Aadamya Joshi was just a normal kid, life was working out great for him... he had gotten into his dream college, had already published a few papers as an acknowledged contributor and 2 papers as a co- author, and was only in my 2nd year! He dared even say his performance was definitely out of the norm.
While this was majorly due to him starting early in 11th grade which was only possible due to some of his relatives being in the field and his college itself being involved in the research.
Anyways, the point is, his career trajectory was looking very good.
Unfortunately, he wasn't able to continue on this path... because on one ordinary day, something extraordinary happened.
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17th October, 20XX
"Hah...finally, today's work is done!"
In a college dorm, a boy lazily stretched on his chair while mumbling to himself.
But, as he opened his eyes, the scene infront of him wasn't that of his desk, but rather a blank space
'Void' was the best way he could describe it, there was simply nothing but himself, as if floating in deep space
A monotone voice suddenly rang out from all directions
[ Welcome ]
"H-huh? Who said that!?"
[ Calm down would ya, its nothing complicated, you're just getting transmigrated! ]
As those words came out, he felt a sudden and unnatural calmness wash over him, as if he were a cloud floating away with the wind... His growing panic ceased and he was able to think clearly
"Can you elaborate please? How am I so...."
[ Calm? Yeah, you're in my space buddy, I can atleast influence your emotions. As for why, I just can't be bothered to deal with your panicking ]
"I see... you said this was your space?" He continued looking around even though he could see nothing but darkness, "What do you mean? And what's going to happen to me?"
[ You're just getting transmigrated into another world, specifically, the Naruto world ]
"Right.... but why, what do you want from me?"
[ Ugh... so many questions, people like you are so annoying... why overthink so much, just be happy you're getting such an opportunity! ]
"Can you please answer?"
[ Fine... since you're asking so nicely, the reason is something you're better off not knowing as of now, and I only want you to rise to the top of the ninja world ]
"Only??" Was his initial reaction, but then he realized, 'Ohh... this must be one of those situations where a random dude gets isekai'd with cheats'
[ Well, you can say that I guess ]
"So, who are you? My system or something?"
[ Indeed, I am... drumroll please..... ]
[ The Knowledge System! ]
"Ohh nice, so you input the knowledge of jutsus directly into my brain right?"
[ No. ]
"??" He paused momentarily, confused, and then asked "Then what exactly do you do?"
[ Rude... I'll have you know I'm a very great system ]
"You still haven't answered my question....."
[ Ah... would you look at that! Explanation time's over, good luck, Host! ]
Just as that voice rang out, he started dispersing into glowing polygons from bottom up, "Hey! Hey.... you still haven---" and as he was about to complete his question, his mouth and head dispersed as well
[ phew... saved! Thank god he asked so many useless questions that the time ran out, otherwise another dissatisfied host and I might've been put down! ]
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Konoha, Year 43, 17th October
Morning, 9:00 am
It was a relatively peaceful time for the village hidden among the leaves, the Shinobu world war had ended 10 years ago, and it was almost as if nothing had ever happened, in terms of resources atleast.
The recent death of the grandson of Hashirama Senju had been the only major ripple in their serenity
The village was bustling with activity, street vendors called out to the crowd, people went about their jobs, you could even make out a few ninjas mixed in by their composed gait
The village was vast, and it's population and buildings similarly so, but even among these numerous houses, a few sections of the village stood out.
These were the clan compounds, their huge, traditional Japanese style architecture made other buildings look ordinary in comparison
In one of the smaller compounds, a young child who looked about 3 suddenly opened his eyes
He sat up abruptly, "ANSWER ME!!!" He yelled out, his white haired disheveled and body covered in cold sweat
Two maids quickly rushed in to the large Japanese style room in a panic
"Kagaku Sama! Are you alright?!"
"What happened Kagaku Sama!"
They hurried over to him, one of them checking the surroundings, while the other looked over him.
Her palm glowed with a refreshing green glow as it ran over his body.
Aadamya, or apparently Kagaku now, was still disorientated due to the transfer
He looked around in confusion at the two women being so jumpy
He quickly gathered his thoughts and said, "I- *cough* I'm fine, now, thanks.... it was just... a nightmare, that's all"
The maid checking the surroundings put down her kunai which she had taken out without him noticing, and looked over at the one checking him
Only after she nodded did she calm down as well
'Damn, am I some noble or what? Two maids with clear ninja skills personally looking over me?
Well, atleast I got a cool name this time around... Kagaku, really rolls off the tongue, hopefully the last name matches well'
Then he suddenly remembered, his dodgy system!
'Hey! You damn system, are you there or not!?'
