Back with Naruto Uzumaki and his little spy session

It lied when his ability told that the guy was a training nut.

He was a freaking training DEMON!

Naruto was a little apprehensive when he saw these guys' training but would not let that deter him from his goal. Being the best ninja in the whole village, of course.

The blonde ten-year-old was not dumb. He was sabotaged so many times in his educational career that he did not have a good foundation for his learning. After all, without foundation, the structure would just fall apart.

He knew that the Hokage did not have much free time doing paperwork but had thought up a loophole around it. Instead of all the paperwork coming to him, some of the most common paperwork would go to his Personal Adviser. In contrast, the more critical paperwork and mission reports would go to him.

Freeing up time for him, and while the Personal Adviser would have many documents to fill out, he would not have to think very hard on most of them.

Meaning he would have more free time than the average Kage.

Great, now he was getting off track. Naruto was now unsure if his newly self-proclaimed teacher was actually his style.

Then, Naruto thought up a great idea. Why not just spy on them, pick up on some of the teachings, and use them to better himself.

Deciding to take this course of action, Naruto continued to watch their training. They were soon done with their physical workout.

Seeing this, Naruto strained to hear what he was saying.

"Lee, I will be starting you on the katas for Iron Fist today," said Gai.

"Really?" shouted Lee.

"Yes, you have proven yourself worthy of being Konoha's next Iron Fist user, so I will teach you all I can about this youth style." At this time, both teacher and student were crying tears of joy.

With a cry of "Gai-sensei" and "Lee," they started hugging as the background changed into a sunset on a cliff.

Naruto, who unfortunately did not close his eyes, witnessed this interaction and immediately covered his eyes and ran as fast as he could in the other direction.

Naruto had briefly forgotten he was in a forest, so very soon after he started running, he ran face-first into a tree. With a groan, he slumped down from the tree.

"Owwww, maybe running with your eyes covered wasn't a great idea." Getting up, he decided to head back to the village. Walking through the village, Naruto felt all the glares at him and shrugged them off with a fake smile.

Once he got home. He remembered the Quest he was completing. He wondered if he ended it successfully since he technically didn't get caught, just ran away.

Thinking about how to bring up the Quest menu, a screen popped up in front of him.

[Main Quest]

Keep up with [Gai/Lee] on their afternoon laps {Complete}

Spy on them to see what makes them so special {Complete}

Side Objectives:

Don't get caught {Complete}

Think up a plan of action {Complete}

Completion Reward

Taijutsu Path [Unlocked]

+100 Rep with Gai

+100 Rep with Lee

500 RYO

200 EXP

Side Completion

Unknowing Training [Instructor: Gai]

Unknowing Training [Partner: Lee]

+5 in STR and DEX

Naruto yelled out in extreme happiness and pride, "I did it! I completed my first mission!"

While it wasn't an official mission from the village, it would have to do. Naruto started off to his apartment to check out all the features of his new ability.

As Naruto walked through the village, he continued to get glares and sneers from everywhere. Deciding to just ignore it, he kept walking.

When he made it back, he saw all the new graffiti that was on the wall. Unfortunately, Naruto was used to this kind of treatment from the villagers. He unlocked his door and went inside his apartment. After making sure the door was locked, he went into the living room area and sat in a low-quality chair.

Thinking about the rewards he got from completing his mission, he remembered it saying something about Taijutsu Path.

Thinking there's probably a menu for it, he thought 'Path Menu.' A box appeared with only one highlighted.

Path Menu

Taijutsu [Unlocked]

Sub-categories

Nintaijutsu [Locked]

Ninjutsu [Locked]

Sub-categories

Sub Elements [Locked]

Yin-Yang [Locked]

Elemental [Locked]

Fire Storm [Locked]

Lightning Manipulator [Locked]

Wind Master [Locked]

Earth Shaker [Locked]

Water Control [Locked]

Genjutsu [Locked]

Sub-categories

Kurama Genjutsu [Locked]

Bloodline

Dead Bone Pulse [Locked]

Sharingan [Locked]

Byakugan [Locked]

Kerryūgan [Locked]

Rinnegan [Locked]

Tenseigan [Locked]

Shadow Walker [Locked]

Other

Earth Grudge Fear [Locked]

Sage Master [Locked]

Space-Time [Locked]

Summon King [Locked]

Chakra Manipulator [Locked]

GateKeeper [Locked]

"So cool! It sucks that almost none of them are unlocked, but that doesn't mean I can't

Path Menu

The path you choose can boost the effects of some of these abilities while having minimal to no impact on other abilities.

"Aww, and I was thinking I could get them all and become the Supreme Hokage!" Naruto began uproariously laughing, striking a pose. Another box popped up.

Taijutsu Path

This path dictates hard work and dedication. You will gain a stronger affinity towards Taijutsu than any other technique branch. You can acquire a Taijutsu style, combine certain styles, and evolve some to new heights. Do you still wish to continue down this path?

Yes/No

"Bah, I don't care what I have to excel in. I'll take it if it means coming one step closer to becoming Hokage." With that, he pressed Yes.

Path Accepted