The Climb
"130! 131! 132! 133! 135! 136! 137! 138!"
You have gained +1 STR!
"Yes! Finally!" Naruto's shaky arms let him drop onto the dirty ground, the push ups taking quite a bit out of him. He had reached his limit a good it ago, but his endurance kept him going. His malnourishment meant he had to go far beyond his limits to gain strength.
"At this rate, I'll definitely be the strongest!"
He had woken up extra early, determined to make the best of the weekend to train. His greatest weaknesses at the moment had to do with his strength, agility, intelligence and chakra control. He didn't know how to train the third one besides reading, which was something he could do in class.
The forest was a great place to train. It had small clearings that he could run back and forth in, and most importantly, had lots of leaves so he could practice his leaf exercise.
"Alright! 30 minutes of suicides!" He slapped his palms on his face to get in the mood, absently noting that they had stopped shaking and his arms, chest and back no longer hurt.
He made his way into one of the larger clearings, noting that it was probably 40 - 50 yards across, which was good. He grabbed one of the sticks on the ground, carving lines around 6 yards away from each other, totalling in six lines.
He stretched at the starting point, getting ready to mentally count the time. He had discovered on the way to the forest, that if he sprinted as fast as he could, it actually took about 15 SP per minute.
He really did seem to have crazy stamina. He grinned as he took off, his movements kicked up quite a bit of dirt everywhere, back and forth. He continued even as he sweat heavily and his legs and core heated up in agony.
He still had so much stamina, regaining more stamina than he was losing. Unfortunately, his body did have it's limits in the form of his agility, meaning he was exhausted even though his stamina was unaffected.
You have gained +1 AGI!
"Haah! Haah! Yes! Finally!" Naruto let his sweaty body collapse to the ground, relishing in the cool dirt. He felt his lower body throb in pain for a good few seconds, before it seemed to just melt away. The Gamer's Body was sooooo cool.
"Gah. I really gotta get rid of malnourishment. It makes everything so hardddd!" He really didn't want to get up, regardless if his body was fine or not.
He felt like he could fall asleep right then and there, but he still had work to do. His eyes snapped open with ferocity, a grin of determination etched onto his round face. He snapped up off the ground, quickly reaching towards one of the many leaves scattered around.
He grabbed a whole bunch, already having experience with the mess that would happen. He set the pile of a few dozen leaves down next to him and sat in seiza, which supposedly helped him concentrate.
He pressed the leaf against his forehead and mentally activated the leaf exercise. The leaf was instantly gone, shredding up as it got propelled across the clearing. He couldn't help the twitch in his eye at the failure, quickly calling up the skill.
One percent. It seemed that on level 1, each attempt netted him a single percent towards the skill. Probably since he had so much debuffs towards CC. He sighed as he picked up another leaf, determined to get to at least level 2 before exercising physically again.
5 Hours Later
A whole five hours, spent doing nothing but exercising and chakra control. All that time for another 2 points in both strength and agility as well as 2 levels in the leaf exercise. He still needed another 2 levels in the exercise to get a single chakra control point. At least he got another 6 levels in his sprinting skill.
While it's nice to know that he is improving by doing all this, it seemed like a lot of effort for so little reward. He was starving too. He didn't even know what to do regarding food. He only had 300,000 Ryo.
The amount the stores were charging him for food would see all that money gone in just a few days if he bought what should be cheap food. His stomach growled, trying to distract him from the consequences.
A brown rabbit wandered into the clearing, sniffing around for some food. Naruto kept really quiet, feeling his stomach tighten at the sight. He really didn't want to kill anything, but he was just so hungry.
'Besides, people are going to kill it anyway so they can sell the meat, right? Why not just get it for free?' He was pretty sure there were some minor laws against hunting in a few areas owned by civilian dealers, but this was a public area.
He hadn't brought any of his kunai or shuriken, blunted as they were, with him since he didn't want to waste his time practicing broken things. He was bare handed and slightly mentally exhausted from his intense activities.
The low growl of his stomach made the choice for him though. The rabbit, only a few meters away from him, shot its head up in his direction. It only had the time to widen its eyes before he was on it, grabbing at the back of its neck so it couldn't get away.
He felt horrible, watching it struggle and squeal, but he was going to become a ninja. He had signed up to a profession that almost always resulted in situations of death. If he couldn't even kill a rabbit to eat, how was he going to kill someone for a mission?
He grabbed onto the squirming body with one hand and the head with the other. With a quick jerk, he snapped its neck.
You've killed a rabbit! You gain +1 EXP
Available loot!
He was jerked out of his regret by the two message and a box appearing in front of him. The one EXP wasn't all that useful, but it was progress nonetheless. The box on the other hand, had a bunch of items listed out.
There was 2 stacks of rabbit meat, 2 stacks of rabbit fur, and a rabbit eye. The last one looked nasty as hell, so he only clicked on the first 4 items. He watched as the items were transferred into his inventory, but the rabbit still remained.
