Chapter 3: A genius child (part 1)
Author's Note: Chapter 3 with a little advance. :)
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I'm tired. I want to sleep but I can't. I'm too excited about my new system! It exceeds my expectations. I spent the last hours browsing the shop, there is so much jutsu I want to buy. I can't wait to grow up and start earning shop points.
Suddenly, a woman appears above my crib. I can't see what she looks like, my eyesight is so bad that everything more than thirty centimeters away from me is blurry.
"You're not sleeping, little baby? It's so late, are you hungry?" She whispered.
Does she really expect a baby to understand and answer? Weird nurse…
But it's true that I'm hungry, I'm always hungry, and the only way I have to tell her this, is to cry. So, that's what I'm doing, I'm crying. I hate being a baby.
She takes me in her arms and starts feeding me. After drinking, I immediately fall asleep.
…
Two days. I stayed for two days in this nursery before a woman finally came to bring me home.
We are now walking down the street of Konoha. Well, she is, with me in her arms. Too bad I can't see what Konoha looks like. In this position, the only thing I can see is her face. She is an old woman with mid-long grey hair, a Hyuga. She's not wearing a forehead protector but bandages around her forehead. She's probably a nanny hired by my father to take care of me.
After a long walk, we are finally home!
"Welcome home Neji-chan!" She said with a bright smile.
She brings me in a room, puts me in a crib, and… A blue screen suddenly appears before my eyes.
[Quest name: Affinity.
Type: Main quest.
Description: Everyone is born with an affinity towards one of the five basic nature transformations, as the host of the system you can choose yours.
Objective: Choose one affinity among those: Fire, Wind, Lightning, Earth, Water.
Reward: XP +50.
Accept: Yes / No
]
Cool, my first quest, and a useful one! Of course I accept it.
Now let's think about it…
As a Hyuga, close combat will be my forte. In that case, I need to choose an affinity which will have a good synergy with this fighting style.
l think Lightning is more efficient in close and mid-range combat, and Earth is mostly used in a defensive and support way. Fire, Water, and Wind affinities have destructive power and are efficient at long-range.
Hmm, that means Lightning is the most useful affinity for my future combat style.
In the system's shop, I saw a lot of powerful Lightning jutsu, if I can master them along with the Lightning Release Chakra Mode (Raikage's Lightning armor), my Byakugan, and the Hyuga's techniques, then I will be unbeatable… I think… Just to be sure I will also learn how to open the Eight Gates!
So yeah, Lightning affinity is probably the best choice.
Anyway, I suppose that the system will give me more quests like this one, so I will be able to learn the other affinities. I can even train to learn them by myself.
'I choose Lightning affinity'
[Lightning is now your chakra affinity. You can check your chakra affinity in the status screen.]
[Quest: Affinity completed. Reward: +50 XP.]
Great!
"How is Neji?" Suddenly said a voice. It's my new father's voice!
"He is fine, don't worry Hizashi-san" Answered my nanny.
My father is now above me and stares at me. Even with my bad eyesight, I can see that he still looks sad, so I'm smiling at him and giggling to cheer him up.
"He is laughing!" He said.
Why is he so surprised? Oh, it must be because I'm his first child, he probably doesn't know how babies work. Haha.
"Of course, he is happy to see you!" Said my nanny.
Wow, the serious Hizashi Hyuga is now smiling, unbelievable!
"*Cough* Please take care of him Hamari, I have a lot of work to do. I will come back when I'm done." He said in a serious tone.
"Of course." She said.
So, my nanny's name is Hamari. Good to know.
…
I'm bored! I have only been in my new home for three days and I'm already bored. I can't do anything in this body except sleeping, crying, eating and pooping… It's so humiliating! But I know I should enjoy those lazy moments because soon I will train like hell to prepare myself for the terrible incoming war.
War… Risking my life… Killing people… In fact, I'm actually terrified of these thoughts. Unfortunately, every time I'm bored I think about them. That's why I don't want to be bored!
Think, think… There must be something I can do against my boredom…
I know! I can spend my attributes points. Why didn't I think about it earlier? 'Attributes'.
ATTRIBUTES
PWR: 1
CHA: 1
AGL: 1
Remaining Attributes Points: 10
PWR: Power - each point increases Endurance point by 10, Strength by 10 and strengthens the host's body.
CHA: Chakra - each point increases Chakra point by 20 and Chakra control by 1%.
