The Gamer of Sunagakure Chapter 7: Zombie Hunting & The Blame Game, a Naruto + Manhwa/Korean Comics/만화 Crossover fanfic

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Chapter 7: Zombie Hunting & The Blame Game

April 11: Tuesday Night

What the hell? Zombie versions of civilians, bandits, and ninjas?!

Best to save and overwrite a file before heading into unknown territory. Cause I don't want to repeat a year of general education torture if I die.

Pause. Save Data. Overwrite Save File 3.

Do you want to overwrite 'General Education Spring Term Exam' with '1st Time in the Zombie ID'?

Yes.

Save Data

Save File 1: 1st Day of Life Mid-Tutorial

Save File 2: 4th Birthday Celebration

Save File 3: 1st Time in the Zombie ID

Resume. ID Escape.

[ID Escape]'s level has risen by 1!

Now then, time to see what the dungeon has to offer. ID Create: Zombie ID.

Inside my room, everything inside deteriorated into a ruined condition and took on a reddish color. I opened the window and saw a bloody red sky with black clouds. There was also a full moon in the sky that had a crimson appearance with black craters on its surface forming a creepy smiley face.

Leaving the dorm complex, I saw the reddish moonlight made the stucco and clay buildings take on a bloody red appearance. In fact, the entire village transformed into a ruined post-apocalyptic version of Sunagakure.

As I walked around, I saw a lone zombie monster in a nearby alley. It had disgusting green skin, unkempt hair, dried blood around its mouth, and putrid yellow teeth.

But before I engaged the zombie, I willed [AISD] to only guard against attacks that come from my blind spots. I don't have a sensing type skill, so this is a necessity.

Next is to read its information before I fight it. Observe.

Zombie Kid

Level: 1

HP: 75

A slow moving, hard hitting, zombie version of a common toddler in the Naruto universe.

Noticing that the kid hasn't noticed me yet, I looked around my area to confirm the kid is by itself. Wouldn't want to get mobbed by an insurmountable wave of zombies at my current level.

Preparing myself mentally for battle, I took out my Small Battle Fan from my inventory, equipped it in my right hand, and then charged at the kid. The kid heard my footsteps and looked up only to receive a smack across its face with my weapon.

CRITICAL! -38.78 HP!

The hell? What's with that high damage output of mine?

The zombie roared from pain and before it could retaliate, I smacked its body with the fan twice.

-25.85 HP!

When the monster's HP hit 0, the body fell to the ground and its corpse disappeared in several particles of darkness. After the particles dispersed, it left behind some money as loot. No items?

You've gained +3 EXP!

You've gained 75 Ryo!

Before I continued on with the hunt, I went back to my room to see how the damage calculation worked. Because killing a zombie monster with only three hits surprised me.

After ten minutes of calculations using pen and paper, I finally figured it out.

The damage formula was this: STR 10.85 + (Fan Attack Power 30 X .50 Fan Mastery) = 25.85

Feeling my confidence rising due to my high attack power, I strode out of the building once again to search for some more zombies to kill.

Returning to the area where I killed the Zombie Kid, I found an adult zombie shambling about. Observe.

Zombie Civilian

Level: 2

HP: 100

A slow moving, hard hitting, zombie version of a common civilian in the Naruto universe.

Unlike the kid from earlier, this zombie actually noticed my presence. Then it started running towards me and tried to give me a big bear hug.

I avoided the hug of death and retaliated with my fan.

-25.85 HP!

Ignoring the zombie's yelp of pain, I continued attacking the monster without pause.

-25.85 HP!

The zombie died and I noticed the increase in my rewards.

[Fan Mastery]'s level has risen by 1!

You've gained +5 EXP!

You've gained 100 Ryo!

I gained an increase of 2 EXP and 25 additional Ryo compared to the Zombie Kid. Slowly exploring the area, I discovered another lone zombie kid.

This time, I pulled out the bone sword I produced yesterday. With my battle fan in my left hand and fragile bone sword in my right, I engaged the kid.

The kid saw my approach and ran at me. It threw a telegraphed right hook and I leaned back to avoid it with ease. I then stabbed my sword at the kid's stomach to see how much damage I'll inflict.

-12.85 HP!

Seeing the low damage compared to my fan, I concluded it's because I don't have the Sword Mastery skill yet. So I continued fighting the monster and kept thrusting my sword at various locations on its body to see where I'll get a critical.

-12.85 HP!

CRITICAL! -25.7 HP!

You've gained +3 EXP!

You've gained 75 Ryo!

Ding!

A skill has been created to wield swords effectively in battle.

Sword Mastery (Passive) Level: 1 EXP: 0.00%

-A skill that enables the user to wield a sword and perform various sword-based combat techniques, katas, and movements effectively and efficiently. It's also known as Kenjutsu and the bonus effects only apply when wielding a sword or sword-like weapon.

+10% attack power and +5% attack speed.

+1% decreased damage when blocking enemy attacks.

Killing the zombie kid, I've noticed that I landed a critical whenever I hit a spot like the kneecap, elbow, and its eye. Thus I continued hunting and killed three more zombie kids netting me +9 EXP, +225 Ryo, and two levels in [Sword Mastery].

Searching for my 5th kid to kill tonight, I found one after 30 seconds of wandering. This time, I'll allow it to damage me by blocking its attack with my fan and allowing it a clean strike to see how much damage I'll take.

