Chapter 12 - My SI Stash #12 - Kenji the Shinobi Craftsman by Redwall6921 (Naruto & Xianxia + Gamer Elements) (2/2)
Attack: 3
+43
+10: A 5% chance of doubling it piercing power when thrown at a target.
Chakra Points Needed to Upgrade: 5
”So it seems to gain a buff after it reaches level 10. This reminds me of those crafting RPGs that Kenji A used to play back in his world,” the small round boy said to himself. Looking through the memory of the young man in question, he could see that they indeed looked very similar. He was curious to see what else this ability gave him. ”Could this be a kekkai genkai of some sort? Still, this is one weird ability.”
'Now what?' he thought. That was the question he had been avoiding all day. Existence was new to him, and he didn't know what he should do.
He was the current Kenji, or Kenji C, but that didn't mean he wanted to be just like his predecessors, he was a mixture of both after all.
From what his memories of Kenji A said, it seems that this world had plenty of dangers both visible and hidden. His village, the Leaf Village, was one of the major powers in the entire continent, but it was also a huge target for many. He didn't fancy fighting people like Pein, Obito, Madara, and Kaguya, they terrified him. He was also unsure if he could take someone's life, half of his mind said that it was wrong, while the other said that if he wanted to survive in the world, he had to be willing to do it. And despite being new to it, he had grown accustomed to living and hoped to keep doing it for a very long time.
From what he knew of the show and manga, he hoped that he could hopefully avoid some of the major disasters that befell his home, like hiding during the Sound invasion or being out of town when Pein decided to add a crater in the middle of the village. He knew he could count on good old Naruto to win, the small boy would no doubt beat them again and then go on to become Hokage in the distant future.
If possible, he wanted to stay as a simple civilian since that meant that he wouldn't need to be in so much constant danger. He could even open up a store and make his living through blacksmithing, but it was then that he remembered that he was an Academy Student, he had signed a contract when he left the orphanage. Kenji knew that his only hope was to either become a non-descriptive genin level Ninja that stuck to doing mostly D and C- rank missions or retire early, something that he didn't even know if it was possible.
Looking at the stick in his hand, be began to get an idea. ”Maybe if I open up a shop earlier, I can earn enough money to retire early and then move to a far away island. Leave all the fighting to Naruto and the rest of the shinobi, all I have to worry about is the Infinite Tsukuyomi cast by Madara but I'm sure that Naruto will find away to stop him like before. Plus, if by some chance he can't, living in a fake and perfect world doesn't seem like a bad way to go.”
It was decided, he would try to avoid fighting a much as possible and open an equipment shop to help in his goals of being a civilian. Still that did raise some problems, ”I wonder how much chakra I have? I'm going to need more equipment if I want to open up a shop but to do that, I need more chakra to upgrade the items.”
Chakra: Academy Student
Chakra Points: 12/105
The information appeared in his head once he had asked the question.
”Nice,” he said with a grin lighting up his round features.
He decided to make a plan of all the things he needed to accomplish if he hoped to live a long and prosperous life as a civilian, and once he was finished he went to sleep. It was Friday, so he had two days off before he needed to attend classes again.
(Next day)
Waking up, he started by doing morning stretches, his goal was to be able to touch his toes by the end of the month, a hard task for him.
After eating a mixture of things from the fridge he took half of his savings and decided to go shopping, plus he wanted to scout out the merchandise of the other stores.
He bid the old manager a goodbye before leaving.
Walking down the street he tried to get a sense of where he was but being waist level to many of the a_d_u_l_ts walking around made it difficult to see in the crowds. Finally, after some time he was able to make it the shop where he bought most of his equipment.
It was an old shop, manned by a single old man in his sixties. The man was simply called Old Shin by the customers and he doubted anyone knew his real name, not even Shin.
