Chapter 13 Breakpoint Simulation

"You f—"

Just as Takuya was about to curse, the system promptly laid out the detailed information from the battle:

[Zabuza: Elite Jonin, master of various assassination techniques, rich combat experience. After using the Hidden Mist Technique, gains an environment buff that boosts mobility by over 50%.]

[Naruto: Son of the Fourth Hokage, Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, main character buff.]

[Sasuke: Uchiha survivor, genius, second lead buff.]

[Sakura: Ordinary girl, main female lead buff.]

[Kakashi: Equal in strength to Zabuza, 50-50 buff.]

[Takuya: Regular Genin, for over a decade an average, unremarkable person. Ten months ago, gained mid-tier "King of Fighters" talent and high-tier "Hot-Blooded" talent. Trained intensely for 10 months, but lacks combat experience and has average mental fortitude.]

[Due to the environmental buff, your vision, mobility, and willpower are all reduced by over 50%.]

[At the start of the battle:]

[The mist-induced anxiety flares up in you.]

[You force yourself to stay calm, but Zabuza's psychological attacks further weaken your resolve, along with Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke's.]

[Even Sasuke is on the verge of using his kunai to end it all out of fear.]

[Zabuza suddenly ambushes you from behind. Your reaction speed is average. You get your throat slashed.]

[You're a normal human being without accelerated healing. You die.]

"......"

After seeing the system's battle review and analysis, Takuya was completely speechless.

Seriously? Even with the mid-tier King of Fighters buff, he was still just cannon fodder?

But…

On second thought, the system's simulation kind of made sense!

Think about it:

What kind of people make up Team 7?

A Jinchuriki with the strongest Tailed Beast inside him and the son of the Fourth Hokage.

A Uchiha genius, one of the two greatest prodigies in Uchiha history.

A guy with Kamui Sharingan who can go toe-to-toe with the strongest villain, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki!

What was this?

This wasn't a rookie squad—this was a team of hacks!

And as for Takuya, despite his newfound talents, he was still too weak.

Even with his mid-tier King of Fighters buff, he was at best a one-in-a-hundred talent.

One-in-a-hundred in the ninja world? At most, that made him somewhat gifted.

The biggest issue was the short training time.

In just eight months, Takuya had only improved his Taijutsu to the point where it was on par with Sasuke's current level.

But the other members had been training for years!

The gap in strength, while it could be reduced, couldn't be completely closed.

Proof of that was how, even though Takuya had been training in martial arts, he hadn't developed a proper attack technique yet…

Realizing all this, Takuya's frustration quickly dissipated.

He even felt a bit sorry for Zabuza!

Think about it: Zabuza went up against these overpowered characters, and he still managed to escape with his life—talk about a miracle!

However…

Despite understanding this, he still wasn't satisfied with the simulation's outcome.

"System, I see your review makes sense, but isn't there another possibility you didn't simulate?"

"If Zabuza had attacked someone else first, wouldn't I have survived?"

Takuya's analysis made sense.

The Hidden Mist Technique was indeed highly effective for assassination.

Even someone as strong as Sasuke was almost scared into taking his own life.

Among the five—Kakashi, Naruto, Takuya, Sakura, and Tazuna—any one of them could have been Zabuza's initial target.

If Zabuza had attacked someone else first, Takuya might have survived.

[Calculating…]

[Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have deduced an additional possibility. You may choose an extra reward, or continue the simulation from the previous point!]

"Uh…"

Takuya scratched his chin and thought for a few seconds.

An extra reward was tempting, but what he really wanted was to continue the simulation!

He wanted to see how far his hot-blooded, rookie King of Fighters self could go.

"I choose to continue the simulation!"

[Ding! Resuming simulation…]

The life scenes replayed in Takuya's mind.

This time, it resumed right from where Zabuza made his move.

[After exchanging names, the battle begins.]

[Zabuza activates the Hidden Mist Technique, shrouding the area in thick fog.]

[He uses psychological warfare to try to intimidate you all.]

[Zabuza moves through the mist and attempts to ambush Sasuke, but Kakashi intercepts.]

[Both sides are locked in a heated battle.]

[Kakashi is trapped in the Water Prison Technique, and you, Naruto, and Sasuke execute a combo tactic to free him.]

[Zabuza and Kakashi perform a 44-hand sign sequence to activate Water Dragon Jutsu. Zabuza is defeated, and Haku arrives to fake Zabuza's death and take him away.]

[Although you know the truth about Zabuza's fake death, your hot-blooded self can't bear to watch them die, so you let them go.]

At this point, Takuya felt a bit relieved.

See? As long as he wasn't the first to be attacked, he could survive.

Eight months of training wasn't totally wasted—it at least prevented him from being instant cannon fodder.

[You continue your journey, and Kakashi recovers in an inn.]

[You calculate the timing and follow Naruto to pick herbs. In the forest, you encounter Haku.]

[Naruto, completely smitten with Haku's beauty, is stunned to learn that he's a man, leaving him utterly speechless.]

[As Haku is about to leave, you follow him. You both end up in a secluded grove, and you reveal that you know the truth about Zabuza's condition.]

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