Before I start, I'd like to answer to some of the reviews and personal messages I've receieved.
First off, I hoped you enjoyed my story, and I will continue to write this story.
Second off, I thank you for the constructive criticism, encouragements, -and flames- and support many of you have shown me.
And lastly, I would like to have this continued support.
Yes, I also realize that I have grammar issues going on here and there... I would like a beta, but most beta's I had or those I beta'd for had this really long wait period before they answered...
Now, let's discuss/talk.
Or rather, I talk and you read before reviewing.
"The Gamer is too OP."
He should be. My story borrows many logics and reasonings behind webtoon from Korean website Naver, whose webtoon name is "the Gamer."
May the Gamer live forever.
Now, the Gamer's main protagonist, starts his life ... as a LvL 1, and in the following days, time being less than six months in total, he gains same amount of LvLs that is equivalent to others' decades of training. I merely reflected the idea to this story. The Gamer, anyone who holds the title, is not a regular person. He will advance faster than anyone else. He will be stronger...
But it all depends on his effort, which in my story, Naruto has spared most of his time to train. He spent more time, experimented more, and experienced more than Han Ji'han, the Gamer, have so far experienced in the webtoon.
Now, as it is with games, there is a point where Naruto will no longer be able to LvL up so easily, and I will not yet disclose when that period or lvl is.
However, there will be skills and techniques that will be harder to LvL up than others. Example: Sealing.
[Spoiler]
There is a timeskip this chapter, about five years, but compared to other skills, it will have increased only a little in LvL.
So this is the second part, the LvLs by general name ranking.
Civilians: 1 ~ 15
Trainee: 1 ~ 10
Genin: 11 ~ 18
Chunin: 15 ~ 30
Jounin: 25~ 40
ANBU: selected from chunin and jounin.
As you can see, LvL is not exactly the outright indicator for ranks. I made these numbers based on the point accumulation
The LvLs by general letter ranking. Remember...
GENERAL RANKING
D-rank: 1~5
C-rank: 13 ~ 20
B-rank: 21 ~ 27
A-rank: 28 ~ 47
S-rank: 48 ~ Undefined.
Hopefully, this will make it easier to understand and accept.
One message and few reviews talked about how ANBU and other ninja LvLs were insignificant compared to Naruto... As it should be. ANBU are drafted from chunin and jounin, and not strictly necessarily the best of the best. Oh sure, they recruit those who they believe is the best of the best, but they aren't 100% with that, eh? So ANBU draft lvl range is 16 ~ 40. Even higher depending on specifically who the individual is. The same message continued to talk about the lack of adversities...
Naruto + dungeon generation. That's massive grinding right there.
Duh. I just skipped the boring grinds. Would you readers all like to read same grinding for ten chapters? I sure don't want to... nor do I have the energy nor the patience to write that. But ... I agree to the statement that I could use more fight scenes.
Regarding Naruto's standings with factions, especially Konoha...
Well, I fixed them. There's that.
And on that note, should I also fix my earlier chapters?
(*) = Existing.
(**) = OC
NW Quest 9:
Prelude to War
The Imprisonment Wars Arc
Godaime Hokage Orochimaru sighed as he shifted through the daily stockpile of paperwork. Already into noon, he was sick of being stuck in this office. Even with a single shadow clone next to him helping him with other paperworks, there was a large amount of paperwork he had to shift through.
Why? Because he had decided four years ago, a year after Naruto was imprisoned that the bureaucracy within Konoha needed to be reduced a bit. But why reduce the bureaucracy that was happily getting paid to do the paperworks? Because they were starting to oppose him for his actions.
It was quite at first. When he imprisoned the jinchuuriki of kyuubi, the Uzumaki Naruto of Konoha, for "murder," Orochimaru's popularity with the populace decreased. They demanded that he be executed for the crimes he committed.
It was probably the leftover hatred from the Kyuubi Incident talking through the populace, but nonetheless, his inaction to their demand left discontent to grow.
Then when Naruto committed a massacre on a scale that most fresh ninjas could not mentally grasp, he was once again besieged with demands from not only the civilians but also the shinobis. The main arguement this time was that Uzumaki Naruto was a sociopath who was uncontrollable. He killed droves of Konohan citizens, whether they were a criminal or not withstanding. Lesser criminals were given to death for crimes less than what Naruto committed. But Naruto was too valuable to be killed in such a manner, as both a close child to the Hokages and a weapon of the village.
So all he did was give the boy more time to stew in the prison.
And that made the public, especially civilians, mad.
They began to actively seize control of the village from the Hokage. Of course, this was done silently, but still actively. A year into their attempt, a man involved with their plans was arrested for sexual harassment. As a single account, the victim's account, was not to be the only account to be taken, a Yamanaka searched through the man's brain ... and found the plan.
That led to the destruction of Konoha's bureaucracy with everyone involved in "dethroning" the Hokage executed for treason against the state.
He grumbled as one of his clones finished another pile of paperwork.
Oh, how he wanted to make another bureaucracy...
Maybe he could draft some bureaucrats from his loyal ninja population-?
A single paper slid down from one of the taller paperstakcs, and landed upside down in front of him, blocking his current work. With a grunt, he flipped the paper up... and felt his body tense up as he saw the paper.
ANBU Close Watch Report
Subject: Uzumaki Naruto
Classification: Jinchuuriki
Aggressiveness: Reactive
Diplomacy: Konoha-peripheral, family-centric
Danger Level: A-rank, potentially S-rank in a few years.
Specialization: Ninjutsu, Eldritch techniques, taijutsu
Confirmed kill count: 217
Subject History:
Early-Born in Konoha to [Redacted] and [Redacted], Uzumaki Naruto was made the jinchuuriki of [Redacted] during the Kyuubi Incident. After the incident, he was placed in the Senju Hashirama Memorial Orphanage, where he was given to the care of one [Redacted]. However, illness took the [Redacted], and a new matron was put into place, one who lost everything in the Kyuubi incident. Despite the fact that [Redacted] had been declared unstable, Uzumaki Naruto was given to her. Fortunately, no incident occurred until five years after the new matron's appointment; she kicked Uzumaki Naruto being kicked out, Uzumaki Naruto was given an apartment unit by former Hokage, Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen, out of the man's own pocket. This led to Uzumaki Naruto's close relationship to the former Sandaime. The Godaime also provided for the jinchuuriki, which led to high increase in the subject's loyalty to Konoha and the Hokages.
Childhood- He registered to the Konoha Shinobi Academy as a seven year old, and attended the academy without much issue. However, after three years ofattendance, and a sparring incident, he quit the Academy, and [Redacted].
After Academy- [Redacted]
Prison- Founded the Order of Nyx,a cult that "respects" the Nyx, their goddess of Wisdom, Knowledge, and darkness.
He set the paper down and leaned back.
Where had he gone wrong with his plans?
Konoha General Prison
April 5, 724 AS
Cell #148
Jun Borall had been in the prison for the last year or so due to a petty theft he had to commit to survive.
But he had to say ... this prison wasn't so bad.
When he first heard the sentence delivered to him by the judge, he had paled; he was being sent to Konoha General Prison, the place where Underground Massacre (or Demonic Massacre as few others called it) had occurred. He thought his life was screwed. He heard so much evil about the prison, and he even thought about taking his chance at running for it.
