IShinobi (I Will Be A Ninja My Own Way With ***** System) - Chapter 41. 7

In the forest that is quiet and peaceful, there’s a boy on the ground breathing heavily from exhaustion.

Ingenuus just finished his training and is now laying on the ground exhausted and after staying on the ground for a while and recovering some of his breath he used his [Special camping tent] and a normal-looking small tent appeared.

Ingenuus: is this it? (-_-)

Slightly bothered by how the tent looks so common Ingenuus went in and got thrown back by the inside. Unlike the common outside the inside looks like a luxury apartment with 3 rooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, and a living room. The decoration is modern and very pleasant to look at making Ingenuus feel at home not long after going in but there was something that made Ingenuus slightly sad which is the fact there’s a training room with high-quality training equipment and after seeing it Ingenuus started cursing himself for not checking this place sooner.

Ingenuus decided to take a bath before anything else and after coming out refreshed, Ingenuus went straight to the kitchen with only a towel on him. Ingenuus is now standing at 126cm of height which is very short unless you’re a child which he appears to be right now. After getting to the fridge he was happy to see it’s full and even has a very big diversity of things he like if it was specially prepared for him, after picking some ingredients up Ingenuus decided to make a nutritional supplement drink and some soup to keep the strength up, for the main dish he went for spaghetti with meatballs, Ingenuus wanted to drink some wine but isn’t sure if it’s a good idea considering his current body so he decided against it and started cooking.

The moment Ingenuus picked the pan a chill went down his spine as if he was courting death for an instant, sighing seeing himself react this way Ingenuus grabbed the pan again but this time it had no effect on him but the same thing happened when he got himself an apron but not letting the situation get the best of him Ingenuus continued and finished cooking with no more interruptions. After eating his dinner since it was already night, Ingenuus decided to digest the food and simply relax for a while.

Once he was full of energy and ready to go at it once again Ingenuus directed himself to the training room and started his training season but this time using 1.5 kg weights on his arms and legs. He wanted to use heavier ones but considered his height and current body before deciding to start with lighter weights.

After exercising like a mad lad, Ingenuus began to test the flexibility of his new body and was surprised by the results not only is his body super flexible but it’s also very light weighing only around 14.5kg. After seeing these results Ingenuus decided to adapt his fighting style to those factors since he’s flexible and lightweight, he can easily use a battle style based on jump attacks, speed attacks, and evasion. That way not only he has the possibility of attacking from multiple hard to reach angles thanks to his flexible body but he’ll also be able to escape tough situations.

After finishing his training Ingenuus got the kunai he used to kill the last 3 wolves because he couldn’t find the other one and started cleaning it and then sharpening it. Realizing he was rather sweaty again Ingenuus stared thinking his brain is no longer working since he’s going to have to take another bath not that he minds it but it was just a bad move to do so.

Ingenuus: well nobody is perfect and I’m just too tense, maybe I should relax a bit at least while I’m inside the [tent] there shouldn’t be any problem.

Ingenuus who was recounting his mistakes and trying to find the best way to deal with them with the best methods simply decided to chill for a bit, he also believes its because he hasn’t been able to have proper sleep since Elma is haunting him. So he just sits on the sofa.

Ingenuus: will you stop haunting me?!

Ingenuus pretty frustrated say to let some out.

Elma: I would if I was haunting but since I’m not why would I?

She said so very calmly as if the situation wasn’t awkward at all, Ingenuus stopped for a little before looking at Elma and having a mental malfunction that didn’t last much since right after he was already ok with it.

Elma seeing his reaction giggled a bit and looked at him with a smile before saying.

Elma: hehehe, you’re so cute when you show your emotions. I still don’t get why you work so hard to hide them but to answer the question I’m not haunting you, my soul is part of yours as simple as that.

She said it as if amused by every second of what’s happening. Ingenuus, on the contrary, has a pretty unsatisfied expression that is almost perceptible through his indifferent expression.

Ingenuus: I don’t remember giving you permission to become part of my soul.

Unlike most who would be going crazy in the face of such a situation, Ingenuus doesn’t seem all that affect besides the fact he’s unsatisfied with the situation.

