A/N: Okay, I rewrote the previous chapter, so you may need to go back and read it to get up to speed.

Also, did I mention that I got Ninja Storm 4? 'Cause... I did XD I love it, though that final S rank from fighting Madara's Full Body Susanoo was such a ball-ache, but I did it!

I DEFY YOU, CYBER CONNECT! MADARA DIIIIIIIIIIES!

...I am quite relieved to have gotten it, as you can tell. It also was my last trophy, so I got the Platinum; whoo. I'll also eventually get the DLC for all the extra stuff. (I will not be denied my Sound Four!)

Also, anyone notice that, in most media, including games, usually the character had a life before the events in it actually start, then when the game/movie/show starts in relation to their... let's say timeline, that's when shit goes down?

And am I the only one annoyed that Cyber Connect copped out of Sasuke and A's left arms, and the moment Sasuke and Naruto lose their arms, and they're just blacked out, as well as the blood? I know it's supposed to be censorship, but if they're going to go that route, at least make it make sense! The fuck do black arms mean in a censored sense?! And what's with the manga's obsession with dismemberment of left arms? Is that some Freudian thing?

Rant (probably not) over.

Also, I'd like to thank NorthSouthGorem for his help on this story here and there; if you guys haven't read his stuff, go check it out. He's done his own NarutoxThe Gamer, as well as a plethora of other awesome stories. He helped me reach a decision with the level system, and I personally decided to make the EXP requirements higher, so stuff that would normally allow Naruto to get like, five levels from one dungeon-crawl will get maybe two or three, bosses included.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or The Gamer

"Human speech"

'Human thought'

"Jutsu/Demon/Game speech"

'Demon thought'

Let's begin

It had been a week since Naruto gave Hinata-chan her memories, and everything was going great. Kumo, in a rare show of humility, admitted to the shinobi that attempted to kidnap her being a rogue that still followed their Sandaime's ways, and thus provided compensation and the affirmative to execute the bastard.

The compensation consisted of a small fortune that Naruto, as the one who stopped him, and Hinata, as the victim, gave to the village as a whole since, as clan heirs, they would never be strapped for cash, and six scrolls, three for lightning techniques and three for water, which the Sandaime gave to the children, as it was rightfully theirs, though he was given the green light to copy them to the village jutsu library for any other shinobi if they so desired. Hinata took the water jutsu, and Naruto took the lightning.

His cut consisted of Raiton: Gian - flashbacks of Kakuzu were not welcome - Raiton: Raigen Raikouchuu, and Raiton: Raiwana (Lightning Release: Lightning Trap). An offensive technique, and two supplementary; logical enough in Kumo's political situation. He was immediately able to learn them, since the game gave him the information to perform them, destroying the scrolls in the process - hooray for accidental forethought on letting Hiruzen copy them - and he worked on their levels as well quickly afterwards.

[Raiton: Gian] Lv. 5

EXP: 48.32%

The user emits lightning in the shape of a spear from their mouth, which then pierces the enemy. At higher levels, its destructive power is great enough to even pierce through rock. With multiple casts at the same time (with requisite CP cost stack), the user can increase the number of spears to attack multiple enemies or a single enemy multiple times.

CP cost: 50 per spear

[Raiton: Raigen Raikouchuu] Lv. 3

EXP: 33.4%

This technique blinds the target with en extremely bright light that appears to emanate from the user's body. Those caught in the light are then caught within a genjutsu.

CP cost: 65

[Raiton: Raiwana] Lv. 4

EXP: 49.87%

Similar to a bear trap, this technique is much larger and brimming with lightning. The technique is capable of materializing from the ground and locking down onto the target with its blade surging with lightning.

CP cost: 35 per cast, +5 per meter away from user beyond 5 meters away

Speaking of skills, the four of them - Team 7 and Hinata - always got together to train, since Naruto's gaming ability made it almost stupidly easier to better themselves. Hinata was able to learn her scrolls just as he did, and using Kushina's regenerating training dummies - the wonder of fuinjutsu... - allowed them to level up their abilities. Naruto asked the Sandaime for copies of the techniques for his friend, using a lie that he wanted scrolls of his own for the future instead of relying on Naruto's, and that allowed Sasuke to learn them immediately. Thanks to her great memory, Sakura managed to re-learn some of her old techniques, mostly the lower-tier medical ninjutsu and what she could manage of Tsunade's herculean strength technique; though she had to focus on chakra exercises that increased her reserves.

[Chakura Kyouka Musou] (Chakra Enhanced Strength) has leveled up!

[Chakura Kyouka Musou] Lv. 6

EXP: 0%

This is a technique where the user focuses chakra into their hands and feet using precise control and releases it with pinpoint timing. Depending on the level, it multiples the users strength by a certain magnitude.

Magnitude: x3

CP cost: 20 per cast

Originally it cost 40 Chakra Points, but thanks to Sakura's Perfect Control Perk, the cost was halved, but the number would still stack up to a mighty blow to her reserves due to their current size and the fact it's used literally ever hit.

That was yesterday, so Naruto walked into the training field for today's training, only for a short fanfare to surprise him.

Limited Time Event: "The Battle That Surpasses Time Itself!"

Battle your future self and yours friends as younger versions!

"...What?" Naruto dared to ask flatly.

The game took that as a legitimate question, and thus elaborated.

This Training Field you have taken as your own is now home to an personal Illusion Barrier dubbed "Free Battle", allowing you two choose from Survival, Tournament, Vs. Battle, League, Practice, and Customize Character. Come in frequently to have a chance to take part in Limited Events!

Current Event time limit: 4 days.

"...Okay?" He responded/questioned anew. This never happened in the three years he's dabbled in this gaming business. Well whatever; this sounded neat! "Let's do this, then!" Naruto announced, accepting this Limited Time Event, the window before him growing until it was bigger than him. There, next to 'Genin Rank' were the opponents for the difficulty level: Team Asuma, Team Kurenai, Team Gai, and the Suna siblings, oddly enough. First up Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji, and he had the choices of everyone's child selves. For the sake of... whatever being in a different body than himself would do to him, he chose the young Team 7, everything going white.

He appeared in the field, in his 12-year old body, Sasuke and Sakura beside him, opposite the newest generation of the Ino-Shika-Cho team just as he remembered them from after his trip with Ero-Sennin. 'Okay, obviously being this version of myself, I have the skills I had back then... fuck, I'm so screwed.' Naruto lamented, his lack of diverse skills coming back to bite him in the ass. He'd have to rely on his Kage Bunshin abuse and bukijutsu. Actually...

