student

Physique : 3 (+)

Mental Power : 48 (+)

Main Chakra attribute: Yin

Equipment: Pen, drawing board

Ninjutsu : (1) Five Senses Control

Points: 1

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What surprised him was not his new ninjutsu, but that his chakra had risen instantly rose by 14 points!

If Jiraiya knew, he would be jealous.

How troublesome…

Akabane rubbed his temples. The higher the chakra, the greater the strain it put upon his weak body.

After he awakened his Kekkei Genkai, he felt more tired. This was partly due to his instant increase in chakra.

"It seems that I must first increase my physique."

Akabane reached out and tapped the "+," and immediately, a prompt appeared.

[Exchanging 1 point of the Physique will consume 1 point. Accept?] [Exchanging 1 point of mental power will consume 10 points. Accept?]

…

"It seems that as my stats increase, the cost it takes to upgrade does as well."

Akabane shook his head regretfully and exchanged 1 point for his body.

[Accept]

[1 Point consumed] 

[Physique rose to 5]

However, Akabane did not feel anything, which proves that his chakra is still far beyond his current body limit.

Unfortunately, there are no points left.

Originally he also wanted to save and use points for Clone Jutsu,

It seems that to earn more points, he needs to work harder.

After all, there is the more precious Shadow Clone Jutsu on the list too!

The ninjutsu requires 100 points.

With the help of Shadow Clone Jutsu, he can divide the work to make his comic, giving him more time to sleep and recover.

The perfect plan for a lazy person like him.

This is the life that the traverser should have!

"Well… I must force my clan to read my comics when I go back, ahahaha."

To gain more points, forcing everyone is needed.

Akabane thought about the future, and the more he thought, the more excited he became.

After a while, class was over.

Arata-sensei kept his promise and returned the comic to Tsunade. He didn't dare to make her upset.

Tsunade placed it on the table and then read the first chapter intensely.

The other classmates might need to fight for their turn.

Just after she finished reading it, the comic was quickly swiped.

The culprit was Jiraiya, but he continued to act innocently. 

As they read it one by one, the amount of points slowly increased..

Of course, the most important thing was that even Jiraiya had grabbed it, which meant this manga is very engaging!

Akabane's classmates bullied him before for being weak and for only drawing comics, but now they all but mobbed him for the chance to read his manga.

But this was needed.

"I'm sorry, Hokage-sama, but I might've damaged the future ninja of Konoha…"

Akabane couldn't help but shed crocodile tears and added the points he got to his system.

Now, he already has 5 points on his Physique.

Even if it wasn't a huge change, he could already feel a slight improvement in his body.

He needs to work harder to get a better physique.

As Akabane took the comic and prepared to go home, several classmates immediately surrounded him.

Of course, these children will be the strongest ninja from this era.

The "Three Legendary Sannin."

The "White Fang."

Alongside them was also Hibiki Yuhi, the father of Kurenai Yuhi, The Third Hokage Son, and so on.

…

"Naruto Uzumaki is from Mito-sama clan?"

"I can't imagine that I will be growing up with this great ninja generation…"

His classmates asked him an endless question.

Akabane kept smiling and ignored them.

Before crossing, he looked in awe and admiration for his classmates.

But after that, Akabane found that these people were just children. With a comic system, he could reach the same level as these people in the future and even better.

"Damn, Akabane, answer my question!"

Seeing that the boy didn't respond for a long time, Tsunade quickly stepped forward to block his way, and said with a sulky voice, "Hmph!".

Such an interesting person. She was the perfect combination of cute and terrifying that made him want to continue teasing her.

But with only 5 points from his Physique, Tsunade's anger was not something his fragile body could handle.

So for the sake of preserving his own life, Akabane decided to reveal something and appeased the little girl with a friendly tone "The characters in the comic are all my imagination, but Naruto Uzumaki indeed come from the family of Mito-sama."

Part of this answer was to please her, and the other part was to tell the adults that these things are just his fantasy and speculation; that it was nothing but make believe.

It was long before the timeline for the manga began, and Akabane's excuse just made them more convinced that this is just a manga story.

"Sure enough, I know it!"

Tsunade proudly said, "That was a lot of shadow clones to produce in his age. The only one who can do it has to come from Uzumaki Clan."

…

At The Hokage Office.

Hiruzen wondered and sighed, "It is indeed an interesting story, the future of Konoha…"

His aging look in Akabane's comics didn't give him any negative impression.

Birth and death are the processes of life.

But the future Konoha stirred his mind.

Will there be peace in the future?

The Third Hokage knew that the tranquility of the five great powers at the moment was just because they had to recover from the recent loss.

In a few years in the future, whatever the reason, the war will continue.

No matter who wins, war means death on both sides.

"He's a smart and interesting child, also it seems he has awakened his Kekkei Genkai, but with the current traits of Kurama Clan…"

As Hiruzen continued to talk to himself, the paper before him showed three slots under his name, with the names of Tsunade and Orochimaru already filled in.

The third name has not been decided.