Chapter 4 C rank dungeon and Konohamaru
Naruto right now at the shrine as he inspects the key.
"A new dungeon key?" Asked Reimu
"Yeah… I hope there's something news there. I'm tired of fighting E rank dungeon anyway." Said Naruto
"So how was the exam?" Asked Reimu
"I pass of course. Although getting a little side track." Said Naruto
"What happened?" Asked Reimu
"Some idiot attempted to steal a Forbidden Item from the Hokage place. I tracked him down, kill him. Didn't give much EXP but give me this key instead." Said Naruto
"Huh… that was quite a simple explanation." Said Reimu
"Huh? You have guest Reimu." Said Naruto
"Yeah…" Said Reimu as she goes out to find:
"Satori?" Asked Reimu
"Hello, Reimu." Said Satori
"What's wrong?" Asked Reimu
"I heard that Naruto is selling all sort of ingredients. So I was wondering if he had something I had in mind?" Asked Satori
"Oh, what is it Satori?" Asked Naruto appeared behind Reimu
"Don't do that!" Said Reimu smacking his head
"Anyway… so what do you want?" Asked Reimu
"The truth is… Do you have anything that calms down hormones?" Asked Satori
"… Huh?" Asked Naruto tilt his head
"Why would you need something like that?" Asked Reimu
"My two pets: Rin Kaenbyou and Utsuho Reiuji right now in the mating season as they are now borderline doing thing like kidnapping human to satisfied their instinct." Said Satori
"Okay…? Does Youkai also have that kind of time as well?" Asked Naruto surprise
"It's not a surprise Naruto. Even though they are Youkai. They still have an animal instinct on them." Said Reimu
"Huh… Sorry but I don't think I have something like… Wait a minute!" Said Naruto as he remembers something as he brought out the key
"A key?" Asked Satori
"Oh, that's right. There might be something there." Said Reimu
"Okay… so can you stay here for a moment? I need to go for a bit." Said Naruto
"Just open the 'gate' here. I know about that 'Gamer' power of yours." Said Satori
"Eh? How did you…" Said Naruto surprises
"Oh right… Satori is a mind reader after all." Said Reimu
"Mind reader?" Asked Naruto
"That's right… I can read your mind using this 'Third Eye'." Said Satori showing the eye on her heart
"Okay… that's so freaking cheat! So you can see my thought just by looking at me with that?" Asked Naruto
"Yeah… but the side effect is I have a hard time control what I see. For example, I accidentally seeing your life before you came here and… the Fox inside you as well." Said Satori
"What…?" Asked Naruto
"I'm sorry. I just…" Said Satori
Naruto just patted her head as he said: "No need. It's not your fault. You treasure those two right?"
"Yes… they are the two precious family member to me." Said Satori
"Then that's more than enough for me to know." Said Naruto brings out the key
"Oi… Don't you have a Squat assignment?" Asked Reimu
"Don't worry. The assignment is one week away because of paperwork need to take care. We also need to take pictures too so I'll ask Rinnosuke to take it for me tomorrow afternoon." Said Naruto
"Wait… take me with you!" Said Satori
"No. First is only I can enter. And second… just sit there and wait for me. I promise that I'll get something back for you." Said Naruto as he stepped inside
"And there he goes…" Said Reimu "So tell me… what did you see?"
