Overdrafting the Future, Starting in Naruto

Chapter 9: Completed!

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Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, Konoha Year 41 was coming to an end.

In a small grove, Kinoshita Genichi stared at the small, blue ball of chakra in his hand, a look of immense satisfaction on his face. "Finally... it's done!"

From March until now, December, he had finally mastered the Rasengan.

The reason it took him so long was not that his aptitude for comprehension was absurdly poor, but rather... he was severely lacking in chakra. He couldn't cheat by using the Shadow Clone Technique, nor could he dedicate all of his time to practicing the Rasengan. On top of that, even though he possessed the chakra capacity of his teenage self, it still wasn't much, and he couldn't sustain his training sessions for very long.

And so, it had taken him nearly ten months to finally complete it. Compared to Naruto, his progress was laughably slow.

But in the end, it was done.

"I wonder if Minato has finished his Rasengan yet. If not, hehe..."

Genichi's smile started to look a bit deranged. He quickly reined it in, then slammed the Rasengan in his hand into the trunk of the tree before him.

Wood chips flew everywhere!

The Rasengan spun at high speed, drilling a large hole in the tree like a power tool. With a final, forceful twist from Genichi, the trunk, which was as wide as a person's embrace, was completely pierced, and the Rasengan flew out the other side.

"Incredible!" Genichi praised internally.

But feeling the weakness in his body, he couldn't help but feel a little helpless. His chakra reserves were too small. He could manage, at most, two of these pigeon-egg-sized Rasengans before he'd be completely drained.

"As expected, the thing that limits the vast majority of ninja probably isn't a lack of ninjutsu resources, but... chakra!"

Genichi pondered to himself, "I have to find a way to increase my chakra reserves. Otherwise, my title of 'genius' will be undeserved. And in the future, it won't matter how many ninjutsu I have if I don't have the chakra to use them."

When thinking about increasing his chakra, the first person who came to Genichi's mind was Orochimaru.

The next was the Tailed Beasts.

"I definitely can't become a Jinchuriki. With my chakra level, I would never be able to suppress one."

"As for Orochimaru..."

Cellular transplantation, human body modification, and even the Living Corpse Reincarnation technique.

Genichi frowned slightly, feeling that this path was extremely thorny. Thankfully, he still had plenty of time and wasn't in a desperate rush.

After packing up, Genichi headed home.

The next day.

As soon as he arrived at the Academy, Genichi got a piece of news from Shizune.

Kakashi had applied for early graduation!

Well now! Graduating after less than a year of school.

Then again, the Ninja Academy truly had nothing more to teach Kakashi. His mastery of the Three Academy Jutsu was flawless, his taijutsu and shuriken skills were outstanding, he had mastered Earth Release nature transformation, and he had his family's Hatake sword style. For Kakashi, staying in the Academy was simply too boring. It didn't suit his personality.

Genichi could see it clearly. On the surface, Kakashi was cool and aloof, seemingly the polar opposite of the hot-blooded Might Guy, but in reality, he had a powerful drive within him. He wouldn't allow himself to waste time in school, so he chose to graduate early.

"Genichi, you're not any weaker than Kakashi. Will you graduate early too?" Shizune's voice interrupted his thoughts.

Genichi shook his head. "I won't be graduating so quickly."

He was afraid of dying! Every year he could safely hide away was another year gained! Unless he had no other choice, graduating early was not a good thing.

In a flash, it was time for the holidays.

But on this day, Genichi, Shizune, Might Guy, Nohara Rin, and even Uchiha Obito were all waiting at the school gate.

Because today was the day of Kakashi's graduation assessment.

After waiting for about half an hour, Kakashi walked out. Instantly, everyone's eyes fell on the ninja forehead protector he now wore. The anxious feeling in Nohara Rin's heart finally settled.

"Congratulations, Kakashi. Starting today, you're a true ninja," Genichi said with a congratulatory smile.

The others quickly chimed in as well.

Kakashi said, "Genichi, if you wanted to, you could definitely pass the exam too."

Kurenai Yuhi added, "You two are the school's famous geniuses. Of course it wouldn't be a problem."

"But speaking of which, Genichi, are you going to graduate early?"

Genichi shook his head, his gaze fixed on Kakashi. "Kakashi, let's have a spar. I just happened to have developed a new ninjutsu of my own!"

Developed his own ninjutsu?

Kakashi and the others were all shocked.

Uchiha Obito pursed his lips. What a joke. Is ninjutsu that easy to develop? He probably just modified one of the Three Academy Jutsu or his shuriken throw and is calling it a new jutsu.

Obito wasn't the only one who thought this; Sarutobi Asuma felt the same. It wasn't that he looked down on Genichi, but with his own deep family background, he knew better than anyone how difficult it was to create a new ninjutsu.

However, Shizune, Kakashi, and Might Guy believed him completely.

Guy shouted loudly, "Then let's have a youthful, hot-blooded duel! Genichi, I'm rooting for you!"

Shizune raised a small fist. "Genichi, you can do it!"

Soon, the group arrived at the Academy's training grounds.

Might Guy took on the role of referee. "Begin!"

As his arm swung down, Genichi and Kakashi clashed.

After a dozen exchanges, Genichi used his combat experience to find an opening in Kakashi's defense and threw him through the air. He then immediately raised his right hand, chakra converging in his palm as a small Rasengan rapidly formed.

At that moment, Shizune and the others couldn't help but stare with wide eyes.

"Incredible!"

"Such powerful chakra!"

"It really is a new ninjutsu!"

Cries of astonishment escaped from their lips.

Kakashi, who hadn't even gotten up from the ground, was also stunned by the Rasengan. "Such powerful chakra... If that hits, it would definitely..."

"Kakashi, look out!" Genichi charged toward him.

What none of them noticed was that just outside the training grounds, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Hatake Sakumo, and several other Academy teachers were watching quietly. When the Rasengan appeared, they all showed expressions of shock.

Hatake Sakumo, after his initial surprise, smiled. "This child truly has extraordinary talent!" He had heard about Genichi from his son and had seen him more than once. He had felt from the beginning that Genichi was special, and this proved it.

"A no-hand-seal ninjutsu... This is at least A-rank!" The one who spoke was the teacher, Nome.

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded slightly. "Pure shape transformation, with highly condensed chakra. The difficulty is extremely high."

"Sakumo, get ready, just in case there's an accident."

Sakumo nodded but smiled. "I have faith in this child. And I have faith in Kakashi."

As his voice fell, a huge roar echoed from the training ground, and the group's vision was obscured by a cloud of dust and smoke.

Futagi Ryusei could no longer hold back. He used the Body Flicker Technique to appear in the training ground and, with a wave of his hand, tore through the dust cloud.

He saw a slightly panting Genichi standing before a crater, inside of which were splintered pieces of wood.

The Body Replacement Technique!

Futagi Ryusei breathed a sigh of relief.

A short distance away, Kakashi, who had avoided the attack, swallowed hard.

Thank goodness I dodged that.

"T-too... too incredible!" Uchiha Obito stammered, completely dumbfounded.

(End of Chapter)