1 - The Dignity of a Two-Dimensional Science Student
"Today, we're going to talk about the history of the ninja world."
"Everyone knows that in our village, Konoha, we've had three Hokages so far."
"They're all undeniably heroes. The First Hokage, in particular, ended the chaos of the Warring States period and ushered in a new era of one country, one ninja village!"
It was a scorching summer day.
Konoha, the ninja academy's first-year class.
The teacher, Kuroshu Nen, lectured with infectious enthusiasm.
You had to admit, Konoha had a pretty solid system for passing down this so-called "Will of Fire."
The students listened with rapt attention.
Except… in the back row of the class, there were always one or two who opted for "head-down, hard-working meditation."
A boy sat with his head lowered, seemingly taking notes diligently.
Upon closer inspection, with his black hair, dark eyes, and framed glasses, he had the refined air of a polite little scholar.
But the contents of his notes…
[Ninja World History Class.]
[On: How to Convert Wind Release into Liquid Nitrogen!]
[Air Composition: 78% N₂ (nitrogen), 21% O₂ (oxygen), approximately 1% rare gases and others.]
[Wind Release: Mobilize chakra for energy conversion to create airflow; airflow composition theoretically controllable.]
[Extract nitrogen from Wind Release, subtract the chakra expansion factor used to form Wind Release techniques, theoretically enabling passive compression…]
The notes went on at length, but they weren't written in the local script.
Each stroke flowed like a dragon skimming the shallows, hardly the work of a five-year-old first-year ninja academy student…
The boy's name was Yuto Souta.
A reincarnator, he'd been a dual-degree prodigy in physics and chemistry from Yandu, China, in his past life, guaranteed a postgraduate spot.
Now…
He was a war orphan of the Uchiha clan in Konoha, the Village Hidden in the Leaves, in the Land of Fire, attending the first-year class at the ninja academy.
"This should be fine, right?"
After double-checking the table of contents and the hefty pile of "notes" that followed, Yuto Souta took a deep breath and silently muttered to himself, "Submit."
A line of virtual text, visible only to him, appeared on his retina.
[Wind Release Liquid Nitrogen Theory recorded. Data submitted. Under review…]
This was his cheat ability—or rather, his yet-to-be-activated cheat ability.
Half a year ago, when he officially enrolled, a voice calling itself the "God-Level Research System" had appeared in his mind.
The system would evaluate the theories he provided to determine if he was worthy of becoming its host.
Yuto Souta had been stunned on the spot!
Wasn't this a direct challenge to his authority as a dual-degree prodigy?
As an Uchiha, his chakra affinities included fire—and, naturally, wind.
So, he worked with what he had. A theory emerged: using chakra to manipulate airflow, purify it, and passively compress it into liquid nitrogen…
Yuto Souta tucked away his notebook and quietly watched the review progress bar inch forward.
To ensure absolute perfection, he'd spent six months on this. This would be the proof of his dignity as a science student!
Just then, Yuto Souta felt a tap on his thigh.
Turning his head, he saw a spiky-haired boy sneaking glances at him.
"Souta… after school, can you take my bag home for me?"
The spiky-haired boy, sporting flashy goggles, was Obito Uchiha.
A future big boss, currently the class slacker.
They were from the same clan but not closely related. Normally, Souta kept to himself due to his focus on refining his theory, so they didn't interact much.
The only connection was that, shortly after the school year started, Obito's grandmother had invited him over for a meal. That was it.
"Sure," Yuto Souta nodded in agreement.
They lived close to each other anyway, so helping out was no big deal.
"Thanks! If Grandma asks, just say I went to train," Obito said with a sneaky nod, looking a bit mysterious.
"No problem," Yuto Souta replied smoothly.
Seeing his deskmate agree so readily, Obito nodded with a mix of joy and gratitude—then promptly slumped back down.
Meanwhile, Yuto Souta silently watched the still-progressing bar, lost in thought.
The ninja world was a dangerous place, a cycle of conspiracies and wars, utterly unfriendly to someone like him—a complete athletic failure with zero combat instincts.
What a joke!
He was a scientist, aiming to benefit humanity. Fighting and killing? That wasn't his style.
But the problem was… the ninja world didn't operate on reason.
And with the Uchiha name as his starting point, his situation was even more doomed…
In the finale of Shippuden, only Sasuke was left as the last Uchiha survivor!
Still, a rough fate didn't bother him too much.
After all!
Knowledge changes destiny!
He firmly believed that…
As the teacher's ninja world history lesson neared its end, that blasted progress bar finally approached completion.
Yuto Souta's previously calm heart couldn't help but stir with excitement!
[Review complete. Feasibility: 93.51%. Exceeds minimum threshold. System activated.]
[God-Level Research System at your service!]
[Personal attribute panel unlocked. New ninjutsu: Unnamed Technique recorded.]
It worked!
Yuto Souta's gaze remained steady, but his heart surged like a storm!
Six months of effort, and he'd finally upheld the底线—the baseline—of a two-dimensional science student!
But the system's notifications weren't done yet…
[Due to feasibility exceeding the 90% maximum threshold, reward automatically set to highest tier.]
[Initial research points increased to 100.]
[Innate Aura: Ninjutsu Master granted.]
[Ninjutsu Master Lv1: Offensive ninjutsu power increased by 100%, all ninjutsu chakra consumption reduced by 50%.]