But a chunin had come to deliver him, and he knew he could not escape. He resigned to his fate, as he was about to be fed to a monster (he heard), just like all those who were sent in there since that day.
...
Boy, had he heard wrong.
He had expected bloodstained gray world of concrete and hate. He was greeted by a hearty fellow inmate who welcomed him with a hug saying something about coming to the right place to learn and prepare.
Learn and prepare for what?
He had expected inmates looking down at the "fresh meat" (him) with dagger hidden behind their back. He was greeted by other friendly inmates giving him few snacks here and there that treated him as if he was their long lost little brother.
He had expected to be put to work like a slave. He was shoved into a class that taught those who wanted to be taught as much information as other inmates could provide them with, and none of the classes were about stealing, tricking, or darker criminal acts; they were about farming, businesses, and taxes.
He had expected internal conflict between whatever factions that held the prison. He saw how friendly and warm the inmates were too each other.
He had expected to see five years of his life go away in pain and fear.
Well, he was only a year in, and he didn't want to leave. He was so happy here. Inmates were like family members he never had. They taught him how to survive, how to farm should he decide to go out, how to run a business, and how to pay taxes correctly (last part he did't want to know about).
They fed him good food, food that they grew in their courtyard turned garden. Food of such goodness and luxury that he never had before.
And today made his stay a full year... a year closer to leaving the prison.
'Ugh, prison is no longer a prison...'
Sure, he had to work to upkeep the small community he had been admitted to, but it was something he gave gladly. He grew vegetables with his fellow inmates, fed the few cows they had, and etc. It was fun too!
'And I have to leave eventually...' he thought as he hung his head.
Tap tap tap...
He slowly brought his head up, and his eyes widened as he saw the one approaching. He quickly shot out of the bed, opened the prison cell bars, and knelt down.
tap tap tap tap tap tap...
A red-haired teen slowly walked pass Borall's cell, and as he passed by, a small entourage following the teen passed by as well, giving Borall nods, which he returned as he stood up.
That teen... no, man. He was the one who made all this possible.
The powerful, the mysterious, the respected...
The High Priest of Nyx, Uzumaki Naruto.
"Ugh, what's the dinner?" Naruto muttered as he stepped into cafeteria #2.
Prison's Accountant and Squire of Nyx, Shunhyu Tedeuno, a young woman around 20 years old sent to prison for petty theft, hummed as she skipped ahead of her High Priest to the counter, her long mane of dark purple hair jumping up and down as she skipped. She snatched one of the menu's and skipped back, handing the menu respectfully to Naruto with both her hands and a slight bow.
He took it with a small thanks, and looked through.
The menu of the cafeteria, an idea introduced by Naurto himself along with the garden(an idea that came to him after reading many a books offered to him in the libraries he had access to), was updated daily to reflect the variety of harvest that the prison's new courtyard-turned-garden produced.
"Once again... little meat and mostly vegetable..."
Shunhyu pouted behind him. "Well, that's because our meat supply is cut off with you constantly 'researching' whatever," she grumbled.
One of the other attendants, a man with bulky muscle and bald head, elbowed her gently. "T-Teno-chan, don't b-be ru-rude to the High Pries-st!" he stuttered.
The woman turned to the bigger man glared at him, causing him to shrink upon himself. "Ugh, how can you be so shy, Meiji? Weren't you the one who took charge of the last Dungeon run like a fuckin' lion?! Man the hell up and speak like you own the place. You're never going to get a girlfriend at this rate!" she chastised him with half-open eyes.
"T-Teno-chan!" he whined a little.
Naruto wanted to smack them both. He was hungry, tired, and not in the mood to listen to their usual banter. At the same time, though, he was happy that these two, his two constant companions, were with him.
It had been five years since the Underground Massacre (as outsiders call it). He liked to think of it as Cleansing of the Corrupt and Evil. After that, people, inmates and guards alike, began to avoid him and his cult. It was understandable; he just wiped out a tenth of the entire prisoners.
During the first month, they avoided him and his family like a disease. Whenever they were nearby, others would quickly vacate. For the first month, they were able to endure it, because they had each other. To Naruto, however, it was clear that they were being avoided because of him, and so, he sought to isolate himself.
That's when these two appeared, two of his family who were more loyal to him than any others. They stood by his either side, refusing to leave him be. If he didn't eat, they would bring him food and water. When he was too focused on research of his Gamer abilities, or training, they would break him out of that shell.
Naruto saw their devotion to him.. and he couldn't help but wonder. People were so different from one another.
And he wanted to provide them with everything he could. To repay them for their loyalty, for their love.
So he sought to change the environment that they lived in; he sought to change the prison for their sake.
Sufficed to say, he achieved what he wanted. He was now in charge of the prison, despite being a prisoner. He provide them with better life, for those who wanted to work for it.
But one thing had still eluded him.
Food.
The courtyard, as such, had been turned into a vegetable farm. Despite being underground, several light systems allowed natural sunlight to flood the upside down, half-dome shaped underground portion of Konoha. They used the prison's location to their advantage, being closer to one of these light systems, and built several floors of garden for more food.
But meat. Meat had to be bought, but no one was willing to buy from prisoners of all people or even sell to them, especially something as precious as meat.
The only way to get meat, Naruto realized later, was through his dungeons -besides raiding stores outside of the prison, but that was bound to be more troublesome in the long run.
The Hunting Grounds (LvL 15 ~ ?).
It was a dangerous place. He was able to create the dungeon for the Hunting Grounds when he was LvL 20.
If he had to compared it to some of the previous dungeons he had found himself in, he would not be able to find one. Rather, comparing it to a primal Forest of Death would be more right, but not completely right.
The Hunting Grounds was a world that stretched endlessly in all directions. In the skies, there were floating continents. In the ocean, there were ecosystems that have been so interwoven with one another that borders and distance meant little. The forests, hills, mountains, and valleys of the dungeon contained the most common and most obscure of creatures. In the depths of the earth, there were cave systems that made mazes in this world look cute, and there were even gigantic pockets of space where lights illuminated by ores, crystals, and many life forms gave rise to creatures no one on the surface or the sky could imagine.
...
And they were terrible.
The caves were filled with monsters big and small with powers easily matching chunins with their physical strength alone.
Dragons, wyverns, birds, and insects of all sizes roamed the sky as well, but their natural aerial superiority was boosted their sheer size. Naruto once had to fight an eastern dragon that was more than three hundred meters in length.
He shuddered as he remembered that memory and his right shoulder ached along with the memory. That fight had been something he would forever remember by.
Were the seas, the oceans, the rivers, and lakes better? No. Were the lands safer? No.
In fact, it was safe to assume that land, where there was a ground that the sky did not have, where there was food in abundance that the caves did not possess, was much more deadly.
And today, he was going there once more to get meat...
Ugh, his life... There had to be ways that made getting meat less of a ordeal.
