"Are you crazy?"
Akira curled his lips. "Do you think I'm stupid?"
The little loli sure had a nice fantasy going. He had just refined chakra—just that tiny wisp. What use could it possibly have?
If he won, it would be expected. But if he lost, that would be utterly humiliating.
Getting beaten by a six-year-old little loli would be even more depressing than being beaten by a monkey!
However, just as Akira was about to refuse, the system notification suddenly sounded again in his mind—
[Ding! As the future Soul King who will govern the Three Realms, the legendary path will be filled with challenges. The host must face any Shinigami's challenge without fear!
Mission issued: Defeat the challenger, Rakugō Rumi!
Mission reward: Hadō #1 · Shō!]
Akira: "..."
Good news: the system issued another mission.
Bad news: the system definitely has a bug.
Who the heck is Rakugō Rumi?
He has no idea…
Well, since the system can treat the Ninja Academy as the Shin'ō Spiritual Arts Academy, treating Yuhi Kurenai as some unrecognized "Rakugō Rumi" is probably normal too…
Rakugō Rumi—maybe some background character from the world of Bleach?
Forget it.
Akira changed his tone as if he had never intended to refuse. "But on second thought…"
He spoke in a dignified manner, as if considering Yuhi Kurenai's feelings. "Uncle Shinku said that refining chakra within a few days counts as genius, and I did it in just over ten seconds—clearly a genius among geniuses."
"If we drag this out too long, it won't be fair to Kurenai. She might even go back on her word. So I agree. We'll spar tonight!"
Fine. Since the system issued the mission, how could he refuse?
Although the reward was only the lowest-level Hadō, something was better than nothing.
A little loli who had been refining chakra for half a year—so what?
She was still just a little loli.
Easy win!
"Really?" Yuhi Kurenai didn't care about being looked down on. What mattered now was deciding who would be the older sibling.
Hands on her hips, she declared, "Then it's settled! Neither of us can go back on our word. Father, you be the witness!"
Yuhi Shinku glanced at Akira and simply smiled, nodding. "Alright, I'll be the witness."
Akira rubbed Yuhi Kurenai's little head in a playful head-pat. "Kurenai, just obediently be the little sister. Big brother will take good care of you!"
She slapped away his hand and snorted lightly. "Who wins and who loses isn't decided yet. Just you wait!"
...
Afternoon.
After lunch.
Akira continued refining chakra in the backyard.
Feeling the chakra flowing within his body, Akira stroked his chin and muttered softly, "As expected, it has to be done step by step. Talent only determines future achievement."
"The realization of talent requires time. Just because I started stronger doesn't mean I can skip training and grow stronger automatically…"
Perhaps because of his outstanding aptitude, Akira's chakra refinement speed was not slow.
However, his body had not fully developed yet, and it was also his first time refining chakra.
The amount of chakra within him was not much.
It was probably not even enough to support casting an E-rank ninjutsu…
Akira made a judgment. "I need to let my body adapt, huh? In the original story, Kakashi graduated at five and was already at Genin level. There's no way he only had this tiny bit of chakra…"
After figuring that out, Akira relaxed. It had to be done step by step.
The system could be activated, and its rewards worked—that already made Akira overjoyed. He wasn't greedy enough to expect the system to directly grant him invincibility…
The system had made it clear: step by step toward achieving the legendary life of the Soul King. That meant it wouldn't let him ascend to the heavens in one leap…
Akira began thinking about something else—how to defeat Yuhi Kurenai in tonight's spar!
This was a battle he had to win. Calling a little loli "big sister"—just imagining it was terrifying!
During these two months, Akira had never seen Yuhi Kurenai learning ninjutsu or combat techniques from Yuhi Shinku. Her daily routine was appropriate physical training and chakra refinement.
Letting the chakra in her body steadily increase.
At only six years old, laying the foundation was the most important thing.
However, Yuhi Kurenai's chakra amount and physical fitness were certainly somewhat stronger than Akira's.
But that was her only advantage.
Neither of them knew ninjutsu or combat techniques yet. She couldn't fully bring that advantage into play.
As for Akira—well, in his previous life, when bored, he had signed up at a martial arts gym to learn some fighting.
His combat techniques might not be great, but he did have some fighting skills.
Combined with his ability to freely control the chakra within his body—though the amount wasn't much—that was his advantage.
This round?
Stable!
Just then, Yuhi Shinku walked over and raised an eyebrow at Akira. "I've never seen you work this hard before. But it's too late—you just started refining chakra. Don't injure your body."
Akira waved his hand. "I can't really lose to Kurenai, can I? As the older brother, I can't afford that embarrassment!"
"And yet you agreed to spar with her tonight. She's taking it seriously, racking her brains thinking about how to beat you…"
"Pressure creates motivation. It's good for both of us."
Yuhi Shinku chuckled and shook his head. "Honestly, I kind of want to see you lose and call her 'big sister.' That would definitely be interesting…"
Akira's mouth twitched. "That's not very likely."
After a pause, Akira seemed to recall something and asked, "By the way, Uncle Shinku, I just thought of a way to use chakra. Do you think it's feasible?"
Yuhi Shinku looked intrigued. "Oh? What way?"
Akira said, "Aside from using chakra to release ninjutsu, it should also be possible to directly use it for attacks, right? For example, at the moment of striking, release chakra instantly from a specific tenketsu. Would that enhance the power of the attack?"
Yuhi Shinku was greatly surprised. "You came up with that yourself?"
Of course it was feasible. One of the Sannin, Lady Tsunade, was extremely proficient in this type of technique. Akira had actually thought of this on his own?
What kind of genius was this?
Akira nodded. "A sudden idea."
Of course it wasn't a sudden idea. As a transmigrator, Akira's imagination was vast.
Moreover, this type of chakra application had already been shown in the original story.
Tsunade and the Hyuga clan were both experts in this field—the difference lay in their focus. One emphasized impact; the other emphasized striking tenketsu.
The reason he asked was because he had just tried it—and… the effect was almost nonexistent.
He wanted to seek advice from Yuhi Shinku, a Jonin.
Maybe the other party could offer constructive suggestions.
If he could master this technique, tonight's spar would be even more stable. Yes, Akira was just that steady!
'This kid really is a genius!' Yuhi Shinku took a deep breath and nodded. "It is indeed possible. One of the Sannin, Lady Tsunade, excels at this type of technique."
"But accomplishing it is not easy. It requires precise chakra control, perfect timing, and accurate regulation of chakra quantity. Even I have not reached that level…"
Knowing the general principle and being able to execute it were two completely different matters.
Take the Rasengan, for example. Its principle was simply to gather chakra in the hand, make it rotate in different directions continuously, compress it, and form a high-density, high-speed rotating sphere of chakra.
Sounds simple, right?
But without a teacher's guidance, trying to learn it alone would likely get you nowhere!