Subaru: Gamer and Shinobi
Once more, thank you for all of the support. The story just passed 12,500 hits, 452 followers, 344 favourites and 6 C2s. Here is a general reply to all of the reviews, as I had the same problem as I did last time.
First of all, Daddi, I hadn't realised I made his birthday 9/11 until you reviewed. I think I'll keep it as that though, since various scripts I've made to keep track of stats and whatnot already have it inputted.
Next, bloodlines like the Otsutsuki one may be available to him, but like canon, he'll need the genetics of an Uchiha. This may or may not happen, with Orochimaru and others, anything is possible.
With CC, yes, there are a few other things, that he may unlock. It's like in them games where you have to level up before you get a chance to upgrade skills.
For a few other reviews, Subaru will probably either recreate or unlock skills from other anime. Spiritual pressure is going to be a sort of more refined version of normal killer intent. It may allow a physical being to be seen, i.e., a sort of soul animal that may relate to his summons. A poll is up on my profile for summons, it'll be announced at the end of the chapter. You can also vote by review.
Finally, SasquatchY, I am not doing an atypical stat boundary. In all honestly, it'll be a lot more like Adventure Capitalism. Help.
With 'Story Mode', 'Normal Mode' and 'Hard Mode', it works like a normal game. Story mode is the main story. Here, it means that Subaru can do whatever he wants, but he will always start off in that orphanage in Konoha. Normal mode would allow him choice of where to spawn or choice of who to play as. Hard mode would be all that but harder. Less stats. Less health. More damage.
Thank you to all the reviewers as they help me improve the story and help me keep motivated to write. Well type. You know what I mean.
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Now, a random fact about the story:
Subaru is named as he is as a reference to Re:Zero, as Subaru there, has insight about the future whenever he dies and goes back to his last save point in the same way Subaru here has insight to the future, though for totally different reasons. Kazuma and Naofumi were also options I had whitelisted for their Isekai genre.
Now, on with the story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Slavery was abolished decades ago.
Skills and Genin
When I woke up in the morning, I got a notification:
[Due to having rested, CP was restored]
I remember in some stories where this also happens. Why didn't I get the status message when I first arrived here?
[You didn't get this status message before as there was nothing to normalise. This also works for HP and status effects.]
Well, that's good to know. I got up and got ready for the Academy. I saw Naruto already awake, presumably excited for an actual lesson. Speaking of which, can I graduate early? As far as I know, after Itachi, it was stopped, but since Itachi hasn't killed off his clan yet, am I able to skip the years? The only problem is, the physical side isn't shown until the 3rd year, so at most I may be able to skip a year. Unless, Naruto's ANBU guard put in a good work for me? I know that they see most of what I train, including the chakra control exercises, so they should be able to recommend me for Genin.
What about at the end of each year? They might put a test for all years to see if anyone is ready to graduate. And even then, do I want to graduate? If I stayed, I might get the chance to get on Naruto's team. But is that a good thing? The chance of that happening is minimal and means that another team would pass, which would mess up canon further than I've probably already messed it up with my presence, which would mean my insight would be useless.
If I graduate early, I may be able to protect Naruto from afar in a way. And it might mean better relations since the village would respect me more if I was a Chunin and they might see that Naruto isn't a demon. That reminds me, I need to make sure that Naruto isn't sabotaged by Mizuki. From what I know, Mizuki has been working for Orochimaru ever since a mission before he was made Academy Instructor where he killed a teammate to continue the mission.
To graduate, I'll need a Bunshin, the Kawarimi and the Henge. Remembering the seals, I went into the bedroom and remembered the seals. Dog, boar and ram for the Henge and tiger, boar, ox, dog and snake for the Kawarimi. I thanked the Gamer ability for easy Jutsu learning and I tried them, one at a time:
[Through your actions, these techniques have been created]
Transformation Technique (Henge): Lvl 1 (0%):
The Henge technique allows you to masquerade as someone else, however, various Doujutsu will be able to see through Henges.
CP Usage: 100 CP/min
Replacement Technique (Kawarimi): Lvl 1 (0%):
The Kawarimi technique allows you to swap places with our lord and saviour, the almighty Log, or any other nearby objects.