"...But they taste better," he reminded himself verbally as he entered his cell. His cell was the same as that of other prisoners from the outside, but once one comes inside, the inside expands from a 3 by 3 meter to a 10 by 10 by 3 meter room. And it was all thanks to one of the newer seals he had created, the [Prototype Space Multiplier Seal]. It was thanks to this seal that he was also able to work on one of the skills he had longed to work with but did not have the necessary room, [Crafting].
In the past five years, he had trained the said skill to the point where he could start recreating decent weapons, and he also managed to recreate [Megalodon]. However, he noticed that the list of items he had been able to create for each lvl of [Crafting] was different from the previous universe.
... He had to start with fucking wood shticks.
... Embarrassing memories revolving sticks and wood planks aside, his crafting and sealing allowed him to arm himself to a degree where he did not completely have to depend on his skills like [Physical Durability] for survival in the Hunting Grounds.
He walked over to the corner of the room where there was a weapon stand and a armor stand. The armor stand had a single steel mail armor hung over it while weapon stand had a lot of different weapons placed on them; the most eye catching of the weapons was the Megalodon, easily outstripping other weapons with its size and presence alone. He stared at the weapons and the chainmail before he took off the mail and put it over him.
Ping.
[Steel Chainmail Armor on. Defense +20. Speed -10]
Then he reached out towards the weapon stand... and plucked off a pair of brown leather gloves. The gloves had metal plates on the back and the fingers, except where there was a joint. On the metal plates were seals. He put these on.
Ping.
[Steel Armored Gloves: Seal of Minor Outward Explosion on. Damage: Explosive DMG +50 per physical strike]
He smiled as he closed the two screens, and then he put over a shirt on top of the chainmail.
Ever since he found the Hunting Grounds dungeon, he came to fix many things about himself. He realized, for example, after losing to a rather scary ground hog fifty feet tall and barely getting away with his life, while he loved how much stronger the Megalodon made him, it no longer suited him because of his fighting style, the Renewal TaeKwonDo and the -Martial Art Freak!- trait. Megalodon was a heavy weapon that slowed him down, no matter how much strength he had. Also, holding onto Megalodon preventing him from performing the RNL moves.
So he decided to change his outfit, and came up with the idea of a pair of gloves that exploded outward on physical strike. The result was the seal inscription [Seal of Minor Outward Explosion] and the pair of armored gloves.
Well...
He turned his head slightly towards the weapon stand again to see one of the weapons there. Specifically, the weapon he was staring at was a wooden staff with a core of crystalline water scorpion hammered on top of it like a crown.
An accidental creation that left behind no recipe for him to recreate, the weapon was an enigma.
[Druid Staff of Divykstuker
Desc: A powerful staff with the core of a crystalline water scorpion as its focus material, the staff is capable of being a medium to techniques that is composed of more than 50% water.
Created by: Uzumaki Naruto
Effect: Cuts energy/mana cost by half for water-based techniques
Effect: Cuts energy/mana cost by quarter for ice-based techniques
Effect: Increase energy/mana cost by half for fire/earth -based techniques
Class Requirement: Ninjutsu specialist, mage, shaman, druid, tidemaker, or ... (+100)]
In hope, he went through all of those classes, a very long list. His Zealot was not among them. It would have been awesome to use it, but it seemed to Naruto that it was not meant to be.
Oh sure, the ninjutsu specialist that was right at the front of the list caught his attention, but his class was not called ninjutsu specialist. Hell, he was not even called a ninja!
"Sir!"
Naruto turned around to see that one of the prisoners in his cult, a family member, was bowing to him from just inside his cell. One of the bad part of his prototype space seal was that no one could see him while he was within his cell, and thus, if they had business with him, they had to come check his place out, which led to more than one embarrassing moments.
"At ease. I told you not to bow to me, didn't I?" he asked of the prisoner.
The prisoner straightened himself, and kept a stoic expression. "Your Eminence may request it, but I cannot in good conscience be familiar with you, High Priest. You are the one who showed us the truth of the world. You are our mentor, and I cannot not show respect -it is how I was brought up."
Naruto sighed.
The prisoner in front of him was one of the more passionate members of his Order of Nyx. He privately called them the Passion of the Order... and truth be told, he felt very awkward around them. The Passion of the Order consisted of individuals like the prisoner in front of him that showed him absolute respect. If it was contained to just themselves, he would have been fine with it. However, because of their strong views on putting him above all others, they got into frequent arguments with their polar opposites, the Cageless of the Order, which consisted of individuals like Shunhyu Tedeuno. He would often have to step in to keep them in line and to prevent their argument from becoming violent.
"What is it you sought me out for, anyway?" he asked the prisoner.
The prisoner straightened once more. "There has been a rumor among the Priests and the Apprentices that you were once again going on an expedition. I came before you as the representative of the others in the Order who seek to accompany you."
Naruto chuckled as little. "It's impossible, and you know it," he replied, though happy that his family wanted to keep up with him.
This was not the first time that his family wanted to help him with his "expeditions," but he knew that no one in the Order was close to being ready for an expedition to the Hunting Grounds. If he took five people to one of the Safe Zones, Naruto knew that four of the five would die because the Safe Zone was too much for them.
...Well, there was one person he could take with him to hunt in the Safe Zones, but it would still be a gamble.
Then someone else barged into his room.
It was one of the chunin guards, who gave Naruto and the prisoner a salute.
Why was a prison guard giving Naruto a salute? That's a story for another time. Only thing that should be said about the relationship between the guards and Naruto was that Naruto's Order of Nyx made the prison guards' life easier and they respected him enough -through series of trials and hardships- to bestow upon him the title of 'Honorary Warden.'
"What is it?" he asked the guard.
"Hokage-sama is coming for a visit, sir."
Naruto nodded in thanks, and the guard dismissed himself.
The prisoner in turn gave Naruto a pair of shocked eyes. "Why would the Hokage come for a visit, sir? I never heard of something like that before...!"
The High Priest shrugged. "Probably to visit me," he said as he took off the t-shirt and the chainmail underneath it. It would probably be wise to not go hunting when the Hoakge was going to come.
Godaime Hokage Orochimaru walked leisurely through the streets of the underground city portion of Konoha as he made his way down the main road to Konoha General Prison at the end of the said road.
For Orochimaru, last four years had been a hectic time. Ever since he had sent Naruto to the Konoha General Prison, there have been reports of military build up from all of Konoha's neighbors. He feared, at first, that the other hidden villages saw Konoha imprisoning their own jinchuriki as a sign of weakness, so he authorized expansion and training of more recruits and trainees.
The border skirmishes have been becoming increasing more violent. International trade between Land of Fire, Land of Sandy Beaches, Land of Wind, and Land of Rain suffered as a result of these intense skirmishes. With the loss of trade came the loss of supplies and necessities. Things like linen, porcelain, and grain were in moderate supply only. However, some of the more crucial goods like salt have become in dire need not only in Konoha but in the Land of Fire as well.
But how could Land of Fire, which had plenty of beaches and shores to the ocean not have enough salt? Orochimaru himself knew the answer to that.
