Reset

by KingErix

Summary:

After a life of humiliation and sorrows, Naruto is given a second chance. He will take it, and with it he shall become the strongest unders the heavens!

Notes:

Hi! This is my new fic, it's Naruto universe with elements from 'The Gamer' and 'Solo Leveling'.
I hope you guys like it!

Chapter 1: New Game

Is this really how I’m gonna die? Helpless. Hopeless. Alone… Not even Kyuubi's taunting comments to fill the void?!

I shouldn’t be surprised, it had always been like this. When I was younger and didn’t understood how the world worked, I ignored the glares, the hatefully whispering, the beatings… I endured it all. At that time I had the Third visits to look forwards to, the Anbu who looked over me, even some random ninjas would sometimes show kindness to him. It all changed when it was discovered that I couldn’t use chakra, later I found out from Kyuubi’s gloating that it’s demoniac chakra destroyed my chakra network. 

A petty revenge, but a petty revenge that destroyed my life.

Suddenly the kind ninjas where gone, the Anbu teen was reduced to only one, who kept his distance at all times. Even the Third, who still visited at times, had a fake smile on his face. I hated it!

I fought harder than anybody. When I realized out that I healed faster than a normal person I trained harder and harder, I pushed my limits! I was going to be the strongest taijutsu master in Konoha…

But it was not enough.

On my eight birthday a large group of villagers caught me, my Anbu guard nowhere in sight…

The next hours… just remembering it hurts.

I was found the next day, I survived but it was impossible to save my legs. Did they even try? From them on I was confined to a wheelchair, stuck in my apartment like it was a storage for unwanted things. Eventually, even the Third stopped visiting.

That’s when Kyuubi began torturing my mind with his taunting, at the time I was so alone that I looked forwards to his hateful comments, he was my only companion.

From my window I watched as kids my age grew into brilliant ninjas. I saw the Oto and Suna's invasion. I saw the true power of a Jinchuuriki – Not me, not damaged Naruto. – I saw the death of the Third and a new Hokage rising. 

I never saw the Fifth in person, she didn’t even had the courtesy to visit the resident Jinchuuriki. I didn’t know if people had simply forgotten about me or if she just didn’t see the point of visiting me. I can’t tell which would hurt the most.

After so many years alone in that dark apartment I thought I was going die there, that my body would probably decay until someone finally found it because of the smell of death. 

Kyuubi would die with me of course, the Fourth Hokage was very ingenious in his seal – And didn’t the dammed fox just love rub that in my face, after all, it was the man I looked up to the most who contemned me to this horrific life.

So imagine my surprise when this group of missing-nin invaded Konoha just for him. I don’t know what happened after the first explosion, it all went black. When I woke I was in this chamber, and they had already began extracting the Kyuubi. I tried to fight, but what could I do?

The fox was ripped out of me and they all left, they had completed their mission, and what did they care for disposing the body of a cripple boy.

So here I am.

As I draw my last breath, I can’t help but reminisces about my life and think about what could have been.

There is so much I wish I had done…

 

You have died…
Loading…

 

Naruto woke with a startle. He didn’t move, he couldn’t, his body was in too much pain… wait, Naruto moved his fingers, he was in no pain. How was it possible, he didn’t know. Am I in dead? He thought. He opened his eyes and was surprised by seeing not the cave roof, but the ceiling of his old apartment.

As he moved the fingers on his feet he couldn’t stop the tears from escaping his eyes, he could feel his legs! He looked at them as he moved slowly. Wait, he looked at his legs attentively and them at his hands, he was small… he looked like a child.

He looked around frantically. He was in his old apartment, but that couldn’t be, could it? The apartment looked exactly like it did when he first got it, just a few months before he asked to join the academy, just a few months till he was tested and diagnosed with damaged chakra coils… just a few months before what he considered one of the worst moments of his life.

“The fuck?!” He cried out, jumping from the bed and running to the calendar at the peeling wall. His vision was blocked however, by a flashing blue screen.

 

❤❤♡

 

He jumped startled and slapped the screen away. He was just about to dismiss it as he seeing things when another screen took the place of the first.

 

You have woken the bloodline [The Gamer].

 

This caused Naruto to pause, he knew what a bloodline was of course, he read all about them while confined to his apartment. He was confused though, he never heard of this 'The Gamer' bloodline. 

He wished he could use chakra, only then would he be able to dispel this, if it was a genjutsu that is. 

He narrowed his eyes. Was it real? Was the bloodline the cause for this blue screens? Was because of it that he came back in time? Was he really back in time?

It could be a genjutsu, but something told him it was real. Curiously, he touched the screen and it faded away, another appearing in it’s place.

 

Initiating merits calculation…
1%...
7%...
16%...
37%...
55%...
80%...
95%...
100%...
Merits calculated

 

Naruto was about to touch the screen again when it faded away on it’s own, in it’s place appeared a large screen, taller than Naruto himself.

 

Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Occupation: The Gamer
Tittle: Jinchuuriki
Job: (Locked)
Level: 1
EXP: 1.000/0
HP: 1.000/1.000
CP: (Locked)
STR: 2
STA: 4
VIT: 2
DEX: 2
INT: 15
WIS: 12
CHR: -4 (-5)
LUK: 5
Stats Points: 5
Perks: [The Gamer], [Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Youko], [Uzumaki Clan Heir], [Stellar Lineage], [Time Traveler] & [Death Business]

 

He read it with wide eyes, it really resembled a game. Was this truly his power? Did the heavens answered his long forgotten prayers for help? He drunk what was written, reading it again and again, deciphering what it all meant. It was not too hard, he did play games after all.  

The stats made sense for him, having been locked alone for most of his childhood and teen years Naruto found his escape in books, ninja or not, he read all he could. It’s only fair that his INT and WIS are higher than the rest. Even so, he grumped a little, he thought his mental stats should be a little higher then that.

He hesitate, still a little afraid it was a genjutsu, or maybe that he was hallucinating. He gulped and reached the first perk, maybe it had answers to his many questions.

 

The Gamer
The [player] was chosen among all the people in his world to receive unimaginable power from the Heavens, what path will he chose in his journey?
+1 LUK per level
[The Gamer Skill Tree] unlocked

 

So he was blessed by some higher power, hmm? Naruto cocked his head, he may not understand why or how, but he resolved to pray for what ever deity has given him this chance every morning.

There was many other screens behind this one, so he touched it, and just like before this screen faded, leaving way for the one behind it.

 

The Gamer Skill Tree
This are skills that come from awakening [The Gamer].

 

The Gamer’s Mind: LV MAX
This skill allows the [player] to calmly and logically think things through. Allows peaceful state of mind. Immunity to psychotically status effect. 

 

The Gamer’s Body: LV MAX
This skill grants a body that allows the [player] to live the real world like in a game.

 

Inventory: LV MAX
This skills allows the [player] access to the [Inventory Screen].
100 Slots

 

Observe: LV 1 [0/100 EXP]
This skill that allows the [player] to view information about objects, animals and people. The higher the level, the more information.
10 CP per use

 

Naruto had his jaw on the floor, this skills were so overpowered! Any ninja would kill for those abilities. He paid especial attention to ‘The Gamer’s Mind', so that’s why he wasn’t freaked out!

Naruto was lost thinking in the repercussions of this skills, while he couldn’t use 'Observe' as he had his chakra locked, with just the three other skills he should be able to become a great ninja.

He touched the screen and it faded away, what came next was like a dream come true.

 

Guest: Chakra For Dummies
To unlock the fundamental power of this world [Chakra], one must first understand it.
Requirement (s): 
Read about [Chakra].
Reward (s): 
1500 ryo
500 EXP
Unlock [Chakra]
[Chakra Theory] Skill
Surprise Scroll
Failure: 
Death
Yes/No

 

Naruto eyes almost jumped out of it’s sockets, he didn’t know to feel. So long has he despaired over his damaged coils, and now with such a simple task he could unlock his chakra. He wanted to cry and punch something at the same time he wanted to yell and laugh. He didn’t even hesitate at the disproportional failure consequence. He pressed Yes.

A Quest Accepted screen appeared, but before the blond boy could dismiss the screen, it went way on it’s own. Leaving behind the last screen.

 

Quest: The One Above All
The [player] has suffered the woes of being weak, will he take this opportunity to become the strongest?
Requirement (s): 
Reach level 100
Learn 50 skills
Defeat 10 [Boss Monsters]
Time Limit: 10 years
Reward [s]: 
10.000.000 ryo
500.000 EXP
[?]
[?]
[?]
[?]
[?]
Surprise Scroll (x10)
Failure: 
All Status are halved.
Yes/No

 

He paused, before coming with the conclusion that he would only fail if he slack it, something he was resolved not to do. He was given a second chance, and he would work hard to make the best of it. Yes.

After the screen went way, he was back to the status screen. Without wasting time he clicked on the next perk.

Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Youko
As the human sacrifice for the great Nine Tailed Fox, the strongest of all the Bijuu, the [player] will face many hardships in life, but with perseverance he may rise above all others.
+200 HP per level
+200 CP per level
-5 CHR permanent
Possibility to unlock [Nine Tails Skill Tree]

 

He was surprised by how good this perk was, from his experiences with the dammed fox he thought it would be much worse.

He hated the Kyuubi, who not only damaged his coils, but didn’t hesitate a moment in taunting him in his misery, going so far as encouraging him to take his own life at his worse moments.

Naruto eyes narrowed, what revenge would be better than to take his power and make it his own? The blonde boy vowed to unlock and master this skill tree. He dismissed the screen.

 

Quest: Unlocking The Power Inside
The [player] is the Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Youko, he has great power sealed inside him and untapped potential.
Requirement (s):
Unlock [Chakra]
Level 5 [Chakra Control]
Knowledge of Bijuu
5.000 CP
Level 5
Time Limit: 3 years
Reward (s): 
10.000 EXP
[Chakra Cloak: One Tail]
[?]
[?]
[?]
Surprise Scroll (x2)
Failure:
VIT Status are halved
[Berserk Mode] active until the [player] pass out
Yes/No

 

The grin on his face was downright evil, he didn’t know what Berserk Mode means, but he quickly accepted it all the same. This was the first step in his revenge against the fox.

The status screens comes back, and once again, Naruto read it all from the top to the bottom. He was still having a hard time believing that this was true.

As he finished reading he took a deep breath, closing his eyes and organizing his mind, so much has happened, his thoughts are a mess right now.

After a few moments he huffed and opened his eyes, extending his hand and touching the next perk.

 

Uzumaki Clan Heir
As the last member of royal blood of the Uzumaki Clan of Uzushio, the [player] has many boons.
+100 HP per level
+100 CP per level
+1 STA per level
+1 VIT per level
Double EXP gain in [Sealing Art]
Possibility of unlocking [Adamantine Sealing Chains]
Possibility of unlocking [Uzumaki Clan Head]

 

He gulped, he only discovered he was part of a clan in his mid teens, just a few months before he was captured and subsequently killed.

It hurt. To know that you’re part of a founding clan, but that instead of being honored like they should, your clan was erased from history. Worse yet was that he found it from a book, and not from the Hokage.

Naruto shook his head, locking the dark thoughts away. This was a new beginning, he had no time to contemplate the past. He touched the screen and it faded away, in it’s place a quest screen appeared.

 

Quest: Chains Of Fate
The Uzumaki Clan was famous for their Sealing technics, less know but just as feared was their bloodline limit, the fabled Adamantine Sealing Chains.
Requirement (s):
Unlock [Chakra]
Level 10 [Chakra Theory]
10.000 CP
Level 5 [Sealing Art]
Limit: [Genin]
Reward (s):
10.000 EXP
[Adamantine Sealing Chains] Bloodline
[?]
[?]
Surprise Scroll (x2)
Failure:
[Adamantine Sealing Chains] permanently locked
Less likely to meet other Uzumaki
Yes/No

 

Naruto read the quest twice, if he understood it right, he had until he became a Genin to complete it. It didn’t matter, even if he had only a day he would still accept it. This was about his clan, the clan of his parents, his birthright. It couldn’t reject it. 

Once the gamer accepted it, another quest appeared and once again he accepted. 

 

Quest: I'm Thy Lord
In Konoha there are few as respected as the Clan Heads, the [player] has the opportunity to be part of this elite team, but only if he complete some requirement.
Requirement (s):
Become a Chunin
Have 2 or more Uzumaki under the [player]
Proof that the [player] is indeed a Uzumaki
[Adamantine Sealing Chains]
Limit: [Jounin]
Reward (s):
100.000.000 ryo
25.000 EXP
[Uzumaki Clan Heir] perk evolve to [Uzumaki Clan Head]
[?]
[?]
Failure:
[Uzumaki Clan Heir] perk is locked
Yes/No

 

The next perk was a surprise to him, no one ever told him about his parents, not even the dammed fox. Even after he found about his clan, he never imagined that his parents were more than some nobodies that died fighting against the Kyuubi. After all, if his parents were so great, weren’t people recognize him?
Even so, the perk was there for him to see, that no, his parents were no nobodies.

 

Stellar Lineage
As the son of [?] and [?], the [player] have prestige running through his veins.
[?]
[?]
[?]
[?]

 

He was confused, what was the point of giving him a perk if it was all question marks? The answer to that question came with the next screen.

 

Quest: A Family For Myself
Not only is the [player] a Uzumaki, his parents are some pretty impressive people too.
Requirement (s):
Discover who the [player] parents are
Time Limit: 2 years
Reward (s): 
1.000.000 ryo
50.000 EXP
[?]
[?]
[?]
Surprise Scrolls (x5)
Failure:
Never know who the [player] family are
[Stellar Lineage] perk is locked
Yes/No

 

For the first time he hesitated, if he failed he would never know his parents…

He thought of, and almost, pressed No. But there was a fire that has been rekindled in him, that fire that was slowly blow out since his dream was crushed. The fire that reminded Naruto of his other self, the young, ingénue Naruto who would scream about never giving up and being the Hokage.
In a last moment decision he press Yes.

He closed his eyes and breathed deeply as the screen faded away. When he opened his eyes the Status Screen was back, he touched the next perk.

 

Time Traveler
The [player] has seen the future for what it has to offer. He has many possibilities on how to use his knowledge for his own good.
+1 CHR per level
+2 INT permanently
+2 WIS permanently

 

He read it and was not impressed, he expected more from a perk won by time traveling. He touched the screen expecting a quest like with the other but was surprised when the status screen appeared once again.

He raised an eyebrow in surprised, but dismissed touching the next perk.

 

Death Business
The [player] has died, as according to the games rules the [player] was send back to a time he was happiest, now he only has two more tries before his ultimate death. Will he Win? Or will it be Game Over?
All Status points are halved
 [Save Point] unlocked
Possibility to unlocking [Death Dealer Skill Tree]

 

So that’s why he had less points than he thought he deserved. He was not too mad about it, he was sure that his stats was not much behind other children.

The other two effects were amazing though. The safe point was possibly the most overpowered part of the game, to have another chance of living and to be able to choose when to come back. 

He had to cut that line of thinking, remembering what the perk said. He should not be surprised that he only had two more lives before it was Game Over? That’s how most game worked, after all. He vowed to only use this power when he had no other option.

He touched the screen and received a quest.

 

Quest: Dealing With Death
The [player] has experienced death first hand with his own death, now he has the opportunity to take death's power for himself.
Requirement (s):
0/1000 kills
Defeat 1 [Boss Monster]
Time Limit: 1 year
Reward (s):
10.000 EXP
Unlock [Death Dealer Skill Tree]
[?]
Surprise Scroll (x5)
Failure:
[Death Dealer Skill Tree] locked permanently
Yes/No

 

He didn’t know about that, killing a thousand people would be impossible at his age, not to mention that he may be jaded from his first life, but he wasn’t a monster, he wasn’t about to kill indiscriminately. But then again, if his life was really a game, it was to be expected that there were be plenty of enemies for him to face…

Naruto think for moment before deciding to accept, the consequences of failure were not too bad for him. 

Going back to the Status page, he decided to invest his points in CHR, It may not be as important as the others but it was his only negative stats and he was sure that it would cause problems for him if it continues into the future.

He was surprised by another screen popping up.

 

The [Player] made a well thought-out decision +1 WIS

 

He laughed out loud, “Hell yeah!” this was better than he expected. He could only hoped it would keep like this. The screen soon faded away.

He read his status page once more, smiling to himself, before he dismissed it with a wave of his hand.

Now without the screen in front of him, he was able to see the calendar, it was even closer to that dreadful day than he expected, only a few weeks. Naruto slumped back to his bed, he has just waken but he was so emotionally tired. He wished he could sleep but he couldn’t keep his eyes closed for more than a minute. As the clock ticks annoyingly he huffed and opened his eyes, he throws his legs to the side of the bed and sat at the edge. 

He wanted to know more about his The Gamer ability. Now that he thought about, how was he going to call upon the screen now? Perhaps it worked by voice… he decided to try. “Status Screen.”

He soon had a screen blinking in existence in front of him. He blinked once, twice and then a smile parted his face. He was startled by another screen appearing in front of him.

 

Quest: Tutorial? What Tutorial?
There is no tutorial in life, you must find your way around by yourself.
Requirements (s):
The [player] must discover the many facets of gaming system on it’s own.
Time Limit: 24 Hours
Reward (s):
250 EXP
Surprise Scroll (x3)
[?]
Failure:
All parts of the system not found are locked for the restante of this continue.
Yes/No

 

Naruto licked his lips, beaming. “Hell yeah!” He pressed Yes, excited to learn more about his ability.

Chapter 2: First Steps

Notes:

Hi guys, I'm back with a new chapter of this fic, thank you all for the kudos, bookmarks and specially for the comments! It's amazing to see that people are liking it.

Naruto had to think back to his lonely teen days where he spend his whole day playing game after game. He didn’t want to miss any part of his new power.

“Menu.” He said confidently, only to be disappointed when nothing happened. Of course it couldn’t be that ease.

He would not let one wrong guess put him down, he put his hard earned INT points to good use. With Inventory being a skill he tested the next most common trait in a game. “Quests…”

 

Quests
Quests are missions that the [Player] must complete, they possess a variety of difficulties and goals, from simple Dish Washing quests to Safe the World quests. Certain quests cannot be refused.
WARNING: Refusing quests too many times may bring untold consequences for the [Player].

Chakra For Dummies
The One Above All
Unlocking The Power Inside
Chains Of Fate
I'm Thy Lord
A Family For Myself
Dealing With Death
Tutorial? What Tutorial?
Daily Quest [New!]

 

Naruto whooped loudly, he had done it! It was only one function, but it was a start. He paid a especial attention to the last one, this was the first time he had seen it.

He touched the last quest and a new screen appeared.

 

DailyQuest
Daily Quests are renovated every 24 hours, completing them can help the growth of the [Player].
Requirement (s):
0/100 Push-ups
0/100 Sit-ups
0/100 Squats
0/10 Kilometers
Time Limit: 24 Hours
Reward (s):
100 EXP
Status Recovery
1 Stat Point
Surprise Scroll
Failure:
-1 Stat Point
Yes/No

Naruto beamed and accepted, this was getting better and better. He saw that he only had 24 hours for both 'Tutorial? What Tutorial?’ and 'Daily Quest' so he decided to do both at the same time. He got up and dressed in a dark green shirt and faded blue shorts, he also took a bottle of water before he left the apartment.

As he left the apartment complex he looked to his left and then his right, when he saw no one he murmured, “Map.” looking down. He did it so because he knew that while there was no civilians around, his ANBU are surely watching, and from what he read ‘Lip Reading' is a basic skills for every ninja.

His preparation was for nothing though, as no map appeared for him. He huffed and started running, it was early and he didn’t want to lose any time.

Half an hour later he was heaving and breathing haggardly, he collapsed by a tree in the forest and didn’t got up. Outside he was trying to get his breathing under his control, on the inside be was berating himself. What was he thinking? Accepting a quest of running 10 Kilometers when he was but a child with small legs.

Before he could wallow in his own stupidity a screen popped in front of him.

 

The [Player] has gone beyond the limits of his body +1 STA

 

He would have done a victory dance if he could move his legs. 

In some ways the pain and exhaustion were exhilarating, they reminded him that yes, he could use my legs again, that he wasn’t stuck in a wheelchair anymore.

He breathed deeply, he couldn’t give up now. “Daily Quest?”

Daily Quest
Daily Quests are renovated every 24 hours, completing them can help the growth of the [Player].
Requirement (s):
0/100 Push-ups
0/100 Sit-ups
0/100 Squats
1.5/10 Kilometers
Time Limit: 24 Hours
Reward (s):
100 EXP
Status Recovery
1 Stat Point
Surprise Scroll
Failure:
-1 Stat Point

 

“Fuck!” The blonde cried out loudly, he couldn’t stop himself. He felt like he was dying and he only run 1.5 kilometer, this was bullshit.

Naruto massaged his temples, he hoped his new STA point would help him. For now, while he rested he decided to go back to discovering the Game System, he had been so focused on running that he forgot about it.
“Skills…”

 

Skills
This are the Skills the [Player] have learned in the course of his life.

 

Naruto’s eyebrow twitched at the uninformative description. Though he was interested in what was written right under the skill list.

 

The Gamer Skill Tree
The Gamer’s Mind: LV MAX
The Gamer’s Body: LV MAX
Inventory: LV MAX
Observe: LV 1 [0/100 EXP]

Special Skills
The [Player] possess no Special Skill.

 

His mind came up with many things that could pass as a Special Skill by the Game, was it Jutsus? Or perhaps Blood Limits?

Taking all that was catalogued in front of him, Naruto couldn’t help but be a little disappointed that he had no new skills, but at least the ones he had were amazing. Naruto huffed and waved way the screen, he knew he was being a little unreasonable just expecting new skills to show up. He felt like a child in a candy shop he wanted more and more and more.

He bite his lips and said the next thing that came to mind. “Relationships…” He was astonished when a new screen appeared.

 

Relationships
This page documents the status of the [Player] relationship with people, organizations, clans, cities and countries. The higher the points the more the [Player] is loved, the lowest the points the more hated he is.
People
Organizations
Clans
Cities
Countries

 

He started to check with Country, as his existence as the Jinchuuriki was supposed to be a secret he had a neutral status. The first surprise came with the Cities, his status with Konoha was abysmal, showing how much his own village hated him. The surprise was that while all other cities and villages had neutral status the Capital of the Fire Country had a favorable status of 600/1000, not loved but certainly not hated.

He tried to wrap his head around the implications of this status, did they know he was the Jinchuuriki and were grateful that he contained the beast? Or did they know about his status as Uzumaki Heir? He shook his head and clicked the next one, Clans.

Unsurprisingly some clans like the Uchiha and the Hyuuga hated his guts, but most others liked him, or were at least neutral towards him, which was a surprise as none of them ever stepped up to help him.

Organizations.

He was once again surprised, there were many organizations – some he never heard about – but the important ones 'Konoha Ninja Force', 'ANBU' and 'Konoha Council' all had good relationship status with him.

He had a nagging sensation that some of those unknown organizations that hated him would be important on the future, he decided that he would keep an eye out for them. At the end of the list he found a name that send dread through his spine, 'Akatsuki' he was surprised that their status with him was neutral.

Finally the last one People, he was not surprised when hundreds of people he never heard about absolutely hated him. He went down the list resolutely ignoring the amount of red numbers, every once in a while he would find a neutral person – Most of them children he had yet to meet in this life – and by the end of the list there were a few who liked him, he didn’t recognize most names, but some he did. The two with most points were the Third, which was to be expected as he was the person who spent the most time with Naruto and Kakashi Hatake – With astonishing 900/1000, the most points he has seen in the whole relationship page –. Naruto knew of Kakashi, he was a famous ninja that was named in quite a few books he read on the future, why he would like Naruto was the question. Perhaps he was part of his ANBU detail?

He waved the relationship screen away and a new one appeared. 

 

The [Player] has reached the end of the Relationship Page, would you like to be shown only the names you know? This change can be reversed.
Yes/No

 

He thought for a moment before touching the Yes button, he watched as more than 4/5 of the names disappeared. He waved the screen and sat up, he had spent so long laid on the ground that his legs were a little numb, he stretched before he continued his run.

He decided to keep to the forest, by now the village has started to waken and he didn’t want to face the whispers and hateful glares.

This time he went longer before he collapsed, he attributed his new found stamina to the +1 STA he had gained, he was surprised by how much one point can help.

He sat by a river, his feet were killing him so he immersed them in the water, groaning at the relief he felt.

He had heard some Pinging! sounds while running, but saw no new screen, so he was surprised when more than one screen suddenly appeared in front of him as soon as he sat.

 

The [Player] has gone beyond the limits of his body +1 STA

The [Player] has gone beyond the limits of his body +1 STA

 

He laughed loudly, he was sure that his ANBU guards were thinking he was insane but he couldn’t help, this was just too good. He waved the screens and it gave way to the next one.

 

New Skill!
Sprint: LV 1 [0/100 EXP]
The [Player] movement speed will increase by 10%.
10 CP per second

 

It was an awesome skill but He couldn’t use it until he unlocked his chakra. He waved away and laid on his back, “Daily Quest.” He whispered. He smiled when he saw that he had done six of the ten kilometers he had to run.

Relaxing on the grass he tried to find another part of the system. “Attributes.” “Buffs.” “Debuffs.” He was getting frustrated when nothing happened, but then a screen appeared as soon as he said “Items.”

 

Items
Items are diverse in their strength and usefulness. They come in 5 types, Common (Green), Uncommon (Blue), Rare (Red), Unique (Silver) and Legendary (Gold).
The [Player] has no item.

 

He raised an eyebrow, didn’t his clothes count as items? Maybe the system considered items only what was given to him by the game.

Having gotten Items right, Naruto remembered something that might work. “Shop.” 

 

Shop
Here the [Player] can buy or sell items. More options will open as the [Player] level up.
Ryo: 0
Buy/Sell

 

Excitedly he quickly reached the Buy option and a new page appeared. 

 

Items
Kunai Set: 500 ryo
Shuriken Set: 400 ryo
Simple Bo-Staff: 200 ryo

Foods
Ramen: 300 ryo
Dango: 50 ryo
Tomato Soup: 150 ryo

Clothes
T-shirt: 500 ryo
Short: 400 ryo
Jacket: 700 ryo

Skills
Stealth Skill Scroll: 10.000 ryo
Cleaning Skill Scroll: 300 ryo
Transformation Jutsu Skill Scroll: 1.500 ryo

 

He was happy with what he saw, everything in it was useful and the expectation of more items was amazing as well. It would be a shame if this was locked. The selling option was nice even though the only things he had to sell – His clothes – were barely worth anything.

The shop was not really all that cheap but it was still cheaper than Konoha stores, especially for the Jinchuuriki, Who always had to buy overpriced food and clothes.

He would need money tough, which was a problem. Besides the orphan allowance he had none and that money usually went into buying overpriced and many times rotten food.

He huffed and looked at the beautifully blue sky. He paused, right in his line of sight was a plum, he smiled as he was struck by an amazing idea. He could find food in the forest, from fruits to wild animals, and surely the rivers are brimming with fish. He laughed to himself, for a moment forgetting about his guards.

He stood and stretched, ignoring that his guards must be thinking he was insane by now. Before he got back to his run he ate a few plums, groaning in delight, he didn’t realize how hungry he was.

He ran for an hour and some before he was too tired to keep going. He rested on a tree, feeling like he was going to collapse, but unlike previous times, he stayed upright.

 

The [Player] has gone beyond the limits of his body +1 STA

 

He waved the screen away, still heaving as he called his Daily Quest, a smile threatened to split his face in half as he saw he had completed the running part of the quest, even going a little further than necessary; 10.5/10 Kilometers.

He stayed there for a few minutes before deciding to make his way back to his apartment. The weather was hot and after running all morning he was tired and sweaty.

Before leaving he took a few more plums to eat on his way to the apartment.

As he walked he felt a crawling sensation at the back of his head, he resolutely ignored the villagers and went on his way as always, a bright – Yet fake – smile on his face.

As soon as Naruto reached his apparent he threw his clothes away and sat on the bed, clicking the fan on. As soon as he cooled down the blonde checked the screen that had popped up as he made his way home. 

 

New Skill!
Detect Killing Intent: LV 1 [40/100 EXP]
This Skill detects Killing Intent (KI) directed at the [Player]
10 Meters

 

He couldn’t stop himself from giggling. To think that his own village hated him so much that just by waking through the market he gained this skill, it was so sad that it was comical.

Shaking his head at their stupidity, he smiled triumphantly. This will become great skill, especially useful for ninjas.

He laid back and end back to his quest, “Options.”, “Guide.”, “Reputation.” He went on and on, but he had no luck. He huffed and called the quest “Tutorial? What Tutorial?”

 

Tutorial? What Tutorial?
There is no tutorial in life, you must find your way around by yourself.
Requirements (s):
The [player] must discover the many facets of gaming system on it’s own.
Time Limit: 24 Hours
Reward (s):
250 EXP
Surprise Scroll (x3)
[?]
Failure:
All parts of the system not found are locked for the restante of this continue.

 

Naruto glared at the screen, he had hoped that it would be over by now. What could he be missing?

The blonde boy stood from the bed and went to the floor, he started doing push-ups, hoping that the exercise would help him clear his mind.

By the end of it he once again heaving, spread on the ground sweating profusely. Even so he had a smile on his face, by the seventieth push-up he was already without strength, but he powered through!

 

The [Player] showed overwhelming resolve +1 STR

 

He waved the screen away with numb arms. Once the blonde recovered enough strength to sit up he started speaking, “Dungeon… Achievement…”

 

Achievements
Achievements are given through the [Player] actions. They may come in form of Titles, Jobs, Occupations, Skills or even as Perks.
The [Player] has no achievement.

  
He frowned, he knew he hasn’t achieved anything in both this and his last time, but it still pained him to be reminded of it.

He started doing squats, just as Naruto was finished he remembered that he was exercising naked, it shouldn’t matter as he was in his own home, but he wasn’t a normal child, he had an entire group of ANBU watching him 24/7.

He shook his head, he had more to worry then flashing his bits to the ANBU. Besides he had the body of a child so it didn’t matter all that much. What he was worrying about was that he tried yet another ten possible parts of the system, and much for his disappointment none of them worked.

With only the sit-ups left Naruto decided put the tutorial quest aside and focus on finishing the daily quest.

As he finished he was breathing haggardly, be sat on the edge of the bed and looked up when he heard a notification sound.

 

The [Player] has trained his muscles +1 STR

 

He smiled proudly at his achievement. Before he could wave the screen away another appeared overlapping it.

 

[Quest Complete!]
Daily Quest
Daily Quests are renovated every 24 hours, completing them can help the growth of the [Player].
Requirement (s):
100/100 Push-ups
100/100 Sit-ups
100/100 Squats
10.5/10 Kilometers
Time Limit: 24 Hours
Reward (s):
100 EXP
Status Recovery
1 Stat Point
Surprise Scroll
[Claim the Reward (s): Yes/No]

 

He hit the Yes button and suddenly all his sores were gone. He felt as fresh as new! ‘Status Recovered is amazing!’ he thought, smiling.

The blonde was happy to have finished his first quest, but frowned when he didn’t see the surprise scroll. He slapped his forehead realizing that the scroll was probably in his inventory. Before he can check though, his stomach growls.

Just as he was about to get to his feet another screen appeared, surprising him.

 

[Hidden Quest Complete!]
The First Mission
Complete your first quest as the [Player].
Requirement (s):
Complete 1/1 Quest
Reward (s):
100 EXP
100 Ryo
1 Stat Point
[Claim the Reward (s): Yes/No]

 

Naruto beamed and accepted the rewards, he decides to put everything to do with the game on hold while he went on a ramen break. After he ate the Food of the Gods – In his humble opinion – he decided to take a shower, he may be completely recovered but he was still dripping sweat. It was good that the day was so hot, as he had no hot water in his apartment.

In half an hour he was showered, dressed and ready for a good night of sleep, this day had been long and, without a doubt, extremely eventful.

As he laid on his bed he forced himself awake, he still had to finish the tutorial quest, yet nothing came to mind. He started saying the first thing that came to mind, some things not even related to games. Finally, just as he was falling asleep a screen appeared as he said “…Party.”

 

Party
A Party consist in two or more individuals working together for a indeterminate amount of time. The [Player] can invite [1] to his party, the more the [Player] level up, the more he will be able to invite.

 

After so long on his own he was indifferent to the partying system. He waved the screen away, ready to start his game of guessing once again when a new screen popped up, this one almost made him cry of relief.

 

[Quest Complete!]
Tutorial? What Tutorial?
There is no tutorial in life, you must find your way around by yourself.
Requirements (s):
The [player] must discover the many facets of gaming system on it’s own.
Time Limit: 24 Hours
Reward (s):
250 EXP
Surprise Scroll (x3)
Gamer’s Beginning Package
[Claim the Reward (s): Yes/No]

 

Naruto was curious about his rewards, of both quests, but decided to check it in the morning. After hitting the Yes button he closed his eyes, ready to a good night of rest. 

The emotional weight of the day was pressing down on him, he died, came back to life and awakened some strange power. Gods, he needed a nap!

Notes:

Hope y'all liked!
If you have any questions or advice – or if you see any mistake – please let me know on the comments ❤️
PS: Do you guys think I should put on the skills if they are Passive or Active? Or is okay this way?
PS²: Y'll will realize that some things are in Japanese, but I put the Henge Justu as Transformation Jutsu, this is because there will be original Justus in the future and I don't speak Japanese nor do I trust translation on the internet to translate right.

Chapter 3: Lies And Rewards

Knock! Knock! Naruto was aroused from his slumber by knocking coming from his door. He groaned and opened his eyes, he yelped in surprise when the first thing he saw was the glaring blue screen shining over his head.

 

The [Player] slept in his own bed. HP fully restored.

 

He smiled, that was good to know. He waved the screen away and was surprised by yet another screen popping in front of him.

 

[New Quest!]
Daily Quest
Daily Quests are renovated every 24 hours, completing them can help the growth of the [Player].
Requirement (s):
0/100 Push-ups
0/100 Sit-ups
0/100 Squats
0/10 Kilometers
Time Limit: 24 Hours
Rewards (s):
100 EXP
Status Recovery
Surprise Scroll
Failure:
-1 Stat Point
Yes/No

 

Another knock sounded through his small apartment. “Coming!” He squealed, jumping from his bed and accepting the quest.

There was only one person that would visit him at this age. He gulped and pushed down the rage inside of him, of all the people in this miserable place this person was the last one that could suspect him. 

After putting some shorts he opened the door, he widened his eyes and offered the man a bright – But empty – smile. “Jiji!” He cried out and jumped the man, suppressing the flinch that threatened to ripple through his body as he hugged the man.

“Naruto-kun.” The old man said with a small sigh, patting Naruto’s hair.

Naruto beamed at him, trying not to show how nervous he was inside. He hoped that it was genuine enough.

“Come in!” He exclaimed, and without waiting for a reply he took hold of the wrinkled hands and pulled him inside.

“I’m just passing to say hi. I was visiting a old friend close to here and decided to come.” The Hokage said genuinely, but Naruto didn’t believe for a second that he just so happened to decide to visit him.

“Great! I’ll make ramen!”

“There’s no need,” He interrupted Naruto before the boy could leave for the kitchen. “I was just passing and I can’t stay for long.” 

Naruto made a sad face and nodded.

“Say, Naruto-kun… This friend I just visit said he has seen you running around the forest…” He trailed off.

It was luck that Naruto was looking down, for his eyes hardened and if the old man had seen the storm forming on the boy’s face he would've certainly suspected something foul. Instead when Naruto raised his head it was with a perfectly innocent look, with a boyish smile and twinkling eyes. “I want to be a great ninja. Like you jiji!”

“Oh?”

“Yep! I heard some men talking that training is important to get stronger, so I started training!” He said with all his enthusiasm, the old man nodded and looked suspiciously proud.