Opening the door, he heard the bell ring, indicating that someone had opened the door. Shin was hunched over as he stocked some of the shelves with more equipment. He was tall and thin, the large number of scars on his face and hands told him that the old man used to be a shinobi before becoming a shop owner. He was wearing a simple blue kimono with his white hair tied in a traditional top bun, making him look like one of those old samurais that Kenji A used to see in movies.
Shin nodded in his direction before going back to stacking the shelves.
It was no surprise that he was quick to being dismissed as a threat, his overall appearance wasn't in any way threating. A fat, short, and squinty eyed ten-year-old was hardly the most intimidating sight.
The shop was small, but it had a large variety of equipment ranging from swords to bo staffs, explosion tags to smoke pellets, even those supposed nasty tasting ration bars.
He browsed through the aisle scanning the weapons and armor. Picking up a long wooden bo staff from the stack in the corner he looked at it and the information poured to his head.
Bo Staff
Quality: Ordinary
Attack: 203
Chakra Points Needed to Upgrade: 48
Placing the staff back on the rack he began to look at more of the weapons and some of the armor.
Katana
Quality: Ordinary
Attack: 432
Chakra Points Needed to Upgrade: 80
Kunai
Quality: Ordinary
Attack: 160
Chakra Points Needed to Upgrade: 24
Tanto
Quality: Ordinary
Attack: 305
Chakra Points Needed to Upgrade: 45
Iron Arm Guard
Quality: Ordinary
Defense: 369
Chakra points Needed to Upgrade: 25
Chainmail Shirt
Quality: Ordinary
Defense: 85
Chakra Points Needed to Upgrade: 17
It was then that he stopped and stared at the display case that had a giant Najinata, easily nine feet tall.
Naginata
Quality: Low Human
Attack: 785
+Chakra Metal was added in the process of forging, making it stronger and sharper than normal weapons, it is chakra conductive.
Chakra Points Needed to Upgrade: 150
'So low human is the next level after Ordinary. It makes me wonder what quality one of the swords from the Seven Ninja Swordsman is at,' Kenji thought to himself as he made his way toward the counter at the back of the store.
Behind the counter were more weapons being displayed by hooks, as well as scrolls that looked like they might be used for sealing.
Shin who was seated in a chair behind the glass display counter, reading what he could tell was an Icha Icha Paradise book, didn't pay him any mind as he looked at all of the things behind the glass counter. There were small smoke pellets, chakra replenishing pills, solider pills, ninja wire, some type of food bar, and explosive seals.
Now that he thought about it, there was something that he had yet to see.
”Shin, can you give me one of those ration bars?” he asked as he began to take out the money from his dumpling shaped wallet.
Shin looked at him with an incredulous look, ”You actually want one? Those things taste like cardboard mixed with dog shit. I've never heard of anyone actually eating one that wasn't half starving and delirious from hunger.”
He shook his head up and down, ”Yep.”
Still looking skeptical shin got off his chair and reached behind the counter and took out a ration bar and placed it on the counter, ”Fine kid. It's be 50 Ryo.”
Putting the appropriate amount on the counter, he grabbed the bar that was wrapped in some shinny metal wrapping paper. He ripped one end open and the first thing to hit him was the awful smell of strong vitamins and minerals. Taking it fully out of the wrapper he saw that it was the same shape as a granola bar, but it looked and felt more like a piece of white chalk.
Shin had yet to take the money from the counter instead waiting for the boy's reaction of talking his first bite.
'So I can't upgrade food. That's a shame, but I guess that makes sense, I didn't upgrade that ketchup bottle yesterday after all,' the pudgy boy thought as he brought the bar closer to his mouth, curious to see if it was as bad as people made it out to be. Slowly he took a small bite, taking a fourth of the entire thing in his mouth and chewing it a bit.
He let it dissolve for a bit before moving it around in his mouth to get a clear flavor. Kenji's face stayed impassive as he found that it tasted like chalk, quickly drying up his mouth and throat. It was also very bitter and tasted like someone had mixed in powdered garlic and fish oil. ”What an interesting taste and texture,” he commented as he threw the rest of the bar into his mouth.
