First order of business is to get back to base. I had Orochimaru introduce me to every scientist in the building. Apparently since the seal array hiding this place is so good that the great Jiraiya of the Sannin can't spot it. The snake sannin has found the formula for the seal long ago while he was still with Konoha and decided to keep it for himself.

But the seal's not perfect. It starts to decay after some time. Which is why Orochimaru has many bases scattered around the world. Some of which are covered with the said seal. He estimated that the seal would fall in approximately 2 years from now. But still, most of his bases are very-well hidden, this base being the only exception.

Well, we need a main base to work in without worrying about being found. So I had one group of scientists work on strengthening the seal somehow. Orochimaru went out to find some scrolls that may help with that. I explored the base once again visiting the more gruesome experiments being done. I used Control on every researcher, scientist, and shinobi guard in the base.

It's currently costing me 127 CP a minute to keep up but my chakra regeneration and massive reserve more than make-up for the cost. I had the scientists euthanize the children. No one should have to live like that, constantly being tortured by madmen. But they had their uses. I relegated some to help in perfecting the Cursed Seal and I had the rest work on that super serum.

I took the shinobi guards from the cells in the basement. I had all the failed experiments killed so they were free to do some work. Since I still had Stub's quest active I gave them about half my fortune in a storage scroll and told them to bring me the steel and titanium if they could find it. Meanwhile, I immersed myself in Orochimaru's personal jutsu library.

I picked up some of the basic academy jutsu I missed in my time in Konoha such as the Henge and the Bunshin. I also picked up some lightning jutsu, some of which had been somehow taken from Kumogakure's own forbidden scroll and their library. Here's a fucking list,

-Chidori(Rank B)

CP: 1000 per use

Skill Level: 1

Speed: +1000%

Damage: 30000

Boosts: +50% chance to pierce armor.

Description: The user channels a high concentration of lightning chakra around their hand. The one drawback to this technique is that although it grants the user a speed boost, the user moves so fast that it causes tunnel-vision. Making it easy for their opponent to strike unbeknownst to the user.

-Lightning Release: Chakra Mode(Rank B)

CP: 400 per minute

Skill Level: 1

Speed: +200%

Boost: x2 to STR, DEX, and VIT.

Description: The user wraps their body in a layer of lightning chakra to increase their physical parameters. The lightning augments the strength of the user's taijutsu creating what is called nintaijutsu(fighting techniques that incorporate the use of taijutsu and ninjutsu). The lightning also defends the user from most attacks, deflecting them away on contact. The lightning chakra stimulates the user's nervous system, enhancing their speed and their reaction time.

-Hell Stab(Rank A, Lightning Release: Chakra Mode required)

CP: 2000 per use +500 per reduced finger.

Skill Level: 1

Description: The Hell Stab is the strongest technique of the Third Raikage, whereby the user concentrates a considerable amount of lightning chakra into just the finger-tips of a single hand and then performs a thrusting motion, which allows them to pierce a target in a somewhat similar manner to the Chidori. The intensity, size, and strength of the technique can be proportionally increased by reducing the number of fingers involved.

-Lightning Straight(Rank B, Lightning Release: Chakra Mode required)

CP: None

Skill Level: MAX (if you have trouble with this technique you don't deserve to use it)

Description: While in their Lightning Release: Chakra Mode, the user runs towards the opponent and punches them at maximum speed. (Easy, right?)

-Lightning Release: Thunderbolt(Rank B)

CP: 600 per use

Skill Level: 1

Description: The user extends both arms, releasing a high discharge through both palms, targeting multiple opponents simultaneously. It is possible to increase the power using this technique in combination with a water source.

