Pov: Kenzo
------Titles:
Knowledge Taker: E-rank.
Root Initiate: D-rank.
Genin: C-rank
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Skills:
Unyielding Stare: E×D×C×B×A×S×K×
Burst Breathing: E×D×C×B×A?S?K?
Word- Truth: E×D×C×B?A?S?K?
Eternal Walk: E×D×C×B×A?S?K?
Genjutsu Snap: E×D×C×B×A?S?K?
Lockpicking: E×D?C?B?A?S?K?
Juggling: E×D?C?B?A?S?K?
Ancient Hearing: E×D×C×B?A?S?K?
Dragons breath: E×D×C×B×A×S?K?
Lightning Wire: E×D×C×B?A?S?K?
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Blessings:
Shapeshifting: C?B?A?S?K?
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Statistics:
Genjutsu Affinity +6
Strength +2
Hearing +1
Lightning Mana +3
Natural Regeneration +1
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Challenges:
Three Standard Genin.
Ten bandits.
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(E) Knowledge Taker: Able to process any mental dilemmas within the orange box, infinite time to solve a simple mental quirk.
(D) Occupied: No one is capable of taking over Kenzo's body or mind.
(D) Root Initiate: Danzo has tested you and you have passed. People are less likely to notice you or your characteristics.
(C) Genin: completing fifty D-rank missions gives you a statistic scroll.
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Only three skills to use... maybe I overestimated the abilities of this skill set, it is incredibly powerful against the genin and bandits... when used together with my other skills it becomes amazing against higher level opponents... but alone they are simple and don't offer much variety.
Nor can I spam any powerful moves without wasting my Lightning Mana... at best I can dispatch Chunin level opponents and unfortunately for me I wasted one lightning breath so I am not at my best.
I need to do this- Konoha's team system only holds back those who team up with me... I have had great fun under the tutege of Kurenai-sensei and training with Kanata and Katsuko... but they ck the determination that I have.
They ck the madness that drives me to do insane and stupid things for tiny amounts of power...
I don't need to do this- I just keep digging deeper holes and chasing the thrill of the orange box.
Why cant I have been normal? Why am I so driven to challenge myself and others around me? What's wrong with me?
I just had to one up the Hokage and take a much harder path by trying for a higher risk and higher reward.
Why am I so immature after all this time? Sure I was a kid even back on earth but what about all that time in the box? Why am I so insistent on doing all this stuff?
I would have never said any of this before... my truth is changing and I didn't realise it- Naruto... Konoha is starting to become more real and I am getting much closer to the people here... Lee, Naruto... Kanata and Katsuko are slowly making me like this pce.
Why did I make this set of lightning skills? To protect myself when Danzo, Oorochimaru and others harmed me.
But they left- Danzo isn't doing anything legal... I have been confusing Konoha with its parasites, the things it is trying to heal from.
Naruto never needed my protection and I was just being stupid, he loves this vilge for good reasons and I was stuck thinking myself to be Oswald in Kenzo's body, stuck in an unknown dangerous pce.
I slowly rise up and aim my hand out at Kakashi.
I coat my glove in Lightning Mana and it cackles with orange sparks that arc across my forearm.
Lightning Mana coating techniques work by covering an object in Lightning Mana and then bending the mana and having the object follow the currents I pour into it... wrapping is just bending the metal wire around a direction I pull... sliding is rushing the mana like a river and dragging the object in a direction I force... I am almost certain that I can do other things to.
My recent trainings in the scroll have been testing my Lightning Mana in different ways... of course nothing special so far, but I need to do something now or never.
I put my friends at risk by being with them outside Konoha and I need to start being Kenzo instead of acting like him.
My glove cackles with immense power as I put two points worth of mana into it- dosing the forearm with immense power.
My name is Kenzo, sometimes Oswald and for now Ryū- Oswald wanted to learn the unique things... and Kenzo only wants the simple things.
