Chapter 2: Actually, I'm Also a Cheater
Chapter 2: Actually, I'm Also a Cheater
Uehara Naraka was actually a transmigrator.
Similarly, he was also a cheater with a system.
In the future ninja world, there were many ninjas who liked using cheats, quite a few of whom got "banned" for it. But adding one more like him, or having one less, would still make a difference to the ninja world.
A month ago, he was still called Uehara, an ordinary person.
While out wandering the streets, Uehara met a peculiar bookseller. After chatting casually for a bit, Uehara felt they were kindred spirits.
They were both veteran otaku; any topic mentioned could be picked up easily.
Before leaving, Uehara felt a bit bad and bought a book from the owner's small stall—really, just a random one.
The ancients used to say, "Within books, beauty awaits; within books, lies a house of gold; within books, vast granaries hold." Reading more couldn't hurt, right?
The ancients were honest; they truly hadn't spoken wrongly.
Sometimes, books even come with systems.
That bookseller was actually strange. He was clearly just running a bookstall, yet he priced the book based on its cover and sold it to Uehara!
Wasn't that clearly trying to rip him off?
Now it seemed, not only did it cost him money, but it also cost him his person.
After Uehara returned home, the moment he opened the book, he was bound to a system called [All Otaku Worldwide Will Surely Realize Their Wishes], shortened to the Otaku Wish System.
This system seemed crudely made. Not only did it lack artificial intelligence, but it was also rigid, only capable of issuing tasks.
After the system booted up, it performed big data analysis on Uehara's preferences and promptly sent him to the ninja world, where he became Uehara Naraka.
Uehara Naraka's background was indeed quite strange.
His father was indeed a member of the first-generation Akatsuki, but after having a child with his mother, he went off to follow Yahiko and was never heard from again.
It was difficult for a widow and orphan to survive in a war-torn place like Amegakure (Village Hidden in the Rain). Uehara Naraka had to be taught chakra refinement by his mother from a young age, becoming a wandering ninja, only to be killed later by an Iwa-nin (Rock Ninja).
Uehara became Uehara Naraka.
His sole main quest: Fulfill the bookseller's wish, become the biggest BOSS in the ninja world, Progress: 0%.
What a simple and crude system!
But why not let him fulfill his own wish of just being an ordinary person? Why fulfill someone else's wish instead?
Wasn't the system afraid that one day, someone might wish to become a crow, changing their species, and it would fulfill that person's wish too?
Of course, besides the task of becoming the biggest BOSS, the system would also periodically issue many random side quests of varying difficulty.
Strictly speaking, these tasks were more like the wishes of various otaku.
Because they were bizarre, varied, and covered everything.
After all, even if the system was idiotic, it was unlikely to issue clearly contradictory tasks simultaneously, right?
For example, one side quest was to make Uzumaki Naruto fall into darkness; another side quest was to make Uzumaki Naruto forever warm; yet another side quest was to get Uzumaki Naruto and Sasuke together...
What the hell was all this stuff!
Based on Uehara Naraka's judgment, the issuers of these quests were very strange, and the rewards they gave were also different.
For instance, the rewards from the current side quests mostly came from League of Legends. Sometimes they gave hero skills, sometimes heroes as summoned beasts, and sometimes money.
This money wasn't the currency of the ninja world, but actual gold coins, usable for purchasing various strange equipment.
Uehara Naraka opened his status panel. Since this was the first time displaying it, he estimated it would be a long time before he opened the attribute panel again.
Name: Uehara Naraka
Gender: Male
Birthday: April 4th, Konoha Era 44
ID Number: (Censored)
Life Energy: 698 (Standard Chunin Stamina 500~1000)
Chakra Energy: 1350 (Standard Jonin-Level Chakra 1000-3000)
Health Regen: 2/sec.
Chakra Regen: 1.5/sec.
Usable Skills:
Flight Technique: Allows flight using chakra, consumes 3 chakra per second, no cooldown.
Command: Shockwave: By releasing a chakra puppet, unleash a spatio-temporal gravity pull, drawing enemies around the puppet towards it. Range corresponds to chakra used, minimum 100 points. Cooldown: 110 seconds.