"What do you mean?" Asked Satori
"What did you see in his heart?" Asked Reimu
"I can't tell you that! It's an invasion of privacy." Said Satori
"And you peeking in wasn't?" Asked Reimu
Seeing Satori silence, Reimu said: "Look… just tell me what is his feeling right now? You saw how lonely he was from memory right? He may act normal but he might not at all…"
"… All I could say that he has quite a high regard on you Reimu." Said Satori
"Me?" Asked Reimu
"You were the one appeared in his heart the most. Your presence is most likely the thing that keeps him going forward. He wishes to be strong so he could protect you." Said Satori
"Honestly… I told him already that I don't need it at all." Said Reimu scratching her head
"But still… this is the first time I saw a human like him. Even though with such a harsh past, he doesn't have an evil heart at all. His thought about the villagers from his place is not hatred… more like, he was tired of it." Said Satori
"Not surprising. The villagers torment him from preventing him to be happy. And then when they found a slight in his happiness, they tried to kill him… twice." Said Reimu
"Then why…?" Asked Satori
"Because he understands human heart is like. Hatred causing them to do this but that doesn't mean he will sit back and let them torment him any longer. He won't bother with the villagers anymore because he sicks of them but he won't forgive them that for sure. I'm sure you saw how he killed off a bunch of them from his recent memories right?" Said Reimu
Satori nodded as Reimu continues: "The only thing I could do is providing him things that were taken from him since he was little: Love, kindness and a family."
"Is that the reason why you took him in?" Asked Satori
"Yeah… so can you try to be friend with him? Not like he had much in the first place." Said Reimu
"I don't think you have to worry about that. He considers Gensokyou as his home, I'm sure that the other would have no problem considering him one of their own at all." Said Satori smiling
"Yeah… I'm starting to see that happened." Said Reimu chuckling at when Marisa gaga on him, Remillia keeps on 'demanding' him to be her servant, Sakuya provided him lunch box after training with him, Alice teaching him basic things, Flander happy at seeing him, Patchouli teaches him about magic…
(At the dungeon)
Atcho… "Did someone talking about me?" Asked Naruto as he cleaving through many zombies
As soon as he came down, a bunch of zombie ninja marching to him with fast speed while some of them mutated to a big golem by the sustain leaked out from the tube.
Naruto then inspects a bottle:
Item: Mutated Blood
Rank: E
Type: Material
Blood takes from a mutated zombie. Have magic residue inside to craft potion.
"Marisa would have a field day if she learns about this place…" Said Naruto storing the bottle in.
He then goes in deeper as the air of rotten flesh is get stronger.
"Ugh… this is torture." Said Naruto hold his nose
"You said it. Thank God I didn't ask for accessing your sense of smell. Just by looking at these corpses I knew just how bad the smell is." Said Kurama
Naruto walks in to see a human who is sinking his teeth on a corpse. But then he suddenly then blow out of the way by a force of a punch.
Naruto turns to the sources to see a humanoid demon who looks like a martial art fighter class extending his fist.
"That was some punch…" Said Naruto
"No time for the compliment. Here he comes." Said Kurama
Naruto had to dodge as his fist inch to his face. He then looks at the name that said 'BaalRide'
"So… this is a humanoid boss name?" Asked Naruto
Suddenly the boss then appears in front of him with his fist aiming at his face. Naruto dodges it fast as he skids back.
'What the? Did that thing use a skill?' Though Naruto
The Boss then run straight at him as Naruto then counter each of its attack with his dagger. Blow after blow was traded as Naruto and the Boss going with the speed of sound.
'If not for training with Sakuya, I didn't think I could keep up at all.' Though Naruto
Naruto then received a punch in the gut as he skids back coughing. Naruto then had to leap out of the way as the Boss brings his heel down destroy the ground.
"Geh… I'll be dead if I got hit by that." Said Naruto shaking a little
"I need to get stronger… no, I have to get faster than him." Said Naruto as he then uses 'Sprint' skill to increase his speed as the Boss increase his speed as well.
After many blows were traded, Naruto managed to give him a scratch as the poison acting up. But the Boss resistant is too high thus it was neutralized immediately.
"Great… I thought I got him for sure." Said Naruto
Naruto dodging and then parry all of the Boss attacks as he thought: 'Is there something I can do? Like, make him weaker… Wait, that's it.'
Naruto then sending him a kick to make the Boss skid back. It didn't do damaged much but the distance is all he needs as he uses 'Bloodlust'
'Bloodlust' failed to knock him down and didn't install 'Fear' but dropping his stats 50% is all he needs to turn the table.