My ninja way is formed today, on this night I don a dream that I couldn't find before, find out what I am doing in this world and fulfil a fantasy unseen on earth.
My dream is simple.
Oswald wanted to be special.
Kenzo wanted to survive.
AND SO I WILL THRIVE!
Kakashi scans my hand before taking a step to the side and pointing at a tree... he wants me to fire at it- this spar is more of a test on my abilities than anything serious.
My mana starts to take shape... an application of my mana I haven't used before- the three main uses of mana are now, Forging spells, Coating items and Shaping Mana.
My glove glows orange as a draconic cw forms around it- *Thick* *CRASH!*
My glove shoots off my hand using the piercing coat technique and the dragon cw sms into the tree and crush it while gripping holes into the side...
*Creak* *Sm!*
The tree topples over and I turn to the two watching.
"That wasn't chakra..." Kakashi mumbles and I can feel two inquisitive gazes on me.
So much mana used at once and for more than a second definitely tipped them off towards it not being a jutsu that uses chakra.
Leap of faith Kenzo.
Lets thrive.
"Its Nature chakra... just used a little differently than normal, I can assume you both know what that is considering who you are... its formed from my blood and naturally generates from me, I resonate with the storms now... I can coat things, forge unique 'spells' and shape my 'mana' as you just saw" I tell them both.
"Mana? Spells?" Kakashi asks with a funny tone.
"Right... well when I first got this it sounded more magical than anything else... hence the naming" I reply.
"Hmm... he passes in the destructive department, gave up on the spar halfway through to show it though... fair enough considering what he is here for... haaa... failure from me" The copy ninja shrugs and pulls out a book.
I wonder what I failed?
"Hm, thank you for your time Kakashi, I can handle this from here" The Hokage says and he flickers away.
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Pov: Hiruzen
Interesting... he is suddenly being honest.
Nature chakra? I will need to study this more in the future, he says he learns these skills so perhaps I can also have others learn it.
After witnessing that spar, if you could call it that I have decided on what I want to happen in this situation to make everyone happy.
Kenzo needs to stay in town and I cannot promote him sneakily without Danzo ciming that I cannot- Katsuko is lost and saddened by her circumstances and needs motivation, Kanata seems to have solved his problems while Kurenai wants to train Hinata but will stay if needed to train these three.
If 'Ryū' is made into a person they can be taken from my Anbu forces they were 'always' in since I added them so long ago in the st war... at least that's how the story will go.
Kenzo can be supervised by Ryū to go on a mission and get promoted to chunin... while also being a special Jonin as his other shape changed self... keep him away from the Hyuga and no one could tell that Ryū and Kenzo are the same.
If I have Ryū take over Kurenai's team as she wants to go and take care of Hinata that solves her and Kenzo's problem.
Katsuko can develop in a department alongside her teammates and Ryū the very busy T&I agent who rarely shows up.
...
All I need to do is send him on a very dangerous mission... something I cannot do as a Hokage.
No... I can do it... I have done it with prodigies before.
I just cant make that same mistake again... have another Oorochimaru or Itachi be made... someone who could be better made into someone worse.
...
Is that why I am so obsessed with Kenzo and his troubles? Because he reminds me of my mistakes and I subconsciously want to solve those mistakes..?
"So Lord Hokage, what is the verdict" Ryū asks me.
...
..
.
"Tell me something to convince me- I need something to make that leap of faith as you call it" I reply.
My final test- what will he say?
"My ninja way is to thrive, not survive... I will do this even if you say no... I will cause more trouble and I will definitely still be immature for a bit longer, but I will always protect Naruto... and since he will be the Hokage that means I have to protect Konoha too. I will thrive under Konoha's banner- if you trust me to complete a mission then I will reward you with my loyalty- my complete devotion to the Hokage... I am going all in on Konoha" He kneels down and lowers his head.
How odd... its unusual for me to be so hesitant and untrusting in a child of Konoha...
But for now it will solve all my problems surrounding Kenzo, for now this will do- I can always put a stop to this ter.
