NOVEL NEXT Chapter 9: Chapter 7
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Ooh! That was a big one for me. I was able to release three Tails at once! Why did I trust Hiruzen so quickly?! I should've checked first before going on a rampage! But what's past is past. Now I have to work on self-repair. What's there to do? I'll just have to lie down and wait until I recover. And while we're waiting, I can finally look at all the alerts I've received, and look at the status.
Attention!
You are sealed with the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox Kurama Grade 900.
Congratulations!
Obtained speciality: Jinchuriki
Jinchuriki: Chakra Reserve X2. Chakra Restoration X2. Life Points X2. Regeneration X2. Speed X1.5. Dexterity X1.5. Control -150. Stamina X1.5. Perception X1.5.
Hmm, this is all given to me without using Kurama's chakra. What kind of buffs does it give me when I unleash Tails? I'll have to check it out.
Attention!
Your eyes are being altered.
Sharingan 3-Tomoe has been obtained.
Still, I awakened my eyes when my parents died. I already knew that. Well, I got the 3-Tomoe Sharingan. I had to wait 3+ years before I could use the technique to upgrade it! So it's a good thing I woke them up early. But I don't feel good about developing my eyes like this. I'll develop them as usual from now on! And that's it!
Attention!
A mind-affecting effect has been detected!
Warning!
The effect of the effect on the mind has been cancelled!
Warning!
Attempted mind penetration detected!
Warning!
Mind penetration effect cancelled!
And there's a hell of a lot more of these messages. And now the question is: WHY THE FUCK!?!? The answer is obvious. I've been penetrated in my head and even had my mind affected in some way. I remember the infiltration messages from that time with Inoichi. But the effects. I think they were trying to brainwash me. Hiruzen's an arsehole! He's pissing me off again! Wait a minute! Did he pull a stunt like that with Naruto too?! Maybe he's doing it now! I'LL KILL THE BASTARD! But first we need to find out how to undo these effects on Naruto. Perhaps I can find such information at the Player's Auction. Well, that's understandable. But when can these effects be removed? If you take them off now, they can put them back on at any time. But if we take them off later, the effects could take hold. Maybe we should take them off when Hiruzen stops paying attention to Naruto. Maybe in a month? Or should I wait a little longer? Either way, I'll do it as soon as I get the chance. In the meantime, scroll through the alerts with the labours of these brainiacs and read the following.
Warning!
Kurama's negative chakra has been partially unlocked.
3 Tails received.
Time effects: Chakra +60000. Life Points -450 per minute. Strength +500. Speed +700. Dexterity +600. Control -6000. Stamina +400. Perception +800. Intelligence -500.
So that's the effects of this form. It's not a bad buff, but it has its drawbacks. I'm especially scared of the 450 life points taken away every minute. I can die after 5 minutes of this mode? I'd rather not use Tails at all until they do the least amount of damage or until I release Kurama. I haven't made up my mind about releasing him yet. I'm still wary of him for some reason. I'll probably level up to a higher level than him and then release him, but in the meantime, I'll just use the small one. If he gets violent, I'll be in trouble. I won't die, though, Royal's watching! But I could lose a lot of things. And I still have to find the toad with the key. Anyway, I'll see you later.
Congratulations!
Skill acquired: YAKI Level 1.
Yuhhooooooooooooo!!!! I finally got it!!! I love it! The effect of one of these is awesome! And it looks freakishly EPIC!!! Now the only thing left is to pump it up!
Warning!
Your eyes are being altered.
Warning!
Due to a malfunction in the concentration of hateful chakra in your eyes, your eyes are being altered.
So I almost got Mangyoku too? Hmm, and my eyes are stronger than when I first woke up. I guess the transition to the next stage will go faster. One last thing.
Attention!
Kurama's chakra connection has been interrupted. Kurama's hate chakra has been blocked.
The temporary effects of the 3 Tails have subsided!
Well, those are the main messages. The others were about chakra boosts, regeneration, speed, and the like. That's about it. After checking the alerts, I went to the inner world. There was nothing to do anyway, so I could talk to Kurama. I found Fox in his cave... asleep. Does he really sleep all the time?! No, he wasn't asleep when I talked to Hiruzen. Why is that, by the way? After kicking Fox, he thought and created a boulder above his head.
- WHAT THE %*@°^€!!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING AGAIN, KID!?!?
- There was no other way to wake you up.
- You could have dropped something softer and not on your head!
- Sorry. Anyway, listen. Tell me how you knew Hiruzen was lying.
