Ping!
Quest Alert!
Convince Naruto to let you move in with you!
Objective:
Gain 40 REP score with Naruto to unlock this option!
Rewards:
A place of your own! +100 EXP Failure:
Stuck in orphanage until you graduate Do you accept?
Y/N?
I blinked, I didn't realise my personal options can be made into quests that affected the real world! This is awesome! I immediately pressed yes, so all I have to do is get him to like me until he said yes, sounds easy enough.
As soon as I pressed yes the door opened and Mizuki walked in, "alright kids settle down," he stood behind the podium and looked at us with an unamused eye, "listen up kids I'm Mizuki, I'm going to be your history teacher, I know it's a boring subject but-" his eyes landed on me and he smiled, "well well well Professor, didn't expect to see you so soon. Why are you sitting all the way in the back there?" I blinked, "ah, I like it here. Let's me think."
Mizuki shrugged, his eyes landed on Naruto sitting next to me and I saw a quick hardening of his glare, guess he doesn't like the blonde even now. Immediately the man smiled, "well as long as you keep answering questions I don't care. Now, shall we begin? First up is the history of our great village, the village hidden in the leaves."
And it was one hell of a class. I don't think by the end there wasn't a single kid who didn't fall asleep. I did my hardest to stay awake, but even I nodded off a couple of times.
But in the end it was all worth it;
By listening to a lecture you have gained +1 INT!
I smiled, 'sweet! But wait...I listened to Iruka's speech as well, why didn't I get a stat point then as well? Unless...unless the higher my stat points the more difficult it would be for me to learn more. I guess I should hold off on spending my stat points, don't know when I'll need them.'
After Mizuki left Iruka came back and had us all walk out of the class in pairs. Obviously Naruto was my partner. We reached the Academy's backyard which was not the ordinary backyard one can find in a normal school.
There was a complex obstacle course in one corner, a small area cleared off with a white circle serving as a sparing area and the far wall had wooden targets painted on it, obviously for target practise.
"Alright kids, this is where we will train you physically," Iruka said pointing at a bunch of 12 year olds who were currently running a very complicated obstacle course where they had to jump through hoops while dull kunais and shurikens were thrown at them. I'm honestly surprised someone so young could move like that, it seemed abnormal, but then again they were training to be ninja after all.
"Woah! Are we going to do all that cool stuff too Iruka-Sensei?!" Naruto asked for the class.
"No, not yet," the man smiled, "for today, you kids are going to undergo physical training," he grinned, "ten laps around the field! Get moving!"
The kids looked surprised and a little startled. Clan kids like Sasuke just obeyed while a few lazy ones like Choji and Shikamaru walked instead of running. Iruka did manage to get us all running in the end, with me bringing up the rear thanks to me...less than stellar physical stats.
Naruto, seeing me struggling, held back as well, walking besides me as I struggled to finish one lap. "Come on Yami! You can do it!"
I grumbled, "I-I try," I groaned, "don't hold back-run faster." Naruto blinked, "ah, you sure?"
I nodded, "don't hold back to make me feel better moron," I panted, "run."
Naruto grinned, "alright!" And he took off like a bullet pulling up third right behind Sasuke and some other civilian kid that looked like he was used to heavy labour.
I was the last to finish, panting and sweating like nobody's business. I was mildly aware of Naruto picking a fight with Sasuke about who really won, but I honestly was too exhausted to give a damn.
Ping!
Due to constant exercise you have gained +2 VIT!
I groaned, at least I gained something. I hate physical exercise. Fuck me.
It took me ten minutes to recover. Iruka took us all back inside and let us rest for a while before giving us another lecture on why physical exercise was important before letting us go home.
"Alright Yami! Let's go play!" Naruto cheered.
I groaned forgetting the promise I made the blonde. I sighed, "right, let's go," I grumbled as he practically dragged me out of the academy. The other kids looked at us funny but let it go, the orphan kids openly glared at Naruto and I, but said nothing as I left.
We reached the park, to be honest it was huge for someone of my stature. Naruto guided me to the swing set as he quickly began to play smiling all the while.
"This had been the best day ever! Dattebayo!" Naruto grinned, ah his infamous verbal tick.
I sighed, "I hate physical training, I feel like I've been rung out and hung out to dry!" Naruto laughed, "yeah! You looked like a zombie Yami!"
I grumbled, "thanks orange monkey. I don't understand how you can be so fucking hyper all the time! It's not fair!"
Naruto blinked, "what's fucking?"
My eyes went wide. "Shit! I mean fuck! I mean," I closed my mouth with both hands, "Naruto, please don't tell anyone I told you that!"
Naruto blinked, "but what does it mean?"
I grumbled, "it's a bad word Naruto. Please don't tell anyone, kids like us aren't supposed to know it."
"Then how come you know it?!" Naruto asked with sparkling eyes.
I sighed rubbing my temples, "because I'm smart like that. Listen, please don't tell anyone, okay? Promise me."