“I’m glad Naruto-kun.” Naruto hated that the man sounded genuine. This man who let Naruto grow in the dark of his own significance and abandoned him in his misery should not act so found of him. For Naruto knew it could only be a lie, it had to be!

Naruto stomped his raging thoughts and beamed at the man. He blinked as a idea came to mind.

“Ne… Jiji…”

“Yes Naruto-kun?” He asked, frowning at the boy, curious about what had him so hesitant.

“Those men, they also spoke of something… Catra I think…” Naruto scratched the back of his head, feigning confusion.

“Chakra?” The Hokage asked with a raised eyebrow.

“Yes! That.” Naruto beamed at the man before frowning once again. “I tried to look what it was but the lady at the library didn’t let me in,” He pouted, that was true, he was never able to access the library at this age – Or any age really. – perhaps the old man would do something and prove not to be completely incompetent. “Do you have any book about chakra to lend me? I promise I will give it back! Believe it!”

“I believe you Naruto-kun.” The Hokage chuckled and pondered about the request before nodding, deciding that there was no reason to deny such simply request. “How about this, tomorrow I’ll bring you a book about chakra together with your monthly stipend.”

“Yeah! Thank you Jiji!” Naruto cried out, jumping like a enthusiastic child.

The man chuckled, now that he was sure that nothing but childhood enthusiasm was influencing his charge he could go back to his duties. He rose and Naruto stop jumping, looking at him with wide eyes.

“Are you already going?”

“I’m sorry Naruto-kun, but I have many duties to attend.” He said gently and Naruto nodded, pouting a little. The man patted Naruto's hair, smiling down at the boy. “And when I come tomorrow we can go eat ramen.”

“Really?” Naruto asked excitedly.

The Hokage nodded and Naruto beamed at him, the man then left, closing the door behind him.

The moment the door was closed Naruto's smile was replaced with a frown, he huffed and threw himself on the bed. He hated the Hokage, but he was glad that the man had come, he offered a neat solution to the chakra quest. He closed his eyes and started daydreaming about what he was going to use his money once he had chakra and was able to master the Transformation Jutsu – Though most of his stipend would go to buying the jutsu in the first place.

An annoying Ping! brought him from his musings.

 

The [Player] has done the impossible and lied to a high level ninja, luck is on your side +1 LUK

The [Player] has done the impossible and lied to a high level ninja, luck is on your side +1 LUK

 

Naruto grinned, waving the screens away. It was nerve wrecking lying to the Hokage, but the man clear desire to see Naruto as nothing more than a oblivious child helped. The new LUK points were not the only rewards from his talk with the old man

 

New Skill!
Lying: LV 2 [5/200]
This skill allows the [Player] to lie and to deceive.
Lies : 10% Chance of success
Half-Truths: 20% Chance of success

 

He chuckled at the useful skill and waved it away. He waited a moment in case any new screen would pop up but when none did he called his Status screen.

 

Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Occupation: The Gamer
Tittle: Jinchuuriki
Job: (Locked)
Level: 1
EXP: 1,000/450
HP: 1,000/1,000
CP: (Locked)
STR: 4
STA: 8
VIT: 2
DEX: 2
INT: 15
WIS: 13
CHR: 1 (-5)
LUK: 7
Stats Points: 2
Perks: [The Gamer], [Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Youko], [Uzumaki Clan Heir], [Stellar Lineage], [Time Traveler] & [Death Business]

 

He was content with his progress, though he wished he had access to the 'Observe’ skill so he could see the difference between him and others. He decided against using his stat points for now. He needed to find a way to increase his CHR without wasting his points.

He surged forwards as he remembered his quests rewards, “Inventory!” he cries out and a large burned orange screen appeared, composed of a hundred small boxes. Small icons filled the first boxes, indicating his rewards.

He went to touch the first slot but stopped at the last moment, he had another daily quest, perhaps he should finish that one first? Having decided, he jumped out of the bed and pulled a shirt on. Before he left he looked at the broken mirror he kept at the bathroom, intense dark eyes stared back at him, eyes that didn’t belong on the youthful body reflected in the mirror. He needed to do something about it, the old man may want to see only good things about him, but if any villager saw such dark eyes they were certainly thing the fox was taking control of him.

He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, it took a moment for him to center himself before he slowly released his breath and opened his eyes. It was like a completely different child was staring back at him, with glimmering eyes and a beaming smile, the air around him was different, without the bitterness that he tucked deep in his heart.

“I’ll be the greatest Hokage ever!” He cried out in his childish voice.

Ping!

 

Lying: LV 2 [40/200]
This skill allows the [Player] to lie and to deceive.
Lies : 10% Chance of success
Half-Truths: 20% Chance of success

 

Naruto tilted his head, does lying to oneself count? He shook his head, it didn’t matter, he had a quest to complete.

He left his apartment and went directly to the forest, he lost himself in his task, running without a care for the world. He felt protected in the forest, probably because he still had his ANBU detail. Even so, the moment he fell to the ground, not able to move his legs anymore, he berated himself for not paying attention to his surroundings, the ANBU may be there to protect him, but he should never rely on them nor anyone else to protect him.

He closed his eyes and when he opened them it was to a bright screen.

 

The [Player] has gone beyond the limits of his body +1 STA

 

He barely had the strength to wave it away, grinning at another well earned point. Whispering under his breath he called his quest. He was surprised when he saw that he had run 5.5 kilometers without stopping, he couldn’t stop himself from laughing, he was rapidly getting better, stronger. 

Once he was well rested he started once again, running around the forest, this time he kept his focus, paying attention to his surroundings. This time he only stopped when he heard the now usual Ping! sound.

 

The [Player] has gone beyond the limits of his body +1 STA

 

He huffed, wiping the sweat from his forehead. “Daily Quest.” He whispered.

 

Daily Quest
Daily Quests are renovated every 24 hours, completing them can help the growth of the [Player].
Requirement (s):
0/100 Push-ups
0/100 Sit-ups
0/100 Squats
12/10 Kilometers
Time Limit: 24 Hours
Rewards (s):
100 EXP
Status Recovery
Surprise Scroll
Failure:
-1 Stat Point

 

He looked at the position of the sun in the sky and grinned, he had been running for a while, he should find something to eat. The moment he thought about food his stomach growled.

He didn’t have to search for long, he found some berries that filled him up. He would need to learn how to hunt, but that was for a later time.

He sat back and relaxed, watching the scenery. The village was so beautiful, now that he could be there, in the nature, he could savor it much better than when all he could do was watch it from his window.

As the day started to wane he rose from the ground, stretching his body. He collected some more berries and went on his way home. 

The whole way he felt a tickling on the back oh his head. As soon as he entered his apartment he heard a Ping!

 

[Level Up!]
Detect Killing Intent: LV 2 [10/200 EXP]
This Skill detects Killing Intent (KI) directed at the [Player]
20 Meters

 

His eyes twitched, just a small walk around the village and this skill leveled. He took and deep breath and closed his eyes, 'This is good.’ He thought, 'The higher this skill is the better are my chances as a ninja.’

He shook his head and took his damp clothes off, he threw them to the side and started doing squats. He wanted to finish this quest as quick as possible. 

By the last squat he was heaving and puffing. He could barely stand.

He groaned in pain and went for a drink, he called the quest and grinned when he saw that the squat section was completed, but couldn’t help the whine that left his lips when he saw that he still had to do push-ups and sit-ups. He finished drinking and slapped his own face, he couldn’t stop now!

He went back to his quest, with even more resolve than before, he began with push-ups.

“97… 98… 99… 100!” He finished with a shout. He end up falling face first with his carpet, his arms numb.

He groaned and rolled, when he opened his eyes he blinking at the screen that appeared in front of him, he was so focused on his task that he didn’t hear the pinging noise.

 

The [Player] showed overwhelming resolve +1 STR

 

He smiled and moved to a sitting position, he was already recovering, possibly because of his increasing stamina points. After a few more minutes he was able to go back to the quest, The sit-ups were easier to finish than the push-ups but still hard on his young body. Unfortunately he gained no new stat point once he finished with the sit-ups, even so he beamed at the complete quest.

 

[Quest Complete!]
Daily Quest
Daily Quests are renovated every 24 hours, completing them can help the growth of the [Player].
Requirement (s):
100/100 Push-ups
100/100 Sit-ups
100/100 Squats
12/10 Kilometers
Time Limit: 24 Hours
Rewards (s):
100 EXP
Status Recovery
Surprise Scroll
Failure:
-1 Stat Point
[Claim the Rewards (s): Yes/No]

 

He touched the Yes button and was immediately recovered of any sore muscles and tiredness.

He huffed, “Status Recovery is the best!”

After a quick shower to wash away the sweat the blond threw himself on the bed and called his inventory. Seeing the filled boxes he went for the first, he only touched the small icon and a scroll appeared in a cloud of smoke.

He held the scroll, it was non-descriptive with a green cord holding it closed. ‘A common item' He deduced.

He untied the knot and opened the scroll, inside of it was empty of any writing, but a green screen appeared in front of Naruto.

 

Does the [Player] want to open this Surprise Scroll?
Yes/No

 

As soon as he accepted the scroll disappeared in a bright light, in it’s place Naruto was holding a copper key. He turned it around but there was no writings nor marks on it, and no screen appeared. He huffed, he would need the Observe skill before he could use it, until then it was just a useless key. He put it back into the inventory and touched the next icon.

It was another scroll with a green cord, after hitting the Yes button the scroll shined for a moment, once it stopped shining Naruto saw that it was a different scroll, this one still had the same green cord but it also had drawings of a woman dancing ballet. He opened the scroll and a screen appeared in front of him.

 

Ballet Skill Scroll
Does the [Player] want to learn the Ballet Skill?
Yes/No

 

Seeing no reason not to learn the skill, even if he had no real use for it he pressed Yes, but to his surprised another screen appeared, this one saying that he could only learn said skill with 10 DEX points. He rolled his eyes and put the skill scroll aside, deciding to see the next icon. 

Another scroll appeared in a cloud of smoke, once again it had a green around it. Once he opened it he was disappointed to see that it held 5 dangos. He scoffed and put four of the dangos back into his inventory while he ate the last one.

Next was another green cord scroll, from it came a Konoha stamped t-shirt. His eyes twitched at the useless item.

The next icon was not a scroll but a big and bold 'B'. Touching it a big backpack appeared in a cloud of smoke, he held it and a Ping! sounded before a screen appeared.

 

Gamer’s Beginning Package
This package offers the [Player] all the necessary provisions to begin his journey.
Water Bottle (x10)
Bread (x10)
Tent
Hunting Knife
Hunting Skill Scroll
Cooking Skills Scroll
Kunai Set
Shuriken Set
Sealing Scroll (x3)
1.000 ryo

 

He grinned at seeing the items, he tested both the Hunting skill and the Cooking skill, but both needed 5 DEX points. He was annoyed but this was a good start for when he began hunting for food instead of buying it.

The last icon was also the last of the Surprise Scrolls, another one with a green cord. After a useless key, the ballet skill, the dangos and a t-shirt, he had low expectations for it. His low expectations made him all the more surprised by what appeared. It was another scroll like that of the ballet, but instead of a woman dancing, the drawings were of hand signs. He opened it.

 

Yin Release: Fleeting Hand Jutsu
Does the [Player] want to learn this jutsu?
Yes/No

 

He was quick to click Yes, and the game didn’t disappoint this time, the scroll shined blindingly. Naruto must have blacked out for half a second for in the blink of an eye the scroll was gone and his mind was filled with knowledge about this jutsu. He called his skills and went to see his knew jutsu.

 
Yin Release: Fleeting Hand Jutsu LV 1 [100/0 EXP]
This E-Rank jutsu has long been forgotten, it’s promise buried under those that couldn’t see it’s true potential. It’s theorized that the Hyuuga Clan's prized [Eight Trigams Vacuum Palm] is loosely based on this technic.
By gathering yin chakra at the palm of his hands the user can expel a hand shaped projectile at a target. This jutsu has no physical effect, but it attacks the target's mind and chakra flow.
Size: User’s hand
Distance: 5 meters
Damage: 2xUsers’s WIS
100 CP

 

Naruto whooped loudly, even if he couldn’t use the jutsu until he unlocked his chakra and the CP cost was high, it was a good beginners jutsu. He could already imagine himself battling his enemies – Who all looked suspiciously like the villagers…

He put it all back into the inventory, all but the ballet skill, that one he sold in the shop for 250 Ryo.

He yawned and looked outside, it was getting late. He ate the berries left and jumped on the bed.

Before he fell asleep he called his stats once again, he urgently needed to find some way to increase his VIT and DEX points. He yawned once again and waved the screen away. 

Notes:

That's it, took me a while but I finally finished editing this chapter, hope y'all liked, let me know what y'all think on the comments and if you saw any mistake please let me know. ♥️

Chapter 4: Compensations

Next day the blonde boy woke earlier than usual, brimming with energy, the prospects the day offered in the forefront of his mind. The now familiar Daily Quest was completed as quick as possible, though he went over it with a lot less enthusiasm than usual, he just couldn’t fully focus on it.

The fact that it was getting harder and harder to gain stat points certainly didn’t help. He only gained two points on the whole quest:

 

The [Player] has gone beyond the limits of his body +1 STA

The [Player] showed overwhelming resolve +1 STR

 

He was just leaving the shower when he heard the sound of knocking. He paused for a second before he huffed and went to open the door. He made sure to show delight when he saw the Hokage standing there. Not all of it was fake though, Naruto was looking forwards to some of what this visit would bring.

“Jiji!” He shouted and jumped in the man’s arms.

“Ugh! Naruto-kun.” The man chuckled, patting the blonde’s hair. The old man was dressed in his usual clothes, hat and all, looking at it Naruto couldn’t help but remember how much he once wanted it.

He squashed the longing hard, he couldn’t deny that the ambition of becoming the Hokage was a tempting one, but it was also a unrealistic one, they would never allow for a Jinchuuriki to hold such position of power. No, he had to keep his eyes on the true goal, to be so strong that not even the Hokage would – Could – question him.

“Let’s go! Ramen!” Naruto shouted in a high pitched voice, showing all the excitement of a six years old.

“Uh, Naruto-kun, are you sure you want to leave like this?” The old man asked, pointing at Naruto. The boy looked down and yelped, as if he just now realizing that he was wearing nothing but a small towel. 

He ran to his small bedroom. The boy dressed in his best clothes – A long yellow shirt and baggy shorts. – and stopped in front of the mirror.

“You can do this. Don’t screw up now.” He nodded to his reflection, a childish smile playing on his lips.

“Let’s go! Ramen!” He cried out comically as he exited his room, causing the old Kage to laugh.

“Yes Naruto-kun, let’s go.” He said softly, leading Naruto out of the apartment.

They talk animatedly while on their way to ramen restaurant, Naruto observes that while the Hokage's presence is enough to squash the whispering and pointing it’s not enough to stamp out the glares sent his away. Naruto didn’t know why they bothered, it was clear to him that the old man didn’t care, he was blissfully ignoring that anything was happening around them.

They finally arrived at their destination, Ichiraku Ramen. Naruto's heart skipped a beat when he saw the front of the restaurant, it has been so long since he was able to go there, and instant ramen is just not the same.

It was not only the ramen that made his heart beat faster though, the owner and his daughter were always kind to him, the only civilians to be so. In fact, even after the incident which lost him his mobility Ayame still visited him every once in a while, bringing him ramen especially made by her father.

… Her death at the Orochimaru's attack broke his heart.

Naruto shook his head, chasing the memories away as they entered the restaurant.

“Teuchi-jisan! Ayame-neechan!” He shouted when he saw them behind the counter, offering them a genuine smile.

They greeted him and the Hokage with smiles and asked for their orders.

The two sat and ordered, they talked while waiting for their ramen, speaking of inconsequential things. Once it arrived they mostly ate in silence. Naruto would sometimes ask questions about how they made their ramen so good to Ayame – To which she would just laugh and say the secret was love. – the old man would admonish him not to speak with his mouth full, but the laughing tone of his voice ruined the effect of his stern words.

As he finished his ramen the Kage asked for a cup of tea and took a package form his robe, he waited until Naruto finished his seventh serving before giving it to him.

“Here it is Naruto-kun.” He said warmly, Naruto took the package and looked inside. “This is your monthly allowance, use it well.”

Naruto nodded enthusiastically, “Yes, Jiji!”

“And here is what you asked for.” The old man said, taking a small book from his robes and offering it to Naruto.

The blonde boy’s eyes widened, he took the book with care and drank the illustration on the front cover, a transparent man with blue veins that appeared to converge into a single spot on his gut, 'The Chakra Network' Naruto thought.

The front cover read: Chakra For Beginners: VOL. 1

His eyes bulged when he saw that the book was written by the Second Hokage. Naruto looked at Hiruzen with wide eyes and the man only nodded with a small smile.

The blue eyed boy couldn’t help his curiosity and opened the book, he jumped the index and started reading the introduction of the book.

 

Chakra is the energy in every living being. It’s born from the combination of Physical Energy and Spiritual Energy.

 

“Jiji, what does this word means.” He asked the older man, pointing to the word 'Combination' as if he didn’t know already, he was acting like a six years old after all.

“Oh? It means the union of two different things to form a new one. In this case Physical Energy and Spiritual Energy are combined into chakra.” The man explained patiently, Naruto nodded before he tilted his head, face scrunched in false confusion. “Is something wrong Naruto-kun?”

“I can guess what Physical Energy is, but I don’t understand the other one.” Naruto answered, looking down as if ashamed.

“There’s nothing to be ashamed off Naruto-kun,” Hiruzen said kindly, ruffling Naruto's hair. “Spiritual Energy is something of an ongoing debate, many – Mostly the younger generation – argue that it's the power of the mind, while some that cling to the old ways believe that it’s the power of the soul.”

“Why is that Jiji?” Naruto asked, truly interested in the old man’s lecture.

Seeing that Naruto was actually giving attention to what he was speaking the Hokage continued, “Well, in times long past Spiritual Energy was mostly used as a means to communicate with spirits or induce visions. It was considered to be the sacred part of chakra while Physical Energy was considering to be the mundane one, the both working together in perfect balance.” He took a sip of his tea before he continued. “With the rise of the ninja villages certain ninja arts that would usually be left aside in favor of the more destructive ones began to gain favor, between them was Genjutsu. As pure Spiritual Energy is heavily used in Justus which affect the mind, the younger generation – Who was raised with Genjutsu being one of the three main ninja arts. – began describing it as the energy that comes from the power of the human mind, completely ignoring that other beings can and do use Spiritual Energy.”

Naruto cocked his head to the side, “So you think the younger generations are wrong?” he asked innocently and the man chuckled.

“It’s not a question of being right or wrong Naruto-kun, for there is no right answer, just different ways to describe the same thing. For what is the mind if not a reflection of the soul?” 

Naruto wanted to debate about the deep statement, while he may never like the man he couldn’t help but begrudgingly respect the 'Professor' as he was called. Still, he had to remember to act like a child, so he frowned and nodded slowly, like he didn’t understood but wanted the man to believe he did. 

From the chuckles coming from the Hokage his acting was impeccable.

 

The [Player] was taught by a experienced master +1 INT

 

“I believe we should get going Naruto-kun.” The man said, putting the now empty tea cup on the counter. 

“Already?!” Naruto whined loudly, staring at the ground.

The Hokage ruffled his hair, “I’m sorry Naruto-kun, but I still have much work to do.” he said lightly.

Naruto nodded, looking up, a pout in his lips.

“Come, I will take you home.” 

The old man takes his wallet while Naruto says goodbye to Teuchi and Ayame, offering them bright, and real, smiles, so different than the ones he send in Hiruzen's away.

The old man left him in front of his apartment building. Naruto ran up the stairs, once he entered his apartment the boy didn’t waste any time, he opened the book and started reading, all his attention was focused on the book as he devoured the content.

As soon as he finished the four pages introduction a ping! was heard.

 

[Quest Complete!]
Quest: Chakra For Dummies
To unlock the fundamental power of this world [Chakra], one must first understand it.
Requirement (s): 
Read about [Chakra].
Reward (s): 
1500 ryo
500 EXP 
Unlock [Chakra]
[Chakra Theory] Skill
Surprise Scroll
[Claim the Reward (s): Yes/No]

 

Naruto laughed like crazy, jumping wildly. He hasn’t thought it would be this easy, he only finished the introduction of he fist volume and the quest was complete.

Without hesitating he pressed the Yes.

The effect is immediate, he feels like there is something boiling inside of him, it starts pressing against his skin as if wanting to escape it’s flesh prison. For a moment he felt stronger than ever, and in the next, he felt weaker than a newborn.

This lasted for only a minute but for Naruto it felt like an eternity, in the end he cried out as chakra exploded out of him.

Any sensor would have felt it, his ANBU guards certainly did, but as it was pure human chakra without the taint of the Kyuubi they stayed their hands.

Naruto looked at himself in the mirror, his skin was red and painful to the touch, though it was already fading.

 

The [Player] has suffered from (Chakra Abrasions) +1 VIT

 

Naruto's eyebrow rose, did that mean that the way to raise his VIT was through being hurt? He was about to click in (Chakra Abrasions) to see what it was but another screen popped up in front of him.

 

[Level Up!]
Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Occupation: The Gamer
Tittle: Jinchuuriki
Job: (Locked)
Level: 2
EXP: 2,000/0,150
HP: 1,350/1,000
CP: 1,700/1,000
STR: 6
STA: 12
VIT: 4
DEX: 2
INT: 16
WIS: 13
CHR: 2 (-5)
LUK: 8
Stats Points: 7
Perks: [The Gamer], [Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Youko], [Uzumaki Clan Heir], [Stellar Lineage], [Time Traveler] & [Death Business] 

 

He whooped excitedly, this was it! All the pain of his last life, all his suffering, it was finally starting to compensate him. With his chakra unlocked things will only get better. 

Naruto needed proof, he looked at his bed and called out “Observe!”.

 

Old Bed
This bed is old and worn, but still comfortable and useful. It offer no Buffs nor Debuffs.

 

He laughed out loud, it worked! His ecstasy was interrupted by yet another ping! 

 

New Skill!
Chakra Theory: LV 1 [10/100 EXP]
This skill shows the level of comprehension the [Player] has on the deeps of Chakra.

 

Naruto was giddy with happiness, he waved the screens away and was ready to call upon his skills, he knew that his lying and Detection of Killing Intent skills should have increased quite a bit. The blonde was taken by surprise as yet another screen popped up.

 

[Level Up!]
Lying: LV 3 [35/400 EXP]
This skill allows the [Player] to lie and deceive.
Lies: 15% Chance of success
Half-Truths: 30% Chance of success

 

He waved it away with a smile on his face, before he looked at his other skills, KI Detection was almost leveling up which was great. He waved the skill page away and called his inventory, he had two surprise scrolls, the first was from the Daily Quest, another of the green ones.

 

Does the [Player] want to open this Surprise Scroll?
Yes/No

 

He accepted and scroll disappeared in a bright light, In it’s place was a pair of worn out shoes, way too big for him. “Observe!” He called, looking at the shoes.

 

Worn-out Shoes
These shoes have been used by a famous ninja in it’s academy days. Find who the mysterious ninja is to unlock a new quest.

 

Naruto eyebrow rose to his hairline, he couldn’t help the wicked grin that parted his face, he loved a mystery. He turned the shoes and found initials.

“M.N.” Naruto reads out loud, 'Who are you mister M.N.?’

He put the shoes into the inventory and took the second Surprise Scroll, this one from his 'Chakra For Dummies' quest. His breath hitched when he saw a blue cord wrapped around the scroll, signalizing this was a uncommon one. 

With a new sense of enthusiasm Naruto opened the scroll.

 

Does the [Player] want to open this Surprise Scroll?
Yes/No

 

Without wasting time he pressed Yes, the scroll burst into light. Naruto blinked for only a moment, but when he opened his eyes the scroll was gone, in it’s place was a small blue and golden ticket.

“Observe!”

 

Status Recovery Ticket
By tearing this ticket in half the [Player] will have all Debuffs erased from his person. Recovers half HP/CP.

 

He held the ticket with delicacy, this was precious he knew, it could safe his life one day. He summoned his inventory and put it away.

Waving the screens away he yawned loudly. He huffed and laid on the bed, deciding the day was eventful enough, tomorrow he would put his chakra to test, maybe if he could lose his guard detail he would even try and test his first jutsu.

He yawned once again, but the sweet oblivion of sleep didn’t come, even though he was sleepy he was feeling anxious and full of energy somehow.

Huffing thunderously, he took the book Hiruzen gave him and started reading, if he couldn’t sleep he could at least use his time productively.

Notes:

I must confess I didn't like this chapter much, i don't feel it kept the same quality as the others. Still, I hope y'all liked it.
Let me know what you think on the comments ❤️

Chapter 5: Not Everything Goes The Player's Way

He end up falling asleep. His dream that night was extremely confusing, he found himself in the eye of a tornado, it shone bright blue in color with red flashing every few seconds. ‘Is this my… Chakra?’ He thought to himself. 

Looking upwards he saw a tall vaulted ceiling, it had beautiful and strange descriptions of the Nine Tailed Fox painted on it. Hanging from the ceiling were nine red and black chains, all of them with a seal stuck on it. He narrowed his eyes and saw that one of the seals was a little faded. 

“Is this my mindscape?” He spoke out loud, looking around curiously.

Just as the words left his mouth he was throw out of the dream.

He woke with a startle, the dream fading away until there was nothing but blurs memories of it. Grumbling under his breath he called his status screen.

 

Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Occupation: The Gamer
Tittle: Jinchuuriki
Job: (Locked)
Level: 2
EXP: 2,000/0,150
HP: 1,350/1,350
CP: 1,750/1,750
STR: 6
STA: 12
VIT: 4
DEX: 2
INT: 18
WIS: 13
CHR: 2 (-5)
LUK: 8
Stats Points: 7
Perks: [The Gamer], [Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Youko], [Uzumaki Clan Heir], [Stellar Lineage], [Time Traveler] & [Death Business]

 

His lips tilted in a smile, he won two INT points by reading the Second Hokage’s book. The book was great, it went on about chakra legends, explained how it is formed and how to best use it, it explained about the different natures of chakra and how they came to be. It even went as far as teaching simple chakra control exercises, like the Leaf Sticking and the Tree Walking exercises.

“Chakra Theory!” He called, sitting at the edge of the bed and stretching. 

 

Chakra Theory: LV 3 [400/270 EXP]
This skill shows the level of comprehension the [Player] has on the deeps of Chakra.
+2% EXP in Chakra Related Skills
+5% EXP in Chakra Control Skills

 

The blonde smiled and waved the screen away. He decided his Daily Quest could wait, right now he needed to find a way to evade his ANBU detail or he would never be able to train his new jutsu. 

First however, he needed a way to know where they were, just because he knew they were there didn’t mean he knew their position, which was important if he wanted to truly evade them. He ponders for a few moments before remembering a book he read on the other timeline, he remember because it was one of the first books on the Uzumaki Clan he ever read. According to the book the Uzumaki Clan was extremely chakra sensitive, in fact more than 4/5 of the clan was composed of sensor types.

The book the third gave him briefly covered sensors. Naruto tapped his chin as he remembered what was written. Perhaps he could recreate it.

Nodding to himself he closed his eyes and used the seal of confrontation, which was the most basic seal used for concentrating chakra. Taking a deep breath he tried to summon his chakra, but nothing happened.

He clenched his jaw with annoyance and tried again, this time he thought back on the way it felt when his chakra was first released. He jumps when he feels a bubbling inside his chest, or at least he thought he did. 

This continued for half an hour, every time he thinks he was feeling something he losses his concentration. 

He was so frustrated that he summoned all his chakra at the same time, recreating the same effect of his chakra unlocking. The blue energy burst from his body, leaving his skin raw and his muscles sore. He looked at his red bruised arm feeling frustrated at yet another failure, when a screen flashed in front of him. 

 

[-200 HP]

 

His eyes widened, he quickly opened his status and saw that, yes, he did lose 200 HP. He bite his lips to stop himself from shouting in fury, this way he would never be able to use any jutsu at all. Was it because of how long his network was locked?  

Naruto blinks as an idea come to his mind, perhaps all he needed was control? He leaped from the bed and took the book, opening on the right chapter.

He read the chapter again, memorizing all the exercises. He would need to try some of them later at the forest. His thoughts are interrupted by his stomach growling like a starving beast.

He huffs and go to the kitchen. His eyes twitch in annoyance when he sees that there is nothing to eat in the house. After thinking for a few moments Naruto decides to go for his run, he would find some fruits to eat at the forest. The blonde got ready and made to leave the room, but then he paused and opened his inventory, taking the hunting knife from it and hiding under his shirt, he decides that day would be as good as any other to try hunting for the first time.

Before dismissing the screen his eyes strayed to the copper key, he touched the screen and took the key in his hand. 

“Observe!”

 

Beginner’s Test Ground Key (E)
Put this key in any lock and the door shall be open. This is the key beginner’s test ground dungeon, the first and easiest of the many Dungeons the [Player] may enter.

 

His mood got considerably better reading the description, but then he remembered that he wouldn’t be able to use it for a long time. His ANBU guards would certainly realize if he disappeared, even if he used it from his apartment, they are ANBU after all.

Before putting the key back he tapped (E).

 

Dungeon Keys are Special Items that cannot be brought, only through quests and special actions can you acquire key. The keys come with their own ranks:
(E) Beginners
(D) Easy
(C) Medium
(B) Hard
(A) Boss
(S) Special

 

Waving the screen away he put the key back in the inventory.

Leaving his building he hears the buzzing of the whispers, the heated glares and scowls. He ignored, he wasn’t in the mood to even think about those people. As he entered the forest he heard the familiar Ping!

 

[Level Up!]
Detect Killing Intent: LV 3 [400/3 EXP]
This skill detects Killing Intent (KI) directed at the [Player].
30 Meters

 

He smiled despite his terrible mood. Before start running he ate a few berries he found at the edge of the forest.

Starting his run through the forest he decided to try another of his skills, “Sprint!” he called under his breath.

He could feel his speed increasing considerably, he weaved through the trees, feeling the wind and laughing under his breath. His high didn’t last long though, not even three minutes of running and he felt completely drained, like someone had sucked the life right out of him.

He only had enough strength to hold on a tree for support, stopping himself from falling face first on the ground.

 

[-1740 CP]

 

His eyes widened seeing the message flashing in front of him.

 

Severe Chakra Exhaustion
The [Player] is suffering from Chakra Exhaustion, this causes slow chakra recovery rates, starvation, dehydration, HP burning and may even lead to death.
-15% Chakra Recovery Rate for 30 minutes

 

“Fuck!” He cursed under his breath, he forgot how costly sprint could be. He went to his skill page.

 

Sprint: LV 1 [100/80 EXP]
The [Player] movement speed will increase by 10%.
10 CP per second.

 

The blonde huffed, at least it was close to leveling up. While the side effects are terrible the rewards for the leveling it up should be great. After his run he would have another go at it – If he had recovered enough of his chakra that is.

 

The [Player] has showed great decision making skills +1 WIS

 

Naruto raised an eyebrow at that, he had made many other choices that could be considered wise since he came back, like asking the man he hated for help. Perhaps it was cumulative? The more good decisions he make, the closer he is from the next point? Maybe…

He shook his head and waved the screen away, after taking a deep breath he started running once again, slower this time as he was feeling tired like never before.

At the pace he was going it took way longer than usual for him to finish his run, at the end of it he won another point.

 

The [Player] has worked his way through exhaustion  +1 STA

 

He exhaled, resting against a tree. His stomach growled, the run took so long that he was hungry once more. Once he recovered his stamina he decided to try his hand at hunting, he put his hand behind his back, under his shirt, holding the handle of the knife as he moved through the forest as stealthy as he could.

The only problem was… Naruto was the complete opposite of stealth. His child body was clumsy and couldn’t move two feet without twigs and leaves snapping under his sandals.

He came upon two animals, a rabbit and a fox, both time they escaped him without much effort. He tried once again with another fox, but was once again faced with failure.

Annoyed Naruto decided to try again when his body was better developed. Instead he tried to take as much berries as possible. 

Before leaving he took a handful of leaves. Once he stepped out of the forest he used his Sprint skill, he counted to make sure that he wouldn’t run for more then one minute. It was enough though.

Ping!

 

[Level Up!]
Sprint: LV 2 [200/0 EXP]
The [Player] movement speed will increase by 15%.
10 CP per second.

 

Naruto nodded, he waved this screen away followed by the other telling him that he had lost 600 CP.

Arriving back home he put the berries in the fridge. Deciding instead to eat the dangos he had left in his inventory. He ate two of the four dangos before he went back to his quest. 

A little more than half an hour later and he was done. He laid on the ground, chest heaving and sweating.

 

[Quest Complete!]
Daily Quest
Daily Quests are renovated every 24 hours, completing them can help the growth of the [Player].
Requirement (s):
100/100 Push-ups
100/100 Sit-ups
100/100 Squats
11/10 Kilometers
Time Limit: 24 Hours
Rewards (s):
100 EXP
Status Recovery
Surprise Scroll
Failure:
-1 Stat Point
[Claim the Rewards (s): Yes/No] 

 

The boy struggled to get to his feet, he accepted the rewards and breathed in relief as the exhaustion left him. He undressed and went for a quick shower.

Once he was done he left the bathroom drying his wet hair, he opened his inventory and took out the shirt he had won in the surprise scroll. It was too big for day to day use, being adult sized, but it was perfect to be used as a pajama.

He jumped on bed and took the handful of leaves, the book had described the Leaf Sticking exercise as the easiest of the exercises, usually used as introduction for academy students.

Before he started the exercise he took another dango and opened his inventory, pulling his new surprise scroll, another one with a green cord.

 

Does the [Player] want to open this Surprise Scroll?
Yes/No

 

He pressed Yes and the scroll burst into light. Naruto was disappointed, but unsurprised to see that the reward was a useless Kumo keychain. He couldn’t even use it unless he wanted to be upgraded from ‘Demon Brat' to ‘Demon Traitor'.

Huffing he sells it for 100 ryo at the shop.

Waving the screens away he placed one of the leaves on his forehead as instructed on the book, he tried to command his chakra to make it stick to his forehead, but all that happened was to cause the leaf to burn.

Naruto growled and tried with another, once again it resulted in the leaf burning. One after another, for his extreme annoyance all the leaves he had taken had burned away. 

The blonde breathed in and out, trying not to yell. He didn’t know what was wrong, he had done everything right, but just like when he tried to use his chakra to sense his surroundings it end up in failure. Was this the fox fault? Was the demon’s curse affecting him even after he unlocked his chakra? 

Naruto tried not to be pessimist, maybe it was just because he had too much chakra. He would try the Tree Walking exercise when he went running tomorrow.  

He devoured the last dango before falling back on the bed, it wasn’t that late but he was tired and as he had nothing to do, he decide to go to sleep.

Notes:

That's it, hope y'all liked it! Let me know what you think on the comments ❤️

PS: I changed the Sprint skill a little. From 10 CP per minute now it's 10 CP per second. I thought the skill was too OP considering how much chakra Naruto has.

Chapter 6: The One Who Overcame Adversity

Naruto woke in a much better mood than when he went to bed, a good night of sleep washed away the day’s frustrations. With a clear mind he thought about what he would do that day, if his suspicions – His last hope really – ends up being true, and his problem was too much chakra, then maybe exhausting his chakra reserves could help.

As he thought about training his control he involuntary looked at the pile of ashes by the bed's foot, he shuddered thinking about what could have happened if he tried his first jutsu 'Yin Release: Fleeting Hand Jutsu' before realizing his inability to use chakra – The image of a chibi Naruto trying the jutsu only for his hands to blow up popped on the blonde’s mind.

