A giant tree over ten meters tall stood in the center of the forest. Not far from this place was the renowned Konoha Hidden Village, famous throughout the ninja world.
In the surrounding suburbs, there were also scattered wooden houses.
Konoha was powerful, but that didn't mean all its residents could live inside the village walls.
Especially for war orphans like Kōichi, with no one to rely on and no money, living inside the safest part of the village was naturally impossible.
Furthermore, as a transmigrator, he didn't trust anyone before he had sufficient self-preservation strength.
Particularly the people of Konoha!
The extremist Uchiha clan, the hypocritical Third Hokage, the sinister and cunning Danzō, the arrogant Hyūga clan....
With his current strength, Kōichi was completely incapable of opposing any of these people.
Opening his eyes, Kōichi let out a long, slow breath.
Feeling that energy within his body, a spark of pleasant surprise flashed in his eyes.
"Is this chakra?"
Although it was very weak, there was indeed a faint stream of energy flowing within his body.
As a transmigrator who had watched the entire Naruto anime, Kōichi clearly understood that chakra was formed by combining physical energy and mental energy.
His current body was only four years old, but Kōichi originally possessed the mental energy of a grown adult in his twenties.
The immense mental energy granted him a significant advantage: precise control over chakra.
Shortly after enrolling in the Ninja Academy, Kōichi successfully obtained the chakra cultivation manual.
After studying it diligently, he had finally succeeded today in cultivating his very own chakra!
"This speed should be considered fast. The other kids in my class don't have mental energy as vast as mine, nor are they as diligent as me, practicing chakra daily without fail."
Kōichi murmured to himself, also beginning to formulate a long-term plan for his ninja career.
He was just a war orphan adopted by Konoha. No bloodline, no clan power, let alone any connections.
To survive in the cruel ninja world, he had to walk a path that was the most correct, one that allowed absolutely no room for error.
He knew very well that while Konoha seemed to be raising him, a so-called war orphan, the village wasn't exactly filled with good people.
The tens of thousands of ninjas on every battlefield weren't all Jōnin, Chūnin, clan ninjas, or those with Kekkei Genkai.
The vast majority were lower and middle-ranked ninjas, and among them, many were simply cannon fodder!
A familiar Naruto character Kōichi knew – Kabuto – was a classic example. A war orphan, trained to become a spy, a double agent, even forced to eventually target the director he respected most.
In the end, they drove Kabuto straight into a dead end, leading him to partner with Tobi and plan the shocking Fourth Great Ninja War that shook the world!
Kōichi didn't want to be a spy, nor did he want to be cannon fodder. He had to climb to a high position and decide his own fate!
Should he focus on ninjutsu? Or genjutsu? Or perhaps taijutsu?
As for forbidden techniques, Kōichi didn't think much about them; he had no access to such things.
Sage Mode was too difficult, not something he could consider at his current stage.
Just as Kōichi prepared to calm his mind and plan his ninja path, suddenly, a voice rang in his head.
Ding!
"Host has successfully cultivated chakra. The Ninja Academic Overlord System is now activating!"
"Beginning host status inspection..."
"Age: 4 years old
Ninja Rank:Not yet Genin
Constitution:5 Points
Mental Energy:30 Points
Basic Chakra Affinities:Wind, Lightning, Water, Fire, Earth. Strongest Affinity — Earth
Weapons:None
Overlord Points:0 Points (Overlord Points can be exchanged for Overlord Skills or to upgrade Overlord Ranks.)
Overlord Rank:0
Overlord Skills:0
Current Research Projects:0
Mission System preparing to activate..... Newbie Gift Pack preparing for distribution....."
Kōichi's jaw dropped, a look of astonishment on his face.
His golden finger... had finally arrived