The Little Uchiha - A Naruto Quest

[Epsilon]

[X] Walk up to Hatake Kakashi and ask to see Obito's eye

[X] Plan Nix
-Taijutsu - 5
-Ninjutsu- 5

Okay, we don't have the Uchiha arrogance and Sharingan obsesssion, that's great. Did we actually beat Itachi and Sasuke age wise when it comes to unlocking our Sharingan?

[dice]6304[/dice]

Edit: Yeah! First time the dice roller here actually rolled good for me!

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You did beat out Itachi and Sasuke age wise. Itachi unlocks it when he's eight, when one of his genin team members gets killed.

Nice roll.

+9 to Chakra Control.

 

[SoothingCoffee]

You did beat out Itachi and Sasuke age wise. Itachi unlocks it when he's eight, when one of his genin team members gets killed.

Click to shrink...

Have we told anyone about our Sharingan? Or not?

[X] Plan Catchup and Taijutsu
[X] Walk up to Hatake Kakashi and ask to see Obito's eye

Even if there's no body, it doesn't mean we couldn't give a proper send-off towards what's left of Obito-nii-san!

"Sit still, you thief—let me send a proper respect for Obito-nii-san." You stare deeply into the Sharingan.

"Uh..."

"Quiet!"

 

[Pipeman]

You did beat out Itachi and Sasuke age wise. Itachi unlocks it when he's eight, when one of his genin team members gets killed.

Nice roll.

+9 to Chakra Control.

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How old is Itachi right now anyways?

 

[Epsilon]

Have we told anyone about our Sharingan? Or not?

Even if there's no body, it doesn't mean we couldn't give a proper send-off towards what's left of Obito-nii-san!

"Sit still, you thief—let me send a proper respect for Obito-nii-san." You stare deeply into the Sharingan.

"Uh..."

"Quiet!"

Click to shrink...

You haven't told anyone about your magic eyes- yet. I'll make a prompt for that in the next update, maybe.

Maybe you'll keep calling Kakashi thief for the rest of your life

"Hey thief, how's it going?"

"Thief! What's that book you're reading?"

"I know it's you behind that Anbu mask, thief."

How old is Itachi right now anyways?

Click to shrink...

About the same age as you, or maybe a few months older. He's around four or five now.

 

[Ct613hulu]

[X] Ask the blonde man why he didn't bring back Obito's body

[X] Plan Eyeballs
-[X] Chakra Control - 6
-[X] Ninjutsu - 1
-[X] Taijutsu - 1
-[X] Kunai Throwing - 1
-[X] Running - 1

 

[Pipeman]

Epsilon, since it's more or less relevant for the decision at hand, what exactly would high (or rather less poor) chakra control actually going to do for us right now?

dasstan at least seems to believe that raising it first will make learning other things more easily, but given that the other things right now are neither all that chakra reliant nor requiring a great degree of chakra control (except perhaps ninjutsu) I don't think we need much for anything we're learning now.

 

[Epsilon]

Epsilon, since it's more or less relevant for the decision at hand, what exactly would high (or rather less poor) chakra control actually going to do for us right now?

dasstan at least seems to believe that raising it first will make learning other things more easily, but given that the other things right now are neither all that chakra reliant nor requiring a great degree of chakra control (except perhaps ninjutsu) I don't think we need much for anything we're learning now.

Click to shrink...

Chakra Control is an auxillary skill. It opens up more learning paths for you; you can't learn genjutsu till control reaches a certain level. It will also give you extra exp in learning ninjutsu and genjutsu as it levels up; so yes, it does make learning ninjutsu and related stuff easier.

At the moment however, you are just beginning your training in the ninja arts; you're right in that chakra control can afford to go without improvement for a while.

You can focus on taijutsu and improving your physical capabilities with exercises(running), or maybe nifty tricks with kunai and shuriken instead if you wish. You also have ninjutsu to study; a certain level of ninjutsu is needed to learn the Great Fireball Jutsu- which will make the clan acknowledge you as a rightful member of the Uchiha.

A ninja needs to know many things!

Having said all that, I need a tie breaker between Plan Catchup and Taijutsu & Plan Eyeballs...

