Reborn as Danzō’s Grandson, Must I Offend the Entire Ninja World?

"Young Master Yami, today we will focus on chakra extraction training."

In the courtyard of a wooden house, Yami listened attentively as his tutor, Ebiki, explained the techniques and key points of chakra extraction.

What is a Tokubetsu Jōnin?

They are shinobi whose abilities fall between Chūnin and Jōnin. Those promoted to Jōnin due to exceptional talent in a specialized field are classified as Tokubetsu Jōnin.

Ebiki was one such ninja, rising to his rank due to his expertise in education.

His knowledge and teaching experience in chakra extraction far exceeded that of the instructors at the Ninja Academy.

At this stage, the gap between clan-born shinobi and civilian shinobi was already becoming apparent.

With the same physical fitness and mental energy, clan-born shinobi could extract chakra more efficiently. They not only had a larger chakra reserve but also a faster recovery rate compared to ordinary shinobi.

Civilians had no choice but to rely on their intelligence to compete against the power of established clans.

To become stronger, they had to find skilled mentors. However, top-tier mentors were almost always from prestigious ninja clans.

Over time, this divide naturally formed factions within the shinobi world.

Although Yami had both a cheat-like ability and a powerful family background, he never slacked off in his training. In fact, he trained even harder than most.

At the end of the day, this was a world where strength determined everything.

Without power, even if others showed him respect, it would only be superficial—or worse, out of fear.

In his past life, he had been just an ordinary person. Now that he had the resources, he wanted to fight for his own destined future.

That said, he only started training seriously at the age of five.

Chakra was a form of energy created by extracting the life force within cells and mixing it with mental energy in a precise ratio. Overexerting oneself at a young age wasn't always beneficial.

Sometimes, restraint was necessary.

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The two-hour lesson passed quickly. After exchanging bows as a sign of gratitude, Ebiki took his leave.

He was very satisfied with Yami as a student.

Not only was Yami the grandson of Danzō, an influential figure comparable to the Hokage himself, but more importantly, he was intelligent and quick to grasp concepts.

Unlike other young shinobi, who required constant emotional management, teaching Yami never felt like babysitting.

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Meanwhile, Yami returned to his room.

A servant soon arrived, bringing his dinner along with a prepared nutritional herbal tonic.

Frowning slightly, he downed the bitter medicine in one gulp before starting his meal.

From a scientific perspective, the number of times a cell could divide in a lifetime was limited. Using chakra in battle essentially meant burning through that limit faster.

However, even without chakra extraction, cellular division continued as usual. In most cases, aging and death were caused by organ failure rather than hitting the absolute limit of cell replication.

As long as chakra usage was controlled and proper self-care was maintained, normal battles wouldn't significantly impact lifespan.

This was something Yami had learned from his grandfather, Shimura Danzō.

The old man was getting up in years, but his ambition remained strong. Even now, he still dreamed of becoming Hokage—which made him obsessively invested in health maintenance.

If it were anyone else, it would have been an inspiring tale of an old man chasing his dreams.

But unfortunately…

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After dinner, Yami returned to his quarters.

He had no idea what his grandfather had been up to lately. The old man hadn't appeared in the past few days.

Aside from the servants and guards, Yami was the only one living in this massive estate.

Lying on his bed, he activated the system panel with a thought and switched to his personal attributes page.

[Status Panel]

[Name: Shimura Yami]

[Gender: Male]

[Age: Six years old]

[Date of Birth: April 1, Year 46 (Konoha Calendar)]

[Chakra Attributes: Fire (Genius), Wind (Genius), Yang (Excellent)]

[Total Chakra: 6.1 Standard Genin Units]

[Chakra Control Talent: Genius]

[Mastered Ninjutsu: Three Basic Technique (Proficient), Wind Release: Great Breakthrough (Normal), Fire Release: Great Fireball (Normal)]

[Nature Transformation: None]

[Special Talents: Father's Expectations, Mother's Love, Senju Bloodline (Thin, Under Development), Swordsmanship Genius, Stealth, Dango Making, Round Fan Making.]

[Strength Evaluation: "The schoolyard bully, you're the one who does the bullying, and no one dares mess with you."]

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For someone with a cheat system, this panel wasn't impressive.

However, considering that he had only unlocked the system a few days ago, and aside from one standard Genin unit of chakra obtained through the system, everything else had been earned through his own efforts, this progress was quite good.

For a six-year-old, he had already reached the graduation standard.

The system categorized attributes and ninjutsu mastery into different levels:

Talent Ranks: Ordinary → Good → Excellent → Genius → Ultimate → Limit Break

Ninjutsu Proficiency: Beginner → Normal → Proficient → Mastery → Ultimate → Limit Break

A Genius-level talent was on par with Hatake Kakashi, one of Konoha's brightest young prodigies.

An Ultimate talent was at the level of the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, the so-called "Professor of Ninjutsu."

Judging from his current panel, Yami's future potential capped at Elite Jōnin. With great effort, he might barely touch Kage-level strength.

But then…

His eyes locked onto the first two talents in the Special Talents section.

And he froze.

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[Father's Expectations]

Your deceased father, whom you have never met, had high expectations for you.

Effect: All existing attribute talents are upgraded by one level.

[Mother's Love]

A mother's love is the greatest gift in the world. Before passing away, she left you her most precious blessing.

This talent is divided into three stages:

1. Stage One: Unlocks the Senju bloodline from your maternal lineage. Develops automatically with age (effect expires upon adulthood).

2. Stage Two: After officially becoming a shinobi, all talents increase by one level (upper limits can be broken; certain special talents are unaffected).

3. Stage Three: Upon reaching adulthood (16 years old), you will continue to receive your mother's blessing, your chakra reserves will double.

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Parental love…

Yami thought back to the gentle woman he had only met once.

His feelings were… complicated.

He knew that his mother was from the Senju clan.

Back in the day, Senju Tobirama had encouraged marriages between the Senju clan and both civilian ninjas and other ninja clans.

Though this weakened their short-term military strength, it greatly increased the likelihood of producing talented civilian-born shinobi.

However… awakening the Senju bloodline was no simple matter.

His mother had left him the greatest gift she could.

She had filled in the missing "novice package" that the system never provided.

(To be continued.)