Chapter 1: Awakening

Chapter 1: Awakening

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In the 29th year of Konoha, in a room in a large courtyard of the Uchiha clan, "Swish!"

A thin 6-year-old boy named Uchiha Katsumi suddenly opened his eyes and sat up straight as he successfully extracted the first ray of chakra. "This is..."

At that moment, a large number of familiar and unfamiliar memories suddenly emerged in his mind.

After a while, he digested the memories that kept emerging in his mind, looking around with a look of astonishment and muttering in his heart, "Have I traveled through time? I didn't expect to awaken the memories of my past life only now, and I also traveled to the Naruto world?"

After he finally digested and sorted out the memories of his past life, a voice sounded in his mind:

[First contact with extraordinary power, awakening of wisdom, awakening of talent. You have obtained the Time-Space Gate talent supernatural power and the God Rewards Hard Work talent supernatural power.]

At this time, such information suddenly emerged in Katsumi's mind.

Immediately afterward, information about the two talents, their abilities, and methods of use began to flow into his mind.

At the same time, a mysterious rune successfully condensed in his sea of consciousness.

One resembled a mysterious portal, and the other looked like a dodecahedral crystal, sitting steadily in the center of his sea of consciousness, standing opposite each other.

"Hiss!"

After a while, when Uchiha Katsumi digested this information, his eyes lit up, and he took a sharp breath of cold air, thinking happily, "I got it? Great!"

These two talents are quite good.

[Time-Space Gate Talent]:

Initially, there is a space-time gate transit small world with an area of 10 kilometers. Initially, it can only connect to the One Piece world, allowing Katsumi to freely travel between the One Piece world and the Naruto world through the space-time gate.

In addition, people with a favorability of 80 points or higher toward Katsumi can be bound by the space-time gate talent and gain the right to freely travel between the two worlds.

Of course, Katsumi always has the absolute highest authority.

Once a target is bound by the space-time gate talent, their favorability toward Katsumi will never drop below 80 points, and they will be unable to reveal secrets related to the space-time gate to non-bound members without Katsumi's permission.

There is essentially no possibility of betrayal. If someone betrays Katsumi, the bound target will lose all memories and gains related to the space-time gate and binding.

(Favorability levels):

0–9: Stranger

10–29: Friendly

30–59: Good friend

61–79: Confidant

80–89: Close friend

90–99: Life-and-death friend

100: Life-and-death companion

[God Rewards Hard Work Talent]:

Do anything—any practice or training behavior will yield progress and improvements. When practiced to the limit, one can break past boundaries, realize breakthroughs, and gain access to more advanced techniques, skills, or ninjutsu.

The more thoroughly prepared one is during the process of realization, and the more skills, techniques, ninjutsu, and experience they have mastered, the more powerful the results of their realizations will be.

"Haha! With these two talents, I finally have hope for the future."

"Otherwise, with my current congenital deficiencies, my frail body, and my identity as a member of the Uchiha clan, I don't know when I might have died."

After Katsumi understood the abilities of his two talents, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, according to the talent information, Katsumi focused his mind, and an attribute panel manifested in front of him. This panel, visible only to him, was a representation of the God Rewards Hard Work talent.

Of course, the attribute panel was simply a visual manifestation created by Katsumi himself as a way to understand the talent's workings. At its core, it was just an expression of the God Rewards Hard Work talent.

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[Uchiha Katsumi]

[Talent]: Space-Time Gate, God Rewards Hard Work

[Lifespan]: 6 months

[Chakra Attributes]: Water, Wind, Fire, Earth, Yin

[Skills]:

Uchiha Chakra Refining (1/100, Entry Level)

Ancient Healing Medicine (2314/10,000, Grandmaster)

Health-Preserving Exercise (1/5000, Minor Success)

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[Skill Proficiency Levels]:

Entry Level, Proficient, Grandmaster, Minor Success, Grand Success, Perfection

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"Half a year?"

Seeing the Lifespan column, Katsumi's previously happy expression quickly turned somber, and his brows furrowed deeply.

"I knew my body was weak in this life, but I didn't expect it to be this bad."

"It seems I must prioritize regulating my body to restore and increase my lifespan. Otherwise, even with such heaven-defying talents, there's no future for me!"

With this realization, Katsumi turned his attention to the three skills listed in his skill column.

