The ninja school has three semesters each year. The first semester starts on April 1st and ends in mid-July, followed by the second semester which begins in early September and concludes at the end of December. The final semester starts in early January and ends at the end of March.
April 1st, Year 54 of the Leaf Village.
The ninja school welcomed the first semester of the new academic year.
The sixth-grade students had already graduated at the end of March, either becoming official Genin, returning to school for further studies, being specially recruited by certain departments, or dropping out of the ninja path altogether.
Students from other grades officially advanced to higher grades today.
The vacant first-grade classrooms were about to welcome new students who had passed the entrance exams.
Izayoi was one of them.
Unlike the other new students who were accompanied by their parents or older siblings, Izayoi was one of the few who came alone.
Similarly, unlike those who looked enviously at their classmates with family members by their side, Izayoi's gaze held no envy or jealousy. Instead, it was one of observation.
But what he observed wasn't their appearance—it was something only Izayoi could see.
[Ninja Aptitude (White)]
[Chakra Control (Green)]
[Chuunin Aptitude (Green)]
Whenever Izayoi focused his gaze on them, bubbles would appear around these people.
The colors of the bubbles varied—some were the same, while others were different. Inside these bubbles were words that matched their colors.
Of course, some people had no bubbles around them.
Either because they had no talent, or because their talent didn't even reach the lowest level. For example, talents related to non-ninja professions were not within the scope of this system.
This was Izayoi's cheat ability.
Izayoi had no surname, only a given name.
According to the orphanage director, he was named Izayoi because he was born on the night of June 16th.
After living in the orphanage until the age of three, where he learned to read, speak, and some basic survival skills, Izayoi was taken back to his home by the director. There, he was brought to the cemetery to meet his parents for the first time.
It turned out he was from a ninja family, though both his parents were orphans without surnames.
His father was a Chuunin of the village, but unfortunately, he and his entire squad, including their Jonin Instructor, had died during a mission.
His mother had died during childbirth, and with her last breath, instead of entrusting Izayoi to her husband or friends, she had asked the doctor to send him to the orphanage.
The orphanage was backed by the village, so they had no interest in seizing Izayoi's inheritance.
And indeed, that was the case.
Izayoi wasn't surprised that he had to start learning to live independently from the age of three.
After understanding the kind of world he had been reborn into, Izayoi knew that besides himself, the chosen one of this world had also lived alone from the age of three.
That person was even more impressive—he dared to walk alone in a snow-covered night at the age of three.
The world of the Hokage, also known as The Legend of the Five Villages' Eye Battles and Black Zetsu's Search for His Mother.
Coming to this world, which was entirely about the internal conflicts of the Otsutsuki Clan and where bloodline supremacy reigned, Izayoi felt no panic.
Even though he was just an orphan without a surname or a Kekkei Genkai, he didn't feel despair.
Because… he also had a cheat! The Talent Attribute System, which Izayoi had triggered when he turned one year old.
In addition to being able to see the bubbles on others, Izayoi could also see a screen within his mind that only he could perceive. When summoned, even a mirror couldn't reflect it.
On this screen, Izayoi's personal information was displayed, along with a beginner's gift package.
However, by the time he was three years old, Izayoi had already used up the beginner's gift package.
Now, his personal information was completely different and incredibly impressive. As Izayoi walked into the ninja academy, he summoned the screen in his mind.
[Host: Izayoi]
[Talent Attributes: Otsutsuki Bloodline (Red), Super Kage Aptitude (Gold), Kekkei Genkai: Byakugan (Purple), All Attributes Constitution (Purple), Medical Genius (Blue), Chakra Control (Blue)]
[Points: 25]
While others had only one, two, or even no bubbles at all, Izayoi's talent attributes had reached an astonishing six.
However, when he first obtained the Talent Attribute System, he only had one talent attribute—Chuunin Aptitude (Green).
But at the age of three, Izayoi achieved a miraculous transformation, becoming the most talented prodigy of this era.
In terms of talent, there were only those who were as strong as him in this era, but none who were stronger.
The hierarchy of talent attributes: White, Green, Blue, Purple, Gold, Red.
This hierarchy wasn't provided by the Talent Attribute System but was something Izayoi had figured out on his own.
He was certain that there were other levels above Red, though he didn't yet know what colors they might be.
The function of the Talent Attribute System was to allow the host to acquire the talent attributes of others.
As for the methods of acquisition, Izayoi had also figured them out through trial and error. So far, he knew of two ways.
The first was to defeat an opponent. In an equal match, there was a high probability of obtaining a low-level attribute and a very low probability of obtaining a high-level one.
In an upset victory, there was an extremely high probability of obtaining a high-level attribute, with a 100% chance of obtaining a low-level one.
In a one-sided battle, there was a very low probability of obtaining either a low-level or high-level attribute.
The second method was through the beginner's gift package provided by the Talent Attribute System, which offered a free opportunity to copy one of someone else's talent attributes.
When Izayoi realized he had been transported to the world of Naruto, a series he had been deeply obsessed with during his student days, and that he was born on June 16th in the 48th year of the Leaf Village, making him the same age as the Nine Rookie Ninja, he almost immediately decided to use the beginner's gift package on Uzumaki Naruto.
After all, Naruto was the protagonist of this world and this era.
The reincarnation of Asura Chakra, the Child of Sage, inheriting the Sage Body from Otsutsuki Hagoromo, the dormant Uzumaki Bloodline, and being the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki...
Even if Naruto couldn't pronounce "Chakra" correctly or extract it properly, the seals and bloodline within him would ensure his Chakra was constantly increasing.
As long as Naruto had any attributes related to Asura or the Sage Body, Izayoi only needed to copy them to instantly gain immense potential.
Aside from Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke was also a great choice.
As the reincarnation of the Child of Sage, he inherited the Sage Eye from Otsutsuki Hagoromo.
However, just as Izayoi was searching for them, a chance encounter with a member of the Hyuga Clan on the street sparked an idea in his mind, temporarily putting that thought on hold.
In this era of the Shinobi World, the most prodigious talents were undoubtedly Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke.
After all, like Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara, they were reincarnations of the Child of Sage, possessing not only Super Kage Aptitude but also the guidance of the Sage of Six Paths.
As long as they realized their potential, they were destined to become Super Kage-level powerhouses.
Once they received the Sage of Six Paths' blessings, they would surpass the limits that even Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara had not reached, becoming Six Paths-level powerhouses.
On Earth, no one in this era had greater potential than them.
But... what about beyond Earth?
(End of Chapter)