- I can read people's feelings. I think there was something like that in the anime.
- Well, can you teach me?
- After you get used to my chakra.
- How do I do that?
- Open the cage.
- Not an option. Hmm, then can you tell me when someone's lying to me?
- You expect me to spend my days and nights listening to you talk to some people instead of sleeping?! I have nothing else to do!
- How much sleep do you get?
- All the time. But sometimes I talk to my brothers and sisters. The other Tails, in case you didn't realise.
- You were awake when you were talking to Hiruzen.
- That's because of you! How am I supposed to sleep when someone's draining my chakra?!
- Well, how did you know Hiruzen was lying about Naruto's death if you didn't listen to our conversation?
- I did, I was awake and I wanted to hear your conversation with him too.
- I see. Then how do I wake you up when you're asleep?
- Scream in your head.
- Are you kidding?
- No, that's the most effective way. Scream to me and I'll hear you.
- Mentally?
- Yes, you and I are not only linked by the seal, I've long since established a mental link with you. That's why I was able to reach you when you were mad. You can do the same. Look... - I heard Kurama's voice in my head, just like that time.... can you hear it?
- Wow! Wow! Right? - I'm trying to call Kurama in my head. - Kurama? Can you hear me?
- I hear you, I hear you, now get out of my inner world! You're disturbing my sleep!!! and I was thrown back. How did he know I had no more questions? Coincidence? Heh-heh, okay. And a few minutes later, into the room walked...me, or rather my clone. Where did he come from? Which one is he? I don't remember making clones after I woke up.
- Hey! Original, how's your health?
- Hmm? What are you like? You're not divorced?
- No, well, you're about to find out. He folded the seal and dissolved. Yeah. I see now. Hmm, about the girl and the harem. She's just a little girl, but I think she'll be great when she grows up! Saving her from clan extermination won't be too hard, and having a couple of girls in the harem won't affect her development too much. So okay. About Naruto, it's just as I thought it would be. And the barrier techniques are awesome. And now, let's see the flashing alert.
Congratulations!
Skill: Stealth Mastery Level 1.
Nice! A very useful skill that I wanted to acquire! I guess it came after I learnt it from a clone who infiltrated the orphanage. Well, now let's look at all my Stats.
- Status!
Status:
Name: Menma Uzumaki
Level: 20
Race: Human
Profession: None
Title: Beast Killer
Hp: 2120/2580 Hp regeneration: 400 per hour.
Sp: 5780/5780 Sp Recovery: 1240 per hour
HP: 1560/1560 HP recovery: 200 per hour
Characteristics:
Strength: 270
Speed: 290
Dexterity: 288
Control: 137
Endurance: 342
Perception: 309
Spirit: 204
Intelligence: 235
Character Points: 0
Affinity with the elements:
Fire: 17%
Water: 8%
Earth: 6%
Air: 16%
Lightning: 15%
Light: 8%
Darkness: 9%
Space: 20%
Time: 19%
Skills: ...
Techniques: ...
Features: Player's Mind, Player's Body, Uzumaki, Uchiha, Sharingan 3 Tomoe, Jinchuriki, Reborn.
The worst part is that control went down, but health points and chakra points with their recoveries went up. Other than that, everything else is clear. Now I need to wait for health points to fully recover and test the new skills I've gained. I also need to figure out where I'm going to live and what they're going to do with my old house.
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Afterwards, in the evening, Hiruzen came to see me. He once again sympathised with me for the loss of my brother. And I acted like the most miserable person. Then he began to explain to me what had happened to me and how dangerous I was. It was like he wanted me to think I was a monster. Not that he was just sealed in me. He talked about how dangerous I was, how I could kill people with this power and how I had to control it. I tried to act like a normal kid who found out about the death of his whole family and because of that just goes along with everything. At one point, Hiruzen told me that I would be living in the dormitory and that I had to sign a renunciation of inheritance agreement. That's when I stared at him with incomprehensible eyes. He began to convince me that I had to do this in order to get a room in the hostel. I was freaking out. He was going to convince me with THIS?! Then I immediately refused and said that I would live in my parents' house. Then he started to pity me, saying that many people had died in the attack and many more had lost everything, including their homes. And I can live in a simple dorm, while my house can house ten people at once. Hmm, I guess Minato took good care of the inheritance, since that asshole took so long to convince me. I guess it was easier with Naruto, because his parents died as soon as he was born, and I'm a full-fledged heir. They can't give me a guardian once I get to the academy, I'm basically my own kid. So we refuse, saying that the house is very important to me. Hiruzen grimaced, but he backed off. Okay, so I still have the house. I'd have to get it back to the way it was. He didn't tell me anything about the vault. It was unofficial, so they could probably take it without a problem. It's just the dusty shelves, but I took everything else. Hiruzen also told me about the orphan's monthly allowance. It was really minimal. Enough to pay the utilities and a little left over for food. I think I'll use it as money for utilities, and buy food and equipment with what's left from my parents. It will be enough for a year, and then I'll earn money for missions. He wished me a speedy recovery and left, saying that in a year I would pass the Genin exam at the behest of the deceased Fourth Hokage. So in one year, I'll be able to become a Genin. I wonder if I'll be able to become a Chunin, or if they'll let me take the Genin exam. For some reason, Naruto was Genin almost the entire time in canon, and only jumped straight into Chunin after the war two years later. In fact, in the anime he remained Genin and only in the film with Hinata was he already Jonin. Don't tell me I have to save the entire Shinobi world to be given a Jonin? Nah, that's a bit of an exaggerated exam. Well, we'll become Genin first, and then we'll think about promotion.
