Gen was a transmigrator.
Even after thirteen years, he still vividly remembered the day it had happened.
He had simply gone outside for a casual walk.
Then, without warning, an out-of-control dump truck came rushing toward him…
His timing after transmigrating into this world had been neither especially fortunate nor particularly disastrous.
He was three years older than Naruto, and although that meant he had avoided the horrors of the Third Shinobi World War, there were still many things he couldn’t do anything about.
Take last year, for example.
Uchiha Itachi had finally completed his own ‘enlightenment’ and then followed in Uchiha Obito’s footsteps by performing a round of ‘filial devotion’ to his clan!
Every time Gen thought about it, he couldn’t help lamenting—
Damn it.
I transmigrated too late…
If only he had been a little stronger, he could have tried to ‘mine’ the Uchiha clan for some benefits!
Fortunately, he was also a cheat with a system.
People with cheats weren’t particularly rare in the shinobi world, this flourishing land where everything was bursting with vitality.
Even Naruto, who had achieved a perfect ending in a single life, had been so outrageous with his cheats that he eventually got his account banned.
But even having a cheat didn’t mean much.
Naruto and Sasuke had both repeatedly come close to getting themselves killed when facing the strongest combatants in the Naruto world.
Besides, his own cheat required him to complete quests before he could receive rewards.
Compared with those who had talent cheats, bloodline cheats, or even the legendary ‘Talk no Jutsu’ cheat, his was merely a minor advantage.
“Especially since I couldn’t even get my Beginner’s Gift Pack…”
Whenever he thought about this, Gen ground his teeth in frustration.
He simply couldn’t understand it.
Wasn’t a Beginner’s Gift Pack supposed to be granted the moment someone transmigrated?
Why did his require him to first become a shinobi?
And the definition of ‘shinobi’ wasn’t just any shinobi.
It specifically meant becoming an officially registered shinobi of Konoha…
Was becoming a shinobi really just about getting a job?
But if things continued like this, wouldn’t he end up being cannon fodder during the Chūnin Exams?
Even if he survived the Chūnin Exams, wouldn’t he still have to face the Fourth Great Ninja War in the future?
He had been hit by a dump truck before transmigrating, only to be destined to get hit by another disaster after transmigrating?
Wouldn’t that make his transmigration completely pointless?
Fortunately, he still had side quests that could save his life.
The side quests were quite simple.
Complete them, and he would receive a reward.
The problem was that these side quests were extremely unreliable.
For example, when he encountered Hinata, a bizarre quest called ‘Sister complex’ had appeared.
Even worse, when he encountered Naruto, a quest had actually appeared telling him to ‘Smoke with Naruto and Pain atop the ruins of Konoha.’
Thankfully, side quests didn’t have to be accepted.
However, once he accepted one, he had to complete it.
Otherwise, he couldn’t accept any other side quests.
And besides that…
“If I abandon too many quests, the system will judge me as too weak and forcibly assign one.”
The quest to ‘Become Kakashi’s Only Disciple’ had been forcibly stuffed into his hands by the system…
He had actually considered graduating from the Academy early.
The problem was that postwar Konoha was extremely strict about early graduation.
Uchiha Itachi had been given special consideration, but everyone else—including the other prodigies of their generation—had to go through the normal procedures.
That had essentially killed Gen ‘s plan.
[Name: Gen Hoshino]
[Age: 13]
[Bloodline: None (Possibly descended from generations of ordinary civilians)]
[Total Chakra: B (Average Chūnin Level)]
[Chakra Natures: Wind, Fire, Earth]
[Skills: Body Flicker Technique, Earth Release, Kakashi’s Swordsmanship, Shurikenjutsu… (Ninjutsu will display corresponding power according to chakra level)]
[Items: Beginner’s Gift Pack, Clothes that remain clean without needing to be changed or washed…]
“Kakashi’s swordsmanship? Not bad…”
As he walked out of the hospital, Gen looked over his status panel.
But his attention was primarily focused on the Beginner’s Gift Pack.
Thirteen years!
Uchiha Itachi had only been alive for three years and six months, yet Gen had waited a full thirteen years for his Beginner’s Gift Pack!
“Gen.”
Just as he was about to hurry home and see what was inside his Beginner’s Gift Pack, he suddenly heard someone calling his name from behind.
He turned around and saw Guy running toward him.
“Guy-sensei, what brings you here?”
Gen immediately collected his thoughts and greeted him with a smile.
Over the years, while learning taijutsu, he had ‘accidentally’ encountered Guy.
Thanks to his understanding of Guy, the two had quickly become quite familiar with each other.
What he had told Kakashi was also true.