Heaving a great sigh, Naruto called his status page.

 

Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Occupation: The Gamer
Title: Jinchuuriki
Job: (Locked)
Level: 2
EXP: 2,000/0,250
HP: 1,350/1,350
CP: 1,750/1,750
STR: 6
STA: 13
VIT: 4
DEX: 2
INT: 18
WIS: 14
CHR: 2 (-5)
LUK: 8
Stats Points: 7
Perks: [The Gamer], [Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Youko], [Uzumaki Clan Heir], [Stellar Lineage], [Time Traveler] & [Death Business] 

 

Naruto nodded and waved the screen away, he then proceeded to accept the Daily Quest. Once that was done he went to the kitchen and took the berries he left on the fridge last night, while he ate he called upon his skills list, he saw that there was only a few points left before he leveled the 'Observe’ skill, so he resolved to level that skill that day.

Waving the screen away he called upon the other pages one by one, however he saw nothing new.

Once he finished eating he took a quick shower, he dried himself and dressed in some of his cheapest clothes, knowing that they may be destroyed while training his chakra – Once again his eyes involuntarily strayed back to the pile of ashes, he really needed to clean that. – Halfway down the building he remembered the book Hiruzen had given him, he went back to take it before finally leaving the building. 

Once outside he usually ignored the villagers, but this time he used his ‘Observe' skill as stealthy as possible. Most villagers were uninteresting, though he was able to use the skill on a ninja when he caught a glimpse of one, which went to show that he still had much to grow if he wanted to be the strongest.

 

Name: Miyumi Hyuuga
Job: Genin
Level: 17
HP: 3.300
CP: 2.500
STR: 17
STA: 28
VIT: 16
DEX: 35
INT: 28
WIS: 23
CHR: 15
LUK: 4

 

He wasn’t able to see as much as what he saw when he looked at his own status screen, but he reasoned that it was probably because of the skill's low level. He hears the familiar notification sound as he arrived at the forest and smiled.

 

[Level Up!]
Observe: LV 2 [200/4 EXP]
This skill that allows the [player] to view information about objects, animals and people. The higher the level, the more information.
10 CP per use 

 

He waved the screen away once he entered the forest and was comfortably away from the villagers. He breathed in relief and sat, reclining against a tree. He took the book and read the passage on the Tree Walking Exercise once again, it looked simply enough, but he knew that this exercise was usually given to Genin by their Jounin senseis. 

Before he tried the exercise, he decided to exhaust his reserves like thought of doing earlier. He put the book back on his short’s pocket and murmured “Sprint!” before he took on a ran.

He counted two minutes before he stopped, supporting himself on a tree while trying to recover his breath. He waved away the screen telling him that he had lost 1200 CP, just for another to pop up.

 

The [Player] made a thoughtful decision before he acted +1 WIS

 

Still out of breath, he waved the screen away with a smile on his face. This was amazing, though it somewhat felt like he was cheating, as he could admit to himself that the biggest reason for him to ran was to gain some more time to center himself… The truth was that Naruto was afraid of trying to do the exercise and failing. 

 

The [Player] understands the necessity to always be honest to oneself +1 WIS

 

He stared at the screen, eyes wide and slack jawed, for a whole minute before he started laughing like crazy – So much that he fell on the ground –, he was sure he was scaring his ANBU detail, but this was too much.

Once he calmed down he waved the screen away and took the book from his pocket, after reading about the exercise one more time he placed the book on the ground and stood.

He made the seal of confrontation and called on his chakra, it felt somewhat different now, like it was flowing easier now that he has less of it. He directed a small amount of chakra to his feet and ran up the tree. Evidently the small amount he used was still too much because the tree practically exploded under his foot.

He breathed in and out, resolute in not losing hope. He tried four more times before he laid on the ground, holding back the tears that wanted to fall down. 

‘Why wasn’t it working? Was he fated to be weak?’

No!

Naruto rose to his feet, his face on a perpetual scowl, determination shining through his bright blue eyes. 'I will not be weak again! I will complete this exercise even if I have to stay here the whole night!’

He did the seal of confrontation once again and tugged on his reserves, his chakra recovery rate was good, but as he was using his chakra while trying to climb the damn trees, he had even less chakra than when he started the exercise.

He brought the smallest amount of chakra that he could to his feet, only a drop in the ocean of his reserve. Instead of running like before he placed one of his foot on the tree and concentrated on making it stick, at first he could feel the tree wanting to give away, but he eased on the chakra, trying to hold even more of it back.

It frankly hurt to use so little of his chakra, it was like he was trying to stop a torrent of water with only his hands. But he bit his lips and ignored his pain. 

 

The [Player] has suffered from (Chakra Burning) +1 VIT

 

The screen flashed in front of Naruto's face, but the boy didn’t see it, his eyes were closed as he concentrated on stopping the sea of chakra from flowing to his foot.

Finally, after many minutes he felt his foot sticking on it, the perfect amount of chakra being used.

“Yeah!” He cried out in victory and lost his concentration, the chakra he was holding rushed forwards and exploded from his foot, completely destroyed the tree.

Naruto was thrown far back, but not even the pain on his back could take away the smile on his face. Especially when he saw the new screen that popped up in front of him.

 

Tree Walking Exercise LV 1 [100/0 EXP]
This training involves focusing a fixed amount of chakra to the bottom of one's feet, and using that to climb a tree without using one's hands. If the stream of chakra is too weak, the user will lose their footing on the tree and fall off. If it is too strong, the user will be pushed away from the tree, causing the tree to break around the point of contact.
+2 Chakra Control

 

It wasn’t much, but it was a beginning. He got to his feet and started again. He stayed at the forest until the sun disappeared in the horizon and it became too dark for him to stay outside.

He wasn’t able to level up the skill unfortunately, in fact it was still hard to use it at all, but he has gained a lot of EXP, he was sure that by tomorrow he would be able to level it up.

He left the forest and ran all the way back home, luckily he had ran enough to complete the Daily Quest, which he had complete forgotten about in his focus on the Tree Walking Exercise.

As soon as he entered his apartment he heard a Ping! 

 

[Hidden Quest Complete!]
The One Who Overcame Adversity
The Uzumaki Clan have denser chakra than a normal ninja, this affect their control and chakra usage. This condition is taken to extreme by the Bijuu sealed inside the [Player].
Requirement (s):
Unlock [Chakra]
Obtain [Chakra Theory] Skill
Obtain a skill from the [Chakra Control Skill Tree]
Reward (s):
Achievement: The One Who Overcame Adversity
The Principles Of Sealing by Mito Uzumaki
500 Ryo
500 EXP
[Claim the Reward (s): Yes/No]

 

“Hell, yeah!” He whooped and accepted the rewards, he was about to call his inventory, hungry to see the book written by Lady Mito herself, but yet another screen popped up.

 

The One Who Overcame Adversity
A title given to the [Player] for overcoming a problem without losing his spirit.
The [Player] Stats double once his HP goes under 20%

 

Naruto had a huge smile on his face as he read the screen, he waved it away and let himself fall on the bed, today had been a good day.

He wanted to check the ‘The Principles of Sealing’ reward, but unfortunately, he still had a quest to complete. Huffing, he left the bed and started doing sit-ups.

Notes:

Until now we have been following Naruto's day to day since he arrive in the past, next chapter we will have a small time skip and going to see some new characters.
Hope y'all liked, let me know on the comments ❤️

Chapter 7: Konoha's Newest Academy Student!

Notes:

First, I would like to apologize for taking so long. I lost all the data on my phone a few weeks back and all the new chapters with it, so I had to redo them. I was so fucking mad... Anyway, here is the new chapter, I hope you'll like it!

Naruto woke with the feeling of anxiety, today was the day. It has been three weeks since he arrived in the past and 16 days since he started putting all his efforts into the Tree Walking Exercise.

Not much had changed on his life, but some things did. “Status screen!” He called, feeling completely wake.

 

Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Occupation: The Gamer
Title: Jinchuuriki
Job: (Locked)
Level: 3
EXP: 4,000/0,450
HP: 1,800/1,800
CP: 2,125/2,125
STR: 9
STA: 15
VIT: 10
DEX: 2
INT: 21
WIS: 16
CHR: 3 (-5)
LUK: 9
Stats Points: 12
Perks: [The Gamer], [Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Youko], [Uzumaki Clan Heir], [Stellar Lineage], [Time Traveler] & [Death Business]  

 

It wasn’t much improvement from before but Naruto was really proud of his status, after all, he put all his focus and determination in training his chakra control. It took a long time, but the training was finally starting to pay off, in fact the Tree Walking Exercise was now his highest skill.

 

Tree Walking Exercise LV 6 [3,200/700 EXP]
This training involves focusing a fixed amount of chakra to the bottom of one's feet, and using that to climb a tree without using one's hands. If the stream of chakra is too weak, the user will lose their footing on the tree and fall off. If it is too strong, the user will be pushed away from the tree, causing the tree to break around the point of contact.
+12 Chakra Control 

 

It was an uphill battle to get this far, but it was not without rewards, once be reached level five with the Tree Walking Exercise he gained another chakra control quirk. 

 

Chakra Control LV 1 [100/60 EXP]
Using Chakra, a ninja may perform miraculous deeds. This skill show one’s ability to use this immensurable power source.
CC = 12 + (16 WIS)

 

He realized that his WIS wasn’t affecting his control before he got this skill, as the Tree Walking Exercise got a lot easier after. Right now he could walk up any tree with practical easy. He still hasn’t been able to create a sensory skill as he wanted, nor had he ever tried to use 'Yin Release: Fleeting Hand Jutsu', but he was fairly sure that he could pass any test that they may give at the Academy.

While he focused on the Tree Walking Exercise, some of his other skills did level up, like the passive 'Detect Killing Intent' skill.

 

Detect Killing Intent: LV 5 [1,600/849 EXP]
This skill detects Killing Intent (KI) directed at the [Player].
50 Meters

 

Another skill he leveled was the 'Observe’ skill, it was simply too useful to be set aside, even if only for a while.

 

Observe: LV 4 [800/100 EXP]
This skill that allows the [player] to view information about objects, animals and people. The higher the level, the more information.
10 CP per use

 

Now he could not only extract more information from objects, he also saw more when observing humans, he could now see their occupation and Title.

He rose from the bed and looked at the clock, he had more than an hour until he needed to be in the Academy, but he still went to take his shower. He wanted to be there early, before the parents arrive with their children if possible. 

After finishing his shower he dried himself and dressed in his best clothes, black pants that went to his shin, a white t-shirt and a dark red jacket, all of them coming from the surprise scrolls he gained by completing the Daily Quest those last few days – Unfortunately he won no new jutsu nor skill scroll, only clothes, food and a few junk items.

He went to the door before pausing, he takes his goggles from the nightstand and wore it on his forehead like a headband, the way he used to do before the incident.

This was a new start, and this time he wouldn’t let anything go wrong.

He arrived as early as he wanted, he sat on the swing and waited. Unfortunately he wasn’t the first one there, some civilian parents stood by the gates with their children, probably waiting to leave them before going to their daily jobs. 

He ignored their looks of disgust and distrust, he wouldn’t let it bring him down, not today, not ever. Instead he kept his head high, a smile on his face as he subtly used the 'Observe’ skill on them.

On the last ten minutes before the time of the test, the ninja families started to arrive, unfortunately his level was too low to glean any information from the adults, all he got was '?’. The children weren’t as interesting, they were stronger than the civilian children, but it wasn’t even by much, and none of them came close to him in terms of strength.

At the exact time the door opened. Naruto had to force himself to keep the scowl out of his face, it was the same Chunin that gleefully informed him he would never be a ninja.

 “Observe.” He called under his breath. 

 

Name: Tite Hyun
Occupation: Chunin
Job: Academy Instructor
Level: 19
HP: 3.300
CP: 2.000
STR: 19
STA: 22
VIT: 14
DEX: 30
INT: 24
WIS: 19
CHR: 4
LUK: 9

 

He barely contained the sneer, how was it that a Chunin was weaker than the Genin he had observed a few weeks before? Even if the girl was part of a prestigious clan, it was simply disgraceful.

It was curious though, that even though he was overall weaker than that Hyuuga, he still held a higher level than her. He would need to reflect on that later, now the test are about to begin, with the man calling hopefully students forwards.

There was a collection of stones in front of him, all of them being chakra reactive, the stronger the person’s chakra the brightest the stone would shine.

He watched with sad eyes as a boy named Rock Lee was called forwards and the stones remained dull and dark, meaning that for whatever reason the boy was unable to use chakra.

Being quickly overwhelmed by the memories of being in the boy’s place, Naruto shook his head and pushed everything aside, mentally preparing himself for his own test.

 

— X —

 

“Hokage-Sama!” The ANBU operatives kneeled in front of him.

“Neko.” The old man said, calling the leader of the team.

“Hai!” The woman answered, bowing her head respectfully.

“What’s the ascertainment?” 

“The target is no genius of chakra, but he is extremely hard working and a quick study. I would say he is already ahead of his peers in that department.” She said in a casual, but respectful voice, as if speaking about the weather and not about a child.

“And what about others… Concerns?” He asked with a frown on his face. 

“While the target's propensity of talking to himself was concerning at first, both I and the rest of my team came to the conclusion that it is just that, a young child speaking his thoughts.” She said dutifully.

“So there’s no concern about the involvement of the Fox?” The Hokage asked, relaxing momentarily.

“Our team sensor wasn’t able to sense any of the malevolent chakra.”

“Good.” The old man said, looking outside at the window in the direction of the Academy. “Dismissed.” He said with a small smile and they disappeared in a puff of smoke.

 

— X —

 

Naruto took great pleasure in the Chunin's face when his stone shone like a miniature sun.

“You passed.” The man grounded out, marking the blonde's name on his clipboard.

Naruto turned back and smiled brightly at the disgruntled look on the audience. He didn’t stay to see the others, he had no desire to know who his future classmates would be, he know that they will most likely follow their parents example and ignore him, if not outright mess with him.

He heard the familiar Ping! sound from the system, but ignored it for the moment.

Instead he left the Academy and ran until he reached the forest. Now that the test was over he was overflowing with energy, Naruto would run for his Daily Quest before going back to the Tree Walking routine, he wanted to reach level seven before the Academy starts.

Before he started running though, he looked for the new notification.

 

New Occupation!
Student At Konoha’s Academy
The [Player] is now a proud student at Konoha’s one and only ninja academy, formed by the Second Hokage himself. This occupation comes with the following benefits:
+2 CH
+10% EXP At The Academy Building
+5% EXP When Learning From Books

 

Smiling, he swiped the screen away, he called his stats and saw that the CH points increased automatically, without him needing to change his occupation.

His smile widened as he waved the screen away, he stretched for a few minutes before he started running. Now that he was an official student at the Academy he would need to double his efforts if he wanted to be the strongest. 

Chapter 8: First Class And Disappointments

Notes:

Hi! I'm back, I'm sorry I didn't post anything last month, but I'm back to normal schedule.

Naruto couldn’t sleep that day, how could he when he was about to start the academy on the next day? So instead of trying to sleep like any sensible person, he started doing push-ups the moment the new Daily Quest popped up, grumbling under his breath.

After those last few weeks of daily exercising and gaining stats points, this was no longer the challenging task that it once was. Don’t misunderstood him, it was still a tiring task, but he no longer felt dead on his feet after one exercise.

So, it was no surprise that he would lose himself in the effort, he did the exercise mindlessly until he heard a Ping!

“Ugh?” He grunted before a screen appeared in front of him.

 

Daily Quest
Daily Quests are renovated every 24 hours, completing them can help the growth of the [Player].
Requirement (s):
200/100 Push-ups
0/100 Sit-ups
0/100 Squats
0/10 Kilometers
Time Limit: 24 Hours
Rewards (s):
100 EXP
Status Recovery
Surprise Scroll
Failure:
-1 Stat Point 

 

He was surprised to see that he had already done two hundred push-ups, he was feeling fatigued, but not all that much.

The second surprise came from the color of the numbers, the push-ups number was bright red. He narrowed his eyes, 'What does that mean?’ He thinks, feeling confused, when he suddenly got an idea.

He goes back to the floor and does another five push-ups, when he looks back at the screen he sees that his hunch was correct, the numbers stayed the same, meaning that he reached the limit of the Daily Quest.

“What would happen if I did it with all the others?” He asks to himself, his lips parting in an impish smile.

He waved the screen away and prepared to start on the sit-ups, but was distracted by yet another screen popping up.

 

The [Player] went above expectations +1 STR

 

Naruto’s eyes widened in shock, it was getting hard lately to gain new points, so it was a surprise to receive it by doing only two hundred push-ups.

Smiling, he waved the screen away and started doing the sit-ups.

Almost an hour later he finished both the sit-ups and the squats, though he did have some down time to cool down in between the exercises. Both stopped counting after he reached two hundred, but what astonished Naruto was the message he received after finishing each one.

 

The [Player] went above expectations +1 STR
The [Player] went above expectations +1 STR

 

Biting his lips to stop himself from shouting in happiness, Naruto called his status screen.

 

Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Occupation: The Gamer
Title: Jinchuuriki
Job: (Locked)
Level: 3
EXP: 4,000/0,550
HP: 1,800/1,800
CP: 2,125/2,125
STR: 12
STA: 15
VIT: 10
DEX: 2
INT: 21
WIS: 16
CHR: 5 (-5)
LUK: 9
Stats Points: 12
Perks: [The Gamer], [Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Youko], [Uzumaki Clan Heir], [Stellar Lineage], [Time Traveler] & [Death Business]

  

His DEX points were worrying, he knew that dexterity was much needed for a ninja, but he was content with his other status – His CHR status are also dangerously low, but if he remembered right, he already had more CHR points than that academy teacher, so it can’t be all that bad.

He then called the Tree Walking Exercise, unfortunately he wasn’t able to level it up yesterday, but he was almost there, less than a thousand points for the skill to level up.

What did level up was…

 

Sprint: LV 3 [400/7 EXP]
The [Player] movement speed will increase by 20%.
10 CP per second.

 

This was a good development as Naruto considered this as one of the most overpowered skills he had, being able to increase twenty percent of his speed, even if for only a short amount of time, was certain to be useful in a fight.

Of course, he also needed to increase his overall speed, he believed that increasing his DEX points would also increase his speed, but no matter how much he ran, he never gained a point on said stat, so maybe he was wrong.

Being done with his exercises, Naruto approached the window and admired the village at night, with the dark, empty streets, the soft rustling of the leaves and the stars shining above. It was truly a work of art.

However, as beautiful as the village was, it was still dangerous. While the Uchiha Police Force was a well respected and productive organization, it was impossible to completely snuff the crime in a village this size.

Huffing, he decided against braving the night for a run, while he was sure that his ‘Detect Killing Intent' skill would warn him of any threats to his life, he wasn’t sure he would be able to escape if the threat wasn’t coming from a civilian. He couldn’t risk it, not know.

Instead he took a quick shower, only to clean the sweat from his body and threw himself on the bed, hoping to be able to sleep now that he had burned out some energy.

Luckily, he slept fairly quick.

Naruto wakes with a groan, sitting and stretching his arms above his head. He looks at the clock and sighs, there was still an hour before his class starts.

He made some eggs and pickled vegetable salad for breakfast and took a quick shower. Once he was dry he dressed in his best clothes and left to the Academy.

He arrived with ten minutes to spare. Not wanting to face the children with their parents, he sneaked into the building using the window and found his classroom. He sat on the last row by the window and waited for class to start.

Slowly the students started to arrive, Naruto was subtle as he watched his new classmates, using his 'Observe’ skill on them, learning their names and seeing where they stood when put against him.

Unsurprisingly he was ahead most of the kids, though he found one student that had stats close to his own.

 

Name: Neji Hyuuga
Occupation: Academy Student
Title: Hyuuga Prodigy
Level: 7
HP: 2,000/2,000
CP: 1,700/1,700
STR: 12
STA: 13
VIT: 10
DEX: 11
INT: 15
WIS: 10
CHR: 13
LUK: 5

 

He couldn’t help but nod in respect, the boy certainly was a prodigy if he had those kind of stats at such a young age. It was perfect as well, as Naruto was planning to hide his full capabilities, he would use the boy as a metric to how much he could show.

He was surprised by the last person to arrive, entered the room smiling brightly and walked to the only available seat, the one by Naruto’s side.

“Hi! I’m Rock Lee!” He introduced himself, sending a sunny smile at Naruto’s direction.

“Naruto Uzumaki! The next Hokage, believe it!” Naruto shouted, falling into the character with practical easy.

The blonde didn’t understand what the boy was doing there, didn’t he fail the test? He wanted to ask the boy, but he thought it would come up as rude.

Luckily for his curiosity, the other kids had no such restraint. The boy on the desk in front of them sneered at the two, before speaking, spitting his words like it was poison. “Didn’t you fail the test?” He snickered.

Rock Lee blushed, but smiled anyway. “Yosh! But Hokage-Sama let enter the Academy as a Taijutsu Master in training.”

The students around them snickered and sneered at the boy, whispering insults, calling him a cripple as he couldn’t use chakra like the rest of them.

Naruto didn’t say anything, in fact he couldn’t think of anything. All he knew was that this boy had a problem not dissimilar to the one he had on his first change, and yet here he is, where Naruto had once been denied.

His breath quickened, a strange buzz filled his ears. He wasn’t the only one affected by this realization though, as he lost the last vestiges of faith in Konoha, a wave of malevolence fell down on the class, too widespread for the source to be determined.

Gulping, Naruto closes his eyes and took a deep breath, he slowly reined his rage in, his pain. Once he had calmed down he opened his eyes and blinked, a screen had appeared in front of him.

 

New Skills!
Killing Intent: LV 1 [100/10 EXP]
This skill allows the [Player] to expel his Killing Intent (KI) at a target, paralyzing them and causing hallucinations.
The target is affected in varied degrees, taking in consideration the difference in Level, INT and WIS of the [Player] and the target.
Range: 10 Meters
100 CP per Minute

 

He stared at the screen in disbelief, had he created a whole new skill by accident? How was this possible?

The system had no answer for him, so after a few seconds staring at the screen he waved it away. Once the screen was gone he looked at his classmates, they were all impacted by the KI, some less than others, Naruto saw Neji sitting stoically even as his shoulders trembled and felt his respect for the boy rising.

No one opened their mouths until the teacher arrived.

“Quiet every… One.” The teacher, a young female with short red hair looked at the quiet and terrified class with an raised eyebrow. “Okay, can anyone tell the fuc… I meant what is going on?”  The new teacher asked.

When no one said anything she huffed and started the class. It wasn’t anything important, only some history from the first Hokage, at the end she gave them a small quiz. The teacher clearly didn’t like him from the scowl she made when he answered right, but she didn’t try to sabotage him or anything, just ignore him, so it wasn’t all that bad.

When the bell rang Naruto left as quickly as possible, he ran and ran until he reached the forest.

The blonde boy wanted to scream, to let out all his frustrations on the unsuspecting trees, but he knew he couldn’t, not with the ANBU detail always close by. So instead he took a deep breath counted to a hundred before going back to running.

He lost track of time, but was soon startled from the hazy of the run by the familiar Ping!

 

[Quest Complete!]
Daily Quest
Daily Quests are renovated every 24 hours, completing them can help the growth of the [Player].
Requirement (s):
200/100 Push-ups
200/100 Sit-ups
200/100 Squats
20/10 Kilometers
Time Limit: 24 Hours
Rewards (s):
100 EXP
Status Recovery
Surprise Scroll
Failure:
-1 Stat Point 
[Claim the Reward (s): Yes/No]

 

He accepted the rewards, feeling a little disappointed that nothing new happened when suddenly another screen appeared in front of him.

 

[Hidden Quest Complete!]
Double or Nothing
The [Player] is growing by the day, soon the basic Daily Quest won’t be enough anymore. Does the [Player] has what it takes to unlock the next level of Daily Quests?
Requirement (s):
Double the Daily Quest's requirements
Reward (s):
+1 All Stats
New Daily Quest
500 EXP
250 Ryo
[Claim the Reward (s): Yes/No]

 

“Hell Yeah!” He shouted and jumped in joy, completely forgetting about his watchers, before claiming the rewards.

This wasn’t the end of it though, once the quest screen was gone another took it’s place.

 

The [Player] pushed his body more than ever before +1 STA
The [Player] had a good idea and went through with it +1 WIS

 

This was really too good to be true! Waving the screens away Naruto laid on the ground, chest heaving.

“Status!” He called under his breath, curious to see how his status end up.

 

Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Occupation: The Gamer
Title: Jinchuuriki
Job: (Locked)
Level: 3
EXP: 4,000/1,150
HP: 1,825/1,825
CP: 2,150/2,150
STR: 13
STA: 17
VIT: 11
DEX: 3
INT: 22
WIS: 18
CHR: 6 (-5)
LUK: 10
Stats Points: 12
Perks: [The Gamer], [Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Youko], [Uzumaki Clan Heir], [Stellar Lineage], [Time Traveler] & [Death Business]   

 

He smiled, feeling satisfied. He stayed on the ground for a few more minutes, relaxing after such a taxing day.

After a few minutes he rose to his feet, there was no time to lazy around, he had a skill to level up. Feeling determined he chose a tree and started the Tree Walking Exercise.

Notes:

Naruto and Rock Lee finally met face to face❤️ they are in for a rocky start! We also had Neji in this chapter!
Hope y'all like it, let me know what you think on the comments and until next chapter ❤️

Chapter 9: Interlude: The Morning Of The H-Day

Naruto didn’t sleep that night, he felt the need to center himself before morning classes, the incident with the Killing Intent was unacceptable.

While the creation of a new skill – Especially such accidental creation. – was a boon, such accident could have jeopardized everything he was working for.

To try and center himself, Naruto tried his hand at meditation. It was hard at first as the blonde was a naturally hyperactive person, but as the hours passed he was able to calm his brain.

He fell into deep trance, not even realizing the passing of the hours until a deafening Ping! startled him out of it.

He opened his eyes and blinked bleary at the screen that popped in front of him.

“It’s midnight already?” He murmured as he read his newest quest.

 

New Quest!
Daily Quest: The Second
Daily Quests are renovated every 24 hours, completing them can help the growth of the [Player].
Requirement (s):
0/100 One Handed Push-ups (Left Hand)
0/100 One Handed Push-ups (Right Hand)
0/200 Sit-ups
0/200 Squats
0/200 Donkey Kicks
0/20 Kilometers
0/2000 Chakra Usage
Time Limit: 24 hours
Reward (s):
200 EXP
100 Ryo
Status Recovery
1 Stat Point
Surprise Scroll
Failure:
-2 Stat Point
-100 Ryo
Yes/No

 

While Naruto was happy for receiving a new quest, he was astonished with the number of things he would need to achieve to complete this new quest, especially now that he also had the Academy. Worse yet, was that once he accepted the quest, he simply couldn’t fail, losing 2 stats point may appear like no big deal, but it would be a major blow to him in the future when he started using them.

Still, he believed that he could do it. Feeling confident in himself he accepted the quest.

As soon as the Daily Quest screen faded away, a new one popped up and this one brought a smile to his face.

 

New Skill!
Meditation: LV 1 [100/0 EXP]
Meditation is a mental exercise that involves relaxation, focus, and self-awareness. Meditation is to the mind what physical exercises are to the body.
+1 WIS
+10% Learning Speed for 10 minutes

 

Feeling happy, he waved the screen away and waited for a moment to see if any other would pop up. Once he saw that no other screen would appear he nodded to himself and got to his feet.

The blonde boy knew he would be unable to sleep, even after meditating for such long time. So, instead of even trying, Naruto started doing Sit-ups.

As he did his exercise, he called the skills he leveled after leaving the Academy.

 

 Observe: LV 5 [1,600/001 EXP]
This skill that allows the [player] to view information about objects, animals and people. The higher the level, the more information.
9 CP per use 

 

And…

 

Tree Walking Exercise LV 7 [6,400/200 EXP]
This training involves focusing a fixed amount of chakra to the bottom of one's feet, and using that to climb a tree without using one's hands. If the stream of chakra is too weak, the user will lose their footing on the tree and fall off. If it is too strong, the user will be pushed away from the tree, causing the tree to break around the point of contact.
+14 Chakra Control  

 

He was happy with his progress, though he was anxious to finally be able to use his first jutsu.

As he dismissed the skills, he focused completely on the exercises, wanting to finish most of them before morning. He wasn’t completely successful, but he did complete some.

 

Daily Quest: The Second
Daily Quests are renovated every 24 hours, completing them can help the growth of the [Player].
Requirement (s):
0/100 One Handed Push-ups (Left Hand)
0/100 One Handed Push-ups (Right Hand)
200/200 Sit-ups
200/200 Squats
200/200 Donkey Kicks
0/20 Kilometers
0/2000 Chakra Usage
Time Limit: 24 hours
Reward (s):
200 EXP
100 Ryo
Status Recovery
1 Stat Point
Surprise Scroll
Failure:
-2 Stat Point
-100 Ryo

 

As the first rays of sunlight invaded his home, Naruto stretched himself, groaning as his muscles throbbed. It was a faint pain as he had grown accustomed to exercising every day, but he was still glad to throw himself under his cold shower, allowing the water to wash away the soreness of his body.

Once he was clean, dry and dressed, the blonde sat on his bed and reclined against the wall, taking a deep breath before breathing out.

In this rare moment of leisure, Naruto pulled out Mito's book from the inventory and opened on the introduction.

The first thing he noticed was that the book was far less formal than any other he had ever read before, especially compared to the book written by the Second Hokage. ‘The Principals of Sealing’ was much more akin to a journal or even a diary than to an introductory book.

Still, just from reading the introduction Naruto could already praise his ancestor for her knowledge and talent. He wasn’t the only one that recognized how marvelous the book was, as he gained a new skill just from reading the two pages long introduction to the book that also served as an introduction to the craft.

 

New Skill!
Sealing Arts: LV 1 [100/0 EXP]
The Sealing Arts are the oldest of all forms of chakra manipulation, and the most diverse. An infinite series of artistic ‘drawings’ which can have just as many effects. The Sealing Arts are rumored to have being passed down by the Sage of Six Path himself.
Known Seals:
None

 

He still had some time before the Academy, so he continued to read. The book, though comprehensive, was quite long, the first chapter went on about the best technics for a beginner, a little bit of history and taught the most basic of the seals.

Naruto didn’t know if it was because of the quality of the book or maybe because of his [Uzumaki Clan Heir] Perk, but by the time he finished the first chapter the skill had already increased one level.

 

Sealing Art: LV 2 [200/5 EXP]
The Sealing Arts are the oldest of all forms of chakra manipulation, and the most diverse. An infinite series of artistic ‘drawings’ which can have just as many effects. The Sealing Arts are rumored to have being passed down by the Sage of Six Path himself.
Known Seals:
Basic Storage Seal
Warning: Knowing a Seal and being able to use and create them are two different things, most seals have their own requirements that must be met by the [Player].

 

Naruto scowled at the warning, but wasn’t about to go against it. Mito was very explicit about what could happen with a faulty seal. 

Instead of focusing on the warning, the blonde touched the seal he learned, wanting to find out what the requirements could be.

 

Basic Storage Seal [Mastery: 10.000/0 EXP]
Storage Seals are the most basic of seals, and this is the most basic of all.
Able to seal one inanimate objects up to 30 centimeters long.
Requirement (s):
[Calligraphy] Skill
[Chakra Control] Skill
Warning: Seals have Mastery instead of Levels as they cannot be strengthened unless they are tinkered with, changing their composition and as such, creating a new seal. Mastering a seal affects the probability of it working perfectly and the speed in which the practitioner can finish a seal.

 

“Fucking hell!” He murmured under his breath, seeing that the most basic seal required two other skills – Even if he already possessed one of the two. – really drove home how hard it would be to study the art.

Still, Naruto was determined to become the best living Sealing Master of the world, he owed it to his clan!

Something problematic though, was the ‘Calligraphy’ skill, the blonde was already dreading it, but he expected that the only way he would be able to learn this skill would be to visit the library.

Huffing, Naruto waved the screen away and was surprised by another screen popping up, it was the same one he received when he read the Second Hokage's Book.

 

The [Player] is learning through the words of a master in their field of experience +1 INT

 

His lips tilted upwards as he waved the screen away, he waited a few moments for another screen to pop up, but when none did he called his status.

 

Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Occupation: The Gamer
Title: Jinchuuriki
Job: (Locked)
Level: 3
EXP: 4,000/1,150
HP: 1,825/1,825
CP: 2,175/2,175
STR: 13
STA: 17
VIT: 11
DEX: 3
INT: 23
WIS: 19
CHR: 6 (-5)
LUK: 10
Stats Points: 12
Perks: [The Gamer], [Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Youko], [Uzumaki Clan Heir], [Stellar Lineage], [Time Traveler] & [Death Business]

 

Nodding to himself, Naruto was satisfied with his numbers, though he was anxious to get stronger.

He waved the screen away and got to his feet, he made for the kitchen and prepared a small lunch. He ate as he dressed himself, getting ready for his second day at the Academy. He felt hopeful for the day, expecting some action at the Academy.

If only he knew that today would be the day that would forever change his fate and that of Konoha. That today would be the day he would realize that the people of this village would always be his enemies, the day in which his pain, rage and suffering would grow to something different, something far more deadly…

Notes:

Thanks for reading this, I hope y'all liked it, let me know what you think on the comments!
This is going to get heated in the next two chapters, after that there will be another small time jump.

Chapter 10: The H-Day: Part I

As Naruto left his small apartment hours before the Academy opened for the day, he took the scenic route, not wanting to deal with the glares and jeers of the villagers. He still arrived early, practically an hour before the doors open.

The blonde was surprised to see that he wasn’t the first one there, sitting on one of the swings, with an excited look on his face, was the boy from yesterday, Rock Lee.

Naruto felt an intense surge of anger growing inside himself, churning in his stomach, but did his best to squash it down. 

‘It isn’t his fault!” He thought to himself, and while the logical part of his brain knew that, his emotional self wanted nothing more than to rage at the boy for being the living embodiment of the village’s hatred towards him.

Closing his eyes, the blonde took a deep breath. He wouldn’t lose his temper again, he wouldn’t let his anger get the better of him.

As Naruto set aside his pain and anger, he felt his curiosity grow. Yesterday he had been so confused and perplexed by the boy’s presence that he forgot to use his ‘Observe’ skill on him. Now was as good of an opportunity as any.

“Observe!” He muttered under his breath.

 

Name: Rock Lee
Occupation: Academy Student
Level: 4
HP: 2,000/2,000
CP: (Locked)
STR: 10
STA: 7
VIT: 10
DEX: 6
INT: 8
WIS: 10
CHR: 3
LUK: 8

 

Naruto was shocked to see that the boy had the same ‘locked’ status that he had before he completed the ‘Chakra For Dummies' quest. Did they share the same medical condition?

It’s a possibility. When Naruto was denied entrance at the Academy, the Hokage took him to a doctor and he was diagnosed with an incurable condition. The blonde boy doesn’t remember the condition’s name nor it’s details, hearing that would never be able to use chakra had caused him to erase that memory from his head. Later, after he grew used to his new reality, he had the opportunity to research about the condition, but he never did, at the time he felt like it would only make the pain worse.

Deep inside, he feared that if he was to investigate the condition he would find that it wasn’t truly incurable and he didn’t know what he would do if that was the case.

If they did share the same condition, that would mean that it is truly incurable and not something he was told only because of people’s hate towards him. Even though the Lee had been allowed when he wasn’t – Naruto brushed the stab of annoyance he felt aside. – the blonde boy couldn’t help but feel sort of relieved, it was nice to know that people’s hate didn’t reach that far.

Naruto looked at the boy with pity in his eyes. He knew what was like to live with a condition such as that, with no known cure… Only… the Game – Naruto shook his head. – he wouldn’t, he couldn’t! Even if he knew how to cure him – Which he didn’t. – such miracle would be suspicious and the last thing the blonde needed right now was to have suspicions placed upon him.

