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Chapter 10: A Strict Teacher
April 3: Tuesday
Today's the day I'll meet my personal teacher who'll show me what I need to do to graduate early. After waking up at 6:45 AM, I rubbed my eyes to see a new quest in front of me.
Major Quest Alert!
Meet the Teacher!
The meeting will take place at the entrance of Training Ground 50.
Time Limit: 8:00 AM today and not a second over!
Bonus Objective 1: ?
Bonus Objective 2: ?
Quest Reward: +25 EXP.
Bonus Quest Rewards: 100 EXP per objective and increased relations with the teacher.
Quest Failure: Earn the Teacher's wrath and experience the Kazekage's ire firsthand.
Huh? There's some bonus objectives here, but they don't list what I'm supposed to do. Guess I'll find out when I finish the quest. Though I should save my game for now, wouldn't want to accidentally fail due to being late.
Pause. Save Data. Overwrite Save File 3.
Do you want to overwrite '1st Meeting with Kazekage Rasa' with '1st Meeting with the Teacher'?
Yes.
Save Data
Save File 1: 1st Day of Life Mid-Tutorial
Save File 2: Becoming 3.5 Years Old
Save File 3: 1st Meeting with the Teacher
Resume.
For breakfast I ate four simple onigiri and inspected myself making sure I had everything on my person and not in my inventory space. There's a high chance this teacher is going to be a Jonin and he'll catch that kind of discrepancy immediately.
Looking through the window to see the village, I saw the weather is windy and kicking up a lot of sand. For safety purposes and assuming there'll be a sandstorm today, I equipped my sandstorm goggles over my eyes and a purple Shemagh cloth covering my neck, mouth and nose. Not too tight but just enough to readjust when the sandstorm peters out.
Before I leave, let's do an equipment check to make absolutely sure I'm prepared.
Hip pouches with sealing scrolls, shuriken, and senbon? Check.
Canteen full of water? Double check.
Leg holsters full of kunai securely wrapped around my thighs? Got it.
Goggles and shemagh scarf for protection from the elements? Yep.
Enough food to sate my hunger around lunchtime inside a sealing scroll? Whoops, knew I was forgetting something.
Locking the door to my room, I traveled down the stairs and consumed a pint of milk to boost my VIT. Once at ground level, I activated [Chakra Reinforcement] and sprinted to my destination.
Soon, I arrived at the designated spot around 7:55 AM. Examining the area for my supposed teacher, the place is devoid of people so they might be running late.
What I found odd is that I haven't received the 'Quest Complete' alert, despite arriving before 8:00 AM. This means either the quest is still ongoing or I'll receive it at the specified time.
While waiting around for my mystery instructor, I noticed something unusual. I can clearly see the wind harshly blowing picking up a piece of trashy paper, but I couldn't feel the wind impacting against my skin.
Plus, I can't smell anything as well. I know for sure my scarf had a pleasantly clean scent, yet I can't detect it.
Probably allergies or something. Though it's more like I lost my sense of touch and smell. Huh?
Lost my sense? Isn't Genjutsu supposed to alter a person's five senses and other stuff? SHIT!
"Kai!" -50 CP!
"Kai!" -50 CP!
"Kai!" -50 CP!
Soon after disrupting my internal Chakra flow, my sense of touch and smell finally returned. Feeling that I'm still in danger, I quickly grabbed a kunai from my holster and settled into a battle ready stance.
Searching for the threat around me, I spotted a potential suspect five seconds later behind the public rest area building. It's a male ninja in their 50's and he's approaching me slowly.
Demon Instructor
Level 170
Goro
Is this guy going to be my new teacher? Let's check him out then. Observe.
Name: Goro
Age: 58
Level: 170
Class: Retired High-Jonin
HP: 6,300
CP: 12,925
Titles:
[Experienced Veteran] (+10% INT when fighting in war and +20% skill effects related to leadership skills.)
A grizzled veteran who participated in the 2nd and 3rd Shinobi Wars battling and defending the border of Wind Country against the invading forces of Iwagakure. He's a well rounded assassin and a former Academy teacher who produced skilled graduates.
Goro's main philosophy is "A specialized ninja is a dead ninja" because his former teammates focused on one skill and paid the price with their lives. This became the driving principle behind his mindset of "Fulfill the Mission at all costs."
He has a stern personality when it comes to ninja training and will not hesitate to punish his students if they are wasting his time. While he's the best when it comes to teaching the Shinobi Arts, he was dismissed from the Ninja Academy due to his rigid teachings being too serious and physically harmful on young children.
He also rewards and praises students with positive reinforcement, should they exceed his expectations. Currently, he's not too happy being pulled out of his peaceful retirement and canceling his planned fishing trip to teach a young upstart.
Isn't this guy older than the current Kazekage himself by many years? From this description alone, he's the kind of teacher I need. I tend to slack off sometimes without someone nipping or nagging on my heels.
And you know what? He's the fourth Jonin I've seen that's above level 140. So from the evidence I've seen before me, a Jonin is at least above level 100.
Though if I'm going to become Suna's first God of Shinobi, I'm going to have to ask my patron about it. Like what are the requirements, the baseline stats, and such?
To think for a moment that I thought nearly all high level ninjas of Suna sucked ass. My reasoning?
If Sasuke and Rock Lee as Genin can deal more damage to Gaara than all the dead Jonin of Suna, then what does that say about the quality Suna's ninjas? Once could say the village is poorly funded, inadequate resources, or that most of the population has a Wind affinity instead of Lightning.
Clearing my head of Suna's pathetic state, I examined Goro's overall appearance. He's wearing a cloth hat wrapped around his head, polarized black sunglasses, white scarf covering his mouth, and gray colored hair. A big gale blew through which exposed his gray scruffy beard and a face showing some wrinkles.
He walked with a wooden cane in his left hand and he's leaning on it a bit too much. Maybe he has some physical issues? Once he was close enough, the old Jonin started speaking in a stern no nonsense tone of voice.
"Not bad! Aren't you quite cautious? No. Not cautious, you're paranoid and that's what saved you right there."
"Most of the bratty academy students and older experienced ninjas fall for the double layered Genjutsu trick. They usually believe their opponents cast a single layered illusion to affect two senses, instead of two of them piled onto each other."
Well, it's not paranoia when I know Orochimaru is out to get my blood and body.
"After you disrupted you Chakra flow three separate times to break my illusions, you withdrew a weapon to immediately defend yourself. Despite reacting better than most of my former pupils and former comrades who stood still frozen like dummies, you failed in two critical areas."
"The first failure is your lack of awareness. You were so distracted on your way here that you didn't realize I was stealthily following right behind you for the past 30 minutes. The only time you reacted to my presence is when I used a Genjutsu and you actually felt endangered."
WHAT?! He stalked me from the forked road and I never noticed?
This issue needs to be resolved immediately. I'll search for a sensing skill on the Abyss Auction after I'm done here. Somebody might've seen me depositing items in my inventory space.
"If I was an enemy shinobi, you would've been dead! No ifs, ands, or buts about it. You need to develop the instinct to know when someone or something is secretly spying on you. However, this issue will be fixed today if and only if I decide it's worth my time and effort to teach you."
YES! I can save my money and spend it on something else noteworthy.
"The second failure is when dispelling a Genjutsu, try dispelling it silently. The main reason for this is so you'll be able to trick the enemy into thinking you are still under their control."
He's got a point there. I only yelled out kai because of the sudden danger to myself and no enemy in sight.
Quest Complete!
+25 EXP!
Bonus Objective 1: [Detect the stalking old man] Failed!
Bonus Objective 2: [Silently dispel the Genjutsu] Failed!
Before we do anything else, let's first start with introductions and then I'll lay down some important ground rules that you will follow. My name is Goro and you'll address me as Goro-sensei! Is that clear?!"
"Yes Goro-sensei!"
Damn he's loud for an old fart. If I didn't have [Gamer's Mind] to keep calm, I'd been unnerved and intimidated by his authoritative yelling.
"Should I continue teaching you, I expect you to arrive on time as well. If you're even a second late, I will punish you for wasting my precious time."
"Speaking of wasting my time, if I see or feel that you're not trying your best, then I'll quit instructing you on the spot. I'm getting too old for this kind of shit and was dragged out of my nice and quiet retirement just to teach you personally."
"You're allowed to ask any questions you have in mind as long as they're not stupid. Those who tell you there are no such things like stupid questions are idiots."
While I kept nodding to his demands, he kept pacing himself back and forth. Then he raised his cane at me in a dramatic fashion.
"Now with that over, I'm going to ask you a very important question. Are you prepared to graduate early and face the consequences?"
Consequences? Tilting my head a bit, I tried to think of any unexpected negatives this decision would bring.
Upon seeing my questioning look, Goro concluded I had no idea of what he's talking about.
"You see kid, you're planning on graduating early in a time of PEACE! By doing this, you'll bring the attention to yourself as a genius prodigy from the perspective of everyone else."
"Even if you pretend being stupid and pass the exam with 70%, the other villages will not fall for the ruse and believe you did that on purpose. They'll know because they can spot a deceptive plan like that a mile away."
So any plans of using a stupid façade to deceive others is off the table since they know I'm already smart? Guess I'll drop it and adopt a polite and humble genius personality.
Besides, nobody would trust me with anything if I continued playing the dumb card when everyone knows I'm not. Should've thought out my plans more thoroughly because of cause and effect.
"Whenever you go out on missions, you'll eventually be targeted by the other hidden villages. Whether they task their black-ops shinobi to either capture you to breed more bloodline users or kill you before you achieve your full potential."
"These are the main reasons of why nearly all Academy students stay at the Academy and graduate at the normal age of 12 years old. Tell me, are you willing to stake your life on the line and endure the increased risk of danger by graduating early? Take your time to think about it and give me your answer."
