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Kai Mitarashi felt a strange sensation ripple through his entire body the moment he had the thought. His mind was instantly flooded with an overwhelming amount of techniques for throwing ninja tools—shuriken, kunai, senbon... Each method was intricate and precise!
Suddenly, Kai's shoulder twitched, and a shuriken appeared in his hand. The cold touch of the shuriken felt oddly familiar, as though it was an extension of his own hands, as if he had already thrown shuriken thousands of times before.
With sharp focus in his eyes, Kai launched the shuriken swiftly. It flew straight toward a nearby tree branch.
In the next instant, several leaves drifted down from the tree, each perfectly sliced along their central veins by the shuriken—without the slightest deviation!
"Holy crap, this is incredible!"
Kai exclaimed in shock, his voice filled with disbelief.
Such precision in shuriken throwing was likely on par with his uncle, who served as the head of the ANBU. And this was merely a casual throw; he hadn't even utilized the advanced techniques now ingrained in his mind.
"With just these ninja tool throwing skills, I doubt there are many genin who could rival me! It seems these two years of effort haven't been wasted. Oh, right—there's also the beginner's gift pack. Let's see what's inside."
Feeling the immense power of ninja tool mastery, Kai couldn't help but anticipate the system's beginner's gift pack.
"System, open the beginner's gift pack," Kai murmured in his mind.
"Understood, host. Opening the beginner's gift pack... Congratulations, host! You have obtained an advanced bloodline—Ashura's Bloodline. Would you like to extract it?"
"Ashura's Bloodline!?"
Kai froze for a moment, then asked in disbelief, "Is this the bloodline of Ashura, the second son of the Sage of Six Paths?"
"Yes, host. Would you like to extract it? If not, it will be considered forfeited."
"Extract! Quickly, extract it!"
Forfeit? No way! Only a fool would pass this up. Kai could hardly contain his excitement.
This was Ashura's Bloodline!
The perfect Sage Body bloodline, inheriting the life force and physical energy of the Sage of Six Paths.
Even Hashirama Senju, who pacified the warring states and was hailed as the God of Shinobi, only inherited a portion of the Sage Body bloodline. One could only imagine how powerful the perfect Sage Body bloodline would be!
"Understood, host. Initiating fusion of Ashura's Bloodline. Please endure the process."
"Endure?"
Kai was taken aback, but before he could react, a numbing sensation spread through his body, followed by pain—bone-deep pain!
Kai felt as though his bones were being shattered repeatedly and his muscles were being torn apart over and over again!
"Argh! System! You bastard! How could you not warn me about these side effects in advance? And this—this is 'slight endurance'!?"
Kai's eyes turned bloodshot, veins bulging on his forehead as sweat dripped down like rain.
The agony came swiftly but subsided just as quickly. Within mere breaths, it was replaced by an overwhelming comfort—a warm sensation enveloping his entire body, gradually fading away.
"Phew..."
Kai exhaled deeply. The experience was like going from hell to heaven. Even when he was hit by a truck in his previous life, it hadn't been this excruciating.
"Huh?"
Clenching his fists, Kai noticed that apart from feeling physically stronger, there didn't seem to be any other changes.
"System, are you sure I've successfully fused with Ashura's Bloodline? Why don't I feel much different? Where's Wood Release?" Kai asked, puzzled.
"Host has successfully fused with Ashura's Bloodline. Please note that possessing Ashura's Bloodline does not equate to wielding Ashura's powers. The bloodline's abilities must be developed by the host. Furthermore, Wood Release is not a direct power of Ashura's Bloodline; it is merely a result of Hashirama Senju's development of the bloodline."
"What do you mean?" Kai asked, still confused.
"Host must figure it out on your own."
"Damn it..."
Hearing the system's response, Kai felt a wave of frustration but began to calm down.
After some thought, it made sense. Even Ashura himself wasn't born strong, right?
He gradually mastered the life force and physical energy inherited from the Sage of Six Paths, eventually defeating his elder brother Indra, who had inherited the Sage's spiritual energy and the Rinnegan.
"As expected, I can't rely too much on the system. Still, the increase in physical strength is good news. My chakra reserves should have significantly increased as well."
With this in mind, Kai sat cross-legged and began refining his chakra.
Chakra, in essence, is a unique energy formed by combining physical energy and spiritual energy.
As a transmigrator, Kai's spiritual energy was naturally far superior to that of his peers.
This was why Kai had been able to refine chakra at the age of three. However, due to limitations in age and physical development, his chakra reserves had always lagged behind.
Now, with the perfect fusion of Ashura's Bloodline and his enhanced physique, Kai could finally address this issue.
After a while, Kai suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing through them. Feeling the chakra within his body, he couldn't help but be amazed.
"My chakra reserves have increased by about fivefold. I should now have chakra levels comparable to a peak genin. Moreover, I can sense that my physical energy still hasn't balanced with my spiritual energy. As my physical attributes improve, my chakra reserves will undoubtedly grow even more!"
"Furthermore, with Ashura's Bloodline, as long as I keep working hard, I'll definitely stand at the pinnacle of the shinobi world! Names like Madara Uchiha, Sage of Six Paths, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, and Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki—one day, I, Kai Mitarashi, will possess the power to face you all!"
Having knowledge of the entire Naruto storyline, Kai deeply understood the overwhelming strength of these late-game bosses. Even Kage-level shinobi were nothing more than slightly stronger ants in their presence.
This was precisely why Kai had spent two years neglecting ninja training in favor of activating the system.
Otherwise, even if Kai Mitarashi possessed exceptional talent, at best, he would only reach the peak of Kage-level strength. Without special powers, surviving the final battles would be nearly impossible.
This was a real world, and Kai wasn't sure if his presence might trigger a butterfly effect, altering Naruto's ability to talk-no-jutsu his way through the bosses or seal Kaguya Ōtsutsuki with Sasuke in the end.
Instead of relying on others, Kai chose to forge his own path!
This was his ninja way.
Having experienced the emptiness and despair of dying once before, Kai knew he never wanted to feel the helplessness of life slipping away again.
"Brother, Uncle is calling for you," a crisp voice suddenly interrupted Kai's thoughts.
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