‘Why am I even thinking about that?’ He grumbled to himself, shaking his head in disbelief. He may not truly hate the boy, but he couldn’t cure him, not even if he found a way to do it without raising suspicions towards himself.

Curing him would imply that he cared and he couldn’t afford to care for anyone, much less for a member of Konoha as there may come a day when he and the village shall truly become enemies.

“Tsk!” Naruto grumbled and kicked the ground, ready to find some place to seat away from the boy or any of the other kids that may arrive. 

He was too loud though, the boy heard him from the other side of the courtyard and called him to the swings, a goofy smile on his face as he waved frantically, as if he was afraid Naruto was going to ignore him. The blonde sighed, he would like nothing more than to do just that, ignore him and find some place to hide until the Academy opened, then he could sneak inside his classroom just like he did yesterday. Unfortunately, he couldn’t, he had to play the part.

With his own goofy smile, Naruto bounced towards the swings. “Hi!” He cried out when he reached the older boy, his smile widening even more. “You’re Rock Lee right?”

The older boy nodded, pointing for Naruto to sit on the swing besides his own.

To his utter annoyance, Naruto quickly found himself liking the boy, he was kind, funny and generally easy to talk to. He had thought that his rage towards the situation would be a problem when it came to their interactions, but being in the boy’s presence was easy somehow.

Lee was an orphan as well and they told each other stories about their time on the orphanage – Naruto heavily edited his own stories of course, no need to tell the boy how much he was vilified by the village.

It became clear to Naruto that the boy was starved for attention, the moment Lee realized that the blonde was actually listening to what he was saying he got this shine on his eyes, clearly happy to have someone paying attention to him.

Naruto found himself relaxing for the first time in a long while… It couldn’t last though.

The courtyard was soon filled with children – Luckily, no parents stayed behind this time. – when a cloud of white smoke exploded in front of the Academy’s doors, scaring the shit out of the kids closest to it. The smoke slowly dispersed, revealing a man dressed in the usual ninja garbs, who appeared to be in his late thirties, smiling magnanimously to the children surrounding him as they gasped in wonder.

Naruto wanted to scoff, but held himself, knowing better than to antagonize the instructor. He felt reassured in his decision when he was bombarded by killing intent, coming from the older man.

‘Great! just what I needed, a teacher who hates my guts.’ Naruto thought, rising to his feet as the instructor – Who presented himself as an elite chunin. – guided all the classes to the back of the building, where the Academy’s training ground was.

Rock Lee followed behind him, wondering what had made the blonde so sullen, but he didn’t ask, respecting the boy’s privacy.

At the back of the class, Naruto could hear the instructor’s smug and snobbish voice as he explained what they would be doing that day.

“We’re going to the Academy’s training grounds,” He began, pausing momentarily to give the students a chance to whisper excitedly to one another. “Of course, we aren’t going to be doing anything practical today.”

The teacher let out a small laugh as he heard the disappointed groans coming from the students. 

“Today we’re going over safety procedures and proper maintenance of the training tools that will be provided to you by the Academy.”

Naruto nodded, while he felt he was ready for more advanced stuff – He was mentally older after all. – this was a good way to start unprepared children.

The blonde took advantage of everyone’s distraction to whisper under his breath, “Observe!” 

 

 Name: Kaye Li
Occupation: Chunin
Job: Academy Instructor
Level: 17
HP: 2,800
CP: 1,500
STR: 17
STA: 20
VIT: 13
DEX: 22
INT: 20
WIS: 14
CHR: 17
LUK: 8

 

He couldn’t believe it! Why the hell are those Academy teachers so weak? And the man still had the nerve to call himself an ‘Elite Chunin’, what a joke!

They soon arrived at the training ground. It was mostly empty, with only a large table with dozens of holsters and a single target standing on the other side of the field.

“Now, children…” Instructor Li called their attention to him, somehow making the word ‘children’ sound like an insult. “As I’ve said before, this class is all about maintenance and safety. We shall begin with…”

Surprisingly, the class was actually good. The man taught them how to clean their weapons without damaging them, explained all the precautions they should take when handling said weapons and much more.

All in all it was a very informative class, the man was actually a good teacher. 

To finish his lecture he gave them a small demonstration, using a kunai and a shuriken – The two weapons they would be trained to use while at the Academy. – to hit the target on other side of the field, aweing the children that watched him like he was their new hero, it was all very showy.

“Children!” The teacher called their attention back to himself when the class devolved into excited chatter after being told that they would be taking the holsters back home with them. “Now, class. I want you to tell me what’s the most important thing you’ve learned today.” 

“Always keep our holsters with us!” The class shouted, making the instructor smile.

“Exactly! At the Academy, on the streets, even inside your house.” He said with certainty, his sharp gaze sweeping the gaggle of excited children. “Always be prepared, an unprepared ninja, is a dead ninja.”

The class nodded a little subdued, it was a somber way to end the class, but it was a lesson they would need to learn sooner rather than later.

“Now, I want you to come and take your holster, it’s labeled so there will be no confusion.” He told them, but something on his face told Naruto that there was more to it. “Each holster contains three training kunais and three training shurikens. Take care of them as you will not be receiving any more till next semester.”

Naruto waited until everyone had theirs before he went to take his own holster, from the moment he approached the table he felt killing intent pouring from the teacher. Out of the corner of his eyes, the blonde could see the man’s lips curl in a malicious smile, though Naruto doubted any of the other students could identify the darkness coming from the instructor.

The first thing he noticed was how heavy his holster was, taking in consideration what was inside of it, Naruto didn’t need to be a genius to know that it shouldn’t be this heavy. The moment the teacher turned his back to him, he opened his holster and whispered, “Observe!”

 

Modified Training Shuriken
This training shuriken has been heavily modified, lowering it’s durability. This shuriken was also coated in lead, making it heavier and unbalanced.
Durability: 20/50
Damage: 20+STR

 

Modified Training Kunai
This training kunai has been heavily modified, lowering it’s durability. This kunai was also coated in lead, making it heavier and unbalanced.
Durability: 30/50
Damage: 25+STR

 

Are… Are they trying to sabotage him? Naruto had to bite his tongue to stop his own killing intent from lashing out.

Ping! The sound of the system startled him from his fury.

 

New Quest!
Academy’s Conspiracy
A terrible conspiracy darkens the doorsteps of one of Konoha’s oldest and most respected institutions, and it concerns the [Player].
Requirement (s):
Identify All The Conspirators: 0/27
Time Limit: 6 Months
Reward (s):
5.000 EXP
10.000 Ryo
3 Stats Points
Surprise Scroll (x3)
Failure:
The [Player] will fail at the Academy
Yes/No

 

Naruto gulped, If he was angry before, now he was a ticking bomb, a volcano waiting to erupt. 27! 27 conspirators! All those people with only one mission, to make him miserable.

Taking a calming breath – That did nothing to calm him. – Naruto accepted the quest and subtly waved the screen away.

Wait, does that mean… Naruto looked at the instructor out of the corner of his eyes, barely stopping himself from snarling at the man’s laughing expression as he told some clearly made-up story to the children closest to him. ‘You’re one of them aren’t you? Your killing intent gave you away.’ Naruto thought viciously and was surprised by the quest screen popping up once again.

 

Academy’s Conspiracy
A terrible conspiracy darkens the doorsteps of one of Konoha’s oldest and most respected institutions, and it concerns the [Player].
Requirement (s):
Identify All The Conspirators: 1/27
Time Limit: 6 Months
Reward (s):
5.000 EXP
10.000 Ryo
3 Stats Points
Surprise Scroll (x3)
Failure:
The [Player] will fail at the Academy

 

“Naruto-kun, are you okay?” Rock Lee asked, cocking his head to the side, the boy had clearly seen the dark look that crossed the blonde’s face.

Cursing himself for the slip up, Naruto threw his arms behind his head and smiled brightly, “Yeah, just remembered something.” he said with a loud laugh. “You know, I should go. I’m starving.” 

The older boy nodded and they said their goodbyes. Naruto left the Academy angrier than ever before, but just as determined, he would find each and every single one of those conspirators and when he did… They would rue the day they decided to mess with Naruto Uzumaki. 

Notes:

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Chapter 11: The H-Day: Part II

Notes:

Okay, first I would like to apologize for how long it took for me to post this chapter. My best friend caught covid and I just wasn't in the right place to write anything, hopefully I'm back to the usual schedule.

As he left the Academy, Naruto decided to go get some ramen into his belly, knowing that only his comfort food would help calm him down after such stressful day.

As he made his way towards his favorite spot in Konoha, Naruto tried to ignore the thoughts running through his head, tried to suppress the rage that burned in his very soul over the conspiracy against him, lest he be consumed by it.

By the time he reached one of Konoha’s busiest streets, most specifically the one where Ichiraku Ramen was located, Naruto half succeed in letting those dark thoughts behind him.

Naruto was about to take his frog wallet from his pocket – He kept some of his money there since he started gaining Ryo on missions, this way he wouldn’t need to open his inventory for money outside of his apartment. – when he saw something out of place, the Hokage disappearing into the ramen shop.

That was so strange because Naruto was fairly sure the man wasn’t a fan of the blonde’s favorite food – The blasphemy! – and only took him there to humor him. Hiruzen never ate when he took Naruto there.

Curious about why the man would be visiting the place, Naruto ducked behind a trash can, he donned his best mischievous grin – He hasn’t forgot about the ANBU detail watching his every move, it was better for them to think that he planning a prank than to think that he was trying to spy on the Hokage. – and slowly made his way to the shop's side entrance.

The door was closed, but it wasn’t particularly thick so he should be able to hear what was being said inside the shop. Looking through the keyhole, Naruto saw that the shop was mostly empty, with only the Hokage and the owner inside.

“Hokage-Sama, here’s your tea.” He heard the owner say. “The way you like, Sir.”

“You shouldn’t have bothered Teuchi-san, but thank you.” The Hokage said, sipping the tea in silence for a few moments, before he spoke again. “I’ve come to collect your monthly report.”

Naruto frowned, report on what? The man sold ramen, what could he have to report to the Hokage?

“Of course, here it is.” Teuchi said and the blonde saw him placing a small stack of papers in front of the Hokage.

Hiruzen hummed as he took the stack and placed it inside his robe, “Why don’t you give me a quick summary of this month’s report?”

“There isn’t much to tell really. The boy came here less times than usual, but from what I heard he has been training for the Academy, screaming for anyone that would hear that he will become the next Hokage.” Teuchi scoffed, sipping at his own tea. “Otherwise, whenever he came he acted much the same as he did last month, as a loud, obnoxious and happy child.”

‘Wait! What is this?’

“I thank you for your work Teuchi-san, is paramount for young Naruto to form bonds within the village and you and your daughter are doing a great job so far.”

‘No. No. No! This is not possible!’

“No problem at all, the pay is good and my daughter even likes the kid.” Teuchi chuckled.

‘He is being paid to be good to me… To report on me… Why?!’ Naruto let out a silent cry of anguish.

“Here is this month’s payment…”

Naruto wasn’t hearing their conversation anymore, he knew that most of the village didn’t like him, he even understood why, but this… One of the few people he trusted… This betrayal cut deep.

The boy couldn’t hold it back anymore, all the pain and rage came forwards, bursting out of him like a tsunami in the form of Killing Intent powerful enough to paralyze most chunin.

Hiruzen, being the wizened old veteran that he was, immediately zeroed on the source. He crossed the room before the shop owner could even blink, looking prepared for a fight as he threw the door wide open.

“Naruto-kun?” The Hokage whispered horrified, his eyes wide as he took in the boy’s trembling and crying form.

The blonde didn’t answer him, he was drawing inwardly, the rage and pain bubbling closer and closer to the surface, waiting to lash out at everything and everyone.

“Calm down, Naruto-kun. This isn’t what it looks like.” The Hokage spoke, his voice calm and soothing, though his body was tense showing that he was ready to fight the boy if necessary.

His words didn’t reach Naruto though, his body may have stood there, still as a statue, but his consciousness was somewhere else. 

“Why?” He asked himself helplessly. Naruto fell to his knees, sinking to his waist in the murky water that inundated his mind. Behind him massive gates rattled as the monstrous entity locked behind them woke.

“So you finally came to greet me, fleshbag!” The giant fox hissed venomously, it’s tails slamming against the gates.

The young boy didn’t pay attention the fox’s words, the rage that bubbled in his soul was poisoning him, all he wanted was to let it all out, to let it consume and destroy everything.

No, Naruto wasn’t paying attention to the fox at all. How could he, when there was an ominous red screen blinking in front of his eyes?

 

Berserk Mode activated in 3… 2… 1… 0

 

As the countdown reached 0, Naruto’s senses dulled. In fact, all he could feel was the rage surging through him… And it burned.

“AAAHHHHHH!” He roared in pain as the rage burned his insides.

He soon reached a numb and detached state in which he realized that the burning wasn’t coming from the rage he felt, but from the foreign chakra that was spreading through his body.

“Naruto! Calm down!” He heard an echo, but it was so far away he could barely understand what the voice was saying.

He ignored the echo – It was not like he could respond, he found that he had no control over his body. – and stared at his hands and arms, chakra was being expelled in crazy quantities, it both looked and felt like fire, burning him from inside out.

“Ugh!” He gasped as the chakra exploded out him like a bomb.

He heard the Kyuubi roaring behind it’s cage, but even though the fox was right behind him, it sounded so far away. He grasped his head with both hands, barely noticing as claws dug into his flesh.

‘When did I get claws?’ He thought barely a second before he blanked out.

— X —

 

When he came to himself, Naruto couldn’t feel anything form his neck down nor could he move, no matter how hard he tried. His eyes felt heavy, it was hard to keep them open and what little he was able to see was enough send bile up his throat.

The blonde boy was trapped in what appeared to be a cage made of wood, which was slowly absorbing the red chakra still spewing out of him. What really made him want to puke though, was the image of his destroyed body. He was missing one of his legs and the other was in a completely wrong position, his arms were crushed in between the bars of the wooden cage he was in and there was a massive hole in his chest.

Naruto thanked all the Gods out there that he couldn’t feel anything from bellow his neck, at least he wasn’t feeling any pain.

“Quickly, bring the medic-nins! We can’t let him die!” A commanding voice pierced Naruto’s thoughts.

“But, Hokage-Sama…” Another voice spoke, only to be cut by Hiruzen.

“Silence! Don’t you understand what will happen if the boy die!? The Kyuubi will be released!”

Naruto couldn’t focus on the conversation any longer as he heard the familiar Ping!

He forced himself to raise his head and see the notification, gasping from the effort it took.

 

HP: 2,050/0000

 

Behind the screen, Naruto could only see destruction, what was once a lively street, was now a battlefield. Burning houses, dead bodies, smoking craters… It was the scenery of a nightmare. 

He blinked and the world dissolved around him, for a moment he thought he was hallucinating because of the blood loss, but he couldn’t hold on that thought for long as he slowly lost consciousness.

 

— X —

 

You have died…
Loading… 

 
Naruto woke with a startled. He didn’t move, he couldn’t, his body was paralyzed from his neck down… Wait, he slowly moved his fingers… He wasn’t paralyzed anymore!

He let out a shuddering breath, how was this possible? ‘I died? Again?’ Naruto thought, opening his eyes to the ceiling of his apartment. He was back to the start, he realized, at the same moment in time he woke in the last time he died.

 

[No Save Point found]

 

‘That would explain it.’ Naruto sighed, he had been so high on this incredible power, he hasn’t thought he would need a save point before he became a ninja and went on missions… And now he was back at the very start.

“Idiot.” He muttered to himself, swiping at the screen angrily, just for another screen to take it’s place.

 

❤♡♡

 

“Fuck!” Naruto groaned.

Closing his eyes and ignoring the screen, the blonde boy thought back on what happened. 

The first thing that came to mind was the Berserk Mode, the rage that consumed all his other emotions, the sensation of being burned alive and then the complete loss of control over his own body… Naruto shuddered, he never wanted to feel this way again.

He would need to be careful in the future, Naruto had thought that the Berserk Mode would only activate if he failed that quest, but there’s clearly more to it than some simple quest penalty. If the Berserk Mode also activated based on his emotions – And he couldn’t think of any other possible trigger to it. – the blonde would need to watch his temper, perhaps focus some more on the Meditation skill, it should at least help him get a better handle of his emotions.

Naruto huffed, deciding to focus on other things for now. Like the emotional pain he felt when he saw the once lively street completely destroyed.

Unwilling as he was, Naruto would have to make peace with the fact that he didn’t want to see his home destroyed, because Konoha was his home, no matter how much he disliked the people that lived in it. He had watched this beautiful village through the window of his apartment for years, craving to go outside and experience the village’s wonders. He couldn’t let it go, no matter how much he wanted.

Since he first woke The Gamer bloodline he had this plan of becoming the strongest, so powerful that he could leave this village through the front gates and no one would be able to say anything, but a new idea planted itself deep into his mind, quickly growing until a new plan was formed.

Naruto would become the Hokage. He would destroy everyone that stood in his way and prune all the corruption poisoning this village. He would remake it, turn this village from the cesspool it truly was to a paradise where no one would have to suffer like he did.

And he would do anything to reach this goal, he wouldn’t hesitate, would have no remorse nor shame. Seeing one of the last people he trusted betraying him broke something inside Naruto, he had thought he knew hate, but he was wrong, he had confused it with the bubbling hot rage he felt for so long, but now he knew the truth.

Hate, he found, was cold. It poisoned and destroyed any mercy left in him.

It may sound strange that he had never felt this emotion before, specially when he lost the movement of his legs in his first lifetime, but back then Naruto had gone into deep denial for a very long time, before he simply gave up. Before he lost the strength to feel anything beyond self-pity.

But now… Now was different.

They, with their lies and conspiracies and manipulations, have done it! For the first time in his life, Naruto felt hate… And the world would never be the same after that.

Notes:

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Chapter 12: Retracing His Steps

Once Naruto got out of his funk – And that took a few hours of crying and whispered promises of revenge. – he got to work. He would need to plan his next steps carefully, some things he would do the same as last time, but some other things he could do much better.

First things first, “Status!”

 

Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Occupation: The Gamer
Title: Jinchuuriki
Job: (Locked)
Level: 1
EXP: 1,000/0
HP: 1,675/1,675
CP: 1,875/1,875 (Locked)
STR: 6
STA: 8
VIT: 5
DEX: 1
INT: 11
WIS: 9
CHR: 3 (-5)
LUK: 5
Stats Points: 5
Perks: [The Gamer], [Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Youko], [Uzumaki Clan Heir], [Stellar Lineage], [Time Traveler] & [Death Business] 

 

The blonde boy sighed, even though he had ignored all the screens while he was having an emotional crisis he had already expected that this would be the case, all his status were halved once again. He could see that some of his status are better now than when he first gained the Gamer ability, while others are worst now, like his INT and his WIS.

Naruto was surprised – And a little confused. – to see that his CP was visible even though it was locked, he remember well enough that it wasn’t visible when he first gained this power.

He was also surprised to have started with so much chakra points this time. After doing a small calculation in his head he realized that instead of starting by the baseline (1,000) again, the system just took the points from his INT, as he gains 25 CP for every INT point, he end up losing 300 chakra points when his status were halved.

All in all, it was a good start, but he was cursing himself for ignoring those screens while he was having a breakdown, who knows what important information he missed because of that.

Huffing, Naruto went through each perk, accepting the corresponding quests, before going back to his status page. He decided to invest four of his stats points on DEX and the last one on CHR. He had yet to find a way to increase his DEX physically and he knew that CHR would be important to keep the facade of naive and lovable boy.

He was grateful, but not surprised by the screen that popped up next.

 

The [Player] made a well thought-out decision +1 WIS

 

Dismissing the screen with a wave of his hand, Naruto was surprised by another screen appearing in front of him.

 

Quest: The Berserker’s Tearing Claws
Give the first step into the Berserker’s way of fighting.
Requirement (s):
The [Player] must enter the [Berserker Mode] for the first time.
Reward (s):
Yang Release: Berserker’s Tearing Claws
+ 2 VIT Points
[Claim the Rewards: Yes/No]

 

As he claimed the rewards, he wondered why this quest resisted his death, while others didn’t, like the Chakra for Dummies quest. His question was immediately answered by the next two screens to pop up.

 

Quest Chain: The Berserker
Gain all the abilities of a Berserker and become unstoppable on the battlefield.
Requirement (s):
The [Player] must complete all the 20 quests of the Berserker type.
20/1 Quests Completed
Reward (s): 
The Berserker Complete Armor Set
The Title of Berserker
10,000 EXP

 

Warning:
Quest Chains are uninterrupted and as such they are not affected by the [Player’s] death, cannot be refused nor do they have a time limit. Quest Chains also do not have failure penalty, but the quests inside the chain may have them.

 

“Well, that answers that.” Naruto huffed, waving both screens away.

He waited a minute for the next quest to appear, but when it didn’t he tried to remember what he did last time to make it happen. It took a few moments, but he finally remembered.

“Status!” And just like last time, calling his status screen for the second time was enough to trigger the quest.

 

Quest: Tutorial? What Tutorial?
There is no tutorial in life, you must find your way around by yourself.
Requirements (s):
The [player] must discover the many facets of gaming system on it’s own.
Time Limit: 24 Hours
Reward (s):
250 EXP
Surprise Scroll (x3)
[?]
Failure:
All parts of the system not found are locked for the remaining of this continue.
Yes/No 

 

He accepted the quest and quickly recalled all the functions he discovered last time, easily earning for himself 250 EXP, three surprise scrolls and the Gamer’s Beginning Package.

Completing that quest also resulted in the completion of another:

 

[Hidden Quest Complete!]
The First Mission
Complete your first quest as the [Player].
Requirement (s):
Complete 1/1 Quest
Reward (s):
100 EXP
100 Ryo
1 Stat Point
[Claim the Reward (s): Yes/No] 

 

He accepted the rewards and invested the new stat point he gained on CHR, raising it to five.

“Inventory!” Naruto called, moving to a sitting position and leaning against the headboard of his bed.

He first took out the beginner’s package to see if everything was the same, once he confirmed that nothing had changed he set the package aside and pulled out the first surprise scroll. Luck would have it, his first surprise scroll had a blue cord around it, meaning that it was an uncommon item. He untied the knot and a screen appeared in front of him.

 

Does the [Player] want to open this Surprise Scroll?
Yes/No

 

As soon as he pressed 'Yes’ the scroll disappeared in a bright light, leaving in it’s place another scroll, this one still had the same blue cord, but it also had drawings of what appeared to be clouds… Or perhaps mist? Naruto wasn’t entirely sure.

He opened the scroll and another screen popped up.

 

Water Release: Kirigakure no Jutsu
Does the [Player] want to learn this Jutsu?
Yes/No

 

He didn’t hesitate, quickly pressing ‘Yes’, the scroll exploded in bluish light and Naruto blanked out for a second or two, when he came back to himself the scroll was gone and his mind was filled with the knowledge about this jutsu. He called his skills and went to inspect his new Jutsu.

 

Water Release: Kirigakure no Jutsu [100/0 EXP]
This is a simple D-Rank jutsu that is rarely found outside of Kirigakure, being taught only to it’s elite ninja and mostly used on assassinations.
By filling the moisture in the air with chakra the user can create a mist and control it’s thickness, making impossible for others to see in it. A truly skilled user, or a particularly good sensor, can use the chakra in the mist to find any target within it, doing such unfortunately may also cause sensory overload.
Thickness: Low
Distance: 5 meters
50 CP per second

 

Naruto’s eyes widened at the cost of the jutsu, he hoped it would decrease a lot as he raised it’s levels as this appeared to be an useful jutsu to have.

Unfortunately, the other two scrolls were useless stuff, ten apples and a plain black t-shirt.

He frowned, he was fairly sure that he had won ‘Yin Release: Fleeting Hand Jutsu’ from the rewards from this quest… At least he thought so, it happened months before his second death, so he could be wrong.

Even if he was wrong and the jutsu came from another reward, it was unlikely that he would receive it once again, one just had to look at ‘Water Release: Kirigakure no Jutsu’, a jutsu he never had before his second death, but gained now. The surprise scrolls really appeared to be random.

Naruto could kind of remember how that jutsu worked, but it was obscured, like some dense fog was stopping him from remembering it completely. He was sure that he would be able to recreate the jutsu with some trial and error, but that would take time and effort.

Sighing, Naruto ate four of the apples and stretched, getting ready to start with the Daily Quest. Before he left his apartment he called his status page one last time.

 

Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Occupation: The Gamer
Title: Jinchuuriki
Job: (Locked)
Level: 1
EXP: 1,000/350
HP: 1,725/1,725
CP: 1,875/1,875 (Locked)
STR: 6
STA: 8
VIT: 7
DEX: 5
INT: 11
WIS: 9
CHR: 5 (-5)
LUK: 5
Stats Points: 0
Perks: [The Gamer], [Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Youko], [Uzumaki Clan Heir], [Stellar Lineage], [Time Traveler] & [Death Business] 

 

He had a long way to go, but he would persevere and rise above all the pain and hatred that has put him down all his life. As Naruto steeled his conviction, the familiar Ping! echoed and a new screen popped up.

 

Quest: The Will Of Fire
Find the Wild of Fire inside yourself and rise above other’s expectations to become the leader of the greatest Hidden Village currently active in the Elemental Nations.
Requirement (s):
Reach Level 99
2/0 Legendary Feats
Become a Jounin
Time Limit: 15 years
Reward (s):
1.000.000 Ryo
100.000 EXP
Occupation [Hokage] unlocked
[?]
[?]
Surprise Scroll (x10)
Failure:
Occupation [Hokage] permanently locked
All Status are halved
-500 Relationship points for all citizens and establishments of Konoha
Yes/No

 

Naruto paused for a second, before his lips parted in a large, sharp smile, ‘It looks like the Game agrees with my decision.’ He thought, before pressing the 'Yes' button.

The blonde left his apartment with determination shining on his eyes, he wouldn’t back down nor would he look back, he was on a mission and Konoha better be prepared.

Notes:

That's it for this chapter! I hope y'all liked, next chapter will have a small time jump.
I was going to post this chapter yesterday, but I noticed that I have been making an immense mistake, each INT and VIT point = 25 CP and HP points, but sometimes I was adding 50 points for each point without realizing, I went back and fixed it.

Chapter 13: Roadblocks And Impulsive Decisions

Naruto was already up and about when the first rays of sunlight came pouring through the curtains, sweating and grunting as he did one handed push-ups.

“97…98…99…” He counted, sweat dripping down his nose. This was the last exercise he had to complete to end his Daily Quest, so he forced himself to work through the exhaustion.

As he finished the set, he fell face first on the floor, his arm no longer possessing the strength to support him. With a groan he turned around and was greeted by the quest screen.

 

[Quest Complete!]
Daily Quest: The Second
Daily Quests are renovated every 24 hours, completing them can help the growth of the [Player].
Requirement (s):
100/100 One Handed Push-ups (Left Hand)
100/100 One Handed Push-ups (Right Hand)
200/200 Sit-ups
200/200 Squats
200/200 Donkey Kicks
20/20 Kilometers
2000/2000 Chakra Usage
Time Limit: 24 hours
Reward (s):
200 EXP
100 Ryo
Status Recovery
1 Stat Point
Surprise Scroll
Failure:
-2 Stat Point
-100 Ryo 
[Claim the Reward (s): Yes/No]

 

With a grunt, Naruto raised his trembling arm and accepted the rewards, moaning in relief as all his sores were washed away.

‘Thank Kami for Status Recovery.’ He thought, sitting up and grabbing a water bottle from his Inventory.

Outside the apartment the day may have just began, but for Naruto it never truly ended. The blond had discovered a few weeks ago that ‘Status Recovery' also negated any need for him to sleep, leaving him well rested.

Thanks to that discovery Naruto made major cuts on his sleeping habits, going to bed only every other night. On most days, instead of sleeping he would start working on his Daily Quest as soon as the clock strikes midnight.

The blond did all the exercises in the apartment, all but one, as there was no space for him to run on his small home. Because of that, Naruto started going on late night runs.

He knew it was dangerous, but for once he put his faith on the ANBU to protect him in case of something going wrong, he simply couldn’t ignore the benefits that came with doing it. The boy had the whole day to work on his jutsus, on his chakra control and even on other skills like calligraphy.

At first he had been worried that the Hokage would make him stop as the old man surely knew about his late night escapades, but he didn’t.

Naruto thought that the Hokage most likely didn’t want to tip him off on the fact that he was being spied on.

Naruto shook his head, grumbling under his breath about the man’s duplicity. He opened the surprise scroll he gained, huffing when it end up being a long piece of floral cloth which he sold for 1000 Ryo.

Taking one last gulp of the refreshing cold water, he discarded the now empty bottle and called up his Status Screen.

 

Name: Naruto Uzumaki 
Occupation: The Gamer 
Title: Jinchuuriki 
Job: (Locked) 
Level: 4
EXP: 8,000/2,050 
HP: 2,900/2,900 
CP: 3,200/3,200 
STR: 14
STA: 20
VIT: 18
DEX: 10
INT: 28 
WIS: 22
CHR: 11 (-5) 
LUK: 12
Stats Points: 14
Perks: [The Gamer], [Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Youko], [Uzumaki Clan Heir], [Stellar Lineage], [Time Traveler] & [Death Business]

 

Naruto was satisfied with his current status, while there were some improvements to be made, he was happy with his quick progress, with his stats being better now than they had been before his second death.

Still, it was extremely annoying that he had yet to find a way to increase his DEX, he had to invest another 5 precious Stats Points in it so it wouldn’t be so much lower than his other stats.

While frustrated by this obstacle, Naruto was grateful that at least he was able to raise his VIT with moderate easy. He had to force himself to work through the pain of chakra abrasions until he was able to mold his chakra to sense his surroundings. Thanks to all his hard work not only he gained a new skill, but his VIT increased exponentially.

Naruto huffed, training his sensing technique was almost as frustrating as his DEX. “Skill list.” He called.

 
The Gamer Skill Tree
The Gamer’s Mind: LV MAX
The Gamer’s Body: LV MAX
Inventory: LV MAX
Observe: LV 6 [3,200/1,006 EXP]

Chakra Control Skill Tree
Chakra Theory: LV: 4 [800/430 EXP]
Chakra Control: LV 1 [100/90 EXP]
Tree Walking Exercise: LV 9 [25,600/13,060 EXP]

Sensory Skill Tree
Detect Killing Intent: LV 5 [1,600/200 EXP]
Sensing Technique: LV 2 [200/15 EXP]

Water Style Skill Tree
Water Release: Kirigakure no Jutsu: LV 4 [800/640 EXP]

Berserker Skill Tree
Yang Release: Berserker’s Tearing Claws: LV 2 [200/0 EXP]

Miscellaneous Skill Tree
Sprint: LV 5 [1,600/200 EXP]
Meditation: LV4 [800/300 EXP]
Lying: LV 4 [800/350 EXP]
Cooking: LV 3 [400/379 EXP]
Hunting: LV 2 [200/15 EXP]
Cleaning: LV 2 [200/120 EXP]
Calligraphy: LV 3 [400/200]

Sealing Arts: LV 2 [200/190]

Special Skills
The [Player] possess no Special Skill. 

 

He had some great skills, while some like ‘Cleaning’ may be useless to his ambition, most of his skills will be extremely useful in his ninja career, from ‘Detect Killing Intent’ to 'Lying'. Nodding to himself, Naruto selected his sensing skill.

 

Sensing Technique: LV 2 [200/15 EXP]
The Sensing Technique is a basic technique that allows the user to mold their chakra and change it to the sensor type. This enables them to detect and track down targets through their chakra signatures. The range of this technique varies between sensors.
Range: 6 meters
90 CP per Second

 

Looking at it now, Naruto didn’t know if he should be proud or frustrated, this technique had not only been extremely hard to obtain, but it was equally hard to train. He could be using it for hours and only gain a single EXP, he didn’t know what he was doing wrong. Was it his chakra control? Did he just not have the talent for it?

Naruto shook his head, that was his insecurity speaking, it hasn’t been long since he acquired this technique, it would grow easier to train it as he gained experience and improved his chakra control. 

At least he hoped so.

Waving the screen away, Naruto selected another skill. This one had been much easier to train, but he has recently reached a roadblock with it.

 

Water Release: Kirigakure no Jutsu: LV 4 [800/640 EXP] 
This is a simple D-Rank jutsu that is rarely found outside of Kirigakure, being taught only to its elite ninjas and mostly used on assassinations. 
By filling the moisture in the air with chakra the user can create a mist and control it’s thickness, making impossible for others to see in it. A truly skilled user, or a particularly good sensor, can use the chakra in the mist to find any target within it, doing such unfortunately may also cause sensory overload. 
Thickness: Mid 
Distance: 20 meters 
44 CP per second

 

He trained this jutsu as much as he could, not only because it was a useful jutsu, but also because it fairly easy to train, he would close his apartment’s curtains and use this jutsu, covering the whole place in mist.

The problem however, was that he couldn’t let any of the mist escape his apartment, he had no excuse to be using a jutsu that was practically exclusive from Kiri, he couldn’t let anyone know he knew it.

That’s when Naruto found a hurdle on his training, he got to a point where he couldn’t raise the skill’s level anymore, because he couldn’t stretch the mist beyond his apartment’s boundaries.

He tried training it in other ways, like controlling the mist’s thickness, but while it was enough to gain some EXP, it was nowhere enough to level up the skill.

The blond had accepted that he wouldn’t be able to fully train this skill in his apartment, unfortunately, that wasn’t the only jutsu on which he was met with a major roadblock. Waving the screen away, he selected his only damage dealing technique.

 

Yang Release: Berserker’s Tearing Claws: LV 2 [200/0 EXP]
This jutsu allows the user to use their Yang chakra to manipulate their fingernails, turning them into 5 inches long deadly blades.
Those claws are both extremely sharp and dense, a skilled user can also increase his reach and attack power by adding chakra to his claws.
Durability: 50/50
Damage: 25

 

The sensation of having his own nails morphing into claws was both strange and uncomfortable. Not only that, but he had to be careful not to cut himself, what with how long and sharp they were.

Merely using the jutsu could no longer raise the skill's level however, as soon as the skill leveled up he found himself unable to obtain anymore EXP, not even a single point. Naruto theorized that as the jutsu was combat oriented he would only be able to train it effectively while in combat.

Unfortunately, Naruto knew of only one place where he could train his techniques in private, in a dungeon.

“Inventory!” He called, taking the key from it.

 

 Beginner’s Test Ground Key (E)
Put this key in any lock and the door shall be open. This is the key to the beginner’s test ground dungeon, the first and easiest of the many Dungeons the [Player] may enter. 

 

This key was the only repeated reward he received on both lives, probably because while the other rewards are random this one is fixed.

Using this key would certainly be helpful when it comes to training his skills, techniques he might need in the future, but it also came with it’s own risks. Naruto didn’t know if the ANBU would be able to sense the creation of the dungeon and it would be extremely problematic for him if they did, specially if one of them came looking for him and he was gone within the dungeon.

Another problem was the content of the dungeon. Was he ready? What if he wasn’t and end up dying?

Naruto sighed, turning the key on his hand… He couldn’t let ‘What ifs' stop him from trying, he will have to use this key eventually. ‘Better now than never, right?’ He asks himself, and the more he thought about it, the more the idea grew on him.

He will be starting at the Academy in a few days and he already knew of at least one conspiracy against him, who knows what else he could face in the next few years? He needed to be as strong as possible.

Taking a deep breath, Naruto walked towards the door… He paused, thinking about using his sensing skill to see if the ANBU are really there, but immediately decided against it. The blond wasn’t foolish enough to believe that he could sense one of the ANBU while they are hiding, all that would accomplish would be alerting them that he was up to something.

