Inside the room.
Seimei slowly woke up, his eyes scanning his surroundings, filled with confusion.
'Where is this?'
As soon as this thought emerged, a flood of fragmented memories surged into his mind.
'Ninja. Konoha. Uchiha.'
Seimei quickly sorted through the memories in his mind. These familiar yet strange words gradually helped him understand his current situation.
Without a doubt, he had transmigrated.
According to the memories in his mind, the original owner of this body had the same name as him but was a member of the Uchiha Clan of Konoha.
Uchiha Seimei just turned ten this year and is in the fourth grade at the Academy.
The reason he was able to take over this body is quite simple: earlier this afternoon, after school, the previous owner suddenly received news of his parents' death in battle.
Overwhelmed with grief, he accidentally passed away.
And thus, Seimei became the new owner of this body.
However, that's not the important part.
What matters is that this world is the renowned ninja world of Naruto, and it's currently in the period of the Third Ninja War.
A very fitting way to describe this era would be "human life is as insignificant as grass."
It's not just the lower-class civilians; even high-ranking ninjas live each day in fear, unsure if they will survive the next.
This made Seimei feel even less secure.
Even though he's in Konoha, the most powerful hidden village, it's the same.
Moreover, the original owner was from the cursed Uchiha Clan. After the war, there would still be the calamity of the clan's destruction—truly a case of misfortune striking one after another!
"Sigh! I thought dying from overwork was tragic enough, but now I have to go through all of this too."
Seimei was left speechless.
What? You're talking about extraordinary powers?
Come on, Seimei had already checked earlier. Even though the original owner experienced such a huge shock, he still hadn't awakened the Sharingan.
His talent couldn't even be called poor—it was downright garbage.
And as for Chakra?
Yeah, there's a little.
But so what?
In the end, the ninja world is all about bloodlines. Whoever's bloodline is closest to Kaguya Otsutsuki has the highest potential.
Otherwise, at best, you'd be a fleeting figure like Might Guy.
Seimei had no intention of saving the world.
He was very clear about his own limitations.
He might have some abilities, but that's all they were.
"If only I had a cheat ability!"
After thinking for a long time, Seimei couldn't come up with any good solutions and could only mutter in frustration.
However, just as he finished speaking, a faint blue, semi-transparent panel appeared in his field of vision.
[Name: Uchiha Seimei
Age: 10
Physique: 5
Spirit: 7
Chakra: 60 (125)
Bloodline: Sharingan · Not Awakened (51/100)
Skills: None]
"This is... a system panel?!"
Seimei immediately sat up straight, the negative thoughts in his mind vanishing completely.
He wasn't the type to give up easily, but the situation earlier seemed so difficult that a sense of discouragement had been unavoidable.
But now...
Although he wasn't sure what this panel could do yet, at least he had a glimmer of hope, right?
His gaze swept over the panel. The name and age weren't worth mentioning—just basic information.
As for Physique and Spirit...
The former represented his potential in physical abilities, including but not limited to body recovery, nerve reaction speed, muscle density, bone strength, and any other physical-related capabilities.
As for the latter, it represented his potential in mental abilities.
For ordinary people, both of these values would be around three. Anything above three indicates the potential to become a ninja.
His physique was at five, and his spirit was at seven. While this might seem decent, it actually wasn't.
At this age, having a physique of five might be good among civilian students, but don't forget, the original owner had inherited the exceptional bloodline of the Uchiha Clan, which makes this score rather low.
As for his spirit...
Seven isn't a low number, but Seimei suspected that his arrival had boosted this attribute. Otherwise, it would probably only be around five.
If not, how could it explain why the original owner hadn't awakened the Sharingan?
It's ridiculous to suggest that the original owner didn't care about his parents—clearly not the case.
After all, when he received the news of his parents' death, the grief was so intense that it literally killed him. How could there have been no real emotional bond?
And yet, despite that, the Sharingan's awakening progress was barely halfway. The only explanation was that this body's natural talent was just too poor. There could be no other reason.
However, this problem had now fallen into Seimei's hands.
After thinking for a while, Seimei couldn't come up with a solution, so he temporarily set it aside.
He turned his gaze to the skills section, which was completely empty.
Logically, since he had merged with the original owner's memories, there should have been at least a few skills, but the panel showed nothing at all.
Although Uchiha Seimei's talent wasn't great, he should have at least mastered the Three Basic Jutsu, which left Seimei a bit puzzled.
If not for the fact that he could feel Chakra flowing through his meridians, Seimei would have thought the memories were fake.
'Could it be because I haven't personally done it yet?'
With that thought, Seimei stood up. Following the memories in his mind, he slowly gathered Chakra and, at a snail's pace, formed the hand seals of 'Ram—Snake—Tiger,' attempting to perform the Clone Jutsu.
However, after using up Chakra, nothing happened.
Wait~
Seimei's eyes narrowed as he looked at the skills section of the panel. He saw the text begin to distort, and eventually, a line of words appeared—Clone Jutsu: lv0 (1/100)!
"Sure enough, it's because I didn't personally try it."
Seimei murmured softly as he looked at the newly appeared skill. Then, his gaze shifted to the level and numbers following it.
If his guess was correct, this should be the Proficiency Level.
With that thought, Seimei once again gathered his Chakra, forming the seals to perform the Clone Jutsu just like before.
As expected, he failed again.
However, there wasn't the slightest hint of frustration on Seimei's face.
Why? Because the numbers in the skill panel had changed—Clone Jutsu had gone from lv0 (1/100) to lv0 (3/100).
With this, Seimei could basically confirm that this was indeed a Proficiency Level System.
As for why the proficiency increased by two this time?
Seimei guessed it was likely related to the memories in his mind.
At this moment, he was essentially recovering the power he once had, so the proficiency growth was unstable.
Verifying this would be simple...
Seimei took a deep breath, calming his agitated mind. He then did his best to recall the original owner's memories of practicing the Clone Jutsu and began to replicate it.
A few seconds later, a puff of Chakra smoke briefly appeared but quickly dissipated.
The Clone Jutsu failed.
However, the proficiency increased by three points—Clone Jutsu: lv0 (6/100)!
Clearly, his guess was correct.
With this, he could quickly regain everything the original owner had learned in the shortest amount of time, thereby concealing any anomalies about himself.
One must remember, the ninja world is not lacking in Ninjutsu techniques for mind-reading and hypnosis. If he slipped up, Seimei didn't think he could evade an interrogation by the ANBU.
Although the chances of the ANBU taking notice of him were very slim, it's always better to be cautious.