Chapter 18: Rewards and New Quests

Thinking about the ability to create something out of nothing using the Yin element. Shikamaru, of course, remembered the Yang element, which allows you to create life when combined with Yin. He just didn't quite understand how it worked right now. He remembered that in the anime, Yin and Yang formed chakra by merging. But looking at this now, being a real ninja, the guy had a lot of questions. If Yin and Yang form chakra, how is the power of the Sage of the Six Paths to be explained? Or the power of the Great Tree?

Did Hagoromo have a special chakra? Was it similar to the chakra of today's people?

Sighing, Shikamaru simply shook his head.

- It doesn't matter now, I'll start small, and then I'll understand how everything works.

Having good Yin compatibility is also good. Genjutsu alone is dependent on the "Yin" element. So Shikamaru should definitely do them, definitely better than others. True, he didn't really want to focus attention on them ...

"Okay, what about the assignments ..." - two assignments have long been considered completed.

"Good compatibility"

Reach an affinity with one of the elements 50%

Reward 5000 points, elixir of enhancing elements (random).

"Perfect Compatibility"

Reach affinity with one of the elements 100%

Reward 10,000 points, a pill to cleanse the body from toxins, a grade B technique scroll.

Moreover, since the two tasks were completed very quickly and at the same time, the system issued a special reward.

Special reward for both quests: 6,500 points, two random pills and one elixir.

Seeing this award, Shikamaru only chuckled wryly. In fact, special awards should be truly "special". But in this case, the system seemed to know that a similar situation could happen and the awards were reduced for some reason. The system should definitely help Shikamaru, but it should also issue rewards fairly. Otherwise, there would be no point in assignments.

"I don't understand the reasons, but maybe the system is not just encouraging my actions. I increase my strength - I will be rewarded. But if the promotion is too fast, and points are earned at high speed, it can even be harmful. Who knows ... "- smiling, Shikamaru was not particularly worried, getting twenty-three thousand points was an incredible reward, and in fact he spent only eight thousand on everything. Moreover, that was not all ...

"The Power of Bloodline"

Raise one pedigree, up to 400%.

Reward: 10,000 points, bloodline stabilization pill.

Special reward: 2,000 points, three Akimichi and Kurama clan Hijutsu.

"Hmm, great, thirty-five thousand is worth something. Now I can quite use them properly ... "With a satisfied nod, Shikamaru was finally satisfied. He managed to get almost the maximum out of his current position. With new points, he will be able to get a little more, and on top of that, he will be able to acquire a quite good Genome. But now he didn't even think about it. Still, taking the pills is one thing, but getting a new pedigree and a genome is quite another. Who knows what test he will have to pass during the assimilation of power. He had already experienced the effects of the pills, and the genetic alteration would definitely be unpleasant. So he decided to wait and be discharged from the hospital and give his body time to rest. He has already received enough from the system, it is worthwhile to wait and look around in Konoha.

"Okay, what is there in terms of status, an increase in some indicators can help with the next task" - thinking about this, Shikamaru immediately gave the command to open the Status.

Name: Shikamaru Nara

Age: 4 years

Faction: Nara Clan, Hidden Leaf Village

Ninja Rank: None

- [Strength: 30] - [Stamina: 35] - [Speed: 23] -

- [Talent: 80] - [Chakra Amount: 50] - [Chakra Control: 23] -

Pedigree:

[Nara - strength 425%] → Improved mastery of the element "Yin" - 85%

- Improved Genome: absent

Elements:

- Earth Release → 28%

- Fire Release → 9%

- Yin Release → 115%

Technique: None

- Ha, that's what I understand ... - the status has really changed. Shikamaru was already pretty close to completing two tasks. But this will definitely take more time. Under current conditions, he could complete only two tasks, only to obtain the first genome and obtain the first pedigree. Otherwise, even after picking up the reward and learning the Jutsu, he will not be able to complete tasks related to techniques until he can apply them. A simple rule of thumb, but quite effective. But, the reward for these quests is not that great, so Shikamaru didn't bother.

What really interested him now was the strange yin percentages. Logically, a hundred should be the maximum, but apparently, this is not even the limit. It is not clear how this worked, so it was questionable.

"Maybe one hundred percent is taken as a unit of an ordinary person's capabilities? Having surpassed a hundred means crossing this limit ... "Thoughtfully scratching his chin, Shikamaru was not sure. Yet about chakra and everything else, he only knew superficial information. The Yin element represents spiritual energy, that's all he knew.

"The main thing is that this does not cause problems in the body, and I have to cope with the rest," Nodding calmly, Shikamaru brought up the task window again and selected several new ones. As soon as he completed the three past, several new ones immediately opened to him:

"Path of the Elements"

Reach control in at least three elements 50%

Transformation Wizard

Achieve control in at least three elements 100%

"The Power of the Elements"

Achieve complete control of all five elements.

Rewards: 30,000 points, a pill to completely fuse the three elements, a special scroll.

The rewards were very tempting, but it was very difficult to complete these tasks. The first one is still passable, but the rest ... Definitely, for a few more years Shikamaru will not come close to completing them.

The new pedigree assignments were even more difficult:

"Alien Blood"

Raise five bloodlines, up to 400%.

Reward: 15,000 points, a bloodline enhancement pill, a scroll of ten random A-class technicians.

"The Power of the Bloodline"

Increase twelve pedigrees, up to 440%.

Reward: Hidden

The first task was very difficult at first glance, but compared to the second, it was too simple. If you count, then the first task will require no more than a hundred thousand points, but the second, more than twice. Especially when you consider that there are not many cheap pedigrees in the system, and the pills are not cheap. Given that they will have to buy almost twice as many, to increase the pedigree from four hundred twenty-five to four hundred and forty.

In general, the tasks for the future are quite amusing. But, Shikamaru didn't care much about it and quietly shut them down. He had enough glasses now, and there was no point in looking so far. It is worth first studying the world, understanding the chakra, gaining ground in Konoha, and only then thinking about the future and your path in this world.

As morning was approaching, Shikamaru decided to eat a little. He hasn't eaten properly since he came to this world. So it was worth finally fixing it, and doing simple human things, without a system, chakra and other problematic things.

Taking a bite of his bun with pleasure, Shikamaru began to devour his delicious breakfast ...