He lined up the key and counted to ten, before entering the key into the keyhole and turning…

Notes:

And that's it for this chapter. As you must have noticed, we did a big time jump, all the way to the week he starts at the Academy. That's because he did most things the same – The only differences have been pointed on this chapter. – and I thought it would be boring to see it all again.
I hope y'all liked! Let me know what you think down in the comment ♥️

PS: I'm sorry to say, but next chapter will take an even longer time for me to post, that's because I want to do the whole dungeon in a single chapter and it will be the biggest so far, 5k-7k at least.

Chapter 14: The Painted Hills

Notes:

I'M BACK! It's been way too long, I wanted to apologize everyone following this fic, life had already been chaotic this last few months, with my studies and new job, then my phone broke and I lost everything in it, including the two next chapters of all my on going fics and some fics that I hadn't posted yet. Suffice to say I was demotivated for a while, but now I'm back and I'm already working on the next chapter!

Naruto felt no explosion of chakra, there was no light show nor anything like that. He breathed out when it appeared that his fears of the ANBU sensing what he was doing were unfounded.

He tried to grab the doorknob, but his fingers passed through it, the whole door glitched for a moment before going back to normal.

He was taken by surprise. The blond stared at the door for a whole minute, not knowing how to react to that, before he tried to touch the wood, only for his hand to phase through it. He quickly pulled his hand back and stared at it, relieved to see it unchanged.

After checking his status page to make sure that there were no adverse effect to it, Naruto took a deep breath and closed his eyes, stepping through the door.

“Shit!” He grunted, shivering at the feeling of walking through a wall of freezing water.

Opening his eyes, Naruto blinked at the sudden brightness.

Ping!

 

Beginners Test Ground
Dungeon: The Slime Hills (E)
The great civilization of Azura has fallen, from the waste of the once mighty Empire strange Slime creatures rose. Those monstrous beings have infested the Painted Hills, one of the most famous tourist attractions of the Azura Empire.
Kill all the Slimes and free the hills from the plague.
Dungeon Requirement (s):
100/0 Slimes
5/0 Enhanced Slimes
1/0 Great Slime (Boss)
Time Limit: N/A
Reward (s):
?
?
?
Failure:
Death

 

Naruto stared at the screen, not even surprised that the dungeon showed itself in the format of a quest, what really surprised him, was how detailed the story was.

The blond waved the screen away and looked around, admiring his surroundings, he could see why these hills were famous.

Naruto stood at peak of the highest hill and from there he could see miles and miles of sprawling grassy hills, each of a different color, from normal grass green to vibrant pink.

If the boy had to summarize the place in a single word it would be: Astonishing.

Hearing a rustling at distance, Naruto looked around searching for the source. He found it halfway down the hill, there, moving very slowly towards him, was an amorphous blob of slime. At the speed it was moving it would take at least half an hour for it to reach him at the summit.

“Observe!” He called.

 

Slime [LV 1]
Composed of a viscous outer layer and a hard crystaline core, this creature is known to be the weakest of all monsters, but be careful of its disease-ridden body, it might spell your doom.
HP: 50/50
CP: 50/50

 

And that was it, for some reason the ‘Observe’ skill didn’t show him the Slime’s STR nor any other stats and no amount of glaring at the creature could change that, not that it stopped him from trying.

With a sigh, Naruto waved the screen away and called his inventory, pulling a kunai from it.

 

Kunai
Sharp and we’ll balanced, this is a weapon made of high quality materials, perfect for throwing and stabbing.
Durability: 50/50
Damage: 50+STR

 

Naruto nodded appreciatively at the stats, he threw it upwards and did some slashes to test the balance, but as the description said, it was perfectly balanced. Once he was done testing the kunai, he aimed and launched it at the creature.

His aim was shitty, the kunai flew so far from the blob that he might as well be aiming at something else entirely.

Groaning in annoyance, he pulled another kunai and got closer to the Slime, before attacking once more.

This time the kunai slashed through the side of the Slime, but before Naruto could commemorate, the blob restored itself. There wasn’t a single HP lost, it was like the attack made no damage at all.

He observed the creature’s status once again. Rereading it, he focused on the core part of the description, coming to the conclusion that the core was the monster’s weak point.

Pulling yet another kunai from his inventory, Naruto got even closer to the Slime before attacking. This time the kunai hit dead center, he heard a ‘clang’ noise as it embedded itself on the creature’s core, after a second of suspense the monster exploded, sending slime everywhere.

The core, which was a beautiful crystal ball, fell to the ground and shattered in a million pieces.

 

You have slain a [Slime]
+50 EXP

 

The blond smiled happily, waving the screen away. EXP wasn’t the only thing he had won, there was also loot, a single vial containing a light blue liquid, the same color of the Slime.  

 

Slime Essence
The essence of a common Slime.
Craftable Material

 

He raised an eyebrow at the vague description of the item, especially the last part, he was instantly curious about it – And a little worried that he had missed a function of the system. 

Naruto put the vial on his inventory and crouched down to take back the kunai. The moment his fingers touched it however, another screen popped up.

 

New Skill!
Bukijutsu
The use of weaponry is an essential skill for a ninja. Weapons can be just as useful on the battlefield as any jutsu, depending of course, on the ninja’s proficiency with said weapon.
Kunai: LV 2 [200/0 EXP]

 

The boy read the screen enthusiastically, this skill was unlike any other he had obtained so far, though it resembled the ‘Sealing Arts’ skill in that it contained sub-skills that needed to be individually trained.

He itched to level it up, but held himself back. Using Kunai against the slimes just wasn’t efficient, besides, he had entered the dungeon to grind his jutsus, so that’s what he was going to do.

The blond collected the two other kunai he had used before he began searching for the other Slimes.

It didn’t take long before Naruto came upon another of the creatures, it was the same color and size as the last one, slowly moving towards him. A quick ‘Observe’ showed him that it shared the same description as the one he had just killed.

“Yang Release: Berserker’s Tearing Claws!” His nails morphed into claws about half the length of a standard kunai and just as sharp.

Now ready, he dashed towards the monster, jabbing at it. Naruto flinched at the feeling of the slime surrounding his hand and forearm, though he smiled triumphantly when his claws pierced the monster’s core.

He made to jump back and attack again, taking into consideration that the Berserker’s Tearing Claws – Which he decided to call BTC in his head for simplicity’s sake. – only dealt 25 HP of damage, but was caught by surprise when the Slime exploded.

 

Critical Hit!

You have slain a [Slime]
+50 EXP

 

Shacking his hand clean from the disgusting slime, gagging at the terrible smell, he waved the second screen away and tapped on the first.

 

Critical Hit
It happens when the [Player] manages to hit the enemy’s weak spot.
+ 100% of Damage

 

“Hell yeah!” Naruto pumped his fist, he was more than happy about this development, now he could kill the Slimes with a single attack.

Waving the screen away, the blond collected the loot – The same vial of Slime Essence as last time. – before he went searching for more Slimes to kill.

It turned out that the creatures were well spread throughout the hills, it took longer to find them than to actually kill them. At one point he tried to sense the monsters, but the Slimes had too little chakra for him to sense them with such a low level sensing skill, he couldn’t sense them at two feet from him much less from across the sprawling hills.

“Gah!” Naruto roared as he pierced yet another Slime’s core. As the creature exploded the blond fell flat on his ass, gasping for breath.

 

You have slain a [Slime]
+50 EXP

 
The blond was tired and sweaty from the long hours walking under the scalding sun. Who would have thought that the hardest part of the dungeon would be the terrain and not the Slimes? He came to the realization that the environment of the dungeon could be just as troublesome as the monsters in it, if not more so.

Naruto had killed eleven of the Slimes so far, grateful that it only took a single jab to kill each of them, but he had yet to find a different kind of the monster besides the common one.

The boy groaned loudly, pulling a bottle of water from his inventory. He moaned when the water touched his lips, gulping rapidly, the boy felt refreshed for the first time in hours.

As he hasn’t completely recovered yet, Naruto put the bottle away and called his skill page. Tapping on the jutsu he was grinding.

 

Yang Release: Berserker’s Tearing Claws: LV 2 [200/100 EXP]
This jutsu allows the user to use their Yang chakra to manipulate their fingernails, turning them into 5 inches long deadly blades.
Those claws are both extremely sharp and dense, a skilled user can also increase his reach and attack power by adding chakra to his claws.
Durability: 50/50
Damage: 25 
100 CP per Usage

 

It appeared like he had won about 10 EXP for each time he had used it against the Slimes. He smiled happily, soon he would reach the next level.

Waving the screen away, Naruto rose to his feet, stretching his legs and arms, before he continued hunting the monsters.

The blond used ‘Sprint’ to cross the long distances quickly, running from hill to hill searching for the next monster. He found three more Slimes in quick succession, killing them and taking the rewards before moving on.

Naruto had just reached the summit of yet another tall hill when he saw it. “Observe!” 

 

Enhanced Slime [LV 5]
This kind of Slime has discovered the wonders of chakra, it has been greatly empowered by it.
HP: 50/50
CP: 500/500 

 

It was much large than the others, about three times the size of a normal Slime, and whereas the others were blue this one had a murky green color to it.

Seeing as it possessed the same HP numbers as the common Slimes, Naruto was confident that he could take it down in a single attack like the other ones.

Clearly he had grown arrogant and the game saw fit to fix it… Brutally.

“Sprint!” He shouted, dashing towards the monster and attacking the large Slime with all his strength.

His arm plunged into the viscous being up to his elbow, before halting, the thick slime absorbing the impact and stopping him from going any further. Growling at the failed attack, Naruto tried to pull back, but found himself stuck.

“What the…” Was all he could say before the Slime clamped around his arm, contracting quickly, crushing his arm under the pressure. “AAHHHHHHH!”

Naruto was half blinded by the pain, in desperation he kicked the monster and pushed chakra through the sole of his foot, trying to free his arm without letting his foot sink into the creature.

The outer layer of the Slime exploded, much like the bark of a tree when he pushed too much chakra while doing the ‘Tree Walking Exercise'. The blond jumped back and sprinted far away from the monster, when he stopped running he let himself fall on the sky blue grass, taking a shaky breath before he looked down at his arm. What he saw left him speechless.

 

[-330 HP]

 

His arm no longer resembled an arm at all, it was completely squashed, blood dripping all over the ground.

“Shit! Shit! Shit!” He shouted in horror. 

He knew it wouldn’t take long before it was back to normal thanks to the ‘Gamer’s Body’ skill, but every second like this was a torture. The blond bit his lips and forced himself not to react to the monstrous pain he was feeling at the moment.

Naruto was grateful that it only took a few minutes for his arm slowly to start healing, it took about half an hour for it to go back to normal, not a single cut or bruise left behind. The pool of blood remained on the ground though, reminding him of the consequences of his arrogance and foolishness.

Groaning, he rose to his feet. The boy took a deep breath and centered himself, before he pulled a kunai from his inventory, a plan forming on his mind.

“Let’s do this!” He roared, before dashing to where he had left the Slime.

When the monster came into view Naruto could feel his arm throbbing with phantom pain, but he ignored it and gained even more speed.

When he got two meters from the creature he jumped at it with a flying kick, his foot sank into the Slime and he did the same thing he has done before to escape, causing the monster’s viscous body to explode.

Naruto was sent away by the burst of chakra, he landed on the grass and rolled, before he knelt and aimed. He threw it before it could repair its form.

His aim was a little askew by his haste, but he still chinked the core’s side.

 

Enhanced Slime [-25 HP]

 

The boy blinked in surprise, that attack should have taken much more than just 25 HP. Thinking about it, he came to the conclusion that the low damage was because it was only a glancing blow. He watched as the Slime returned to its original form and started moving towards him.

Tsking under his breath, Naruto pulled another kunai from his inventory and repeated his previous actions, this time the kunai hit the core dead center, breaking it into a thousand pieces.

 

You have slain a [Enhanced Slimes]
+300 EXP

 

Breathing haggardly, the boy retrieved his kunai before he collected the loot, another vial of Slime Essence and a green crystal orb.

 

Slime Core [Enhanced Slime]
The core of an Enhanced Slime. It contains all the accumulated chakra and life-force of the creature slain.
Craftable Material 

 

There’s that word again, ‘Craftable’, the fear that he had missed something on the quest to discover the functions of the game grew on him each time that word appeared.

“Craft!” He called, trying to unravel this mystery, but nothing happened. “Forge!” He called again, remembering some of the games he used to play on his first life.

When nothing happened immediately after his shout, Naruto started to lose hope that he would ever unlock this function – The penalty of that quest did say that any part he couldn’t find would be forever lost to him. – but then a screen suddenly popped up in front of him. This one was a little different from the others, flashing bright red.

 

Forge Tab Locked
Unlock at LV 20

 

“Aha!” Naruto let out a triumphant laugh after reading what was on the screen. He didn’t know if that was always the case when it comes to this particular function or if the quest had been misleading, maybe he was able to unlock all lost functions after reaching certain conditions.

The game hasn’t lied to him as of yet, so he was leaning more towards the first option. But it didn’t really matter, he wasn’t about to look a gift horse in the mouth.

With a sigh, he waved the screen away and went back to monster hunting.

Time slipped away from him, he killed the Slimes efficiently, even Enhanced Slimes died by his hand with a certain easy. By the time he stopped to rest he had killed another 50 of the common kind and two other enhanced ones, gaining 3.900 EXP on the way.

With 40 common Slimes and another two Enhanced Slimes to go before he could face the Boss, the boy took only a small break, anxious to continue on his hunt.

Three hours later, the monotony of the repetitive actions was broken by a screen popping up just as he killed the penultimate Enhanced Slime.

 

Level Up!
Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Occupation: The Gamer
Title: Jinchuuriki
Job: (Locked)
Level: 5
EXP: 16,000/250
HP: 3,225/3,225
CP: 3,550/3,550
STR: 14
STA: 21
VIT: 19
DEX: 10
INT: 30
WIS: 24
CHR: 12 (-5)
LUK: 12
Stats Points: 19
Perks: [The Gamer], [Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Youko], [Uzumaki Clan Heir], [Stellar Lineage], [Time Traveler] & [Death Business]

 

He smiled seeing that, also glad that the level up had cured him of his fatigue. With his enthusiasm renewed, Naruto didn’t waste any time before searching for the last Slime before the Boss.

After 20 minutes hunting through the many hills, Naruto came upon the final Slime. It was lurking at the base of one of the last hills, at the edge of a great ravine that marked the end of the Painted Hills.

The sun had long since sank beneath the horizon and the blond could now see that the Slimes actually glowed in the dark, it was weak, but it was there. The Slime in question exhibited a soft green light that acted like a beacon to Naruto.

He attracted the bioluminescent creature away from the edge before killing it, it was easy now that he had experience killing Enhanced Slimes.

 

You have slain a [Enhanced Slime]
+250 EXP

  
He frowned as he collected the loot, realizing that killing the Slime gave him less EXP now that he had increased his level. After putting the loot away the boy dismissed the screen.

 

[Warning!]
The Great Slime known as the Horror of the Hills has felt the death of his brethren.
He is coming for you!

 

As soon as he was done reading Naruto felt the hill shaking. He used chakra to stick to the ground and keep himself from tumbling down the ravine as the earthquake did its best to bring him down.

Suddenly, an angry red light engulfed Naruto and the surroundings.

The blond looked back and squealed, his eyes widening with a mixture of fear and awe. The Slime Boss was gigantic, easily the size of the boy’s apartment building, its body was of a menacing red color, the glow pulsating with rage.

“What the fuck…!”

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Chapter 15: The Horror Of The Hills

The Great Slime [LV 15]
The Horror of the Hills is a truly horrifying creature, gaining its great size by absorbing the corpses of his fallen victims, even going as far as cannibalizing dead Slimes.
HP: 250
CP: 5000

“You’ve got to be kidding…!” Naruto wasn’t even able to finish the sentence before he had to jump out of the way of a whip-like tendril of slime.

The ground he had been standing cracked under the force of the attack and the blonde gulped, knowing that if his DEX was one point lower he wouldn’t have been able to escape.

Naruto looked at the intimidating figure and gasped when he saw that another half a dozen tendrils had formed.

“Shit!” He exclaimed as he did the only thing he could when facing such overwhelming force, he ran.

Naruto ran as fast as he could, even using ‘Sprint’, as he evaded the whipping tendrils, they sometimes missed his head by only a few centimeters.

Luck was on his side as he quickly found a cave where the Boss wouldn’t be able to enter thanks to its great size.

The blonde breathed in and out, trying to calm himself. He cursed his weakness, how was he supposed to survive in the real world if he couldn’t even take on an overgrown slime?

A feeling of hopelessness creeped in even as he refused to accept his situation. What can he do?

The whole cave shook, some stones falling to the ground. Naruto cautiously approached the mouth of the cave and saw the Slime standing a few meters from the entrance, the whip-like tendrils pulled back, before quickly striking right above the cave’s mouth.

The blonde tsked as he evaded some more stones falling from the ceiling. He needed to leave the cave before the Boss caused a cave-in.

The cave shook again and Naruto growled. Time was running out.

“What to do?” He asked himself, trying to come with a plan, anything to get him out. Without any other options, he decided to do something risky.

The boy activated his ‘Sprint’ skill and darted out of the cave, he ran parallel to the Boss, hoping to circle around it so he could ran away without it noticing him, but the plan backfired. Tendrils surged from the side of the creature and attacked him without mercy.

“What the fuck!” Naruto shouted as he evaded the whips, putting as much distance as possible between him and the Boss.

The boy stared at the monster in panic and anger. He had already theorized that the Slimes found him by sensing his chakra – They didn’t have eyes, ears or noses after all. – but he really didn’t need confirmation to that, especially not like this.

“Yang Release: Berserker’s Tearing Claws!” Naruto performed the jutsu just as the monster attacked once more, the tendrils coming at him at breakneck speeds.

He crouched as a tendrils came for his head, letting it pass over him, he then jabbed the tendril with his claws, cutting it cleanly. The blonde then jumped in the air and rotated, cutting three more tendrils as they tried to reach him.

Naruto fell on a perfect hero landing, smirking as the cut down tendrils dissolved into motionless slime. He was glad he had leveled up the BTC.

The smirk died when the cut tendrils regrew and multiplied, moving around menacingly.

“Shit!” Was all he was able to say before all fourteen tendrils came down at him.

Naruto ran once again as he tried to think on a solution for his predicament. The blonde huffed and puffed as the fatigue started to catch up to him, the long hours in the Dungeon bearing down on him.

‘If only I had some Explosive Tags!’ He thought with a groan, but there’s no way he would be able to buy one and he was nowhere good enough to make one himself.

“Wait!” He exclaimed as he remembered something, the blonde straightened with new hope, but before he could do anything the Boss caught up to him, tendril whistling through the air. “Give me a break!” He shouted as he ran once again, evading the whips.

He tried to put more distance between them, but unlike the other Slimes the Boss had no problem keeping up with him, only slightly slower.

“Inventory!” Naruto shouted, once the screen appeared he pulled out one of the cores.

 

Slime Core [Enhanced Slime]
The core of an Enhanced Slime. It contains all the accumulated chakra and life-force of the creature slain.
Craftable Material

 

This orb contained the chakra of a Slime, but what would happen if he overloaded it? It was a reach, but he had no other idea on how to deal with the Boss.

Blam!

In his moment of distraction a tendril slammed against his side, sending him flying.

 

[-200 HP]

 

“Fuck!” He groaned in pain, that certainly broke something.

Rising to his feet with wobbly legs, Naruto looked at the looming figure. The creature looked like some eldritch abomination with its many looming tendrils, moving wildly in the air.

“If you can sense my chakra…” The boy spoke, making hand signs. “Try now! Water Release: Kirigakure no Jutsu!”

Mist appeared around him, surrounding his body before he stretched it to the maximum.

It worked as the next attack came nowhere near to Naruto’s body.

The blonde took another core from his inventory, having dropped the last one when he was hit by the Boss.

He looked at it intently. “Please, let this work.” Naruto whispered under his breath, but stopped before trying anything. He called his status and placed 9 points into LUK, raising it to 21 points. With that done he began to push chakra into it like he was using a seal.

For a whole minute nothing happened, he could feel his chakra draining, but was otherwise unaffected by the small drain. Suddenly the orb flashed red.

 

⚠ ️ Critical levels of chakra reached ⚠ ️

The core will explode in 10 seconds!

 

10

 

“Hahaha!” Naruto laughed out loud, happy that things were finally going his way, before the timer flashed again.

 

9

 

“Whoa!” He exclaimed, his eyes widening.

He stopped feeding chakra to the mist, allowing it to dissipate. As the mist disappeared Naruto aimed and prepared to give his best shot.

 

8

7

6

5

 

As soon as the mist fully dissipated the Slime focused back on him, whipping its tendrils in great speeds.

 

4

 

“Now!” The blonde shouted, throwing the core at the monster.

 

3

 

The orb flew through the air at the same time as Naruto had to dodge the tendrils.

 

2

 

The core slammed into the Boss, coming to a stop a few meters from the surface. Naruto breath caught in his throat as he looked at the timer.

 

1

 

BBOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!

Naruto was blown away by the blast as an explosion of blue energy tore apart a large chunk of the Slime.

With a grunt, the blonde rose to his feet and shook his head to regain his bearings, he needed to act before the Boss could recover its form.

“Sprint!” Naruto shouted as he shot towards the creature, there was still a rather large mass of it, which grew as more and more of the slime came back to the whole.

In a hurry, he used Tree Walking to stick to the monster – It was hard to do so and the only reason he was successful was because he didn’t stop running for even a moment.

The core was still surrounded by meters of slime, but it was much closer to the surface now. Once he reached the core’s height he sent enough chakra to his feet to blow the slime apart and grabbed it, jumping back as soon as he got the orb in his hands.

The mass of slime followed the core, falling down on him like a tsunami, but it was too late. Naruto had pulled a kunai from the inventory and stabbed the crystal.

Instead of destroying the core as he had hoped, the orb flashed brightly before the falling slime impacted him.

 

[-100 HP]

 

“Dammit!” He cursed, covered in the disgusting slime.

As Naruto recovered the Boss joined itself together. Coughing, the young boy used his ‘Observe’ skill on the monster.

 

The Great Slime [LV 15]
The Horror of the Hills is a truly horrifying creature, gaining its great size by absorbing the corpses of his fallen victims, even going as far as cannibalizing dead Slimes.
HP: 122/250
CP: 4770/5000

 

He dealt a good deal of damage to the Boss, if he could repeat that attack it would be the end of the creature.

Before he could do it however, the Slime let out a roar like sound that resounded all around. As the creature started to shine a notification popped up for the boy.

 

[The Great Slime is Angry]

 

Before he could puzzle out what that meant, the Boss exploded, sending slime everywhere.

Naruto only had time to brace himself before the slime slammed against him, but thankfully it didn’t have enough strength to take down his HP.

The boy looked back at it and gasped. No longer was the Slime an amorphous blob, it was now a perfectly round ball, made of what appeared to be marble.

“Observe!” He called, hoping it would show him what the hell he was seeing.

 

The Great Slime [LV 15]
The Horror of the Hills has expelled its excess and hardened its outer layer, creating a stone-like shell.
Defense: 500

 

“Fucking hell!” Naruto groaned, as if it wasn’t bad enough before.

How can he beat it now?

Before he could think of a way the monster began to move, rolling toward him.

Naruto’s eyes widened when the Boss gained speed, he barely dodged the monster as it tried to roll over him. Unfortunately, the creature did a sharp curve and came back to crush him.

The blonde did the smart thing and ran. The Boss was much faster now though, and was quickly catching up to him. Without any other choice the boy ran uphill, hoping that would slow the monster down – It didn’t.

“Sprint!” He growled under his breath. Faster now, Naruto was able to put a good distance between them.

Or so he thought, the monster shone for a moment before doubling its speed.

Without options, the boy jumped on the first cave he came across. It shook as the creature collided against the entrance.

The monster rolled backwards, before attacking once more, making the cave shake with such intensity that it felt like an earthquake.

Calling his skill page, he went directly to his only offensive skill.

 

Yang Release: Berserker’s Tearing Claws LV 4 [800/280 EXP]
This jutsu allows the user to use their Yang chakra to manipulate their fingernails, turning them into 5 inches long deadly blades.
Those claws are both extremely sharp and dense, a skilled user can also increase his reach and attack power by adding chakra to his claws.
Durability: 80/80
Damage: 75
90 CP per Usage

 

He had leveled up this jutsu twice throughout his killing spree, the claws were sharper than ever… But would they be sharp enough to penetrate the shell?

He didn’t know, but as the monster slammed against the entrance again, causing small rocks to fall on the boy’s head, he decided that he needed to try.

“It’s now or never!” He shouted, jabbing at the shell before it could roll back.

 

[-5 DF]

 

He chipped at the hard exterior, but was unable to penetrate it. The Boss moved back and attacked again. Angry at his lack of results, Naruto did the same attack and faced similar results.

 

[-5 DF]

 

“For fuck’s sake!” The blonde grumbled, realizing that he would need to hit the same spot multiple times to penetrate the shell, which was practically impossible as the thing kept moving.

As the monster crashed against the cave’s mouth one more time, making rocks fall from the ceiling and cracks to appear on the walls, Naruto did something that he might regret later.

Licking his lips, he dumped 6 stats points in STR, raising it to 20 overall.

He felt his muscles tense, but it was only for a second before they went back to normal.

“I can feel myself stronger.” He murmured, looking down at his arms, he could swear that his muscles were slightly more defined.

Naruto waited for the Boss to retreat and attack again, as the cave shook he thrust his claws at monster with everything he had.

Crack! It sounded as his claws penetrated deeply into the Boss’s shell.

 

[-75 DF]

 

The being let out a whine like sound, quickly pulling back.

There was a moment of quiet as Naruto waited for the next attack, but instead of rolling the Boss jumped many stories high, defying gravity, before falling back with a boom.

Naruto almost fell to the ground because of the tremors, he cried out in surprise when a large rock fell on his head, taking ten points of his HP.

His eyes widened when the monster jumped again, realizing what he was trying to do.

“He is going to cause a cave-in!” Naruto shouted fearfully.

As the cracks spread and more rocks and dust fell from the ceiling, the blonde decided that he couldn’t stay in the cave any longer.

He waited for it to jump once again before rushing out with a roar. Hoping to catch the monster off guard, he used his chakra to keep himself from losing his footing when the creature came back down before jumping at it. He stuck to the Boss with chakra and attacked.

 

[-75 DF]

 

He was successful in dealing damage, but before he could pull his claws out the monster started rolling.

“Oh shit!” He cried out as the ground got closer and closer.

He expelled more chakra from his feet to push himself away from the creature. He was successful, but there was another side effect from it, the burst of chakra damaged the shell, causing cracks to appear on it.

 

[-50 DF]

 

Falling a few feet away from the monster, Naruto couldn’t help but grin. Now he had yet another way of damaging it.

For now however, he needed to ran as the creature rolled his way. “Sprint!”

Gaining distance, he used this opportunity to use 'Observe' on it. He saw that he had been able to deal 210 of damage to the defense, leaving the monster with 290 DF points left.

Suddenly it didn’t appear as hopeless anymore.

He thought about using the cores, but decided against it, not only because he didn’t know how much damage they would do, but also because he only had three of them left, one he had used and the other he had lost. He didn’t want to waste them in case he needed them later.

Instead he led the Boss into a game of cat and mouse, using every opportunity he had to chip away at its defenses, sometimes only scratching at the shell’s surface, but slowly wearing it down.

Finally, after many, many minutes, Naruto dealt the final blow on the battered shell. His claws penetrated deeply and the shell, already cracked and filled with holes, broke in hundreds of pieces.

The boy let out a triumphant shout, but it was short lived as he had to jump back as the Boss didn’t waste a second before attacking him with its slimy tendrils.

The Boss size has been greatly reduced, but it was still as large as a two stories house.

Naruto eyes widened as he planned his way to victory. He wanted to end this as quickly as possible, the Boss might have its power reduced, but it was still dangerous.

The boy took out one of the cores he had saved up and started to ran at the monster’s direction, grinding his teeth as he felt his CP draining quickly. His reserves had already been low at this point, after this last bit of usage he was left with less than 10% of his chakra reserves.

He ducked under the tendrils and smiled when he received the message that the core had reached it’s critical stage.

 

10

 

He dodged more tendrils before jumping in the air.

 

9

 

He adhered to the side of the Boss with chakra and ran upwards until he was parallel to the monster’s core.

 

8

7

 

Naruto pushed half of the chakra he had left through his soles, causing a large explosion of energy.

 

6

 

Pushed back, the blonde threw the crystal at the opening he had created, it came to a stop a only few centimeters from the creature’s core.

 

5

 

The blonde fell on the ground and grunted, he was feeling so exhausted that he could barely move, at this point he was running on fumes.

 

4

 

Even though he believed that the core would be enough he still pushed himself to his feet and pulled a kunai from his inventory. Just in case.

 

3

 

The overloaded core shone brighter and brighter.

 

2

 

The Boss readied its tendrils, ready to kill the annoying insect that had caused so much trouble.

 

1

 

Boooooommmmmmmmmm!!!

The explosion was magnificent, tearing apart the Slime and blowing the core into pieces.

 

You have slain a [Great Slime]
+3000 EXP

 

Naruto let himself fall back on the grass and chuckled, quickly descending into a hysterical laugh.

He survived… He won!

Ping!

The sound took him out of the state he was in. Blinking and drying the tears in his eyes, he saw the Quest/Dungeon screen hovering above his head.

Rising to his feet, Naruto read it intently, curious about what would be his reward.

 

Beginners Test Ground
Dungeon: The Slime Hills (E)
The great civilization of Azura has fallen, from the waste of the once mighty Empire strange Slime creatures rose. Those monstrous beings have infested the Painted Hills, one of the most famous tourist attractions of the Azura Empire.
Kill all the Slimes and free the hills from the plague.
Dungeon Requirement (s):
100/100 Slimes
5/5 Enhanced Slimes
1/1 Great Slime (Boss)
Time Limit: N/A
Reward (s):
Water Release: Starch Syrup Capturing Field
+10 Stats Points
Slime Sewer Key (E)
(Claim the Rewards (s): Yes/No)

 

Naruto laughed, he was elated that it was finally over. The boy accepted the rewards, the moment he tapped on ‘Yes’ a bright golden doorway appeared a few feet from him, hovering centimeters above the ground.

He deduced that it was his way out of the Dungeon, but he observed it anyway, just to be 100% sure.

Once he was sure about its nature, Naruto walked towards the loot left behind by the Boss. There were five items in total, a vial of slime essence, a large core, a pile of money, a journal and a card.

The first three were to be expected, but the last ones were particularly interesting.

 

The Journal of an Orphan.
This journal depicts the life of a famous ninja before he became a Genin, with stories of his life in the orphanage and notes from his time at the Academy.

 

Naruto was curious not only because of the fact that the owner was an orphan like himself, but also because of the signature at the back of the journal ‘M.N’.

Whoever owned this journal also owned that pair of worn-out shoes he had won on his last lifetime. Does that mean that once he read this and found who owned it he would unlock a quest like the shoes’ description promised? If so, he was glad about it, he had thought that opportunity had been lost when he died.

Even more curious however, was why this ‘M.N.’ kept appearing to him. Was he someone important?

Though he was itching to uncover that mystery, the last item was even more surprising.

 

The Horror of the Hills
The Horror of the Hills is a truly horrifying creature, gaining its great size by absorbing the corpses of his fallen victims, even going as far as cannibalizing dead Slimes.
Rank: Bronze
Card Type: Slime

 

The card had a bronze shine to it, a picture of the Slime Boss in all its grotesque glory, underneath it was the card’s description. A screen popped up when he held it.

 

This card is part of a triad, collect all three Slime Bosses and win a secret prize.
(1/3)

 

He wondered what the prize was, but whatever it was he knew he wouldn’t be pursuing it anytime soon. He might have come out unhurt this time, but it was by the skin of his teeth, he needed to grow stronger and acquire more offensive skills before going into another journey like this one.

Placing the rewards into his inventory, Naruto thought about looking for the core he had lost in the fight, but decided against it. Not only was he completely drained, he has stayed inside the Dungeon for way too long and who knows how long it would take for him to find the core.

Naruto stepped through the golden doorway and appeared back on his apartment.

Ping! The notification sound resonated, being followed by others, but the blonde ignored it. Tiredly, he discarded his clothes and let himself fall on his bed. He will check tomorrow, for now he needed to rest.

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Chapter 16: Retrospection

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This chapter is mostly filler, but on the next one we're back to the Academy, with Lee and plot!
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Naruto woke feeling better than ever, all the pain and tiredness of the day before was gone and he felt like he had just conquered the impossible – And in some ways he did, after all, how many Genin could face what he did?

Stretching, he relaxed on the bed and opened his eyes, catching sight of a bunch of screens hovering above his head. He screwed his eyes shut and groaned, remembering that he had ignored those in his exhaustion. He just hoped that none of those needed his immediate attention.

Sighing, he opened his eyes and focused on the screens. The first one was already a nice surprise.

 

[Hidden Quest Complete!]
The First Dungeon
Conquer your first Dungeon as the [Player].
Requirement (s):
Conquer 1/1 Dungeon
Reward (s):
1000 EXP
5 Stats Points
[Claim the Reward (s): Yes/No]

 

Naruto beamed in delight, accepting the rewards. He mused out loud that those five points would be greatly needed as he had used so many points while in the Dungeon.

The next five screens were about skills he had levelled up.

[Level Up!]
Hunting: LV 4 [800/75 EXP]
This skill shows the proficiency of the [Player] to hunt, capture and kill his prey. An essential skill for any ninja or anyone else who spend large stretches of time in the wild.
+20 Stealth

 

[Level Up!]
Sprint: LV 6 [3.200/10 EXP]
The [Player] movement speed will increase by 35%
10 CP Per Second

[Level Up!]
Bukijutsu
The use of weaponry is an essential skill for a ninja. Weapons can be just as useful on the battlefield as any jutsu, depending of course, on the ninja’s proficiency with said weapons.
Kunai: LV 3 [400/7 EXP]

 

[Level Up!]
Tree Walking Exercise: LV MAX
This training involves focusing a fixed amount of chakra to the bottom of one’s feet and using that to climb a tree without using one’s hands. If the stream of chakra is too weak, the user will lose their footing on the tree and fall off. If it is too strong, the user will be pushed away from the tree, causing the tree to break around the point of contact.
+ 20 Chakra Control

[Level Up!]
Chakra Control: LV2 [200/0 EXP]
Using chakra, a ninja may perform miraculous deeds. This skill show one’s ability to use this immeasurable power source.
CC = 20 + (24 WIS)

 

The blonde jumped from the bed and did a little celebration dance, feeling like the little kid that he was – Well, his body was that of a little kid anyway.

While the first three were great and he was always glad about levelling up any skill he had, he needed as many points in chakra control as he could get. Not only that, but the ‘Tree Walking Exercise' was the first skill he maxed out and that seemed like an important milestone.

Settling down, he huffed and waved the screens away, focusing on the last screen.

 

[Hidden Quest Complete!]
Skill Master
The [Player] is growing stronger, he has acquired many skills, the next step in his evolution is mastering said skills.
Requirement (s):
Max Out 1/1 Skill
Reward (s):
500 EXP
3 Stats Points
Surprise Scroll
[Claim the Reward (s): Yes/No]

 

He almost sprung into another dance when he saw the rewards, he was really glad about the stats points he was getting from these hidden quests.

The blonde boy couldn’t click on the Yes button fast enough, but as soon as he did he was surprised by yet another screen popping up.

