《The Clanless Gamer》
1 Fukumoto Kondo
Slurp slurp slurp burp
''Phew! That was delish! Glad I''m nowhere near puberty otherwise I''d have a raging boner right now.''
''Sucking breast milk straight from the source can do this to a guy; especially for a 30 year old virgin such as myself.''
''I do feel a tad guilty since these breasts belongs to one who is technically my mother, but she''s not the one I remember, so I''ll cut myself some slack here.''
''Just have to keep my urges under control in the future. She''s my mom now and I don''t want to make things weird. But for now, I''ll enjoy myself. And to think I used to be an ass man. Yawn. Time to sleep.''
HOURS LATER
''That was a nice nap. Now that I''ve slept, I can get back to thinking. Hard to do when you have the sleep schedule of a Panda.''
''Let''s see... I''m reincarnated as a baby.''
''I''m in the Narutoverse because my "Dad''s" chuunin gear was a dead giveaway''
''I''m in konoha it seems, if the conversations I''ve listened in on are to be believed.''
''Turns out I was born on the day of the Kyuubi attack because the stress of the event caused my "mom" to go into labor a couple weeks ahead of schedule.''
''So, guess I share a birthday with Naruto. Not sure how to feel about that really.''
''My name is Fukumoto Kondo.
My new dad is Fukumoto Isamu, and my new mom is Fukumoto Aimi.''
''Never heard of that last name before, and since my "parents" don''t seem special in any standout way, it''s safe to assume I''m a normy.''
''That means no special jutsu, fighting style or kekkei genkai. That sucks, but not so bad because I have this system.''
"Status"
Name: Fukumoto Kondo.
Age: 0.5
Race: Human
Level 1: 0%
4/4 HP
4/4 CP
Strength: 1
Dexterity: 1
Vitality: 1
Intelligence: 30
Wisdom: 20
Unused Stat Points: 0
Gamer''s Mind: (Passive) [Level: Max]
- Immunity to foreign mind-altering affects.
- Stabilization of intense negative emotions.
Gamer''s Body: (Passive) [Level: Max]
- A unique body that will fully regenerate in time so long as HP does not reach 0.
''Pretty bare bones, isn''t it. No title and no luck stat. I don''t even have mana; just chakra. No spinning arrows for me, I guess. Not to mention that haven''t received any quest yet. Not like I can do anything but eat, poop, sleep, repeat. If I don''t get any quests in the near future, best assume I never will.''
''Geez. Did I reincarnate in "Expert Mode"? As if having no in-universe hax wasn''t frustrating enough.''
''Oh well, enough whining. Here comes mom. I''ll think about stuff later.''
The Intelligence and Wisdom numbers shocked me for a bit, but it makes sense. I think like the 30 year old that I was. If those stats where 1, I''d probably be speaking in Gugu Gaga.''
A FEW HOURS LATER.
''Nothing like a good night sleep after a hearty meal. I can never get tired of those mommy milkers. Weaning is going to be hell.''
''Ok, so future plans. Obviously get stronger and quick. However, there''s only so much a 6 month old baby can do. Let''s brainstorm and figure that out, shall we?''If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation.
One brainstorming session later.
''Ok, apart from ''Meditation'' I got nothing. No worries. This''ll come in handy for when I attempt to master sage mode. One step at a time, Kondo. No need to rush.''
''Now to create the skill and start grinding. Hopefully this Dollar Store system let''s me create skills.''
''Alright. Close your eyes, breath slowly, empty your mind, become enlightened...''
...
Meditation (Active/Passive) (Level 0: 0%) (Cost: None)
- Increases CP Regen Rate.
- Increased sensitivity to Chakra.
- Increased sensitivity to Nature Chakra.
''Awesome!!! Not only did it work, but it''s exactly how I thought it''d be and more. If I max this skill out, Sage Mode would be a breeze.''
''However, I''m not touching Sage Mode training with 10 foot pole until I have Shadow Clones under my belt. Don''t want to turn into a toad statue on accident.''
''Welp! Time to grind!''
"Meditation".
''Woah! It turns on automatically. I don''t have to enter zen (whatever that means) each time to do so. Pretty convenient. I can feel something like a very gentle breeze blowing on me from every corner of my body. Could this be chakra or nature energy?''
''My money''s on chakra. It shouldn''t be this easy to sense nature energy at this low level. That''d be too broken. Should I do something with this breeze? Maybe pull it into myself or something?
Shouldn''t that be automatic? Let''s give it a go!''
...
''No good, can''t do nothing. No biggie, let''s just keep grinding away at this badboy.''
24HRS LATER.
''This got boring quick. Lemme occupy my mind with some other stuff as a change of pace. Yes! Let''s think about my future goals.''
''Let''s see... Since I can only use meditation as a baby, then I guess I''ll be limited in what I can do to train myself depending on which stage of development I''m in.''
''That should be: baby, toddler, kid, academy Student, genin... Let''s stop there for now. Not exactly "stages of development" beyond "kid" but I know what I mean. So what will be my toddler goals? Guess I''ll have to brainstorm again.''
One Brainstorm Session Later.
''I''m getting ahead of myself. I''m thinking of future Shinobi plans when I''ve not thought about how to maximize my system''s features. I''ll have to postpone that, though. It appears to be lunch time. Time to feast!''
A Few Hours Later.
''Wooo! A nap after a hearty meal involving an intense succ session hits the spot. So where was I? Oh yeah Maximize System Features. Let''s see... Erm...
"Settings."
XP gain notification [**ON**/OFF]
Level Up notification [**ON**/OFF]
Stat Change notification [**ON**/OFF]
Status Change notification [**ON**/OFF]
''Interesting. But it''s all notification settings. Too bad there''s no difficulty setting; that would have been rad.''
''Alright.'' "Help?"
Strength: Physical output.
Dexterity: Precision of movement.
Vitality: Physical resilience.
Intelligence: Efficiency of knowledge absorption.
Wisdom: Efficiency of knowledge application.
HP (Hit Points):
- Max amount of damage sustainable. Death at 0HP.
CP (Chakra Points):
- Numerical representation of chakra level. Chakra exhaustion at 0CP.
''Why is it so brief?!! Was this system made in a hurry? Forget it. I should be used to this by now. HP and CP might be linked to Strength and Vitality.''
''As for my Strength and Vitality training, I''ll have to get friendly with Team Guy and learn the 8 gates. That''s the best way to grind those stats like mad. Plus it''s the best bet for a normy like myself to be relevant in big fights.''
''I wonder how I can train Wisdom and Intelligence. Read a book? Maybe. Think hard? Nah, I''ve been doing that all this time and have got no notification. Oh well, I''ll figure it out eventually.''
''Hmm... Can my Gamer Body heal through the final gate, I wonder? Let''s leave that for future me to worry about.''
''Back to the commands''.
Status: Displays personal info and stats.
Help: Briefly explains terminologies.
Map: Toggle on/off map.
Inventory: Displays inventory.
Settings: Displays system settings.
''Nani!!! I wasn''t expecting that. Is it because I thought "commands"? I wanted to check "inventory", but guess that confirms that. Still, that''s so few commands. Meh. Let''s check the rest.''
"Inventory"
An inventory interface with 5x4 grids appear. ''Exactly what I was expecting, but I can''t experiment with it cuz, baby hands. On to the next one.''
"Map"
A map appears in the top-right corner of Kondo''s vision. ''Its all black with a blue dot in the middle, and a green dot not far away. Is the blue dot me? Is the green dot my Mom? Yeah. Has to be. I can hear her in the house and the location checks out. Looks like I''ll have to explore to unlock more of my map. Another task for future Kondo.''
''Well, this should do for the time being. Besides I need to poop right now. Haah... I can''t wait to be potty trained; craping myself isn''t pleasant in the least.''
TWO DAYS LATER.
''Ok... That''s enough meditation for awhile. Gotta let my brain relax.''
"Status."
Name: Fukumoto Kondo.
Age: 0.5
Race: Human
Level 1: 0%
4/4 HP
4/4 CP
Strength: 1
Dexterity: 1
Vitality: 1
Intelligence: 30
Wisdom: 20
Unused Stat Points: 0
Gamer''s Mind: (Passive) [Level: Max]
- Immunity to foreign mind-altering affects.
- Stabilization of intense negative emotions.
Gamer''s Body: (Passive) [Level: Max]
- A unique body that will fully regenerate in time so long as HP does not reach 0.
Meditation (Active/Passive) (Level 22: 69%) (Cost: None)
- Increases CP Regen Rate.
- Increased sensitivity to Chakra.
- Increased sensitivity to Nature Chakra.
''I''m satisfied with my progress on "Meditation". It''ll slowdown considerably at the higher levels, so might as well get the easy part out of the way early. Now, about those plans for toddler Kondo... Ahhh yes. Ehhhh... I got nothing but that leaf on forehead chakra training exercise.''
''Though I''ll be left alone to play, I''ll still be monitored like I''m on suicide watch. I also doubt I''d get my hand on a leaf since I''m basically under house arrest. Boy do I miss the outdoors. Screw it! I''ll find a way. Heck, a piece a paper would suffice. Just have to get used to the slow start. Once I hit 3 or 4 years old and/or granted a modicum of autonomy, things will shift to a whole new gear.''
''That''s all planning wise for now. Will revisit that in a couple years. For now, Eat, Sleep, Meditate, Poop, Repeat.''
TIME SKIP : 6 MONTHS.
''I can walk! It''s a miracle! Praise the Lor- ok stop being ridiculous Kondo, you''re making a scene. However I am still glad to be on my feet; crawling was hell. My knees were put through the ringer. I decided to come out as Bipedal to my parents on my birthday. To say they where excited beyond words was an understatement. I bet my mom was telling all her friends about it. Kek :)''
''Anyway, now that I''ve hit my first milestone; as a toddler, it''s time to take the next step in my Ninja Journey: Leaf on forehead chakra exercise! Woohoo!!! How convenient it is that a child putting a sheet of paper on his forehead isn''t considering weird or suspicious. Just better not do it too long in people''s presence before they start thinking I''m retarded or something.''
''Ok, all I have to do is stick the paper to my forehead using chakra; sounds easy enough.''
Adhesive Chakra (Active/Passive) (Level 20: 55%) (Cost: None):
User''s chakra gains an adhesive property which enables one to stick specific body parts to any surface.
''Hold the phone! That was too quick and easy; plus how come it starts at level 20 instead of 0. This makes no sense.''
"Status."
Name: Fukumoto Kondo.
Age: 1
Race: Human
Level 1: 0%
8/8 HP
8/8 CP
Strength: 2
Dexterity: 2
Vitality: 2
Intelligence: 30
Wisdom: 20
Unused Stat Points: 0
Gamer''s Mind: (Passive) [Level: Max]
- Immunity to foreign mind-altering affects.
- Stabilization of intense negative emotions.
Gamer''s Body: (Passive) [Level: Max]
- A unique body that will fully regenerate in time so long as HP does not reach 0.
Meditation (Active/Passive) (Level 31: 9%) (Cost: None)
- Increases CP Regen Rate.
- Increased sensitivity to Chakra.
- Increased sensitivity to Nature Chakra.
Adhesive Chakra (Active/Passive) (Level 20: 55%) (Cost: None):
User''s chakra gains an adhesive property which enables one to stick specific body parts to any surface.
''Could it have been because of my "Meditation" skill? Did my increased chakra sensitivity also improve my chakra control, making it easier to perform the exercise? Will everything chakra related have a bonus because of it? Whatever the reason, it''s good news for me; I''m not complaining!''
02 The Game Plan
''Gamer''s log XXX-69: I''m currently running around in the park playing tag with some fellow normy kids. Was brought here by my mother to play while she''s busy chatting with her fellow housewives. Here''s hoping to acquire a new skill. Ending Transmission.''
**A Skill Has Been Created Through A Specific Action:**
Running Mastery (Passive)
(Level 10: 0%) (Cost: None):
Represents one''s proficiency in the art. Also increases rate of comprehension of other related skills relative to level.
''Speak of the devil. Time to mix work and play'' I think to myself as I proceed to dominate the game.
''Hmm... How about I use chakra to amp my speed kinda how Tsunade does for her stength. Now that I think about it, best get my hands on 100 Healings. I should have what it takes by the Time Skip, what with my "Meditation" and all. Will try to convince Tsunade, but if that fails I''ll learn secondhand from Sakura. Guess I''ll have to befriend her big-time and have her owe me a couple favors to cash in. Enough planning like a super villain! Let''s get back to my experiment.''
Kondo proceeds to channel chakra into his legs in hopes to increase his speed if only a little. His long and consistent practice with "Meditation" and "Adhesive Chakra" combined with his recent approach of stacking both skill at once has increased his chakra awareness and control by leaps and bounds.
Therefore after about 10 minutes of trial and error, his efforts bear fruit.
**A Skill Has Been Created Through A Specific Action:**
Chakra Enhancement (Active) (Level 15: 30%) (Cost: Varied):
Temporarily increase Strength, Dexterity and Vitality stats relative to Chakra consumption.
Kondo''s speed increases by a small amount. He proceeds to tag one of the faster kids, then immediately turn off the skill.
''Im on a roll today! I was expecting just enhancement for speed, but turns out I got the whole package. Nice. It''s basically a poor man''s 8 gates. Holup! Imagine I stack this skill, 8 gates, sage mode and 100 healings on top of each other. Disgusting! Reprehensibly gross! 8 gates alone was enough to hurt Six Path Madara with one eye. Either that makes me Kaguya level, or I''ll explode into blood and gore from the strain. Risks aside, the idea is beyond appealing.''
After having fun at the park, Kondo walks home with his mother. Being as well behaved and obedient as he was, Kondo wasn''t a hassle to look after; making his mom very comfortable with taking him out of the house often to go grocery shopping, to play at the park and to other places.
He was also supervised alot less at home for the same reasons. He was potty trained and could go himself, causing him to graduate from diapers. He also tugged on his mom''s clothes whenever he was hungry outside his scheduled feeding times and goes to sleep by himself without requiring assistance.
His parents thought of his uncharacteristic maturity for one his age a bit odd, but they weren''t complaining. There was just one small outlier, though.
"Ne Kondo-kun, you sure love momma''s breasts, don''t you. You''re more mature than other kids your age, but you''re still such a baby when it comes to this." Says Aimi, Kondo''s mother.
Kondo''s obsession with breastfeeding.
''You got that right, Mommy Mammary! This virgin has never had free access to boobs like this, so you bet your Majestic Melons I''m going to have my fun for as long as I can! Besides! I know my suckling days are numbered, so imma milk this cow (pun intended) for what it''s worth with what little time I have left! Believe it!'' Kondo thought while sucking and fondling furiously; making his mom blush a little.
A COUPLE WEEKS LATER.
Kondo lays prone on the living room floor looking at the ceiling with glazed over eyes.
''Joy has been stripped of me this day. I lay here adrift on the stagnant waters that is the tears of my lament. Before the inevitability that is sorrow, one''s pitiful attempts at joy are nothing but whimpering concessions in the face of a swift defeat. I am broken and my pieces scatter to the wind as do my hopes. My Joy leaves me.''
Kondo just got weaned of breast milk. He didn''t take it well.
ONE YEAR LATER.
It''s night time, the Fukumoto parents are asleep in their room, and our titular OC MC is practicing wall walking in his own room.
"~I wanna know the answers, NO MORE LIES. I wanna shut the door and open up my mind.~" Quietly songs OC MC.
"That should do for today." Kondo says as he dismounts the wall, makes his way to bed and lies down.
"Status"
Name: Fukumoto Kondo.
Age: 2.3
Race: Human
Level 1: 0%
24/24 HP
29/29 CP
Strength: 5
Dexterity: 10
Vitality: 7
Intelligence: 30
Wisdom: 20
Unused Stat Points: 0
Gamer''s Mind: (Passive) [Level: Max] ?
Gamer''s Body: (Passive) [Level: Max] ?
Meditation (Active/Passive) ?
Adhesive Chakra (Active/Passive) ?
Chakra Enhancement (Active) ?
Running Mastery (Passive) ?
Jumping Mastery (Passive) ?
"Gotta admit, didn''t expect running around and playing would do this much for my stats. I''ll have to get started on legit exercise when I turn 3, but not too much though: a swol toddler would be a weird sight, and I don''t need that kind of attention. I created the Jumping Skill during another trip to the park not long after the Running Skill. They''re both leveling quite nicely: approaching level 39 as we speak."
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"Meditation has reached 69% (kek!) and has slowed to a crawl, Adhesive Chakra''s just above 35%; should get higher when I don''t have to train it in secret every night, and Chakra Enhancement is trailing the Running and Jumping Skills at the low 30s."
"All in all, I''m making great progress. Still haven''t figured out how to train Intelligence and Wisdom though, but I''m losing no sleep over it. I''ll figure it out eventually."
"Alright, enough talk. Time to catch some Z''s."
MORNING
''I know I said I''d lose no sleep over it, but I''m bored. Let''s try and find out how I can train Intelligence and Wisdom today. Mom''s not taking me to the park today, and my regular training routine is really stale and needs to be spiced up.''
Goal set, Kondo makes his way to a bookshelf in the living room. His guess is learning new things from reading books more advanced than those of children would stimulate his mind and thus train his Intelligence. However he as yet to think up any ideas on how to deal with Wisdom.
Reaching the bookshelf, Kondo begins to peruse the bottom three rows which are with his reach for something appropriate.
''Lets see... Something ninja related... Oh this looks promising!'' Kondo exclaims as he pulls out a medium thickness, brown hardcover book.
[Basic Human Anatomy]
''Hmmm... No notification about eating the book. Now that I think about it, do I even have book eating? It''s never popped up.'' Kondo considers this for a moment.
''Well, I doubt I''d get a Skill even if I ate this book. From what I remember, to be considered a Skill Book, it has to teach you how to do a specific thing. This Anatomy book is just information about the human body. It''s not like it teaches how to apply said informa-'' His epiphany cuts his thoughts off.
''Wait... "Apply?"''
"Help." As the system UI appears, Kondo reads the part about Wisdom and Intelligence.
"Intelligence: Efficiency of knowledge absorption.
Wisdom: Efficiency of knowledge application."
''Does this mean if I read this book here, I''d train my Intelligence, and if I applied that knowledge in the real world I''d be training Wisdom? I''m not so sure, but it''s something. Let''s find out. However I''m not a big fan of Anatomy, so let''s find something more to my tastes.''
After awhile, Kondo finds what something he likes: An old Ninja Academy Textbook.''
[Beginner''s Guide to Shuriken Arts]
''Well that''s a pleasant surprise, turns out I CAN eat books. I''ll have to decline this time, though. Don''t know if the book will crumble to dust or shine brightly before disappearing.''
Kondo didn''t want his Mom who was currently making breakfast in the kitchen to see a flashy scene and start asking questions. He also didn''t want to destroy a book his parents might actually notice missing and have to deal with questions on that end.
''Guess I''ll have to buy Skill Books from a bookstore and eat it in a closet in my room to see what happens. Problem is I have no money, so that would have to wait till I start attending the Ninja Academy and getting an allowance. Welp! Another future me problem.''
The search for the ideal book continues until...
[Introduction to Chakra]
''I wanted to go for a Poison related book to learn about poison resistance, but I don''t want my parents seeing me reading that and jumping to strange conclusions, so this''ll do for now. Speaking of "Resistance", I should get around to training my body''s resistance to elemental damage, physical damage and poison damage. Just have to be careful not to be caught with my hand over a stove; I don''t want that kind of drama.''
"Breakfast is ready, boys!" Mama Aimi calls, and Kondo proceeds to the table with the book.
''Lets see if they''ll buy me books like this. I''ll just take this over to them, and let them assume my interest, and hopefully buy it of their own will; with a little nudge here and there from me.''
The Fukumoto family has their breakfast, and Kondo''s strategy pays off. His father, Fukumoto Isamu, pleased that his son with Intelligence beyond his years has shown interest in his craft promises to buy Kondo all the books he''ll need as well as give him some Ninja Training till he''s old enough to join the Academy. He may be only a Chuunin, but Kondo wasn''t complaining; he himself was barely past 2 years of age.
Kondo spends the whole day reading the Chakra book, with a bit of discreet training here and there. Papa Isamu headed out for a mission that very morning, and Mama Aimi was busy housekeeping.
After reading 2/3 of the book just before dinner time, Kondo gets a notification.
Kondo immediately gets to his feet and proceeds to perform a sequence of unorthodox body movements so alien one could only, with unsettling discomfort, classify it as distant relative of dancing. Mama Aimi laughs seeing his display, then waves him over to have dinner.
After eating and heading off to his bedroom, Kondo forces down his residual giddiness as he considers matters. He just tested and confirmed his hypothesis that he can train his Intelligence by absorbing knowledge via book reading as of now. Now he intends to experiment and figure out what it means to "Apply" said knowledge, thereby training his Wisdom stat.
However that can wait for tomorrow. Right now, is time for his nightly training session.
"Upsy Daisy." Says Kondo as he attaches himself to the wall with his feet, leaving him standing parallel to the floor. He then activates multiple Skills at once: "Meditation" + "Adhesive Chakra" + "Chakra Enhancement".
Stacking his Skills is an approach he came up with not long after gushing about stacking 100 Healing with 8 Gates, Chakra Enhancement & Sage Mode. Deciding on doing so with non-straining skills first for the sake of practice and efficiency.
Kondo stands still with all 3 skills active at once. He remains that way till his Chakra Enhancement drains half his chakra before he proceeds to deactivate said Skill and walk around in circles on the wall till his Chakra refills. He''ll then reactivate Chakra Enhancement and repeat the process over and over for a couple hours before heading to bed.
Yes, Kondo can keep "Meditation" active while moving. He has trained this skill to such a level he is capable of performing such a feat; albeit while requiring intense concentration.
A few hours later, with tonight''s training session completed, Kondo settles in on his bed, and begins to consider something he hasn''t thought about seriously until now:
CONNECTIONS.
Friends, allies, teachers, the whole nine yards. Proactive plans would have to be made on how go about interacting with the canon characters and what benefits can be gained from said interactions.
"Well, I don''t want the reason I make friends with them to be only to get something out of them, but it''s necessary for my goal of not being fodder. So where to begin.?
"Hiruzen? NOPE!!! He''s the friggin hokage! No way I''m important enough to be allowed anywhere near his zipcode. Besides, I don''t want Danzo to notice me. Don''t want to be an orphan in Root anytime soon. I like my family."
"Sannin? Orochimaru is out. Jiraiya? Dude''s almost never around and it''s not like he''ll waste time training a random kid unless I''m an orphan, in a warzone or his godson. Hmm... I could try joining Naruto to be trained by him; worth a shot."
"Tsunade? I''ll shoot my shot along with Sakura for the 100 healing, but I have no intention of becoming a medical ninja. If that doesn''t work then I''ll have to learn secondhand from Sakura. That means we''ll either have to be really close or she''ll have to owe me some favors I''ll cash in for the technique."
"Besides she''s left alone for 2 years back at Konoha. Plenty of time to become besties but not a thing. Sasuke can have her. So Sakura on the top of my friends list. Who''s next?"
"Naruto. Hmm... I can learn Shadow Clone Jutsu from him as well as the Rasengan, and maybe Sage Mode if I don''t crack that code myself. Not a fan of those fanfics where the OC more or less adopts the guy and gush over him nonstop. That''s not my style, but he''s made it to No. 2 on the Friend List."
"Team Asuma? Besides some wind chakra training at the cost of my life savings from Asuma there''s nothing I can learn from that team. Clans don''t share their jutsu."
"Team Kurenai? More promising. I can learn Genjutsu from Kurenai Sensei. Her loss to Itachi means nothing. Who hasn''t lost to Itachi? Besides, against anyone that''s not an Uchiha, she''s wrecking their day. Besides, I''m practically immune to Genjutsu with my Gamer''s Mind, it''s best I lean in on that. Nothing to learn from the kids, but I''ll see about taming an animal and bugs, as well as try to replicate Gentle Fist if possible."
"Team Guy? Yes. Yes. YES. These guys are beyond perfect and my top priority. I need that 8 Gates: the strain on my body will raise my stats like mad. Tenten can also teach me about weapons. And Neji? I''ll pass. So Guy, Rock Lee, and Tenten added to Friend List."
"Speaking of Tenten, I intend to make a move on her. She''s been one of my waifus in my previous life, and she''s one of the few that are within my age range right now. Besides she''s unmarried by the time of Boruto, so I''m not taking her away from nobody. Lover List: Tenten."
"Back to business. Anyone else? Yeah, Kakashi. The dude''s a jutsu encyclopedia. Would have to tag along with Naruto and Sakura to learn from him as well as do what I can to get him to teach me stuff. Same goes with all the other Sensei''s. I''m not their student, so getting their guidance will be difficult."
"Anyone else? ... No one for now, no. So with that taken care of, it''s time to hit the hay." And Kondo slept.
Lover List:
- Tenten
Sensei List:
- Tsunade (Priority: 100 healings)
- Guy (Priority: 8 Gates)
- Kakashi (Priority: Other Jutsu)
- Kurenai (Recommended: Genjutsu)
- Asuma (Why not: Wind Style)
Friend List:
- Sakura (Priority: 100 healings)
- Naruto (Priority: Shadow Clone, Rasengan, Sage Mode)
- Rock Lee (Priority: 8 Gates)
- Tenten (Priority: Weapons Mastery)
- Others (Why not)
Kondo awakens to birds singing outside his window. It''s daybreak and time to get up off the bed. He goes through his usual morning routine before joining his Mom at the table. And as he eats, he thinks back to last night''s plans.
''Now that I think about it, other than Tenten who else can I potentially add to my Lover List? Gotta cast a wide net. No guarantee I got Tenten''s in the bag.''
''Let''s see... No older women, so shizune, ayame and kiba''s sister is out. No milfs, so konan is out. Who my age, canon and not getting together with someone is there? Oh! Karin! She''s like a different flavor of Sakura, buy I''ll take her over the real thing.''
''Next is Tayuya. It was a shame she died in the show; I really liked her. If I get added to the Sasuke Retrieval Mission I''ll see what I can do to subdue her without doing her in, if the opportunity arises. Then I''ll make my move after the village extract intel from her.''
''Almost forgot about Hanabi: the most beautiful girl in the show hands down. Sorry Hinata, please manage second place. Problem is I''ll probably never have an opportunity since she''s always attached to her Dad like a barnacle. Maybe after Neji dies and the old guy starts to relax a little. She''ll be on my radar, but I''m not holding my breath.''
''Anyone else?... Nothing coming to mind. So that''s Tenten and Karin, plus maybe Tayuya and Hanabi. I''ll do what I can, and take what I can get. Besides, there might be a decent OC gal I can settle for; no need for tunnel vision on this issue.''
With breakfast done, Kondo heads to the bookshelf, reaches for his [Introduction to Chakra] book and settles down at the living room table. He is committed to gaining a Wisdom Stat today.
''Alright. Let''s start off by rereading the portion of the book I''ve been through and brainstorm how to apply that knowledge and see what happens.''
Kondo proceeds to spend all day doing just that while taking breaks in-between to practice his Skills in secret. However despite his efforts, no notification sounded.
''What''s going on? Do I have to apply the knowledge by personally performing what''s described in the book? Could it be because I already knew neat ways of using chakra before I was reincarnated, and because I''m unable think of anything new and groundbreaking I can''t farm Wisdom? What a head scratcher!'' Kondo scratches his head in frustration.
''Whatever. I''ll stumble upon the answer eventually. Since I already cracked the Intelligence code, I''ll farm that like mad and leave Wisdom be for now. Welp! Enough reading for today. I''m too mentally exhausted to continue.''
''Im going to need a nap now, but let''s have review first shall we?''
"Status"
Name: Fukumoto Kondo.
Age: 2.3
Race: Human
Level 1: 0%
26/26 HP
31/31 CP
Strength: 5
Dexterity: 10
Vitality: 8
Intelligence: 31
Wisdom: 20
Unused Stat Points: 0
Gamer''s Mind: (Passive) [Level: Max] ?
Gamer''s Body: (Passive) [Level: Max] ?
Meditation (Active/Passive) ?
Adhesive Chakra (Active/Passive) ?
Chakra Enhancement (Active) ?
Running Mastery (Passive) ?
Jumping Mastery (Passive) ?
03 Red Eyes
ONE WEEK LATER.
It''s morning. After eating breakfast, Papa Isamu and Kondo make their way to a training ground. After returning from his mission a couple days ago, he got rest, bought Kondo some books and will now begin his official training.
Pleased with Kondo''s intention to become a Ninja just like his old man, Isamu is itching to get started.
They get to the training ground, and Isamu proceeds to teach Kondo basic exercise: Stretches, Flexibility training, Muscle training, and Running. Nothing too intense for now since he''s still a little kid, but it is expected to become more so overtime. For now at least, Kondo is expected to perform these everyday.
They train all morning; Isamu making sure Kondo gets enough rest in-between session while Kondo pretends to not have near endless stamina.
Noon roles around and the father and son duo make their way back home for lunch. On the way, Kondo encounters a canon character for the first time since his reincarnation; The red-eyed Genjutsu chick (He forgot her name).
She appears much younger than Kondo remembers; which is not surprising since it''s over a decade before canon. As she approaches the duo from the opposite direction on her way to somewhere, Kondo deliberates on his next move. He has a couple seconds to decide before she walks past, and the opportunity is lost.
''What do I do! I just met a priority canon character early. Should I make an impression here and now, and start building a rapport with her and eventually learn from her? Or pass it up and try again under a more controlled scenario? Darn it, no till to thick! I''m going to have to wing this.''
''Boy, is this going to cringe so bad.'' Kondo thought as he abruptly stopped and pointed a finger at the Konoichi with wide eyes and yelled "Woahhh!!! So pretty!!!"
Isamu stops. Some pedestrians stop. Shiranui? Kuronui? Kurenai? KURENAI!!! stops. All parties turn to face Kondo.
''Somebody please unalive me. Throw a kunai in-between my eyes right now and end my suffering!''
Despite his inner turmoil, Kondo soldiers on. He energetically waves at the stunned Kurenai and shouts "Hello, Pretty Lady!" Kurenai for her part looks over to her left, her right, and then behind her as if looking for someone before pointing a finger at herself and asking "You mean, me?" with a mild blush.
This breaks Isamu out of his stupor as he darts over to Kondo to chastise his behaviour. "What are you doing, boy? You don''t just holler at people in public: it''s very rude." However, Kondo doubles down.
"Huh?! But she''s so pretty, Dad!" Responds Kondo with full intent to dig his own social grave even deeper. He turns to Kurenai and continues: "I''m Kondo! What''s your name, pretty lady?" with a big radiant smile.
There''s no response from the gobsmacked Konoichi, but her face does become alot redder from Kondo''s outburst. Papa Isamu attempts to seize control of the situation. "Sorry about that, miss. I don''t know what came over my son. Please pay it no mind." He hurriedly says as he drags Kondo off.
"Bye bye, pretty lady!" Kondo let''s off before becoming disappeared down the street leaving everyone in shocked disbelief. Kurenai for her part, quickly turned around, with a confused tomato face and briskly walks off.
Along the way, Papa Isamu reprimands his son for his actions, but Kondo just nodded dumbly, pretending to listen. He had other things on his mind. ''Oh sweet Lord have mercy! That was so embarrassing. I''ll be having a cringattack everytime I remember that.''
''Well, it was a worthwhile sacrifice since I''ve made an impression and am now on the radar of a priority canon character. If I play my cards right in the coming years I might even end up being taken under her wing. My Dad''s not bad, but having a Jonin sensei will do me wonders.''
The boys return home, have lunch, and Kondo makes his way to the books his Dad bought him. He reaches over and picks the first one.
[Beginner''s Guide to Kunai Arts]
"No."
[Beginner''s Guide to Kenjutsu]The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement.
"No."
[Beginner''s Guide to Shuriken Arts]
''Holup! There''s a copy of this book in the shelf. Did Dad forget about it and buy a new copy? Well, I know who''s getting eaten first, but not here and now.''
"No."
[Beginner''s Guide to First Aid]
''Huh, inedible? Kinda makes sense now that I think about it; I can''t just touch a wound, yell "First Aid!" and the thing heals.''
Kondo stares at the pile of books thinking of his next move. ''Lets see, 4 books: 3 Skill Books and 1 regular. I''m eating one tonight, and I''m reading another this afternoon. I wonder what the Book Eating process is like.''
''The Kenjutsu book was unexpected but not surprising since Dad himself is a Kenjutsu specialist. Guess he wants me to walk in his footsteps. Sure! I''ve got nothing against swordsmanship. Hopefully I can blast a Getsuga Tenshou someday. And with Dad and Tenten training me along with my system, it''s not farfatched.''
''Speaking of swordsmanship, what Legendary Sword should I get my hands on? Obviously the Executioner Blade, Samehada and those Lightning Blades. I don''t think it''ll be easy to stumble upon their respective swordmen, I''ll keep it in mind.''
With his thoughts in order, Kondo reaches for the First Aid book, then stops midway.
''Hmmm... I know reading this book will give me Intelligence stats, but what happens when I read a skill book? Do I gain Intelligence and/or the Skill? So far I''ve created skills by doing the thing, but eating a book implies I get skill without doing the thing first, so which is it?'' Kondo wonders as he shifts his hand to the [Beginner''s Guide to Kunai Arts] ''Why don''t we find out.''
Kondo begins reading the book. It''s is of moderate size and contains a few chapters.