"Ryū. Congratutions on passing your tests, you have been cleared to leave the Anbu and take a permanent position in T&I leading a new sub department in it... it will be monitored by me personally and you will take team six under you as to releve Kurenai Yuhi of her position" I tell him.
"Sub... department?" He asks.
"Of course- the genin team will be a test for a newfound sub department in T&I, you will be reporting weekly to the head of T&I with written reports and at the end of the month you will be reporting to me in my office understood?" I ask him.
"Yes Lord Hokage" He says.
"This sub department will focus on internal investigations and the handling of Konoha's corrupt individuals, the main department handles this at the moment but I would rather free them up for more suitable investigations to follow... they will also be handling what you and your three genin are unable to cover" I tell Ryū.
"Understood Lord Hokage" He replies.
...
I will send a report on the details to him another time... what he needs to do and how he should act as his second identity.
"Another thing- since an Anbu will be in charge of Kenzo we will be taking away his current detail and you will be prioritising his monitoring- written reports on him every week understood?" I ask.
"... Yes Lord Hokage" He replies.
"You are dismissed" I decre and wave my hand out.
Ryū gets up and walks out of the forest as I flicker away... I ensure no one else is watching as he transforms into Kenzo before flickering back into my office and resuming my duties.
This way I wont have to send Kenzo on a mission... he will have to eventually in this department but for now I brought myself time until the next chunin exams... or perhaps he can remain in Konoha until the Chunin exams held here.
Danzo would have list interest by then and Kenzo would be much safer.
I need to write everything down and get this department made by the end of the week... haaa- the paperwork I do for these youngsters.
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Pov: Naruto
*Creak*
"Yo, Kenzo where did you go?" I ask him as he returns.
"Just some extra training, promised I would help Kanata and need to keep up... I see you discovered the Genjutsu today as well, you are getting good at this" Kenzo complements me and I chuckle to myself.
"Wished that transted to chakra control... how do you even use the clone jutsu!?" I groan.
"Hey no help from me Naruto, cant use it either you know" He replies.
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"You got that special exam because of that right?" I ask.
"Yeah" he replies.
"What if I never learn how to do it?" I ask.
"Then that's that" Kenzo says as he gets into his pyjamas, he doesn't hide his scars from me anymore.
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"I can hear you overthinking over there Naruto, tell your brain to shut up and listen- Naruto Uzumaki is going to be Hokage one day and that means some little clone jutsu cannot get in the way!" He cheers me up and I smile warmly.
"Alright- Alright, I get it, ill stop chanting so loudly in the mornings, I will do some extra practice another day... maybe I can rope Shikamaru into helping me?" I speak my thoughts aloud.
"Invite them over, have a study session- in fact, tomorrow is Saturday right? Bring them over on the weekend" Kenzo tells me.
"Study session?" I ask.
"Yeah, I cant help you with normal chakra stuff so reach out to those who can, maybe stop pranking Iruka and instead start learning more from him" he suggests.
Huh... would they come over if I asked? They talk to me at school... but that took a lot of effort and pushing from Kenzo to get to that stage... are we friends? Or acquaintances?
"Sleep on it, no need to think so hard" Kenzo yawns and nds on his bed.
Yeah, I can think about this tomorrow, right now I need me some sleep.
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Pov: Kenzo
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I cant sleep.
Why? Because of this.
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Learn a skill without the aid of the system!
Reward: B-rank title, three statistic scrolls.
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Quest complete: Special Jonin rank!
Reward: A-rank title, two statistic scrolls.
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Oh and the pain of using five statistic scrolls one after the other, its kind of numbing at this point.
I pced two points into Lightning mana for five and then three into Genjutsu affinity for nine... its so much better, I am rapidly losing chakra to the point that I am certain that I am undetectable by even the best sensors...
I will admit I wanted to save the tenth point into affinity for when the Hokage is free to prepare for it, I am unsure what 100% affinity in something would do.