Sorry Goro, I know you want me to decline so you'll go on your fishing trip, but I'm going through with it. I'm already in danger due to my bloodlines and my enemy is Orochimaru.
I need all the help I can get to actually survive any encounter with him unharmed and it'll only happen if I get out of the slow and steady Academy.
Now how to word my response to improve my relations and receive his approval? Since he's a no nonsense type of guy, it's best to answer in a direct manner and not beat around the bush.
"After thinking it over, I'm still going to do it. I'm not naïve like my classmates thinking it's all fun and games, it's a dangerous profession."
"I'm willing to do whatever it takes to graduate early. Even if I have to endure painful or boring methods to withstand any future dangers that comes from my choice."
Your relationship with Goro has increased by 5!
"Wonderful! And I thought I had to waste more time trying to beat the fun and games mindset out of you, since you're still a kid. Come along now, I need to see firsthand what I'm going to have to work with.
Quest Alert!
Show your moves!
Goro will ask you to do various tasks and you'll do your best to give a decent showing.
Quest Reward: Temporary Title [Goro's Pupil] and 1,000 EXP.
Quest Failure: Goro will not teach you and you'll receive the Kazekage's ire
Arriving at the weapon's range, Goro raised his cane and pointed at a nearby log.
"We're going to start with weapons, since you're actually smart enough to bring your ninja tools with you. I want you to stand 25 feet away from this log and throw ten of each weapon type on your person at the bull's eye target. But, I want you to alternate your throwing hand after five weapons to see you good you are with both hands."
Obeying his order, I grabbed some kunai and chucked them with my right hand one at a time towards the target. After throwing five kunai with my right hand, I threw another five with my left.
Then I repeated this process again for shuriken and senbon. Some of my weapons landed dead center, others grouped in the second to third inner rings, and a few completely missed the log.
"Hmmmm. You're better than average in this subject, although your aiming with senbon needs more work. Go and pick up all your weapons and return back to where I'm standing."
Soon after policing the area making sure I got all the weapons I spent my money on, I came back to the position Goro wanted. From where I'm standing, I'm looking at the target log at a diagonally around 30ish feet away.
"Alright, your next test is to test your accuracy while moving. I want you to run in a straight line parallel to the logs and throw your weapon once your perpendicular to the log. You will continue running to the marker and come back from the other direction to where your standing now."
"You'll repeat this exercise this exercise 30 times and what you did earlier by throwing five weapons from each hand. This is very important to work on in the future because your enemy will not stand still and let you hit them."
While doing this exercise, it reminded me of an activity I once did in gym class. Running from one end of the gym to the other and repeating it several times.
Only this time, I'm throwing weapons when I reach the halfway point of the metaphorical gym. When it's all said and done, I wasn't too please with my performance.
Half of my weapons missed the log completely which was mostly the senbon. Those are going to be a pain in the ass to locate in the sand. A third of them landed on the log itself, but nowhere on the target. The remainder was scattered all over the bull's eye target.
"At least you landed half of your weapons. You'll need to improve your throwing skills to achieve at least an 80% accuracy with both hands, moving or standing still. Only then can you move onto moving targets."
"Go collect your weapons and then meet me over at the urban environment."
Around 15 minutes later, I waited for Goro's next set of instructions.
"Now I'm going to test your Chakra control. Show me all the control exercises and Jutsu you know so far."
So I demonstrated to him [Paper-Sticking], [Sand-Sticking], [Chakra Reinforcement], [Rock-Climbing], [Sand-Walking], [Chakra Threads], and the basic Academy Jutsu.
"Good! Your skill-set is better than the kids with shinobi parents, but it's still not good enough to pass the exam! Next up is your physical examination. First do some stretches and then I'll proceed to the next task."
[Flexibility]'s level has risen by 1!
"Done? Okay then, I want you to do 50 pushups, 50 sit-ups, 50 squats, 50 side by side jumps, and 20 laps along the ground's inner perimeter WITHOUT using Chakra to increase your running speed."
"Well? What are you standing around for?! Drop down and give me 50!"
2 Hours Later, 11:30 AM
After I finished running through the required exercises, I took a moment to rest. During my perimeter run, Goro yelled "Pick up the pace", "Hurry up already", or "I'm not getting any younger waiting here!" With the way he yelled, I thought he'd bust a gut or blood vessel." Though I ignored him mostly because I went into the Options menu and listened to the BGM.
"Finally you're done. Did you know each lap is half a mile long, meaning you ran a total distance of ten miles? A freshly graduated Genin needs to be able to run at least ten times that amount and still be able to put up a fight."
Huh? So that's one baseline I need to strive for. I'll need to make sure I have enough VIT and AGI to satisfy that condition.
But it's not all that bad. I gained +1 STR, VIT, and AGI during the physical exercise.
"Now follow me to the public rest building to test your theoretical knowledge via practice written exams. Did you think you'll get a break by sitting around and do absolutely nothing for 30 minutes? Not a chance in hell!"
Along the way, I withdrew a pen from my inventory because I didn't expect to do anything written for the day. Inside the lounge, we both took a seat and Goro handed me some written exams.
Glancing at each problem on the test pages, it covered several subjects. Trigonometry, word math problems, survival knowledge, general knowledge, geography, and a strategic scenario.
Checking the scenario problem, the task is to sneak into the target's bedroom located in a mansion. Use the floor plan to figure out the best and efficient way to get in without being spotted.
Examining the plans for several seconds, the answer for me is to sneak through the guest bedroom's window because that area had fewer guards.
Upon finishing the exam, Goro took the test papers from me and started grading it. While he was grading it, he told me to eat my lunch and I withdrew some of the takeout I ordered yesterday from my sealed storage scroll.
Today's lunch is four beef shigureni onigiri, two simple onigiri, two kibi dango sets, and water. Once done, I had to clean myself of the sticky food stuck to my hands in the bathroom.
By the time I stepped out, Goro finished grading the exams and looked at me. Feeling his piercing gaze, I thought I screwed up somewhere and he told me the reason.
Goro announced to me, "Your overall score is 60%. Your theoretical knowledge in math, geography, strategic scenarios, and general knowledge is decent. However, you failed miserably in survival knowledge."
"You answered that the Castor Bean, Century Plant, Foxglove, Pothos, and Candelabras Cactus are edible. Which is all wrong because they're all poisonous to eat!"
"Moving on, we're going outside to test your Taijutsu prowess."
The both of us stood up and I followed him to the empty portion of the training field.
Soon he told me to stay where I am and then pushed his cane hard into the ground so it'll remain standing. He next used some hand seals rapidly and I heard him say "Sand Clone Jutsu."
Right in front of me, a large clump of sand gathered around and formed into a large mass. It gradually transformed into a clone of Goro matching his appearance. Observe.
Goro's Sand Clone
HP: 4,725
CP: 1,000
An exact replica of Goro made of condensed sand. The clone will repair itself of any damage taken at the cost of some its CP.
Reading the clone's stats, Goro coughed to clear his voice and gain my attention.
"You're going to spar for five minutes with my Sand Clone and I want you to defeat it. The clone will not attack and will be focused entirely on defense. I will stand on the side acting as a referee and commentator. Begin!"
5:00
4:59
Hearing the clone will not attack at all, I launched an all out offense at it and activated [Chakra Reinforcement]. Goro never mentioned I couldn't use it after all. Using a one two punch toward the stomach, the clone blocked each hit.
-55.64 HP! -55.64 HP!
"You need to mix up your attacks! You'll become predictable and vulnerable if you only punch your enemy."
Hearing his advice, I included some feints with my jabs though the clone never fell for my tricks. Knowing this is a test to show my moves, I used every Academy kata form and attack I know of to kill the clone.
Jab. -55.64 HP!
One-two punch. -55.64 HP! -65.32 HP!
Liver blow. CRITICAL! -104.34 HP!
High kick. -65.32 HP!
A right elbow empowered by [Power Strike]. CRITICAL! -236.62 HP!
Checking the time again which is 1:00, I became a bit frustrated that I'm not dealing enough damage to pop the clone by the time limit. It was then I remembered the clone is an exact replica of Goro himself and it said so in the description itself.
Instead of focusing my attacks everywhere, I concentrated attacking the clone's left side and used [Power Strike] on every blow.
CRITICAL! -236.62 HP! CRITICAL! -236.62 HP! CRITICAL! -104.34 HP!
Though what surprised me is hearing the real Goro encouraging me due to my choice of tactics.
"Wonderful! You've noticed my clone is an exact copy which also has some of my physical deficiencies and exploiting that weakness. Remember kid, we're not Samurai. Shinobi don't need to fight with 'Honor' or any of that 'Chilvalry' trash."
Upon feeling he's okay with what I'm doing, I started using below the belt tactics to win. Targeting the groin, clinches, grabs, and tossing sand into a sand clone's eyes.
CRITICAL! -236.62 HP! -65.32 HP! -65.32 HP! -1 HP!
Though tossing the sand might have been the dumbest thing I've done because the clone is made out of sand. Unfortunately, I failed to pop the clone in five minutes.
Then I heard clapping noises and Goro stated, "Your performance is acceptable, even though you didn't beat the clone. You only need to learn the Advance kata forms of the Academy Taijutsu and more sparring experience with skilled enemies.
"I have made my decision! I will accept the Kazekage's offer to train you for a duration of one year and prepare you for an early graduation. You have the potential to go far kid."
Quest Complete!
You've gained +1,000 EXP!
Ding!
Goro has accepted you as his pupil!
Gained Title: Goro's Pupil
Effects: Grants +2 STR, +5 VIT, +6 INT, +3 WIS, +4 DEX, and +4 AGI permanently for each full month under Goro's regiment. +30% proficiency learning Academy subjects and skills.
Did I just read the effects correctly? Permanent points? So in addition to increasing my stats doing whatever, I'll also get a guarantee stat boost every month? I'll do it!