- Basic Kunai uses.
- Basic Kunai handling.
- Basic Kunai throwing.
- Basic Kunai Combat.
A couple pages into the 3rd chapter, and Kondo gets a notification.
**Minimum knowledge threshold met. Gain Intelligence +1.**
A welcomed surprise. ''One Intelligence Stat per book, huh.'' Kondo resumes his reading, and finishes the book with no additional notifications. He then proceeds to put the book down, then pick it back up.
[Beginner''s Guide to Kunai Arts]
"No."
''Strange. I got no skill from reading it cover to cover, and it''s still edible. The 1 Intelligence stat is great, though. Guess I''ll get a clearer picture when I eat the [Shuriken Book] tonight.''
''Would have to consider getting a Skill Book on [Speed Reading] since becoming a bookworm is my fate now. That way I''ll be able to blow through them faster.''
Kondo puts the books away, smuggles the old [Shuriken Book] to his room when his mother wasn''t looking and got ready for dinner. That night, just before midnight Kondo got up as usual, but this time instead of this usual training regimen, he closes the window, picks up his soon to be eaten book, enters his closet and closes it''s doors too. In pitch black darkness, Kondo eats his first Skill Book.
[Beginner''s Guide to Shuriken Arts]
"Yes."
Shuriken Throwing Mastery (Passive)
(Level 20: 0%) (Cost: None):
Represents one''s proficiency in the art. Also increases rate of comprehension of other throwing related skills relative to level.
No sound (except the notification). No light. No turning to dust. No disappearing. Just a rush of information into Kondo mind followed by a mild headache which makes him grunt alittle in surprise.
Kondo is stunned for a few seconds before he exclaims. "Woah! The book is in my head! It''s like every word was downloaded into my brain. Not just that, It''s also like the words were converted into muscle memory and downloaded into my body. This must be what NEO felt like when he said ''I know Kung Fu''.
After calming down a little, Kondo exits the closet, opens the window and inspects the book. ''It looks no different.'' He puts the book down and picks it up again.
[Beginner''s Guide to Shuriken Arts]
"It''s not asking if I''d like to eat it anymore." Kondo makes a sigh of relief. "I got worked up for nothing. Nothing happens but a mild headache when I eat a book, which means I can reread it for the Intelligence Sta-." Kondo''s face deflates.
"Wait a minute... I didn''t get any Stat gain notification for eating the book; just the skill. I know everything in this book, so it''s kinda feels redundant to read it again. Will I even get any Stats out of it if I do?"
Kondo sighs again as he rubs his temple; mild headache not gone yet. "That''s for me to find out tomorrow. I''ll also postpone the planning of my book eating strategy till then, as well as shorten tonight''s training. My head hurts and I''d like to sleep it off."
Kondo makes his way to the wall to do just that before going to bed and falling asleep.
Morning rolls around and our little MC awakens to a realization. "You know, I''ve never got that ''You''ve slept and fully restored your HP'' notification. Do I recover HP faster or at all when I sleep? Not like I''ve actually got hurt to test it out. Guess I''ll put experimenting with that into my bucket list for the future.''
He sits up. "Speaking of ''notification''..."
"Status"
Name: Fukumoto Kondo.
Age: 2.3
Race: Human
Level 1: 0%
28/28 HP
32/32 CP
Strength: 6
Dexterity: 10
Vitality: 8
Intelligence: 34
Wisdom: 20
Unused Stat Points: 0
Gamer''s Mind: (Passive) [Level: Max] ?
Gamer''s Body: (Passive) [Level: Max] ?
Meditation (Active/Passive) ?
Adhesive Chakra (Active/Passive) ?
Chakra Enhancement (Active) ?
Running Mastery (Passive) ?
Jumping Mastery (Passive) ?
Shuriken Throwing Mastery (Passive) ?
Satisfied, Kondo gets out of bed and gets ready for the day. After breakfast, he and his father head out to train. On their way to the training grounds, Kondo meets a familiar face ''Two days in a row? Really? Today just keeps getting better.'' Kurenai; walking in the opposite direction with purpose... until she sees you.
You silently wave at her energetically with a huge smile on your face, while she''s returns a weak wave with a ''deer caught in the headlights'' look. Your Dad notices the exchange, gives a curt nod of greeting and acknowledgment towards Kurenai and proceeds to drag you away.
"Look at you! So young and you''re already trying to pull moves on ladies. I have half a mind to tell your mother about yesterday and turn your life upside down" Said Isamu to his son with amusement in his voice.
Kondo blanches, looks towards his Dad and shakes his head rapidly. Isamu just laughs at his antics and offhandedly reassures him as both continue on their way.
The Father-Son morning exercises goes off without a hitch, Sword swinging exercise even gets added. Noon rolls around, they head home, have lunch and Kondo beelines for the bookshelf and grabs on of the books his father bought.
[Beginner''s Guide to Kunai Arts]
"Yes."
Kunai Mastery (Passive)
(Level 20: 0%) (Cost: None):
Represents one''s proficiency in the art. Also increases rate of comprehension of other related skills relative to level.
There''s a rush of knowledge into Kondo''s mind followed by a headache no more intense than the first one.
''Not bad, not bad at all. I''m tempted to continue, but this headache is annoying, so imma take a nap.'' Kondo heads to bed and does just that.
After that day, Kondo fell into a routine:
- Physical Training in the morning,
- Lunch with a book as desert,
- Night training with a book for a midnight snack.
Additionally he would:
- read inedible books he deemed relevant inorder to farm intelligence,
- greet Kurenai whenever he saw her, and on occasion,
- drag his Mom to a book store for a quick knowledge snack.
04 Clone
ONE YEAR LATER
Kondo Log: Y2.3-3.5
A day after eating the kunai book, Kondo begins reading a book about surviving in the outdoors. He gets a pleasant surprise after awhile.
Turns out Kondo can gain 1 Wisdom stat per 3 Intelligence stats. This causes him to commit to reading all relevant books on the shelf. He proceeds to eat the Kenjutsu Book that evening and resumes his routine.
Kondo''s morning training sessions with his Dad continued as usual. It wasn''t intense since his father didn''t wish to strain his son''s body, so Kondo didn''t get much in terms of stats, but he didn''t mind; he''s just under 3 and there was no rush.
The duo would bump into Kurenai on occasion, and short greetings turned into brief exchanges overtime. As time passed, Kondo wondered why he has yet to meet any other canon characters, but decided not to dwell on the matter and just take things a step at a time. Eventually, Kondo ate and read all the books from the shelf he felt where relevant to the Shinobi profession. It was time to broaden his horizons.
He urged his parents to purchase books for him, but he''s efforts were hampered by the fact that he couldn''t reveal he had read most of the books on the shelf which were beyond what one his age should be able to comprehend; genius or not. After some time and some measured insistence from his part, his mother took him to a book store run by a friend of hers during one of their outings as an excuse to catch-up with said friend.
To say Kondo was like a kid in a Candy Store was an understatement. However his glee was shortlived because it turned out that there were very few skill books in the store that were ninja related, and most were inedible.
However not intending to look a gift horse in the mouth, he ate a book and read another while his Mom chatted away. He would continue eating one book per visit and reading what he could whenever his Mom visited the store; which wasn''t often.
Weeks later, Kondo got some news. He was going to become a big brother. Apparently having a low maintenance child motivated the Fukumoto couple capitalize on the convenience and grow the family.
Despite his slight bitterness at the thought of someone else enjoying his mother''s bountiful pair of milk dispensers, as well as the hassle of having to help babysit the new arrival, Kondo was excited and eagerly awaiting the good news.
The due date came around and Kondo learned he had been deceived. It wasn''t a baby, it was a pair: twins to be exact. Apparently his parents wished to surprise him, so they decided to be tight lipped about that fact.
With the birth of Keiko and Yuuka; his twin younger sisters, Kondo basically became their Nanny. His mother was pushing herself looking after the pair and needed all the help she could get.
This meant much less mother-son outings and much less Father-Son exercises at the training grounds too. But Kondo still found time to train his Skills, albeit at a much slower pace.
"Status"
Name: Fukumoto Kondo.
Age: 3.5
Race: Human
Level 1: 0%
56/56 HP
64/64 CP
Strength: 12
Dexterity: 20
Vitality: 16
Intelligence: 68
Wisdom: 30
Unused Stat Points: 0
Gamer''s Mind: (Passive) [Level: Max] ?
Gamer''s Body: (Passive) [Level: Max] ?
Meditation (Active/Passive) ?
Adhesive Chakra (Active/Passive) ?
Chakra Enhancement (Active) ?
Running Mastery (Passive) ?
Jumping Mastery (Passive) ?
Throwing Mastery (Passive) ?
Kunai Mastery (Passive) ?
Kenjutsu Mastery (Passive) ?
Stealth (Active/Passive) ?
Speed Reading (Active/Passive) ?
Chakra Sense (Active/Passive) ?
1.5 YEARS LATER.
Kondo Log: Y3.5-5
Kondo''s days as a nanny continued. It wasn''t particularly difficult work since it mostly involved looking after the twins and keeping his mother up-to-date on their status while she handled other chores or rested.
He also carried them regularly to free up his mother''s hands. To say his training has slowed to a crawl would be an understatement. But he''s not bothered and is in no rush because most of his Skills are not too far from maxing out, but are taking months for some to raise a level, and up to a year for others such as [Meditation].
Speaking of said Skill, he can now keep it active at all times while going about his day like normal; stacking other skills atop it to counteract the Chakra Regen.
Additionally he believes he''s able to sense nature chakra but decided not to pull said chakra into his body until he''s learned Shadow Clone Jutsu and officially begins his Sage Mode Training.
Still on the topic of Skills, Kondo managed to create the [Chakra Emission] Skill during his attempts to replicate Kabuto''s Chakra Scalpel. He didn''t get what he was after, though. Rather than an blade which cut internal organs without breaking skin, he made what was basically the Chi Blade used during the Zamasu Saga in DBS.
Regardless he was happy with the outcome. Now he''s trying to replicate the Chakra Beam he watched some Anbu lady fire in an episode he watched in the past.
The continuous absence of canon characters was beginning to get to Kondo. He''s only met Kurenai so far and not a sign of anyone else. Could it be that the canon characters all live in the other side of the village? That''s something he''d have to find out once he''s free to explore Konoha on his own.
Speaking of exploration, Kondo''s recently been granted permission to leave the apartment on his own. His show of maturity being a huge factor as his parents can trust him to take care of himself to a degree. However, he''s only allowed out to run errands nearby, or spend time reading at the Book Store run by his mother''s friend where he can be looked after.
Balancing freedom and restriction, Kondo would take alternate paths to his destinations so he could explore the area more, update his system''s map, and hopefully stumble upon a ''canonite''.
During his excursions he''s made some observations. They all centered around the fact that he and his family live on the outskirts of the village and nowhere near any Clans. That explains the lack of canonites.
Almost everyone Kondo wanted to meet was either part of a clan or a jounin+. A jounin with their decent pay wouldn''t live around there. So that begs the question: why was Kurenai frolicking around the area.
Although Kurenai''s current Ninja rank can not be determined due to her not wearing a vest and rather opting for her unique outfit, it would be safe to assume she should be a Jounin by now. So why she has decided to have a presence in this part of Konoha is a mystery.
Kondo is curious, but isn''t invested enough the dig into that. He just need to keep building their relationship.
The twins Keiko and Yuuka are coming along quite nicely. No different from your run of the mill infants. Nothing of note beyond being in good health.
The weeks and months pass as the Fukumoto family of 5 carry on with their routine. A routine that one of them is growing tired of. After months of stagnation, it''s about time to progress to the next stage. It''s time to join the Ninja Academy.
And on his 5th birthday, Kondo makes his request.
"Status."
Name: Fukumoto Kondo.
Age: 5
Race: Human
Level 1: 0%
90/90 HP
103/103 CP
Strength: 20
Dexterity: 33
Vitality: 25
Intelligence: 89
Wisdom: 37
Unused Stat Points: 0
Gamer''s Mind: (Passive) [Level: Max] ?
Gamer''s Body: (Passive) [Level: Max] ?
Meditation (Active/Passive) ?
Adhesive Chakra (Active/Passive) ?
Chakra Enhancement (Active) ?
Chakra Emission (Active) ?
Running Mastery (Passive) ?
Jumping Mastery (Passive) ?
Throwing Mastery (Passive) ?
Kunai Mastery (Passive) ?
Kenjutsu Mastery (Passive) ?
Stealth (Active/Passive) ?
Speed Reading (Active/Passive) ?
Chakra Sense (Active/Passive) ?
SIX MONTHS LATER (5.6.0.0)
It''s the start of the Academy Year and Kondo is stoked. It wasn''t too difficult to convince his parents to let him start early. Infact it was only his mother that needed convincing; his Dad teaming up with him to lobby her consent.
Right now the two of them were making their way to the Academy to take part in orientation ceremony; This particular academy being the closest to where they lived.
Normally a kid would enrol around 7 years of age and graduate 4 years later. Kondo enrolling at 5.5years was a rarity. He was convinced he could graduate in 2-3 years easy, but thought better of it.
''Enrolling as early as I have has already made me appear on both Danzo and Orochimaru''s radar. I don''t intend to give them wet dreams by graduating in record time. Better use my head here.'' Thought Kondo.
The first day in the Academy was a breeze. Especially after getting his hands on the syllabus and reading materials which includes E-rank jutsus.
SYLLABUS
Subjects:
- Basic Konoha History.
- Basic Sciences.
- Basic Mathematics.
- Basic Reading and Writing.
- Basic Chakra Theory.
E-Rank Jutsus:
- Clone Technique.
- Transformation Technique.
- Body Replacement Technique.
- Cloak of Invisibility Technique.
Practical Activities
- Hand Seal Training.This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source.
- Taijutsu Training.
- Projectile Training.
- Chakra Control Exercises.
- Physical Conditioning.
[E-Rank Ninjutsu: Clone Jutsu]
"Yes."
"Hehehehehe... Yaahh boi! Too bad I can''t eat too many at once. My current limit is 2 Basic Books before my head begins to hammer. I''ll just eat one now, and then snack on the rest every few hours. Should be done before dinner time tomorrow."
Leaving the academy, Kondo is met by his father who wanted to accompany him back home on his first day.
During their walk, Kondo thought about his short term plans:
After eating the rest of the Jutsus, he''ll speed read his other books. With his current Intelligence stat, he''s way smarter than he was when he was an adult, so he''s capable of soaking up the material like a sponge.
After he''s done with those, he''ll enter the Academy''s Library and gorge himself. Hopefully he can stumble upon higher ranked Jutsus to use as desert.
He also intends to befriend the teachers in hopes of getting some special training from them. This will be hard to do without being a straight-A student which he doesn''t want so as not to attractive too much attention.
Though there are no canonites among the student body, he still intends to make friends; but not with the intention of getting something out of them. They''ve got nothing to offer him anyway. He''s in school again, and he''s going to enjoy his time having fun and savoring the experience. Who knows, he might even find himself a girlfriend.
On his return trips home from the Academy Kondo intends to take different paths in hopes to map out more of Konoha and hopefully discover more canon characters. Kurenai just isn''t cutting it. I don''t even see her anymore. With his plans made, Kondo and Isamu return home.
ONE WEEK LATER (5.6.1.1).
Kondo finally found a clan. The Inuzuna? Izuna? The Kiba clan! "Ok, that''s progress, I''ll head home for now. Don''t know if they''ll sick their dogs on me if I get any closer. Not like I will anyway, I''ve got no business with Kiba."
Kondo''s first week in the academy was interesting. He would spend his mornings reading books in class; not following the lecture since he already knows the material.
The Library was a letdown. There were very few Skill books at all, and fewer still were the ones he needed. The D-Rank and above Jutsus were locked away elsewhere. The librarian stating they were too dangerous for Academy students to mess with.
When afternoon rolls around classes switch to a practical format where they exercise, spar, practice taijutsu stances, hand seals, and chakra training. A great way to train his new Skills.
However, Kondo kept his performance to that of a bearly above average student so not to stand out. However despite his efforts, someone decided to start a one-sided rivalry with him: a fiery pixie haired tomboy named Mana. Kondo''s not complaining.
"One more round!" Mana urges. "I''m sure I can beat you this time!" Kondo agrees without hesitation. He loves him some skinship. He''s so head and shoulders above her in taijutsu that he opts to wrestle rather than throw punches and kicks. That way he can get up close and personal; although he tries not to make it so obvious.
Mana has brunette hair styled in a pixie cut, fierce eyes, mocha skin, snaggletooth and wears boyish clothes consisting of a pair of shorts, a t-shirt and a hoodie. She''s a stereotypical tomboy, and Kondo prays she doesn''t grow an inch bigger than B-Cup when she''s older otherwise it''ll ruin the trope.
Mana initiated their rivalry right after Kondo beat her during their first sparring session against each other. This confused Kondo as he was not the only one stronger than her, yet she singled him out.
She later revealed the reason to be because she knows he''s holding back and that the others defeat her with medium difficulty at least, while he low-diffs her.
She believes that fighting him over and over again until she defeats him would be the fasted way to get stronger. To this he nods in understanding. However he''s a little concerned now.
If a 7 year old could see through him, then the faculty must have him figured out already, right? He hopes not. However his worry subsides as he returns to being handsy with his rival.
''It''s not just sparring, though. Shurikenjutsu, kunai handling, running, chakra training, everything. She''s been trying to challenge me in everything. Obviously I''m maintain my Average Ninja M.O., but she''s been badgering me to take it seriously. Not gonna happen.''
ANOTHER WEEK LATER (5.6.2.1).
Kondo has made more discoveries. He''s found 3 other clans: The Akamichi, The Aburame, and the Yamanaka. And judging by their locations on the map, it appears the clans occupy more than half of Konoha while everyone else not part of a clan occupy a portion equivalent to a large slice of pizza.
"No wonder I''ve yet to meet a canonite; they''re all outside my jurisdiction. Which means I''m most likely not going to interact with any of them until after I graduate. No, I have summer and winter breaks to exploit. Just have to wait a couple months." Decided Kondo.
Until summer break rolls around Kondo intends to map out the entirety of Konoha as a little side quest. He also still hopes he bumps into someone relevant along the way.
"That''s enough for today, time to head home. It''s about time I find out my chakra nature, and I know just the man to help me."
AT HOME.
"Hello Dad, I need your help with something." After some minutes of rummaging through the apartment, Isamu finds what he''s looking for. He then hands it over to Kondo who proceeds to channel chakra into it.
"Oh! Looks like your chakra affinity is Lightning, kiddo! A very offensive nature. Problem is not many people have it, so finding someone to teach you would be difficult." Says Papa Isamu while Kondo struggles not to squeak in glee.
"Yeah, I''m just glad I know now." Having taken care of this matter, Kondo excuses himself to his room where he settles on the bed to begin his self evaluation.
"My Intelligence stat is becoming almost impossible to grind. It now takes more than one book to raise it by 1, and the number will only increase. Guess I''ll leave that in the back burner; I''m plenty smart. I may be no Itachi or Minato, but I''m no retard either." Kondo decides to concentrate more on his physique now, as well as train his resistances. He just has to figure out a safe way to go about it.
"Next up is XP. What do I unalive to gain that. Obviously not people, so vermin? I do see raccoons and coyotes going through trash from time to time, but Genin tend to handle them. The Land of Fire has a wild boar problem which I guess is also handled by Genin; but even if it wasn''t, I doubt the guards would let an Academy Student out. I''m not even going to risk it even with the Transformation jutsu. I don''t want any trouble."
After a bit of deliberation Kondo makes his decision. "I''ll hunt the raccoons and coyotes in the village. If I encounter Genin who''re doing the same, I''ll ask them if I can assist them. I bet vermin extermination isn''t their favorite job and they''re itching to get higher-ranked mission that''ll take them outside the village and provide more action. Besides, the worse they''re do is tell me off. Its more likely that they''ll drop it all on my head and reap the rewards of my hard work."
Next up, Sage Mode. "Imma have to put that in ice. I may have almost maxed out my meditation and I am pretty sure I can sense nature chakra now, but I don''t have the chakra levels to learn Sage Mode. I don''t think I have enough for more than one Shadow Clone. I''ll have to artificially increase my levels: 100 Healings. Guess I''ll have to double down on a physical build for now until I get that Jutsu. I don''t have the luxury of spitting Ninjutsu left and right."
"I''ll go for a Taijutsu/Kenjutsu build with Tsunade, Might Guy and Sakumo Hatake as the template.
8 gates before graduation, 100 Healings during timeskip, and Sage Mode from that. All the while perfection my Kenjutsu. That should do it. Now that that''s taken care of, how do I go about learning Shadow Clone Jutsu. The Academy keeps anything above E-Rank under lock and key, and I willing teach me."
Kondo facepalms. "I know the hand seals for the Shadow Clone Jutsu already; I''ve watched it in the anime. It''s the most seen/used hand seal ever. How the hell did I forget that? I also know the Clone Jutsu which is similar, and I''ve read every book on chakra I could find. Reverse engineering it shouldn''t be that hard.
Haahh... Oh well, Itachi is smarter and still thought Clan eradication was a good idea. Even geniuses go retard once in a while. Anyway, Shadow Clone Jutsu tomorrow after classes. It''s a date."
Recap:
- More physical training.
- Shadow Clone Jutsu.
- Kenjutsu.
- 8 Gates.
- 1000 Healings.
- Sage Mode.
Kondo proceeds to let his father know he''ll be home a couple hours later than usual since he wants to get some training done.
NEXT DAY (5.6.2.2).
The day ends, tomorrow arrives, Classes start and end, Mana gets beat again, and Kondo makes his way to a Training Ground. He expands his awareness using his chakra sense to make sure no one is nearby or watching. Seeing the coast is clear, he gets into position and makes the hand seal.
"It''s the moment of truth! Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Poof!
Shadow Clone Jutsu (Active)?
"What in the Ginger Scotsman!!?! On my first try?!! No way." Kondo proceeds to leap for joy. "Yeah! I did it. I did it. Woahhh!!!"
"Congratulations, boy!" And Kondo almost has a heart attack, seizure and stroke at once which causes the clone to dispel.
"Dad! W-what are you doing here?!" Asks Kondo in shock.
"I had some free time, so I decided to come and check up on your training. Looks like you''re doing pretty good; that clone was very well made. Good enough to graduate even. And you only just got enrolled, I shouldn''t expect anything less from you at this point." Replies Isamu casually.
"O-oh... Yes! Sure. Just doing my best trying to perfect it, and all." Kondo says while feeling relieved at his father misunderstanding.
"Looks like you''ve perfected it plenty. Tell you what; let''s run through all Jutsus and techniques you know and see how far you''ve come. That way I can adjust your training with me accordingly. So long as it doesn''t interfere with what you already have planned for today." Offers Isamu.
The offer is promptly accepted. "Sure! It''s no problem at all." Kondo proceeds to perform everything he''s learned from the Academy, but only to the level he''s shown to the teachers.
Isamu nods impressed. "And it''s only been two weeks. You never fail to impress me, boy." Kondo lets out silent sigh. "Oh, and don''t think I can''t tell you''re holding back. You''ve got tells."
Kondo chokes on his sigh. How the hell do you choke on a sigh?! "But I won''t push you on the reason." Kondo resumes his interrupted sigh. Holup! It was interrupted? He can pause and resume sighs?!
The father continues. "I bet you''re bored out of your mind; being head and shoulders above everyone in your class."
"Well, I wouldn''t say ''bored''. I don''t care for classes, but the Practical Classes are fun and I look forward to it. Is just that they won''t let First Years learn D-Rank Jutsu, so I feel held back." The son replies.
"Oh? So you''re looking for some action ey? Wany to push your limits, I''m guessing." Isamu says while in thought and Kondo sees an opportunity.
"Yeah. I''ve been thinking of hunting Raccoons and Coyotes in the village. You know, to work on hitting moving targets as well as training my stealth by sneaking up on them." Kondo makes his pitch.
"Oh really? Not a bad idea. But isn''t that the Genins job? I don''t think they''ll be happy with you stealing their prey. Hmmm... Tell you what; I''ll talk with a couple friends of mine to see if there are any Genin teams taking extermination missions you can tag along with. So don''t do anything funny till I return with an answer, ok?"
Kondo can''t believe his ears. "Yes! YES! Thank you Dad!" He exclaims as he bear hugs his father''s thigh.
"Woah there, tiger! Don''t thank me yet, wait till I get you a response. Anyway, how about we update your daily training regimen and head home after. Sound like a plan?"
"Yes! Yes! Sure! Sure!" Chants Kondo.
"Hahahaha!!! Ok let''s get started."
After the training, the Father-Son duo return home and have dinner. Kondo lays on his bed; giddy thinking about the XP coming his way soon.
Minutes later there''s a knock on the door. "Son, I got something for ya." Kondo quickly opens the door to reveal his father holding some scrolls. Said father walks in the room and proceeds to deposit the bundle of scrolls on the bed before saying "Here''s some stuff I''ve had lying around. They should be of use to you."
Kondo looks at the scrolls, then his Dad, then back at the scrolls again. He then attempts to hug his father, but is stopped with a hand on his head.
"Hahaha. You''re welcome, boy. Have a good night." He then exits the room; leaving Kondo with the scrolls. The former makes his way towards the bundle and observes each one.
- Shadow Shuriken Technique.
- Manipulated Shuriken Technique.
- Body Flicker Technique.
- Temporary Paralysis Technique.
"I love that man so much! No homo. I''ll just eat one, train, eat another, go to bed, snack on the third as I awake, and save the last for when it return from the Academy." After properly putting away the scrolls, Kondo does as planned.
NEXT DAY: DURING SPARRING. (5.6.2.3)
"Could you stop doing that?" Asks Mana after her first loss of the day. She appears to be mildly annoyed.
"Stop doing what?" Kondo feigns ignorance. ''Guess my little fun is over.''
"You know what I mean, you perv! Just fight me property already. No ninja fights by grappling. Practicing with you like this doesn''t help me at all."
"Not my problem. You can find someone else to spar with if it''s such an issue, though. I''m not the only guy around."
"What?! No! Fighting anyone else doesn''t do it for me. They''re too weak now. You''re the only one that can give me a challenge. It''s pointless if it''s not you."
"Well, for that flattery I''ll make a small concession: 50/50 Blows and Grappling. Deal?" Kondo reaches forward to gesture a handshake.
Mana looks at the hand in contemplation. "75/25?" She offers.
"Non negotiable. Take it or leave it, sweetheart."
"I''m not a sweetheart!" Mana begrudgingly takes the hand. "Deal! For now."
Kondo proceeds to fight her using blows and kicks for the rest of the session as a special service. He beat her everytime, but she never complained; rather she was happy with the arrangement.
''Hmmm... Either she''s a closet masochist, or she''s got some Rock Lee-level perseverance to keep losing and not whine about it. I know I would.''
After classes, Kondo heads to a training ground to practice his Shadow Clone Jutsu. He would like to see how Clones can help him speed up his training.
Kondo arrives at his destination. He proceeds to scout the area for prying eyes. After finding no one, he returns to the clearing and performs the jutsu.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" POOF!
A perfect copy of Kondo appears in front of him. "Phew! That took alot out of me. Good thing I started with one clone; otherwise I''d be in trouble. No wonder it''s a Kinjutsu. Gotta say, it''s kinda weird looking at myself that''s not a reflection."
"Tell me about it." Says the clone.
"Dude! That''s trippy AF. So you have all my memories, right?.
"Yup. Seems like one clone is our limit, ey. Since all seems to be in order, what say we start the experiment."
"Agreed. Lets start with..."
"Status." Says them both simultaneously.
They each compare their status and learn it''s identical except for half their respective Max Chakra Points.
Satisfied, they move on the next thing. Kondo hands the clone the last Skill Book which it proceeds to eat before it is dispersed by Kondo. Checking his Status reveals he has inherited the Skill the clone learned.
"Sweet! Now let''s try the joint training. My clone will train this Skill we just ate up 1 level. Then I''ll poof him and see what happens in my status.
Kondo proceeds as planned, and sure enough, he gains said level. Pleased, he repeats the experiment, but this time he joins in, and they both train the Skill by 2 levels each before dismissing the clone.
This time his skill''s only increases by 1.9 levels. After some thought, Kondo concludes that it''s the Skill''s experience that''s getting transferred and not the levels itself.
"Not bad! We''re on a roll. Next I''ll have the clone exercise intensively till it goes poof. This will give me a guage of what my clone can handle, and show if any stats gained by it transfer to me."
Kondo''s new clone begins with pushups at a quick pace. Minutes later, it flops to the floor panting with arms weak like jelly. No poof, just exhaustion.
Taking note of this, he helps said clone up, before it went on to do squats till it''s legs began to shake. Still no poof.
Next he helps it perform situps which it does till failure and has an incredibly sore stomach. Still no poof.
The results fascinates Kondo. He helps it up one more time, before which it begins running around the training area at full speed for as long as it can
Time passes and it''s stumbling along exhausted, yet still giving it his all. More time passes, before it collapses to the ground and poofs.
Kondo quickly checks his status, and to his dismay learns that the physical stats his clone gained during his suicide exercise routine didn''t transfer to him.
"I''ll have him read throughout tomorrow to test if Intelligence and Wisdom transfer."
Kondo decides he''s done enough for today and begins to head home.
"With Shadow Clones more or less taken care of, it''s time to move on to the 8 Gates. I''ll like to see if I can brute force it by poking the relevant tenketsu points to manually activate it."
For that, Kondo would have to research the matter thoroughly so he doesn''t end up Ctrl+Alt+Deleting himself accidentally. His clone can act as a guinea pig.
Kondo arrives home and sees his father reading the paper in the living room. Isamu notices him and gestures Kondo to come over.
"Good news. I talked to some buddies of mine and we came to an agreement where you''ll join a Genin team on their extermination missions. Anything you kill will be theirs in return for letting you tag along. Is that to your liking?"
"Oh, yes! Sure. That''s ok with me. Thanks for going through the trouble, Dad!" Kondo beams.
"It''s nothing, kiddo. I''ll iron out the details with the other party tomorrow, and you should be getting started the day after. Also, I''ll be off on a long mission in a couple days. After I return I''ll see about taking you beyond the walls to hunt wild boar and other critters, so until then, make due with this, ok."
"That''d be awesome, Dad! Thanks again! You''re the best ever!" Kondo borderline worships. He can''t wait to taste that sweet XP.
"Yes yes, I know. That''ll be all for now. Carry on." Isamu waves Kondo off as he resumes his reading.
Kondo bows a couple times in appreciation before heading in to take a shower. Dinner is had and the family settles in for the night. After his nightly training session, Kondo thinks through some stuff while on his bed.
"Alright. I''ve got me some Shadow Clone Jutsu, and working of 8 Gates. I''ll have to undergo some Rock Lee level of intense physical training to raise my physical stats so I''ll be sturdy enough to handle the strain.
My clone can be my training buddy and help me raise my skill levels. I could also leave him in the Academy Library to train my mental stats too.
I''ll have to pick up some Physics books to better understand lightning; some Biology books to better understand it''s effects on the body besides burning to a crisp, and some Chemistry for reasons I don''t know yet.
Now that I know my chakra is Lightning Affinity I have to go all in. Now that I think about it, what can I copy from anime lightning users? Let''s see...
Sasuke, Raikage and Kakashi from here. Safest to replicate Sasuke''s techniques before he runs off. That way he can''t claim I copied him, but it would raise some questions as to why we have the same techniques, so best not copy too much.
Raikage would put a hit on me the moment he learns there''s a kid somewhere recreating his techniques. I don''t want a kage on my behind. And besides I don''t have the chakra levels to maintain that cloak of his.
Kakashi? Maybe it''ll impress him enough to take me under his wing, even temporarily if I were to successfully copy his Raikiri. Safest bet, so far. What else?
Laxus: turn self into lightning to travel far distances? Seems impossible, but worth looking into.
Mikasa: oh! I could fire a railgun.
Avatar: basically Chidori Stream.
Enel: using electromagnetic waves to see all and hear all. OP!!! Not one piece; over powered.
Killua: using lightning to replace nerves. Similar to Raikage but different enough. Huge boost in speed. Me likey!
Just remembered Kirin. Sorry Sasuke, I''m stealing that too.
Static Shock: looks like electromagnetism is going to be a big part of my moveset.
I''ll also have to learn to coat my sword with lightning. Looks like it''s my fate to be an IKEA Sasuke. Speaking of my sword, what kind of sword style should I use?
Zoro''s three swords style? Nah. Don''t want a sword in my mouth. I''m taking Lion Song though. Plus that three headed Asura form can be replicated with 2 shadow clones and transformation jutsu. It''ll be worth a shot.
That samurai from Soul Eater: Nah. Don''t want to pick up the swords after the fight. Plus that would be expensive buying all those swords.
That thrusting shinsengumi guy from Ruroini Kenshin: Cool, but I ain''t going all in on that style. Can leave me wide open.
Moriya from Samurai Showdown: Absolutely yes! He''s too cool. Let''s stop here with the swords.
Now for people. I''m not tripping over myself to meet Naruto. He doesn''t have much to offer to me. Yes, sticking around him can get me closer to Tsunade and Jiraiya, but that''ll also put me on Danzo radar. Not worth the squeeze.
Sakura and Rock Lee are still my top priority, though. I can''t BS my way through their techniques. Rock Lee first since he gets the gates before the Chuunin Exams.