The kid sloppily threw a telegraphed right straight and I blocked it with my closed fan.

-30.88 HP!

Hmm, I can withstand a zombie's attack with a fan. Now for a clean strike. The zombie reared it's left fist back and threw it at my stomach and made contact.

-45.42 HP!

Oof! I gasped in pain for a short moment before the pain disappeared. Concluding my observations on the damage I'll receive if hit, I relentlessly attacked the zombie with both the fan and the sword.

-11.45 HP!

-28.85 HP!

CRITICAL! -17.18 HP!

CRITICAL! -43.28 HP!

You've gained +3 EXP!

You've gained +75 Ryo!

Continuing my hunting trip through the ruined village, I heard a strange moaning noise around the corner and not the sexual kind either. Sidling up to the nearby wall, I carefully and slowly peeped around the corner to see the source of the sound.

This particular zombie was alone as well, but it had a different appearance. It looked like a degenerate bandit and wielded a weapon in its right hand. Observe.

Zombie Bandit

Level: 5

HP: 175

A slow moving hard hitting zombie version of a common bandit in the Naruto universe. It's wielding a rusty katana coated with a paralyzing poison.

Am I strong enough to fight this bandit despite being level 1? While I can dish out between 12 to 28 points of damage per hit, this guy is considerably stronger than a Zombie Kid.

While weighing my options, I heard my [AISD] activate from behind and a loud clanking noise from behind me. Turning my head around, I saw a rusty kunai on the ground and picked it up.

Depositing it into my inventory, I looked up and saw something that deserved my full attention. It was an enemy I'm not prepared to fight against.

In the distance is a zombie with the body of a 15 year old. The monster was dressed up in torn shinobi clothing and it pulled out another kunai from its holster to toss at me. Dodging the attack by a few inches, I needed to know what I'm facing. Observe.

Zombie Chūnin

Level: 16

HP: 475

A zombie version of a Chūnin in the Naruto universe. It has a considerable higher base speed and strength compared to a Zombie Genin.

Fuck this shit! I'm not strong enough to fight this kind of opponent. If a Zombie Kid can do around 30 to 46 points of damage, then I know for sure I'm not going to survive one hit from a stronger version.

In my mind, I started to panic. What am I going to do, fight or flight?

But then I calmed down thanks to [Gamer's Mind] and remembered I have a way to escape. Using [ID Escape] at my current location is a bad idea, since I'm in the shopping district. Appearing out of thin air in a public space will send my ass to the T&I building.

A five year old inventing a space time Ninjutsu? We must know how it's done and replicate it for the good of the village!

Deciding I'm not strong enough to fight this monster, I sprinted to the confines of my dorm room. As I ran for my life, I turned my head around only to see the damn thing hot on my trail and IT'S CATCHING UP!

Climbing the staircase rapidly, I entered my room, closed the door, and shouted "ID Escape!" My surroundings transformed back to normal and I breathed a sigh of relief. Fucking Zombie Ninja scaring the shit out of me.

At least [ID Escape] was a success and not a failure. Otherwise, that would have been a definite Game Over right there.

Deciding that I had enough of zombies for the night, I shoved my weapons into my inventory and cleaned myself off before going to sleep.

April 12: Wednesday

Today, I woke up earlier than usual because I had a nightmare. I was walking carefully in the Zombie ID and encountered a powerful enemy while still being level 1.

The monster I met was the Zombie Kazekage. A Kage level zombie dressed in a torn Kazekage's formal wear.

I tried to run away by thinking [ID Escape], but died before I could activate the skill. Not even my [AISD] saved me cause it was too slow to intercept the fatal attack.

Shaking my head to clear my head of the nightmare, there's a slight possibility that it could actually happen. If the nightmare held any truth to it, the I should do my best to stay away from the Kazekage's building, the Wind Tower.

It's a good thing the Academy and Katsuo's dorm complex takes a several minutes to walk to it. Speaking of the Academy, I've learned several new things today.

In Strategy, Tactics, and Planning class, we learned several stratagems on how to kill or steal from a guarded location. On the blackboard, the teacher drew the layout of a mansion, where the security guards are, and such.

She asked each of us to look at the drawing and figure out the best way to infiltrate the property and discuss potential solutions in a group. I was grouped with Daimaru, Tomari, and Abiru.

Some of them suggested using and I quote "Super cool Jutsu to sneak underneath the ground." I didn't speak up to crush their dreams, since Maki asked us how to sneak by with our current strength and power.

For me, I said I'd sneak in through the area of numerous supply crates. The other group members disagreed because it wasn't cool enough.

Frankly I knew my argument was correct and practical. Sneaking isn't about doing it to look cool, you're doing whatever it takes in the shortest amount of time if possible.

In wilderness survival, we were taught how to survive in the desert environment. Maki taught us that the top three things that kill people in the desert are heat stroke, dehydration, and hypothermia.

While people tend to prepare items for heat stroke and dehydration, hypothermia kills a lot of ignorant people because they forget the desert becomes freezing cold at night time.

The gear to bring with us to ensure increased survival are lots of bottled water, a thick blanket, first aid kit, a fire starter kit, and canvas lean-to tent for portable shade. She did mention that should you use the tent for shade, watch out for deadly animals and insects as they too will seek shade as well.

