It felt strangely surreal.
Just a few hours ago, I had been living in another world.
Now I was officially registering as a student of the Konoha Shinobi Academy.
I couldn't help but smile beneath my sunglasses.
Guess I'm really doing this.
"Thank you so much, miss..."
I gave her a small smile.
She smiled back.
"You're welcome, Toshiro."
She gathered the papers and placed them neatly into a folder.
"Your application is complete. Since you're already six, you'll be eligible to begin attending the Academy with the next intake."
I nodded.
"Okay."
I turned around and started walking toward the exit.
The Academy...
A strange excitement began building inside me.
I'm actually going to become a shinobi.
I adjusted my sunglasses.
But just before I reached the door—
"Toshiro?"
I stopped and looked back.
The woman was looking at me with a slightly concerned expression.
"Yes?"
"Don't wander around the village alone for too long, alright?"
I smiled awkwardly.
"Don't worry. I'll be careful."
With that, I walked out of the academy.
The moment I stepped outside, I looked up at the sky.
I have no idea what the future holds.
I clenched my little fist.
But I'm going to make the most of this second life.
"Oh, wait!"
I turned around before leaving.
"When are the classes starting?"
The woman looked at me for a moment before checking the paperwork in front of her.
"The new term starts in a few days. You'll need to report here on the first day of the term. Someone will show you to your classroom."
She smiled.
"And don't be late."
I nodded.
"Got it. Thank you, miss!"
I gave her another smile before finally walking out.
Only a few days...
I stepped into the street and adjusted my sunglasses.
I've got a few days to figure out what the hell I'm capable of.
My eyes narrowed behind the dark lenses.
Especially these Six Eyes.
I left the Academy and began making my way toward the training grounds.
My intention was simple.
I needed to learn.
But I couldn't exactly walk up to a group of shinobi and ask them to teach me.
That would raise too many questions.
So instead, I decided to observe them.
I walked deeper into the village, eventually finding a training ground far enough from the main roads that there weren't many people around.
Perfect.
I carefully looked around.
No one nearby.
I continued deeper into the area until I found a spot hidden behind a large group of trees.
From here, I could still see part of the training ground.
But anyone practicing wouldn't easily notice me.
I crouched down.
"Alright..."
I pulled my sunglasses slightly down my nose.
The moment I focused my eyes, the world changed.
Everything became incredibly clear.
I could see the movements of the shinobi in the distance.
Their fingers.
Their posture.
Their breathing.
Even the subtle changes occurring within their bodies.
My eyes widened.
So this is what the Six Eyes can actually do...
I watched as one of the shinobi began forming hand seals.
One after another.
My eyes followed every movement.
"Interesting..."
I memorized the sequence.
Then the shinobi gathered chakra.
I couldn't properly explain how I knew that.
I simply...
Saw it.
The flow of chakra through his body was visible to me in a way that felt almost natural.
My expression became serious.
So that's chakra.
The shinobi completed his hand seals.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"
A massive fireball erupted from his mouth.
My jaw nearly dropped.
"Holy shit."
I stared at the flames.
Then at his chakra.
Then back at the flames.
My brain immediately began analyzing what I had just witnessed.
The chakra was being gathered.
Molded.
Changed.
Released.
I watched the process again and again.
I memorized every detail.
If I can understand the process...
I clenched my tiny fist.
Then I should be able to reproduce it.
But there was a problem.
I had absolutely no idea how to control my own chakra.
Knowing how something worked didn't necessarily mean my body could actually do it.
Still...
That was exactly what I wanted to test.
I stayed hidden for the next several hours.
I watched everything.
Taijutsu.
Kunai throwing.
Shuriken techniques.
Basic movement.
Hand seals.
Chakra control exercises.
Whenever someone demonstrated something, my Six Eyes dissected it.
Every movement.
Every fluctuation of chakra.
Every tiny mistake.
I memorized it all.
By the time the sun began to set, my head was filled with information.
I finally stood up.
"That's enough for today."
I pulled my sunglasses back over my eyes.
I'll practice everything in my room.
Nobody needed to know what I was doing.