 

[New Quest!]
Master Of A Hundred Skills
No ninja worthy of their name is a one trick pony. Show your versatility as not only a ninja, but also as the [Player]!
Requirement (s):
Max Out 100/1 Skills
Time Limit: 4 Years
Reward (s):
Surprise Scroll (x10)
10.000 EXP
1.000.000 Ryo
Achievement x1
Failure:
-10 Stats Points
Specific Achievement Locked
Yes/No

 

Naruto didn’t think twice before accepting, this would be the second achievement he would earn! And the best part was that he had four whole years to complete it, he could do so without hurry.

He was sure he would be able to complete this quest before graduating at the Academy.

Once the screen faded away he let himself fall back on the bed, he still had some hours before the time limit for the Daily Quest was up, so he wasn’t in a hurry.

He thought about the Dungeon and his performance throughout it. He had been too confident at first, only getting a reality check when he first encountered an Enhanced Slime and even so, he was still taken by surprise and completely outclassed by the Boss.

That was unacceptable.

He spent an hour thinking about every little thing that took place inside the Dungeon, questioning every move he made and trying to come up with better strategies.

At the end the boy let out a groan and squeezed his eyes shut. Nothing he could think would help him in the Dungeon, he simply wasn’t strong enough to face it.

Naruto wasn’t ashamed to say that he was only alive now because of luck.

The blonde sat up, preparing to brave the world outside his apartment for the Daily Quest, but before that he decided to check his progress.

“Status!” He called under his breath.

 

Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Occupation: The Gamer
Title: Jinchuuriki
Job: (Locked)
Level: 5
EXP: 16.000/5.000
HP: 3.250/3.250
CP: 3550/3.550
STR: 20
STA: 24
VIT: 20
DEX: 12
INT: 30
WIS: 26
CHR: 12 (-5)
LUK: 21
Stats Points: 22
Perks: [The Gamer], [Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Youko], [Uzumaki Clan Heir], [Stellar Lineage], [Time Traveler] & [Death Business]

 

He saw that some of his stats had grown from the battle with the boss, which was to be expected as he had never been this challenged before, but what confused him was that he had received no notification about those increases. Perhaps the game didn’t show notifications like this while he was in battle or maybe he simply didn’t pay attention to them, too engrossed by the danger and adrenaline of the moment.

“Ugh!” Naruto groaned, he knew so little about the system and there was no way to confirm what happened, perhaps it was none of the two and was something else altogether.

Waving the screen away, he decided to check his skills, but before that he opened his inventory, where he had the jutsu he won as a reward for clearing the Dungeon and two surprise scrolls waiting for him.

He decided to open the surprise scrolls first.

The first one had a green cord, signifying that it was a common item. He untied the knot and opened the scroll.

 

Does the [Player] want to open this Surprise Scroll?
Yes/No

 

He pressed Yes and the scroll disappeared in a bright light, in its place appeared a katana which Naruto quickly caught before it could fall on the floor.

 

Worn-out Katana
This blade followed a samurai of old through many battles, it is worn-out and old, but still possess perfect balance and cutting edge. Some of the samurai’s will has imprinted in the blade, bestowing upon it a special bonus.
Durability: 10/100
Damage: 100+STR+DEX
Bonus: +100% Damage against traitors

 

He tested the sword and even though he knew nothing about swordsmanship he was able to tell that the description wasn’t lying about its balance and edge.

The stats were amazing as well, but he resolved that he would not use it until he could raise its durability somehow, he was sure that it was possible, he just didn’t know how yet.

As he put the blade away he thought about the bonus effect, what does the description mean by traitors? Did it mean those that betrayed him or whoever betrayed the village? If it was the latter one he wondered if it would even work, he certainly wasn’t loyal to the village.

Naruto scoffed at the idea of being loyal to Konoha as he pulled the second surprise scroll from the inventory, he gasped when he saw that the cord wrapped around the scroll was red. This was the first time he got of its kind, meaning that the item inside was considered to be rare.

 

Does the [Player] want to open this Surprise Scroll?
Yes/No

 

In his enthusiasm he didn’t waste time pressing Yes, the scroll burst into a light show much brighter than any scroll before, leaving the blonde dazzled.

Naruto blinked rapidly and once his vision wasn’t covered by dancing spots anymore he looked at the new scroll in his hand. It had the drawing of a man touching a large boulder.

The boy tilted his head at the enigmatic drawing, it told him absolutely nothing about the skill it contained. Sighing, he opened the scroll.

 

Earth Release: Added-Weight Rock
Does the [Player] want to learn this jutsu?
Yes/No

 

He never heard of that jutsu, but he didn’t hesitate before accepting, excited about learning more techniques. The scroll exploded in a bluish light and Naruto blacked out for a moment, a strong feeling of vertigo hitting him as knowledge about this jutsu filled his brain.

Squeezing his eyes shut and taking deep breaths, he slowly got over the vertigo and called the skill, inspecting it.

 

Earth Release: Added-Weight Rock: LV 1 [100/0 EXP]
A powerful B Rank technique created by the first Tsuchikage and has since only been taught to Iwagakure’s most elite ninjas.
This jutsu allows the user to enhance the gravity of its targets. Masters of this jutsu can use it to petrify and make their enemies crumble into dust.
x2 Gravity
500 CP Per Use

 

Naruto choked on his own saliva when he saw the cost of the jutsu, that was insane! After a minute to recover from the shock the boy thought about the description.

Aside from the massive cost, the jutsu was really amazing, it could be used to slow down even enemies way faster than himself, which might mean the difference between life and death on the battlefield. Not only that, but he was sure that the cost would go down and the jutsu would grow stronger as he levelled it up.

All in all, it was a great investment, especially as it was such an uncommon jutsu, he doubted most Jōnin knew how to fight it.

Content with it, he waved the screen away and pulled the jutsu he had won from the Dungeon Quest.

 

Water Release: Starch Syrup Capturing Field
Does the [Player] want to learn this jutsu?
Yes/No

 

He pressed Yes and just like last time the scroll exploded in bluish light. Naruto mind went blank once again, but this time it lasted no longer than a few seconds and there were no feelings of vertigo attached to it.

Shaking his head as he got acclimated to the new knowledge in his head, he called up the C Rank jutsu.

 

Water Release: Starch Syrup Capturing Field: LV 1 [100/0 EXP]
The user expels a highly viscous liquid to cover a surface, this stream of sticky liquid can be used to form an adhesive trap that will inhibit a person’s mobility. The syrup can be manipulated to move after it was created, being able to stick and travel up surfaces.
10L
100 CP per Use

 

Another jutsu useful for slowing down and capturing an enemy, not as great as the earth jutsu, but great all the same.

His only worry was his lack of offensive skills, he only had BTC and Bukijutsu, which the last one didn’t count as it depended on tools he could easily run out of. When talking about purely offensive techniques his repertoire was extremely deficient.

With a sigh he decided not to worry about it right now, knowing he would get more offensive skills at the Academy, at least he hoped so.

And even if those skills aren’t taught until the later years he would still be able to learn them at the Academy’s library. He doubted that the library had anything of substance, but any offensive skill was good at this point, he was sure he will find better ones later as he conquered Dungeons and completed Quests.

“Skill Page!” He called and the screen popped up.

 

The Gamer Skill Tree
The Gamer’s Mind: LV MAX
The Gamer’s Body: LV MAX
Inventory: LV MAX
Observe: LV 6 [3,200/2,950 EXP]

 

Chakra Control Skill Tree
Chakra Theory: LV 4 [800/650 EXP]
Chakra Control: LV 2 [200/0 EXP]
Tree Walking Exercise: LV MAX

 

Sensory Skill Tree
Detect Killing Intent: LV 5 [1,600/400 EXP]
Sensing Technique: LV 2 [200/20 EXP]

 

Water Style Skill Tree
Water Release: Kirigakure no Jutsu: LV 4 [800/720 EXP]
Water Release: Starch Syrup Capturing Field: LV 1 [100/0 EXP]

 

Earth Style Skill Tree
Earth Release: Added-Weight Rock: LV 1 [100/0 EXP]

 

Berserker Skill Tree
Yang Release: Berserker’s Tearing Claws: LV 4 [800/570 EXP]

 

Miscellaneous Skill Tree
Sprint: LV 5 [1,600/1,470 EXP]
Meditation: LV 4 [800/300 EXP]
Lying: LV 4 [800/350 EXP]
Cooking: LV 3 [400/379 EXP]
Hunting: LV 4 [800/75 EXP]
Cleaning: LV 2 [200/120 EXP]
Calligraphy: LV 3 [400/200 EXP]

 

Sealing Arts: LV 2 [200/190 EXP]

 

Bukijutsu
Kunai: LV 2 [200/60 EXP]

 

Special Skills
The [Player] possess no Special Skill

 

His goal going into the Dungeon was to level up his skills and increase his own level.

While he did gain a level, his first goal was left half finished, of the three skills be wanted to level up only BTC had any noticeable growth.  

Even so, he didn’t see this adventure as a failure, but as an utter success.

It was true that his Kirigakure jutsu and sensing technique remained in the same level, but he was able to level up five skills, even maxing out one of those. Not only that but he also acquired two entirely new jutsus.

Sighing, Naruto waved the screen away and rose to his feet, stretching his body before moving to the kitchen for a light snack, he wasn’t all that hungry so he could wait for a large meal until after the Daily Quest.

He only had three days before the Academy started and wanted to get most out of it.

Notes:

That's it for this chapter, let me know what you think down in the comments ❤️

Chapter 17: First Class And More Disappointments

Notes:

Titanic lady: It's been 84 years...

I'm so sorry for this long pause, I have no excuse, but the horror of all writers, Writer's Block.
At least this break allowed me to think about some problems I have with the way this story is going - Like how Naruto is already so strong and growing so fast when it's years from canon. – and come up with solutions for that, two solutions in fact, that will shake the plot and make things not so easy for Naruto.

Once again, sorry for the long wait and enjoy! 💕

“Earth Release: Added-Weight Rock!” The young blonde cried out as he touched the old microwave he never used.

The thing was so old that it was unable to resist the increase of gravity and folded onto itself. It wasn’t enough to completely flatten the old thing, but it left the microwave utterly out of shape and bended.

Breathing loudly, he canceled the jutsu and called the skill page.

 

Earth Release: Added-Weight Rock: LV 3 [400/20 EXP]
A powerful B rank technique created by the first Tsuchikage and has since only been taught to Iwagakure's most elite ninjas.
This jutsu allows the user to enhance the gravity of its targets. Masters of this jutsu can use it to petrify and make their enemies crumble into dust.
X6 Gravity
450 CP per Usage

 

He had leveled up this skill quite a bit. As it was this jutsu was his trump card and he was just glad it wasn’t that hard to level it up, he just needed to find some junk and bring it to his apartment where he could destroy it in secret.

It was getting harder to gain experience points though, so he was sure that soon he would reach a wall with it.

Huffing, Naruto waved the screen away and went to the bathroom as he needed to get ready for the day, it was a special one after all.

Today the Academy started.

After showering and getting dressed, Naruto pressed his forehead against the door of his apartment and took a deep breath, mentally preparing himself.

The blonde would try to follow the exact footsteps he had taken last time, he had a game to play with those conspirators and he will win!

Once he gathered his bearings he left his apartment, ready to brave anything the world threw at him.

Or so he thought, he was definitely not ready for boredom.

The Academy was tedious as hell, at least last time he had the novelty of the class to get through the day, this time not even that.

He end up talking more with Lee, who was so enthusiastic about everything that it was enough raise his spirits somehow.

While he still bemoaned the fact that the boy had this opportunity when it was denied to him, he encouraged the boy to do his best and to focus on Tai and Bukijutsu.

The teacher droned on and on about the first Hokage and gave them a small quiz before the bell rang.

Unfortunately, this time Naruto didn’t unlock the Killing Intent skill, but that was to be expected, last time it had happened naturally when he was overcome by rage at the injustice done to him, this time though he wasn’t taken by surprise and had already gotten over Lee’s admittance.

Still, that was an useful skill, he will have to see about unlocking it at a later date.

Last time, after the first day of the Academy Naruto ran to the forest and got lost in training, giving his troubled emotions a respite. This time the blonde hoped that it would be his mind and not his body he would be stimulating.

He waved Lee goodbye and walked down deserted path towards the squat building annexed to the main one, it was the Academy’s library.

The boy opened the double doors and entered the building, there was only a single floor with 12 bookcases and a door on the back that led to the Academy’s archive. Naruto stared at the bookcases with starry eyes, he might not be what you would call a bookworm, but he had gained a healthy appreciation of books from his time locked in his apartment.

The blonde was in awe of this much knowledge in one place, ready for the taking.

“You!” A wheezing voice brought him back down to Earth, he turned towards the sound and saw a man sitting behind a counter – He had been so distracted by the books that he hasn’t noticed him there.

The man was old, perhaps even older than the Hokage. He wore a Chunin vest of an older design from the one which Naruto was used to see around Konoha, the color long faded and worn around the edges.

Naruto’s sharp eyes narrowed as he observed that the man had a minimal amount of scarring, something exceedingly rare for ninjas, and that while old, the vest wasn’t particularly damaged.

From two one. Either the man was weak and allocated to only administration work, or the man was so strong that no enemy could touch him. He almost immediately discarded the second option, the man was old enough to have seen most ninja wars, if he was so powerful he would have made a name for himself and Naruto would know about him – There was also the possibility that the man worked in the shadows, like the ANBU, in extremely sensitive missions that required total discretion, but Naruto doubted it, if that was the case the man wouldn’t be here at such a post and instead would work where his talents were needed.

He was about to use ‘Observe’ on him, when he was interrupted by the man, who was now standing as he sneered at him.

“What are you doing here, you… Brat?” The man snapped and it immediately soured the boy’s mood.

“I got to study if I want to become the Hokage, believe it!” He shouted enthusiastically, throwing his hands behind his head and showing the man a bright smile.

The man’s sneer only got more pronounced when confronted by his loud persona.
He could already imagine how this would end, it was quite clear that the man was one of the numerous masses that hated him.

“Out!” The Chunin growled, confirming Naruto’s suspicions.

“But all Academy students can use the library.” The blonde whined, hiding his anger behind a childish tantrum. “I’m a student, you know!”

“I don’t care!” The old man snapped throwing a paper-weight at him. “No one wants your kind here!”

Naruto dodged the paper-weight and ran to the door, running out and leaving the library behind.

Only when he entered his apartment he allowed the mask to slip. He growled, punching the wall.

How dare that man prohibit his entry?! Sitting on the edge of the bed he thought about what he could do, he needed to get in there. While he doubted that there were anything overly advanced in the library, he was sure there was much he could use, at least some low level jutsus.

He could go to the Hokage, Sarutobi might be a manipulative liar, but the blonde doubted that the man wanted his weapon weak and dumb. If anything, the man would have to act if he went to him directly, the need to maintain the grandfatherly facade would see to it, but…

Naruto despaired in having to go to the man with his problems, not only that, but he wanted to see what the man will do without his prompt, the ANBU will certainly tell him about all that took place.

Would the man act in silence? Removing the prejudiced librarian and putting someone in place who could work with Naruto – And who would certainly tell the Hokage every book he read. – or would he do nothing? Perhaps too busy to be bothered by his weapon’s education or perhaps waiting for Naruto to approach him, all so he could act like he was doing the boy a favor out of love.

The blonde fell back on the bed and groaned, shaking his head. Whatever the old man would do, Naruto had already decided against bringing this to him. In fact, the boy knew exactly what he would do.

“Shop!” He called and the screen popped up.

 

Shop
Here the [Player] can buy and sell items, more options will open as the [Player] level up.
Ryo: 7.650
Buy/Sell

 

Naruto nodded to himself, glad that he had been able to save this much Ryo, it was more than enough to get what he wanted.

 

Items
Kunai Set: 500 Ryo
Shuriken Set: 400 Ryo
Simple Bo-Staff: 200 Ryo
Calligraphy Brush: 100 Ryo
Leather Journal: 150 Ryo

Foods
Ramen: 300 Ryo
Dango: 50 Ryo
Tomato Soup: 150 Ryo
Grilled Fish: 150 Ryo
Rice Cake: 50 Ryo

Clothes
T-Shirt: 500 Ryo
Shorts: 400 Ryo
Jacket: 700 Ryo
Briefs: 75 Ryo
Socks: 50 Ryo

Skills
Stealth Skill Scroll: 10.000 Ryo
Cleaning Skill Scroll: 300 Ryo
Transformation Jutsu Scroll: 1.500 Ryo
Ballet Skill Scroll: 1.000 Ryo
Metallurgy Skill Scroll: 4.000 Ryo

 

For a moment he hesitated, he had been hoping to buy the Stealth Skill, it would be extremely helpful if he wanted to complete the ‘Academy Conspiracy’ quest that he will receive tomorrow.

But then he thought, the transformation jutsu could be just as useful to identify the conspirators, he just needed to train it enough that no one would be able to catch him while transformed.

Quickly, before he could changed his mind, Naruto bought the skill.

 

Transformation Jutsu
Does the [Player] want to learn this Jutsu?
Yes/No

 

He quickly accepted and closed his eyes, preparing for the rush of information. Several seconds later, disregarding the lightheaded feeling that always came when he acquired a new skill through a scroll, Naruto opened his eyes and called the jutsu.

 

New Skill!
Transformation Jutsu: LV 1 [100/0 EXP]
This E rank technic is one of the most basic and widely known technics taught to a ninja independent of their village or origin. This Jutsu uses the ninja’s imagination to lay down a illusion over themselves, capable of turning the ninja into another person, animal and even inanimate objects, though be warned, the user is also affected by the illusion, which can impair their movements and senses if not prepared. It is said that a true master of this jutsu can actually shape-shift, though to do such would be extremely costly to one’s chakra reserves.
Warning: A hit of sufficiently strength or the loss of concentration can dispel the transformation.
100 CP per usage
10 CP per second to maintain 

 

Naruto read it enthusiastically, this jutsu was really useful even if it was a basic one. The boy really wanted to master it, he could think of many used to shape-shifting.

Motivated, he waved the screen away and began practicing, trying to turn into the most unremarkable child he could imagine.

 

— X —

 

At the Hokage tower, the man who guided the lives of every citizen of Konoha – Of the whole Land of Fire really, as the shadow ruler behind the Daimyo. – sat peacefully on his chair, watching the sunset through the large windows as he heard the ANBU report.

“Hum…” He hummed and puffed smoke from his pipe. “What was Naruto’s reaction? Did he retaliate in any way?”

“He ran back to his apartment Hokage-Sama. He didn’t retaliate nor show any sign of whishing to do so.” The ANBU’s voice was flat as they spoke, hiding their dislike of the situation under an emotionless wall.

“Good.” The old man whispered, while he wouldn’t fault the child for retaliating it simply wouldn’t do for the Jinchuuriki to be violent towards a citizen of Konoha, especially when the citizen was part of the ninja force.

“What shall be done, sir?”

“Nothing?” Was the man’s airily response, puffing out more smoke as he watched the sun fully disappear beneath the horizon.

The ANBU’s face reddened behind the mask, “Nothing…?”

Sarutobi turned and looked directly at the ninja, the shadows of the office making the man all the more menacingly. “Naruto can’t even imagine that he is being watched. While is doubtful that he would come to that conclusion I would rather not to risk it, wouldn’t you agree, Nara-kun?”

The deer masked ANBU hesitated for a moment before nodding, closing their eyes in anger. The old man hummed, barely paying attention to the agent.

“I shall wait for Naruto to come to me. It shouldn’t take long for him to do so, not if he truly want to enter the library.” He said with a tone of finality, letting the ANBU know he wouldn’t be changing his mind.

The ANBU nodded, letting the man know they understood.

Sarutobi then turned back to the windows, waving his hand. “Dismissed.”

“Hokage-Sama!” The ANBU nodded and vanished, the only sign of their presence being the momentarily air displacement.

The old man, now alone, put down the pipe and allowed some of his anger to show. ‘Why can’t people just be nice to the boy? Don’t they understand how important Naruto is for peace?’ He thought, grumbling to himself. He wasn’t the boy’s biggest fan himself, but that was no excuse! Every adult in this village knew about the dammed fox, can’t they see how dangerous it is to make an enemy out of the Jinchuuriki?

He huffed and turned back to his paperwork, waving those thoughts away for now.

Notes:

That's it for this chapter, I will try not to take too long to post the next one.
Let me know what you think in the comments 💓

Chapter 18: Training Ground 22

Notes:

Here is a new chapter, a special one at that, I hope y'all will like it 💓

Naruto was feeling tense all morning, today was the day he died for the second time, not even the daily quest helped him relax.

Huffing and puffing, he came back to his apartment and threw himself on the bed.

“Status!” He grunted and the screen popped up.

 

Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Occupation: The Gamer
Title: Jinchuuriki
Job: (Locked)
Level: 5
EXP: 16.000/6.200
HP: 3.250/3.250
CP: 3.550/3.550
STR: 21
STA: 25
VIT: 20
DEX:12
INT: 30
WIS: 26
CHR: 13 (-5)
LUK: 21
STATS: 27
Perks: [The Gamer], [Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Youko], [Uzumaki Clan Heir], [Stellar Lineage], [Time Traveller] & [Death Business]

 

Huffing, Naruto waved the screen away and checked his newest favorite jutsu.

In a single day he has leveled up the transformation jutsu to level 4 by changing into increasingly more detailed forms, getting more and more realistic with each attempt.

He didn’t want to be overconfident, but he was fairly sure that his transformation was on par with most high Genin, hopefully it would be enough to fool the Chunin librarian.

Closing the screen, the boy sighed and jumped to his feet.

The blonde suffered through another day of repetition and boredom, his only rewards – If you could call it that. – being a bunch of sabotaged tools and the conspiracy quest.

Taking a deep breath, Naruto centered himself. On the last round the boy had gone to the Ichiraku shop, there he discovered their betrayal which resulted ultimately in his death. This time he was going nowhere near the ramen shop, he was going to the library.

Or so he planned, before a ray of sunshine stopped him.

“Naruto-Kun! Let’s train together!” Lee shouted enthusiastically, getting up to his face.

“Ah!” The blonde cried out in surprise, he hasn’t sensed the boy at all. Stepping back, he began “Lee, I…”

Naruto looked at the boy’s wide earnest eyes, he was the only one that had treated the boy decently in those last two days. The blonde was friendly with everyone, but Lee was one of the few that were friendly with him.

Naruto had to admit that the boy’s enthusiasm was contagious. Sighing, he nodded. “Sure.”

The black haired boy gave him a bright smile that almost blinded him.

The blonde let himself be led towards an abandoned training ground that Lee uses to train.

On the way Rock Lee explained how he got accepted to the Academy, apparently he had a sponsor among the elite of the village. Gai – The Jounin in question. – was the primary taijutsu master in Konoha and sponsored Lee to see to which highs the boy could climb when he was unable to use nin nor genjutsu.

“Hmm, that’s really nice and generous of him. If you don’t make it to Genin he probably won’t be able to sponsor anyone again.” Naruto said absently, thinking that this Gai must be a really interesting figure, to place a boy with no access to chakra in the Academy the man probably had to put his reputation on the line.

Lee heard what he said and got a determined look on his face, he punched the air and shouted.

“Yosh! I won’t disappoint Gai-sensei, I’ll become a Genin – No – I’ll become a Jounin before he knows it!”

Naruto smiled at his enthusiasm, but as they arrived at their destination he changed the subject.

“So Lee, you called him sensei, has he taught you anything so far?” The blonde asked, looking at him pointedly, being all business.

“Yes! Gai-sensei showed me some katas and throwing techniques, but for now he is focusing on conditioning my body.” The boy said, flexing his arms and punching the air multiple times, showing off the muscles he had developed thanks to Gai’s training. “He told me that once my body is ready he will teach me his own taijutsu style.”

“That’s great Lee!” And it really was, Naruto thought that the man might be one of the few good ones in Konoha if he treated a powerless boy so well. “How about a spar to warm-up?”

“Yosh!” Lee shouted and got in a well practiced stance.

Naruto took a deep breath and as he exhaled he surged forwards, going for a punch to the jaw.

Lee blocked and even though Naruto had almost double of his strength stats the boy barely budged. The blonde was so surprised that he was almost unable to dodge Lee’s kick.

“Ugh!” Naruto grunted and retreated.

He smiled, it appeared that it wouldn’t be an one sided battle just because of their status difference. This got him excited, he had some experience from fighting the Slimes, but they were completed different from humans, especially trained ones – Even if Lee’s training was minimal.

Naruto’s smile widened when the black haired boy was the one to attack next, going for a lower kick.

From then on time went by in a flash, Naruto – The two of them really. – dearly enjoyed their spar. Even though the blonde was clearly faster and stronger Lee didn’t allow himself to be left behind, they end up pushing each other to their limits.

Almost an hour later and Lee could barely move, Naruto wasn’t entirely well either, huffing and puffing. They both were sweating and bruising – And though the blonde’s wounds disappeared almost instantly there was still some blood on his chin.

“That was great.” Naruto groaned and let himself fall on the ground.

Lee could only raise a hand with a thumbs up.

 

The [Player] went through a strenuous activity +1 STA

 

The blonde weakly waved the screen away.

The two rested for a good while before getting up, Lee wanted to train until nightfall, but Naruto – Who could see the bruises on the boy. – convinced him that he should rest and heal for the rest of the day.

The blonde saw him leaving and also made his way home – He still wanted to go to the library, but it was late and it was probably already closed.

Instead, once he got home he focused on his transformation jutsu. As it got harder to progress the boy made more and more complex transformations, turning into smaller and smaller animals, inanimate objects and plants.

He went through it for hours and was extremely satisfied with his progress by the end of it.

As he laid on the bed he called his skill page, choosing the jutsu in question.

 

Transformation Jutsu: LV 6 [3.200/2.450 EXP]
This E rank technic is one of the most basic and widely known technics taught to a ninja independent of their village or origin. This Jutsu uses the ninja’s imagination to lay down an illusion over themselves, capable of turning the ninja into another person, animal and even inanimate objects, though be warned, the user is also affected by the illusion, which can impair their movements and senses if not prepared. It is said that a true master of this jutsu can actually shape-shift, though to do such would be extremely costly to one’s chakra reserves.
Warning: A hit of sufficiently strength or the loss of concentration can dispel the transformation.
50 CP per usage
8 CP per second to maintain

 

Level 6 in two days! He was really proud of himself and was now sure that he could fool any Genin out there, more importantly he should be able to successfully fool most Chunin, hopefully it will work on the librarian.

Waving the screen away, Naruto closed his eyes. He needed to rest as tomorrow was going to be a brand new day at the Academy and he was going to brave the library no matter what.

Before he knew it he was falling asleep.

 

— X —

 

Gai had very little chakra, it was something that he had accepted a long time ago and it has since stopped bothering him.

Besides, though he couldn’t use high-level ninjutsu without drying his reserves, his lack of chakra made it easier for him to control what little he had and learn the more subtle arts. Which was why the Jounin was secretly a med-nin, a fairly good one even.

So when he arrived at his protégé’s room at the orphanage and saw the boy battered and bloodied he immediately set out to heal him. As he did that he asked gently about what had happened, afraid that the boy was being bullied for his lack of chakra.

Gai still remembers when he first met Lee, he had been passing through a training ground when he found the boy passed out.

He immediately got to healing the boy, being glad when he found that besides a few training injuries the child was only exhausted.

What Gai found more surprising was that the boy’s chakra coils were all twisted, he didn’t need more than a second to realize that this child would never be able to mold chakra.

Curious, once he finished healing the boy he sat there and waited for him to wake.

When the boy regained consciousness he thanked Gai and told him that his name was Rock Lee. This child’s answer when he asked him why he was in such state lit a fire in the Jounin’s belly.

“I want to be a ninja, but I can’t mold chakra.” The boy spoke, closing his hands in fists. “I won’t let it hold me down! That just mean I got to work twice, no! Thrice as hard as everyone else!”

Gai realized right then and there that Lee was one of a kind, worth of succeeding him as Konoha’s greatest taijutsu master.

From that day on he made the boy his apprentice.

While he reminisced Lee ranted about the great spar he had with Naruto.

Gai heard it with a smirk, it appeared that the Uzumaki kid had inhered his parents’ geniuses.

Eventually Lee trailed off as he finished recounting their spar.

The Jounin nudged him and the boy blushed.

“I think we are friends now.” Lee said uncharacteristically shy.

Gai couldn’t stop himself from laughing. “That’s great Lee!”

And it was, the man can’t wait to tell Kakashi that his little brother was his protégé’s best friend.

Notes:

That's it for this chapter, it is a special because this is the building block of Naruto's and Lee's future relationship, they won't become an item for a long, long time, but this is the first glimpse of it.
Let me know what you think down in the comments.

Chapter 19: Library Diving

‘What a waste of time.’ Naruto thought, groaning inwardly. After yesterday’s practical lesson, today was wholly theoretical.

If Naruto had to hear about Senju Hashirama’s greatness one more time he was going to explode.

Thankfully torture was finally over, the class had come to an end and the teacher let them go at the sound of the bell – Not without glaring at the blonde boy as he passed by him.

“Naruto-Kun! Shall we go spar again today?” Lee – Looking surprisingly healed, the blonde noted. – asked enthusiastically, smiling brightly.

Seeing his enthusiasm, Naruto was tempted to accept the invitation, but he had resolved to go to the library that day.

“Ah Lee, I’m sorry, but I got to go home now.” He said and when he saw the boy’s face fall he continued hastily. “How about tomorrow? I really liked our spar yesterday.”

Lee’s face brightened in an instant, smiling widely. “YOSH! I will train twice as hard today and tomorrow I will certainly win!” He shouted, throwing his hands up in the air before running away, not even waiting for the blonde to say anything.

With a smile, Naruto quickly entered an empty bathroom. There he quickly did the hand-signs, focusing on the image he wanted in his head.

“Transformation Jutsu!” In a puff of smoke Naruto was gone and in his place was a plain boy, with brown hair and eyes, square jaw and broad shoulders, an stereotypical boy from Konoha and the Land of Fire as a whole.

With a devilish smile he left the bathroom and made his way to the library.

When the boy entered the building the man at the reception barely acknowledged his existence, just a fleeting glance and then he was turning back to the book he was reading. Naruto smiled and made his way to the bookcases, the library was empty – As it usually was as rarely any of the students frequented the place, the clan children learned from their parents and relatives while most civilian born students either didn’t know about the library or were just plain unmotivated. – so he was able to browse in peace.

The books were mostly about history, Naruto wasn’t as interested in those as he knew that the Academy was going to cover if not all of the material, than at least most of it. He thought that the classes were already dull, if he knew everything they will be teaching he would probably die of boredom.

Still, he took one book, a large tome about the four Hokages.

The second most present topic was politic and that one he fully ignored, he will need the knowledge those books contained in the future, but for now he was only a measly academy student with the political capital of an ant.

After that section he finally got to the ninja arts. It was just as scarce as he thought it would be, just two bookshelves for the various disciplines.

He could only take 5 books at a time so he had to choose wisely.

First he went through the taijutsu styles available, there were only five beyond the one taught at the Academy. Each one had a focus, be it strength, speed, nimbleness or more.

After browsing them carefully he made his choice.

The ‘Hummingbird Style’ was a taijutsu in which the main focus was speed, with fast and erratic movements, quick and unpredictable attacks, it was made to disorient the enemy and take them by surprise.

With his current stats a strength based taijutsu would probably be more appropriate, but he chose this one as it came with some speed enhancing training exercises. Naruto hoped that with these he will be able to increase his DEX.

Satisfied with the taijutsu he chose the blonde focused on ninjutsu next.

It was pitiful, there were less than 20 jutsus within the library, these were the Academy 3, some basic camping jutsus that were useless for anything other than their highly specific tasks and one jutsu for each elemental nature.

The only offensive one was the fire jutsu, but not only was it weak, Naruto was much more interested in the earth nature one.

‘Earth Release: Earth Clone.’

After a moment he decided to take the earth jutsu. After all, he would only be able to safely and secretly train the fire one in a dungeon, so it could wait.

He could choose another two books, Naruto didn’t need to think much about the next one.

There were three books about chakra control. ‘Basic Chakra Control’, ‘Chakra Control for Newly Genin’ and ‘Intermediate Chakra Control’.

The first explained the basics of chakra and described the exercises taught at the Academy. The second went on about the various ways to use chakra, introduced elemental manipulation and taught the Tree Walking Exercise.

The last book was the one he took, which had a more in-depth theory, went deeper into the elemental territory and had the next most advanced training exercise, Water Walking Exercise.

For the last book he went back to the section he had disregarded, choosing a book on Konoha’s clans that had their specialities, political standing on the village and some of their internal politics – Though that last part was very scarce as most clans were very secretive.

He thought about taking the only genjutsu scroll on the library, but decided to work on his control some more before diving into that particular discipline.

Collecting his books he made his way towards the reception desk, it was the moment of truth.

The man gave him a disgruntled look, as if he couldn’t believe he had to stop reading to do his work, but didn’t appear to notice the transformation at all.

The old man signed a card with the names of the books the boy had taken and asked. “Name.”

“Yuji Tanjiro.” Naruto answered, coming up with the alias on the spot, looking down and appearing shy.

“You have one week to return those books.” The man said, pushing the books towards him, not even checking to see if the boy was really a student of the Academy.

Naruto nodded, he took the books and left. He quickly made his way home, dispelling the transformation only when he arrived at his apartment building.

The blonde boy laid down the five books on the bed and looked at them with thoughtful consideration, wondering which he was going to read first.

After a moment, he decided to work on the jutsu first. He theorized that if he was able to master it he could use the clones in conjunction with the transformation to investigate the conspiracy.

He placed the other books in the inventory and sat on the bed, book in hand.

 

The Earth Clone technique, much like the other clone jutsus, works by mixing pure Chakra with the element of the user’s choosing…

 

The booklet was fairly big for only one jutsu, but it was very informative, describing the history and what differentiated it from its sibling techniques before going on to properly teach the jutsu.

From what Naruto understood the Earth Clone was the best of the elemental ones, it was sturdier, less Chakra consuming and easier to maintain – The book also talked about one ‘Shadow Clone’ jutsu which appeared to be perfect for learning and spying, unfortunately it was a Kinjutsu and only the high ranked ninjas were allowed to learn.

The blonde read the instructions many times, committing them to memory, once he finished reading it for the fourth time and was sure that he could perform the jutsu a screen flashed before his eyes.

 

[New Skill!]
Earth Release: Earth Clone Jutsu [0/100 EXP]
This ninjutsu utilizes the earth around the user to create a clone. Unlike the basic clone jutsu, the Earth Clone can interact with the environment due to possessing physical substance. The clone is sturdy and can reform itself as long as the user is able to feed it chakra.
Elemental clones can think and are also able to use jutsus, both non-elemental jutsus and of the element that they are made of, in this case earth jutsus. It all depends on the user’s proficiency.
200 CP per Clone.
Each clone possess 20% of the original’s stats.

 

A smile bloomed on the boy’s face. This was even better than what he had thought, he would be able to send transformed clones to investigate and if they were caught they could just dispel.

He just needed to train it.

Waving the screen away and putting the book into the inventory, Naruto got to work.

He trained until late, leveling it up twice before deciding that it was enough for the day.

The boy stretched and laid on the bed, ready to sleep, but no matter how hard he tried he couldn’t keep his eyes closed, too jittery, full of energy. He gave up on sleep and was about to take another book from his inventory when the Daily Quest popped up.

Naruto blinked, he hadn’t realized that it was midnight already. Jumping to his feet, the boy started right away.

He did sit-ups at the same time as he trained the transformation skill. The blonde has reached such mastery with this technique that he no longer needed hand signs, he just needed to focus and manipulate his chakra in the a specific way.

The transformation was an illusion that didn’t impair him physically, nevertheless as he was still affected by the illusion he was able to train his concentration and senses by changing the illusion periodically, one second making himself taller and on the next making himself smaller, all the while doing sit-ups.