"Skills." Thanking whoever or whatever gave him this ability, the fight didn't initiate, letting him see what this form of him could do; not bothering to read the specifics, since he was pretty sure he'd know 'em when he saw 'em, he skimmed through.

[Beginner Taijutsu] Lv. 9

Ouch; Beginner?

[Kage Bunshin no Jutsu] Lv. 15

[Bukijutsu] Lv. 8

[Fuuma Tokkoudan] Lv. 4

Oh wow, that technique he and Sasuke used on Zabuza? That's pretty obscure, but understandable since this version of him was probably from before he learned the Rasengan, so there was compensation needed.

[Uzumaki Naruto Nisen Rendan] Lv. 3

These low levels were disconcerting, but it really made sense since he only used them once each. He'd have to make due.

His skills known, Naruto closed the window and let the battle proceed.

Ready? Fight!

Charging towards him with a chakra-empowered sprint, Ino intended a punch right for his face, but Naruto managed to dodge by the skin of his teeth. 'Dammit! I feel slower than normal, now! Did I really suck that much when I was younger?!' Naruto complained, before reacting with his own punch, summoning a clone right after and letting it continue the combo, lunging passed it when it side-stepped to deliver a knee to Ino's gut, the clone jumping over him for a double hammerfist, leaving itself low for the original to use as a platform, spinning on his hand on its back for a kick, the both of them finishing the combo with a dual-kick that sent her sliding back.

Seeing the bar of her HP drop made Naruto feel good, as this was his first real battle with the new gaming ability controlling everything.

Immediately kicking up onto her feet and charging him after his lull in activity, Ino prevented any retaliation with a solid knee to the gut, followed by two backhanded fists, striking him in the chin with upward kicks in a backflip in place, immediately twirling around for another three kicks to his chest, a downward kick that nearly caused Naruto's forehead to meet the ground, and a final chakra-enhanced kick that sent him flying in revenge.

'Okay... better not let myself get cocky.' Naruto reminded himself, grimacing at the momentary pain and the drop in his own HP. Getting to his own feet, Naruto decided to try out one of his temporary skills. [Fuuma Tokkoudan]!" His body suddenly went through unconscious motions, as he summoned a clone that turned into a Fuuma Shuriken, which he then through, suddenly switching places with it and feeling himself fly. Upon hitting Ino and slashing her up a bit, he undid the advanced Henge, simultaneously summoning another clone, and they began punching and kicking his opponent, culminating in dual-punches that sent her flying again, but this time, Choji came to her rescue, appearing in a Shunshin in her flight path and caught her, using the momentum to spin around and send her back at her opponent, the maneuver catching the at-the-moment younger blonde off-guard, resulting in Ino landing her feet right in Naruto's face.

Only for a log to take the hit.

'Hehe, gotta love the Kawarimi.' Naruto commented from his position at the edge of the field, having an idea to try something. With a mental probe, Naruto's body suddenly switched places, Sasuke taking his place in the fight... with Naruto's mind in control. 'Oh Kami, this feels so fucking weird. If this is how this whole game thing is going to go, this might take some getting used to. Okay, since it's still me, I should have the same capabilities.' "Skills." 'Sasuke' winced when the Uchiha's voice said it.

This time, the game paused the match as if time froze.

[Intermediate Taijutsu] Lv. 8

'Ow... my pride.'

[Bukijutsu] Lv. 11

[Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu] Lv. 13

[Shishi Rendan] Lv. 3

Naruto felt like crying; just a bit. This game kept throwing in his face how much Sasuke was superior than him when they were kids! Shrugging that off - who is the one that became Hokage, huh?! - he got back to the fight, closing the window.

Charging at Ino with a chakra sprint - he was faster, too! So unfair... - 'Sasuke' engaged her in taijutsu, dodging her attacks with the precognitive abilities of Sasuke's 1/2 tomoe'd Sharingan - he never explained what the hell that was about... - and got in his own punches, kicks, foot-sweeps, a kunai slash, and a short jump to stomp on her head and shoulders midair, using her as a platform to get behind her and kick her away.

When she got up, she just stood there, cradling her head and wobbling in place. A window popped up to explain this condition.

When enough damage is done to an enemy in a short amount of time, it can stun them, leaving them open for a finishing move. That last bit created its own window.

Finishing moves are usually about personal preference; they can either be a technique of the current character, or when certain teams are made, a Team Finishing Move is available.

Heeeeell yeah let's do that!

Summoning Sakura and... himself - this is never going to be normal, Naruto will just have to accept that - to his side, Team 7 landed a triple flying kick to the stunned Yamanaka, landing a couple feet away, before the boys charged in, Naruto getting in a kick to the stomach and chin to send her up slightly, Sasuke coming in and using the blonde as a platform to get his own kick in, the both of them synchronizing in the air to kick her into the earth, the resultant cloud of dust masking Sakura's part in the attack. A circle of rope staked near her was revealed, and her cutesy smile unnerved the both of them something fierce, Sasuke being just a bit faster to Naruto - who was, by now, in his own body again - and leaving an explosive tag-laden log in his place, like the training posts from the Bell Test. With scary enthusiasm, Sakura pulled the rope, bringing Ino and very nearly Naruto close to the bomb, the blonde escaping with a stumble, as the three of them attempted to look cool with the ensuing explosion to their backs.

Winner! That's enough!

The match called, Sasuke and Sakura disappeared to... wherever teammates went to in this game, and Naruto, regressing to his younger, unfortunately stronger self, grinned stupidly. "That was almost too much fun! I should do this again, maybe bringing in the others.

Limited Time Event Complete: Genin Rank, Part 1!

Reward: 500 EXP

Assuming the other three 'Parts' were the other three teams, Naruto opted to not fight Team Kurenai yet, closing the window for now. Instead, he got to the reason he came here in the first place: training.

He had found that using the techniques as he would in the real world netted him more experience for them than just using them as Skills, that is to say going through the hand seals or internal chakra manipulation himself instead of doing it automatically as a skill.

Before he could unseal Kushina's special training dummies, Naruto thought back to that window that introduced this 'Free Battle' area. "What's an Illusion Barrier?" He 'asked' the game, getting an explanatory window.

Illusion Barriers are battlefields - also known as Instant Dungeons - where you can fight against certain NPCs or monsters without anyone interrupting.

Two windows popped up just after he read them, showing two Skills he didn't notice before.

[ID (Instant Dungeon) Create] Lv. 1

EXP: 0%

Used to create instant dungeons. Stronger instant dungeons, with more diverse monsters, may be created at higher levels.