For now...
My little secret was going to stay a secret.
I turned toward home.
A faint grin appeared on my face.
Let's see just how far these Six Eyes can take me.
"Now, I will show you guys the Shadow Clone Jutsu..." the lead shinobi muttered.
The moment I heard those words, I immediately focused my eyes on him.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu..."
My attention sharpened.
No way I'm missing this.
I lowered my sunglasses slightly, letting my Six Eyes fully focus on the shinobi.
He brought his hands together.
The hand seals began.
"Pay close attention."
My eyes followed every single movement.
One...
Two...
Three...
I memorized the exact positioning of his fingers, the slightest movement of his wrists, even the timing between each seal.
Then I noticed something else.
Chakra began flowing through his body.
My expression changed.
"There it is..."
Unlike before, I didn't just watch the chakra move.
I could actually see the process.
The chakra gathered.
It circulated through his network.
Then it began splitting and changing as he molded it.
My Six Eyes tracked everything with absurd precision.
The shinobi finished the final seal.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Poof!
A cloud of smoke erupted beside him.
When it cleared, another shinobi was standing there.
I stared.
My mouth slowly opened.
"Holy shit..."
A clone.
Not a simple illusion.
I could see the chakra within it.
It was actually there.
My mind immediately began dissecting the technique.
So the chakra is divided...
Then given form...
And the remaining chakra is distributed between the original and the clone.
My eyes narrowed.
There was something strange about it.
The amount of chakra being used seemed completely disproportionate to the result.
Wait...
I suddenly understood.
"That's why it's considered a forbidden technique."
The chakra wasn't simply being used to create an illusion.
It was being divided between physical copies.
For someone with a small chakra pool, that could be dangerous.
I watched the demonstration one more time.
Then again.
And again.
I memorized every detail.
The hand seals.
The chakra flow.
The molding process.
The distribution.
Everything.
I smiled beneath my sunglasses.
"Got it."
At least...
I thought I did.
There was only one way to find out.
I turned around and quietly slipped deeper into the forest.
Tonight, I'm going to try it myself.
I finally made my way back home.
The moment I closed the door behind me, I let out a long breath.
My mind was still replaying everything I'd seen at the training ground.
The hand seals.
The chakra flow.
The techniques.
Every single detail was etched into my mind.
It wasn't even like having a photographic memory.
That comparison was too weak.
With the Six Eyes, it felt as though everything I had witnessed had been permanently recorded in my brain.
Not just what the shinobi had done...
But how they had done it.
The exact amount of chakra they used.
The direction it flowed.
The points where it gathered.
The subtle changes when they molded it.
Even the inefficiencies in their chakra control.
I sat down on the floor.
"This ability is fucking ridiculous."
Then I remembered something important about the Six Eyes.
In Jujutsu Kaisen, Satoru Gojo's Six Eyes allowed him to perceive cursed energy with such incredible precision that he could use cursed energy with almost no unnecessary waste.
That was why his stamina seemed practically endless.
If chakra worked on similar principles...
I might have an absurd advantage.
But I needed to test that theory.
I stood up.
My eyes moved toward the wall.
"First... basic chakra control."
I placed one foot against the wall.
I focused.
Then I carefully pushed chakra into my foot.
I didn't even need to guess how much.
I could see it.
The exact amount of chakra required to adhere to the surface.
Too little...
And my foot wouldn't stick.
Too much...
And I'd damage the surface or lose my balance.
So I adjusted it.
Perfectly.
I slowly lifted my other foot.
Then placed it against the wall.
I froze.
I was standing vertically.
"Holy shit..."
I took another step.
Then another.
My body remained perfectly balanced.
I walked upward.
One step.
Two.
Three.
I reached the ceiling.
I looked down.
"This is actually easy."
I walked back down the wall without difficulty.
There was barely any chakra wasted.
My Six Eyes constantly monitored the flow, correcting it almost instinctively.
I couldn't help but grin.
"So this is what perfect chakra control feels like..."
For a six-year-old who had only discovered chakra today...
This was completely absurd.
And I had barely started.