"About that Genjutsu of yours, what kind of hallucinations does it cause? Can you control it?"
Hiruzen asked the key question.
Ordinary Genjutsu, even the Sharingan's Genjutsu of the Uchiha Clan, are cast directionally.
In other words, the caster decides what images the target sees.
To this question, Takumi naturally shook his head in denial.
He couldn't speak carelessly about this.
What if in the future, he simulated some shocking lives and wanted to show them to others? It wouldn't be good to act then.
Takumi looked confused, seemingly pained by his own confusion about his ability.
"Sandaime-sama, honestly, I don't even know if it's Genjutsu."
"Sometimes I just glare at someone very fiercely, and they can't take it. At first, I thought I was exceptionally gifted, but later, after carefully studying the relevant knowledge, I realized how could there be such a Genjutsu? They were probably just scared by my aura and their brains filled in the rest."
"Brain filling in the rest..."
Hiruzen seemed thoughtful.
Indeed, as the one known as the Professor, Hiruzen had never heard of any Genjutsu, aside from Itachi's Tsukuyomi, that could be cast without hand seals.
It might really be as Takumi said, something others' brains conjured up.
Not to mention others, even Hiruzen himself, upon seeing him, could conjure up all sorts of images and hopes for the future in his mind!
After thinking for a moment…
"Takumi, you can go home now. Have a good rest!"
"You worked hard in this incident!"
Hiruzen looked approving, even somewhat grateful!
If Takumi hadn't been there, Konoha's entire new generation would probably have been wiped out.
By then, the village would truly face a talent gap.
Takumi nodded and left.
Of course, to be safe, once he got home, he immediately started writing his little essay.
The content was naturally about the thrilling battle, his guilt towards Sasuke, his loyalty to the village, etc.
'This accident was truly unexpected. It seems I need to hurry up and improve my strength.'
Repelling four Akatsuki's members at once… no matter how broad-minded Pain was, he probably wouldn't just let it slide.
According to Takumi's estimation, someone might secretly come to Konoha to investigate him soon.
So before that, he must quickly simulate new abilities.
Otherwise…
With just his current abilities, he couldn't contend with the other Akatsuki's members!
Especially Itachi, Obito, and Pain.
Their abilities were quite troublesome for his current self.
If they came as a team, that would be even worse… a sure path to death!
Closing the doors and windows, drawing the curtains, Takumi sat alone on his bed, his expression more serious than in any previous simulation.
[Host: Takumi]
[Level: LV3]
[System Cooldown Time: Complete.]
[You have a new attribute to view.]
Seeing the data on the system panel.
Takumi couldn't help but frown.
'My level increased?'
If he remembered correctly, after his last level-up simulation, he had gotten several S-ratings.
It must have been the Poison King life that leveled him up before, and he just hadn't checked in time.
'Alright...'
Not overthinking it, Takumi immediately clicked the system panel to view the new attribute.
[Fixed-Point Simulation: This is a brand new simulation method that allows the host to simulate at a fixed time and location, without starting a life from scratch, and without waiting for the life to end.]
'This is great!'
Seeing the system's explanation, Takumi's eyes immediately lit up!
Previous simulations were like restarting a life, grabbing one talent and training it for a lifetime.
This new fixed-point simulation was more like short-term prediction.
It could predict what would happen to him in reality next.
'System, can this fixed-point simulation carry talents?'
[Sorry, fixed-point simulation is a short-term simulation based on your current life, with a maximum duration of one month. Therefore, it cannot carry other talents. You can only choose one action or state.]
[For example, you can choose sleeping, fleeing, running...]
Takumi nodded.
Indeed, if it's just a short-term simulation, carrying talents wouldn't be very useful anyway.
Being able to train a new skill in just one month… probably only two biggest cheaters in the entire Shinobi World could do that.
Naruto and Sasuke!
So Takumi's focus was still on prediction.
He mainly wanted to see what would happen later.
'System! Start simulation!'
