"School bullying is absolutely forbidden."
Walking side by side down the hallway, the class president, Iai Nao, pushed up her glasses and patiently reminded Akiyoshi Yuu.
"If Yamamoto and the others trouble you again, you must tell me."
"Do I look like the kind of person who gets bullied?"
To this, Akiyoshi Yuu felt rather helpless.
The girl beside him meant well, but to the current 'Akiyoshi Yuu', her words placed him in the position of a 'weakling'.
What a joke! Before he transmigrated, he was the type to settle any grudges on the spot, from childhood all the way to adulthood. It wasn't that he hadn't encountered bullying; on the contrary, due to his delayed development, he was always one of the first three in line on the playground during elementary and middle school, and he had faced bullying every time he changed schools.
From the lowest level of mocking his clothes, to being left to clean up alone on duty days, and even being asked for 'membership fees'...
And then?
He would beat up the one who started it, and everything would become calm.
Fights between students came down to nothing more than courage, strength, and technique.
Once you get over the mental hurdle, who's really stronger than whom among students? Grab a brick, and you can take down the strongest guy in class.
When facing bullying, the most important thing is having the courage to say 'no'.
To put it bluntly, it's about whether you dare to draw your sword!
Now, as a transmigrator, Akiyoshi Yuu's courage was beyond question; if not for a lingering concern, he would be virtually 'unrestrained'. Although his strength was lacking, it was only slightly below average, and his technique... in his past life, the punching bag at home was his tool for burning off energy.
Beating up a few bullies who only knew how to pick on classmates was a piece of cake!
He didn't even need the system to show up.
"But you..."
The female class president trailed off, hesitant to speak. Honestly, with Akiyoshi's aunt and uncle dying in a traffic accident, Yuu-kun had been in a daze, losing a lot of weight. Plus, his grades were good, and his appearance was... in short, he was the perfect target for the boys' exclusion and jealousy.
However—tilting her head to carefully observe Akiyoshi Yuu beside her,
Iai Nao was stunned to find that while he was the same person, his aura was completely different.
His tightly pressed lips held a hint of coldness, and his aggressive gaze made the girl afraid to look directly at him, causing her heart to beat a few paces faster.
"Have... you moved on from your grief?"
"Of course,"
The memories in his mind had long been absorbed, or rather, fused.
Whether 'Akiyoshi Yuu' was willing or not, he could only live on with this identity, so:
"Wallowing in sorrow won't do. I have more important things to do."
"Is it... Kaoru?"
The class president lowered her eyes; as a 'childhood friend', how could she not know what the boy beside her cared about.
"Let's not talk about it. Let's get to class first."
Chatting as they walked, the two had already arrived at their classroom. The moment they stepped inside, all the classmates looked at them, some overtly, some covertly, before turning away to whisper amongst themselves, making Akiyoshi Yuu shrug.
"See, class rep."
"If you always hang around me, you'll be ostracized by most people."
On the faces of these students who couldn't hide their feelings, Akiyoshi Yuu could instantly discern who was indifferent, who was gloating, and who was jealous and hostile.
As someone with a strong mental fortitude, not only did he not feel the slightest bit uncomfortable with the scene before him, but it actually seemed a bit...
Cute?
Once you're out in the real world, it's hard to see such 'pure' expressions~~
"What does it matter,"
Iai Nao pushed up her glasses.
"I'm the class president. If bullying occurs in class, I can't just ignore it. Besides..."
She secretly glanced at Akiyoshi Yuu again, then turned her head away.
"You're still Akiyoshi-kun."
For a moment, an ambiguous atmosphere filled the classroom. Even a blind person could see that the relationship between the two was not shallow. This caused the surrounding gazes, filled with jealousy and hostility, to suddenly intensify by a few percentage points.
But when Akiyoshi Yuu's gaze swept over them, they all quickly looked away.
So that's how it is.
Akiyoshi Yuu couldn't help but touch his chin.
Moreover, in a third-rate public school like this, most students didn't have the ability to go to university, and they knew their families couldn't afford it. So, they channeled their excess energy into more interesting things like games, romance, and bullying.
Therefore, the former 'Akiyoshi Yuu's' situation was not hard to understand.
"Everyone take your seats, class is starting."
At that moment, the homeroom teacher walked into the classroom with a lesson plan and tapped on the blackboard.
The homeroom teacher was the equivalent of a class advisor. Although this public high school had many delinquents, they hadn't reached the point of openly defying teachers.
Seeing the homeroom teacher arrive, the gathered students all returned to their seats. There were still three empty spots, yet both students and the teacher naturally overlooked them, completely accustomed to it.
"Everyone, turn to page..."
