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  "Oohhh my head…" Daichi groaned as he slowly opened his eyes and became aware of his surroundings. He was id down on a mat on the porch of his house.

  "You woke up much faster than I expected." The voice of his grandfather came from near him.

  Daichi turned around and saw Kensei in his usual clothes, meditating. Kensei had ged into a more casual attire during Daichi's forap.

  "How long have I been out?" Daichi asked.

  "About 20 minutes. Your body is much strohan normal and you have an abnormally fast recovery speed." The old man said. He didn't move or even open his eyes. His chest slowly rising and falling was the only movement Daichi saw.

  Daichi then looked at the spot where the knife was stabbed during the end of the battle… He saw smooth skin at the pce where a bleeding hole should be. It didn't take a genius to figure out what happened. "You healed me."

  "Yes I did. It wasn't a critical wound. Now get freshened up and e down. We have much work to do."

  Hearing his grandfather's words, Daichi got up ao his room. He saw the system messages piled up on the side aarted going through them one by one.

  Skill Leaf Academy Taijutsu’s level has risen by one.

  Skill Shurikenjutsu’s level has risen by one. x2

  Skill Physical Endurance’s level has risen by one.

  Skill Strong Hit’s level has risen by one.

  Skill Chakra Thread's level has risen by one. x2

  Skill Danger Sense's level has risen by one.

  Skill Chakra Enha's level has risen by one. x3

  Skill Chakra Flow's level has risen by one. x2

  Quest 'Battle Kensei Yasaji’ pleted.

  Rewards:

  20000 Exp.

  New skill: Demonic Illusion - False surroundings teique.

  Reputation increases with Kensei Yasaji.

  'Hmm… Seems a few of my skills have leveled up…Looks like I didn't get the bonus rewards. But I suppose successfully pleting this quest is enough for now.'

  Daichi clicked on the new reward skill.

  Demonic Illusion - False surroundings teique. - Active(LV.1): A simple illusion teique that alters the appearance of a nearby object or surroundings.

  Rank: C

  Type: Genjutsu

  Hand Seals: Rat - Monkey - Horse - Hare.

  CP Cost: 210 CP.

  [he range of this teique vary from short to long depending on the user's chakra trol and proficy.]

  'A Genjutsu huh. And ohat pces an illusion on the surroundings acc to the caster's wishes. Something tells me that's going to e in handy one day.'

  Daichi reached his room and stripped down. He found that his clothes had been torn up and there were small blood stains in several pces. Discarding the rags he went to take a shower. His mind was still on the fight even as the cold water cascaded down his body.

  'The old man had a ter attack for everything I threw at him. The chakra strings I used to tie him up were cut apart with chakra coated kunai. His shurikenjutsu was so skilled that I was never able to nd a solid hit on him. And his taijutsu… For an old guy who lost a leg, he sure put up a fight. Every strategy I used was useless…'

  Daichi sighed as he recalled the ses of his beat down. 'So this is what experienced Jonin and Anbu are capable of huh. The dungeon ninjas I fought till now are nothing pared to the old man.'

  Daichi finished his shower and got dressed. He went downstairs and had some food and walked outside. Kensei was still meditating when Daichi came outside. He opened his eyes when the boy sat o him.

  "You are far ahead of your peers. Of that there is no doubt. But you have much to learn. And there is time for that Daichi! You utilize the time in the academy to broaden your knowledge and experie will help you on your journey." Kensei said, looking at the pond in their backyard.

  Daiodded slightly. Daichi remained quiet for a while and then asked a question. "That mediinjutsu you used… Was it the only one you know or… Were you a medi at some point?"

  "I know a few medic jutsu but no. I wasn't a medija. During the 1st and 2nd world war the Anbu were in charge of many important operations. And only the most skilled got accepted. So losing even one was a blow to the vilge. Those of us who had the talent for it and excellent chakra trol all learned a few life saving jutsus." Kensei replied.

  He looked at Daichi and asked. "Are you ied in the field?"

  "Yes. I have a few ideas and now seeing their usefulness in a fight I want to learn it more than ever."