 

The [Player] is thinking outside the box +1 WIS

 

Naruto was really glad for his stamina, he was sure that no other boy his age could go for as long as him. That said, even the blonde has his limits, he had already used a good chunk of his chakra while training his new jutsu so it didn’t take long for his reserves to reach rock bottom.

The boy sat down to rest and drink some water, as he did so he pulled up the quest and saw that he had gone over the quantity he needed for the sit-ups: 230/200

Once he was well rested and ready for more he thought about which exercise to do next, before deciding to continue with the sit-ups, he wanted to see where was the limit and wondered if he will gain another quest if he reached the limit of this one, just like what happened when he went beyond the limit with the first daily quest.

Naruto had just started the exercise when he felt something shift, it was like a tickle down his spine, an unseen presence was looking at him.

The blonde immediately got to his feet and looked around, already on a fighting stance.

But, there was nobody there. The boy could only see the closed windows and the drawn curtains, exactly as he has left them.

Naruto kept his instincts sharp for a whole minute before slowly relaxing. He came to the conclusion that he had imagined wrong, being so high-strung.

If only he had checked his fledgling sensing skill, he would have noticed that the EXP had gone up by quite a lot.

 

— X —

 

Many thought that Kakashi Hatake was a sad man, with no family, having barely any friends and little to no social life.

Kakashi though, believed that he was merely focused.

His entire world is his sensei’s son and the missions he did for the good of the village. In that order, not that he would say it out loud.

And he had just enough friends, good ones – Though he was annoyed with Gai right now, the man had hunt him down as soon as he arrived from his last mission to gloat about his apprentice befriending Naruto. Kakashi had nothing against Lee, but he can already see the boy turning into a mini-Gai.

With a sigh, the silver haired man waved those thoughts away and focused on the matter at hand as he rapidly closed in on the Hokage’s tower.

Tora, the ANBU in charge of Naruto today, had lost the boy after the Academy.

Kakashi grunted in anger, the old man had only called him to join the search deep into the night.

Hours! Naruto was unaccounted for hours and nobody told him a thing!

The man was so mad that he could rip someone’s throat out, with his fucking teeth!

Still, as he entered the tower his emotions blanked out, being locked tightly under an iron wall.

“Inu, report!” The Hokage called as soon as Kakashi entered the office.

The silver haired man kneeled and started monotonously. “The target is at his apartment doing some light training."

Kakashi wasn’t even lying. Sure, Naruto’s training was beyond most other kids his age, but it wasn’t anything astonishing to him, he was a Genin at the boy’s age after all, for the silver haired man that was nothing but a light warm-up.

“Ah, no harm done then.” Hiruzen said airily, lighting up his pipe with a quick fire jutsu.

Kakashi had to swallow the growl that threatened to rip from his throat. No harm done?!

“Hokage-Sama, requesting permission to discipline operative Tora!” The ANBU asked with his head down.

“Oh? Inu-kun, not everyone is as… invested, in the boy’s well being as yourself.” Hiruzen said with slightly narrowed eyes, letting the silver haired man know that he was on thin ice. – Kakashi knew, he couldn’t show too much interest in the little boy or he wouldn’t be able to even see him from afar.

“Irrelevant Hokage-Sama. Tora was given a mission by you, failure is unacceptable. Especially when it comes to such an easy mission.” Kakashi said, wording in such a way that shifted the focus away from Naruto.

The old man gave him a knowing look, but nodded. “True… You may, but stay your hand Inu, do nothing that might stop him from continuing his duties.”

“Hai!” Kakashi answered and disappeared without another word.

He reappeared on top of the tower and immediately made his way to the ANBU base, bloodlust oozing of him. He might not be able to hurt the Kage, but Tora had no such luck.

Notes:

That's it for this chapter! A big plot point is coming on the next few chapters and I finally decided on how to slow down Naruto growth, unless he becomes to OP, how I'm going to do that is also coming in the next few chapters.
Let me know what you think down in the comments 💕

Chapter 20: The Rift In The Bedroom

Notes:

Hi! I'm back with another chapter, hope y'all enjoy it 😘

“Ah… Ah…” Naruto tried to regain his breath, the Quest had pushed him to his limits! He had trained the whole night and could see sunlight peeking through the closed curtains.

“Status!” He called, letting himself fall on the floor – Not on the bed as he didn’t want to dirty it with sweat.

He was happy to see that he had at least gained 2 STA stat points from all that hard work.

 

Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Occupation: The Gamer
Title: Jinchuuriki
Job: (Locked)
Level: 5
EXP: 16.000/6.200
HP: 3.250/3.250
CP: 3.550/470
STR: 21
STA: 28
VIT: 20
DEX: 12
INT: 30
WIS: 27
CHR: 13 (-5)
LUK: 21
Stats: 28
Perks: [The Gamer], [Jinchuuriki Of The Kyuubi No Youko], [Uzumaki Clan Heir], [Stellar Lineage], [Time Traveler] & [Death Business]

 

Nodding, Naruto waved the screen away, grumbling about how hard it has become to increase his stats. If he trained as hard as he had done just now a month ago he would have gained at least 3 additional points in stamina.

With a tired sigh he called the Daily Quest.

 

[Quest Complete!]
Daily Quest: The Second
Daily Quests are renovated every 24 hours, completing them can help the growth of the [Player].
Requirement (s):
200/100 One Handed Push-ups (Left Hand)
200/100 One Handed Push-ups (Right Hand)
400/200 Sit-ups
400/200 Squats
400/200 Donkey Kicks
0/20 Kilometers
4000/2000 Chakra Usage
Time Limit: 24 Hours
Reward (s):
200 EXP
100 Ryo
Status Recovery
1 Stat Point
Surprise Scroll
Failure:
-2 Stats Points
-100 Ryo
[Claim the Reward (s): Yes/No]

 

Naruto smiled, he had reached the limit of almost everything, only running was missing, but he was sure that he will be able to reach his goal today.

The blonde made to get up, but could only groan and remain sprawled on the cold floor. Last night he was so restless that he couldn’t sleep, but now, after all the intense activity he had done, he was bone-tired.

Sighing, he bought some dango from the shop. All he can do now is rest and eat to recover his stamina. Hopefully, he will be back to 100% by the time he had to go to the Academy.

A few hours later he made it to the Academy, freshly showered and changed.

The boy sat down at his usual spot, smiling at Lee as he did so. He was mentally preparing himself not to fall asleep during yet another boring lecture.

He was however surprised by a new teacher coming in. So far the class had only met two teachers, the one who gave long boring lectures and the one who trained them in Bukijutsu.

Before Naruto could ‘Observe’ the woman, she spoke.

“Hello class! My name is Emi Sato and I’m your sensei.” She introduced herself with a genial smile, looking at all of them. “I’m sure you’re all curious about what I’ll be teaching you, well, why don’t we go outside so I can explain?”

Naruto thanked the Gods that he wouldn’t have to see through another unending lecture and followed the class outside.

They made all the way to the back of the Academy. The blonde looked around the training field, there wasn’t much in it, but he could see a raised stage at the center of the field where spars are conducted.

“Next semester we will start you all on Taijutsu, which I’m sure everyone here is looking forward to.” She said, looking at their eager eyes, before her smile turned sadistic. “Until then I’m in charge of getting your bodies into optimal condition.”

One of the girls raised her hand, “How sensei?”

If possible Emi’s smile got even sharper. “Running!”

Naruto had a hard time controlling his expression, a massive smile threatening to split his face. That’s exactly what he needed to reach his goal!

The class soon realized that the woman was in fact a demon. She made them ran in circles around the field until they collapsed from exhaustion, unable to move.

Most didn’t last 10 laps, some made it to 13 – Almost all of them being Clan children. – but only 3 of them went over that number.

Neji lasted 15 laps, by the end of it he couldn’t move his legs, he could only glare at the other two that continued forwards.

Lee made it to 18 laps before he collapsed, where Neji was glaring Lee was smiling and promising that he will do better next time.

Naruto ran one more lap before allowing himself to fall on the ground, he could still go on for at least 4 to 5 more laps, but decided against it. He wanted to appear like a genius with great talent, but not too much that it would make others wary of him – He was the Jinchuuriki after all, he needed to be easily manageable.

Once Naruto finished the teacher allowed them to rest for a few minutes before gathering everyone, she taught them some warming up exercises and how to deal with sore muscles.

Emi was actually quite good at teaching, so much so that Naruto almost forgot to use ‘Observe’ on her, remembering at the last minute as she dismissed them.

“Observe!”

 

Name: Emi Sato
Occupation: Chunin
Job: Academy Instructor
Level: 25
HP: 10.050/10.050
CP: 2.500/2.500
STR: 40
STA: 53
VIT: 36
DEX: 42
INT: 23
WIS: 21
CHR: 13
LUK: 10

 

Naruto was surprised, she was much stronger than the other Academy teachers, truly an elite Chunin unlike the one that called himself so.

The blonde hoped that she wasn’t in on the conspiracy, not only he didn’t fancy his chances against her, but he liked her a lot, not once did she glare at him.

Anyway, he needed to run some more to complete the Quest. Before he made his way to the forest however, Lee accosted him.

“Naruto-Kun! Ready for our spar?” Lee shouted out, looking at the blonde with wide twinkling eyes, filled with expectation.

Naruto was speechless for a moment, he had completely forgotten that he had told Lee that they could spar today.

The boy didn’t want to cancel their spar a second time, Lee will certainly think that it has something to do with himself, maybe even blame his disability. At the same time, Naruto needed to run the rest of the kilometers needed to reach his goal or all the effort he pulled for the Quest will have been for nothing.

Suddenly, a light bulb went on above his head and he smiled.

“I’m ready, but I thought we could do something different today!” He said, walking towards the same training ground they used last time.

“Oh? What’s it?” Lee asked enthusiastically. He knew that Naruto was super strong from their spar so he was curious about what he will propose.

“Well, you did say in class that you will do better next time, so why not try now? Let’s do laps around the training ground, 20 laps!” Though the blonde said it as if he was sure that Lee could do it he wasn’t very confident about it. The boy was tired from the Academy and the training ground was larger than the field they ran on earlier.

If he was able to repeat the 18 laps he had done earlier it would already be a victory.

“Yosh! Let’s do this!” Lee shouted, already running.

Naruto laughed at the boy’s enthusiasm and followed after him.

The blonde was astonished by the boy’s determination, it was clear that Lee was exhausted by the twelfth lap, yet he kept going, never giving up.

While doing laps Naruto hit the limit of the Quest, but instead of stopping he kept going, accompanying Lee as the boy pushed himself to the limits.

16, 17, 18! Naruto was awed by how far Lee could push his body.

As the boy kept going after the nineteenth lap, Naruto started to feel admiration for him. Though he had humored the boy until now, this was the first time he truly felt anything of significance for anyone in Konoha since Ichiraku’s betrayal – Anything positive that is.

Unfortunately, Lee was unable to complete the last lap, he collapsed halfway through it and didn’t get up.

With a gentle smile Naruto told him that they could try again another day, he collected the boy on his back and asked him where he lived.

He went without an answer though, the load on his back vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving the blonde confused.

“Wha…” Naruto turned and was shocked to find a large turtle there, looking at him. “Lee?!”

“Of course not!” The turtle spoke loudly, looking at Naruto as if he was stupid. “Gai has taken his student to heal and rest.”

The blonde immediately recognized that name as the name of Lee’s sensei.

“Wait, so he was here the whole time?” Naruto asked with wide eyes.

“He arrived at the second last lap.” The turtle replied, before giving the boy a glare. “Now don’t ask anymore questions, I’m too lazy to answer.”

And with that the turtle disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

“Okaayyy…” Not knowing what else to do or say about that, Naruto just turned around and made his way home.

It was only as he entered his apartment that he realized that he forgot to use ‘Observe’ on the turtle.

“Fuck!”

 

— X —

 

An hour later, having showered, eaten and rested, Naruto brought up the Daily Quest and accepted the rewards.

As soon as that was done another screen popped up.

 

[Hidden Quest Complete!]
Ready For More?
The [Player] is not satisfied with mediocrity, can he break through his limits one more time and unlock the next level of challenges?
Requirement (s):
Double of the requirements of the Daily Quest: The Second.
Reward (s):
+1 All Stats
5000 EXP
2000 Ryo
Surprise Scroll
Proof Of Value Quest (Unlocked)
[Claim the Reward (s): Yes/No]

 

Naruto smiled and happily accepted the rewards, he was wondering about the new quest, will it be like before and double the requirements, even more?

When the screen popped up he could only stare at it with wide eyes, astonished. He had not been expecting this.

 

New Quest!
Proof Of Value
The [Player] has reached a stage where the Daily Quests no longer offer him a challenge. He must now prove his mettle by braving a new type of test, but be warned, with high rewards come high risks.
Requirement (s):
Conquer 1/0 Instant Dungeon
Reward (s):
Instant Dungeon System
1 Achievement
10.000 EXP
100.000 Ryo
Failure:
?
Yes/No

 

Naruto looked at it, it was impossible to not be apprehensive, he almost died last time he braved a Dungeon and while the name was slightly different he doubted it would be any easier.

Still, he couldn’t decline, what if it disappeared and he was forever denied access to the Instant Dungeon System? What about the achievement that it was practically being used as bait?

Naruto hardened his resolve, everything he had done until now had been risky, he won’t let it stop him now.

Without thinking twice he accepted.

Immediately the air cracked and opened like a large tear, a blue vortex appearing inside it, beckoning him towards it. A buzzing sound filling the air as the vortex shone ominously.

“Observe!” He called.

 

The Rift
A crack in space and time. This cracks connects two places together, leading anyone who pass through towards an entirely different dimension.
[Experience Dimensional Travel through the use of the Rift to unlock additional information.]

 

Gulping, Naruto hesitated for a moment before stepping forwards, entering the portal.

He came out in a dark, damp place, he could barely see a palm in front of his face. While he couldn’t see much he could certainly smell, the place smelled putrid, Naruto didn’t recognize the smell, but it was truly awful.

The blonde gained a small respite from the darkness when a screen popped up.

 

Instant Dungeon Quest!
Rat King’s Tyranny
The beloved King of the Rats has been corrupted by an evil entity. The maddened King has plunged the Rat-people into depravity. Murder; rape; pillaging and cannibalism are all accepted under his rule.
Now the good Rats have ran away, leaving behind only the dregs that surrounded the monstrous King.
End his reign of terror!
Requirement (s):
Kill 2000/0 Feral Rats
Kill 1200/0 Corrupted Rat-people
Kill 200/0 Rat Soldiers
Kill 100/0 Rat Knights
Kill 1/0 Rat King
Reward (s):
Rat Summoning Scroll
Rat-people’s Treasure
Rat King’s Exclusive Skill
2x Surprise Scrolls
?
Time Limit: 35 days (Instant Dungeon Time)
Failure:
Dungeon Break
-10 Stats Points
[This Quest is Compulsory]

Notes:

No more Daily Quests, Naruto was growing too OP too fast, so I decided on this system to offset it – And this is less boring than having the same quest all chapters.

I took last month to rest from Kinktober, but also to plan my fics ahead – Which I don't normally do, usually going with the flow as I write. – and spoilers: This fic is going to be very long, just saying as some might not like the length I planned for it.

I planned by making synopsis for the chapters, here is the synopsis to chapter 🤫🤐🤫: "The team come back to the Village and report to the Hokage, who updates the mission to B-Rank after hearing about their fight with the cultists. They have a weak off before their next mission and Yuuji asks Kakashi to help him train his new Jutsu as Naruto prepares for Lee's birthday."
Make of that what you will.

By the way, the 'Main Quest' of this fic will appear in one of the next few chapters, so keep an eye open for it!

Chapter 21: Underground Maze

With a gulp, Naruto waved the screen away. Just by seeing the number of enemies that he needed to face he knew that this Dungeon was an entirely different beast from the one he had previously conquered.

What truly scared Naruto however was the time limit, 35 days, that meant that the System expected him to take weeks to conquer this Dungeon. He doesn’t have this much time! Who knows what the Hokage will do when he come back after weeks missing.

Before he could descend into a panicking mess, another screen popped up.

 

[Hidden Quest Complete!]
The First Instant Dungeon
Discover and enter your first Instant Dungeon as the [Player].
Cross a Rift 1/1
Reward (s):
Dungeon Heart
Scroll of Knowledge
[Claim The Rewards: Yes/No]

 

The suddenness of the screen’s appearance startled him out of the state he was in, taking a deep breath Naruto centered himself. He realized that he needed to focus on conquering the Dungeon before thinking about what will happen next, lest he end up dying here once and for all.

He claimed the rewards and two items appeared in front of him in a flash of brilliant light, one was a red and orange crystal embedded into stone.

“Observe!” He whispered, being mindful of his unknown surroundings.

 

Dungeon Heart
A stone found somewhere within Instant Dungeons, each stone is unique.
???

 

Naruto was annoyed about the vagueness of the description. With a huff he placed the stone into the inventory, sure that it would be important at a later time.

He focused on the second reward, opening the scroll.

 

Does the [Player] want to open this Scroll of Knowledge?
Yes/No

 

Naruto tapped the yes and the scroll disappeared in a burst of bright light, unlike with skill scrolls his mind wasn’t flooded with knowledge, instead a screen popped up.

 

Instant Dungeon Tips✌️
Tip 1: A day inside an Instant Dungeon is an hour outside.
Tip 2: There may be hidden pieces inside an Instant Dungeon.
Tip 3: There are Safe Zones scattered across the Instant Dungeon.
Tip 4: ‘Rat King’s Tyranny’ Instant Dungeon is classified as C-Rank, recommended level is 15.

 

Naruto felt such relief when he read the first tip, that not even the disparity between his level and the level recommended for this Dungeon was able to bring him down.

The boy had been paying so much attention to the screens that he almost forgot that he was in a hostile environment, he was reminded of that fact by the sound of scratching on the stone floor coming from somewhere close.

“Fuck!” He whispered under his breath and waved the screen away.

Without the light of the screen he was plunged into the darkness, barely able to see a palm in front of his face.

Taking a deep breath he extended his arms to the side, examining his surroundings with his sense of touch.

There were walls on each side and a wall behind him. He deduced that he was in the dead end of a passageway where the only possible way was forward, a spacious passageway at that, four of him could stand shoulder to shoulder without difficulty.

The sound of scratching continued all the while he was centering himself, never getting closer, but never going away either.

Breathing in, Naruto exhaled and started making his way through the only path laid out for him.

He walked to the end of the passageway and was faced with the choice between right or left, as he knew nothing about the layout of the place he didn’t think much, choosing right for no particular reason.

Naruto took two steps in that direction and almost stumbled back when dozens of small beady red eyes suddenly appeared, these were the only thinks he could see through the oppressive darkness.

“Damn… Observe!” He whispered, looking into the darkness as he readied himself for battle.

 

Feral Rats [LV 3]
A Rat driven mad by the power of a mysterious evil entity. It has lost all sense of self and won’t stop until its death.
HP: 500
CP: 25

 

With a sense of urgency, knowing that he can’t face a bunch of monsters without sight yet, Naruto sent chakra to his eyes, enhancing his sight and forcing them to adapt to the dark quicker.

Two screens popped up one after the other, but Naruto waved them away without even looking as the rats became slightly visible.

He was only able to see the outline of the monsters, each at least the size of a large dog.

While the blonde was observing them one of the rats got tired of waiting for him to act and surged forward.

Naruto’s eyes widened and he jumped backwards to evade the savage attack. ‘Fuck! I can’t lose focus now!’ He thought as he moved to counter-attack, rapidly going through the now familiar hand signs of the Earth Clone.

“Earth Release: Earth Clone!” He called, slamming his palm on the floor, the ground rumbled for a moment before six clones rose from it, forming a protective barricade around the original.

The clones immediately went through hand signs themselves, crying out “Yang Release: Berserker’s Tearing Claws!”

Naruto smiled, this Jutsu was truly amazing. The blonde was glad that he leveled it up.

 

Earth Release: Earth Clone: LV 3 [400/130 EXP]
This ninjutsu utilizes the earth around the user to create a clone. Unlike the basic clone jutsu, the Earth Clone can interact with the environment due to possessing physical substance. The Earth Clone is sturdy and can reform itself as long as the user is able to feed it chakra.
Elemental clones can think and are also able to use jutsus, both non-elemental jutsus and of the element that they are made of, in this case earth jutsus. It all depends on the user’s proficiency.
170 CP Per Clone
Each clone posses 30% of the original’s stats.

 

It was truly a cheat code for someone with as much chakra as him.

However, if Naruto thought he would have an easy time thanks to the clones he was dead wrong.

The rats were vicious, wild and unpredictable. With claws as sharp and as long as kunai they tore his clones apart even as they themselves received damage from the clones’ claws.

The drain on the blonde’s chakra wasn’t insignificant, but he couldn’t let it go, the clones were the only thing holding the rats back. While it’s true that the clones are weaker than him, he doubted that he would fare much better against this many enemies in this dreary darkness.

 

You have slain a [Feral Rat]
+100 EXP
You have slain a [Feral Rat]
+100 EXP
You have slain a [Feral Rat]
+100 EXP

 

The rats fell one by one and as their numbers decreased it became easier for his clones to manage them.

Blood pooled on the ground and dead bodies impaired the movement of both sides.

Three rats remained, eleven of them having been killed by the clones. Just as Naruto started to relax one of the monsters rudely reminded him to never let his guard down, jumping on the body of a fallen rat and leaping over the clones.

Monstrous growling, eyes alight with madness. The rats may not have any sense of self, but some instincts certainly remained as the beast gave its all to attack the original.

Grunting, Naruto ducked under the attack. He pulled a kunai from his inventory and got ready.

The rat didn’t stop for a moment, just as Naruto knew he wouldn’t. As soon as it landed it turned and charged at the blonde with a ferocious snarl.

Naruto threw the kunai in his hand at the same time as he pulled another from the inventory.

The boy wasn’t able to see clearly, but he heard the loud squeak and saw the outline of his enemy freeze for but a second before the rat continued to advance towards him.

 

[-72 HP]

 

The rat leaped at him and acting on instinct, Naruto plunged the kunai in one of the monster’s beady eyes.

 

Critical Hit!
[-145 HP]

 

Without giving the rat a chance to recover, Naruto grabbed the monster’s fur and threw him to the floor, getting on top of it.

Tightening his hold on the handle of the kunai, he pulled it out, a sickening sound echoed through the air, but the blonde didn’t even slow down, driving the kunai back in.

Stab! Stab! Stab!

He stabbed the same spot until the creature was dead, its head a bloody and gory mess.

 

You have slain a [Feral Rat]
+100 EXP

 

Breathing heavily, he looked up and saw that the clones had finished dealing with the two rats that were left.

Fourteen Feral Rats… Out of two thousands… ‘It truly won’t be easy.’ He thought with a troubled sigh.

Only now that all the rats were gone that the bodies started to dissolve into golden dust, leaving behind only the loot.

Most of them left bundles of money and different pieces of rat meat, but there were some unique items.

 

Chakra Potion [Low Quality] x2
Recover 1000 Chakra Points at consumption.

 

Naruto didn’t hesitate to chug one down his throat before placing the other into his inventory, feeling reenergised as he did so.

 

Rat Dagger
A dagger made of the bones of a Feral Rat, it yearns for the blood of the Rat-People.
Durability: 50/50
Damage: 70 + STR
Bonus: + 50 Damage when attacking Rat-People

 

The boy grinned as he tested the dagger, it wasn’t a weapon that he was familiar with, having only learned how to handle the kunai so far, but it was a good weapon nonetheless.

The dagger isn’t much to look at though, the only think differentiating it from a normal dagger is the bone blade.

And the last unique item was the most important one. A golden compass, beautiful and delicate, a true work of art.

 

Safety Compass
The compass’ needle is always pointing towards the nearest danger free zone.
This compass only works within the ‘Rat King’s Tyranny’ Dungeon and will self destruct as soon as the [Player] leaves the Dungeon.

 

Naruto smiled and held the compass reverently, it was pointing northwest, guiding him towards safety.

The boy wanted to follow it right away, but he held himself back, he only needed a few more minutes to be back in tip-top shape.

In the meantime he went through the two screens he had dismissed earlier.

 

Chakra Enhancement: LV 1 [100/40 EXP]
This technique is the foundation of modern Taijutsu which uses chakra to supplement the ninja’s body, increasing its speed, strength or any in a number of other functions depending on the user.
There are two ways to use this technique, by spreading the chakra evenly throughout the body, raising the user’s base stats or by focusing chakra on a single part of the body, explosively enhancing its functions.
Base Method:
Raise all Stats by 1
200 CP Per Second
Focused Method:
+10% Enhancement
250 CP Per Minute

 

Naruto thought that this was a great skill and it has the potential to grow even greater, but the large chakra consumption might be a problem, especially for the Base Method.

‘200 CP per second is outrageous!’ He thought with a huff.

Usually he would practice the Jutsu until the cost went down and he could use it more efficiently, but he wasn’t about to risk it in such a hostile environment where he can be set upon by a monster at any time.

The boy waved the screen away, planning to revisit it when he got out of the dungeon, he moved to the next screen.

 

Night Vision: LV 1 [100/75 EXP]
This skill allows [Player] to pierce the darkness and see the world around them.
-10% Reduction of Darkness
50 CP Per Minute

 

Now, this one is major! Especially in a dungeon like this.

Naruto grinned, this skill is perfect for a ninja. No matter how strong you become nor how notorious, a ninja will always prefer to operate through the shadows.

The blonde could understand now, this skill plus the enhancement from the Focused Method allowed him to see the rats through the darkness that dominated the dungeon.

After dismissing the screen, Naruto went on his way, following the compass.

The dungeon appeared to be a maze, unending paths that led to more unending paths, after a while it felt like the walls were closing in on Naruto.

The feeling got so bad that the boy soon became glad for the packs of rats that would materialize randomly throughout the dungeon, looking just as vicious and wild as the first pack, though in smaller numbers.

After many hours walking he had defeated 50 of the Feral Rats and earned 5000 EXP for his trouble, increasing his level.

 

Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Occupation: The Gamer
Title: Jinchuuriki
Job: (Locked)
Level: 6
EXP: 32.000/200
HP: 3.600/3.600
CP: 3.925/3.925
STR: 22
STA: 30
VIT: 22
DEX: 13
INT: 33
WIS: 30
CHR: 15 (-5)
LUK: 23
Stats: 33
Perks: [The Gamer], [Jinchuuriki Of The Kyuubi No Youko], [Uzumaki Clan Heir], [Stellar Lineage], [Time Traveler] & [Death Business]

 

Not only that, but he had also leveled up the Night Vision skill and could now actually see the ugly and deformed mugs of the rats attacking him.

 

Night Vision: LV 3 [400/135 EXP]
This skill allows [Player] to pierce the darkness and see the world around them.
-30% Reduction of Darkness
50 CP Per Minute

 

Unfortunately, besides money and rat meat, the only thing of note that he gained as loot was low quality chakra and health potions. At least now he had ten of each in reserve just in case he needed them in the future.

With his newest skill activated he saw with clarity when he entered a different part of the dungeon.

In one side of the passageway the wall gave way to cells, large and empty, with rusty chains handing from the ceilings. Now it truly looked like the actual dungeon of some ancient castle.

He turned around into another passageway of cells when he was set upon by the largest pack of rats so far, twenty large feral beasts ready to kill him and devour his flesh.

He jumped back and summoned his clones, prepared to fight, when something behind the snarling rats caught his attention, a cell was dimly lit.

“The safe zone.” He deduced, breathing out. So close and yet so far.

“GAAHH!” The largest of the rats let out a shrill screech and they all surged forwards.

“Get ready!” Naruto shouted, pulling out the Rat Dagger as the clones flew through the hand signs to the BTC Jutsu.

The slaughter began.

The rats bit and scratched at the clones who didn’t hesitate before digging their own claws into them. The clones felt no pain, they were killing machines for as long as Naruto kept supplying them with chakra.

Even so, three rats were able to break through, running towards him.

Naruto was faster however, he started to perform the hand signs the moment he saw them breaching the wall of clones.

“Water Release: Starch Syrup Capturing Field!” He shouted.

The blonde’s cheeks bulged with the viscous liquid, before he spewed at the incoming rats.

The monsters screeched in surprise, but didn’t stop on their charge. Still, they were visible slower, every step they took adhered to the floor. The boy imagined that they probably wouldn’t be able to move at all if the skill level was higher.

Now that he had the upper hand, Naruto attacked, throwing the dagger towards of the rat in the middle.

The blonde heard a pained screech from the monster as the dagger buried itself in its leg, but paid no attention to it, instead he grabbed a kunai from the inventory and jumped on top of the rat on the left, stabbing its neck viciously.

The monster in the middle was unable to move well, both because of the syrup and the wounded leg, unwittingly forming a barrier between the boy and the rat on the right for just enough time for Naruto to kill the rat he was on top of.

 

You have slain a [Feral Rat]
+100 EXP

 

Unfortunately, because he was so focused on killing the monster underneath him he wasn’t able to evade when the other attacked him, having jumped over the wounded rat.

The creature dug its fangs on Naruto’s shoulder, making the boy cry in pain.

“Fucker!” He shouted, grinding his teeth.

With one hand he grabbed the rat’s fur, preventing it from getting away, and with the other he stabbed the creature in its softy underbelly.

The monster screeched and tried to escape, but Naruto kept a tight grip on it, even as the wound on his shoulder got worse.

He stabbed it twice, thrice…he continued stabbing it until the body went limp in his arms.

 

You have slain a [Feral Rat]
+100 EXP

 

Naruto threw the lifeless body away and stopped for a moment to breathe, or at least tried to, the other rat was almost on him, even though his movements were being heavily hindered by the syrup and the dagger digging into one of its leg.

Taking a deep breath, Naruto centered himself and attacked, charging towards the rat and stabbing his kunai through its skull and deep into its brain. As the monster squirmed the blonde pulled out and did it again, stabbing it until the notification appeared.

 

You have slain a [Feral Rat]
+100 EXP

 

After killing the monster he sat on the floor, blood and syrup staining his clothes – Thankfully the sticking properties of the syrup didn’t affect him. – and closed his eyes.

He wanted to scream, to let himself panic over this situation, the last few hours haven’t been easy for him and he doubted that the next few days will be any better.

But the screeches of the rats that his clones were fighting and the constant drainage on his chakra reserves kept him on the edge.

With a whispered curse, Naruto got to his feet and examined the scene in front of him.

There were only four rats left.

He was tempted to drink some potions, but with the safe zone right there he decided to wait. Instead he grabbed the dagger from where it was still imbedded in the rat’s leg and joined his clones in battle.

After a few minutes, with the enemies dealt with and the loot collected, Naruto dismissed the clones and moved towards the dim light.

This cell was just like all the others, the only differences being the lit torch on the wall and the unlocked door.

“Observe!” He called.

 

Safe Zone
A place of rest and safety inside the Instant Dungeons, where no monster, not even the Boss, can enter.

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Chapter 22: Ghost Town

Naruto stood surrounded by the bodies of dozens of Feral Rats, his hands dripped with blood as his claws retreated back into nails, the skill deactivating. His clones killing the last few remaining monsters.

He was tired as hell, his wounds stung like fire, but he stood firm, having already gotten used to it. Three days in this hellhole had done wonders for his resilience, he even got a skill to go with it, a passive one at that.

 

Pain Resistance: LV 4 [800/206 EXP]
The [Player] body has been enhanced, increasing his tolerance to pain.
20% Reduction In Pain

 

Just thinking about those last few days made Naruto feel like blowing shit up.

Everything had gone to hell not long after he left the Safe Zone, having caught a few hours of sleep to revitalize himself.

The Safe Zone disappeared behind him, being replaced by a nondescript wall, leaving Naruto without a place to return.

A look at the compass later, the boy saw that the needle was now pointing in the direction he had come from, indicating that a new Safe Zone had popped up.

Naruto was tempted to follow it, but after a moment of contemplation decided against it. He felt that going back now would only hurt his chances of conquering this Dungeon before the time limit.

Instead he put the compass away and moved forwards, exploring this labyrinth-like dungeon.

It wasn’t long before he was ambushed by more packs of Feral Rats, gunning for his flesh and blood, relentless in their attacks.

Even worse than the monsters was the constant tension, he couldn’t sleep no matter how tired he was as the Feral Rats could appear at any moment.

Day in, day out. He wandered through the darkness of the dungeon, killing monsters with only the company of his intrusive thoughts.

Yet, he didn’t found even a single one of the other monsters he needed to kill to conquer this Dungeon, only Feral Rats.

He received the answer as to why that was the case when one of his clones took down the last one of the pack of rats they were facing.

 

[Hidden Sub-Quest Complete!]
Clean Up Duty!
An infestation of Feral Rats has taken over the dungeons, eating prisoners and guards alike, eliminate all of them to be allowed outside of the dungeons.
Requirement (s):
Kill Feral Rats: 200/200
Reward (s):
Status Recovery
Dungeon’s Guide
Fire Release: Bone Reduction
[Claim the Reward (s): Yes/No]

 

Naruto stared at it for a moment. His first thought was disbelief that he had only killed 200 of those monsters, it felt like he had fought thousand of Feral Rats, the second was relief, he was tired, sleepy, hurt and on edge, Status Recovery was all he needed right now.

He closed his eyes and sighed in relief as a wave of pure energy passed through him as soon as he claimed the rewards, healing his injuries and curing his fatigue.

Letting out a deep breath, the blonde opened his eyes and checked the other rewards.

The Dungeon’s Guide appeared in a flash of bright light, floating in front of Naruto. It was a small rat made of solid golden light, illuminating the whole passageway.

“Observe!” Naruto whispered.

 

Dungeon’s Guide
A special existence belonging to the Rat King’s Tyranny Dungeon, it will guide the [Player] outside of the dungeons and into the next stage.
HP: 1/1

 

The boy was surprised by what he read, but had no time to think about it as the guide squeaked and started floating away.

“Shit!” The blonde cursed, he quickly gathered the loot from the pack of Feral Rats he had just defeated and followed the light construct as it guided him throughout the dungeon.

Naruto followed the thing for about an hour, moving through the winding passageways, until the glowing rat stopped at a dead end.

“What? This is it?” The boy looked at the nondescript wall in confusion, there was no indication that it was anything but a normal wall.

The rat squeaked for the last time before colliding against the wall and exploding in a flash of golden light. The wall glowed for a moment before sinking into the ground, giving way to a narrow stone stairway.

Before he climbed the stairs, possibly to the next stage of the Dungeon, he pulled the scroll from his inventory and learned the jutsu he gained from the sub-quest.

 

Fire Release: Bone Reduction: LV 1 [100/0 EXP]
A B+ Rank jutsu created by Rat-People rebels that fought against the tyrant rule of the Rat King, therefore it is the most effective when used against rats.
This jutsu allows the user to condense fire into a ball and throw it at their enemies, if the ball of fire hits the target it will explode and try to consume them, leaving only their bones behind.
Damage: 150 HP
Applies Debuff: Burning [-5 HP per Second]
+100% Damage on Rat-People
250 CP per Usage

 

Naruto fisted the air in exhilaration, he had been missing an offensive technique, especially a long range one. Not only that, but this jutsu is perfect for this Dungeon.

Invigorated by the new jutsu added to his arsenal, Naruto climbed the stairs, walking with a confidence that had almost been swallowed by the oppressive darkness of the maze.

At the end of the stairs were double wooden doors, old and heavy looking.

Taking a deep breath, the blonde pushed the doors open.

“Ugh.” He groaned as he closed his eyes, his eyes had grown used to the darkness and being exposed to light stung terribly.

It took a minute or so for his eyes to adjust and when it did he was taken aback by one of the most breathtaking sights he had ever seen in his short life.