The beaches and inland seas of Land of Fire were infested with very rapidly growing Red Filter Corals. It appeared out of nowhere three years ago in southern top of Land of Fire's beaches. At first, its presence in the ecosystem had no damage nor help. Once it reached a critical mass, though, that made all the difference. Red Filter Corals, Orochimaru and the Intelligence Department later learned, was a coral that filtered out salts in the
The Fire Daimyo had been breathing down his neck since the beginning of the salt shortage, demanding that these skirmishes be dealt with so that trade may resume. He was outraged by how salt prices rose by a total of 400% since the increase in the border skirmishes and the decrease in trade.
... Easier said than done.
In the last six months alone, Konoha lost five jounins, thirty chunins, and a hundred genins.
Eventually, though, the Fire Daimyo sent him a letter with the Royal Fire Stamp.
Orochimaru-dono, the letter had started...
Orochimaru-dono, it is I, the Daimyo of Land of Fire.
I am writing this letter to inform you of the events that has occurred among the courts of the Lands. My diplomat met with the representative of the Land of Sandy Beaches' Daimyo. In the course of the talk, the Sandy Beaches diplomat demanded of our diplomat that we seize military operations along their border.
We demanded in return the seizure of Hidden Village of Sandy Beaches skirmish engagements, but they refused.
On top of this, I have heard some rumors that the Hidden Village of Sandy Beaches have been conducting illict activities within our side of the border. I want you to investigate this.
From Your Lord,
Gyuraku Wasanodo, the Daimyo of Land of Fire
The entire point of the letter, however, was for him to read between the lines.
Show the Land of Sandy Beaches that we are not to be trifled with.'
Eh, he sent his ninjas to investigate, and they did in fact find several Fire citizens being imprisoned unlawfully. There were even several girls and women there...
Orochimaru decided to follow the orders, as it was his duty to fulfill. However, he was bummed out about who to send. He had gathered roughly a hundred men and women to spearhead Operation Prowess, but he did not have someone among it to truly show case Konohagakure and the Land of Fire's power.
Kakashi Hatake? Currently on a long term mission.
His rival and friend, Jiraiya of the Sennin? Probably won't come.
Hyuuga Hizashi? Currently head of Hyuuga Clan, so no can do.
Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui? On a long term mission.
Further elimination of candidates narrowed the pool down to one person.
Uzumaki Naruto, the High Priest of Order of Nyx.
'Probably best to not mention the girls being captive there. All involved in any kind of business knows that imprisoned women aren't treated well... if at all...'
By the end of those thoughts, Orochimaru found himself standing before the giant metal gates of Konoha General Prison. The guard on duty recognized him, saluted, and went to quickly open the gates.
Crrrrrkkkk...
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes. Last time he was here, he saw all sorts of attrocities. He wondered how much had changed.
His eyes saw the metal gates slowly opening up ... and saw a busy street market. There was all manners of goods, fruits and vegetables in particular, being handed out.
"Hey, Odama is sick! Who has the cold medicines?!" one of the prisoners shouted, and another replied.
"Get those stocks out here, boys. They're going out mad!"
"Cafeteria is requesting a dozen more bell peppers, three dozen radishes, and a dozen eggs! Who can provide it for them?! They're running low already!"
"I got the radishes right here!"
And Orochimaru watched all this, and noted something in particular: no prisoner was attempting to flee the prison when the gates were wide open. His eyes blinked once then twice.
"When did the civilian council renovate the prison into a street market?" he asked the prison guard, who looked sheepish at his superior's question.
"Well, you see, sir, when that Uzumaki kid got through the prison with his massacre of his, most of the violent elements of the prison were wiped out. His show of power also kind of scared us... so his Order of Nyx took control over day to day operations of the prison. Ever since then, life for the prisoners as well as their rehabilitation progress have only been getting better. The Order even set up a farm in the central courtyard."
Orochimaru raised an eyebrow. "And the civilian council let them do that?"
The prison guard chuckled. "Since no chunin or jounin -and certainly not any of the non-ninja mercenaries- took up on their offer to enforce their usual order after hearing about the massacre that took place here, the Order pretty much had the control of the prison. I'm just thankful that the Order isn't tyrannical."
"And you and the others didn't deem to fit this important enough to file?" one of the ANBU guards asked behind his mask.
Orochimaru raised his hand up to stop the ANBU. "I remember reading something like this before. I believe it's my mistake for not reviewing the reports," he said as he put his hand back down. "Now then, why don't you clear the path for us. I'd like to meet the one who made all this betterment possible."
By the time Orochimaru was able to move across the prison to cafeteria #2, which the guard pointed out as the unofficial headquarter of the Order, Naruto was bored and sleepy. So he had fallen asleep... on his Hokage.
Orochimaru just stared at the scene before him. Naruto sat in the center of the cafeteria while the rest of the prisoners and members of the Order just looked nervous.
"...Is this usually what happens?" he asked to no one in particular, but everyone knew the question was meant for them all.
"Yes," one of them replied and stepped forward. Orochimaru eyed the person and found that such a fine leader, or lieutenant, was in a prison as a prisoner. "Naruto here sleeps whenever he feels like it. You took a bit more than what all of us had been expecting, Hokage-sama."
The Hokage tilted his head to the side. "And you are?"
She tilted forward a little, but it was too shallow to be called a bow. "My name is Shunhyu Tedeuno. I am a squire of the Order of Nyx."
"A squire?" Orochimaru repeated. The word was unfamiliar to him.
"Hai. I serve the High Priest as his attendant where I must. As of now, I am in charge of being the prison's accountant," she replied.
"Ho. You look very young to be doing accounting."
Naruto stirred and his head slowly lifted up from the cafeteria table. "...Oh, hi Orochi."
Orochimaru felt his attention return to Naruto.
And found himself staring at a teen with spiky, unkept red hair. His body was built like a fighter, bit they weren't overly bulky like one would expect from sumo wrestlers or even those who body build to impress. But what surprised the Hokage was not the muscles (it's a prison; prisoners grow muscles), the red hair (puberty does a lot of things to teenagers), or the way he behaved (which suggested that Naruto was either not taking him seriously or had too little sleep the night before -or whatever that squire of his said about him).
No, what got his attention were Naruto's eyes.
The brilliant blue eyes that Naruto sparkled the world with were no longer there. They were replaced by a pair of dull black eyes.
"So you noticed," Naruto said.
Orochimaru blinked. He didn't realize that he had been focused on Naruto. He meant to only skim through Naruto's changes for a material to start their conversation with. "Yes. You have certainly changed since you were sent here. Perhaps for the better?"
Naruto nodded with a smile. "It was for the better, Orochi. I found a family to take care of."
"And that."
"Hmm?"
"You stopped calling me Orochi-jiji," he said with a grin.
Naruto cackled a little, which -Orochimaru decided- was very different from before. "What do you expect. I can't go around calling you Orochi-jiji in public ... not that I want to. You look too young to be called a jiji."
"Finally, you realize that I'm-"
"A zombie. I should call you a zombie."
Orochimaru frowned, not having expected such a comeback. 'Still cheeky like he was before.'
Then the atmosphere tensed as both of them turned serious. "I'd like to talk about few things in private, Naruto."
Naruto stared at the Hokage for a moment before he shook his head. "No. If you have something to say, you can say it in front of the prisoners."
Orochimaru raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure?" he asked before speaking any details about his proposal.
The High Priest nodded.
"...Alright then. I'd like you to help me."
