5 Moving in (2/2)

”Having fun?” I asked her.

Misa immediately looked up, her eyes so big I swear it's like one of those anime girl eyes. ”What happens next Yami? Is Ra's really dead? Did Bruce save his city? What's this joker card supposed to imply? A sequel? And why bats? I understand he's afraid of them, but isn't kind of silly?”

I shrugged, ”I can't tell you what happens next, I haven't decided. The bat motif is supposed to be Bruce coming to understand his fears and accepting them, thereby becoming fear itself. So did you like it?”

”Like it?! I love it! It's so good! By far the best original work I have read in a long time! Everything else is always about ninjas and samurais saving a princess of something, but this? This is completely fresh and original!” Her REP score went from 30 to 45 in an instant.

Ping!

Quest completed!

Write a story and get someone to read it!

Rewards:

+300 EXP

I smiled, not much EXP, but enough. ”So what do you think Misa? Can I get it published and make some cash?”

Misa's eyes went wide eyed, ”you want to publish it? That's brilliant Yami! I'll ask around and find a publisher, I'm sure once they read your work they would be willing to publish it immediately!”

I smiled, ”thanks Misa...could you make sure they don't try to cheat me out my book? I'm very possessive and well...this is the only way an orphan like me can make any money so...please?”

Mia nodded, ”of course Yami! I'll make sure no one even thinks about ripping you off! Or else I'll tell the Hokage himself!”

I blinked, ”there's no need to go that far.”

”Nonsense, a young talent like yours needs to be nurtured and raised, he would be proud of any villager who is so willing to put in such great works and earning Konoha more praise! Why this just might finally get those horrible smut books off the shelf!”

I tilted my head questioningly, ”what's smut?”

Misa gasped, ”ah, nothing! Please forget I said anything!” She gave me the book, ”here, keep it safe, when I find a publisher I'll tell you okay Yami? Keep it safe until then.”

I nodded, ”thank you so much for this Misa, I don't know what I'll do without your help.”

She chuckled, ”oh that's alright dear, I'm just glad I can help. No go on, I'm sure it's time for your classes to begin, little Batman.”

I snorted, ”I know you might think that's a cute nickname, but I for one take pride in it! For I am the darkness!”

”Yes I thought that line was inspired from you name,” she snorted, ”still, it fits.”

School that day was boring, nothing too interesting happened. After school however Naruto and I found ourselves in the training yard with me teaching him the first few steps of the Disturbance style.

”Legs further apart,” I told him, ”lower your gravity, remember this style is all about leaping and fight quickly with short jabs and cuts. We don't just hit straight on, we hit them everywhere else.”

”Got it,” Naruto nodded as he began to perform the first kata I had devised for the Disturbance style.

Right now I was level 6, meaning I knew only a few katas, but what I did know I was able to write down and explain. It really was like I was making this up as I went along, only for me every time I leveled up a new style or movement was unlocked inside me head like I had just thought off it.

”Alright, that's not half bad Naruto,” I nodded looking at his kick, ”next time remember, every kick you land should be able to serve as a diving board for you to leap away from battle or over your opponent to fight him from behind.”

”Right!” Naruto nodded as he kept the kata doing. It was just ten steps, but it was hard. I watched him sweat and strain to perform it all, he was just eight, but I understood this would take time.

So while Naruto did his thing I kept an eye on him while running around the training yard to improve my VIT. After ten laps, which finally became easy for me to do, I used the monkey hoops to swing around, leaping onto a tree branch and swinging around, causing my DEX to improve as well.

By the end of training I had gained a single point for DEX;

DEX- 5

And Naruto had finally mastered the first kata. I guess he was level one. We went out to Ichiraku's for a treat, I paid this time. Naruto said it was fine, but I insisted, after all I did have my pride.

”And then Yami taught me his taijutsu style!” Naruto exclaimed as he told Ayame what we had been doing that day, ”it took me awhile to get it, but now I can kick butt like Yami too!”

