ALL NOVEL Chapter 4: Sibling love (2)
[Warring State Period - Land of Rice, Oto no Kuni]
"What do you mean, you just learned it from father's scroll?", Sakura groaned, "You are a genius, Genji! I mean it! Few are capable of using genjutsu within the secondary family branch, much less use it as skillfully as you do!"
'If she knew that I also mastered the family bloodline release and two D-rank wind jutsu, she would probably drop from the shock...Let's leave this out for now', he thought
"Is that really all that impressive? I mean, it is just a D-rank genjutsu", Genji answered calmly, having visibly overestimated the standards of strength of regular genins. After all, the series had a focus on completely overpowered individuals, from the likes of Kakashi who became jonins as children, to monstrous existences like Hashirama, capable of growing forest with one single jutsu.
Of course, just because his clan's standards were low did not mean he would accept lowering them.
Genji's sight was not to become 'Hokage' or a 'jonin'. No, he had his sights on something much more valuable, much more difficult.
[Survival]
To survive in this era, and in the future, he needed to become at least an elite jonin. No, if he wasn't a kage-level existence, then he could vanish at any moments. After all, there were no mention of the Kinzoku clan in the show, meaning that they had probably been wiped out.
His sister confirmed his suspicions: "Yes! Genjutsu is not as simple as regular ninjutsu. It requires strong mental force, and this specific jutsu is actually not commonly taught, which is why I did not immediately came out of it"
'You mean, you would have stayed in the illusion for much longer if I didn't act', Genji spoke, but before he could utter a word, his sister continued
"Usually, the bigger the chakra reserve difference, the more difficult it is for a genjutsu to have impact. Yet...the vision I had was...hellish. There is no other words to describe it. Corpses all around me, eyes in the sky prying at my soul and worse still...Everything was drenched in a dark, corrupted scent. I have never experienced such a strong genjutsu. All of my senses were affected"
Looking at his logs, Genji understood what happened.
[Your proficiency in [Sonic Hell Labyrinth [D]] genjutsu has reached 50 points of proficiency!]
[Being the first player to have reached 50 points of proficiency in a genjutsu, you have earned a new perk]
[You have earned 1000 EXP]
[You have earned the perk [Iron Mind - Genjutsu is 50% more effective on others]]
[Name - Genji Kinzoku | Age - 6 | Level 9 Shinobi (20 / 600 EXP)
Attributes:
Strength - 11 → 13 [D] | Agility - 10 → 12 [E → D] | Vitality - 9 → 11 [E → D] | Chakra - 15 → 19 [D]
Perks: Kinzoku Bloodeline [B] (42%), Iron Mind [C]
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 → 55)]
"What? Are you in shock? I will tell father! I am sure he will be happy about it! Although it means that you will have more responsibilities in the future, this is an incredible thing for the clan! There has not been a genjutsu specialist for years!", Sakura said while running.
Genji trembled slightly.
Though the perks, level ups were incredible news...
There was something else that made him dreadfully afraid.
"As the first player-"
He was not alone in this world. There were others, just like him. Others that could level up. Others that would without any doubt become very strong and alter the timeline. In other words, the system was not enough anymore. If he wanted to survive, he needed to become even stronger.