C10
[Congratulations. BODY stat has reached 100. HAKI is now available.]
At first, I just stared at the screen—silent, motionless. The words hung before me like divine scripture etched into the air.
Finally.
After months of relentless training, brutal drills, and inching toward limits I didn't know I had… this was it.
The moment everything would change.
A tremor of excitement ran through me. My fingers tightened into a fist, knuckles cracking as I whispered to no one, "So it begins."
With no one around to witness it, I let the grin spread freely across my face. That wild, unrestrained grin you see on madmen, warlords, and revolutionaries. The kind that doesn't ask for permission—it declares war.
It was time.
"Activate innate Haki," I commanded through the interface.
In an instant, the air around me shifted—like something ancient stirred beneath the surface of the world. A ripple, subtle at first, but unmistakable.
But I wasn't satisfied with just unlocking it.
This wasn't about being another footnote in history. I wanted to write the headline.
So I dove into the interface, filtering through the available Haki seeds with clinical precision.
Endless icons flashed before me—rare, legendary, mythical. Each one a promise of power.
But I wasn't here for promises.
I was here for dominance.
And then I saw it.
A swirling black-and-gold egg, pulsing with malevolent energy, surrounded by a thin corona of violent red lightning. The air seemed to tighten just looking at it.
[Haki Seed (Perfect) – Rocks D. Xebec]
[You will inherit the Haki of the legendary figure: Rocks D. Xebec.]
[Grandmaster Conqueror's Haki]
[Grandmaster Observation Haki]
[Grandmaster Armament Haki]
[His full strength is yours to command.]
The name alone carried weight. Rocks D. Xebec. The monster who once challenged the heavens, who nearly shattered the balance of the world before being erased from the books.
And now… I would walk in his shadow. No—I would surpass it.
A soft laugh escaped me. It started in my throat, low and uncertain—but then it grew, fueled by the adrenaline coursing through me. A chuckle became a laugh. A laugh became a cackle.
"Hehehe… Yes. Yes. This is it. This is MY moment."
I selected the egg without hesitation.
[Do you accept the Haki Seed: Rocks D. Xebec?]
[Warning: This will change your Haki development permanently.]
"I do."
The egg vanished in a brilliant flash of obsidian light. The world darkened around me as if the sky itself had blinked. Then—
[Beginning integration of Haki Seed into user…]
That's when I felt it.
The sky didn't open. The earth didn't shake. But inside me—
A door.
No.
A shackle.
Something ancient, something caged and wild, tore itself free from within. And in its place, power rushed in.
It wasn't subtle. It didn't arrive like chakra or Ki—flowing and precise. This was violent. Terrifying.
Like a tsunami breaking through a dam.
My knees buckled. My vision blurred. The air became heavy, each breath laced with pressure so thick it felt like gravity itself had doubled. My heartbeat roared like war drums in my chest.
Then, I heard it.
A scream—not from my mouth, but from deep inside. A mental howl, the sound of my soul being re-forged in fire and fury.
I clenched my fists. My arms trembled, veins lit with a dark red sheen. My senses expanded wildly, detecting even the flicker of birds in flight three kilometers away. The pulse of footsteps in the village. The exact number of people breathing within a hundred-meter radius.
Observation Haki. Fully awakened.
I turned my gaze toward a nearby rock—tall, thick, unyielding.
I raised my hand. Focused.
Boom.
It didn't just break—it exploded, torn apart by the invisible force of my Conqueror's Haki. The air cracked. Leaves flew in every direction. Animals in the forest fled. Somewhere nearby, a deer dropped to its knees and passed out cold.
I exhaled slowly, steam rising from my skin.
This… is power.
But more than that—this was a declaration.
"I am no longer training to survive. I am evolving to conquer."
The integration screen faded, but its final words lingered:
[Integration complete.]
[You are now an inheritor of Rocks D. Xebec's legacy.]
[The world is not ready.]
Across Konoha, what began as a peaceful, sun-drenched afternoon twisted violently into something else—something no one had felt before.
It hit like a storm.
An invisible, crushing wave of willpower radiated outward from a single point just east of the village's core. It had no chakra signature, no warning bells, no alarms. Just raw domination.
The air turned cold. The birds stopped singing. And then—
People began to fall.
Market District – Civilian Zone
Vendors were mid-sale when it happened.
