Chapter 2: Talent or Cheat?
"Alright, everyone! I don't think most of you are still ready to graduate, but since the village is at war with the other four ninja villages, those who have learned Three Basic Techniques can graduate."
"So, I will start calling out your name."
A middle-aged ninja stood in front of the class. He wore a normal Chunin Attire. He had a small scar on his left cheek and purple hair.
"Amastu!" The teacher called the name, and one student stood up and walked to the front.
"Let's start with Transformation Jutsu!" The teacher said.
"Yes, Sensei!" Amastu nodded and immediately started performing hand signs.
[Dog - Boar - Ram]
[Transformation Jutsu]
Suddenly, his body was covered with smoke, and as the smoke disappeared, the second teacher appeared.
Amastu's appearance was almost similar. The scar on the left cheek was a bit small, but aside from that, everything was perfect.
"Good! Now, remove Transformation and perform Clone Jutsu!"
Amastu's body was once again covered with smoke, and as it disappeared, he returned to his original appearance.
Then, he started performing hand signs once again.
[Ram - Snake - Tiger]
Suddenly, two Amastu appeared next to him. They looked the same, but the teacher still examined him for a moment.
He was checking for how long they could hold on.
After a minute, those clones disappeared, and Amastu started performing hand signs for the next technique.
[Tiger - Boar - Ox - Dog - Snake]
As soon as he finished, the teacher clenched his fist and punched forward. His fist hit something, but instead of hitting Amastu, it hit a log.
The log was covered in smoke, which helped Amastu cover for his retreat while putting an optical illusion on his teacher.
[Substitution Jutsu]
"Good! Now come out, Amastu!" The teacher smiled and turned toward the door.
Amastu walked in from the door and smiled.
"So, how was it, Momoto-Sensei? Can I graduate?"
"Of course. Congratulations!"
Momoto smiled, took one of the headbands of the Leaf Village from the table, and passed it to Amastu.
"Alright, next Nikiri!"
Soon, one by one, students began to take part in the Graduation Exam.
Since there were only twenty students in this classroom, Ken's turn came in just a few hours.
For Ken, this was an easy test. Although he wasn't a genius of Sasuke's caliber, he was still a hardworking Uchiha.
After he learned what's more important for him, Ken began to develop his skills even more.
As soon as he came to the stage, he started performing hand signs. One second it took him one second to form three hand signs.
[Dog- Boar - Ram]
[Transformation Jutsu]
Unlike Amastu, his transformation was even more perfect.
Momoto smiled and said.
"You are indeed the genius of a Uchiha Clan. Your hand seal speed was even faster than me."
"Thank you, Momoto-Sensei!" Ken also showed a smile while looking exactly like him. Even his muscles twitched while smiling.
This wasn't just a normal illusion. It was a much more powerful Transformation Jutsu.
[Ram- Snake- Tiger]
Just like that, four different clones appeared next to him. It's not that he wanted to show off, but his Chakra Reserves were indeed more than other civilian students.
As soon as he did that, he also started performing hand signs for Substitution Jutsu while keeping his clone active.
In less than two seconds, the hand signs were completed, and Momoto checked it with his fist.
Ken reappeared in his seat as the illusion of him being punched by Momoto disappeared.
Even Momoto found it hard to sense his presence until those clones disappeared.
"Good, you can graduate, Ken!"
Momoto smiled and passed him the Forehead Protector while calling the name of the next student.
Many girls showed enthusiasm for his graduation, while the boys still looked sour.
After a few more turns, the Graduation Exam finally ended, and everyone was allowed to leave.
Now, they had to wait for two days until their team selection had been fixed.
While others were simply enjoying the feeling of graduation, Ken was just stunned.
At this moment, a translucent blue panel appeared in front of him. When he saw this panel, the first thought that came to his mind was 'System'
Solo Leveling System or Gamer System?
He didn't know what kind of System was that, but he knew this was a system.
Because Naruto wasn't the only manga he had read in that dream. He had read several other Manga and comics.
Not to mention several novels with reincarnation or Isekaied themes. For a moment, he almost believed that he was living in a book.
