"Sir... Is this for real?!"
The man in an exclusive and extravagant amor was shocked by numerous feelings inside of him, conflicting with each other.
Stunned, puzzled, grateful, and astonished.
In his life, he was filled with grief over his dying teammates, the cruelty and brutality of war, and constant struggles against his very own fate.
But he'd never seen such miraculous and wonderful blessings occur right in front of him, giving him a glint of hope outside of the dark tunnel of life.
Food was aplenty, illnesses evaporated, and newfound forces gave back strength.
"It undoubtedly appears to be true. The food is *crunch* very real. I also feel a brand new force surging inside me. This is...fascinating. As for the sickness that you two have, what are you feeling right now?"
A man in white clothes replied with boundless curiosity and inquiries, seemingly questioning both two muscular men near him.
"Tch... What if all of this... Is it some sort of Heathen's cursed magic...?"
Another man interjected with second thoughts, unable to process all of these magical things that happened in minutes.
Unlike his comrade, his disbelief and mistrust stemmed from the daily struggles of life. All he knew was the unceasing killings and betrayals of former comrades, coupled with a troublesome environment that resulted in an extreme and radical approach to life.
"But all of these things are true? Look at all the people! They are happy with multiple blessings given by that mysterious man!"
"Did you think that all of these things are unintentional and just? What if all of these "blessings" are planned by that heathen? This is an utterly obvious attempt to brainwash people's minds!"
A bunch of disagreements ensued for both of the samurai, gaining the attention of the crowd and curiously looking at them like a bunch of clowns amidst the celebration.
"Enough! Stop bickering! Shigenori and Kazumoto, both of you are ruining our image right in front of the people! Aren't two of you ashamed? Look at the people staring at us! Such an embarrassment!"
Shigenori and Kazumoto, shoguns with savagery and brutality in wars got berated loudly in front of the people as the man in white stopped both of them from creating a much worse scene, calming the hot-headed samurai with a disbelief expression on his face.
'Seriously, why do I have these two masters of killing acting like infants as my guards?'
"But he started all of it, Abe-sama!"
"Cheh, ignorant bastard."
"STOP IT! If you don't stop quarreling with each other, I will put the pair of you back in the administrative unit! Surely, both of you wanted to go back to that kind of job right?"
"I deeply apologize for my disgraceful temper earlier, Abe Seimei-sama."
"I am sincerely sorry, Abe-sama."
Both samurai gave their apologies to the man in white named Abe Seimei and kneeled with serious expressions.
"Stand up, both of you. This thing must never happen once again, understand?! You two are shoguns! Generals giving peace and safety to our lands! Stop ruining the long-lasting image all of us cultivated for decades just because of a trivial disagreement!"
Abe Seimei was reminding them about the image as well as the dispositions and attitudes they brought to the public.
"Shigenori, report to the Emperor this strange situation immediately! Use the remaining idle troops for faster transmission if possible! Kazumoto, bring your army here and prevent all of the people from getting near the barrier! Reminder, do not be forceful or else..."
"And also, make a portrait of that mysterious man and spread it in our lands as well as the nearby territories! Light brown hair and slightly dark-skinned with a foreign dress and golden-yellow eyes! Create a scene and make a statement that whoever saw this man could get a reward as long as they had the information provided."
"..."
"I understand Abe-sama!"
Kazumoto responded quickly with haste meanwhile Shigenori on the other hand was still daydreaming from the blessings, apparently unable to wake up from such a wonderful dream in front of him.
"Shigenori? SHIGENORI!"
"Ummm... Abe-sama... I have a question in mind but I don't know if you can answer it."
Shigenori woke up from his stupor with an inquiry in his mind, looking at an undoubtedly incensed expression of Abe Seimei.
"Say it! Now!"
"Abe-sama, can you do this kind of miracle just like that mysterious man created just a while ago?"
"In honesty, I'm afraid I can't do it..."
After Abe Seimei responded with certainty, Shigenori gasped in shock regarding the indisputable fact he received from his chief.
Onmyōji was a professional practitioner of Onmyōdō, a technique that uses knowledge of astronomy and calendars to divine good fortune in terms of date, time, direction, and general personal affairs, originating from the philosophy of the yin-yang and the five elements. They are often used to bind and defeat evil spirits along with their shikigami, a symbol of onmyōji's magical powers.
Shikigami are often depicted as a bird or a paper child and are associated with curses.
Onmyōji are spiritually strong due to their magical profession and knowledge of evil spirits.
They could do all of the things described by the people but healing various illnesses, giving strength, and materializing food out of nothing? That's a different playing field compared to their child's play.
"Pssshhhh, so that means..."
"Yes, the mysterious man could heal, give strength, and food magically appear out of nowhere but he can probably kill, raise evil spirits, and create havoc through our lands! He is an unknown foreigner in our blessed territory!"
Abe Seimei answered back with a calm and dignified expression on his face, revealing his inner brilliance as an Onmyōji.
"Now get back to work and do the task accordingly! We must report it back to our Emperor and wait for further instructions. There's still a month before the Fire God's Festival commences, act fast. I will go and check this barrier first."
"Understood, Abe-sama!"
After the conversation, Shigenori replied and went back to his tasks with urgency, leaving Abe Seimei alone near the barrier.
'That man will surely hide now that many people know his face. He would use some kind of magic to change his appearance and do whatever strange things in his mind. The more that people will share the rumors, the more that man will hide in obscurity. We'll see how many miracles he can create.'
(A/N: MC could do all of those things, but not changing appearances? Fuck off!)
Alone near the tree as the people still celebrate, Abe Seimei seemed to be smiling... In a much more wicked way.
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"That went well... I noticed some strong signatures of energy earlier. 3 people. The first 2 men with blood-stained aura, are masters of killing while the 1 in the middle has a scholarly aura, beaming with spiritual energy stronger than normal people."
