[Basic Hummingbird fist lvl 1:

Taijutsu style that revolves around speed and kicks. Skill increases with level]

As it turns out. Learning a Taijutsu style on your own was hard. Like really hard. But I managed to get don the basics. It was a style that involved speed and precision. The main form of attack is with kicks with this style. Arms were used to block and to move around. Obviously not for running because that would be stupid. But it was for more... complicated moves. Moves that I'd only use if i was desperate today.

Now today was a very special day. No, I wasn't getting godhood unfortunately. I dreamed about that last night though. Today is the day I try my best to not get my ass kicked by children who have been training for at least four more years than I have. With a style that took me a week to learn. That was level one... It didn't help that I spent a lot of time studying other things too. And improving my Caligraphy and chakra control. As it turns out. It was a bitch to level and I needed a bit of it to learn actual fuinjutsu. So yeah. Not a lot of time for Taijutsu.

I hoped I faced Shikamaru. Because dear god that would be fantastic. The next spars were in three days so I'd only have three days to get my ass in shape but I could maybe squeeze a level out of the training. Maybe get to level nine in my stats too. Currently all my stats were equal and they sat at the comfortably high level of eight. I wish I was joking.

'It'd be nice if that leveled faster.' On the bright side Physical Conditioning was leveling up quickly and I was probably close to level Nine... Although I wish I had the extra level for the fight I was probably going to lose. Luckily for me Naruto, Sasuke, Shino, Kiba, and the best of the civilians were already done. So that left Chouji, Shikamaru, Io, Sakura, the slackers, and Hinata.

Hinata was my worst possible match up.

"Kukui and Hinata could you please come up?" Iruka looked at me and the Hyuuga girl. Internally I screamed. Why did I have to Jinx it? Hinata was my worst match up for one reason alone. Gentle fist. The thing is, in the academy spars you could use whatever Taijutsu you knew. Hinata even whilst unconfident. Moreso than I. Was probably one of the strongest here. Especially with the Gentle fist.

So in short I was fucked and not even bought dinner first.

I watched as Hinata walked across from where I was as I entered the literal ring which sadly was only that. A ring. No walls to catch me for when I am sent flying. I put my arms up with one of them slightly to the left and the other one was closer to my chest. My legs shifted into a slightly crouched position. Only slightly. Perfect for a run.

Hinata meanwhile, entered the signature gentle fist stance without the Byakugan. No jutsu allowed. That includes Dojutsu. Thank god for that rule. I'd be double screwed otherwise.

Iruka looked at Hinata and then at me, "Alright I see that both of you are using different styles than from the academy one so this should be interesting. Are both of you ready," I was ready to fail. Nonetheless I nodded and Hinata let out a quiet "Yes" Iruka smiled, "Alright then," He raised a hand into the air and jumped back, "Begin!" I called for running which was now a solid level three. I'd need the 15% boost in speed.

Straight away I ran toward Hinata going for a legsweep. Hinata quickly dodged my leg sweep and I felt a jab to the side, Quickly jumping back I barely ducked under another jab that likely would have knocked me out had it landed. Gentle fist without the Byakugan was pretty much "I'll fuck up whatever I hit if I miss" Hyuuga barely miss. I went for a kick to the side only to discover a hand grabbing it. "Fuck." I felt pressure applied to it and then nothing.

One thing about the Hyuuga that made them a bitch to fight was the fact they knew where to strike to make your limbs just... not work... I jumped into the air and using my free leg managed to land a blow to the arm Hinata was using to hold my leg.

My small victory was short-lived however as I had to once again barely dodge another jab and then another to the shoulder. I grimaced as the third strike landed. I didn't feel anything go numb this time at least. It would be a matter of time before I lost. I knew that for sure. My leg was already starting to regain feeling though so that was great. I could move around more. I was probably around Hinata's speed with running. Without it I'd be screwed.

Speaking of, Running had turned off. "I notice you are getting lower," Hinata's voice was very low but not low enough to where I couldn't hear it. I felt another jab graze my side and recoiled backward which caused me to dodge a jab to the stomach, "It's over now."