CP Usage: 500 CP
I did a Henge of Naruto in the mirror and it was pretty good, but some areas like height of the arms and the shade of yellow in his hair were off. I replaced myself with my backpack full of things like food and a notepad, before picking it up and putting it on.
That is good for now. I made two Kage Bunshin, Alpha and Beta, to practice the techniques, since I want to make sure I can do them well. I only used the necessary chakra this time instead of over powering it, since I don't want them doing stuff for too long, since I don't know how big the headaches are going to be, if I get them at all, since the Gamer ability has something against mind damage if I remember correctly. I was still slightly panting at the end of it, though. I got out of the room and had breakfast. Depending on how much they use the techniques, they should last near an hour, maybe less.
Anyway, me and Naruto have just got out of the door. We should be about 5 minutes early for the Academy, though, if I remember correctly, some people tried to stop Naruto from arriving early, which caused Iruka to dislike him at the start. Yeah, I can hear them with my eavesdropping skill. Some villagers were saying things like 'Why would they let the demon get strong' and 'I might pull out my kid if the demon is there'. There were also a few talking about me 'Look, that's the young boy the demon possessed' and 'poor boy'. Obviously, some of these were normal for me and Naruto.
A man suddenly stepped in front of me and Naruto, "Are you sure you're going the right way. You're going to the Academy right?"
Before I could say anything, Naruto started talking, "Yeah. I'm going to become the best Hokage ever 'ttebayo."
I saw the man briefly grimace before hiding it away with a smile, "Well, they changed building because of some vandals, the Academy is temporarily on the other side of the village."
Before I could think up anything, I saw Iruka-Sensei, "Hey Sensei.", I called out to him, causing him to turn and look at us, "This man's saying that the Academy is on the other side of town. Can you show us where?"
I was thinking of saying something else, but that would due. He walked over to us, "No, the Academy is where it normally is. This man must have gotten wrong information."
He eyed the man who stepped in front of us, "You two go along. I need to talk to him."
Naruto jumped up, "Sure!", before starting to walk towards where we were walking.
It seemed that Iruka was still fair for now, since he doesn't think Naruto is a trouble maker so far, which is good. I wonder what we're going to do for our first lesson? It's probably going to be history since a lot of the Rookie 9 complained about them from Iruka. I wonder how my skills would add up. Level wise, I am about the same skill as a clan kid, but my stats are way higher than theirs because of constant grinding. I haven't been able to observe the stats of Genin, though I do know that because of Taijutsu, I'll easily lose. What about kunai and shuriken throwing, will they be a separate skill or will they depend on DEX?
Naruto and I got to the classroom and sat where we were sitting the day before. That reminds me. Mizuki used to put Genjutsu on Naruto's tests. I remember that the way to dispel Genjutsu was to flare chakra to disrupt it. I wonder if my sensing ability would do that? Since it is so small amount of chakra, it might not be enough to disrupt it. All the same, since it is on either way, I may as well try it.
I sense Iruka and Mizuki coming into the classroom, "Good morning, students."
"Good morning Sensei.", we all said in that monotone voice that school kids use when they speak at once.
"Today we'll be having a test to see how far each student is.", a few of us groaned, "Don't worry though, since you're still young, it'll be nothing physical."
Hmm... So I was right. At least partially. I remember in some Gamer stories, the MC hides his ability. I'm calling bullshit on their reasoning. Of course, someone may be after you, but in a lot of cases, there's nothing wrong with showing off our abilities. I wonder. Are there other gamers in the same position I am in? In separate worlds or fandoms?
[+1 INT for discovering a feature of the game.]
[To access this menu, please use the command, 'Perk Store: Black Market']
I'll check that out later. If I'm right, which I probably am, it may allow me to buy or sell things to other gamers. That reminds me, does that mean I can get stuff from other fandoms? I'll definitely need to check that out.
Mizuki and Iruka started handing out tests. When Mizuki got to me and Naruto, he handed out tests at the bottom of the pile instead of the top. I looked to mine and Naruto's tests before looking at Kiba's. Sure enough, our tests were different. I put my hand up to call Iruka-Sensei, "Hey, Sensei, the test that me and Naruto got are different to the ones the other people got."