AGL: Agility - each point increases Speed by 10, also increases the host's perception and aim.
Alright, let's think…
First, I want to build a solid base with a balance between strength, speed, and chakra. To do that I need to spend my attributes points equally during about ten to fifteen levels. After that, I'm going to specialize in either Taijutsu or Ninjutsu depending on my future skills.
Let's spend my points like this: 'PWR+3, CHA+3, AGL+4'
[You spent 10 attributes points.]
Attributes
PWR: 4
CHA: 4
AGL: 5
Remaining Attributes Points: 0
It works! I can feel it! My body is now slightly stronger and my eyesight slightly better. I can even feel my chakra in my body. Amazing!
I'm so happy, I can now move my body a little! It's not perfect but it's still better than a minute ago.
I want to see my progression… 'Status'.
STATUS
Name: Neji Hyuga
Level: 1
XP: 50/100
Chakra point: 80/80 (High Newborn)
Endurance point: 40/40 (Mid Newborn)
Strength: 40 (Mid Newborn)
Speed: 50 (High Newborn)
Chakra control: 24% (Low Genin)
Chakra Affinity: Lightning (0%)
Shop Points: 5000
So, my stats are already equivalent to those of a High Newborn. I'm not sure what that means but so much progress with only a few points… This system is really powerful!
However, it's too bad that my body is still limited…
Thinking about it, it's strange that while my body is limited, my mind is not. I can perfectly think like an eighteen years old teenager. I mean, a baby's brain is not supposed to be developed enough to contain all my knowledge so I don't know how this is possible. Maybe another gift from God? Well, I'm not complaining.
[Quest name: A genius child. Part 1/2.
Type: Main quest - Timer.
Description: Show the world what you are really capable of. Activating your Byakugan at a young age is your first step to be recognized as a genius.
Objective: Activate your Byakugan before reaching 3 months old. Remaining time: 2 months, 3 weeks, 2 days.
Reward: XP +300, Shop points +500.
Accept: Yes / No
]
A new quest!
Hmm, activating my Byakugan? Isn't it dangerous to manipulate chakra at such a young age? I'm not sure, but if the system says I can do it, then I must probably be able to do it.
Now the question is: do I want to do it? To be recognized as a genius is to draw attention to me and it's risky, especially since I come from the clan's branch house. What if members of the main house were afraid of my rapid growth and tried to restrain me or worse tried to kill me? There is also Danzo, I don't want to join his crazy ROOT…
But maybe I'm overthinking it because as a member of the branch house I will receive the cursed seal. With this cursed seal, they will think that I can be manipulated, that I can't be a threat to them, so they will have no reason to restrain or kill a genius from their own clan.
It's a risk I want to take, I don't want to live my new life by limiting myself. After all, the original Neji was considered to be the greatest genius since the start of the Hyuga clan, and the manga never mentioned that the main house tried to kill him or Danzo tried to recruit him.
Yeah, I will be careful but not paranoid. 'I accept the quest'.
Alright, now about the Byakugan… I actually have an idea of how to activate it.
Since the Byakugan is available from birth for all Hyugas, I think I just need to circulate my chakra through my eyes to activate it. However, it's easier said than done because I don't know how to do it.
Yes, I can feel my chakra inside my body but I don't know how to access and manipulate it…
Let's think… With all the hours I spent watching Naruto and reading the Wiki in my last life, I should at least have a little idea of how to do it…
Hmm…
From what I remember, chakra is a form of energy. It is the combination of two types of energy, spiritual energy and physical energy. Well, that's not really useful…
However, I once read a theory about how shinobis use chakra on a blog. According to this theory, if I want to use my chakra I first need to know where it is in my body. For now, I can just feel that there is chakra in my body but I don't know its location. So, the first step is to locate my chakra then trying to manipulate it.
I close my eyes and start meditating.
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It took me two days to be able to locate my chakra. Not bad considering I'm a baby and can't stay awake more than four or five hours a day. However, I still can't manipulate my chakra. I just can't move it, every time I try I feel exhausted after a few minutes. And I need to move it because it's the second step: circulating my chakra through my chakra pathway system towards my eyes… Maybe hand signs can help me but I can't move my fingers the way I want, my body is not enough developed yet. It's so frustrating… But even without hand sign, I can do it, I know I can do it.
Alright, let's try again.
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It's hard. Very hard. I'm close to succeed but I'm running out of time. Only three weeks left. Furthermore, my father and my nanny are starting to worry about me. Of course they are, I'm always exhausted.
