Chapter – 12 Upcoming Practical Training (Patreon)

Having enrolled in the Konoha Ninja Academy, Tatsumi also began systematic shinobi training. The training for first-year students is quite straightforward. Aside from basic theoretical lessons covering survival knowledge, political understanding, geographical knowledge, tracking, and fleeing, there is also a practical aspect that mainly focuses on refining chakra for the first step.

Chakra serves as the basis for all Ninjutsu. Therefore, in the first week of training, everyone was taught how to refine chakra, regardless of their background.

For these basic processes of refining chakra, Tatsumi didn’t care all that much, and why would he? After all, he has been able to refine chakra for quite some time. In fact, it wasn’t just him; most of the children belonging to any clan had already learned how to refine chakra, so they did not pay much attention to the teacher’s teachings.

Putting aside others, Tatsumi pondered over his Chakra Reserves. Even though his Chakra Reserves were only at level 2, he already ranked among the best in his peer group. This was, of course, thanks to his Uchiha ancestry, which wasn't for naught.

However, being one of the best among the first years at the Konoha Ninja Academy didn't equate to being the absolute best. While the Uchiha Clan generally boasted higher Chakra Reserves compared to normal individuals, they were not unparalleled. Unlike the Senju and the Uchiha, the Uchiha Clansmen were not renowned for their exceptional Chakra Reserves.

In comparison to Nawaki, Tatsumi lagged behind in terms of Chakra reserves, evoking a sense of envy. Despite Tatsumi having more than adequate Chakra Reserves at present, no one dislikes having more Chakra; it inevitably proves helpful.

In any situation, Tatsumi didn't wish to end up like a certain someone who would exhaust their Chakra Reserves after releasing a few ninjutsu, having to rely on the support of his students or subordinates.

"How amazing was Shodaime Hokage-sama to have been born with such massive Chakra Reserves! Despite not being a Jinchuriki, his Chakra Reserves were as high as Naruto carrying half of the Nine-Tails!" thought Tatsumi with a sigh.

It may seem a bit exaggerated, but Senju Hashirama was the real deal when it came to Chakra Reserves. In fact, Tatsumi even feels that the title of 'tail-less tailed beast' was given to the wrong person; the one who deserved it was Senju Hashirama, not Hoshigaki Kisame! Calling Kisame 'tail-less tailed beast' is actually an insult to the Shodaime Hokage!

"Humph, who cares about the Senju bloodline? I have the [System]!" thought Tatsumi with a snort. As long as he earns enough points, he can continue to add ninja points to his Chakra Reserve attribute and become the true 'tail-less tailed-beast!'

Aside from Chakra, the next topic of focus is Taijutsu.

In his previous life, Tatsumi was not in a profession that involved athletics and sports, nor did he work out in his free time. Instead, he belonged to the group of civilians with white-collared jobs that required more education and less manual labor.

Now that he has been reincarnated in the Shinobi World as an Uchiha and has chosen the path of becoming a shinobi, he naturally needs to spur himself into working hard so as not to be left behind. In fact, to stay motivated and not halt his training, Tatsumi has even prepared a host of imaginary enemies. Whenever he feels lazy, he recalls those imaginary adversaries and instantly feels the urge to work hard and train. The most formidable of these is Uchiha Itachi and his cold blade, which often appears in his dreams like a grim reaper, threatening to reap his life.

Although Uchiha Itachi is unlikely to appear in this world now that Mikoto has become so attached to him, the future is uncertain. It's not impossible for someone else to take over Itachi’s role. Therefore, the nightmare known as Uchiha Itachi has become the major motivator for Tatsumi to push himself.

Under Itachi’s constant motivation, Tatsumi’s Taijutsu skills have become comprehensive in all aspects. It’s just that Tatsumi has been hiding his strength; not everyone is aware of how formidable he is.

Although Tatsumi doesn’t intend to hide himself from attention, it doesn’t mean he would reveal everything about himself. It's imperative for a Shinobi to always have a few cards up his sleeve because they can often prove useful in life-and-death battles.

"But since Itachi would no longer appear in this world, doesn’t that mean Shisui won’t appear either? After all, if the mother of the child is different, wouldn’t the child be different as well?" Tatsumi doesn’t know the identity of Shisui’s canon mother, but he does know that it wasn’t Mikoto. Since it wasn’t Mikoto, then that absolutely means that the Shisui she will give birth to would not be the Shisui from the canon.

