Uzumaki Kushina sat down in the empty seat next to Yuta.
After sitting down, she could immediately feel that the atmosphere around her was suddenly very strange.
Many people were looking at her and also at Yuta with odd expressions.
Hayato Jin simply clapped his hands. "Alright, let's start class."
During class, Uzumaki Kushina would occasionally sneak glances at Yuta.
To be isolated by everyone, the boy sitting next to her must have a terrible personality, right?
But he looked quite normal..
He was handsome, and not at all the kind of ferocious-looking person she had imagined.
To add to that, he was also clearly paying serious attention to the lesson.
Even though it was their first meeting, Uzumaki Kushina's impression of Yuta was quite positive. Most importantly, Yuta had not laughed at her even in the slightest earlier.
By all accounts, someone as handsome and seemingly diligent as Yuta should be quite popular.
How could he be this ostracized?
Uzumaki Kushina sighed. Now was not the time to worry about others.
Today was her first day in Konoha, and she felt extremely nervous. On top of that, she had already been ridiculed by her classmates right after entering the academy.
Uzumaki Kushina felt that her future days might not be easy.
Meanwhile, Yuta was feeling very strange.
Because he noticed that Uzumaki Kushina kept glancing at him from time to time.
Yuta guessed that maybe it was because no one else was sitting around him, so she became curious.
But what did that sigh just now mean?
Could it be that just being seated next to him made her feel exhausted?
If it were anyone else, Yuta would understand.
But Uzumaki Kushina had just arrived in Konoha today; she should not know anything about him yet.
Yuta felt confused.
However, he had no time to worry about why Uzumaki Kushina was sighing. Because by witnessing Uzumaki Kushina's enrollment, he had luckily accumulated the final 50 Witness Points needed to activate the system.
[Witnessed the enrollment of an important figure: Uzumaki Kushina. Awarded 50 Witness Points.]
[Detected that the host has accumulated 100 Witness Points. Activation conditions met. Would you like to activate the system?]
Yuta's heart surged with excitement. He had finally collected 100 Witness Points.
"Activate."
A virtual, transparent blue panel appeared before Yuta's eyes.
Yuta was startled and nervously glanced at Uzumaki Kushina beside him.
The latter was resting her chin on her hands, staring blankly at the blackboard, clearly lost in thought.
No one else showed any signs of noticing anything unusual either.
Yuta breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had guessed that others probably could not see the virtual panel, he still could not help but worry.
The system panel simply displayed Yuta's stats:
[Character: Yuta]
[Bloodline: Uchiha Clan, Senju Clan]
[Kekkei Genkai: None]
[Chakra: One-fifth of Sharingan state Kakashi]
[Ninjutsu: E-rank Ninjutsu, Three Basic Techniques]
[Genjutsu: None]
[Taijutsu: Basic proficiency in shuriken throwing, D-rank Taijutsu]
Yuta: ...
What the hell did "one-fifth of Sharingan state Kakashi" mean?!
Yuta also noticed something else, there was an "Exchange Shop" button at the bottom of his character panel.
After opening the Exchange Shop, he found a dazzling array of abilities.
From the Sexy no Justu to various Kekkei Genkai, the categories were incredibly diverse.
The system's voice sounded again in Yuta's ear.
[Reminder: If the host does not possess the prerequisite conditions for the purchased ability, the Witness Point cost will be multiplied by five.]
[Additionally, each time a major event is witnessed, the system will randomly offer three rewards, from which the host can choose one.]
[These random rewards are not limited to the Shinobi World but will not exceed it.]
Yuta frowned slightly and asked, "So, for example, since I do not naturally have the prerequisites for awakening Ice Release, if I want to exchange for it, the Witness Point cost will be five times the normal price. But if I possess Water and Wind chakra natures, the price will be normal, right?"
[It is exactly as the host understands. Since this is the host's first system activation, the system will offer three rewards as a gift. Please choose one.]
[Reward 1: Activation of the Sharingan, with both eyes at the two-tomoe form.]
[Reward 2: Thunder Breathing, Full Set of Sword Forms, with bonus acquisition of Lightning Chakra nature transformation and manipulation.]
[Reward 3: Devil Fruit - Swim-Swim Fruit, with side effect removal, allowing swimming in the sea.]
Seeing these three rewards, Yuta fell into deep thought.
First and foremost, he could directly ignore the Swim-Swim Fruit.
The Swim-Swim Fruit allowed swimming through surfaces like roads and walls, but so what?
As for activating the Sharingan, after some consideration, Yuta decided not to choose it either.
Because he already possessed Uchiha blood. Even though he was not sure if he could even awaken the Sharingan naturally, at least in the Exchange Shop, the cost would still be at the normal price.
And who knew? Maybe he would awaken it on his own one day.
Right now, what Yuta needed most was a way to immediately boost his combat ability.
Thunder Breathing and the Full Set of Sword Forms seemed perfectly suited for him.
Yuta remembered a saying:
"One slash per season, and each slash rules the season."
Most importantly, the acquisition of Lightning Chakra nature manipulation and transformation would be a tremendous boost for him.
Moreover, in Konoha, the only things he currently had access to were the Three Basic Techniques and some basic Taijutsu.
"System, I choose Reward 2!"
[Would the host like to receive the reward now?]
Yuta raised an eyebrow. "If I receive it now, what will happen?"
[Since the host possesses Lightning Chakra but does not have the concept of nature transformation or manipulation, the system will temporarily take control of the host's body to simulate Lightning Chakra nature transformation and manipulation until the host grasps it.]
[Meanwhile, Thunder Breathing and its Full Set of Sword Forms will be transmitted into the host's mind, and the system will simulate their performance until the host masters them.]
Yuta quickly refused. "Definitely not now!"
[Reward temporarily stored in the system space. The host may retrieve it at any time.]
Yuta let out a breath of relief.
If the system had taken control of his body here in class to simulate Lightning Chakra nature transformation and manipulation, and Thunder Breathing sword forms, he would have been doomed.
Now that the system was activated and he could soon master the Full Set of Thunder Breathing sword forms, Yuta finally felt some sense of security.
He had no real intention of hiding his strength.
Theere was simply no point. If he kept hiding and acting timid, he would not be able to accomplish anything.
After all, in the upcoming Shinobi World War, Yuta still needed to rely on Konoha as a base to harvest his Witness Points.
Besides, Yuta was not the type to suppress himself just to then later have some smug moment of "face-slapping" others or anything stupid like that.
The stronger he was, the better his days in Konoha would be. At the very least, he would not have to constantly bow and scrape to others.
In the Shinobi World, survival depended entirely on strength.
Of course, he could not just reveal all his strength at once. It needed to be a gradual and at least somewhat believable process.
Otherwise, given how suspicious the high-ranking officials of Konoha were, who knew what they might do to him?
Yuta quickly suppressed his churning excitement.
He would wait until after school to go home and only then retrieve his reward.