A mother holding her child froze, eyes wide in primal fear. Her knees buckled before she could call for help. Her son stood stunned—then collapsed beside her.
Across the street, a merchant dropped his tray of vegetables, the sound of tomatoes bursting against the stone drowned out by a sudden, deafening silence. His mouth opened in a voiceless scream before his eyes rolled back and he crumpled.
One by one, civilians dropped like dominos.
Not because they were injured. But because their minds, their spirits, could not withstand what they were feeling.
This wasn't an attack. This was a message.
Training Fields – Genin Squad 9
The three Genin of Squad 9 were sparring under their sensei's watchful eye when the wave hit them.
"Good—again! This time with proper form—"
The instructor's words choked in his throat. His legs trembled.
"Agh—W-What the hell?!"
The Genin never got a chance to answer. Two of them collapsed in unison—limbs twitching as if they'd been struck by a lightning bolt. The third screamed and tried to run but didn't make it far before his body simply gave out.
The Jonin dropped to a knee, panting, his skin clammy and his eyes bloodshot.
He had felt pressure before—killing intent, powerful chakra signatures, battlefield fury.
But this was worse.
This wasn't intent to kill.
It was the will to dominate everything.
Chunin Guard Tower – North Wall
Three Chunin had been overseeing a shift rotation. They were chatting, laughing, tossing a pack of cards back and forth.
And then the cards were scattered by a sudden gust of pressure—no wind, just force.
One of them vomited and passed out.
Another screamed.
The last, a sturdy woman named Reina, managed to stay standing by sheer grit—but blood dripped from her nose, her knees shaking.
She gritted her teeth, sweat pouring down her face.
"What… is this?!"
The pressure bore into her skull like a vice. She tried to form a hand seal, any jutsu, but her fingers wouldn't obey.
Ninja Clan Districts – Hyuga, Uchiha, Aburame
Even among the great clans of Konoha, the sensation sent chills through hardened shinobi.
At the Hyuga compound, a group of elders stumbled, clutching their temples. Young trainees with active Byakugan cried out and collapsed.
Hiashi Hyuga, still in his teenage years but already a rising heir, stood unmoving in the center of a training hall. His eyes narrowed. He had activated his Byakugan the moment it hit—but all he saw was an unseeable weight pressing down from the sky itself.
"This… isn't chakra. It's something else," he muttered, fists clenching. "Something monstrous."
At the Uchiha district, Fugaku stood quietly while half his patrol squad lay unconscious around him. His Sharingan flared instinctively. The pressure wasn't malicious… but it was absolute.
Aburame elders, cold and analytical, could only offer one observation as insects fled their hives:
"Predator."
Konoha Hospital – Emergency Ward
Patients began seizing in their beds.
Nurses dropped their clipboards, hands shaking as they stumbled through hallways filled with screams and fainting civilians.
Tsunade burst through the main door seconds later, chakra already surging to stabilize the vitals of over a dozen overwhelmed patients.
Though affected, it didn't allow her to stop treating her patients.
By the time she was done, Tsunade slumped on a chair while Nawaki stood by. Shaken as well, but stood firm.
"Big sis… what was that?"
Tsunade didn't answer. The pressure brought some memories long forgotten into the limelight. Of when she first faced off a powerful Jonin and was nearly killed.
Only, this was far worse.
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Hokage Tower - Hokage's Office
Hiruzen's grip on the railings was turning white. The moment he sensed it, his usual Hokage robes disappeared into battle armor. The sudden blast caught Hiruzen off guard, and he couldn't pinpoint where it originated from.
He swept over the village with keen eyes, waiting for an attack from other villages while Konoha was in shambles.
Fortunately, the pressure was only present for a moment before it disappeared. But that single moment, when the feeling of death was above everyone's head, was enough to throw Konoha to its knees, hands, and head.
"Find the source. Search through every crack if you have to." His voice, laced with urgency, was relayed to all of the ANBU under his orders.
Shadows that were once still had now turned into countless ninjas garbed in black and animal masks. They surged towards Konoha like a tide as they rushed to find results on this large-scale mental attack.
Hiruzen finally let go of the railings only to find nothing in his grip. His strength and stress were enough to fully disintegrate the broken railings into nothingness of scrap.
"Had Konoha birthed a monster? Will it drive its blade towards its enemies? Or us?"
Hiruzen prayed that it will never set its eyes on Konoha.
Otherwise, no one will even remember its name.