In the Naruto World, yet without Chakra?
Haruki dared not open his eyes, hoping it was just his imagination. But the system's incessant chatter kept echoing in his mind.
Haruki could no longer deceive himself. He didn't even dare to open his eyes and look at Yahiko and the others.
[But seriously, you were really working so hard just now.]
[I was too embarrassed to remind such a diligent host.]
[Your mindset is very good.]
[Please don't compare yourself to others. Yahiko and the others are natives of the Naruto World, you can't compare yourself to them.]
'Shut up.'
Haruki had just said so in his mind when he immediately stopped.
[...]
[Don't bottle things up and cause yourself problems.]
'Shut up.'
Haruki's heart was about to explode.
Haruki could never compete with the inherently abstract system. Compared to the system, Haruki, a mere internet troll, was as naive as a fresh recruit.
He questioned the system, 'How am I supposed to survive in this dangerous world without Chakra? Tell me!'
Haruki broke down. He had transmigrated to the Naruto World, already halfway through his strategy guide, only for the system to tell him he had no Chakra?
What was the difference between this and finding a video, getting the tissues ready, making all the preparations, only to pull down your pants and realize you don't have a little bird at all?
It was even more cruel than his example.
[Don't be so anxious.]
"..."
Who wouldn't be anxious in this situation? He was already considered good-tempered.
[Don't be senselessly enraged.]
"..."
Senselessly enraged?
Haruki withered. His heart was completely dead.
[Although you don't have Chakra, you have cursed energy.]
[And your talent in the Cursed energy department is very high.]
[Your Cursed energy is also very vast.]
[When I told you that you didn't have Chakra, your cursed energy experienced a small burst.]
"..."
Haruki was silent for a second.
'So what? Do you want an award?'
[What award?]
'The 'Anger Your Host to Death' award.' Haruki's heart was like still water.
[...]
[Ypu need to look on the bright side. Although the source of attack power is different, the effect of the attack is the same.]
Haruki was reluctantly comforted. He really had no choice but to be comforted. Otherwise, was he really going to die?
Haruki felt that his destiny was fraught with difficulties.
Was this the suffering that a protagonist was destined to bear?
'How much cursed energy do I have?'
Alright. Haruki took a deep breath, adjusting his mindset.
[Don't rely too much on the system.]
"..."
Haruki believed that as a host, he was already working hard enough. A small family only achieves results when two people work together.
If the system slacks off, what good is it for him, a host, to put in all his effort?
Haruki regarded the system as a disabled system. After all, it couldn't even answer such a simple question.
'Why don't I just die?'
Is the system that useless?
Haruki could foresee what kind of "surprises" the system would occasionally bring him in the future.
[Host, don't die.]
[The host's cursed energy is composed of two parts: personal cursed energy (maximum 10,000,000) + Cursed Spirit-carried cursed energy (no maximum limit)]
Haruki understood. Yuta's body had a maximum cursed energy total of only ten million, but every time he activated a Cursed Spirit, the Cursed Spirit's cursed energy would merge into his body.
This meant that his cursed energy was unlimited in a sense.
Suddenly, something flashed through Haruki's mind. He was suddenly stunned. Immediately after, he promptly had the system bring up his personal information.
[Copy (Current progress 36.002%): Can copy ninjutsu below A-rank.]
[Copyable Techniques: Kento Nanami — Ratio (Activated), Toge Inumaki — Cursed Speech (Not Activated), Satoru Gojo — Six Eyes (Not Activated), Satoru Gojo — Limitless (Not Activated), Satoru Gojo — Hollow Purple (Not Activated), Satoru Gojo — Domain Expansion (Not Activated), Suguru Geto — Cursed Spirit Manipulation (Not Activated), Toji Fushiguro — Heavenly Restriction (Not Activated)... Click to expand]
Haruki immediately analyzed the key information in his mind.
A-rank or lower ninjutsu copy?
That meant he could still use ninjutsu. It's just that his ninjutsu wasn't activated with Chakra, but with cursed energy and the effect was the same.
Haruki breathed a huge sigh of relief. He was now completely relieved. Not only that, he had already activated Nanami's technique.
Why would Nanami's technique be activated?
Haruki still didn't understand. He could only attribute it to Rika's upgrade and Sukuna's activation.
To activate more copyable techniques, he needed to increase Rika and Sukuna's strength and activate other Cursed Spirits.
Having received a somewhat satisfactory result, Haruki finally dared to open his eyes. Before he could clearly see the people in front of him, he first heard Yahiko and the others cheering.
"Haruki, you succeeded."
"That's great."
"I knew you could do it, Haruki."
Before Haruki could say a word, Yahiko and Konan were already excitedly celebrating for Haruki.
Jiraiya and Nagato smiled.
Haruki: "..."
He had to interrupt them.
The next second, the jubilant Yahiko and others heard Haruki's voice.
"I... don't seem to have Chakra."
Jiraiya: "..."
Nagato: "..."
Yahiko: "..."
Konan: "..."
"Are... are you kidding?"
Yahiko was incredulous.
"How can you not have Chakra?"
Yahiko looked at Jiraiya as if seeking confirmation.
Jiraiya looked at Haruki in confusion, stroking his chin. "Hmm... it's true that some people are born without Chakra."
Legend has it that the Sage of Six Paths imparted Chakra to people, and people gradually spread Chakra, thus giving birth to Ninshu.
Outside Ninshu, there were still a large number of people in the world who had not been exposed to Chakra, and their descendants also had no Chakra.
"Then what should we do?" Yahiko looked at Jiraiya with concern.
Jiraiya stared intently at Haruki. To his surprise, he didn't see any disappointment or nervousness on the child's face.
"Haruki, you cannot learn ninjutsu."
Haruki's heart was like still water when Jiraiya told him this result. Only he knew whether he could learn ninjutsu.
But Haruki didn't say anything, he wanted Jiraiya to discover it himself and give Jiraiya a 'surprise'.
Haruki's heart revealed an evil smile.
Jiraiya looked at Haruki and comforted him, "But it's not necessarily true that you can only protect yourself by learning ninjutsu."
"Next, I will teach you taijutsu."
Taijutsu?
When Jiraiya mentioned Taijutsu, Haruki thought of Toji. He really wanted Heavenly Restriction.
To figure out the rules for activating copyable techniques, he still had to earn emotion points for experiments.
(End of Chapter)
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