Major Quest Alert!
Training under Goro
Goro will train you so you'll be ready to graduate from the Academy next year.
Objectives
1: Achieve an 80% accuracy rate on throwing ninja tools.
2: Achieve an 85% average score on written practice exams.
3: Defeat Goro's Sand Clone in a Taijutsu spar as it imitates an Academy graduate's power level.
Bonus Objectives
1: Learn and use a D-ranked Genjutsu.
2: Be able to use the three Basic Academy Jutsu without creating smoke.
3: Reach Level: MAX in [Advanced Suna Taijutsu].
4: Reach Level: 30 in [Throwing Mastery].
Quest Rewards: 500 EXP per objective and 1,000 EXP per bonus objective.
Quest Failure: 100 EXP and decreased relations with both Goro and the Kazekage.
"By the time I'm through with you, you'll pass the exam with a minimum score of 85%. Basically, I'm going to pound six to seven years of learning material into one year into your mind. You do know what this means right?"
After posing the question to me, his smile turned sinister and now I'm not sure I'm going to like what he's about to reveal. His expression promised pain in some shape or form.
"No pain, no gain?", I reply hoping it's the right answer.
"NOPE! It means you'll be getting homework. Lots and lots of homework."
While I looked calm and indifferent from the teacher's perspective, I was cursing and groaning at the thought of additional homework. Goro's smirk disappeared and then continued onto his lecture.
"To start off today's lessons, I'm going to teach you how to flare your Chakra also called the 'Chakra Flare'. During the Desert Survival test portion, you will either use this technique or fire off a signal flare to alert the observing shinobi you need help or would like to withdraw."
"But I'm teaching you this, so you'll improve your Chakra control. The Chakra Flare is a skill where you surge or flare your Chakra outside your body like a beacon to alert everyone within a certain radius. It's basically a "I'm over here" signal and the downside is it'll alert enemies to your location."
"This technique is used to send coded messages and orders to allies over a distance without speaking out loud. With enough skill, you can control the flare so only allies can feel the pulse."
So it's basically the chakra version of Morse code messages. Okay then.
"Of course, you'll still be detected if the enemy has a sensory type ninja around. Here's how to do the technique. It's basically the sending a Chakra pulse out from your body."
With Goro's tutelage, [Goro's Pupil], and adjusting my Chakra output, I eventually received a message from the system.
Ding!
A new skill has been created to communicate with allies and enemies alike using Chakra to send patterned coded messages.
Chakra Flare (Passive/Active) Level: 1 EXP: 0.00%
-A technique which alerts everyone who has trained with Chakra within a certain radius of your current location. Attaining a higher level will allow you to alert only your allies, instead of enemies.
+1% INT
+Flat CP Cost: 10 per attempt.
+Current Radius: 10 Meters
"Since you've learned the skill, you need to practice this particular coded message. This message is "Help me" and is done by flaring your Chakra three times, pause for two seconds, and pulse three times again."
-10 CP! -10 CP! -10 CP!
[Chakra Flare]'s level has risen by 1!
-10 CP! -10 CP! -10 CP! -10 CP!
[Chakra Flare]'s level has risen by 1!
30 Minutes Later
After 30 minutes of practice, I raised [Chakra Flare]'s level to five. Soon enough, Goro moved onto his next lesson plan.
"Do you know how to cast a Genjutsu?"
"No Goro-sensei, I only know how to detect and dispel Genjutsu."
"Then I'll give you basic recap of what it is first and explain how to cast one. Do not be discouraged if you cannot use it, because it means you're lacking Chakra Control."
"Genjutsu is an illusionary technique that assaults some or all of a person's senses like vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and others. It's a very useful skill to distract or deceive opponents. One example is tricking a person's body into believing it's experiencing physical pain."
"In simple terms, think of mental effects occurring inside a person's mind. This branch of Jutsu requires low amounts of Chakra, but requires near perfect Chakra control."
"To cast a Genjutsu successfully, you inject your Chakra into the target's Chakra flow via a medium and control their central nervous system. These mediums can vary such as eye contact, Chakra pulses, physical contact, sound, smell, and more. But that's only the first step of the equation."
"The second step is to trap the person in the Genjutsu and this requires you to retain control of their nervous system. If you don't do this, then the illusion will instantly dissipate. For example, if you use a sound like music, then the illusion will be maintained for as long as you keep playing music."
"Another analogy is a transmitter and a receiver. The caster is the transmitter, their Chakra pulse is the signal, and implant their Chakra somehow inside the target's nerve system like a receiver."
"Because you're just starting out, we'll make do with something simple like eye contact. Try pulsing your Chakra outwards and using your eyes as a medium to cast the Genjutsu to manipulate one sense. Let your imagination decide what kind of illusion I should see and I'll tell you if it's working or not."
Checking the area around me for inspiration, I chose to make an illusion of my hair being bright yellow. My other idea was to make my shadow act autonomous like a separate entity, but Goro said to do something simple. In other words, Keep It Simple Stupid!
Following Goro's instructions, I pulsed my Chakra towards him while focusing on what I want him to see.
-10 CP!
"Nope! Try again!"
-5 CP!
"Though I did say Genjutsu uses a low amount of Chakra, that's not enough to take hold. Use more Chakra in your pulses."
-30 CP!
"Not quite!"
-45 CP!
"Again!"
-50 CP!
Ding!
A skill has been created using illusions to mess around with a person's senses.
Genjutsu Mastery (Active) Level: 1 EXP: 0.00%
-Illusionary based techniques using trickery, illusions, and deception to manipulate the senses of your enemies. Depending on the user's creative imagination and WIS stat, one can use more complex Genjutsu.
-In addition, the connection between the user and the affected target(s) has to be maintained in order for the illusion(s) to trap them.
+Activation Cost: ? CP
+Maintenance Cost: 100 CP per minute.
+Genjutsu will last .3 extra seconds after failing to maintain the interfacing connection.
+Decreases casting time by .95%
*Cost will vary depending on the number of targets, area of effect size, and the number of senses being tricked.*
"Is your illusion trying to make me think I'm seeing bright yellow hair instead of your natural hair color?", inquired Goro.
Nodding to his question, he said, "Since you managed to succeed, then it's up to you to practice by experimenting on stray animals or me during our training sessions. Kai!"
"Do not use it on any civilians here because the village can't handle any more financial pressure due to decreased clientele. Not to mention another cause of terror."
He tried whispering the last sentence, but I still heard him and knew he's talking about Gaara.
"Before I dismiss you for today, it's time for you to develop your natural instinct and learn how to sense someone's presence. Follow me to the urban environment."
For the remainder of my time with Goro, we played his version of hide and seek and Where's Waldo. Yes, I'm serious about him using those two games to develop my sixth sense of knowing when someone is spying on me.
Our games basically played out like this. I'd close my eyes counting to ten and Goro will hide somewhere in the pseudo-village. My purpose is to seek him and while I walk around, Goro will stalk me without any hostile intent.
When I believe to have found him after feeling his gaze, I have to loudly say the specific location of his hiding spot. If I messed up, then I had to do 25 pushups as punishment.
The beginning rounds started off easy where I found him hiding behind a dumpster, telephone pole, alley, and one time right behind me. After finding him four times, I managed to learn the sensing skill I needed.
Ding!
A skill has been created to passively detect those secret hidden admirers stalking you.
Sense Presence (Passive) Level: 1 EXP: 0.00%
-You instinctually know the number of living beings around or actively stalking you with unknown intentions and their general location.
+Current Radius: 10 Meters
Once Goro knew I gained some sensing ability, the game gradually increased in difficulty. The locations I found him are behind a corner, second story window, and on a veranda.
By the time our training session came to an end, I leveled [Sense Presence] to level three.
"Stop! It's 4:00 PM and we've reached the end of today's session. So here's what your training schedule is going to be."
"You'll meet me here at 8:00 AM every weekend, which means both Saturday and Sunday. Whenever you're on vacation like a school break or a day off like a holiday, then you'll meet me here on those days. Since you're currently on your Spring Break, you'll meet me everyday until school starts back up on April 10."
"So it's time for some homework that'll be due tomorrow morning. Here's a written exam from several years ago and I want you to do your best to answer them all. While these questions may not appear on the graduation exam, it'll help prepare you should Academy faculty decided to place it on there."
"I'll also quiz you on various subject material to make sure you actually know and understand the education subjects. Should you make less than 70% on this homework, then punishment awaits."
Geh! The way he said that in an ominous voice sounds like something I need to avoid at all costs.
Flipping the pages of the take home practice exam, there are logic puzzles, arithmetic, and such on it. DAMNIT! I escape math from my previous life only for it to follow me into the next one.
"Do you have any questions before I leave today?"
Questions? Hmm, well there's strength training but I don't know how early it's okay to do it. Might as well ask.
"Goro-sensei, what's the earliest age I can safely start weight and strength training?"
"Well that depends on if the child is actually mature enough to follow directions and properly practice techniques and forms safely. Most injuries are caused by using too much weight with improper technique or poor form such as idiots starting off with heavy weights right off the bat."
"I'll allow you to begin weight and strength training as long as you follow my exact instructions. Can you agree to that? Because I believe you are mature enough despite your young age."
"Yes, I'll do it Goro-sensei!"
"Since you agreed, then you better do it as I don't like quitters or whiners for that manner. The maximum weight you can add onto your body is 20 pounds. But I already see you've gotten a head start and a creative application of your bloodline."
Whoops, he easily caught me. Nothing gets by him as expected of a Jonin.
"How long have you been wearing those and how much they weigh in total?"
"One month and 20 pounds."
When my Chakra reserves surpassed 2,000 points some time ago, I had to find a different way to carry it on my person. There was simply too much of the black powder to store in my pockets.
