"Naruto-"

"Menma," I growled while waking up. "Get it straight. Menma, here. Naruto back home."

"Still, why can't our agreement work?" Sasuki asked after he barged right into my room. Well, I did give him permission to come in through the settings for the room.

However... "Because it is not our agreement... Sasuki," I snickered as Sasuki raised an eyebrow at me. "Your name here." I motioned a flicking motion and he got it to open the Menu.

Still don't get how it works, but thinking of the odd screen in our vision appearing in a flick motion made it easier to come out. And I laughed when Sasuki's face turn slightly pink.

"Don't worry. Mistyping seems to be more common than expected here." Especially considering Yun and I also suffered similar fates. "However, as I was saying, I never agreed to anything. Why would I want to get married when I'm a guy?"

"You're a girl here." I still shot him the nastiest look I could. "I am simply offering a means to pay for my mistakes. I have no other skills outside being a ninja and possibly being a spouse able to provide income and children. I can't even cook anything past rice and simple grilling, but I can at least clean and do laundry."

"Dude... That's quite an admission on your part." I sighed, though I guessed even geniuses couldn't be good at everything. I could clean and cook, but I was often too lazy or tired out to do it often. "However, we don't even know if these bodies are real, Sasu... ki," I grinned at the glare I got. "I mean, are these body's really avatars like other players... Or will we die and just wake up back home with no more condition... Or worse."

A moment of silence came over as we both shuttered at that possible outcome.

"However," I coughed. "Have you chosen your Senses?"

"No... What are they?" Sasuki said with a frown.

"Senses is what they call abilities here. Those abilities are basically the same as what we have back home... Only, chakra and such related Senses don't exist here for some reason." I sighed while looking through my Sense menu. "Eh?" There were new Senses now?

Survival... Linguistics... Haggling... Action Restriction Release?

"Wait, I've gained over 10 Sense Points," I mumbled out. Could it be as I gained more Sense Points, the section of Senses will grow?

What was Linguistics though? I never heard of that word...

"Oops." I sheepishly laughed as I accidently selected the Sense... And it took two Sense Points.

I am started to see why these didn't appear till after one gains so many Sense Points. Still, what was this Sense?

"The ability to read and write languages?" I read out and paused.

"Eh?" Sasuki was staring in confusion as I beamed with joy. Was there even a tear welling up in my eye?

I felt tears welling up.

"Finally! An ability to make reading and writing easier!" I wanted to cry out to the heavens for the beloved gift. No more Kanji problems for me! "I will be able to read without frustration!"

"What?!" Huh? I looked at Sasuki and saw his face drained of color. "Y-You can't read?"

"Just Kanji." I was fine with everyday words and the other alphabets. Even simple Kanji symbols and phrases I was okay with. "What's wrong? I mean, it's a common problem for most orphans. It's not like we got anyone to go to help us if we fall behind." And boy did I fall behind... Worse? I was actually ahead when I entered the academy reading and writing wise!

"Your grades," What is this simpleton mumbling about? "No... The way the teachers treated you... And you acting out." A firm frown formed on his lips... Er, correction, his face twisted like he ate a sour candy or something.

"Er... It's not that bad." I sighed while holding my hands up. The teachers were just doing their jobs. It wasn't my fault I asked so many dumb questions when I started the academy that they ignored my questions for help afterwards. "I've been improving and I bet with my new Sense, I'll be back on track by-"

"Correction. We are never returning back to Konoha." His tone had a hint of venom. Was he mad at me? Wait a…

"Eh?" I blinked at Sasuki.

Yesterday... Or was it today considering when we fell asleep at dusk in the real world, it's morning here, right?

Still, he was all about returning to Konoha with me and that. Now he wanted to not go back to Konoha at all?

"Bi-polar, much?" I snorted, "But, how are ya gonna live without being a ninja? You said it yourself that you were a ninja more than a normal person."

"I want to be a doctor." I gave a bland look at the Uchiha before me. Weren't the Uchiha supposed to be great, lone wolf warriors? Or at least, that was what Sasuki gave me impression wise when he was Sasuke.

"I... When my father was alive, he told me not to follow in that man's footsteps... And I am not gonna let my clan and him down," Sasuki looked at me with fire in his eyes... Oh, no, that was actually his Sharingan on. "So, what... abilities do I need to be a healer or doctor. I've begun training as a medic-nin and I shall become one either through training or through these... Senses."

"Then Magic Power and Magic Talent is a must." Sasuki nodded as I spoke. "Then Recovery if you want to use healing magic and Mixing to make medicine. I also recommend with the latter to get Alchemy, Synthesis, and Crafting Knowledge. The first two are useful processing Senses while the later helps with increasing your success rate for making items."

"Okay... And of other abilities?" Sasuki asked.

"You might want MP Increase if you tend to focus on magic usage as well as an Element to give you a means of attack and defense. A lot of magic users use Staff or Stick for their Weapon Sense, but I have Bow so magic should work without it."

"...No." Sasuki shook his head. "I've put too much of my frustration towards violence."