CP cost: None

Types:

Empty ID

Zombie ID

[ID Escape] Lv. 1

EXP: 0%

Used to escape instant dungeons

CP cost: None

"Huh... Well, let's do that, then! This can help me get my Skills up just the same as training." Naruto decided with a shrug. "[ID Create: Zombie]!" He announced, a see-through dome appearing in the sky above Konoha and engulf the village as a whole, as opposed to the training field like he expected. Then again, what kind of dungeon could be created from a single field? "Well, time to get to work, I guess." He decided, leaving the field since no zombies were there, thinking they would appear where people were.

What he found terrified him slightly, but the shimmer of the Illusion Barrier on the horizon placated him slightly, but only slightly.

Konoha in ruins and flames. Buildings crumbling around him, the Hokage Tower collapsing as he stood, fires sprouting up here and there, engulfing more and more buildings as he watched. More than once, he had to tell himself it wasn't real. Jumping down from the roof he was on, that was some unseen signal for the monsters of this 'dungeon' to show up.

Well, it said zombies; it sure as hell meant zombies. Shambling corpses trudged through the streets, adorned with the clothing of civilians for the most part, though he saw some zombies in shinobi gear here and there. With a whisper of "Observe", he scanned what he could across the few that came outside.

Zombie Lv. 7-10

HP: 700/700-1000/1000

CP: 50

Data: A walking corpse, no matter how it died. It hates the living, attacking and eating its flesh. Although it's slow, its strength is twice as much as when it was alive.

While the level 9 and 10 Zombies were a bit disconcerting, being above him, Naruto held a bit of confidence that he could defeat them; more than once, Boruto mentioned that the main character could, and more often than not did, defeat enemies above their level, so he hoped that applied to him as well. Erring on the safe side, he palmed a pair of kunai and approached a level 7 Zombie, slashing at it faster than it could react, which really wouldn't need to be that fast anyway, but he didn't hold back all the same, until it dropped, moving right to the next with an unsaid Rasengan, taking out at least 80% of its health while drawing the attention of the other Zombies. They all began 'running' towards him, and instead of charging in return, Naruto waited for them to get closer. 'There!' [Raiton: Raijinheki]!" Going through the seals as fast as he could manually, Naruto called down a wall of lightning right on top of the Zombies, turning it into an attack as he ensnared them.

He watched as their four HP bars dwindled down to nothing, before the wall exploded - a special effect achieved when it reached level 10 - dealing the final blow to them before fading, netting Naruto 1400 EXP altogether. Just a couple more and he would level up; time for some Zombie hunting!

Before he could get to that, he noticed several sparkles on the ground; walking over to one, he found... teeth, ribs, and soldier pills. Or at least what look like soldier pills. Daring to pick them up, Naruto Observed them.

[Tooth/Rib of the Dead]

Rank: Low

Type: Crafting Item

A dirty and filthy tooth/rib filled with resentment of the dead. Used for forbidden arts and alchemy.

[Power Pill Rank 1]

Rank: Useful

Manifested chakra with the explicit use of enhancing one technique per pill.

"...What?" Naruto asked flatly. 'Kurama, do you know what the hell's up with this?' Naruto asked his friend.

"I'm just as lost as you. Alchemy isn't a foreign concept in the Elemental Nations, but is rarely practiced; mostly by those without chakra to achieve the same result, or other... sinister things. This ability of yours makes no distinction of morals, it just gives you things appropriate for the situation. Those pills, on the other hand, could be very useful. An example: you throw a fireball the size of your torso without one. With one, you might throw one the size of your entire body. I suggest you keep them, at least. What you do with the teeth and ribs is your own choice, as I wasn't really one for looking into such things, anyway. Plus, this 'Crafting' nonsense sounds interesting, as does the mere fact these corpses are dropping items." Kurama gave his two cents languidly.

'Whaddya mean?' Naruto asked.

"While you were fighting them, I decided to take a look at them and found something odd; they are technically made of chakra, or at least the components of it. Their forms of physical energy shelled around spiritual; they are, in actuality, the souls of the dead given vessels of decaying corpses. However, the odd thing is that, since they're just made of energy, once they dissipate, they shouldn't drop anything physical. But they are. I believe this is because of your ability; we've already discovered you are giving off something like genjutsu that's shaping reality around you so you can live this 'game life', and I believe that very same thing is what's allowing these creatures to 'drop' objects." Kurama explained.

Naruto's eyes were wide as he took this in. 'In other words...?'

"The world is helping you, Naruto." Kurama finished.

'Well shit. I went into this, thinking whatever is letting me do this was just having a laugh. But now... this is getting heavy. Does this mean the world wants peace, too? Or at least nature? ...I'll get the others' opinions on this business. And the bones, too, I guess. You're right about the pills, though; I'm sure as hell keeping them.' Naruto agreed, walking around and picking up the 'loot' of the other defeated enemies and putting everything in his Inventory. Time to get back to Zombie hunting, heavy thoughts on Naruto's mind.

"Katon: Gokakyuu no Jutsu!"

"SHANNARO!"

"Mizu Hari!"

Now there were three voices he recognized, though the question was how the hell Sasuke, Sakura, and Hinata got here. Finding the closest voice was his wife, Naruto headed towards the Hyuuga Compound, finding Hinata knee deep in Shinobi Zombies.

Shinobi Zombie Lv. 9-12

HP: 1350/1350-1800/1800

CP: 1000/1000

Data: A walking corpse of a shinobi, no matter how it died. As opposed to its civilian brethren, it is the cadaver of a shinobi, and thus has kept its access to chakra. While it can't use jutsu, it can use normal chakra manipulation to enhance its strength, speed, and durability even more than normal Zombies. More hostile than normal Zombies, its enhanced senses allow it to seek out the living within a certain distance.

'Well... fuck.' That was all Naruto could really say. Jumping down to come to her aid, Naruto created an opening with a legion of clones charging forward with Rasengan's, letting her escape the center and stand beside him, before they both retreated to atop one of the walls surrounding the compound.

"Naruto-kun... can you explain what happened?" Hinata asked with a slightly annoyed, but more shocked, tone. Can you blame her? One minute, she was training in one of the Hyuuga clan's fields, the next, it got dark and she was surrounded by the moving corpses of her clansmen. Thankfully they were all nondescript, wearing the basic Chuunin/Jounin vest, something very few of the Hyuuga actually did when off-duty, so she wouldn't have to specifically face the corpses of her family, and the psychological repercussions therein.

"Uh... Does it help if I say I didn't expect you guys to be pulled into this?" Naruto offered with a guilty frown.

"'You guys?' As in, Sakura and Sasuke are here, too? Oh Naruto-kun, what did you do?" She asked exasperatedly.

