We all stepped outside the classroom. I was nervous. I was fairly weak. Weaker then even the slackers and the people who actually trained often had to have higher levels of skill than that. I am clanless and I literally just got here like an hour and a half ago. I wouldn't last a minute against everyone as I was.

The class reached the large open area we were supposed to run a lap around. It was large. I would for sure tire myself out quickly. But I needed to try.

"Alright, class. We will start by running a single lap around this area" Iruka said. Kiba and Naruto grinned excitedly at this. I looked over at the other kids. Most of the clan kids looked confident... Okay, they didn't, most of them just looked blank or lazy. The civilians looked both confident and nervous. And I looked over to Iruka. Mizuki wasn't here yet or he was sick.

"Alright, let's do this!" Howled Kiba after a few seconds of silence. He looked over at Naruto expecting a challenge to be issued it seems.

"I bet I can run faster than you," Naruto boasted. It seems like he accepted.

"Haha, you think you can beat me, loser?" Kiba mocked.

At this point, I just tuned them out. There was no point in listening to them argue. I just wanted to get this over with and save my pride from being completely shattered.

I looked toward Iruka who was making sure Naruto and Kiba wouldn't fight. 'It really sucks that I'm not in the body of someone with high stats or better yet a regular shinobi. I really don't want to be in the academy if this is what I'm going to have to deal with for another two years. ' I thought dejectedly. I always hated loud noises like this. It's why I could tune the noise out easily.

"BE QUIET YOU TWO" Iruka yelled at Naruto and Kiba. They finally shut up and the other kids stopped talking. Sweet silence. Truly a wonderful thing taken for granted. I smiled at this. I then looked at the beginning of the laps. Marked by a black line. It was huge. Large enough for roughly 30 kids.

"Okay now that everyone is quiet, would everyone walk up to the line," Iruka told the class. We all walked up to the line. I walked up to the second to the last area on the left. I would have taken the last slot on the very left but the class emo took it. I breathed in and out a few times. I was nervous. I really didn't know how I would fare against everyone here.

"Alright now that everyone's ready. Start running!" Iruka exclaimed.

Everyone started running. I noticed I was quickly falling behind. Thankfully, I wasn't getting that tired. I was also ahead of a few people. Mainly other civilians. But I was also ahead of Shikamaru. Shocker. I began trying to run faster. I damn well wanted to level up and what better way to do it than by well running? I was slowly gaining on other faster civilians. I was starting to get tired and fast but I felt alive. The feeling was just like when I ran again for the first time. It felt as freeing and as awesome as last time.

I looked to be in the middle of the pack at the moment. Lets see how fast I could push myself!

I put more strain on my muscles. Suddenly I felt faster. I dragged myself back to reality and noticed I was now ahead of people like Sakura and a few of the random civilians I didn't know the names of. The rest of the clan kids and Naruto were ahead of me still 'Holy shit how much faster am I than everyone else now?' I wondered. I looked behind me and noticed the other kids were surprised by my sudden speed boost. I would be too. Hell even the people ahead of me looked behind them to see me trying to catch up to them.

Then I started slowing down again. 'No not now' I thought. I felt like shit too. I started to be overtaken by the kids I surpassed. I felt saddened watching that. Eventually, I reached the end and counted about 14 kids behind me. I was literally in the middle.

I collapsed onto the ground. Every little muscle in my legs were aching. It felt horrible but great. I needed to rest for a little while.

[Running leveled up]

Small bonuses.

"Good job everyone! Even you Shikamaru" Iruka said. He seemed proud of us all for even completing the laps. That said a lot about how much we suck. I don't like sucking, I need to get better.

Kiba looked at me "Hey Kukui what was that technique you used to get after?" Kiba asked. He probably wants to learn it. Idiot couldn't see that I literally pushed my muscles harder. I overdid it a bit.

Naruto also looked at me "Yeah tell us what the hell you just did Kukui" I saw the slightest bit of hope in his eyes that I would share that information. Everyone's eyes were on me. Just great.

If I had a shell like a turtle I would recede into it. I didn't like this much attention. But yet here I was with 30 people looking at me. "It's not a jutsu or a technique, I was just running faster. I just pushed ahead a bit and now I feel sore," I explained. I wasn't lying or even twisting the truth.

"Aw come on, that can't be it, just tell us already!" Kiba howled. He really wanted to know what I did it seems.

"Come on Kiba leave Kukui alone. By the way, great job Kukui, you improved your time by over a minute!" Iruka praised. He seemed genuinely happy I improved. Thats the first time someone.

"Thanks, sensei," I said in between breaths. I really was tired from running one lap. I needed to improve my constitution So running would be the most viable way to level it up. I looked up again at Kiba.

"I will find out what that technique was," Kiba exclaimed. He looked motivated. Yay me... I didn't even use running at all!

"Sure you will," I told the Inuzuka. Oddly enough Naruto didn't seem like he was going to bother me like Kiba. That was good, "The day you find out I was just running harder will be one to behold,"

I tuned Kiba out again as I looked to Iruka for instructions on what to do next.