"What?"

"I've been an ignorant fool who is no better than a bully."

"No. A bully is someone who hurts others on purpose. You're just stuck up and don't like anyone."

And I made him flinched.

Jeez. Did he not realize how much of a jerkwad he was at times?

"Is there... Any other recommendations?" Sasuki asked. Though, he looked quite beaten. Was this what Shikamaru's meant by a guy being whipped? He was always complaining about his dad being such to his mom.

"Well, there are Senses that relates to clothes and armor. Since your gonna be a mage from the sound of it, then you need to go with Robe or Garment... At least, that's what I think magic users use." I know for sure what Minute was wearing was robes. Mami was wearing a dress, so I couldn't tell if it went either way.

"So... Cloth, huh?" Sasuki nodded before he opened his Sense before me. "These are what I choose."

Possessed SP 0

Sharingan Lv1, Hawk Eyes Lv1, Magic Power Lv1, Magic Talent Lv1, Staff Lv1, Recovery Lv1, Mixing Lv1, Alchemy Lv1, Synthesis Lv1, Garment Lv1

"Ah... Sasuki." I actually felt bad. "Where's your ability to attack?"

"I can fight with a staff." Sasuki said, "However, I wish to first improve on my ability to be a medic after years of wasted effort following that man's footsteps." I smacked my forehead. "What's wrong?"

"You'll see." I sighed while getting up. Thankfully, I was able to sell all my woodworking for ryou back in the real world. I was able to get me some clothes to wear along with having my initial clothing clean for today.

Still, I needed funds in both worlds. So, I likely will rely on my potions here for now and focus on my Woodcrafting for the real world. That and try to go for my major goal.

I went ahead and got Spinning before I forgot to do as I walked out the room.

"This... is a staff?" I looked back and saw Sasuke had discovered his initial weapon… It was just a branch someone sanded. I can see why Magi-san was so happy for my staffs if that was a mage's beginning weapon.

Wait… Did his clothes change? They now looked like loose clothing instead of a simple black shirt with tan shorts I saw a minute ago.

That or my memory was playing tricks on my mind. Yeah, that had to be it.

"Good morning." Linda chimed as we reached the tavern. "Good to see you woke up at a normal time for once."

"Yes." It seemed part of the lovely coma was setting the bodies to work in three shift cycles. One for each body and the last one for sleep. Or, that's what Sasuki predicted from the notes he took when I was in a coma.

Hence that hypothesis was still in the process of being tested here. We both began a journal on both sides to try and figure out how to deal with our lovely double lives.

"Ah! Before I forget. Could you do something with this?" I showed her the Big Boar Meat.

"Ah, yes! Indeed. That makes for wonderful dishes. You have four, so how about 4000 Gold? Big Boars are hard to take down to get their meat."

"That works for me." I traded the meat for gold. We both ate a simple breakfast before we went to the clerk.

"So, how many nights?"

"Two weeks." I sighed.

"A thousand gold, missy, for ten days. That's the limit on reservations. And for two it's-"

"Two thousand. I understand." I began to pull out the money when a slam made me jump.

"No. I shall pay for my room." Sasuki said with a smirk and... and...

"Idiot! That's all your money!" I hissed at him while yanking his ear.

"D-Don't care. I shall not take any resources from you, Naruto." Sasuki firmly stood his ground. "I've taken already enough from you."

Was this how Iruka-sensei felt when dealing with me?

"Fine," I only removed a thousand gold. "You're gonna wish ya didn't use all your money like this." If he was gonna be stubborn, might as well let him learn it all the hard way.

Might help him in the long run with being even poorer than Yun in funds.

"I will be fine." Famous last words. I took him straight to the gate and to the tutorial.

The results?

Well, to preserve what little of Sasuki's dignity was left, let's just say I enjoyed roasting those little animals while Sasuki attempted to use his staff like a bat... To not much success.

Upside? Garment and Recovery went up to three levels due to all the damage he took and healing he did. Or so Sasuki said.

"You could have warned me about that," Sasuki huffed, spread out on the ground to recover.

"I did. Why you think I recommend you get an Element?" I rolled my eyes at him. "Mages, even healers, have a means of attack. You... Well, you can only heal. Nothing more, nothing less. At least, till you level something to 10 and get a Sense Point."

"So, how do I raise my Sense Points when I can't train?" Sasuki growled out.

"Crafting." I sighed, "Or, in your case. Alchemy. You need a set to use Mixing and Synthesis which combined is a total of six hundred gold." Sasuke just looked at me. "Now you see why I told you to let me buy your room. You could have easily repaid me the money with one or two days of selling potions."

"I'm... sorry." Sasuki bowed. "I just didn't want to burden you more."

"Well, in a group, your skills would work fine. Not so much for those like Yun and I who survive on our own." I sighed, "Well, how about we collect things. You could probably process the items to sell at a slightly higher price. If you're lucky, you'll get enough for at least one set."

Sasuki gulped but reluctantly nodded with a bitter expression. We spend the whole morning collecting what we could. I made sure to appraise the stones Sasuki gathered so he at least have Iron Ore and raw Peridots he could try and sell.