 

[Silver719]

[X] Plan Eyeballs
-[X] Chakra Control - 6
-[X] Ninjutsu - 1
-[X] Taijutsu - 1
-[X] Kunai Throwing - 1
-[X] Running - 1
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[Epsilon]

Votes Locked.

[ ] Ask the blonde man why he didn't bring back Obito's body

[ ] Plan Eyeballs
-[ ] Chakra Control - 6
-[ ] Ninjutsu - 1
-[ ] Taijutsu - 1
-[ ] Kunai Throwing - 1
-[ ] Running - 1

I need a couple of rolls now:

#Chakra Control - 6d10
#Ninjutsu - 1d10
#Taijutsu - 1d10
#Kunai Throwing - 1d10
#Running - 1d10

 

[Plotvitalnpc]

Oke
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[Leekz01]

guess I'll do some.
[dice]6309[/dice]
[dice]6310[/dice]

 

[Silver719]

I'll roll.
[dice]6311[/dice]
[dice]6312[/dice]

 

[OverReactionGuy]

If silvers doesn't count since he didn't put what they were for, I'll roll as well, just in case.
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[dice]6314[/dice]

 

[Epsilon]

#Chakra Control 》 6d10 》5+1+3+5+4+6 = 24
#Taijutsu 》1d10 》2
#Running 》1d10 》4
#Kunai Throwing 》1d10 》9
#Ninjutsu 》1d10 》6

OverReactionGuy I'm counting yours since silver didn't mark his.

At first glance, you guys are apparently more talented at using chakra magic than punching people in the face XD

Will update next day; I need some sleep atm.
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[Silver719]

Thank god I didn't mark mine. My rolls were awful.

 

[Epsilon]

You see the blonde man standing at one corner. There's something you need to know; a question you're burning to ask. And only this man, Obito's sensei, has the answers.

Namikaze Minato. You'll remember that name.

The man is accompanied by his lone female student when you decide to walk up towards him.

"Hibiki? Where are you going?" your sister asks.

"Give me a minute," you reply back. You are thankful when your sister chooses not to follow.

The jounin notices you when you're almost near him. He gives you an earnest smile full of twinkling eyes; his golden hair and blue eyes are a different sort of perfection than the flawless paper and ink colors of the Uchiha.

"Hey there kiddo. You need something?"

You nod.

"You're Obito nii-san's sensei, Namikaze Minato."

"I am," he says with a slightly sadder look.

"I want to know something," you begin. He indicates you to continue, so you do.

"Tell me then, Namikaze Minato..."

You look him straight in the eye.

"Why didn't you bring back nii-san's body?"

It wasn't a question he expected from a child that's for sure. You see the girl beside him, Rin, frown at you.

"Ah. Well, Obito was buried beneath the cave system of Kannabi Pass when it was destroyed," Minato says with a sigh. "I had two other students with me- one who had just had an eye transplant, and the other still recovering after being captured by Iwa-nin."

"So you left Obito there, rotting in the grounds of a country not his own."

He's again taken aback. Rin opens her mouth to say something, but Namikaze-san is already speaking.

"I needed to get Kakashi and Rin out of there," he says, almost pleadingly. "I'd already lost one student. I couldn't bear to lose any more, could I? And Obito would never forgive me if I let his teammates die."

"You could've used some jutsu to dig him out quickly before leaving. Aren't you a jounin?"

"It would've taken a lot of time to dig through. The whole cave system had collapsed," Rin replies uncertainly. You don't let up however.

"Why didn't you go back then? After you brought them to a Konoha outpost why didn't you go back? You left him there..."

"Sensei needs to rest too," Rin says after a pause. The excuse sounds flimsy, and she looks embarassed the more you stare at her. "He's been fighting whole armies on his own!"

You snort. You've heard enough excuses for the day.

"He's right Rin," you hear the jounin say despondently. "No matter the reason, I should've gone back..."

"Nii-san was a good person, so he'd never begrudge you for leaving him behind. But here's the thing," you say while staring straight at their eyes, "I hate you."

Rin flinches, but Namikaze Minato looks strangely resolute.

"You're right to begrudge me. Let me make a promise to you then, kid."

You're eerily reminded of Obito's last words to you when he speaks of a promise...