Elma movement towards Ingenuus and once she was close enough she whispered into his hear in sėxy way.

Elma: I did tell you to not kill me, consider it payback.

Elma who appears to be enjoying herself a lot said seeming excited to wait and see what kind of answer she’ll get.

Ingenuus: fair enough but no thank you, get the f*ck out of my soul.

Actually, agreeing with her argument Ingenuus still refutes her presence regardless.

Elma: hahaha you’re always so straightforward that it makes to want to cuddle with you. Anyway I not even doing you any harm, the only thing I want is for us to be one and I’m getting closer to that objective every passing second.

She said now hugging Ingenuus from behind while humming a happy music.

Ingenuus on the other side was surprised he actually felt her touch and begun touching her face test until he decided to fondle her brėȧsts ‘just to make sure’ and give an approval nod after doing so.

Elma hardly blushed at his actions as she didn’t really expect him to do something like this so openly and like it was nothing but didn’t really seem bothered by it at all.

Elma: top tier ain’t they? Are you really willing to give all this up?

She asked while showing her body up to him since she’s still wearing the nȧkėd apron it’s a pretty appealing image.

Ingenuus: I won’t deny your beauty but I still don’t want you in my soul, not that you care since you aren’t leaving anyway. At least do me a favor and stop the nightmares I need some sleep.

The indifferent boy said so in his usual manner making Elma pout at his behavior and starting to wonder if he has abnormal self-control or some weird type of innocent.

Elma: *sigh* no can do honey until my dėsɨrė is fulfilled and we are one, they will continue to represent your repressed feeling. So it’s not really my fault if you really want them to stop face them yourself or is my sweet Ingenuus afraid? If so just tell me and I’ll protect you FOR-E-VER!

Saying so a bit of hope can be seen in Elma as she waits for the answer.

Ingenuus: no thanks, why can I touch you?

Ingenuus pondered the Elma’s words before refusing and changing the subject.

Elma: if you’re going to be such a meanie I’ll let you discover yourself, good luck black bride.

Elma said and sent a flying kiss before disappearing with a victorious expression on her face.

Ingenuus: *sigh* this one is going to be a big problem… How did her soul even get inside mine?

Ingenuus stood there relaxing laid on the sofa for a pretty long time before being called.

[Host Status function is now 100% functional]

Rikune:[I DID IT!!!]

Ingenuus was surprised by the very excited Rikune who called him very loudly at least the loudest she has ever talked to him but that made him happy as he could notice she worked hard to help him.

Ingenuus: Thank you very much Rikune.

Rikune was startled by his gratitude and got a little nervous.

Rikune:[we-well, I didn’t really do much, it was just some everyday work]

Ingenuus: that’s good to hear, I don’t want you to work too hard for me. So can I see my status now?

Asking with high hopes Ingenuus silently wait for Rikune to answer.

Rikune:[yup, I did it and don’t worry I didn’t do that much. Like I said it was easy]

Ingenuus seeing how she talked felt something a little off and said.

Ingenuus: great but remember if this was easy then keep your efforts on super easy the next time and go at your own pace. Even your voice sounds tired, so relax.

Hearing Ingenuus Rikune couldn’t help but get happy at his care for her. Which is much more than Karaki ever shown her.

Rikune:[will do! Now to activate the function just say or think [status] and the screen will appear]

Just like Rikune said I thought of the word status.

[status]

[Name: Ingenuus Nostrix Zelos

Age:4 years old (17 years old)

Race: Human(?)

Gender:M

Body physique:academy level

Affinities:none.

Soul category: Unknown systematic soul

Soul tier-0.1(very weak mortal soul)

Lv-1

Hp:100/100

Cc:0%

Str:100

Dex:100

End:100

Chr:100

Agi:100

Int:80

Wis:120

Luc:50

AP:50

Bonds(relationships/affection):

Elma Flayer:+9999(unmeasurable obsessed love)

(AN: IT’S OVER 9000!)

