"Shisui!" A mans voice called. "Its time to wake up!"
"Hrrk-Snort" Shisui Uchiha startled awake in an unfamiliar environment. Wood walls, tatami mat floors, a futon bedroll beneath his body. While the house was engineered to trap heat in the winter, a chill still crawled up his back when a light breeze passed through after the door to his room opened.
"Oh good boy, you're awake. Get up quickly, we have chores and training before your first day of class."
"Yes father." The words came naturally somehow. He looked down at his hands small and soft. So different from the large, rough and calloused hands of his previous life.
'It seems my wish was granted. Though to be reborn into an anime, and in the body of such a prevalent character is quite the surprise.'
This man, formerly known Inahami Keiyotaka, a gangster/criminal of no renown looked at his new body with mixed emotions. All he wished for was to be reborn into a world that valued fighting and ones own power over the boring, day-to-day corporate life that was shoved down the throats of many Japanese citizens.
'I don't even know why he allowed me, a good-for-nothing gangster to transmigrate but I wont complain. Ill make the most of this new chance, thank you God!' He sent up a silent prayer. This god had all his faith and he would support and worship them for the rest of time for the simple gift of rebirth into a fighter-world.
"Shisui! Hurry up! If you don't complete your chores and training before school there will be punishment!" His father yelled.
"Yes father! Coming!" He yelled back before quickly changing into a set of warm clothes to withstand the morning cold.
He hurried outside to where his father was to see him standing near a wood log with an axe buried inside of it.
"Chop the wood boy. The stock is getting low and winter is coming. We need to stock up on wood, then meet me for basic training. His father, a stern but caring man said before walking off presumably, to do some other chore.
Shisui set up the a piece of wood before hefting up the hand axe and bringing it down hard. The wood snapped into two equal sized pieces. He was curious as to why a ninja household would require him to chop wood, especially in the Uchiha compound but he surmised it not only had something to do with discipline, but also with the fact that even though they were trained to endure hardship, most ninja preferred comfort over discomfort.
After chopping many logs Shisui hurried over to where his father was for basic training. "Alright boy, considering today is your first day of academy we are going to do a lighter basic conditioning, along with kunai and chakra practice. Follow."
Shisui was excited about the chakra. Going from a normal life with no powers of any kind to suddenly being able to use chakra was exhilarating.
Shisui's father started a light jog around the Uchiha compound. A moderate pace so Shisui could keep up but just fast enough so Shisui would fall in line a pace behind him.
After completing three laps they moved on to a weird calisthenic-like exercise designed to improve flexibility and musculature in the lower legs. Moving on to tree jumping practice, pushups and pull ups- and finally ending with aerobic maneuverability which was essential for a ninja to be able to dodge out of harms way.
By the end of it Shisui was panting slightly but not terribly.
"Good, now onto kunai handling and throwing." His father showed him the proper way to grip a kunai, how to flick his wrist so the kunai sailed in the direction he wanted it to, along with basic bukijutsu.
For some reason most of this came naturally to him. Whether it was that genetic "Uchiha Talent" shining through, or the previous owners learned experience at the forefront of his mind kunai throwing and bukijutsu were incredibly easy concepts for him to grasp. He assumed it would only get harder from here when he had no more "learned experience" to pull from and had to actually learn things.
"Alright boy, sit down in a meditative pose. Today we are going to work on feeling the flow of chakra as it moves through your body."
Shisui obediently complied and closed his eyes, feeling his "father's" large hand on the middle of his back, circulating chakra through his body.
This also came easily to him, he surmised it was because he came from a world with no power whatsoever so feeling the flow of something so foreign it felt natural to him.
"I feel my chakra father. Circulating through the pathways you told me about."
His father raised his eyebrows in surprise. He had begun the chakra exercises with Shisui just yesterday, and he is already able to feel the flow of his chakra. It usually takes weeks of effort for children his age to grasp such a concept.
'It seems my son is a genius. The Uchiha clan truly is prosperous.'
"Good, that will be all for today. Go home and wash up for class, I have things to do but there is a bento on the counter for you to take to school. Ill see you tonight boy."
"Yes father, thank you." Shisui understood that his "father" despite being a stern, cold-faced ninja, was a kind man who truly cared for his son. The small act of a bento warmed his gangster heart.
After washing himself and dressing for class he grabbed the bento and made his way out of the Uchiha compound, saying goodbye to the gate guards on his way. As he made his way to the academy he took in the sights of Konoha.
The lush green trees that were starting to yellow signaling the beginning of fall. The vibrant colored buildings and happy faces of the people he passed by. The vendors with welcoming smiles trying to sell their product by any means necessary.
'This really is a warm place. I think, i'm going to enjoy it here.' he thought before rushing off to class.
Upon his arrival he noticed he was the first one there which meant first pickings of the best seats. He picked the second row seat closest to the window.
'Classic protagonists seat. Always gotta pick this one.'
After waiting for a few minutes he realized that this was going to be a boring long few minutes until everyone arrived.
'Damn it, I always took my cellphone for granted, not having one in this world sucks ass!
It seems, Shisui would need to find a hobby to pass the idle time in this world.
He focused inwardly on his chakra wondering if he could replicate something he remembered from the anime. He recalled that Asuma Sarutobi in the anime described wind chakra to Naruto using the analogy of "Splitting chakra into two halves and grinding them together like a whetstone on a blade to give the chakra a sharp property." Shisui looked around realizing the classroom was still empty before reaching out the window to the nearby tree and grabbing a handful of leaves.
He tried the technique only to realize that while he could feel his chakra he didn't know how to manipulate it.
After spending a few minutes visualizing and feeling his chakra he tried to grab it, only for it to wash out of his hands like water. A few minutes more and he managed to direct a sliver of it into his palms, though it almost immediately dispersed into the wind.
'Hey thats progress. Probably.' He wrote down inside a small journal that his father gave him the results of his small experiment, along with his further attempts. After twenty minutes he managed to direct it into his hands and keep it there but nothing after. When he looked up his teacher had just walked into the classroom.
"Welcome to the academy, students. You may call me Sensei Hidaima. I'll be teaching you for the next year until you move on to the next grade."
"Today we will begin with some basic introductions before moving on to the history of Konoha."
Shisui zoned the teacher out.
Fifteen minutes pass before he feels a light elbow in his ribs. A boy beside him gestured at the teacher who had a slight look of frustration on his face.
"Uh, Sorry. My name is Shisui Uchiha, I like to train, and well, I guess that's it." a few snickers at his lackluster introduction rang out.
He had no Idea what to say. Despite being raised to be child soldiers these were still children, what was he supposed to say? "Hi my name is Shisui Uchiha, I like gambling, drinking, and smoking. Just all around in general being a bum?" Nah, best to keep a quiet persona on until he figured out how to interact.
He whispered to the boy next to him "Thanks for the heads up, what's your name?"
"Kenji, what was that dude? Zoning out on the first day? Totally not a good look."
"I was trying to manipulate my chakra, I didn't mean to zone out."
"AHEM! You two in the second row! Shut up!" The teacher veins on his forehead throbbing as he yelled at the two misbehaving students, seeing that they quieted down he continued on with his history lesson.
Shisui tuned him out again internally focusing on his chakra before the bell rang signaling that lunch had begun.
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Alright! Chapter one ironed out. Im going to try to update three or four times a week but no promises, I currently work two jobs so life is hectic.
One thing I think i'll struggle with is character interactions so please do give me some tips.
~Thanks for reading.