In addition, Maki taught us how to drain water from a cactus. At some point during the lecture, Nonota left the room and came back carrying a large potted cactus.

In the future, both of them will be taking us to the desert as a live survival training exercise. Unlike the academy graduation exam in Konoha, a portion of Suna's exam involves a wilderness survival test of surviving in the desert for 24 hours by yourself.

For our Chakra Control portion of class, Maki made us do the Paper-Sticking exercise. She gave the same explanation that Kon already did and I dedicated my time to training the skill.

Some students groaned that we're not learning any super special awesome Jutsu and Maki declared, "All the most powerful and famous ninjas in history had good Chakra control to get to where they are in power."

While I was practicing Paper-Sticking five pieces of paper on each finger on my right hand, Kankuro and Temari were showing off their Chakra control by doing ten piece of paper on each of their fingertips for a couple of minutes.

No wonder both of them develop an arrogant complex. I noticed Saya was also doing the same with ten pieces of paper as well to show a separation from her and the lowly commoners.

Each time I leveled up, I would increase the amount of papers on my fingers till I ran out of Chakra. Then I would meditate to recover my Chakra faster and repeat the process.

[Paper-Sticking]'s level has risen by 1!

"Okay class, it's your free period right now. Be back by 1:00 PM.", said Maki.

Eating lunch at Katsuo's cafeteria was fulfilling for me because there was some beef dishes. Going back to the Academy after eating, I continued to practice my [Paper-Sticking]. Because as they say, practice makes perfect.

[Paper-Sticking]'s level has risen by 1!

[Chakra Control Mastery]'s level has risen by 1!

By the time free period was over, I could now stick 10 pieces of paper on my fingertips for around three minutes when my CP is full. At 1:00 PM, Maki and Nonota announced that we're going to the Academy's weapons range to learn how to throw some basic ninja tools like kunai and shuriken.

As usual, Maki took the experienced older kids and Nonota those of use who were unfamiliar with the ninja tools. Nearby was several tables with multiple dozens of kunai and shuriken on them.

Nonota started, "Okay everybody, today I'll be teaching about these two particular ninja tools such as how to hold and throw them. Before we start, I want each of you to stand behind a table by yourself."

"Let's start of with learning this weapon, the kunai. The kunai is a black dagger with a handle sometimes wrapped in bandages. This dagger is mainly used for close combat such as thrusting or stabbing enemies. It also can be thrown too."

"Next up is the shuriken. A shuriken is a four pronged metal star with an open circle in the center. The main purpose of this kind of weapon is throwing them at the bad guys. There are several types of shuriken, but this design is the most basic and common one you'll see."

"We'll begin with learning how to hold and throw a kunai. I want each of you to grab a kunai. Don't worry about cutting yourself for they have been blunted to prevent that."

"Let's try properly holding it our right hand first. Hold out your right hand at eye level and wrap your 4 fingers excluding your thumb around the handle where the bandages are."

"Then place your thumb against the handle. The proper form looks similar to a thumbs up hand gesture."

"Great job everyone! Let's repeat the process this time with our left hand. Now let me show you how to throw the kunai. Try to copy what I do."

"Good! Moving on, each of you will take turns throwing the kunai weapons. Step up behind the firing line, throw five kunai at the target 10 feet over there, and go back to the tables. It's okay if you miss the target. First up is Genji."

Imitating Nonota's form, I threw the kunai but felt I released it a bit too early. This mistake made the kunai miss the target completely.

Ding!

A skill has been created to wield and throw kunai effectively.

Kunai Mastery (Passive) Level: 1 EXP: 0.00%

-Allows the user to wield kunai and kunai weapon techniques effectively and efficiently in both close and ranged combat.

+1% DEX

+5% attack damage and 2.5% attack speed

"Good job Genji! Even though your kunai missed the target, you had the proper form. You just released the kunai a bit too early.", praised Nonota.

Preparing myself, I threw the other nine kunai and adjusted my form with Nonota's advice each time. With each throw, my kunai got closer and closer to hitting the target. On my tenth try, I landed a kunai on the outermost circle of the target.

[Kunai Mastery]'s level has risen by 1!

After everyone thrown ten kunai, we were taught how to hold and throw a shuriken. Then we performed the same process just like we did earlier with kunai.

Ding!

A skill has been created to wield and throw shuriken effectively.

Shuriken Mastery (Passive) Level: 1 EXP: 0.00%

-Allows the user to wield shurikens and shuriken weapon techniques effectively in both close and ranged combat.

+1% DEX

+5% attack damage and 2.5% attack speed

Seeing that there was no senbon on the table, I asked Nonota about it.

He replied, "Sorry Genji, but the Academy doesn't teach how to throw Senbon. They tend to be more difficult than shuriken for students to throw."

Since I know for sure learning how to throw senbon would give me some bonus DEX, I decided to buy some after school.

Nonota announced, "Okay everyone, please help me pick up all the blunt ninja tools over there and place them back on the tables and follow me. It's time to rejoin the other students for some taijutsu sparring!"

After regrouping with the older students, the Maki announced the first spar and I'm glad it wasn't me.

"Okay, we'll start with Kankuro and Mamushi for our first fight!"