  Kensei hummed hearing the boy's answer. "plete your chakra trol training. That will be your focus this year. Then maybe in your 3rd or 4th year, I'll introduce you to someone I know who teach you some mediinjutsu." He said to Daichi.

  Daiodded and he had a pensive look on his fabsp;

  "What is it?" Kensei asked.

  "It's about genjutsu… I'm a bit fused. I thought-" Daichi began but Kensei interrupted him.

  "Daichi! What do you know about genjutsu?"

  "They are illusions. When a ninja trols the chakra flow of a target's cerebral nervous system and affects their senses, Genjutsu is created. People use this to fuse the senses of their enemies and trick their body into thinking it's in pai's not. We essentially influehe senses and trol what the target sees and feels." Daichi gave the reply.

  "Yes. You just described the broad interpretation of genjutsu but it's much more than that. What you just described falls under one of the 3 main categories of this art… Daichi, based on my uanding you are immuo most genjutsu but not for some… I'll start you osu training when you begin your training in mediinjutsu. I'll give you a thh expnation about genjutsu at that time."

  "I uand." Daiodded and got up. "I'm going for a walk around the vilge."

  Kensei nodded a back to his meditation.

  Daichi left the house and slowly walked along the vilge road. His fight with Kensei opened his eyes to many of his weaknesses. 'During the bckout Genjutsu, even though I used 'chakra sense' I couldn't find him. He was able to mask his chakra and attack me. All the points he struy body could have beehal if he wao… So how do I find someone who mask their chakra…?'

  This was one of the many new problems Daichi faced. As he walked along the road he saw a rge tree nearby with birds and some squirrels scurrying about. Daichi used the chakra sense skill and was able to locate the birds and small animals around the area.

  'These creatures 't hide chakra. It's why I was able to find them. It o be the case for humans too if I want to successfully track them. I o find an aspect of a person that they 't hide… So what 't humans hide?'

  As Daichi pondered on this question an idea came to his mind. 'Mana. Is that the answer?... Mana is an energy produced by an intelligent mind. But right now only I use Mana and my theory is Atamagai could use it too… But what about everyone else?... Is it possible to sehe mind of a person with Mana?'

  Daichi got he tree and looked at the creatures. He wao test his theory. Daichi used the mana in the same manner as he used the chakra sense skill. His goal was to sehe animals near him. He closed his eyes and trated.

  'I know the description said an intelligent mind but these creatures even though not as smart as humans still have some intelligence. So would it work on them?'

  As Daichi focused on the birds near him, after several seds he suddenly felt a spark of something. His eyes suddenly opened wide and he smiled. 'It works. I felt something. It was small. Barely there… but it's something. And the birds don't seem to notiything… Time to test it on a person. I hope there's ive effects.'

  Daichi made his way to the vilge market. He casually walked around as if he was looking to buy something. Daichi trated his mana once again and this time the effects were magnified. He could sense every person within a certain range. And some felt stronger while some felt weaker.

  'I k. My hypothesis was right. Mana is an energy simir to brain waves but only an exceptionally intelligent mind or someone like me who has an affinity and the gamer's ability use it. But that doesn't mean it's limited to people like me. Everyone's mind produces small amounts of mana. The difference is they 't sense or use it.'

  Right then a new skill notification popped up.

  [Through tinuously trating Mana to sehe presence of intelligent creatures, the skill 'Mana Scout' has beeed.]

  Mana Scout - (Passive/Active) (LV.01): All minds produiniscule amount of Mana energy. This skill allows the user to sehe presence of an intelligent mind.

  Effects: 10 meters: Current maximum range.

  +2% Location accuracy.

  MP Cost: 15 MP/2 Meters.

  'Wow…' Daichi looked at the skill and was excited. 'Time to level this baby up.'

  Daichi started using the skill as he went around and bought some items. He was testing the limitations and usage of the skill.

  'So with this right now I tell that someone is near me but not the exact location. But increasing the skill would increase the location accuracy. So that's taken care of. And ahing I'm notig is that some people's mana are a bit strohahers.'