I felt a strong jab in the sternum and I recoiled onto the ground. 'That was humbling.' Any sense of Ego I didn't have was just evaporated then and there. I clutched my chest. "I yield," I glanced at the Kunai that was barely being held to the side of my head. "Well that went better than expected. Thank you for not going for the head. That would not have been nice." I also didn't want to think of what could happen to me.

[New skill unlocked: Physical Resistance]

[Physical Resistance lvl 1:

Increases the users durability to physical attacks according to lvl]

'Oh joy...'

Hinata mumbled something quiet before retreating back to where she was before. "Hinata wins." Iruka then looked at my pathetic form, "I take it that you know you need to improve. Why not use the basic style?" I couldn't anser that I didn't know it... Well I could but that would not bode well for me.

I stood up and dusted myself off as I began my retreat, "I decided to use something that fits me more," Bullshit incarnate but hey the style was working so far, "So I perused the academy's library and found it with a few other things,"

Iruka nodded, "Alright then. Be sure to ask for help if you need it. Also please be careful when you begin Fuinjutsu and do it only with Adult supervision," I had guessed he was told about what I had gotten as I am his student. I obviously am going to ignore the last part.

I nodded and saluted with two fingers and went to where I often was these days.

A tree. Specifically under the leaves. Nobody seemed to go here except for Shikamaru and Chouji who left me alone. I left them alone as well whilst I studied. Yes I studied. I wasn't going to be an idiot. Currently, i was one of the smarter kids in class thanks to my past life. Even whilst sick, I had to do homework. So I wasn't an idiot. At least I had gotten my homework done for the week already so I could focus on subjects I actually cared about. Mainly, Fuinjutsu. Fun fact: Storage seals are the basis for all fuinjutsu. I also knew how one worked now.

I sighed as I sat down. I lifted my shirt and saw a bruise forming. "Son of a bitch thats gonna be sore for a while isn't it?" I wasn't mad at Hianta per se... But damnit... Did she have to jab me that hard?

'Oh well. Being a bitch about it won't do anything.' I decided to take out my book on Kenjutsu. Fuinjutsu would be the main course. I hadn't done much Kenjutsu study. Mainly because I didn't have enough money yet. Well I did. But I wanted to have enough to where I wouldn't be broke afterwards. I also needed the stuff to properly take care of it.

But I still wanted to study it a bit before I got one. So I would know what I was doing at least.

"I didn't take you for one to learn Kenjutsu, Kukui," I looked up and saw Shikamaru looking at me as I looked at my book. Over in the distance, I noticed Chouji fighting Naruto. That explained why he was here, "I also see you have a Fuinjutsu book. Man you used to be cool. Why the change?" Ah yes. I technically used to be a slacker like him.

I shrugged as I looked back to the book, memorizing a stance, "I could answer with People Change but that would be boring. The simple answer is that I don't want to be weak," He raised an eyebrow at that once I looked up, You saw how badly I got my ass kicked didn't you? I only got one hit in out of pure luck. To be frank with you even Sakura could beat me now," Sakura was regarded as the physically weakest as I learned. But where she lacked strength, she made up that in form, "This world is a scary place. I don't want to die,"

"Why not become a civilian then?" He asked before staring at me, "You would be safe and be able to slack to your hearts content. I'd do that but my mom would nag at me until I rejoined the academy,"

"Thats just the easy way out," I looked back down at the book in my hand, "I could become a civilian yes," But that means turning my back on the world. That and Konoha is going to get nuked in five years is what I wanted to say, "But it means me being a quitter. I'm too stubborn for that. Plus as a ninja I'd be more free to do what I want."

