First steps

After my fire was going well enough I created a blade of obsidian. This was the mutated bloodline. Obsidian release. The crystal quickly formed into a kukri-shaped black slightly opaque blade over a foot long. The handle was the most comfortable thing I had ever held. If was an extension of my arm my connection to the crystal-natured chakra being so great.

Along with it came a new sense. Chakra sense. Everything living within 150 square ft. was represented in my mind, as small presences. Not shocking as only small animals were around me. This was a unique quality that had developed only after my soul integrated with this body.

I brought the blade down in an overhead strike easily splitting the trunk of a bamboo tree. The blade parted the tree's thick skin easily. Already expecting as much I smiled anyways. The crystal-like substance I could create was harder than a diamond. It left traditional blades of steel with Nicks and rolled edges.

I made 'quick' work of some poles and branches throwing up a quick lean-to shelter before gathering more water and setting it to boil. I lay down on the bed. My ribs and recently reset shoulder throbbing painfully. Using a small knife I cut strips out of the sleeve of my kimono and wrap my ribs tightly.

'Destiny what have you got for me.' I mentally ask.

'Training recommendations while you heal are as follows. Stabilize mental condition through meditation and the construction of a mind palace, refine spiritual energy through meditation and practice. Create following seals with limited supplies found on the body. Storage seal needed, explosive sealing tag recommended. Paralysis sealing tag recommended.

Current material: 1 blank scroll, 2 brushes, 3 blank tags. Recommended mixing blood and broken down plant material for ink.

'Have you compiled fuinjutsu knowledge and theory?'

'Yes, sealing matrix for an improved version of lvl. Three storage seals created, estimated level 5 storage seal created. 75 sq. ft dimensional space, with stasis capabilities. Level 2 explosive seal estimated update to a level 4 explosive seal extrapolated blast radius 41ft. With Shrapnel.'

'That much of an improvement?' I ask stunned.

Yes just with Akuma's basic knowledge, coupled with how it lined up near perfect with the memories you have, I simply rearranged things most effectively.' As she was explaining this to me I could feel, follow, and instantly understand what she was talking about it was as if I had become Akuma and had just hit an epiphany allowing me to understand concepts mentioned my whole life. This was the thought process of a seal Smith.

My connection with Rebirth had evolved to an unfathomable level. I used to rely on it for calculations and so much more, never was it to the point where I would almost instantly understand the complex formulas involved.

'Don't become too excited, I imagine that things like this will be quite rare we've established a very deep connection to the very foundation of sealing. Akuma being a direct descendant of the Uzumaki who have a natural affinity towards seals simply pieced together every stray bit into place. I estimate our connection will remain highly similar to previous." Rebirth explained.

'Training plan for training spiritual power?' I ask coming back to reality.

'Crystal release techniques can be controlled mentally to a degree. Once the construct is created you can control its movements and properties. 88.635 percent chance of successfully increasing your spiritual control/power if used to train spiritual energies. Original imbalance of physical/spiritual chakra of host body 75 physical 25 spiritual. After transmigration imbalance 60/40 spiritual. Balance will help grow chakra reserves and control of chakra. Memory techniques will also help to solve imbalance and gain control.'

'Very well please assist in building a mind palace.' I asked. The mind palace is a memory technique where you build a construct in your mind and organize your memories. It gives you nearly photographic recall. Well maybe not everyone but with a supercomputer connected..

I close my eyes and feel Rebirth in my subconscious directing my thought to keep me more focused. I soon feel as though I am falling, after sorting many of my memories. I open my eyes as I feel myself in a different place. I am now within a large square-shaped room with white walls accented with wooden beams and a wood crown molding, intricately carved with black dragons. The floors were polished obsidian. A large golden dragon with obsidian eyes was snArling with a single eye open obsidian with a flame-like slit for a pupil.

'Rebirth, are you seeing this?' I ask.

'I am experiencing it as well. It appears that the strength of our soul has established a representation that we have access to. And that Akuma's obsession with dragons is somewhat prevalent in the representation of our sea of consciousness.' She explains

I nod be for I walk over to a large polished red desk, with black iron dragons head corner caps. I sit at the black leather chair and look at the computer before me. I can see folders labeled by year, interest, taste, smell, etc.

'Rebirth help me write a program to memorize everything marked important. Create search programs for taijutsu, ninjutsu, genjutsu, kenjutsu, fuinjutsu, a combination of possible jutsu hand seals, fuinjutsu possibilities. You will have to help keep these running on a subconscious level.'

'Of course Akuma Brilliant use of such a technique.' Rebirth replied. The memory partitions were another mental technique in which you always had separate thoughts without interrupting each other. It was very useful when it comes to multitasking. And through Rebirth, well it is or was my life's work. While I could simply use Rebirth's highly developed algorithms to solve most problems that would leave me completely reliant on this tool. If something were to happen where I lose it I'm done. But this way my actual self will be the one slowly learning the basics of, and hopefully mastery of the subjects.

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The next morning I wake feeling much better already. I get up and take care of stoking the fire back to life and throwing some water on my face. I stretch out my legs and arms as best I can to get the blood moving in them helping speed up the healing process. My stomach aches with hunger so that's first on the list for the day.

I grab a long branch off a dead osage orange and quickly cut it to size split it and shape its arms. I thin split young bark down to fibers and weave them into a simple bowstring. The string is rigid and relies on the flexing arms to propel the arrow. It took 4 tries to get a strong enough string.

I then practice making crystal arrows that fly properly. Which was fairly easy with my experience, and bloodline ability to control the obsidian. I then craft a fish trap by bending weaving and tying small green branches together, and a falling cage the same way.

I throw the fishing trap in the stream and stack some rock to channel the current through it then go walking towards the outer edge of the island. Finding a spot in the forest floor with a lot of traffic and rabbit poop near I set up a fall trap to capture some game.

Traveling another couple hundred yards I climb a tree and crouch down pushing chakra to my eyes my vision switches to the thermal spectrum. Most life around was too small to bother with. So I set back, and review what Rebirth has been up to all night.

As I enter my mindscape I go to the computer and start uploading all the new data and experience my memory partitions have been working on.

While I had once researched into the Uzumaki's during the carefree first part of my life. I had come across an article detailing some of their history and bloodline.

It seemed to be slightly off from the private lessons that his grandfather and great uncle had taught him.

In his original life. In the fictional version of Naruto, the Uzumaki had been split from the Senju and had become a solitary clan only really helping the Senju. The Senju were descendants of the "father of chakra" the sage of six paths. Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

Grandfathers teaching were that we to were direct descendants of the six paths sage. His only daughter. While Indara had inherited the sage's powerful eyes, and Asura had inherited his strong body. Vritri had inherited his mind and vitality. Which had been why Uzumaki had such powerful chakras and a keen understanding of Fuinjutsu.

Meaning that my work was going to be cut out for me. I release a breath of pent-up air when I think of the huge undertaking I have ahead of me. This world didn't turn out any better than my own. Corruption in the highest levels of office. Attempted genocide. Etc. And it wasn't even that I oppose a world where hiring assassins is a common practice. Or where the strong eat the weak.

But knowing I would have to entrust my life, to a commander in some way shape, or form as I develop my ninja techniques, battle experience, tech, and wealth. Was a disturbing thought. Luckily I had plenty of time to prepare. Konoha was only out of the first shinobi war and the second was roughly 20 yrs later. The third around 20 after that. Then we enter the cannon era.

That means I have 50 years? Before the fourth great shinobi war. To effect change, and meet my goals. As I had already lived for 150 years in my first life I was confident I could eventually walk in this land with no fear. Until that day I would have to practice constant vigilance.