[Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the green trait 'Fate's Apprentice.']
Fate's Apprentice (Green): The fate of the living is turbulent and unpredictable, while the fate of the dead shines like a falling star. Life is uncertain, and destiny can change. By actively interfering with and altering another's fate, the host can absorb the free-floating, ownerless power of fate that dissipates when major changes occur in someone's destiny, thereby increasing their own luck.
Yamanaka Shinno furrowed his brows, pondering for a moment before understanding how this trait actually worked.
According to its description—
When a person's fate undergoes a significant change, new fate energy is generated, and their original fate energy is released into the world, becoming temporarily ownerless.
This kind of power is elusive and intangible.
However, Fate's Apprentice allows him to absorb these scattered fragments of fate energy and convert them into personal luck.
A trademark of the chosen ones, no?
Shinno grinned and activated the trait without hesitation.
Just now, he had altered Yugito Nii's fate.
Even though he was currently thousands of miles away from her, fate energy wasn't bound by distance, was it?
Even if the odds were slim, it wasn't impossible!
Besides, if the absorption range turned out to be limited, he could take note of it for future instances when he changed someone's fate.
The moment Fate's Apprentice activated, Shinno felt an inexplicable sense of clarity and comfort spreading throughout his body.
The world around him remained the same, yet it seemed more vivid to his eyes.
And then—a strange, indescribable power, drawn by the trait, surged toward him from the direction of Kumogakure and quickly integrated into his being.
"The absorption range of this trait... Damn, that's impressive!"
While praising the trait, Shinno also patted himself on the back for his smart decision.
Good thing he had activated Fate's Apprentice right away on a whim.
Otherwise, wouldn't that have been a complete waste?
Although he couldn't precisely measure how much his personal luck had increased or what level it was currently at—
As long as he had this trait, he could keep altering people's fates and stacking his luck. How could he not end up as the most beloved existence of the world's consciousness?
Shinno glanced at the system interface, where a random green trait upgrade chance was available, and felt an increasing sense of excitement.
Currently, he only had three green traits: Master Sidekick, Medicated Milk, and Fate's Apprentice.
Should he take a gamble?
Hell no. That's exactly what Tsunade would do.
A one-in-three chance? Might as well call it a guaranteed loss!
Host: Yamanaka Shinno
Activated Traits: Transmigrator (Red), Zero-Frame Startup (Red), Sage Body (Red), Yin Release Master (Purple), Water Release Mastery (Purple), Spatial Awareness (Purple), King of Knowledge (Blue), Handsome (Blue), Silent Walker (Blue), Fate's Apprentice (Green), Medicated Milk (Green), Ominous Duel (Black).
Unactivated Traits: Hardened Survivor (White), Fragile but Tenacious (White), Nine Babies in One Birth (Blue), Nothing to His Name (Gray), Master Sidekick (Green), Complete Childhood (Gray), Courtesan's Grace (White), Magical Girl Transformation (Purple).
Random Green Trait Upgrade Chance: 1
Only three green traits in total.
With nine Trait Gift chances in hand, he could easily give away Master Sidekick.
As for Medicated Milk...
There were a few ways to handle it.
One option was to use Trait Replication to copy a medical-ninjutsu-related trait and fuse it with Medicated Milk.
But that would be a huge waste.
Fate-related traits were incredibly valuable, but Trait Replication opportunities were just as rare.
Even back in Kumogakure, Shinno had refrained from using it to copy the Third Raikage's red trait.
No way he was squandering it now!
Another option was to downgrade the green trait to a white one.
The downside? His medical ninjutsu skills would likely be gone forever.
And the goal of developing his own Self-Reincarnation Jutsu would become much harder to achieve.
The last option? Trait Reset.
Maybe he could get a better version out of it.
But... that also carried a gambler's risk.
What if it reset into another green trait?
Mock Tsunade, Understand Tsunade, Become Tsunade... Gamble!
After deliberating for a long time, Shinno ultimately decided to use the Trait Reset option first.
Now that he had a fate-related trait enhancing his luck—
Who's to say he wouldn't strike gold?
[Reminder: Fate-related traits do not interfere with system functions. Trait reset outcomes are entirely random.]
"Shut up! Reset the green trait Medicated Milk for me!"
[Reset complete. Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the blue trait 'Euphoric Healing.']
Euphoric Healing (Blue): When using medical ninjutsu, the nature of the jutsu undergoes various mystical transformations, allowing the recipient to experience supreme bliss while eliminating the pain usually associated with treatment. Increases mastery over Yang Release. Enhances efficiency when learning, refining, improving, or creating medical ninjutsu. Boosts medical jutsu control, chakra control, healing speed, and treatment effectiveness.
"I knew it! Today's my lucky day!"
As the flood of medical knowledge and practical experience poured into his mind, Shinno couldn't stop the grin from spreading across his face.
This—this is what they call fortune smiling upon you!
Though blue-level medical ninjutsu traits were still a step away from enabling him to develop Self-Reincarnation Jutsu, he had undeniably taken a huge leap forward.
Now, all he needed to do was find more references for similar techniques.
Then, he'd pay a visit to his dear Tsunade-nee-san and get his hands on some of her treasured medical ninjutsu scrolls.
"Now, let's see who gets Master Sidekick."
Shinno moved swiftly through the dense forests of the Land of Fire.
After traveling for half a day, he finally used Spatial Awareness to sense a specific coordinate roughly a hundred kilometers outside of Konoha.
Leaving his Flying Thunder God marker on the nearby tree trunk, he formed a single-hand seal and activated the space-time technique.
With a flicker, he and En Oyashiro vanished—
Reappearing instantly at their destination.
Long-range teleportation required exponentially more chakra.
But with his Sage's Body, this level of consumption was insignificant.
Noticing the hidden mark carved onto the rock—Sword of Shinobi Love—
Shinno silently acknowledged Minato's foresight.
One day, he vowed, he'd carve his Flying Thunder God markers across every corner of the shinobi world!
While Spatial Awareness couldn't let him sense a marker all the way from Konoha to Kumogakure—
As long as he placed enough markers along the way, getting there would be just a few teleportations away.
Confirming a nearby coordinate closer to Konoha, he teleported once more—
Arriving in a forest less than a kilometer from Konoha's main gates.
Not wanting to reveal Flying Thunder God too soon, Shinno picked up En Oyashiro and began walking toward the village like a proper traveler.
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