And Sasuki spent every minute of it drilling Kanji and such into my head while we were at it. He's resourceful like Iruka-sensei when it came to teaching that I was crying tears of joy when Yun called me through Voice Chat.

"Er... Menma, you okay?" Yun asked when Sasuki and I joined him at the market in the afternoon.

"My... head... hurts... Too... Much... Kanji..." I groaned out as I held my head.

Truth was, I wasn't bad off in the language department. My problem was more advanced stuff... Still, with Sasuki...My poor brain and eyes never saw it coming... Pun not intended.

"Huh? What do you mean-"

"My wife cannot read and write, which is unacceptable." Both of Yun and I stared at him before I whacked him across the head.

"I. Am. Not. Your. Wife!" I hissed, finding quite well Sasuki's weak spot was his ears. He actually fought not to let out a whine of pain as I pulled on one of them.

"So... You have problems with reading and writing?" Yun asked as we walked together. Hm? He was moving a bit faster. Was this a bit awkward?

"No. I'm just behind. I don't have a family to help me and I just found out this Linguistics Sense that could fix it!" I pumped my fist after letting Sasuki's ear go. "I can read anything up to Kanji just fine."

"You're twelve, right?" Eh? What's with the bland look from Yun?

"Yeah. Why?"

"Do you have a book or something from your world?" I looked to Sasuki and he pulled out one of the textbooks. We found that Inventory works in our world... Just, you had to put it directly in inventory for it to work. Putting it in a bag just left it in the bag.

The upside? Kept all Sasuki's books and research materials clean and dry as we travel.

Yun took the book and opened it. Ah, it's actually one of our text books for history. War tactics or something like that.

"Are... all the books like this?" Yun asked with a very bland look at us.

"Yes," Sasuki said, giving a frown. "Everyone our age is able to read such text easily." He was actually saying while looking at me with... worry? Yeah, that kind of look in his eyes were like when Iruka-sensei was worried about me.

"Menma. You are not illiterate."

"Huh?" I looked at Yun as he handed Sasuki back his book. "You're ability to read is probably above your normal age range if you lived in Japan. Though, considering kids in your world gets jobs around twelve or so... I could see why your reading level has to be college level by then."

"College?" We both asked in confusion and looked at each other.

"Higher education for my world," Yun sighed. "It's where most of us go to get training for jobs after we go through schooling. You text book is what normally something twenty-year-olds read for school."

"R-Really!" So I wasn't stupid? What a relief.

"Yeah. No wonder you were behind. Even with being pretty good at schooling, even I'm having a hard time understanding that book." Yun sighed. I smirked at seeing Sasuki make that lemon face again. "However, do you even know how to level that Sense up?"

"Aaah..." I looked at it. "Nope." It was still at level 1.

"Maybe we should ask Magi-san about it," I nodded in agreement. "Though, can't really grill you on that since I still haven't used Taming."

"Taming?" I asked while cocking my head.

"It's a Sense that allows you to tame monsters," Yun explained. "But... It's a dead Sense due to how hard it is and many don't know how-You just got it." I grinned at him.

"Well, I'll figure it out. Oh, yeah. Combat Senses. I got two Sense Points left. Is there any recommendations?"

"Probably status increasing Senses. I just got Speed Increase." Yun sighed, "Though if you wanted to learn more, it would be better to talk Taku or my sisters."

"Well, I think I know what I am getting." I snapped up Attack Increase and Axe. Within a second, I opened the message box and received my axe with equipped the Axe Sense to my active slots. A little heavy, but it was okay.

"You're not gonna use bow anymore?" Yun sighed. Sasuki looked a bit confused at me.

"No. For harvesting trees," I grinned at them both. "I plan to get Hammer as well since I do Smithing. Plus, if an enemy gets too close, I got a backup plan even if my main is my bow."

"Oh. Didn't think of it that way," Yun said with a nod. " Well, that's good news. And I am glad to meet up with you. I'm planning to buy herbs. Are you doing the same?"

"Yeah." I nodded. "I'm thinking of us opening a stall and sell our goods together. Also, Sasuki is going into medicine as well."

"That would be nice... But, what about Magi-san? And-"

"Mistype hits again."

"Oh," Yun chuckled with a smile at Sasuki. "My real name is Shun."

"So... You are a guy?" Sasuki asked.

"Yes. But, still, what of Magi-san," Yun said to get back on topic. All the while Sasuki's seemed to be praying or something.

"We'll do sales with her. I mean, once we really get the fields cranking, we will be able to supply both our stall and hers."

"True." Yun sighed as we reached one of the shops the natives owned. "Excuse me, do you have Herbs?"

"I'm sorry. Herbs are sold out. They were bought for potion brewing." The man lowered his waist and made an apologetic expression.

I feel bad for the guy... Wait?! That's not the problem!

"What do you mean!" Yun barked it out before me.

"Earlier various people bought it up to make potions. Incidentally, Beginner Potion's are out of stock as well."

