Chapter 2: The first training session. The limits of a weak body
It's been a week since I woke up.
Reiji didn't talk much. It didn't seem strange at the orphanage — many children are withdrawn, some are aggressive, some are apathetic. The teachers only cast brief glances, but did not interfere. He ate, slept, cleaned, and left. Like a ghost.
But every night, when silence enveloped his room, he got out of bed and began to train.
At first, just squats.
1… 2… 3…
By the 15th, he could already feel his muscles burning. His body was weak, almost like an ordinary child's. But inside, power pulsed like a core. And every time he hit the limit, the system responded.:
Synchronization: 3.1%… 3.2%…
Progress has been painfully slow.
He couldn't use lightning armor or the power of the Third Raikage—his body simply couldn't take it. But he could train, and that was the only thing that mattered.
Push-ups. Hull lifts. Stretching.
He worked himself to exhaustion until sweat dripped from his chin onto the floor and his breathing turned into a hoarse moan.
Fatigue: Critical. The risk of damage to muscle fibers. Continue?
[Yes/ No]
He always chose: Yes.
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Morning
With difficulty, he walked out into the courtyard of the orphanage. My body ached, but my breathing was stable. He could feel every muscle, every tendon, as if his body was waking up.
— Hey, weird, why are you shuffling like a grandfather? One of the older children shouted.
Reiji silently walked past, there was no fear or annoyance in his gaze.
He was above that.
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Night
He was standing in an empty room again, a small warehouse where no one appeared. There were pieces of furniture on the floor. He used them as weights.
Weight squats. Running on the spot. Blows in the air.
Every movement was painful, but the pain was followed by growth.
Synchronization: 4.5%… 4.6%
His fingers curled into fists, and for the first time he tried to summon the chakra.
He knew that children from Shinobi clans learn to feel the chakra at 4-5 years old. He didn't know exactly how old he was now—maybe 6?—but he couldn't keep up. I had no right.
He sat down in the lotus position, closed his eyes. He inhaled slowly and concentrated…
Darkness. Inner emptiness. And then a light warmth. Weak. Like a dying fire.
He clung to it. Squeezed it. I pulled it.
And at that moment, I felt an impulse run through my body. Not pain, but trembling, as if something inside him had been activated.
The chakra has been discovered. Level: Extremely low. The flow is unstable.
Tip: Start with basic meditation practices.
He opened his eyes again, smiling for the first time in days.
He could feel her.
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The third day of training is a breakthrough
On the third day, at night, his movements became faster. His body was still in pain, but he didn't fall after 20 squats. It went up to 50. And push—ups - 30 in a row.
And then something else happened.
The moment he stood up and began a series of punches on the sandbag, the system started talking again.:
Mini technique: Raikage Kick (basic form) — level 1 has been reached.
Syncing the template: 6.2%.
The power, though minuscule, was returning.
And in that moment, Reiji realized that he was going to be strong.
Not because of the power of the Raikage. Not because of the template.
It's because he doesn't back down.