”Well that's nice of Yami,” Ayame said, ”although are you sure you should be learning something so important on your own? Doesn't the academy teach you that stuff later on?”

I smiled, ”that's only in our second year babe, I can't wait until then, so I decided to invent my own fighting style.”

”Oh, invent your own fighting style?” Ayame chuckled, ”impressive,” she said ruffling my hair.

I grumbled as I patted my hair down, ”watch the hair.”

”Oh, is the little baby sensitive about his hair?” Ayame said in a baby voice.

I smirked, ”I am when it looks better than yours.”

”What did you say punk?!”

”You heard me! You're just jealous of my beautiful luscious hair!”

”Ha! As if! Your hair is so thin and crumbly,” she said running a finger down her side, ”unlike mine! I bet you don't even use shampoo!”

”Well of course I don't, I'm an orphan! I don't even get soap some days!” I grunted.

Ayame silently snapped and realised just who she was talking too. She gulped, ”s-sorry.”

”Liar, you're not sorry,” I said in a weak voice, lowering my head in disappointment.

”No, I am, I'm really sorry Yami, please, let me make it up to you,” she said in a sad pitying voice.

”Will you do anything?” I asked.

”Sure. You want extra ramen?”

”No...I want you to go on a date with me!” I cried out laughing at her shocked face when I revealed my shit eating grin, ”oh come on, you think me being an orphan is going to break my little heart? Oh please, get over yourself! Or better yet, get over me,” I said wiggling my eyebrow.

Ayame grumbled, ”I can't believe I feel for that. Pervert.”

I winked, ”yup! So what do you say? I know an amazing ice cream bar a few stalls over, it'll be a short date! Someone as hot as you needs something to cool her down,” que the cheesy smile and wink.

Ayame rolled her eyes, ”not in your life Yami.”

Ping!

Your skill has leveled up!

Flirting, Lv- 2 (90%)

Your ability to charm your target to drop their gaurd, confuse them or getting them to like you.

4% chance of it working

+5 REP bonus if works

One day, one day this skill is going to work! I grumbled and went back to my meal. Some day.

”You're really weird Yami,” Naruto said with narrowed eyes, ”one moment you're like super cool and stuff and the next you're acting like a baka.”

I shrugged, ”love makes fools of us all. Isn't that right sexy?” I winked at Ayame.

”Will you stop flirting with me for one second?!” Ayame called out as she took another customer's order.

Ping!

Your skill has leveled up!

Flirting, Lv- 3 (30%)

Your ability to charm your target to drop their gaurd, confuse them or getting them to like you.

6% chance of it working

+5 REP bonus if works

One day.

Naruto smiled, ”I know what you mean! I met this girl the other day in the park when you were gone! She's so beautiful! She had such pretty hair! Pink like a sakura tree! That's also her name! Sakura!”

I blinked, huh, so begins the crush. Usually people would want Naruto and Hinata to get involved immediately, but me? I don't care. Let him be with whoever he wants to. If he and Sakura get together that's fine me with, I honestly couldn't care less.

I smiled, ”that's great Naruto! Hey, if you want I can teach you a couple of cool moves to impress her!”

”Really?! That would be awesome Yami!” Naruto cheered, ”you're the best friend I ever had! Believe it!”

I chuckled, ”I'm the only friend you ever had monkey boy!”

Naruto chuckled rubbing his head, ”yeah, that too.”

I smiled, ”anyway, it's nice to have a friend Naruto, I'm glad I get to spend time with you, it's fun.”

”Yeah...” Naruto said squirming in his seat, wanting to say something. I waited, slurping my broth, and finally he spoke up, ”hey Yami, remember that time you asked if you could move in with me? Like live in my apartment?”

I blinked, ”yeah? Why?”

”Well, I was wondering, if you haven't changed your mind, that you would want to come and stay with me,” he said measuring every word he said out of fear of rejection.

I grinned, ”of course I will Naruto! Damn, is that what you wanted to ask? Do you think I would actually say no?!”