"Help you how?"
"I'd like to you lead a company of our ninjas to assault one of Suchigakure's fortress, which -as my credible source tells me- has Fire's citizens in captive. Of course, Suchi has denied such a rumor. The Fire Daimyo demanded of me and Konoha to rescue those civilians, especially since one such civilian has connections in the court," Orochimaru said, laying down the basic gist of what he wanted from Naruto.
Naruto closed his eyes and pondered. Then after what seemed to be a minute or half, he spoke. "And what would you have me do aside from rescue?"
Orochimaru grinned proudly mentally. Naruto had indeed begun to see more that just the surface.
Truth be told, Naruto just distrusted the snake kage.
Orochimaru made himself look grim. "You know about the salt inflation and how it was caused by the Suchi? The daimyo wants us to show our power ... that we are not to be trifled with."
Naruto went mum on him again, but this time, it was considerably shorter than the last time. "Guys. I want this room cleared."
Orochimaru and the prisoners looked at the High Priest in surprise before the prisoners -to Orochimaru's further surprise- obeyed the red haired teen without a single complaint.
Shunhyu Teuduno, however, remained behind. Naruto gave her a look, which she returned, and he shrugged. He looked back to Orochimaru.
"There's no one else who can lead."
Orochimaru shook his head, finding no reason to deny Naruto the truth. He knew that the boy -teen, he corrected himself- had distinguished himself as a leader here, and that meant that he would either have a good adviser or be very smart. Orochimaru, knowing Naruto's [The Gamer] power, betted on the latter.
"All those who could are on long term missions. I have few candidates, but none are as good as you. I have read reports" -he may have forgotten few details, but he read them all- "that spoke highly of your leadership. I also know that this will continue onto the battlefield should you wish to."
Naruto smirked. "Then I have several conditions."
Orochimaru left the prison feeling as if he lost more than he gained.
"What you are asking me of is to become a mercenary of sort for your purpose, is that not?"
"I am only asking a citizen of my city to perform his duty."
"Duty to whom? I haven't exactly become a ninja of Konoha or Land of Fire."
Orochimaru begrudgingly gave Naruto that point.
"Fine then, what are your conditions?"
"First off, I want this prison to be handed over to me," Naruto said as he reached to his side. The air vibrated as if space itself was distorted. Naruto pulled his hand back and brought out a piece of paper and a pen. He quickly wrote down his statement upon it. "Also, those within this prison will be subjugated to the laws of the Order, not Konoha or Land of Fire."
Orochimaru stared at him with curiosity. "What do you intend to do with it?"
"I intend to turn it into a temple for the Father and Nyx," Naruto replied. "You may know of the Father as One True God. So when I say Order will have its own laws and rules, there won't be anything that harms Konoha or Land of Fire. Hopefully..."
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes.
One True God. Supreme Lord of Gods. The Throne of the World.
It was deity that appeared as the source of all civilization and religions without exception. The deity might be mentioned only once, maybe more, but it will always be mentioned. Everyone also had different interpretations of the deity's action, and thus leaving no room for clarity.
"Are you stating that you have the same relationship with it as with your Nyx?"
Naruto shook his head. "All I intend to do is acknowledge him as who he is. He does not contact us unless it is we who wish to know more of him... But we're leaving the topic at hand.
"My second condition is that any pilgrim comes to Konoha to visit the temple would be checked out by my people for entrance into the city."
"And if they are spies?"
"My people will be able to discern between those who are followers and those who are not."
The Hokage stared at him skeptically. "Then I must insist that my people also check out these pilgrims."
"If one of my followers is there to see through the process, I do not mind."
"Good," Orochimaru smiled.
"Then my third conditon is that I will be allowed to take independent action as long as it does not compromises whatever assignment I am doing or endanger citizens and soldiers of Land of Fire, ninjas included.
"Finally, my last condition is that if I deem the mission you assign me to be crossing my own beliefs and philosophy, I have the right to refuse."
"Wouldn't that allow you to refuse all missions I assign you?" he asked in return.
Naruto shook his head. "Then we'll add that I can only refuse certain category of missions, say like assassination and sabotage. I do not mind spilling the blood of those who willingly come to the battlefield."
"Then we are in accord. I'll see you tomorrow at nine in the morning."
But despite the agreement, Orochimaru felt as if he had gotten the worse part of the deal...
Naruto, on the other hand, was content.
Ping!
[Quest: Temple of Nyx. Completed!]
Finally! He had finished the mission [Temple of Nyx]! And that meant...!
Ping!
[-Intermediate Blessing of Nyx- Permanent Buff achieved!]
[Intermediate Blessing of Nyx
Description: Nyx bestowed upon this follower of hers her blessing.
Effect: User gains +20 STR, +20 SPD, +20 LCK when the user is in a place of darkness with brightness similar to that of a night. Artificial light does not interfere with this effect.
Effect: User gains +1 INT per LVL.
Effect: User gains access to the Library of Nyx.
Effect: User gains reduction in Shade Summoning cost (-25% Energy/mana cost).
Effect: User's Shades get durability boosts (+50 HP, +5 DEF).
Effect: User's Shades get attack boosts (+10 STR, +5 ACC, +5 ATS).
Effect: User can no longer summoning low-class Shades.]
Naruto blinked at the last effect of the intermediate blessing.
What?
Quickly, he opened up his stat page, and then his skill book. He found the skill Shade Summoning, and opened up its details.
[Shade Summoning. LvL 9. EXP: 0.78%
Description: The darkness is not evil, just another tool.
Active(0.25 second Cooldown):
Summons a Shade
Low-class: 50 Energy per or 10 mana per
Medium-class: 500 Energy per or 100 mana per
High-class: 1,000 Energy per or 500 mana per
Lord-class: 10,000 Energy per or 1,000 mana per
King-class: 25,000 Energy per or 5,000 mana per
Titan-class: 50,000 Energy per or 10,000 mana per
Command Limit: Total of 25,000 Energy or 5,000 mana]
Naruto gaped at what he saw. The Low-class shade, which was considered -by him only- to be the main cannon fodder of his army, could no longer be summoned? How the hell was this a blessing?!
He growled a little. "Oi, what's with your blessing?!" he shouted aloud into a thankfully empty room (Shunhyu didn't count).
[You don't like my blessing?]
Immediately, Shunhyu, who heard the voice of their matron goddess, knelt down and kept her head bowed. "You Holiness," she muttered.
Nyx just ignored her. Naruto ignored the woman as well.
"I like everything about it except the last one. What's with me not being able to summon the Low-class?" he growled.
[Oh, that? It's part of the Intermediate Blessing. I expect all of my high priests and paladins to be able to handle at least medium-class soldiers... but there have been many cases where they simply do what I have been told to be a "zergling rush"* and found such tactics to be distasteful. My paladins and priests who are supposed to show the worlds and dimensions my power ... succumb to use such lowly tactics? No, I could not have that.]
Naruto grumbled.
"Fine... Sorry for bothering you," he replied.
Then the presence which signified her was gone. Shunhyu slowly stood up and turned to Naruto. "Umm... is it alright for you to be disrespectful to her?" she asked softly, contrary to her outgoing and loud nature.