He poked at it, feeling the meat and seeing the fur. He didn't really understand how this worked. He killed something, it dropped items, but it's corpse was unchanged? He put it out of his mind, simply thinking of it as good fortune. He would get even more meat now.
He stuffed the rabbit into his inventory, watching as a little icon of it's corpse popped up in the box, sort of disturbing him honestly. He rushed home, testing out his new agility, really feeling the difference a mere 2 points could bring him.
By the time he made it up his apartment, using a ton of parkour to do so, he was ecstatic at his new speed and strength. At this rate, he would definitely become a Genin. He burst into his home, speedily getting out the unused grilling pan.
He put it on the stove, but didn't turn on the heat yet. He grabbed one of his sharpest kitchen knives, before staring at it. He was wondering why it's stats weren't showing up, but guessed he had to equip it to do that.
New skill has been created!
Observe/(Active)(Lv. 1)(1/100%) - This skill allows you to gain knowledge about a person or object by looking at them and activating the skill.
Can't observe those 15 levels above you.
Can't observe items above rare.
See Name, Basic Description, Age, Level, Occupation, HP, HR, CP, CR, SP, SR.
Requirements:
10 CP per use
"Whoa. This skill is awesome!" He practically had stars in his eyes, knowing the kind of power this skill could give him. If he leveled it up more, he was sure he would be able to see more.
'Observe.'
Kitchen Knife
A Kitchen Knife owned by Naruto Uzumaki. It has not seen use since gifted to him, nor has it been sharpened.
Age - (3 years)
Rank - (Common)
Durability - (23/25)
Damage - (1x (1/10 STR) + (1/10 AGI))
Special Effects(0/1)
Stat Bonuses(0/1)
"What the hell? This thing only does 2 damage if I hit someone with it?" He was bewildered by the incredibly low damage. It didn't really make sense. If someone was stabbed in the heart with that, they would die. Two damage just didn't make se-.
"Hehehehehehehehe." He cackled in glee. He understood what this meant. If he were to stab himself with this, and didn't get a critical hit, he would only do 2 damage.
Someone else though… they would be seriously injured. His powers were amazing! He would definitely become the greatest ninja ever with these powers. He set aside his fantasies as his stomach reminded him that he needed to feed it.
He took out the corpse of the rabbit, getting ready to skin it. He had never done it before and he doubted he would be very good at it, but he would make sure to eat it no matter what.
He spent nearly 30 minutes struggling to skin it, getting stuck on bones, going to deep and cutting off too much meat, not cutting hard enough, etc.
New Skills has been created!
Skinning/(Active)(Lv. 1)(20/100%) - This skill consists of your ability to skin an animal.
Gain 95% chance of messing up.
Lose one rank on pelt or skin due to low level.
Gain +1% agility while using this skill.
Requirements:
5 SP per minute
Rabbit Hide
The Hide of a rabbit that was skinned and killed by Naruto Uzumaki.
Age - (1 minute)
Rank - (Defective)
Durability - (1/1)
Special Effects(0/0)
Stat Bonuses(0/0)
He wasn't very happy at the outcome, but he still had work to do. He looked down at the messed up rabbit corpse, not looking very good from his low skill. He was determined to do this though.
He grabbed onto the stomach and guts, knowing that there were a fair few parts of the animal he should get rid of. The survival classes in the academy were all theoretical, but pretty useful. He hadn't really bothered to listen though.
He ended up just getting rid of everything but the meat. He wasn't sure what he could eat or what he even wanted to eat. He was pretty sure the head was partially edible, but he really didn't want to eat that.
New skill has been created!
Gutting/(Active)(Lv. 1)(20/100%) - This skill consists of your ability to gut an animal.
Gain 95% chance of messing up.
Gain 50% chance of eating something you shouldn't have.
Gain +1% agility while using this skill.
Requirements:
5 SP per minute
He was pretty sure he did this wrong. Now that he remembered, the instructor said to gut before you skin.
"Well whatever. If it works it works!" He wiped the sweat off his forehead, ready to cut into the meat so he could begin to cook it.
Uncarved Rabbit Meat
The skinned and gutted meat of a rabbit, done by Naruto Uzumaki.
Age - (1 minute)
Rank - (Defective)
Durability - (5/5)
Special Effects(0/0)
Stat Bonuses(0/0)
After 10 minutes of trial and error, he was able to turn the defective uncarved meat into a masterpiece.
Carved Rabbit Meat
The skinned, gutted, and carved meat of a rabbit, done by Naruto Uzumaki.
Age - (1 minute)
Rank - (Defective)
Durability - (2/2)
Special Effects(0/0)
Stat Bonuses(0/0)
He was happy that there wasn't anything lower than defective, but he was wondering what would happen if the durability went down to 0. Would it just cease to exist?
Now, he had to put some stuff on it. He knew from watching Teuchi and Ayame cook that you should always prepare your food before it's cooked, to gain maximum taste. He didn't really know what to put on it, or what he had.
