I look up at the building that Jiji had shown me the day before. This is the Ninja Academy. Where you learn how to be a ninja. It is...big; but I'm not going to let it scare me. I’m not scared of anything! Ignoring the funny drawings above the door, the Academy seems boring; but there is a swing out front...no, must resist urge to swing...
Where was I? Right, Academy. First step to being a ninja and then Hokage! I’ll make them all respect me and pay attention to me, Naruto Uzumaki. Believe it!
Walking inside, the walls kind of reminds me of my apartment...bleh. They clearly need more orange or something. The hallway opens out into a big room with lots of other kids. They all seem to be waiting for something...awesome ninja training!
I mean, that’s how this works, right?
A tall man with a scar on his face stands in front. “Alright, kids, come on into the classroom for your first lesson.”
Class...room? My boredom sense is going off. Nah, how can learning to be a ninja be boring? Like everyone else, I follow the man into a classroom. Looking around, I see no awesome ninja stuff and more funny drawings on the chalkboard ahead.
No ninja stuff...what kind of ninja school is this?
“Sit down, Naruto,” the man says coldly.
What the hell did I do to him? Crap, he’s just like the others. No, I won’t let myself get down. Still...he’s a ninja, I think. So I should do what he says. Now who to sit with?
Looking around, I see four open seats. One beside two girls, a blonde and a..is that pink hair? That’s...different. She looks kind of nice, though.
Another seat is by a girl with weird eyes and short hair. Beside her is a guy with a hoodie, high collared shirt and sunglasses...man, doesn’t he get hot in that get up?
The third seat is in between two people. A fat kid with swirls on his cheek...and the other guy is asleep? What? Who does that? You know what? I’m not going to ask.
The last seat is beside a boy with red tattoos below his eyes. On the other side is another guy with black eyes, black hair, black shirt and white pants. He must like black a lot? His hair kind of reminds me of a duck’s.
Now...who should I sit with?
Welcome to Naruto Quest, where in I prove myself completely unoriginal. Anyways, the plot of this quest is that you are Naruto. It’s up to you to guide him in his quest to become Hokage. Starting from his time in the academy all the way up to becoming Hokage..or Emperor of the World if that floats your boat. You can make friends, enemies, romantic conquests, however you play it and the world reacts to it. For this first bit we’re mostly fleshing Naruto out: if he has friends, what his skills are and overall abilities should be.
Rather than use a straight RPG mechanic where in as you level up Naruto becomes better and better. I instead opted to go with feats that improve the three combat stats. This is to represent the various techniques Naruto can use. These feats are obtained generally at the point you level up. Naruto will typically have 5 or so choices and 2 feats per level up. However, you can also undertake quests to get special feats. For example, you will have the option to undergo a quest to learn the Rasengan earlier if you meet certain requirements.
Right now, make Naruto friends, as that’ll determine which feats he starts out as a genin with. Naruto automatically starts out with the Kawarimi and Henge feats.
Hinata gives Taijutsu and Chakra Control
Kiba gives Taijutsu and Tracking
Shino gives Ninjutsu and Tactics
Sakura gives Genjutsu and Knowledge
Sasuke gives Ninjutsu and Sougujutsu
Ino gives Genjutsu and Infiltration
Chouji gives Taijutsu and Medicine
Shikimaru gives Ninjutsu and Strategy