As the teacher began the lesson, Akiyoshi Yuu, sitting in the back row by the window, rested his chin on his hand and studied his transmigrator's golden finger.
Seed of the Divine Tree
This was the golden finger that came with the transmigrator, originating from the Naruto World, and its essence was:
The Ten-Tails Beast!
The Ten-Tails Beast is both the sapling of the Divine Tree and the origin of all chakra.
In the background of the Naruto World, the origin of all ninjutsu comes from the 'Otsutsuki Clan'.
This is a miraculous race that can traverse the universe physically, is immortal, and constantly sows 'seeds' on planets. They plant a being called the 'Ten-Tails Beast' on a planet, absorbing the energy of the entire planet to make it take root, sprout, flower, and bear fruit.
The 'fruit' that it bears, when eaten by the 'Otsutsuki Clan', allows them to continuously evolve until they become an unparalleled 'god'.
The good news was that the 'Seed of the Divine Tree' in Akiyoshi Yuu's hands didn't require a member of the Otsutsuki Clan as a living sacrifice.
The bad news was that Akiyoshi Yuu himself was not of the Otsutsuki Clan!
'Planting the Divine Tree, me?'
After understanding the essence of his golden finger, Akiyoshi Yuu was astonished.
'Yes, Host. When the seed is planted, the roots of the Divine Tree will spread to every corner of the planet, absorbing the chakra from all living beings on the planet. When the energy of this planet is completely consumed, the Divine Tree will bear a huge Divine Tree Fruit...'
Playing with the 'Seed of the Divine Tree' that only he could see, Akiyoshi Yuu was speechless.
As his transmigrator's golden finger, Akiyoshi Yuu could clearly feel the immense energy contained within this seed. If it were to erupt, it could instantly blow this school to smithereens! But—
That's all.
This was just a seed, not even a 'sapling'.
'No, no, no, I'm not a real member of the Otsutsuki clan, if I dare to plant a tree today...'
Tomorrow, I'd be lying on the operating table of the 'Five Great Benevolent Ones'!
The 'Otsutsuki Clan' themselves would have something to say; every member of our clan is a 'Bloodline Ensnarer', everyone can manipulate space-time;
What level are you, a transmigrator, to dare to plant a tree? Can he even plant it?
He can't, he doesn't have that ability, you know!
'Ding, Host has obtained D-rank chakra, unlocked 'Three Basic Jutsu', and all 'Ninjutsu' (D-rank).'
'Every time the Host uses a jutsu in battle, a certain amount of proficiency will be accumulated. When proficiency reaches a certain level, 'Kekkei Genkai', 'Kekkei Tota', and 'Kekkei Mora' can be unlocked to protect the growth of the Divine Tree...'
'Before that, I would have already been dissected for research!'
Akiyoshi Yuu couldn't help but shake his head at the system's prompt. If the timeline were seventy or eighty years earlier, with the Three Basic Jutsu and all 'Ninjutsu' (D-rank), he could thrive anywhere, constantly fighting to accumulate experience points, and eventually sweeping the world would be no problem.
But—
'The sky is full of satellites now, and the ground is covered with cameras. Where am I supposed to practice ninjutsu?'
Antarctica?
Even if he obtained all the D-rank ninjutsu,
with D-rank chakra, how many times could he even use them?
Against modern heavy firepower, unless he had a bloodline and a Tailed Beast as a cheat, his fresh-out-of-school level would at best only determine how long he could struggle.
Moreover, this damn system required him to 'use ninjutsu in battle'! Having just decided to start a new life in this parallel world's Tokyo with no supernatural powers, it suddenly wanted him to fight and kill...
This is the wrong genre!
Shouldn't it have given me a 'Super Rich System' or an 'Entertainment System' or something?
Wait!
Thinking of a possibility, Akiyoshi Yuu stroked his chin.
'System, as the master of the Seed of the Divine Tree, can I bestow 'chakra' upon other creatures?'
The chakra in the Naruto world originally came from the Divine Tree.
It didn't make sense that his golden finger couldn't do the same.
'Yes,'
'Whether it's chakra or ninjutsu, the Host can bestow them upon other creatures at will.'
'At the same time, the Host has the authority to retract the chakra and ninjutsu at any time. The one from whom it is stripped will die immediately.'
Good!
If that's the case,
even in this high-tech parallel world, Akiyoshi Yuu could openly 'use jutsu in battle'.
One person possessing supernatural powers would certainly be feared, hunted, and imprisoned by the whole world.
But what if 'many' people possessed supernatural powers?
Akiyoshi Yuu turned his head to look out the window, and as far as the eye could see, there were only tall buildings.
This Tokyo is too urbanized.