Nooooo! Don't tell me... Yep, with looking in various places on the stalls lined up on opposite side of the square, the word "Potion" and "Herb" could be heard.

We moved away from the store clerk and headed towards the stall. "Herb five gold each. Beginner's Potion twenty gold each!"

"Eh?" My eyebrow twitched in horror. Herbs were just plants that could be collected for free and they were now to the price of a Beginner's Potion? And the Beginner's Potions now cost four times its original cost?

"Is there something wrong?" Sasuki asked meekly, but it was too late.

I was seeing red as this was what I worried about before.

Rip-off! Riiiiiiip-offs! I screamed it in my head as I was so mad, I couldn't speak.

Worse? There were people who joyfully bought Beginner's Potions and Herbs. Why were you guys so happy? It's an outright crime!

Yun and Sasuki had to drag me off, but we both saw more of it in several places.

It turned my mood from bad and moppy to really nasty. Yun shared my frustrations as we hurried to Magi-san to make a delivery.

We went to the usual place.

"Magi-san, listen to this!"

"I know. The herb-related thing right? Eh, Onee-san's also surprised." Magi-san greeted me in a friendly manner as Yun and I raised miserable voices. Sasuki-san just stood there, trying to look stoic even though it was clear he was confused.

"Those rip-offs, is it a declaration of war against my lack of money?!"

"No, more like it's a declaration of war against everyone! I mean, fourth to five times the original prices? It's robbery!" I gritted my teeth in frustration. I should know as there were a few meanie shopkeepers who did try to price gouge me before.

Thankfully, it was something many shopkeepers in Konoha frowned on and even with me the target, they turned their backs on those meanies.

And Sasuke finally realized what was going on and was fuming in silence.

"Don't get so angry, you two. Your cute faces are ruined," I was quite frustrated.

For Magi, I only looked like a cute girl who's huffing in anger. It seemed like my actions were pleasing to her, judging from her expression. Add in Yun and it was probably double the pleasure.

Why are you getting pleasure from our frustrations? Jeez.

I delivered my goods as I grumbled complaints. The items I sold to Magi-san were thirty Potions and fifteen Pills for seventy percent of the final price. Total of twenty-one hundred. Yun had the same delivery.

"No wood items, today?" Magi-san looked at me.

"Well..." I looked at Yun. "It's best not to keep it a secret from you, but remember the coma thing?"

"Yes, yes," Magi nodded before scowling. "A lie, no?"

"It's wasn't a lie." I let out a sigh. "I really was in a coma... For three weeks. But, this place is due to my coma. I'm from another Earth... And I'm using my Woodcrafting to support Sasuki and me in our real as I ran away from my village."

"Right, right." Magi-san nodded though her tone clearly said she didn't believe me, "So, that's your role play? A girl stuck in another-"

"Great Fireball no Jutsu!" Whoa. Show off. Sasuki blew a fireball right into the air... Wait for a-

"Why didn't you use that to roast the herbivores earlier."

"Forgot... Huff." And he didn't look good. "Jeez. I feel like I was eight again with learning this... And it took a bit of my health and magic."

"Yes, so please be careful with that jutsu... And show Magi-san your menu." Magi-san had her arms crossed... And then her eyes bugged out when Sasuki showed his menu.

"Eh?! How he used fire magic? He doesn't have the element for such a spell!" Magi-san said while forming her own fireball in her hand.

"Ninja arts. His clan is a bunch of firebugs." And I was enjoying the scowl on Sasuki's face. Wait... "Hey, is your hair longer?" I didn't notice it yesterday... But that lick in his back seemed actually with a bunch of spike-like curls.

"Yes." Sasuki bashfully looked away. "I want to cut it. Seems my hair is more like my cousin than my parents." He scowled, rubbing his head.

"Oh-ho? Who's this cutie?" Magi-san chimed.

"This is Sasuki. He's from my world. Thanks to him, we accidently... made a jutsu that seems to connect us to this world. Though, to what ends, we still don't know. Could be game or reality for us... Hence why I lied earlier. I'm sorry!" I bowed.

Friends weren't supposed to lie to each other, right? So, I was in the wrong.

"Too cute!" Magi-san chimed, "It's no problem. I could see why you just went with the more believable lie. So, is she a healer? I saw she only had Staff for a weapon and no other attacking Senses."

"Menma..."

"Hey, I recommended them to him. He just took what he please." I shrugged.

"I'm a guy," Sasuki growled while glaring at Magi-san.

"As if someone as cute as you could be a boy," Yun and I ended up snickering while Sasuki fumed. "So, you're like these two, so I'll call you Sasuki-kun. Do you have anything to sell?"

"Ah, actually, how about you look at items I've gathered so far? There might be some items that can be sold." Yun proposed. "I've been meaning to have them appraised by an NPC to sell, but I've haven't got around it."

"Actually, that's all Sasuki has to sell. He used up all his money on the inn with not wanting me to pay for his room."