Once settled, Takumi immediately issued the command.
[Ding! Starting simulation. Please select the time!]
[Note: In fixed-point simulation, one day corresponds to one hour.]
'So short...'
Takumi remembered the previous large-scale simulations corresponded one year to one hour.
Now it's shortened so much, so it seems he needs to be more careful.
'Let's choose three days for now!'
[Time confirmed. Please select your state.]
'Just maintain the current state. Stay put, don't proactively provoke anyone, and don't deliberately hide from anyone either!'
[Simulating in progress, please wait...]
[Generating scenes...]
...
[You slept through the night. The next day, you woke up at 7:50 AM.]
[You used the toilet for a long time. At 8:00, you took a shower.]
[At 8:10, you went out and went to that usual breakfast shop to eat as always.]
Good grief, just seeing the beginning of this simulation, Takumi felt it was extraordinary.
It was precise down to the minute now!
But thinking about it, it made sense. After all, he was simulating the next three days.
And this concerned the real world, so every event that happens in the future could become true and affect him.
Being precise to the minute was very reasonable.
Because no one knows how the world will change in the next minute!
[At 8:12, you got your tray and sat down. You encountered the little girl you've been seeing the past few days. She still looked at you with full admiration. You exchanged gestures to greet each other.]
[At 8:20, you left the breakfast shop and started walking around the streets.]
[At 8:25, you encountered Guy and Lee who were running. You greeted each other.]
[At 9:05, you finished your walk and returned home. You found Kurenai sitting in your house.]
[At 9:06, you learned her purpose for coming. After the previous incident, she took the initiative to visit you and even bought you fruits and vegetables.]
[From 9:07 to 9:30, you chatted with her on the sofa. She complained to you about Asuma, feeling he was becoming increasingly petty. She was no longer considering Asuma.]
[At 9:31, you tentatively asked her what she thought about relationships with a younger man? She was stunned for a moment, then blushed, telling you that as long as two people sincerely love each other, age isn't a problem. Even if the other is ten years younger, she could accept it.]
[At 9:32, you had an idea and continued to ask her what she thought about a man having a harem. She replied that she would face it with a smile, then find an opportunity to poison him.]
[After saying this, Kurenai's expression wasn't as pleasant as before.]
[She even smiled and questioned you, asking if you had such thoughts?]
"Ah, this..."
Reading this, Takumi couldn't help but roll his eyes.
'Damn, as expected, people in the Shinobi World are too conservative, huh.'
'A man simultaneously liking several, even over a dozen girls… isn't that normal?'
'Everyone living together happily, squeezing into one futon at night, eating from the same pot... isn't that a wonderful thing?'
'Why can't they accept it?'
But thinking was one thing; Takumi decided not to step on that landmine.
After all, the current Kurenai and the others haven't been... conditioned yet, and probably can't accept it.
He'd ask about these things again when he was more familiar with her.
"Hmm, the advantage of this fixed-point simulation seems to be showing itself already."
By not asking Kurenai about this tomorrow, he could successfully avoid the landmine.
[At 10:30, you suggested to Kurenai to have a meal at your home. Although she accepted, she was huffy the entire time.]
[You understood it was probably caused by your earlier question about having a harem.]
[You felt some regret, because when angry, even delicious food becomes tasteless.]
[From 12:00 to 12:30, the two of you ate at home.]
[Just as you guessed, she was sulking the whole time, even deliberately stepping on your foot.]
[At 12:40, Kurenai left your home. Before leaving, she hit your stomach, seemingly in retaliation.]
'Holy crap, I really can't speak carelessly.'
'Women are way too petty!'
Takumi couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
Luckily, he predicted tomorrow's events first… it seems he must be cautious.
[In the afternoon, you stayed home and continued writing the little essay to fool Hiruzen.]
[You somewhat doubted whether he would truly believe your explanation from yesterday.]
[At the same time, you were also worried about whether the Akatsuki would really come looking for you.]
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