I was discharged from the hospital the next day. Konoha was being rebuilt. The day of mourning and the funeral of the dead was yesterday. But some people were talking about a celebration in honour of the victory over the Fox. Yup, the anniversary of Minato and Kushina's deaths and Naruto's birthday would be both celebrations for the villagers. As I walked around the village I realised, EVERYONE knew I was Jinchuriki. Everyone was giving me hateful looks. Well, everyone except the kids of course. But they didn't say anything. But I overheard them discussing the fact that Minato had to sacrifice himself and his wife for me and Naruto. They don't know we're brothers either. They think we're the reason for the village riot. I didn't bother shouting that it wasn't or anything like that. I tried to ignore them. Then I got to the house. And there...
- Menma, you've been followed. It was in my head.
- What are you talking about, Kurama? I would have noticed if...
- No, he hid his presence well. But for some reason, he didn't go to your house.
- A strong shinobi. Am I being followed by the village's top brass? I'm under surveillance by the ANBU? Hmm, why wouldn't he go inside? I thought he'd at least hide in the trees on the property.
- No, he can't get through the barrier.
- What barrier?
- The barrier around your house. It covers your entire property. It's a blood barrier tied to you.
- Wow, you know a lot about them.
- How can you not when you're already the Third Jinchuriki Uzumaki?!
- I see. But I think they'll be able to break through the barrier soon. Hey, since you've been sealed into Mito Uzumaki, can you strengthen the barrier?
- It's possible. I can just infuse it with more chakra. But it'll run out in a month and I'll have to do it again.
- That's fine, I'm going to live here and I don't want anyone watching me.
I wonder if the barrier can pass Dojutsu techniques. If it's a Hyuga ANBU, I shouldn't get too comfortable. I think I'll have to check it out first and act like a child in the meantime. Well, we can use the backyard to infuse the barrier with chakra. There's a small training ground there, so I can get some practice in. But there's one thing, I need to get my transformation technique up to speed. I really need it now. Since the whole village hates me again, I'll have to go shopping in a different guise, and also to train with Saki. I think I can train Sharingan on them, and I'll train my father's techniques outside the house. I can also learn transformation and Fuinjutsu at home.
It's settled. In the evening, when Kurama stopped feeling the ANBU member, I went out and touched the barrier. With Sharingan, it could be seen, but outside the house, only the barrier was visible, and what was inside was not. After the drink, the barrier became even thicker and now it was no longer letting anything through. I couldn't even get flies in. The barrier, by the way, was like a ball and passed even under the ground. After that I started to take out of the inventory everything I took from the house and put them in their places. After dinner, I went to bed. I'll have to apologise to Saki for not coming to training yesterday and today....
From the next day, I used more than half of my clones to practice the reincarnation technique. I sent a clone to the academy, and the ANBU realised that and didn't follow him. That's what I wanted. The clone created another one on the way and sent him to train with Saki. I've invested a lot of reserve in these two, so they'll be able to defend themselves against attacks and won't be scattered. Yeah, it's a bit embarrassing in front of Saki since I haven't seen her as an original yet. Well, we'll apologise to her later. For now, let's develop our eyes. I have to go to training with Gai in the evening and apologise to him for my absence as well....