Once he was done eating, he turned to the aged ninja that was looking at him like he had grown an extra head. Then he looked behind him to see a small poster.
Ration Bar Challenge
Rules
1) Eat 20 Rations in 30 Minutes
2) Ration bars must be eaten plain without any additional flavors.
3) Only water can be drunk during the challenge
4) If you lose, you pay for all 20 Ration bars
Prizes:
1 Advanced Ninja pack
1 Equipment of Your Choice (5000 Ryo or lower)
3 Sealing scrolls
”Hey what's that,” Kenji said as he pointed to the poster, wondering if he should join the challenge.
Shin looked behind him to see the poster before looking at the boy that could be more than 4 feet and a half, and looked as round as a beach ball. ”The challenge? It's just a gimmick to sell more ration bars. No one's been able to beat it, although an Akamichi did come close a couple of years back. Got to 14 before he couldn't take it anymore and threw up all over the floor, not that I can blame him. Why? You want to try it?”
”Sure do. Here, it's 1,000 Ryo to enter right. Oh and I'll also take some water if you have any,” the smiling boy said as he placed the money next to the stupefied man.
Shaking his head, Shin looked amused as he took the money and handed over the twenty ration bars, ”Fine kid, just don't puke on my floor, or else I'll have you clean up the entire shop.”
Kenji just nodded as he sat down against the counter, unwrapped the first bar and took a bite, thinking about what he had just learned about his new skill as well as making plans for his own store.
23:58 minutes later Kenji stepped outside the shop with one advanced Ninja Pack, a wooden jian (Chinese sword), 3 sealing scrolls, and a box full of ration bars as a gift. He had won the challenge, and his picture was being hung up on the wall by Shin. The pudgy boy was happy, he got to try something new and received a bunch of equipment without having to pay for it.
Now he just needed to shop for groceries and he could go home.
But as he was making his way to the supermarket, he saw something that caught his attention. A traveling monk was seated outside of some type of convince store meditating, people passing by would drop Ryo at his feet where a small cup was at. He would thank them and offer them a blessing.
Kenji A and B were never the religious kind, but Kenji C was willing to give it a try. He was proof that there really was something to this whole reincarnation thing after all. With that he made up his mind and headed to the direction of the sitting monk.
A/N: So I this is the first chapter of this fanfic I am working on. It began as just a silly idea after reading to many cultivation novels, but then slowly it began to grow into an actual fic.
My inspiration for this is from a Chines Novel called Upgrade Specialist in Another World. I liked how the MC could upgrade normal everyday objects until they could go against even the strongest weapons. He leveled a brick so much that it could defeat Cultivation Masters.
Anyways, this fanfic will obviously be different. First of all, cultivation has not been invented in this world. A cultivator in the Naruto Universe, I feel needs to gathering Nature Chakra into their bodies, but instead of letting it go, they slowly mix it into their body permanently.
Another thing is that like in most cultivation fanfic there will be certain levels that someone has to pass to reach the next level. Here's a brief overview:
Stage 1: Activating the chakra pathways.
Stage 2: Begin purifying the chakra
Stage 3: Fill the 1st chakra gate with purified chakra
Stage 4: Fill the 2nd chakra gate with purified chakra
Stage 5: Fill the 3rd
Stage 6: 4th
Stage 7: 5th
Stage 8: 6th
Stage 9: 7th
Stage 10: 8th
Each new stage will bring about new benefits such as stronger skin, aura, chakra reserves, even new elemental affinities.
As for the upgrade system the first three Ranks have been shown.
Poor, Ordinary, and Low Human
Next is the most Chakra Points, this is the normal amount for the average ranks. Obviously, this doesn't include people like Naruto or those with huge amounts of chakra.
Chakra points:
civilian 50
Academy student 500
genin 1000
Chunnin 2000
Jonin 3000
Kage 5000
Tailed beasts 10000+