"You would be forced to go on missions for the village. You could just leave Konoha if you wanted too as a civilian," He had a point there. I'd be forced to steal, kill, and plunder for Konoha. But ultimately I was okay with that. If I could stop the greater evils of the world then I'd do whatever it took. Shikamaru then laid down on to the grass, "You could watch clouds all day too if you wanted too,"

I turned the page of the book as I finished reading it, "Thats true. I'd be forced to do things I may be unwilling to do for Konoha. But there's also a certain freedom that comes with being a shinobi." I looked to the sky, through the leaves of the tree I was under, "You are strong. Stronger than most people by virtue of being a shinobi. There in lies the ultimate freedom. Power. I want to be one of the strongest there is. I'll be truly free then. I'll still be forced to steal kill and plunder but being the strongest would mean those things wouldn't need to be done by me nearly as often. I could do what I want and be called for the biggest of threats only," Ah fuck it... I just bullshitted my way through the conversation but you know what? I would become the strongest. If only it meant saying fuck you to Obito.

"That sounds troublesome," The signature Nara word has been spoken finally. Never thought it'd take this long. Shikamaru sighed as he sat up and looked at the ongoing fight between Naruto, "Troubleome blond must have said something..." The Lazy bastard looked to me, "You play Shogi?"

I shrugged, "Nope. But I'm willing to try anything at least once,"

The lazy bastard smirked, "Wanna play?"

I closed my book, "Sure why not. Whats the worst that could happen?" I had an idea but I'd humor him a bit.

The smile he sent my way was a bit disturbing to say the least.

Hunting had been going pretty well for me. My accuracy had been great and Shurikenjutsu had went up massively. It was sitting at a comfortable level nine. Shrukenjutsu's bonus went up 10% every level. So every level I got a 10% accuracy increase. Which leads to more hunts being successful. Which in turn leads to more pelts.

Skinning was now at a comfortable level seven too.

Ever since that day I actually talked with Shikamaru I hadn't really talked to him at all. Nor had I talked to Chouji. I had gotten my ass kicked multiple times that day. Both Physically and Mentally. I hadn't given up though. That day last week had been enlightening for more then one reason.

It was motivation to work harder first off Both physically and mentally. I had gotten my ass kicked brutally that day. Mainly in part to my humbling defeats via Shikamaru's Shogi skills but my fight with Hinata was enlightening. I fought a hard-to-fight Civilian three days ago too. I had lost. That served as more motivation.

Now I'd probably never be a Taijutsu god but I wanted to be the best. So I needed to improve. But for that to happen I'd need to look for a Taijutsu partner. 'Maybe I should look for someone to be my friend.' It had been a lonely few weeks. I wasn't exactly a social butterfly but I had needs. Human contact was one of them and I wanted to talk to someone about anything really. At leasy my studies were Keeping me occupied.

Speaking of my studies. I have been spending the last few hours researching Fuinjutsu whilst I slow-cooked a rabbit outside. I also had a leaf on my pinky finger for a bit. I had taken it off a bit ago though so my chakra could regenerate. Fun fact; I regenerate 2 chakra points a minute. So after using most of my pool of chakra or 160 of my 180 amounts I needed to let it rest for two hours and fourty minutes. It had been three hours so I could use it again. But I wanted to finish my studies for the night and eat.

Neat math though right?

Anyways Fuinjutsu was a lot more interesting. Especially since today's chapter went into detail about the basic storage seal. Basically the storage seal broke down and held whatever was inside of it with chakra. The specific kanji(Or circle used if you wanted to put more efffort into it) used was actually the perfect amount of ink which acted as the binder for the chakra and whatever it stored keeping the item safely inside. It was why the items were destroyed if the scroll was destroyed.

The storage scroll was the foundation of all basic and most advanced Fuinjutsu. Discounting stuff like the Uzumaki clan chains of course. There were several seals that either inverted the process for the seal to expel items which was commonly used in tandem with water for water users water jutsu or seals that were for sealing specific things like elements or even people. In short Fuinjutsu was broken if used correctly.

I already had a few ideas on how to combine a particular seal with another seal commonly used in Suna in the Puppeteer corps. The aptly named reshaping seal is a thing of beauty in my humble opinion. Before I can actually use Fuinjutsu I need to get to a better level of Chakra control though...