POV Clone of Menma Uzumaki
Appearing in front of the clone going to the academy, he used the Reincarnation Technique to take on the appearance he had in training with Saki. Afterwards, he ran to the Hokage Mountain and then to the forest behind it. When he got there, he looked for Saki. There was no one in the clearing with the big Stone in the centre. And then I realised. She's at the academy too, and she's probably there now. Shit, what am I supposed to do now? Out of nothing to do, I went back up the mountain. The view is beautiful. A quarter of Konoha destroyed. I hope I can see Konoha completely destroyed someday. Okay, that's my sadistic nature. After a while, I decided to go back to the clearing and wait for Saki there. Sitting down on a rock in a meditation pose, I immersed myself in my inner world. The Original had built a cool forest, just like in Attack Titan. Then I just walked around looking at the views. It's always night here and there's always a blue moon. I'd been walking for a couple of hours when I felt someone touching me in reality. When I came back, I realised that Saki was hugging me and... crying? She was grabbing onto me with all her strength crying on my shoulder. Touching her head, with a concerned look I spoke out....
- Hey Saki, what's wrong? Did someone hurt you?
- Why didn't you come over? Did I do something? Don't you want to train with me? Don't you want to hang out with me?" and a few dozen more questions like that in a quiet, sobbing voice. Yeah, she seems to be very sensitive, I shouldn't have taken her so lightly.
- I'm sorry, Saki. I was in the hospital so I couldn't come to you. I promise it won't happen again. You forgive me?" she stopped and looked at me with surprised eyes. Hmm, even though she has no pupil, her eyes are very beautiful to look at. She stared at me for a second and blushed ear to ear and pressed her head against my chest. I only thought of stroking her hair. We sat like that for about an hour. She wouldn't let me go, and I didn't move. And I couldn't get out, if I tried, I'd get divorced, and I think she'd get the wrong idea. An hour later, she fell asleep. Yeah, how does that work? I wonder why she's so attached to me. I don't think one rescue and a couple of training sessions could make her miss me that much. She's like Naruto. Maybe she was an outcast too? Why not? She's quite beautiful and very strong for her age. She could be considered a genius. Then why would she be shunned? Maybe I should ask her about it later. We should do it as gently as possible, though. I guess practice is cancelled today. So I sat on the rock while Saki snoozed sweetly on my lap. I guess next time I'll have to get a pillow, or something soft, because I'm already sitting on this rock. So she slept until the evening, and I just watched her. Yeah, she's gonna be beautiful when she grows up. She woke up in the evening.
- Huh? Dai-kun? Why...
- Good evening, Saki-chan. Shall we go home?
- Huh? Home? Ah, will you come tomorrow?
- Of course I will, I won't miss our training again.
- Promise!? She looked at me with such eyes that I blushed a little.
- Oh, I promise, so don't worry. Let's go?
- Mm-hmm.
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THREE MONTHS! It took me three months to level up my Reincarnation Technique! But it was worth it! Now even a Byakugan (weak) can hardly recognise me! And let's not talk about people without dojutsu! Now I can go grocery shopping. The vendors kept overcharging me! Now I can go to training with Saki myself, instead of sending a clone under Henge on the way to the academy. That's what I've been doing all this time. And there were times when the clone was dispelled. Then I had to apologise to her for a long time and let her know that I wasn't bullying her. But after telling her that I had a lot of things to do and reminding her of my parents' deaths, she quickly forgave me. Her development is rapid. She was starting to get better at Shurikenjutsu than me (without Sharingan), Taijutsu was also good, and she was surpassing me by a head in fire techniques. We practised every day and she started interacting with me more or less without embarrassment. That's when I asked her why she was so attached to me. At first she thought that she was burdening me, but after persuading me that she was not, she said that she had no friends except me. It seems she's only thought about training since she was little because she wanted to become a strong Kunoichi. It's probably because her parents weren't Shinobi, but she trained on her own since she was little. Her parents helped her by getting her scrolls of training techniques and methods. Then I thought, Wow, she's not trained by anyone, she's self-taught and yet she's so strong. But because she was too obsessed with training, her peers distanced themselves from her. She never socialised with them and trained in that clearing all the time. The only people she was close to were her parents and when she realised that, she felt lonely. That's why she had no social experience and was shy to talk to me. Wow, that's a really interesting backstory. After that, I began to understand her more or less. I'd been thinking about training since I was a kid, and I wasn't interested in socialising with people my own age, only with Itachi. Speaking of him. He was the only person I had contact with at the academy, or rather, the clone who went to the academy had contact with him. He started to send his clone to the academy. But after the academy, I didn't see him much.
