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Chapter 1: Sanket, Talent Entry System
Ninja school in Konoha has three semesters each year.
First semester: April 1st to mid-July
Second semester: early September to late December
Third semester: early January to end of March
April 1st, Year 54 of Konoha.
The new school year had just started.
The sixth-grade students had already graduated at the end of March. Some became Genin, some stayed back to retake classes, some were recruited by special departments, and some dropped out of the ninja path.
All other students were promoted to higher grades, and new first-grade classrooms were waiting for fresh students who had passed the entrance exam.
Sanket was one of those new students.
But unlike most, Sanket came alone. No parents, no siblings. And unlike others who looked around with curiosity or excitement, Sanket's eyes simply observed the people around him.
He wasn't looking at their faces.
He was looking at something only he could see.
[Ninja Qualification (White)]
[Chakra Control (Green)]
[Chunin Qualification (Green)]
Every time Sanket stared at someone carefully, colorful "bubbles" appeared around them, each showing their talents. Some had green bubbles, some white, some multiple. Some people had no bubbles at all, which could mean they had no talent, or their talent wasn't ninja-related.
This was Sanket's cheat power — his golden finger.
Sanket had no last name, just a given name. According to the orphanage director, he was named Sanket because he was born on June 16th.
He stayed at the orphanage until he was three years old, learning to read, speak, and survive. Then, he was sent to his "home" — only to visit his parents' graves. His parents had passed away. His father, a Chunin, died on a mission along with his team. His mother died giving birth to him. Her final wish was to have the baby raised at the orphanage.
And that's where Sanket grew up. He wasn't surprised he had to become independent at age three.
Once he realized he had traveled into the world of Naruto, Sanket wasn't afraid. After all, even the main character, Uzumaki Naruto, lived alone from age three.
This world was all about bloodlines, power, and family struggles — the world of Otsutsuki and shinobi.
Still, Sanket didn't panic. Even without a surname or a kekkei genkai, he had something special...
A cheat system: the Talent Entry System.
This system awakened when Sanket turned one year old. It let him see others' talents and display a special light screen in his mind — only visible to him.
At age three, he used the novice gift pack and copied one talent from someone else.
Now, his profile was extremely powerful.
As he walked into ninja school, he opened the light screen in his mind:
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[Host: Sanket]
[Talent Entries:]
Otsutsuki Bloodline (Red)
Super Shadow Qualification (Gold)
Kekkei Genkai: Byakugan (Purple)
All-Attribute Body (Purple)
Medical Genius (Blue)
Chakra Control (Blue)
[Points: 25]
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Most people had one or two talents. Some had none.
But Sanket had six — an incredible number.
When he first got the system, he only had one:
[Chunin Qualification (Green)]
But at age three, he changed his fate and became the most talented ninja of this generation.
In terms of talent, no one in this era was better than Sanket — only maybe equal.
The talent levels were divided by color:
White
Green
Blue
Purple
Gold
Red
Sanket figured this out himself — the system didn't explain it. He also believed there were levels beyond red, but he hadn't seen them yet.
The system allowed him to take other people's talents, but not randomly.
There were two known ways to gain talents:
1. Battle Method
Equal fight: high chance to get low-level talent; small chance for high-level
Hard win: higher chance to get high-level talent; guaranteed low-level
Easy win: small chance for any talent
2. Novice Gift Pack (one-time copy from another person)
When Sanket learned he was born in the same year as Naruto and Sasuke, he knew exactly what to do.
He wanted to use the novice gift pack on Uzumaki Naruto — the main character, the son of destiny.
Naruto had the chakra of Asura, the Sage Body, the Uzumaki bloodline, and was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Even if Naruto didn't know how to use chakra, his body and bloodline ensured he would always get stronger.
If Naruto had an "Asura Chakra" or "Sage Body" entry, copying it would give Sanket immense power.
He also considered Uchiha Sasuke, who had the Sharingan and the Indra Chakra from the Sage's lineage.
But just when Sanket was looking for Naruto or Sasuke, he passed by a Hyuga clan member on the street.
That gave him a sudden idea — and he gave up his original plan… for now.
In this world, the strongest gifted geniuses are Naruto and Sasuke.
They are like Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha — reincarnations of the Sage's sons.
They are destined to become super-shadow-level ninjas.
And when they receive the Sage's power, they may even go beyond Hashirama and Madara — becoming Six Paths-level.
On Earth, no one in this era has more potential than them.
But...
What about outside Earth?
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(End of Chapter 1)