Naruto shrugged. "She told me to be a bit more open and honest in our first few conversations, so I do, and she lets me continue to talk to her as I do. I highly doubt it extends to other priests, though."
She nodded dumbly.
"Now," Naruto said as he stood up. "Orochi-jiji will be expecting me soon, and I intend to take several of you with me," he told her. He stood there, in the middle of the room, for a few seconds before he yawned. "There. All better."
"I though you weren't going to call him -jiji," she asked him, slowly getting over her previous shock.
Naruto cackled a little. "I did that you take him off guard a little. As a result, we got ourselves a whole new place to call our temple!" he said gleefully. "But ... now I am a mercenary. Eh."
She frowned at the mercenary comment. "Is it alright for you to be lowering yourself to such a position, Naruto?" she asked as they began to walk out of the cafeteria.
Naruto looked at her funny. "Really, Shunhyu? I massacred the population here in my first year, did I not?"
Land of Sandy Beaches - Land of Fire Border
April 6, 724 AS
Sumira Fortress - Watchtower
Land of Sandy Beaches came to existence only a hundred years ago in a conflict known as Sand-Sky Rebellion. It started when the people of the Sky, a small land under the rule of the Land of Fire's daimyo, requested few autonomy on their ways of life, being far away from the capital. The daimyo took the request as seed of a rebellion, and launched a military subjugation of the locals.
Sky, receiving news that they have been declared traitors to the land by their "demand," quickly mobilized their militia and hired the Senju's for help.
The daimyo naturally hired the Uchiha.
The Land of Sandy Beaches, which was Land of Sky's neighbor and a rival of Land of Fire, pitched in with the Sky, and they used their then massive funds gathered from trade to hire more ninja clans to their side, including the Inuzuka and the Hyuuga.
The conflict led to death of more than tenth of the ninjas involved, and more than four hundred thousand regular infantry and cavalry dead. The Land of Fire eventually struck up a peace treaty, in which they acknowledged the Land of Sky was a independent sovereign. Fire also had to cede the province of Ganishu and Dohanshu. Tension between these three lands heightened even after the Rebellion, and to dissuade Fire from invading, Land of Sandy Beaches quickly set up multiple fortresses along the border of the two nations, which later came to be known as the Burning Glass Castles. Among them, Sumira Fortress held the mountain passage that separated majority of the Ganishu province from the Land of Fire. It was also a chokepoint; going around the mountains took too much time and effort for infantry and the mountains, like many in the Elemental Nations, was a very harsh environment for ninjas with snow, ice, sleets, and sharp drops. The passage represented the only viable and logistically logical method of point to have in possession of.
And on such fortress stood a young man on the watch in the middle of the night.
Caw...
The young watch looked up to the dark skies, and caught the sight of a hawk closing fast to the fortress with a scroll in its talons. The watch quickly received the scroll as the hawk dropped it right above him, and flew away to the fortress' aviary.
He looked at the scroll before he noticed the All Seeing Eye insignia. He took off from his post, ignoring the shouts from other guards, and headed straight for the general's office.
Hokage Tower
April 6, 724 AS
Hokage's Office
9:27 A.M.
"Seems your trump card is late," Senju Tobirama whispered quietly to Orochimaru, who kept a blank face. The two of them sat, the elder by the younger's side, and they faced the collected individuals from all branches of Konoha's war-related departments.
"I see that," he replied curtly and equally quietly.
"I'm here, Orochi-jiji!" Naruto shouted as he burst into the meeting taking place.
Orochimaru looked up from those gathered around him and gave Naruto a withering glare. "You're late," he hissed.
Naruto stood in the center of the double doors, which were thrown inward. He was dressed like a warrior monk, though his entire attire was composed of dominant black and minority white. He had a linen wrappings covering around his lower face and the top of his head, and what detail that could be seen was covered up by a conical straw hat.
Naruto shrugged. "What did you expect from a teenager?"
"To respect your elders."
"Then let me rephrase: what did you expect from a prison teenager?"
Orochimaru grumbled, wanting to say more but deciding not to, lest it last for hours. "Just sit down. The meeting began less than ten minutes ago."
"Uh, sir? What is this kid doing in here?" one of the chunins asked. "Is he your apprentice?"
Orochimaru cringed. It was the Apprentice Crisis again.
At 53 years old, he was a old man by ninja standards. Very old. Most ninjas of Konoha started their service at the age of 13 on average. Then they would either age and retire or die young in the field. Konoha had the lowest mortality chance of 4%, mainly due to high number of C-ranks Konoha accepted on daily basis, which provided little or no danger to those taking it.
As he approached his late 40's and still active, Orochimaru had a lot of things to teach to others.
Both the shinobi and the civilian councils as well as the rest of the clans and all of Konoha, and those beyond the wall of Konoha and the border of Land of Fire, were interested to know how Orochimaru would pass it on. There were talks of Orochimaru taking multiple apprentices. Maybe only one. People argued over the "what-if" specifics...
And then he didn't take any.
For years people looked at him, wondering when he will pass on his knowledge and teachings. Whenever it was asked of him, he would say "maybe later."
"Maybe later" that turned into a decade and some.
That's when the Apprentice Crisis began.
The clans and the councils were fed up with Orochimaru's lack of successor -as he had yet to point out any- and began to demand that Orochimaru take on one. At first, the Godaime Hokage dismissed them. Then their fervor for a successor grew with Orochimaru's aging, and so he dispelled them once more, this time using his authority as the chief military leader of Land of Fire.
Then someone had to go and spread rumors that he was not going to choose a successor.
The daimyo got involved, his court got involved, the clans got angry, the shinobis were confused, and the civilians -who were stuck between them all- were just scared.
It almost erupted into a civil war.
Orochimaru, unable to stand anymore, gave in and declared that he would choose either an apprentice or a successor in 5 years time.
This was the Apprentice Crisis.
"No, he is not the apprentice. No, he is not the successor," he said and then added at the end before anyone could ask the other question.
The chunin looked disappointed -as did the rest of the shinobis in there. Why? They wanted to be the first to know who their Hokage's apprentice was. Or successor.
Naruto yawned. "So jiji, what's the plan?" he asked the hokage.
"Come to the front, and then we'll talk."
Naruto strolled over to Orochimaru, and stood to the right of the hokage.
"Now," Orochimaru began. "Before I begin, I'd like to introduce you to the rest of the task force." He turned his attention to the jounins and chunins gathered before him. "This here is the leader of the Order of Nyx, and I ... recruited him for this mission as your leader."
One of the jounins raised his hand before speaking. "Can he fight, sir? I was under the impression that we were going to be in an hostage rescue mission."
Orochimaru smirked at the comment. "I assure you, this man can fight like any one of you. Have a seat, Naruto."
As the leader's name was said, several of the ninjas in the room froze.
The warrior monk they were staring at was Uzumaki Naruto, the Kyuubi jinchuuriki? And he was also the leader of the Order of Nyx?
Unlike the Godaime Hokage, who was too busy stuck underneath piles of paperwork and too worried about the international development, the shinobis of Konoha were well aware of Order of Nyx's effort. While it hadn't been long since the Order of Nyx have been in the rumor mill of the Konoha, it was being upheld as a neutralistic and philanthropic order that gave help to those in need.