Rikune: hidden.(it’s a secret)

Innate abilities:

None

Techniques:

None

Skills:

<martial arts:C-rank>, <close-range weapon arts:B-rank>, <long-range weapon arts:C-rank>, <stealth:C-rank>, <acrobatics:B-rank>, <rubber body:A-rank>, <balance mastery:C-rank>, <danger sense:A-rank>, <evasion mastery:C-rank>.

Special/unique skills:

None

Inventory:

198x kunais, Special camping tent(A-rank), 8x healing pills(B-grade), Ninja clothes(C-rank)(customizable item), 3x void teleport scroll(S-rank)](AN: Ingenuus used 2xhealing pills against the wolves the second one was used after his fight with the last 3 wolves but not mentioned my bad and he lost one kunai when he got bit by the 1st wolf which was also when he used the first healing pill)

[bloodline: bloodlines are a set of ancestors or pedigree, which have their characteristics passed down on to the next generation by breeding the ones with the best characteristics in order to get the purest and best. (AN: it’s not the accurate definition of bloodline but it’s how it works in Naruto)

Affinities: affinities are the elements of nature that you have the ability to manipulate through the use of chakra. Theoretically, nobody has zero affinity with an element except the special ones but if you don’t have high affinity with an element it’s useless for you, and if you don’t have high affinity for any element you’re a useless person unless you have a good chakra pool and control then you might be useful. (AN: this description is not 100% accurate but it definitely passes the spirit of Naruto)

Soul category: every soul is unique and special, the soul category shows which group your soul belongs to unless your soul is —–.

Soul tier: souls are a powerful and limitless force as long a well cultivated. Souls tiers go from 0.1 to 12.

Hp:is the numerical value of your life force if it reaches 0 you die.

Str:is the numerical value of your physical strength.

Dex:is the numerical value of your accuracy, ability with your hands, and mobility in general.

Vit:is the numerical value of your vitality. It enforces your hp.

End:is the numerical value of ur endurance. It represents your resistance, stamina and defense.

Int:is the numerical value of your intelligence. It represents how smart you are.

Wis:is the numerical value of your wisdom. it represents your thought process speed.

Char:is the numerical value of your charm and charisma. It represents how attractive and charismatic you are to others. It also attracts people’s attention to you when high.

Luc:is the numerical value of your luck. It represents how lucky you are and it’s the only fixed value in your status it never changes no matter how much you evolve or level up.

Agi:is the numerical value of your speed and agility.

Innate abilities: are special abilities that awaken in individuals on special occasions or people are simply born with them based on their bloodline.

Techniques: are special moves used by ninjas for various forms of combat. There are three main classes Ninja techniques(ninjutsu), Illusionary techniques(genjutsu) and combat techniques(taijutsu).

<martial arts:C-rank>: this skill increases one’s hand-to-hand combat theoretical knowledge to the level of an average genin, making combat smoother against anything weaker than a genin, so it’s basically useless you rank it up so you should do it fast.

<close-range weapon arts:B-rank>: this skill increases one’s close-range weapon combat theoretical knowledge to the level of an average chunin, this skill actually makes a difference with Battle knowledge that you’ll actually use.

<long-range weapon arts:C-rank>: this skill increases long-range weapon combat theoretical knowledge to the level of an average genin, this might or not be useful.

<stealth:C-rank>: this skill gives a boost to the overall stealth ability amounting to the level of a genin. This skills adds to the already existing ability of the host.

<acrobatics:B-rank>: it’s a skill that improves the host’s acrobatic ability making it easier to implement in most situations.

<rubber body:A-rank>: flexibility is a very useful ability and this skill gives the host just enough to seem boneless as well as free, it’s effects go as far as to even reduce the host’s weight to make things easier.

<balance mastery:C-rank>: a skill that increases the host’s balance by a pretty good margin.

<danger sense:A-rank>: the ability to sense danger can be the difference between life and death so having this skill that reaches about a 179m radius area is a must be.

