Seimei observed his status panel with some emotion and sighed lightly.
"Hard work always pays off."
"Of course, if you have a system that gives you a numerical estimation of your progress and helps you cheat, that's even better."
"My progress in strength is a gradual process."
"However, this is the fastest gradual process anyone can ever experience."
Yes, he worked really hard, especially in the last seven months.
His strength increased by leaps and bounds. He leveled up so fast that even his cheap father couldn't help but be stunned.
He felt a bit smug when he thought about his father's expression when he told him about his newly copie…cough cough…he meant his newly developed Ninjutsu—Chidori.
You have a genius brain. I have a deep knowledge of Narutoverse.
You have the prestigious Senju bloodline and Sage Body. I have the freaking Otsutsuki bloodline and the body your Sage Body originated from.
You have your talent. I have my cheat.
Hmm??
'Wait a damn minute!'
But before he immersed himself further in self-admiration, he ruthlessly suppressed his thoughts.
He broke out a cold sweat and thought: 'Phew! I almost became too arrogant and courageous.'
'Although my strength is increasing fast, I'm still weak.'
'Let's not be too full of myself. Arrogant people die fast.'
So, he calmed his mind down and started assessing his status panel seriously.
First, his progress in both Uchiha-style Shurikenjutsu and Kenjutsu was extremely fast because his foundational Shurikenjutsu and Konoha-style Kenjutsu were already at Lv.5 and Lv.4 respectively.
As a result, as soon as his proficiency in Uchiha-style Kenjutsu and Shurikenjutsu reached Lv.3, they quickly fused with the basic Shurikenjutsu and Konoha-style Kenjutsu.
He had a great foundation in these skills, so it wasn't tough.
He quickly trained both of these skills to Lv.5.
Plus, because of his rigorous training and natural growth, the Physique attribute also increased from 9 to 10.
Don't be fooled.
It might seem like just a point increase. However, he clearly felt his physique becoming at least 50% stronger than before.
His strength, speed, agility, stamina, and reflex improved by 50% at the very least.
Before reaching 10 points, each point increase boosted his bodily capabilities by 30%.
But now, after breaking through the 10-point mark, each point increase would probably provide him with an additional 50% boost.
This also helped him increase his chakra reserves by leaps and bounds in the last 7 months.
His Fire and Wind nature transformation mastery has also increased to Lv.6 and Lv.5 respectively.
Now, he could clearly feel the changes.
The destructive capabilities of his Fire and Wind release Jutsu had increased by a significant margin.
His control over these elements had also improved.
This meant he could now control the shape, timing, and destructive power of his Fire and Wind release Jutsu to a greater degree.
Plus, his Fire release techniques no longer looked standard orange. They now looked bright yellow and the temperature of the fire had also increased a lot.
"And I have also learned tons of elemental Ninjutsu and Genjutsu."
"I can now easily use one-handed seals to release my Jutsu."
"However, it seems that to use the high-level Genjutsu and Elemental Ninjutsu without hand seals, I must level up my affinities, chakra control, and technique proficiency further."
"As for low-level techniques like E-rank Three Body Techniques and D-rank Body Flicker Technique, I can perform them without hand seals."
"Plus, I can also perform basic Sharingan Genjutsu without hand seals. However, to use the more advanced Sharingan Genjutsu, I still need hand seals."
"Hmm…Bringing my Yin Release affinity to Lv.5 and Genjutsu: Sharingan to a higher level should do the trick."
His shadow clone technique had also reached Lv.5. Now, canceling each shadow clone wouldn't cost him more than 5% of the clone's chakra.
For example, let's say he makes a shadow clone with 1,000 units of chakra.
Releasing the clone will now only cost him 50 units of chakra whether the clone uses the distributed chakra for various purposes or not.
"This is very convenient. And I don't have to worry about my lost chakra."
"The increase in physique and chakra reserve also boosted my chakra recovery speed."
