Konoha's Tatsuya

Thinking of the powerful forces in the world of Naruto, the first things that flashed through Tatsuya's mind were the Byakugan, the Sharingan, Hashirama's cells, and Sage Mode – the classic power-ups.

In Konoha, there were plenty of ways to cheat the system and gain power, but these four were undoubtedly the most tempting.

The Byakugan, the kekkei genkai of the noble Hyuga clan of Konoha, was considered one of the Three Great Dojutsu, along with the Sharingan and the Rinnegan.

Members of the Hyuga clan needed to constantly train and practice to awaken their Byakugan. However, those with a strong Otsutsuki bloodline could awaken it without any training.

By combining the chakra of the Otsutsuki clan with the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan, or by merging many Otsutsuki Byakugan, it could evolve into the Tenseigan.

Once the Byakugan evolved into the Tenseigan, it would possess the power of destruction and creation, its status and abilities equal to the Rinnegan, providing a direct path to the peak of combat power in the ninja world.

The Sharingan, the kekkei genkai of the equally noble Uchiha clan of Konoha.

From its initial awakening, the Uchiha clan's Sharingan could evolve from a one-tomoe Sharingan all the way to a tomoe Rinnegan, also providing a direct path to the pinnacle of ninja power.

Moreover, in terms of combat strength, once an Uchiha clan member awakened their Sharingan, their power would surpass their peers, even exceeding that of the Hyuga clan's Byakugan.

If a Sharingan could be evolved to the three-tomoe stage, its owner would almost certainly become an elite jonin.

And after evolving a three-tomoe Sharingan into a Mangekyo Sharingan, the wielder could even step directly into the ranks of Kage-level powerhouses.

The power of the Sharingan was the reason why members of the Uchiha clan were always so incredibly arrogant.

As for the even more advanced forms – Eternal Mangekyo, Rinnegan, and tomoe Rinnegan – these were practically bugs in the system.

Hashirama's cells, also known as the cells of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju.

Hashirama was the reincarnation of Asura Otsutsuki, the second son of the Sage of Six Paths, and possessed the Senju body. His cells possessed incredible abilities.

Ninja who had Hashirama's cells artificially implanted, if they could successfully control them without being consumed, would experience a significant increase in their physical energy. Not only could they learn Wood Release secret techniques, but their chakra reserves and the power of their ninjutsu would also increase dramatically.

Sage Mode. This involved a ninja absorbing natural energy in addition to their physical and spiritual energy to form Sage Mode chakra. They would then release ninjutsu by consuming this Sage Mode chakra.

A ninja who learned Sage Mode could enter Sage Mode, which increased their strength and speed several times over, and the power of their ninjutsu would become astonishing. Moreover, pain from injuries would be greatly reduced, and they would gain powerful sensory abilities and the capacity for large-scale attacks.

It could be said that by learning Sage Mode, a ninja could quickly enter the ranks of Kage-level powerhouses.

Having watched Naruto, Tatsuya knew that all four of these were methods that could rapidly increase his strength.

But after some consideration, Tatsuya had to dejectedly abandon these fantasies.

The power of the Sharingan and Byakugan – who wouldn't be envious after watching Naruto?

But precisely because he'd watched it, Tatsuya immediately dismissed the idea of trying to get his hands on either.

First, the Byakugan. With the control of the Caged Bird Seal, it was nearly impossible for an outsider to steal a pair of Byakugan from under the control of the Hyuga clan's main family.

Unless he directly targeted the main family of the Hyuga clan.

Few in the ninja world could accomplish this.

And those who could actually do it, not knowing that the Byakugan could evolve into the higher-level Tenseigan, might not even be interested in its abilities.

So, Byakugan: PASS.

Second, the Sharingan.

As the number one noble clan in Konoha, the Uchiha clan had many members, so there were opportunities to obtain a Sharingan.