"I didn't mean to do it! I used a Skill the game told me about when I entered a field I use regularly, and it brought me here! I didn't think it'd bring you guys in, too." Naruto defended.

"What is this Skill you used, then, that created Zombies and a destroyed Konoha?" Hinata dared to ask.

"[ID Create]. It allows me to create an Instant Dungeon, and my only choice beside an empty one was a Zombie dungeon, so I did it to get some training in; it would help me more than actual training, I thought. I have an [ID Escape] too; you want me to use it to get us out of here?" Naruto asked, raising his hand to the sky to do just that.

"No, let's find Sasuke and Sakura first; knowing him, he'd like to stay to do the same thing you intended." Hinata reasoned.

"...You just want to do that, too, don't you?" Naruto asked with a knowing grin. The weak slap to his arm told him all he needed. "Okay, let's deal with these guys, then we can find them." Receiving a nod, they jumped from the wall together and engaged the eight Shinobi Zombies in battle.

Landing feet-first on the chest of one Zombie, Naruto ducked, letting Hinata glide over him and slam her palms into the chest of two of them, spinning around with Naruto against her back as he slammed his heel into the sides of their heads, sending them into a third zombie while Hinata shoved a kunai into the face of the first Shinobi Zombie he landed on, instantly killing it in the games terms. Perfectly in synch, she grabbed Naruto's offered hand over his shoulder and let herself be vaulted over him, executing twin heel-drops on the heads of two of the monsters, using her own grip to swing Naruto around, as he created an Oodama Rasengan and used it as some sort of drilling wrecking ball, their arms the chain, hitting the two stunned zombies, as well as a third, instantly taking them out as they slammed into a wall as the jutsu propelled them. Letting him go, and fly, Hinata used one of the water techniques she got from Kumo.

"Suiton: Suidanha!" The highly pressurized stream of water cut right through the Shinobi Zombie's durable hide and bisected it from shoulder to rib, killing it at the same time Naruto killed his three victims with an application of Kaze no Yaiba, accidentally slicing the wall behind them to pieces.

Your level went up by one!

Naruto and Hinata blinked simultaneously in surprise as their respective windows popped up in front of them, before Naruto responded with a grin, quickly opening his Status page for a look at the new upgrades. Hinata, on the other hand, had no idea what this meant, and turned to him for an explanation.

Name: Uzumaki Naruto

Title: Uzumaki Clan Heir (Title) (+25% EXP gain from [Taijutsu], [Fuinjutsu], and [?] Skills under Mentor: Uzumaki Kushina)

Class: Gamer

Level: 9

Affiliation: Konohagakure

HP: 1,000/1,000 - 1,050/1,050

CP: 1,000/1,000 - 1,050/1,050

STR: 29

VIT: 32

DEX: 34

INT: 22

WIS: 21

LUK: ?

Stat points: 24 - 27

Perks: Kyuubi Jinchuriki (+50 HP and CP per level up, +50% CP Recovery rate) Prankster (-10% reputation gain, +10% EXP [Sneaking] and [Trap-making] Skills) Uzumaki Clan Heir (Perk) (+25% Effectiveness to [Fuinjutsu] Skill and [Ninjutsu] Branch of Skills) New Game+ (+25% EXP bonus gain, +25% reputation gain with all factions)

Data: Uzumaki Naruto, son of Uzumaki Kushina and Namikaze Minato, the Yondaime Hokage, and jinchuriki of the Kyuubi no Kitsune, has found himself back in the past... for a second time. He will right the wrongs of the past, and forge the Elemental Nations ahead to an age of peace, hopefully sooner than last time!

Money: 3200 Ryo

Next level up: 0%

Oh, that was a great feeling. Though that +50 HP and CP, while nice, was a bit annoying; hopefully it'd go away at the next level up. Those three physical stats reminded him that free points from kaa-san's training were now few and far between, the same thing applying to INT, but even more limited, and he had only gotten 1 point in WIS in the past 17 days! Oh, and since Kurama talked him into it, he had a total of 27 extra points he could use for whatever he wanted in the future; the bijuu said that he'd eventually run into a technique he'd want that required higher stats than he had, so he should stockpile them for that occasion.

"Uh, Naruto-kun, what does this mean?" Hinata asked, gesturing towards the window in front of her.

Turning to his young-again wife, Naruto raised a brow at why a level up window appeared before Hinata. Before he approached everyone, he had noticed their levels rising between the times he saw them, but they never gave any sign that they experienced this before, and they still seemed surprised when he told them about his new ability. The only time this happened was when they leveled up their skills together.

When they were still in his team.

'Shit!' Quickly opening the Team Management window, Naruto saw that, indeed, Hinata, Sakura, and Sasuke were still in his team from the first time he introduced them to the ability. While in his team, they experienced the world like he did as proxies, so that would explain this.

"Well, it means you got better in terms of the game. A couple of your stats may have increased, and you have extra points to use to personally increase them if they haven't. Say 'Stats.'" Naruto advised, watching Hinata squeak in surprise when her Status window appeared before her. "You should see something that says Stat Points; what's the number next to it?" He asked, just to check something.

"3." She answered, surprising him.

'3? But she hasn't used them herself, so it should be 27, like me. Unless... the game divvies them up automatically since she can't do it herself? But now that she technically has the same ability as me, she can.' Naruto's INT allowed him to realize. Not really seeing the point of telling her, he didn't bother. "You can use them to bring up any stat you want; I recommend you do right now, otherwise once I disband our 'team', they'll be automatically placed since you don't have access to this chance normally, and they might go somewhere you don't need them to." He technically explained anyway.

Nodding, Hinata turned to her stats and looked them over, muttering one of them here and there for a better explanation when it wasn't completely clear.

Name: Hyuuga Hinata

Title: Hyuuga Clan Heiress (+25% EXP gain in [Juuken] and [Byakugan]

Class: Byakugan no Hime

She shivered at the memories of Toneri that were completely unwanted.

Level: 9

Affiliation: Konohagakure

HP: 700/700

CP: 500/500

STR: 20

VIT: 22

DEX: 43

INT: 42

WIS: 48

LUK: 14

Stat points: 3

Perks: Intermediate Juuken User (+50% Effectiveness to [Juuken]) Benevolent Nobility (+25% reputation gain with civilian-owned establishments)

Data: Uzumaki nee Hyuuga Hinata, once a shy, drawn-in girl, now gifted with her memories of her previous life by her husband Uzumaki Naruto, is now a confident young woman who will bring the Hyuuga clan together, bereft of the segregation of her clans juinjutsu, all while standing side by side with Naruto.

