Rise of Franz

Chapter 2: Awakening and Discovery

Leaving the system space, Duane saw a shinobi bag appear next to him. He quickly grabbed it and examined the items inside.

Kunai: A type of dagger made from high-quality steel, favored by most shinobi. Damage: 30-40. Durability: 100/100.

Shuriken: A type of thin steel throwing weapon used for long-range attacks by shinobi. Damage: 10-25. Durability: 100/100.

Basic Shinobi Armor: A set of armor given to every shinobi by the Kage upon reaching the rank of gennin (junior ninja). Defense: 10-20. Durability: 100/100.

Basic Healing Potion: Restores 2 HP per second continuously for 1 minute.

Basic Chakra Recovery Potion: Restores 4 chakra per second continuously for 1 minute.

Basic Stamina Recovery Potion: Restores 2 stamina points per second continuously for 1 minute.

Shadow Clone Jutsu: A skill from the forbidden techniques of shinobi that can create up to 5 clones identical to the original. Clones can fight like the original. Side Effect: After the jutsu is dispelled, the original will suffer from the accumulated fatigue of all the clones. This side effect will deplete stamina points. If stamina points reach 0, the host will die. Chakra Cost: 50 per clone.

Duane couldn’t help but laugh at the Shadow Clone Jutsu. With this technique, he could exploit bugs in the shinobi world. Additionally, the side effect of the Shadow Clone Jutsu also allows the original to gain all the experience points of the clones combined. He could create clones to kill monsters and then gain the experience himself. Haha. Perhaps the Ninja System is not exactly like the game; it has been adapted to fit real life. Wasn't the Rasengan Shuriken mastered in the manga using this technique? But unlike the manga, where the character was practically invincible and could create thousands of clones, if Duane’s body is overloaded, he would die.

Suppressing his excitement, Duane quickly took a healing potion and a stamina recovery potion. After all, he needed to heal before training.

Moreover, Franz’s body was too weak to endure shinobi training. It seemed he would need to come up with a physical training plan starting tomorrow.

After his moment of triumph, Duane noticed a mirror on the table and immediately picked it up. He wanted to see what his appearance was like after crossing over. He still wanted to be handsome enough to charm all the beauties in this new world. The mirror reflected an unfamiliar face he had never seen before—a distinctly Western face, with a high nose, deep black eyes that seemed to draw attention, and short hair styled slightly upwards. Duane was stunned once again that day. He looked too handsome.

“I have decided to walk the path of a strong person from now on…”

“Growl…growl.”

“Oh, but first I need to fill my stomach.”

“Emon.”

Duane called out. According to Franz’s memories, Emon was an orphan taken in by his father and had been serving Franz since childhood. Apart from his father, Emon was perhaps the closest person to Franz in the family. 

“Ah! Young master, you’re awake!”

The door opened, and Emon exclaimed before rushing over. Duane quickly kicked him:

“Get away! I don’t like men!”

To be honest, Duane was very suspicious of this kid’s gender. Every time he woke up, Emon would rush over. If Franz hadn’t grown up with him, Duane would be sure this kid was gay.

“Uh, sorry, young master, I was too emotional,” Emon said, scratching his head in embarrassment. The head of the family—Franz’s father—was Emon’s benefactor, and since he had been by the young master’s side for 16 years, he was extremely loyal to both father and son.

Duane looked at Emon carefully. He was a teenager around 16 years old, with black hair and a slender build, wearing a set of old, faded blue clothes. Duane knew this was because of him. As a useless member of the family, Franz didn’t receive much attention from the clan, even though his father was the head of the family. Being a servant to a useless person, Emon was also looked down upon. Emon had the right to stop serving Franz, but he did so voluntarily. This showed how loyal Emon was to Franz.

“Emon, tell the kitchen to make me a few dishes. I’m feeling hungry,” Duane said. He felt a bit touched by Emon and thought he should take good care of him in the future.

“Yes, young master.”

Emon bowed slightly and withdrew. Although he knew the young master saw him as a brother, Emon always maintained his status.

After Emon left, Duane’s smile faded into a thoughtful expression.

“Everything is settled. There will be no more Duane. Only Franz Bonaparte remains. Franz, now you are me, and I am you. I will repay those who owe you. Desmond, anyone who obstructs my path to becoming strong will be removed.”

“Ding.”

“The mission system has been activated.”

Main Quest: Defeat Desmond.

Deadline: 1 month.

Rewards: 10,000 experience points, 1,000 silver, 10 intermediate healing potions, 10 intermediate chakra recovery potions, 10 intermediate stamina recovery potions.

Failure Penalty: 50% HP reduction, 5,000 experience points deducted. The Ninja System will be closed for 1 year.

“This is truly troublesome.”

The next day, Franz went to the family’s slaughterhouse. The Bonaparte family was large, so their daily food consumption was immense.

“Young master, this place is very dirty. You shouldn’t come here,” the overseer of the slaughterhouse hurried out to stop Franz. Although Franz was considered a waste, he was still the son of the head of the family, and even a small overseer like him could not afford to offend him.

Franz also had an older sister named Leona. However, she was exceptionally talented in magic and had been sent to study at the Magic Academy from a young age. At 15 years old, Franz and Leona had only seen each other a few times. But according to Franz’s memories, Leona had always cared deeply for him. Franz still kept a dagger she gave him on his 12th birthday.

Franz looked at the overseer and said:

“I want to stay here for a week. Arrange it for me; it doesn’t need to be elaborate, just put me in with the others.”

The overseer was even more anxious.

“Please, young master, this is where the servants live. How can I possibly let you stay here? Please return to the mansion. If the head of the family finds out, I’ll be in trouble. I have an elderly mother of 80 years at home and a bunch of young children waiting for me to support…”

“Be silent. I’ve made up my mind. Go and make arrangements. If you do as I say, you might have a chance to live. Otherwise, don’t expect to see the light of day tomorrow.”

Unable to bear the overseer’s objections, Franz said sharply. The overseer, terrified, had no choice but to comply. Franz had the idea to come here because he thought about gaining experience by killing monsters. The system had once mentioned that experience and silver could be earned through monster hunting. Were pigs and chickens not considered monsters?

Sure enough, as he looked around the livestock and poultry pens, the system provided the following information:

“Name: Chicken. HP: 40/40. Mana: 0. Health: 20/20. Attack: 0. Skills: None. Level: 1”

“Name: Domestic Pig. HP: 120/120. Mana: 0. Health: 90/90. Attack: 0. Skills: None. Level: 2”

“Haha, this is truly a windfall. Pig, here I come…”