"I'll go back to find Obito's body, no matter what."

You will hold him to that. And you hope that he's better at keeping his promises than your dead cousin.

You turn around and walk away. Perhaps Obito's sensei might turn out to be a decent man after all...

"Hey, I never got your name," he calls back.

You glance over your shoulder.

"It's Hibiki. Uchiha Hibiki."

---

Spoiler: Training

Taijutsu 1d10 → 2
Running 1d10 → 4
Ninjutsu 1d10 → 6
Kunai Throwing 1d10 → 9
Chakra Control 6d10 → 24

Your clan training is slowly expanded beyond chakra lessons.

"A good ninja must be strong in both body and mind," drones on Ayano-sensei while you lie awkwardly on the ground. "Clearly you need work in the former, Hibiki."

Some of your cousins giggle in the back of the training dojo and you scowl at them.

You are younger than your fellow trainees by a year or so, and you've never been the most active kid on the block throughout your short life. Most of your afternoons had been spent lazing around on a warm patch of grass beneath a big tree, or perhaps playing hide and seek- where you often fell asleep while hiding.

The intense exercise you've been put through to hone your body does not really agree with your habits. Your arms hang uselessly at your sides due to the uncountable punches you've been made to throw, and your legs feel like lead from the hour long jog you had prior.

There's one bright point to it however. Nee-chan gives you a piggyback when she comes to take you home.

"Taijutsu is hard, Hikari-nee," you mumble into her hair. It's still cool and slighly wet from the shower she must've taken before coming to pick you up. Though you're sweaty from training, your sister has no qualms about carrying you on her back.

"You've got time," she says in a slightly amused tone. "You're just a child now; all you have to do is to work hard and keep improving."

"I remember my own first taijutsu lessons," she says wistfully. "I was the best there was! Except for that brat Shisui..."

Your sister grumbles at the end.

Shisui is one of your older cousins, around four years older than you. You don't know him too well, except for the fact that he's a genius and the strongest Uchiha kid in his generation.

The strongest Uchiha...

Hn.

You'll have to surpass Shisui on your path to greatness. He's a prodigy in the ninja arts and has years on you, but you think you're a rather smart kid yourself. That, and you have something to bridge the gap.

Your face is hidden in your sister's hair, so no one notices the flicker of crimson in your eyes...


《~》

You stare into the mirror, observing the slowly rotating tomoe of your sharingan.

There's a noticeable drain in your reserves whenever you turn it on; you can feel the chakra moving upwards and through your occular pathways.

You practice with your eyes whenever you're alone- mostly in the bathroom when you shower, even if it feels a bit silly to do so. The bathroom is the most secret place in the world after all!

Roll: 27

The daily drain of your chakra has noticeably increased the amount of your reserves, though not by much. Just enough to understand the difference.

You haven't told anyone about your sharingan.

It just feels wrong to reveal it to the world. Obito nii-san had spent his whole life yearning for these eyes, and you gained them from his death...

You also know that it's not common to awaken your eyes at the age of four. Hikari nee-chan is nine, and even she doesn't have the sharingan as far as you know.

If you do reveal your eyes now, you won't show them to anyone but nee-chan.

Will you reveal your eyes to your sister?

[ ] Yes Chances of getting bad attention from some bad, bad people. On the other hand, specialised training.

[ ] NoNo one will know. Your eyes will remain a secret till you decide to show them.

---

"Your sister wasn't exaggerating when she said you had some talent at throwing weapons," Ayano-sensei complimented.

Your throwing skills can certainly be polished further, but your accuracy is impressive for a mere beginner.

"You must have good eyes," Ayano-sensei mused.

Well, she isn't wrong. You do have better eyes than others your age.

《~》

Near the end of the month, you are finally introduced to Ninjutsu.

"The term ninjutsu covers a wide array of disciplines in the usage of chakra," your sensei explained. "When you use chakra to directly affect the world around you, then you're performing ninjutsu..."

You learn the twelve standard handseals required for molding chakra. Each of them affect your chakra someway; you can feel the difference in the flow when you perform a seal properly.

In over a month of training in various ninja arts, you've noticed the most improvement in your skill at manipulating chakra. You aren't too surprised; it's what you do with most of your spare time after all.