"Okay, everyone now that the lap is over take a five-minute break then we can move on to shurikenjutsu. Iruka told the class. I sighed in relief as did many other people. People spread out into the yard to go to the shade or to talk with friends.

I walked over to a bench in a shady area. Perfect for thinking. I actually had time to do it.

Sitting down I needed to decide what to actually do. I had no idea whatsoever what I should do in this world. Obviously, I needed to become a shinobi. I had low chances of survival otherwise. Like what could I do? I needed to find a way to fight without actually being there or a way to fight whilst far away and protected. But what? Also What was different about the world I was in? So far the world looked to be the same but I didn't know that for sure.

Were there 5 great villages still? Was the Uchiha clan massacred... Actually, I think it was based on Sasuke's attitude and personality. Although he did seem slightly less emoish. That sucks. Is Obito still evil here? Probably. What about the Akatsuki? There was so much I had to know. So much I needed to know to survive in this world. Also, there was the matter of if this world was just like normal would I want to screw with canon? It's tempting honestly as the lives I could save and the good I could do really sounded nice. But all of the things that could go wrong if I did mess with canon are there too. Just so much I had to account for. I'm not ready for this. I wasn't even an adult before I died. How the hell could I make the world better? Also, I might need to document info. I might forget what went on in canon. Any info I had would be needed to fight people like Pain... I didn't know if I had an inventory or not yet either.

I just wished it was easier. But no, I had so much that needed to be done. So much to know. There were too many variables to really decide now. I either had to step up and rise to the challenge or fall into the depths of despair.

'No, I won't fall into despair. I will do what I want to do here in this world and I damn well will enjoy my life here' I thought. I had another opportunity at life so I best not throw it away. I would still help people, still, become a shinobi. But Naruto was the protagonist, not me. He will deal with this shit with side characters to aid him along his journey.

An idea came to me. Just because I didn't want to be the protagonist didn't mean I couldn't help the protagonist. Naruto could be even greater than the canon version of him. Although he may not get shadow clones if I interfere. But shadow clones aren't always the answer. Although they helped alot.

'I'll gauge how this world is for a few weeks before I try to meddle much,' That was probably the safest course of action. I could go unseen for a bit too.

Looking up from my position I saw Iruka coming back toward the class. I saw everyone except Shikamaru stand up. I stood up as well. I didn't want to get yelled at. Like Shikamaru inevitably would.

"Alright, class now that our break is over let's move over to the shuriken jutsu practice area," Iruka said." I know my accuracy will suck. I guess I will just have to practice.

Everyone lined up for the shurikenjutsu practice in the order of the first letter of their name

"SHIKAMRU GET YOUR LAZY ASS OVER HERE" Iruka shouted. That really was getting annoying quickly. Shikamaru slowly walked over to the shurikenjutsu area.

I sat back and watched the people in front of me throw their shuriken and kunai. The only ones I really could take note of were Chouji who got 5/10 on shuriken and kunai, Ino who got 7/10 on shuriken and 6/10 kunai, Hinata who got 8/10 on both shuriken and kunai and Kiba is just about to throw his shuriken and kunai. I took note of how everyone threw the kunai

"Watch this, I'm going to get 10 out of 10 on both of them!" Kiba boasted cockily. I was already getting tired of him. He threw the kunai quickly and with precision. well as much precision as a 10-year-old had

12 thunks were heard as the shuriken and kunai dug into the wood. 8 missed. 5 shurikens and 7 kunai hit their target.

"What the hell? Thats dumb they all should have hit" Kiba said after seeing his boast couldn't be backed up. I clapped slowly with a smirk on my face. I really enjoyed that sight. I was already enjoying myself.

"You think you can do better Kukui?" Kiba asked, hearing my slow clapping. The mutt probably wanted me to make a boast about how I could do better. I wouldn't fall into his trap. I really didn't want to embarrass myself on my first day of the academy... well the first day alive again. But still, I wanted to at least make myself unnoticeable for the first few weeks here. Although with my plans that was unlikely. Sadly

"Nope!" I responded cheerfully. This only served to make Kiba mad, "I suck!"

"Really? You don't think you could do better than me?" Kiba asked although it sounded like a statement. He looked really confused at this. Akamaru also looked confused. I finally noticed him... He was tiny.

"Nope if I could do better than you I wouldn't be talking. Actions speak louder than words Kiba" I insulted. I think this would become one of my favorite pastimes. Kiba had a short enough fuse to just explode after the smallest insult or blow to his ego it seemed.

"Oh come on you really need to man up and try to do better then. Or are you just going to suck?" Kiba asked rhetorically. He was starting to get pissed

"Yep. But I don't care because I don't have a fragile ego" I started. " Now it's my turn," I finished walking in front of Kiba. He looked pissed but he couldn't do anything otherwise I would make him look worse than he already did. I had paid attention to how the clan heirs threw the kunai. I needed to learn somehow and so I just observed them.

I replicated how they held the kunai and shuriken. I threw them all at once.