"Ouch." Magi-san and Yun flinched at that while Sasuki tried to hide his face in his long shirt collar. "I understand. Still, it's not good, purchasing material items." As Magi-san smiled wryly, I put the items I didn't use in the trade screen. Yun was up first since I had to separate what I used for bedding from what I could let got.

The membranes which drop from Bats, Furs that drop from Wild Dogs, and Fangs. Also, big furs I made with Alchemy. There was quite a lot of materials I didn't use myself. I was gonna go ahead and sell the stuff I could use with Spinning so I could secure funds.

"Hmm. All of them is normal. They're dirt cheap, I guess? But can I ask something? Did you make the Big Fur yourself?" Somehow, Magi-san grinned at the news of a Big Fur.

"Yes. Well, I want you to keep it secret."

"Sure sure. I see. Then, do it with the other items as well, the same thing as you did with this. Then I'll buy them after they've gained some colours."

"Oh?" Then I'll do the same.

"But why just this?" Yun asked.

"Aah, let's say it's because of an acquaintance of mine? The furs and films are used in Sewing to make Leather Armours and Coats. Well, considering the only mobs taken down in the early game are those on peripheries, there are not enough big furs. The same way you can make ingots, you can also make a fur out of 5 pieces, he wants to make it with Sewing even if it's only one piece, there's a setting he wants to expand... I don't really get it, but the durability what he can make with the material has is too low."

Oh, so I was right. This Sewing can connect films and furs the same way ingots can be created. Was Sewing connected to Spinning? Wait, if I could use both Woodcrafting and Sewing together...

A big grin crossed my face. I found where to aim for with using Senses together.

"That's how it is, the acquaintance clothier has some of his own created, but he hasn't enough of first-class goods after all I guess? That's why he'd be glad if I passed it to him."

"Then, I'll make it with the materials I've left over."

"Same here." There were people around, but since everyone has been making potions and there was shine all over it should be fine if I mix in with them and use Alchemy. In fact. I used Alchemy without removing the items.

"Well, here I go."

"Yes yes. I appreciate it."

With a slight sound and light, it was done. I didn't like this bland way of changing, I've always morphed them when they were taken out.

The large amount of items I had in my inventory was cleanly converted. Three Large Films, three Big Dog Furs, seven Big Furs, thirty Large Fangs. I'll be keeping a large film and three of the Big Furs. I also was curious if I could use the fangs, so kept ten for Woodcrafting.

"It's done."

"Oh, it's done huh. Then show it, show it."

Yun did the trade first as I took out what I needed to keep them from being traded.

"Ohh, thank you. So, how much for this?"

"No, I have no idea. Just give me a reasonable price."

"Even if you say so. 70% of NPC's price, it should be cheap in this case. Also, if it's kept secret it's worth won't fall. What will you do? Will you exploit Onee-san for your own needs?" Magi-san chimed and I blushed as she leaned forward just where-

No! No! I am not a pervert!

"Why are you saying something so pointlessly erotic. I'm fine with 70%." Yun sighed, "And you're making Menma freak out. Please stop it before you make him blow a gasket. Er... Sasuki?"

"I will not look at another woman outside my wife," Sasuki said while his eyes were closed. I took full advantage of that and hit him below the belt.

"Now, that was just mean." Yun snorted.

"When he stops calling me his wife, then I'll see it as mean." Magi-san chuckled, though looked oddly pleased.

"I've said it many times, but Yun-kun's not greedy enough. Well, honestly I don't know the price, I'll ask the acquaintance, that's fine for now right?"

Yun's eyes widen in shock. "Somehow, I'm always surprised whenever I trade with Magi-san." I then showed her my stock and received two thousand gold for it.

Sasuki saluted over and got at least his one thousand gold back. Though, his pride would not be as easy to recover with clearly still in pain.

"Thank you." Still, just a hair length away from the stall item. Maybe if I invest in a better set, I could do more… "I too am constantly surprised. Yun-kun and Menma-kun has a really interesting Sense build." Well, I liked to experiment. And I like making things. "How about I add you to my Friend's List, Sasuki-kun."

"Hn," There's the Uchiha grunt I was used to. He still kept his eyes away while doing so. I taught him how to use the friend's list last night.

"Even so. It's a mass of mishappened Senses, why is it so interesting?" Yun sighed, "Menma's the interesting one."

"Well, because these two characters are aiming for the industrial gap. Ah, no, now it's three with Sasuki-kun." Magi-san chuckled. "Ahahahaha, to think there's a player who thought of slipping into the industrial gap." I flinched at her words.

"Please don't poke fun at us." Yun let out a sigh even with a pleased expression on his face.

Ah, right. He should have enough for a portable furnace. Guess now he will be able to earn more by making accessories.

"Then, the trade's complete. Is there anything else?"

"Oh right. I've picked up Copper Ore and Tin Ore, will it become a Bronze Ingot if I combine them?" Oh! I completely forgot about those with Sasuki's antics. I am hoping to use those to level up Smithing to properly make Iron Ingots.

"Ah, that. A friend from beta version asked this before…"

"What about it?"

