NARUTO FANFIC Chapter 2

Chapter 3: *Talented, but Not Abundantly So*

Sakamoto Tatsuma, a transmigrator. 

Simultaneously, he was a war orphan. It remained unclear whether his parents were ninja. His name, current residence, and stipend were all arranged by the village.

These past years had been relatively peaceful. However, one thing puzzled Tatsuma—why did someone named Sakamoto Tatsuma have blue and white curly hair? Unfortunately, this wasn't the world of Gintama, but rather the world of Naruto, making it impossible for Tatsuma to leverage his ability to trigger a story as significant as F4's.

Starting as an orphan in a perilous world of ninjas, Tatsuma initially focused on discovering his talents and strengths.

He realized that, apart from his brilliant smile and good looks, endearing him to grandparents' level affection, he possessed no other talents. 

Originally, he thought he would spend his life as an average person. However, a month ago, upon waking up and seeing the Leaf Ninja School admission letter on his table, he awakened his unique ability—The Praise System.

"Host: Sakamoto Tatsuma  

Talents:

Strength: 30/120

Speed: 43/248

Body: 37/210

Wisdom: 100/200

Ninjutsu: 0/120

Genjutsu: 0/120

Chakra: 40/120

Seals: 40/120

[Note: Genin ability lower limit is 100, Chunin ability lower limit is 1000, Jonin ability lower limit is 10000]

Special Talents:

Space-time: 20% (Possesses space-time ninjutsu talent, but not abundant)

Ninjutsu Development: 10% (Possesses ninjutsu development talent, but not abundant)

[Note: Special talent algorithm differs from regular talent algorithm; remembers percentage collected]"

This was Tatsuma's system panel, rather crude. He even named it himself. In Tatsuma's eyes, this system was unique.

Amid the plunder and kill-focused system community, Tatsuma's system required sincere praise and defeating opponents to acquire their talents.

Of course, what pleased Tatsuma was that "defeating" didn't always mean battling. For instance, recently, he had engaged in running competitions with Namikaze Minato, invoking the system's rewards.

As someone with talents capped at 120, Tatsuma knew the system was his sole avenue for changing his fate. In these days, he had extracted numerous benefits from Namikaze Minato, including talents in space-time and ninjutsu development.

These talents had been gleaned from Minato. There was even a [Ninjutsu Naming Talent (Namikaze Minato Limited Edition 100%)], but Tatsuma had chosen not to pick it up.

When a picked talent was fully developed, Tatsuma wouldn't hesitate to abandon it. He didn't want to memorize jutsu names just for the sake of it.

Gazing at the slightly changed system panel, Tatsuma, wearing a sincere smile, looked at "friend" Namikaze Minato, who had finally responded to him. He said, 

"Will you continue training later? I'll be at the training grounds with the other ninjas."

Hearing Tatsuma's words, Namikaze Minato's eyes brightened. He hadn't thought of this method before and readily agreed, "Sure!"

Namikaze nodded, his smile growing. The training ground was filled with ninjas, and he couldn't defeat them. However, bringing Tatsuma here was a way to "defeat" him and keep collecting his "wool."

Seeing Tatsuma's oblivious innocence, Namikaze decided, "Let's have breakfast first. My treat!"

"How can I accept that?"

Namikaze assessed Tatsuma's attire, realizing he wore clothes with mismatched logos, likely knockoffs from street stalls. Namikaze then declined, understanding they were both from impoverished backgrounds. 

Despite turning down Namikaze's offer, Tatsuma didn't reciprocate. He knew his income came from the village, insufficient for extravagance.

If he had money, Tatsuma wouldn't mind treating his new friend. However, he planned to wait until he became a ninja and had his own income.

Seeing Tatsuma's understanding, Namikaze shook his head, patted Tatsuma's shoulder, and casually said, "I forgot my ninja tools today. Could I borrow yours? I'll treat you to breakfast."

Considering this, Tatsuma glanced at Namikaze. Confirming that he wasn't carrying ninja tools, Tatsuma nodded. "You should remember to bring your tools next time. I've heard we'll need them for class."

"Oh, and I forgot to ask, Sakamoto-san, are you also a student at the Leaf Ninja School?"

"Yes, I'll be enrolling tomorrow."

Two small figures strolled along the increasingly crowded street. At the time, Ichiraku Ramen was nonexistent; it wouldn't open for another decade when Kakashi was a young teen. They purchased breakfast on the street and headed to the nearest training grounds.

"Namikaze! Let's see who can complete one hundred pull-ups faster!"

"Okay!"

"You're impressive, managing your first pull-up so quickly. However, this time, I won!"

*Ding!* Praise opponent and victory achieved. Receive talents [Body +3] and [Strength +2]?

...

"Namikaze! Let's see who can complete two hundred squats faster!"

"Okay!"

"Quite the impressive you."

*Ding!* Praise...

...

"Namikaze! Let's practice shuriken throwing! Let's see who can hit the bullseye faster!"

"Okay!"

"Impressive as ever, almost winning. If my strength weren't slightly lacking, preventing me from reaching the target, it would have been a close call."

*Ding!* Praise and defeat opponent. Receive special talent [Shuriken Projection (Namikaze Minato Limited Edition 20

%)]. 

Suddenly, Tatsuma, considering the next challenge, hesitated. He looked at Namikaze, who was adjusting his posture to aim at the target with a slightly rueful smile. 

Tatsuma hadn't expected Namikaze to possess a limited edition shuriken projection talent. After all, this kind of talent shouldn't be exclusive, right?

However, Tatsuma quickly realized that Namikaze, in the future, would likely combine this talent with the S-rank technique, Flying Thunder God Technique, Stage 2. With such abilities, it wasn't surprising for Namikaze to have his own shuriken projection talent.

"Yes!"

As Tatsuma refocused, he immediately picked up this talent. In an instant, Tatsuma's mind was flooded with various shuriken projection techniques—kunai, shuriken, Senbon needles, flash bombs, and even people?

Different from regular talents, special talents didn't just raise the limits; they directly improved abilities. They were fully acquired upon pickup.

Although these memories were somewhat blurry, this was likely due to the incomplete nature of the talent acquisition. Techniques like projecting weapons from people's bodies were only fleeting impressions, perhaps requiring other ninjutsu to complement them.

Still, Tatsuma was satisfied. He looked at Namikaze, who had adjusted his mindset, and said, "Namikaze, you have great talents."

Hearing Tatsuma's praise again, Namikaze, with a wry smile, gazed at Tatsuma. This "friend" had defeated him in various fields all afternoon, praising him consistently. Namikaze began wondering if Tatsuma saw him as a baby learning to walk.

But this time, Tatsuma's sincerity and enthusiasm stood out. He continued, "However, your shuriken throwing technique needs improvement. Let me teach you the proper way, and then we can continue our competitions."

"Oh? I'm really grateful for this, Tatsuma-kun."