Chapter 5
Original Ninja World – Uzumaki Naruto's Home
Naruto opened his eyes. Everything that had just happened felt like a dream.
If he couldn't still sense his new mastery over Wind-Style chakra, he might have actually believed it was one.
"Hey, System—every ninja world has a number. Does mine have one too?"
"Ding~ The host's current ninja world is numbered: 666."
"Nice…"
"System, open the status panel."
"Ding~ Status panel opened."
────────────────── Host: Uzumaki Naruto Bloodline: Uzumaki Bloodline (Activation: 12%) Chakra Nature: Wind (Mastery) Overall Rating: 666 Jutsu: Clone Technique, Transformation Technique System Points: 0 ──────────────────
With Wind-Style mastery alone, his overall rating had jumped straight into the six hundreds.
"System, is there… any reference scale for these ratings?"
"Ding~ 1000 is the standard for Kage-level. 10,000 is super-Kage. 100,000 is Six Paths level."
Naruto: "Uh… and below Kage?"
"Ding~ Anything below Kage isn't worthy of this system's rating standards."
Naruto: "???"
Even if the system was arrogant, Naruto couldn't afford to be. He wasn't at Kage level yet—he needed to stay grounded.
Wait—why wasn't his rating at Kage level already?
Back in that other world, a casual palm-slap from him had intimidated even Orochimaru. Wasn't that Kage-level?
"Ding~ Host's real combat experience is essentially zero. In a life-or-death fight against Orochimaru, survival chance is less than 0.3%."
Naruto fell silent for a moment and decided to drop the subject.
Combat experience had to be built up slowly. It wasn't like he could become a master overnight… right?
"Ding~ Host can complete system missions to instantly gain combat experience."
Naruto: "…"
That slap to the face stung. He asked, "So, where's the next mission?"
"Ding~ No missions are currently available."
"Then why even bring it up~ I'm going back to sleep!"
…
The next morning, the system woke Naruto bright and early.
"Ding~ Mission issued: Give Sakyo a birthday present. It must be carefully chosen by the host, and Sakyo must genuinely love it. Reward: Uzumaki Bloodline Activation +50% System Points: 1000"
"Holy crap!"
"System, don't you know it's Sunday? I wanted to sleep in, and you wake me up for this?!"
"Ding~ Host may request to disable the mission announcement function."
"Uh… never mind. I was just joking—don't take it seriously."
"Besides… fifty percent?! I only gained two percent in three years of training. A single gift gives fifty? That's way too… real."
Naruto instantly caved, got out of bed, washed up, and changed clothes.
After the full routine, he grabbed his entire savings and left his little apartment.
"Man… I still can't get used to the way these villagers look at me."
Walking down the street, Naruto noticed everyone staring at him strangely.
Those disgusted glares were hard to stomach.
Luckily, Naruto was a pro at entertaining himself and had built up some resistance to the hate.
In simple terms—he'd become pretty shameless.
"Come to think of it, today's July 23rd. So that's Sakyo's birthday, huh?"
Naruto strolled into a gift shop, frog wallet in pocket, looking completely at ease.
The moment the shop owner saw him, his face froze.
He even abandoned his other customers and shooed Naruto away. "Get out, get out! A monster like you dares enter my store?"
Naruto glanced at him nonchalantly. "I'm shopping here because I'm doing you a favor. Don't be ungrateful."
If people treated Naruto without prejudice, he was actually very mild-mannered.
But if they came at him with hostility, he wouldn't hold back.
As someone who'd survived internet flame wars in his previous life, Naruto's verbal jabs were razor-sharp.
The owner was furious at Naruto's "I'm the king of the world" attitude. He grabbed a wooden stick and moved to drive him out.
Clang~
Naruto instantly drew a kunai and pointed it at him. "Think carefully. The second you attack, I kill you. It'll be self-defense—you'll die for nothing."
"If you don't want trouble, let me shop in peace. Don't pick a fight you can't win. I'm not the pushover I was years ago."
Feeling the very real killing intent radiating from Naruto, the owner dropped the stick in terror and collapsed into his chair.
Still defiant, he sputtered, "Y-you monster… I… I'm reporting you to the Third Hokage!"
Naruto rolled his eyes and ignored him.
Was this guy delusional?
Reporting him to the Third for trying to buy something?
What village in the entire shinobi world would punish their jinchūriki for shopping?
If anything, the Third might kick the owner out of Konoha for interfering with the jinchūriki's normal development.
If Naruto were in the owner's shoes, he'd skip the Third entirely and go straight to Danzō.
That old creep would do anything.
Too bad a small-time shop owner like this would never even get an audience with Danzō, the rat hiding underground.
He probably didn't even know who Danzō was!
Naruto leisurely browsed for the perfect gift for Sakyo, completely ignoring the owner and the other customers.
One of them—a pink-haired girl—watched him with a helpless expression. "Naruto's still the same as ever…"
Hearing that, Naruto turned and saw Haruno Sakura holding a teddy bear.
Sakura gave him a friendly wave. "Hi!"
Naruto knew her kindness was entirely because of his close friendship with "Sasuke." She wanted to use him to get closer to Sakyo.
Of course… Sakura had no idea that the "Sasuke-kun" she adored was actually a girl.
"Oh… hi."
Naruto glanced at the teddy bear in her hands. "Buying a gift?"
Sakura bounced over excitedly, slung an arm around his shoulders, and whispered, "Yep! It's Sasuke-kun's birthday today. I have to find a way to make him notice me!"
As she spoke, drool actually trickled from the corner of her mouth—who knows what weird fantasies were playing in her head.
Holding back laughter at her wishful thinking, Naruto asked, "You really think Sasuke likes teddy bears?"
Sakura giggled. "Of course! Nobody can resist a teddy bear."
"Even Sasuke-kun~"
"Hey, Naruto… could you take me to the Uchiha compound today?"
"In exchange, I'll make you a homemade bento~"
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