There were others but they either required a special weapon or a bloodline to perform. After that, I took a short nap from all the excitement. The next day I remembered that I had some Perk Points to allocate along with some new Perks. I pulled up the list,

Perk Points Available: 124

Perks Available:

-Berserker Rage: This perk when active triples all stats at the cost of half the user's HP. (5PP)

-The Strength of a Thousand Men: This perk grants the user the literal strength of a thousand men. Unlocks the Thousand Fist style. STR Required: 450. (5PP)

-Money Maker: This perk allows the user the forge perfect copies of any currency. (5PP)

-Invisibility: Grants the user the ability to become completely invisible. Does not affect any noise you make. (5PP)

-The Book of Illusion: This perk grants the user the spells found in the Book of Illusion. (5PP)

-The Sound of Silence: When active this perk enables the user to not make a sound be it a footstep or the rustling of their clothes. (5PP)

-The Mixed Bag: The user gains 1 random bloodline from the Naruto universe. (10PP)

-Blacksmith: This perk grants the user the ability to upgrade weapons and armor through the inventory. Does not upgrade projectile weapons. (10PP)

-The Book of Conjuration: This perk grants the user the spells found in the Book of Conjuration. (10PP)

-A Proper Healing Factor: This perk grants the user an unparalleled healing factor. (15PP)

-Charged Up: This perk grants the user the ability to absorb any and all Lightning Based attacks, filling up the user's chakra reserves. (15PP)

-Alcoholics Anonymous: This perk grants the user immunity to all negative effects of alcoholic beverages. The user can now gain temporary stat boosts with certain types of alcohol. (15PP)

-Thirsty Traveller: This perk grants the user to breathe underwater. (15PP)

-Cyborg Ninja: This perk grants the user the ability to create cybernetic enhancements and armor as long as there is material available. (20PP)

-Android Creation Kit: This perk grants the user the ability to create synthetic beings indistinguishable to humans as long as there is material available. (20PP)

-The Book of Darkness: This perk grants the user the spells found in the Book of Darkness. (25PP)

-The Mixed Bag (Animal Edition): This perk grants the user 1 random Summoning Contract. (25PP)

Interesting selection. Most of which can help me further my plans. For now, I chose the combo of invisibility plus complete silence to grant me perfect stealth. I didn't feel like I needed the Strength of a Thousand Men, Berserker Rage,or Money Maker so I passed on those three for now. I took up all the spell books and the random summoning contract. I decided to take the healing factor and the lightning absorption to finish things off. In the end, I was left with 19 Perk Points all told. I was gonna get that random bloodline but you never know what you'll get out of that. I'm gonna try to get some more points to get the others but for now, I'm happy with what I've got.

All these lists are giving me a headache. I figure I should just master the books one by one since I'll be at the base most of the time. Let's start with the first one, the Book of Illusion.

Ping! You have gained multiple skills!

-Reveal

Skill Level: 1

Description: The ability to uncover any illusion. Includes illusions performed on the user.

CP: 100 per use

-Hide(1-mile radius)

Skill Level: 1

Description: The ability to cover anything in an unbreakable illusion. Area of effect raises with each skill level.

CP: 500 per mile

-Nightmare

Skill Level: 1

Description: The ability to show the worst fear to one of a lesser mind.

CP: 100 per use (lesser mind, INT based) +100 per higher level (greater mind, INT based)

-Hell

Skill Level: 1

Description: The ability to pull one of a lesser mind into the user's personal hell. Much like the Mangekyou Sharingan's Tsukuyomi this ability allows the user to interact with the target within their minds. The time within this illusion has no meaning in the real world.

CP: 1000 per use (lesser mind, INT based) +100 per higher level (greater mind, INT based)

All spells used from the Book of Illusion cannot be detected or broken unless done by the caster.

Okay, this will help me against anyone with the Sharingan and anyone who tries to use Genjutsu on me. I'll train with these right away. Let's see the next one, the Book of Conjuration.

Ping! You have gained multiple skills!

-Illumination

Skill Level: MAX

Description: The ability to cast a ball of light, illuminating any dark area.

CP: 25 per use

-Weapon

Skill Level: 1

Description: The ability to create any weapon. Unbreakable, does not include projectile weapons.

CP: 1000 per use

Damage: 100 x STR

-Ally

Skill Level: 1

Description: The ability to create an ally based on the user's imagination.

CP: 500 per minute

Not exactly what I was expecting but useful nonetheless. I was kind of hoping that this book would act like the conjuration spells in Skyrim but I'll take what I can get. Let's check out that last book, the Book of Darkness.

Ping! You have gained multiple skills!

-Obscure(1 mile radius)

Skill Level: 1

Description: The ability to hide an area in complete darkness.

