My Path? Part One

Mid-Afternoon in Uzumaki Naruto's Apartment

When Naruto woke up, he saw the same message from this morning.

[You Slept on a Bed. HP and CP Fully Restored]

He moved backward in shock...right out of bed.

"AAAAAHHHHHHHHH" Naruto screamed out in pain and shock.

"Ugh...why is it still here" Naruto believed that it was all just a hallucination he thought up in his twisted mind.

You're bound to have a twisted mindset when you're the King of Pranking.

"I'm gonna have to get used to that." The blonde stretched out and tried to remember all that had happened the day before.

He decided going on a walk would be good to jog up the memories, pun intended. Walking outside, he locked the door behind him. He had a good reason to make a habit of closing his door.

Graffiti is everywhere on the walls, floor, door, and for some reason, on the ceiling. Naruto sighed, knowing what would await him outside his apartment complex.

Stepping outside after going past the landlord, the stupid grumpy old man always gave him a hard time.

He started to run towards the Hokage monument to the secret training grounds that he found that the other shinobi avoid for some odd reason. Oh well, if it gave him peace and quiet, then he wasn't complaining.

He didn't need to know it was because everyone knows he goes there, and they avoid it.

As he began to reach the top of the stairs of the Hokage monument, he started to see two figures in the distance. Suddenly, they got closer and more prominent at a fast rate.

Before he knew it, Naruto hit the ground with a moan after the tinier figure hit him.

"YOSH, I am sorry for running into you. As punishment, I will do the rest of my laps on my hands, and if I can't do that, I will strike boulders with my fist a 1000 times, and if I can't do that...."

Naruto tuned out the rest of it as he stared at the slightly older boy.

He was wearing a green jumpsuit that left even him appalled, and he is wearing neon orange 24/7, for crying out loud. He also had prominent bushy eyebrows and bowl-cut hair that stood out even more.

Before Naruto could comment on his attire, he saw an older version of the boy in front of him appear right next to him.

"GAH!" Naruto fell down with a shout for the second time that day.

"YOSH, what is a young man like you doing all the way up here. Perhaps training along with us."

"Gai-sensei, we must continue on our laps, or our flames of youth will dampen!" yelled the rather exuberant boy.

"Hai, your right Lee. Now, let us continue on our laps with double the speed to compensate for our laziness!" yelled the newly named Gai.

"Yes, Gai-sensei!" was the newly named Lee's reply.

With that, they were off, forgetting about the boy they had probably mentally scarred for life. Then, Naruto remembered the kid naming off what were supposedly impossible feats that someone around his age shouldn't be doing.

So to sate his curiosity, he decided to spy on them. I mean, their laps shouldn't take long, right?

[Main Quest]

Objectives:

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

Spy on them to see what makes them so unique {Progress}

Side Objectives:

Don't get caught {Progress}

? {Progress}

Completion Reward

? Path [Unlocked]

+100 Rep with Gai

+100 Rep with Lee

500 RYO

200 EXP

Side Completion

Training [Instructor: Gai]

Training [Partner: Lee]

+5 in STR and DEX

Failure Reward

? Path [Permanent Lock]

-50 Rep with Gai

-50 Rep with Lee

50 RY0

10 EXP

[Yes/No]

Seeing the rewards and that the No option was phased out, Naruto picked the apparent answer: Yes. Suddenly, an arrow popped up at the top of his vision. He decided to follow the hand since it pointed in the direction the two crazy green jumpsuit-wearing duo went.

It took a while to catch up and keep up with the unbelievably fast duo. When they finally stopped, Naruto gasped hard, trying to breathe as if they hadn't run a marathon.

Watching them, Naruto saw them go into several different exercises. What was surprising was the amount they were doing at such a fast pace. They both did around 500 for each activity and more or less depending on the difficulty of the exercise.

Naruto was surprised by the sheer amount of what they were doing and wanted to be a part of it. He was curious about how strong they were with the amount of training they do each day.

A screen popped up after that thought.

You have gained a new skill through your unique action.

[Observe] – Active – Level 1

Continuous observation generated a skill to observe objects, situations, and persons, allowing the user to quickly gather information. Higher-level required for more data on target.

Seeing this, Naruto grew a fox-like grin. Well, this is gonna come in handy. Deciding to use it on Gai, Naruto thought, '[Observe].'

Name: Might Guy

Level: ???

Title(s): Taijutsu Specialist

Class: Jonin

Village: Konohagakure

Bio: Gai is an enthusiastic Jōnin of Konohagakure that sees the positive in everything. His training methods are extreme, with even the most dedicated shinobi hesitating to do the same. However, he does not use chakra often and only teaches Taijutsu; he can shatter boulders and travel at high speeds.

Naruto liked what he was seeing, or at least seeing what he could see. Intense training, check; overly enthusiastic, check; a good instructor, check. While yes, he won't teach him much ninjutsu, he read he could shatter boulders without chakra. Just imagine if he did use chakra, he would be nigh unstoppable.

Deciding then and there, Naruto chose Might Guy to be his teacher.