12 Chakra! part-1

{Next Day}

I sat in the class rubbing the back of my hands, no matter how much I wished for it to be true, sleeping didn't heal any of the bruises I got from the spar with Naruto. The game system that I had with me confuses me, for some things like stats and skills it worked like a normal gamer system as written in various novels. I had plenty of light novels stuck in my head, this selective memory was annoying too but it was better than not knowing all the advantages that I had.

I spent last night, after sparring with Naruto, going through several keywords like status and skills. The only additional tab I found was the current status effects tab, which was expectedly empty.

'It would have been a good training tool to heal after 8 hours of sleep. Then again so would a save checkpoint function help? Just imagine how much easier doing stupid shit would be, I can make changes to the timeline without fear...'

While I was daydreaming about powerups a sudden tap on my shoulder alerted me, "Ano, Akio-san, are you okay?"

I jerked back at the sudden contact and turned to look at Hinata, her eyes were tracking my very visible bruising which was visible because I didn't want to go around wearing a jacket when I'm in the academy. There is no need for that amount of extra protection yet. 

'Maybe if I add weights to my legs and hands then it would be easier?' I thought, pushing my wandering thoughts aside, I nodded at Hinata.

"Yeah, jus some bruises from yesterday's spar," I replied, getting a nod from Hinata who then looked forward once again.

The interaction was a lot less awkward than I expected, and after taking a swift peak at Hinata's chest I turned around to look forward as well. I used my left hand to rest my face, tilting my head slightly hiding my eyes from Hinata as I once again looked at Sakura's voluptuous ass. 

I had already discreetly checked and no other girl in our class, even though the sample size was quite small, no one else had an ass comparable to her. Even though Hinata won easily in the chest department, her ass was quite a bit more reasonable though still larger than anyone else, Ino, on the other hand, was perky in both of the departments. Her assets are both noticeable yet not attention-grabbing. Although I had an inkling as to what these dimensions meant, I didn't jump to conclusions just yet.

'Sakura had near-perfect chakra control with very small reserves. Meanwhile, Hinata and Ino had larger reserves than her with worse chakra control...' I thought. I had my theory for now but before I could speculate more, Iruka sensei walked into the classroom.

The class quietened down as everybody tracked Iruka's movement amidst excited murmurs. It seems like he wasn't alone in looking forward to today's class. According to his status, he had a lot of chakra, but he had tried everything even resorting to meditation which was unsuccessful as he wasn't able to access the mysterious energy.

In canon, meditation was the way to go and someone as old as him would probably already be dead on a battlefield, but in this world that was a twisted ero version of the original story, the graduation date for everyone is 18 years and things like early graduation didn't seem to exist. It did make him wonder how in the hell is the timeline the same as it is in canon as several things would have gone to whack.

Kakashi and Itachi wouldn't have been forced to graduate early, and the wait between wars would have been longer leading to a stronger military, but in the end, somehow, the canon timeline managed to preserve.

'I think it's bullshit, no way something like this is possible as the changes should have knocked off the timeline generations ago...' 

"Alright, I can see that everyone is excited to begin working on their chakra. Now most, if not all of you here would have your chakra locked as unlocking your reserves before you are 18 is strictly prohibited. Anyone who has their chakra unlocked can skip this session and come back after lunch. Anyone?" Iruka asked and someone immediately stood up.

The pineapple bun hairstyle made it easy to identify Shikamaru as he quickly dragged Choji with him, the promise of a free period too good to pass up. Sasuke, Ino, and surprisingly Naruto quickly followed as the seats in front of me thinned out. I turn to look at Hinata expecting her to skip the class as well only to see her looking down avoiding my gaze.

'Hmmm, so she is being sidelined from her heir position? But then why not mark her with the seal to preserve her bloodline?'

It took just under a minute for most of the clan children to walk out of the classroom, and after Iruka waited for a couple more seconds, he began explaining.

"Your chakra reserves are locked down at birth, any child who has chakra reserves that are big enough to be a shinobi goes through this procedure, either at the Konoha hospital or at their clan compound. Each of you went through the same shift during your first few days in the world in order to stop your chakra from overwhelming your physical and mental development." Iruka began, he spoke in a monotone as he explained the situation and like yesterday, I'm guessing this was common knowledge.

"There are several things that you need to know before going through the chakra unlocking process, firstly after being deprived of most of your reserves, the first few days would take some adjustment. Chakra is a powerful energy and it could strengthen your muscles and bones to handle larger forces, as you become accustomed to chakra, you need to practice your control as the next few days are crucial and could impact how much rudimentary control you manage to gain..." Iruka paused and when he noticed that a couple of guys were already putting their heads down, I could see his eye twitch in annoyance.

"...NOW WE WILL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF UNLOCKING YOUR CHAKRA..." Iruka shouted and everyone became alert once again, after glaring at everyone one last time Iruka continued, "...we will go to the training ground to make sure no accidents happen. Follow me." 

As the class quickly shuffled out after him, I stood up, intending to be one of the last ones out of the class to avoid the rush. Hinata also quietly stood behind me, content at not being under the scrutiny of anyone else. As both of us made it to the training ground, Iruka's eyes were tracking down our movement. I on the other hand noticed that there were 4 more shinobi in the training ground. 

The shoulder-length gray hair of a chunin who was wearing a bandana-shaped forehead protector stood out and so did his name. I was half expecting his name to be a little different, maybe in red color to indicate that he was a spy or an enemy but the black-lettered name in a plain blue colored window kind of spoiled that plan.

'It seems like I won't get the busted enemy detection radar as well...'

[Mizuki Lv 38]

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AN - Back from a short Hiatus. I'll be uploading the story every other day!