Beginning
"Good Morning" I called out to my groggily walking father as he sat across the kitchen table.
"Morning Shiro-kun" my father greeted, a solid-built man, with visible creases on his face,showing his middle age with the standard Nara ponytail similar to that of the clan head, with his dark colored eyes glinting a hint of amusement due to perhaps seeing me early in the table as I usually come 30 minutes or so later, he is denoted with 3 small scars on his face, he got those scars as he engaged that unknown man behind the kyuubi attack 5 years ago, whom had escaped by hairs breath as he overpowered my father's jutsu or so, as according to what he told me when I was 3 in one of my traditional storytelling just before sleep.
"Good Morning" my mother returned, placing more food on the table, a motherly looking woman with soft curves and a gentle face, with chestnut brown hair. "Ready for your training today?"
I quickly consulted my memories, I did have a scheduled training with my father today as he held classes for the Nara clan techniques along with the other young Nara clan members, "Uh-huh, Troublesome...." I replied with an exasperated nod as I began to dig into the meal before me, egg, cucumber and bacon with some coarse bread while I read into a sudden pop-up.
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SPECIAL QUEST (INCOMPLETE)
TRAINING HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN IMPORTANT STEP OF A POWERFUL SHINOBI. WHAT'S MORE IT IS STARTED YOUNG.
MAIN OBJECTIVE: REACH LEVEL 10 PROFICIENCY WITH THE KAGE ONISHIBARI NO JUTSU - SHADOW DEMON BINDING TECHNIQUE (CURRENTLY LEVEL 3).
REWARD: GIFTS OF THE ABYSS (RANDOM S-CLASS KONOHA UNIQUE TECHNIQUE (LVL MAX)) WITH RELATED ITEMS.
FAILURE: DEATH (YOU CAN'T EVEN FINISH THIS? HOW MUCH MORE THOSE THAT OF THE HIGHER DIFFICULTY)
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My parents chuckled in amusement at my expression. "Well, a journey of a thousand steps begins with one, and when you get home, we can get you started on the next level of chakra control", my mother said with a gentle smile.
My eyes lightened up as a my memories supplied on what the next level of chakra control may be. "Awesome!" I excitedly said for what I felt was one of the more underrated techniques in the Shinobi world. I mean.... WALKING ON WALLS! It defies the laws of physics as you tell the gravity to fuck off. Even more so with water walking. SHINOBI-JESUS!!!
My mother giggled in response as she ruffled my hair playfully making me somewhat annoyed in the process."Come on, take a shower little guy, you don't want to show up with everyone in training all stinky, do you?" she questioned with an amused grin.
"Right..." I grunted in response as I climbed down from the chair, 'Gosh... Nara chairs are freaking high... or is it just my undeveloped height?.... meh.....' I mentally noted and headed for the bathroom, my feet automatically pacing the steps there.
Once I was in the shower, I let my body run on 'autopilot' as I opened my Status screen. "25 points to allocate, huh?" I murmured to myself as I looked into my stats. Quite uncertain as to what I would go for. "There should be something...uhhh...tip?.....help screen?..." I mentally said.
An orange box popped up for me.
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THIS IS A BASIC REFERENCE AS TO WHAT ASPECTS THE SCREEN MEANS, REFER TO THIS IF YOUR ARE UNCERTAIN OR CONFUSED ABOUT AN EFFECT OR ABILITY WITH YOUR 'GAMER' POWER
LEVEL - YOUR CURRENT LEVEL OF STRENGTH, THE MORE YOU LEARN, THE HIGHER OF A LEVEL YOU GAIN. EACH LEVEL YOU GET GRANTS YOU STAT POINTS TO ALLOCATE AND AN ADDITIONAL BONUS ACCORDING TO THE ACQUIRED PERKS.
EXP - YOU GAIN EXPERIENCE WITH EVERY ACTION YOU TAKE, THIS WILL ACCUMULATE TO A LEVEL UP, CERTAIN STATUS EFFECTS CAN INCREASE OR DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE GAINED
AGE - HOW OLD YOU ARE, YOUR AGE AFFECTS ON HOW PEOPLE ACT AND BEHAVE TOWARDS YOU.
