Kushina Uzumaki sat down in the empty seat beside Arima.
After sitting down, she immediately felt the atmosphere was very awkward.
Many people were staring at her and Arima with strange looks.
Teacher clapped his hands. "Alright, let's start the class."
During the lesson, Kushina occasionally glanced at Arima.
If everyone around her was isolating her, then the guy sitting next to her must have a pretty bad personality, right?
But he seemed pretty normal.
He was handsome, not in a fierce way.
He was also paying very close attention to the lesson.
Though it was their first meeting, Kushina had a decent impression of Arima, especially since he hadn't mocked her earlier.
According to logic, someone as good-looking as Arima should be quite popular, so why was he isolated?
Kushina sighed. Now wasn't the time to worry about others.
It was her first time in Konoha, and she was really nervous. On top of that, she had already been laughed at by her classmates on her first day.
Kushina felt like her future here might not be easy.
Arima, on the other hand, was feeling a little weird.
He noticed Kushina kept glancing at him from time to time.
He guessed that maybe it was because there was no one else sitting next to him, which made Kushina curious about him.
But what did her sudden sigh mean?
Was she exhausted from sitting next to him?
Arima could understand others, but Kushina had just arrived in Konoha today, so she shouldn't know anything about him.
Arima felt confused.
However, he didn't have time to dwell on why Kushina sighed, because now that he had witnessed her arrival, he finally gathered the last 50 witness points needed to activate the system.
[Witnessed the important person Kushina Uzumaki enter school. Reward: 50 witness points.]
[Detected that the host already has 100 witness points. Activation conditions met. Would you like to activate?]
Arima was ecstatic; he had finally gathered 100 witness points.
"Activate."
A virtual panel appeared in front of Arima.
Arima was startled and nervously glanced at Kushina beside him.
Kushina was resting her chin on her hands, staring blankly at the blackboard, clearly lost in thought.
No one else seemed to be acting out of the ordinary.
Arima relaxed a bit. He suspected others couldn't see the virtual panel, but he couldn't help feeling a little worried.
The virtual panel displayed Arima's data:
[Character: Arima]
[Bloodline: Uchiha clan, Senju clan]
[Bloodline Limit: None]
[Chakra: One-fifth of Kakashi's Sharingan state]
[Ninjutsu: E-rank technique: Substitution Jutsu]
[Genjutsu: None]
[Taijutsu: Basic shuriken throwing, D-rank taijutsu]
Arima: ... What does "One-fifth of Kakashi's Sharingan state" even mean?
Arima noticed that there was an "Exchange Shop" below his character panel.
When he opened the shop, he was overwhelmed by the variety of abilities available.
From minor techniques like seduction jutsu to major ones like bloodline limits, there was a huge selection.
The system's voice sounded in his ears again.
[Reminder: If the host does not have the prerequisites for the ability they want to buy, the witness points required will increase by five times. Additionally, after witnessing a major event, the system will randomly offer three rewards for the host to choose from. The rewards are not limited to the ninja world but also not beyond it.]
Arima furrowed his brows and asked, "So if I don't have the ability to awaken the Ice Release bloodline limit, the witness points required will be five times the normal price, but if I have Water and Wind chakra, the price will be normal, right?"
[As the host understands, since this is the host's first time activating the system, a special gift will be provided from the three random rewards. Choose one.]
[Reward 1: Unlock the Sharingan, with a pair of eyes and two tomo Sharingan]
[Reward 2: All forms of Thunder Breathing sword techniques, including Thunder chakra transformation and nature change]
[Reward 3: Devil Fruit – Swim-Swim Fruit, with the ability to eliminate the side effects and swim in the sea]
After seeing the three rewards, Arima fell into deep thought.
First, he could completely ignore the Swim-Swim Fruit.
It might allow swimming on the ground and walls, but what was the point?
As for unlocking the Sharingan, after some thought, Arima decided not to choose it.
He already had the Uchiha bloodline. Although he wasn't sure if he could activate the Sharingan himself, at least he could buy it at the normal price in the exchange shop.
And what if he awakened the Sharingan on his own?
What Arima really needed now was an ability that could directly increase his strength.
He felt that the Thunder Breathing sword techniques were perfect for him.
He remembered the saying, "One sword per season, and each sword is cooler than the last."
Most importantly, the Thunder chakra transformation and nature change would significantly enhance his abilities.
Besides, in Konoha, the only techniques available to Arima right now were the Substitution Jutsu and basic Taijutsu.
"System, I choose Reward 2!"
[Would you like to receive the reward now?]
Arima raised an eyebrow. "What will happen if I receive the reward now?"
[Since the host already has Thunder chakra, but lacks the concept of Thunder chakra transformation and nature change, the system will temporarily take control of the host's body to simulate the transformations and teach the host. Additionally, the Thunder Breathing sword techniques will be transmitted to the host's mind, where they will be simulated and mastered.]
Arima quickly refused. "Not yet!"
[The reward has been temporarily stored in the system's space. The host can claim it at any time.]
Arima sighed in relief. He was glad the system wouldn't take control of his body here to teach him the Thunder Breathing transformations and sword techniques. That would have been very problematic.
Now that the system was activated, he felt safer knowing he would soon master all the Thunder Breathing sword techniques.
Arima had no intention of hiding his strength.
It was pointless to do so. If he kept hiding, he wouldn't be able to accomplish much.
After all, during the upcoming Third Great Ninja War, he planned to rely on Konoha to gather more witness points.
Plus, he didn't have a twisted desire to pretend to be weak only to later show off and slap others in the face.
The stronger his abilities, the easier his life in Konoha would be. At least he wouldn't have to care about others' opinions.
In the ninja world, survival of the fittest reigned, and strength was paramount.
However, he couldn't reveal all his power at once. He needed to pace it out.
Otherwise, with Konoha's suspicious higher-ups, he wasn't sure what they might do to him.
Arima suppressed his excitement, deciding to wait until after school to claim his reward.