If there is one thing I can say about this spar, it's that Mamushi put up a better fight than me against Kankuro. Mamushi used a variety of kicks and punches to damage Kankuro, while Kankuro returned the favor with his own.

The fight ended after Kankuro landed one more hit on Mamushi before the match was called.

"The winner is Kankuro. As usual Kankuro, you need to stop underestimating your opponents. There were several times were you could have lost the match. Mamushi, you need to increase the speed of your strikes."

"Next up is Genji versus Yaoki!"

Quest Alert!

Beat Yaoki in a Taijutsu spar!

Quest Reward: +25 EXP

Quest Failure: +5 EXP

Looking at my opponent, he's looks scared to be paired up with me for some reason. Observe.

Name: Yaoki

Level: 1

Class: Ninja Academy Student

HP: 295

CP: 635

A young boy from a civilian family who has a slightly timid personality. He is interested in the art of puppetry.

If I can fight against a zombie civilian and an older student, then I should have no excuse losing against a wimpy student the same age as me.

When the signal to start was given, I rushed forward to attack. Usually, I would wait for my opponent to come to me, but a timid boy will never take the initiative to strike first.

As I neared him, Yaoki tensed up and puts up a pathetic guard that Maki will surely criticize for having multiple holes for me to bypass. Stepping within striking distance, I launched a one two punch beneath his cross arm block towards his stomach.

-8.05 HP! -10.74 HP!

Yaoki gasped in pain for a moment before shaking himself to get rid of his shivering fear. Noticing he's going to strike back, I awaited his attack only to see a sloppy attempt at a punch.

Got to remember that he's an untrained civilian so why was I expecting him to throw some mean punches like Kankuro? Easily avoiding the attack by leaning to the side, I launched a counterattack punch aimed at his face.

He raised both arms to block the attack only for my plan to be a success because it's a feint. Seeing at that moment that his guard is actually blocking his eyesight, I quickly took advantage of this chance to get behind him.

Yaoki dropped his guard wondering why I haven't struck him yet. He then become horrified when some of our classmates pointed out I was behind him. Before he could react, I tackled him from behind and sent the both of us to the ground.

CRITICAL! -16.11 HP!

While he was still trying to get up, I hurriedly grabbed both of his arms and locked them from behind, imitating one of those police restraining techniques I've seen on TV. To make sure he stays down, I shove my knee downwards onto his back forcing him further into the ground.

Yaoki struggled for a few seconds, but found he couldn't escape no matter what he did.

"Stop! The winner is Genji!", shouted Maki.

"Genji, I see you've improved your Taijutsu and even used a feint to get behind your opponent. Continue working on your strength, stamina, and speed."

"Yaoki, you need to stop being afraid of your opponent. You also have to improve your guard too. Plain and simple."

Quest Complete!

You've gained 25 EXP!

Since both of us had little to no injuries, we were both told to go back to the others to watch and learn from the spars. Making sure that I was out of Maki's line of sight, I watched the fights and practiced [Paper-Sticking] at the same time.

After the spars was over, we went inside one of the indoor training rooms and ran several laps around the room. It was the same room Aki used that had the small obstacles to jump over.

[Running]'s level has increased by 1!

[Jumping]'s level has increased by 1!

[Running]'s level has increased by 1!

You gained +1 AGI!

With school finally over, I ran to the bathroom and pulled out my [Small Battle Fan] from my inventory. Exiting the lavatory and entering room 102, I sat next to Temari again placing the fan on the desk in front of me.

"Good afternoon Temari-san.", I greeted her to be polite. In return, she said "Hnn."

Since when does she speak the Uchiha language? Guess she's not in the mood for conversation today.

"Good afternoon class, how's everyone doing? If you brought a small battle fan with you today, then please have it in front of you so I can see it.", said Kan before he started walking towards me to see my fan for inspection.

He picked it up, opened it up, and examined every part of it. Kon then placed it down and concluded, "I see you bought a fan made of superb materials and excellent workmanship Genji."

Quest Complete!

You've gained +10 EXP!

Your relations with Kan and Temari has increased by 5!

Gained Title: Aspiring Fanboy

Effects: +15% proficiency learning Suna's fan arts.

He moved around the room looking and commenting on those who brought a fan with them.

"Wonderful! Now everyone follow me outside so we can practice some additional Fan katas for you to memorize and 200 daily swings."

You know how in animes where you see people swing a bamboo sword shouting numbers like one and two, whether they are in the kendo club or not? Well we're doing the same thing, except swinging an open battle fan sideways along with overhead strikes.

According to Kan, this is necessary to build up arm strength, muscle memory, and discipline. A person who has mastered the fan arts can swing a giant war fan so fast, that you'll miss the movement if you blink.

[Fan Mastery]'s level has risen by 1!

You gained +1 STR!

You gained +1 DEX!

[Fan Mastery]'s level has risen by 1!

"Great work everyone! For those of you who bought their own fan, then I want you to do 50 sideways swings and 50 overhead strikes with an open fan. You're dismissed for the day.", he told us before leaving.

"Bye Temari-san."

After parting with Temari, I went back to Katsuo's place for dinner. Concluding my task of washing the dishes for dinner, I left to go to a weapons shop to buy some senbon.

Going into the area of Suna that had several weapon shops near each other, I entered each one to figure out where I'm going to buy some and looked at the information above each of the smith's heads to find the best of the best.

