[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha":3,"chapter-starting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-starting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-chapter-1":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting Off with Horse and Sword in Konoha",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":18,"prevChapterSlug":19,"totalChapters":20,"novelImage":21},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":12,"translator":16,"content_hash":17},2349052,4591,"Chapter 1: The Wrong-Artstyle Hack!","starting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-chapter-1",1,"\u003Cp>Konoha 37, April 1st.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Konoha Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting on the bed, Fujinaka Genma pressed his right hand to his temple, frowning deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never imagined that as a doctor, his sudden death would be followed by an inexplicable rebirth inside the body of an anime character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He certainly knew the character Fujinaka Genma—he was half a Hokage fan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Future toothpick man, Fourth Hokage’s bodyguard, Konoha Special Jōnin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, having died of high fever, he had taken his place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is troublesome. The Hokage world is completely warped.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His headache eased; Fujinaka Genma lowered his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His current age is six—he has already passed the Ninja Academy entrance exam and is about to enroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the current timeline, within a few years the Third Shinobi World War will break out, and he will very likely be sent to the battlefield by his early teens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the anime felt Rexue , but being inside it, a deep sense of dread and unease about the future crept in unconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several deep breaths, Fujinaka Genma calmed down, lowered his eyelids, and examined what had appeared in his mind when his consciousness first returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing his eyes, a semi-transparent screen appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma stared at the icons on the screen, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mount & Blade…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Mount & Blade game system appearing in the ninja world? The art style is completely off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn’t this system suit me better if I’d been reborn as a daimyo’s son?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or in a medieval European world, vying for dominion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After silently grumbling, Fujinaka Genma focused his attention on the game panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were four icons total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Character】, 【Weapons & Equipment】, 【Shop】, 【Quest System】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No recruitment or soldier management features—definitely a Yange ed, warped Hokage version of Mount & Blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the first two icons glowed, while the latter two were dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma tried opening the dimmed icons but couldn’t; he searched but found no manual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d have to figure it out himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His attention settled on the 【Character】 icon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen refreshed immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Character: Fujinaka Genma\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level: 0\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Age: 6 years\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faction: Land of Fire, Hidden Leaf Village\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Available Attribute Points: 0\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Available Skill Points: 0\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Attributes: Expandable\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skills: Expandable\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Notes: 1. Each level-up grants one additional attribute point and one skill point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A simple character interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma glanced over it, then expanded the attributes section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Constitution: 9 (Physical fitness)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agility: 7 (Body coordination, flexibility, reaction speed, movement speed)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intelligence: 6 (Learning ability, comprehension, mental strength)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charm: 7 (Personal influence, including appearance, demeanor, status)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Notes: 1. Attributes can be improved through study, training, combat, or directly by spending attribute points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2. Each point of Charm can influence one subordinate, personal guard, or relative, or anyone of equal or lower status, gaining their approval, loyalty, or favor; provides bonus effects toward female NPCs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at his attributes, Fujinaka Genma immediately tried correlating them with his knowledge of the ninja world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Constitution represents physical fitness, meaning it determines his future chakra capacity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agility affects hand seal speed, neural reflexes, and close-combat ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intelligence represents learning ability, comprehension, and mental strength—it affects both future chakra capacity and the speed of jutsu cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charm was a bit mysterious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For building a team… and seducing women?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After brief thought, Fujinaka Genma already had a rough idea of how to improve the four attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Constitution: physical conditioning, combat training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agility: physical conditioning, combat training, targeted flexibility drills, neural reaction training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intelligence: reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charm: all of the above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though the Mount & Blade art style clashes with the ninja world, its practical application fits surprisingly well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muttering to himself, Fujinaka Genma expanded his skills section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talent Skill: Iron Bones Lv.1: Increases Constitution by 10% per level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strong Strike Lv.1: Increases damage by 10% per level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strong Throw Lv.1: Increases thrown weapon damage by 10% per level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weapon Mastery Lv.1: Raises weapon skill cap by one level per rank; accelerates weapon skill improvement through use by 10%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Notes: 1. Talent skills are system-generated and cannot be learned through training—only improved with skill points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2. Maximum of nine talent skills allowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regular Skills: Hand-to-Hand Combat (Taijutsu) Lv.1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ninja Tool Throwing (Shurikenjutsu) Lv.1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chakra Control (Chakra Extraction, Chakra Manipulation) Lv.1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow Clone Jutsu Lv.1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transformation Jutsu Lv.1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Replacement Jutsu Lv.1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Four talent skills—system-provided.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Talent skills can only be upgraded with skill points—so skill points are extremely precious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma studied his skill list, analyzing silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a civilian ninja; three generations back, only his father had been a ninja—and only a Chūnin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his father had died in combat last year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The talent skills came from the system; the regular skills were inherited from his previous body’s training, begun at age four under his father’s guidance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to the plot, I’ll endure the Third War, the Nine-Tails Attack, the Konoha Crush Plan, Pain’s Destruction, and the Fourth War—several deadly periods.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening his eyes, Fujinaka Genma’s expression turned grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of these five deadly periods, only Pain’s destruction might allow resurrection—if he died, the rest would be final.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is even without considering the butterfly effect caused by his own presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, I must make full use of this Mount & Blade system.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Especially during Ninja Academy—push myself to the limit; don’t graduate early if I can help it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing this warped ninja world, Fujinaka Genma approached with utmost caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need to devise a viable training plan…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Fujinaka Genma was thinking, the door suddenly opened—his mother, Akie, entered carrying medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Genma, drink this and Itachi’ll be fully recovered.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akie’s eyes were full of tenderness, her smile gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“M-Mom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma hurriedly rose, adjusting his mindset to avoid revealing his true self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the original body’s lifelong personality—calm, composed—matched his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After drinking the medicine, the fever broke completely, and the headache vanished swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After lunch, Fujinaka Genma felt his body had fully recovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After digesting, Fujinaka Genma followed his memories to the training ground behind his family’s citrus grove and began his first training session.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His urgency stemmed from two reasons:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the unease about the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, the desire to test the system through training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long-distance running, jump rope, frog jumps, push-ups, inverted sit-ups…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>April 3rd, morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After a period of training, I've gained a certain level of improvement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Level up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As morning training just ended, Fujinaka Genma heard the pleasant notification sound from the Mount & Blade system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This delighted him; he immediately lowered his gaze and opened the system’s character interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Character: Fujinaka Genma\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level: 1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Age: 6\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faction: Land of Fire, Hidden Leaf Village\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Available attribute points: 1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Available skill points: 1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Attributes: Expandable\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skills: Expandable\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Fujinaka Genma allocated his attribute point to Constitution and his skill point to the innate skill Iron Bones, upgrading it to Level 2 Iron Bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, after expanding the attributes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Constitution: 13.2\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agility: 8\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intelligence: 8\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charm: 9\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over two days, Constitution rose from 9 to 10; one free attribute point was added, and the Level 2 Iron Bones innate skill increased by 20%, resulting in 13.2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agility increased by 1 point, from 7 to 8.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intelligence and Charm each increased by 2 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This amounted to remarkable progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma felt the boost from the point allocation very clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rising from 10 to 13.2 was an increase of over thirty percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now I must begin school; this period is crucial—whether I can lay a solid foundation depends entirely on my cultivation during this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After his joy subsided, Fujinaka Genma walked home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was his official first day of school.\u003C\u002Fp>",1253,"2026-06-21T02:29:34.312Z","Qwen3-Next 80B","c144ce55d5e0dc927d797efc050361fa2632f6cff7d8eb975039d5b5c4994943","starting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-chapter-2",null,157,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-cover.jpg"]