In fact, many of the techniques Gen knew had been ‘legitimized’ through Guy.
So he didn’t have to worry about Kakashi asking Guy about them.
“I heard something happened to you.”
Guy looked Gen up and down, his expression full of concern.
“What happened? How did you end up in the hospital? That Kakashi guy…”
“Guy-sensei, I’m fine.”
Gen shook his head before continuing with a smile.
“It wasn’t Kakashi-sensei’s fault. It was… a mistake on our part.”
Gen really didn’t want to admit that the team had started fighting among themselves.
And he had played a considerable role in what happened…
To complete the quest ‘Become Kakashi’s Only Disciple,’ Gen naturally had to think things through carefully.
He remembered that one of Kakashi’s teams had once performed a rather impressive display of ‘brotherly love.’
The system had most likely given him this quest because of that.
Therefore, after the teams had been assigned, he had deliberately spent time getting to know his two ‘teammates.’
He repeatedly ’emphasized’ to them that he would definitely become a shinobi, putting on an appearance of absolute determination.
Fortunately, his grades had always been pretty good.
On the day of the test, he had gone all out and demonstrated his ‘strength.’
As for the matter of the bells…
After subjecting them to both psychological and physical pressure, he had remained completely silent.
Naturally, the pressure had fallen onto those two boys.
Just as expected, the two of them had drawn their weapons against each other.
Of course, if they had taken the bells and immediately been judged to have failed, Gen still had a way to deal with it.
He simply would have needed to slightly modify what he later told Kakashi.
“It’s also thanks to your guidance, Guy-sensei. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have earned Kakashi-sensei’s recognition.”
Gen gave Guy a slight bow.
This was practically his lifesaver!
In fact, Gen suspected that Guy might have done even more for him than he realized.
He had been born into an ordinary civilian family, and both of his parents had died while he was young.
He had been raised by his grandfather, only to eventually become an orphan as well.
Under the normal process, he would still have been assigned a team leader after graduating.
But whether that team leader would be a jōnin was another matter entirely.
After all, jōnin were generally assigned to teams containing members of major clans and other elite talents.
There wasn’t much connection between jōnin and ordinary civilians …
Under normal circumstances, a team leader’s primary responsibility was to help newly graduated genin become familiar with the life of a shinobi as quickly as possible and teach them the various procedures involved in shinobi work.
Their relationship was closer to that of a superior and subordinate.
The fact that he had suddenly ended up under Kakashi’s command…
Regardless of the actual circumstances, Gen was willing to assume that someone had helped him.
“I’m glad you’re all right… Wait.”
Guy initially nodded after hearing this, but then he suddenly realized what Gen meant.
“You mean you successfully passed Kakashi’s test?”
“Yeah.”
Gen nodded.
The next moment, Guy slapped him on the shoulder and gave him a thumbs-up with a huge grin.
His brilliantly white front teeth even seemed to gleam.
“Not bad! I was worried about you! It’s a shame my application wasn’t approved. Kakashi really got lucky! All right, to celebrate you passing the test, let’s run ten laps around Konoha!”
[New Side Quest Unlocked: Run Faster Than Guy!]
[Defeat Guy in the running challenge. Accept?]
“…..”
Gen bared his teeth and decisively rejected the quest.
He really didn’t want to waste his time on that right now.
“Guy-sensei, I just finished the test, and Kakashi-sensei told me to get some rest and prepare for tomorrow, so…”
“Oh… I see.”
Guy rubbed his chin before nodding and smiling again.
“That’s true. You need to rest. Then I’ll complete it in your place. Twenty laps! This is youth!”
With that, he immediately dropped into a handstand and transformed into a streak of blue smoke, disappearing from Gen’s sight.
After watching Guy leave, Gen breathed a sigh of relief.
He then hurried toward his home.
The fact that he had managed to hold himself back from opening the Beginner’s Gift Pack until now was already a testament to his caution.
At this moment, he only wanted to find out what exactly was inside the Beginner’s Gift Pack he had waited thirteen years for.
“If there’s nothing good inside, I’ll just go out there and throw my life away. I’ll die together with you!”
He threw open the door, hurriedly hooked it shut with his foot, and silently repeated the words in his mind.
“Open the Beginner’s Gift Pack!”
In an instant, his vision blurred.
His entire body trembled involuntarily.
His breathing became rapid, and the next moment, darkness overtook his vision.
He collapsed directly onto the bed.
At the same time, an emotionless voice rang out inside his mind.
[Beginner’s Gift Pack Opened]
[Reward Obtained: Ōtsutsuki Clan Bloodline (Basic)]
[Host is advised to develop it properly]