The other thing that's notable is that Iruka tried to kill me at the academy. Really, to stab me in the back with a kunai! His parents were killed in the attack, and since everyone blamed me for the attack, he decided to take revenge on me. The clone, of course, was able to twist him up quickly and leave him where he caught him. Didn't report him to the teachers. I could understand the guy, but then he started gathering all those whose families had been hit in the attack, and they were already mobbed against me. They weren't hard to stop, but their attempts were infuriating. I beat a few of them to a bloody pulp a few times and they stopped attacking me...openly. They were sneak attacks, but even those were unsuccessful. I trained at home to master the Gate myself, since Gaius was going on long term missions. I also did daily exercises to grow chakra channels for my eyes. In addition to Henge, I also pumped Stealth. It's a very useful skill now, and I need it to sneak up on Naruto. Speaking of which. I've been tracking him with clones. I'd send one out, giving up most of my reserve, and he'd sneak into his room and take the form of one of the things, like a nightstand, and watch him, and then in the evening I'd create another clone, giving up my reserve and disperse. Of course, after a week or two, he'd have to send another clone himself. Naruto was well taken care of. Of course, they gave him the bare minimum, but they didn't abuse the baby, so I was calm for him.
By the way, I checked my new eyes. Sharingan with three Tomoe's is a thing!!! I could see more beautifully with them, and processing information was much faster. Like in the anime, I could completely copy someone's movements, and thanks to the fact that I can see how much and how much chakra my opponent spends on a technique, I can completely copy it at a monstrous speed. I can also predict a person's movements by muscle fluctuations! I can calculate a person several steps ahead. The body, after such an apa, couldn't keep up with the reaction. The genjutsu began to grow rapidly. I could knock a man out with a single glance. I could get inside his head and do whatever I wanted to his perception. I tested it on a drunken man who decided to avenge the whole village on me and dragged me into an alley. I didn't fight back, and when we got far enough away, I looked him in the eye for a second and did whatever I wanted. I got a level three Soul Crystal after that. Actually, the clone did it all while returning from training with Saki. I haven't fully learnt these eyes yet, but I've definitely surpassed Genin's level with them. I might be able to defeat an average Chunin right now, but I'm still lacking experience in real combat. Thanks to the Sharingan, I've copied all of Saki's techniques, but adapting them all to my fighting style is still difficult. Nine-tails, by the way, when he found out that I had Sharingan, he simply asked me not to use it against him. After all that, I was no longer surprised by the actions of my wrong Tailed. The main thing is that he doesn't get violent or aggressive. Another noteworthy thing is that Hiruzen is back on duty. After a month of surveillance, the ANBU that was watching me was replaced. I was now being followed by a Chunin-level ANBU, whereas before it was Jonin. It was much easier to get away from him and now I was already training with Saki on my own while rolling my eyes. And one day when I used Henge....
Attention!
The maximum level of Technique: Reincarnation has been reached.
Do you wish to evolve Reincarnation?
Yes/No
- @×¥£!₽?!!!! Evolution of Technique?! No way!!!! Yes!
Congratulations!
Technique: Transfiguration Mastery Max has successfully evolved into Skill: Metamorphism Mastery 1.
I immediately ran to the clearing and tried to use the Technique. Saki is still at the academy, so I'm the only one here. The skill spent both chakra and mana at the same time together. And the change was really amazing!!! Instead of a film of chakra that took on one shape or another, my body itself started to change. I wanted to take on the same Uchiha appearance that I had been doing and I succeeded. My hair and eyes changed, except for my clothes. After looking at myself, I decided to do some damage to myself. I summoned a clone and it hit me with all its might! It hurt like a bitch! But the tech was still up! My appearance was the same! That's mega cool! Now I have to change my clothes, though. I tried the usual chakra transformation technique and... It worked! But the clothes returned to their original appearance after the blow. So, what if I pumped up the other techniques and skills to the max? How much would my abilities increase? That's so interesting! So, let's pump up the rest of my abilities!
Then I learnt what I already had and increased my control to bring it back to normal. I tried to master the Gate, but I still couldn't even open the first one, so I trained day after day. Saki's relationship with him was only getting better. At the academy, except for the constant attacks by kids, it was business as usual, except that Itachi stood out by beating up a guy from the senior class, earning the respect and trust of his abusers. So my days went by without any changes. In six months I'll have to take the exam, so I'll probably graduate with Itachi. I think I'll use the key I got from Fenrir's dungeon right before graduation. I'll take a few of my parents' scrolls and level up to Jonin level minimum!!!!