Money: 1500

Next level up: 0%

Hinata blushed at her dual surnames, smiling warmly at the memory of her wedding and overall married life, even with the hard times of Naruto's flops with his family due to his duties as Hokage. Turning back to her stats, she decided on upping her STR and VIT, not really caring about luck and wishing more to pack more a punch and survive longer. Bringing her STR up to 22 and VIT up to 23, she closed the window.

Looking around, Naruto noticed the Shinobi Zombies dropped more loot. "Oh hey!" He ran around and picked up the ribs and teeth, finding these 'upgraded' enemies dropped Rank 2 Power Pills. Neat.

"Naruto-kun... what're you doing?" Hinata asked flatly when she saw him holding teeth and ribs... and pills. But mostly teeth and ribs.

"It's loot!" Naruto explained simply with a grin.

"...Please explain." Hinata asked of him, rubbing the bridge of her nose in exasperation.

"It's stuff the enemies drop that we can use for, in this case, crafting other stuff to help us, or enhance our techniques. But Kurama said the mere existence of them imply somepretty heavy stuff, so can we save that for when we find Sakura and Sasuke so I don't have to repeat myself?" Naruto asked, receiving an exasperated nod.

Thus, Naruto lead the way, heading towards Sakura's voice, only for simultaneous yells to draw their attention in a different direction; it seemed Sasuke and Sakura had the same idea they did. Heading towards them, they found the duo in the middle of a small crowd of Zombie's in the middle of the Market District.

The Uchiha duo - in surname, technically, with Sakura's memories of being his wife returned - fought valiantly, throwing around fire and lightning jutsu and shockwaves of pure chakra from punches to the earth, the when one Zombie fell, two took its place, usually with at least one Shinobi Zombie.

Coming to their comrades' aid, Naruto dropped an Oodama Rasengan on a clumped-together group of Zombies while Hinata landed between a couple and executed a Kaiten, sending them flying, and began fighting their way to Sasuke and Sakura, forming a close circle with everyone's backs to each other.

"The hell happened, Naruto?! Why is Konoha wrecked and filled with zombies?" Sasuke asked as they all kicked or punched and zombie away when they got too close.

"I used something called [ID Create]. It let me create a dungeon, and the only one with monsters was a Zombie one, and here we are. I didn't think it would bring you guys into it, but I never disbanded our 'team' when I first showed you guys my ability, so the game dragged you in as if we were all for it. After this I'll do it properly so if I do this again, you won't be dragged in while you're doing something important so people won't flip their shit when you disappear." Naruto promised, kicking a Shinobi Zombie in the chin, chancing an application of chakra to his foot to counter its own empowerment.

"No kidding; I was training at home, then I'm suddenly surrounded by fucking zombies!" Sasuke complained.

"I was sitting at home reading a scroll on medical ninjutsu I managed to get at the Academy Library, when my door was broken down. By a zombie!" Sakura added her own little story.

"I get it! I'm sorry!" Naruto responded exasperatedly.

"Sorry? I'm having the time of my life! I'm leveling up Skills left and right doing this! I wanna make this a regular thing!" Sasuke responded with a grin before spitting a noticeably larger-than-before fireball at a group of zombies.

"You would!" Sakura commented before caving a zombie's head in with her fist.

"Oh, don't think I didn't see that grin on your face when you leveled up!" Sasuke countered knowingly.

Sakura's only answer was a blush and looking away.

"Maybe this is a blessing in disguise?" Naruto questioned with a grin.

"As long as we know beforehand." Sasuke pointed out.

"Of course." Naruto nodded, agreeing, before everyone got back into the thick of things.

After about a five minutes of killing Zombies, they each got an alert.

Title: Apprentice Undead Hunter

Obtained by killing any 50 undead. You have a special talent and interest in exterminating the undead! Become an Undead Hunter and eradicate the undead!

30% increase in attack damage in attacking Undead

30% increase in defense in attacking Undead

All Stats +5 in attacking Undead

A second window appeared.

Alert: You can only equip three titles at once.

"Uh..." Was all anyone could really say.

"I guess... equip it?" Naruto finally said, watching as his title joined Uzumaki Clan Heir. His body was mostly on autopilot, so he noticed his stats, indeed, increased by 5 while he fought zombies. "Oh awesome!" He cheered.

Seeing that it did what it said on the can, the others equipped their titles, and reveled in the boosts they received.

Not that long after that, they felt a rumble in the earth, and watched as the zombies walked away from them and joined together in a massive pile, before, sickeningly, their forms distorted and fused together into an absolutely giant zombie, at least 25 feet tall!

"Uh... O-Observe." Naruto dared.

Legion Zombie

Level: 34

HP: 15,200/15,200

CP: 1,200/1,200

Data: Assembly of zombies full of resentment. When a large amount of zombies feel threatened due to mass hunting, they merge into a Legion Zombie. It has no chakra abilities, but has immense strength and stamina. It is, however, very slow.

"Oh fuck... OH FUCK!" Naruto responded appropriately.

"Wh-what?!" Sasuke asked, not exactly uplifted by the normally unflappable Uzumaki suddenly losing his shit.

"I-It's level 34! And has over 15,000 HP!" Naruto explained, to the paling faces of all around.

"O-okay, let's just calm down and think this through. Maybe we can fight it! There're four of us, and we're probably faster than it can attack. I'm sure we can take it down if we work together! What's the strongest jutsu everyone can use? I have my Chakura Kyouka Musou." Sakura offered while they ran into a nearby alley to stay out of its line of sight.

"I have the Karyudan, but with the chakra I have left, I can only make about two more. While having access to this ability makes it so I can't die from chakra exhaustion, I'll be useless if I try it, so I really only have one in me." Sasuke offered. He had used all his chakra before when they were training together, and while he didn't die from having absolutely no chakra, it gave him the Chakra Exhaustion Status, which was comparable to a passing out, then when he woke up he was in immense pain until he started regenerating his chakra.

"I have either my Kaiten or Juuho Shiken." (Gentle Step Lion Fist) Until she had the chakra capacity for the proper technique, Hinata could only manifest a single lion from the tenketsu in her hand, and it ws naturally weaker in strength, about the Kaiten's level.

"And I have my Chou Oodama Rasengan... and three tails of Kurama's chakra." Naruto offered, his Gamer ability naturally letting him gain his old abilities faster, like another version of the Rasengan.

"Okay, that's definitely a boon, and with your fast chakra regeneration, we can do more damage more often." Sakura responded, already forming a plan.

"Actually..." 'Hey Kurama, can I share your chakra with them like in the war with everyone?' Naruto asked his tenant and friend.