Wind Wall: By releasing Wind Release chakra, form a wall of airflow to block enemy attacks. Range corresponds to chakra used, minimum 50 points. Cooldown: 26 seconds.
Slicing Maelstrom: By releasing Lightning Release chakra, form a circular electrical storm around oneself. Range, power, and duration correspond to chakra used, minimum 75 points. Cooldown: 120 seconds.
Stacked Deck: Allows powerful card throwing. Every fourth card thrown has increased power. No cooldown.
Equipped:
Tear of the Goddess: Chakra +250, Chakra Charge +750. Returns 10% of chakra cost after using a ninjutsu.
Summoning Contract:
Justice Colossus Galio, Chakra Cost: 3000 points.
Remaining Gold Coins: 1320.
For Uehara Naraka, the only fortunate thing was that his current skills were quite decent, not some "E-forward-inting orphan" skills.
Except for the Flight Technique, which he obtained when first practicing chakra control like water walking and tree climbing, the others were acquired from combat missions.
As for the Tear of the Goddess, he obtained it by getting some gold from side quests and buying it from the shop that occasionally popped up in the system. He knew how important chakra was in the ninja world; this item could be a lifesaver...
The system had previously given him two side quests: one was to create an organization, the other was to join one.
If he were twenty-two, he would naturally choose to create an organization, but he was only... only twelve this year!
With the acting skills he just displayed, taking over the nest [Akatsuki] shouldn't be a problem, right?
This body's identity was really too convenient. Wouldn't it be too wasteful not to make good use of it?
As for who would become the true mastermind behind Akatsuki, the biggest BOSS of the ninja world—Nagato, Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Madara, Black Zetsu—let everyone compete fairly!
Why not participate in such a fun nesting doll game?
Uehara Naraka wasn't actually picky.
His goal was simply to become the last nesting doll, to encompass even Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. That would be enough to complete his main quest.
The current Akatsuki was still somewhat down and out, like a half-baked troupe.
Only half the members of the later "Akatsuki Superstars" were present. The organization's secret base was located in a river canyon, and the members were still carrying out their own missions.
There were also people staying behind at the base.
Two big spenders within Akatsuki: one named Orochimaru, who liked human experiments; the other named Sasori of the Red Sand, who liked human art [puppets].
"Another new member?"
Orochimaru saw Uehara Naraka behind Pain and Konan and subconsciously stuck out his tongue, licking the corner of his mouth: "Or perhaps, is this experimental material prepared for me?"
"..."
Pain shook his head and said calmly, "He will be the organization's new intern, Uehara Naraka."
"Please take care of me."
Uehara Naraka's smile was very sunny, but in this gloomy cave, his youthful energy seemed out of place with the surroundings.
"Hmph!"
The others just sneered at him and ignored him.
Uehara Naraka's smile immediately vanished.
A bunch of bastards...
It was rare for him to smile so cheerfully!
Was this smile, which he had practiced meticulously, only effective on people like Might Guy and Rock Lee?
Konan reached out and patted the boy's head. The woman lowered herself and whispered in his ear, "Uehara, can you find a place to train by yourself?"
"Oh, oh, oh... Of course, I can!"
Uehara Naraka took half a step back and nodded.
The iris flower [paper flower] on the woman's head swayed gently. Konan strolled deeper into the cave. Even with the lack of light, a colossal object could be vaguely seen inside.
Its appearance was extremely ugly.
Its power was immense.
The husk of the Ten-Tails, the Gedo Statue, was hidden here. Apparently, the Akatsuki members didn't yet know what this big guy could actually be used for...
"Yahahahaha, so you're an intern too!"
Just as Uehara was spacing out, a comical voice popped up.
A hand tapped Uehara's left shoulder. Just as Uehara Naraka turned his head, he saw nothing.
Immediately after, Uehara felt his right shoulder being tapped. Clearly, the person had darted to the right side—a very old but tedious prank.
If this person was also an Akatsuki intern, then he must be Uchiha Obito—Uehara Naraka's future colleague and rival for the position of mastermind!
Uehara Naraka frowned, forcefully clapped his hands together, and instantly activated the skill: "Lightning Release: Slicing Maelstrom!"
(End of Chapter)