Naruto immediately uses 'Sprint' again to come at the Boss like a speeding bullet. Thanks to the Boss stats drop he was unable to dodge as he was pinned down by Naruto as his dagger aim at his chest. The Boss starts to cough out blood as an alarm appeared:
Due to a certain action, you have learned 'Vital Strike'
'Really don't have time for this.' Though Naruto as he saw the Boss tried to grab him so Naruto shifts his knife as he swings it down tearing the boss in two.
The Boss may not dead yet but the effect of the dagger starts to kick in. Naruto then aims his dagger as he thrusting multiple spots as the last spot aim right at his head between the eye.
The Boss then slowly skid down as an alarm appeared: You have level up X2
"Hah… that was hard. This guy probably B-rank." Said Naruto sit down tiredly as open his Status:
Name: Naruto Uzumaki
Job: Gamer
Lv: 62
HP: 166513
MP: 156843
Str: 618
Agi: 735
Vit: 729
Sense: 605
Int: 135
Skills:
Sprint, Shadow Clone, Bloodlust, Dagger Throw, Steel Skin
Passive:
Uzumaki Jinchuuriki, Courage of the Weak, Vital Strike, Dagger Art, MP control.
"… I need to get some new skills." Said Naruto as he put his 10 points to 'Agi' makes it '745'
"Hmm… what is that?" Asked Naruto inspect the drop. One is:
Item: Mind Purifier recipe
Rank: C+
Type: Recipe
The recipe to make the Mind Purifier potion. Effect: Can cure all mental status.
"Huh… not what I have in mind but… it will do." Said Naruto putting in the 'Inventory'
He then picks up another to find:
Item: Accelerate
Rank: B
Type: Skill Book
Increasing your Agi stats by 50% when used
"Is this… what the Boss use?" Asked Naruto
"Well… since I don't have much skills anyway so who am I to refuse?" Said Naruto chuckling as he absorbed the skill book
"And last but not least…" Said Naruto holding a pair of gauntlet up
Item: Brawler Gauntlet
Rank: C
Type: Armor
Increase your defend by 20. Prevent hand injury.
"Huh… this will do." Said Naruto equip it as he makes it transparent as well.
"Time to head home I guess…" Said Naruto as the surrounding start to shine up.
Naruto returned to the shrine in the flash.
"Oh… you're back." Said Reimu
"Yeah… I managed to get this for you Satori." Said Naruto giving her the recipe
Satori took a look as she said: "Amazing… this is just what I need. And the ingredients are something can be found easily too."
"Hope that help…" Said Naruto
"Thanks, Naruto. I'll go back and synthesis this potion right away!" Said Satori happy as she ran back
Naruto stretching his shoulders as he said: "I'm getting a little bit sleepy now…"
"That has to be expected. You returned back at night and then suddenly had to go to the dungeon immediately." Said Reimu
"Ahaha… I guess we need to turn in huh?" Asked Naruto
"You think? I'm getting sleepy and I have to wait for you." Said Reimu
"Sorry about that…" Said Naruto chuckling "Night…"
"Night." Said Reimu
At the morning, Naruto bringing the photo to the old man after he asked Rinnosuke to take one for him.
Sarutobi when taking a look at the photo, he half-expect Naruto would try some kind of prank but it was surprisingly normal. His mind then wanders back at the night that they found the perpetrator for stealing the scroll of sealing.
The ANBUs arrived at the scene to see Mizuki with the scroll beside him. Well… what left of Mizuki to be exact. Mizuki body is in the same condition as the villagers at the case before. But the only difference is Mizuki had a look of terror in his face. Just what did he see to have that expression?
"Oi Old Man. Are my picture okay?" Asked Naruto making Sarutobi snapped out of his though
"Ah yes… Don't worry the picture is fine the way it is." Said Sarutobi "Where's your headband?"
"I plan to wear it tomorrow since I'll be training later…" Said Naruto
Sarutobi raising his eyebrows at that. He then said: "Then would you like to grab some ramen first? It's been a long time after all…"
Before Naruto could answer, the door suddenly burst open as a kid shout out: "PREPARE YOURSELF GEEZER!"