CP: 500 per mile

-Shadow Tendril

Skill Level: 1

Description: The ability to mass a tendril of shadows unseen in the darkness. The user may command the tendril at will.

CP: 200 per minute

-Shadow Walk

Skill Level: 1

Description: The ability to walk into the shadows of others. Slowly drains the target's chakra.

CP: 250 per use (+10 CP gain per minute)

-Abyss

Skill Level: 1

Description: The ability to summon a portal into the user's personal Shadow Realm. Humans in the Shadow Realm suffer the pain of their past over time. The portal will stay open until a human is sent inside or taken out.

CP: 1000 per use.

-Shadow Guardian

Skill Level: User(45)

Description: The ability to bring the user's own shadow to life. The shadow gains all physical properties from the user such as strength, speed, and endurance. But cannot perform spells or techniques. The shadow's health is half of the user's.

CP: 1500 per minute

-Darkness Falls

Skill Level: 1

Description: The ability to cover the area in darkness, summoning the monsters hiding in the shadows to aid the user. Anyone found caught in the area of effect becomes trapped in the user's Shadow Realm.

CP: 5000 per minute

Oh, yeah...we can make this work. I'll have to train heavily with these spells. I might be able to find another dungeon in the area. That way I won't have to waste time in the real world training away while the factions of this world plan their course. I've got a major headache so I figure I should rest until tomorrow. Hopefully, nothing goes wrong for a few hours...

Meanwhile

Juzuta Mako was an aspiring bounty hunter. Once he had become sick of Kumogakure chastising him for unnecessary bloodshed on missions he decided to go out on his own. It was surprisingly easy for him to escape from the village. Probably because he was a washed-up special jounin who couldn't even handle a group of genin on his own. But he had enough power to rule over a bandit camp.

He let them do the work most of the time, only chipping in whenever they encountered another bandit camp. For the past couple years Juzuta amassed a decent sized group of over 200 men. Mostly bandits but there were a few genin rejects who joined once they heard of this group. Any nameless town that the group came across would be completely devastated.

The men would be executed. The children were taken and sold for slave-labor. The women? Well, I'm sure you could imagine what's being done to the women. Juzuta sat upon his make-shift throne enjoying the struggles of the girl in his arms. She was a little young for his tastes but the town he took her from had few women to enjoy.

The girl had fair skin, black eyes, and long black hair that almost reached to the ground. He hadn't taken her yet as she continued to fight against him, kicking and scratching. This was the scene in which a tall man in a red trench coat and hat walked into. The bandits watched the man ceasing their celebrations to see what the man would want with their leader.

Juzuta put the girl in a one-armed choke-hold and eyed the stranger warily,

"Anything I can help you with, stranger?" he asked. The bandits kept a close eye on him, slowly drawing their weapons as he spoke,

"No," he said with a bored look on his face, "Just enjoying a lovely walk" Juzuta narrowed his eyes at the man's disregard for the armed men surrounding him. Then he had an idea...albeit it was a very terrible idea,

"Then you wouldn't mind parting with any goods you might have for us?" he said with a grin motioning for the bandits to approach. The man sighed and pulled out a strange weapon and lazily pointed it at the nearest bandit,

"I can spare a bullet," he said,

BOOM!

A thunderous explosion resounded across the area. The unfortunate bandit's head exploded in a mess of blood and gore...so did the dozen or so men behind him. The men sprung to action yelling their war-cries as they stabbed their swords, machetes, knives, and other assorted sharp weaponry into the man in the trench coat. They laughed as blood leaked from the wounds.

"Hehehe..." the bandits froze when a low chuckle escaped the man's lips. He looked down at them with blood-red eyes,

"It's so nice to come across...dinner!" he growled rushing the men. He fired the strange weapon over and over again killing anyone in his path,

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

Juzuta watched in horror as his men were wiped out by this man, no...this demon! In just a few moments it was just him, the girl, and the man in the trench coat who stood before him pointing the weapon towards him. Thinking quickly he held the girl close and put a kunai to her throat,

"What are you?" he asked, shaking in terror. The man grinned, blood dripping down his chin,

"Well, I've been called many things in life. You may call me...Alucard. But as to what I am to put it simply...a real fucking vampire"

BOOM!