<evasion mastery:C-rank>: many say that as long as you can dodge, you can survive and even though this skill doesn’t improve one’s ability to the level where they can confirm the veracity of those words it still puts the host some steps closer to it]

Ingenuus looking at all the information was a little worried about being able to digest it all but heard from Rikune that the system records all the information about his skills and stats so he can look at them whenever he needs to and it’s not like Ingenuus won’t be able to remember but he wants a guaranty just in case.

Ingenuus: if I remember correctly chakra is a powerful energy that exists in all this planet and in all that inhabits it, chakra give living beings the ability to manipulate elements with which they have affinity with, but even though chakra allows living beings to manipulate elements it still has it’s limits and doesn’t go outside the natural properties of the said elements. Am I right? Rikune.

Ingenuus who was looking back at the knowledge he has from his past life about Naruto and just to make sure he’s not mixing it up with anything else.

Rikune:[well, what you said is not the exact way in which they define chakra but it’s not far off or wrong. I would say it’s just a slightly different perspective.]

Rikune simply answered confirming what he said in a slightly unsure way.

Ingenuus:… I’ll just take that as a yes since overthinking small details is not so positive. now before I take any action course please tell me more about the other system functions.

Ingenuus once again has a pondering look in his eyes even though he didn’t really change his indifferent expression.

Rikune:[pretty simple the shop is well a shop where you can buy anything that exists in the world you’re currently in, but don’t worry it’s not exactly impossible to get items from other worlds but it’s very hard. The inventory is an inter-dimensional space where you can store anything you want as long as it’s not alive or manipulated by powerful external forces, also time doesn’t pass inside the inventory so you don’t have to worry about anything getting spoiled or rotten. Quest are missions that will be given to you by the system once you do something that triggers them. Now relationship measurement is pretty much an affection level measurement ability like in those light novel games where people never manage to decide which girl they want and always end up with a bad ending where you die or something like that.]

Ingenuus heard each word Rikune said very attentively and seriously while taking in all the information like a sponge, once Rikune was done explaining Ingenuus commented.

Ingenuus: if they can’t decide why not go for the harem route?

Ingenuus asked as of it was something completely normal to say casually and unlike most guys would be while asking this he seemed serious not carrying any second intentions in his words.

Rikune:[well, not all light novel games have that kind of option but I never thought you were the I want a harem type]

Rikune who was very surprised by Ingenuus statement didn’t really know what to say so she simply answered and said the first thing that came to mind.

Ingenuus: I can’t say I want a harem or that I’ll be going after girls, but if a woman interests me I’ll go for it and if it ends up being a harem so be it. I rather be this way than being a hesitant and indecisive guy at least that’s how I feel and think. It’s not illegal to have one in this world anyway.

Ingenuus said so in a way that before questioning his morals you might actually consider what he said for a second before finally deciding to label him as a pervert. But for Ingenuus there was no wrong in what he said as he truly believed his words since he’s the kind of person that believes the longer you waver the more trouble you’ll have to deal with.

Rikune:[you do have a point, but you shouldn’t play with people’s feelings]

Rikune said seriously as she’s worried Ingenuus might not take that into account.

Ingenuus: don’t worry, I’m aware that I’ll have to take responsibility for my actions. I don’t plan to make advances in anyone I’m not willing to marry, and even if in the end I have thousands of wives which I hope doesn’t happen I’ll find a way to keep them happy. Anyway, Rikune can I give others items from the system?

Ingenuus said with conviction in his voice that is now a child’s and it only makes what’s he’s saying sound weirder.

Receiving a no to his question Ingenuus started pondering and saying that if he could it would have been useful for a secondary plan, then Rikune asked what was his main plan and he started explaining.

Ingenuus: if I could give items to others building my own village and then building relationships with the other villages would be easier since they would first try to neutralize my village I would have a lot of free openings to use while they focused on my village but now I have to stick to plan A. It will be costly and take time, but I’ll first have to go for hidden leaf village and become the Hokage… It shouldn’t be too hard if I befriend the correct people and show enough talent but I also have to be careful to not end up as their war tool since their the strongest village and have a large ȧsset of techniques it should be the most beneficial… Second would be cloud village as the second strongest their a power I have to put under my control as soon as in done with leaf village… For third place should go rock village but not because of power but more for the extremely stubborn of Onoki which would probably cause a lot of trouble… After the mist village which shouldn’t be too hard as long as I have a good relationship with Mei it will be better if we have an intimate relationship but I only time will say that… And sand can be last since it will be much easier to take it under me once Gaara becomes the Kage… So this is a basic summary of my plan to take over this world. I could also wait till Kaguya comes and become a known hero then do things but I rather do it the first way. Luckily I have the affection measurement thing which will make it way much easier for me.

