[Warring State Period - Land of Rice, Oto no Kuni]
Kinzoku Genji, aged 6, was practicing the [Leaf Concentration Practice] in the garden, a method that would only appear centuries later in the center of the land of fire. Next to him, stood his sister, Kinzoku Sakura.
'How ironic...Sharing a name can introduce such a bias in how you perceive someone', Genji thought of the character that had been hated by so many
However, his sister, aged 14, was nothing like the one-punch-no-brain character from the series. She was stealthy, silent, and one of the strongest kenjutsu genins within the second family branch.
Similar to the Hyuga clan, the Kinzoku clan was divided in three castes: the main family branch with the very strongest fighters and most brilliant strategists, the secondary family branch with the elite warriors, and lastly, the outer circle families which were not worthy of holding the Kinzoku family name and represented the canon fodder units of the clan.
Although the status were of utmost importance, the way up or down was quite flexible, so as to allow a certain balance between the three castes.
Having been born in the secondary family branch was fortunate enough, as he would have already been assigned to a team otherwise, risking death in every mission. Though his time would come, he could spend time training and his family had a private house where he could train without risking being spied on.
"What are you doing?", Sakura asked, wiping sweat from her head.
'She likely finished a training cycle', he analysed, seeing her panting, her body starving oxygen.
Genji opened one of his two eyes, causing the leaf on his forehead to fall on the ground. Annoyed, he still answered: "I was practicing chakra control"
"Odd", his sister muttered, "You should know that the best way to increase chakra control is to practice ninjutsu"
Genji smirked. He had three assets over transmigrating. Maybe fusing would be a better word for it. The first one was his age. Although it meant that he was still growing, his physical and chakra reserves being immature, it also meant that his potential was unlimited. Had he been reborn into an old man, he would have no chance to survive the next battle, much less grow powerful enough to change the impeding doom coming to this world.
The second asset was his lineage. Having been reborn in a clan, he possessed a bloodline release: [Metal Resonance]. Although his pitiful chakra reserves prevented him from awakening it fully, limiting his capacity to mere vibrations, the fact that he had inherited it at his age was exceptional. However, due to him being from the secondary family branch, he had decided to hide it for now, not wanting to expose his true strength.
The third one was his memories. With knowledge about the series, keen understanding of physics and politics from his college education from Earth, and his maturity, he possessed an edge that not even the likes of the main family branch could even dream of.
The leaf sticking exercise was but one of the edge he possessed.
Besides the training methods he used on a daily basis to train himself, namely the leaf sticking exercise, breathing techniques, tree walking exercise, testing elemental affinity and progressive overload for physical training, he also possessed a sharp tongue, which earned him the nickname "Viper" from his sister.
As always, he would mock her: "If I took advice from a crippled old man who cannot even get out of the house without coughing, or a braindead, talentless muscle mass genin like you, I would not be a genius"
"Oh yeah?", Sakura asked with her eyebrows twitching, "Let's spar to see who is the genius among us two! Instructor Katakuri just praised by swordplay yesterday, and you dare to say I am braindead?"
Genji smirked. Although he had trained a lot and had reached genin-level strength, he lacked something vital in the world of shinobi: Experience.
Well, he had a fourth asset, one that would draw envy from any shinobi existing in this world.
[Name - Genji Kinzoku | Age - 6 | Level 7 Shinobi (120 / 400 EXP)
Attributes:
Strength - 11 [D] | Agility - 10 [E] | Vitality - 9 [E] | Chakra - 15 [D]
Perks: Kinzoku Bloodeline [B] (42%)
Skills:
Bloodline limit: Metal Resonance - Kinzoku Kyomei [B] (5)
Taijutsu: Kinzoku Taijutsu Fist Style [D] (12)
Ninjutsu (Futon): Wind Breakthrough [D] (25), Vacuum Shuriken [D] (22)
Genjutsu: Sonic Hell Labyrinth [D] (45)]
He had a system. One that allowed him to gauge people's overall strength and status, one that enabled him to gather experience and level up, one that removed all genetic limitations he might have and left him with limitless potential.
Ruffling his short silver hair and drawing a couple of shuriken in his hands, he smirked: "Bring it on"
His sister was taken aback by the hostility, but always welcomed a challenge. She was many things, but for one, she never refused a fight.