"No Better time to start than Now I suppose," I grabbed two leaves and began levitating them on one hand. I could do this from level two onwards but it drained me a lot. Luckily the cost to do this went down every other level so I wouldn't run out for a little bit. But this was for powerleveling pretty much. I was at the low level of level three and that was with countless hours of grinding.

[Leaf concentration excorcise lvl 3:

Allows user to levitate and eventually spin a leaf on a chakra point to build up more chakra control.

Amount of Leaf's that can be levitated: 3

Chakra cost: 4 Chakra points per second]

I was proud as hell about my work. Even if it sucked now. I still considered it to be nice. It wasn't perfect but it was good enough for now. I was doing pretty good as Iruka said yesterday! I was slowly going to become a god. It'd be a slow start but I have a feeling that once I get truly started, I won't stop.

I floated the leaves on my fingers for a bit longer. It truly was an odd experience having chakra. It almost felt like a wave of warmth that never ended but did at the same time. Chakra was honestly impossible to explain otherwise.

If I had to lien it to anything else it'd be that feeling you get during winter whilst in a warm blanket. Just content with life.

Being reincarnated was the best thing to happen to me and I'd forever be grateful to whatever ROB decided to fuck around with my soul and placed me here. I could now basically live my twelve year old selfves dream... Albiet reality was far harsher than my dream of being an OP God who made every OP Naruto look like a baby... Far harsher. I'd never reach those levels too.

Oh well.

With my current ideas I might come somewhat close to EOS Naruto though.

I then smelt something wonderful, "Ah my rabbit's done!" I let go of the leaves then. Rabbit whilst slowcooked over a fire turned out to be really damn good if you knew how to make it. Really crispy too.

[Leaf Concentration Excorcise has leveled up]

Today is a good day it seems.

Today was the day.

I had gotten enough money from my pelt sales. I had scammed- I mean sold my pelts to some sellers who were way too ecstatic to by pelts from me off of the rabbits I killed plus whatever else I managed to catch. Mainly rabbits though... From all of sales I had gained enough to buy a high quality Tanto. My research had dictated that it'd cost the equivalent of a thousand USD in Ryo. I hate math but damn its interesting sometimes. Chakra conductive stuff cost way more. Like stupid amounts of Ryo had to be spend to even get a kunai.

Of course I needed to find an actual weapon shop. Or rather me three weeks ago did. Turns out fanon was right about the Higurashi weapon shop being a thing. Go figure. Fanon had to be right about some things. And of course Tenten was there when I first entered.

Now. I had no idea how the fuck a weapon shop was supposed to work. I didn't see any tanto's in packaging obviously when I entered so I assume its an order it and go type of deal. Really better than what I was expecting to be honest. I can get in and get out as soon as possible.

I walked up to the cleric. AKA Tenten whom looked really fucking bored right now. She then looked up and put n what I assumed was her best 'Please make this quick' face since she didn't look too pleased at the moment, "Hello welcome to Higurashi weapons shop how may I help you?"

I put on my most respectful smile, "Hello I was wondering if I could order a Tanto," Again. No idea how this whole thing worked so I was walking in the dark here. Like I had been for the last few weeks.

Tenten nodded, "Of course. Now would you like it to be a chakra conductive one or just a regular one?" One day I would come back for the Chakra conductive one. That day would not be close but it would be a day to remember.

"A regular one please. I don't have enough for a chakra conductive one unfortunately... One day I'll come back for one though!" Now we hadn't had an economics class yet in the academy but from my studying a chakra conductive blade cost the equivalent of a single B-rank mission. Or 7.5 C ranks. Which was a lot... And that wasn't even mentioning other people getting mission pay too.

"Ah I see. Yeah chakra conductive ones are pretty expensive. I'll go get your order ready," Tenten then walked to the back of the shop presumably getting my tanto. This was my second interaction with a canon character longer than three seconds... I just realized that.

