Konoha Village.
Hyuga Clan Grounds.
Chirping sparrows flitted overhead, and one dove down, perhaps tired, hoping to rest on a tree branch.
A pale, porcelain-like hand suddenly shot out and grabbed it mid-air, enclosing it in a tight grip.
"Hyuga Akira, starting today, you are the personal deathsworn of the Hyuga heir, Hyuga Hiashi."
The voice came from a square-faced elder, speaking solemnly to the boy lost in thought.
This was Hyuga Derma, one of the clan's elders.
Akira didn't even look at him. Dressed in the clan's traditional robes, he sat near the entrance, gaze drifting.
Hyuga Derma.
The name alone made Akira wonder if this guy was also a transmigrator.
After all, his own name shouldn't be Hyuga Akira. It should be I'm Just Yor Colins, he had only spent some money in a gacha to draw the Byakugan.
And yet here he was, forcibly renamed and dropped into this mess.
Bit much, wasn't it?
"Are you even listening to me!!" Derma roared, his voice booming through the room.
"Loud and clear, old man." Akira casually dug at his ear. To prove he wasn't totally brushing him off, he walked into the room and sat directly across from Derma.
Derma's expression darkened. "Listen well. You're from the branch family. Being chosen to serve the heir is an honor. If you mess this up, punishment, "
"The Caged Bird thing, yeah?" Akira cut him off, pulling up his headband to reveal the green sigil etched on his forehead.
The cursed seal of the Hyuga Clan, meant to prevent the theft of the Byakugan by destroying the brain and eyes upon death.
But lately, it seemed it was also used to keep the branch family from dismembering the main house.
He grinned, flashing sharp white teeth.
"If they've got the balls, tell 'em to kill me right now."
Scared of you people? Me, a player? Please.
Looking at this smug brat, Hyuga Derma felt a headache coming on.
Sure, the kid had talent in the Ninja Academy, but he wasn't exactly a prodigy, and his attitude? Absolutely unruly.
So how had he ended up being chosen as Hiashi's deathsworn?
"I'm willing to tolerate you, but if you ever act out in front of the young master, he, " Derma paused, eyes narrowing.
He didn't finish the sentence, but the warning was clear.
Akira didn't care.
The Caged Bird might control others, but it wouldn't control him.
Seeing Akira's dismissive attitude, Derma stopped wasting breath.
Let the pain teach him. Maybe the clan head chose him just to temper Hiashi with a whetstone.
"Report to Training Ground #2 at seven sharp tomorrow." With that, Derma turned and left in a hurry.
Akira smirked.
The Hyuga Clan was divided into two: Main House and Branch Family. The Main House carried on the clan's legacy, while the Branch swore eternal protection.
But right now, there was only one heir to the Main House.
Akira had tried to stay under the radar, but he was just too good. They noticed him anyway.
"...Wonder if killing Hyuga Hiashi would drop a Byakugan?"
The thought was wicked, but Akira found it amusing.
He clenched his hand and let go. The dead sparrow fell to the floor.
A glowing message flickered across his vision:
[EXP Gained: 1]
In his palm, a glowing orb dissolved into nothing, replaced by a single feather.
[Item Acquired: Sparrow Feather]
Useless.
He tossed it to the floor without a second thought.
"Shame there's no quest system. Being made a deathsworn would probably come with a huge payout."
Muttering to himself, Akira called up his system panel:
[Name: I'm Just Yor Colins]
[Class: None]
[Level: Lv12 (160/2000)]
[Chakra: 99/120]
[Skills: Gentle Fist (Lv3), Clone Jutsu (Lv2), Substitution Jutsu (Lv5), Transformation Jutsu (Lv2), Eight Trigrams Air Palm (Lv3), Byakugan (Lv3)]
[EXP Pool: 311]
[Equipment: None]
[Inventory: Kunai (10), Explosive Tags (10), Shuriken (99), Wire (10)...]
Akira was a player, literally.
Back in his world, fully immersive VR games had just become a reality. He'd bought one immediately.
The game was called Anime Showdown Online.
Each server was built on a specific anime universe.
Players could use abilities from one world inside another, Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, you name it.
Akira had logged in, all hyped up, and next thing he knew... he had transmigrated.
He wasn't just in the game, he was the game.
Born as a baby in the Naruto world, surrounded by disturbingly real NPCs. Too real to be scripted.
It didn't take long for him to realize, this wasn't just VR anymore.
Twelve years in, he'd figured out most of the system.
There was no quest module. Only one mechanic:
Kill enemies. Get loot.
To be clear, killing wasn't required. The system judged based on whether the target had combat ability.
After years of dominating kindergartens and soloing Ninja Academy scrubs, he had finally reached his current level.
If only the academy didn't give such pathetic EXP, he wouldn't have bothered graduating.
Fight the same target multiple times, and the EXP would halve repeatedly, until it dropped to nothing.
Victories gave only experience, but no item drops.
To get items, you had to kill.
He'd confirmed that through bloody trials in the forests around Konoha, hunting beasts and rogue shinobi alike.
"At least I can finally go on real missions. But being someone's deathsworn is a pain. I need to shake that label, fast."
"And then there's..."
Akira tapped his forehead with a finger.
The Caged Bird Seal.
"Whether I can break free... depends on my next class change."
Did they really think that cursed seal could hold him forever?
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The Next Morning, Training Ground #2
Perched on a wooden post, a blonde woman in a green flak jacket looked supremely annoyed.
Hyuga Hiashi stepped into the clearing and bowed respectfully.
"Lady Tsunade."
His younger brother, Hyuga Hizashi, followed suit. "Lady Tsunade."
Princess Tsunade of Konoha, assigned as their team leader through a little behind-the-scenes deal between their father and the Hokage.
With Tsunade leading, they could ensure the heir's safety.
The clan's golden boy couldn't afford even a scratch.
Tsunade, clearly unenthused, asked impatiently, "Where's the third one?"
Babysitting genin was not her idea of a good time.
"You guys talking about me?"
A voice came from above, and a figure dropped down from the tree branches.
Akira, upside-down, dangled from a branch as he looked over the newly-formed squad.
"You're Hyuga Akira?" Tsunade frowned.
This kid didn't carry the usual Hyuga aura at all.
Hiashi and Hizashi both frowned in disapproval.
Akira ignored their looks, let go of the branch, flipped in midair, and landed smoothly on the ground.
Then he turned to Hiashi with a wide grin and bared his white teeth.
"Nice to meet ya. I'm the new guy, Hyuga Akira."
An icy chill radiated from his body, washing over the two brothers. Their muscles tensed instinctively before they managed to recover.
"Hey, brat." Tsunade walked up and growled.
"Don't go flashing killing intent at your teammates."
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