After I said that, Iruka-Sensei came to us and immediately saw the tests were different. He took two tests from his own pile and swapped ours, "They shouldn't have been there. There must have been a mistake."
Naruto smiled at me, "Oh good. Those other question were way too hard, Subaru-Nii."
[-100 Rep with Mizuki]
Well, that was to be expected. That reminds me, how come Mizuki doesn't have a second name on the system? Everyone else got their full name, even Naruto.
[+1 INT for finding inconsistencies.]
[In the anime, the full name of Mizuki is not mentioned.]
Well that solves it.
When both adults finished, they went to the front, "We will now begin the test. From this point, you have 2 hours to complete as many questions as you can. If you believe you have finished and have checked over your paper, please raise your hand and I or Mizuki will collect them. No questions. You may start."
250+ INT for the win. And Eidetic memory of Naruto. And the Gamer ability.
The questions were relatively easy at the start.
Which two men joined together to create Konohagakure no Sato?
Hashirama Senju and Madara Uhicha.
Which Kekkei Genkai was the Shodai Hokage known for?
Mokuton, Wood Release.
But they gradually got harder.
Who is the boss summons of the Toad clan?
Gamabunta.
What are the 5 great hidden villages?
Konoha, Iwa, Suna, Mizu and Kumo.
What Kekkei Genkai did the Sandaime Kazekage have?
Jiton, Magnet Release
And eventually were on some advanced stuff too.
Who is Kakashi Hatake?
OK, that's epic. Imagine being in a history lesson whilst still alive. Legendary. Just then, I got a small rush of memories, though not a headache, of the clones.
Henge has levelled up to Lvl 7 (13%)
Kawarimi has levelled up to Lvl 6 (93%)
Cool. Anyway, for the answers.
Kakashi Hatake is the son of Sakumo Hatake, the infamous White Fang, who committed Seppuku after being ridiculed for abandoning a mission to save his comrades. He became a Genin at 5, Chunin at 6 and Jonin at 12. His teammates were Obito Uchiha and Rin Nohara. He was also the student of Minato Namikaze, the 4th Hokage. He is widely regarded as one of the strongest Shinobi of Konoha and his generation.
I decided to leave it at that.
I ended up finishing the test in only about 45 minutes. When I put my hand up, the two Chunin looked at me in shock. Mizuki was about to come and collect my test. But Iruka stopped him and went himself, presumably to stop sabotage, which was nice.
[+5 INT for completing a test with 100%]
[+100 Rep with Iruka Umino.]
Well that's nice. Both the 100% and the Rep points. After looking through my test, Iruka-Sensei looked even more shocked than before and signalled to Mizuki that he had to go somewhere. A few seconds later, I got this message:
[+200 Rep with ANBU]
Well, is that good or bad? I remember wanting to graduate early, and a good reputation with ANBU would be cool. A few minutes later an ANBU came into the room. The dog mask, Inu, known as Kakashi Hatake. If I remember correctly, which I do, obviously, he was the ANBU that I first met when I first came to this world. All of the students turned to look at him, some of the civilians in fear, for some odd reason. They may have heard stories about ANBU.
That reminds me, that means that Kakashi is still in ANBU. I thought he has already left ANBU, since he took several Genin teams and failed them all. To be fair, 4 teams could still count.
"Please can Subaru Uzumaki come with me."
I stood up, leaving the stuff I had brought with me, and went over to Inu. Inu put a hand on my shoulder and used a Shunshin to flicker to Hokage tower. I was a lot more used to it, having levelled up my Shunshin skill a lot. We arrived outside the door to Jiji's office.
"How come you're not bothered by the Shunshin? I haven't Shunshined with you that much", he asked.
Should I lie? Nah, I already decided to try and show off as much as possible, since I got 100% on the test.
"After that first time you took us with a Shunshin, I managed to remember the hand seal and tried to recreate it, so now I can Shunshin too."
It was obvious that Inu was shocked, even if the mask didn't show it. A few seconds passed and before he could say anything, the secretary that had seen us come in called out, "The Hokage will see you now."