He had salt, pepper, something called ground star anise, granulated garlic and ground cloves. He didn't really know how good it all was, but he was sure mixing it all together would be too bad.
He brought out a plate to mix them all together as well as some spoons. He knew that too much salt and pepper could be a bad thing, but he wasn't sure how much of everything else would be bad.
He ended up just taking half a spoon for the salt and pepper as well as a spoon of everything else. It didn't look like a lot when he was done, but he was sure it would be enough. Better to have a lesser taste than too much he guessed.
He smacked the four pieces of meat on the mixture, rubbing it in until it was completely covered. He bustled over to the grilling pan he had set up over his stove, turned on the gas for 2 of the burners, and lit them up with a match.
He waited a few minutes for it to warm up and then started setting them down, using a pair of common tongs in one of his drawers to do so. He wasn't sure how long it was supposed to take, but he knew from survival training that raw food could be dangerous.
Pink was raw. That was all he knew. He cut a line on the top of the meat slabs so he could see the inside, and waited.
He was getting a bit stressed from waiting and checking every few seconds, but he was pretty sure it was done.
Cooked Rabbit Meat
Rabbit Meat, saturated in salt, pepper, star anise, garlic and cloves. Done by Naruto Uzumaki.
Age - (20 minute)
Rank - (Common)
Durability - (20/20)
Special Effects(1/1) -
+10% HR for 1 minute
Stat Bonuses(0/1)
New skill has been created!
Cooking/(Active)(Lv. 5)(1/100%) - This skill consists of your ability to cook food.
Gain 90% chance of messing up.
Gain 4% chance of gaining one rank on food.
Gain 3% agility while using this skill.
Gain 3% intelligence while using this skill.
Gain 3% wisdom while using this skill.
Requirements:
7 SP per minute
Due to creating food above your level, you gain bonus EXP!
"Hell yes!" He did a little jig at leveling up the skill 5 times in one sitting. Getting four meat slabs up a rank really did give him crazy EXP.
"Thank you for the meal!" He quickly sat them on a plate and devoured them. He almost teared up while eating the food. Not because it was bad or good, but because he had managed to create it.
The fact that it wasn't completely messed up was enough to make him swell in pride. It was a sign of good things to come! He would only be getting better and better!
*Knock! Knock!*
He jumped, startled at the knocking noise. He quickly set the plate in the sink, reminding himself that he would need to wash it. He was a bit nervous, wondering if maybe his landlord had heard him jumping all about.
He hastily pulled open the door, ignoring the fact he was dressed in dirty shorts and a t-shirt. The first thing that hit him was smoke. It made his eyes burn and water lightly, and also told him all he needed to know.
"Old man! What's up! What are ya doin here?!" He grinned like a loon, stepping aside to let him in.
"Naruto my boy. Nothing is 'up' with me at the moment, just dropping by to check in on you." Hiruzen smiled slightly at the boy.
'Naruto looks much happier than the last time I saw him. Wonder what happened to make him train so rigorously today?' Hiruzen swept into the room, his robes billowing out slightly as the door shut behind him.
His nose twitched, smelling the distinct smell of blood and other bodily parts. He then smelt the fur or a rabbit, making the connection instantly.
"I didn't know you ate rabbit Naruto." He smiled as a look of shock and awe came onto the boys face, loving any moment where he could see Naruto look like any other child.
"Woah! How the hell did you know that! Are you a wizard?! Can you tell the future?! Are you spying on me?!" I simply smiled at him, not bothering to answer any of his rapid questions, especially that last one.
"When you're as old as me, you just know things Naruto." We walked into his living room and sat on his old couch. Naruto looked like he was having trouble staying still, but Hiruzen was busy thinking about what to say.
"Have you become more interested in training lately? I was expecting to get some complaints about pranks today. You usually do it on the weekends after all." Hiruzen smiled a bit wider, recalling all the complaints he would get.
"I'm done with pranking now old man! I've got to train more so I can become the Hokage!" Naruto struck his chin up, striking a little pose that made him laugh.
"Oh, is that so? I'll admit, I'm going to miss some of those pranks." Naruto just grinned at him, comfortably sitting in the silence.
They sat there for a few minutes more, Hiruzen smoking on his pipe, and Naruto idly twitching playing with his fingers.
"Do you want some help training?" He watched as Naruto froze for a minute, just staring at him. The boy had asked for help in training more than a few times, but he had never trained for hours straight before. Always getting bored and frustrated.
"Seriously old man?! You'd really help me out?!" He relaxed against the sofa, smoking in silence as Naruto practically vibrated.
"Yes. I will help you out. You need to promise me that you won't go overboard though okay? Spending around 5 hours training can be unhealthy. You need to let your body rest." He stared sternly, trying to impart the wisdom of his life onto the boy.
"Eh. How did you know how long I trained?" He puffed out some tasty smoke, thinking about the question. He had always kept one anbu close to Naruto. Not close enough to get anywhere near invasion of privacy, but to keep tabs on his safety and location.