"Now, my passive chakra recovery speed has reached nearly 6,000 units per hour."
"In short, I can recover 100 units of chakra each minute without even trying."
He felt a bit proud of his impressive chakra recovery ability.
However, when he thought about how his uncle, Hashirama, could recover his entire chakra reserve, which is larger than the Nine-tailed beast's total chakra, in just half an hour, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.
He felt his fragile pride crumbling into pieces.
"Hisss----------"
"One step at a time, Seimei."
"He's the goddamn Ashura's reincarnation."
"Plus, he's already reaching his 50s (Though he looked to be in his 20s.)."
"I'm still young! I will eventually get there."
(A/N: As I have mentioned earlier, this is an alternative Naruto Universe. Here, Shinobi can increase their lifespan by various means, including increasing their overall chakra reserves. If not for his internal injuries, Hashirama can live for up to 900 -1,000 years.)
"Anyway, let's wrap up today. A new life will come into his world tomorrow."
With this, Seimei left the training ground.
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Konoha, August 2nd Year 011, 4 A.M.
Normally, this was the time for Seimei to wake up from sleep and begin his running and stamina exercises.
However, today was different.
Hashirama's daughter-in-law was surrounded by a group of female medical ninjas inside a private room of the main Senju compound.
Yes, she was giving birth right now.
So, the God of Shinobi and his son were pacing to and fro—their faces clearly conveyed how nervous they were.
Tobirama, his ever-cool cheap father, had a composed expression. However, even his eyes were showing clear signs of worry.
Meanwhile, Seimei just took out a tool and sat on it.
If this alternative Narutoverse isn't crazy enough to completely go off the rails, his aunt should be fine after giving birth to her baby.
However, they didn't have to wait for long.
The loud voice of a child crying soon pierced through the room, indicating that the child had been born.
A female medical-nin slowly opened the door and stared at the group of mismatched Senjus.
She finally smiled and said, "Good news! A cute baby girl has been born."
"The mother and the baby are both completely fine."
"Please give us a few moments. You all can come in after a few minutes."
Finally, Hashirama and his son broke a relieved smile. Tobirama was the same.
'Phew! Fortunately, everything is fine.'
What? You said what's the big deal? Why is he so nervous?
Well, if you transmigrate into Narutoverse, only to find out that this universe is 10 times more crazy than the originals, then you will understand his pain.
This world has freaking 200,000+ Shinobi on average in each of the Five Big Hidden Villages instead of 15,000 - 20,000 Shinobi per Big Hidden Village in the original Naruto Universe.
This world also has countless Chakra Beasts, ready to tear you into pieces at any moment.
Plus, Shinobi in this world have way more Kekkei Genkai than the original Narutoverse and strong people can even live for a few centuries.
If Seimei were brain-dead enough to believe everything would go according to the original story, then he wouldn't even know how he died.
Who could say that a freaking army of Otsutsuki wouldn't attack their world the very next day?
Although it was unlikely to happen, you could never tell what the future holds.
Seimei was lampooning inwardly when the sound of a door opening reached his ears again.
The main medic came out and smiled, "Everything has been handled. You can now go and see the mother and the child."
The doctor didn't have to repeat her words twice. All of them went inside the room to see the newborn and the mother.
"Such great vitality. Brother, it seems my niece has even greater vitality than your teenage self.", Tobirama chimed in with a surprise.
Hashirama smiled and said, "Yes. And she's quite a lively little child too."
Then he turned to his daughter-in-law and asked, "Did you think of a name for her?"
His daughter-in-law turned towards her husband.
He held his wife's hand, looked at the newborn girl, and spoke to Hashirama.
"Yes, father. We have already decided the name way before her birth."
"Since our baby is a girl, her name will be Tsunade. Senju Tsunade."
Tobirama chimed in, "Good name. Match her lively atmosphere."
And so, Tsunade was born and made the Senju household even livelier.
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Chapter 13: Ninja Academy Enrollment
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