But then he shook off that ridiculous thought and stared at the panel.
[Congratulations for Graduating from Ninja Academy]
[Your Ninja Limit Breaking System has been activated]
As he read the first panel and started reading the second one, the first panel slowly faded away.
As if it was being controlled by his eyes.
Next, a larger panel appeared after the second panel.
[Name- Uchiha Ken
Age- 8
Rank- Genin (Low)
Chakra- 0.2 (0/1000)+
Bloodline: Uchiha [D] (0/100)+, Sharingan [C] (0/500)+
Attributes- Fire [C] (0/500)+
Taijutsu: Uchiha Fluid [D] (0/100)+
Ninjutsu: Transformation [D] (0/100)+, Substitution Jutsu [D] (0/100)+, Clone Jutsu (D) (0/100)+, Fire Style- Great Fireball Jutsu [C] (0/500)+, Manipulated Shuriken Jutsu [D] (0/100)+
Genjutsu- None
Points- Zero
Task- Practice Fireball Jutsu a hundred times- Reward (200 Points)]
As soon as he saw this, Ken almost stood up from his seat.
"Is something wrong, Ken?" One of the girls who still hadn't left the room asked when she saw a look of disbelief in his eyes.
Only then did Ken come to his senses and realize that he was still in the class.
He also realized that others couldn't see the panel in front of him, which was almost similar to those shown in novels and comics.
"No, I just got lost in my thoughts without realizing the class had ended. Goodbye!" Ken politely replied and walked out of the class.
The girl behind him helplessly sighed.
'Damn it! I shouldn't have reminded him. At least I could watch his face the entire time.'
Ken, unaware of her thought, returned to his home immediately. It's not that he didn't want to make any other contacts but rather had a difficult subject in his hands.
He had to explore how this system worked.
Upon returning to his house, he began to carefully think about this system. Just to prove it real, Ken decided to try Fireball Jutsu 100 times.
Even though this was a horrendous task.
Currently, with his Chakra Reserves, he could only launch two Fireballs. And, it was only thanks to his recent training with Chakra Control otherwise, he could only use one.
This was a problem because it would take him at least one hour to recover.
That meant he could only use 20 Fireball Jutsu a day, which might take almost 5 days just to complete one task.
So, he began to ask a few questions about the system. Unfortunately, he got no reply.
He tried other things, but none of them worked. The only thing he could do was earn points and use them.
So, he had no choice but to start his training. Since his compound was small, he went to a bigger free area where he could train properly.
Upon reaching a small lake surrounded by grassland, he began to use hand signs.
[Snake- Ram- Monkey- Boar- Horse- Tiger]
His Chakra began to deplete astronomically. In an instant, it went down by forty percent but this Chakra began to change into Fire Chakra.
Since his Chakra Nature was Fire, he didn't need to master Chakra Nature to learn Fireball Jutsu though he did start his training with Fire Chakra a few months ago.
It's just that with his talent, he could barely master the first stage and reach the second stage.
In the second stage, his Fire had a serious burning effect.
So, when Fire Chakra came out of his mouth, it turned into a massive stream of Fire and slowly shaped into a ball of fire.
This ball of Fire was at least 2 meters in radius.
[Fire Style- Great Fireball Jutsu]
Bang! Splash!
As it came out of his mouth, the fireball went crashing toward the lake. In an instant, the upper layer of the lake was covered in steam as the fireball slowly began to dissipate.
"Hoooo! Just releasing one Fireball makes me tired." Ken heavily panted for a moment and started using hand signs once more.
[Snake- Ram- Monkey- Boar- Horse- Tiger]
[Fire Style- Great Fireball Jutsu]
As he kneaded his Chakra and transformed it into fire, a large fireball came out of his mouth and went toward the lake in the same direction.
Once again, his Chakra was emptied by 80%. If Fireball wasn't a C-Rank Jutsu, he wouldn't be able to use it more than once.
Because at his current Chakra Reserve, just using two Fireballs leaves him with twenty percent of his Chakra.