GENDER - SEX ORIENTATION (MALE/FEMALE/UNKNOWN).
TITLE - TITLES ARE GAINED THROUGH YOUR ACTIONS AND BEHAVIORS, BUT CAUTION: NOT ALL TITLES HAVE POSITIVE EFFECTS ON THEM.
HP - HIT POINTS, YOUR HEALTH, THIS HITS ZERO AND YOU ARE DEAD, JUST SO YOU KNOW, YOU DIE IF YOUR HIT POINTS HIT ZERO. (BASE HP * VIT +STR)
CR - CHAKRA RESERVE, A LARGE PORTION OF YOUR ACTIONS REQUIRE CHAKRA, AND IF YOU HIT ZERO, YOU WILL GAIN A DEBUFF: MENTAL STRAIN, AND WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO FAINT. (BASE CP * INT + WIS)
STR - STRENGTH, HOW HARD CAN YOU PUNCH PEOPLE, CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR TAIJUTSU AND WEAPON WIELDING, AS WELL AS THE CARRY WEIGHT CAPACITY.
INT - INTELLIGENCE, HOW SMART ARE YOU? INTELLIGENCE WILL AFFECT HOW YOU CAN EASILY MEMORIZE THINGS AND FIGURE OUT COMPLEX PROBLEMS AND PARTICULAR SITUATIONS.
DEX- DEXTERITY, HOW WELL CAN YOU AIM AND COORDINATED YOUR BODY, IF THIS IS LOW, YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE CLUMSY AND HURT YOURSELF WITH THROWN KUNAI AND MAYBE PERHAPS CAUSE A FRIENDLY FIRE.
WIS - WISDOM, HOW FAST AND WELL CAN YOU MAKE A DECISION, HIGH INTELLIGENCE IS ONE THING, BUT BEING WISE IS ANOTHER. IF THIS REMAINS LOW, YOU MAY MAKE POOR DECISIONS AND COULD VERY WELL END UP ACCIDENTALLY TRAPPED DUE TO POOR DECISIONS.
LUK - LUCK, LUCK VARIES IN A LOT OF SITUATIONS, BUT SOMETIMES, LADY LUCK IS NOT AROUND YOU, SO BE CAUTIOUS.
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Huh... neat
Seeing the effects of each before me, I decided to allocate 10 to my STR, 5 to my WIS, VIT and DEX since my INT was high enough in the first place, I could allocate the points to others to somewhat balance the scale and confirmed my new stats.
Hm.... not bad , though a bit more inclined to big pools of chakra though, all in all, it would help keep me and people around me alive depending on what jutsu I'll learn, speaking of which, I mentally said "Skills," I noted as I wash my hair with the shampoo.
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SKILLS
Kage Onishibari no Jutsu - Shadow Demon Binding Technique (Active) [Level 3 - 34.27%] - A Unique jutsu to the Nara clan, used to entrap enemies while shadow hands binds the enemy making them immobile. With the setting seal, crush a particular part in the shadow covered mark, costs 50 CR per use.
Shurikenjutsu (Passive) [MAX] - An absolute necessity in regards to being a shinobi, hurling anything sharp and shiny to the enemy. Kunai and Shuriken accuracy +100%
Substitution Jutsu (Active) [Level 2 - 47.65%] - The bread and butter terms of importance is to escape enemies. Allows you to exchange places with an item up to a medium sized log in weight to avoid an incoming attack, costs 10 CR per use.
Transformation Jutsu (Active) [Level 5 - 22.32%] - This basic Genjutsu lets you disguise yourself from your enemies but can be disrupted easily. Can transform into another person within the range of your height and weight. costs 15 CR per minute,
Clone Jutsu (Active) [Level 3 - 89.76%] - A very basic clone technique, costs 10 CR per clone.
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Alright, something to work with.... hmm... the max of skills were 100 was it ? Or maybe perhaps less....
I shrugged in response as I continue to rinse my hair,'meh...I'll figure it out later', and for now, I gotta attend that training with my fellow Nara Peers.
"Troublesome..."