Mitsuki had now lived in this world for nearly five years. After today, it would officially be his fifth birthday.
For most people, that would be just another mildly special day. But for Mitsuki, it was second only to the day he was reincarnated — because at exactly midnight, his system would send him his annual birthday reward.
This year, not only would he receive a Wish Core, but tomorrow also marked a full year of daily check-ins, which meant another Wish Core as a bonus.
Finally, the moment arrived.
[Ding! You have a new mail. This message will expire in 365 days. Please check it promptly.]
Here it is! The message was always the same every year.
[Dear Host, thank you for your support and companionship over the past year. As a token of appreciation, we grant you a Wish Core. May your new life continue to sail smoothly.]
After claiming the gift and receiving the bonus Wish Core from his check-in, Mitsuki, with trembling fingers, opened the Wish Panel.
The tenth pull in any ten-pull batch was guaranteed to succeed. According to the system, this function wasn't like the gacha mechanics of his past life's games. A successful wish would always yield a skill perfectly suited to him.
In other words, there was no risk of pulling a garbage skill.
Let's do this!
[Consume 9 Wish Cores to perform 9 Wishes? The 10th Wish will be guaranteed to succeed.]
[Confirm]
[9 Wish Cores consumed. Wishing initiated.]
[Wish failed… Wish failed… Wish failed… Wish succeeded!]
[Congratulations, Host has obtained: Six Eyes!]
Huh? Six Eyes? Is this really the most suitable ability for him?
Well, no use doubting it now. Mitsuki tapped the skill to read the description.
Skill: Six Eyes
Ability 1: 360-degree long-range vision
Ability 2: Insight into the mechanics of most ninjutsu
Ability 3: Chakra flow tracking and prediction
Ability 4: Precision chakra manipulation
Ability 5: Chakra loss minimization
As always, the system's style was neat and to the point.
It was essentially a chakra-based version of the Six Eyes from his previous world. The lack of Limitless wasn't surprising — after all, Limitless and Six Eyes were two separate techniques in that world. The system wasn't running some kind of "buy one, get one free" promotion.
So Mitsuki wasn't disappointed at all.
He grabbed a mirror from the drawer by his bed and examined his new eyes.
Since his original eye color was blue, there wasn't a dramatic change — just a brighter glow. But when he looked around the room… he was stunned.
From his position, he could clearly observe everything within dozens of kilometers — nothing was hidden from his sight.
Was this for real?
Mitsuki recalled how, in the Naruto world, there was a sensory technique known as Kagura Shingan (The Mind's Eye), capable of covering vast distances. But when it came to the quality of information obtained, Kagura Shingan couldn't even begin to compare to Six Eyes.
He suspected it had something to do with how chakra worked compared to the cursed energy from his past life — chakra was made of both spiritual and physical energy, which perhaps helped lighten the mental load.
In Mitsuki's vision, buildings, bodies, chakra pathways — he could toggle them freely, even seeing through solid walls if he wished. He could observe the chakra inside any individual.
This felt somewhat similar to the Byakugan, but with a massively expanded range. While an ordinary Byakugan had a scanning range of just one kilometer, Six Eyes covered several dozen.
For a regular shinobi, one kilometer was already impressive—but compared to Six Eyes or Kagura Shingan, it was laughably small.
Suddenly, Mitsuki became curious: what was Rin doing right now?
Given her strict self-discipline, she was probably asleep... or so he thought.
He focused his gaze on the Nohara household — and, to his surprise, Rin was still awake. She was lying on her back, hugging a rather ugly shark plushie, her little head dangling off the edge of the bed, mumbling to herself.
"Tomorrow is Mitsuki's birthday. Kento-san passed away recently… I can't let Mitsuki feel lonely tomorrow."
Then she suddenly sat up, as if struck by an idea.
"What if I just spend the night at Mitsuki's place tomorrow? I bet Mom would say yes!"
Whether Lady Nohara would agree was uncertain, but Mitsuki had just discovered a flaw in Six Eyes: He could see Rin speaking—but not hear her.
Looks like it's time to learn lip-reading. Wait, do the Hyūga learn that? Or do they just never think about it?
It's probably not something they'd bother with. Still, it could be a fun topic to investigate.
From what Mitsuki had just tested, Six Eyes offered the detailed insight of the Byakugan plus the massive range of Kagura Shingan—this was a battlefield tool, without a doubt.
Of course, he hadn't even started at the Ninja Academy yet, so the battlefield was a long way off. Once he got there, though, he could easily fake it as a powerful sensory skill.
Moving on to the next ability — precise chakra control.
When it came to chakra control, the ultimate benchmark was probably medical ninjutsu.
Unfortunately, Mitsuki had never studied medical techniques, and Kento hadn't collected them either.
But another jutsu came to mind — one that heavily relied on chakra control:
Rasengan.
In the manga, the training for Rasengan was detailed more than most jutsu, and each step required incredible chakra precision.
Mitsuki stretched out his hand and attempted to recreate it. Following the manga's explanation, he began shaping his chakra into a spinning sphere.
Slowly, a brilliant blue orb formed in his palm.
"…Wait, seriously? That worked?"
He stared in disbelief. Could it be a dud?
To test, he gently pressed the Rasengan against the corner of his bedside table.
Crack!
The edge shattered instantly, splintering with jagged wooden spikes.
Yeah… that was real.
Dissipating the chakra in his hand, Mitsuki was stunned at the sheer destructive force of such a light touch.
What shocked him more, though, was how easy it had been. No effort. No chakra drain.
So this was what perfect chakra control felt like?
Not a single drop wasted.
"This is amazing. That idea I jokingly mentioned to Kento before — about using chakra to flow through a metal blade and fire off handseal-less Lightning Release — maybe I should actually develop it."
That short sword of his might truly come in handy. Maybe he should give it a name?
Unfortunately, past life or current, Mitsuki was terrible at naming things.
After a few minutes of brainstorming, he gave up.
All he could come up with were cringy names like Frostmourne or Happy Flame.
Still, the Six Eyes had exceeded his expectations. Deeply satisfied, Mitsuki stayed up late experimenting with its powers — until sleep finally overtook him.