  Daichi walked around and near a few in buying groceries. He noticed that the mana he was sensing from them were slightly strohan the civilians. 'It must be because of their stroal stitution.'

  The st thing Daichi sensed was the amount of Mana energy they produced. 'It's only a fra of mine. So all of them have Mana energy but si's only a small amount and therefore not usable it's probably why their mana points don't show up on my observation info… At least that's my theory.'

  There was one more jutsu Daichi had in mind to test. It was also a Mana skill. He recalled the details of the skill.

  Mana puppetry - Active (LV. 01): This skill allows the user to trol various animals and humans with mental ands. Mana is used to impnt suggestions or orders into the target's mind and the user trol them as they see fit. Sihis skill is Mana based, Chakra defenses and seals will be useless against it.

  [ the current level you only impnt a suggestion into human targets and your mental strength is not strong enough to trol them. With training and at higher levels this limitation be removed.]

  Effects:  impnt suggestions into a target's mind.

  MP cost: 800/ Target

  'At the moment I only have a little over 4000 MP. And the skill costs 800 MP. It says per target and not per and gestions. Does that mean a certain target will only need 800 MP to impnt suggestions…? Or is there some sort of time limit?'

  Daichi walked to a nearby fruit seller. He wao test the range and limitations of this skill as well. He picked a young man as his first test subjebsp;

  The man was buying some apples from the fruit vendor. Daichi trated on his mana and tried to impnt a certain suggestion.

  'Don't buy the apples. Buy some es. It'll be good for you.'

  The Mana Daichi used, ected with the young man. Daichi could feel that his suggestion was successfully impnted.

  A new notification appeared.

  [Target has accepted the suggestion.]

  "Hey. On sed thought, I don’t want the apples. you the es for me? I'll buy the apples aime." Daichi heard the er ge his decision and he became ecstatic but he kept himself under trol with a calm and cool fabsp;

  'Time to test the limits. If I give angestion to the same person will this skill e another 800 MP? I also o test the range of this skill. A's up the ahis time.'

  Daichi walked a few feet away from the stall and trated on his mana. He then trated on the same person and gave angestion.

  'Swipe an apple while he's not looking.'

  Daichi wao know if the target would accept a suggestion that had some risks? It was why he gave the man such a task.

  A notification popped up again.

  [Target has accepted the suggestion.]

  Daichi discreetly looked at the guy. He saw the man looking around trying to see if anyone was notig him. Seeing that no one aying attention to him, the man swiped the apple o him and put it in his pocket.

  Daichi was amazed at the implications. 'ith enough level ups this could be one hell of an OP skill. And my Mana hasn't decreased. So does that mean I don't have to pay the mana cost when I impnt suggestions on the same person? Or is there a time limit?... One more. And this is the big one.'

  'Take the small knife in front of you and cut his hand. A small ssh.' Daichi once again increased the danger of the suggestion and wao see the results.

  Daichi decided long ago that while he wouldn't be a monster, he wouldn't be a saiher. This bance was his way to cope with this world and its dangers.

  'It would be a small wound and would be healed in a few days. But let's see if he would do it?'

  [Target has rejected the suggestion.]

  Daichi saw the man looking at the knife and slightly shaking his head. He bought his items and quickly left the pbsp;

  Daichi was in thought as he saw the results. 'So if the danger is too high or the suggestion is too absurd thearget would e to a rational decision a my suggestion. But they will accept if the suggestions are within acceptable parameters of difficulty… Hmm… It's almost like I'm a little devil whispering in their ear…'

  Daichi chuckled to himself at the thought. He tinued walking around the vilge testing and leveling both of the mana skills. He spent his days training these skills mainly. Daichi decided he would start on the Rasengan at the start of the 3rd year.

  The holidays passed with Daichi sometimes hanging out with Shikamaru, Naruto and the gang. But he focused on his training and soon March 28th his birthday came up. He kept it a secret from his cssmates due to not wanting to be bothered with a party. Days passed and soon it ril 1st.

  The 3rd year of Daichi's academy begins.

  Author’s Note:

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