Ping!

Quest completed!

Convince Naruto to let you move in with you!

Rewards:

A place of your own!

+100 EXP

Nice. Naruto and I talked about it and agreed to talk to our guardians as well and tell them what we were doing. The Third for Naruto and the matron for me.

I went to the orphanage at night and talked to Ksume in private telling her what I wanted to do. She didn't think it was a good idea, but said she couldn't stop me if I wanted to go. She warned me not to trust Naruto and that he's a tricky boy, but I couldn't blame her for that, she still considered the fox in control and not Naruto.

A week later:

Today's the day I finally leave the orphanage. I had a small box of my stuff packed and ready, I couldn't carry it all in my inventory, it would seem odd if I walked in with nothing and then suddenly began to pull stuff out of nowhere.

I wished the matron all the best and gave her a quick hug. There wasn't many people I cared for other than her, so I left after that.

Naruto and I were giddy in excitement that day, we could barely sit in our seats. The Third had agreed to our request and allowed Naruto twice the normal allowance to be shared between the two of us for living expenses. I wouldn't need the cash, but Naruto didn't know that.

After class that day we practically ran to the orphanage to pick up my stuff and then actually did run all the way to Naruto's place.

I placed the box on the kitchen table and looked out at the small studio size apartment. It was honestly a dump, but, I knew for a fact that I could fix it up with just a little bit of elbow grease and sweat.

That night Naruto and I had ramen for dinner, which was nice, but I knew the kid needed to eat proper food. He had gotten a spare futon for me to sleep on and quickly proceeded to fall into a ramen coma, giving me the perfect chance to move around.

I first got rid of the filled up trash bags and empty ramen cups. Then I began to clean the place up with a broom before wiping the floor clean with a mop. I managed to clean every bit but Naruto's bed, I tried not to make much noise, and this resulted in two skills getting better;

Maintenance, Lv- 10 (6%)

Maintaining something is just as important as owning it.

+9% bonus to all items you maintain (clean, polish oil) for whatever their use is

Bonus lasts for 40 minutes

Stealth, Lv- 7 (22%)

Your ability to hide in plain sight is crucial for being a ninja.

Chances of not getting spotted- 18%

For stronger opponents, -2% for each level they surpass you

Not bad for a night's work. With the house now looking relatively clean I sat down on the kitchen counter, the only place with a flat surface I can use as a table, and light up a candle, writing down my second novel, 'The Man of Steel'.

While I'm sure Batman Begins will do well on it's own, I can't be too sure. So I took up the story of Man of Steel, setting it in the same world as the Batman universe, no ninja, all technology and a farmer's child that came from the stars.

By the time the sun came up and I heard Naruto stirring awake I was halfway down with the first half of the story. It took me a long time to just describe the details and add in motions about that world that the story moved slowly, but it was worth it and I think it'll be another accepted book.

”Groan, Yami? Are you awake?” I heard Naruto's grumbling and quickly put the book and candle away.

”Yes Naruto, I'm awake, come on, it's time for you to get up,” I told him as I hopped down from the chair over the kitchen counter.

”What time is it?” Naruto asked looking at the clock, his eyes bulging, ”5:30?! Yami it's too early!”

”The Hokage needs to wake up at all times of the night in order to protect the village,” I said with a smirk as I filled a glass of water in the tap, ”you better wake up Naruto...or else!”

”Or else what?” he asked grumbling into his blanket.

I looked down at him and shrugged. I dipped my fingers in water and splashed it on his eyes startling him awake.

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”Hey! Stop that!” he yelled out loud, ”I'm trying to sleep here!”

I shrugged, ”no, wake up, now. We have to get ready.”

”Argh! Why?!” Naruto asked, whining like a baby.

”Well for one, since I have all this free time I figured we could train a little in the morning,” I said with a smirk, ”feel like going for a run around the village?”

”No,” he said putting the covers over his head. I look down at him and smirked, pouring the water down in one shot. ”Yami!”