"The bronze doesn't have good performance. It looks good but doesn't have high defence. Well, it's good for practising Craftsmanship, even more so than copper."

Ah, in other words, it's better than copper but worse than iron. Still, good practice if I make it... Wait, isn't bronze good for musical instruments like bells and such? Maybe even some decorative items? I wonder if I could make those.

"Also for that, you can buy it from NPC's if you make at least one ingot yourself."

In other words, it was an item that was good to make only once. Or was it? I mean, everyone here keeps looking at weapons. Don't you need other tools and such as well? "Well, good luck with practice."

"...Yes."

"Don't be so down, Yun!" I padded Yun's shoulder and smiled. "We are the industrial gap. Maybe we can find something useful for... Er..." Yun just ignored me and walked away.

Uh-oh. Best follow him. He went straight to a supply shop. He bought a portable furnace. I got one, so I didn't worry about that.

Ah, oh right. I also need a higher level Synthesis kit at fifteen hundred gold. I also got me a new mixing kit. That was fifteen hundred gold. Oh, yeah, best also get a new Woodcrafting set as well. Another fifteen hundred gold. Can't forgetting a Spinning Set at the cost of three hundred gold. Might as well also get the higher level one while I am at it. Fifteen hundred gold for that.

Last, I joined Yun to buy sets of Iron Arrows... I bought thirty sets for nine hundred gold.

My total purchase price afterwards? Eight thousand one hundred and fifty gold.

I was now at ten thousand four hundred and fifty gold.

Nooooo! I splurged without realizing it!

Worse, I spent all my progress as I could have gotten the stall! I had to craft again and lots to get the last five thousand.

"You're broke, too?" Yun asked with watery eyes. I could only nod in agreement as we headed towards the fields. Oh, Sasuki was humming with having now the two sets he needed. He had at least 400 gold left. I best show him where to buy food later.

"Jeez. No money again... Ah, that's not right." Yun snapped his fingers. "If we sell potions every day in a stable manner, it's been two thousand gold every day. You also got Woodcrafting and I now have a portable furnace. We can make accessories! I can cut decent jewels from stones! We can make Iron Arrows +10!"

Yet, we were broke. Roughly ten thousand gold wasn't much in this world, after all... Yun had to have even less than me. The painful expressions on both our faces said it all. Sasuki also realized just how poor he was.

I just kept my mouth shut with not knowing what to say. Instead, we went to check the fields.

Amazing. Fully grown in one day. All of the herbs were high-quality thanks to the fertilizer added and there were twenty of them, Fine Herbs that is. If I used Alchemy's Lower Matter Conversion...

Twenty Potions could be made. I also can make Antidote Potions and Pills with Herbs, so that makes it not quite the return needed for at least Magi-san's demands. So, guess hunting and harvesting will be needed.

Yet,seven hundred gold a day was still useful, especially if it's just right there every day. That will repayment the cost of the field in five days. Nice.

After increasing the number of Herbs, Yun and I began to make Beginner's Potions and Potions through Recipe. It was inferior and not as fun as doing it handmade, but ours were still better than other crafters.

That I was very proud of.

"Hmm. With this Alchemy, Synthesis, and Mixing are raised at the same time. Until now leveling Alchemy was hard but now it goes up a bit." Yun mumbled out, but I already began pulling out my new Synthesis Set. It looked a bit more than a simple paper drawing now.

Sasuki was busy making potions and experimenting as well. I guessed he really wanted to level his Senses quickly.

"Right." Let's get back on track.

Big Fang, Branch, and Feathers.

I placed each of the items in the diagram before put my hands on the circle and charged it with magic power. It glowed brightly and then an arrow appeared.

Fang Arrow {Consumable} ATK+2 SPD +3

Hm... The attack rating was better than stone, but still not as good as iron... Wait, there's an added thing.

"Yun, what's SPD mean?" I asked as the sound of metal rung through the air.

"SPD? That's speed. Why?... My arm. What's-"

"Enchant- Attack." I cast the spell on Yun... But it was too late. The Copper Ingot he was trying to make broke. "You need a bit more attack to properly move the hammer."

"Ah, right, I forgot you mentioned that before." Yun sighed, "But why were you asking about speed? Are you thinking of getting another stat-up Sense like I did?"

"No, this arrow also adds to speed." Yun looked at me oddly. "I think it refers to the arrow itself moves faster."

"Maybe. I mean, metals are heavier even if you make it a small arrowhead." Yun sighed.

"True... Maybe I should make ingots and try making arrowheads see what happens."

"Ah, right, you have Smithing. Maybe we could become cheaters." We both laughed before the sound of our hammers sung with the birds. No way we could... I mean, I could cheat with Hawk Eyes and my magic, but that wouldn't be as fun if I just sniped everything for no reason.

This time, I started with copper... Yes! I successfully made an ingot. Though, the next failed. Another was a success... Crap! Lost two more. Managing my attack with Enchant was hard... Especially since it still ate at MP bad if you didn't watch it carefully.

And it seems my Attack Increase wasn't up enough for the job, so Enchant had to pull the weight for it.

