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You have mastered the notoriously chakra-intensive Kage Bunshin no Jutsu beyond any previous user. Not even the Nidaime Hokage could use his own creation to the degree that you do. To reflect this fairly impressive feat, you receive the following bonuses to the Shadow Clone Jutsu
- For every Clone's worth of CP spent, two clones are created.
- You recover ALL CP spent as stated above every time two clones are destroyed.
- You have a bonus +30% Chance to intuit and create jutsu using the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu depending on the situation around you.
- It now takes two strikes from an enemy to dispel a Kage Bunshin unless the hit is to a fatal location.
That was all very interesting. What piqued Naruto's interest was that there was a redacted name there. Who were the Uzumaki descended from that the system actually had to censor their name?
'Duh, it's because I don't know them.' He thought a moment later with a mental smack to his head. Obviously the system couldn't give him clues to people he didn't already know or had heard about. He would probably find out from his Jiji after he met his jonin instructor the next day.
Closing the Status window, he eyed the three choices of items offered by the 'Management' (whoever the hell they were) as an apology. He knew that he would have to choose carefully here, so he viewed the two that he was more likely to choose.
[Mastercrafted Konoha Chakra Blade]
Konohagakure produces standard-issue Chakra Blades for use by their Shinobi Forces. A very rare few are created by Master Blacksmiths which surpass their lesser cousins, designed for use by the village's elite forces. Resembling a larger, more elongated type of kunai, but more akin to a sword, these blades are inscribed with the spiral leaf symbol of Konohagakure at the base of the blade.
LV17
Mastercrafted, Short Weapon, Chakra Weapon
Durability 220/220
Piercing Damage: S*1.5
Slashing Damage: S+20
Bludgeoning Damage: S
Special Ability: [Chakra Sword Form]: This blade is made from chakra conductive metal and inscribed with intricate Fūinjutsu. This allows the wielder to channel chakra through it to form a sword that increases its length and damage considerably. When in Chakra Sword Form, the weapon counts as a standard length sword, it can sever Chakra Threads and its damage chart changes to this: Piercing: S*3, Slashing: S+40, Bludgeoning: S.
[Mastercrafted Collapsible Spear]
Created by those who wished to use a long weapon without having the burdensome problem of carrying their full size around all the time or sealing it away, the spear more closely resembles a knife in its collapsed form. When extended, it resembles a standard Su Yari. While useful, its collapsible nature does make it a great deal more fragile than a true spear.
LV17
Durability: 100/100
Both Forms: Mastercrafted
Collapsed Form: Short Weapon
Extended Form: Polearm
Piercing Damage: C: S+15 | E: S*2.5
Slashing Damage: C: S+10 | E: S+20
Bludgeoning Damage: C: S | E: S+15
Special Ability: [Extend and Collapse]: The user can change the form of this weapon between [Collapsed Form] and [Extended Form]. It takes three seconds to change from [Collapsed] to [Extended], but thirty seconds to go from [Extended] to [Collapsed].
The armour he didn't bother with looking at. While cool looking, there was a reason that the old plate metal armour had been phased out in favour of the flak jackets worn by the chunin and jonin these days. While the old-school plate armour offered superior protection to both the main body and limbs, it was heavier and restricted the user's movements too much for any but the most well-trained shinobi to use. The flak jackets protected most of the wearer's vitals while still allowing full mobility and a wide range of motion.
"There isn't really a choice, is there?" Naruto asked rhetorically as he selected the chakra blade. He wasn't someone who used polearms, and he couldn't think of any ninja who did, either. Even hammers and axes were more common than spears among ninja.
Reaching into his inventory, he pulled out his new blade and tested out its balance with a few swings. It was perfect. He'd have to go to Higurashi's early tomorrow to get his hands on a sheath or holster for it. He wasn't about to carry a sword he couldn't use in combat (Kogetsu Kyūshiki) around, so this would have to do until he could use it. Better still, as it was a short weapon, he could use it and say that he could because it was so similar to a kunai.
Letting out a jaw-cracking yawn, Naruto opened up his Status screen again and dumped four points into his WIS and the last three into his STR. It wouldn't change his HP and CP by too much, but every little helps.
"Bed. I have a big day tomorrow." Naruto muttered before tottering off into his room. Even with how tired he was all of a sudden, his excitement at what awaited him the next day kept him up for a good hour after retiring.
The Next Day
Classroom, Konohagakure Ninja Academy
Entering the classroom in his light combat outfit, Naruto smirked as he made his way up to his usual seat in the classroom and sat down. No matter what happened today, there was no chance that he'd come down off of Cloud Nine. He had finally graduated!
Casting his eyes about, one eyebrow raised as he noticed the strongest ones in the class (mostly Clan Heirs) were all present.
Hyūga Hinata LV15
[Shy Maiden/Hyūga Heiress]
Yamanaka Ino LV15
[Yamanaka Heiress/Mindwalker Adept]
Haruno Sakura LV15
[Haruno Heiress/Braniac]
Uchiha Sasuke LV15
[Last Loyal Uchiha/Emo Avenger]
Inuzuka Kiba LV15
[Inuzuka Heir/Aspiring Alpha Male]
Aburame Shino LV15
[Aburame Heir/Silent Watcher]
Akimichi Chōji LV15
[Akimichi Heir]
Nara Shikamaru LV15
[Nara Heir/Lazy Genius]
All of them were level fifteen and everyone but Chōji had two titles that he could see. That last part was something new. Must be because of the [Version Up] or something, as when he'd looked at them before the change, he'd only seen one.
Other than the ninja-born students, Sakura and himself, almost none of the rest were at the Academy Student Level Cap. Oh, one or two were, but almost all of them were in the nine to eleven range, with some being Level eight, the lazy bastards. What the hell had they been doing, playing Old Maid instead of training?
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