”Get up lazy bones! You're supposed to be the Hokage! You can't be lazy! Now move!”

Naruto grumbled while he woke up mentally. I had to physically push him sometimes to actually get him to go and change his clothes and brush his teeth.

When we were ready we walked out of the apartment at around 6 in the morning. ”Hey Yami, can't we at least get some food?”

”We can get food after we finish running around the village,” I informed her as we walked downstairs.

”Fine...but we're going to Ichiraku's!”

”No,” I shut him down immediately.

”What? Why?!”

”You can't just eat ramen Naruto, you need other fruits and vegetables to grow up big and strong. Understand?”

”What?! No ramen!”

And now que two hours of me dragging his sorry ass around the village for a single lap while he complained all the while. It got so bad I had to physically run faster pushing myself to my limits just to avoid his constant yelling.

This created a new skill for me;

Running, Lv- 1 (0%)

Your skill to run at amazingly fast speeds.

Max speed- 6 Km per hour

Cost- 10 SP per minute

Okay...not the bad, but not that good either. Either way I managed to finally shut him up about ramen as by the time we finished the run he was too tired to say a single word. And so was I.

As we dragged our sorry asses back home I had him stop by a tea shop and drink some water and biscuits to regain his stamina. The woman in there didn't like Naruto, and when she tried to overcharge us I started making a big racket that caused the lady to reduce the price just to shut me up.

I then had Naruto wait outside as I went into a grocery store to buy some eggs and bacon, while I did have a cooking skill I never used it, here's hopin I can change that.

We came back to our apartment around 7:30, Naruto went for a bath while I made the eggs and bacon, earning enough EXP to level up my skill;

Cooking, Lv- 2 (30%)

You can cook and make something to eat. It may not be edible.

Bonus- 4% to all food items you make

Growing curious I actually observed my meal for the first time, trying to see what bonuses it would give;

Eggs and bacon, E class item,

A plate of eggs and Bacon made with some competence, meaning it's not half bad.

+20 HP (Bonus of 0.8 HP)

Okay, not bad. I then observed the easy to make Ramen cups Naruto had lying around;

Ramen, E class item,

A bowl of noodles with spices that can be easily cooked to perfection in three minutes.

+5 HP

Hm, no wonder he looks so malnourished, this stuff barely gives more HP that I can regenerate. I began eating my plate just as Naruto walked out drying his hair and smelling the food.

”Oh?! Did you make something Yami?” Naruto asked as he took a fork and began scarfing down the eggs before him.

”I did, go slow or else you'll-”

”Cough!”

”Choke,” I sighed, ”take it slowly Naruto, if you want I can just cook more.”

Naruto nodded as he drank water, ”thanks,” he looked around as his eyes grew wider, ”did you clean up in here?”

I nodded, ”yup! About time you noticed! I swear you sleep like a log,” I said quickly finished up the simple meal, I need to go grocery shopping later.

”Ah, alright,” Naruto said looking around, ”do you need some help?”

I shook my head, ”no, I like the chores,” more like it's the perfect excuse for me grinding my maintenance skills, ”and besides, I'm basically staying here for free, think of this as my way of paying you back.”

Naruto scratched his head nervously, ”you don't have to do that you know.”

”I know, but I want too,” I said finished up my meal, ”I'm going to take a bath, wash the dishes will you?”

Naruto smiled, ”you got it!” Hm, maybe this won't be so bad after all.

Yami, Little Professor

Level- 4 (980/1,400)

HP- 200/200 (+20)

SP- 100/100

CP- 150/150

CONTROL- 32%

Allegiance- Konoha Civilian

STR- 2

VIT- 9

DEX- 5

INT- 11 (+2)

CHA- 16

CC- 21

LUC- 7 (+5)

Points- 0

Money- 381,000R

An Orphan living in Konoha, born the day after the Kyuubi attacked, Yami has been known to be a quiet child, people barely even realise he exists. He has no real past, but his future is blank, his potential is in his hands alone.