Aside from Chakra Refining, the skills Ancient Healing Medicine (Grandmaster) and Health-Preserving Exercise were clearly carried over from his previous life.

In fact, in his past life, he had been a doctor specializing in Ancient Healing medicine who had suffered from a terminal illness. Through his medical expertise and dedication to health-preserving exercises, he had managed to extend his life beyond expectations, ultimately living to nearly 30 years old.

This was already considered a miracle, as he wasn't supposed to have lived past 20. The health-preserving exercises had clearly played a critical role in this achievement.

Now, with the awakening of his past life memories, he had inherited the experience and insights gained from those exercises.

"It makes sense," he thought, "but while I've inherited the knowledge, the actual effects will depend on my own effort and training."

"Let's test whether the health-preserving exercises are effective in this life!"

With that in mind, Katsumi immediately stood up and began practicing the health-preserving exercises from his memory, moving his frail body in a slow, rhythmic pattern.

After completing one round, Katsumi felt slightly tired and short of breath but noticed that his body seemed to feel a little better.

He wasn't sure if this was just his imagination.

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[You practiced the health-preserving exercise once, proficiency +1, lifespan +1 day.]

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"What? It actually works?"

Seeing the feedback provided by the God Rewards Hard Work talent and noticing the extra 1 day added to the Lifespan column on his attribute panel, Katsumi confirmed that it wasn't an illusion. He was immediately overjoyed.

"One session adds a day to my lifespan. If I practice this a few times daily, won't my lifespan steadily increase?"

"Even if I can only gain one day per session, I don't have to worry about running out of time for now!"

"Hah..."

Letting out a sigh of relief, Katsumi stretched his sore body, thinking to himself, "The lifespan problem is temporarily under control."

Next, I should leverage my medical expertise, combining the medical knowledge and resources from both worlds, to regulate my body, address my congenital deficiencies, and achieve complete recovery.

Only then will I be able to train and grow stronger!

Otherwise, with my sickly and fragile body, it would be nearly impossible to Train and advance.

"In addition…"

As this thought crossed his mind, Katsumi suddenly remembered his mother in this life, Uchiha Naori—the current elder of the Uchiha clan.

Yes, that's right. She was none other than the creator of the Sharingan's forbidden technique, Izanami.

In his previous life, there were two prevailing theories regarding her era.

One suggested she lived during the Sengoku period, before Konoha's establishment.

The other claimed she existed after Konoha was founded.

People in his previous life endlessly debated this.

But as far as Katsumi knew, in the world he now found himself in, Kaori lived after the establishment of Konoha.

"I'm getting off topic," he muttered inwardly.

More importantly, the health of his mother, Kaori, had also been deteriorating over the past few years. This decline had become increasingly evident in the last six months.

Using his medical expertise from his previous life, Katsumi concluded that without proper treatment, his mother wouldn't have much longer to live.

"This is unacceptable!"

If he wanted to change the fate of the Uchiha clan in the future, he couldn't afford to lose his mother.

Additionally, if he hoped to establish a foothold in the pirate world early on, he would need her help.

After all, he was currently too weak. If he ventured into the pirate world on his own, he wouldn't just struggle to obtain resources—he might not even survive.

"An 80-point favorability rating is rare and not something just anyone can achieve."

"But my mother definitely can."

"Perhaps Mikoto might also qualify," Katsumi thought to himself.

"I could teach my mother the health-preserving exercises later, though I'm not sure if they'll improve her condition."

"Alternatively, I might take her to the pirate world to seek out a renowned doctor, such as Dr. Kureha."

"Either way, my first step is to speak with my mother."

Resolving this, Katsumi took a deep breath, left his room, and headed to the living room.

At that moment, Kaori was seated there, seemingly waiting for something. When she noticed Katsumi's arrival, she turned toward him with a gentle and loving smile.

"Out so soon? Congratulations on successfully extracting Chakra!"

With her strength, Kaori had easily sensed the faint fluctuations of Chakra emanating from her son.

She felt a surge of happiness for him.

She knew that since childhood, Katsumi had dreamed of overcoming his weak body and becoming a powerful ninja. The frailer his body became, the more determined he was to pursue that goal.

Originally, Kaori didn't want her son to attempt Chakra extraction because his body couldn't handle it. However, unable to dissuade him and fearing he might take extreme measures, she eventually taught him the technique.

Now, seeing that he had succeeded, Kaori felt both joy and worry.

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