Thank you, and sorry for the pace of chapter updates. Studies take up the majority of my time, and I can't be as regular.

Thank you for your critique, I must say you are absolutely right. I intentionally included many cliches in the first two chapters. Originality starts from chapter 3... But yes, there are cliches, and I'm trying to have some fun with them. However, there will be fewer of them in the future.

Thank you, it’s nice to read that

It was at five during the era just before Konoha, but I never said we were in that era... It will be explained later

So, I admit that wasn't it originally... Actually, I don't remember anymore what I wanted to say... From what I recall, it had something to do with darkness and scarlet.