Time flowed like water, and a month passed in the blink of an eye.
After acquiring Lara Croft's Multi-functional Bow and Arrow Proficiency, An Yan quickly crafted several bows and, using the system's item space, stored a large quantity of special arrows.
The explosive arrows were the trickiest to make. There were no mines around Konoha, so he couldn't find black powder. An Yan had to buy it from a shop in the village. The price wasn't cheap, and it was a sensitive material, easily attracting the attention of the Military Police Force.
Fortunately, An Yan was a Konoha native with a clean record. He was only stopped and questioned by a few police force ninja. After learning he was using it to create special ninja tools and registering it as a hazardous material, there were no further issues.
As the saying goes, "With a sharp weapon in hand, the urge to kill arises." With a new skill, An Yan's hands were itching to try it out. He slung a bow over his back and headed into the forest surrounding the village. With his ninja agility and precise archery, his hunts were almost always successful.
It was worth noting that when he aimed with the bow, a crosshair would automatically appear in the center of his vision, greatly aiding his hunting.
An Yan's physical condition hadn't been great before; growing up in a time of war meant he was malnourished. Recently, by hunting every few days, he had significantly improved his diet with deer, rabbits, and other game.
After consuming a large amount of meat and protein, An Yan's physique had become slightly stronger. The system showed his physique attribute had reached four points, close to the average for an adult in the ninja world.
During this time, An Yan had also been busy. Although his chakra reserves were somewhat limited as he came from an ordinary ninja family, he had managed to learn the Rasengan.
After all, a jutsu that required no hand seals was too good to pass up, and the original story had clearly laid out the training method. It would be pathetic if he couldn't master it.
Unfortunately, due to his young age and undeveloped body, his chakra capacity was small. Currently, he could only form one Rasengan, making it unsuitable for regular combat.
Chakra is energy created by combining spiritual and physical energy. An Yan's spirit attribute was 8, while his physique was only 4. As he grew older and his body developed, his chakra capacity had significant room for growth.
Moreover, a high spirit attribute had another advantage: better chakra control. He easily mastered skills like tree climbing and water walking after a little practice.
With his fine chakra control, An Yan had even experimented with a fingertip Rasengan. Unfortunately, its power was lacking. When he poked a tree with it, it only created a hole the size of a fist.
The damage from non-elemental chakra was still a bit low. The situation would likely change once he mastered various chakra natures in the future.
Over the past month, An Yan discovered a pattern in the system. As long as his name was mentioned by someone, he would gain reputation points—one point per mention, two to three times a day per person.
An Yan hadn't been particularly active, but he had easily accumulated over 400 reputation points in a month. He made several more wishes and obtained some decent skills.
For example, a passive skill called Iron Bones, which reduced damage from enemy melee and ranged attacks.
Before, An Yan could be killed with one stab. Now, it would take a second one. A cause for celebration indeed.
The second was also a passive skill: Heart of Stone, which greatly reduced damage from enemy melee and ranged attacks.
The damage reduction from Heart of Stone and Iron Bones could stack. An Yan was gradually developing into a tank, and his skin was becoming tougher.
With these two passive skills combined, An Yan estimated he could probably withstand four or five knife stabs in a street fight with thugs. He was already at the level of an elite mini-boss. If he were in a Hong Kong action movie, he could become a top enforcer with these two talents.
However, in this world, it still wasn't enough. He probably couldn't withstand the damage from a ninjutsu attack. He was just tougher and more resilient than an ordinary person.
As for Tsunade's monstrous strength punches, An Yan knew better than to test them.
If she dared to punch, he dared to die.
The third skill was a minor god-tier skill for his current stage.
Adrenaline Rush: When you are in a desperate situation, unleash your life's potential.
If he was seriously injured on the battlefield, activating Adrenaline Rush might give him a chance to fight back and perhaps even turn the tables.
The fourth skill was rather grim: Corpse Trap Creation. He could use an enemy's corpse to create a trap that would release a large amount of poisonous gas when another enemy approached to investigate.
An Yan had no idea how a small poisonous mushroom could instantly produce enough lethal gas to cover a three-meter radius. Don't ask, just blame it on the system.
After acquiring these skills, An Yan finally felt a small sense of security in this dangerous world.
After a month, An Yan had gradually adjusted his mentality to being in this new world. He was grateful to have been born in Konoha rather than a small village like Amegakure.
Although the world wasn't peaceful, he still had some protection and wasn't completely helpless.
He received a monthly relief fund and could hunt to supplement his nutrition. Life was pretty good.
The only drawback was that he still had to go to school. It wasn't that he disliked learning, but the system was too efficient. He had already self-studied all the courses, so now he had to sit through teachers repeating what he already knew. It felt like a waste of time.
An Yan didn't want to sleep in class, and unlike the clan kids, he didn't know the Shadow Clone Jutsu. So he had to endure the boring lectures every day. What surprised him the most was that Teacher Sato was using The Will of Fire as the primary reader for teaching literacy, making students read and write it character by character.
An Yan had thought the Will of Fire was purely for indoctrination, but it turned out to be their first textbook. No wonder so many people sacrificed themselves for it; they were learning it from the moment they learned to read.
An Yan was speechless at the state of education in the ninja world.
You can't be serious? Are there really people who get into the Ninja Academy without knowing how to read?
Shouldn't you have completed basic literacy before enrolling?
Why is my Naruto so different from everyone else's!
An Yan let out a silent scream. He felt old and jaded despite his young age.
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