So I fashioned my [AISD] into the form of wrist and ankle weights with each wearing 5 pounds each. As a reward for my creative use of my ability, I received +1 WIS for hiding my ability in plain sight.
For the rest of the Iron Sand I had left, I compressed it into a cube and deposited inside my inventory. I was rewarded with another +1 WIS for thinking of an alternative solution to hiding the excess powder.
"You will not exceed 20 pounds until I say it's okay for you to do so. Whenever there's a physical education class held during a school day, then I want you to do at triple of whatever the amount the teacher says to do. If the amount is below 50 reps, then you'll do a minimum of 50 reps of the physical exercises."
"Remember! Finish your homework by tomorrow morning. You're dismissed!"
Immediately, Goro body flickered away and I sprinted back to the dorm. I could see why they made him quit from his Academy Teacher position, but being a shinobi isn't fun and games.
Technically it's a game for me, but I'm not going to mention it out loud or spill the beans to anyone.
Making it back to the dorm in time for dinner, I washed the dishes and departed for the library. Along the way, I dropped by Tetsuya's workshop to re-sharpen my Sousou Poison Dagger and all of my throwing weapons.
He told me my total is 4,100 Ryo and it'll be ready for pickup by tomorrow. After paying half there and promising to pay the other half when he's done, I left to go to the library.
I have enough time to get the necessary books and finish the test before the library closes at 9:00 PM.
April 4: Wednesday
Today I gave Goro the completed take home test and he made me do 51 reps of yesterday's exercises. When I finished the entire routine, he told me I scored 75%.
He then ordered me to show him the Academy's beginner and intermediate katas. Once I finished the last kata, he nodded his head in approval and deemed me ready to learn the next set of katas.
After watching him go through the entire set of advanced forms, I received an alert from the system.
Ding!
A skill has been created through a special act and meeting the necessary requirements!
[Intermediate Suna Taijutsu] LV: MAX has evolved into [Advanced Suna Taijutsu]
Advanced Suna Taijutsu (Passive) Level: 1 EXP: 0.00%
-The final tier of the Suna Academy's Taijutsu style that shinobi of Suna can learn. This style has been refined over the years so specialized Suna-nin like puppeteers and fan users aren't completely defenseless in melee.
+21% DEX and AGI using this style.
For the rest of the day, he split today's lesson between me practicing the Academy's advanced katas and biological information of various plants in the desert.
Thankfully, he didn't assign any homework today and told me to improve my Taijutsu. One I finished the dishes, I picked up my newly repaired dagger and tested it's damage on the zombies.
Ding!
A new skill has been created for freely wielding daggers.
Dagger Mastery (Passive) Level: 1 EXP: 0.00%
-Enables the user to wield daggers and or small knives effectively and efficiently in close combat. Bonus effects only apply when wielding the weapons mentioned previously.
+10% attack power and +5% attack speed.
+1% decreased damage when blocking enemy attacks.
Once I learned [Dagger Mastery], I returned my dagger back into my inventory and trained my [Advanced Suna Taijutsu] and [Genjutsu Mastery] skills.
April 7: Saturday
For some reason, Goro has been increasing my workout regimen. Currently, I'm doing 54 reps and I'm curious if he's going to increase my rep count for each training session.
When I finished the entire workout, he told me to take a 30 minute break which I gladly did. Feeling thirsty, I went to public rest area to buy a drink from the vending machines.
Viewing the current options, they're all refrigerated and cost 2.50 Ryo each. I paid 3 Ryo to the machine and chose a fruit punch drink.
After picking up my drink, I grabbed my change and notice 1 Ryo instead of the usual change. Guess somebody forgot their change and I know for sure it wasn't me. Finders keepers then.
You gained +1 LUK for finding some leftover change!
Ding!
Your Luck stat has reached 100 and some new skills have been created for this occasion!
Collector's Luck (Passive) Level: MAX
-There's a 33% bonus chance of items and or random drops appearing after [The Gamer] defeats an enemy in battle. This skill also boosts the success of [Thievery] by 10% and discovering useful items by 25%.
Jutsu Lottery (Passive) Level: MAX
-Defeating a shinobi in combat will result with an additional random drop of ONE randomized Jutsu skill scroll deposited straight into your inventory.
+The Jutsu? Whatever the shinobi you defeated currently knows.
Are these two skills actually encouraging me to fight? Though this will make fighting more worth the effort and I'll have a slightly easier time finding any useful items as the bazaar.
If I keep investing in luck, maybe I'll receive a skill that'll mess up the enemy like they slip on something? Or their Jutsu blows up in their face by messing up a hand seal? Think of the all trolling possibilities if actually happens.
Mwahahahahaaa! The one stat to rule them all, Luck!
But I'll have to test out [Jutsu Lottery] and see how it works. Such as if I defeat Goro when he's imitating a graduate's power level, then will I receive a Jutsu?
Will I be rewarded even if it's a practice spar? Does the reward still apply if my opponent is a clone?
Guess I'll find out when school starts back up again.
April 8: Sunday
Today's lesson with Goro is all about memorizing information in a timely manner. So he tested me with several memory drills and exercises to complete in the village itself and not on the training grounds.
The both of us will walk into random stores or public places and I'll look at all the people there. Goro would then question me on random details and information about those people. And of course, failure to answer correctly results in a punishment which is enough of a motivator to not fail.
"Inside the public park, how many children were playing tag?"
"Umm, four Goro-sensei!"
"Good! Was the old lady inside the clothing store carrying anything?"
"She carried two plastic grocery bags and they're colored white."
You gained +1 INT for studying the numerous details of people and answering correctly!
"Correct! How many male adults are sitting at the café across the street outside?"
"There's eight sitting around the tables Goro-sensei!"
"WRONG! There's nine men. You forgot about the rule that anyone with headband on is counted as an adult. This means you'll have to do ten push-ups when we return to training grounds later on."
During our stroll in the village honing my memorization skills, there would be some shinobi in their early twenties and late twenties giving me looks of sympathy. Others were shocked that Goro of all people came out of retirement and is actively teaching again.
But I didn't care as I was more focused on not getting any other questions wrong and increasing my punishment. I already have to do ten... Make that 20 push-ups when we get back to Training Grounds 50.
April 10: Tuesday
It's the start of a brand new school year and Maki is teaching us the same usual subjects. Knowing her, she's probably going to pair me with Kankuro again and he'll whine about me beating his ass.
If there's any proof of the butterfly effect, then he'll be my first example. Due to me defeating him repeatedly and Kankuro being a sore loser, his Taijutsu has improved.
It's not exceptional, but if he keeps this up, then he won't be absolutely useless if his puppets are destroyed. When it became time to spar with our fellow classmates, I heard Maki announce the following.
"Gather around class, it's time for some Taijutsu matches. To start off today's sparring, it's Genji versus Shira!"
Huh?
Quest Alert!
Defeat Aspiring Taijutsu Prodigy Shira
Because you've defeated Kankuro multiple times, Maki has paired you with Shira to prevent you from getting a big ego.
Quest Reward: +500 EXP and increased relations with the class for exceeding expectations.
Quest Failure: +50 EXP
So I'm actually going to fight against Suna's version of Rock Lee? Alright then. Observe.
Name: Shira
Level: 14
Class: Ninja Academy Student
HP: 1,375
CP: 1,700
Titles:
[Suna Ninja Academy Student] (+20% increase in proficiency towards learning academy subjects and skills)
A hardworking observational academy student who can't use Ninjutsu or Genjutsu and suffers ridicule and scorn from most of his classmates. Despite this shortcoming, he's a proud humble boy that never blames others for his failures and only true determination will lead to success.
He's under intense scrutiny from the teachers and board of education to show results or face expulsion soon, but remains calm and level headed in the face of pressure. He's very loyal to those he considers allies and friends and hopes to become a ninja with Taijutsu alone.
Uh oh. It's a Rock Lee clone alright.
I see a 60% chance of losing this match assuming Shira dedicated all his time honing his Taijutsu. He's two years older than me and has the reach advantage.
A quick glance at my classmates and I can already see them agreeing how even a supposed genius like me is no match for Shira. Some claimed the match might result in a draw. I even saw Kankuro hiding his smirk knowing I'll lose.
As we both walk into the fighting ring, everyone is silent and the tension is mounting. My opponent is calm and I know he won't make any mistakes.
It'll be a waste of effort to taunt him cause he deals with adversity head on everyday without complaint, unlike Kankuro. I gave myself a 40% chance because of my higher than average VIT, DEX, and AGI.
But it's just a false sense of security for me to believe in, since I don't know the baseline stats of a freshly graduated Genin. One would think my [Observe] skill should display their stats, but it doesn't. Maybe it has to be maxed out, because identifying a target with a partial biography is overpowered?
I've seen Shira's Taijutsu and I know he's going to use a lot of punches, parries, and some kicks mixed in. The only way I can think of now in order to win is to stick to what I know. Wait for the right time to counterstrike, even if I have to tank some hits.
"Both of you make the seal of confrontation. Ready? Then begin!"
Right from the start, the two of us charged towards each other. Once we were within one foot of each other, I stopped my forward momentum and threw a compact left handed jab to see how he'll respond.
To my dismay, he quickly reacted by using his right forearm to parry which hit my wrist leaving my left side wide open. He then followed his parry with a rising uppercut, but I avoided the hit that would definitely been a critical.
Confirming that he's better in Taijutsu from what I've seen, I wait for Shira to attack me instead. For extra security, I put my guard up before he made his move.
Soon after three seconds, he gets in close and attacks with a right straight. Seeing the opportunity to cause some damage to him, I threw my own right straight into fist.
To increase my chances of winning this exchange, I used [Power Strike] to increase the damage. Our two fists collide and both of us received damage upon impact.
-53.6 HP! -73.41 HP!
