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Time passed in a hurry; it had been three years since Jiryoku fought with Neji.
After the fight with Neji, Jiryoku started attending the Ninja school regularly, but only for the taijutsu classes. However, as time went on, he even stopped going to the Ninja Academy regularly because there were hardly any opponents who could give him a good fight. Neji tried challenging him many times but was met with total defeat.
After Lee became Guy's apprentice, he also challenged Jiryoku time and time again. Neji learned from his first fight with Jiryoku and never showed even a hint of hostility towards him.
Guy also approached Jiryoku and asked him to become his apprentice, but Jiryoku rejected his offer.
As always, Jiryoku was training in the open space outside his house. Finally, after five years of training, he had mastered the Storm Chakra mode. Although it was difficult for him, he was finally able to master it. Not only that, but in his sword training, he had reached the realm of cutting iron.
Jiryoku stood quietly, waved his sword blessed with Storm Chakra, and swung it towards the trees, cleanly cutting two of them in half.
Jiryoku walked back to his house, and at that moment, Neji approached him from behind and used the Gentle Fist to attack Jiryoku. However, Jiryoku easily dodged Neji's attack and caught his hand. Jiryoku turned towards Neji and released his hand, asking, "What brings you here?"
"Tomorrow is an important day. Iruka-sensei asked students from senior classes to fight against students from junior classes to teach them humility and prevent arrogance," replied Neji, holding his wrist as Jiryoku had gripped it tightly.
After conveying the message, Neji left, as they didn't have much of a friendship that would lead to sitting and talking together. After Neji left, Jiryoku returned to his home and asked the system, "Open my character panel." As Jiryoku spoke, a notification sounded.
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[DING!]
{Name: Hyuga Jiryoku
Chakra: Jonin level
Template: Issho Fujitora (32.91%)
Strength: Jonin (Elite Jonin)
Ability: Storm Chakra Mode, Observation Haki (Intermediate), Armament Haki (Elementary), Swordsmanship (Cutting Iron)
Daily Task: Increase template by (0.02%)
Swing sword (0/1000) *3X Gravity
Run (0/20 miles) *3X Gravity
Pushups (0/100) *3X Gravity
(Note: As your strength improves, the difficulty of tasks will also increase.)
}
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At this moment, the system, which usually doesn't speak, suddenly spoke.
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[DING!]
{It is detected that the time for the Uchiha massacre is approaching. It is advisable for the host to acquire ten pairs of Three Tomoe Sharingan during the chaos.}
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Jiryoku raised his eyebrows and asked, "Give me a proper reason for this, or else I am not going to risk exposing my identity just for ten pairs of Sharingan."
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[DING!]
{These ten pairs of Three Tomoe Sharingan will be very important when your template reaches 100%. If you want to further enhance your strength, you will need not only ten pairs of Sharingan but also ten pairs of Byakugan.}
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"Okay, I will collect ten pairs of Sharingan, and the Byakugan will be for the future," said Jiryoku.
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[DING!]
{Congratulations on
obtaining the Evolving Amplifier Mark.
Stage 1: The EAM grants the user a significant power boost, doubling their existing abilities.
Stage 2: As the user grows accustomed to the mark's power, the EAM enters its second stage.
Stage 3: After reaching a certain level of mastery and growth, the EAM enters its final stage, granting the user an astounding fivefold increase in power.}
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This came as a surprise to Jiryoku; he wasn't expecting the system to reward him with the EAM.
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[DING!]
{Only a brave person gets rewarded, while a coward always gets nothing.}
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That day, Jiryoku went to Ichiraku Ramen shop. Upon seeing Jiryoku, Ichiraku smiled and went to prepare his favorite Chasu Ramen.
"So, how are your days going?" asked Ichiraku with a smile, while handing Jiryoku his Ramen bowl.
"Thanks to your tasty and healthy Ramen, my days are going fantastic and couldn't be better than this," replied Jiryoku with a smile.
At that moment, a boy with yellow hair entered the Ichiraku shop. Seeing him, Ichiraku called out, "Hey Naruto, come here."
Naruto approached Jiryoku, sat down, and said, "Ramen uncle, give me a bowl of Ramen, and here, take this 50% off discount coupon."
Jiryoku paused for a moment upon hearing Naruto's words but then continued eating his Ramen. Ichiraku went inside and came back with Naruto's Ramen. Naruto noticed that Jiryoku was eating the same Ramen that he eats and couldn't help but ask, "Do you also like eating Miso Ramen with extra chasu?"
Jiryoku stopped eating and said, "Yes, my favorite Ramen is Miso Ramen." After saying that, he continued eating, not wanting to engage in conversation with Naruto.
At that moment, Ichiraku said to Jiryoku, "Do you remember the coupon you refused to take and said to give it to someone who needs it? So, I gave it to him."
Jiryoku nodded after hearing Ichiraku's words.
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