*Growl*
"..."
"Akashic, what time it is?"
[12:10 PM]
Materializing back to his crashing spot, Yoichi began remembering those aura and shook his head in hunger.
'Switch template.'
[Switch Complete.]
[(Mortal) -> (Lazy Martial Artist)]
"Shit, I feel comfortable with this template. The energies are filling me, wanting me to sleep and do nothing. Bah! What am I saying?! Nothing beats a good ol' food!"
Fighting against his [Lazy Accumulation] state, Yoichi slapped his face out of his stupor, focusing himself on the hunt.
*BANG!*
Yoichi stomped his foot, revealing 3D holographic images in his mind by using his Ki as a sensor for any kind of life signatures nearby.
[Common(Animals) has been added to the "Naruto Volume" collection]
[Common(Mushrooms) has been added to the "Naruto Volume" collection]
[Common(Trees) has been added to the "Naruto Volume" collection]
"Gotcha!"
"Universal Swap!"
Noticing a strong life signature with a boar shape in its aura, Yoichi swapped with grass near the boar and punched the boar with ferocity, instantly killing the boar due to the mighty force and multiple organ shocks.
"Big whole boar! Just for me! HAHAHA!"
Ki was the accumulation of energy, whether physical or spiritual energy from a dantian or core(near the navel) and drawing them to unleash multitudes of things.
In the early game of Ki, it was an exhausting and daunting task due to the extreme and painful process of drawing Ki out of the blood and organs.
There are four stages of body-reforging in Martial Arts. Blood-Ki Extraction, Meridians Refining, Organ Strengthening, Bone Fortification, and Muscle Transformation.
Each stage of body-reforging has a major stage and no minor stages to complete, just rounds and rounds of painful torture to achieve the power user's desires.
They have identical uses due to the Chakra being drawn out of the body, its training exercises, and the release of the Chakra to do things.
Chakra, on the other hand, was the mix of physical and spiritual energy to unleash some mind-boggling things just like Ki.
The use of hand signs was also a trademark of Chakra for its fullest potential to be unleashed. Examples of it are here.
Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique
Snake -> Dragon -> Rabbit -> Tiger
Water Release: Water Prison Technique
Snake -> Ram -> Horse -> Hare -> Ram -> Horse -> Hare -> Snake -> Ox
Some of the techniques also have some no-hand signs techniques such as the Rasengan, Kenkkai Genkai Dojutsu like Sharingan, Byakugan, and Rinnegan.
"Akashic, skinning knife, and common spices. Please~"
[Access Granted.]
"And also a hammock for my beddings. I planned to sleep in the forest for today! Please~"
[Access Granted.]
"I saw a small river... Let's create a camp there and rest for today."
After stating his needs at the moment, Yoichi started to carry his big loot and his utensils towards the water nearby.
Close to the river, Yoichi began skinning the boar with precision and skillful mastery by easily removing the organs and blood inside the boar's body.
Following that, the boar's meat was cleaned, and filled with spices such as Salt, Pepper, and Cumin powder ready to be grilled.
Grilling the boar's meat tends to be longer than usual for about 2 to 3 hours, Yoichi effortlessly finds some branches nearby as firewood.
"The sun's still up but the verdant winds of the forest are fresh. Hmmm... Classic feelings."
"Hmmm... Hmmm..."
After tying his hammock tightly between the two trees, Yoichi lay down on the hammock and hummed in rhythm.
"How wonderful this feeling..."
"First, let's review our questions."
"Where am I? Judging by the climate and the atmosphere here... I can safely assume this is the Land of Fire of Naruto."
"When does the show start? I don't know. From what I saw earlier, there's a juvenile God Tree and strong signatures but no inheritors or users of Chakra here... Which means I came earlier than the Otsutsuki Clan. As for the year specifics, I don't know."
"Who? Now what's the who... Oh, that 3 unique men with strong auras. Maybe the two are warriors due to the blood-soaked aura they got. As for the 1 brimming with scholar aura... Akashic, what is the scholar type of ancient Japan called?"
[Regarding the question, Master. They are called Onmyoji. They are practitioners of the Onmyōdō and excel in many magical ways such as divining fate, banishing evil spirits, and communicating with the dead.]
"Onmyōji huh... Sorry, I forgot these things hehe... But they are pretty strong contenders in this era... Also, I sensed some strong signatures in 3 places. In the western sandy desert, eastern misty archipelago, and lastly, near these forests."
"Ahem... Next is what? What am I doing inside of this world?... To uncover some secrets here and see the Naruto Characters... Power?! I can't give a fuck about these people, what I care about is for the innocents to be safe... Absolute foolishness idea but it's also my penitence...And also find some wives... Just two, Tsunade and Hinata."
"How? How can I do that? No clue."
"Why am I doing it?! Because it's fun and exciting!"
Yoichi recalled and inspected his questions out of the air, talking to his book like it was his best friend or something.
"Tomorrow will look for a town, and then let's change our appearance so nobody can see me as a familiar suspect earlier. Akashic, What time it is?!"
[It's 4:27 PM, Master.]
"What?! That fast?!"
Noticing the sky being orange-ish and his meal getting cooked, Yoichi was shocked when he felt that time was passing by with his deep thoughts.
"Hoooh...Hoooohh."
Blowing his super hot meal, he served and ate the food wantonly as the spices collided inside his mouth, savoring the flavors and texture of meat while swaying in his hammock, acknowledging his cooking as outstanding.
'Life's good!'
After finishing his meal, Yoichi slept well with his hands on his head, sleeping earlier than expected, unflinching even with mosquitoes and others.
This marks his first day as a foreigner living inside of pre-Naruto World.