"Ma-gu-ikku?" asked Naruto, sounding it out. "What's that? Oh, 'magic' - like pulling a rabbit out of a hat?"
No. Sleight of hand is already a common ninja skill.
"Onmyoji?" asked Naruto.
No. There are ninjas who do that too. Not in Konoha perhaps, but they are most definitely out there.
"Well, how about -" began Naruto.
That's already a ninjutsu specialization too. So is Blue Magic, which is sort of like the Sharingan actually...
"So what is it?" asked Naruto.
Well, without getting too technical, it's based on the Mid-Childa system. You'll be able to cast spells without your tool, but it's WITH your Device that you'll be able to pull out the higher level power.
Naruto scratched his head. "I didn't get a lot of that. So these spells are like jutsu?"
Yes, that's basically it. Now I need to know what kind of role you want.
"What do you mean 'role'?" asked Naruto predictably.
Well, you want to be a Hokage, right? So what KIND of Hokage? Do you want to be someone who throws huge amounts of damage at your opponents? Do you want to be able to help your friends and associates to do better? Do you want to be a healer who can help your team and agents recover from wounds and ease their pain? Do you want to be an information-gatherer who can sit back and figure out the answers, so that those you send on missions have a better chance of surviving? Do you want to be a stealth specialist who can find problems and quietly remove them?
"Can't I be all of that?" asked Naruto, a little overwhelmed and aware that if he made a choice he might not be able to change it later.
No, not really. Not within a human lifetime. You can have a number of 'jutsu' that do a lot of things, but you'll only be able to keep practice up and get really good at a much more limited field. Being a generalist means that you'll never get to the higher end of one of the specialties.
"Oh," said Naruto.
Hang on. All specialties of magic require some work on your mana levels, and in this world that means your chakra coils and reservoir. Also need to boost your intelligence a bit, particularly in the whole memory-retention area. Besides, it'll be funnier that way when everyone's expecting you to act like an idiot and you perform a Crowning Act Of Brilliance or something.
Naruto staggered as something changed. After blinking back tears caused by some very unpleasant sensations though he felt fine. "Okay."
Now, what role you choose will indicate what Device you get. What'll it be?
Naruto decided to just go ahead with it, he might not understand everything as well as he should but it was a chance at things turning out better than they currently were. Full steam ahead and all that sort of thing. He spoke his choice.
Okay, said the voice of the being as Naruto looked down at the passed-out Hinata. That means going with:
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