I finally found one who met my criteria and he was a bearded muscleman you didn't want to mess around with.

Journeyman Blacksmith

Level 12

Tetsuya

He was sitting behind a casher reception desk busy polishing a weapon. With a polite tone of voice, I asked "Hey mister! Do you sell kunai, shuriken, or senbon? If you do, how much are you selling them for?"

The man looked up from his job saying "Hmm? Prices for weapons are listed on that board over there." Then he returned his attention back to polishing a sword.

Going to the board, I searched for the prices of the items I wanted to buy.

500 Ryo Kunai set

500 Ryo Shuriken set

500 Ryo Senbon set

*Each set contains five of each weapon*

Calculating the prices in my head, I decided to buy a lot of all three weapon types.

"Excuse me mister, I want to buy four sets of kunai, shuriken, and senbon each."

The man replied, "Your total is 6,000 Ryo." He then put the weapon down and palmed his hand.

Putting the required money in his palm, he inspected the cash before putting it into the register, and then packaged all my weapons in a thick cloth bag.

"Thanks for shopping here. I placed your items inside a bag so you wouldn't get injured carrying all these weapons. Please come back again."

Walking out the shop with the bag in tow, I deposited the bag into my inventory while I was on a side street.

Back in my room, I decided to start training. ID Create: Empty ID.

Inside there, I did double the amount of what Kan asked us to do. 100 overhead strikes and 100 sideway swings. After 50 swings with the fan in my right hand, I switched with my left hand.

You gained +1 DEX!

[Ambidextrous]'s level has risen by 1!

ID Escape. Exiting the dungeon, I took a small break to rest and mentally prepare myself for some zombie hunting.

ID Create: Zombie ID.

Once inside the dungeon, I look all around me to make sure there's no Zombie Ninja behind me. For the next two hours, I spent my time hunting isolated Zombie Kids and Civilians with my battle fan.

Every zombie I encountered, I would use [Observe] on them. I've also noticed some peculiar quirks about each monster.

Level 1 zombies are kids and toddlers. Level 2 zombies are adult civilians like a merchant. Their level 3 counterparts always travel in pairs consisting of a male and female zombie combo. They're called a Zombie Couple and will enter an enraged state if their partner is attacked.

Finally for the level 4 zombies, they're called the Zombie Parent because they travel with two Zombie Kids and will enter an enraged state when you injure or kill at least one of the two kids.

While they may be called Kids, Civilian, Couples, and Parent, they're still classified as Zombie Civilians.

Two hours of fighting later, I've defeated 20 kids, 15 civilians, and 14 couples. It's not a lot, but after what happened yesterday, I've decided to double check my surroundings.

So far, I've netted a total of +233 EXP, 4,750 Ryo, and I even leveled up.

Your level has risen by 1!

Gained 5 spendable points.

Now I'm level two for now. Going back to my room and using [ID Escape], I wanted to experiment with the dead bone pulse again.

ID Create: Empty ID. Before I commenced the experiment, I stripped and removed every article of clothing to avoid the bloody mess I'm about to create.

Recollecting how Kimimaro removed his spine to make a weapon, I focused Chakra into the calcium of my spinal column and making it emerge from my upper back.

-25 HP! -30 CP!

Feeling the bony handle pop out, I focused even more Chakra into it to augment its properties. Then I grabbed it and yanked it out forcefully. And when I did, I felt one thing. PAIN!

-250 HP! -250 CP!

As soon as my spine came out, I collapsed to the ground paralyzed. While waiting for my spinal column to regenerate, I saw a notification in front of me.

[Dead Bone Pulse]'s level has risen by 1!

That's good to know. Checking how much HP and CP used for this, I noticed pulling my spine out costs around half my HP reserves and current CP pool.

While laying on the ground, I saw the sword laying in front of me. Observe.

Spinal Column Bone Sword - Rank: Average

-A bone sword made by a five year old's spinal column. It would have been a great sword, if the user was more grown up. Its density is equivalent to an iron sword.

-While the Dead Bone Pulse user is inexperienced, he managed to focus changing the density while infusing chakra into the calcium of his bones.

+Durability: 10/10 | +10 attack

Well, the good news is I survived. However, my newly made sword and myself are covered in ripped flesh and the smell of fresh blood.

Going to the shower in my bathroom, I thought 'ID Escape' and reappeared back in my bedroom. Turning on the shower, I washed myself of the blood and ripped skin covering my new weapon.

I can definitely see why some people would consider those with this bloodline to be a monster. Now that I have a decent sword and a battle fan. I think I'll test out my martial skills against the zombies.

April 13: Thursday

It's another boring day at school and I'm being a naughty boy by not paying attention. During Maki's lecture on general education subjects, I was doing some Chakra control exercises.

To the teacher's perspective, it looked like I was paying attention. But behind the raised desk, I was practicing some my [Paper-Sticking] to increase my Chakra control.

Unfortunately, I received a piece of chalk to my forehead by Maki because I attempted to meditate during her lecture. To her however, it looked like I was falling asleep.

-5 HP!

"Genji! Though basic subjects might be a bit boring, it is still a very important subject!", yelled Maki in a annoyed tone.

"Sorry sensei, I'll pay attention next time."

When it came time to learn about Chakra, Maki took the older kids to learn about Jutsu. Nonota took us to the work on Paper-Sticking again.