Now I understand why it's dangerous to manipulate chakra before a certain age. A person can easily die if he's not careful and doesn't stop before reaching his limit. That's the problem, babies and kids are not aware of their own limitations. Even for me it's dangerous but it doesn't matter, I'm not going to give up!
…
'Byakugan!'.
I can feel a slight pain in my eyes and my field of vision suddenly expands. I can now see everything around me with great details. Amazing!
Yeah, I did it! Just in time, only five days left but who cares, I did it!
Actually, once you understand how it works, it's really easy to use chakra.
[You learned a new active skill: Byakugan.]
[Skill name: Byakugan
Level: 1/100 (0%)
Type: Dojutsu
Description: The dojutsu kekkei genkai of the Hyuga clan.
Effect: Range of vision: 100 meters.
Next level Effect: Increase the range of vision by 100 meters.
Chakra cost: 40 / minute
Upgrade: 0/5 (Upgrade every 15 levels)
- Evolve in Tenseigan at level 100 -
]
Tenseigan?! Am I dreaming? But how is this possible? I'm not from the Otsutsuki clan…
Well, I suppose that since my system come from God, a true god, it doesn't need to follow the rules of this world. That's the only explanation I can think of.
This is amazing. With the Tenseigan, I can really become the most powerful shinobi.
Quick, quick, I need to level up my Byakugan… But how? The tutorial didn't explain how to level up a skill… Hmm, maybe I just need to keep it active to gain XP. Let's try…
[Quest: A genius child. Part 1 completed. Reward: XP +300, Shop points +500]
[Congratulations, you are now level 2. (Attributes points +10, Shop points +5000)]
[Congratulations, you are now level 3. (Attributes points +10, Shop points +5000)]
Oh, that's right the quest! I was so excited that I forgot about it.
Wow, two levels at once. It's really easy to level up, but I'm sure it becomes harder in the higher levels.
Alright, I will think about how to spend my attributes points later. For now, I must check if I can really level up my Byakugan by keeping it active.
'Byakugan!'
The Byakugan really deserves its name of "All Seeing Eye". But me, I prefer to call it the "Ultimate Spying Eye". Seriously, without any effort, I can see at the same time my nanny cooking in the kitchen and my father reading a book in his study room. I can see everything in my house. It's actually a simple house, smaller than what I thought it would be, with only three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, a study room, and toilets. Hyuga is a noble clan so I was expecting something more extravagant. But maybe it's only branch family's houses that are modest…
I can also see everything outside my house, the beautiful garden, the dojo not far from here, and other houses around mine. I can see that all houses here look like traditional Japanese houses not only their architecture but also their interior decorations.
In my previous life, my grandparents had the same style of house. I remember playing there with my parents when I was a kid.
My parents… I wonder if they are fine and if they think about me sometimes… I hope that Daisuke, my little brother, is not sad anymore, we were very close… What am I thinking? Of course, they are all fine and I'm fine too. Mom, dad, Daisuke, don't worry about me I will survive, I will be the strongest I promise…
I'm running out of chakra! I just realized that with my actual chakra reserve I can only use my Byakugan for less than two minutes before running out of chakra.
I deactivate my Byakugan and take a deep breath. Now, let's see if I was right. 'Skills'.
SKILLS
Active skills
<Byakugan lvl:1/100 (1%)>
Training skills
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Perks
<Hyuga>
It worked! I gained one percent, it's not a lot but it's still a first step. Good, very good. Tenseigan, here I come!
But for now I'm tired and feel really bad so I'm just going to sleep…
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Author's note: Some information.
1. Lightning affinity is only his first affinity, he will eventually get them all.
2. Neji will have the cursed seal but, of course, the system will help him to neutralize it.
3. Neji doesn't know everything about the system, so he will often change his plans according to his discoveries.
4. An upgrade is something that adds a special effect to a skill. For example, Byakugan first upgrade will remove its blind-spot.
5. About training skills: when Neji will start training, the system will create a training skill. For example <Running>.
[Skill name: Running
Level: 1/100 (0%)
Type: Training skill
Description: Basic running without weight.
Effect: +0.1 PWR , +0.1 AGL
Next level Effect: +0.1 PWR , +0.1 AGL
Endurance cost: 3 / minute
]
Basically, at level 100, the training skill <Running> gives him +10 PWR and +10 AGL.
Neji will create a lot of training skills.
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