"I was curious about what you were doing, so I checked up on you. It's my business as Hokage to make sure that everyone is doing their best after all." Naruto frowned lightly, but seemed to ultimately accept the answer.
"Now, take what I said very seriously Naruto. You need to be careful about how much you strain your body. Overworking it can lead to complications in the future. There's a reason I have such bad knee pain after all. Chakra can only do so much."
He really needed to get this point across. It was obvious that Naruto was malnourished, considering what he ate and how skinny and frail his body seemed. He knew of Naruto's problems, but knew that hardships would force the boy to grow into what he needed to be.
Straining his body while in this state like he seemed to be doing, would lead to possible stunting that could never be helped. Chakra was a miracle, but the only person he knew of that could do something like that was Tsunade. He doubted she would ever come back, so that point was moot.
"Now, take what I said very seriously Naruto. You need to be careful about how much you strain your body. Overworking it can lead to complications in the future. There's a reason I have such bad knee pain after all. Chakra can only do so much."
He frowned in consideration, staring at the kind, mole riddled, wrinkly face of the man he considered to be a grandfather. He exuded power and wisdom, pure experience. He was renowned as one of the smartest and most knowledgeable person in the Elementary Continent.
But he was The Gamer. He didn't experience the same risks that other people did. His body would always go back to 100% as long as he had HP. Working his body to the limits and beyond was the most beneficial thing he could do.
If the old man knew of his abilities… could he make an even better training plan for him? Something that would make him crazy strong?! The old man was staring at him with a serious face, but it was a trusting one.
He was confident he could trust the old man. Definitely trust him enough to tell him his secret. The old man wouldn't hurt him. He lied by omission, sure, but was his intention to hurt him? He didn't think so.
He opened his mouth to speak when all of a sudden his mind went blank.
Warning! Your mind is being altered!
'Wha?'
"Naruto?" He snapped back to the old man. He was staring at him with a healthy dose of concern.
"You seemed to zone out there. You okay?" His eyebrows crinkled together, making the wrinkles all the more prominent.
"Yeah, I'm fine, just thinking. I don't know if I can stop myself from trying my hardest, but I'll try not to over do it!" Hiruzen gazed into his soul, before smiling at him with fondness.
"Good my boy. I'm glad to hear it. Now then, this is what you'll be doing. Based on what I have seen, you need work on…"
"Haaah. Haaah. Shit. That took so fucking much out of me. I can barely open my fucking eyes."
Red slitted eyes gazed at him from above, shining like two stars in the night sky. They stared with amusement and a dose of malice.
"Heh. You're lucky you were able to do that at all. Even with my power supplementing you, affecting the boy from inside the seal is impressive."
"Feh. The only reason I could affect him is because we're one and the same. Even then, just changing his mind on one fucking thing is gonna put me right back to sleep. What a fucking waste." Red eyes, peeking out from black sclera, glared at the wet ground.
"Hm. Those powers are the only reason you're even awake right now. It's too bad you can't actually use them yourself, but you seem to be exempt from the Gamer's Mind skill. Too bad you'll be asleep for a long time."
"Even if I had all my power and the little you can spare, I can't fuck around with his mind nearly as much as I want. All I was able to do was switch his opinion with mine, on a tiny matter. His will is too strong for me to challenge without direct confrontation."
He closed his eyes sleepily, barely hearing the echoes of low growls. He heard the water shift as the Kyuubi shifted its position, before all he heard was nothingness.
" … your strength, your speed, your reaction time, your accuracy, your taijutsu, your shurikenjutsu, your chakra control, and general knowledge. You lack too much in these things, while you have too much in others.
Such a broken balance is bad, leading to overspecialization or failure in certain aspects. Just because it doesn't look cool now, doesn't mean it won't be absolutely lethal in the future once your better.
For the next two months, before graduation, I want you to follow a rigorous training schedule. How many days a week you do is up to you."
He stared at the Hokage for a few minutes, before realising that he meant to choose how many days now.
"Everyday! I can handle it, I'm sure! I'll just sleep and eat lots." He puffed up his chest in bravado, grinning brightly.
"Hmph. If you're going to train everyday, you will have to sleep and eat religiously. In my hayday, I trained every day of the week. I ate 8 meals a day and slept 8 to 10 hours if I could. Your body will need all the food and sleep it can get.
You have to eat a balanced diet though Naruto. You can no longer eat Ramen. Maybe once or twice a week as a little snack, but no more eating it all the time. You need protein, you need nutrients, you need energy.
Things like the rabbit you ate are good. There are a lot of rivers in Konoha that people don't have fishing rights in. Eat plenty of fish, they give you good amount of Omega 3. Omega 3 is very good for you.
There are vegetables and fruits all around Konoha. Free for you to take as long as they are not within someone's rights. I'll give a book on what's healthy and what's not healthy. Make sure to eat as much as your body demands you to. Not too much more and not less."
His head almost hurt. He managed to retain most of that information though. Eat as much as his body demands. Sleep a ton. Eat meat. Eat fish. Eat gross vegetables and fruits. Not too hard!