Fortunately for me, my damage output exceeded his which surprised Shira. Hmm, he must have [Physical Endurance] and or defensive items to reduce my damage by 17 points.
Checking his facial reaction, he's determined to win this match. Not to put me in my place, but because it's his specialty.
He shook his hand to get rid of the pain, while I just waited for [Gamer's Body] to make mine disappear after a few seconds. With my guard back up, I become surprised when he came charging at me with a sudden speed boost.
To counteract this, I used [Chakra Reinforcement] and barely sidestepped his right front kick. Since he's standing on one leg, I tried a low kick to his ankles to knock him off balance.
Unfortunately, he hopped away at the last second and lashed out with another front kick. Jumping to my side a bit, I realized too late that his kick is a feint.
So I paid the price and received a solid punch to my stomach.
CRITICAL! -96.05 HP!
Gaah! Refocusing on Shira, I let him attack me and waited for an opening to take advantage of.
-53.6 HP! -53.6 HP! -53.6 HP!
Soon I found the opening I was looking for. Shira overextended his right straight and this opportunity screamed to me "Chance!"
Using the height difference between us, I ducked underneath his punch and retaliated with my right handed straight to his stomach boosted with [Power Strike].
-123.73 HP!
From that point on, the two of us exchanged blows. For every four or five strikes I received, I returned one empowered punch with [Power Strike] to him.
Duck. Kick. Block. Hop. Block.
-53.6 HP!
Damn, got hit again! Parry the punch and strike his stomach again. Tch, he blocked my strike again.
"Stop! The winner of this spar is Shira! Good work to the both of you and make the seal of reconciliation. Genji, you need to work on your reaction speed and reflexes. You received a lot of hits, but managed to give Shira some damage."
"Shira, you're prodigious in Taijutsu as always. There's not much to say, except keep up your training on the basic academy three and Ninjutsu in general. Next up is Daimaru vs Ittetsu!"
Quest Failed!
Gained +50 EXP!
[Advanced Suna Taijutsu]'s level has risen by 1!
Oh well, there's always next time. That was the most challenging fight I've had so far. He is indeed Suna's version of Rock Lee.
"Hah! Not so invincible are you?! Your just like everyone else, a human."
Looking to who said that, I see Kankuro with a sneer like the typical arrogant young master one usually reads about in Chinese novels. Time to bring that smile of his and flip it upside down.
I shift into a thinking pose and I declare out loud, "Well that's to be expected, since most of the spars I'm in usually involves beating you up. Could you please remind me of what's our current record?"
Continuing my trash talking, I pose with my hand next to my ear and said "I'm waiting Kankuro. What's the match record between us?"
Your relations with Kankuro has decreased by 5!
Pausing for a moment, I then pound my right fist into my open left palm and exclaim, "Never mind, I remember! It's 20 wins and 0 losses, whenever your my sparring partner. It's no wonder I'm not achieving my full potential."
Your relations with Kankuro has decreased by 10!
[Speech]'s level has risen by 1!
Reminding him of our current match history, his sneering shifted into an enraged face which brought a smile to my own. I could've said my opponent was two years older than me, but that excuse just wouldn't fly with him.
Moving back with my other classmates, I ignored his brooding and mumbling as I watched the spars happening now.
While watching the class clown Daimaru get the crap kicked out him, I asked myself 'What do I need to do to improve'?
Don't think about my moves too much because some attacks are fast enough that there's not enough time to think. This means I have to raise my DEX due to it affecting attack speed.
Now that I think about it, which stat affects a person's reaction speed? Is it DEX or AGI? Better write it down as one of several questions to ask my patron.
Since Shira is going to become Suna's future Taijutsu Master, then it's best make friends with him and have more sparring sessions with him. I'll level up [Advanced Suna Taijutsu], [Taijutsu Mastery], and [Physical Endurance] faster with him than Kankuro.
It's well known around here about Kankuro trying to specialize in Puppetry and Taijutsu is a puppeteer's main weakness. Sure the Advanced Academy Taijutsu helps, but it only does so much since they dedicate more time with puppets than physical activities.
That's it, I'm going to do it! I'll ask Shira for future Taijutsu spar sessions after school ends.
A quick glance at Shira who is calmly watching the spars with an impassive face, I noticed two female students nearby staring at him in admiration. One of them is even blushing. Heh, he already has a fangirl pining for him.
Aspiring Medic
Level 14
Yome
Genjutsu Girl
Level 14
Sen
Hmm, I don't even know who they are considering I spent most of my time improving myself than socializing with my classmates. Observe.
Name: Yome
Level: 14
Class: Ninja Academy Student
HP: 1,205
CP: 2,275
Titles:
[Suna Ninja Academy Student] (+20% increase in proficiency towards learning academy subjects and skills)
A kind young girl who admires Shira, after she and Sen witnessed his determination and drive to train by himself and hone his Taijutsu by training against a boulder. She has a crush on Shira dreaming to be his bride in the future and easily blushes red when anybody or her best friend Sen point it out.
As of recently, both she and Sen have started playing, training, and hanging out with Temari. Yome has a unique dojutsu that allows her to see very far.
Hmm, she's like Hinata. Observe.
Name: Sen
Level: 14
Class: Ninja Academy Student
HP: 1,175
CP: 2,220
Titles:
[Suna Ninja Academy Student] (+20% increase in proficiency towards learning academy subjects and skills)
A kind and collected girl who admires Shira for his determination and perseverance to succeed, despite the odds set against him. She loves teasing her best friend Yome on her crush Shira.
She's currently learning about desert plants as her family owns a cactus nursery business and wants to try creating Genjutsu using cactuses. As of recently, both she and Yome have started playing, training, and hanging out with Temari.
Sen seems like the budding Genjutsu mistress for Suna or this village's version of Kurenai. By becoming good friends with Shira, I can become a friendly acquaintance with her.
I can get some tips and tricks to level up [Genjutsu Mastery] and ask her to use me as a guinea pig to grind my [Detect and Dispel Genjutsu] skill. All for the purpose of preparing myself against my future Uchiha opponents and their overpowered-hax eyes.
Eventually the sparring matches finished and we moved onto obstacle course training. By the time Maki-sensei declared school over, I took the initiative to speak with Shira before he left and got too far away from me.
Hopefully, he'll agree to my request for sparring sessions outside of school hours. Preferably after 5:00 on the weekends because the time before is for Goro.
"Shira!"
Shira turned around to see who called him and became surprised it's me. He watched me with a puzzled look wondering what my intentions with him are.
"I learned a lot from our spar as it was challenging compared to my usual opponent. If you'd like, maybe we can spar again whenever you're available? No Ninjutsu or Genjutsu tricks, just pure Taijutsu."
Shira looked surprised I was actually talking to him and that somebody wanted to train together with him in Taijutsu. Was the bullying and sneers by our peers affecting him that severely that he stayed silent and dealt with it?
"Really?! You're not upset you lost against me?", asked Shira with an uneven tone I can't tell if he's happy or annoyed with my request. Or maybe I'm seeing disbelief that somebody actually wants to hang out with him?
Technically, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't upset. That was 500 EXP I could've gotten, but I'll shove down the anger for befriending a future Taijutsu master.
"No, I'm not upset about the result that much."
"Then, I'll take you up on your offer Genji-san, how about here in the Academy courtyard this Saturday around 5:00 PM?"
Oh. But it's on a day Goro trains me and I'm not sure if Goro will always dismiss me at the usual 4:00 PM. Not to mention cutting it close by running from the training grounds to this courtyard in one hour.
Though if I think about it, I don't have any other time to spar with him. I have [Puppetry 101] and [Way of the Fan] after school, so the weekends will have to do.
Just as I was about to agree, suddenly the three stooges popped out of nowhere and start taunting Shira.
Perceptive Fighter
Level 18
Goji
"Genji-san, what are you doing? A young genius like you shouldn't hang out with a loser like Shira. He's trash who can't become a ninja because he can't use neither Ninjutsu or Genjutsu and will only drag you down to his level."
Taunting Trickster
Level 16
Datsuji
"Stupid Shira! There's no way somebody like you can become a ninja!"
Muscle Head
Level 17
Ryoji
"Why you're still even in the Academy is nonsense."
While they taunt Shira, I see him grimace before schooling his features back to indifference. I wonder if these people are the stereotypical bullies that are dumb and ignorant.
Then again, everyone in this world underestimates the power of a Taijutsu master. The only reason I'm not is because of the memorable episode of the fight between Gaara and Rock Lee.
Observe.
Name: Goji
Level: 18
Class: Ninja Academy Student
HP: 1,800
CP: 3,125
Titles:
[Suna Ninja Academy Student] (+20% increase in proficiency towards learning academy subjects and skills)
A very perceptive and proud boy who doesn't like to be ordered around by those he considers inferior. Goji is respectful to those he believes are strong.
He's capable of analyzing an opponent's abilities and figuring out a way to exploit their weaknesses.
So he's the leader of the bullies? He's basically a male version of Saya, except smarter and analytical. Observe.
Name: Datsuji
Level: 16
Class: Ninja Academy Student
HP: 1,750
CP: 2,750
Titles:
[Suna Ninja Academy Student] (+20% increase in proficiency towards learning academy subjects and skills)
A very prideful boy who is resourceful and intelligent. Datsuji believes those who can't use Ninjutsu or Genjutsu are weak because they're not as useful compared to those who can.
He's a perceptive tricky fighter who loves taunting those he considers weak, riling up an enemy so they'll make mistakes, and taking advantage of their mistakes.
That's two people who can back up with what they say with their skills. Is the last one another strong student? Observe.
Name: Ryoji
Level: 17
Class: Ninja Academy Student
HP: 2,000
CP: 3,000
Titles:
[Suna Ninja Academy Student] (+20% increase in proficiency towards learning academy subjects and skills)
A prideful young boy who's all muscle and some brain. He loves showing off how tough he is by displaying his muscles 24/7 and whenever he can get away with it.
