Naruto: From Novice to Grave

How are the children of the ninja world different from us?

It's very simple. Although we all look similar, we are not the same species at all.

The ninja world is a transcendent world where all living beings possess chakra, a supernatural energy. Because the Otsutsuki clan planted a divine tree a thousand years ago, the entire world has been corrupted and assimilated by chakra, including not only cells but also souls.

To be more specific, the human body in the ninja world has up to 130 trillion cells, while the human body on Earth has around 30-60 trillion cells.

The difference is as much as 2 to 4 times.

As for the differences in childhood, Li Sen has a lot to say about this, since he has been reborn here and has a new name, Higashino Makoto.

Through Higashino Makoto's observations, he discovered that the children in the ninja world were similar to the world they had lived in before the age of two, but after that it was as if they had entered a fast track.

After the age of 2, their physical and intellectual abilities experience a small burst, as if they are eager to grow up, as if they are being accelerated by an invisible force.

This is particularly evident in large and small ninja clans, or families that have produced ninjas for two or three generations.

Higashino really thinks that chakra is just like Kinkorah.

Perhaps it was the result of a thousand years of war in the ninja world. After all, in that chaotic era, ninjas had to go to the battlefield to kill enemies at a very young age, and those who did not meet the standards in terms of ideological awareness and physical fitness were probably eliminated.

Even though the five great nations have enjoyed a considerable period of peace since the establishment of the one-country-one-village system, apart from a few ninja wars, precocious children are still quite common.

Here, a child can act as maturely as an adult without arousing any suspicion. At most, others will think that you are talented, mature early, and will be more magnanimous than others in the future.

White-haired Sakata Gintoki... oh no, it's Hatake Kakashi. He had a precocious, deadpan face since he was a child. He graduated from the Ninja Academy at the age of 5 and became a Chunin at the age of 6, causing a sensation. He was known as the representative of Konoha's genius and a role model for all children.

The future filial son, Uchiha Itachi, got his first blood on the battlefield at the age of 4, and was thinking about the peace issues of his clan, village, and ninja world at the age of 6. Has anyone said anything about that?

His father not only failed to provide proper guidance, but even took pride in it. The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, even praised him for possessing the mindset of a Hokage.

Now, Shinya Higashino has become a precocious child like them, but the difference is that his precocity is due to his rebirth, as he is born with the memories of his previous life.

However, compared to the two precocious examples mentioned above, Higashino Shinya is only more mature in his behavior and not as frivolous and childish as his peers. He would never think about any grand social issues and then consult some strange old men.

He didn't want to be noticed by those with ulterior motives. The world of Naruto isn't just about passion; there's much darkness behind the passion.

Higashino Shinji doesn't care about peace in the ninja world. In this new life, he just wants to live for himself and live a more exciting life.

As for when he might die in the chaos of war? That only shows that he wasn't strong enough, and that he hadn't put in enough wisdom and effort.

Since that's the case, let him die. It's not like we've never died before.

He feared more the prospect of being as ordinary as an ant, his life as insignificant as dust, than death itself.

The Land of Fire, Konoha Village.

The sun had not yet risen, and the east was beginning to lighten.

Apart from the bustling commercial and administrative area in the center, the village is surrounded by dense forests, dotted with scattered buildings and numerous training grounds.

In the northwest, in a small training ground closest to a residential area, a small figure is sweating profusely, doing the most basic physical exercises.

This is a little boy with dark brown, tousled hair. He has rosy lips and white teeth, and is quite handsome and cute. He looks about three or four years old.

He was Li Sen, but of course, the name Li Sen is a thing of the past; now he is called Higashino Makoto.

At this moment, Higashino was actually running laps around the training field.

The training grounds set up in the village are not large, and it doesn't take long to run a lap.

Higashino Makoto used a relatively fast pace, maintaining a steady and rhythmic breathing while mentally counting the number of laps.

