Chapter 5

(Tr: Today I find out that some guys read me from the austrelia! Well, It doesn't matter, cause austrelia isn't real, I think xD)

Today, walking down the street after another workout, I decided to take a shortcut through the park. And passing by a small clearing, I heard some kind of bustle on the other side of the bushes. Should I say that the system responded instantly?

New task.

"Aspiring Paladin"

You heard strange sounds from the bushes. There is an option that there is conceiving a new "ninja" going on there, but the shinobi of this world are still not so frostbitten to do "that" in the park. So there's a chance that someone out there is in trouble. Save the poor fellow, raise your reputation in the eyes of other residents!

Conditions for fulfillment: help the victim.

Reward: +200 experience, increased reputation with the rescued victim, debugging the system to a new version as a bonus to your karma.

Penalty for failure/refusal: Reduction of reputation with all Konohagakure factions by 2000.

Accept the task?

Yes/No.

This... This is blackmail! Okay, I don't want to find out what the factions that are already not the kindest to me will do to if relations are further reduced. Besides, with such a decrease, there won't even be anyone left who is neutral towards me! So we accept and go kick some ass of spalpeens. As I remember, I'm meeting Hinata there? She's not my type, but she's anyways a beauty.

I carefully crawl through the bushes, and... I even wanted to shout "Where is Hinata?", because the picture in front was very different from the one I had imagined. Quite recognizable little Sasuke clobber hardly recognizable in his childhood form Kiba Inuzuka! Seriously, without the system's hint, I wouldn't even have guessed! In his childhood form, he does not have animal features and is somewhat different from himself in the manga and anime. And he hasn't received these marks on his face yet either. Really, if it weren't for the nameplate and the halved life indicator... wait, halved? I'll have to intervene, although I didn't want to turn Sasuke against me, but the passing of this task is more important. Eh, it would be doubly offensive if Kiba got into the fight himself!

- Hey, bug-eyed, leave him alone. – "Boldly" coming out of the bushes, I declare loudly.

- Go where you were going. – Menacingly, as he thought, looking at me, said the young Uchiha. For what he immediately received a slap in the face from Kiba, you shoud be more attentive, my dear!!

But Kiba did not continue his attacks, and while the enemy was disoriented, the future dog breeder nodded to me and rushed away. I thought his fighting instincts were better developed. But in this situation, he's god damn right.

So, I turn around and made a beautiful (and quick) departure into the sunset. Because getting involved with the heir of a strong clan is not best idea! I'll give you 5 servings of ramen that I'll be the one to blame. Now this is a clan showdown, and I didn't touch anyone, I just successfully cast my vote, and there's nothing to blame me for! But if I hit Sasuke even once, everything will become much more serious and worse for one orphan.

So, moving further away, I almost collided with Kiba, who was leaning against a tree. Wow, that Sasuke has a "punch", a few seconds later and Inuzuka will be knocked out..

- Did you see how I spank him off? – Kiba asked, raising his head up and trying to stop the bleeding from his nose.

- Yep, that hit was good, just like by the textbook! – I supported him. So there you have it, the difference between typical children, who wouldn't go anywhere after something like this, and just sobbed stupidly on the spot, and a child from the clan.

- Hah, you're funny! My name is Kiba, what's yours? – he looked at me again with a slightly more intent look and... the dog person sniffed the air.

And at the same time, I received a notification that the task was completed!

Mission completed, congratulations!

As a result of the task, you have acquired a new pet... I mean...friend!

Relationship with Inuzuka Kiba +3000 (friendship).

Relationship with the Inuzuka clan +300.

Relationship with Uchiha Sasuke -250.

Received 200 experience.

New task!

"Transportation of a wounded soldier."

Help your new friend reach the clan quarter.

Conditions for completion: reach the entrance to the Inuzuka clan territory before the end of the day.

Remaining time: 6:34:59.

Reward: +150 experience, improved relations with your first friend and his clan, the opportunity to subsequently visit the territory of the Inuzuka clan without consequences. Opening of three chains of events with the Inuzuka clan. Improving relations with the faction of ordinary residents of Konohagagure.

Penalty for refusal/failure: reduced reputation with the Inuzuka clan and loss of several relationship points with your first friend. Variable.

Accept the task?

Yes/No

That's no matter, I accept! Free experience is everything to us. Moreover, to reach a new level I need only sixteen mosqu... units left, I mean! And to finally introduce at least one clan into friendly relations and strengthen the connection with the heir of the clan sounds simply wonderful.

- And I am Uzumaki Naruto! – I proudly introduced myself.

- And let me help you get home, - and seeing how the child decided to show his independence and coolness in his understanding, I decided to add pressure, - you can handle it by yourself, but what will be if this Uchiha again decide to continue what he started, and even invites his clanmates? Uchihas are good at this, but together it will be more reliable!

I'm going to ignore gaining the eloquence skill and raising the "Talk no jutsu" skill by a whole level! I don't screw anybodys brains, and I'm not lying, just exaggerating and admitting everything in this life, that screwed me over my first love, but give my first friend.1

- Come on, it's really easier together. – It's really easy to convince children of something, I've already begun to forget this, in my unsociability.

But, despite my statement, I almost had to drag Kiba on myself to the clan. How did he even manage to escape from that clearing? But the message about raising the relationship by +5 popped up twice along the way. My friendly gesture was fully appreciated.

And at the gate, having handed Kiba to a huge one-eyed dog, if I remember correctly - his mother's ninken, and trying not to look at the pale guy, who was clearly going to have another head-washing at home, I set off, reading such beautiful lines, declaring addition of the experience for completing the task, I've also get everything suggested and +200 reputation with Kiba and his clan. Although it was a little difficult to make it before sunset, I still have difficulties with my stamina, it was a long walk, and Kiba was heavy! But it's okay, I managed.

But the quest chains bothered me. The first one, Friendship with the Clan, looked normal and was the only one available right now. The second one was a little annoying - "Training young Hounds". But I really didn't have enough levels and characteristics requirements for it, and it was still closed. But the third one was scary!

"The Taming of the Lone Wolf" (closed until the Player's body is sixteen years old).

So how should I react on this? No, I remember the mission for one rabbit, and I understand that the system will one way or another try to train me in all directions, with its quests... but I'm not even as afraid of Tsunade as I am of Inuzuka Tsume!

In general, I walked back in a state of quiet shock and unwillingness to grow up! No, everything, of course, can change three hundred times, but still such a future scares me.

Somehow, unnoticed, I entered the same park again, and heard a rustling from the same bushes. The fk, this is some kind of fate! And confirming my thoughts, I received exactly the same quest as three hours ago, but with the number two! I'll be honest that soon I'll start taking the tenth route around this park!

... and curse the "Talk no jutsu" skill!