FictionOnlyReader
The thing is he still doesn't really have anything that makes him uniquely strong, like naruto had the kyuubi and insane chakra lvls, Sasuke has sharingan, rock lee is a taijutsu savant. Takuma needs something to make himself unique among ninjas
Shikamaru isn't "just" smart... If you say Shikamaru is "just" smart than all the other charaters must be dumb. Kabuto, even at the start was a talented medi ninja that could use chakra scalpels offensively and was able to escape the hidden leaf. Never said Takuma needs a cheat, he just needs something he truly excells in.
Tee_hee:Shikimaru is just smart and i feel like at this point you are just naming clans and what they specialise in, forget the top 3 clans and look at others, Kabuto didn't start with any special powers, he worked for it the same as the Orichimaru and others were the same. You dont need cheats and i like Takuma the way he is, he is much better characters than all these other fanficiton protagonist with cheats or golden spoon
Looks like you found a direction for the story. Is there anychance we will be seeing more frequent uploads? Don't get me wrong these two chapter were great and I don't want you rushing this story, if you need time take time. This story is that good that people will still read. But could you maybe give an indication of how often you plan to upload now. No pressure on sticking to it. But a general idea would be really nice