However, as the unique kekkei genkai of the Uchiha clan, it was difficult even for ordinary Uchiha clan members to evolve it. For outsiders without the bloodline of Indra, evolving it was virtually impossible.

As for Sharingan that had evolved to the three-tomoe stage or higher, their owners' power was definitely something Tatsuya couldn't afford to provoke.

And even if he were lucky enough to obtain a Sharingan that had evolved to an advanced state, Tatsuya didn't believe he had the strength to withstand the constant strain it would put on his body.

This was evident from the example of the former genius ninja, Kakashi Hatake, who often suffered from chakra depletion and physical exhaustion during prolonged battles.

With Kakashi's talent – becoming a jonin at the age of twelve – his strength might have grown even faster if he hadn't been burdened by Obito's Sharingan.

So, Sharingan: PASS.

Third, Hashirama's cells.

Currently, in Konoha, besides the portion secretly stored by the village, only Danzo and Orochimaru possessed Hashirama's cells.

Whether it was the village, Danzo, or Orochimaru, it was impossible for Tatsuya to obtain Hashirama's cells from them.

Moreover, not just anyone could integrate Hashirama's cells. Without a high degree of certainty, Tatsuya wouldn't risk his life on such a gamble.

Finally, Sage Mode.

At this time, the only ninja in the entire ninja world who knew Sage Mode were Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze.

Without the help of Mount Myoboku's toad oil, ordinary people couldn't even sense natural energy, let alone learn Sage Mode.

And with Tatsuya's status as a mere genin, it was impossible to ask Jiraiya to take him to Mount Myoboku to learn Sage Mode.

As one of the Three Great Sage Regions of the Naruto world, the toad sages, who loved to play the role of divine mystics, weren't willing to accept just anyone.

As for power-ups like the Edo Tensei, Flying Thunder God Technique, and Eight Gates, these skill-based techniques were temporarily out of Tatsuya's consideration.

First of all, these ninjutsu were incredibly difficult to acquire. Even if he did obtain them, given his pathetically poor ninjutsu talent and shallow understanding, Tatsuya had no confidence that he could learn and comprehend these powerful ninjutsu in a short period.

After much thought, Tatsuya finally concluded that he had to start with the basics.

Without being able to rely on family or talent, only knowledge could change his destiny.

At this moment, Tatsuya made up his mind to follow a path of technological ninjutsu.

And so, Tatsuya, ignoring his body's discomfort, slowly got out of bed. He rummaged through his house and found a ninjutsu scroll, then returned to bed, ready to read it.

"Beep!"

As soon as he opened the ninjutsu scroll, a long beep suddenly sounded in Tatsuya's ear.

He was very familiar with this sound. It was the startup sound of a cloud storage software he often used in his original world.

"Unknown information detected. Biometric Chip Model 01 is initiating. Store data?" A sweet female voice sounded in Tatsuya's mind.

For a moment, Tatsuya was stunned, sitting motionless on the bed.

Biometric chip? Model 01?

What was going on? He'd never heard of such advanced technology before!

The only thing Tatsuya could think of was the small black card he'd picked up before his transmigration.

And this thing had actually transmigrated with him!

Tatsuya couldn't comprehend it at all!

However, after a moment of stunned silence, Tatsuya's face flushed, and his breathing became a little rapid.

Could this be the standard cheat every transmigrator was supposed to have?

"Unknown information detected. Store data?" The sweet female voice sounded again in his mind.

"Store."

"Storing information. Please wait..."

Tatsuya willed it, and a stream of information began to flow into his mind.

It was a ninjutsu scroll detailing the Transformation Technique.

As the information continued to pour in, the method and techniques for performing the Transformation Technique were etched into Tatsuya's mind like engravings.

"E-rank ninjutsu, Transformation Technique, successfully stored."

A minute later, the information on the Transformation Technique was successfully stored. Before the excited Tatsuya could even experiment, a wave of intense fatigue washed over his body.