"Hmm... Perhaps. Their bodies aren't as developed as then, so they might not be able to take the strain as long as they did before. Perhaps a couple minutes." Kurama offered.

'Awesome.' "Hey guys, remembered when I shared Kurama's chakra with everyone when we were fighting the Juubi?" Naruto asked, getting a weird look from Sasuke. "Yeah, that was a thing."

"Yeah?" Sakura asked with a raised brow, not seeing what the point in mentioning that was. Her eyes widened when she realized it. "Do you mean...?"

"Yep!" Was all Naruto said, raising his hand for them to take.

Grabbing his hand in a way to accommodate each other, they watched as Naruto concentrated, before he burst with the crimson chakra they were familiar with in their own ways - Sasuke's memories of the Valley of the End were... unwelcome, to say the least - before they were engulfed in that same chakra, flooding their coils and encasing them in tail-less fox cloaks.

"We have, at most, five minutes like this before it starts to do permanent damage to you guys. Let's go!"Naruto advised, his control and familiarity with Kurama's chakra allowing his voice to remain steady, though his features still turned feral as his cloak held three tails.

Abandoning all semblance of a plan, Team 7 and Hinata were intent on dealing as much damage as possible in their allotted time limit.

"Katon: Karyu Endan!" Sasuke spat three dragon-tipped balls of white-hot flames at the giant zombie, drawing its attention and dealing... okay damage. 'Damn! It must be pretty durable, even with this chakra!' He observed, shrugging his shoulders and continuing his assault.

The Legion Zombie roared and brought one of its fists down on Sakura, only for a scream of "SHANNARO!" and a flash of blue to impact its fist and completely blow off two of its fingers, also knocking the fist away. Three guesses what that was about.

With her new chakra boost, Hinata was able to use her technique as it should be. "Juuho Soushiken!" Jumping up and slamming them into its shin, Hinata nearly crippled the thing, taking as many hits down its leg as she fell, leaving large burn marks from the temporarily-corrosive chakra. When it bent down slightly to look at its leg in confusion and pain, she launched the lion heads at its face like the Hakke Kuuhekishou, knocking its head up and back as it roared, cradling its face.

"Tsuin Chou Oodama Rasengan!" (Twin Ultra Big Ball Spiraling Sphere) Naruto roared, bringing the two market booth-sized orbs of momentarily purple chakra straight into its chest, knocking it down as the dueling rotations carved at its flesh. He immediately dismissed the Skill window that formed after executing the tehcnique.

Infuriatingly, they had only shaved off about a third of its HP, though; the damn thing was tough!

"Go for its head while its down!"Naruto pointed out, trekking its body to the same spot, the others running and jump for its face. "Hinata!" He called out for her to join him in a joint-attack.

"Sakura!" Sasuke yelled for the same.

After Naruto formed a Rasengan and held it between their hands, Hinata supplied her chakra, forming the telltale lion head chakra construct around it, holding his technique in its jaws. They jumped high up, holding the technique forward as their shared bijuu chakra grew and formed a phoenix shape.

Beside them, Sakura and Sasuke held hands into a fist, lightning and fire roiling off their hands practically glowing with chakra from the strength-enhancement technique.

"Juuho Rasen Soushiken!"

"Rai to Hijin no Ken!" (Fist of the Lightning and Fire Gods)

The resultant explosion could be heard from miles around, were anyone else in this overlaying plane of existence with them, and it formed a crater right in the heart of the village, nearly bringing down half of the buildings in it.

Team 7 and Hinata were at the center of the explosion, but thankfully untouched due to... game logic, Naruto guessed. He saw more than one of Boruto's game characters use these big, explosive techniques, and come out of the center of it completely untouched, and he said the same thing. Everyone grimaced when they noticed their footing was still uneven; the Legion Zombie was still alive, even after those attacks!

"Scatter!"Naruto yelled, causing everyone to jump off the Boss when it started to writhe and roar. Unfortunately Naruto was too slow, and he received the full berth of the Legion Zombie's swinging arm, sending him flying and hitting one of the closest buildings, which was about 50 feet away due to the explosion. As he slid down the wall in a cartoony fashion, temporarily frozen in pain, the game had a bit of fun with him.

[Physical Endurance]'s level went up by one! [Physical Endurance]'s level went up by one! [Physical Endurance]'s level went up by one!

"Oh... fuck you, too, game..." Naruto groused from his position on the ground; fat lot of good 16.4% damage resistance at level 14 does him! Dismissing the window, and grimacing at the 400 points of damage, Naruto got to his feet and dodged to the side when the Legion Zombie attempted to step on him as it got to its own feet. Using Observe, he found it had only 10% of its health left, but now it was in a Berserk state, dealing 50% more and taking 50% less damage; fucking grand!

'Dammit! This thing was tough before, but now it's even worse!' Eyes flicking to his comrades who unfortunately had the things attention now, he found they each had about two minutes left of Kurama's chakra before it began to hurt them. While he had a good hour left before the same happened to him, he'd probably be out of it long before then, so that's inconsequential. 'I don't have the chakra control for the other versions of Rasengan, so I'm stuck with just making bigger versions of it, and that won't get my much against it as is now.' Deciding to try something stupid, he pumped chakra through his legs and blazed a path around its attacks to flank Sasuke, surprising him for a bit, but not enough to trip him up, and they coordinated together to get each other out of tight binds while dodging the Boss. "Sasuke, crash course Chidori!" Naruto demanded, going on a hunch.

"What?! Now?!" Sasuke yelled back, thinking this was not the time.

"We need a strong attack, and you're missing your half of the equation! I got my Rasengan, you need your Chidori! We'll deal with anyone asking questions later, just do it! Having my ability as a proxy will make it come along a lot faster!" Naruto responded, using an Oodama Rasengan to knock back the Legion Zombie's fingers when it tried to grab them.

"Ugh, fine; cover me!" Sasuke finally relented, jumping across rooftops to put distance between him and the Boss enemy. Taking the same stance Kakashi told him last time around, Sasuke gripped his wrist and channeled lightning chakra into his palm. 'Condense! Condense!' Sweat beaded down his forehead as he concentrated. When the telltale sound of zapping and screeching reached his ears, he forced down the smirk, not wanting his control to wane, and kept compressing and channeling.

A skill has been created through a special action. A skill that condenses lightning chakra in your hand for maximum piercing capabilities and speed, [Chidori] has been created.