"Good. Glad you're paying attention. Now, since you're done processing all that, we can begin your schedule. We'll start with tomorrow…"
He could practically feel his brain slowly melt. He was glad for the help, but he wished he could just write it down or something.
"Ah there. It's all written down Naruto. My apologies. I hadn't considered you may have been tired after training." The old mans smile made him feel slightly better, but he was crying inwardly after having to listen for so long.
I'll be sending over the books I specified you to read. You will be doing this outside of class. I don't want you to skimp on the reading. Knowledge is one of the most important things in a ninjas life after all."
He handed him the scroll, filled with what he was going to be doing for the next two months. A lot of body exercise and technique practice.
"Err. Wait a sec. I don't think my taijutsu and my shurikenjutsu are correct old man. It's harder with the forms than when I freestyle it."
He looked surprised for a moment before he shook it off. He gave him a speculative look, thinking on what to do.
"Hmm. Well, you can always go over the scrolls in the academy library my boy. If you still have trouble with them, let me know."
He nodded in agreement, though he wasn't sure just how far he would get with just the scroll. He walked the old man out, shivering with excitement as he stared down at the scroll in his hand.
Monday
Naruto quickly ran to school, weaving between civilians. He ignored the mutters of distaste that followed him, too excited at his recent progress to care. His Sunday workout had consisted of completely strength training.
He had spent a whole 4 hours in the forest, training and hunting down rabbits and fish with his bare hands. Then, he went home and trained for another 4 hours inside. He had managed to gain 4 strength in one day. 4!
He had even leveled up observe, skinning, gutting, carving and cooking! The last four still kind of sucked, but they would definitely get better. He was positive! None of that mattered though.
What mattered was that he was going to become the greatest! Better than Sasuke and everyone else. He daydreamed for a bit, dreaming of Sasuke on the ground and Sakura hanging off his arms, skillfully avoiding everyone in his path.
He snapped out of it as he got to the entrance of the academy. There was a bunch of parents with their kids hanging around the front. He ignored them and made his way inside, going to the west wing on the bottom floor.
He was early today, his powers waking him up when the minimum sleep of 6 hours was completed. He loved that he no longer felt tired waking up anymore. It was pretty sweet. He opened the door to his classroom and wasn't surprised.
No one but Iruka and one other kid sat in the room. He wasn't sure who the kid was, since he was someone that was withdrawn and quiet. He didn't recognize the name that hung atop his head either.
Iruka Umino
That was it. He couldn't see anything but question marks while using observe, so he was 15 levels higher than him. Which put him in the 23+ range. He wondered just how much of a difference existed between him and Iruka.
"Naruto?! What the hell are you doing here so early?!" The baffled scarred face was so tempting. He wanted to prank his teacher soooo bad.
'No! Bad Naruto! No more pranks! You need to be loved!'
"I wanted to get here early so I read. I missed some things last lecture, so I want to catch up." He barely withheld the cringe that wanted to take over his face.
The thought of reading, let alone voluntarily, was enough to make him nauseous. Reading sucked, but he would do as the old man ordered. He was the Hokage for a reason after all.
"Ha. Ha. Very funny Naruto. You set a prank in the classroom again and I'll have you carrying water buckets outside of the school for hours."
He didn't bother trying to assure him, he knew it wouldn't work. It sounded like something he would do. Something he used to do. Not anymore though.
He grudgingly made his way up the steps, going to the very end and to the window, just how he liked it. He sat in the last seat, looking inside the desk cubbies. There was 4 books stacked there. Three of them were about the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Shinobi Wars. The fourth was the Shinobi Code of Conduct.
A book containing 100 different rules and explanations on why all of them are valid. He had never bothered reading it, but he guessed he was gonna be doing it soon. He brought out their current book, the one about the 3rd Shinobi War.
He hadn't read a single page, choosing to nap and plan his pranks. He looked up at the clock and saw he had a full hour and a half before his class even officially started. More than enough time to get some reading done. Yay.
1 Hour 30 Minutes Later
*Bringgggg*
You have gained +20 rep with Iruka Umino!
You have gained +1 INT!
You have gained +1 INT!
He was jolted out of his reading by the bell. He looked around wildly for a sec, seeing no one on his 3 man desk row, nothing unusual. The class was filled though. No one looked at him, but Iruka. He was staring at him with tears in his eyes.
His eye twitched as he looked at the +20 rep. He wished he knew where he stood with Iruka, but he doubted he be within his level range too soon. The 2 int he got was awesome though. All for reading halfway through something that was actually kinda interesting.
"All right class! I'm going to give you a short recap on where we left off. Turn to page 631…" He tuned out Iruka's voice, flipping to the page but not reading it. He hadn't gotten there yet and he wanted to do that on his own.
He pretended like he was reading along, but he was actually eyeing his classmates. He hit observe on them but didn't look at the window. He hit everyone he was interested in with it, gathering a bunch of tiny windows in the corner of his eye. He splayed them out one by one in front of his book, giving off the illusion of reading it.
