Chapter 03

I myself was curious enough to find an open window near the side from which I could hear the lecture coming from within,

"-And who can tell me what Madara's most famous jutsu?" asked the lecturer. The man had grey hair, chewed on a toothpick and had his leaf headband tied as a bandana around his head. I looked at his name and title;

Mizuki, Chunin of Konoha

Lv- 41

REP- 0 (Isn't aware of your existence)

My eyes went wide, this guy was Mizuki?! Holy shit! His level is through the roof! And he's one of the first people Naruto fights?! Fuck me man just how strong are people?!

"Anyone?" Mizuki asked again with a deep sigh, "come on kids, you have to know this. This'll be in your history finals!"

I looked around, no one was answering the man. I blinked, hmm, might as well. I cleared my throat and spoke up, "Madara's favorite jutsu was the Great Fireball jutsu. He even made it a right of passage for the Uchiha clan, if a member can't perform it along with awakening their sharingan then they weren't considered Uchiha."

Mizuki's eyes immediately landed on me as slowly the rest of the lecture hall realised I was the one who spoke up.

The chunin looked amused as he smiled at me, "not bad kid. You one of the orphans starting out today?"

I nodded, "yes. Hello, nice to meet you."

The class exploded into laughter as Mizuki himself chuckled a bit. "Alright kid, I got to say you're pretty smart," the man smiled, and from what I could tell it was a real smile, "tell me, do you think you can answer a few more questions?"

Ping!

Quest Alert!

Answer the questions smarty pants!

Rewards:

+1 stat point per correct answer

?

Failure:

Nothing

Do you accept?

Y/N?

No risk for failure? Also a mystery reward Hell yeah! I immediately pressed yes and turned to Mizuki and smiled, "bring it."

"Oh, confident one aren't you?" Mizuki spat out his toothpick, "alright kid tell me, which clan does the first Hokage belong to?"

"Senju clan," I answer immediately.

Ping!

+ 1 stat point!

Mizuki blinked, "r-right. Next question, who was considered a SS rank threat that-"

"-Minato Namikaze, the fourth Hokage also known as the Yellow Flash," I interrupted him before he had a chance to finish.

Ping!

+ 1 stat point!

Mizuki raised an eyebrow, "alright...when was the first and second Ninja war fought?"

This made me pause. I didn't have an exact date, the manga and anime never established a proper timeline...but why? Maybe they don't use time lines here? Maybe it was based on historical events, all types of civilizations based any time line around that so…

"It happened around 70 years ago," I flinched, "I'm sorry I can't be more specific."

Mizuki snorted, "no problem, that's much more than I'll get out of these morons," he said glaring at the kid who now looked embarrassed to be shown up by an orphan like me. I hope this doesn't make them….oh shit.

I just saw the REP score, or the reputation score, floating over their heads slowly turn from 0, which I assume is neutral, to -5. I'm guessing they all hate me now.

Ping!

+ 1 stat point!

"Anyway kid, one last question," this time he smiled evilly, "what's worse? A ninja who craves power or a weak ninja?"

Ah, philosophy, nice. I'm guessing based on my answer he'll try and recruit me into his cause of being a traitor. Wonderful.

I smiled, "that depends on the ninja."

"What do you mean?" the chunin asked.

"Well, if a ninja wants power to protect his friends, these is no reason he shouldn't be alone to be the best he can be. But if a ninja is weak and is scared, then chances are his cowardness will get other people killed. It doesn't matter who has power and who doesn't, all that matters is how they use it."

Ping!

+ 1 stat point!

And just like that Mizuki's REP score went from 0 to 5. Even a few of the kids started to hate me a little less. Though still had a negative score when it came to their REP.

"Not bad kid," Mizuki smirked, "you're like a little genius aren't you? Hm, just like the third hokage….a little professor."

Ping!

Quest completed!

Answer the questions smarty pants!

Rewards:

+1 stat point per correct answer

A new title!

Title gained!

Little Professor- +5% bonus marks to every written and oral test. + 2 INT boost

I blinked, "t-thanks."

"Yami!" I heard Ksume call out. I turned to see her glaring at me, "get back here this instance!"

I gulped, "sorry!" I went running away, putting the class out f my mind. I ran to her and gulped, a ninja had arrived and was taking the rest of the orphans inside the academy. Ksume said nothing as she pointed at the group, glaring at me as I ran to them.

I sighed as I slipped into the ground and listened to the ninja who was leading the group, "this is the academy, you all will study here for four years and at the end, depending on how well you do, you can become ninjas for the village!"

The man had tanned skin with a hair tied up in a short ponytail. He had a scar across his nose and a cheerful smile on his face;

Iruka Umino, Teacher

Lv- 45

REP- 5

Woah, I don't even know the guy and he already likes me? Cool.

"Ah, sensei," a small girl in the group raised a shaky hand. Iruka nodded to her allowing her to continue, "w-what happens if we don't become ninjas?"