"Hello everyone, I'm Yamamoto Kazuki! I like red bean dumplings and taiyaki, and my dream is to become Hokage!"
"Hello everyone, I'm Inoshita Ki! I like reading, and my dream is to become a great Ninja."
Even in the regular class, self-introductions were mandatory. Hyuga Mirai's class teacher was Ishii Ichiro, a Chunin who had retired from the battlefield. He had two scars on his face and a very solemn expression, causing many students to unconsciously glance at him during their self-introductions.
The Ninja School's arrangement for Ishii Ichiro to be the instructor for Class B likely had the intention of quickly teaching Hyuga Mirai and his classmates knowledge and experience from the battlefield.
Soon, the other students finished their introductions, and it was Hyuga Mirai's turn.
"Hello everyone, I'm Hyuga Mirai, and my dream is to become a Medical Ninja. Please take care of me in the future."
To explicitly state a dream of becoming a Medical Ninja right upon enrollment was quite unique for a five or six-year-old child. However, after Ishii Ichiro saw Hyuga Mirai's eyes and the bandage on his head, he said nothing more.
Children from prominent clans were indeed better informed and more knowledgeable than civilian Ninja. Ishii Ichiro already assumed Hyuga Mirai's dream was a clan directive, believing that the child's interest in Medical Ninja was due to indoctrination from the Hyuga Clan elders.
Compared to prestigious titles like Hokage or Konoha Village's hero, Medical Ninja seemed rather obscure, with the exception of Tsunade-hime among the Three Sannin, whose reputation only became widespread after her battle with a demigod.
No children would pay attention to Medical Ninja because it wasn't cool. Children didn't understand the meaning of a Medical Ninja, so no child would voluntarily ask to learn Medical Ninjutsu unless it was at the request of an elder. This was the experience Ishii Ichiro had summarized.
However, Ishii Ichiro was unaware that beneath Hyuga Mirai's young body lay a mature soul.
Once the Third Shinobi World War began, this batch of students would definitely be sent to the front lines, and at that time, Medical Ninja would certainly be prioritized for protection.
Moreover, it was possible that Medical Ninja would have a chance to remain in the village, though that would depend on the war situation.
If he didn't develop in the direction of a Medical Ninja, then Hyuga Mirai's future would truly be deadlocked by his Hyuga Branch Family status. He would have to comprehend Rotation on his own, and the training notes his father left behind only went up to Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms at most.
This was a Jonin of the Hyuga Branch Family, yet the clan taijutsu he mastered was inferior to Hyuga Neji's in the original story.
If someone said Hyuga Mirai's father was less talented in training than Neji, Hyuga Mirai would definitely not believe it.
To be able to train to the level of a Hyuga Branch Family Jonin, his talent wouldn't be poor.
It was just that all of Hyuga Mirai's father's Relics were only handed over to Hyuga Mirai after being inspected. Even if his father truly had his own insights into Rotation, they would certainly have been intercepted.
The secret techniques of the Main Family? You, a Hyuga Branch Family disciple, want to learn them? What are you thinking?
No one would teach him Ninjutsu either. As for the Strong Fist style, the future Strong Fist master was still running laps, and as for his father, he was still a Genin. The Hyuga Clan would not allow Hyuga Mirai to train Strong Fist with a Genin.
If he had such an idea, he would certainly be severely punished by the Main Family.
At that time, scolding and reprimanding would be light. If the elder who controlled his branch's Caged Bird Curse Mark was displeased, Hyuga Mirai would suffer hellish pain.
Therefore, Hyuga Mirai only needed to show a strong interest in Medical Ninjutsu to avoid any reaction from the Hyuga Clan.
After all, every prominent clan would cultivate its own Medical Ninja.
After all the classmates had introduced themselves, Ishii Ichiro began his lecture.
The first class certainly wouldn't teach Chakra or Ninjutsu. Ishii Ichiro announced the name of the textbook from the podium and then had all the students follow him in learning.
Taking out the textbook and seeing its title, Hyuga Mirai couldn't help but feel a headache.
"The fire will — Edited by the Third Hokage."
He would have to spend some valuable time and effort on something utterly useless for survival on the battlefield.
