Grind is My Ninja Way

Inside the room.

Seimei slowly woke up, his eyes scanning his surroundings, filled with confusion.

"Where is this?"

As soon as this thought emerged, a flood of fragmented memories poured into his mind.

"Ninja... Konoha... Uchiha..."

Seimei quickly sorted through the memories in his mind, familiar and unfamiliar words gradually helping him understand his current situation.

Undoubtedly, he had transmigrated.

According to the memories in his mind, the original owner of this body shared his name but was a member of the Uchiha clan in Konoha.

Uchiha Seimei had just turned ten this year and was in his fourth year at the Ninja Academy.

The reason he was able to take over this body was simple. The original owner had just received news of his parents' death this afternoon after school.

Overwhelmed with grief, he accidentally died.

And then, he became the new owner of this body.

However, none of that mattered.

What mattered was that this world was the infamous ninja world, and it was currently in the midst of the Third Great Ninja War.

One phrase perfectly described this era: human life was as worthless as grass.

Not only the common people but even the upper-class ninja lived precarious lives during this chaotic time.

This made Seimei feel even less secure.

Even though he was in the strongest hidden village, Konoha, it was still the same.

Moreover, the original owner was from the troublesome Uchiha clan, which would face extermination after the war. It was truly a case of misfortune never coming singly.

"Sigh! I thought dying from overwork was tragic enough, but now I have to go through this..."

Seimei felt speechless.

What?

You mentioned supernatural powers?

Please, Seimei had already sensed it. Even after such a significant shock, the original owner still hadn't awakened the Sharingan.

This talent couldn't even be described as poor; it was downright trash.

As for chakra?

Well, there was a little.

But what did that matter?

In the end, the ninja world was all about bloodlines. The closer one's bloodline was to Kaguya Otsutsuki, the higher their potential.

Otherwise, at most, one would be like Might Guy, experiencing a brief moment of glory.

Seimei had no intention of saving the world.

He was very self-aware.

He might have some abilities, but that was all. It was almost impossible for him to forge a unique path like Orochimaru.

"If only I had a cheat..."

After pondering for a long time, Seimei couldn't come up with any good solutions and could only helplessly voice his wish.

However, the moment he finished speaking, a translucent blue panel appeared in his vision.

[Name: Uchiha Seimei

Age: 10 years old

Physique: 5

Spirit: 7

Chakra: 60 (125)

Bloodline: Sharingan - Unawakened (51/100)

Skills: None]

"This is... a system panel?!"

Seimei abruptly sat up straight, the negativity in his mind swept away.

He wasn't someone who gave up easily, but the situation had seemed insurmountable, leading to his inevitable discouragement.

But now...

Although he didn't know the panel's purpose yet, at least there was a glimmer of hope, wasn't there?

His eyes scanned the panel. Name and age were basic information, nothing special.

But physique and spirit...

The former represented his physical potential.

It included but wasn't limited to physical recovery, nerve reaction speed, muscle density, bone strength, and all other physical abilities.

The latter represented his mental potential.

Ordinary people had values of around three in both aspects, and exceeding three meant having the potential to become a ninja.

His physique was five, and his spirit was seven. It seemed decent, but it wasn't.

At this age, a physique of five was indeed good among civilian students. However, one mustn't forget that the original owner inherited the Uchiha clan's excellent bloodline, making this value rather low.

As for spirit...

Seven wasn't low, but Seimei guessed his arrival had boosted this attribute. Otherwise, it might have been around five as well.

There was no other explanation for why the original owner hadn't awakened the Sharingan.

To say that the original owner had no feelings for his parents was nonsense.

He had died of grief upon learning of their deaths. How could there be no genuine feelings?

Even so, the previous owner's Sharingan awakening progress was barely halfway. It could only be said that this body's talent was truly terrible; there was no other explanation.

However, this trouble now fell upon Seimei.

After thinking for a while, Seimei couldn't find a good solution and could only temporarily set it aside.

His gaze fell upon the skills section, which was empty.

Logically, after merging with the original owner's memories, he should have at least a few skills, but there was nothing on the panel.

Although Uchiha Seimei's talent wasn't great, he still knew the basic three techniques. This puzzled him.

If not for the chakra flowing through his meridians, he would have thought those memories were fake.

'Uh, could it be because 'I' haven't personally used them?'

Thinking this, Seimei stood up and, following the memories in his mind, began to gather chakra and slowly form the 'Ram - Snake - Tiger' hand seals, attempting to perform the Clone Technique.

However, after expending chakra, nothing happened.

Wait...

Seimei's eyes narrowed, focusing on the skills section of the panel. He saw it distort for a moment, and finally, a line of text appeared - Clone Technique: lv0 (1/100)!

"It was indeed because I hadn't personally used it..."

Looking at the newly appeared skill, Seimei muttered softly, then turned his attention to the level and numbers behind it.

If he wasn't mistaken, this should be proficiency.

With this thought, Seimei once again gathered chakra and formed the hand seals to perform the Clone Technique, just like before.

Unsurprisingly, he failed again.

However, there was no impatience on Seimei's face.

The numbers after the Clone Technique in the skills section had changed, from lv0 (1/100) to lv0 (3/100).

This basically confirmed his guess; it was a proficiency system.

As for why the proficiency increased by two this time?

Seimei guessed it was related to the memories in his mind.

He was currently like someone regaining their lost power, so the proficiency increase was unstable.

It was easy to verify...

Seimei took a deep breath, calmed his agitated emotions, and then tried his best to recall the original owner's memories of practicing the Clone Technique, attempting to replicate them.

A few seconds later, a puff of chakra smoke appeared but quickly vanished.

The Clone Technique failed.

However, the proficiency increased by three points - Clone Technique: lv0 (6/100)!

Clearly, his guess was correct.

This way, he could quickly convert everything the original owner possessed into his own in the shortest time, thus concealing any abnormalities.

One must know that the ninja world wasn't lacking in mind-reading and illusion techniques. If he slipped up, Seimei didn't believe he could escape interrogation by the Anbu.

Although the chances of the Anbu noticing him were slim, it was always better to be cautious.

(End of Chapter)