Some of the kids whined to Nonota about when they can learn Jutsu. According to him, one has to be six years old to learn Jutsu like the Clone Jutsu and such.

Though to me, the Academy's pacing is slow as heck. Didn't someone graduate from the Ninja Academy by 6 years old?

[Paper-Sticking]'s level has risen by 1!

Following free period and lunch, we practiced our sand katas and ran on the obstacle course. And when school was finally over, I pulled out my Beginner's Puppetry Kit and brought it to Puppetry 101.

Kon came into the room carrying a large rolled up piece of paper. He greeted, "Hello everyone, I see some of you have bought a Beginner's Puppetry Kit. Well that's good because we're going to be using that kit to examine and see the basic fundamentals of a puppet's inner working."

Quest complete!

You've gained 10 EXP!

Your relations with Kon has increased by 5.

Gained Title: Aspiring Puppeteer

Effects: +15% proficiency learning Suna's puppet arts.

"Starting with the wooden humanoid puppet, I want everyone to use the screwdriver and open up the doll's backside."

Opening the puppet's backside, I saw a myriad of mechanisms like joints and iron cables going towards the arms and legs. Then Kon posted the piece of paper on the board that actually turned out to be a diagram of the puppet's inner workings.

"You see that spherical joint with iron wires running through its center at the upper back everyone? That is the spinal joint and it's very important part of the puppet."

"The chakra thread from our fingers connecting to that joint allows the puppet to levitate above the ground and move through the air. A small portion of the thread's chakra will travel through the iron wires running throughout the body."

"A puppet master can control a puppet by using only one thread connected to the spinal joint to manipulate one puppet. The master will then send a pulse of Chakra through the thread to the joint to make to puppet move accordingly to the user's will."

"Now reattach the cover back on the puppet and pull out the small bamboo snake. For those of you who can make a Chakra thread, use a thread to connect to the red wire running through the snake and mimic a snake's natural movement. Those of you who can't, will observe the others who can and watch how it's done.", Kon finished.

Turning around and watching the class, I saw only three students who could make a Chakra thread. Everyone else was crowding around two boys, while nobody was watching the third person who just happens to be Saya.

I watched the two student's manipulation of the wooden snake, but it was choppy and erratic. I then moved over to Saya and watched her wooden snake.

She had a Chakra thread coming from her right index finger and twitched her finger making the fake snake look natural. Even though she has a nasty personality, I can definitely say her skill is significantly better than the other two students.

"Hey you! Are you watching me because I'm the strongest right?", Saya stated watching me with an unnerving stare. Her hidden intent was basically, 'You better agree that I'm strong or your life will become a living hell'.

She has a superiority complex so it'll be a hassle to disagree with her. The best course of action is to butter up her ego by agreeing, which will make it easier to filch information from her.

"Yes, you are the strongest in this room. I've seen the movements of all three snakes and yours is naturally fluid. This shows you have great control and skill."

Your relations with Saya has increased by 5!

She stuck her nose up in the air and declared, "Hmph! As the next future head of my family, of course I'm strong. My name is Saya and you will call me Lady Saya, Genji-san."

Hmm, so she wants to go with the Ojou-sama route eh? Should I ask her for some Chakra control tips?

She is arrogant and she might want boast about her skills. Let's do it.

"By the way Lady Saya, how strong do you have to be at Paper-Sticking to do a Chakra thread like yours?"

"It's such a simple task, all you have to do is be able to hold the paper on your fingertips for at least five minutes. Someone as strong as me can hold ten pieces of paper for around three minutes."

Great! Kissing her ass really did net me some valuable information. However I can already do that with my current Chakra reserves.

"Thank you for explaining it to me Lady Saya." She nodded in return and focused on her puppet's movement.

I continued watching how she moved her finger to control the puppet. I even noticed Kon looking amused for some reason. After a half an hour passed, Kon told us to stop what we're doing and to pay attention.

"Okay class, now that you've seen how a Chakra thread is used to manipulate a puppet, I'm going to teach you how to make one. Some of may not be able to make one until you increased your Chakra control."

All the new students started cheering in excitement and paid attention to Kon's explanation.

"Chakra threads are constructs made of very concentrated Chakra in the shape of strings. These strings act as an extension of the user and allows one to manipulate whatever is attached at the end of the string."

"These strings can transfer Chakra pulses from the user to the puppet to activate techniques and attacks. A skilled puppeteer can suppress the chakra so the strings become invisible to the naked eye."

"Now that we've reviewed on what Chakra threads actually are, we're going to learn how to do it. I want everyone follow my step by step instructions."

"First, place a small piece of paper on one finger tip and maintain the Paper-Sticking technique. Secondly, feel the Chakra between the paper and the finger."

"Finally, you push the Chakra connected to the paper outwards at a steady rate forming a string. Some of you may find it hard if you haven't learned Rock-Climbing or Sand-Walking. If you're not successful, then I want you to continue practicing Paper-Sticking."

"Too much Chakra will make it unstable, while too little will just make it disappear."

Following Kon's directions, I placed a paper on my right index finger tip and used [Paper-Sticking]. Focusing on the Chakra between the two, I slowly expelled the Chakra outwards visualizing making a string connecting the two.

Then my string fizzled out meaning I used too little. Repeating the process again, I managed to form a string, but it disappeared again.

