Living in Konoha: Picking Up Abilities Starting from the Anbu

Konoha, Year 51.

The Land of Fire, Hidden Leaf Village.

Recently, the village's defense force had increased significantly. Patrol squads of shinobi were everywhere. The reason? Simple. Five days from now, a delegation from the Hidden Cloud Village would arrive in Konoha to officially sign a peace treaty, marking the end of the Third Great Ninja War.

A long-awaited peace was on the horizon, and the whole village was eagerly anticipating the grand celebration.

On the bustling streets, a young man with dark hair and handsome features walked with a troubled expression. "Too bad I can't buy a life insurance policy for Hiashi Hyuga and list myself as the beneficiary..."

Kazuya sighed, disappointed. He had tried visiting the insurance company but learned that life insurance could only list immediate family members as beneficiaries. And since he wasn't Hiashi's father, that plan was a no-go.

"Looks like the world is fair after all. Getting OP powers in a new world probably means I lose out on money-making schemes, huh?" Kazuya quickly adjusted his mood.

Yes, he was a transmigrator! He had crossed over into the body of an Anbu ninja in Konoha.

Three years ago, on the night of the Nine-Tails' attack, the original Kazuya died fighting the Tailed Beast, and he had been reborn in that moment. But he came into this world severely wounded, and if it weren't for the system awakening at the right time, he might have gone straight to meet the First Hokage. Even with the system's help, he had spent over two years in the hospital, just barely recovering from his injuries.

Now, Kazuya wandered aimlessly through the streets. But in his special vision, he could see golden orbs of light falling from some of the shinobi around him, dropping to the ground. As he got closer, these golden orbs would automatically fly toward him.

[You have collected 10 Chakra points.]

[You have collected 30 Chakra points.]

[You have collected 50 points of combat experience.]

One by one, the golden orbs merged into his body, and his Chakra reserves steadily increased. This was the power of Kazuya's cheat—his God-Tier Attribute Collection System.

These golden orbs could be gathered, each containing Chakra, combat experience, jutsu, talents, Kekkei Genkai, and more. The drops followed a pattern: outside of combat, a ninja's drops mostly included Chakra, combat experience, and talent. It was only during battle that they'd drop valuable things like jutsu or Kekkei Genkai. And the stronger the ninja, the higher the quality of their drops!

Three days ago, Kazuya had finally been discharged from the hospital. During his time there, he didn't have many chances to witness battles, so most of the attributes he collected were Chakra, combat experience, and talent. But two years of non-stop collection had still caused his strength to skyrocket.

His kunai throwing skills were now maxed out at level 5, to the point where even Uchiha Itachi might only manage a tie against him!

Status: Kazuya

Age: 21

Rank: Jonin

Chakra: Level 3 (4580/5000)

Jutsu: Fireball Jutsu (Level 4), Dragon Flame Jutsu (Level 3), Phoenix Fire Jutsu (Level 4), Wind Slice Jutsu (Level 3), Vacuum Sphere (Level 3)...

Taijutsu: Leaf Style Taijutsu (Level 4), Leaf Whirlwind (Level 4)...

Genjutsu: Hell Viewing Technique (Level 3), False Surroundings Jutsu (Level 2)...

Kekkei Genkai: None

Special Skills: Substitution Jutsu (Level 4), Body Flicker Jutsu (Level 3)...

In the past, he was just an ordinary Jonin with little to his name. But two years of collecting attributes had made him far stronger, with Chakra reserves almost breaking past the limits of a regular Jonin.

Elite Jonin!

Thanks to the various elemental talents he had collected, Kazuya could now use five types of elemental Chakra: fire, lightning, wind, water, and earth. His power was already beyond that of Kakashi in the original story!

Being a Jonin in the Hidden Leaf Village wasn't a small deal, and now Kazuya stood out even among them. His strength was nearly at the threshold of the Kage level!

As he prepared to enjoy his last three days of leave, Kazuya was already thinking ahead to his return to Anbu, where combat opportunities would be plentiful and high-quality drops would be abundant.

Just as he was about to head to the Anbu base, a masked Anbu operative intercepted him.

"Captain Kazuya!" the masked figure said solemnly after landing. "The Hokage wants to see you!"

"Alright," Kazuya nodded, following the Anbu. The Third Hokage wanted to see him. Kazuya was surprised. He was just a squad leader in the Anbu, and there were captains and commanders between him and the Hokage. Why would Sarutobi Hiruzen summon him directly?

A few minutes later, Kazuya stood at the entrance of the Hokage's office.

"Come in."

"Hokage-sama, Captain Kazuya is here!"

"Good, you may leave," the Third Hokage said, standing up from his desk with a warm smile as he saw Kazuya enter. "You look well, Kazuya. I'm glad to see you've recovered."

"Thank you for your concern, Hokage-sama," Kazuya replied with a simple smile, though his gaze lingered on the golden orbs floating around the Third Hokage.

[You have collected 100 Chakra points.]

[You have collected 100 Chakra points.]

Two hundred more Chakra points gained!

Chakra: Level 3 (4780/5000)

He was getting closer to a breakthrough! Kazuya was thrilled. The old monkey, Sarutobi Hiruzen, truly lived up to his title as Hokage—the quality of his dropped Chakra was way higher than ordinary shinobi's! 100 points of Chakra was equivalent to a regular Genin's entire reserve! A pure goldmine!

With that, Kazuya's smile became even more genuine.