[Ding! Detected that the host has arrived at the Shin'ō Spiritual Arts Academy. The Achievement: Soul King System is activating…]
"???"
The sudden system notification in his mind filled Akira's head with question marks. He thought he was hallucinating.
What was going on?
The stupid system activated?
Wait—when did he arrive at the Shin'ō Spiritual Arts Academy?
Was the stupid system glitching again?
Just as Akira stood there confused and doubtful, the system notification sounded again—
[Ding! The Achievement: Soul King System has been activated!
As the future Soul King who will govern the Three Realms, the starting point is of utmost importance. The Shin'ō Spiritual Arts Academy is the institution in Soul Society that trains Shinigami, and it is an indispensable step on the host's path to becoming the Soul King!
Mission issued: Become a first-year student of the Shin'ō Spiritual Arts Academy!
Mission reward: Spiritual Pressure Aptitude Enhancement!]
"..."
The repeated notification and the floating text before his eyes made Akira clearly realize that this was not a hallucination. He fell into a long silence.
Not only was the system stupid, it had even bugged out?
Ninja Academy = Shin'ō Spiritual Arts Academy?
Fine, fine, fine. So that's how we're playing this?
Akira had already planned to give up relying on the system and had resolved to carve out a future in this world on his own. He had only intended to treat the system as a midnight alarm clock reminding him to sleep.
Yet he hadn't expected such a twist.
As expected of his stupid system—the activation method was ridiculously unconventional.
He knew it! Exploiting a bug was possible. He had just been looking in the wrong direction before.
The Ninja Academy and the Shin'ō Spiritual Arts Academy did have something in common—they were both places that trained the new generation.
That's right. Too right!
'No, I can't celebrate too early. What if I end up rejoicing for nothing? This stupid system isn't exactly reliable…'
'Besides, these are two completely different worlds. Even if the reward can be obtained, whether it can be redeemed—or even used—here is another matter…'
Suppressing his excitement, Akira decided he couldn't be happy yet. Everything had to wait until he truly obtained the mission reward and confirmed it worked.
The reason he called it a stupid system was precisely because it was too abstract. He had to stay cautious.
After all, Bleach and Naruto were two entirely different worlds. The system activating didn't necessarily mean the reward could be obtained. And obtaining the reward didn't necessarily mean it could be used in the Naruto world.
Wasn't there a saying?
Receiving a gift doesn't mean accepting it. Getting a reward doesn't mean being able to use it…
If he got his hopes up for nothing, he would probably feel even worse.
He needed to be careful!
Akira thought to himself: 'The mission is to become a first-year student of the Shin'ō Spiritual Arts Academy. If we're talking about similarities, that should correspond to becoming a first-year student at the Ninja Academy, right?'
If he remembered correctly, the Ninja Academy also had grade levels.
The Ninja Academy had first through sixth grade. The Shin'ō Spiritual Arts Academy had first through sixth year as well. There really was a similarity.
Walking along with Yuhi Shinku and Kurenai Yuhi, Akira's thoughts were focused on the mission reward.
Looking at the system text, he muttered inwardly: 'Spiritual Pressure Aptitude Enhancement? Spiritual Pressure seems to be the power-level measurement system from Bleach, right? As for aptitude enhancement… does that mean an increase in talent?'
Speaking of Spiritual Pressure, it was the strength classification system in Bleach.
There were twenty levels in total.
The higher the level, the stronger the power. Level three and above corresponded to captain-level.
Spiritual Pressure Aptitude Enhancement… yes, that should mean improving one's innate talent.
He would see whether he could complete the mission and whether the reward would take effect. If it did…
Thinking about a future full of cheats, Akira couldn't help but grin. "Heh heh…"
Hearing his laughter, Kurenai Yuhi tilted her head and asked suspiciously, "Akira, what are you laughing at?"
"Ahem…" Akira coughed lightly, straightened his expression, and said seriously, "Just thinking about getting half the pocket money makes me inexplicably happy."
"..." Kurenai Yuhi stared at him blankly, then pouted. "I never agreed!"
"Then I'll leave?" Akira reasoned calmly. "That way you won't get any pocket money at all."
"How can you go back on your word?!" Kurenai Yuhi got angry and started negotiating. "No, half is too much. It can only be… only one-third!"
Akira clapped his hands. "Deal!"
Seeing him agree without hesitation, Kurenai Yuhi immediately realized she had been tricked again. Anger surged up, and she raised her fists. "Ahhh! You awful Akira! You tricked me again! I'll beat you to death!"
The little girl's fists were soft and fluffy—more like a massage than an attack. Akira raised an eyebrow and gestured for her to look around. "Stop messing around. People are watching…"
"Wah…" After his reminder, Kurenai Yuhi noticed the surrounding gazes. Her little face flushed red, and she hurriedly stopped, hiding behind Yuhi Shinku.
She shrank down, lowering her presence.
But she glared fiercely and cutely at Akira as if saying—just you wait!!
Akira simply smiled, not taking the little girl's threat seriously. He shot her a look in return—one-third of the pocket money!
"..." Kurenai Yuhi somehow understood his look and ground her teeth in anger. Why was this little brother so mischievous?!
'This is nice too…' Watching the sibling-like bickering, Yuhi Shinku smiled.
Ever since his wife had passed away in an accident a year ago, Kurenai's personality had changed somewhat. Perhaps she didn't want her father to worry, so she had become very sensible.
Being sensible was good.
But he preferred his daughter lively and energetic. Over the past two months, Akira's arrival had indeed helped Kurenai regain some of her liveliness…
Handling the enrollment procedures wasn't difficult. It was completed quickly.
From this moment on, Akira and Kurenai Yuhi were officially students of the Ninja Academy—First Year, Class B—and desk mates.
And when he received his Ninja Academy student ID, Akira once again heard the system notification—
[Ding! Mission completed. Distributing reward…]
Indistinctly, Akira felt subtle changes in his body. It was hard to describe, but it felt warm and comfortable…
'It works!!'
Sensing the subtle transformation in his body, Akira's eyes shone with excitement. The corners of his mouth curled up as his smile gradually widened—almost exaggerated!
The bug-exploiting method had succeeded.
This meant that in the future, if there were other missions, as long as he could find common ground, he could exploit similar "bugs" to complete missions and obtain rewards.
The Achievement: Soul King System.
In the Bleach world, the Soul King was basically a trap—cut into pieces and sealed in crystal, becoming the lynchpin of the Three Realms. Unable to speak, unable to move. A tragedy would be an understatement.
Who would want to become something like that?
But in the Naruto world, that hidden danger didn't exist.
Now, Akira
had a new goal—
To achieve the title of Soul King in the Naruto world!!