"Is this system for real?"

If a normal person hears this opening line, they would probably be struck by a question that could affect their entire future. As the person involved, Sawayama Kiri was no exception; he looked like a hapless fool desperately grasping at straws as he frantically tapped at the system panel. Fortunately, the system panel before him looked surprisingly normal.

"Personal Information"

"Name: Sawayama Kiri"

"Age: 15"

"Talent: Photographic Memory (B), Bloodline Limit (A)"

"Abilities: Water Release (A), Lightning Release (A+), Fire Release (B), Taijutsu (B+), Genjutsu (A), Sealing Technique (D+), Ninja Tool Manipulation (C+)"

"Overall Evaluation: B+"

"Heart Knot Points: 0"

"System Evaluation: At your age and with your abilities, how can you sleep at night?! If you can't turn the entire ninja world into cream puffs, the hardworking Fourth Raikage is going to come and turn you into one instead! Do you understand the severity of the situation?!"

If you ignore that somewhat excessive evaluation, the content of the entire panel is quite straightforward. Talent and abilities are easy to understand. If the overall evaluation refers to combat capability, then this "B+" rating might be comparable to the new generation of elite ninjas like the young Kakashi Hatake and Neji Hyuga from later generations, or perhaps some relatively outstanding special jōnin. Sawayama Kiri had a fairly clear understanding of the scope of his abilities.

So, if that's the case, then "B" should correspond to special jōnin, and "A" to normal jōnin-level combat strength, right? The only thing worth noting is the "heart knot points."

Sawayama Kiri thought for a moment and tentatively tried to mentally interact with this attribute. There was no response. Clearly, the method to acquire such points could only be explored on his own.

Once he closed the personal information panel, an additional option appeared on the originally blank screen.

"Directed Wish Pool"

"Available Draws: 1"

Compared to personal information, the explanation about the wish pool was much richer. In this wish pool, the things that can be drawn fall into two categories: "Talents" and "Abilities." Before drawing, one can choose to direct the draw towards "Breakthrough," "Survival," "Perception," or "Special," thereby obtaining abilities from any past film or television work.

The abilities obtained from the draw can then be further enhanced using "heart knot points." It’s quite a game-like setting. However, aside from the initial free draw as a new player gift, subsequent draws would require consuming "heart knots."

Although Sawayama Kiri still didn't know what these "heart knots" actually were, he could roughly infer some information from the name—it probably involved addressing the emotional needs of those around him or the troubles they encountered, right?

Sawayama Kiri guessed as much. However, based on his simplistic first impression of this system, he always felt... things might not be so simple.

"Anyway, let’s give it a shot."

Holding onto a complex feeling of 'life and death are in fate’s hands, wealth and nobility are determined by heaven,' Sawayama Kiri clicked on the draw option. The first round of directed options was also easy to decide. For those like them, who would surely die whether stabbed by a kunai or burned by fire release, nothing was more important than survival.

"Direction: Survival"

"Consumption: 1"

"Give me a draw, damn it!"

Under the fragrant words of Onee-san and Sawayama Kiri's anxious gaze, the blank screen flashed. Even the most basic poverty effect was omitted, and a line of standard MS Mincho font appeared on the blank screen.

"Ability Obtained"

"Limitless Technique · Stage One · Six Eyes (S)"

"Information localization complete."

"Six Eyes: Possesses 360-degree ultra-long-distance vision, can perceive chakra, see through hand seals, directly track/predict chakra trajectories, and assists the holder in fine chakra manipulation and other abilities."

"Consume heart knot points to enhance."

"Oh! Not bad."

"But why is it only a part?"

As Sawayama Kiri just saw the ability he drew, he couldn't help but exclaim softly, but unfortunately, his smile stopped midway. The "Limitless Technique" from "Jujutsu Kaisen" has a special property that can infinitely subdivide the surrounding space, preventing any material from touching the user’s body, thus achieving "absolute defense." It was a signature move of the character Gojo Satoru in the original work, perfectly meeting the survival requirement.

Even within the world of Naruto, few jutsu can counter it; the only two with a certain level of threat are the space-time ninjutsu "Flying Thunder God Technique" and the Mangekyō Sharingan technique "Kamui." However, if it’s only a part... he still felt somewhat unsatisfied.

Having crossed over, who wouldn’t want their gains to be a bit greater? Sawayama Kiri sighed inwardly.

Just as he thought this, the line of text on the panel fully appeared. Almost simultaneously,

"Buzz."

Sawayama Kiri's entire brain was suddenly filled with the influx of information. In an instant, his thoughts froze. If someone were standing in front of him at that moment, they would see his bright blue pupils suddenly expand, as if countless fragments of stars were dotting them, shining with divine light.

