"This is just a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it."
As she spoke, Ayame placed a basket of exquisite snacks at Kurenai's feet.
"Ah, this…"
Kurenai was momentarily speechless.
This act of gift-giving was exactly the kind of thing a wife would do, carefully making arrangements for her husband, hoping his superior would look after him.
'This little Ayame still hadn't forgotten about Takumi!'
'She really did treat him as her husband!'
Kurenai let out a jealous-sounding hum and accepted the gift.
'Hmph, that brat Takumi. I'll see just what skills he has, and whether he's worthy of being my student!'
...
Evening.
After eating barbecue outside, Takumi returned home alone.
His life was about to undergo earth-shaking changes.
He absolutely needed to acquire more abilities!
Otherwise…
Relying solely on the power of his fists wouldn't be enough to establish himself in the Shinobi World!
Forget about cheat-level abilities like Tsukuyomi, Amaterasu, Rinnegan, Kamui...
Even ordinary Genjutsu, poison, summoned beasts...
He had no way to resist them!
'I recall Kurenai is a Genjutsu-type Shinobi, right? If she wanted to mess with me, a single glance could probably leave me immobilized.'
Takumi was quite proactive.
He tried to prepare as much as possible before anything happened!
The whole incident with Hiruzen fully demonstrated the importance of peeking at the test answers in advance, didn't it?
So, without hesitation, after sitting on his bed, Takumi immediately opened the system and started a new simulation.
'System! Start simulation!'
To be honest, Takumi felt a little nervous this time.
Because in the previous simulation, he had become a murderer! (T/N: It's the one from uncensored one. Instead of Restless Tickler, he got Restless Killer. The Author only changed those four chapters, while the others remained unchanged, so I'll just follow the RAW directly.)
And he even killed Sakura...
If not for his decent mental fortitude, anyone else might have developed PTSD by now!
[Ding! Drawing talents for you!]
The system's roulette wheel began to spin.
Three seconds later.
The pointer stopped.
[Ding! Drawing successful!]
[You have drawn the talent: Not Quite Human (Black-Gold)]
Seeing this talent, Takumi's pupils instantly contracted.
Then…
His entire breathing became rapid!
'Black-Gold!?'
'The highest-level talent!?'
Takumi's heart pounded wildly.
'The talent I drew this time was actually Black-Gold level!'
'In other words, the highest, god-tier level!'
'This is insane!'
'Was I about to take off?!'
The system quickly provided a description:
[Not Quite Human (Black-Gold): This is a special talent, with only the Black-Gold level. After equipping it, the host will change their own existence, transforming into something other than a human. An object, an animal, or a tool... anything is possible.]
"??????"
Seeing the note for this talent.
Takumi was completely dumbfounded!
'What's going on?'
'Turn into something else?'
'Stop being human?'
'Hey, System, could you explain further? What does 'turn into something else' mean? Does it mean I could become a rat, a fly, a mosquito, or... a sanitary pad?'
[That is correct. Whether living, non-living, organic, or inorganic...]
[Anything is possible.]
'Damn! Then how is the simulation end time calculated? Some things originally have no life, would the cooldown time last forever?'
[For living things, the simulation will stop the moment their life ends.]
[For non-living things, like an eraser or a knife, the simulation will stop when you are worn out or broken.]
[As for other special things, like a rock or a plastic bag, the simulation will stop when you completely stop 'thinking', and of course, the cooldown time will be recalculated.]
Good grief...
Takumi could only say good grief!
He originally thought the system's 'Not Quite Human' talent would at most turn him into Dio Brando.
Now, it seemed he might even become Kars!
"Alright, since it's equipped, there's nothing I can do..."
Takumi took a deep breath and loudly commanded in his mind:
"Start simulation!"
[Starting simulation!]
[Equipped talent: Not Quite Human (Black-Gold)!]
[Screen generating in real-time.]
[Please wait...]
After a series of hurried mechanical sounds, the system began the simulation.
And Takumi, as if personally experiencing it, began a brand new life.
[You have become a cloud.]
"…"
'Good grief.'
Right from the start, Takumi was almost unable to hold back.
He really wasn't human anymore!
'But, having turned into a cloud, how is this life supposed to unfold?'
'Just float in the sky forever?'
[You are floating over Konoha, floating and floating, you float over Konoha for a whole day.]
"…"
Takumi didn't know where to begin criticizing anymore.
[Although just a cloud, being a cloud has its advantages. You can look down on all living beings from high above.]
[Moreover, as a cloud, you don't have many worries. Your life moves with the wind, travels with the wind, extremely comfortable and carefree.]
'Alright, whatever you say.'
Takumi shrugged.
What could he do?
He was helpless too!
[The next day, a wind picked up.]
[You float and float, float and float, and float to the Land of Wind.]
[You exclaim in alarm, because the Land of Wind has a dry climate. You might evaporate due to the high temperature at any moment!]
[So you try every means to escape the Land of Wind, but you are just a cloud. Where you can go is not up to you.]
'Good grief, does it even have its own thoughts?'
'It's just a cloud, does it need to struggle for survival?'
'And how exactly did I 'exclaim in alarm'? Please demonstrate that for me.'
Takumi suddenly felt the system was quite good at simulations.
It had quite the imagination.
[At this time, a wind picks up,]
[You float and float, float and float, and you float to the Land of Water.]
[You breathe a huge sigh of relief because the Land of Water is rich in moisture. Your body, which was almost dissipated, grows again. You become a large cloud.]
'Hey, isn't there any more exciting development?'
'Am I just going to keep bouncing around like this?'
Takumi was getting a bit anxious.
This round was clearly a useless simulation!
It's just a cloud, so what kind of life can it possibly simulate?
He couldn't gain any power from this.
End quickly, damn it!
[You float and float, float and float, and you float to the Land of Earth.]
[Here, you meet Kurotsuchi, the granddaughter of the Sandaime Tsuchikage.]
[She is flying in the sky, seemingly on a mission.]
[She enters your body.]
'Holy crap!?'
Reading this, Takumi, who had been acting like a slacker, immediately became excited!
He just said there was no exciting development, and here it comes!
Kurotsuchi entered his body?
This kind of operation isn't common!
It's usually the other way around!
[You envelop her entire body.]
[You enter her nasal cavity, mouth, trachea, lungs.]
[You drill into her sleeves, pants, undergarments...]
[Her entire body's pores, skin, and most intimate areas are soaked through by you.]
"…"
Drip, drip...
Takumi unconsciously wiped his nose.
Good grief, he was getting a nosebleed!
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FOR EVERY 50 POWER STONES, I'LL UPLOAD ONE CHAPTER