"So expensive! 15,000 Peaceful Points!"
Torifū couldn't afford it even if he sold himself, but fortunately, the first purchase in the shop could be obtained at 10% price, and after the discount, it was exactly 1,500 Peaceful Points.
What? You ask me why not save it to buy the Rinnegan or Mangekyou Sharingan? Then I have to tell you something.
Of course, there isn't any! Besides, even if you exchange it, would you dare to use it?!
Perhaps the shop will release the Rinnegan or something in the future, but it's not something Torifū needs to consider. He still needs to focus on the present.
"System, exchange [Genius]!"
A soft blue glow flashed, and suddenly, Torifū felt as if his mind had been bathed in golden light. Clarity flooded his thoughts.
He immediately opened the scroll again to check. The cultivation method that he had previously found obscure and difficult now felt so simple, and many ideas for developing ninjutsu appeared in his mind.
At this time, Torifū just wanted to evaluate two words—good stuff!
"Although I'm flat broke now, this is absolutely worth it! My Cloud Release training will progress so much faster."
With only a month left before the ninja academy started, Torifū was determined to master Cloud Release by then.
"With this genius buff, training Cloud Release should be as easy as an old lady blowing her nose!"
The First and Second Hokage placed great importance to the ninja school. It was the foundation of Konoha's future, and they put a lot of effort into it.
And the results spoke for themselves. The first batch of thirty-six students had graduated and were already undertaking low-risk missions.
Among them, the most outstanding Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzo, Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, Akimichi Torifu, Uchiha Kagami—had been personally taken under Tobirama's wing.
Everyone with a discerning eye knows that these six people have unlimited potential in the future, so whether it was civilians or powerful families, they sent their talented children to the ninja school, hoping to be valued by the Hokage and accepted as disciples.
Torifū had the same goal. He had already left an impression on the Hokage. Now, he just needed to deepen it at the academy and eventually become the Second Hokage's disciple. A flawless plan.
When the Second Hokage abdicates, he will assist the Third Hokage well. When the Third Hokage gets old, he will kick him off the stage and continue to assist Minato.
As for actually assisting them? That was just a formality. If they listened to him or not—it made no difference to him. It would be better if they didn't listen, he could slack more that way. The real aim was a peaceful life and handling any chaos triggered by the system. As long as Konoha remained stable, everything else was secondary.
Torifū happily planned his future life, but no one can say for sure whether the future will be as he wishes.
A month passed quickly. During this period, Torifū had been diligently cultivating Cloud Release, but the progress was really touching. The difficulty of cultivating Cloud Release was far beyond his imagination. Every time he was about to succeed, he failed at the last minute.
"I admit, I was way too confident."
Meanwhile, his daily Peaceful Points accumulated. With nothing pressing to buy, he now had 3,000 points saved.
Torifū, who had finished his training, went to bed early. Tomorrow was the first day of school, and he didn't want to be late on the first day.
…
Early the next morning, Torifū was awakened by the system's prompt:
[Live a peaceful day in Konoha, reward 100 Peaceful Points.]
For the system, Torifū had long regarded it as a natural alarm clock. He quickly got up, put on his clothes, washed up and ate in one go, and then left home.
The location of the ninja school was in the central area of Konoha, near the Hokage Rock, not too far from the Hokage Building.
Along the way, Torifū saw many children of his age. Most of them were led by their parents to the school, but there were also some who were alone. And when they saw Torifū, they all focused their attention on him.
Dressed like a sword immortal, it would be strange if they didn't stare! His style was completely different!
He was wearing a white robe with the Kumotsuru clan emblem embroidered on the back, several cloud cranes embroidered on the sleeves on both sides, and the family heirloom Tsurunaki Blade pinned to his waist. His white hair fluttered gently in the wind. If that wasn't the image of a sword immortal, what was?
Other children dressed plainly or in family uniforms. But even among Konoha's noble clans, none could match Torifū's ethereal look.
"Could my ancestor Kumotsuru Kajin have been a legendary sword immortal?"
Then he immediately dismissed the thought as ridiculous.
A generation of sword immortals completed their cultivation! Mountains and rivers collapsed between breaths, and the world changed color between talks and laughs! With just one blow, he broke through the void and escaped to another world, and finally came to Naruto???
Even novels don't dare to write like this!
Besides, if he were really a sword immortal, the Kumotsuru clan would have unified the ninja world long ago. What Kaguya Otsutsuki? What Isshiki Otsutsuki? One sword will cut you so deep that even your mother won't recognize you!
Torifū walked and entertained his wild fantasies in his mind, and unknowingly arrived at the ninja school.
…
At this time, about three to four hundred people had gathered outside the gate. There were some Hyuga with white eye disease, evil Uchiha with nasty faces, but most of the others were civilians.
Before long, the person in charge of the school divided these children into several classes, about fifty people in a class. Torifū was assigned to Class One.
The classroom was newly built and very spacious. Torifū looked around and saw a little Uchiha girl with purple hair and a very cute appearance.
After obtaining permission, Torifū sat with her.
The class has not started yet. The children in the class were about six years old. It was the age to play. Although they were not familiar with each other, some people had already become friends after just a while.
Torifū found it interesting but, being a transmigrator, couldn't bring himself to join in.
"Hello, I'm Maruboshi Kosuke. What's your name?"
Torifū turned his head and saw a little boy with his hair tied up smiling at him. When he first heard the name, he was stunned for a moment, but immediately remembered.
Isn't this the 'true' eternal Genin of Konoha? The veteran who served under four Hokage? So this was him as a kid—seemed like an honest guy.
Meeting a familiar name, even if it was one-sided, made Torifū happy. "Hey, I'm Torifū, head of the Kumotsuru clan."
The girl at the same table seemed to want to say something after hearing Torifū introduce himself, but didn't say it.
Kosuke grinned. "Then we're friends! I've got two buddies—let me call them over." And off he went.
Torifū hadn't made any friends since arriving in this world, so he didn't mind Kosuke's enthusiasm. In fact, he was a little curious to who he could call.
At this time, Torifū remembered that he didn't know the name of the girl at the same table, so he said: "Hello, my name is Torifū. What's your name?"
The girl smiled sweetly: "Hello, classmate Torifū, I'm Uchiha Naori."