Peeking over massive walls was a large and menacing citadel made of blood red stones, its soaring towers reaching for the grey and cloudy sky like fingers reaching for the heavens. Every time the sun broke through the clouds and shone on the imposing structure a bloody glow is cast upon its surroundings.

Behind him there were more walls, these even taller, made of black oily stone that appeared to absorb the sunlight.

In between the two walls, there were many old and decrepit buildings and houses made of wood, like a ghost town.

Even though the town appeared deserted, Naruto exercised caution, he moved in between the houses, avoiding the streets and kept as quiet as a mouse – Pun intended. – as he made his way to the wall protecting the castle.

He was tense all the way there, every wind, every creaking and groaning sound from the old buildings set him on the edge.

Letting out a sigh of relief as he approached the wall, Naruto didn’t think twice before trying to climb it using the Tree Walking Technique, only he wasn’t able to take even three steps before falling back to the ground.

“What the… Observe!” He grunted, looking at the seemingly normal granite wall.

 

Anti-Charka Defensive Wall
A wall made of an especial Chakra resisting material known only to ancient and powerful species.
This wall is completely immune to Chakra and greatly resistant to all kinds of damage, creating a formidable defensive structure.

 

“Fuck!” He cursed as he got to his feet, slapping the dirt away.

What’s he going to do now?

A sound of something crashing brought him out of his musings, he quickly jumped for cover, hiding behind a house and looking in the direction of the noise.

He was surprised by what he saw, there was a pack of Feral Rats, about the same size of the ones he found on the dungeons. What distinguished those rats were the leashes, made of thick leather and covered in spikes, all of them leading to the same gauntleted fist.

The monster leading the pack of rats had a humanoid figure, at least 7 feet tall, broad shouldered and covered from head to toe in black shimmering armor. The monster could pass for a large human if it weren’t for the opening on the lower half of the helmet revealing a rat snout and the tail curling behind it.

“Observe!” Naruto whispered.

 

Rat Knight [LV 10]
One of the King’s elite soldiers. Corrupted by the power of the mysterious Evil entity it now seeks to destroy all that it once sought to protect.
HP: 1500
CP: 1000

 

Naruto was astonished by the monster’s level and stats, compared to the Feral Rat this one may as well be a mid-boss. In fact, the Rat Knight was only five levels lower than the boss of the slime Dungeon, The Great Slime.

The blonde immediately began planning, he couldn’t confront the monster directly, not with the pack of Feral Rats surrounding him, he would be in a disadvantageous position even with the clones by his side.

In hopes of separating the knight from the Feral Rats, Naruto took a rock from the ground and threw it towards the other side of the street, right in between two houses.

The rock made a loud noise and the Rat Knight reacted immediately, turning towards it, but instead of sending the Feral Rats after the noise as Naruto had hoped, the knight pointed the palm of his gauntlet towards the noise and let out a loud guttural sound.

At first nothing happened, and then the gauntlet flashed blue and a large spear made of ice flew through the air, cutting through the houses as if they were made of paper and burying itself at the exact place where the boy had thrown the rock.

Naruto stared at it for a few moments, slack-jawed and motionless. But he didn’t let it get to him, he hardened his resolve and moved, climbing the house and crouching on the roof, where he had a great view of the Knight and his rats.

After a moment looking at the spear embedded on the ground, the monsters continued on their way down the street.

Naruto prepared himself for the confrontation. He used the Earth Clone jutsu, summoning 10 clones, the highest number he had ever summoned at once.

The clones were stronger and smarter than before, thanks to the fact that he had leveled up the jutsu twice in the underground dungeons.

 

Earth Release: Earth Clone: LV 5 [1.600/17 EXP]
This ninjutsu utilizes the earth around the user to create a clone. Unlike the basic clone jutsu, the Earth Clone can interact with the environment due to possessing physical substance. The Earth Clone is sturdy and can reform itself as long as the user is able to feed it chakra.
Elemental clones can think and are also able to use jutsus, both non-elemental jutsus and of the element that they are made of, in this case earth jutsus. It all depends on the user’s proficiency.
150 CP Per Clone
Each clone posses 40% of the original’s stats.

 

As the clones themselves prepared for the battle, each using the BTC Jutsu, Naruto put to use his newest technique.

“Fire Release: Bone Reduction!” He called under his breath.

He felt a burning sensation in his chakra veins as the energy traveled from his core to the palm of his hand.

“Squeak!” Naruto could hear the sound of the Feral Rats as they got closer, passing by on the street beneath.

The chakra gathered in a single spot and ignited, turning into a small ball of fire.

Naruto heard the crunch of the Rat Knight’s boots on the dirty ground and waited perfectly still, timing the moment of action with precision.

“NOW!” He shouted to his clones, launching the jutsu.

The Rat Knight immediately turned towards the noise, already raising his gauntlet, but as he turned his head the ball of fire slammed against his snout, exploding with a surprising amount of force.

The knight let out a gruesome screech and fell backwards.

 

Critical Hit!
[-600 HP]

 

Even in horrifying amounts of pain as his face literally melted off, the Rat Knight still counterattacked, pointing his gauntlet towards the house Naruto was on top of.

“GAH!” The monster let out a roar as the gauntlet flashed a deep blue.

That same moment the house exploded in debris as dozens of giant icicles rose from the ground.

Unfortunately for the monster, there was no one there anymore.

The clones had jumped on the Feral Rats as soon as Naruto had shouted and the blonde wasn’t stupid to stay stationary after seeing the knight’s previous attack, getting out of there as fast as possible using 'Sprint'.

Jumping down to the street, Naruto pulled the Rat Dagger out of the inventory and threw it at the monster as it got up, slashing off its tail.

 

Critical Hit!
[-240 HP]

 

“UHH!” The knight roared in pain and whipped his arm frantically, sending dozens of sharp ice swords towards the blonde.

“Shit!” Naruto cursed as he tried to dodged the projectiles.

He was mostly successful, coming out of the barrage with only a cut on the cheek when it could’ve been much worse.

Naruto started doing the hand signs for the ‘Bone Reduction’ jutsu once more, but the Rat Knight didn’t let him, following the ice swords with a rain of ice needles.

“Clones! A little help here!” He shouted as he dodged behind a house.

His plea was answered when one of the clones threw a Feral Rat at the knight.

The Rat Knight didn’t even slow down, grabbing the flying monster from the air and – With a light blue pulse from the gauntlet – froze it solid.

Even so, it was all the distraction the original needed as he completed the jutsu.

He darted from his hiding spot, launching he fire ball towards the monster.

“Fire Release: Bone Reduction!” He shouted.

This time he wasn’t able to catch the knight by surprise, it dropped the frozen rat, that shattered in hundreds of pieces, and raised his guard, taking on the fireball.

 

[-300 HP]

 

There was no critical hit this time, but the explosion destroyed the armor’s bracers and burned the skin beneath it.

The knight let out a pained screech and prepared another one of his ice attacks, but Naruto wasn’t on the defensive anymore.

“Water Release: Kirigakure no Jutsu!” He called out as mist shrouded the street.

The Rat Knight paused before releasing a massive iceberg at the general direction where the blonde had been standing, only he wasn’t there anymore.

Naruto rushed through the street using the mist to conceal his movements. Reaching the place where his dagger had landed, the blonde prepared to do a sneak attack, but was caught by surprise when he felt his control over the mist being stripped away from him.

“You’ve got to be kidding me!” He exclaimed as he saw all the mist being pulled into a large orb hovering above the Rat Knight.

The knight’s gauntlet shined brighter than ever before and the orb froze solid.

“GAH!” The monster roared loudly, thrusting his gauntlet forwards.

The orb was launched towards Naruto, flying through the air in blinding speeds. He had to use ‘Sprint’ to dodge it and even so he was still knocked off his feet when the ball exploded in thousands of shards when it hit the ground.

“Uh!” Naruto groaned as he rose to his feet. He glared at the monster, preparing to dodge the next barrage of attacks, only for none to come. “Observe!”

 

Rat Knight [LV 10]
One of the King’s elite soldiers. Corrupted by the power of the mysterious Evil entity it now seeks to destroy all that it once sought to protect.
HP: 1500/310
CP: 1000/80

 

Naruto had to suppress the smile that threatened to split his face apart, the monster was almost done for and now that its chakra reserves were low the blonde should have an easier time dealing with it.

Or so he thought, the very next moment the knight raised his gauntlet and all the ice scattered across the battlefield coalesced in his armored hand, taking the shape of a greatsword.

‘I should have seen this coming.’ Naruto thought as he glared at the monster, of course it wouldn’t be that easy.

Before the boy could even think about his next move the knight attacked. The monster moved way faster than Naruto’s hand sign speed, forcing the boy to defend himself with the dagger.

The knight’s strength took him by surprise, making his knees buckle under the powerful sword. With the blade descending upon him, every second closer, Naruto had to think quickly.

“Chakra Enhancement!” He shouted.

The skill gave him an edge, just enough for him push back against the knight and disengage.

Without giving the monster time to close the distance again, Naruto threw the dagger at him and cried out for help, calling the clones who had finished with the Feral Rats to his aid.

The knight effortlessly deflected the dagger with his ice sword, but before the monster could counterattack it was set upon by five of the clones, each of them using the ‘Berserker’s Tearing Claws’ jutsu.

The knight cleaved through them without even pausing, cutting them in half and returning them to the dirt without a chance to reform back.

But their sacrifice wasn’t in vain, their attack gave him enough time to use the technique that would decide this battle.

“Fire Release: Bone Reduction!”

The fireball flew through the air and for a moment Naruto thought that was the end of it, but the knight recovered from the clones attack faster than he thought possible and used the sword to protect himself from the brunt of the jutsu.

Still, the explosion not only took out the ice sword, but also managed to do some damage to the monster.

 

[-110 HP]

 

With a quick ‘Observe’ as the knight recovered his footing, Naruto saw that thanks to the burning effect of the jutsu it only had 50 HP left and better yet, its CP reserves were completely drained.

Nevertheless, the blonde didn’t allow himself to relax, prepared for any possible card the monster may have up its sleeves.

He was taken by surprise, however, when the monster didn’t attack right away, instead it grabbed an amulet from its belt and raised to the sky.

“Observe!” Naruto called, looking at the wooden amulet intently.

 

Knight Badge
A Badge carried by the elite Knights of the Rat King. Used when facing great danger, it will attract the 20 closest Rat Soldiers to the knight’s location.

 

“Oh, fuck!” Naruto cursed and quickly pulled a kunai from his inventory, throwing it at the badge, but it was too late.

The amulet glowed before releasing a pillar of light towards the sky.

“Damnit!” The boy cried out and in his anger threw another kunai at the monster.

Now that the knight had sent the signal he didn’t even try to dodge, accepting its fate without flinching and falling to the ground, dead.

 

You have slain a [Rat Knight]
+1500 EXP

 

Naruto was filled with exhilaration about his victory, but he couldn’t stop to celebrate with a bunch of Rat Soldiers coming his way.

Turning towards the clones’ battle he saw that there was only one Feral Rat remaining, wounded and dying.

“End it quickly!” He ordered and the clone fighting the monster obeyed, falling upon the rat far more aggressively than before.

Once the last Feral Rat was put to rest all the monsters dissolved into golden dust, leaving behind the loot.

After a cursory glance, with which Naruto noticed no new item among the loot from the Feral Rats, he ordered the clones to gather them and turned towards the loot from the Rat Knight.

There were four items, a vial, a skill scroll, a bundle of money and a large gold key.

He placed the 5.000 Ryo into his inventory and did a quick ‘Observe’ on the items.

 

Chakra Potion [High Quality]
Recovers 3000 Chakra Points at consumption.

 

Ice Release: Ice Spear
Does the [Player] want to learn this jutsu?
Requirement (s):
1/1 Water Release Jutsu
1/0 Wind Release Jutsu
Yes/No

 

Gate Key
A key given to all the Rat Knights, the only way to open the gate and to access the inner ward.

 

Naruto liked all the items he gained from killing the Rat Knight, the potion was dead useful in the Dungeon and the ‘Ice Spear’ appeared to be a formidable jutsu, but the one he was the most happy to see was the key, now he has a way to cross wall.

He put all the items in the inventory, including the loot the clones brought to him.

With a nod he dismissed them and used ‘Sprint’ to get out of there, not wanting a confrontation so soon after this battle.

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Chapter 23: Bloodied Grudges

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Naruto huffs as he landed on another roof, finally far enough that he no longer heard the sounds of the Rat Soldiers.

“Ugh!” The boy groaned as he let himself fall on his ass. He laid down and cursed colorfully, too tired to get back up.

Days awake in the maze and continuous battles to the death had taken their toll on his stamina. As he ran from the soldiers he tried to seek shelter in the ruined houses, but he couldn’t stand staying inside for more than a few minutes, as soon as he entered he was assaulted by feelings of sadness, terror and depression.

Wishing to rest for a few minutes, Naruto closes his eyes and breathes deeply…

“… What the?” The blonde startles, jumping to his feet as a notification wakes him. “SHIT!”

He looks up and sees that hours had to have passed as the sun was in a completely different position than earlier.

“I can’t believe I did that!” He groaned, slapping his forehead in disbelief.

His assumption that he had slept for hours was proven corrected when he finally read the notification.

 

⚠ ️ Night ⚠ ️

Corrupted Energy rises at night, beware the dangers it may bring.

1 Hour Until Nightfall

 

Waving the ominous message away, Naruto decides to ignore it. Night was unavoidable after all, whatever is coming will come and he can only react to it.

Instead he decided to check his progress so far, “Status!”

 

Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Occupation: The Gamer
Title: Jinchuuriki
Job: (Locked)
Level: 6
EXP: 32.000/14.360
HP: 3.600/3.600
CP: 3.925/3.925
STR: 22
STA: 30
VIT: 22
DEX: 13
INT: 33
WIS: 30
CHR: 15 (-5)
LUK: 23
Stats: 33
Perks: [The Gamer], [Jinchuuriki Of The Kyuubi No Youko], [Uzumaki Clan Heir], [Stellar Lineage], [Time Traveler] & [Death Business]

 

Naruto smiled, while his time in this dungeon was hell, his growth rate was truly marvelous. He was sure that by the time this was over and done he will have gained at least two more levels.

He calls up the dungeon’s quest screen to check how far he got with it.

 

Rat King’s Tyranny
The beloved King of the Rats has been corrupted by an evil entity. The maddened King has plunged the Rat-people into depravity. Murder; rape; pillaging and cannibalism are all accepted under his rule.
Now the good Rats have ran away, leaving behind only the dregs that surrounded the monstrous King.
End his reign of terror!
Requirement (s):
Kill 2000/207 Feral Rats
Kill 1200/0 Corrupted Rat-people
Kill 200/0 Rat Soldiers
Kill 100/1 Rat Knights
Kill 1/0 Rat King
Reward (s):
Rat Summoning Scroll
Rat-people’s Treasure
Rat King’s Exclusive Skill
2x Surprise Scrolls
?
Time Limit: 35 days (Instant Dungeon Time)
Failure:
Dungeon Break
-10 Stats Points

 

He huffed in annoyance, after all those torturous hours he went through, he wasn’t even close to conquering this dungeon.

‘At least…’ He thought to himself, a smile blossoming on his face. ‘I will be able to complete one of my earliest Quests with this many enemies.’

 

Quest: Dealing With Death
The [Player] has experienced death first handed with his own death, now he has the opportunity to take death's power for himself.
Requirement (s):
314/1000 kills
Defeat 1 [Boss Monster]
Time Limit: 1 year
Reward (s):
10.000 EXP
Unlock [Death Dealer Skill Tree]
[?]
Surprise Scroll (x5)
Failure:
[Death Dealer Skill Tree] locked permanently

 

He nodded with satisfaction, he was almost there, soon he will complete this quest and unlock the ‘Death Dealer Skill Tree’.

Feeling reenergized, Naruto jumped to his feet and waved the screens away.

He went searching for more enemies, careful so as to not stumble upon many Soldiers or Knights gathered together, knowing that they posed a treat to him.

Surprisingly, he found no enemy, no rat in sight. No matter how far or how long he searched, he saw no one, the place was truly a ghost town.

Suddenly, he felt a chill coursing through his body.

He realized that the whole place was rapidly darkening as night fell upon the dungeon.

Thinking quickly, Naruto leaped towards the roof of the closest house. He crouched down as he felt that something was about to happen.

The minutes passed by slowly, but as soon as the sun had fully dipped below the horizon it happened.

Naruto shivered as the dark feelings contained within the buildings exploded outwards, filling the streets with a miasma of terror and depression.

“Squeak!” “Squeaaak!”

The sound of pained screeches filled the air as shadowed figures emerged from the buildings.

Naruto observed them intently, they were all bipedal rats, much like the Rat Knight, but they only wore rags. These monsters were of all ages, from children to adults and they all had purplish growth on their bodies, large and grotesque, surrounded by black veins.

“Observe!”

 

Corrupted Rat-Person [LV 1]

Previously a normal citizen, this Rat-Person has been corrupted by the power of a mysterious evil entity. No longer possessing any ego, it clings to life due to its deep grudges.

HP: 10/10

CP: 10/10

 

Naruto was surprised by how weak these monsters were, he observed the status of a few others only to confirm that yes, all of them were this weak.

He hesitated only for a moment, thinking to himself that there must be a catch of some kind, before deciding that he won’t find out until he does something.

Jumping down, he grabbed a kunai from his inventory and stabbed the closest corrupted rat in the back.

 

Critical Hit!

You have slain a [Corrupted Rat-Person]

+10 EXP

 

He blinked in surprise at the very low amount of EXP that he gained, but he had no time to complain as a purple cloud exploded from the corpse.

 

You have been afflicted by the [Curse of Grudge]

Warning: This skill bypasses the [Gamer’s Mind]

 

He was immediately flooded with memories not his own. In this memory he was an old man, a proud citizen of the Rat-Kingdom, though not a soldier like many others, he was a glass maker and a pretty good one at that. Until it began, first like a whisper in the wind, then like a hurricane destroying everything he had ever known.

Their beloved King went mad, consorting with the worst of their kind and taking part in terrible, unspeakable acts.

Many rebelled, ran from the kingdom and formed their own conclaves, battling for future of their kind. But what could he do? He was just a glass maker, so he stayed there, with his head down and his eyes closed to the horrors unfolding.

And yet, darkness still found a way to reach him, corruption set upon the remaining people like a plague, infecting and spreading.

Once he was infected he begged to be killed, for the sweet mercy of death, but it never came.

He was left to rot in his small shop as the corruption consumed his body, burning through his veins causing all his organs to shrivel and fail, but he didn’t die… He couldn’t die!

Nor he nor everyone else affected by the corruption. We wouldn’t able to pass on through our own will, forced to live until someone took pity on them and killed them once and for all.

Of course, none of the corrupted servants of the mad King took pity on them, enjoying to their suffering.

Years passed by…

Years…

Years…

Until finally, the suffering came to an end.

Naruto gasped as his vision cleared, the memories washing away, but the deep, dark emotions remained.

“Fuck…” The boy said, falling on his knees.

“Squeak!” He looked up and saw the many Corrupted Rat-People on the street looking at him.

Now that he had those memories on his head he noticed things he hadn’t before, like how each of them had bloody tears streaming down their faces, like how they didn’t attack him nor showed any hostility, instead they looked on with pain and hope on their eyes.

Naruto touched his cheeks and shuddered, he was crying.

He closed his eyes for a moment and took a deep breath, before rising to his feet and tightening his grip on his kunai.

The boy could have summoned a bunch clones and done quick work of the Rat-People, but he didn’t even think of doing that.

He felt that each one of those people deserved to be put to rest by him and not by his clones.

As he killed them he was assaulted by their memories, their peaceful lives, the downfall of the once illustrious kingdom, the horror and excruciating pain that followed the corruption.

And yet Naruto didn’t stop, killing one after the other.

As the killing spree went on, as the bombardment of memories and emotions wore down on his psyche, Naruto entered some kind of trance, where everything else in the world was muted… There was only the killing and the memories that followed it.

He didn’t even pay attention to the notification sounds that chimed more than once throughout the killings.

It was only when there was no Corrupted Rat-Person left alive did he slowly came out of the haze. When he truly came to his senses he was sitting on the middle of the street, his hands and clothes covered with gore and blood.

All around him the bodies dissolved into dust, leaving behind only the loot.

He looked around tiredly, not only was his body tired, but so was his soul.

“What a shitty Dungeon…” Naruto murmured, running his hand through his blood soaked hair.

He stayed like that for a few minutes before deciding that moping would get him nowhere, he got to his feet and summoned his Earth Clones, sending them collect the loot.

They had a large area to search as he was nowhere near as close to the place he had began the massacre.

As the clones moved to complete their task, Naruto sat on the front steps of a house and checked the notifications he had received. He had no idea how many he had killed, so he was taken by surprise when he saw that he had leveled up, completed the ‘Dealing with Death’ quest and unlocked the ‘Death Dealer Skill Tree’.

First he called the Dungeon Quest and to his surprise he saw that he had completed a part of it, in this single night he had killed all 1.200 Corrupted Rat-People in the dungeon.

It wasn’t such a surprise then that he had leveled up.

 

[Level Up!]

Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Occupation: The Gamer
Title: Jinchuuriki
Job: (Locked)
Level: 7
EXP: 64.000/4.360
HP: 3.950/3.950
CP: 4.250/4.250
STR: 22
STA: 31
VIT: 23
DEX: 13
INT: 35
WIS: 32
CHR: 16 (-5)
LUK: 24
Stats Points: 38
Perks: [The Gamer], [Jinchuuriki Of The Kyuubi No Youko], [Uzumaki Clan Heir], [Stellar Lineage], [Time Traveler] & [Death Business]

 

That made him smile, clearing some of the gloom that draped over him like a cloak. He was growing strong, and that was worth any torture he went through.

Dismissing the status screen, he called the quest he had just completed.

 

[Quest Complete!]

Quest: Dealing With Death
The [player] has experienced death first hand with his own death, now he has the opportunity to take death's power for himself.
Requirement (s):
1000/1000 kills
Defeat 1 [Boss Monster]
Time Limit: 1 year
Reward (s):
10.000 EXP
Unlock [Death Dealer Skill Tree]
Job Ticket [Necromancer]
Surprise Scroll (x5)

[Claim the Reward (s): Yes/No]

 

He was most curious about the Job Ticket, not only because he knew little about jobs, as until now he had no information about it, but also because of the job in question, [Necromancer] intrigued him a lot.

Before focusing on that however, he decided to check his new skill tree.

 

New Skill!

Blood Poison: LV 1 [0/100 EXP]

This skill turns the user’s blood into a powerful poison, even a single drop is enough to affect a fully grown man, once poisoned the target will be unable to be healed through Chakra and may be inflicted with temporary madness.

Ten-Thousand Poisons Immunity: As the user’s blood is poison, he is immune to all but the most powerful and exotics of the poisons.

Damage: - 10 HP per Second for 30 minutes or until the Target dies.

Chance of inflicting madness: 5%

 

“Holy…” Naruto was speechless, this skill was crazy.

The continuous damage and the chance of inflicting temporary madness was already amazing, but what truly awed the boy was the ‘Ten-Thousand Poisons Immunity’. Poisons are the ninja’s bread and butter, there’s no ninja worth their salt that don’t at least coat their weapons with it.

With a smile on his face he waved the screen away and was about to check the job ticket, but before he could do that another screen popped up.

 

Quest Chain: Bringer Of The Night

The [Player] has bloodied his hands, but to truly take death’s powers into himself he must now fully submerge himself in rivers of blood.

Requirement (s):

5.000/0 Kills

Reward (s):

[Night Of The Dead] Skill

Next Chain Quest Unlocked

10.000 EXP

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Chapter 24: Traps & Trials

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Naruto waved the newest quest screen away and looked around, most clones had already returned, leaving the loot at his feet, but some who went to collect the furthest loot had yet to arrive.

Seeing that, he dismissed the idle clones and focused on the ‘Dealing With Death’ quest’s rewards. He decided keep the surprise scrolls for later and instead pulled up the Job Ticket, tapping on the [Necromancer] word.

A new screen popped up, totally different from the usual ones, purple in colour and adorned with black skulls.

 

Necromancer

A Necromancer is a being who walks with death. Those powerful entities can exert power over the dead, the undead and, in some cases, even over the living.

Though all Necromancers share the same basic characteristics, there are many unique paths to which those beings can take as they mature in their abilities.

 

Naruto read it with an impassive look on his face, the idea of having power over life and death was ludicrous, not even the Hokage had such power.

The untold possibilities, with this Naruto could rise to the top without any obstacles. – And that small childish part of him that he had buried deep down, wondered if he could bring his parents back to life if he became a Necromancer.

He noticed that the last clone arrived with the loot and shook his head, placing those thoughts about the future on a box and focusing on the present. He waved the screen away and started inspecting the loot.

Each Corrupted Rat-Person left behind 10 Ryo, summing up to a total of 12.000 Ryo. Not only that, but about half of the rats left behind something called [Black Tears].

Naruto held a vial of it in his hand and used his Observe skill.

 

Black Tears

When the agony of the Corrupted Rat-People exceeds a certain threshold, they will bleed through their eyes. Those blood tears, which have a peculiar pitch black colour, can both heal and curse whoever drink it.

+ 150 HP

[Curse Of Grudge] debuff for 1 minute

 

There were a lot of them, with it he could probably breeze through the Dungeon. He had already suffered under the curse enough that now it barely bothered him at all, but…

Shaking his head, Naruto sold all of it on the shop. He felt it was disrespectful to use the Rat-People’s  suffering to his benefit.

And it was not like he came out of it losing, he got 50.500 Ryo by selling it.

He could officially say that he was rich — At least for a penniless orphan like him.

Once that was done, he dismissed the screen and walked towards one of the houses. As the boy entered he noticed that the dark feelings were gone, completely washed away with a feeling of gratitude and warmth.

Naruto sat on a surprisingly decent bed and closed his eyes, resting as he waited for the night to end.

He doesn’t know for how long he waited, but eventually he fell asleep, awakening with sunlight shining down on his face.

With a groan he sat up and bought a beef ramen and a water bottle from the shop.

He ate, moaning at the taste. The ramen was just perfect for his tastes, tasting much like Ichiraku’s ramen.

He cursed under his breath, just remembering that traitor is enough to make Naruto want to break something.

Finishing his ramen, the blonde washed it down with water before he pushed himself to his feet.

He stretched for a few minutes before leaving the house.

Stealthily moving through the ghost town, he made his way towards the wall. On the way there he saw no enemy, but he still didn’t let his guard down.

Once there, he traveled along the wall, sure that he would find the entrance sooner or later. As luck would have it, he came across the gate not even twenty minutes later.

The gate was massive and appeared to be made of pure steel, it was carved with many scenes from what Naruto imagined to be the history of the Rat-People.

“Observe!” He called out.

 

Vibranium Gate

A gate made of Vibranium, a rare metal primarily known for its ability to absorb various forms of energy, including kinetic energy. It’s lightweight and nigh indestructible.

Immunity to Blunt Attack

Immunity to Non-Elemental Energy Attack

DEF: 100.000/100.000

 

Naruto stared at it with his jaw on the floor. This gate combined with the chakra absorbing walls made for an impressive defense, he was sure that any Hidden Village out there that saw it would be jealous and covet it for themselves.

He was glad that he got the gate key from the Rat-Knight, without it he would never be able to penetrate the inner ward.

The blonde pulled the gold key from his inventory and a screen immediately popped up.

 

Use Gate Key

Yes/No

 

He tapped ‘Yes’ and the key rose from his hand, levitating towards the gate. As soon as the key touched the Vibranium structure it melted into it.

The whole gate rippled gold, before the sound of locks started echoing, after a few moments the rippling stopped and the gate slowly opened, revealing the inner ward.

Naruto stepped through the gate with caution. He could see the imposing castle’s doors from where he stood, made from the same Vibranium as the gate behind him, making the boy realize that he would probably need to find another key to get into the castle.

He looked around, noticing that the inner ward was much more barren than the previous region. There were buildings scattered throughout, but they clearly weren’t residential buildings like before, but military installations.

Seeing no enemy in sight, Naruto started making his way towards the closest installation, what appeared to be a training facility as a sparring yard stood by its side.

He didn’t take two steps before having to jump back as the ground beneath him exploded in a pillar of fire.

On the ground, having barely avoided death by immolation, Naruto looked at the blackened spot with trepidation. It was only pure instincts and years of avoiding the wrath of random villagers that saved him.

He got up and looked around, the whole place appeared peaceful and normal, but now there was an ominous feeling in the air. Who knows how many traps are scattered around the place? For all he knew there could be thousands of traps like this all over, any misstep and he would be done for.

Naruto hesitated from moving further, but after a moment he realized that he had no other option, he needed to find the key and he wouldn’t find it by standing still.

He took a deep breath and stepped forwards, he walked carefully, each step he took was filled with trepidation. The boy was halfway there when he triggered another trap, this one causing the ground to give way.

The blonde leaped back, successfully evading the trap.

Having noticed a quick flare of chakra just as the trap activated, Naruto smiled, thinking that he might have a way to locate the traps before triggering them.

“Sensing Technique!” He cried out, spreading his senses as further as possible.

 

Sensing Technique: LV 2 [200/45 EXP]
The Sensing Technique is a basic technique that allows the user to mold their chakra and change it to the sensor type. This enables them to detect and track down targets through their chakra signatures. The range of this technique varies between sensors.
Range: 6 meters
90 CP per Second

 

His range was short and the cost was unreasonably high, but he was sure that it was enough for get him to his target.

Now that he had activated his ‘Sensing Technique’, he rushed though the ward, displaying none of the previous caution, placing his faith in the skill.

As luck would have it, Naruto wasn’t wrong in placing his faith in his skill. With it he was able to feel the chakra flares half a second before the traps activated.

It might not sound like much, but for a ninja student like him, half a second was all the time he needed to evade any type of trap.

And there were many types, some burst into pillars of fire, some turned the ground into bottomless pits, some exploded with lighting and others turned the ground into quicksand.

His efforts in evading the traps didn’t went unrewarded.

 

The [Player] has skilfully evaded hidden traps + 1 DEX

The [Player] has skilfully evaded hidden traps + 1 DEX

 

One of the hardest stats for him to increase has gained two points. That was already an amazing boon for the boy, but he also increased his ‘Sensing Technique’  skill quite a lot, soon he will level it up.

But finally, he reached his target. He looked at the building warily, it was old and rotting, looking like it could come crashing down with a particularly strong breeze.

“What the…?” Naruto narrowed his eyes as he felt a small but constant amount of chakra covering the whole building. He noticed a seal on the door and called out “Observe!”

 

Three Formation Seal: Deep Lock

A seal from the ‘Three Formation’ style, its used to lock down buildings, not letting anyone come in nor come out.

To unlock the seal the [Player] must kill the one who drew it.

Seal Maker: Rat King

 

“Great.” He huffed, it’s clear that he won’t be able to unlock the seal any time soon – And he probably won’t come back even after unlocking it as he will also have completed the Dungeon Quest.

‘What do I do now?’ Naruto asked himself, he walked to the side of the building where the training yard was located, hoping to find a solution there. His breath caught in his throat, there, on the other side of the training yard stood five Rat Soldiers.

They looked a little like the Rat Knight, standing on two feet and covered in armour. But theirs looked noticeably shabbier, the colours faded and riddled with scratches.

These monsters are also smaller, about two thirds of the Rat Knight’s height. Each carrying a spiked mace.

Naruto called up his status screen and saw that his chakra reserves were halfway depleted from using his sensing skill so much. He decided not to confront the monsters yet as they luckily hadn’t seen him.

From around the corner he used ‘Observe’ on them.

 

Rat Soldier [LV 5]

One of the many soldiers under the King. Corrupted by a mysterious evil entity, those soldiers are filled with hunger for prey, to kill and to devour.

HP: 1350

CP: 500

 

All of them were the same. Their small chakra pool probably meant that they couldn’t use elemental attacks like the Rat Knight, but to compensate they have almost the same amount of HP as the level 10 monster.

As soon as his chakra was fully recovered, Naruto jumped from his hidden spot, weaving hand seals. “Fire Release: Bone Reduction!”

The fire ball smashed against the monster in the middle and exploded, catching the two closest rats.

 

Critical Hit!

[-600 HP]

 

[-300 HP]

[-300 HP]

 

Naruto didn’t waste the distraction, he immediately performed his next jutsu.

“Earth Release: Earth Clone!” He called out and five clones popped up from the ground around him.

Each clone took out a kunai and rushed towards the enemies while the original remained behind, ready to provide support.

Surprisingly, the soldiers were able to deflect the attack of the clones, weaving through them without much problems. It appeared that the Rat Soldiers specialized in speed and reactive combat, smashing their maces on the clones as they evaded their kunai.

Naruto narrowed his eyes, the maces gave off a weak light as they were swung. After a moment observing he understood that the Rat Soldier used their chakra to enhance their weapons.

Seeing that the clones won’t last much longer under the barrage of enhanced attacks, the blonde acted.

“Water Release: Starch Syrup Capturing Field!” Naruto’s cheeks bulged with the viscous liquid, he leaned down almost level with the ground and spewed it all, capturing the Rat Soldier’s feet.

With their lower body mobility being greatly impaired, the monsters were easy pickings by the clones, who slashed at them and pulled back to evade the maces, before slashing them again.

 

You have slain a [Rat Soldier]

+500 EXP

 

The one that took the brunt of his fire jutsu died first, but two of his Earth Clones were destroyed shortly after.

Not wanting to prolong this battle, he summoned two more Earth Clones to take the place of the ones destroyed and started weaving the hand seals for his greatest weapon against the Rat-People.

“Fire Release: Bone Reduction!”  He shouted as he launched the fire ball at the closest monster.

 

Critical Hit!

[-600 HP]

 

You have slain a [Rat Soldier]

+500 EXP

 

[-300 HP]

 

The Rat Soldier closest to the target also took some damage from the explosion, and soon died when a clone stabbed the back of its head.

 

You have slain a [Rat Soldier]

+500 EXP

 

With three of them dead, the clones had an easy time dealing with the last two monsters, soon they were dead and he had gained 1000 more EXP.

Letting out a sigh of relief at having cleared all the enemies, Naruto dismissed his clones and walked towards the loot.

The battle wasn’t as tough as he thought it would be, those Rat Soldiers had nothing on the skills and power of the Rat Knight.

Two of them left bundles of 2.000 Ryo behind and another left a chakra potion.

 

Chakra Potion [Medium Quality]

Recovers 2000 Chakra Points at consumption.

 

Naruto grumbled under his breath when he saw that one of them had left nothing behind, calling the Rat Soldiers stingy for the low quality of the loot.

Finally, the last monster killed left behind a silver key.

 

Castle Key

One of the four keys needed to open the castle doors. Each key is left in the possession of a Rat Soldier squad.

 

As soon as he wrapped his hand around the key a new screen popped up, startling him.

 

New Sub-Quest!

The [Player] must find the four silver keys that are needed to open the Castle Doors. They are held by Rat Soldier squads in each of the four training facilities scattered across the inner ward.

Requirement (s):

Find 4/1 Silver Keys

Reward (s):

Chakra Enhancement: Weapons Enhancing

Failure:

Death

 

“Damn!” Naruto cursed under his breath, looks like he won’t be entering the castle any time soon.

Taking a deep breath, he got ready to traverse the inner ward, knowing that it was riddled with deadly traps.

“Look on the bright side, Naruto.” He said to himself, shaking his head.

Look on the bright side indeed, while a single misstep may cost him his life, those traps were also excellent tools of training. Perhaps by the time he had collected all four keys he will have gained some more DEX points and leveled up his sensing skill.

“You can do it!” The blonde reassured himself. After performing the hand signs for the ‘Sensing Technique’, he stepped outside of the training yard.

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