When we went through the door, Jiji was sitting in his chair, smoking that pipe of his, "Hey Jiji!", I said, waving.
"Hello, Subaru-Kun.", he said, smiling, "I'm sure you're wondering about why I've called you here. As you can probably infer, it is because of your test."
He stopped for a few moments. I asked, "Why, did I do bad? I thought I got all of the answers right when I gave it to Iruka-Sensei."
Hokage-jiji said, "Yes, you did."
"That's good then, right? Why am I here?", I asked, trying to get information.
"You are here because no one since Kakashi Hatake and Itachi Uchiha have gotten such high scores on their first tests. Even then, they only got 98 and 97% respectively. Those two were trained by people. We would like to know where you got your knowledge from."
Hmm... so they think I might be a cover agent or something? Or that Danzo may have been training me? I've been to the library a couple of times before to learn about things that the show didn't cover, like population and the Daimyos. For example, the Fire Daimyo's name is Toyotomi Hideyori, though in the anime, he is always referred to as the Fire Daimyo.
"The library.", I said, "They have all of the information available for civilians."
The Hokage laid back in his chair and sighed. He turned to Inu who nodded to confirm that my excuse was true.
"Very well. Subaru-Kun, can you use chakra.", he asked.
"Um, yeah."
"Do you know all of the hand seals?", I nodded, "Can you please copy these and then use them."
Hmm, what was he going to do? Ram, tiger and snake. If I remember correctly, those were the hand seals for a normal Bunshin. Would I be able to do it? I remember that it was basically impossible for Naruto, but I have perfect control, so I should be able to.
"Bunshin.", Jiji said, before 3 clones appeared.
I did the hand seals before saying Bunshin in my mind and tried to get only 3 clones to appear. They did, in a whiff of smoke. I don't know how much chakra they had in them though, it must only be a minuscule amount, maybe as much as 2 replacements, so about 250 times less than a Kage Bunshin, which made sense.
[Through your actions, a skill has been discovered.]
Clone Technique (Bunshin): Lvl 10 (0%): *
Allows the user to clone themselves, though after one hit they will disappear. Doujutsu like the Sharingan and Byakugan will be able to see through them.
CP Usage: 1000 CP
*Due to knowing Kage Bunshin, additional levels have been added to the Bunshin to even out your skills.
So I was right. And the added bonus is cool too. I wonder if that applies for all Bunshin types.
Inu and Jiji nodded at each other, "Subaru-Kun, I would like you to be promoted to a Genin."
So I was more right than before. But Genin? In reality, no matter the amount of Jutsu I know, I'll still need at least a Taijutsu style, and I don't really know how high my stats compare.
"Are you sure I can handle it? I may be able to do Ninjutsu, but I have next to no skill in Taijutsu. Anyone bigger than me could probably floor me in a couple of seconds."
Jiji looked at me and smiled, "Not only have you got a perfect score on your theory and knowledge, some of my ANBU have seen you training your chakra control some of the time and have sensed you using a technique to cheat at hide and seek. You are correct, you're Taijutsu is not up to standard. Which is why you'll be put under an apprenticeship, since by the speed you learnt the Bunshin, you'll find it easier to get better at Taijutsu."
"Eh, but wouldn't it be better to give an apprenticeship to someone older?", I asked.
"No, I believe that you are the best choice right now. However, I would like you to try and perform a Henge and the Kawarimi, that is if you know them."
"Yeah.", I lied, "I saw a Genin do the Kawarimi before and I've seen a couple of older students do the Henge."
I wonder how good they are right now. Sure, I have the clones memories, but do they directly correlate to me doing them. Probably equal, though I've read some stories where it is half the experience or something like that. I did the hand seals for Henge first and transformed into... Who should I transform into? Do I do what I was doing before with Naruto, or should I do something else? I settled on transforming into Naruto. If I did someone like Pein, it wouldn't make sense since they don't know him. The Henge applied smokelessly which was nice.
I then did the hand seals for Kawarimi and chose the chair in front of us as the thing to replace myself with. Smoke did appear this time, presumably because it wasn't at a high enough level yet.