There were stories, but that's for another time.
"Let's move onto the details of this mission then. Naruto, I heard..."
Mid April, 724 AS
A rumor popped up around the Land of Fire. Konohagakure was finally on a warpath that its neighbors had feared. They had sent their diplomat to demand an outrageous request, and with the demand's refusal, they will start a war.
Its neighbors began to tighten their security while maxing out their troops to the border and key locations throughout their country so to not be caught off-guard. If they caught some illegal immigrants, theirs or Land of Fire's, tightening their security, they simply took care of them. At the same time, such tightening of securities led to Faction of Darkness engaging in skirmishes with Wind Principality's patrols as well as Land of Fire's patrols.
Land of Sandy Beaches, once their diplomat met with Fire's diplomat, quickly sent out envoys to other nations around Land of Fire to form a secret coalition against Fire. It was quickly and quietly agreed upon. They agreed that should Land of Fire initiate a war, they will come and fight Fire. Land of Wind would take western portion of Fire, Land of Sandy Beaches would take the southern portion, Land of Wave would blockade Land of Fire's ports, and the Earldom of Black Woods would send its army down to Land of Fire's north.
Unknowing of their neighbors', Konohagakure and the Fire's court had already sent a small platoon of their ninjas to strike at Sumira Fortress.
April 17, 724 AS
Border of Fire - Sandy Beaches
Mountain Ranges of Burnt Glass
11 P.M.
Woods around the Brunt Glass Mountain Ranges was quiet in their dark green and dark brown woodieness. Their leaves swayed like drunken men and women, and the creatures that lived within them slept soundly as their nocturnal counterparts moved around in search of food... or whatever they searched for.
Crunch...
There was a pause as every single thing in the hearing distance of the sound stopped to look out for danger, but only saw several humans.
"And you call yourself a ninja?!" one of the humans hissed.
The one in question simply looked down in silent apology and shame.
Another human, however, chuckled lightly but quietly in the back.
The other humans looked at him briefly before sighing.
The chuckling man was Uzumaki Naruto, the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki and the supposed leader of this operation. But in truth, as soon as the operation had begun, he had handed off that responsibility to one of the Uchiha, who he believed was a good strategist -not that he was wrong, but it was still irresponsible of him. The Uchiha was just unhappy he had to take the leadership position. He complained about how he was not fit for the position. Naruto told him that if he wasn't fit or ready, it was time to make himself fit because he didn't give a shit.
The "monk," which was what the teenager was dressed as, slowly stopped his laughter. "Sorry. Don't worry about me, I'm just a humble monk passing by; the ninjas won't question me."
If there was sarcasm in a tense day like today, then that probably was it.
"Move it...please," one of the ninjas muttered, and then added a please at the end.
Naruto nodded before he followed after them as they took off as silent as they were and as fast as they were. The fact that he was well trained like jounins and chunins surprised those around him as they had expected the Kyuubi jinchuuriki to be one who relies on heavy firepower to get out of any trouble.
Eh, it was just another mystery that surrounded the High Priest of Nyx that ninjas and civilians alike wanted to solve. As of right now, however, the Konoha ninjas had a fortress to raze.
"Get down!"
Naruto's Current and Final Stat (Everything is Calculated)
LVL: 32 (XP: 0% (0/15,000))
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General:
Age: 14
Height: 159 cm (5.2 feet)
Weight: 57 kilograms (125 pounds)
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Stat:
HP: 570 (+14)
HP Regen:
-Passive: 16(+5) HP/minute
-Kyuubi-Regen Active: 20 HP/second
Energy: 100,000-Self + 1,000,000,000-Kyuubi (Activation Requirement: Unknown)
Energy Regen:
-Passive: 100(+5) ENERGY/minute
-Kyuubi Active: 1000 ENERGY/second
Base Class: Zealot
Category: Debuff Tank
Mana: 1500 (MAX for Zealot)
-Mana Regen: 30(+5) mana/ minute
Strength: 25 (+13)
Defense: 20 (+20)
Speed: 25 (-8)
Luck: 7
Regeneration: 6
Control: 13
Accuracy: 20
Attack Speed: 20 (2.42 atk/sec)
Dexterity: 17 (+2)
Endurance: 30 (+10)
Intelligence: 14
Wisdom: 17 (-2.5)
Stat Points to Allocate: 99
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Traits:
[-Martial Art Freak!-
Description: Dat Mussel. Dat Ashe. Months of physical exertion gave birth to a Freak. A Taijutsu Freak.
Effect: User gains additional 0.125x EXP from any and all martial art and related skills EXP's.
Effect: User gains (1/4 User's Strength) + (1/4 of User's Endurance) as additional HP.
Effect: User gains (1/8 User's Speed) as additional Dexterity.
Effect: User gains (1/8 User's Dexterity) as additional Speed.
Effect: User maintains athlete muscle proportion.
Effect: Update 2a3: MAF stat bonuses are calculated before other stat bonuses.]
[-Jack of All Trade-
Description: Jack of All Trade, but Master of None. Learned too much, but never got to go in depth with half of the stuff learned.
Effect: User gains additional 0.5x EXP from all EXP's.
Effect: User gains additional (User's [Skill] LvL x 10) to Required EXP for LvL Up on all skills.]
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Buffs:
[Intermediate Blessing of Nyx
Description: Nyx bestowed upon this follower of hers her blessing.
Effect: User gains +20 STR, +20 SPD, +20 LCK when the user is in a place of darkness with brightness similar to that of a night. Artificial light does not interfere with this effect.
Effect: User gains +1 INT per LVL.
Effect: User gains access to the Library of Nyx.
Effect: User gains reduction in Shade Summoning cost (-25% Energy/mana cost).
Effect: User's Shades get durability boosts (+50 HP, +5 DEF).
Effect: User's Shades get attack boosts (+10 STR, +5 ACC, +5 ATS).
Effect: User can no longer summoning low-class Shades.]