Practicing your control barely takes any effort. You merely close your eyes and shift the flow of energy in your body with but a thought.

You need to improve on other aspects of being a ninja too however. Maybe you could focus more on a single skill? Or perhaps you could spread your time and effort evenly...

What to do?

You have 12 exp for the next month. Vote for exp in plans, like always.

[ ] Chakra Control - Worthless (33/50)

[ ] Ninjutsu - Dreadful (6/10)

[ ] Taijutsu - Dreadful (2/10)

[ ] Running - Dreadful (4/10)

[ ] Kunai Throwing - Worthless (9/50)

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Improving extensively in your chakra control at such a young age has led to the development of a talent.

??? (1/3)

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Something occurs in the next month. Choose any two events:

[ ] You are convinced by Shisui to help him out with something...

[ ] You are summoned to Lord Fugaku's home one afternoon.

[ ] Nee-chan's friends meet you!

[ ] You decide to visit the playground. It's been a while.

[ ] You meet that black and white tabby cat you saved from a tree a while back. This time, it's stuck atop a streetlamp...

[ ] ??? (Random Event by dice)

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Nohara Rin thinks you're a brat.

Minato Namikaze went back to Grass Country to search for Obito's dead body...

The Third Ninja war nears its end.

 

[SoothingCoffee]

Gotta up pur physicals, that's for sure. Will vote later.

 

[dasstan]

[X] Yes

Yeah, if I could vote for being open about it, I would. It's silly not to be using the sharingan to maximize gains.

[X] Plan Well Rounded
-[X] Chakra Control - 2
-[X] Ninjutsu - 2
-[X] Taijutsu - 3
-[X] Running - 4
-[X] Kunai Throwing - 1

[X] You are summoned to Lord Fugaku's home one afternoon.

[X] You meet that black and white tabby cat you saved from a tree a while back. This time, it's stuck atop a streetlamp...

 

[Leekz01]

[X] Yes

[X] Plan Leekz
-[X] Chakra Control - 5
-[X] Taijutsu - 5
-[X] Running - 2

Did mine like this since he's young Chakra and Taijustu is really the most important skills early on can't do much Ninjustu yet running will be good for our speed. Kunai hardly ever kill in the show. plus I wanna get talent in Chakra control and Taijustu.

[X] You are summoned to Lord Fugaku's home one afternoon.
[X] You meet that black and white tabby cat you saved from a tree a while back. This time, it's stuck atop a streetlamp...

 

[Nix's Warden]

[X] Yes

[X] Taifutsu - 8
[X] Running - 4

We REALLY need to upgrade our physical skills. If improving Chakra Control so much gave us a talent, then leaving our physical skills behind might give us a flaw.

[X] You are convinced by Shisui to help him out with something....

[X] You meet that black and white tabby cat you saved from a tree a while back. This time, it's stuck atop a streetlamp...

Edit: What was the 27 roll for anyway and what would the other options have done?

 

[Epsilon]

[X] Yes

Yeah, if I could vote for being open about it, I would. It's silly not to be using the sharingan to maximize gains.

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'Yes' can lead your sister to encourage you to fully reveal your sharingan, no worries. Didn't give the option here as it felt a bit out of character; I'll ease it in.

[X] Yes

[X] Taifutsu - 8
[X] Running - 4

We REALLY need to upgrade our physical skills. If improving Chakra Control so much gave us a talent, then leaving our physical skills behind might give us a flaw.

[X] You are convinced by Shisui to help him out with something....

[X] You meet that black and white tabby cat you saved from a tree a while back. This time, it's stuck atop a streetlamp...

Edit: What was the 27 roll for anyway and what would the other options have done?

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Stacking the deck in one direction at this young age does indeed develop talents- and flaws.

That roll was to see if you had any growth in your chakra pools over the month.27 resulted in slight growth.

You wanna know the other options? Okay

Kakashi option would result in you trying to claw out Obito's eye. "Give back nii-san's eye! It's not yours!"- You wouldn't get into serious trouble of course, as you're a kid and you were close to Obito. You'd hate Kakashi though, and Fugaku would keep a closer eye on you. This was the most troublesome option.