The kid charging in but he then suddenly tripped and fall down. Naruto looked deadpanned at that as he said: "Someone you know Old Man?"
"He's Konohamaru. My grandson…" Said Sarutobi sighed out
"Are you alright? Honorable Grandson?" Asked a man wearing sunglass go in
"Oww… Who was it putting a trap in here?" Asked Konohamaru holding his forehead
"Honorable Granson. There's no trap here…" Said the man
"Ebisu…" Said Sarutobi
"Forgive me Hokage-sama. I leave him out of my sight for a second then…" Said Ebisu
"… Well then Old Man. If you excuse me…" Said Naruto as he prepares to leave
"YOU! You set the trap aren't you?" Asked Konohamaru points at Naruto
"Kid… there's no trap in here. If there's one, then this thing is the trap that tripped you." Said Naruto holding Konohamaru scarf up
"But still… isn't this a little long? If you want to wear it, either wait until you are older or just shorten it." Said Naruto throwing the scarf at Konohamaru
"What do you think you are doing? In front of you is the grandson of the Hokage!" Said Ebisu
"So?" Asked Naruto
"So? What do you mean by 'so'? Show him some respect!" Said Ebisu
"Being the grandson of a Hokage doesn't make him the Hokage at all. And I don't even care if he's the Old Man himself. I don't understand why you worshipping him like a God or some sort. He's still a human. A human that committed many mistakes in his life." Said Naruto looks at Sarutobi coldly at the last part
Surprises at Naruto looks and his tone, Sarutobi wonders 'Did he know…?'
"You brat...!" Said Ebisu
"Ebisu! That's enough!" Said Sarutobi
"H-Hokage-sama?" Said Ebisu
"Now if you excuse me, Old Man, I have thing to do…" Said Naruto leaving
"Such rudeness! Listen, honorable Grandson, you should never associate with such kid. He will only ruin your chance to be the Hokage. Only by following me, you can become the greatest Hokage ever!" Said Ebisu
"While that was a fascinated way to belittled my surrogate grandson, I'm afraid my grandson is not here at all." Said Sarutobi
"Eh?! W-Where did he go?" Asked Ebisu
"He following Naruto…" Said Sarutobi
"Honorable Grandson!" Said Ebisu doing a mad dash out
'Honestly… that was the 20th surprise attack today. But still… judging from the tone Naruto said, does he know the secret regarding the Kyuubi?' Though Sarutobi sadly as he had once again, fail at another job of his.
Meanwhile, Naruto is walking back home after buying some snack. Naruto could only sigh as he said: "Kid… you not fooling someone with that half-ass disguise."
"As expected from the person I had hoped on. I'll make you my boss." Said Konohamaru
"Boss?" Asked Naruto
"In exchange, please teach me!" Said Konohamaru
"Huh?" Asked Naruto. Naruto then looks at Konohamaru for awhile as he said: "Follow me…"
They then arrived at a training ground. Naruto gives Konohamaru a can of drink then said: "So why the sudden? Don't you have a teacher… that Ebisu guy?"
"But he's only taught me the boring book. It won't make me stronger to defeat the old man at all." Said Konohamaru
"Oh yeah… why do you want to beat the Old Man?" Asked Naruto sitting down
"Because of my name. My grandpa named me after the Leaf Village. Even when everyone knows about it, to them I'm just 'honorable grandson'. They never call me my real name at all. I'm sick of it, that's why I want to defeat him to take his Hokage title." Said Konohamaru
"Haaa…" Said Naruto chuckling at him. Konohamaru just likes him before he met Reimu and the other Gensokyou resident.
