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Since her younger brother and lover died, Tsunade had retired from Konoha Village.
Although she traveled all over the world, she remained connected to Konoha and would return with Shizune from time to time to check on things and report.
Tsunade happened to return to the village tonight and saw Ikeno sleeping soundly. The moment she saw him, Tsunade was stunned.
"He looks so much like my little brother, Nawaki, when he was young..."
Lost in thought, she couldn't help but hold him tightly in her arms.
At that moment, the system issued a new task.
But this time, it was a performance art sign-in task.
[Please Host act coquettishly in Tsunade's arms]
"This is going to be easy!" Ikeno was thrilled.
The system's notification popped up.
[Ding! Congratulations to Host for completing the performance art sign-in task. You've been rewarded with unknown Taijutsu]
The ability belonged to the Senju clan!
Chakra could now be concentrated on any part of his body, releasing a powerful surge of energy that would increase his attack power.
The holographic panel popped up:
[Host: Toshi Ikeno]
[Age: 12 years old]
[Chakra attributes: Wind, Thunder, Fire, Water, Earth, Yin, Yang]
[Mastered Ninjutsu: God-level Clone Technique, God-level Body Replacement Technique, God-level Transformation Technique]
[Mastered Taijutsu: Dance of the Larch, Dance of the Camellia, and Superhuman Strength]
[Mastered Genjutsu: None]
[Special Physique: Dead Bone Pulse]
[Bloodline Limit: Dead Bone Pulse]
[Chakra amount: ∞]
The next morning, Tsunade and Shizune had already left, and Ikeno went into the forest to train.
At six in the morning, many would still be asleep, but for the young, it was the perfect time to practice.
Before Rock Lee arrived, Ikeno decided to test out the strange power he had gained the night before.
Ikeno raised his arm and focused his Chakra. Suddenly, his fist was engulfed in a powerful blue light. He bent down and punched a large boulder.
Boom!
The ground shook violently, and the explosion sent rocks flying in all directions as the boulder crumbled into rubble.
"Hiss..."
Ikeno took a deep breath, utterly amazed.
Strangely, his hand didn't hurt at all.
After a brief shock, a wave of excitement surged through him.
That punch was unbelievably powerful!
Simple and direct!
One skill, and he could dominate!
A little later, Rock Lee arrived. He taught Ikeno how to train with weights, and Ikeno gave him a set of manga titled Haruno Sakura's 18 Forbidden as thanks.
From that day on, Ikeno would meet Rock Lee to practice Taijutsu every morning.
Even though he had the system to help him, Ikeno didn't want to become complacent.
Extra practice never hurt anyone.
Unbeknownst to him, a small figure was watching him from the bushes nearby.
With short, blue-black hair and white eyes, she stared at him.
After watching Ikeno successfully complete his exercises, she smiled shyly and left.
It was Hyūga Hinata.
Ever since she had been saved by Ikeno, she hadn't been able to stop thinking about this handsome boy...
There were only a few days left before enrollment began.
Ikeno received a new task.
[Ding! Please Host go to the Hokage Monument to complete the sign-in]
Having spent more than a month working at the blacksmith shop on the outskirts of the village, Ikeno had never visited the village center.
Walking along, Ikeno felt a surge of excitement as he saw Konoha Village in its full glory.
Konoha Village was vast and stretched out far into the distance. The little glimpses he'd seen in the anime didn't do it justice.
Besides the residential areas nestled at the foot of the valley, there were also large, expansive forests.
It was truly the largest ninja village among the Five Great Nations.
When he arrived at the Hokage Monument, he was awestruck by the grand and majestic view.
The system's reward sound then rang out:
[Ding! Congratulations to Host for completing the sign-in, and you've been rewarded with the Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique]
Phew~~~
Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!
"Ah, this technique never really burns anyone to death..."
Ikeno chuckled.
Still, he was excited to receive an offensive ninjutsu at last.
After visiting the administration office, Ikeno was assigned to Iruka's class.
As he pushed open the door and walked into Room 301, Ikeno was taken aback.
The scene before him was nothing like what he had seen in the anime!
The classroom was chaotic.
Kids were chasing each other, eating chips, sleeping, arguing, and even biting one another. It was utter pandemonium.
But when they noticed Iruka's livid expression, everyone immediately returned to their seats and sat up straight.
Ikeno scanned the room and couldn't help but feel a rush of excitement.
Because sitting below him were all the familiar characters:
Hinata, Sasuke, Sakura, Ino, Shino, Shikamaru, Kiba, and Chōji…
But wait—where's Naruto?
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