Then, a slightly transparent blue screen materialized out of thin air infront of him, and text began appearing on it, matching with the voice in his head
[ Hah... yes, I'm here host... no need to make such a racket (-_-) ]
'Hah.... nevermind it, I'm assuming they can't see this UI?'
[ Of course not, I may be a novice system, but even I know that! ]
'You know... The way you talk, its as if there are many systems out there....' He mentally gave the system a pointed look
[ Hey, don't just sit around, you're worrying your maids! ]
'This isn't over you shifty bastard!'
"Uh... sorry, I was just... spaced out, you may go, I'm okay, don't worry." He said, trying to make the uninvited guests leave quickly
"Are you sure, Kagaku sama?"
"Yes, I'm very sure, I've got something to do urgently, can you give me some privacy please?"
The maids looked stunned, as if wondering what urgent matter a 2 year old could have, but they still complied
Once the maids left, Kagaku turned his gaze back to the floating system panel
'Now, answer me! What can you actually do?'
[ Uh... (-_-; ) I promise I'm very useful host! ]
He gave it a glare "You better open your trap now..."
[ I can... let you access the internet, the one from the world you came from...]
Kagaku's eyes widened in shock, but just as he was about to exclaim his surprise, the system interrupted him
[ Wa- Wait, Host! I promise I'm an excellent system, I can't give you rewards but... just think of all the things you could do! ]
'What the hell are you on about!? That's overpowered as fuck!'
[ Heh!? Do you... do you really mean it?! ]
"You do realise that practically all of humanity's knowledge is stored there right? Do you know what kind of stuff I could be pulling off with that?"
[ You really think so?? All my previous hosts threw me away because I didn't give them any rewards ( T_T) ]
"What kind of stupid hosts were you occupying bruh that's op as hell, were they hoping to be some sword immortal from the start with zero work or something?"
[ Wait... what exactly did you do before you came here? ]
'Hmm? I was a student, but I guess you could say I am a researcher'
[ (°○°) ohhhhh you're a scientist! No wonder you think I'm useful, damn it... I should've requested one of you guys in the first place! How could I not think of that! ]
Kagaku slapped his forehead, why did he have to get such a dramatic system...
"Hey... if you're done whining now, can you tell me how you work? And is there anything else you can do? And what are your restrictions? I'm sure you wouldn't let me just contact my previous world"
[ Oh... right, excuse me.... Well, as I said earlier, you can access the internet, same as you could before through the the system panel. And you're right, you can't contact your previous world in any way, your views or anything like that won't be registered either. ]
[ Other than that, there are some quality of life changes like no ads and stuff, and there aren't really any restrictions other than no communication ]
"I see.... and what's this about other systems you keep talking about?"
[ I would like to tell you, believe me, I would, but you're not qualified yet, I'm sorry ]
His eyes narrowed, "Uh huh.... so what qualifications do I need?"
[ I can tell you the basic information if you accomplish something in the upcoming war, and get recognized by the village and me, then I will tell you ]
"Oka..... Wait what?? War? How far away is it? And how do you even know? I thought you can only access the internet"
[ Well, I can see basic information about this world too, but since that's not really useful I didn't mention it... And don't worry, according to this website, you still got 10 years till the second war, and it's been about 10 years since the first war as well ]
"I see.... wait, 10 years? Doesn't that mean I'm in the same generation as Minato??"
[ Uh.... oh! Yea, you're right, infact, you're in the exact same batch as him! ]
"Hmm? Does that mean you can see my status too?"
[ Well, not stats, I can just see basic information, Here:- ]
As the system said that, a bigger blue pop up appeared next to the screen
Name: Kagaku Heishi
Age: 2 years 6 months
Health: No injuries, healthy
Status: Smart heir
Affiliation: Konoha, Heishi Clan
Clan Status: Clan of warriors
Height: 1.02m (≈ 3' 4")
Weight: 15kg (≈ 33lb)
Notable skills: Can talk fluently, can run without falling, slightly smarter than normal
Notable Achievements: Can play shogi
"Huh... not bad I gue-" At that moment, the sound of a door being slid open was heard, and kagaku quickly turned to the source of the noise
A gruff, panicked voice of a male sounded, "Son! Are you alright?"
He was momentarily surprised but quickly gathered himself, "Ah... yes, tou san. I'm fine"
"Hmm... alright, if you say so, then I won't press any further."
He turned slightly towards the door while gesturing him to follow, "Now then, come, its about time you start basic training"
'I'm 2 years old tho??'
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So, what did you think about the chapter? Please comment, they feel a lot more valuable than stones ngl (tho I'm not stopping you from voting 😁)
Btw, 2 papers might not seem like a lot but it's actually insanely good for a 2nd year college student
Also, I'm just writing this for fun and dont get much time between studies so updates will be slow...