He's currently working his body out to get six-pack abs and distains those he considers trash. Despite being a muscle head, he knows how to use Genjutsu.
Ding!
[Observe]'s level has risen by 1!
[Observe] has reached level 50 and a bonus effect has been granted.
Another bonus effect? Show Observe skill.
Observe (Passive/Active) Level: 50 EXP: 0.00%
-Enables [The Gamer] to see and read detailed information of an object, person, living being, and etc he's looking at. The higher the level, the more information about your target is revealed.
+CP Cost: 0
Level 25 Bonus: You can now see the information of people's names, level, and special characteristic above their head. This feature can be disabled if its too distracting or enabled by mentally willing it.
Level 50 Bonus: You can now see a person's current age, status, and their affiliations.
What a useful bonus. This will allow me to figure out a person's true loyalties and root out those pesky ROOT deep cover agents in the future.
But back to these three bullies, they're not actually stupid like I thought they were. They can walk the walk and back up their claims with above average smarts.
However, these three have presented an opportunity to earn some serious brownie points with Shira. Maybe even Sen and Yomi since they're within earshot?
Now how to phrase my response that's not insulting towards these three, but defends Shira's Taijutsu prowess? Hmm, how about this?
"While Shira may or may not become a ninja, there's still the chance that he can defeat enemies using just Taijutsu alone. An old man told me anything's possible if you put in a lot of effort and hard work, like practice makes perfect."
By defending Shira against his bullies, your relation with Shira has increased by 100!
Your relations with Sen and Yomi have increased by 50 due to your actions.
"Genji-san, while it's true that practice makes perfect, Shira will always remain a loser."
"I still say that you're wasting time with a loser that's going to be expelled sooner or later. Meh, whatever! Later Genji-san!"
As Shira's detractors leave and after making sure they far away, I resume my talk with Shira.
"Yes, the meeting time sounds alright. Though I may be running a little late because of an old man's lessons at Training Ground 50. See you next time Shira!"
"Okay, see you this Saturday."
Mwahahah, excellent! I've secured an actual sparring partner that isn't some slow stupid zombie or Kankuro. With his help, I'll build up my reflexes, reaction timing, and skills.
In [Puppetry 101], nothing much different happened except at the end of class.
"Before everyone leaves, you all have some optional homework. If you can afford it, buy an Intermediate Puppetry Kit to bring to class next time. I'll show you the finer details of puppetry and you'll learn the Puppet Technique!"
Ding!
Quest Alert!
Kon's Assignment: Buy an Intermediate Puppetry Kit!
The teacher has assigned you to buy a Beginner's Puppetry Kit.
Quest Objective: Bring an [Intermediate Puppetry Kit] with you to the next [Puppetry 101] class on Thursday.
Quest Reward: +10 EXP and increased relations with Kon.
Quest Failure: None
[Yes] or [No]
Yes.
After dinner, I traveled to a puppet store and bought the required item for 15,500 Ryo. I also bought the advanced puppetry kit for 21,000 Ryo too.
You've obtained the quest item [Intermediate Puppetry Kit]!
Once back in my room, I opened the package to see what's inside. The kit contained a two foot-tall humanoid puppet and interchangeable parts like arms.
Putting everything back inside and into my inventory, I then entered the Zombie ID to recover my losses.
April 12: Thursday
In Kon's class, he told us to practice our Paper-Sticking for five minutes. I'm so close to maxing out my [Paper-Sticking] and it's making me wonder if I'll receive a bonus effect for it.
I'm basing this off the idea I might receive a bonus when a skill hits levels 25, 50, 75, and MAX. Before Katsuo started talking, an alert popped up.
Ding!
[Paper-Sticking]'s level has risen by 1!
[Paper-Sticking] has reached level: MAX and a bonus effect has been granted.
Show Paper-Sticking skill.
Paper-Sticking (Passive/Active) Level: MAX
-Suna's version of the Leaf Concentration Practice they stole from Konoha.
+CP Cost: (10 X # of papers attached to the body) = # per minute
+10% INT
Level MAX Bonus: Deep Focus - Tasks requiring the user's full attention are slightly easier.
Hmm. With this maxed, I can now focus on [Sand-Sticking] and other control exercises instead.
"Listen up everyone! I'm now going to teach you the puppet technique. Open your kit and place the puppet's backside facing you."
"Okay! Everyone will now see five colored circles in the shape of a pentagon with another circle in the middle. These are the control points you connect your threads to manipulate the puppet's movement.
"Alright! The yellow circle at the pentagon's center is the spinal joint. If you remember correctly, this joint allows the puppet to levitate above the ground and move through the air. It also controls the puppet's spine and hips allowing it to tilt forward and backward."
"The red circle at the very top point controls the puppet's head. You can swivel the puppet's head left or right, open its mouth, and open or close its eyelids."
"Next is the two green circles on upper points of the pentagon. These two control the puppet's arms, hands, and fingers."
"Finally, the two blue circles on the pentagon's bottom control the legs and feet. You'll be using a total of six Chakra threads to manipulate this puppet. To move the puppet, you'll either twitch your finger or send a chakra pulse along a thread."
"To demonstrate how strong a puppet master is, they can use one thread connected to the yellow circle to control everything."
Kon then connected a thread to the yellow circle and manipulated the puppet's movement with one thread alone. His puppet jumped, walked, and even danced making some of the class laugh including me.
"Alright everyone, try manipulating your puppet. I'll walk around the class and give you any tips to help you along. I want you all to experiment to see what works and what doesn't."
Checking the puppet and thinking it over, I chose to use all the fingers on my right hand and index finger on my left to control this doll. Next I connected my threads to the circles one by one.
The right thumb to the head, left index finger to the spinal joint, right index and middle fingers for the arms, and my right ring and pinky fingers for the legs.
Once that's done, I moved my thumb leftwards to see the puppets head move left. I continued twitching my thumb left until the puppet's head was staring at me face to face.
Then I sent a pulse of Chakra along the thread connected to my thumb to see what'll happen.
-10 CP! -10 CP!
Checking the puppet's face, I saw the left eyelid closed and another pulse reopened it.
-20 CP! -20 CP!
This did the same thing except for the right eyelid. Hmm, now how to open the mouth? More Chakra?
-30 CP!
The puppet's small mouth then opened up wide. Then I thought of an idea and pulsed my Chakra repeatedly.
-30 CP! -30 CP! -30 CP!
Doing this made me hear the mouth make a clattering noise iconic to puppets and it simulated a human's laughter. Once I was satisfied with this, I tried manipulating the puppet using my other fingers. Though I made sure to keep a close eye on my Chakra and stop before running out.
Ding!
A new skill has been created to manipulate puppets with ease.
Puppet Technique (Passive/Active) Level: 1 EXP: 0.00%
-An ability using [Chakra Threads] to manipulate inanimate objects or living beings. The higher the skill level, the more lifelike and smoother the movements the puppet will appear to others.
-For every 10 levels in this skill, the amount of puppets you can manipulate successfully increases and the number of threads required to control them decreases.
+1% INT
+Activation Cost: ? CP per activation or deactivation of puppet techniques or hidden weapons.
+Maintenance CP Cost: 100 X (# of controlled puppets) per minute.
+10% attack damage, +5% attack speed, and +5% smoother movement.
+1% control to manipulating living beings against their will.
WOW! This skill is pretty damn fun and enjoyable once you get the hang of it. It's like I'm playing a video game.
The puppeteer is the player, the hands are the controller, and fingers for the button inputs. The Chakra Threads connecting the fingers to the puppet is like the connection between a wired controller and player's avatar.
Once class was dismissed, I went home and ate dinner. After washing the dishes, I skipped hunting zombies for the night to play with my humanoid puppet.
I don't know if this world actually has video games for me to play, but this is a damn good substitute.
April 14: Saturday
Goro's lessons for this day involved my usual workout, learning first aid, and throwing weapons. He would challenge me by pinning a human sized poster of an average adult and tell me to throw at whichever location he said to hit.
[Throwing Mastery]'s level has risen by 1!
Then came lunch and my next lesson is about stealth sneaking inside the village. This involved following random Academy Students and whoever Goro tasked me to stalk.
[Stealth]'s level has risen by 1!
I received some odd looks from other shinobi and they almost blew my cover. After successfully stalking several students and two distracted Genin, I got caught by the third one.
The generic Genin demanded what the hell I'm doing and I said, "Goro-sensei told me to stalk you for my stealth training."
The ninja didn't believe me and told me to get lost, which I gladly did. Upon returning to Goro he said, "You got caught by the Genin. Do you know what you did wrong?"
"I couldn't find a hiding spot when he turned around because I wasn't quick enough."
"True, but who said you have to hide behind objects? You could've followed a nearby civilian and pretend to be their child."
I see, I'll remember that in the future then.
"But we've reached the end of today's session. Your homework is to give me a detailed two page written report on the Prickly Pear also known as the Cactus Fruit. You're dismissed."
Since Goro decided to hold my stealth exercise in the village, I made it to the Academy courtyard in 30 minutes. For the remaining 30 minutes, I trained [Sand-Sticking] in conjunction with my [Advanced Suna Taijutsu].
"Genji-san, you're here! Are you ready for our spar?", greeted Shira as he's smiling a bit at the fact of someone is spending time with him.
Oh, it's 5:00 PM already?
"Indeed Shira, I'm ready to go. Rules?"
"We'll spar in rounds which'll last ten minutes with a five minute break in between. No maiming or seriously damaging moves."
"Alright then."
The two of us then fought each other in a total of four rounds. During our five minute breaks, we would talk with each other in a friendly conversation. On our third break, Shira noticed I wasn't wearing any cloth wraps on my hands or ankles and pointed it out to me.
"Genji-san, why aren't you wearing any cloth wraps on your hands and ankles?"