Fugaku would have resulted in another odd conversation. He would say that he did not wish to cause undue conflict (hint about Minato being an influential man) and he had no reason to believe that Obito's teammates and teacher would lie about his last wish. There would also be an explanation on how the sharingan would not work for Kakashi like it works for a true Uchiha, and other bland stuff along that route.

Fugaku also had Itachi hiding behind his legs.

Go home was the safe option; no potential derailing from canon. You would cool off and have only a mild dislike of Kakashi.

Currently you've delayed any thoughts of the eye thief, though you'll spark a confrontation with him on sight if you meet anytime soon.

 

[Plotvitalnpc]

[X] Yes

[X] Plan Fuwk
-[X] Chakra Control - 4
-[X] Ninjutsu - 2
-[X] Taijutsu - 2
-[X] Running - 3
-[X] Kunai Throwing - 1

[X] You are summoned to Lord Fugaku's home one afternoon.

[X] You meet that black and white tabby cat you saved from a tree a while back. This time, it's stuck atop a streetlamp...

 

[Smyter]

[X] Yes

[X] Plan Punch Face and Learning Stuff
-[X] Chakra Control - 3
-[X] Ninjutsu - 2
-[X] Taijutsu - 5
-[X] Running - 2

[X] You are convinced by Shisui to help him out with something....

[X] You meet that black and white tabby cat you saved from a tree a while back. This time, it's stuck atop a streetlamp...

 

[Silver719]

[X] Yes

[X] Plan Jack of Trades
-[X] Ninjutsu - 3
-[X] Taijutsu - 3
-[X] Running - 4
-[X] Kunai Throwing - 1

[X] You are convinced by Shisui to help him out with something....

[X] You meet that black and white tabby cat you saved from a tree a while back. This time, it's stuck atop a streetlamp...

 

[SoothingCoffee]

[X] Yes

[X] Plan Leekz
-[X] Chakra Control - 5
-[X] Taijutsu - 5
-[X] Running - 2

[X] You are convinced by Shisui to help him out with something....

[X] You meet that black and white tabby cat you saved from a tree a while back. This time, it's stuck atop a streetlamp...

 

[Pipeman]

[X] Yes

[X] Plan Leekz
-[X] Chakra Control - 5
-[X] Taijutsu - 5
-[X] Running - 2

Leekz01, SoothingCoffee, shouldn't we add a name to the plan?


[X] You are summoned to Lord Fugaku's home one afternoon.

Quite frankly, with how much backing "Yes" and the attached risk of bad attention has, having closer ties to our clan head and being able to count on more clan backing is pretty damn important.


[X] Nee-chan's friends meet you!

Gotta milk that adorableness hard!
Slightly more seriously, there's a pretty decent chance that Nee-chan's friends include non-Uchiha and we could both use some non-Uchiha contacts and could probably also use some positive encounters with ones.
Otherwise we might just end up an arrogant and entitled clan brat.
And milking our adorableness for everything it's worth is pretty much the way to go if we want to actually get to know people outside of the clan before we enter the academy ourselves.

 

[Leekz01]

Edited in a simple plan name and those social options sounds reasonable. Although I wanna keep the Cat option though I feel like it'll remind him of his promise with Obito and give him more of a drive to be a hero and the best ninja he can be.

 

[OverReactionGuy]

Minato Namikaze went back to Grass Country to search for Obito's dead body...

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...Shit, we just sent Minato to go after old man Madora and Zetsu. Wooo! We just sent Minato to go after old man Madora and Zetsu!

I hope he kicks ass, the dude is a genius.

 

[SoothingCoffee]

[X] You are summoned to Lord Fugaku's home one afternoon.

Quite frankly, with how much backing "Yes" and the attached risk of bad attention has, having closer ties to our clan head and being able to count on more clan backing is pretty damn important.


[X] Nee-chan's friends meet you!

Click to shrink...

But the cat! Think of the cat! Stuck on a streetlamp, mewling for help that would never come!

 

[Pipeman]

But the cat! Think of the cat! Stuck on a streetlamp, mewling for help that would never come!

Click to shrink...

Think of the Nee-chan that doesn't get to show off her little brother and spread the brocon to her friends!