In truth, Nencan be spread.
According to the game's rules, power systems across all servers are interoperable—aside from a few that require special prerequisites.
For example, chakra requires a chakra seed before it can be refined at all.
But powers like Nen, Reiatsu, Haki, and magic can all be taught, transferred, and learned.
Of course, that rule applies to NPCs.
Players are a different story.
Once you choose a class, that's the power system you're locked into.
Want to use something else?
Pay up first.
This game, aside from its core mechanics, asks for money everywhere.
"Create happiness with heart—no money, don't play."
That was basically the design philosophy.
If Akira ever reached the point where the entire shinobi world posed no threat to him, he might consider spreading other power systems to raise the world's overall strength—boosting experience yields and making grinding easier.
Whether drops would change was another question.
But for now?
Forget it.
He was still a small fry. Trying to raise the level of the entire world at this stage was just suicidal.
You couldn't play that wildly.
Which meant Bandit's Secret was, in practical terms, a completely useless skill—destined to rot in his inventory.
Somewhere far away, Chrollo probably cried in a bathroom.
The Nen Armor and Nen Boots were parts of the Nen Set.
"Just one piece left," Akira muttered.
"Then I'll complete the full Nen set."
Unlike the Mountain Bandit set, the Nen set only had four pieces:
Weapon
Armor
Movement boots
Accessory
He was only missing the accessory now.
This set alone could easily carry him until Level 60.
Beyond that were higher-tier sets:
Hunter Sets (offense-focused)
Chimera Ant Sets (defense-focused)
On the shinobi side, the Nen set's closest equivalent was the Ninja Set.
Above that came the Five Kage Sets—their stats were similar overall, but each emphasized different attributes depending on which Kage path you chose.
Even higher-tier sets existed for both Hunters and Ninja, but those were endgame equipment.
Akira wasn't farming those anytime soon.
Pirates had sets too—though they mostly boosted raw stamina, with no class restrictions.
Comparatively speaking:
Hunter sets boosted energy
Ninja sets boosted attributes and skills
In Akira's eyes, the Hunter sets still had the best overall value.
Then came the key items.
Exorcist Skill Fragments: now at 6/10
Nanika's Wish List Fragments: 2/10
The former was mandatory—he had to complete it.
The latter was optional.
Finally, the Greater Mana Potions.
High-tier recovery items. With Akira's current chakra pool, a single bottle would refill him completely.
These were normally used between Levels 30–50.
"Overleveling really does have its perks," Akira said with satisfaction.
In a normal game, he'd still be grinding bandits at this stage.
But monsters here didn't respawn.
Then his gaze landed on his experience total.
Over 40,000 EXP.
"I've never fought a war this rich," Akira muttered, eyes burning.
But after scanning his skills, he realized something depressing.
Other than Clone Technique, none of his skills could be maxed out.
And Clone Technique was something he barely used—especially now that he had Shadow Clone.
"No," Akira said firmly.
"This time, I have to max at least one skill."
He still had a trump card.
A broken one.
"Brain Fei—activate!"
In an instant, his consciousness sharpened.
The dim, gloomy room exploded into color.
Even dust motes in the air became visible.
At this moment—
He felt omniscient.
Godlike.
He didn't dare linger.
His focus snapped immediately to Gentle Fist and Bear Pummel—his most-used skills.
His thoughts accelerated.
Gentle Fist and Bear Pummel intertwined, then separated, then recombined.
Gentle Fist unfolded deeper—
Eight Trigrams: One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms emerged in his mind, pulling Vacuum Palm and Rotation into the same conceptual framework.
Layer upon layer of connection.
Bear Pummel continued breaking down—
Then—
Akira exhaled sharply.
His chakra was drained dry once more.
It felt like falling from a world of blinding light back into a pitch-black basement.
His first reaction wasn't to check the results.
It was to steady himself.
Brain Fei was addictive.
Once you entered that state, you never wanted to leave.
How could someone tolerate becoming stupid again after being brilliant?
How could a writer endure losing inspiration after touching perfection?
That contrast alone was enough to break a person.
That was why Akira rarely used it.
The clarity was too tempting.
He forcibly suppressed the lingering cravings and finally checked his skills.
The result—
Disappointing.
Gentle Fist hadn't advanced.
Bear Pummel hadn't advanced.
Vacuum Palm was unchanged.
Only Rotation had increased—by two levels.
[Rotation (Lv.3) – EXP (0/2000) – Trait: None]
"As expected," Akira sighed.
"That's as far as my accumulation goes."
He could try Brain Fei again to push further—
But he shut that thought down immediately.
Once per long interval was the absolute limit. Any more, and he risked not wanting to come back.
That was unacceptable.
Brain Fei was sealed away for now.
"Looks like skill upgrades will have to wait."
His gaze drifted back to Clone Technique.
The only skill he could max.
"…Should I try?"
A max-level skill meant a qualitative leap.
Max Substitution Technique let him swap positions like a limited Flying Thunder God—so long as he'd infused chakra into the object.
Max Transformation Technique allowed extremely detailed transformations—but the chakra cost was brutal.
As for Brain Fei…
Its danger wasn't chakra consumption—it was psychological.
Still, flawed or not, these were all massive power boosts.
"…Let's gamble."
Akira clenched his teeth and poured EXP into Clone Technique.
EXP could always be farmed again.
A maxed foundational jutsu?
That was priceless.
After all—
How could the Three Basic Techniques be missing Clone?
[Clone Technique (Lv.2) – EXP (0/200)]
[Clone Technique (Lv.3) – EXP (0/300)]
[Clone Technique (Lv.5) – EXP (0/500)]
[Clone Technique (Lv.9) – EXP (0/900)]
[Clone Technique (Lv.10) – MAX]
Trait: Pending Selection
Akira stared at the final line.
A slow smile spread across his face.
"Now this," he murmured,
"is where things get interesting."
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