Sarutobi Asuma did not consider himself a ladies man.
This, he supposed, was an unfortunate side-effect of his questionably ruggish looks and appearance. He was built strong and hardy, and his finely developed beard was one thing that accentuated his appearance more firmly than anything else. Of course, the fact that h...
Her father had always recited a particular saying to her: "In the serpent's whispers, lie bits of truth."
He used this phrase to teach her the importance of sifting through rumors, to extract the truth hidden within the lies.
Now, as whispers and rumors swirled all around her, Ino clung to one certain fact she...
[ Iruka POV ]
So early.
That was the only thought echoing through my mind as I sat in the Hokage Tower at 5 in the morning.
The room was bathed in the soft, pre-dawn light, casting long shadows across the floor and walls, and a silence hung in the air, heavy and expectant, as if the building itself was...
Naruto, disguised as Tenten, found himself in the peculiar position of walking a tiny Japanese Chin dog through the park.
"Come on, you little bastard, or I'll punt you," he threatened the dog, though his heart wasn't really in the threat.
The dog, completely unfazed by Naruto's frustration, decided that moment ...
Umino Iruka knew that what he was doing was wrong.
There was a major risk to it, considering he was not an eccentric higher tier jonin like Hatake Kakashi, who could simply smile off his transgressions through a masked façade and a lazy, asinine excuse. He knew it in his heart that it was wrong, doubly so given his po...
"Oi, teme... people are staring at you," Naruto said, trailing behind Sasuke with his hands resting on the back of his head.
"That's what happens when a dobe rips off a portion of your shirt and you have to walk back to your home shirtless."
"Hey - I did offer you my jacket-ttebayo."
Sasuke's eyes flicker...
"What in the world were you thinking?"
Ino cringed, the same question running through her mind at the moment. It was currently lunch period, and she had taken up her place beneath a tree, only to immediately find herself under the scrutiny of the one person in the class that she would have least expected.
Choji....
Uchiha Sasuke knew the meaning of hatred.
He knew what it felt like for every atom in his being and for every firing muscle and every thought, to be consumed with white hot flames, pulsing and screeching to be released and to completely engulf the target of his rage. He understood well, the process that was involve...
Sakura wasn't talking to her.
The heiress of the Yamanaka clan had spent the first half of her weekend attempting to find her fri – her rival, and only for the pink-haired girl to rebuff or shun her at every meeting.
They'd met at the market, and Sakura turned the other way and acted as though she was in a bri...
"Thank you for visiting Yamanaka flowers, please come again."
Ino sighed to herself as she watched the customer leave with a full bouquet in hand, the young man smiling vibrantly as it was obvious he was going to give them to someone special.
No, not entirely obvious.
Ino could simply tell, because of the...
Hiruzen Sarutobi was feeling the weight of his years more acutely these days.
As the Hokage of Konoha, his responsibilities were vast, and they seemed to grow heavier with each passing day.
That was why he cherished his rare moments of leisure, when he could wander through the village like an ordinary elder, e...
It was early, ridiculously so, as the sun was just peeking through the horizon, and the atmosphere was still chilly and filled with morning dew.
Despite this, the Sandaime Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen was in his office quite earlier than most.
This was because he had a meeting scheduled earlier than normal, but he w...
What was the difference between intelligence and wisdom?
This was the question Yamanaka Inoichi asked himself as he plopped down on his couch, a tired sigh on his lips and a long worn furrow on his brow, just now finally concluded from a long day at the office.
Some would say that intelligence was possessing kno...
"Aburame Shino."
"Here."
"Abashi Tenma."
"Hai Sensei."
Yamanaka Ino took in a series of deep breaths as she decided to calm herself.
She was a member of the Yamanaka Clan which prided itself in its mind arts, and as such, she, as well as numerous others privy to the intricacies and delicacie...
[ Notification: This is the first time you have accepted a quest not directly issued by the System. Further details will be provided. ]
[ Info: Upon accepting missions, jobs, or tasks from organizations outside the System's purview, the details will be analyzed by the System and an equivalent quest will be issued for t...
Missions are the bread and butter for any ninja, assigned by the village or a contractor.
They are divided into six categories based on numerous factors; in fact, an entire building in the ninja village is dedicated solely to assigning a rank to each mission. These are categorized as S, A, B, C, D, and E rank.