But at least I am certain that you would need kekkai genkai to even think about escaping my genjutsu now... poor Naruto, he just started learning how to break mine.
My titles are much appreciated as well- I focus on them and summon my status to my mind.
------Titles:
Knowledge Taker: E-rank.
Root Initiate: D-rank.
Genin: C-rank
Mana Specialist: B-rank
Special Jonin: A-rank
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Skills:
Unyielding Stare: E×D×C×B×A×S×K×
Burst Breathing: E×D×C×B×A?S?K?
Word- Truth: E×D×C×B?A?S?K?
Eternal Walk: E×D×C×B×A?S?K?
Genjutsu Snap: E×D×C×B×A?S?K?
Lockpicking: E×D?C?B?A?S?K?
Juggling: E×D?C?B?A?S?K?
Ancient Hearing: E×D×C×B?A?S?K?
Dragons breath: E×D×C×B×A×S?K?
Lightning Wire: E×D×C×B?A?S?K?
Lightning Mana: E×D×C?B?A?S?K
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Blessings:
Shapeshifting: C?B?A?S?K?
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Statistics:
Genjutsu Affinity +9
Strength +2
Hearing +1
Lightning Mana +5
Natural Regeneration +1
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Challenges:
Three Standard Genin.
Ten bandits.
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(E) Knowledge Taker: Able to process any mental dilemmas within the orange box, infinite time to solve a simple mental quirk.
(D) Occupied: No one is capable of taking over Kenzo's body or mind.
(D) Root Initiate: Danzo has tested you and you have passed. People are less likely to notice you or your characteristics.
(C) Genin: completing fifty D-rank missions gives you a statistic scroll.
(B) Mana Specialist: Learning Mana skills feel more intuitive and natural, breakthroughs come naturally.
(A) Special Jonin: Successful Investigations grant you a bonus statistic scroll on completion.
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Lightning Mana as a skill...
To summarize.
Forging.
This means to create a potent and powerful spell that takes a long time to make and shape into its most optimal form, Lightning Mana refined into a powerful dragons breath is an example of the spells it creates.
Coating.
This is the act of coating an item in Lightning mana and applying effects onto it such as wrapping, piercing and other powerful manoeuvres, I have only scratched the surface of this.
Shaping.
The raw use of Lightning mana and shaping it into different things, this could be combined with coating to achieve powerful stuff like shooting a glove and making a dragons cw out of it- its primary use is the shaping of mana and using it un-optimally, a more varying version of forging that is much weaker but quicker.
and those are the primary functions of lightning mana at the moment... if I study it some more I am sure my skills will develop.
As soon as my shapeshifting told me that I needed to learn on my own I immediately started learning other applications of Lightning mana without the system... I am gd it all worked out.
Maybe if I continued to train with Kurenai-sensei I could skip the A-rank Genjutsu snap? She is still our sensei after all... I don't know why she wants to leave us but I am sure she has good reasons.
Actually she wouldn't have left if this opportunity didn't come about.
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I take boured breaths as I stretch upwards and sit with my back to the wall, I look across the room and study Naruto.
He should be safe no matter what, only enemies to Konoha would try to harm him with that 'thing' stuck in him... Danzo's threats are cking, Ino is a cn heir and Lee is under his teachers tutege and from what my deflection training taught me... is that one shouldn't try to out taijutsu that man.
Speaking of Lee I haven't spent time doing anything with him tely, usually its just training and more training with us now... he also has a rivalry with Neji.
Is it weird I never paid that much attention to our csses strongest? I mean everyone who wants to be strong is going to him after all... maybe its because I know I could beat him with my skills.
I also need some new flowers again... I stopped training so much but haven't found the time to do anything with all that spare time.
Odd.
Hey guys! I had a week or two to revaluate how I want this story to go and that may be why it has taken a sudden shift into this direction instead of learning under Kurenai and being a standard ninja story, I think its better at least so stay tuned for the future!
Thanks for reading :)
