Konoha, Year 63!
At the gate of the ninja academy, staring at the comprehensive test results posted, Moonlight Shiyu spotted her name in the 170th place.
She sighed silently.
Turning away from the crowd, she began walking towards home.
In just a few months, she would be graduating, but right now, Shiyu felt helpless. When she first traveled to this world, she'd hoped to rise to the top. Yet, twelve years had passed since she'd arrived in this world with all those plans.
She was the same age as Naruto, even in the same class. But as for her, an ordinary time traveler, ninjutsu, taijutsu, and chakra were all... mediocre.
The only thing she had going for her was her appearance, which could compete with Sasuke's. Other than that, there was nothing remarkable about her.
The only fortunate thing was that she was handsome. It was easy to attract attention, and she was on good terms with the protagonist team. Even if she didn't become strong, it shouldn't be hard for Naruto, the future Hokage, to look out for her.
But still, how could she come all the way here and be content with living a mediocre life?
What a pity!
Of course, she didn't want that. But what could she do about it?
Her talent wasn't great, and she had no outstanding skills or experience.
The Moonlight Clan.
A small family of only a dozen people—barely anything in Konoha. The most famous ninja in the clan was Moonlight Hayate, a Jōnin. According to seniority, he was Shiyu's cousin, though due to her mediocre talents, they had only met a few times.
When her parents died during the Nine Tails Rebellion, the rest of the Moonlight Clan took on the responsibility of caring for her. They collected her parents' inheritance, paid her living expenses every month, and even covered her academy tuition.
Other than money, her parents left behind a house—three bedrooms and one living room. It wasn't too big, but it was spacious enough for her to live alone.
Opening the refrigerator, Shiyu grabbed a can of soda.
Psshh!
Gulp gulp!
After downing most of the can in one go, she returned to her room and collapsed onto her bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.
"It seems that after graduation, I can only live my life as an ordinary Genin, doing nothing."
[God-Level Skill System activated]
Huh?
Hearing the sudden voice, Shiyu sat up straight like a shot.
"I... I really have a system?!"
System! I've waited so long for you!
Twelve years—twelve full years!
Do you know what my life's been like?
Shiyu was on the verge of tears, her face twisted into a strange smile.
[Error!]
[Error!]
"Hey, hey, hey! Don't do this! We can work it out!"
Now, every nerve in Shiyu's body was on edge. She'd waited twelve years for this system to finally arrive, and now something was going wrong?!
If the system disappeared now...
Shiyu would want to die.
[Attempting restart]
"Yes! Restart! That fixes 99% of problems—it should be fine..."
[Restart failed]
[System additional functions damaged]
[System store module missing]
[System mission module missing]
[System template module missing]
[...]
[...]
"You've got to be kidding me."
At least let me see what the full system looked like!
"It's just the additional functions that are broken, right? As long as the core system is fine..."
Shiyu nervously clutched her bedsheet, her eyes glued to the light screen that had suddenly appeared in her vision. The flashing errors felt like a rollercoaster for her heart.
[System core module missing]
[Error!]
[Error!]
It's over. The core module is gone—there's no saving this.
The system finally appeared, and it's already DOA. Can there be a more disappointing system?
[Checking...]
[Only remaining module: Skill Bar]
[Skill Bar module is 70% damaged; attempting to start]
A Skill Bar?
What's the point of just a skill bar? And it's damaged...
[Skill Bar open]
[Seven empty passive skill slots detected]
[Three active skill slots detected]
[Detected: Active Skill data missing; attempt repair?]
Repair?
Of course repair it! If I don't, even the last working part of the system will be gone.
[Collecting active skill data...]
[Active Skill 1: Gluttony※]
[Effect: Hot, hot, hot...]
[Active Skill 2: ※※Player]
[Effect: Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot...]
[Active Skill 3: Sage※]
[Effect: Hot, hot, hot, hot...]
Good grief. Garbled characters?
Can this even be fixed?
[Repairing active skill bar; repair time unknown]
What?! The repair time is unknown? Who knows when I'll figure out what these skills do?
What about the passive skill bar?
[Passive Skill 1: Empty]
[Passive Skill 2: Empty]
[Passive Skill 3: Empty]
[...]
[Passive Skill 7: Empty]
All empty. The active skills are a mess of garbled code, and the passive ones are completely missing. What is even happening?
[Detected: All passive skills missing. Host can install passive skills manually.]
Install manually?
How? And what's the point?
[Current Host Skills: Basic Chakra Refining, Academy-Level Taijutsu, Clone Technique, Transformation Technique, Body Replacement Technique... Basic Kunai Throwing, Basic Cooking, Basic Walking, Basic Jumping... Basic Language, Basic Math, Basic Communication... Basic Eating, Basic Drinking...]
Shiyu: ...
You're counting eating and drinking as skills?
Does wiping count too?
[Advanced Wiping Skills detected]
Stop!
Why is wiping an "advanced" skill? Am I a pro at wiping?
Shiyu felt utterly helpless. Why did this system seem so unreliable?
Maybe this is my fate...
Glancing at the first skill, Chakra Refining, Shiyu casually clicked it and tossed it into the passive skill bar.
[Passive Skill 1 successfully installed]
Wait... that worked?
Does it do anything?
[Current Passive Skill 1: Chakra Refining]
[Effect: Combine physical and spiritual energy to refine chakra]
[Running]
Huh?
It's... running?