"Come to think of it, people who took Smithing or Craftsmanship have an Attack Power Increase. That means I was short on attack power, ATK shortage." Yun said and I blinked at him.

Though, if I think about it... That meant attack enchant increased what in other terms would be referred to as muscle strength. Hmm, in the weapon's case the strength had no role, something else had... Could that mean magic could be used to boost specific parts of the body or even weapons themselves?

Crack!

"No!" I was so focused on my thoughts, I lost an ingot. Jeez, but I remember we used speed enchants yesterday with the field work... So, attack and speed... I wonder what other odd stat things help with not just combat?

Well, to experiment, I tried to focus a speed and attack enchantment on my hammer arm. Wha! Much better! Much better! I hammered out a Copper Ingot with ease-Ow!

"Itetetete."

"Are you alright?"Cramp. Cramp... Guess the limits of the human body must be considered. I remembered our sensei warning us about pumping too much chakra in a muscle when we weren't ready for it... Guess this was the magic's version.

"Let me heal you," Sasuki held his hand over my arm...Heal?... Nope, didn't work...

I waved Sasuki off with my free hand and I let the muscle settled before I continued, though I put the whole enchants on my body to avoid overstressing my arm again. It still ached as I hammered away.

Oh, looks like Yun ran out of MP. Since I have so much magic skills, it seemed to increase my MP to where it was more than his. Then he made a Copper Ingot with a Recipe and had a strange look on his face.

Ah, right. I could do the same, but I found you get more experience with the hands-on practice. Though, I probably want to see about magic power boosting Senses. Even with having my Magic Power over level 20, the Enchants were eating a lot of my MP.

As time went by, I moved from Copper to Tin then to Iron. The heat made my clothes stick to my body and every muscle felt like the fires inside the furnace. My arms became heavier with fatigue, but I kept on going with my hammer along with Yun.

In the end, I got five Copper Ingots, three Tin Ingots, and five Iron Ingots. Several of my Senses grown, but I didn't pay much attention to it. I was just happy now to have a lot of test ingots for arrowheads.

Possessed 2 SP

BowLv12, Taming Lv.1, Magic Talent Lv20, Magic Power Lv22, Smithing Lv10, Mixing Lv10, Attack Power Increase Lv5, Enchant Lv20, Stealth Lv 7, Crafting Knowledge Lv8

Unequipped: Water Talent Lv17, Light Talent Lv14,Synthesis Lv5, Darkness Element Lv 12, Fire Element Lv13, Alchemy Lv5, Earth Element Lv1, Woodcrafting Lv16, Hawk Eyes Lv19, Axe Lv1, Linguistics Lv 1, Recovery Lv14

Wah! My Senses grew this much? Jeez. Who needs combat when ya got a furnace? I even got two Sense Points.

... I couldn't resist. I got this Action Restriction Release for the two points as it sounded cool. I'll try it out later to figure it out.

And... just forgot to add Wind Element to my Senses. Dammit!

"Although I've been requested to change my Senses by Myu, I quite like the Senses I've got now," Yun whispered in a daze.

"They are good Senses." I chimed before I almost fell off my perch. "Agh! I almost forgot! Yun, do you know any good combat senses outside the status ones? I am thinking of getting a few more, but don't know what I want to go for outside maybe MP Increase."

"Ah, I understand." Yun sighed, "I'm more a crafter... But, I'll talk to my little sister. She's more the fighter than me... In fact, she's a similar build to you, being a magic swordsman and all."

"Thank you!" I bowed and we both left each other satisfied.

Sasuki joined me as I showed him where to get food before we retired at the inn.

Back in the real world, it was morning and I checked Sasuke's temperature and condition... Sadly, though he improved a little, he was still sick.

"I'm fine," Sasuke whined as I put a wet rag on his forehead.

"No," I lightly whacked his shoulder. "You are not. You got both a cold from exhaustion and the side effects."

"But... We got to go."

"Sasuke, I've been sick enough times to know moving someone in your condition will only hurt you more." I sighed. Truth was, I was debating in my head to leave Sasuke here and run for it... But, after I heard his testimony on cooking, better not.

"But... If you stay here, they will catch us." Sasuke grumbled.

"So, we may have to face the music." I also grumbled out. I mean, I didn't exactly plan out my escape. Now I had a sick Uchiha to deal with.

And, boy, do I owed the nursing staff and doctors if I ever returned to Konoha if I was anywhere near as bad as Sasuke when sick.

"No... The way they are to you..."

"Will not change, but at least I have a means to support myself if I can't continue being a ninja," And I knew all too well my lovely freak out was gonna put a black mark on my psych record. A very big one that would make becoming a Genin all the harder for me. "Plus, we have the advantage of no one knowing. Hiding should be easy for me since everyone already thinks I'm the deadliest..."

And being reminded I had all my abilities reset and hence well below where I was...

Yep. Chances are, if I go back now, I'm out of the academy in less than a month. Sigh, oh well. At least Iruka-sensei won't have to fail me in the Genin Exam.