Doing it again, I finally managed to create a string. As the string formed, I saw a blue colored Chakra thread connecting the two things together. Looking over the thread I just made, it's around 1 meter long.

Canceling the thread, I repeated the exercise to make sure I've got the technique down.

Ding!

A skill has been created to form threads made out of Chakra!

Chakra Threads (Passive/Active) Level: 1 EXP: 0.00%

-A versatile skill that enables the user to form strings made of concentrated Chakra to manipulate whatever is attached to them. This skill is a necessity in learning and using the [Puppet Technique].

+CP Cost: (30 X # of threads) = # per minute

+1% INT

+Thread Length Limit: 1 Meter

"For those of you who just learned the skill, don't worry about how short or thick it is. Your just a beginner after all. Anyways, you're all dismissed for it's 6:00 PM right now.

Getting up with my kit in hand, I gave a farewell to Saya to not be rude and ruin my efforts.

"Bye Lady Saya, see you next time!"

"Hmm, see you."

Inside my room, I formed a Chakra thread and connected it to a piece of paper. There, I tried figuring out how to manipulate string's movement.

Holding it still makes the paper levitate and remain motionless. Moving my finger upwards made the paper move up. Likewise, moving it downwards made it move downward.

It's like my hand is the controller, the paper is a game character, and the movements of my hands determines the movement.

Done playing with the threads for now, I entered the Zombie ID to level up my hand-to-hand combat skills. All for the purpose of me kicking Kankuro's ass instead of the other way around.

Checking the current time that is 7:10 PM, I've decided to spend three hours inside this place. I also needed to find a place that has low leveled enemies roaming around with little to no high leveled zombies.

Due to my paranoia of a Zombie Ninja appearing again, it has slowed down my hunting speed. So to start, I'll head to the village outskirts and work my way in to find where the weak zombies congregate.

Along the way to the outskirts, I stealthily snuck by some Zombie Kids, Civilians, Couples, and Parents. Because I couldn't afford getting encircled by a mass number of zombies.

Ding!

A skill has been created to sneak by the enemy without being detected.

Stealth (Active) Level: 1 EXP: 00.00%

-A skill that allows the user to move without making sound, mask their presence, and remain undetected from enemies and allies alike.

+Reduces movement speed by 95% while active.

+5% stealth

Reaching the village outskirts, I looked around and found four zombie kids in a group. I thought of engaging a lone zombie, but decided that I can handle these level one monsters.

Focusing on the group, I walked towards them and they noticed me immediately. The group shambled over to me and attacked with their usual punches and lunging hugs to restrain me.

Dodging their attacks, I tested how much damage I could do with some basic punches from the [Beginner Suna Taijutsu] on a noncritical spot on the kid like its stomach.

-13.26 HP! -13.26 HP!

Avoiding the other kid's attacks, I continued to mix it up with some kicks and focused on killing one zombie at a time. Soon all of them died and I've seen my rewards.

You've gained +12 EXP!

You've gained 300 Ryo!

[Beginner Suna Taijutsu]'s level has risen by 1!

With my success here, I continued prowling the outskirts for more zombies to kill. And when my self-imposed time limit neared its end, I've killed another 22 Kids, 19 Civilians, and 14 Couples.

These results gave me +259 EXP, +5,300 Ryo, another seven levels in [Beginner Suna Taijutsu], and one level in [Taijutsu Mastery]. Back at my room in the real world, I can definitely say the only monsters I encountered on the outer edges of Suna ranged from the level 1 Zombie Kid to the level 7 Zombie Bandit.

April 16: Sunday

Nothing important happened in the past few days. It was just going to school, leveling up my skills, and killing zombies in the Zombie ID.

In the past two days, I've killed a total of 40 Zombie Kids, 38 Zombie Civilians, 26 Zombie Couples. This gave me a grand sum of +492 EXP, 10,050 Ryo, and a level up from 2 to 3.

Back on Friday in Way of the Fan, I learned why Temari wasn't in an agreeable mood when I talked on Wednesday. I asked her if I did anything to upset her in some way.

She replied that I didn't do anything wrong. It's just family issues with her youngest brother. Gaara must be having one of those random fits of crazy.

Yesterday, I practiced throwing senbon at the Academy's weapon range till I got the [Senbon Mastery] skill. This is what the skill's description looks like.

Senbon Mastery (Passive) Level: 1 EXP: 0.00%

-Allows the user to wield senbon and senbon weapon techniques effectively and efficiently in both close and ranged combat.

+1% DEX

+5% attack damage and 2.5% attack speed

Right now, I'm currently inside the library reading books. Some of the staff have asked why I haven't shown up ever since the start of the school year.

I explained that I'm taking both Way of the Fan and Puppetry 101. They understood what I was referring to and sung praises about me saying that I'm a hard worker.

Finishing another short book that was only 25 pages long, I returned the book to the cart and searched for another book. In the History and Geography section, I picked up a book called [What Makes Suna Unique].

There were some things inside that I knew and didn't know. Like for example, Suna doesn't have clans like Konoha. Suna's version of clans are called families instead such as the Hōki Family.

The Hōki Family is a matrilineal shinobi family of medical-nin and information gatherers. They're unique in that the women of the family don't show their faces without makeup to any man, with the exception to the man they're going to marry.