In all honesty, it’s quite amusing to see a five-year-old child worrying about the death of his unborn child. "Oh well… it doesn’t really matter," thought Tatsumi with a shrug, deciding not to dwell on the 'death' of his unborn son and instead focusing on the other aspect of his strength, which is Genjutsu.

As someone who had grown into an adult in his previous life before reincarnating as Uchiha Tatsumi in the Shinobi World, Tatsumi’s most potent element is his high spiritual strength. Combined with the Uchiha’s innate Genjutsu talent, when the inherited Genjutsu talent from his father is added, it wouldn’t be strange to say that Tatsumi boasts an extraordinary natural talent in Genjutsu.

Even before awakening the Sharingan, he is already exceptionally proficient when it comes to using Genjutsu.

Who made him the 'father' of the supposed strongest Genjutsu user? From a genetic standpoint, Tatsumi’s talent in Genjutsu has to surpass his supposed 'son.' Otherwise, who would teach his 'son' to be the strongest Genjutsu user?

Of course, he is also going to add ninja points to the Genjutsu attribute to further increase his talent in Genjutsu.

‘Yes… this cannot be ignored!’ nodded Tatsumi to himself.

Even with the acquisition of new methods to earn Ninja Points, Tatsumi did not abandon the previous approaches he used. His insistence on running every day and engaging in various exercises not only improved many physical attributes such as flexibility, dexterity, speed, strength, and endurance but also earned him a few extra Ninja points aside from those obtained through the new approach.

In this manner, a year passed, during which Tatsumi turned six years old and began attending second-year classes at the Ninja Academy. He made sure to score the highest in every exam, consistently ranking at the top of his year.

Resting his head on the table, Tatsumi decided to check his current Status and opened the [System] Panel.

Status

Host: Uchiha Tatsumi

Nationality: Land of Fire

Age: 6 years old

Comprehensive strength index: Invincible Existence (Ninja Academy Second Year)

Chakra Reserves: Level 3 (0/2000)

Physical Index: level 5 (0/4000)

Shurikenjutsu: Level 4 (0/2500)

Hand Sign Weaving Speed: level 3 (0/1500)

Ninjutsu Comprehension: level 3 (0/1500)

Genjutsu: Level 4 (0/2500)

Wind Release: level 2 (0/1000)

Fire Release: level 3 (0/1500)

Lightning Release: level 2 (0/1000)

Water Release: level 0 (0/100)

Earth Release: level 0 (0/100)

Yang Release: level 0 (0/100)

Yin Release: level 0 (0/100)

Balance ninja points: 600 points

Compared to when Tatsumi had just enrolled in the Ninja Academy a year ago, his Status panel has undergone significant changes. The level of his Taijutsu attribute has increased to 5, placing his Taijutsu prowess at the level of a low-class Chunin. The next best attributes, Shurikenjutsu and Genjutsu, are at Level 4, and Hand Sign Weaving Speed, Ninjutsu Comprehension, as well as Chakra Reserves, aren’t too far behind either, each of them standing at Level 3.

After elevating the level of Hand Sign Weaving Speed, Ninjutsu Comprehension, as well as Chakra Reserves, Tatsumi began learning Ninjutsu. Born with three Chakra Natures—Wind, Fire, and Lightning—he decided to increase their levels as well.

Overall, Tatsumi would say that he has made substantial progress in the past year, and the current him is undoubtedly as strong as or even stronger than a High-level Genin.

Of course, the credit for all this progress in the [System] Panel goes to the other trainees of his year. They have been used—more like abused—by him to earn more and more ninja points throughout the year. The ones who suffered the most were the trio of Ryota, Hiroshi, and Kazama. Tatsumi kind of feels guilty for bullying them. The three of them have developed such a psychological shadow that whenever they spot him, they take a long detour to make sure that he doesn’t notice them. Sometimes Tatsumi feels that he has already become the childhood fear of many trainees.

‘Oh well, not like it matters,’ thought Tatsumi as he heard, turning his attention to the Chibi demon-Tatsumi and Chibi angel-Tatsumi arguing over something.

Angel-Tatsumi said, “We need to change… and this is our chance. We did not have any other choice a year ago, but now, we should try to become good people, we should try to be kind to others.”

Demon-Tatsumi snorted coldly, “Humph, you want us to change? Fine… go and convince the [System]… let’s see what he says about us becoming kind and good people!”