I had mostly avoided screwing with stuff for now. I noticed Naruto was lonely and I wanted to approach him sometime soon. But I was still learning about the fascinating parts of the world! Which was most of it. I wanted to learn more about the world I was in before making any rash decisions... I may or may not have been sidetracked in learning more about the world when I focused on Fuinjutsu knowledge... I was so close to being able to do it. Just a bit more Caligraphy skill and some more chakra control then I was golden. But yeah... The world was so open and interesting! I want to explore it when I become a shinobi.

"You look like your deep in thought. What's got your attention so much that your staring into space?" I noticed Tenten again as she tapped my shoulder.

"Oh," I said intelligently which got a giggle out of her, "Nothing really... I'm just excited about being able to be a shinobi," The ultimate form of freedom I see for me at the moment is me being a shinobi and going on missions. If I manage to help save the world I'm probably going to be like Jiraya minus the perversion. Whilst I too was an enjoyer of the female body I wasn't one to creep on woman.

"Oh... hey I think I recognize you actually. Aren't you the kid in the year under me who got an entire class of first years to steal a book from someone?" That got a laugh out of me. Kiba stole one of my Fuinjutsu books a week back. I naturally decided to retaliate with numbers. Numbers I convinced to take revenge for me by saying Kiba would train them if they took the book from him. They managed to do it and I took the book back.

I wiped a tear from my eye, "I did. But it wasn't stealing. Kiba stole my fuinjutsu book just as I was about to get to a good part," I saw the look of surprise on Tenten's face at the mention of Fuinjutsu, "I'm weaker than him so I unfortunately couldn't take it back by force... So I convinced the first years to do it instead,"

"Fuinjutsu huh? You study that? I'm shocked since honestly not many people bother with it anymore. Nice though. By the way your order should be ready in a few minutes," Tenten then looked at the door, "Its a slow day today. So how far are you with Fuinjutsu?" Oh hey bordem was coming back.

I rubbed the back of my head. A sign of sheepishness I did alot in my past life. Old habits die hard I suppse, "To be honest i haven't really gotten started on the actual seals themselves," That got a disappointed noise out of Tenten, "I've only been studying Fuinjutsu for a couple of weeks whilst perfecting my caligraphy and refining my chakra control a bit more. I'm almost ready though,"

That made Tenten perk up, "Mind showing me your Caligraphy then? I have time so maybe I can help you a bit," Free help wasn't something I wasn't going to turn down. Ever.

I nodded and Tenten slid over some paper and ink. I drew a basic storage seal. Without any chakra inside the ink of course, "It isn't perfect unfortunately but it's the best I can do right now," I could see tiny little details that weren't perfect. It sucked.

Tenten took it and inspected it, "I think its decent enough. Although you need more expirence with moving your hands quicker clearly. More prescise and quick strokes of the brush is whats needed in a fight if you want to take this to a combative level. But you'll need something to keep you afloat for a bit until that point. Is that why your getting a tanto?"

I shook my head, "No not really. I intend to combine it with some Fuinjutsu idea I've had though. But I want to learn how to use it anyways. Now I just need to find someone to teach me," No way in fucking hell was I learning Kenjutsu solo. Taijutsu was hard enough as it is.

"Maybe I could help you?" I looked at Tenten with wide eyes, "I like to think I'm pretty good at Bukijutsu. If you want I could give you some tips sometimes," My golden ticket to not being antisocial- I mean to having help was here! Tenten's skill in Bukijutsu was pretty overlooked in canon to be honest.

I grinned, "I would very much appreciate that! Nobody In my class knows Kenjutsu so I can't learn from them so this'll be a huge help! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!" I may have been a bit too excited. Oh well. My body is Ten. I can get away with it.

I received a smile in return, "Well then I'll be happy to help! Now that tanto will be 70,497 Ryo!"

Oh yeah I had to pay...

Honestly my favorite chapter so far. I've come to realise something about this fic. It isn't a rewrite of NS... Its more of a spiritual successor. Anyways Hopefully you enjoyed the chapter. Kukui's met his first probably friend; Tenten and honestly my favorite part of the chapter.

I love all of this chapter honestly. Even the short Fight with Hinata where Kukui failed miserably.

Anyways I suppose I'll see you all soon!

Bye for now!