But this was a required course for Nin school students in the early stages, and also a required course for every Konoha Ninja Village Ninja. The content was extremely dry. With the endurance of Hyuga Mirai's classmates, if they could stay awake for half an hour, they would definitely be powerful 'Ninja' in the future.
Although the course content was dry and boring, Hyuga Mirai still studied diligently.
A Medical Ninja could be slightly less talented in practical combat, but theoretical courses must be excellent; at least, they must surpass ninety percent of their classmates to have any hope.
According to the information Hyuga Mirai had gathered, there were no fools among Medical Ninja.
Half a day of theoretical classes, half a day of taijutsu classes.
In the afternoon, the dry and boring atmosphere of the morning was swept away, and all the children couldn't help but look forward to it, even Hyuga Mirai focused his gaze on the instructor.
The taijutsu instructor was still Ishii Ichiro.
"Combat between Ninja is diverse, and there are many weapons that can be used. Shuriken and Kunai are the most commonly used Ninja weapons."
After explaining the key points of throwing a Shuriken, Ishii Ichiro personally demonstrated it once, then had the students in the class disperse and practice.
At the Genin stage, Shuriken and Kunai were the most frequently used methods of killing. Genin did not have much Chakra, nor did they know many Ninjutsu, most of which were for self-preservation. Killing methods basically relied entirely on taijutsu and Shuriken throwing.
Hyuga Mirai remembered the Shuriken throwing technique taught by Ishii Ichiro very carefully.
He knew how cruel war was, and he didn't want to give up any means of becoming stronger.
Although he didn't plan to be a show-off in practical combat classes, he couldn't miss out on personal improvement.
After practicing Shuriken throwing for a while, Hyuga Mirai would stop for a moment after each throw, recalling his own throwing method and where it differed from what Ishii Ichiro had taught.
Reflect, recall, adjust, and then throw the next Shuriken.
Hyuga Mirai always practiced Shuriken at his own pace. As for the other students, their minds were certainly not as mature as Hyuga Mirai's. After practicing for a short while, competitive situations arose; they couldn't even hit the target, so they started comparing who could throw the furthest.
Immature brats!
Hyuga Mirai sighed. If this continued, even if he tried to hide it, he would sooner or later become the best in the class.
After a day of classes, Hyuga Mirai did not feel tired.
"Ninja School's learning is still too easy. It seems that training after returning home is the most important step to becoming stronger."
Upon returning home, Hyuga Mirai did several rounds of physical training, and only then prepared his dinner: plenty of meat, eggs, and milk, ensuring nutritional replenishment after a day of training.
After dinner and tidying up the house, Hyuga Mirai began to read some theoretical textbooks.
But before that, he wanted to check his golden finger.
'System'
Hyuga Mirai called out in his mind, and then a panel suddenly appeared before his eyes.
"scientific template system"
Host: Hyuga Mirai
Extraction Function: Not activated (Loading 0.3%)
Shuttle Function: Not activated (Loading 0.001%)
The system only had two functions, making it simple and clear to use.
The Extraction Function could randomly extract a scientist, allowing Hyuga Mirai to gain that scientist's knowledge; moreover, the extraction range was infinite, with scientists from all multiverses, including Marvel, anime, and novels, being extractable.
However, the loading was a bit slow. Estimating at this pace, Hyuga Mirai would need at least two years to extract the lifelong knowledge of the first scientist.
As for the Shuttle Function, it loaded too slowly, and Hyuga Mirai didn't plan to use it in the short term either.
He was still very safe now. Who knew where the system would shuttle him to? If he went to a dangerous place where even his safety couldn't be guaranteed, then he would be finished.
Currently, Hyuga Mirai's situation could be described as half advantageous and half disadvantageous.
He was safe and carefree. As a Hyuga Branch Family member, as long as he didn't court death, he could live peacefully until Nin school graduation, and with the clan as a safety net, he would at least be well-fed and clothed.
The downside was that his future was locked. Hyuga Mirai, marked with the Caged Bird Curse Seal, would have to dedicate his life to the Main Family unless an accident occurred; he also had to constantly please them and show no yearning for freedom.
Just thinking about such a life made Hyuga Mirai feel terrified.
"I can change all of this, it just needs time… Only science can defeat bloodline theory."
Hyuga Mirai secretly made up his mind.