[Chidori] Lv. 1

EXP: 0%

A high concentration of lightning chakra around the user's hand and screeching with the calls of 1,000 birds, combining this technique with great speed allows the user to pierce even the greatest defenses. Unfortunately, without the right precautions or other abilities, using this technique causes tunnel vision.

CP cost: 200

When the technique finally stabilized, Sasuke allowed himself a triumphant laugh, even when he realized he'd only be allowed three Chidori's a day, just like last time. Seeing the Legion Zombie swing its hand at Sakura to swat her away like an irksome gadfly, Sasuke acted. "Chidori!" He yelled, shoving his lightning-clad fist through its wrist, the angle of the attack allowing him to take its hand off entirely.

It roared in agony as it cradled the stump, only to howl in indignation as a massive red fist took one of its feet out from under it, sending it toppling over onto its back again. Naruto appeared beside the duo, Hinata beside him shortly after. "Great, you got the Chidori back; now let's finish this. The two of you get to a safe distance." He advised the girls, receiving a trio of nods before Hinata and Sakura jumped and ran out of the crater and a bit away from it, Sasuke revving up another Chidori as he himself formed a Rasengan. "Come on!" He signaled, jumping over its foot and running up its leg, Sasuke beside him, as they headed for its chest. "Sasuke!"

"Right!" The Uchiha slammed his fist into its chest, creating a skyward bolt of lightning that clashed with Naruto's heaven-facing Rasengan, using its natural rotational properties and the wonderment of chakra to form a massive tornado of lightning around the duo, paralyzing and harming the Legion Zombie as it maintained itself. "Naruto!" Sasuke was the one to initiate the second part of this spur-of-the-moment contingency attack, the duo jumping high up and clashing their trademark techniques together, bringing their free hands to it to contain it as the lightning mingled with the spiraling chakra and it twitched slightly, unstable. Letting gravity do its work, they were brought back down, swinging their combined attack forward, right at its face.

"Fuuton Raiton: Guufuu Raisengan!"

An explosion dwarfing the four-way attack was formed, a dome of spiraling chakra and crackling lightning engulfing nearly half the zombies upper torso, head included, before it detonated, sending the boys flying across the village, the girls heading towards them after marveling at the explosion.

When the dust settled, everyone noticed the Legion Zombie was finally gone, only a now-larger crater in its wake... with comparatively tiny twinkles at the very center, but they'd get to that after a quick discussion.

"That was insane, you know that right?" Sakura chastised as she tended to their wounds, alternating between them by aching body part.

"But it was FUCKING AWESOME - Ow." Naruto winced as he held his rib, the yelling not helping in the slightest, but the sentiment remained.

"Oh, beyond awesome, but even I'd admit that was dumb. I think being around you is a bad influence on me." Sasuke commented as Sakura tended to the complaining blonde, flexing his now-healed lower arm, his whole body tingling with Kurama's corrosive chakra fading, stacking on top of the pain of overworking his body with that technique. The Fatigued status effect told him as much.

"Oh you know your life would be boring as hell without me." Naruto countered as Sakura healed his rib and Hinata caressed his hair, his head in her lap like many times after he injured himself from training.

Your level went up by one! Your level went up by one!

Everyone blinked in surprise when the window appeared before them, causing Sakura to stop her healing in surprise before she got back to it, lightly chastising herself for getting distracted from healing a patient, the watchful eyes of Tsunade on her shoulder from memory.

Naruto himself was surprised; two levels from one monster?! This might not have been such a bad day, after all! Even with the exhaustion of Kurama's chakra leaving him, and the pain of that stupid-awesome technique, he whooped in happiness, marveling at his extra 100 HP and CP and 6 more stat points. Looking around, he saw the others found similar windows in front of them, though Sasuke remarked that he and Sakura were close to getting a fourth level; guess that meant they got three instead. As level 8's, they got more out of the EXP than him and Hinata, who he saw also only got two levels, but his +25% EXP gain probably made the difference and got him enough for a second level. He noticed that, because of that same boost, he was only about a third of the way left for another level; oh Gamer ability, never change!

"Hey Naruto; what'd you do with your points?" Sakura asked after she put hers all in STR to enhance the usefulness of Chakura Kyouka Musou and eventually gain incredible raw strength like Tsunade had.

"Me? I'm saving mine up for when I eventually need more than I have for some prerequisite, like with a skill book. I'll eventually run into a skill book that needs, say, more STR than I have, or higher DEX; Kurama helped me with that." Naruto explained.

"Oh. Well, haven't you thought about using at least some for a couple stats?" Sakura asked, curious. She never thought the Kyuubi one for forethought, but hey, it was friends with Naruto, so anything was really possible, right?

"Eh, once or twice. Maybe increase my INT so I won't be the dobe this time around, but that doesn't really matter. Besides, if I'm not, I won't be put on a team with you guys. My INT and WIS are lower than STR, VIT, and DEX, thought." Naruto remarked with a shrug.

"You can always fake low scores while still being smart." Sasuke pointed out, jumping into the conversation. "What about LUK?" He added.

"...That's the weird thing. When I died and it gave me a post-game report on my stats, it was ?, and it is now, too. Whaddya suppose that means?" Naruto asked, curious about it.

"Well, you've always had Lady Luck on your side, so I guess it's some kind of incalculable number." Sakura theorized.

"I guess that makes sense. I mean, when I was born, the game said my mom lived because my luck was so high." Naruto mentioned, drawing wide eyes all around.

"Geez... this gaming thing doesn't mess around; it screws it lives, too?" Sasuke asked, slightly fearful of the ability his best friend had.

"Yeah... so what should I do with some of the points?" Naruto asked, changing the subject to the comfort of everyone else.

"Well first, what else does INT do? It can't just make you smarter; that'd be pointless from a gameplay standpoint." Sakura pointed out.

Quickly flicking through windows and explanations, Naruto found his answer. "INT effects my chakra-skills effectiveness. I think that means the higher it is, the less chakra I use. WIS effects my resistance to chakra-based abilities - jutsu, I guess - 1% per 10 points, so... only 1%, and increases my chakra recovery by the same factor." Naruto threw in WIS to answer the eventual question.

"INT... isn't that the same as [Chakra Control] as a skill?" Sasuke asked.

Naruto merely shrugged. "We've said this ability is broken; this is just another way. Though, with my Kyuubi Jinchuriki perk, I gain 1.5 CP per minute... Gonna be honest, that didn't even sound better in my head. I should increase my WIS, right?" Naruto asked.

"And INT. And maybe DEX, but definitely those first two at least." Sakura answered.

"I'll allow you to use 10 points, but no more; you need to be ready for prerequisites. I say follow the pink ones advice and increase your INT and WIS; you could do with some smarts for once." Kurama allowed.