I''ll have to wait until Tsunade returns before I can shoot my shot. If that fails I have Sakura as backup.
Can''t wait for the day after tomorrow. I wonder how much XP a raccoon will give. Either way it''s going to be epic.
Alright that''s enough for tonight. Time for some shut-eye." And Kondo slept.
Name: Fukumoto Kondo.
Age: 5.5
Race: Human
Level 1: 0%
175/180 HP
63/200 (+40%) CP
Strength: 40 (+100)
Dexterity: 60 (+100)
Vitality: 50 (+100)
Intelligence: 101
Wisdom: 41
Unused Stat Points: 0
Gamer''s Mind: (Passive) [Level: Max] ?
Gamer''s Body: (Passive) [Level: Max] ?
Toad Sage Mode (Active) [Level: Max] ?
Meditation (Active) ?
Chakra Enhancement (Active) ?
Chakra Sense (Active/Passive) ?
Chakra Emission (Active) ?
- Chakra Blade (Active) ?
- Chakra Beam (Active) ?
- Adhesive Chakra (Active) ?
- Water Walking (Active) ?
Footwork (Passive) ?
- Running (Passive) ?
- Jumping (Passive) ?
Throwing (Passive) ?
- Shurikenjutsu (Passive) ?
- Shadow Shuriken Technique (Passive)?
- Manipulated Shuriken Technique(Passive) ?
Blade Combat (Passive) ?
- Kenjutsu (Passive) ?
Stealth (Active) ?
Speed Reading (Passive) ?
Taijutsu (Passive) ?
Transformation Jutsu (Active) ?
Clone Technique (Active) ?
Body Replacement Jutsu (Active) ?
Cloak of Invisibility (Active) ?
Body Flicker (Active) ?
Temporary Paralysis Technique (Active)?
Shadow Clone Jutsu (Active) ?
Stealth (Passive) ?
05 First EXP
(5.6.2.4)
Kondo awakens. And with a morning routine no different than the others before, he leaves home for the Academy.
However this time, he takes a detour to secluded part of a park, created his clone and left it there with a few books before continuing on his way.
He tolerates the morning classes until the practical session begins and he spends some quality time with his favorite tomboy.
After classes, Kondo poofs the clone and checks his status. The increase in his Intelligence Stat fills him with glee.
He makes his way to an empty restroom, creates a clone and leaves first. He intends to train while the clone researches Tenketsu Points and Electricity related stuff here at the library.
During his training session, he thought about infusing Lightning Chakra into his [Chakra Beam] and [Chakra Blade]; deciding to try it next time.
After running himself to the ground, he drags his tired self home. When he arrived, his father who was reading the papers today as well gave him the news he''s been waiting for.
A Genin team would wait for 10 minutes at a meeting place 30 minutes after the Academy ends classes. If he makes it to the meeting place on time he''ll be allowed to tag along on their extermination mission. If not, they''ll assume he''s not joining that day and leave without him. He''s not allowed to join them after they have left, though.
As previously discussed, everything he exterminates belongs to Genin team as compensation for allowing him to tag along as well as look after him.
Their first meeting will happen tomorrow and continue everyday until otherwise. If the team wouldn''t show that day, they are to leave a note for Kondo detailing that. And if they didn''t show up without leaving a note, Kondo should assume they had other things to do on short notice and carry on with his day.
With all that said and done Kondo ends his day thinking about what movesets from Moriya he''d like to copy.
NEXT DAY (Y5.M6.W2.D5)
Morning rolls around and the routine is the same. Kondo leaves his clone at the Library and sets off for the meeting place. Kondo takes his time walking there. By his estimation, he should be get there in 15 minutes with time to spare. This gives him time to think.
"I wonder if my clone can gain XP when it unalives things. It''d be a great if it could. Guess I''ll have to test it next time.
I should also consider sending a clone to scout out the other Academies. I have to find out where Team 7 and Guy''s Academies are, and by extension where the team members live: Sakura, Naruto, Rock Lee and Tenten.
Sakura shouldn''t be enrolling for a couple years. Team Guy may enrol in a year or two. Naruto repeated 3 times, so he should be enrolled right now. He''s the one I need to find. I''ll renew my search every year to find the Team Guy Academy if it''s not the same as the Team 7 one.
Best to build a rapport with them early. It feels like I''m just getting close to them to take advantage of them. It''s true, but they''re not getting hurt, plus it''s not like I''ll cut ties afterwards.
Besides, I''d like to make Tenten and I a thing. Will have to do something about her outfit though. It''s not doing her justice. Mana and I''ve got something special going on right now. Nothing romantic. Heck! I doubt we''re even friends; more like sparring buddies. But something can happen. I''m not staying friend zoned if I can help it.
I wonder what the Genin team are like. Hopefully they''re not a bunch of jerks. I know I''m a freshman at the Academy and younger still. Welp! So long as they let me penta-kill coons I''ll tolerate them."
Kondo finally arrives at the meeting place: A dango shop. No Anko in sight, though. Not like Ichiraku''s the only ramen place either.
"Ichiraku Ramen!!! I completely forget about them! If I find it I''ll find Naruto. If I find Naruto I can follow him back to his apartment and his own Ninja Academy where I can find Sakura too. That''s half the search done like that."
Having time to kill, he decides to buy some dango to eat. "Hmm... Not bad. I now get why Anko loves these." As he finishes eating he sees three teens enter the shop. The lock eyes and move over to him.
"You Kondo?" Asks a dude wearing a bandana. "Yup, that''s me!" Bows Kondo. "It''s nice to meet you all." He continues.
Another team member: a normal brown haired girl steps forward. "Nice to meet you too, Kondo-kun." Kondo nods back.
The third member nods without saying a word. Kondo''s eyes widen in shock. ''Dafuq are you?!'' After getting a closer look, Kondo can''t believe his eyes. Because the person standing right in front of him bears a striking resemblance to Shion from King of Fighters. Except for the fact that the person is much younger, has shorter hair and has closed eyes with glasses, its basically a clone of Shion. Even the outfit is the same.
Kondo ends up gawking for awhile, which causes Lil Shion to tilt his/her head in confusion. To the sides, Dude sniggers while Brown shakes her head in exasperation. Kondo finally catches himself and apologizes for his behaviour. They wave him off and explain that that happens alot.
Introductions are made, a short discussion is had and all 4 head off to do some hunting. Each day they patrol a different sector of Konoha: checking dumpsters in the area and ending at that sector''s landfill.
Kondo is only tagging along for 2 hours, so it''s a tossup if he''ll take part in the landfill raid. For the time he''s with them, however, he''s going to be responsible for neutralizing the vermin.Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation.
Senbon needles are recommended as they don''t create a mess unlike kunai and shuriken. A headshot for an instakill, or a body shot with a needle dipped in a paralyzing substance; So long as it''s brought down quickly and cleanly.
In no time the group approach their first Coon occupied dumpster. Dude nods in Kondo''s direction. Kondo nods back readying his Senbon. Dude heads over to the dumpster, opens the small door on the face of it, and bangs on the side of the structure before backing away to the side.
Soon after, a raccoon sticks it''s head out of the opening and receives Senbon between the eyes for his troubles. It promptly falls to the ground, lifeless.
<50XP gained>
''Yes!'' Kondo celebrates in his mind. Dude walks over to the cadaver and whistles in astonishment. "Not bad, kid. That''s some sick aim." Dude compliments as Lil Shion seals their catch in a scroll.
"Thanks! I practice alot." Kondo responds. Dude nods in understanding before continuing. "Listen up, team! We''re splitting up to cover more ground. We''ve got plenty of firepower to do so. We''ll rendezvous at the landfill in an hour. Any questions?"
After ironing out the details, the team splits up. Brown and Dude head one way, while Kondo and Lil Shion head in another. Kondo is feeling both excited and nervous. Excited for the XP gained, and nervous now he''s alone with who was basically his biggest King of Fighters waifu even after he found out it was a guy.
And the fact that this version is the silent type isn''t helping matters. Kondo then shakes his head to get his wits about him. ''Quit acting like some friend zoned simp, Kondo! Keep your eyes on the prize. You''re here to ethnically cleanse some raccoons. You''ve goy plenty of time to gush later. Be a man, Kondo! Be a man!''
Lil Shion suddenly stops, breaking him out of his... moment. Then proceeds to point. Kondo follows the finger and spots a possum ravaging a trash bag. It notices them, then immediately makes a break for it, but is halted with a Senbon to the back of the head.
<50xp gained>
''Eyes on the prize!'' The cadaver is sealed and the two continue with their patrol. They eventually rendezvous with the other half of the team at the landfill. It was a decent haul: 20 for Brude and 18 for Shiondo.
"Good work, team. This is already a bigger haul than we usually get. Now is time for the fun part. Remember, everything but the birds. Let''s go!"
The team get into formation to comb through the landfill. Vermin dropped left and right. After an hour long slaughterfest, Kondo himself racked up 32 kills. That''s 2500XP total!
With his 2 hours up, he bids everyone goodbye and heads home; happy with how his day turned out. When he got home, he tried to hug his father, but was stopped by a palm to the face.
"I''m guessing your first day went well?" Isamu says while keeping Kondo at bay.
"All thanks to you, Dad. You''re the greatest!" Beams Kondo.
"Easy there, you''ll make your mother jealous at this rate. I''m guessing you''re eager for our little excursion outside to hunt wild boars?"
"Sure am! I can''t wait." Responds Kondo elated.
NEXT DAY (Y5.M6.W2.D6).
Kondo''s making his way to the Dango Shop thinking about how to immobilize the Raccoons with his ninjutsu. He came up with some ideas.
- Firing a lightning infused sphere of chakra from his palm like a mini-bijudama,
- His Chakra Beam, but lightning infused.
- Tazer Palm: coating his palm in lightning chakra and grabbing the Coon.
He intends to create a couple Skills after his time with the Genin team. When he arrived at the meeting place, he met the team already seated. They waved him over and he joined them.
"Glad you could join us, Mr MVP. Go on, make an order with the rest of us, we can''t wipe these here streets of Konoha of vermin on empty stomachs." Offers Dude. Apparently they agreed to have a group meal before the mission from now henceforth, and the Genin Team will foot the bill.
Kondo gladly received their generosity, and soon after, they''re off to the races. This sector was a little less forthcoming with prey, but Kondo still walked away with a handsome 46 kills.
After his 2 hours were up he made his way to the training grounds. With his list of soon-to-be Skills.
- Raidama: Lightning bomb.
- Raib¨©mu: Lightning beam.
- Denji Sensu: Electromagnetic sense.
He arrives, takes a seat, proceeds to dismiss the clone he left at the Academy Library, and take in the info on electricity he''s been researching.
First off is the Raib¨©mu: Lightning beam. He''s already got the chakra beam, so just adding lightning chakra should do the trick. He gives it a try, and it works!
"That was easy." Kondo admits as he admires the tiny smoldering hole he had shot a couple inches into a tree.
"It''s faster and has more penetration power than my regular chakra beam despite being lower leveled. Not bad. Off to a great start. Next off, Raidama!"
Kondo directs chakra to the palm of his right hand. He shapes it into a small ball before he starts applying Lightning Release to the sphere. Nothing seems to happen at first, but after awhile it started getting noisy; sounding like a tazer, then it started getting louder.
"Lightning Sphere, eh? Not going to call it Raidama? Fine, have it your way." Kondo said before aiming at one tree and firing the technique. The sphere makes contact with the tree and immediately disintegrates. Tiny arcs of lightning are seen spreading outward from the epicenter for only a split second before disappearing. "That''s a wrap. Next~"
Kondo sits down in a meditative pose as he activates [Meditation] to increase his chakra sensitivity. He then proceeds to control chakra around his index finger. He makes a string of chakra protrude from the base of said finger. There is a sound immediately after, but he ignores it as the concentrates on the task at hand.
He then makes this thread thinner and thinner until it''s the thickness of hair. Then he wraps the hair thin chakra thread around his finger like a coil until it reaches just below the fingernail where it reconnects to his skin.
After that, Kondo proceeds to inject minute levels of lightning chakra through the thread; creating an inductor. Another goes off which is promptly ignored as Kondo directs all his concentration to his finger in hopes of feeling something.
He does feel something, but it''s hard to describe. It''s like a new alien sensation. Like he had a 7th sense, but it didn''t show itself till now so it''s very underdeveloped. Like how a newly born baby is different degrees of blind. He immerses himself in the sensation hoping to get a better feel for it. He does this for over 30 minutes with zero change.
Frustrated, he decides to call it quits for now. "This castle ain''t getting built today. Let''s see my consolation prizes, then."
"Status"
Name: Fukumoto Kondo.
Age: 5.5
Race: Human
Lvl 6: 1800/3200
240/240 HP
259/259 CP
Strength: 55
Dexterity: 74
Vitality: 65
Intelligence: 114
Wisdom: 52
Unused Stat Points: 30
Gamer''s Mind: (Passive) [Level: Max] ?
Gamer''s Body: (Passive) [Level: Max] ?
Toad Sage Mode (Active) [Level: Max] ?
Meditation (Active) ?
Chakra Enhancement (Active) ?
Chakra Sense (Active/Passive) ?
Chakra Emission (Active) ?
- Chakra Blade (Active) ?
- Chakra Beam (Active) ?
- Adhesive Chakra (Active) ?
- Water Walking (Active) ?
- Chakra Strings (Active) ? *New*
Footwork (Passive) ?
- Running (Passive) ?
- Jumping (Passive) ?
Throwing (Passive) ?
- Shurikenjutsu (Passive) ?
- Shadow Shuriken Technique (Passive)?
- Manipulated Shuriken Technique(Passive) ?
Blade Combat (Passive) ?
- Kenjutsu (Passive) ?
Stealth (Active) ?
Speed Reading (Passive) ?
Taijutsu (Passive) ?
Transformation Jutsu (Active) ?
Clone Technique (Active) ?
Body Replacement Jutsu (Active) ?
Cloak of Invisibility (Active) ?
Body Flicker (Active) ?
Temporary Paralysis Technique (Active)?
Shadow Clone Jutsu (Active) ?
Stealth (Active) ?
Raib¨©mu (Active)? *New*
Kaminari-ky¨± (Active)? *New*
Electromagnet (Active)? *New*
"A bountiful harvest! I''ve got 15 minutes to kill what else can I skillify? Hmmm..."
After some thought, Kondo thought up something:
- Infusing lightning to chakra blade.
- Infusing chakra and lightning to weapons.
- Chakra scanning.
"Let''s see how many I can make before the deadline."
06 Outside The Gates
(Y5.M6.W2.D6)
Kondo gets to work. He decides to infuse chakra into his weapons. After a couple minutes there''s a result.
Then he infuses lightning chakra next.
He then proceeds to upgrade the Chakra Blade into a Lightning Blade, before he picks up a rock and attempts to create Chakra Scanning.
Kondo remembers a video he watched about a lightnovel where Sakura mapped out an entire building by running her chakra through it. He''d like to recreate that.
He activates Meditation before channelling chakra into the rock in attempts to map out it''s shape. In a few minutes he gets what he''s looking for.
He smiles in satisfaction at this. "That''s a wrap! Let''s head home."
ONE WEEK LATER (Y5.M6.W3.D6).
Kondo spent the next week training his new Skills. He prefers to raise their levels quite a bit before he decides to create some more.
Raib¨©mu (Lightning palm) leveled up swimmingly.
Kaminari-ky¨± (Lightning sphere) has seen alot of changes. He can now fire a tiny one from the tip of his finger, to a large one the size of his head with both hands.
The Electromagnet has seen the least progress. He''s still having problems sensing his environment using it, but he can use the alternative ability of drawing metal to himself when the pours a large amount of lightning chakra into it.
Chakra Strings are going to have a unique place in Kondo''s arsenal as a defensive technique. With the knowledge that chakra strings are neigh unbreakable, he''s been trying to weave protective chakra fabric out of it, and as a result, he''s been reading up on knitting and other textile related stuff.
Chakra Infusion has been most useful in Kondo''s Kenjutsu. Coating his wooden sword in chakra then shaping it to be sharp has allowed him to raise it''s lethality.
Lightning Infusion has made his metal weapons such as his Kunai, shuriken and senbon disturbingly sharp. He accidentally nicked himself and got a Resistance Skill for his trouble.
He can''t believe that it took him this many years before he got hurt. Not even a scraped knee or being dropped as a kid. What kind of sheltered life did he live?
Chakra Mapping is coming along nicely. He''s been mapping things from small and simple to large and complex. He''s not mapping his whole apartment anytime soon, but he''s getting there.
Lightning Blade looks like a Dollar Tree Raikiri. Except it''s for slashing and not stabbing. It made him remember a lightsaber and now he wonders if he can spit out a Plasmaball Jutsu in the future.
The Academy has become beneath Kondo and he doesn''t feel the need to grace it with his direct presence. So that''s why he''s begun sending a Shadow Clone to the Academy instead of going himself. And having the Clone read during class instead of listening in. He instead heads to the training grounds to grind his skills.
His XP farming has slowed to a crawl. He has racked up 320 bodies this past week; Each vermin giving him a pathetic amount. But he doesn''t mind, cuz he''s having a swell time hanging with the Genin Team.
In fact he''s learned from Brown that L.Shion is indeed a trap, and can talk but doesn''t for some reason. He''ll take his time chipping away at that wall; whatever it''s made of.
ANOTHER WEEK LATER (Y5.M6.W4.D6)
Kondo found Ichiraku Ramen. It''s as good a Naruto proclaims. Speaking of which, he ran into the Knucklehead ninja himself while he was there. With a bit of tailing, he found out where he lived as well as where his Academy is located.
Sakura shouldn''t be enrolled yet, so he''ll check again next year, and the year after that if there''s no dice. Naruto is irrelevant to him until after he graduates, but Sakura and Team Guy are a different story.
Then he made a realization: Ino is friends with Sakura. If he follows Ino to her family''s flower shop, he''s bound to encounter Sakura eventually when she drops by to hang around with Ino. That''ll have to wait for next week, though.
Hunting with the Genin Team was fruitful as usual: 440 bodies for Kondo. He''s been trying to spark a conversation with L.Shion all this time, but got nothing but an amused smirk, a nod, a shrug, or a head tilt once in awhile.
His Skills are leveling up nicely, except for the [Electromagnet] which has been making slow and steady progress. He can sense 360 degree around him, but it''s quite fuzzy. It does become much clearer when he meditates, closes his eyes and narrows the range.
ANOTHER WEEK LATER (Y5.M7.W1.D6)
At long last, he''s done it. He''s found Sakura Haruno. As he predicted, she dropped by at the Yamanaka flower shop within the week. However he was stumped for some time on how to proceed. He settles on observing her for some time; the answers should come eventually.
Hunting: 380 bodies. No progress with L.Shion. Kondo decides not to bother anymore. He''s not a lost puppy.
Kondo experiences a breakthrough with his [Electromagnet] Skill which led to the creation of [Electromagnetic Sense].
He was inspired by how Enel used Observation Haki with his electricity to sense the entire island he was on.
Following suit, he activated [Electromagnet] and [Chakra Sense] together to pull off this effect. Everything is clearer now, and his range is only limited by the [Chakra Sense] with even greater effect if performed while Meditating.
Inorder to level this skill, he rarely uses his eyes these days plus he uses it to locate and hunt raccoons.
Kondo still remained unsure on how to approach Sakura. He considered staging an encounter and telling Sakura she has a pretty forehead to leverage her insecurity, but he doesn''t want to risk her crushing on him.
He could also get close to her mother by helping her carry a grocery bag or two which would likely result in Mrs Haruno inviting him over and introducing Sakura to him. However, the question of his parents whereabouts will eventually come up, and he''d rather his folks not know he''s been ditching class.
He settles on shadowing her a bit more to find where she hangs out, what parks she goes to, and where her special places are. He could then make his presence known at those places and build familiarity.
1 MONTH LATER (Y5.M8.W1.D6).
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[Electromagnetic Sense] has come a long way. Kondo can now use it in sparring sessions without [Meditation] active. He even wears a blindfold now, much to Mana''s displeasure. Yes, he shows up to the Academy sometimes in person just for a change of pace.
The other skills have leveled up enough, so Kondo was ready to add more to his arsenal. After eating a [Knitting] Skill Book, he uses [Chakra Threads] to knit a chakra fabric to cover his forearm and got rewarded for his trouble.
He''s been grinding this skill alongside [Electromagnetic Sense] nonstop as well by having it on at all times.
The Genin Team he was an honorary member of have begun taking C-rank missions, which means his XP farming days are put on hold for the time being. But he doesn''t mind, what with his 862 raccoons he''s tallied since a month ago. He''ll just occupy himself with other things
Speaking of other things, he''s concluded his Tenketsu Research. While the books say nothing about "Gates", they do note 8 Tenketsu points which are closed as a form of limiter inorder to protect the body.
Of these, 2 are located in the hemisphere of the brain, 1 on the heart and stomach respectively, and the remaining 5 on the spine.
Apart from the heart, he doesn''t know which corresponds to which gate, but that''s where his Guinea Clone comes into play.
With a Chakra Infused finger, he jabs the Tenketsu Points along the spine of his clone which he had to poof right away because it was surging with lots of chakra that could have drawn unwanted attention.
He was able to open gates 3-7 this way, meaning that the two in his brain where 1 and 2. To access these last ones, he had to coat a needle in chakra and poke at them through his skull.
The success rate was abysmal, and he was at it for week till he finally pulled it off.
1st Gate (Active) ?
2nd Gate (Active) ?
3rd Gate (Active) ?
4th Gate (Active) ?
5th Gate (Active) ?
6th Gate (Active) ?
7th Gate (Active) ?
Contact with Sakura had been established. Anytime she went out to the park, he''d make sure he himself or a clone was there too since it was the place most frequented by her.
He made sure the first encounter was memorable by "accidentally" running into her and knocking her over. He then offers to do whatever she says within reason for a couple hours as an apology, which she accepts.
As the days and weeks pass, they''ve become close acquaintances. He even took her to Ichiraku''s a couple times after bending over backwards to convince her it wasn''t a date. The teasing Teuchi gave didn''t help, though.
Kondo also put into action his plan to find Team Guy. He realized that the team should have graduated from the same Academy as Team 7 since Hinata and Neji are both Hyugas and because students go to Academies closest to theirs homes.
This means that Rock Lee and Tenten must be living close to Team 7''s Academy. Hopefully Guy Sensei too: A man in green spandex yelling "Youth" shouldn''t be hard to find
Rock Lee and Guy are only good for taijutsu training since he''s unlocked 8 Gates himself. Tenten has nothing to teach Kondo weapons wise, but he still intends to wife her up. He used to not care for Neji, but changed his mind when he considered the lethality of the Gentle Fist. Its ability to ignore durability makes it worth copying.
Of course he''s not going to make it obvious he can use the fighting style. There''s no telling what the clan head would do if he hears about a non-hyuga using his clan''s exclusive technique.
So far, he had found Rock Lee and traced him back to an orphanage. No surprise there. He has yet to find Tenten or Guy yet which he found puzzling.
ANOTHER MONTH LATER (Y5.M9.W2.D1).
[Electromagnetic Sense] is now second nature to Kondo; his grinding paying off. His progress with [Chakra Fabric] is also impressive. He''s constantly wearing a t-shirt made of hair-thin chakra thread he''s knitting under his clothes. Eventually he''ll be able to make it cover his entire body.
Kondo has remained in touch with the Genin Team. They would invite him to the Dango place to eat and tell stories about their missions whenever they were free.
He''s maintaining his relationship with Sakura. Just hanging out at the park whenever she drops by. Infact she''s been showing up a lot more frequently now. He''s just happy to keep the status quo.
Speaking of status quo, he has still not met Might Guy or Tenten. However he just recently remembered something Guy say in the show. Something about running laps around Konoha in a handstand.
One would have to leave the village to do that. Which means he has to monitor the gate closest to the Team 7 Academy in hopes of spotting him.
Tenten''s whereabouts is still a mystery, though. Kondo believes that because she''s a weapons specialist, she had to have trained alot and from a younger age. So training grounds close to the Team 7 Academy is the next viable option.
Aside from stalking people, Kondo begun to work on his resistances. Over the past month he has unlocked:
Heat Resistance (Passive) By setting a twig on fire to burn his palm. Yewch!
Lightning Resistance (Passive) By shocking himself.
Physical Damage Resistance (Passive) By throwing himself off a tree a couple times. He should have had his clones beat him up instead.
Cold Resistance can wait until winter comes.
ANOTHER MONTH LATER
August 14th, 5Kondo
Kondo''s guesses about Guy and Tenten were on the money. After positioning a clone at the different gates (no pun intended), It took some days before he confirmed a Green figure blurring through one of the gates yelling some stuff about youth. He tried to trail him but wasn''t fast enough and lost him.
Tenten wasn''t too hard to find. She was practicing with various weapons in a random Training Ground not too far from Academy 7. Following her back, revealed that she lives with a single mother who runs a weapons shop.
Turns out the reason Kondo never met her in the open was because she usually left home at the break of dawn and returned just before it got dark. She would spend all day training.
After a couple days of observation, Kondo decided it was time to make his move. And what better way to make a great first impression than yeeting a kunai from his hiding spot which ricochets off the one thrown by Tenten before hitting the bullseye she was aiming for.
To say she was impressed was an understatement. And it was thanks to this that they hit things off immediately. Now Kondo alternates between sending a clone or going himself to spend time with Tenten. He would show off his throwing skills as well as spar with her.
You''d expect Kondo meeting his long awaited waifu to be a much more spectacular event, but getting on a knee and asking her to marry him when they grow up on their first encounter would have been a retarded move. It''s a marathon, not a sprint.
The Father Son Excursion
August 15th, 5Kondo
Kondo''s first semester of Ninja Academy ended the day prior, and as promised, his father: Fukumoto Isamu is taking him out of the village to hunt some Wild Boar.
In preparation for the outing, Kondo read multiple books on tracking and outdoor living. They''ll be in the wilds for a couple days, so it''s necessary knowledge.
They can''t go to folks'' farms to help them out with their wild boar trouble so as not to cut into Genin business, so hitting the pests at the source: the woods, is the way to go.
They trekked from dawn to late morning before they found a fresh boar trail. Then they entered stealth mode and followed said trail for sometime until they came upon a group foraging at a clearing in the distance.
The group included 5 adults, 2 of which are nursing mothers, and 17 juveniles. The plan was to take the females out first, then the remaining adults while they tried to escape.
Isamu signals for Kondo to maintain position while he himself backtracks, creates a Shadow Clone, and quietly returns to his position while the clone circles around the group for a pincer.
Father and son ready their senbon needles while waiting for the clone to get into position. When it does, Isamu signals for Kondo to be ready as he readies his Senbon and let''s it fly.
First female takes a headshot. Before the others notice, the second female gets her own courtesy of Kondo. Before it even hits the ground, two needles are released at once from the clone and dispatch two males. The third male begins to run, but tumbles to the ground soon after with Senbon sticking out of its head; Kondo''s handiwork.
Five targets down in 3 seconds. 3 for Isamu, 2 for Kondo. Father and son then advance on the piglets sticking close to their respective mom''s bodies and dispatch them as well. Sad but necessary.
Isamu praises Kondo''s performance before he takes out a scroll and seals the bodies. They continue their trek; finding and dispatching an additional group of Boar before dark. They proceed to setup camp and settle in for the night.
August 16th, Year 5
The duo awaken, pack up camp and go hunting. They take out 3 groups this time before the day is over.
August 20th, Year 5
It''s been five days since they hog cleansing began. After the second day, Isamu let Kondo perform all the kills himself. He even taught him how to seal objects into the scrolls.
Isamu would help with the camp, but outside of that, it was all Kondo. Which he didn''t mind, by the way, for he had more XP to himself.
Speaking Of XP, they dispatched 15 groups in total: 34 females, 50 males and 120 piglets. They''d have more piglets, but they ran out of scrolls, they had to let the little critters go.
Isamu: 4 females, 10 males, & 20 piglets.
Kondo: 30 females, 40 males, & 100 piglets.
<22500xp gained>
It was a huge haul. The two hiked back to civilization: more precisely a rural area on the outskirts of Konoha. There they stopped at a butcher''s shop that offer additional services.
A portion of their catch was bought outright, while another portion would be processed and grilled. The cost of which would be deducted from their earnings plus would take up most of the day.
The two decided to rest at a motel for the day, while they waited. The pork was ready just before dusk. Kondo sealed it all and the two raced back to Konoha and got home before dinner time: A pork themed dinner.
After the hearty meal and family is getting ready to hit the hay, Isamu gestures Kondo over and hands him a hefty purse.
"Here''s some pocket money for the hard work, boy. You''ll get the rest after you graduate the academy." Isamu say. "Can I trust you to spend it responsibly?"
"Yes! Sure, Dad! You can count on me! Thank you very much!" Promptly responds Kondo.
"You''re welcome. Now off to bed with you. We''ll see in the morning."
STATUS
Name: Fukumoto Kondo.
Age: 5+
Race: Human
Lvl 9: 11910/25600
248/248 HP [ 2(Str + Vit) ]
267/267 CP [ 2(Vit) + Str + Dex ]
Strength: 57
Dexterity: 76
Vitality: 67
Intelligence: 116
Wisdom: 54
Unused Stat Points: 35
Gamer''s Mind: (Passive) [Level: Max] ?
Gamer''s Body: (Passive) [Level: Max] ?
Heat Resistance (Passive)?
Lightning Resistance (Passive)?
Physical Damage Resistance (Passive)?
Toad Sage Mode (Active) [Level: Max] ?
Meditation (Active) ?
Chakra Enhancement (Active) ?
Chakra Sense (Active/Passive) ?
Chakra Mapping (Active) ?
Chakra Emission (Active) ?
Chakra Blade (Active) ?
Chakra Beam (Active) ?
Adhesive Chakra (Active) ?
Water Walking (Active) ?
Chakra Strings (Active) ?
Chakra Fabric (Active) ?
Chakra Infusion (Active) ?
Footwork (Passive) ?
Running (Passive) ?
Jumping (Passive) ?
Throwing (Passive) ?
Shurikenjutsu (Passive) ?
Shadow Shuriken Technique (Passive)?
Manipulated Shuriken Technique (Passive) ?
Blade Combat (Passive) ?
Kenjutsu (Passive) ?
Stealth (Active) ?
Speed Reading (Passive) ?
Taijutsu (Passive) ?
Transformation Jutsu (Active) ?
Clone Technique (Active) ?
Body Replacement Jutsu (Active) ?
Cloak of Invisibility (Active) ?
Body Flicker (Active) ?
Temporary Paralysis Technique (Active)?
Shadow Clone Jutsu (Active) ?
Stealth (Active) ?
Raib¨©mu (Active)? *New*
Kaminari-ky¨± (Active)? *New*
Electromagnet (Active)? *New*
Lightning Blade (Active) ?
Electromagnetic Sense (Active) ?
Lightning Infusion (Active) ?
8 Gates (Active) ?
07 The Adventure Begins
August 21st, Year 5
It''s morning, and Kondo going to hangout with Tenten today and take her out to Ichiraku''s for lunch. Sakura can wait till tomorrow; no point juggling them. There also no rush, as he can take things one day at a time.
As he arrives at Tenten''s training ground, she''s unsurprisingly hard at work practicing her Kenjutsu with a samurai sword. As he makes his way over, she notices him and waves his direction.
"Hey there, Kondo-kun! Welcome back. How''d your trip with your Dad go?" Asked the China-themed girl.
"It was great, Tenten-san. I got alot of live target practice done. Next time, you should join my Dad and me. It''s a great way to train."
"Really?! You''d let me tag along? I''d have to ask my mom for permission though, but thanks alot for the offer! I bet I''d be tons of fun" Tenten beamed.
"Anyway, now that you''re here, how about a spar? My Kenjutsu needs some work." Tenten asked before Kondo takes out a pair of Kunai: one in each hand.
"Sure. Let''s get started." Kondo responds as he dashes forward.
Afternoon roles around and the duo are having a lunch break a Ichiraku''s. Kondo is grateful that the owner didn''t tease him about bringing another girl over. Maybe he realized that that may cause some awkwardness.
''Should I hide Sakura and Tenten, from each other? Well, I''m not dating either of them, so I don''t see the point. Infact, I can use it to my advantage if it comes up to readjust Tenten and my relationship: make us more than just training partners.
Sakura on the other hand may become distant if she found out. She''d assume I was taken and all that. Don''t want that, so I''ll have to play my cards right when the time comes.''
After their lunch, they returned to the training ground to launch projectiles at each other while dodging, before Kondo had to leave for home.
August 22nd, Year 5
"Hey Kondo-kun, do you like Sakura or something?" Ino asked while Kondo raised an eyebrow and Sakura coughed uncontrollably.
"That came out of nowhere. Why''d you ask?" Kondo was surprised by the sudden question.
"Well you guys always hangout at the park or here at the Flower Shop, and it''s obvious you''re not here for me cuz you only show up when Sakura''s around... conviniently... OMG! Are you stalking Sakura?!!"
"Spread that lie and I swear to Kami I''ll cut your hair bald!" Kondo responds harshly causing Ino to grip her head in fear.
"Look... Who wouldn''t like hanging out with Sakura? She''s fun. Is that so weird?"
''Kondo-kun...'' Sakura thinks to herself.
"What about that other girl you hung around with yesterday? You even took her on a date! Is she way more fun than Sakura?" Ino drops a bomb; leaving the other two speechless.