Reading that they're called families here, I then recalled my conversation with Saya on how she said that she was the future head of her family.

Troublesome! No wonder her younger sister repeatedly says "Onee-sama", Mamushi continues being subservient, and the civilian students letting her have it her way.

Placing the book back on the shelf, I continued exploring the library and saw a orange book with an orange spine sticking out very slightly. Grabbing the book, I pulled it out of the bookshelf and checked what it is.

Then I gasped when I saw the familiar title authored by a famous writer.

The cover showed a man wearing a white shirt and blue pants chasing a lady wearing a red dress with big breasts. There was big bold words at the top that said [Icha Icha Paradise] and below showed the name of the author called Jiraiya.

Observe!

Icha Icha Paradise: Volume 1 - Rank: Average

-An erotic novel written by the best selling author, one of the legendary Sannin, Jiraiya of Konoha. It's about a romantic encounter and adventure between a man and a woman and the intimate relation between the two.

+Durability: 69/100

Wait a minute! If I read an erotic book, does it count towards my bookworm book total?

I MUST FIND OUT THE ANSWER IMMEDIATELY! For research purposes of course!

Quietly running towards an isolated table, I set the book down flat to make it look like I'm reading an ordinary book to the staff's perspective.

2 hours later

WOW! The way Jiraiya wrote the scenes using bold adjectives to describe everything. The scenery, the wonders of the female body, and especially the sex scenes.

No wonder Kakashi reads this book series and Jiraiya is freaking rich! Once you read it, you're hooked and addicted.

Just as I was about to read the last page and reach the climax, the book disappeared from my view. Looking behind me, I see a blushing young female librarian standing directly behind me.

What clued her in on what I was reading? Was it because I giggled?

However, it seems like she looked over my shoulder to see what book I was currently reading. Curses! To think I was so close to finding out the answer to my question.

"Genji! Where did you get this and why are you reading it?"

Ahh shit, better come up with a lie! Think brain! Think!

I got it! The solution is to play the dumb and dense card.

"Ummm, I found it in the history section of the library over there and decided to read it for academic research. The book had a man and woman wrestling with each other on a bed, a table, and the ground."

"Thanks to this book, I now know several wrestling Taijutsu techniques that are super effective against girls. I'll even use it at school when I spar against a girl should it happen."

"NO! NO! NO! You are not to use these techniques on girls EVER! Especially at the Ninja Academy! Until you are grown man Genji-san, don't use them!"

She walks away carrying the book and I hear her saying "Such books shouldn't be in the library in the first place" and "That moron's book has corrupted a young genius."

Success! With that, I did an imaginary fist pump in my head for managing to divert the blame onto somebody else.

Ding!

A skill has been created to fool people into believing your lies!

Deception (Passive) Level: 1 EXP: 0.00%

-Enables the user to make up believable lies and fool their enemies.

+1% chance of people believing your lies or being fooled by your deceptive tricks.

Character Status

Name: Genji Kaguya - Class: The Gamer - Age: 5

Titles:

[Suna Ninja Academy Student] (+20% proficiency learning Academy subjects and skills.)

[Bookworm] (+2 INT and WIS for every 50 books read from start to finish and +30% relations with the Sunagakure Library staff. Books read: 7)

[Aspiring Fanboy] (+15% proficiency learning Suna's fan arts.)

[Aspiring Puppeteer] (15% proficiency learning Suna's puppet arts.)

Status: Normal, +9% Evasion, and +4.24 DEF

Level: 3 - EXP: 389/750

HP: 424.2 - HP Regen: 12.46 per 5 seconds

CP: 427/854 - CP Regen: 2.75 per 5 seconds

STR: 10 + (10 X .23) = 12.3

VIT: 14 + (14 X .78) = 24.92

PE: 37.22

WIS: 12 + (Meditation 10) + (22 X .25) = 27.5

INT: 18 + (Meditation 10) + (28 X .11) = 31.08

SE: 58.58

DEX: 9 + (Ambidextrous 11) + (20 X .33) = 26.6

AGI: 13 + (Sandals 2) + (15 X .56) = 23.4

LUK: 6

Fame/Infamy: 10/0

Unspent points: 15

Money: 57,111 Ryo - (Weapons 6,000 Ryo) + (Zombie Hunting 20,950) = 72,061 Ryo

Kaguya Genji is a paranoid reincarnated young man who desires money and power to guarantee his wishes such as his survival past the 4th Shinobi War and his mother's wellbeing.

He feels indebted to his mother Miya because she didn't throw him away after birth and tried her best to take care of him.

Currently at his age, he's weak and under leveled compared to Canon characters like Itachi and Kakashi. With the right training and ideas, he might be able to surpass them all.

Author's Note:

Yaoki is a character from the Past Arc: The Locus of Konoha in Naruto Shippūden Episode #182.

Will he be able to beat Orochimaru in a fight at the Forest of Death: No, the only thing he can do is run away. He can give him one hell of a fight, but he'll lose.

Will he be one of the strongest Genin at the Chunin exams in Konoha: Yes.

I added the skill [Deception] to the this chapter as a result for successfully lying to the librarian. I give credit and thanks to LordGhostStriker and Guest for the idea of the lie or deception skill.

I'd like to thank serialkeller, for noticing the kunai prices being too high.