Name: Choji Akimichi
Age: 11 years/ 5 months/ 1 day
Level: 11
Occupation: Academy Student(+15% EXP until level 11)
Health: 660/660
Health Regeneration(hour): 2.1%; 13.86
Chakra Points: 220/220
Chakra Regeneration(hour): 2.2%; 4.84
Stamina Points: 420/420
Stamina Regeneration(hour): 2.1%; 8.82
Relationship Status: Like(15/1000)
Romance Status: Neutral(0/1000)
Description: Choji Akimichi is an only child, heir to the Akimichi Clan. His jutsu need calories and fat to use so he eats a lot. He enjoys eating, but really wishes he didn't need to do it so much. He is best friends with Shikamaru Nara.
Name: Shikamaru Nara
Age: 11 years/ 3 months/ 12 days
Level: 11
Occupation: Academy Student(+15% EXP until level 11)
Health: 605/605
Health Regeneration(hour): 1.1%; 6.655
Chakra Points: 180/180
Chakra Regeneration(hour): 1.8%; 3.24
Stamina Points: 220/220
Stamina Regeneration(hour): 1.1%; 2.42
Relationship Status: Like(25/1000)
Romance Status: Neutral(0/1000)
Description: Shikamaru Nara is an only child, heir to the Nara Clan. His jutsu revolve around the use of shadows, causing an overabundance of yin chakra, leading to feelings of laziness and tiredness. He enjoys playing Go and Shogi, being incredibly smart and quick witted. He is best friends with Choji Akimichi.
Name: Kiba Inuzuka
Age: 11 years/ 7 months/ 24 days
Level: 11
Occupation: Academy Student(+15% EXP until level 11)
Health: 625/625
Health Regeneration(hour): 1.5%; 9.375
Chakra Points: 230/230
Chakra Regeneration(hour): 2.3%; 5.29
Stamina Points: 300/300
Stamina Regeneration(hour): 1.5%; 4.5
Relationship Status: Like(5/1000)
Romance Status: Neutral(0/1000)
Description: Kiba Inuzuka is one of two children, potential heir to the Inuzuka Clan. His jutsu revolve around enhancing himself with animal qualities, as well as his ninken, Akamaru. This leads him to behave somewhat similar to dogs and to some extent, wolves. He enjoys running through the forest and playing with dogs. He is best friends with Akamaru.
Name: Sakura Haruno
Age: 11 years/ 1 month/ 7 days
Level: 12
Occupation: Academy Student(+15% EXP until level 11)
Health: 650/650
Health Regeneration(hour): 0.5%; 3.25
Chakra Points: 120/120
Chakra Regeneration(hour): 1.2%; 1.44
Stamina Points: 100/100
Stamina Regeneration(hour): 0.5%; 0.5
Relationship Status: Dislike(200/1000)
Romance Status: Extremely Unlikely(50/1000)
Description: Sakura Haruno is an only child, born from two retired shinobi. Her main strength is her ability to memorize things she sees and her chakra control. She makes up for her lack of physical strength with great form and skill. She is in love with Sasuke Uchiha.
Name: Sasuke Uchiha
Age: 11 years/ 5 months/ 12 days
Level: 14
Occupation: Academy Student(+15% EXP until level 11)
Health: 820/820
Health Regeneration(hour): 2.4%; 19.68
Chakra Points: 350/350
Chakra Regeneration(hour): 3.5%; 12.25
Stamina Points: 480/480
Stamina Regeneration(hour): 2.4%; 11.52
Relationship Status: Neutral(50/1000)
Romance Status: Neutral(0/1000)
Description: Sasuke Uchiha is one of two children, but undeniably the heir of the Uchiha Clan. One of its last remaining members, after his brother slaughtered most of them, he strives to gain vengeance. Due to being mentally tortured by his brother, he is mentally unstable. He has no time for friends or lovers while his brother still draws breath.
He felt his eye twitch multiple times while reading them all. He had hit his three 'friends', his crush and his rival with it. His three friends were kinda what he was expecting, although Shikamaru's intelligence and wisdom were pretty amazing.
Sakura though… was surprising. He wasn't surprised by her level seeing as she was already considered the Kunoichi of the Year, nor her love in Sasuke. He was surprised by just how much she didn't like him though.
He knew she got annoyed by him sometimes, but to be in the Extremely Unlikely status? The one that was supposed to take a super long and tough time to get out of? What the hell had gotten him there?!
He had more of a fucking chance with Sasuke of all people! He could probably get Sasuke faster than her! Speaking of Sasuke, like what the fuck?! He knew he was strong as hell, but that description.
His family slaughtered… being tortured by his brother. He was pretty sure Sasuke didn't go to a fucking therapist. Becoming a shinobi, which from what the old man always said, required a lot of mental fortitude and strength.
'Please don't be teamed with Sasuke! Anyone but him!' Naruto closed his eyes and chanted. He didn't want to become killed by his teammate going crazy. That would suck ass.