''This gossiper is begging for trouble! How did she know, though? Better play this smart.'' Kondo faces Ino.
"First off, her name is Tenten. Secondly, it was not a date, it was a lunch break. We had been training all morning and got hungry. Third, she''s not more fun than Sakura. She''s fun to train with and Sakura is fun overall. Don''t go making misunderstandings!"
"Oh... Am I fun to hangout with?!" Ino questions expectantly.
"Not right now, you''re not." Kondo replies evenly.
"Oh... I see" Ino deflates.
"Just be less nosy and gossip alot less and we''ll have no problems, ok?" Kondo promptly readjusts.
"Really?!! Ok! Sure thing!!!" Ino bounces back to a chipper mood as a tomato-red Sakura tries to stutter her way back into the conversation.
August 29th, Year 5
A week has passed. Kondo has been spending his break with the 3 girls.
Aside from that he''s been training his [Skills] on the side. He''s also heard about some Genin preparing for a trip to another Hidden village to take part in the Chunin Exams.
Doing the maths, it appears Konoha will host the Exams in two years. He can''t wait to watch the Finals: it''s a great way to copy some jutsu.
''Do they let Uchihas watch? Wouldn''t that be akin to exposing military secrets to the enemy by letting them copy the techniques of the up-and-comers.''
Speaking of the Uchihas, the massacre should take place anytime from 2-3 years from now.
Kondo considers getting involved; maybe saving an Uchiha or two. It would be too sad for all but Sasuke to be wiped out.
He soon dismisses the idea. ''I am currently mid-Chunin level. Maybe low Jounin level with the Gates. I have no battle experience, plus no hard-hitting jutsu to contend with the likes of EFFING ITACHI and MUDA-FU-QING OBITO! (Excuse my French)
Not to mention Danzo, Hiruzen, the Root and Anbu are also involved. If I screw up, it''s game over. If I''m found out, my life is over. I don''t want Obito visiting me at night. The insomnia would be a pain, plus my family would be endangered.
Additionally, I don''t know when exactly it''ll happen, so unless I want to spy on the UCHIHA CLAN, be caught, have my mind unsuccessfully read by a Yamanaka because of my [Gamer Mind], and then offered to Danzo on a platter, I''d stay clear of that whole thing there. It''s sad, but there''s nothing I can do. I''m sitting that one out.''
September 12th, Year 5
It''s time for another Father-Son excursion. Kondo as promised, tried to have Tenten join in, but her mother weren''t feeling it, so that was a bust. However Tenten did thank him for giving it a try.
This time, the two are hunting coyote. They have so much pork, they''ll be good for months, so a change to something alot lighter is warranted. Besides coyote fur goes for alot more than a boar''s.
The approach is different this time. They''ll hunt a group of hogs first, gut them and pour their guts into a shallow hole in a clearing and wait while consealed in a distance.
Coyotes have a powerful sense of smell, and the guts will attract them from all over. And all Kondo and Isamu have to do is pick them off from a distance.
September 19th, Year 5
A week in the wilderness, and the two return with their spoils.
200 neutralized: 170 adults & 30 pups.
All were Kondo''s. His Dad didn''t do squat besides supervision, helping setup camp & bringing him food during his stakeout.
150xp per adult coyote &
50xp per pup.
Kondo was a little miffed at that, but the XP gain was welcomed. Plus the extra pocket money was a nice icing on the cake.
October 11th, Year 6
3 weeks after returning from their hunt, and 4 days before the next Ninja Academy Semester begins, Kondo will be taking part in another excursion outside of Konoha''s walls.
This time is different, though, as he is joining the Genin Team he befriended months ago along with their Chuunin Sensei: Ryo Koga.If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.
Ryo-Sensei is acquainted with Kondo''s father Isamu, and the latter trusts him enough to supervise him for 3 days while he assists the team with their grand extermination mission: Hogs, Coyote, Raccoons, Possums, the whole nine yards.
Kondo was tasked with Coyote extermination, so they prepared bait and had him hide nearby to dispatch any that got close enough.
Dude and Brown went as a pair to patrol. And neutralize anything they find.
Ryo Sensei went by himself, and Lil Shion watches and maintains the campsite which is close to Kondo. He''ll also swap places with Kondo on a regular interval to keep them fresh, as well as have food ready for everyone when they return.
This is what the team has planned, but Kondo has plans of his own which he intends to put into motion the moment he''s left alone.
Poof! A Shadow Clone is created, is handed a scroll by Kondo and immediately makes a run for it while staying out of range of the members of the Genin Team.
After running dozens of miles away the clone unravels the scroll which contains a storage seal on it. Activating it poofs a backpack into existence.
Kondo has had this in the works for the past 3 weeks. Using his sizable pocket money he bought clothes, equipment and other necessities.
What for? A trip. Where to? The outside world. Kondo decided it was time to go on an adventure, and this was the safest way he knew how.
The clone proceeds to use a [Transformation Jutsu] to turn himself into a young adult before rummaging through the backpack for clothes and equipment which he puts on.
He then wears the backpack and walks off. His destination: Any small village or town on the outskirts of Konoha. His goal? To make his temporary base.
His immediate goals are:
1. Find a place to spend the night.
2. Information gathering.
3. Find a source of money.
4. Hunt to accumulate XP.
5. Buy clothes and equipment.
6. Go on from there.
Multiple hours of running through the treetops passes before Hwan finds what he''s looking for: A small farming village.
He stops near a road leading to the village where he makes some final preparations. First, he activates his [Chakra Fabric] which now covers him from head to toe. As a Shadow Clone, this Skill is indespensible as he could lose all his belongings if he takes the most minor of damages.
It only takes a few minutes to complete, but requires no additional chakra or attention to maintain. He can even sleep with it on.
Second is his identity. He is Itadori Ichigo: a traveling hunter and orphan with some ninja training. With everything set, he makes his way to the road and then towards the village. He enters said village with no fanfare. Just a couple stares here and there: as expected when a new face shows up.
He asks for directions and is, well, directed to an Inn. He heads over, walks in, goes to the owner at the bar and reserves a room for a couple days.
He also asks said owner where he can find any butcher''s, tanners and anyone else who deals with caught animals. He''s given names and address.
Then he asks about any pest problems the village might be facing. The owner tells him what he knows, and mentions it''s best to meet the village Chief for details.
Satisfied, he heads upstairs and settles in. This is his first day out in the world and he can''t be any more excited.
October 12th, Year 6
Ichigo wakes up in the morning, takes a shower, orders breakfast downstairs before leaving for the Village chief''s residence.
He''s in no rush: taking in the sights and sounds of the village. His guess is it''s population is shy of a hundred. Pretty small, but not by alot. The buildings in the middle of town are arranged in something identical to an Old Western with Old Japanese shop buildings, while the residential buildings are on the outskirts and more spaced out due to the size of their respective farmlands.
''Not bad, not bad at all.'' Kondo finally reaches the Chief''s residence at the centre of town. There''s already a short line, but that''s not a problem for him. He takes a seat and waits.
Many minutes pass and it''s finally his turn. After introductions, Kondo gets straight to the point and asks about any vermin trouble. Fortunately, the Chief is as forthcoming as he''d been told.
Turns out there is a Hog and Coyote presence, but not to catastrophic levels. Just enough to be an annoyance, but not enough to justify spending money to hire Shinobi to take care of.
The Chief advised Kondo to visit the farm owners and find from them directly if they need any assistance.
Another problem is smaller vermin such as rats and raccoons attacking and eating harvested crops.
Armed with such information, Ichigo makes his way to the farms. Some of the residents were unwilling to talk; some were, but didn''t let him help.
His first success was with an old man. His wife was apprehensive about the stranger, but the man didn''t care. He needs all the help he can get to deal with the pest problem.
Ichigo was then invited into the farm and was made aware of his duties. His first was to eliminate rats that are eating his harvested grain as well as crops on the field. The second is to dispatch a bunch of coyotes that have been attacking and eating his chickens.
After hearing all this, Ichigo gets straight to business and is lead to one of the store houses. After scanning the building for a bit, he makes a couple hand seals and palms the floor.
"What you doing, boy?" Asks the farmer.
"This will help me find the rats." Responds Ichigo. This is untrue. The hand seals did nothing. He just used as a front. He was actually using [Electromagnetic Sense] to find the rats, and boy where there alot: hundreds even.
"Can I have a shovel? This''ll require alot of digging."
"There''s one at the corner over there. Let''s see how you work."
Ichigo nods at the man before taking a Senbon needle and throwing it at a random spot on the dirt ground which it disappears into followed by a short "squeak". He then takes the shovel and promptly digs out a dead rat with a needle sticking out of its head.
"One down." Ichigo proceeds to take out multiple Senbon and fling them at multiple spots all over the floor and walls. "And many more to go."
From 9:30am to 3:45pm that day, Ichigo did nothing but chuck Senbon and dig out bodies: 333 to be exact.
The old man whistles at the big pile. "Well I''ll be! That''s a hell of a lot: eat''n all my crops. Pretty good work you''ve done already. All''s left is the goshdarn coyotes."
"True. I''ll be using some of the rats as bait to lure them where I want them. I''ll be setting things up before it gets dark, then we''ll see how it goes."
"You''ve been working all morning. Sure you don''t need a rest?"
"No worries, this is nothing. I''ve got tons of energy left."
"Alright, if you say so..." Said the farmer before walking off.
Ichigo got busy gutting some of the rats into a bucket, dipping said rats into their innards, and placing them at strategic spots to attract the prey.
By nightfall Ichigo was done and had hidden stealthily with senbon ready waiting for the coyotes to arrive. Hours later and his first targets show themselves at a location close the chicken coops.
Ichigo makes his way over to observe it snatch the dead rat and dart off. As time passes, he notices more coyotes, until he''s confident most of the group were present at the farm.
He then proceeds to headshot them in quick succession before they knew what was happening. He got all but two females. This was intentional, as he wanted to spook them into running away so they''ll lead him to their den where he can wipe them out completely.
As predicted, the coyotes run off while having the wherewithal to take rats with them. Ichigo quickly gathers up the bodies and darts off after them without being seen. He also takes into account the direction of the wind, so they don''t smell him either.
After minutes of running, the females finally lead him to the den. He does the deed, and brings back the bodies in a scroll.
He returns to the farm to continue his stakeout. He takes out a couple stray coyotes, hogs and raccoons, but no large groups before daybreak roles around.
October 13th, Year 6
Ichigo presents his catch to the farmer who is impressed with his work.
555 rats, 15 adult coyotes, 6 pups, 6 hogs, 5 piglets and 2 raccoons.
He pays him for his services, and allows him to take the coyotes with him. He also agreed at Ichigo''s request to put a good word in for him with the townsfolk. This hopefully would make them less apprehensive and raise his chances of being offered work.
He leaves the farm and heads to the inn to freshen up and have breakfast. Then he heads to a butcher''s shop to sell the coyotes and have them process the hog for him. He''s payed on the spot and asked to return before dark for the hog parts.
With that taken care of, he heads off to visit farms he hadn''t been to yesterday to ask if they require his services. As expected, they were some duds, but he eventually found some takers: A middle-aged woman with her teenage son.
From the looks of things, she was in desperate need of a helping hand. Turns out she''s been recently widowed and is adjusting to running the farm with just her and her son.
They don''t have enough to hire farm hands right now, so a neighbor lent them their son to assist, but it seems he''s not enough to cut it.
Just like the old man, they need rats and coyotes taken care of, but are afraid that they can''t afford his service fee. At least not until the next harvest.
So being the bleeding heart that he was, Ichigo makes a deal with the woman. He''ll exterminate the pests, and she''ll pay him back after the next harvest. Also, she''ll have to put a good word in for him with the townsfolk. He needs to build a good reputation around these parts.
He gets to work, leaves to, and returns from the butcher''s shop to get his hog meat, and by daybreak he presents his catch.
October 14th, Year 6
357 rats, 10 coyotes, 6 pups, 3 hogs, 5 piglets and 5 raccoons.
The fee is estimated, they both sign an agreement and have a copy drafted to the Chief, then Ichigo takes off with his larger catch leaving a thankful lady behind. And while he heads to the inn, his main body heads home.
POV: Kondo
Kondo is escorted back to Konoha by Dude and Brown. Sending two Genin seemed like overkill but Ryo-Sensei wasn''t taking any chances with his friend''s son.
The hunt was fruitful for Kondo. He dispatched 58 coyotes, 35 hogs, 10 piglets, 15 raccoons and 2 possums in these last 3 days.
He was compensated with 20 hogs for his trouble and sent on his way after a hearty group breakfast.
Ninja Academy restarts tomorrow, and he intends to be alot more laid-back this time around since his technically quite busy on the outside.
POV: Ichigo Itadori
Inn, breakfast, butcher, now back to the Inn. He hadn''t slept both nights so he was taking a morning nap to recharge.
Hours later, at 26 after noon to be exact, Ichigo is woken up by a knock on the door. He opens it and is greeted by an attendant who informs him the Chief is downstairs and would like to speak with him.
This confuses Ichigo, but he agrees regardless. He returns to his room to freshen up a bit, then goes downstairs to meet with the Chief.
"Hello Chief, you called for me?" Inquires ichigo.
"Sure did, son. You have the time to talk?" Responds the Chief with a smile as he beckons him over to take a seat.
"Sure do, what would you like to talk about?" Asks Ichigo as he sits.
"Business."
"Business?" Ichigo is confused.
"I heard word of your work. Old friend of mine says your the best vermin exterminator he''s ever seen or heard of. Mai-san has good things to say too, especially since you were willing to work on credit. Meant alot to her, you know? Took a huge load off her shoulders. What with her husband gone and all."
"Thanks. I just try to do my best. Besides, I have to take whatever job a can get. Don''t have the luxury of turning down the offer even under those circumstances."
"Good work ethic? Great! That''s what I like to hear. Listen. I''d like to offer you a contract on behalf of the village. Are you interested?"
"I''d like to hear it first, if that''s not a problem."
"Of course. You see, what we''d like you to do is clear all the farmlands in this here village of all vermin. You''ll also be clearing the surrounding wilderness 20 miles out. That should give us long-term relief and breathing room to grow our crops better. You think you''ll be up for that?"
"Hmmm! That shouldn''t be a problem for me to take care of in a couple weeks. What say we discuss payment, then?"
"Couple of weeks, eh? You''re that confident you can handle it that quickly? Oh well, I''ve got no reason to doubt you, so I''ll take your word for it. In terms of compensation, here''s what I propose:..."
After a lengthy chat with the Village Chief, they iron out and agreement and a contract will be prepared for signing tomorrow.
The compensation proposed included:
1. Paying Ichigo a fixed weekly instalment for the work he''s done already.
2. Letting him take whatever he catches.
3. Free rent at the Inn until he is done with his work.
It''s a pretty good deal. Yes, it''s designed to keep him around for quite awhile, but he intends to stay around for quite a bit, so that''s not a problem. Besides, the more comfortable the residents are with him, the easier it is to accomplish his goals.
He just needs to gather information about the area and surrounding settlements before heading out to explore. He has the money to do so already, but he''ll wait a month or so before deciding to go through with it.
With the talks ended, Ichigo leaves for the butcher''s shop to retrieve the hog meat before returning to sleep for the rest of the day. It''s only been his third day, and things are already looking up.
08 Abe Town
October 31st, Year 6
"Well, I''ll be. 2 weeks. Just as you said. Off by 2 days, but who''s counting?"
"Glad to be of service, Chief."
4,750 rats, 350 coyotes, 90 pups, 80 hogs, 95 piglets, 75 raccoons and 30 Possums. It''s an amount that makes Ichigo dizzy just thinking about. The math means he''ll be collecting instalment till the end of January next year. With nothing left to do in this town, he intends to take his map he got a couple days back, and visit neighboring settlements.
He''ll return every month to get his pay, and after January, he''ll head further out. That evening Ichigo exited the Inn and then the town. His destinations was a town a ways away. It was as large as Konoha, but wasn''t a Ninja village, but instead was a commercial hub. It was in a good location and some important roads ran through it.
So without fanfare, the Ichigo departed on its journey: running through the treetops.
NEXT DAY. November 1st, Year 6
Ichigo has stumbled upon an interesting sight. What appears to be a merchant''s carriage is being attacked by bandits.
Not wasting anytime, he quickly activates [Transformation Jutsu], and transforms himself into a stereotypical ninja clad in all black with slits for his eyes to see through. He then grips a kunai in each hand and darts forward.
"Quit putting up a struggle! Nobody needs to die here. Just leave the carriage and young lady behind and be on your merry way. Is that so hard to understand?!"
"I''ll die before I let you lay a hand on my daughter! Guhg!!!"
"Papa!!! Stop it! If you keep this up you really will die!"
"You heard the lady, old man. Quit making this difficult. I ain''t got all..." Drops Dead.
All parties fall into silence as the bandit leader lies on the ground with kunai sticking out from the back of his head. The bandits begin to panic the next moment.
"Crap! It''s a Shinobi!!!"
"We surrender! We surrender!!"
"Don''t kill us, please!"
Some took off running, but immediately flopped on the floor just like their leader, lifeless. This caused a chill to run town everyone''s spine as they fell silent once more, not daring to make a sound.
After a tense few seconds, Ichigo appears from a nearby brush. Walking forward with an air of confidence and purpose. Once he positioned himself between the two groups; half facing the bandits, he finally spoke in a deep voice.
"Take all your belongings and put them in a pile." All parties continue to stare dumbfounded.
"You have 30 seconds." Finally the bandits broke out of their stupor and got busy. In no time at all there was a large pile of weapons, armor and other gear.
"Run." And the bandits took off the very next second. Ichigo proceeded to store the pile in a scroll before turning his attention to the other group.
They were eyeing him warily, but Ichigo had no intention of hanging around. One [Body Flicker] later and he was gone.
NEXT DAY. November 2nd, Year 6
It''s morning and Ichigo is packing his things at his makeshift camp. His destination: the Merchant town of Abe. It is visible a dozen or so miles away. After making his final preparations, he sets out towards it. As for the reason he''s going there in the first place, well a place with so much trading is bound to have a black market where he can purchase higher ranked jutsu or anything else of considerable value.
However, it''s likely that his current funds won''t suffice for such things as of now, so finding a job would be essential.
After entering, he finds the town to be exactly as he expected: carriages owned by merchants, stalls full of all kinds of goods and other businesses providing supporting services such as taverns, brothels, stables and more.
He decides to follow the trope and head to the tavern; best place to gather intel. Besides, he''ll need a place to stay at the end of the day, and it''s best to reserve a room early.
After spending most of the morning drinking and eating, he learns a number of things:
1. There are certain routes that are plagued with bandits, however Konoha Shinobi are soon to be hired to deal with them.
2. There is a gang called the Snappers who operate in the shadier parts of Town. They''re the biggest of a few: shaking down store owners for protection money, being loan sharks, pimping, etc.
''Well, I know what I''m doing tonight.'' Thought Ichigo as he stood up to leave the tavern. ''I''ll be taking a stroll around town to familiarize myself with the area.'' During his stroll, he stumbled upon the folks he rescued from bandits earlier this morning. They seem to be asking around for someone who fit the description of his disguise: probably to express their gratitude and reward him or something.
''Hmmm... Best not to sell the bandit''s loot in this town. Don''t want it traced back to me.''
Soon enough, dusk rolls around and Ichigo begins making his way to the more shadier parts of town: namely the Red light District and the Snappers hideout.
The red light district was exactly what Ichigo expected: bright neon lights and scantily clad women offering a good time. His goal here was go gather more intel on the gang. ''Best get with a girl that''s inexperienced. Don''t want to be wrapped around anyone''s finger; besides, it''s great practice for me.''
After walking for quite some time, he finds who he''s looking for. Looking a bit uncomfortable in a tiny dress she keeps adjusting, a young brunette sporting a pixie cut, a modest bust and a thin athletic figure nervously looks around for a potential customer.
''Probably her first night. Well, missy, you''re in good company; let''s get along shall we?'' Thought Ichigo as he made his way over. The girl notices him soon enough, and they are soon facing one another.
"Hello, beautiful." The girls blinks for awhile before restarting her brain.
"Oh! H-hello handsome, w-wanna have a have a nice time?" She responds in a bit of nervous rush.
"Ofcourse. Would you like to accompany me?"
"Sure. Lead the way." Ichigo reaches out and places his arm around her waist and he leads her forward. The girl jolts a bit at the touch, but doesn''t pull away as they head over to a Love Hotel down the street.If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.
"Never caught your name, by the way."
"Oh? Yes. Sure. You can call me Asa."
"Asa is a nice name. Very nice indeed. I''m Ichigo, by the way. Let''s get along, shall we?"
"Sure. Gladly."
After a bit of smalltalk, the two check-in to the hotel and soon enough Ichigo is having a shower while psyching himself up for what comes next.
As a final adjustment, he uses [Transformation Jutsu] to make himself big and girthy. He''s not sure what the average guy packs, but he feels this is a safe bet.
Soon enough he exits the shower wearing a towel, to see Asa sitting on the side of the bed, visibly nervous. Ichigo just smiles her way and takes a seat beside her.
"So, Asa. Is there anything you''re uncomfortable with doing? I''m cool with anything but bondage stuff." Asa sits up straight at the statement.
"O-oh! I-i''m fine with whatever. I''m a little inexperienced in some areas, but I''m eager to please!" Says Asa as she marshals together all her confidence.
"That''s great! I''m glad I picked you, Asa." Says Ichigo before pecking her on her cheek which causes her to blush.
"So why don''t we start by getting you out of those clothes? How about a little striptease?" The request causes Ada to blush a little harder.
LEMON WARNING.
"S-sure! No problem." She gets up off the bed, facing Ichigo, and then proceeds to take off articles of clothing bit by bit while trying to dance sensually. She''s not very good at it, but her clumsiness has it''s own charm and Ichigo is getting turned on.
Soon enough, Asa is left wearing nothing but her leggings, while trying her best not to cover herself with her hands. Ichigo just sits there drinking in her image which only makes her more uncomfortable.
"Umm..."
"Oh! Sorry! I was distracted by how beautiful you are. Please come over and sit on my lap."
Asa does as requested, and Ichigo moves to kiss her neck while caressing her body. He does this for awhile before moving to suckle her nipple. This causes Asa a squeal in pleasure.
"You have very nice breasts. I love them."
"Thank you Mmmnnnmm very much."
Ichigo then reaches for between Asa''s legs to rub her lower lips. Her head whips back, and her moans get louder.
Ichigo does this for sometime until his boner becomes too much to bear. He promptly pulls aside his towel; releasing it from it''s shackles and letting it stand in all it''s majesty.
Asa is oblivious to this however, until Ichigo decides to rub its head along her entrance. This caused her to yelp in surprise as she jolted away. Her surprise is soon replaced with wonder as she gawks at his member.
"You''ve gotten me all pent-up. Care to help me out with that?" Asks Ichigo.
Asa looks at his member, then at him, then back at his member before nodding and positioning herself in a kneeling position between his legs. She reaches forth and grips his shaft which causes him to grunt. Soon she begins pumping Ichigo. She starts slow then gradually increases the pace.
Having a third party touching him is a whole nother level compared to doing it himself. As he approaches his release, he tells Asa to use her mouth which she does after a bit of hesitation. Her clumsy licking and sucking feels heavenly and Ichigo is at his limit.
"I''m going to cum. Take it in your mouth." Asa''s eyes open wide in panic at his words, but before she could do anything, her head his held in place as he begins to cum in her mouth. She struggles briefly before giving in and concentrating on swallowing his load so as not to choke.
Rope after rope is ejected into her mouth and she can do nothing but swallow. Ichigo soon finishes and slowly pulls out of her mouth. Asa kneels there, cum filled mouth open in a daze.
Ichigo enjoys the view for awhile before asking her to swallow. She does so and shows her cum stained mouth to him immediately afterwards.
Ichigo proceeded to cup her chin; pulling her up off her knees to her feet, then towards him as he kisses her on the lips. Asa is shocked by this, but quickly recovers and returns the kiss. It soon gets heated and Ichigo invades her mouth with his tongue.
A full-on french kiss ensues as Ichigo pulls Asa to himself and they both lie on the bed as they continue to suck face. This continues for some time before they break the kiss with strings of saliva connecting their mouths.
They both gasp for breath a short while before Ichigo makes his move. "My turn." Ichigo proceeds to kiss and lick his way down Asa''s nude body till he reaches her vagina. He then spreads her legs before plants a kiss right at her entrance which causes her to shiver in pleasure.
Ichigo proceeds to eat her out -Mouth to her clitoris while fingering her pussy-. Asa moans uncontrollably while writhing in ecstasy. She eventually orgasms after taking that for 5 minutes straight.
After Ichigo feels he has done enough, he positions himself between her legs & puts on a condom as he prepares to penetrate her.
Asa watches in awe as he slowly enters her sex. He hits resistance. He knows what that means. With greedy expression, he keeps going till he slips through the hymen without tearing it. After waiting for the fellow former virgin underneath him to recover, he continues to penetrate her. He does so slowly and depiberately until he''s balls deep in side her in a single strike. He remains sheathed within as he kisses and gropes her for awhile. After he is certain that she has adjusted to him, he begins to move slowly.
He gradually picks up the pace and soon Asa can only speak gibberish as she is jackhammered by Ichigo.
As he approaches his own release, he cums inside her which makes her arc her back as another orgasm washes through her.
Ichigo slowly pulls out, leaving her pussy slightly gaping. He proceeds to remove the condom, then make his way to her head where he points his member at her face.
Asa gets the hint and begins sucking and licking him clean. Once she''s done, Ichigo puts another condom on and prepares for another round.
This time, he folds her up as he smashes her lovingly and deeply in a mating press position.
Later he has her ride him cowgirl, then he takes her sideways, after that he fucks her pronebone, and so on. That night Ichigo got to use alot of the positions he knew, and Asa was along for the ride.
After he was finally spent, he lay on the bed with the half asleep Asa next to him. She took quite a pounding tonight, and her mind is muddled with all the orgasms she''d been receiving. Ichigo pulls her close and they both fall asleep.
NEXT DAY. November 3rd, Year 6
Ichigo wakes up at 4 in the morning with Asa still nestled against him. Having recouped because of the sleep, he''s rearing to go another round, but that''s not his goal right now.
He reaches out one hand towards one of Asa''s exposed breasts and begins to lightly fondle it and pinch the nipple. With his other hand, he caresses her behind; occasionally rubbing her slit in the process.
Asa is feeling the ministrations while asleep, but eventually it gets too much and she awakens with moan.
"Morning, beautiful."
"Kyaa!!!"
After calming her from her mild fright, Ichigo proceeds to engage in smalltalk with with Asa while they lay there.
The results of the chat:
- Asa is an only child living with her father.
- Asa''s Dad is a store owner who''s business was struggling. He got a loan from the Snappers to help himself along, but it didn''t help so now he''s in dept with the gang.
- Asa decided to go behind her dad''s back to raise money to offset the loan by selling her body. Ichigo so happened to be her first client.
- All she needs is to work for 21 nights, and she''d make enough to pay back the loan.
- Turns out that, unlike most loan sharks, the Snappers don''t have ludicrous interest rates, so a decent chunk of thier clients are able to pay them back. But it''s still very difficult.
Hearing all this, Ichigo knew what he was going to do. He so happened to have a crap tonne of hog hide he didn''t sell at the farms in hopes of selling it here. Those would be more than enough to pay for her father''s dept.
This will make Asa eternally indepted to him; earning her undying loyalty and probably even more.
Doing so would also grant him leverage to take over the father''s store to use for his own purposes. Being the diligent hide generator he is, his supply of goods is guaranteed.
With this in mind, he makes his pitch to Asa as well as asks her to take him to the loan sharks inorder to transfer the loan to himself.
Asa was skeptical at first, but soon learned he was serious and fell into a complex state of joy, confusion and worry.
"W-why would you go this far? We just me last night. It makes no sense." Asa asks confused.
"It''s simple. You''re a gem of a person and I want you all to myself. That means I won''t let any other man have you or taste your body. Besides this benefits me too, so don''t worry your little head." Was Ichigo''s reply.
Asa blushes at his words and hides her face in embarrassment. Soon, they both shower and leave for breakfast.
After eating, Asa takes him to one of the Snapper Gang branches. The guy in charge looked at Ichigo like he was an idiot for requesting a transfer, but immediately had a change of heart when Ichigo gave him a few installments in advance.
After that, Ichigo had Asa take him to her place. After learning it''s location, he leaves her with the task of telling her father what had happened, and that he would return in the afternoon to talk business.
He then returns to his room at the Inn/Tavern to organize his belongings and take out the scroll containing the hides.
After leaving the Inn, he goes to multiple places to sell his wares. He didn''t do it all in one place so as not to be offered wholesale prices. After spending all morning doing this, he was able to earn enough for the loan and more.
Returning back to the Loan Sharks, he clears Asa''s father''s dept and collects documentation to prove it.
Ichigo eventually arrives at his destination and knocks on the door. Asa opens the door, happy to see him. He''s let inside and led to the living room where Asa''s father is.
The talk went well in the end. Of course the father had concerns about him coming out of nowhere to help them, but the document from the Snapper Gang left him with no arguments except a father''s concern. He wasn''t told that the two had smashed the night prior, nor that Ichigo and Asa were a couple now. That would be a dumb thing to bring up.
After their discussion, all 3 when to check out the store owned by the father. Ichigo''s thought it wasn''t bad and was workable, so he became their investor.
With that done, the father returned home while Asa stayed behind at Ichigo''s request.
After a short chat, Ichigo led Asa back to the same Love Hotel. Asa was red as a tomato the whole trip. She knew what was coming, and with all Ichigo had done and said up to this point, she has basically been claimed as his woman: paid for with receipt and everything.
Ichigo made sure not to go too crazy this time, and took her home before dusk.
09 Kenji Touma
3 Weeks Later. November 24th, Year 6
At the start of the past 3 weeks, Ichigo investigated the Snappers. He learned they don''t act like normal gangs. He had yet to find issue with how they ran things, which was pretty strange. They didn''t harass folks for their protection money too much because not only is at a reasonable cost, people actually seek them out because they actually do protect them from rival gangs.
The gang also has people stationed all around the slums to act as guards especially at night. This makes the slums a relatively safe place to live.
Infact some of the apartment buildings are owned by the gang themselves and people seem to have no issue living there as tenants.
"The loan shark company doesn''t act like the stereotype either. This gang really is weird." Remarked Ichigo. For a whole week after that he went deep into the surrounding forests to hunt. He''d invest the resources into the shop run by Asa and her dad. The remaining week was spent on miscellaneous things including Blowing Out Asa''s Back.
The town of Abe would be Ichigo''s first stronghold. He''ll remain here to earn money for his future plans, as well as level up enough to make another shadow clone to explore ahead. His strategy to accomplish this was simple:
- Hunt his way to a town or village.
- Sell hide and buy stuff.
- Hunt his way back to Abe.
- Turn in goods to Asa and Co.
- Smash Asa thoroughly.
- Repeat.
Additionally, once a month he''d set his destination to that one farming town to get his instalment.
Same Day. November 24th, Year 6
Pov: Fukumoto Kondo
With regards to Kondo, he''s since become aquainted with Shikamaru and Choji. This was inevitable with the Ino-Shika-Cho thing. Since he was familiar with Ino, he was going to meet those two sooner or later.
Anyway, the gang began joining Kondo and Tenten in their training sessions. Well, more like Ino dragged Shikamaru kicking and screaming, with Choji tagging along while eating chips. Kondo had a taste of those chips. They were pretty good.
Tenten is thrilled to have people to train and hang around with; guess doing it alone was taking a toll on her. Regardless, if Tenten''s happy, Kondo''s happy.
There''s not much going on with Kondo beyond this; he''s even stopped searching for Might Guy because the stress of training might pop his clone. He''s decided to take his time enjoying his youth while keeping on top of his training.
1 Month Later: Dec 21st, Year 6
Kondo''s days have been fine so far. Mana recently found out about him and the gang''s activities after school, and has decided to join in; mostly to fight Kondo, though.
It''s now him, Sakura, Ino-Shika-Cho, Tenten and Mana: 7 in all. They engage in target practice and sparring with one another all day.
He''s aware that this will make the side characters stronger in the beginning, but so long as team 7 forms, the rest in unimportant.
On another note pertaining to the timeline, Kondo has been keeping tabs on the Uchiha Clan. His misgivings about performing the rescue had waned over time. He doesn''t know when exactly the Massacre will take place, but his guess is within the next 2 years.
He was never a fan of Itachi''s decision to eradicate his clan, and Kondo will make sure he does everything he can to stop it from happening. He already has a couple ideas on how to go about it.
- Assassinate Danzo.
- Confront Itachi.
- Cause a ruckus.
- Escape with some survivors.
He''s under no delusion that he can save the whole clan, but he wants to save as many as possible.
1 Month Later: January 26th, Year 6
Kondo reassesses his future plans.
Short Term Plans
- Rescue Uchihas.
- Get more jutsu.
Long-term Plans
- Learn Byakugo seal.
- Get executioner blade.
The Uchiha Rescue:
- Plan A: Confront Itachi.
- Plan B: Obstruct Itachi.
- Plan C: Cause a ruckus.
- Plan D: Escape with survivors.
- Plan E: Lure other clans to Uchihas.
- Plan F: Kill Danzo.
Get More Jutsu:
- From bandits.
- From criminal districts.
- From auction house.
