Chapter 42: [System Upgrade, Kaminari!]

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The battle was over.

Due to the fog formed by the Fire Style and Water Style, Naruto and the others did not see the ensuing battle clearly.

When Colt and Kakashi appeared in front of them, their expressions became very calm.

"Kakashi-sensei, who won?"

Naruto, who was tied to the stake, was the most curious, watching them back and forth, trying to find some clues.

Sasuke and Sakura were equally curious, but didn't feel right to ask directly.

Especially Sasuke, he clearly saw the gap between himself and Colt, which made him clench his teeth in frustration.

It turned out that Colt had been going easy on him at the academy all those years.

"It's a draw."

Colt saved Kakashi and didn't gloat, which made Kakashi relieved.

It would be shameful to lose to a fresh Genin on the first day as their teacher, but fortunately this student was good-natured.

"That's amazing~!"

Naruto looked at Colt adoringly. For him, a tie against Kakashi was already indicative of being insanely strong.

After the defeat just now, Kakashi didn't even bother to test the teamwork between the three, so he passed them with just a few words.

At this point, Team Seven, which will be famous in the ninja world in the future, was established.

At the same time, there was a chime from the system in Colt's mind.

[Ding! Congratulations, the Host has graduated from the academy and obtained the Genin rank.]

[The system has begun an upgrade process that is expected to take six hours.]

'Can this already broken system still be upgraded?'

Colt was a little surprised that the system's functions had not changed in the slightest over the years.

It was just sitting idly, waiting for him.

However, he had no way of knowing what the specific update entailed. Once the system entered the upgrade process, its functions were temporarily disabled.

Colt was not in a hurry, anyway, he will know in six hours.

Putting his mind back to reality, Naruto over there was still bickering with Sasuke.

Seeing that Kakashi was about to slip away, Colt quickly stopped him, "Kakashi-Sensei, we finally passed the exam, shouldn't we celebrate?"

Seeing the mischievous smile on his face, Kakashi felt a bad premonition, but it was too late.

Naruto and the others also reacted and immediately surrounded him.

"Then thank you Kakashi-sensei!"

Seeing the looks of anticipation on the faces of the four, he could only agree.

"Okay, then a..."

"Let's go! Barbecue Q let's go!"

Colt quickly picked the location and cuisine.

Kakashi's face instantly turned pale.

'Of all things, it's grilled meat… Sigh, this is torture!'

...

Two hours later, Kakashi's heart cracked piece by piece, looking at the mountain of plates in front of the four of them.

This was too painful…

At the checkout, Kakashi almost had to pawn his clothes to scrape together enough money.

"If only Chōji was here."

Colt rubbed his stomach and said as if he was still not satisfied.

"Who is Chōji?" Kakashi was a little puzzled, and he didn't know much about these new Genin.

"Akimichi Chōji, the heir of the Akimichi clan," Sakura answered honestly.

Immediately, Kakashi's scalp went numb.

'However, this generation's Ino-Shika-Chō trio seems to be mentored by Asuma, so...'

Inexplicably, Kakashi's mood actually improved a lot.

Sure enough, being miserable together is the best way for people to bond.

When parting, Kakashi told the three to gather at the Hokage building tomorrow, but Colt was not included.

"Lord Hokage has other arrangements for you, you don't need to participate in missions with us during this time."

Colt nodded, not surprised by this.

He doesn't need the typical D-rank missions training to focus on teamwork.

Back home, Colt checked first and found that his dog, Ichibi, hadn't demolished the house, so he was relieved.

He was afraid that after returning home day, the house would look different.

Looking at the time, it was still a few hours before the system upgrade was successful.

Instead of staying idle, it was better to continue studying ninjutsu.

Today he used the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique, but the effect was not ideal.

In Colt's view, this technique was invincible if combined with the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Therefore, he planned to suspend the research of Chakra Nature Transformation for the next period of time, while specializing in mastering the Flying Thunder God.

Every time he studies the Flying Thunder God, he admired Tobirama Senju immensely.

What kind of brilliant mind can comprehend and create the Flying Thunder God Technique?

Now he was a little dizzy just looking at that theoretical knowledge about space-time ninjutsu.

Fortunately, ninja abilities were powerful. Although the Flying Thunder God was difficult, his speed of progress was also visible.

Time passed slowly, and night came in the blink of an eye.

[Ding! System upgrade successful!]

[Updated contents of Healer's Benevolence System 2.0 version:

[1. Update to the Mission System, host can now accept missions from the task bar. After completing the missions, you will gain Points and item rewards. There is no forced participation and no punishment.]

[2. The healing technique has evolved, and it can now regrow severed limbs, treat mental/spiritual injuries, and restore a small amount of vitality.]

[3. New: 'Title System' obtained.]

[Current title is: Genin, granting a 20% bonus to Point gains.]

[To thank the Host for their strong support, a special graduation gift package is provided, please check it.]

Colt blinked and read the system announcements one by one.

An additional channel for gaining Points was quite understandable, and there was no penalty for failing missions.

The enhanced healing effects were also good.

As for the title system, Colt felt a bit of regret.

If he had known there were still such benefits after graduation, he would have applied to skip grades earlier.

'Not to go far and say I would have become a Hokage by now, at least I could have become a Jonin, right?'

How many bonus Points had he lost?

Thinking of this, Colt felt a little angry.

The system had no intelligence at all, and didn't remind him in advance.

Finally, he just decided to forget it about it, and just hoped it upgraded frequently in the future so he didn't miss out.

Originally Colt had planned to be an Eternal Genin, and compete with Rock Lee for the title of the strongest Genin in Konoha.

It doesn't seem that will work out now.

Finally, he turned his attention to the graduation gift package.

"Open the gift Package."

[Please choose the type of gift for the host: ninjutsu, attributes, bloodline, or equipment.]

Being able to choose was also fine.

After thinking about it, he could learn ninjutsu by himself, and there were too many types. If he drew a useless one, it would waste the gift package.

Attributes can also be grinded directly with Shadow Clones, it was nothing more than a bit more of work.

He already had two of the strongest bloodlines in the ninja world, so more were unnecessary.

"Then equipment it is."

So far, Colt had not had a suitable weapon.

Although the scope of ninjutsu was wide, the most effective way to kill was still to use weapons.

Kunai were too short for Colt's tall frame.

"I select the Equipment Pack."

[Ding! Equipment Graduation Pack selected.]

[Congratulations to the Host for receiving: Kaminari!]