I heard 6 thunks hit the wood targets. I heard Kiba laughing, "Huh better than I expected,"

[New skill unlocked; Shurikenjutsu]

I dismissed the screen. I'd read it later.

"Haha, I knew you couldn't do better than me, loser," the Inuzuka howled. I elected to ignore him before I got my ass handed to me by him. I simply walked away to wait until the other kids were done. I wanted to watch the other kids to see how I compared. So far I would be about 19th best. Or the 11th worst in class. Kiba went to go bother his friends. With that I was left alone, 'What to do?'

I decided to just copy Shikamaru's infinite wisdom and nap for a bit.

Iruka clapped, waking me up, "Now that everyone has thrown their shuriken and kunai we can finally move on to physical conditioning," Iruka smiled Why did it have to be physical conditioning? Oh yeah, it was important to make sure we could actually run around and shit. *Sigh* Why did this already have to be so hard?

Iruka gave us instructions on what to do.

At the end of the physical conditioning, I was exhausted. I could run but fucking push-ups really sucked. Hopefully, they would get easier soon. Of course, the other stuff sucked but push-ups were always the worst to me. Even when I was healthy I still hated them... At least I got another skill

[Physical conditioning lvl 1:

Increases the rate at which the body improves when training by 5%]

'I don't know if this was worth it or not...' Hopefully it'd improve with levels.

I looked up at the rest of the class and Iruka. I walked over to them.

"Okay everyone class is over for the day. Your parents have come to pick you up from school." Iruka said." I saw some hurt in the eyes of the orphaned kids. Poor kids. They never got to know their families because of one reason or another(Mainly Obito) It just wasn't fair. Damn this world is pretty cruel.

I sighed as I left the academy. I knew what I needed to do. Train.

I breathed in raggedly as I finished punching the log. Fuck I hated myself sometimes. Why did I choose to do this on a daily basis for the past six days? 'Because, I need to be stronger,' I sighed as I thought that. I had been training every day I had been in the Naruto world. Which was now six days. I had been laying low these past six days. Not bringing much attention to myself. Other than the time we killed a rabbit to get used to the concept of killing. That had been rough.

Anyways, I had been laying low as Kukui Tanku once did. Turns out, He was a loner before I had body snatched him... Or was I just lucky and he died? I decided to not think about it much, 'Fuck me though. Why did I have to be a body snatcher?' It makes me think a bit.

I looked at the log I was using. It had been punched a grand total of six thousand times over the course of the week. Of course, I was left not wanting to move every time. And this was before my ten laps around the training ground whilst carrying some heavy rocks to build up strength and endurance. But all my stats had increased by three so it was worth it.

Now normally. Or as normal as one could be in this situation, I should be improving with ease thanks to some bullshit power up. But unluckily for me, My bullshit power up isn't that bullshit. I really needed to find out what my elemental affinity was soon. That'd be great. If I knew what it was then I could experiment and find things out. I could also try and sense people's chakra. I had noticed I was sensitive to it. Chakra also felt like a drug. I was getting off track. 'Patience, I need to wait before I learn anything too advanced,' If I had something dangerous then I'd be fucked. Oh, who am I kidding? They're all dangerous.

All shinobi techniques were in some way dangerous. They were made to kill after all. "I can't believe I'm going to have to kill someone one day..." That thought... it scared me a bit. I died once before. I seen what happens after death. Sure in the Naruto world it may be different but... Nobody truly deserved to see the things I did... 'Okay you can stop lying to yourself. More than a few people deserve to go to hell.'

Yeah... Deluding myself with the idea that nobody deserved death wasn't going to get me anywhere. I began kicking the log. 'You have the gamer and your a chakra sensor... your lucky. I can at least put them down faster. I can't stop them from going to hell but I can make the trip easier.' I wasn't going to be a monster... But it was killed or be killed.

I had to be the one to kill the monsters. Or at the very least. Help others kill them.

'I'm fucked ain't I?'

I sighed as I realized it was getting darker. "I need to finish my routine... I don't wanna do this at night when it was cold." The leg kicks were just to vent out some frustration. I stopped kicking and sighed. 'Stats.'

[Name: Kukui Tanku

Title: Gamer of Konoha

Chakra: 160/160

Energy points: 160/160

Dexterity: 8

Strength: 8

Constitution: 8

Chakra: 8

Chakra control D]

I figured out a few things after my stats leveled up. Mainly my chakra went up by 20 a level. So unless 160 was a lot. I was boned. I still hadn't used my chakra yet. Other than getting a feel for it. We were going to be starting the leaf concentration exercise tomorrow. So I'd be able to use it a lot and level up my chakra control at least...

'I need to be better.'

[End of Chapter]

So yeah chapter two isn't as long as chapter one but as I'm writing this my motivation isn't really all here. I do plan on getting to a good enough chapter stockpile before uploaidng so the motivation problem isn't too much of an issue. Anyways there should be about fifteen chapters in the academy arc. So thirteen more. I plan on finishing the arc or getting close to finishing it before I upload. I like to have a bit of leeway when I upload lol.

Anyways thanks for reading!