Fujimoto Kyohei announced, distributing the academy's worn shuriken.
About twenty practice shuriken were set out for training.
"Where's Kakashi?"
Obito asked, looking around.
"He wasn't here this morning either. Obito, were you even listening when the teacher said that?"
Nohara Rin replied as she picked up her set of shuriken.
Their edges were dull—clearly used for years.
"Hehe, Rin, I forgot,"
Obito scratched his head sheepishly.
"But Raizen seems popular. He made friends quickly."
Rin's voice was gentle as she spoke. Raizen had trained with their group occasionally, and before anyone realized it, he now seemed close to Kurenai, one of the academy's top students.
"Hmph. He's just a foreigner. Everyone is curious for now,"
Obito muttered.
Once the novelty faded, Uchiha Raizen would go back to doing his own thing.
He glanced over and saw Raizen, shuriken in hand, walking toward Rin.....Kurenai following quietly behind him.
"Has Kakashi been absent all day?"
Raizen asked casually.
He had been focused entirely on training, determined to obtain his "Strong Physique" skill, and hadn't noticed Kakashi's absence.
"Yeah, he probably had something to do,"
Rin answered.
"That guy must be secretly training at home!"
Obito blurted out.
He refused to believe Kakashi's talent was natural. Surely he trained behind everyone's backs.
"Obito, Kakashi isn't like that,"
Rin said, frowning slightly.
Raizen ignored their bickering.
Only one thought consumed his mind at that moment:
Most likely…
Konoha's White Fang had returned.
Returned—defeated.
Raizen had already formed a rough guess in his mind as he turned and began practicing shuriken throwing.
Hatake Sakumo would soon return from his failed mission...crushed beneath the weight of the village's accusations.....and ultimately take his own life.
Raizen couldn't change that.
All he could do was use it as a marker on the timeline.
After Kakashi graduated, Obito, Rin, and the others would also graduate.
After that, small conflicts would erupt one after another…
Until the day the Third Kazekage was poisoned and taken by Sasori.
Once Sunagakure discovered their Kazekage was missing, the entire village descended into chaos.
That incident would become the spark that ignited the Third Shinobi World War.
"Raizen?"
Yuhi Kurenai blinked in surprise when she noticed that Raizen had already started practicing seriously.
She looked at the shuriken in her hand, then stepped forward to join him.
A semi-transparent panel appeared before Raizen's eyes.
[You have mastered a new attribute: Strong Physique (White)]
[Attribute: Strong Physique (White)]
[Requirement: Physical qualities far above peers; unlocked Yotsuki Clan physical potential]
[Progress: Completed]
[Effect: Muscles strengthened; physical power +5%]
[Note: Further advancement possible]
Another panel immediately followed:
[You have acquired a new attribute: Shuriken Throwing (White)]
[Attribute: Shuriken Throwing (White)]
[Requirement: Master essential shuriken throwing basics]
[Progress: 1%]
[Effect: Shuriken technique power +5%]
[Note: Further advancement possible]
Two entries echoed clearly in Raizen's mind.
Entries that had met their requirements were displayed as "mastered."
Entries that had not yet met them were displayed as "acquired."
But none of that mattered....
Because the Strong Physique entry had finally appeared.
Raizen's dark eyes flickered with excitement.
"At last… I can synthesize my first green-grade entry."
A warm current surged through his limbs, like soaking in a hot spring.
He clenched his fist, feeling strength flooding his body.
"The 'Long-Distance Runner' entry increased leg strength by 5%… and now 'Strong Physique' increases physical power by another 5%. Will these stack?"
He tested it immediately.
Raizen hurled a shuriken forward.
It slammed into the training
doll.....embedding itself nearly one-third deep.
Previously, his throws had barely pierced the surface.
This was the power of the Strong Physique entry.
"I wonder if 'Wind Release: Rasenshuriken' counts as a shuriken under the entry system…"
Raizen mused.
"Raizen, you're really strong!"
Kurenai exclaimed.
She had just seen him fumbling earlier, yet now his throwing speed had suddenly skyrocketed....driving a shuriken deep into the target dummy.
If that target were made of flesh… would it have pierced bone?
"Just luck,"
Raizen replied, shaking his head.
"That spot is a weak point."
He made up an excuse and slipped away from the practice field, heading toward the restroom.
There, he opened the entry panel.
The advancement path under [Apprentice Lightning Release Ninja (White)] was faintly glowing.
Raizen focused his thoughts on it.
A new window popped up.
"Advancement Path One fulfilled. Advance?"
A cold, mechanical female voice echoed.
Raizen nodded.
"Advance."
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