And with that Juzuta's head left his body leaving a smoking and bloody hole in its place. The girl watched as the man walked away leaving the mess behind him. She ran up to him and followed him. Alucard looked down at the girl,

"And what do you need child?" he asked. The girl looked up at him with a fire in her eyes,

"I want...I want you to teach me how to kill men like them" she said. Alucard chuckled. He had spent most of his time enjoying the peaceful walk along the land in search of his missing firearm. But it had gotten rather lonely as he had recently gotten used to people working with him. The vampire looked down at the girl. She couldn't have been more than 8-years-old.

But...there was still plenty he could teach her with his years of combat experience. He spoke in a serious tone,

"Very well...I will teach you" the girl's eyes lit up in excitement but he continued, "But the training will be grueling. Especially to a frail little human like you. At the end of it you will have a choice...to become like me or to run off on your own. It's your decision to make when the time comes I could care less." the girl nodded and said,

"I will follow you Alucard-sama. My name is Kin Tsuchi and I swear to follow you until my death" Alucard let out a hearty laugh,

"Ha! We'll see girl...we'll see." and with that they walked together, never breaking their stride.

The next morning...

I yawned as one of the shinobi prepared some breakfast for me. According to the rest of the staff, he's a hell of a cook. I couldn't shake the feeling that there was something terribly wrong happening in the world...ah well. I'm sure it's just my imagination acting up again. Orochimaru came back. Apparently, he found these Uzumaki scrolls floating around the black market.

He was going to research them to strengthen the seal array but I had him do something else for me first. I needed him to establish the Land of Sound just as he did in the anime, by taking over the Land of Rice Fields.

I'm gonna need those kinds of numbers. Despite the fact that I can create my own machine lifeforms I don't want to use them in public just yet. Kind of like with the Zetsu army I'll keep them hidden until I absolutely need them. Of course, they'll still be performing stealth-missions for me. I might have them start doing that when I get the Android Creation Kit.

I'll also need Orochimaru to train up the Sound-shinobi. I want real warriors on my side not defecting ninjas and broken clans. I want them to be at their fullest potential. With me as a complete unknown to the shinobi world, Orochimaru will be the head of it all. The 'face of the company' so to speak. He's my puppet now, I can use him to fulfill my mission up until the point where I won't need him anymore.

Let's face it. At the rate I've been gaining power it won't be long until I surpass him. After all...I'm only 8, I'm 14 in dungeon years but they don't count in the real world. The current research into perfecting the Cursed Seal and the super serum has been slow. We'll probably need to bring in some new talent soon. I spent my morning testing my spells on a few Kage Bunshin. I had the afternoon free so I wanted to see what summoning contract I got from the random contract perk.

Ping! You have gained the Snail Summoning Contract!

Fuck...well, it's not too bad. I shouldn't judge a summons by its species. Picking up the Kuchiyose no Jutsu from Orochimaru's library I bit my thumb and performed the hand seals. I put about 1000 CP into it.

POOF!

I waved away the cloud of smoke that appeared and was greeted by the sight of a dog-sized snail wearing some kind of armor around its shell. It...looked at me? I can't really tell,

"Um...hi," I said awkwardly waiting for some kind of response. After a few moments, the snail tilted its...head?

"Hello...it has been...so long...since we...the Snail Clan...had...a summoner. My name...is...Natsu." it said, taking a short breath between words. It kind of sounded like the Volus from the Mass Effect universe. With a sigh, I asked the snail,

"So, is there any sort of test I need to perform to be your summoner?" the snail took its damn time answering,

"No...just make sure...to summon the Boss...once he...gets to know you...he won't mind...you summoning him" then it dismissed itself. I rolled my eyes and made my way to one of the large testing areas of the facility. This place is easily the size of 4 football fields. It should be more than enough for the Snail Boss summon.

Gathering my chakra I performed the summoning jutsu once again but this time I plunged a hefty 10000 CP which had me out of breath.

POOF!

A large plume of smoke filled the area. I waved the smoke away coughing profusely, maybe it wasn't a good idea to summon him indoors eh? Suddenly a thunderous voice rumbled throughout the facility,

"WHO DARES SUMMON ME, SHALDUUR, DESTROYER OF EMPIRES?!"

Oh...oh fuck. Well...better introduce myself!