At that moment, his vision abruptly crossed countless obstacles, presenting a 360-degree unobstructed three-dimensional view, reminiscent of the Hyuga clan's Byakugan, allowing him to see through walls, bricks, and curtains, directly gazing kilometers away to the distant horizon.

Everything in sight was crystal clear. The nearby street vendor selling oden, a 50-yen coin resting at the corner of a utility pole, a training kunai left behind in the training ground, birds nesting in the woods, fish leaping out of the river, and a female ninja disguised as a scholar with three layers of clothing...

Even though his brain still retained some rationality, the countless scenes that appeared in his vision suddenly gave him a feeling of omniscience, as if he were a god looking down from above. Everything he could see was clear.

At that moment, Sawayama Kiri surprisingly began to understand the inexplicable arrogance of the Hyuga clan in the eyes of others.

—“I can even see how many moles your wife has, and you dare to oppose me?! What a bunch of extraordinary folks.”

However, before his vision could further expand outward, a sudden intense pain struck his brain. Following that, his eyes felt like they were being pricked by needles, and his vision quickly shrank back to normal limits.

"Ugh..."

Sawayama Kiri immediately knelt on the ground, hands clutching his temples, gasping heavily.

"Damn it, I was careless."

Despite his still groggy mind and unclear consciousness, he quickly realized where the problem lay.

The equipment was mismatched.

His brain couldn't keep up with the information-gathering capabilities of "Six Eyes." It was like pairing a Pentium 4 processor (released in 2000) with a fully powered RTX 4060 Ti. If it didn’t burn out right away, it would be a miracle.

After a long time, the excruciating pain that felt like it would squeeze out all his brain juice gradually dissipated.

However, the smile on Sawayama Kiri's face could not stop. No matter what, he finally saw hope of escaping this damned undercover life.

He glanced at his personal panel.

"Overall Evaluation: A↑"

Sure enough, it had risen from being a strong special jōnin to the average level of normal jōnin, maybe even a bit higher.

Though it seemed like just a step away, in reality, it was a gap that many people could not cross in their lifetime. In any field, the higher you go, the tougher it gets.

A Konoha jōnin holds the voting rights for the Hokage among the higher-ups of the hidden village, with the power to temporarily command members of the Anbu.

If he were in a weaker village like Sunagakure or Amegakure, he could even be comparable to a small portion of the strong who have earned their names.

Sawayama Kiri thought to himself, and his mind became increasingly calm.

He needed to obtain more "heart knot points."

Just as he pondered where to start, he keenly caught the sound of someone climbing the stairs.

"Onii-san? What happened?" A moment later, Sawayama Yukie’s worried voice came from outside the door. "I just heard a ‘thud’—are you okay?"

"Yeah, I’m fine..."

Sawayama Kiri was about to brush it off when he suddenly remembered something and propped himself up on his weak legs. He opened the door to find Yukie holding a plate of cut fruits, her face showing a worried expression.

"Sorry to worry you," Sawayama Kiri said with a shy smile upon seeing her concern. "I just expended too much chakra and felt a bit weak."

"Onii-san, you should be more careful!"

Seeing that he was indeed unharmed, Yukie secretly breathed a sigh of relief, sidestepping into his room with the fruit platter, but she still scolded him like a little housekeeper, "Practicing new jutsu at home? If you blow up your room, we won’t have money to fix it, and you’ll have to sleep in the same bed as me!"

The girl set down the fruit platter, turned around, and pretended to be a creepy uncle, grinning mischievously, "At that time, even if I attacked Kiri, it would all be Onii-san’s fault for deliberately leading me to make mistakes!"

"Really? We’re just dependent siblings."

"It’s better to be siblings!"

As Sawayama Yukie spoke nonsense, she actually looked quite self-righteous, her little mouth pouting high.

"Thud."

So, she received another light smack on her head.

"You should have your third-rate erotic novels hidden under the bed confiscated soon." Sawayama Kiri said slowly, "At your age, it’s still too early for you to be looking at that kind of stuff."

"Eh! How do you know?" Yukie’s face suddenly showed a look of panic.

"Onii-san knows everything." Sawayama Kiri said, feeling quite pleased with himself.

"Wait!"

"I protest! This is domestic violence!"

Sawayama Yukie raised her face angrily, hands covering her forehead: "I even cut fruit for you, it was delicious... Kiri, what happened to your eyes?"

Halfway through her words, her voice suddenly paused.

As she looked up, Yukie noticed that her brother's eyes seemed a bit different from usual, as if they were shining with a light.

But what exactly was different, she couldn’t quite say.

At the same time, Sawayama Kiri was also staring at Yukie's little head swaying back and forth, seriously looking at the white label that had appeared above her head.

"Shallow Heart Knot."