Ingenuus explained parts of his plan to make understand the base of his actions and Rikune got surprised to see how far he’s already planned his moves.

Rikune:[talk about being prepared ain’t you a little too prepared? You literally just started and you’re already thinking that far in the future?]

Rikune who us starting to worry Ingenuus gets too caught up in his plan and stops resting and relaxing asked.

Ingenuus: don’t worry, even though it seems as it will work I still have a lot of minor details to work as well as secondary plans for when someone unexpected happens. But don’t worry I’m not in a hurry at all, I’ll calmly complete my plan bit by bit and I’m sure I’ll take some years just to get hidden leaf under my control, there’s a lot of people I should befriend or Kill if I don’t want them to become nuisances in my plans, like Minato, Danzo, Itachi(when he’s old enough) and so on. In conclusion in still gonna take a lot of time so I hope those unique rewards are worth it.

Ingenuus said with his indifferent expression while starting to ponder something else.

Rikune:[ ok but remember if you need anything, I’m here for you]

Ingenuus: I know, oh yeah I almost forgot. Do you know how Elma got into my soul? There’s even a [bonds] formed with her saying it’s unmeasured obsessed love, why?

Rikune:[…. I’m still investigating those matters but it seems she’s been in your soul for a very long time, as for her appearing in [bonds] it’s because you’ve had contact with her, the [relationship measurement] adds someone to the list after you’ve had physical contact with someone but strangely it seems to also work with spirits and as long as you manage to touch them they will be added to the [bonds] list]

Ingenuus: I see if that’s the case. But is there no way to make the nightmares stop?

Rikune:[there is but currently, you only have 50 AP you got from killing those wolves. It would take at least 500,000 AP to stop the nightmares because they come from your soul itself and if you were to get rid of Elma you’d need at least 3,000,000,000AP]

Ingenuus: ok, why is my soul so weak?

Rikune:[it’s because mortal souls are weak to the void, the longer you stay there the weaker it gets until it fades away into nothing. Since souls usually don’t stay there for too it’s not a common thing but sometimes happens]

Ingenuus: how do I make it stronger?

Rikune:[ you can either buy something from the system or level up till your soul grows stronger]

Ingenuus stood there thinking for a while after deciding that it’s for him to head to the leaf village now since he’s in a child body and will probably not be bothered too much, he also asked Rikune if there’s a counter measurement against mind-reading and was happy to know that they can’t discover anything about the system and his otherworld soul, he also asked about his race being human(?) instead of human and Rikune explained that it’s because his body was created by the system and is not a normal human body.

After asking about a bunch of other stuff related to this alternative Naruto world Ingenuus saw some of his questions unanswered but didn’t get that bothered by it except for when he asked about the blank space in [soul category]’s description but understood that there’s question Rikune is not allowed to answer yet and left his tent kept it in his inventory and made his way to hidden leaf with Rikune’s guidance.

After walking for about 4 hours of walking non-stop Ingenuus was starting to question if it’s still too far, so to distract himself from that he looked around and observed the beautiful forest surrounding him while relaxing his thoughts and mind a bit the peaceful scenery made him feel comfortable. What surprised Ingenuus was the fact that he didn’t meet any harmful animals in his way to leaf village as if they had gotten rid of all the dangerous ones in a certain area and left only the harmless ones.

After another two hours of a peaceful walk, Ingenuus could finally see the leaf village was quite close. Seeing that was the situation he started running at a moderate speed which for most who watch the scene and see his size would believe it’s his full speed not forgetting he never equipped the clothes he got from the starter pack and was wearing the same pants from the beginning so he looked like a child running away from some beast of the forest.