Learn Byakugo Seal
- From Tsunade or Sakura When Tsunade returns.
Get Executioner Blade
- Hopefully. After Zabuza is defeated.
Kondo has also been busy with a little project he thought up: instead of waiting for Tsunade to show in 5-6 years from now, he''ll make his poor man''s version of the Byakugo Seal.
He was inspired by Kurama''s seal which allows chakra to seep into the jinchuuriki, and the storage scrolls which can be used to store even Jutsus.
If he''s able to master the seal of the storage scroll, and tweak it some, he can hopefully make a chakra container he can fill up whenever he wants, and tap into when he needs to.
However, right now all he intends to do is study Fuinjutsu as much as possible. He would rather leave experiments and testing to the 2nd clone when he makes it. He''d rather not accidentally blow his main body up messing with Fuinjutsu. So for now, he has to do research and hold off on development.
Speaking of which, Kondo plans to sneak into the restricted parts of the Ninja Academy Library. He wants to get his hands on very useful books to eat: especially Ninjutsus and Fuinjutsus. It''ll have to wait until next Semester though, as his planning isn''t sufficient to pull it off this Semester.
2 Days Later: January 26th, Year 6
POV: Itadori Ichigo
The past two months have been quite eventful for Ichigo. He hadn''t planned to encounter as many Bandits and their dens as he did. Luckily he made sure he was disguised, and the haul from those places was quite alot. The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.
Usually he''d make the bandits surrender their treasure and let them escape. He wasn''t a fan of killing. However, those survivors spread the word, and made him famous in the local underworld.
The remaining bandits in the area left as a result, and the roads around Abe became safer than they''ve ever been before. He would hear folks in the taverns singing his praises. "The Guardian of Abe" is what they called him.
However that''s nothing compared to what happened Just yesterday on his return trip after collecting the final instalment from the farming village. He had levelled up and now had enough Chakra to create another Shadow Clone safely.
This clone would be sent out to other elemental nations while Ichigo remained in and around Abe Town. He already has his first destination in mind: the Land of Hot Springs.
He decides to hold off on creating the clone, however. He''d rather wait till Semester break when Kondo and his dad go hunting again. When the time is right, he''d poof himself, and Kondo would create 2 new clones: Ichigo and another. He''s been sending kondo letters through the inventory, so they already have things planned out. Until the day comes, he''ll continue his routine.
February 15th, Year 6
POV: Kondo
Just like clockwork, the father-son hunting expedition is underway. The night before, Kondo had poofed Ichigo to get his memories, EXP and more. It was quite alot to take in. This cemented on Kondo''s mind the importance of doing this as frequently as possible. Leaving clones out too long would be bad for his health.
He''s not making the new clones right away, however. This was his chance to get some serious physical training in with no fear of popping his clones to hold him back. He only has till the end of February when they''d head back home to do this, however. That''s when he''ll make his clones and send them out into the world.
March 1st, Year 6
Two weeks pass, and two of Kondo''s clones are running through the forest on their way to Abe. One will resume his role as Itadori Ichigo, while the other will travel to the Land of Hot Water via caravan.
This clone''s role is to travel to the surrounding nations primarily to:
- Acquire battle experience.
- Copy Jutsus from his opponents.
- Become a freelance Ninja.
- Buy/steal strong weapons.
He''ll show a different set of skills from Ichigo so nobody can hope to link them in any way.
- He would wear a mask to conseal the face.
- Kunai and Senbon is fine since everyone uses them.
- Kenjutsu is allowed, but only Zoro''s fighting style.
- No lightning style jutsus allowed. Other nature transformations are fine, though.
As for the clone''s persona:
- Name: Kenji Touma meaning "Strong Iron".
- Age: 20 yrs.
- Aloof and easygoing.
- Son of retired mercenary making his own way.
Touma will begin at the Land of Hot Water which is located to the Northeast of Konohagakure and make his way westward along the small nations that border it until he reaches the Land of Rain which also boarders The Land of Wind and Stone respectively. After that, he''ll decide where to go next.
Touma would tag along a caravan of merchants heading to the Land of Hot Water to buy potatoes and relax in the hot springs.
That''s all that country offers, and the Ninjas are just glorified security guards, so there''s unlikely to be decent opponents to fight there.
He won''t stay there for long, however. He intends to leave soon after, sneak past the Sound Country, and continue west.
The reason he''s following a caravan is in hopes bandits attack, allowing him to fight them off and loot them of their stolen belongings.
March 14th, Year 6
POV: Kenji Touma
There was no ambush, much to Touma''s disappointment. The caravan arrive at a sizable trade town to do business. Touma however heads straight to the hot springs. He''s always been curious as to what one was like. Now that he has a chance, there''s no point letting it pass him by.
After having his fun, Touma sets off to a Yorozuya Guild. What is that exactly? It operates kind of like a fantasy world''s guild, but more for odd jobs.
Jobs even Genin don''t bother with are handled by such a guild: members of which consist of civilians, freelance mercenaries and Ninja Academy dropouts.
The Y.G. also appears to be controlled by, or under the thumb the local Ninja Village because they are taxed by them. Probably for the privilege to compete with them.
It''s a system unique only to the Small Elemental Nations, for some reason. Why the larger ones don''t adopt it is a mystery to Touma.
Speaking of which, his goal there is to register as a Freelance Mercenary. This would qualify him to take up jobs from the Guild. Also, his ID would be valid in all Y.G. branches across most small Elemental Nations, so it''s very important.
After registering, he receives his ID: two dogtags: one with his bio, and the other representing his rank in the Guild being "Stone": the lowest rank.
Ranks in the Yorozuya Guild:
- Platinum - Highest Rank.
- Gold.
- Silver.
- Bronze.
- Copper.
- Stone - Lowest Rank.
Touma makes his way to the Jobs section to peruse what''s available for his rank. A couple catch his eye:
- Nutria extermination.
- Invasive iguana extermination.
- Dragon Carp extermination.
He takes the Nutria Extermination job first as it''s basically his specialty. Nutria are large rodents that burrow and eat plant in it''s entirety. This is bad for land and building structural integrity and also bad for Potato production.
He just has to provide the cut tails as proof to get paid, but can also sell the rest of it to the guild as it also has a commerce department.
With everything in order, Touma heads out and over to the nearest water body to search for his prey. With the use of [Electromagnetic Sense] to find them, Senbon to dispatch them, and [Chakra String] to fish their bodies out of the borrows, he was an Extinction level Threat as long as the Nutria were concerned.
Touma was at it from 9am to 10pm; purifying miles of waterway and caught hundreds of Nutria. He got a pretty decent pay and left to settle in for the night at a modest inn.
March 21st, Year 6
Over the past 7days, Touma hunted Nutria for 3 days, Iguana for 2 days and Dragon Carp for the remaining 2. The Iguana were the most straightforward to deal with as he just had to chuck Senbon at them. Whether it be on land, in water, or up in trees; Touma dropped them in a heartbeat.
The Dragon Carp were interesting to handle. They turned out to be identical to the Asian Carp from his original world. So for this job he rented a boat and had it sail to known spots with high concentration of them.
When the carp got agitated and jumped out of the water, Touma simply activated [Electromagnetic Sense] then caught them out of the air with his hand and dropped them in the boat.
In places that he confirmed there was no one to see what he was doing, he dipped his hand in the water and used lightning release to stun the fish in the area. After they all floated to the surface, he would use [Chakra String] to remove them from the water.
Despite these being very low ranked repeatable jobs, the amount of points gained would be equally as small; but since Touma could turn in so much so quickly, the points added up and he was promoted to Copper Rank at the end of the week.
Despite his busy schedule, Touma takes time out to train. Infact, he just began a little side project.
He''s working on his Earth Style. Why you ask? He''s trying to see if he can develop a jutsu that will enable him to manipulate soil for agricultural purposes.
This is a bit difficult for him to do, however. Making a jutsus from scratch is hard enough to do; add on top of that a Nature Transformation that''s not his natural one, this is a tall order for him.
The reason he wants to learn this is because it would make an invaluable skill. Ninja villages go to war over food, so being on the forefront of Agro-ninjutsu would be a huge boon to him. Plus he was a big fan of permaculture, so he was itching to create a Swale no Jutsu.
March 28th, Year 6
The past week, Touma has been scouting out various unsavory parts of the village. Especially an area called the 10th district. He has gathered a fair bit of intel during this time:
- There are 4 main gangs in the district.
- The Baki Gang led by A Pimp Named Slick Baki who specialize in the adult industry,
- The Kayne Gang led by Cole Kayne who sell drugs,
- The Ino Gang led by Cass Ino who are involved in gambling dens, cockfighting, and run underground fighting rings among other things.
- The Ciel Gang led by Bai Ciel who trade anything from contraband to people and run an underground auction house.
The Ciel Gang are also the Kayne Gang''s biggest suppliers of drugs as well as the Baki Gang''s largest provider of aphrodisiacs and other bedroom products. The Ino Gang use them for loans and little else.
Touma is quite interested in the Auction House run by the Ciel Gang. He''s likely to find something useful there.
Touma has also considered taking over the Gangs here, but isn''t keen on it. The ethically questionable things he''d have to do would be alot for his conscience to handle, but he hasn''t ruled out the idea as he believes he can do alot of good if he goes all out.
However he''s concerned that high ranked Shinobi and bureaucrats may have a hand in the Gang operations and taking it over may cause the whole town to descend on him in response.
So for now, he''s going to play it safe and take things slow and steady as he immerses himself in the environment.
April 7, Year 6
Touma has been getting familiar with the auction house: in disguise of course. There were a number of interesting stuff there: Jewelry, Antiquity, Weapons, Tools, Ninjutsu Scrolls, and people too. Nothing Touma can do about that, he can''t save everyone.
He did nab a couple Ninjutsu Scrolls while he was there:
- Earth Style: Earthquake slam and
- Water Clone Technique.
The Earth Style technique is to help him with his Earth Style: Plough technique he''s been working on. He just has to power it down and make some adjustments.
The Water Clone Technique was a no-brainer. Though they are 10% the original''s strength, compared to the Shadow Clone''s 100%, it has its own benefits.
- it''s less of a strain on chakra.
- can be used to move water around as ammo for water style jutsus.
- great for training with.
Touma has also been active around the Baki Gang''s turf extracting additional information from the Call Girls. Turns out that the Baki Gang sources some of its girls from the Ciel Gang, while other girls are either troubled youth groomed into the lifestyle or are folks desperate to pay off depts even by selling their body.
As for the Kayne Gang, they''re pretty straightforward: Selling drugs supplied by the Ciel Gang. It wouldn''t be strange to just consider them a branch of the Ciel Gang since they''re so dependent on them.
The Ino Gang is just as straight forward, except they only treat the Ciel Gang as a bank and little else.
All things considered, the Ciel Gang is at the center of the criminal underbelly in the 10th district.
April 14th, Year 6
In order to accelerate money making, Ichigo and Touma began exploiting the inventory.
Ichigo would purchase goods in bulk from settlements after hunting his way there. That plus a portion of the meat from his kills will be sealed into a scroll along with a note of prices and placed in the inventory.
Touma on the other end acted as a secret supplier for some store owners in the 10th District who didn''t ask any questions.
With the sudden influx of cash, Touma made some more auction purchases:
- Earth Style: Underground Shark Jutsu
- Water Prison Technique.
April 21st, Year 6
Touma is currently hard at work ridding a waterway of a certain town of Nutria, Iguana and Dragon Carp.
Yes, he''s returned to his old job. It''s a pretty straightforward way to farm XP.
He will continue doing this in town after town as he makes his way westward to the border, and then out the Land of Hot Water into the Land of Sound.
Yes, the Nation formerly know as the Land of Rice Fields which was taken over by Orochimaru and turned into the Land of Sound and also established the Hidden Sound Village.
Touma''s plan is to sneak through and maybe spy on Ninja''s there along the way. Just because Orochimaru is there doesn''t means he''s in every nook and cranny.
Besides. Touma''s a clone, so there''s no danger. He shares the inventory with Kondo, so if he gets popped, he''ll only end up losing what little is on his person and nothing important.
10 Robbing a Snake
May 7th, Year 6
An eagle soars overhead: planted rice fields below. Everything looks peaceful and pristine, however looks can be deceiving. Said eagle begins to descend. It lands in a secluded area, and with a poof of white smoke turns into a young man: Touma. Traversing through a land with lots of open space is not ideal if you want to go unnoticed. So Touma changed his approach. By turning into an eagle and concealing his chakra signature, he''s able to fly by without rousing suspicion. The hardest part was learning to fly.
With the help of [Electromagnetic Sense], he''s able to scan massive areas from very high up. In fact, that''s why he landed. He just discovered an underground structure which he speculates is one of Orochimaru''s labs. There could be a treasure-trove of priceless materials he can eat in there. However he''s not greedy enough to be stupid; the security in such a place must be absolutely disgusting. And Kami forbid Orochimaru himself is slithering somewhere in there. However worry soon steps aside for confidence as his use of [Electromagnetic Sense] would warn him of any and all threats and traps. This infiltration mission shouldn''t be too difficult. But even with his confidence, he''s not taking any chances. Touma proceeds to create a water clone and send it towards the entrance.
Unsurprisingly, the clone is able to sense hundreds of Senbon needles embedded in the walls along the corridor leading to the entrance. They seem primed to fire and can be set off by a wall of hair-thin tripwires 1/5 of the way in.
The clone intentionally triggers the traps and makes it''s way in, where it encounters more and deals with them accordingly while Touma follows some distance behind it.
Several minutes pass before they''re sure there are no more traps to be addressed and both parties begin to explore the underground lair in earnest. A scan reveals a some chakra signatures within: all floating in giant test tubes. "Yikes."
There were no other occupants, and the place seemed to be in good condition. His guess was that this was a backup lab in case the Snake''s main labs were compromised. Further scanning reveals labs, offices and storage areas full of scrolls and documents. After taking time to confirm his route, he goes in.
May 8th, Year 6
Daybreak soon arrives and Touma is seen exiting the Underground Lair. After seeing the test subjects, he was under no illusion it was Orochimaru''s Lab. The guy is gruesome. He didn''t bother looking at the scrolls. He simply took everything, and would worry about it later. He remembers the Chuunin exam in the anime where Jounin and Chuunin were sealed into the heaven and earth scrolls inorder to knockout anyone who opened them. The last thing he wants is a Jack-in-the-box scare from a Pedo Snake. That''s why he''s opening nothing for now.
Now done with one hideout, he places the scroll containing all the things he stole in his inventory, goes bird, and takes flight once more. He just robbed Orochimaru in his country. And it won''t be long before someone drops by and notices lots of stuff are missing and raise an alarm. If he''s lucky enough to stumble upon other hideouts, he''d best ransack them pronto. And off he went: flying at full speed.
May 14th, Year 6
After days of flying all around the Land of Sound, Touma discovers and ransacks a few more hideout. He notices security getting progressively more tighter, so decides to call it quits before he falls into a trap. Finding a safe place to camp, he starts going through all the stuff he stole so far. He pulls one item at a time from the inventory to inspect it for traps. This way, even if there was, he''d just go poof and everything will still remain in the inventory.
Skill Books Identified:
- Five Elements seal.
- Rash¨mon gates.
- Finger Carving Seal.
- Earth Style Barrier: Earth Dome Prison.
- Chakra Draining Seal.
- Chakra Absorbing Snakes.
Documents containing bits and pieces on the following topics:
- Hashirama cells.
- Underwater combat.
- Edo Tensei.
- Curse Mark.
- Senjutsu.
- Jugo sage transformation.
- Shin Uchiha research.
- iburi clan
- Orochimaru chakra absorption.
- living corpse reincarnation.
- Fuinjutsu notes.
- Byakugo seal notes
With that taken care of, Touma separates the useful stuff in a separate scroll, and places them in the inventory for Kondo to look through later. With Water Clones now in his arsenal, Kondo can now resume experiments not just with guinea pigs, but with more heads to bounce ideas back and forth. Now Touma heads east on his journey to the Land of Waterfalls for the next leg of his adventure.
June 14th, Year 7
POV: Fukumoto Kondo
A month after receiving the document dump, Kondo has been busy with a little project he thought up: instead of waiting for Tsunade to show in 5-6 years from now, he''ll make his poor man''s version of the Byakugo Seal. He was inspired by Kurama''s seal which allows chakra to seep into the jinchuuriki, and the storage scrolls which can be used to store even Jutsus and living people.
If he''s able to master the seal of the storage scroll, and tweak it some, he can hopefully make a chakra container he can fill up whenever he wants, and tap into when he needs to.
It''s been trial and error so far, and he''s been learning alot especially with using water clones as lab rats, and all the documents he got from Touma, though said documents were incomplete. It was like the Mona Lisa was turn into 12 pieces and you were handed 3 random pieces to use and recreate the work. Regardless, fragmented info was better than nothing.
He needs a better foundation of knowledge, otherwise it would be like learning algebra before basic maths. For that, he has a solution: the restricted part of the library. With the fundamentals from the library, plus the more exotic stuff from Orochimaru, Kondo should make breakthroughs in his research soon. With such breakthrough, he also hopes to create a seal that can absorb offensive chakra directed at him: kinda like the Karma Seal from Boruto. If he can pull that off, he''ll truly become overpowered. But that''s further down the line. For now, he has to do research and development.
In addition to this, Kondo has decided on skills, techniques and knowledge he''s going to need:
- Medical Ninjutsu.
- Rasengan.
- Rasenshuriken.
- Raikiri or Chidori.
- Shockwave attacks.
- Sound based attacks.
- Gentle fist variant.
- Lightspeed attacks.
Medical Ninjutsu would be handy for him healing himself faster.
Rasengan is a high AP skill Kondo feels he must have. Though he needs an alibi to explain to folks who see him use it. Rasenshuriken will be an extension of that.
Shockwave attacks can''t be absorbed by Otsutsuki, so they''re very difficult to deal with.
Sound based attacks were underrated. They ignore durability, and auditory genjutsu is broken. He intends to collect data from the Sound 5 when the time comes.
Gentle Fist-like attack that ignores durability would be nice. Kondo will observe Neji, Hinata or any other Hyuga to figure out what they do. He''ll attempt to reverse engineer his own thing from what he finds.
Light-speed is end of War Arc Level attacks. Kondo has to figure out how to make laser. Haku, Darui, and Madara''s Storm Fang will provide guidance.
Kondo has also made a list of a couple Fuinjutsu side projects he''d like to get on down the line.
- An explosive tag seal that is created on a surface with just a touch; just like how Minato placed a Flying Raijin seal on Obito.
- A seal that absorbs kinetic energy.
- A pair of seals that transmits sound between each other. Aka Walkie-talkies.
This will take him years, but he''s got time, and it''ll all be worth it.
June 15th, Year 6
POV: Touma
Takigakure: The Land of Waterfalls, Kakuzu and Fuu: The 6 Tails Jinchuuriki. Although it is up in the air if Fuu has been made the Jinchuuriki yet. Funny how he only remembered her as he was entering her territory. He wasn''t pleased with her and Yugito''s deaths; it felt like such a waste.
He didn''t watch much about Fuu, but she seemed fun enough, so no harm in befriending her. It''ll be a cakewalk if the village is giving her the Naruto treatment.
Touma''s plan in Takigakure:
Hang around the village till he finds Fuu.
If Fuu has become jinchuuriki, and village is being mean to her, attempt to befriend her and gain her trust.
Then he''ll stay a bit longer before leaving and making sure to visit as often as possible.
If Fuu isn''t one yet, he''ll leave, but return every year till she does become one.
Touma''s intentions are not just to keep her from dying in the hands of the Akatsuki, but also having a companion.
Traveling would be more fun with someone to do it with. Though he doubts Takigakure would be willing to let their jinchuuriki go galavanting about outside the village with a stranger.
He wonders if he could pickup a Haku-like character and take them under his wing.
This got Touma thinking; what are his grand goals. There''s got to be something higher than being the best Ninja Farmer. After some thought, Touma comes up with something incomplete, but will be built upon as he goes.Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere.
He''ll make or take over his own country. One without a Daimyo. It will have agriculture like no other nation, and he''ll take in any clan that was abandoned by the other villages as he establishes his own hidden village. He''ll also spearhead and fund research in Agri-jutsu, Blue collar Ninjutsu, and especially in how to deal with the Otsutsuki.
If fact, the hidden rain seems like a good place to take over after Nagato dies. This makes Konan pop into his mind. Kondo considers saving her from Obito, but thinks better of it. Obito would chase him to the ends of the earth if he tried. Best to keep out of his radar till the War Arc.
That''ll be that for now. He''ll adjust his plans as he goes.
"And... I''m here!" Exclaims Touma as he enters the Waterfall Village. After getting past the checkpoint, he makes a beeline for the Yorozuya Guild. He got to Bronze Rank before he left the Hidden Hot Water, so on top of his access to more than one job at a time, he now has access to higher paying jobs of greater physical risk. Stuff like being a Genin team''s sparring partner/punching bag, and providing extra muscle in cases where Shinobi are short-staffed.
Ranks in the Yorozuya Guild:
- Platinum - Highest Rank.
- Gold.
- Silver.
- Bronze.
- Copper.
- Rock - Lowest Rank.
After searching for some time, he found a Job he was ok with: Some Jonin is leaving his team for a long mission, but doesn''t want the team to get rusty in the meantime, so he''s looking for someone to spar with, and keep his Genin sharp. However, before he gets the Job, he has to prove he can handle all 3 of them at once without issue. Easy peasy. With a Job guaranteed for a some weeks, he goes about searching for Fuu on his down time.
He starts at the Ninja Academy: no dice. Obviously, he can''t just waltz in there. He had to use [Electromagnetic Sense] and [Chakra Sense] from the outskirts, but he couldn''t sense any standout chakra signature, so no Jinchuuriki in there. He waits till the Academy Closes for the day and watches the kids from a distance. It makes him feel like a creep doing that. However, no dice again. No one that looks like Fuu came out of the Academy.
So, change of plans: Touma will scan the entire village till he finds a Jinchuuriki.
If it''s Fuu, commence plan.
If it''s not Fuu yet, leave and return yearly.
Touma starts his search at the Village Head''s Residence, and wouldn''t you know it, he senses something. The Chakra signature reminds him of Naruto''s, but it''s alot different. The strange thing is, it coming from underground.
While wondering why they put their jinchuuriki in the basement, he takes a closer look with his [Electromagnetic Sense].
Judging by the physique, it''s an adult female: definitely not Fuu. Though, it is interesting to learn something about the jinchuuriki that came before Fuu.
"Maybe she couldn''t deal with the village hating her guts anymore, so she became a shut-in? Who know. I ain''t sneaking in just to find out."
Since Fuu isn''t the Jinchuuriki, he''s got no reason to hang around. However, he just got here, and I''d be a shame to just leave right away.
He''ll finish his current Job, take a couple days break, and then take an Escort Job with clients heading to his next destination: Kusagakure: The Village Hidden in the Grass.
June 15th, Year 6
Touma''s taking a walk when he notices a bit of commotion. A bunch of bully-type kids beating on another lone kid, while another wimpy-looking kid runs away from the group. It doesn''t take a genius to put 2 and 2 together. It''s the infamous "Good Samaritan getting his ass kicked while the Levite he''s trying to protect runs away, leaving him to his fate." This is normally not his business, but when he saw the hair color of the victim, he changed his mind.
"Hey, you kids! That''s enough. Quit that right now!" The kids in question pause and turn his way. Doing so allowing Touma to clearly see who they were beating. ''Torquiose hair... At least I think it is: I''m not big on exotic colors. And orange eyes. There''s no mistaking it; that''s F¨±.''
"Mind your business, old man! This has nothing to do with you." One if the kids starts talking some big game.
"You all had to work together to take a lone little girl. Damn! You lot must be terrifying; I''m shaking in my boots." Touma makes his way through the group; ignoring their protests as he does so. He observes F¨± trying to get off the floor. She was dirty, bruised and had a bloody nose.
"You alright, kid?" Asks Touma as F¨± raises her head to meet his gaze. After a couple seconds, she silently nods back at him. In response, Touma reaches out his hand. F¨± gets the hint and takes it as he helps her to her feet as he gives her a once-over.
"You look like crap, kid. Let''s get you cleaned up." Turning his attention to the group, he asks, "Where''s the nearest clinic?" Minutes later at a small clinic:
The nurse is done cleaning and disinfecting F¨±''s wounds. Luckily she didn''t have any broken bones nor wounds big enough to require bandages. He had to drag her here. She insisted she was fine and didn''t need treatment, but Touma managed to persuade her to struggle less.
"I have a guess of what happened. The bullies where harassing a kid, you jumped in to help, and got beat up for your trouble. Is that accurate?"
F¨± nods. "Yeah. I was only trying to help! They didn''t have to go nuts on me."
"They''re bullies. You stand up to them and they''ll either leave you alone or escalate. You should have seen that coming."
F¨± sighs; deflated. "I know..."
"Relax kid, I''m not here to nag at you. In fact, I''m rather impressed with what you did back there: That''s the only reason I went out of my way to help you."
F¨± perks up at that. "Really?"
"Really. Trust me kid, the world is a rough place. Everybody''s out for themselves and could care less about what happens to other people. That''s a pretty crappy way to live, but most people don''t have the luxury, so it''s understandable to a degree. That''s why the world needs more people like you; to make it less crappy. Even by a little bit."
"I-I see..." Murmurs F¨± in mild embarrassment.
Seeing this, Touma turns his attention to the nurse in the room. "Can I have the Bill, nurse?"
After covering said bill, Touma leads F¨± out of the clinic where she expresses her appreciation for his help and promises to reimburse him for his expenses.
"Pay me back? Haha! You''re too young to be worrying about stuff like that. However, if you''re that grateful, how about promising me something instead: that you''ll never stop helping the weak, and try being less reckless about it. How does that sound?"
F¨± promises profusely with so much zeal it worried Touma alittle. She soon excuses herself and they both part ways. "She''s not as peppy as I remember. Oh well, no biggie."
June 18th, Year 6
Touma POV
After his 3 days of R&R, Touma leaves Takigakure after saying goodbye to F¨±. He''s heading to the unnamed country containing Kusagakure: The Hidden Grass Village. It''s a land full of forests of trees, giant mushrooms or bamboo; and also many rivers and deep ravines. Practically a mini Land of Fire plus extra on steroids.
Touma stops at a town called "Pines" which is not too far from the border with Waterfall Country. It''s a fishing town situated right next to a major river which is so wide, it''s often mistaken for a lake. Good thing there was a Y.Guild there. He got an updated Bingo Book at the guild, and eavesdropped all night at different bars in order to gather information; especially about bandit activity.
This is because Touma plans to rush through all the small countries sandwiched between The Lands of Wind to the South, and The Land Earth to the North until he reaches the far west of both Countries; then he''ll decide what next.
Along the way, he''ll hunt as many Vermin as he stumbles across, as well as buy stuff Ichigo could sell.
He''ll also rob bandits of their belongings, and hopefully learn new jutsu from anyone competent enough to fight back. If he bumps into anyone on the Bingo Book, he''ll turn in whomever is within his league and collect the reward money. Finally, if he stops by a place where lots of animals need getting rid of, he''ll hang around for awhile to farm XP and stock up on meat.
August 14th, Year 6
Two months after his stay in the the Village Hidden in the Grass, Touma has reached his goal. He''s now at the western edge of the Elemental Nations: Northwest of the Sand & Southwest of the Earth.
Further west is land he never heard of during his time watching the show. He''d like to explore there, but that can wait till sometime in the future. Right now, he''s heading North through all the small Countries along the West of the Earth Country till he reaches a deadend at its North.
Then he''ll enter the Land of Earth in search of as much Earth Style Jutsu as he can get his hands on. He''ll zigzag through most of it on his way back to the Land of Waterfalls. Hopefully he''ll get there a year after he left like he promised.
Another bit of news from his end is that he''s been added to the Bingo Book.
"Kenji Touma: The Bandit''s Bandit."
As for Jutsus he''s learned during this portion of his travels so far:
Manipulating Attack Blades
Chakra Levitation
Water Release: Wild Bubble Wave
Wind release: great breakthrough
Sly Mind Affect Technique
Shadow of the dancing leaf
Senbon shower
Earth Release: Hiding Like a Mole
Earth Release: Underground Projection Fish Technique
October 15th, Year 7
Kondo POV
The new semester of Ninja Academy has begun with Tenten, Neji and Rock Lee enrolled. Kondo can feel the plot thickening. He has to be ready for the Uchiha massacre; whenever it happens.
To help him in that endeavor is his creation born of sweat and blood: the [Chakra Battery]. The wealth of knowledge that he gained from sneaking into the restricted parts of the Library were a boon for his efforts. Though he was alittle disappointed at the books on fuinjutsu which were only beginner level with no advanced material to link it with the advanced stuff Orochimaru plays with, he was glad to have read them because they strengthened his foundations, thus giving him lots of insight. The [Chakra Battery] is a seal the size of Naruto''s Kurama Seal, thus is located at his gut and is invisible when not active. Which is good, cuz he wouldn''t know how to explain it to his parents if they saw it.
The seal is activated by performing specific hand seals. Surprisingly enough, Kondo''s System responded to the seal and added it as a skill.
He can control the rate at which the seal absorbs his Chakra. He can also control what percentage of the stored chakra is released back into his body.
Unlike the Byakugo Seal, this doesn''t heal his wounds nor make him physically stronger, however he discovered something that blows that out of the water: it involves clones and a long explanation to understand.
Explanation:
Shinobi have there own maximum chakra levels. Let''s say:
Sakura Max CP = 100.
If she uses the Byakugo Seal, she''ll raise it to a new, but temporary level. Her maximum chakra level still remains 100; she''s just walking around with extra on top of that for now.
Sakura Max CP = 100
Sakura Byakugo CP = 900
New Temporary Max CP = 1000
If after a fight happens and her chakra levels drop to 50 for example, and she deactivates the Byakugo Seal, her chakra level will naturally replenish up back to 100 and stop there.
That''s how max CP levels work. However, something weird happens when Kondo activates his [Chakra Battery] followed by creating a [Shadow Clone].
Before [Chakra Battery] Seal Release:
Kondo: Max CP = 100
After [Chakra Battery] Seal 100% Release:
Kondo: Max CP = 100
[Chakra Battery] CP = 900
New Temporary Max CP = 1000
After Creating 1 Shadow Clone
Kondo: Max CP = 100
[Chakra Battery] CP = 400
New Temporary Max CP = 500
Clone: Max CP = 500
BS CP = 0
New Temporary Max CP = 500
Normally when Kondo creates one [Shadow Clone], his Max CP is halved while the Clone is created with it''s Max CP equal of the other half.
However this time, his Max CP is unchanged, while his Clone''s Max CP is equal to half the New Temporary Max CP.
Therefore he''s creating clones with higher Max CP Levels than him. This is the best it can be explained. He basically found a bug in the system.
What are the implications of this discovery? Many actually, but the lowest hanging fruit is that if Kondo plays his cards right over the next decade, he should posses a well of Chakra on par with tailed beasts.
Another implication is that this allows Kondo to either create infinite clones overtime with no chakra drawback or just a few clones with Kage-Bijuu Chakra Levels who do the heavy lifting while squishy Kondo keeps a safe distance like an imitation of Pain''s Six Paths.
This causes Kondo to reevaluate his future plans:
1. He needs sharingans: Having a System is cool and all, but even with 9 tails of chakra, he has no answer to hax abilities like, say LIMBO CLONES.
The Uchiha Massacre is around the corner; and while it pains Kondo to have to exploit the tragedy for his benefit, better him than Danzo.
Besides; in the near future he''ll have the chakra pool to handle the drain of a pair of Sharingan that''s always on. Better Eyesight, Improved Jutsu copying capability and Sharingan genjutsu are the pros to this. It''s just a question of if he can evolve them to mangekyo or even make them eternal. He also wonders how the eyes will morph when he goes into [Sage Mode].
2. Medical Ninjutsu: Kondo is going to need to perform the eye transplant surgery by himself. He''ll also need a way to store the Sharingan eyeballs. It''ll also allow him to learn the byakugo seal easier.
3. Rinnegan: Hashirama''s DNA would be near impossible to get ahold of for the time being. He''ll have to settle for Naruto and Sasuke DNA. When the war comes, he''ll have to gather as much Madara DNA as he can, plus some white zetsus. Holup! Doesn''t Danzo have a zetsu arm?! The Otsutsuki would be a nightmare to deal with without hax from the Sharingan and Rinnegan. He''s not going to develop a Rinnnegan in a few short years; even Madara couldn''t. But he should be able to pull it off before Momoshiki and the other Otsutsukis invade.
4. Chakra Absorption Techniques: Kondo is going to have to be as close to an Otsutsuki as he can without being one, and that includes the busted ability to absorb chakra. Seals, weapons etc; he has to get all things that do that. "Wonder if Samehada would like me?"
5. Sage Mode: He''ll have the necessary Chakra levels soon. Same goes for the Rasengan.
6. 8 Gates: He has already unlocked 7 of them. It''s just a matter of meshing them with his fighting style. Taijutsu is effective against Ten Taill jinchuurikis and Otsutsukis.
Anyway, back to the Uchiha Massacre. Kondo initially considered confronting Itachi or Shisui, but if that backfires they''ll be crawling up his behind. And he''s sure Itachi is smart enough to sniff him out. It''s best he not be exposed. Last thing he needs is to be in Danzo''s radar. Nope, must avoid.