'Hey!' Naruto huffed. "Kurama's gonna let me use 10 points, so I'll increase WIS and INT; DEX is actually my highest." He said, bringing up his status window and putting 5 in each, bringing INT to 23 and WIS to an even 20, increasing his chakra effectiveness and resistance to 2%, and recovery to 3%. Baby steps.

You defeated the Boss monster, Legion Zombie! You've received the title Zombie Slayer.

Apprentice Undead Hunter - Zombie Slayer

Title: Zombie Slayer

Obtained by killing the Legion Zombie. You have extraordinary talent and interest in exterminating zombies! You have a personal vendetta against Zombies as a whole, as opposed to Undead in general.

30% - 50% increase in attack damage in attacking Zombies

30% - 50% increase in defense in attacking Zombies

All Stats +5 - +10 in attacking Zombies

"Uh... okay, apparently titles can 'level up' too?" Naruto commented, accepting it like the others.

After Hinata explained to Sakura and Sasuke what leveling up meant, from Naruto's answer when she was in the same situation, she looked at the center of the crater, finding... things. "Uh, Naruto-kun? What're those?" She asked, pointing towards the bottom of the crater.

Humming quizzically, Naruto had to wait until Sakura healed him to optimum function before checking it out. Once he did, he quickly went over and slid down the crater to see what it was. He found a book, some jars of red liquid, and a stack of Ryo. "Oh hey, it's more loot!" Naruto 'explained' as he picked the stuff up and climbed back up the crater to meet up with them.

"The hell is 'loot'?" Sasuke asked with a raised brow.

"Stuff enemies drop that we can use. The other enemies dropped bones that could be used for crafting, and pills that can make our techniques stronger once per use. The Boss enemy, apparently, dropped better stuff; this is..." Naruto Observed the objects in his arms.

[Lowest Grade Recovery Potion]

Rank: Normal

A recovery potion. A lower-middle grade potion that instantly recovers 200 HP. Tastes like Strawberry.

[Chakra Drain]

Rank: Rare

Technique possessed by some middle rank or above Undead that can absorb chakra. It absorbs the target's chakra and health and adds it to the user's. With training, it is possible to transfer the user's chakra to allies.

"...And about 500,000 Ryo." Naruto explained to flat stares all around.

"...What... the... fuck." Sasuke finally commented. "Health potions?! Chakra draining?! Money?! Why the fuck do zombies have these things?!" He questioned indignantly.

"Kurama has a theory..." Naruto responded, getting into the part he didn't tell Hinata, about how, as technically spirits, the zombies shouldn't 'drop' things, but Naruto's Gamer ability makes it so they do, that the world is helping him through these things.

"...Why can nothing be easy when you're involved, Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked, rubbing the bridge of her nose in exasperation, Sakura beside her just the same, Sasuke merely gobsmacked into something like a waking coma.

"Hey, it's not like I asked for this. There's nothing we can do about it, and we can only benefit from it, right? Besides, this is just another push to better the world, something we're already going to do." Naruto countered.

After a moment's silence in contemplation, the three of them - well, the girls; Sasuke was dead to the world - eventually agreed, but this was still some scary stuff. But maybe for the better. Sakura shook her catatonic husband, even slapped him a little, until he snapped out of it.

"...Just fuck it. I'll accept anything as long as it doesn't mean something bad." Sasuke decided, face in his hands.

"Thank you. So, time to divvy up the goods; 125,000 Ryo and a Potion for everyone, and who gets the book?" Naruto asked, passing around the money and recovery items before holding up the book. "I don't really need it; I got chakra to spare, and I can get it back fast enough, so it's pretty much useless to me." He pointed out.

"This reminds me of that Yoroi asshole I had to fight in the Chuunin Exams. Eh, it doesn't seem like my thing." Sasuke spoke up with a shrug, leaving the girls to decide.

Hinata finally spoke up. "You have less chakra than me, and greater control; as a medic-nin, this would benefit you more." She said, turning to Sakura.

Starting in surprise, Sakura gave a thankful smile and nod before taking the book.

You've obtained the Skill book "Chakra Drain"

Would you like to learn it?

Y/N

Not really surprised by the window anymore, Sakura only took a moment to press 'Yes' before the book dispersed into light and was absorbed through her skin. "Whoa... I know it automatically." She commented.

"Isn't that awesome?" Naruto asked rhetorically, since this was every day for him, receiving a grin in return. "So do we all wanna do this again some time?" He asked, receiving one confident nod and two hesitantly bashful nods. "Well you guys know where to find me; I'll send clones with you so you can reappear where you were so no one freaks out. They'll dispel when you're ready, then I'll bring down the Illusion Barrier." He explained, creating three clones and having them follow his friends, heading towards his, apparently, 'Free Battle' mini-Illusion Barrier field.

(With Hinata)

Returning to the Hyuuga training ground, Hinata turned to the clone and thanked it with a kiss on the cheek, causing it to blush. It returned the favor by hugging her and kissing her forehead, turning her crimson as she squeaked, before it dispelled.

(With Sasuke)

A simple fist bump of their dominant hands was all the farewell they needed.

(With Sakura)

The ever-peppy girl giggled and gave the clone a hug.

(With Naruto)

Smiling warmly at his friends - blushing at Hinata's actions; Kami he loved her... - Naruto trained at a more sedate pace, concentrating more on taijutsu until his chakra recovered.

Today was fun. Crazy, but fun.

End Ch. 2

I originally intended to publish this chapter yesterday for someone who explicitly asked, and I'm sorry I did, but I kept trying to get an S rank on that aforementioned Madara mission (see the A/N up top) and kept getting angry, losing my inspiration for this chapter, though consequently it got me to work on the third chapter of my Fox Reborn rewrite (look for that... eventually)

I've also been spending my time re-reading The Gamer to brush up on my shit, and reading this super-awesome RWBYxThe Gamer on SpaceBattles, The Games We Play, featuring Jaune as The Gamer! NorthSouthGorem pointed me towards it, and I urge you guys to check it out, too. SpaceBattles is the site, so you may need to Google it (I did) and it's a thread-based story so you'll need to follow links and stuff for each chapter.

Also IT BURNS! OH MY FUCKING EYES IT BURNS! Protip: never burn oil indoors! The house smells delicious but MY EYES FUCKING BURN! I've been sitting her for like, two hours with this shit!

And thus, a day in the life of Kento-hish17...

-1000 reputation with you guys 'cause no one gives a shit about my personal lifeT-T

And that's why I take medication, kids :D

Anyway, as always, tell me what you think.

Ja ne!