"I, Hiruzen Sarutobi, hereby name Subaru Uzumaki as a Genin of Konoha."
I honestly was not expecting to get promoted today. I thought that the end of the school year would be the least amount of time I'd have to wait. I'm not going to waste the chance though. Jiji reached out for a drawer and pulled out a Konoha headband. He bent over and put it on my head. I smiled brightly at him.
[For being promoted to Genin, please choose a reward]
[+5 Perk Points] [+25 Stat Points] [Taijutsu Scroll]
Well that fixes my Taijutsu problem. Do I want to get it though? I've ruled out the 25 stat points since I'm pretty sure my stats will be alright for now. But, 5 perk points would be amazing. Seriously. Imagine if I got 5 +25% Control Scrolls. I could get every standard element. With the Taijutsu scroll, what if it had requirements, like knowing basic Taijutsu already?
[Scrolls do not have requirements to use. However, to use the scrolls contents to their full potential, some may have DEX requirements, as an example.]
"So who am I going to be apprenticed to?", I asked, simultaneously choosing the Taijutsu Scroll with my mind and seeing a notification telling me that it is in my inventory now.
My mind went through people they could possibly apprentice me to. Kakashi is one, but he probably won't be doing it, since he'll want Naruto's team. Unless, of course, I make Chunin before that. Another option could be Itachi. That may be bad for me. If he kills off his clan, my reputation with the villagers would stoop below what it already is, since I am both the brother of the 'Demon Brat', and they treated Anko really bad. I can't really think of anyone else that would have me apprenticed to them, apart from maybe Yugao, Anko or a normal Jonin/Chunin, since they may not have to be a special character.
I wonder when the Uchiha clan will be massacred, if at all. Neither the anime nor manga gave a specific date. In some ways, it could be when Itachi is 11, since I remember him at 21 saying it was a decade ago. But at the same time, I remember that he was ANBU captain at 13, so it may be then. If it was that case, it will be in the current year, since Itachi is around 4.5 years older than Sasuke, who is 2 months older than me, and is already 8. Speaking of which, it is my birthday in just over a week. So I'll get more perk points which is nice.
"You will be apprenticed to..."
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| Subaru: Gamer and Shinobi |
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Find out in the next episode of Dragon Ball Z. Sorry for just posting a filler chapter, I am getting ready for something bigger. I do not want to have Subaru in the Academy, especially when I've already said that the ANBU watching him know most of what he does. Here is a list of stats, skills and relationships. I'll post these every 5 chapters, with the rest of the chapters only having the stats.
Name: Subaru Uzumaki
Gender: Male
Age: 7
Title/Status: The Gamer, Orphan
Level: 12 (Next Level 74%)
HP: 1.25 mil / 1.25 mil (Regeneration: 41800/minute)
CP: 1.12 mil / 1.12 mil (Regeneration: 22550/minute)
CC: 100%
Affinity: Wind (5%)
STR: 145
VIT: 145
DEX: 150
INT: 264
LUC: 61
Points: 0
Perk Points: 1
Allegiance: Konohagakure
Ryo: 6475
Items:
+13% Control Scroll
+500 Rep Points
Reputation
Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze: 12,000
Hiruzen Sarutobi: 9,500
Ichiraku Family: 7,000
Iruka Umino: 350
ANBU: 200
Other: 0
General Konoha: -4,000
Mizuki: -4,200
Nono Yakushi: -6,000
Skills
Observe: Lvl 25 (2%)
Chakra Sense: Lvl 33 (72%)
Running: Lvl 29 (98%)
Hiding: Lvl 30 (42%)
Leaf Exercise: Lvl MAX
Tree Walking: Lvl MAX
Water Walking: Lvl 4 (13%)
Eavesdropping: Lvl 2 (36%)
Kage Bunshin: Lvl 1 (17%)
Shunshin: Lvl 12 (7%)
Henge: Lvl 7 (13%)
Kawarimi: Lvl 6 (97%)
Bunshin: Lvl 10 (0%)
There is a poll on my profile for what summon Subaru will have. Please answer it if you get the chance, it makes writing the story easier. You can also leave a review of what summon you want.
Bye!