After achieving the predetermined goal, I switched to frog jumps and then to handstands while running laps.

After completing these, proceed to push-ups, pull-ups, and other exercises.

In addition to these, they will also practice throwing techniques for kunai and shuriken.

Among the trees in the training ground, targets were tied to branches in all directions, and the sound of sharp weapons hitting the wooden targets could be heard from time to time.

Of course, the training programs were not very demanding, because Higashino Makoto had not yet learned to refine and use chakra, and with his physical strength at less than four years old, he could not sustain such a large amount of exercise.

If he were to train like Matt Damon and his son, or like Leonardo DiCaprio in the future, he would only cripple himself.

They can refine and use chakra, thus separating ordinary people and ninjas into two distinct categories.

Higashino is working so hard now in preparation for refining chakra later. After all, although everyone in the ninja world has chakra, it's not something you can refine just because you want to.

Unless you are exceptionally gifted, without the hard work and training in the early stages to forge a strong body and a focused mind, you could sit there and suffocate until you died, and you still wouldn't be able to refine chakra.

The reason why ninjas can become ninjas is because they can endure hardships that ordinary people cannot.

Even the simple-minded Kenji and Prince Naruto, besides their powerful bloodlines, had worked hard since childhood.

After completing a round of training, Higashino would rest for a while, carefully using his mind to imagine and sense every corner of his body, following the method his father had taught him.

This is a very tedious process, but it is a step that must be persisted in.

After about 5 minutes, he would continue with the next round of practice.

Only when the sun rises and one's physical strength is exhausted can one consider their daily training goal achieved.

At this moment, a few older people also arrived at the training ground.

Judging from their appearance, they should be students from the Ninja Academy.

It's spring break now, and these are people who live near this small training ground, which was prepared for them.

As for clan ninjas, they all have their own exclusive training grounds. Ninjas are a profession that places great importance on information secrecy, especially regarding family-inherited ninjutsu and secret techniques.

One of the girls, who was about eight or nine years old, saw Higashino Makoto sitting to the side drinking water, covered in sweat, and ran over out of curiosity.

"Oh, little brother, you're here so early?"

"Yes, big sister, I've already finished today's training." Higashino Makoto answered with his head up, smiling innocently, and shamelessly emphasizing the title "big sister."

The little girl beamed at being called "sister," and patted Higashino Makoto's head: "You're so young and already working so hard. Tell me, what amazing dream do you have?"

Here they come! In the ninja world, when you see a hardworking kid, you have to ask about their dreams. If you don't go through this process, you'll be embarrassed to go out and greet people.

"Of course I do. I want to become strong so I can protect the village and my companions."

Higashino Makoto casually mentioned a common reason, similar to the dream of becoming Hokage, which is something that children in the village often talk about.

Protecting comrades and becoming Hokage are the most politically correct dreams in Konoha Village, and saying them embodies the pure Will of Fire.

"What a reliable junior!" The girl ruffled Higashino Makoto's hair, then waved to him, "Seeing how diligent you are, I'm going to start training hard too!"

"Yes, big sister, keep it up!"

The training of these ninja academy students is much more interesting than that of Higashino.

Whether it was the training in shuriken and kunai, or the sparring training between the two sides, their strength and speed were unmatched by Higashino, making him feel like he was watching a kung fu blockbuster.

If they're already that strong just as ninja academy students, how exciting would it be if formal ninjas, especially Jonin-level ninjas, fought each other?

It certainly wasn't just pots and pans lying around.

It should at least be like a blockbuster movie with special effects; this is a completely different experience from watching anime in my previous life.

Indeed, the ability to refine and use chakra is the key criterion that distinguishes ninjas from ordinary people.

After watching for a while, Higashino Makoto dragged his tired body home, enjoying the bustling morning scenery of Konoha.

Occasionally, if you look up, you can see the three Hokage heads on the Hokage Rock in the distance, which seem to be coated with a layer of gold in the sunlight.