"Ah, so this is where you kids were at."

Speak of the... "Dog?"

I stared at the brown pug sitting on the window seal. He was wearing a vest and had a Konoha headband on top his head. "Ah! You're one of the dogs who used that hole in the wall!" I recognized him as he would speed right through the hole.

"Yes. I find it quite annoying a human child used out the little secret passage." The pup growled while jumping off and padding over to us. "Worse, they patched up that hole and my pack will have to deal with finding a new way to get out and meet the ladies outside Konoha when Kakashi summons us."

"Sorry! I kind of panicked and it was the first thing I thought of!" I clapped my hands together and bowed. "Are... you here to take us back to Konoha?"

"Don't know. Hatake just told me to track you pups down to make sure you were alright. I just wasn't expecting to find you so soon. Though, I could see why." The pup looked at Sasuke. "He's pretty ill, huh."

"Not as bad as me. Usually, when I get cold, they got to put me on oxygen." And why were they both staring at me oddly, "If he stays and rests properly, he's fine in a day or so... A few days at most."

"I see. Well, good, good. Just think of me as your personal guard dog till Kakashi finds ya." The pug put his paw on my lap. "Name's Pakkun, by the way. If you behave, then I might let you touch my paw pads."

"Yeah..." I sighed, "Though, can you promise not to tell this Kakashi person anything you see till he comes?"

"Why?" Pakkun asked.

"Because it's why I ran away and I rather Konoha does not know how everyone is."

"Let me guess, you hate them."

"I..." Well, with seeing normal... I couldn't deny it if I wanted to. "A little... But, in this case, it's more just to prevent my worse fears from acting out in Konoha... Even in truth, I'm now weaker than before instead of superpowered awesomesauce villain they would think me as if they knew."

"... I don't get it." Pakkun looked at Sasuke who just gave him a shrug.

"I have social anxiety, okay." I pursed my lips at them both. "I still am getting over my anthropophobia."

"You?... Scared of people?" Sasuke asked as he looked at me wide eyed.

"When you have adults screaming and giving ya various threats, yet never acted on said threats as a toddler... You think what the results are?" I shuttered as the memories came to me... Agh... It's enough to start the hives. "I can touch people just fine... Just please don't touch me, Sasuke. Hitting, fine, but touching me breaks me out in hives."

"Oh..." Sasuke whispered and flopped his head back down. "I'm an idiot."

"Still can't get that on a voice recorder or something?"

"..." Okay, now he was silent. I wonder if I was making progress in getting that testimony?

"Well, don't worry. From what Kakashi told me, no one knows you're missing due to some lazy ANBU decided to pose as you two out cold was better than doing their jobs."

"Eh?" Sasuke looked in shock at Pakkun.

"Really? Well, better that than pranking me... Speaking of which, since he knows of that... Do you know if the ANBU has been having another Prank War? I keep having these seemingly creepy little mask kids watching my apartment and I seriously am hoping it's not about those damn rumors I heard about the sects."

"Nope. And that is a red flag." Pakkun sighed, "Dammit. I need to inform Kakashi. You two stay here and-"

"Wait!" I grabbed Pakkun. "It's alright. I mean, I have not sensed or seen them with leaving Konoha. I've had Hawk Eyes on the whole way to make sure of it! Same with Stealth!"

"Hawk Eyes? Stealth?" Shot! I expose my cheeeeeat!

What to do? What to dooooo?

Oh, right!

"Hey! Stop rubbing my stomach!" Waaaah! I thought dogs like getting their bellies rubbed! I could always get Akamaru on my side when I did it to him!

"Ooooh." I scratched his ears and he flopped back onto my stomach. "That's the spot."

"If you want, I'll give you as many of these as you want if you don't go back," I chimed with a grin. I still got my petting skills as Kiba called it.

"My back?" Pakkun let out a whimper as I scratched his back and he even began to kick. "Oh, so much better than Kakashiiiiii."

"So, deal? I mean, you wouldn't leave me to deal with the sick guy alone?"

"If you give rubs like this - Oooh, yeah - then I'm yours, kid," Pakkun said while kicking his leg in pure joy.

"Awesome!" I chimed... And then Pakkun began to glow. "What the?"

"Eh? Kid, is this some kind of joke?" Pakkun got off my lap and looked over himself. "Hm? Ain't chakra... But it smells like you."

"I-I don't... Maybe it's my magic?" But why was my magic power covering Pakkun? I had no idea... And then in a flash of light, Pakkun was gone. "What in the..." A little, brown stone was left in his place.

I picked it up and appraised it.

Ninken Summoning Stone

I looked at Sasuke and we both stared at each other while I held the stone. I could feel myself slowly becoming clammy and the stress hives crawling up my skin.

"Uh... Oops..." I whispered out while a stupid grin had to be on my face.

Sasuke's face looked like he saw a ghost... Or possibly scared of becoming a stone himself as he tried to move a bit away from me. Fat chance since I wrapped him tight like a burrito to keep him from constantly getting up.

Upside to all this?...My Taming Sense just became level two.