Therefore his plan is to foil it. He''ll create a commotion and attract Shinobi from all over the village into the Uchiha district.
This will also alert the Uchiha, and they''ll be able to rally and put up better resistance against Itachi and Obito. And during the chaos, he''ll extract Sharingan from deceased Uchiha. Kondo is disgusted with himself for thinking of such things, but he has to steel his resolve. It has to be done.
Besides his ethical struggle, his plan can be beneficial to Itachi in some ways. Botching the massacre will end up uniting the Uchiha clan and rest of Konoha against Obito and Itachi rather than each other. Itachi wants to be a matyr, so that works for him. The missing eyeballs will also be blamed on them, and that would fuel more disdain from the Uchiha. Also the village will sympathize more with the Uchiha since they''ll be most of the casualties. This should postpone the coup d''etat for quite awhile longer if not quell it.
With his thoughts on that settled, Kondo reevaluates his immediate goals.
1: Learn Medical Ninjutsu so he can successfully transplant Sharingans. As well as safely store them.
2: Try to recreate Gentlefist by spying on Hyugas and using what he learns from Medical Ninjutsu.
3: Reverse engineering the [Chakra Absorbing Seal] he got from Orochimaru''s labs into something he can use in combat.
4: Stockpile Chakra using his [Chakra Battery] in preparation for whatever happens in the future.
He''ll dedicate his time and resources towards foiling the Uchiha Massacre and furthering his Fuinjutsu research. The next couple months are going to be very important and will change the course of history for the Uchihas, the Village and Kondo himself.
11 Kondos Hidden Village
November 7th, Year 7
POV: RuinKondo
At the ruins of Uzushiogakure a young man is digging through rubble. This is one of Kondo''s clones sent out to adventure: Ruinkondo. Touna is back in the Land of Earth, Ichigo is standing on business at Abe, and another clone is in the Land of Water named Suikondo. Yes, Kondo was able to create 2 extra clones this past break instead of his usual 1 thanks to his [Chakra Battery].
Ruinkondo has been rummaging through the ruins of the village in search of anything of value. He did find lots of complete and incomplete Fuinjutsu seals here and there which did various things. He made sure to memorize and copy them down for future research. Despite the slim pickings, he was impressed with the architecture. It was literally city with skyscrapers everywhere. It reminded him of Amegakure, but without the steampunk theme.
The Uzumakis had to have had the most developed clan/village before their destruction. This got him to wondering:
Why is it still deserted?
Why has no one tried to takeover?
The whirlpools are an understandable hurdle, but the Uzumakis thrived here, so what''s the deal?
"Oh well, one man''s trash is another man''s Hidden Village." That''s right, Kondo had decide to build his own hidden village here in the former home of the Uzumaki.
As for the clone that headed off to the Land of Water, it''s goal was to explore and recruit young people. The Land of Water discriminates against people with Kekkei Genkai, making them ideal recruits.
He''s uncomfortable with the fact that he''s using villainous tactics, but it is what it is. Besides he''s not out to use them as tools and abuse them, he just wants to make his own hidden village.
His top priority right now is Haku. He''s sure Zabuza hasn''t picked him up yet because there''s no Bloody Mist news yet.
Bloody mist happens after Obito controls Mizukage.
Mizukage fights Jizu and Itachi before that, so the Bloody Mist happens some time after the Uchiha Massacre.
Haku would make a powerful asset, plus he would end up nerfing Zabuza by getting to him first. Besides, preventing Haku''s death won''t throw the timeline upside down.
Problem is, all Suikondo knows about Haku and his whereabouts is that:
He''s androgynous,
He has black hair.
He stays at a village,
The climate is cold and snowy.
The Land of Water has cold climates up North, so that''s where he''s starting his search. He''ll hit every single village in that region and search every nook and cranny of them. Additionally, he''s aware of the existence of the Kaguya Clan around these parts. They still exist, so Kimimaru should still be Orochimaru-free. He''ll keep tabs on them. If they go crazy and get themselves killed, he''ll beeline over there and nab Kimimaru.
November 21st, Year 7
POV: Suikondo
During Suikondo travels, he''s already met alot of orphans and street urchins. Haku''s situation seems more widespread than he initially thought. Lots of people are trying their hardest to survive the harsh winter.
He would offer them food, ask them questions and observe their behavior inorder to determine if they had Kekkei Genkai and/or would make fine recruits.
He couldn''t pick every single kid off the street, but there were some who caught his eye, and that he proceeded to recruit. Having little to no ties to the land was always a plus.
If the kids agreed to come with him, he would seal them in a scroll and chuck it into the inventory for RuinKondo to take care of. Some of these kids had older guardians, and he would prioritize these ones not just because the guardian can help him look after the other kids, but also because there guardian would serve as an additional motivation to be loyal to Kondo. Regardless, the search continues, and Kondo''s faction grows by the day.
POV: RuinKondo
Back in the Hidden Whirlpool, RuinKondo looks after a bunch of kids in a clearing filled with tents which were gotten for cheap.
Kondo feels like he really needs to get Uzushiogakure up and running pronto; he''ll see to building a settlement on the outskirts of the village where the kids can reside.
There he''ll establish his own Ninja Academy, Residential Area, Farm etc. It''ll be a temporary thing till he can rebuild a good enough portion of Uzushiogakure for them to relocate to.
Hopefully, in a couple years he''ll have his first batch of Genin graduates and be sending them on missions. They''ll have to start out as a Mercenary Group, though.
"What do I call the village, though... I know! Miraigakure: The Village Hidden in The Future. And I''d be the Miraikage. Hehehe... I might just live a weebs dream." Or he could settle for New Uzushiogakure instead. Anyway, to keep the kids busy, he''s assigned them duties with shifts. They''ll be pulling their own weight around here, that''s for sure. They better get used to holding hammers, cuz they''re going to help rebuild Uzushiogakure.
This is also important because the effort they put in would increase their attachment to the place.
He''ll be going full speed ahead with his reconstruction of the village right after he feels they are ready.
POV: Fukumoto Kondo
Kondo takes some time to think about his Shin Uchiha build and realizes some problems. The Sharingan, Byakugan and Rinnegan are the only kekkei genkai that he''s aware can be swapped.
"I''ll have to see if a bone transplant from kimimaro will yield any results. I''ll start with a small bone and see what happens. But I''m not replacing my entire skeletal system, though."
The mouth-hands of Deidara and the Hearts of Kakuzu may be body modifications and not kekkei genkai, but they''re one the table... And then promptly removed from the table.
"I''d rather look normal, thank you very much. The only thing I''m pretty confident will work is the Hashirama cells which I''ll graft unto myself. Everything else is iffy."
One last thing: Kondo confirms he''s accumulated enough chakra to begin his Sage Mode training.
December 21st, 7-Kondo
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Suikondo walks into yet another village in the snow-covered North of the Land of Water. As he''s done numerous times before, he uses his senses to scans every nook and cranny of the place to find anyone that fits Haku''s description.
A couple hours into the search, he senses a child sized individual fighting dogs. He decides to go take a look and finds it''s as he sensed. They are fighting over scraps and the kid is losing. Suikondo quickly intervenes and yanks the kid away. The scraps of food are then eaten by the dogs on the spot. The child is shocked for a moment, before he attempts to struggle free, but gives up soon after as he has no leverage while being held up off the ground by the back of his collar.
Suikondo turns the child around to appraise him.
''Looks like a girl, check. Has black hair, check. It could be him.''
Suikondo then reaches into his backpack with his other hand and fishes out something wrapped in cloth and offers it to the child.
"You seem hungry, kid. Here, have some rice cakes."
Minutes later, Suikondo can be seen sitting at the entrance of an alleyway. Beside him, wrapped in a thick oversized coat is the child wolfing down on the rice cakes. It took a bit of convincing, but he was able to quell the child''s fears and get him to eat slowly.
"Does it taste good, Haku?" The boy nodded vigorously before freezing in shock.
''Bingo!'' Declares Suikondo. Asking someone a question with their name included is something he saw alot in movies. Good thing it was applicable here. Suikondo reaches out, and Haku flinches on fear before a hand rest gently on his head.
"Relax, kid." He says before ruffling Haku''s hair till it was a complete mess. Then he proceeds to give Haku a made up explanation for why he knew his name. He thinks he buys it. Couple hours later Suikondo leaves the village with Haku tagging along.
Suikondo will continue his recruiting as he makes his way to the Kaguya Clan. He hopes to sneak in and observe the goings on as well as the situation with Kimimaru.
Pov: Fukumoto Kondo
It''s Sage Mode training time! Kondo is seated in the middle of a secluded part of a park accompanied by 2 water clones: one to keep watch, and another to observe him and ensure he doesn''t turn into a toad.
He intends to leverage [Meditation] and his incredibly high chakra sensitivity in the process by starting at a 100:1 chakra-nature ratio and going from there until he gets to that perfect ratio.
January 1st, Year 7
POV: Suikondo
Suikondo and Haku arrive at the Kaguya Clan. Miles away, to be exact. He leaves the kid with a shadow clone for protection while he sneaks his way over.
He soon discovers that their defenses are practically non-existent; no walls, or guards, nothing. Another thing that he noticed was the women and children. No men in sight. Thinking over it, it kind of made sense, since the males were a bunch of battle junkies. But this was too much.
Anyway, back to the women. From the anime and manga, Suikondo only saw male Kaguya Clan members and Kimimaro. He didn''t see any women or other children.
The women looked like different versions of Kaguya Otsutsuki with normal eyes instead of Byakugans, and without the horns and outfit. They also come off as noncombatants: whether this was by choice or not is unknown to him.
The kids on the other hand look more like kid Kimimaro, but less jaded and cold. The boys are excited for violence and engage in alot of roughhousing, while the girls kept to themselves or their moms.
This makes him consider something he didn''t think about before: The Kaguya Clan attacked Kirigakure and were wiped out. More specifically, the men were wiped out at the battlefield, then their village was invaded by Kirigakure who massacred the women and children. That realization left a bad taste in his mouth. It was similar to the Uchiha Massacre which still haunted him alittle. Granted they asked for it, but total annihilation was overkill. Suikondo eventually sneaks his way to the center of the village where a larger building can be found: likely the Clan head''s.
Using his senses, he determines that there''s an individual in a cage underground. His guess is that''s Kimimaro.
Suikondo began considering his options:
He could make contact with Kimimaro now and attempt to recruit him, but that might fail. And even if it doesn''t, the Kaguya Clan would go apeshit and probably attack Kirigakure prematurely thinking I was a spy sent by them.
He could wait till the Kaguya Clan to attack Kirigakure before he makes contact, but he''d be leaving the women and children to be massacred.
Does he relocate said women and children between the time the men depart and Kiri retaliates? The logistics would be insane. He''s sure he''d have a hard time reasoning with them, and even if he forcefully takes them away, they''d be a headache to control.
He might have to be ruthless inorder to keep them in line. That didn''t sit well with Suikondo, so he''d have to think of a more ethical way of going about it.
Suikondo considered assigning a clone to watch the Clan while he made preparations, but thought better of it. This was his Sage Mode training period, and he couldn''t have too many Shadow Clones out and about.
Suikondo had to make a tough decision: His options were different variations of abducting Kimimaro alone or plus the women and children; right now, before the men attack the Hidden Mist, or after the attack but before the mist soldiers arrive. He''s not going to be able to observe them properly to make a call, since he''s going to be visiting other villages.
"You know what? Screw this! I''m going in. If the bonehead men attack the Hidden Mist because of my visit, then that means I can nab who I want faster and move on pronto. Too much thinking is burning daylight. Let''s go!" With the decision made, Suikondo made his way back to Haku to put him somewhere safe, before returning to break Kimimaro out.
Successfully sneaking into the jail, Suikondo finds Kimimaro in a wooden cage with seals all over his body. This makes him take a mental note to ransack their library for useful Fuinjutsu data when he''s free.
"Hey, kid." The sudden question makes kimimaro jolt in surprise.
"Who''s there!" Demanded Kimimaro in a calm voice despite his initial scare. He couldn''t see because his face was covered.
"What are you doing tied up like that? You get into some trouble?" Suikondo ignores his demand and preceeds to ask another question. This makes Kimimaro lower his head. There is silence for quite awhile before Kimimaro eventually raises his head and speaks. "They said I was too dangerous. They only let me out when they wanted me to fight in big battles."
"Oof! That''s rough, kid. Listen. If I told you I can get you out of here, and you believed me, would you come along?" The question made Suikondo tilt his head in confusion.
"Who are you?" Asked the white haired prisoner.
"My real name is for my allies to hear. You want to be my ally kid?"
"Why me?"
"Kid, you''re not being fair here. Answer my question, and I''ll answer yours."
"... I don''t know what will happen if I come with you."
"... OK, fair point. I should have explained myself better. But I''m getting tired of talking, so one more question: I''m offering you a better life in my village. So, if break you out of here and attempt to take you away, will you fight back?"
"... No."
"That''s all I needed to hear." Suikondo says happily as he pull a sword out of his inventory. "
POV: Ruinkondo
The rebuilding of Uzushiogakure is well underway. In terms of housing, RuinKondo bought tents; lots of tents of various sizes. He had to get a loan and purchase a big chunk of them in one go in order to benefit from wholesale prices.
That would be where the folks would stay until more permanent housing can be built.
He has also been working on a farm using Earth Release to alter the landscape to suit his needs.
He has imported chicken, rabbits, pig and hogs as a source of meat, and also lots of different seeds to grow crops and fruit trees.
The first couple batches of people have been brought over, and are already hard at work. These were hungry and homeless individuals living in constant fear of persecution until just recently, so they took to their duties with zeal and enthusiasm especially since this was their new home. Anyone who can farm has been assigned plots of land to take care of.
Additionally, RuinKondo took time to think about what kind of political system his village would function as. Not intending to reinvent any wheels, he''d just copy the system adopted by the Elemental Nations minus the Daimyo (those guys were useless) and tweek it to his tastes.
Obviously he''d be the Kage and highest ranking individual. He''d prefer to deal with alot less bureaucracy, and all those depressing paperwork would be handled by someone else.
There''s alot of things to iron out, and he''d most likely stumble along blindly in the dark while trying to figure out what works. So he''s been gathering intel on how the other villages function so he can adapt what work, what he likes and what he agrees with.
POV: Ichigo
Inorder to raise enough money to fund the New Uzushiogakure rebuilding efforts, Ichigo had to kick things up a notch.
He started by getting a loan to purchase building tools and materials in bulk, as well as anything he''d like to resell.
Next he leased a much larger shop for Asa to run, with lots of space in the back so he can store appropriate inventory.
Ichigo, Touma and Suikondo would each purchase products in their respective areas for cheap, swap them through the inventory, and then sell them. However, Ichigo handled most of the logistics, planning and accounting.
He couldn''t wait for the village to be sustainable, and save him all this hassle.
January 7th, Year 7
POV: Fukumoto Kondo
The Sage Mode Training has come to a head. With Kondo''s slow and meticulous approach he has finally unlocked the [Sage Mode] skill.
However, it has a downside being that he has to release his [Chakra Battery] to raise his Chakra level to the appropriate mount to make it viable.
Another limitation is that he has a clone limit with [Sage Mode] active, just as how Naruto could only have a handful active.
Additionally, his body isn''t up to scoff. He''s still 7 years old, and the transformation drains his HP quite a bit and his Shadow Clones can barely last a minute with it on.
Similar problems arise with the 8 Gates where he can maintain his clones only up to the 4th Gate, and his clones can barely handle the 3rd for a minute.
There''s no way he''s stacking these as he is now. He can barely handle them individually. Right now he has to concentrate on tempering his body and leveling up inorder to overcome this. This means he''ll have to put his adventuring on hold for a time so he can properly train. He''ll wait till Touma gets back to Fu, and Suikondo finishes up with the recruitment before calling them back, though.
12 The Kaguya Attack
January 10th, Year 7
POV: Suikondo
Suikondo and Haku are walking down a countryside road somewhere in southern Land of Water where it''s a bit warmer.
Haku has washed up and received a clean set of clothes, making him more presentable. His demeanor has greatly improved over the past couple of weeks he''s spent with Suikondo. He''s become more cheerful and expressive. He''s even gained some weight.
Suikondo has been collecting fruits, seeds and other stuff from their stops for the sake of the rebuilding efforts. Things are alot cheaper to buy in the rural areas.
When they arrived at a random town, most women who came by would gush over Haku''s cuteness and ask if he was ''her'' father.
Their talkativeness helped him gather intel about the village faster than usual. After a few conversations, he learnt about a ''cursed child'' that he should stay clear of. After some probing, he learned where said child was and left to investigate. It was a rundown shack and inside of it was a weak chakra signature with weakening vitality. He rushed in to discover a malnurished child laying on the ground and unresponsive.
POV: Fukumoto Kondo
Kondo out of the blue decides to make a log of people and his intentions with them starting with the hidden leaf.
Naruto: Stay clear to avoid Anbu, Root or Danzo attention. Use as middleman to access Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Tsunade. Collect DNA samples for Rinnegan plan.
Sasuke: Let him defect when he does or help bring him back if it benefits Kondo. Collect DNA sample for Rinnegan plan.
Sakura: For access to Tsunade, plus Medical Ninjutsu and 100 Healings training.
Shikamaru: Nothing.
Choji: Nothing.
Ino: Nothing.
Hinata: spy on her to learn Gentlefist.
Kiba: nothing.
Shino: hell nah.
Rock lee: taijutsu training.
Neji: same as hinata plus taijutsu.
Tenten: future waifu, get better outfit, make stronger, give super weapon.
Kakashi: Learn as many Jutsus as possible. Rasengan training.
Gai: same as Lee.
Kurenai: genjutsu. Haven''t seen her in ages.
Asuma: keep from dying. Screw character development.
Tsunade: 100 Healings, medical Ninjutsu, motorboa- ahem. Strength training.
Jiraiya: Fuinjutsu, Sage arts, Rasengan.
Orochimaru: swap notes after war arc.
Hiruzen: Oof! To save, or not to save?
Danzo: Try to unalive during Uchiha Massacre.
Fugaku: no clue.
Anko: no clue.
Shizune: potential waifu. We''ll see.
Hanabi: wait and see.
January 14th, Year 7
Pov: Suikondo
In a small clinic somewhere in the Land of Water, a young boy is scarfing down food like there''s no tomorrow. He has recovered enough to eat by himself, but not enough to be out of bed.
Suikondo can''t help but scratch his head at all this.
''I thought he was a filler character. What were the chances that I''d run into Ranmaru here of all places.'' He didn''t know much about Ranmaru. A kid with a Dojutsu that was basically the result of the Sharingan and Byakugan doing the fusion dance was all he knew of his abilities. He was that lightning sword Ninja Swordsman guy who buries people alive, and was stopped by Naruto and team guy back in part 1''s partner. Suikondo forgot his name. He didn''t know where team 1 encountered Ranmaru. It was just a random nameless village.
Oh well, he''s just grateful for his good luck. Though he''s too feable to be an active combatant, his eyes are great for recon and surveillance.
That really got him thinking; if filler characters exist in this world, what about noncanon characters from the movies? If they do exist, it doesn''t help him much because location-wise, the only noncanon character he''s aware of are those Ninjas who took over the Crescent Moon Island. Well, just the something-bana woman who was with the other two.
"Holup! What about Chino and the Chinoike clan that was in the Hot Water? The ruins of the clan should be in a valley with alot if iron in the water. If I go there and snoop around, I might increase my chances of coming into contact with her." He decides to put the Bana-girl and Chino into his mental waiting list. He can begin his search for Chino when he has a presence in the Land of Hot Water again.
As for the Bana-girl, she''ll have to wait till after Naruto graduates because that''s when the movie happens.
February 14th, Year 7
POV: Kenji Touma
Touma travels through the Land of Grass via a merchant caravan as part of the guard detail. He''s made quite a name for himself over the past months as someone who actively victimizes bandits. So much so that the group heading this caravan requested for him specifically. They eventually arrive at the Grass Village where Touma separates from the group. He did however take a Grass ninja who he got along with to the clinic to get treatment for injuries he suffered during the journey. After says his goodbyes, Touma was about to leave before he notices someone strange. A woman with long red hair being escorted to a random ward by a Shinobi. Touma had an idea who that was, but didn''t wish to jump to conclusions. He''d met a handful of redheads along his journey and non of them were Uzumaki. He stealthily reads her chakra to verify his thoughts. The woman has a massive amount of chakra. ''Uzumaki, Check.''
Touma decides to observe her. He leaves the Hospital building and tracks her using his [Electromagnetic Sense] and [Chakra Sense]. He does this all the way till late at night when the woman leaves said hospital with her escort, and proceeds to tail them through the street. She appears to be heavily fatigued and wobbles now and again as she walks. He had to follow them carefully because of the shinobi with her. She finally arrives at a small house in desperate need of repair and/or renovation. She goes in, while the shinobi stands guard outside. Touma can sense another Chakra signature inside that''s as massive as the woman''s. ''Two Uzumaki. Could there be more?''
He''ll have all the time to contemplate as he finds a hiding place. He intends to shadow these Uzumakis for some time and gather intel. Until then, he wouldn''t know what action to take if any at all.
February 17th, Year 7
Touma has been monitoring the Uzumakis in Kusagakure. The woman: Kaede and her daughter: Karin. Yes, Karin. Red-rimmed glasses wearing Sasuke fangirl. Well, that future is going to change.
Touma wasn''t big on Naruto lore, so he didn''t know where Karin was living before Orochimaru took her in. He wonders how many canon people he has possibly missed.
Regardless, he was determined to make contact. Why? Because these two were being mistreated horrifically; Kaede specifically. She uses her chakra to heal people of their injuries through them biting her arm just like Karin in canon.
Once or twice a day would be fine, but she does this multiple times a day, all day at the hospital; leaving her severely drained and weakened. He can sense her life force flickering like a candle in the wind. He may not be an expert in Uzumaki physiology, but he''s sure she can''t keep this up, and has probably lost a chunk of her lifespan already. Normally, he''d prefer to talk them into coming with him, but the surveillance they''re on would make that a huge pain. His only option is to take them away swiftly and by force.
February 18th, Year 7
Zosui: a high ranking Jonin from Kusagakure is having a bad feeling. The Uzumaki woman who he was tasked with supervising didn''t show up to the hospital this morning.
That''s not his worry, though. If she dies, he''ll just have her little runt take her place. What does worry him is that the people he assigned to watch the woman haven''t ended their shifts yet. Also, the person he sent this morning to check up on things and report back to him hasn''t returned yet either. Zosui rushes to the scene inorder to access the situation himself. When he gets there, he finds the person he sent earlier unconscious and tied up. The house is also empty with no sign of the Uzumakis anywhere.
Minutes later, shinobi were searching everwhere for the infiltrators and escapees. Unbeknownst to them, the targets of their search were already halfway across the globe.
Meanwhile, in a large tent surrounded by many smaller one''s, 3 people were having a discussion.
"Good morning, hope you slept well... Pfft. Who am I kidding; you probably didn''t get a wink of sleep all night. I do apologize for the stress I put you two through, but please understand I didn''t have much leeway." Said Ruinkondo.
"... I don''t intend to be ungrateful, good Sir, however I''m confused as to your intentions." Asked Uzumaki Kaede.
"I can''t blame you. It''s pretty straightforward in my mind, but taking into account what you''ve been through, I can understand your skepticism. So I''ll be direct out of respect for your nerves. The reason you two were ''abducted'' was because you are both Uzumaki in a crappy situation. If you were safe and doing alright, we would have just spoken with you and made you an offer to relocate instead of this more forceful approach." Answered Ruinkondo.
"Just because we''re Uzumaki?" Asked Kaede in confusion.
"Yep." Was his nonchalant reply.
"..." Kaede was skeptical.
"... Look. I''m not the best conversationalist, so i can''t sweet talk you into feeling at ease. I''ll tell you this though, you are free to leave anytime you want after a week has passed. You''re not prisoners here, in fact you''re honored guests. This is your home infact, so feel free to speak your mind."
"Is that true?! You really don''t want to anything from us?"
"Nothing more than any other leader would want from their people."
"And what do you want from your people?"
"For now, to help me rebuild this village. Now that we have a local in our midst, we''re bound to do a better job if it. Plus I need more adults to keep all these kids in check. Would you like to help with that?"
"... I-i''d like to think about this for some time if that''s ok."
"Not a problem. Take as much time as you need. Not just to think, but to rest too. And remember, my offer still stands. If one week from now you wish to leave, not only will I not get in your way, I''ll take you to wherever in the elemental nations you wish to go, and provide you with as much funds and resources you''ll need. Now go have breakfast; you can eat as much as you want; I''ve already told the cooks." This was Ruinkondo''s departing words to the two as he got up and left the tent.Royal Road is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author.
Both Uzumakis stare at the tent opening for several moments before Kaede breaks down into silent sobs with Karin trying her best to console her. Was she crying out of a feeling of hopelessness, or out of a sense of relief? It was hard to tell.
February 19th, Year 7
POV: Suikondo
Suikondo was on his way back to the village of the Kaguya Clan. He doubles back every once in a while to check up on what they''re up to.
This time, he encountered the men preparing for war. For a bunch of battle junkies, this is unexpected. It could only mean that this was going to be a big one.
Transformating into a snow rabbit and sneaking in, Suikondo soon learns of their target: Kirigakure.
"Oh. OK, guess it''s time then." After saying this, Suikondo sneaks into one of the vacant homes, finds a desk, and begins writing. He sends a message to Kondo via Inventory informing him of what''s going on, and his intentions.
He also tells him to stay clear of physically strenuous activity till he''s told, as Suikondo intends to use clones in this operation, and can''t risk everyone popping on accident.
After that, he hides as he waits for the Kaguya Men to leave, before doing his thing.
Hours pass until preparations were complete and the men departed on their march to Kiri. It would take a couple days at their pace, and probably less for the Kiri Shinobi on the return trip.
Kondo waits half a day more to ensure the men are pretty far before sneaking into the Village Head''s building. Unsurprisingly, there weren''t any important documents except technique scrolls and Fuinjutsu scrolls. Turns out the Kaguya clan weren''t fans of paperwork.
After quietly ransacking the place, he makes his way to the bedroom where the Village Head''s wife was currently changing. Being the gentleman that he was, he waited till she done before barging in. But what difference did it really make?With [Electromagnetic Sense] at its current level, Suikondo could ''see'' everything.
''Damn, she''s thicc! The Head has good taste.'' thought Suikondo as he barged in and restrained her with ease before taking the panicked woman outside. Once there, Suikondo releases his [Chakra Battery] before creating as many Snow Clones as possible.
Snow clones were identical to water clones in everything but their medium. His small army of clones immediately took off into the village and began rounding up all the women and children before bringing them to the front of the Village Head''s Home. For the next half hour, the Village was filled with screams, cries and whimpers.
After everyone was gathered, Suikondo quiets them down with the loud noise from a lightning jutsu. Now that he had their attention, he began his announcement.
Suikondo told the women (the kids aren''t deciding shit unless they''re orphans) that the attack on Kiri was a plan dead on arrival, and so were their men. Kiri would be coming soon to wipe them out in revenge, so there was only 2 paths to survival. Either run away right now and hope you get far enough that the much faster Kiri ninja were feeling too lazy that day to bother with the hassle of chasing you down, or swear allegiance to Suikondo and be taken to a safe place beyond the reach of Kiri and live a new life in a new land.
He finished by informing them that they were not under any form of restriction, and he would remain in the village until just before the Kiri attack so anyone with a last minute change of heart would still be saved. With his peace said, Suikondo dispersed all his clones before releasing the Head''s wife and then took a seat at the bottom of the front stairs of the Head''s Building.
All the women didn''t move for quite awhile out of fear. Eventually some brave ones ''snuck'' away. When everyone saw nothing happened to them, more began to leave until eventually, they all scattered to their homes; leaving Kondo all alone.
Lots of different decisions were made as the hours passed.
Some packed up and left pronto. Whether it was because of his warning, or fear of him, was a mystery.
Others locked themselves in their houses. What good that would do was beyond Kondo, but he understood the behavior.
The rest, just watched him from a distance. Nobody came forward for hours.
Suikondo kept waiting. 4 hours in someone became brave enough to approach him.
"Ummm... Excuse me." Came a female voice from 12 feet behind him. It was the Head''s Wife.
"Yes, Please do speak freely." Responded Suikondo without turning to face her. He had [Electromagnetic Sense] on at the time, so there was no need.
Some seconds pass before the woman speaks again "Is it true that our husbands will be defeated by Kiri?"
"Yes." Answers Suikondo.
"How could you be so sure?!"
"I''ve been all over this land. I know how strong Kiri is, and how strong the men of your Clan are. They''re like rabbits going to a den of wolves to pick a fight. I wouldn''t be surprised if they send their Genin out to deal with them as a form of training." His answer makes the woman give out a long sigh. Whether that was a sigh of relief or one of... making piece with your fate (kami damn my shite vocabulary) was hard to say.
After her minute of silence gmfor her hubby, the woman kept asking question after question, and Suikondo answered them all patiently because he was bored and had nothing better to do. This continues for many minutes until... "I, Kaguya Fuyumi hereby swear allegiance to the Miraikage. I shall serve you to the best of my abilities." Was the woman''s declaration as she bows to Suikondo who was happy with the turn of events, as it would allow him to break this stalemate.
"That''s great to hear! Now, as my latest subordinate, do accept this task of mine. I want you to go and convince as many women as you can to join you. At this rate, they''re going to get themselves killed." Instructs Suikondo as he lifts her to her feet.
"I shall do as Miraikage-sama commands!" Fuyumi declares with a deep bow that reveals a very deep cleavage before darting off.
''I''m pretty sure she did that on purpose.'' He thought as he watched her depart before going back to his seat.
3 hours later, and Fuyumi returns with a dozen women with their children and belongings. It wasn''t much, but a great start. Suikondo scrolls them all, then inventories them to Ruinkondo.
An hour later, Suikondo checks his inventory, sees what he was waiting for, takes it out and unseals Fuyumi and another Kaguya woman. Earlier, he had given Fuyumi a letter for Ruinkondo instructing him to give the women a quick tour as well as a rundown of where the Kaguya Clan women and children are expected to live, that being in New Uzushiogakure.
The women for their part were blown away by all this. Fuyumi proceeded to thank Suikondo profusely with more bows that exposed her cleavage each time before darting off with the other woman to try convincing more. Eyewitness testimony carries alot of weight, and Kondo was leaning heavy on it.
2 hours pass, and dusk arrives along with Fuyumi and over 3 dozen women with their children and belongings. It was a big jump from the earlier number, and Suikondo was all for it. He sends them Ruinkondo''s way before stopping Fuyumi and the other woman from running off.
"You two have been running around all day. Go take a rest. Besides, it''s already dark out." Says Suikondo. The other woman obeys while Fuyumi tries to protest, but he instructs her to get him something to eat as he ignores her. To Suikondo''S surprise, she immediately halts her protests and darts into the house behind him. He didn''t think she''d refuse, but he wasn''t expecting her to be that eager. A few minutes later, Fuyumi exits the house with a large roast rabbit and serves it to Suikondo. He asks her to join him, but she politely declines with the excuse she ate her full while back at New Uzushiogakure. Suikondo doesn''t push the issue, and thanks her for the meal before digging in with Fuyumi watching him from the side.
February 20th, Year 7
Its early morning the next day and Suikondo is seated at his spot while Fuyumi out doing the Kami''s work. She''d put Jehovah Witnesses to shame the way she was going house to house. Suikondo had sent an Earth Shadow Clone to trail the Kaguya men last night. According to his messages, they are pretty close to Kiri now. They sprinted 70% of the way there; throwing his initial estimation off. They should clash before noon.
10am: Kaguya men clash with Kiri.
11am: Kaguya men wiped out.
12pm: A dozen Kiri shinobi dispatched.
Estimated time of arrival: 11pm.
After sending off the latest batch of residents, Suikondo informs Fuyumi that they have a 9pm deadline. He wants to give himself some leeway with his estimation.
Half a day passes. It''s 10pm and the Kiri ninja are 100 miles away and closing. Suikondo had sent Fuyumi and others back to Ruinkondo an hour ago. There were about 2 dozen families left that were still being either dumb, indecisive or stubborn.
Suikondo would protect the remaining women long enough for them to realize how screwed they are, and act right. He had half a mind to leave. People like this would be a headache in his village. However he changed his mind for the sake of the kids they were with.
"Let''s get ready, shall we?" Said Suikondo to himself as he creates Snow Clones to handle sealing people into scrolls while he himself went to the edge of town in the direction the Jounin will be arriving. When he got there, he stands and waits for some minutes until... "Here they are...".
The scene is tense, with the Kirigakure shinobi team standing on the outskirts of the Kaguya Clan village. Mist swirls around the group, the oppressive atmosphere looming heavily. Suikondo waits in
the mist, clad in a dark, nondescript cloak, his features obscured by his outfit underneath. He observes that this team consists of a Jounin and 11 Chuunin.
This is the first time he''s going to be facing Jounin in a fight. Honestly speaking, he didn''t think he was ready in base. He could handle Chuunin just fine, but he hadn''t yet crossed the gulf between Chuunin and Jounin. Sage Mode will make the difference, but only for 4 minutes. However, thats not considering battle experience which he lacks quite a bit of.
Regardless, this will serve as a great training opportunity. Win or lose, he''s walking away with valuable battle experience.