"Umm, I don't know? Are they important?"
Shira became dumbfounded by my remark and exclaimed, "Yes they're very important Genji-san! Wait, you've been practicing your attacks without these wraps? How come you haven't injured yourself on the training post yet?"
Two pints of milk a day, strong bones from my bloodline limit, and [Gamer's Body] namely.
"Maybe I'm not hitting the post hard enough? Could you explain what they are and show me how to wrap my?"
My answer puzzled Shira, but he eventually nodded in agreement.
"Alright, I'll show you how to wrap your hands and ankles after our final spar. I suppose you're lucky you haven't broken any bones from hitting too hard."
We resumed our practice fight for another ten minutes and I lost for the fourth time. But I wasn't angry because I'm gradually getting stronger.
Shira sat down next to me and explained the purpose of a cloth wrap and how to wrap them.
"You see, a hand wrap is a strip of cloth used by Taijutsu practitioners to protect their hands and wrists against injuries induced by punching. It shouldn't be neither too tight nor too loose."
"The cloth absorbs some of the shock of hitting things repeatedly compared to a bare fist. You know you wrapped it correctly when it tightens as you make a fist, but not to the point of it causing pain."
"Like hand wraps, ankle wraps are also used by Taijutsu practitioners to protect their ankles from kicking hard objects. Mostly to support the joins most frequently used and cushion some of impact."
Shira then instructed me on with step by step instructions so I'll be able to do it myself. Once I tied both my hands and ankles, Shira stood up saying, "Well I believe that's enough for today. When do you want to meet next time?"
Since tomorrow is Sunday, I guess it'll have to be 5:00 here.
"Is tomorrow at 5:00 PM here good for you?"
"Yes, it is. See ya next time Genji-san."
"Bye Shira!"
Your relations with Shira has increased by 10!
Hmm, I'll have to practice wrapping my hands and ankles when I arrive back home. It'll be an easy friendship boost if I show up tomorrow for our next spar with my hands and ankles wrapped.
Aww shit! I'm almost late for dinner!
It's 6:25 PM and if I don't move my ass, I'm going to be the last person in line. I may be rich as hell, but I'd like to save money whenever I can.
Time Skip: 8 Months Later
December 3: Friday
It's been eight months ever since I became [Goro's Pupil] on April 3rd and several events and things happened. The first is I've gained +20 STR, +42 VIT, +48 INT, +24 WIS, +32 DEX, +40 AGI, and +3 LUK. Some of the increases for STR, VIT, and AGI came from wearing my Iron Sand weights.
Although the old fart is a strict and harsh taskmaster, his tutoring covered all the mandatory subjects I needed to succeed. While his regiment and assigned homework helped me grow better as a prospective ninja, it reduced the amount of time I spent inside the Zombie ID. This made my earnings amount to 36,000 EXP and 525,000 Ryo.
These topics I've learned from our sessions included general knowledge, first aid, information gathering, deception, strategy, mental exercises, and survival knowledge. He showed me the parts of plants found in the desert are edible and forced me to eat them.
Every time we'd meet, Goro would tack on an additional rep I'd have to do. Last Sunday, I had to 149 reps of pushups, sit-ups, squats, and side by side jumps each. This included a 28 lap perimeter run as well.
Knowing my teacher, he'll make me do 150 reps tomorrow. It doesn't take a genius to recognize there's a method to Goro's madness. Though it was hell on Earth for me to train with Goro every day for 31 days straight for my Summer Break.
While the training is difficult, it paid its dividends when a few of my stats surpassed 100. Here are the notifications I received when they occurred.
Ding!
Your Vitality stat has risen above 100 and some new skills have been created for this occasion!
Environmental Resistance (Passive) Level: MAX
-By living in the desert for your entire life, your body has adapted to the shifting temperatures of the burning hot day and the freezing cold night.
+Stamina decreases 50% slower when the user is in locations of intense temperature differences.
+75% decreased chance of receiving negative status effects caused by the desert environment.
+The user's body temperature will feel 33% warmer during the freezing night and 33% cooler during the burning day.
Desert Fighter (Passive) Level: MAX
-By enduring the rigorous training and fighting opponents in a desert, your body feels at home and adapted to this kind of environment.
+10% to all stats except LUK when the user is in a desert region or mountainous terrain.
Ding!
Your Vitality stat has risen above 200 and a new skill has been created for this occasion!
Stamina Saver (Passive) Level: MAX
-A bonus skill rewarded to the user to reduce the amount of stamina required for physical activities.
+Stamina decreases 5% slower for any physical activity.
Ding!
Your Intelligence stat has risen above 100 and some new skills have been created for this occasion!
Swift Learner (Passive) Level: MAX
-You now understand and master skills faster than your peers.
+25% skill EXP gained when training a skill.
+Skills and skill book prerequisites are reduced by 10%.
Chakra Affinity (Passive) Level: MAX
-Technique enabling the user to become more sensitive to Chakra and handle it better.
+10% increase in CP recovery rate.
+5% increase in total CP amount.
+5% increase in Chakra attack and Chakra defense.
+30% increase in CP related skill effects.
Ding!
Your Dexterity stat has risen above 100 and some new skills have been created for this occasion!
Wired Reflexes (Passive) Level: MAX
-Your body has developed the hard-wired instincts required to be a shinobi.
+20% reaction speed whenever the user detects an incoming attack upon their person or nearby.
Marksman (Passive) Level: MAX
-You're able to easily determine whether your target(s) are within range of your throwing projectile weapons and hit them accurately. However, the further your target(s) are away from you, the less likely your weapons will hit.
+20% hit chance within 20 meters.
+10% hit chance further than 20 meters.
Ding!
Your Agility stat has risen above 100 and some new skills have been created for this occasion!
Silent Steps (Active) Level: MAX
-Your footsteps are silent and they don't make any noise when you move. This skill can be turned on and off.
+Active Effect: +10% Stealth
Muffled Movement (Active) Level: MAX
-A bonus skill given to the user to reduce the total noise made when moving. This skill can be turned on and off.
+Active Effect: Clothes, items, and whatever being carried on your person make 50% less noise as you move and +5% Stealth.
All these milestone skills rewarded allowed me to almost catch up with the older students ready for graduation this school year. Some made it easier to train like [Environmental Resistance] making my exercise regiment under the burning sun comfortable.
However, this increase in power didn't go unnoticed. Nearly everyone in my class noticed my abnormal growth rate and how I'm outperforming mostly everyone except the graduating students. Though it's mostly my actions of tripling whatever workout Maki makes us do which easily attracted their attention.
A majority of the students felt compelled and competitive to do their best to keep up with me. Even the muscle head Ryoji did the same amount of whatever I'm doing so he could get his six-pack abs faster.
A small group of older clan kids tried to put me in my place during spars, but I didn't let those idiots get in my way. To make sure they understood the message of "Don't fuck with this student", I'd use [Power Strike] at least twice or thrice on their solar plexus.
Some like Lady Saya and Temari politely asked and demanded how I became so strong quickly. My answer to their inquiry was "I followed the instructions of an old man who I call Goro-sensei."
I could've lied, but chose not to and not risk decreasing my friendship with them. Besides, the Kazekage said I can't reveal my Kaguya bloodline limit. He never mentioned I couldn't reveal my training under Goro.
Instead of asking me who Goro is, those two decided used their own information gathering skills to learn about him. The next day, I could see Saya and Temari puzzling over something.
If I didn't know better, I'd think they're trying to decide whether it's worth the effort to endure Goro's rough regiment. I think the deal breakers for them are that they'll have no vacation days and listen repeatedly to his main philosophy of "A specialized ninja is a dead ninja."
I can already imagine the hell those two will receive from Goro and what will make them quit.
For Saya, there's several reasons. Less time spent with her dolls, more exercise, and anger management lessons. However for Temari, it means less time spent with her battle fans and losing the superior attitude she'll develop in the future if it happens.
A couple of weeks later after receiving the quest [Training Under Goro], I had to reprioritize the skills to I spent my time leveling just so I can fulfill all the objectives for the EXP. Whenever I fought inside the Zombie ID, I stopped using my battle fan and bone swords altogether.
I mostly fought the Zombies using Taijutsu, Genjutsu, and throwing weapons. Rather than following Goro's suggestion of using Genjutsu on stray animals, I practiced it on the zombies. Since it's all about manipulating the senses, I practiced on the Level 1 Zombie Kids first before moving onto the stronger enemies.
By implementing a small area of effect Genjutsu affecting their sense of smell and sight, I manipulated them into believing their fellow comrades are healthy looking humans. This tactic turned out to be a success because the zombies turned feral and started biting each other.
Though when they experienced pain, the illusion's effect dissipated. So I had to constantly reapply it to reduce their health to zero. While Genjutsu sounded great and all, I made an effort to reach level 10 so I can focus on other skills.
Speaking of the dungeons, both of my skills [ID Create] and [ID Exit] have leveled up to 5. This unlocked the Ogre ID and Simian ID.
When the Simian ID was revealed to me, I became befuddled at the thought of fighting a variety of monkeys. I felt curious, but held off from exploring any new dungeon until I've defeated a Zombie Jonin.
Since my first public spar with Shira, Maki mostly paired me with him 75% of the time. 20% is against other students like the clan kids mentioned earlier.
The remainder is with Kankuro, but she rarely matched me with him since he dedicates more effort with his puppets. Not that I blame him, playing with puppets is fun.
Though whenever she does pair me with him, I'd turn the spar into a skill level grinding session. I would strike Kankuro and block his attacks, then attack him again and repeat the cycle until time ran out.
Sometimes, I'll let him get a free hit on me. And it's all for the purpose of leveling up [Physical Endurance].