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Naruto's Standings with Factions and Eldritch:
+100 Order of Nyx (MAX)(Founder, +50)
+100 Nyx
+30 Konohagakure
+30 Land of Fire
+29 One True God
-10 Hozuki Clan
-55 Water Freedom Fighters
*Neutrals (0's) and Unknowns are not shown
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Naruto's Standings with Individuals:
+40 Ichiraku Ayame
+40 Orochimaru
+39 Ichiraku Teuchi
+24 Ashiko of Water
+20 Tobirama Senju
+19 Hoshigaki Kisame
+10 Water Daimyo
+8 Iruka
-20 ANBU Hummingbird
-40 Dokugawa
*Neutrals (0's) and Unknowns are not shown
Listed skills are obtained skills and techniques
Naruto's Active Skill List:
[Chakra Control Exercise] LvL N/A
[Crafting] LvL 50
[Renewal TaeKwonDo] LvL 39
[Sealing] LvL 20
-SubSealing: 3-D Sealing LvL 3
[Running] LvL 36 - [Passive:+50% SPD, Active:+100% SPD]
[Dungeon Generation] LvL 17
Passive Skill List:
[Surgery(Basic)] LvL 21 -
[Toxicology] LvL 24
[Herbalogy] LvL 25
[The Gamer's Mind] Gamer Skill, LvL N/A
[Physical Durability] LvL 33 - [40% physical damage reduction, 30% elemental damage reduction, 20% magic damage]
[Intermediate Protection of Nyx] LvL N/A - [+50 Defense]
Technique List:
[Observe] Gamer Skill, LvL N/A
[Tree Walking Exercise] LvL N/A
[Leaf Balance Exercise] LvL N/A
[Water Balance Exercise] LvL N/A
[Futon: Kamakaze.] S-rank Elemental Technique(Ninjutsu) LvL 7
[Water Walking Exercise] LvL N/A
[RNL TKD: Bo-Bub, Hoe Hook, Hoe Grab, Spinning Top Kick, Leg hook, Sickle Kick, Taebak, Arang, Baek-doo, Baek-roc, Go-ryeu, Fang, Ground Scratcher, Third Stance Half-Spin Kick, True Half-Spin Kick] AAA++ -rank Martial Art(Taijutsu)
[RNL TKD - Naruto Original: Crescent Flare Kick(33, A-rank nin,taijutsu), Deceitful Fist(28, C-rank taijutsu), Flare Punch Bullet (38, B-rank nin, taijutsu)]
Crafting List (Achieved at Crafting LvL): RARE CRAFTING UNDERLINED
[Forge] 6
[Crafting Hammer] 3
[Anvil] 9
[Iron Spoon] 4
[Iron Fork] 8
[Straw Hat] 2
[Straw Basket] 2
[Wooden Spoon] 3
[Wooden Fork] 3
[Wooden Bow] 3
[Bronze Sword] 5
[Bronze Shield] 5
[Bronze Arrowheads] 6
[Bronze Katana] 8
[Iron Sword] 10
[Iron Shield] 10
[Iron Arrowheads] 11
[Iron Katana] 14
[Iron Claymore] 12
[Iron Spear] 12
[Iron Kunai] 13
[Iron Shuriken] 13
[Iron Cast] 15
[Iron Chestplate] 17
[Iron Helmet] 19
[Armored Glove] 15
[Steel Forge] 15
[Steel Sword] 15
[Steel Shield] 15
[Steel Arrowheads] 15
[Steel Katana] 18
[Steel Claymore] 15
[Steel Spear] 15
[Steel Kunai] 15
[Steel Shuriken] 15
[Steel Chaunmail Armor] 29
[Compound Wooden Bow] 17
[X-cross Compound Wooden Bow] 19
[Siege Crossbow] 20
[Hwacha] 25
[Megalodon] (greatsword) 26
[Type 1 Arquebus] 27
[Type 2 Arquebus] 28
[Type 3 Arquebus] 29
[Type 1 Flintlock Pistol] 27
[Type 2 Flintlock Pistol] 29
[TF2 Sentry turret] 34
[Explosive Mine] (seal) 10
[Steel Wheel] 20
[Seal Inscription: Integrity] 10
[Armored Glove: Seal of Minor Outward Explosion]
Seal List (Efficiency LvL):
[Gateway to Void] LVL N/A
[Basic Storage Seal] LvL 20
[Explosive Tag] LvL 20
[Seal of Minor Outward Explosion] LvL 6
[Strengthening Seal] LvL 20
[Integrity Seal] LvL 20
[Warming Seal] LvL 20
[Cooling Seal] LvL 20
[Light Detection Seal] LvL 20
[Weight Detection Seal] LvL 20
[Equilibrium Detection Seal] LvL 20
[Sensor Tag] LvL 20
[Prototype Space Multiplier Seal] LvL 1
Class: Zealot (of Nyx)
Category: Debuff Tank
Class LvL: 5
Class Skills:
Active:
[Dark Wind] LvL 5
[Blind] LvL 5
Passive:
[High Priest of Nyx] LvL 1
Adverse Effects:
-(0.5*Class LvL) Wisdom
EXTRA STATS:
Sasuke
Age: 14
LvL 12
Rank: Genin
HP: 230
Energy: 600
Strength: 10
Defense: 5
Speed: 10
Luck: 1
Regeneration: 1
Control: 9
Accuracy: 9
Attack Speed: 11 (1.33 atks/s)
Dexterity: 9
Endurance: 6
Intelligence: 8
Wisdom: 3
Specialization: Ninjutsu, genjutsu
Author's Note for those of you who are interested in how this chapter came to be as it is
Well, hello guys. If you're reading this, then I approve of your curiosity/desire to know how this chapter came to be.
Truth be told, this chapter had been completed before 1/24/2015. It had been complete for at least two weeks, but I couldn't decide whether or not to publish this one. Why? Because of the reviews I've been getting.
No, I am not saying anything like I feel discouraged or whatnot, but there were many reviews who pointed out how much I have changed in regard to how I have been writing. Perhaps that's because I myself have changed for the course of the years I have spent in this small story.
Believe it or not, I have changed a lot and at the same time, not much. This probably explains why my chapters have been becoming increasingly darker and darker; not only am I looking for such stories to read -main Cthulhu kind of horror- but also because I have been tripping over my proverbial instincts. I'll stop talking about this at this point.
Now, onto how this chapter came to be as it is. When I started writing this chapter, I had wanted for NAruto to have a small self-sustaining community where he was a leader of. The society itself had been established in previous chapters as the Order of Nyx. Okay, but then what? I realized that the Order of Nyx was STUCK IN A UNDERGROUND PRISON. One of the worst place to start a self-sustaining community. Then I realized that ...
"Hey, Naruto had dungeon generation. Why not have him lvl some of it up and give it a high lvl hunting ground?"
And so I did.
And also turn the courtyard into a multi-wooden floor vegetable garden.
So the idea itself was something I just thought of and wrote. However, this will now become a very important setting. While the Hunting Grounds has not been shown much in this chapter, there will be a huge chapter dedicated to just it.
The progression to a war? Yeah, a war will start soon, and it will not be like the other war I had on. But when a war is starting, why did I not have Naruto become a ninja of Konoha?
Because Naruto has other responsibilities. If he chose to be both the Head of the Order of Nyx and a middle or low rank ninja of Konoha, then he will have priority issues.
Why not both?
Because it can't be. The Order of Nyx is a religious order, and as a religious order, they accept any who come to convert, whether they be Iwa ninjas, Suchi ninja, Konoha ninjas, or whatever. Because of that, Naruto cannot be a ninja, because he will be forced to kill even those who want to enter the order for pure reasons. But he can be a mercenary who can choose his mission, who does not have full obligation to Konoha.
That's the reason why Naruto is a mercenary.
Anyways, who can you expect to be pariticipants of this war, the Imprisonment Wars?
"Fire Brand"
Land of Fire, Order of Nyx(Towards middle), Land of Water.
"Counter"
Land of Sandy Beaches, Old Land of Wind, Land of Waves, Earldom of Black Woods.
There may also be some other players involved. I plan to make the war a total of eight chapters, and the next war (Imprisonment warS) will take maybe five. But who knows.
Also, I decided to reduce the usefulness of the Shadow Clones. I intend to make it so that while Naruto does receive memories from the Shadow Clones, he won't be getting any kind of experience through them.