Angel-Tatsumi immediately denied, “Uhh… sorry, I forgot; unfortunately, we can’t change!”

Demon-Tatsumi said, “I told you!”

Angel-Tatsumi nodded, “You were right!”

Then both of them turned to Tatsumi and said, “Hey… why don’t you go and earn some Ninja Points?”

Hearing their question, Tatsumi sighed helplessly. Sitting beside him, Mikoto noticed Tatsumi’s mood and asked gently, “Tatsumi-kun, you seem to be down these days… did something happen?”

For the last few days, Mikoto has noticed sadness in Tatsumi’s eyes. Unlike a few days ago, even during recess, he would stay at his desk, neither running to the roof of the academy nor reading the book he usually reads. He seems quite lifeless, which worries Mikoto.

“Sigh… Mikoto-chan, will you still look at me with the same eyes if I were to turn into a woman?” asked Tatsumi as he turned to Mikoto.

“What do you mean, Tatsumi-kun?” asked Mikoto with a confused expression. “How can you turn into a woman?” The innocent Mikoto did not understand Tatsumi’s words.

“Nothing, forget it…” Tatsumi waved his hand. He did not want to corrupt the innocent mind of Mikoto. But this did not ease Mikoto’s worries; she moved closer to Tatsumi, thinking about how to lift his spirits.

Tatsumi smiled, “Don’t worry, I am fine,” as he stretched out his hands and patted her head.

“That’s not fair, Tatsumi-kun!” protested Mikoto with a pout, but her ruddy cheeks, closed eyelids, and pleasant smile clearly signaled that she liked the patting.

While he was spoiling Mikoto, suddenly, the resident sunshine blonde of the class arrived beside him and called out in a gentle tone, “Tatsumi-kun!”

Tatsumi withdrew his hand and raised his head to look at the person who called him, noting the very familiar Namikaze Minato and his sunny smile. Tatsumi asked, “Oh, it isn’t Minato-kun. Is there something I can do for you?”

Minato nodded and asked, “Tatsumi-kun, do you want to have a duel during the break?”

After pondering for a moment, Tatsumi shook his head, “Nah, not interested this time.” The reason was simple: even if he were to defeat Minato, he wouldn’t earn any Ninja Points since Minato has yet to make any significant progress compared to the last time he was defeated by Tatsumi.

Hearing Tatsumi’s response, Minato was a little disappointed; however, he quickly cheered up and changed the topic, “By the way, Tatsumi-kun, did you hear the recent rumor…?”

Tatsumi raised his eyes in confusion, “What rumor?”

Minato answered, “I heard someone say that Nishimura-Sensei won’t be in charge of our Practical Training today. Instead, some young Jonin-sama from the village will take our class. It is said that these young Jonin-sama are disciples of Hokage-sama!”

“Disciple of Hokage-sama?” muttered Tatsumi with a stunned expression as he thought to himself, ‘Aren’t they the trio of Pervy Sage—the pornographic author who likes to peep on bathing women in the name of research, Aunt 106—the depressed gambler who drowns her sorrow with alcohol, and Uncle Snake—the kidnapper of young and talented children who likes to rob others' bodies in his pursuit of immortality?’

Although in this day and age, they are known by different names—Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru. They will become renowned throughout the Shinobi World as Konoha Sannin in the near future.

Unaware of Tatsumi’s thoughts, Minato nodded, “That’s right! I heard that they had just returned after performing a long mission, and since they were free for some time, Hokage-sama instructed them to pay a visit to the Ninja Academy and teach something to the next generation of Shinobi!”

Hearing Minato’s words, Tatsumi couldn’t help but ponder, ‘Is it because Hokage-sama has noticed the changing political atmosphere and increased tension at the borders? So, do they want to start the training of the next generation of branches that would support Konoha in the future?’ Tatsumi's reasoning is not impossible.

Regardless… The future Yondaime Hokage, Namikaze Minato, seems very excited at the prospect of receiving training from the disciples of Sandaime Hokage. Unlike Tatsumi, Mikoto, and Nawaki, Minato does not belong to any distinguished Shinobi Clan, and as an orphan, at this age, he has little to no opportunity to come in contact with any other Jutsu that isn’t taught in the academy. Therefore, Minato hopes to learn a thing or two from the disciples of Hokage.

“Learning from the Disciples of Hokage-sama, huh? This is the excitement I was missing in the past few days.” Even Tatsumi felt a little excited.