The leader of the ninja team, a Jounin with a sharklike grin and a commanding presence, steps forward, his hand resting on the hilt of his sword.
"You''re in our way, stranger. Step aside, or you''ll find yourself buried alongside the rest of the Kaguya Clan." demanded the man.
"Buried? Isn''t that going little overboard? We just met and you''re threatening me right off the bat. Can''t we just talk things out?" Responded Suikondo.
The Jounin Leader narrows his eyes "Who are you? You don''t look like one of them, yet here you are, guarding their village. Why? What''s
your connection to the Kaguya?"
Suikondo digs deep to bullshit "Now we''re getting somewhere. Who I am is irrelevant. You''ll just assume I''m lying anyway. What I can tell you is that I was once friends with one of the Kaguya. He and I last met just before they headed out to attack you guys. I tried to tell him it was dumb and it''d get them all killed, but that battle junkie brushed me off and marched off to his death.
I knew you guys would come for revenge, So I stayed behind in hopes of talking you guys out of it. There are only women and children here. All noncombatants. They are no threat to you or your Hidden Village. Couldn''t you just leave things here? No more blood needs to be spilled."
The Jounin Leader smirks, but his tone sharpens "Spare me the sermons. They attacked our village. Killed our people. We''re here to finish what they started."
Suikondo counters "You just wiped out all their men. You''ve already finished it. Anymore than that will be overkill. Please reconsider."
The Jounin Leader unsheaths his sword in one fluid motion "Enough talk. Since you''re affiliated with the Kaguya, then you''ll share their fate."
Suikondo sigh overdramatically as he activates Sage Mode. Orange
pigmentation spreads across
his face, his pupils
sharpening into horizontal slits.
"Oh well, it can''t be helped. Come!"
The tension snaps like a taut wire as the team lunges forward in unison, a coordinated assault from all sides. Suikondo steps into a low stance, his movements suddenly far more fluid and precise than before. The first Mist-nin closes the distance, striking with a flurry of punches and kicks. Suikondo dodges with inhuman speed, his reflexes heightened by Sage Mode. With a single strike -a palm thrust to the chest- he sends the attacker flying backward into the mist.
Another Mist-nin leaps in from behind, brandishing a kunai. Suikondo twists his body just in time, catching the blade with his bare hand. With a spin, he redirects the attacker''s momentum, slamming them into the ground with a powerful leg Sweep before knocking them out with a light punch to the face.
The remaining Mist-nin adjust their strategy, splitting into smaller groups to attack from multiple angles. Explosive tags detonate around the battlefield, forcing Suikondo to leap and dodge. Each of their movement were precise, and the attackers are able to get many hits in despite Suikondo''s speed and sensory advantage. So he ignores the blows to perform devastating counterattacks. His strikes crack bones and shatter weapons, yet the Mist Shinobi refuse to retreat.
The leader of the team finally joins the fray, his sword gleaming through the mist. He clashes with Suikondo directly, creating a shockwave that ripple through the air before sending the Jounin flying, who flips midair, lands, and reengages Suikondo almost immediately. His skill easily contends with Suikondo''s enhanced agility and power. The battle grows more brutal with each passing second as the other Shinobi join the fight. For a moment, it seems the Mist-nin numbers might overwhelm Suikondo. Two of them manage to bind him with wire laced with chakra, then he immediately tanks a slash to neck from the Jounin''s sword which shatters on impact. Suikondo was only saved by the durability offered to him by his transformation. While another Mist-nin prepares a powerful jutsu to end the fight, Suikondo channels Sage chakra, cutting free with a [Chakra Blade], then charging directly into the group. His taijutsu and Kenjutsu becomes a blur of motion: jabs, kicks, slashes, thrusts and spinning strikes dismantle their formation.
Despite their best efforts, the team finds themselves on the defensive, struggling to keep up with the enhanced precision, durability and power of Sage Mode.
The two-minute mark approaches, and Suikondo knows he has to end this soon, as he has zero chance without Sage Mode.
Suddenly, the mist-nin press their advantage once more, launching a coordinated barrage of techniques. Suikondo grits his teeth, meeting them with equal ferocity. He ignores all the others and targets the Jounin alone. The Jounin goes into full evasive action as the others pepper Suikondo with techniques and blows which don''t get past his unbreakable skin. The cat and mouse chase continues as they attempt win at a battle of attrition while Suikondo gradually becomes frustrated at his inability to end things quickly enough.
Out of desperation, Suikondo wields all of his Sage Chakra and strikes the ground with all the force he can muster. This causes a massive explosion that blows everyone away. Sensing the direction the Jounin flew, Suikondo leaps at him amped by the remaining sliver of Sage Mode left. By the time, Suikondo is upon him, the orange pigmentation had already faded from his face. He then delivers a full power devastating haymaker from midair that sends the Jounin crashing into the snow.
The others quickly recover and are upon Suikondi''s location very quickly. When they see their leader on the ground, the battlefield grows silent. Seven Mist-nin lie unconscious, while the remaining five stand battered and hesitant, their eyes locked on the figure before them. Suikondo stands as imposingly as he can "Leave now... as I said before, no one else has to die today. This is your final warning." They all exchange uncertain glances. Their leader, bloodied but conscious, slowly rises to his feet. He clenches his fists, but the weight of the battle, and the losses suffered forces him to reconsider. With a sharp gesture, he signals a retreat. The team grabs their fallen and disappears into the mist, their presence fading like ghosts. Suikondo watches them go, his expression unreadable. Only when they are a considerable distance away does he allow himself to relax. "That was close! If they called my bluff, I''d have been a goner." He then turns back toward the village as he grabs a snack from the inventory to replenish his HP. This battle showed him he''s not ready for the big leagues yet. He can''t rely on Sage Mode to carry him forever.
When he returns to the village, he meets his clones from earlier who give him a thumbs up before going puff. The memory dump reveals to him that the intense fighting plus tremor from his last big attack scared the remaining women into the clone''s arms. Everyone was evacuated, and it''s now a ghost town. "Alright! Guess my job''s done in the Land of Water. Better head to Haku and Ranmaru to initiate the next stage of the plan." And with that, Suikondo left the now deserted Kaguya clan village.
13 Team Touma
Feb 27th, Year 7
POV: Suikondo
For the past week, Suikondo has been helping the Kaguya Clan women settle in to their new homes. Things were tense at first, because the Kaguya Clan have terrorized quite a number of people, in the Land of Water, so more than a few of the refugees had an axe to grind, but Suikondo dealt with it swiftly. Though it is best to keep them separate for now.
Fuyumi has been by his side the whole time like a fangirl. He doesn''t mind because the boobs pressing against him are therapeutic. Jokes aside, she''s been very useful in keeping the women in check, so he''s glad she''s onboard. It looks like the Kaguya Clan is going to be one of, if not the biggest clan in his new village. Though he''ll have to deal with the violent tendency of the boys before they take it to adulthood.
POV: Fukumoto Kondo
Kondo has been brainstorming possible ways to deal with his problems. You see, he wants to do intense physical training to raise his stats so he can handle Sage Mode and 8Gates for longer.
Wild animals don''t give enough XP to level up fast enough nowadays, plus he makes more money trading, so he''s basically done with hunting.
Problem is, he can''t train as intensely as he needs to while keeping all his Shadow Clones active at the same time.
Another problem is he can only create new clones twice a year during the father-son hunting trip because that''s the only way he can exit the village.
Half a year of knowledge flooding into your head in an instant is migraine inducing even with the resistance he has built up so far.
Also, having the new clones travel the ridiculous distances is a waste of time and memory. He needs a faster way to get back to his... Muster Points.
After an afternoon, he has his genius plan. The inspiration came about from the fact that Clones placed in Storage Scrolls aren''t affected by the original. He can''t even poof them if he wanted to while they were still in the scroll.
They also didn''t place any strain on the original. Sealing a clone was equivalent to now making the clone in the first place. It was like the connection was cut off.
Step 1: Create at least 1 Earth Shadow Clone(s) for every Shadow Clone out in the field.
Step 2: Seal the Earth Shadow Clones in the Storage Scrolls.
Step 3: Send Scrolls to Shadow Clones via Inventory.
Step 4: Shadow Clones release the Earth Shadow from the scrolls Clones before they poof themselves.
Step 5: Kondo creates new Shadow Clones.
Step 6: Repeat steps 2-5, but replace Earth Shadow Clones with Shadow Clones.
It''s tedious, yes. But it takes only a few minutes if not seconds to do. It also eliminates the need to leave the village, the need to travel, and spares him the headaches from leaving his clones active for so long.
This doesn''t completely solve his problems, though. He needs a few cloneless days so he can train with reckless abandon without worry. The simple solution to that is handing the Earth Shadow Clone Scrolls to a third party who''s only job is to open the scroll after a specific number of days, then the clone will take it from there.
He''s going to need people that he trusts for this part. With Ichigo, he can trust Ada to handle that. He doesn''t need to tell her everything, just what she needs to know.
With Ruinkondo, it''s a long list, so no issues there. But Touma though, that''s another story. He''s going to need a travel companion: someone trustworthy, and can handle themselves for days without him to hold their hands. He''ll figure that out in time. He''ll also see if he can make a self-opening Storage Seal with a timer. That would rock.
As for the execution of his brilliant idea and training schedule, he''s going to go cloneless for 4 days of the week to train his body, then deploy the clones for the remaining 3 days while he does Fuinjutsu Research. He''s going to rely on people in the village to handle themselves and wipe their own butts. He has already chosen people to be incharge of various groups and departments. They''ll report to him weekly, and he''ll deligate tasks as well as address concerns.
POV: Kenji Touma
Touma finally makes it back to the Hidden Waterfall. He''ll secretly check up on Fu real quick before heading South through the many small nations separating the Lands of Fire and Wind respectively.
March: Week 1, Year 7
POV : Fukumoto Kondo
This week, Kondo begins his hellish training. By abusing his system, he''s able to recover faster with [Rest], and Regen HP by eating food; soldier pill give the biggest bang for his buck. As a result his stats grow slowly yet steadily at a pace faster that farming XP.
Log of people and his intentions with them: Akatsuki.
Deidara: His moveset is too niche. It''s formidable in early Shippuden, but useless against any War Arc boss. However his microscopic explosions are cracked. If you don''t have lightning release like Sasuke, you''re cooked. Will watch and see.
Sasori: I''d like to investigate his core and learn more about his immortality.
Hidan: Would like to research his immortality and determine if this Jashin is real or not.
Kakuzu: He''s got nothing I want.
Kisame: Would like to see and copy his water jutsu. Also try to see if I can nab Samehada.
Itachi: Don''t give a shit.
Pain: I''m not changing his mind, so I''ll leave that to Naruto. I''ll just have to make sure my family is safe when he attacks the village. I want to snatch his Rinnegan after he dies, but I''m worried Obito will hunt me down. I could just chuck his eyes or body into the inventory by a clone and then poof, but Obito was able to find the dimension Kaguya sent Sasuke to. My inventory must have some space-time characteristics for him to latch on to. Not risking it.
Konan: I want to save the goth milf. I could hand over Nagato to Obito and hope he let''s her live, but then she''d hate my guts. I could also attack Obito after he uses Izanagi and prevent him from stabbing Konan in the back. Then it''d be a 2v1 and we''d send him packing temporarily. The problem is, would we be able to keep him at bay forever? He''d just swap an eyeball and continue to harass us. The War Arc ain''t happening without Obito getting the Rinnegan. That Arc has to happen so team 7 get their power creep in preparation for Kaguya and eventually Momoshiki. OK, for now my priority is to save Konan and let Obito have the Rinnegan. Maintaining the core canon is what matters.
POV: Itadori Ichigo
Revealing to Asa that he has Shadow Clones and needs her to hold on to the Storage Scrolls made her super curious and also strengthen her attachment to him since in her mind he was trusting her with his secrets as well as relying on her.
Ichigo didn''t tell her much except tidbits here and there. And to shut her up for a time, he made a Shadow Clone and double teamed her one night. Fun fact: Shadow Clones leave behind their bodily fluids after they poof. So the bed and Asa were twice as gooey as usual. This got him wondering if Shadow Clones can knock up a woman. Best not to dive into that rabbit hole.
March: Week 2, Year 7
POV: Fukumoto Kondo
Kondo and the gang celebrated Tenten''s birthday today. It wasn''t anything particularly grand, they just trained like usual, and then threw the surprise with the help of Teuchi when they went to Ichiraku Ramen.
They all chipped in to purchase one of Ichiraku Ramen''s premium dishes for Tenten to eat.
After they all ate to bursting, they presented their gifts, sang happy birthday again, and all went home to digest. Goes without saying, that Tenten enjoyed herself alot.
Ino was very helpful through it all, as she was the one who provided the date of Tenten''s birthday for Kondo, as well as the birthday girl''s sizes so he could make sure his gift fits. Kondo sure hopes she likes his gift after she opens it at home. Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website.
As for his training, Kondo made a breakthrough in his pursuit of a stronger and sturdier body.
It involves activating [Meditation] while one of the 8 Gates is on. His current limit is 3rd Gate. The resulting mental state will help him ignore most of the pain as well as grant him the level of concentration required to use a full body medical ninjutsu to heal his tearing muscles, as well as a quick snack to regen HP.
This will allow him to maintain the 3rd Gate longer which helps him farm vitality stats from the damage, as well as strength stats from the rebuilding of his muscles at a rate way faster than before.
These two stats bring him closer to sustaining his transformations for longer. However he still has to set aside time to train his dexterity.
March: Week 3, Year 7
POV: Fukumoto Kondo
Log of people and his intentions with them: Everyone from other villages.
Gaara: I''ll leave him to Naruto.
Temari: I''ll leave her to Shikamaru.
Kankuro: No.
Granny Chiyo: She was old anyway.
Kurotsuchi: Cool, but she''ll be a kage, so I can''t add to my harem.
Onoki: He was old anyway.
Raikage Ay: Nothing.
Killer Bee: Nothing.
Darui: Copy his Ninjutsu.
Mabui: Try to save her in war arc.
Samui: Will shoot my shot.
Karui: Leave her to Choji.
Mei: Will smash. She''s desperate.
Chojuro: nothing.
Sugetsu: Can I drink his water?
Jugo: Get his DNA and see if I can unlock curse mark. OK, I''ll let Sasuke defect so he can find him and recruit.
March: Week 4, Year 7
POV: Fukumoto Kondo
It''s Sakura''s birthday today. Kondo didn''t do anything particularly grand. He just chipped in with Ino and Tenten to get her a cake.
The party was held at the Yamanaka Flower Shop with just the four of them.
As for gifts, Kondo got her a hair clip. Nothing grand, but Sakura seemed to really like it.
With regards to his Fuinjutsu projects, he created a paper tag that shreds itself to pieces after a set amount of time passes. It''s to be used to wrap a Storage Seal containing a clone, then rip apart after the timer runs out, thereby releasing the clone contained within. This was rather easy to do, because he figured out the timer from reverse engineering paper bombs. Now he doesn''t have to worry about someone tagging along with Touma. He can self replace now.
Lastly, Kondo has outsourced Fuinjutsu research to a team of clones back on New Uzushiogakure. Ruinkondo managed to find a ruined lab in the village with underground facilities. He then had the structure repaired as best as possible, secured it, and is now occupied by the team.
POV: Kenji Touma
In the Takuma village of the Land of Rivers, Touma is perusing a number of unique looking weapons on display.
Weapons that allows one to channel and control nature transformations without training.
Weapons with holes that create auditory genjutsu when swong.
Armors that self repaired, create chakra shields, absorb chakra, neutralized kinetic energy, etc.
In all his travels, he hadn''t seen many weapons and armor as queer as these, but now he''s in a village full of them.
Inquiring about the price revealed that they''re just slightly more costly than regular gear of the same kind. They''d cost more if there was actually a demand for the stuff, but business doesn''t seem to be good around these parts.
Regardless, he plans to see if he can get some custom work done. Something like Sasuke''s sword that can Channel Lightning Chakra would be a good start.
He''d like to see if he can form ties with this village so they supply weapons to New Uzushiogakure exclusively.
POV: New Uzushiogakure
Leadership Structure: At the top of the New Uzushiogakure power structure is the Miraikage. He''s the same as other kages except for some key differences.
Firstly, he doesn''t answer to a Daimyo.
Secondly, he doesn''t deal with nearly as much paperwork because he''s sharing more responsibility.
Below the Kage is the council which is divided into the upper and lower council respectively. Kondo copied this from the American Congress.
The members of the lower council function like the house of representatives who represent a district, and are selected by their respective clan leaders.
Districts not under the control of a clan will select their representative democratically.
As for the Upper Council, they consist of each clan head, plus 1 Individual who is voted in by the democratic lower council. These positions are currently occupied by Kaguya Fuyumi, Uzumaki Kaede, and someone else.
In order to beef up the number of clans in the future, A clan creation procedure was created. Ruinkondo hopes to use it for himself, Haku''s Yuki Clan, and Ranmaru''s Ranmaru Clan.
Departments are being created to handle various things here and there in the village when the need arises. The Department of Commerce for example helps to assist with everything economics from bookkeeping, to internal trade.
April: Week 1-4, Year 7
POV: Fukumoto Kondo
Kondo has experienced a great breakthrough with his modified [Chakra Absorbing Seal]. By using the [Finger Carving Seal] on the tip of a [Chakra Thread], Kondo is able to draw seals so small they can fit in his palm with lots of room to spare, though it requires super high precision and concentration.
This enabled him to complete an unintended [Chakra Suppression Seal]. Its basically his [Chakra Battery] but is implanted on someone else by touch, and with a hand seal, it rapidly drains the victim''s chakra. Kondo can then place a hand on the victim''s seal, make another hand seal, and siphon the chakra from it.
Kondo hopes to have the actual [Chakra Absorbing Seal] ready in a month. His team of research clones have accelerated his progress.
Log of people and his intentions with them: New Uzushiogakure.
Fuyumi: If the cleavage flashing keeps up, there might be a new Kaguya clan Patriarch soon.
Kaede: Hope she gets remarried soon. I want the Uzumaki Clan growing.
Karin: My genin team.
Ranmaru: My genin team.
Kimimaru: My genin team.
Haku: My genin team.
POV : New Uzushiogakure
The New Uzushiogakure ninja academy is officially launched. Well, its more of a pilot so they can get in the groove. The true first semester starts October 15th. The curriculum was copied from Konoha plus other places, then modified for New Uzushiogakure. Ninja gear, targets, sparring platforms and other facilities have been provided for training. Kaede Uzumaki serves as the head teacher and pseudo principal.
There''s not many who have ninja training, so Ruinkondo chips in as often as he can in the academy. Additionally, he kinda took in Ranmaru, Kimimaro and Haku as his personal Genin Team and are currently adventuring alongside Touma. He really wanted Karin over Ranmaru, but Kaede fought him tooth and nail, so he had to let her go. The silver lining is that Karin feels left out and is giving her mom a hard time. "Hehehe. Serves you right."
POV: Kenji Touma
Touma has been hanging around Takuma village longer than he thought he would. Why no one is patronizing them is a mystery to him. Their loss, cuz he intends to form an alliance with them so they make weapons exclusive for New Uzushiogakure.
The first step would involve growing his influence with them through transactions. That''s why he contracted a number of the guys here to make ninja gear and facilities for his ninja academy back in New Uzushiogakure. That brought a spark of life into the local economy along with him trading goods with the local traders.
Touma is currently testing his new lightning katana which he had commissioned some time ago. Kimimaro can be seen testing some other swords in the background, while Ranmaru and Haku just look around.
His sword was designed to allow the user to transform lightning freely. It will also boost the user''s attack power to the highest limit. This sword''s greatest advantage is harnessing the user''s chakra and performing high-level lightning techniques alot of which were suggested by Touma, with a minimal cost of chakra, effectively letting a lightning release specialist fight for extended periods of time unhindered.
Touma is very satisfied with it, and only needs to name in now. But that can wait. Right now, he''s discussing commissioning more swords like this, but for different elemental releases. The craftsman responsive for his sword is young woman named Kujaku. She''s a tad arrogant, but not in a way that has any bite; more like a quirk than anything else. She says she can handle all but the fire sword, and redirects Touma to someone named Suiko to have that taken care of.
If these prototypes turn out great, he''d love to mass produce them and give them to his best performing academy students as well as others in New Uzushiogakure.
May: Weeks 1-4, Year 7
POV: Fukumoto Kondo
Finally, it''s ready! The [Chakra Absorbing Seal] is ready. By combining concepts from storage seals, his [Chakra Battery], [Chakra Suppression Seal] and more, Kondo was able to make it. All Kondo has to do is grab someone to absorb their chakra at a ridiculous rate.
Now Kondo hopes to make a better version that will absorb Ninjutsu fired at him just like Pain and Momoshiki.
Additionally, he had time to make an extra seal. It''s a [Paperbomb Seal] he can implant with just a touch and will explode on his command. It can''t be removed unless you''re a 10 tails jinchuuriki, so it''s instakill.
Though things are going great in the seal department, Kondo wishes to invest more of his time into something he had forgetten about for months: Rasengan training. He can''t believe he got Sage Mode before the Rasengan. Anyway, he''ll see what he can do next month.
POV: Kenji Touma
In the Demon Desert which is located some distance from Sunagakure in the Land of Wind, another giant ant joins her sisters in the afterlife courtesy of a Senbon of Ice to the head.
Her unaliver continues on his way alongside his teammates and Sensei, past numerous bodies of dead ant towards the humongous Ant Hill.
The ones responsible for this massacre is non other than Team Touma: consisting of Touma, Haku, Ranmaru and Kimimaro. Touma and Kimimaro are the main offensive force, with Haku providing ranged support, and Ranmaru serving as their eyes.
Touma is putting his new lightning sword named Thorsday to good use, and is loving roasting all these ants with his lightning techniques.
Kimimaro on the other hand is busy running through the army of ants and oneshoting them left and right with his swordsmanship.
Haku is giving the ants fatal brain freeze as he chucks Senbon needles made of ice at their heads. Using actual needles would be wasteful. Touma shouldn''t have been surprised Haku had grasped his Ice Kekkei Genkai to this extent so quickly, but the speed of improvement was so ridiculous that he couldn''t help himself. He''s not beating most of Sasuke Retrieval Arc Konoha 11 as he is now, but Touma is confident he will mop them all solo by the time they graduate.
Ranmaru is serving as the eyes of the operation. He can see the layout of the labyrinthine ant colony, and directs the team where to go. The kid''s physique has improved a whole lot thanks to care from Touma and Kaede. He''s also able to place the ants under genjutsu and have them fight each other. Ran-kun is basically a diet-Uchiha+.
Touma was initially not pleased with the fact his system didn''t have a Party feature, but he''s still just glad he doesn''t have to explain the system to the kids. He hates it when MCs do that. Besides, he''s still getting plenty EXP from the highly dangerous wildlife here.
It was quite a hassle to sneak into the Demon Desert, he wasn''t keen of being found out and chased out or hunted down for decimating the animal population, so he make sure they hunted animals that are plentiful and easily replaced: Ants and Termites.
The Giant Ants are getting put to the sword first, as Team Touma cuts then down left and right. They take a break, then move over to the Termites while the other creatures feast on the Ant bodies; thereby erasing major evidence of them being there. After alternating a few times between the Ants and Termites, they make a break for the Anthill with intention of taking the fight to their home turf.
That way they can kill as much as they want without having to stop to wait for other animals to dispose of the bodies; the ants will do it themselves. Once the team got in, they got alot of pushback as the difficulty increased substantially, but Touma was glad for the opportunity to push his limits and that of the kids.
After a long and arduous battle, they fought their way to the Ant Queen. When they got there, Touma acknowledges her presence before taking a short break with the others after which they leave.
Touma had no intention of killing the Queen as he needed their numbers to replenish. So off Team Touma goes to the Termites to do the same and give their Queen a neardeath experience.
This strategy would be repeated on multiple colonies for days. After which they left to let them recover their numbers, as well as to continue on their adventure.
14 The Uchiha Massacre
June 1st, Year 7
POV: Fukumoto Kondo
Kondo''s hands are sweating today. Why? Because one of his clones that was posted to watch the Uchiha Clan saw Itachi beat up a bunch of Uchiha who were talking shit to him. He remembers this scene in the anime. The massacre will happen soon. Kondo''s not sure if it''s tonight or at the end of the month. All he knows is it''s so close he can taste it. Even with all his preparation, he''s still nervous as hell. This even involves the 2 strongest and most hax Uchihas, Danzo and The Hokage: Hiruzen. It''s and event almost on par with the 9 Tails Attack, and he''s going to jump right in the middle of it.
As for said preparations, Kondo has eaten an read anything he can get his hand on with relation to Medical Ninjutsu. He has practiced on Fish, Raccoons, birds, etc. They''re not the same as humans, but they''re better than nothing. He feels really bad for the creatures he''s done eye transplants on. If it''s any consolation for them, he''ll be doing it on himself in the future.
He''s also prepared flasks and solutions for storing Uchiha eyeballs.
Speaking of eyeballs: spying on the Hyugas was really tough in the beginning because they''d scan the area with their Byakugan before training. Kondo had to stay very far away and pretend to be training, so as to not seem suspicious and allow the Hyuga to show the goods which he picks up through [Electromagnetic Sense]. And the goods were good. His animal test subjects would expire with just a poke at a vital organ, or suffer in pain while bleeding through the oraffices if poked at any other organ. How Hinata survived a palm to the chest is a mystery. Gentlefist is lethal as hell. Anyway, no palms for Kondo; he''ll either use his fist or an index finger so as to hide his expertise as best as he can.
Over the past number of months, Kondo has been hiding clones all over Konoha for surveillance and to gather chakra. They''d use [Meditation] to replenish their reserves as the [Chakra Battery] drains it. He doesn''t know how much Chakra he''s stored overall, but for his main body alone, his guess is: High Jounin to Low Kage. He''s also got an army of clones ready and waiting. Whenever Itachi decides to make a move, he''ll be ready. And that''s why he''s pulling back his Shadow Clones every night till further notice so he''ll be at full power on the big day.
June 9th, Year 7
Evening at Konoha. The homes of all heads of all major clans have been attacked and bombed by assailants clad in black cloaks and wearing masks. The Inuzuka, Yamanaka, Aburame, Nara, Hyuga and Akamichi Clans all either had someone abducted before their very eyes: some heirs, some spouses, some guests and/or had their compounds attacked with weak yet loud explosives. They immediately gave chase with reinforcements close behind. The Hokage''s office wasn''t spared. Anbu attempted to capture the lone arsonist, but could only pursue.
Hiruzen Sarutobi stands in his office in front of his destroyed glass windows overlooking the whole village. He sees pandemonium and chaos. His gaze steels before he rips off is Hokage garb; revealing his combat attire before he jumps out the window into the fray.
"Something''s not right..." Says the masked man as he drops the lifeless body of an Uchiha child. He listens intently and can hear a commotion in the distance. No, there''s multiple sources from different directions.
"Were we found out?" Wonders the man as he steps out of the family home filled with zero survivors.
At another part of the Uchiha District, Itachi Uchiha is feeling uneasy. He was hearing noises from a distance and it was getting noisier by the second. "What''s going on?" He wonders as he murders another clan member and darts to the next one. Lots of thought cross his mind as he continues with his killing spree.
Somewhere on the outskirts of the Uchiha District:
"GIVE ME BACK MY LITTLE BROTHER, OR I''LL RIP YOU TO SHREDS!!!" Yells Inuzuka Hana at the assailants she''s chasing.
"Hana." The Matriarch calls her daughter''s attention.
"WHAT?!"
"Do you smell that?" Sniff Sniff Sniff
"Ugh!!! Blood! Lots of it!"
"And it''s coming from the Uchihas."
"Damnit! What the hell is going on!"
Elsewhere:
"Clan Head. Are you seeing this too?"
"Yes. The Uchihas are being slaughtered. We must hurry!"
At the Residence of The Uchiha Clan Head: Fugaku Uchiha, was confronting an intruder to his home. "You are trespassing. Identify yourself... Or Die!" Declares Fugaku as he stares down a man clad in all black wearing a mask. They size each other up for a couple seconds before the intruder turns around and begins walking away.
"Who gave you permission to leave?!" Fugaku darted after the man as they both took off into the streets of the Uchiha District. They made a ruckus as Fugaku attempts to apprehend him. This woke up many households. Some of which were part of the police force quickly joined Fugaku in his endeavor. Still, they were unable to catch the man.
"It''s like he has eyes on the back of his head." Says an officer exasperated. As the chase continued, they began seeing Uchiha bodies here and there. This shocks and infuriates them to no end as they redouble their efforts to catch the man. After running for sometime, they hear screams coming from a house right next to them. Then the mask man suddenly stops and turns to face his Uchiha persuers. There is a standoff for a briefest of moments before Fugaku signals a portion of his men to break off and investigate the home. Immediately, more screams can be heard; this time from the men that just entered. Fugaku is torn for a moment before he runs into the house with the other group to see what''s going on. There he discovers the dead bodies of the residents of the building and his men on the floor with a masked man looming over them.
"YOU DARE INVADE THE HIDDEN LEAF AND ATTACK THE UCHIHA CLAN?! YOU''RE NOT LEAVING ALIVE, SCUM!" They draw their weapons and attack the masked man. Meanwhile, outside, the other masked man has disappeared. Elsewhere in the Uchiha District an unconscious Kiba just got dropped on the roof of a random house as the kidnapper flees. The pursuers retrieve said heir, and allow a detachment to resume the pursuit of the individual till they take refuge in a building. The detachment circle the building in question and the Hana calls out.
"Don''t try to hide. We can smell you in there. Show yourself now or expect us to use lethal force." Seconds later a figure exits the building wielding a bloody sword. They all get a good look at the person and are shocked. The leader continues.
"Itachi?!... I''m not even going to bother with questions. I can smell the blood of many on you. You will surrender now and be apprehended. If you resist, you forfeit your life." After saying that, the Hana proceeds to signal a couple men to advance forward with restraints. In response, Itachi suddenly dashes forward in retaliation, and a fight breaks out.
While Itachi fights the Inuzuka, Hiruzen catches up with Inoichi Yamanaka who is chasing one of the invaders who attacked his home. "Yamanaka-dono."
"Hokage-sama!" Inoichi salutes.
"At ease. Tell me, what''s the situation?"
"Of course. Earlier this evening, my clan''s compound was invaded and attacked by a duo clad in black garb with masks. They ran off with a friend of my daughter after they failed to take her. We''ve been in pursuit since. The perpetrators appear to be headed for the Uchiha Compound, but I have no clue as to why."
"Where there any casualties?" Hiruzen asks.
"Non Hokage-sama." Inoichi Yamanaka answers.
"Injuries?"
"... Non Hokage-sama."
"Strange..."
"Not just that, but it''s the identical story with all the other major Clans."
"Indeed. I have met with a few clans on my way here. Exact same story."
"It seems the goal of this group is to draw all the clans into the Uchiha Compound. The question is, why?"
"Why indeed. Why would they go to the Uchiha Compound of all places? They''re the Konoha police force as well as the strongest clan. All that awaits them is destruction when they''re trapped between us and the Uchiha. What could they possibly be planning?"
"I intend to find that out. Excuse me. I''ll be going ahead." Hiruzen proceeds to perform Body Flicker and soon appears right beside the running abductor. What happens next surprises everyone watching. The figure immediately comes to a halt and faces Hiruzen. The Yamanaka Clan members keep their distance so as not to agitate the figure and leave the situation in the Hokage''s hands for the sake of the hostage''s safety. Before Hiruzen can get a word out, the figure points towards the Uchiha Compound before disintegrating into a puddle of water: leaving behind a drenched former hostage on the ground. The members of the Yamanaka Clan rush over to secure the person, while Hiruzen stares into the distance. "All the answers to my questions lie at the Uchiha district, it seems." And with that, Hiruzen sets off at full speed towards the Uchiha Compound.
Itachi is running through the alleys of the Uchiha District with the Inuzuka Clan in hot pursuit. The mission was a failure and now he has to escape the village. There''s no telling what the ramifications of this will be for what''s left of his clan, and for the village. Worse case scenario, it could start another ninja war as the infighting can weaken the village and leave it vulnerable to attack. After thinking it through, he decides that the only way to salvage this situation is to have the village unify against a common enemy. That way they don''t have time to bring up past misdeeds and grudges as they''ll be too preoccupied with the threat: Himself. He can''t let Shisui''s sacrifice go to waste.
Fugaku Uchiha is standing battered, bruised and panting hard while holding a bleeding stab wound on his side. Before him is the masked person: clothes singed, mask cracked, and currently picking up his own severed arm from the floor. Around them are the bodies of the Konoha Police who were assisting Fugaku with the fight.This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.
"I can see why you were considered for the position of Hokage. I haven''t been pushed this far in ages." Fugaku continues glaring. He''s lost so many good men and Clan members to this murderous madman. The staredown continues for a bit before they both sense a strong chakra signature approaching and turn to face it''s direction.
"That''s too much trouble. I''ll be taking my leave." The mysterious masked man promptly says before being consumed by the space-time spiral originating at his eye, and disappearing. Seconds later, Hiruzen appears on the scene and inquires of the goings on. Fugaku tensely gives him the report on what he knows. After hearing all he can, Hiruzen expresses his condolences and asks Fugaku to seek medical attention before turning to leave. Before he''s able to do so, however, an Anbu [Body Flickers] to his side and bows.
"Hokage-sama, there''s something you need to see."
"What is it?"