...
Hinata was not usually one to look forward to school, seeing it as yet another stage to showcase her lack of success in pretty much everything.
However, there was one, brightly shining exception to this dreary outlook: Naruto-kun.
Just the thought of him could light up her day, and today, she was determined to m...
[ Naruto's POV ]
[ Alert: Chain Quest ]
[ Quest Name: Tenten's Awakening ]
[ Description: Tenten is on the verge of unlocking the class "Herald of Hephaestus." Fight her and force her to awaken ]
[ Reward: A Loyal Ally in Tenten, ? ]
[ Failure: Tenten's Death ]
[ Action Required: Acc...
Tenten walked.
One foot after the other, mechanically, her mind a cacophony of thoughts and echoes. Naruto's words reverberated in her head, each repetition like a hammer striking the same spot, over and over.
She tried to push them away, to find a counterargument, a rebuttal, but nothing came.
His observ...
There's an old saying, 'The heart finds its morning and is refreshed.'
Many people interpret this as the idea of inspiration finding us in our most cherished place or act.
For Tenten, that place might have been the training ground where she relentlessly practiced on her training dummies, unleashing the full exte...
Tenten had always wanted a cute little kouhai.
There was the appeal to picking up a junior that she could buy sweets, pet, pamper and have him/her help her sharpen her weapons with a big loving smile.
Perhaps it came with the fact that she had been the 'nee-chan' of the orphanage she had grown up in, not in the ...
[ Achievement Unlocked ]
[ Name of the Achievement: "David vs. Goliath" ]
[ Rewards: Choose among the following.
[ 1- Tenten's Thousand Weapons. ]
[ 2- A Chain Quest related to Tenten. ]
[ 3- Random Item Box.]
As Naruto's eyes scanned the screen in front of him.
Whoa, this is a...
[ Name: Tenten Higurashi ]
[ Status: Queen of Hands ]
[ Title: Genin ]
[ Level: 9 ]
[ First Class: Civilian Shinobi ]
[ Second Class: Blacksmith ]
[ Race: Human ]
[ HP: 156 / 156 ]
[ AC: 17 ]
[ CP: 114 / 114 ]
[ Lineage Traits: ]
- [ Keen Eye ...
They say love is blind, and if you're in love, you might ignore their craziness.
Hinata wasn't sure if this applied to her, but today—Saturday—seemed a perfect test. Her plan was simple: wake up, train for a few hours, then meet Naruto at Training Ground 2 to help him with whatever he needed. However, when she arri...
[ You have slept in your bed. HP & CP are fully stored.]
Friday morning arrived, and Naruto was brimming with excitement. He quickly munched on his breakfast, eagerly checking his skill screen.
"Let's see what we've got here," Naruto muttered to himself, scrolling through his skills.
[ Skill: Inte...
It was not every day Umino Iruka chose to treat Naruto out to dinner, and it was even rarer for him to offer to pay up the boy's backed-up debts, but, as he had found out from the resident gossip amongst the student's, Naruto had asked out the young Yamanaka heiress and he had been brutally turned down.
Though not ...
Finding naruto was the hardest part, it was especially harder to track him down to a recluse location, one in which she knew billboard brow and a group of other girls would be watching from the bushes, probably ready to watch her make a fool of herself.
She had hoped she'd be the one watching the pink-haired bimbo ask ...
The Ninja Academy, true to its name, was a training ground for the next generation of shinobi. It taught the arts of Ninjutsu, including the Transformation, Substitution, and Clone Jutsu; Taijutsu, focusing on the academy’s own style; and Genjutsu, covering the basics of detecting and releasing illusions.
Beyond the...
There's a saying in the Nara Clan: "To be lazy or..." But Shikamaru often found it too troublesome to finish the quote.
He was relishing a rare moment of peace—no nagging from his mother or Ino, no shogi matches with his dad, just lying under the warm sun with a partially cloudy sky above and cool grass below. To hi...
Chakra control, a fundamental skill for any shinobi, was emphasized heavily in the Academy.
The method they used to teach this vital skill was deceptively simple yet frustratingly difficult for many students.
The exercise involved taking a dry leaf and sticking it to one's body using chakra. The students were ...