The free hits I allowed easily rustled Kankuro's jimmies and he thought I was becoming cocky. He's right in a way, but I refuse to be a fragile glass cannon. Maki criticized me for taking damage on purpose, but commented on my improved Taijutsu skills.
Then there's that one quest which came out of nowhere. After spending more than 400,000 Ryo on milk, I've established a friendly relationship with Sato, the Emerald Valley Farm's salesman responsible for the business's branch in Sunagakure.
One time, I asked if the milk business was doing well after encountering an empty sales stall. He replied he only closed the stall because he ran out of milk and the next batch will be coming in soon.
Sato must've seen my panicked expression or something because he reassured me Emerald Valley Farms will continue doing business here. He even declared, "Out of all the business ventures to foreign lands outside the Land of Fire, Emerald Valley is earning the most profit from Sunagakure."
Once he said that statement, I received an alert from the system.
Ding!
After spending a boatload of money on milk alone from a foreign business, you've triggered a Hidden Quest!
From the Poor House to Economic Powerhouse
Improve Suna's export business other than Gold Dust and make Sunagakure self sufficient.
Time Limit: None
Quest Reward: +1,000,000 EXP and a wider selection of goods like food, items, and products to purchase. Foreign merchants will be more interested in trading and conducting business in Suna.
Quest Failure: Suna will remain in 5th place out of the 5 Major Hidden Villages in the power, population, and economic rankings.
[Yes] or [No]?
I accepted the quest because of the huge amount of EXP as a reward. But I couldn't think of any ways to improve Suna's economic strength other than spending more money on milk.
As the months passed by, several events affected the village overall. The first is a new milk vendor set up shop in the Luxury area.
Due to hearing about EV Farm's immense profits in Suna, their main rival, Green Hill Farms, wanted a piece of Suna's dairy market share. I swear these farmers name their businesses after the stages of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. What's next, Mushroom Hill?
Green Hill sold one gallon of milk for 20 Ryo. I repeat, 20 Ryo for a gallon!
Basically, Green Hill is the poor man's choice for dairy and Emerald Valley is the rich man's preference.
While the price sounds wonderful at first, the quality of Green Hill's milk was lesser than Emerald Valley's. All thanks to [Observe].
Pint of Cold Milk - Rank: Average
-Milk imported from Green Hill Farms located in the Land of Fire.
-One of several ingredients that will decrease the chances of disorders and diseases caused by Calcium or Phosphorus deficiency.
+15 HP Recovery
+2 VIT for 5 minutes
Occasionally, I'll find a 'Pint of Cold Milk - Rank: Good' mixed in their stock as well. Because of this new competitor showing up with their low prices, Sato became worried about losing most of his customers.
Thus he chose to reduce the price of the milk he's selling to the following:
120 Ryo per pint
235 Ryo per quart
920 Ryo per gallon
This price change is a relief on my poor tanuki wallet and cash reserves. Instead of spending 5,470 Ryo a week on milk, I'm now spending 2,600 Ryo. That's 2,870 Ryo in savings per week.
I'm starting to think Sato's either is doing some price gouging or selling his milk at a premium. But even if he did gouge Suna, I'd still buy it over Green Hill's milk.
When I continued purchasing EV's milk, he became shocked. He even asked me, "Why? Why don't you buy the milk from my rival next door?"
In return I stated, "The milk from Emerald Valley is always a superior quality product. The milk from Green Hill tastes average and sometimes good."
Sato nodded in agreement and told me that my critique is spot on of EV's modus operandi. EV goes for the "Quality over Quantity" approach, while GH does the opposite.
My review of his product boosted my relationship with him by a lot. Hopefully, I'll get a slight discount or some reward in the future for being a loyal customer.
The reason all this reminiscing about milk being important is because I received an update on my quest of improving Suna. The progress meter went from 0.00% to 0.10% the day Green Hill set up shop.
Yeah, it's not much. But it's still progress no matter how small it is.
The next event that affected the entire village is a water shortage. Due to the decreasing water levels in Suna's Water Resevoir, the village added a surcharge to encourage people to use less water.
It eventually went away after several shinobi specializing in Water Release Ninjutsu restored the reservoir back up to satisfactory levels. Because of this, people bought Green Hill Farm's milk as a substitute for their drinking needs.
This follows into the next event which was Sanae's Family Restaurant adding several brand new dishes to their menu. Because of the water shortage, Sanae had to find a way to cut costs without going into the red.
That's when she came up with some new recipes using milk, instead of water. She couldn't afford EV's milk, but she certainly can with GH's. Apparently, Green Hill Farms is a godsend to her.
I learned about her reaction after overhearing her daughter, a classmate of mine named Sari, loudly speaking about it with her friends. She's the one who scored in second place with a 96% on the General Education Exams.
One can even say the Jonin and I are Emerald Valley's biggest patrons. On the other hand, Sanae, the civilians, and low tiered ninjas like Genin are Green Hill's patrons.
Sanae's success was important to me, because I frequently eat out at her place each day before a training session with Goro. Not to mention that out of all the restaurants I've been to, hers is the only one that consistently produced Great ranked food. Sometimes, I'll splurge a bit and eat some of the expensive dishes to take a break from eating from the Value Menu.
But to think meat cooked with milk is actually delicious and gives a unique taste as well. I was pretty skeptical when I first saw it on the menu, but I'm glad I tried it out.
Now while these events may be insignificant to some people, the final event was of major importance to everyone in the village. It's the Chūnin Exams and Sunagakure is hosting the exams this time.
Yes it's actually happening in December of all times, but one has to remember that the Chūnin Exams are held every six months and the event venue changes as well. Everyone in the village was talking about it and morale is up.
The Training Grounds were crowded with Genin refining their skills to survive the deadly exams. There were Jonin and Chūnin tutoring them as well because if no Genin from Suna make it to the final round, then the possible repercussions would be even more harmful to Suna.
Our leader, the great and supposedly intelligent Wind Daimyo, believes his own shadow military force he commands is weak and outsourced more missions and jobs to Konoha. Why waste more money on a useless organization when you can outsource it to someone who can do it better and cheaper? It's nothing personal, just business and basic economics.
As the foreign ninjas trickled into Sunagakure, I especially made sure to disguise myself to properly cover up the telltale signs of my Kaguya heritage from the visiting Kiri and Konoha shinobi. These methods include purchasing purple makeup paint to cover up my reddish eyeshadow.
This decision received strange looks from Temari and Saya when I was with them in the elective classes. Noticing their gazes and the hidden implied question of "What are you doing?", I replied defensively, "I'm experimenting with war paint."
Temari nodded to my statement saying Kankuro is doing the same thing, while Saya dropped her inquiry.
I also spammed [Observe] on every visiting ninja hoping to find a character that's canon or related to a canon character. Also to check and compare their stats and information to see how strong one has to be to become a Chūnin.
After I washed the dishes, I headed towards Sanae's Family Restaurant to purchase some takeout when I saw some awfully familiar ninjas from Konoha wandering about.
If what I'm seeing is correct, then the ninjas over there should be the teenager versions of Iruka Umino and Mizuki.
Character Status
Name: Genji Kaguya - Class: The Gamer - Age: 6
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: 52)
[Aspiring Fanboy] (+15% proficiency learning Suna's fan arts.)
[Aspiring Puppeteer] (15% proficiency learning Suna's puppet arts.)
[Apprentice Zombie Hunter] (+15% attack and defense when in combat against Zombies.)
[Goro's Pupil] (Grants +2 STR, +5 VIT, +6 INT, +3 WIS, +4 DEX, and +4 AGI permanently for each full month under Goro's regiment. +30% proficiency learning Academy subjects and skills.)
Status: Normal, +19% Evasion, and +9.06 DEF
Level: 18 - EXP: 18,279/49,000
HP: 2,255 - HP Regen: 102.75 per 5 seconds
CP: 2,136.55/4,273.1 - CP Regen: 18.09 per 5 seconds
STR: 39 + (39 X .79) = 69.81
VIT: 75 + (75 X 1.74) = 205.5
PE: 275.31
WIS: 47 + (Meditation 19) + (Bookworm 2) + (68 X .33) = 90.44
INT: 80 + (Meditation 19) + (Bookworm 2) + (101 X .87) = 188.97
SE: 279.31
DEX: 58 + (Ambidextrous 20) + (78 X 1.10) = 163.8
AGI: 73 + (Sandals 4) + (77 X 1.20) = 169.4
LUK: 103
Fame/Infamy: 10/0
Unspent points: 5
Money: 6,102,439 Ryo + (8,000 Stipend) + (525,000 Zombie Hunting) +(50,000 Coin Purse) - (Milk 162,980) - (31,680 Food) - (4,100 Re-sharpening) - (160 Toiletries) - (50 Warpaint) = 6,486,469 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.
Genji is somewhat lazy, but his paranoia of the main characters failing to save the day is enough of a motivator for him to improve himself. In addition, he's finds the art of puppetry enjoyable and has thought of several ways to improve the field.
Currently, his power level and stats are nearly equivalent to Itachi and Kakashi when they were his age. With the right training methods, skills, work ethic, and overall goals to improve himself for selfish reasons, he'll surpass all eventually.
Author's Note:
Yes, Genji has experienced a power spike due to Goro's training regiment. No, his growth will not go unnoticed by everyone. I'll probably post an interlude with Goro's report to the Kazekage on Genji's abnormal growth sometime later on.
LordGhostStriker: The Saya I'm referring to is the Saya from a filler arc in Naruto Shippuden. Most of the characters I'm using are side characters from the filler episodes and such like Yukata, Sari, and etc.
Fapman: I know what you mean. I was just saying if Yagura's forces won the civil war, they would put a bounty on Genji in the Bingo Book. Resulting in Genji becoming more of a target when on missions happening inside and outside of Wind Country.
the froggy ninja: I planned on Genji gaining benchmark skills when a stat goes past every 100 points. 50 is a little too early for that.