"I''d rather not say, sir. It''s best you see it for yourself. It involve some Uchiha victims."
"Very well, lead the way." The Anbu got up and ran off, closely followed by Hiruzen with Fugaku trailing behind them. The Hokage couldn''t disuade the man because this involves his Clan members. They soon arrive at a random home with deceased residents inside. Once they entered and had a look at the bodies, they understood why the Anbu was hesitant to speak.
"Bastards! They stole the Sharingan from my clansmen! Slaughtering my clan wasn''t enough for them. They dare decicrate their bodies and steal our prized Dojutsu?! Damnit! Damnit all! Mark my words; I will hunt down every last one of you lowlives for daring to touch my clan! DO YOU HEAR ME?! YOU WILL RUE THE DAY YOU MADE ENEMIES OF THE UCHIHA." Roars Fugaku in anger and anguish.
All this time, Danzo who had also been drawn to the commotion surrounding the Uchiha district was relaying orders to his Root Agents dressed as Anbu. He wanted to figure out what the hell was going on. This turn of events was nothing like he had planned. As he was deep in thought, another Anbu Anbu Body Flickered to his back and kneeled. "Danzo-sama! I have my report: So far we have learned that Itachi Uchiha and another mysterious individual were killing the Uchiha population at the same time abductions and firebombings were taking pla- Look out! Danzo-sama!"
"What?!" Danzo looks ahead to see a Itachi covered in blood and walking in his direction. This made him enraged. "Itachi! What is the meaning of- KUH!" Danzo''s indignation was halted by a sword piercing through his back and out his chest. Before he could do anything, the sword was twisted and ripped out of him. At the same time, the back of his legs were kicked, which forces Danzo to his knees as he held his gaping wound in his chest. What follows is an execution style decapitation that sends his head flying. And just like that, Danzo was assassinated without a chance to even let out a whimper.
That night all of The Hidden Leaf was placed under marshall law as the Shinobi attempt to flush out and capture the infiltrators. Every abducted individual was retrieved without incident, and every abductor had either escaped or turned into water. As for the Uchiha District, an investigation revealed that the killings were perpetrated by two individuals: Itachi Uchiha and a Masked Man who could become intangible. The number of people slaughtered crossed 100. They were mostly Uchiha, a handful of Inuzuka, and Danzo Shimura. It was a tragic event. Itachi was thus declared a Rogue-nin by the village and was to be hunted down and killed on sight.
The days that followed were filled with mourning especially the Uchihas who lost family, friends, and clan members. Alot of orphaned and widowed awakened their Sharingan as a result. This included Sasuke who heard of Itachi''s treasonous acts that night and basically had a breakdown because of it.
Konoha Morgue: Hiruzen Sarutobi
The Third Hokage stood silently in the cold, dimly lit morgue, the scent of antiseptic barely masking the undertones of death. Before him lay the still form of his old friend and rival, Danz¨ Shimura. Despite their disagreements, Danz¨ had been a comrade¡ªsomeone who had fought for Konoha in his own ruthless way. Now, he was gone, his lifeless body draped in a simple shroud, his face eerily calm.
Hiruzen¡¯s weathered hand trembled slightly as he unfolded a bloodstained letter found at the scene of Danz¨¡¯s assassination, tucked neatly beside his body. The letter had been written with care, and handwriting precise.
"To Hiruzen Sarutobi, Third Hokage of Konoha. I understand you must be enraged by the murder of Danzo Shimura, however your unwillingness to keep him in check forced my hand. He has sowed discord and destruction across the Elemental Nations in the name of power and control. He has undermined alliances, orchestrated atrocities, and sacrificed countless lives to satisfy his ambition.
It was his hand that tipped the balance, inciting conflicts that destroyed families and decimated entire clans. He manipulated the Uchiha into a corner where rebellion was their only path, then planned their annihilation by staining the hands of your loyal shinobi, Itachi. You would have lost your strongest clan had I not intervened. Danzo has caused so much death, so much pain, and so much instability that his continued existence has become an unbearable threat to the peace and future of this world. For these reasons, he was executed. The world became a much safer with him gone, a fact you cannot deny.
May you reflect on his deeds and your own failures in enabling him." Signed, N/A.
Hiruzen¡¯s grip on the letter tightened, and for a moment, his vision blurred. The words struck deep, piercing his heart like a kunai. He placed the letter down on the table beside Danz¨''s still form, staring at the lifeless man who had once been so full of venomous conviction. His mind was a whirlwind of emotions: grief, guilt, and a searing frustration. He had always known Danz¨¡¯s methods were extreme¡ªtoo extreme¡ªbut he had allowed it. He had turned a blind eye to Danz¨''s machinations, believing that the darkness Danz¨ wielded was necessary to protect Konoha from the shadows. But was it? Had he truly believed that, or had he been too weak to confront his old friend, too complacent to root out the rot within the village he had sworn to protect?
¡°I failed you, Danz¨,¡± Hiruzen whispered, his voice heavy with sorrow. ¡°No... I failed all of them.¡±
He thought of the Uchiha clan, the fiercely loyal co-founders of Konoha alongside the Senju. He thought of Itachi, the boy burdened with a mission that no one should have had to bear. He thought of the lives lost and the hatred that festered in the wake of every decision Danz¨ had made, decisions Hiruzen had tacitly approved through his silence.
Hiruzen¡¯s shoulders sagged under the weight of his years and his regrets. For all his titles and wisdom, he was just a man¡ªa man who had allowed himself to be manipulated by fear and politics. He reached into his robes and lit his pipe, inhaling deeply in an attempt to steady his nerves.
As the smoke curled into the still air, he looked at Danz¨¡¯s face one last time. ¡°You believed you were protecting Konoha,¡± he murmured, his tone a mixture of anger and sadness. ¡°But at what cost? At what cost, old friend?¡±
Hiruzen turned and walked out of the morgue, his resolve hardening with every step. He had been given a chance¡ªa chance to reflect, to atone, to ensure that Konoha¡¯s future would not be built upon lies and sacrifices. He would take this letter as a wake-up call, a reminder that leadership required not just power and strategy, but also compassion and accountability.
As the door closed behind him, Hiruzen knew one thing with absolute clarity: the cycle of hatred and betrayal that had consumed so many had to end, and it was his responsibility to ensure that it did.
For Konoha¡¯s sake, and for the future of all its people-especially the Uchiha, he could no longer look the other way.
June 16th, Year 7
A week has passed since the incident at the Uchiha Compound. The dead have been buried, but the mourning continues. Tensions are high between the Uchiha Clan, the other Clans and Konoha''s administration. However, no one group can point a finger at the other with complete confidence as the events of that night are still fairly confusing.
The main questions that hounded their minds were:
Why were the Uchihas being slaughtered?
Why were all the clans attacked, but zero fatalities or injuries.
Who were the group of kidnappers, and why did they act the way they did?
There were speculations, but nothing complete. However, all parties were watching each other closely. Until they get some answers, there''s no telling how long the tension will persist.
As for Kondo, he has already redeployed his clones and returned to his Pre-Massacre status quo. "I''ll just concentrate on my Rasengan training till things cool off."
POV: Kenji Touma
Karin has been added to the Touma Team. There was a convenient workaround that Mama Kaede couldn''t argue against: Shadow Clones. Being an Uzumaki, Karin had tonnes of chakra, so teaching her the technique was pretty straightforward. Then all it took was to place the clone in a Storage Scroll and inventory it over from New Uzushiogakure. Now she''s the teams main sensor and medical ninja (no biting).
POV: Itadori Ichigo
With regards to Kondo''s commercial operation, he''s been concentrating his efforts around 3 main locations: Abe Town, Takuma Village, and New Uzushiogakure.
He''d purchase cheap stuff in rural areas, and/or where they were manufactured or grown, transport them through inventory and sell them at any of his 3 locations.
For instance, he''d get a loan from the Snapper Gang and others, then make a huge order of regular weapons which the Takuma village artisans would fulfil. He''d take what he''d need for his village, and sell the excess back to the Snapper Gang in Abe town. And he liked working with them because they didn''t ask questions. He became their close business partner and enjoyed really low interest rates and discounts.
Takuma village artisans bought up the cheap metal ingots Inventory''d from mining villages. Agricultural products fresh out of farms would sell great in all 3 locations. All in all, Kondo was making some serious bank.
June 20th, Year 7
POV: New Uzushiogakure
"Happy Birthday!!!" Cheered lots of kids, teens and some adults at an outdoors birthday party. Who''s the birthday girl you wonder, Karin Uzumaki of course! Its not the first birthday here in New Uzushiogakure, but it sure is the most grand so far. From the sizable cake to the tonnes of decorations, Ruinkondo spared no expense. The little redhead had grown on him over the months.
June 25th, Year 7 | Kenji Touma
With all the drama around the Uchiha, Kondo almost forgot about his promise to Fuu. After remembering, he left a clone at Takuma village and rushed all the way back to Takigakure with his team. When they got there, Karin found her chakra signature right away which saved them time looking. She also noticed the Bijuu chakra at the basement of the Village Heads building, meaning Fuu hadn''t been jinchuuriki''d yet.
After a bit of observing, it looked like Fuu''s schick of wanting to have as many friends as possible was in full swing with an added desire to help people. She had formed a posse of kids her age who went about doing stuff like helping grannies to cross the street, and rescuing kitties from trees. As a result, she has become quite the celebrity.
The reunion with Fuu was quite heartfelt, with Karin and Haku hitting it off with her right away. Afterward, Touma treated everyone to some grilled meat at a local restaurant to celebrate. The group planned to stay a few days for some R&R before saying their goodbyes and leaving once again to continue their adventure. They''d return next year.
July 1st, Year 7. Fukumoto Kondo
It was the first day of the Chuunin Exams that would be held in Konoha. It was expected to last till August 1st. This didn''t include Kondo as he was still an Academy student and wouldn''t graduate for another 3 years, but he could still watch the finals in hopes there''d be neat jutsu to copy.
July 14th, Year 7: Fukumoto Kondo
Despite the whole Uchiha controversy putting a pause to things, Kondo launched his Rasengan training soon after, and has now completed it. His use of [Meditation] and lots of [Water Clones] were instrumental in his success with his System adding [Rasengan] as a skill. However the proficiency isn''t that high, so he''s going to need more practice to raise it. After that, he''ll try adding nature transformations to it, starting with Lightning release.
POV: Department of Commerce
Kondo''s commercial empire is too big for him alone to run, so he has hired help from the folks of New Uzushiogakure for this purpose under the Department of Commerce. Their job is to handle all the accounting and sales, while Kondo concentrates only on transportation. It was kind of interesting that it was majority Kaguya Clan women who took up the role.
Additionally, Kondo has deployed more shadow clones all over the Elemental Nations in attempts to scale up the operation and inventory network as well as establishing more branches, and putting his people in charge to run them. His 4th major branch will be in the Land of Hot Water within the 10th District where he intends to purchase or build offices, warehouses, and storefronts to handle his goods and the paperwork that comes with them.
August 1st, Year 7: Fukumoto Kondo
It''s the final day of the Chuunin Exams, and boy did the Uchihas clean house. They took 1st place, lost 2nd place to a Kumo-nin, and shared one of the two 3rd place slots with an Inuzuka. "Guess the BUM lit a fire under their asses."
Kondo had the Touma Team Inventory''d over to Konoha so they could watch the fights. Obviously he didn''t reveal his true identity, as there was no reason to do so, plus it would create a vulnerability. He''d save that for the War Arc at the earliest.
August 15th, Year 7: Fukumoto Kondo
This year''s Ninja Academy Graduation is underway. It''s an event that''s usually not worth mentioning, but this time is special.
It''s the first graduation since the Botched Uchiha Massacre, and there''s a lot of Uchihas among them; fiery eyed and itching to get stronger. Their showing in the previous Chuunin Exams was proof enough. Kondo can tell that their senseis are going to have their work cut out for them. He wouldn''t be surprised if a number of them defect to Orochimaru or someone of the like inorder to get stronger faster in hopes of avenging their clan.
15 Sharingan Operation
August 20th, Year 7
POV: Fukumoto Kondo
Its break, so the Fukumoto Household hunting tradition is underway. However, this time is different from the rest. Kondo isn''t sending off another clone. No, he himself: the original, is departing and leaving a clone to take his place. Why? To safely perform the Sharingan transplant operation. There''s nowhere in Konoha he has to himself where he can do it, so he''s heading over to Abe Town to use an apartment Ichigo rented as his operation studio.
August 25th, Year 7
POV: Fukumoto Kondo
Kondo is sitting at his desk. Before him is a large jar with a pair of eyeballs floating within; a pair of Sharingan eyeballs. During the Botched Uchiha Massacre, Kondo managed to make away with 5 pairs of Sharingan. He wanted to perform the operation as soon as possible, but kept dragging his feet and distracted himself with Rasengan training. It was a mixture of guilt for taking advantage of a tragedy to benefit himself, and the mild reluctance to remove his own eyeballs.
His insecurities aside, he had some questions to contend with: Blindfold or Goggles?
Blindfold are tried and true; they''ll stop the chakra drain, no problem. The issue with them is that he''d have to expose his eyes to use his Sharingan. That''s a no-no for him since he''d prefer to conceal the fact he has Sharingan. It would link him to the attempted massacre, and if the Uchiha caught wind of it, they''d chase him to kingdom come.
Heavily tinted goggles would solve this issue, but not the chakra drain problem. Does that mean he''d have to manually shut his eyes all the time? "That''d be a pain, besides; I''d like to see things. [Electromagnetic Sense] is great and all, but good''ol fashion sight has its own appeal."
There''s also a question of how much chakra it drains during activation, and if he can replenish it efficiently. "If the drain is equal or less than the chakra Regen [Meditation] provides, I''d be happy. But I doubt that."
Another question is how he''d go about evolving them into Mangekyo. "I''m not killing my family, Tenten, Asa, or anyone I care for. I know the intense emotions needed are not necessarily negative because of Sarada. The question is, how do I go about simulating emotions that strong?" Genjutsu, brain surgery and drugs are options that cross his mind.
"I do know that intense emotions trigger certain hormones in the brain. Is it one particular hormone that triggers the evolution, or a combination of?" After some thought, he decided not to bother about the whole thing.
"If it happens, it''ll happen when it happens. I''m going to be pretty broken with everything else, so the Mangekyo won''t make or break."
With that settled he was finally ready to perform the operation. So off he went to get the equipment. He''d better get it done now before he finds an excuse to postpone it further.
Minutes pass, and Kondo is laying on an operating table surrounded by his clones. The surgeon clones hit some pressure points that cutoff feeling to the head and used acupuncture needles to maintain it. After verifying he couldn''t feel anything, they put him to sleep using a Jutsu, and promptly began the operation.
His right eye was first to go, and was promptly replaced by the right Sharingan, before the area was healed using medical Ninjutsu. After that, the same process was repeated with the left eye.
They then removed the needles, undid the pressure point effects, then wrapped his eyes in bandages before leaving him to sleep.
August 26th, Year 7
Daybreak arrives and Kondo awakes refreshed; his hp Regen healing him completely. Kondo proceeded to remove his bandages and opens his eyes: his eyesight appears unchanged. Confused, he grabs a mirror to observe his eyes, and discovers they are how they normally were. Super confused, he decides to check his Status. After a bit of reading, he could barely contain his glee. He felt like he landed a 360 no scope headshot to clutch a match on CS:GO.
There''s a new tab called [Kekkei Genkai] under which is the [Sharingan] skill tree. Without delay, he activates the Dojutsu just like any other skill and his perspective immediately changes.
It was an alien feeling. The best he could describe it as is "unparalleled clarity". It was like his old sight was 240p and the Sharingan was 4k Ultra. He took a look at everything, and watched his clones too. He got so giddy that he wanted to have a clone spar with him to test it out, but then he noticed he was getting low on chakra. "Crap! The chakra drain." Kondo proceeded to activate [Meditation] to see if it would be of any help, but as he predicted, it only slowed the drain.
"Wait, this isn''t so bad. In a couple more levels I''ll break even. And with the [Chakra Battery], I''ll have alot more to play with." After calming down alittle, Kondo gave things a thought. It appears the Sharingan integrated with his body completely and has now become his own.
"I don''t have to worry about it being active 24/7, but I''ll still have to wear goggles to hide it when he turns it on." He realized that the system basically made him a better version of Shin Uchiha, and doesn''t know how to feel about it.
"So all I need is some Hashirama and Madara cells and badabing! Rinnegan." After saying that, Kondo opens his inventory, and pulls out a large glass cylinder. Contained within was Danzo''s arm made of Hashirama cells. "How about we have another operation."
That Evening: Electric lights shone on every available surface, leaving no shadows as the scent of antiseptic and burning herbs hung thick in the air. Kondo lay on the operating table at the center of the room, his shirt discarded, revealing his lean frame. On another operating table before him lay Danz? Shimura''s grotesque, chakra-infused arm, preserved carefully since its acquisition. The limb was a disturbing amalgamation of Hashirama''s cells.
All the Shadow Clone Surgeons nodded in understanding, already aware of the delicate procedure that was about to take place.
The first clone began preparing the surgical tools--scalpels, clamps, and sutures. The second clone focused on the Hashirama-enhanced arm, cutting into the unnaturally tough flesh to separate the cells, and connective tissue into usable segments. The third clone positioned itself beside Kondo as it performs various acupuncture procedures that will cut off all feeling to his arms throughout the duration of the operation. He''s also ready to monitor his vital signs and administer anesthetics and chakra if needed.
The first clone made precise incisions along Kondo''s arms, peeling back layers of skin and muscle to expose the underlying tissue. Blood flowed freely, staining the sheets beneath him, but the third clone quickly applied clotting agents and healing salves to control the bleeding.
Meanwhile, the second clone continued dissecting Danz?s arm. The Hashirama cells pulsed faintly with life, resisting the separation, but with enough chakra-enhanced precision, the clone managed to isolate hundreds of fragments of skin, muscle, and bone.
One by one, the clones began grafting pieces of Danz?''s arm onto Kondo''s exposed muscles and bones. They attached fragments of Hashirama''s cells to his tendons, weaving them into his own flesh like a patchwork quilt. Each graft visibly sizzled as the foreign cells fought to integrate, their regenerative properties and Kondo''s body adapting at an accelerated rate thanks to the System.
The clones infused chakra into the grafted cells, encouraging them to bond with Kondo''s body. They also fed him soldier pills so the System''s healing would also pitch in. The Hashirama cells began to respond, writhing and expanding as they merged with his own tissue. His arms glowed faintly as the cells activated, their vitality surging through his body. The clones continued their work, meticulously aligning each graft to ensure maximum compatibility.
After hours of grueling labor, the operation was nearly complete. The clones sutured Kondo''s wounds with chakra threads, sealing the grafts in place. They applied a thick layer of salve made from medicinal herbs to promote healing and reduce the risk of rejection. Kondo''s arms now bore a grotesque yet fascinating appearance, covered in patches of pale, bark-like skin that pulsed faintly with life. Veins of green chakra coursed beneath the surface, a testament to the Hashirama cells'' integration. The remaining clones carried Kondo to his bed before they dispeled, leaving Kondo alone in the room where he''d fall asleep and let the System do it''s thing.
Hashirama Cells (6%):
- Accelerated healing factor.
- Increased Max Chakra.
- Increased Strength
August 27th, Year 7
Kondo wakes up in the morning and immediate checks on his arms. They are as healthy and pristine as they were before the procedure. The System had perfectly integrated the Hashirama cells into his body turned his grotesque arms normal.
Checking his status, Kondo was pleasantly surprised to find a sizable increase in his Strength, Vitality, and Maximum Chakra numbers. However the real kicker was in the Kekkei Genkai Section.
Kekkei Genkai:
- Sharingan.
- Wood Release. (new).
Kondo began celebrating like a Soccer player who just scored a goal. He had just unlocked the legendary Wood Release of Hashirama and was itching to give it a try.
Fast-forward 15 minutes, Kondo is somewhere in the forests near Abe Town. It''s time to see what the Wood Release can do. After releasing his [Chakra Battery], he makes the Snake Seal, which is the only Hand Seal he remembers Hashirama ever using. Then he molds together both his Earth and Water Chakra natures to create the Wood Release which immediately causes plants and flowers to sprout out of his body. Kondo just watches it all play out with a look of awe. After awhile he decides to channel his Wood Chakra to his feet, which makes the plants around him grow at accelerated rates. His next experiment was to channel Wood Chakra to his palm, and will it to create 2x4 wood. Lo and behold, Kondo was successful in creating a 6 foot long piece of 2x4 from his hand.
Kondo was like a kid in a sandbox the way he was playing with his new kekkei genkai all day. He still had no idea how to pull off any of Hashirama Jutsus, as all he could do was create all sorts of plants and wood, as well as grow things faster. The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon.
He had at some point stacked Sage Mode on top of it, and the results were several times more potent which was good to know. He''d like to get some training on this, but the only one good for that was Yamato. He just has to figure out how to get Yamato to train him. "How the heck did he learn all the stuff he could do?" Kondo wonders aloud. However he wasn''t worried, because this will make him an even more potent farmer.
Before finally heading back, Kondo tried stacking the Sharingan and Sage Mode. "Woah!!! That''s wacky! It''s worse than Yuha Bach''s Almighty! Oh my goodness!" Kondo exclaims as he looks into a mirror.
September, Year 7: Fukumoto Kondo
After training his Rasengan for some time, Kondo decided he was ready to begin adding Nature Transformation. He started off with lightning, and ended up with the Chidori right away. Next, he tried wind, and got windstyle Rasengan. After that was fire, which resulted in a Fire Style Rasengan which was really hot. It was like a Fireball Jutsus in the palm of his hand, which incinerates whatever he hits to ash. When Water was tried, it didn''t look impressive at first, however when a target was hit, this Rasengan releases several high pressured jet streams of water in an instant which fired in a conical spread outwards away from Kondo. Theses streams cut though the forest like it was made of butter. The earth style Rasengan was quite something altogether. The friction caused it to turn to magma. It was still earth style and not magma style by the way, and the effects were the same as the fire style Rasengan, but just a lot hotter.
After doing all this, Kondo throws himself into trying the create the Rasenshuriken. To him, it was one of the most lethal pre-war arc Jutsus.
October 15th, Year 8: Konoha
It''s a new Semester in the Ninja Academy back at Konoha. The rest of the Konoha 13 enrolled this time.
What stood out, though not surprising, was the influx of Uchiha youth who joined in. A good chunk of them enrolled a year or more earlier than average. It obviously has something to do with the Botched Uchiha Massacre (BUM), and they want to become stronger for their own sakes or for revenge. Even the Hokage had delivered a speech which could be summerized as subtlely telling them to not let their desire for revenge consume them. Danzo would be recruiting like mad right now if he wasn''t swimming with the Hozukis.
The Uchiha youths appear to have formed a little social group where they train together all the time, and push each other to their limits. However what''s strange is that Sasuke isn''t part of them. Kondo wonders if he''s being ostracized because his brother Itachi was part of the BUM. "He''ll manage. He''s got both his parents this time, plus I''m sure Fugaku is teaching him everything he knows."
Either way, he and the rest of the Uchiha kids are exuding serious Brooding Emo Energy. They''re like a flock of OG Part 1 Sasukes. Kondo wonders how this would change things for the future.
Speaking of future, Kondo took into consideration the next few years and realized its pretty uneventful. Yeah, the Blood Mist should be taking place soon, or already started, plus some Akatsuki shinanigans, but nothing noteworthy happens from now till Naruto graduates. "Well, I''m graduating a couple years before he does, so I''m sure interesting stuff will happen with me and my team. Just have to carry on with my current routine till then."
November, Year 8: New Uzushiogakure
Kondo''s experiments with Wood Release continue. He has an idea to make an insane amount of money with it, but he has to perform some tests first to verify if it''s doable. Said test involved a bean seed he holds on his hand. He channels Wood Release into it and wills it to grow. In a matter of seconds it goes from seed to mature plant that produces an insane amount of pods which was enough to fill a large basket to the brim. Kondo was capable of controlling the quantity of pods as well as the ripeness. It was a success, and he continued the test with different plants with equal success.
The next stage of his experiment involves first using earth style to create a raised bed, before poking a dozen bean seeds into the ground. Next he channels wood style into the ground, and wills for only the bean to grow. To Kondo''s pleasant surprise, the beans grew with a fraction of the chakra compared to when he grew it directly from his body. He theorized that the soil played a role in that regard. In the end, he was able to grow the entire bed of beens from seed to mature in seconds and produce a similar amount of pod output per seed using a fraction of chakra per seed compared to the last time.
Kondo repeats the experiment with Sage Mode, and not only does bean plant and pod grow more healthy and vibrant, they also radiated lifeforce and nature energy. He would hand these over to Kaede to study. Then he repeated the experiment with different plants to the same outcome.
With his experiment results yielding great promise, Kondo decides to take the plunge and purchase a very expensive fruit from an auction in the 10th district of the Land of Hot Water: Taiyo no Tamago Mangoes. These mangoes are renowned for their vibrant red skin, perfect shape, and intense sweetness. Obviously they are very difficult to grow, and as a result are the 3rd most expensive fruit in the Elemental Nations. A pair was auctioned off at cost worth 4 times a minimum wage earner''s monthly income. Kondo''s pockets pinched a little, but he wasn''t bothered because of his confidence he had an infinite money hack.
After eating the fruits and saving the seeds, he repeated the procedure, and unsurprisingly, it worked like a charm. It cost him a whole lot more chakra because he was growing trees, so to counter this, he made the trees dwarf before stopping. Then he borrows chakra from Karin using the [Chakra Absorbing Seal] which gives him enough juice to grow as much fruit as the midget trees could handle. After he finished, he had a bunch of workers carefully harvest and package the mangoes for him to seal in a storage scroll.
With regards to the Nature Energy infused beans Kondo handed to Kaede, it turns out they have very potent healing and curative proterties when consumed. Wounds would close, scars become fainter, and various mild illnesses would be cured, all within seconds to hours depending on the severity. It however can''t regenerate lost limbs, and Kaede is still experimenting to see the limits with regards to which illnesses it can and can''t cure. "Woah! I wasn''t planning on creating Senzu beans, but here I am. These babies could make medical ninjas irrelevant on the field. Too bad it loses its effect after you cook it, but that''s not a big deal, I''ll just use a tastier fruit next time." Kondo wasn''t going to sell these. Rumors of Miracle Fruits will get the big Shinobi villages snooping around, and Kondo didn''t want that. However he was planning to bring them out during the War Arc to help out, add contribution points, and use as leverage to have his village recognized. "Hashirama should be able to do this. How come there was nothing about it mentioned on the show. Could it be that he never thought to make fruits, and only used it to fight? I''ll ask him when I get the chance."
POV: Takuma Village
The latest order of flame weapons have been delivered. Kujaku and Hoki collaborated to put them together. Kondo has also been recommended to another artisan named Setsuna who could make weapons with blades that turn into serpentine creatures made of chakra. Initially Kondo was hesitant to do business with her because she was sickly and had frequent coughing fits, but she assured him that her son: Ryugan, was just as skilled as she was and would be the one to handle the order by himself despite his age. Her role would primarily be quality assurance. With her case made, Kondo agrees to the deal. Besides, he does have a way to deal with her illness. "A fruit basket is in order when the weapons are ready."
POV: Land of Hot Water
The Auctioneer in charge of the Ciel Gang''s Auction House is staring at the dozen large baskets filled to the brim with fruit that Kondo unsealed from his storage scroll. The Autioneer knew what fruit they were. He had never seen so much in one place. One could buy a mansion after auctioning all this off.
"I know you all don''t ask questions, but I can see you dying of curiousity. What I can tell you for sure is that they weren''t stolen or anything like that. Well, not that it matters, but it''s best I put it on the record. I''ll leave the rest to you. Use your discretion to ensure we both profit to the fullest extent, OK?"
POV: Kenji Touma
The air was thick and oppressive as Touma approached the edge of the Valley of Hell, its infamous reputation sending chills down his spine despite the blazing heat emanating from the surrounding terrain. He had bought information about its location from the Ciel Gang back in district 10. The valley stretched out before him like a wound carved into the earth, its walls jagged and dark, seeping a faint red hue as if still bleeding from some ancient battle.
His steps were slow and deliberate, each footfall kicking up clouds of red dust that clung to his clothing. The rocky path beneath his boots was uneven and treacherous, and he could feel the heat of the earth radiating through the soles, threatening to blister his feet if he lingered too long. Overhead, the sun hung like a cruel eye, unblinking and relentless, yet the shadows of the valley seemed to resist its light, casting strange, shifting patterns along the walls.
The Chinoike clan. A clan cursed, their bloodline feared for the power of their Ketsury¨±gan, the blood-red eyes capable of bending the will of others through illusion and manipulating iron. He remembers their massacre and banishment to this accursed land from the show. The ruins of their village lies deep within this valley, among the sulfuric mists and blood-tainted rivers.
Touma''s fingers brush against the brittle edges of the map he carried¡ªpurchased from the Ciel Gang. The map was incomplete, torn and faded, but it marked the approximate location of the ruins, and would save him the hassle of having to explore everywhere else of this massive place before finding his destination. He glanced at it briefly before tucking it back into his inventory, his [Electromagnetic Sense] scanning the jagged terrain all around.
As he descended further into the valley, the air grew heavier, stifling and acrid. The unmistakable stench of sulfur clawed at his nostrils, and the faint hiss of steaming vents echoed through the canyon. Pools of viscous, blood-like liquid dotted the landscape, their surfaces bubbling ominously. Touma avoided them because he wasn''t retarded.
Further ahead, the path narrowed, forcing him to squeeze through a crevice where the walls pressed against him like a vice until he eventually emerges into a clearing. Here, the ground was littered with broken stones, shattered pottery, and the remnants of crude wooden structures.
He crouched, brushing away the dust from a fragment of stone that bore an engraving¡ªa spiral pattern flanked by what appeared to be teardrop shapes. He didn''t know what it was for sure, but he was going to bet it''s the symbol of the Chinoike clan. "Who else could it be? He was close.
Brimming with confidence, he pushed forward, his path leading to a larger structure that loomed ahead. Half-buried in the earth, its facade was cracked and worn, but the architecture bore the mark of the Chinoike clan. The door was ajar, its wood splintered and darkened by time. Touma walks through it.
The valley was eerily silent as Touma stood in the heart of the ruins, his shadow long and distorted under the blood-red glow of the mineral-lit walls. The remnants of the Chinoike clan¡¯s village lay sprawled around him¡ªcrumbling stone houses, broken pottery, and scattered remnants of a once-thriving community. The air was heavy with the faint, metallic tang of iron, a lingering echo of the blood-soaked history that had cursed this place.
Touma began his search, his every movement purposeful. The first building he entered was a half-collapsed home. The wooden beams had long since rotted away, leaving jagged remnants jutting out at odd angles. He sifted through the debris, brushing away layers of dust and ash to reveal small, personal artifacts¡ªcarved wooden combs, an intricately designed cup, and a fragment of a mirror. Each item went into his Inventory to be sorted through later.
Next, he moved to a larger structure that appeared to have been a meeting hall. The roof had caved in, but the walls still bore faint carvings of spirals and flowing patterns, symbolic of the Ketsury¨±gan¡¯s power. On a stone pedestal at the center of the hall, he found a tattered scroll. Carefully unfurling it, he discovered diagrams and notes on bloodline techniques¡ªrudimentary instructions for manipulating iron in blood and casting genjutsu. His heart quickened as he tossed it into the Inventory as well, knowing this knowledge was invaluable.
As he explored further, his discoveries became darker. In what appeared to be a shrine, he found skeletal remains scattered across the floor. The bones were dry and brittle, their positions suggesting they had been left where they fell, undisturbed for decades. Among them was a small skeleton, likely a child, curled up near what seemed to have been an adult¡ªa final, futile act of protection. The sight gave him pause, but only briefly. He was here for a purpose.
Unrolling a blank storage scroll, he placed it on the ground and began the delicate process of sealing the remains. Carefully gathering each skeleton piece by piece. Male, female, child¡ªall were preserved. His plan was to have them cloned using Orochimaru¡¯s cloning techniques, and have his own Uchiha-like clan. He could have done the same for the Uzumaki Clan, but zero bodies where found. Plus he figured Kaede would give him hell if he did.
¡°Someday,¡± he muttered under his breath, his voice echoing faintly in the chamber. ¡°Someday, you¡¯ll walk this earth again. By my side. As my clan.¡±
In another building, he found a locked chest hidden beneath the rubble. Breaking the rusted lock, he uncovered more scrolls, including a clan ledger detailing family names and alliances. This too was sealed away. The Chinoike clan¡¯s history would not be forgotten.
By the time he finished, the ruins were shrouded in the crimson haze of twilight. He stood at the center of the village, his storage scrolls and Inventory brimming with relics, knowledge, and skeletal remains. The Valley of Hell was quiet, save for the faint hiss of sulfuric vents in the distance.
Touma looked back at the ruins one last time, his expression unreadable. He had taken what he needed, but the weight of his actions lingered in the oppressive air. This place, a graveyard of an extinct clan, now held the seeds of its potential rebirth.
Placing the remaining scrolls in his Inventory. He makes a Hand Seal which remotely opens a storage scroll in the apartment back in district 10 where the rest of Team Touma are, which releases a clone. He dispels himself so as to save himself the hassle of climbing back out. The Chinoike clan¡¯s story was far from over, and he intended to be the one to write its next chapter.