"What's so funny?" Asked Konohamaru angry
"Konohamaru… even if somehow you can beat the old man, and that… is a big 'if', you won't have that title so easily. Hokage not only have the strength, but he also needs to balance with the mind as well. Strength alone won't let you become Hokage, that's why you have to learn those… 'boring book' as you call them." Said Naruto
"And about that big 'if', for example, if you have the power, you still won't be able to beat him at all. Do you know why?" Asked Naruto
"W-why?" Asked Konohamaru
"Because he had a mountain of experience in combat. He may look like a frail old man, but he's a hardened ninja who had gone through countless battles. You could say he had been a ninja long before you even born. To him, you are just a newborn baby. If you want to defeat him, then I suggest you get serious and train your butt off. Only then, you will only have the slightest chance." Said Naruto chuckling
"… Boss… how did you know so much about him?" Asked Konohamaru awe
Naruto just winks at him at that. He then said: "Maybe I'll tell you someday. For now… if you truly want to defeat the old man, then start training seriously."
Konohamaru starts to deep in thought. Then Naruto said: "Your babysitter is here Konohamaru."
"eh?" Asked Konohamaru confuse as Ebisu landed down
"Young Master. I have finally found you. Let us return!" Said Ebisu while looks at Naruto with despise look
"… Boss?" Asked Konohamaru
"Go… Remember what I said." Said Naruto
"Hmm… at least you understand. If you following that trash, you will only become stupid. While I… is your shortest route to be the Hokage." Said Ebisu boastful
"Actually Konohamaru… there's one more lesson for you yet." Said Naruto stopping Konohamaru as he throws the can inside the trash
"eh?" Asked Konohamaru
"While it's true that he's the best choice for you right now. But you have to wait until I beat that nonsense out of his head first." Said Naruto
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Asked Ebisu insulted
"Shortest route to be the Hokage? I don't know where did you pick that nonsense crap from… but don't feed the future generation that kind of nonsense. There's no shortcut to being Hokage. The road becoming one is a harsh road. Whoever said something like shortcut doesn't have the right to be Hokage at all." Said Naruto
'This brat…' Though Ebisu
"Konohamaru. You said book is boring? Allow me to show you a little knowledge can do." Said Naruto walking toward Ebisu
"W-What are you intend to do?" Asked Ebisu
Naruto then uses 'Vital Strike' with his finger as he strikes Ebisu with light force. And then Ebisu dropped down unconscious.
"Eh? H-how did you do that?!" Said Konohamaru look awe
"A little of strength and knowledge combined. I'm pretty sure the Old Man can do the same thing. Although this is just a cheap trick since this guy is an idiot so it worked on him." Said Naruto
"Then why do you show me that?" Asked Konohamaru
"To show you a little of mind and body can do. The reason why you hate it probably because Ebisu didn't give you much practical training thus you are bored." Said Naruto chuckling
"How did you know that?" Asked Konohamaru
"I was the same. I don't like sitting around studying theory much at all back then." Said Naruto
"Then what should I do?" Asked Konohamaru
"As I said before, train your mind and body. Only then you will steady become strong. Don't rush and try a shortcut. Trust me, it not worth it." Said Naruto walking away
"Oh and one more thing. Find someone precious to you. Someone you wished to protect. Only then you can become strong." Said Naruto
"… Huh, who needs you to teach me? You are not my Boss anymore. From now on, we are a rival!" Said Konohamaru
Naruto smirking as he said: "Sorry kid. Two things: First is, I'm already a Genin now. And second, my goal is not becoming Hokage at all."
A surprised look from Konohamaru and a shocked look from Sarutobi as he was watching from the crystal ball.
"… Y-You are not? But you know about being Hokage so well?" Asked Konohamaru
"Knowing about Hokage doesn't mean want to become one. My dream is much more simple though… to have a family. That's all I asked." Said Naruto looking at the sky as Gensokyou flash through his mind
Naruto lows his head down smiling as he walks away.
Meanwhile, at the office, Sarutobi still shocked after hearing what Naruto just said.
'Could it be… because I was hiding the fact that he's the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki?' Though Sarutobi
"Minato… what should I do now?" Asked Sarutobi looks at the Fourth portray
Done. It's not much but that's it for the chapter. Naruto power will only truly shine at the Chunin Exam Final though. Please PM or Review.