No matter how much he wanted to get his mind off of it though, he kept looking back at Sakura's page. He felt his gut clench, his teeth following shortly after. He had thought he had been getting through to her as she hit him less and less, yelling at him less frequently as well.
Looks like she had just started to become more and more uncaring towards him as the status went down. He didn't really know what to do. The page about relationships said the amount of time it would take to win them over was impractical.
He couldn't waste that kind of time. He had to use that to become Hokage! But giving up on Sakura… was like saying he couldn't do it. That he was too weak to do it!
'Geh! The fuck am I supposed to do?!' He glared the status page, unable to make up his mind. Should he just give up on her? Try another tactic? Try and become friends?
His eyes drifted over to Sasuke, watching him ignore Sakura as she shyly tried to speak to him, twirling her beautiful pink hair around her fingers. He stared har, watching Sasuke completely ignore her, in turn making her seem even more in love with him.
'Do I just… ignore her? Pretend like she doesn't exist?' The idea slowly started to take form in his mind. Sasuke was super popular with all the girls, probably because he was dark and broody.
He may not have been trying, but he managed to get all the girls to fawn over him. He didn't try. He didn't… try! That was genius! He remembered getting angry because Sasuke didn't even bother to try while fighting him.
Maybe it was similar in a way? Not trying seemed to spark emotions easier. So if he didn't try to get any girl, maybe he they would begin to become interested?! He nodded firmly to himself at the genius idea.
He wasn't copying Sasuke. Just adapting some of his moves is all. That's what ninja were supposed to do. Adapt and overcome. He'd be the best goddamn ninja ever! Starting with this knowledge!
He eagerly closed all the pages, beginning to pay attention to everything Iruka was saying. He even managed to get an INT after the class finally finished. Fuck yeah!
After Class
"Hmm. Nope. Nope. Nope. That's not it. Not that one. That's another meditation book. Ah! There it is!" Naruto grinned, getting out the set of Ha no Sutairu scrolls. The academy library always had a few sets of them.
They were three scrolls that detailed the Ha no Sutairu style. It's forms being hand to hand, kunai throwing and shuriken throwing. He grabbed the three scrolls in his hand, ready to go and sign them out.
Congratulations! You have found the Beginner Ha no Sutairu style! Would you like to learn or download this skill?(Common)
Learn/Download/No
Congratulations! You have found the Beginner Ha no Sutairu Kunai throwing! Would you like to learn or download this skill?(Common)
Learn/Download/No
Congratulations! You have found the Beginner Ha no Sutairu Shuriken throwing! Would you like to learn or download this skill?(Common)
Learn/Download/No
He stared, baffled by the little boxes that randomly appeared in front of him. He didn't really understand what it meant, so he clicked on everything that he didn't get.
Learning a skill: You have the ability to 'eat' a skill book. You can instantly learn any skill you eat, as long as you meet the prerequisites for it. Those will only show up if you did not meet them. Learning a skill causes the skill book to become destroyed.
Downloading a skill: You have the ability to 'download' a skill book. You can absorb the knowledge for the skill over a 6 hour period of time, and the skill book is undamaged. You may not download the same skill book ever again though.
Skill Book Rank: Each skill book has a rank. This rank shows how much experience you will gain from it;
Common - +25% towards next level
Rare - +1 level
Epic - +5 levels
Legendary - +50 levels
"No fuckin way! These powers are sooo cooool!" He couldn't stop himself from whisper shouting, beyond excited.
He knew he couldn't learn these skills since he would get in trouble for destroying academy property, but downloading them was fine. He had expected take weeks, if not the entire two months adjusting to a new style.
Being able to learn and adjust in a mere 6 hours though? That was overpowered. The was freaking awesome! He clicked download on all three, practically vibrating while doing so.
You have chosen to download the Beginner Ha no Sutairu style! Wait time: 6 hours!
You have chosen to download the Beginner Ha no Sutairu Kunai throwing! Wait time: 6 hours!
You have chosen to download the Beginner Ha no Sutairu Shuriken throwing! Wait time: 6 hours!
He couldn't help the cackle that was beginning to bubble inside his throat. He was practically salivating, looking at all the books around him.
You have chosen to download Pebble Storm! Wait time: 6 hours!
You have chosen to download Fill! Wait time: 6 hours!
You have chosen to download Skillful Wield! Wait time: 6 hours!
You have chosen to download Toothpick! Wait time: 6 hours!
You have chosen to download Switch Electricity Technique! Wait time: 6 hours!
You have chosen to download Escaping Skill! Wait time: 6 hours!
You have chosen to download Disturbance! Wait time: 6 hours!
Everything he downloaded had been E-rank techniques, being the only ones that they kept in the Academy library. But people would usually have to spend days or weeks learning simple things like these. Him? 6 fucking hours!
Iruka always said that sometimes less is more than more. He didn't have hack powers that let you learn things almost instantly though, so his opinion didn't really matter all that much.
