Minato May Have Been Your Father But He Ain't Your Daddy

9. Spirit

Itsuki was humming a happy tune while cooking because he felt particularly happy in the morning.

How could he not be happy considering the happy surprise he got in the morning?

[ Spirit: 0.05 Kakashi ]

It seemed that he was able to increase his spirit, even though he didn't train it. 

He chalked it up to his increase in physique and chakra. As chakra is formed due to a combination of physical energy and spiritual energy.

And he directly skipped that process and increased his chakra pool which made his body increase his spirit.

This was good news for him as he didn't have any method to refine chakra and he didn't think asking Kakashi about it was good. He was just a normal civilian a day ago and if he suddenly started showing Ninjutsu prowess they might just label him as a spy.

He was 20 years old and had civilian chakra, if his reserves suddenly increased it would be suspicious, they might assume he was hiding his strength and might think of him as a spy or someone with malicious thoughts. 

The R.O.O.T would rather kill an innocent than take a risk and he was not yet strong enough.

Maybe he was being a bit too paranoid, but hey in a world where walking disasters known as tailed beasts existed, it's never too late to be cautious.
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So finding out that he can raise all of his body stats with just physical exercise is a pleasant surprise, a surprise which he was more than happy to receive.

For now, he will just train normally while meditating and reading or studying to train his spirit.

Itsuki already has a plan, due to the help from the system he can effectively conceal his chakra and just focus on training his physique to a level he can protect himself from in case of R.O.O.T assassination by a paranoid Danzo.

He believes Hiruzen would rather try to win him over and brainwash him with the 'Will of Fire '. So he would reveal his sudden increase in chakra while training with Guy and just chalk it up to his bloodline awakening or something as it isn't uncanny for some civilians to awaken bloodlines although it rarely happens.

And as far as what the memories of the original Itsuki suggest, he was always someone who aspired to be a shinobi who was crushed by the revelation of his lack of talent and became taciturn due to his parent's death.

So everything about him was clean, there was nothing suspicious about him, the previous Itsuki was a withdrawn individual and had zero contact with others so nobody knew about his personality. His willingness to come out of his shell could be attributed to him getting over his parent's death, after so many years.

With enough strength, he can guarantee his safety and live with peace of mind.
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As long as he can raise his Spirit, Itsuki believes the Yamanaka clan's mind-reading jutsu won't do shit to him, instead, the one trying to read his memory might get injured due to getting backlashed by his strong spirit.

So all he has to do is just grind and grind until his physique alone makes him strong enough to fight an Elite Jonin and escape if needed.

Maybe He can be like Toji. Itsuki shivered with excitement while thinking about this.

If he can strengthen his physique enough, then he can borrow or buy some weights with Guy's help, increasing his grind efficiency.

After increasing his chakra pool Itsuki was planning to grind his chakra control.

Although tree walking and water walking are the most effective, he can't train in those without getting seen, so he can only train in the leaf-sticking exercise or Leaf concentration exercise.

Shape transformation is also on the agenda as it is a higher level of chakra control, but as they say baby steps.

As for Nature transformation, the advice given by Asuma might be useful, even though he is a waste at least he is useful in this way. 

To train Wind chakra, it was said to split the chakra into two halves and grind them against each other to sharpen them, and after that combine them to form wind-attributed chakra. 

Anyway this is how Naruto most likely trained, and there is no harm in trying. As for the other 4 basic chakra nature,

For fire, he can try creating sparks or heating up the chakra through friction,

For water, he can try to make the chakra fluid 

For earth, he can try to make the chakra hard or rigid 

For lightning, he can try to make the chakra crinkle or try generating static electricity by bouncing the chakra against each other.

Itsuki was a little grateful to Asuma in his heart.

' I'll be sure to burn a few more incense on your grave Asuma ' Itsuki thought to himself righteously.
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Itsuki continued making breakfast for Kushina and him while making a rough training plan.

He also thought about increasing his drawing skills, because of Sai's jutsu.

Anyway dedicating some time to grinding his drawing won't be that bad, it might help him relax too.

His body might have a lot of energy and he might not get tired that fast and will recover quickly but sometimes you just have to slow down and relax otherwise you might just crumble.

Itsuki knew he was just an ordinary guy, he didn't have Batman-level willpower nor was he like a shonen protagonist.

He was willing to work hard but he knew his limits, Itsuki always maintained a goal in his mind to never get arrogant or complacent.

He was grateful for the help and will work hard, at the same time never taking anything for granted. Just because he got a system Itsuki didn't think he was a main character or something.

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And after reaffirming his convictions, Itsuki called Kushina down for breakfast while setting up the table.

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Both of them were savouring the delicious meal along with the peaceful atmosphere.

One person was deep in his thoughts while the other one was glancing at the said person from time to time.

Her gaze contained a myriad of emotions and she would maybe stare at him a little too long and after snapping out of her daze she would be embarrassed right after.

This cycle repeated during the duration of the meal, good thing the former had his mind elsewhere.

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Unbeknownst to them a raven-haired woman was observing all of this with a fond gaze while a single thought ran through her mind.

'Cute'

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Hiruzen actually is the strongest Hokage and had the title of God of Shinobi.

If you want to blame someone then blame the editors and the fans for pressuring Kishimoto.

Naruto's theme was the Younger generation would surpass the older generation, so it made sense for Hiruzen to surpass 1&2 and Minato was stronger than the rest.

But all of this was scrapped in Shippuden by Kishimoto when he decided to go with the Senju and Uchiha plot.

Madara was the main villain and it wouldn't make sense for him to be weaker than Hiruzen. Thus the inconsistency.

Lol, it was pretty funny, I still personally like the fanon of Hiruzen spreading false rumours of being the strongest as I don't like him.

No other reason, just because he is Asuma's dad.

This fic will have a good Hiruzen who doesn't wish to kill all the promising talents in the village 
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