He giddily ran home, eager to train and wait for his skills to download. Today was all about his agility, so he would have fun. Well, agility and reading afterwords, but that was supposed to be everyday.
He bound up the side of the building, using his strength and agility combined with his climbing skill, easily making it to his floor. He pushed his key into the hole and opened it up. He stopped for a moment, noticing that some of his things were out of place.
Things that weren't on shelves now were. Things that had been on shelves were gone. He stepped inside hesitantly, before noticing the stack of books on his table.
"Phew! Just gramps I guess. Can't believe he took my ramen figurine though! That thing took me weeks to create!" He pouted slightly, making his way over to the book.
There were almost 200 of them, stacked up quite high. There was one book on top of all the rest though.
How To Not Look Like An Idiot, For Idiots
He felt his face twitch, positive that the old man was mocking him now. He picked the book up and was about to set it aside when he noticed a piece of paper that had been left under it. He picked it up, noting the neat handwriting.
Naruto my boy,
I'm sure you took one look at this book and decided to set it aside, never to see the light of day again. This book is not here to slight you, but to truly help you improve. You might have noticed that there is no author stated to have written it. That will ring true for the next 5 books in that series. That is because they were written by me. They were written, intended for my successor. I gave them to the Fourth Hokage once upon a time. He had the tendency to act quite silly, sometimes even frail. I wrote these so that he and his future successors could learn from my experience, do something that I wish I had done. I am only lending these to you, since you are no the Hokage quite yet. I'll expect them back by the time you become a Genin.
Now, I want you to really think what it means to be a Kage Naruto. I know what you are thinking right now. The greatest Shinobi, the one everyone respects and loves. In a way, this is sometimes true, But that does not even scratch the surface of what a Kage is. The Hokage Tower is something I like to use as an analogy. Imagine, for a moment, that Konoha was flipped upside down. The first and greatest pillar that would support it, is the Hokage Tower. The Hokage Tower represents me in this analogy. All the other buildings, dotting around the Hokage Tower, represent the people in Konoha. Some buildings are bigger than others, but none are anywhere close to the size of the Hokage Tower.
Without the Tower, everything else would begin to collapse. All the other buildings rely on that tower to keep them standing. The Hokage Tower isn't just for show. It's strong and dependable, in control and confident. That is what a Kage is Naruto. A kage is something that the entire village depends on. A weak Kage leads to a weak village. A scared Kage leads to a scared village. A cowardly Kage leads to a cowardly village. A submissive Kage leads to a submissive village. A kage must stand strong in all aspects. When others crumble, you must show no hesitation, no fear, no uncertainty.
A kage must always be in control. Control of yourself, control of the situation, control of the people, control on the village. The people willingly place themselves in your hands, surrendering some of their responsibility, some of their free will, so you can make better decisions than they can. This kind of work is not for the likes of you as you are now. You are not yet dependable. You lack the intelligence that other people have. You lack the wisdom that other people have. You lack the confidence that other people have. You lack the strength that other people have. You lack the knowledge that other people have. You lack the manners and discipline that other people have.
But you have something so much more important than that. You have something that I had in my youth, that the Fourth Hokage had in life. You have an intense strength of will, a determination that others tend to lack. You might still not comprehend what being the Hokage means just yet, but you will strive to reach that place anyway. Others wish to do their best in wherever life will take them, never truly sure of their path. That is what makes you special Naruto. That is what makes you potentially worthy of becoming a Kage. All those other things can be learnt, but not this. This is something you develop. Something you grow into through life and its hardships.
I've given you quite a bit of what you need to begin that journey my boy. I've given you the beginnings of strength. The beginning of wisdom. The beginning of intelligence. The beginning of confidence. The beginning of knowledge, The beginning of manners and discipline. Whether you will grow them or not is up to you. The tower you seek to climb will stand their as long as Konoha itself stands there. No matter how much you fall, there is always a chance to begin climbing again.
Good luck Naruto,
Hiruzen Sarutobi
He stared at the paper for a good few minutes, feeling his eyes start to burn. He placed the paper down slowly, staring at the book that lay next to it. He grinned, not caring how much it hurt to smile that wide, nor the tears that burned their ways down his cheeks.
"Guess it's time to start that climb, huh."
For the people that are worried about the party system, don't be. I know what you're saying. I hate reading that in Gamer fics too. As you've seen now, he won't be revealing his power to anyone for quite a long time, not willingly at least. If he won't reveal it to the person he trusts the most, he won't reveal it anyone else. Even if that was influenced by Yami. As for whether this will be a harem or not. I don't know yet. I haven't quite set up any interaction between him and the female characters yet, nor the intense growth he will be experiencing. I'm not sure who he will mesh with, but I will probably go with a harem. It'll just take a while to form since I don't like just throwing in random characters cause they're hot. I believe in characterization. He might fuck them because they're hot, but he won't get into a relationship, or invite them into his harem just cause of that reason alone. Naruto is all about bonds after all.