Capítulo 35: Chapter 35
"We'll be having a talk after we get to our destination, now get back in line." Shikaru said before he ordered the shinobi forces under him to restart their march toward the border.
It was only an hour or so left before they arrived at their destination.
That hour passed by in a blink and soon the leaf forces arrived at a clearing where they quickly started setting up camp.
Putting up his tent, Kazuo thought about his next actions.
'I'll be under much higher scrutiny than before, there is no way that Shikaru completely believes me, there is even the chance of him asking a Yamanaka to look through my memories, at that point the only way out that I'll have is to go completely rogue.' Kazuo thought as he finished setting his tent up.
At that moment, a shinobi came to stand next to Kazuo.
"Kazuo, the commander is looking for you, he's in his tent." The man said before patting Kazuo's back.
"Im glad that you're alive, for a moment we thought we lost you, kid." The man said afterward with a relieved smile on his face.
Kazuo nodded his head and responded with his own smile.
"Before all those cloud bastards give their last breath I am not dying."
Walking off by leaving those words, Kazuo saw the man's expression erupt into a large smile.
Walking through the camp, Kazuo observed everything and quickly came up with an idea about the overall losses.
'Around thirty percent are gone, that means Minato came quickly however he still took a little time, I'd guess around two minutes.' Kazuo thought before arriving in front of the large commander's tent.
The guard as always let him inside without any questions, at this point, it was well known that Kazuo was Shikaru's apprentice of sorts.
"Im here commander," Kazuo said as he headed inside.
Shikaru was inside the tent, sitting on a chair behind that same old wooden desk that he seemed to carry around everywhere he went.
'Sealing scrolls really are useful.' Kazuo thought as he stood in front of the man.
"You said that you were taken by enemy forces is that correct?" Shikaru asked Kazuo directly, it seemed they would not be doing the beating around the bush tactic this time.
"That's right sir," Kazuo answered immediately.
"Do you have any proof of the encounter?" Shikaru asked as he put his hands forward on the desk and held his chin.
"I do not, I wasn't really trying to gather evidence, my main priority was survival," Kazuo answered, his tone was even and his facial expressions didn't show anything.
"I see, well it's good that you survived and also that you managed to get treatment from the medical staff on time," Shikaru replied, his gaze still didn't leave Kazuo's face.
Kazuo had been given medical attention almost as soon as he had joined the group, with the help of medical jutsu, the slices, and scratches that he had inflicted on himself were healed almost instantly.
"Im very thankful to our medical team, though they did say that I needed at least two days of rest after the effect of the soldier pills wears off," Kazuo told Shikaru who raised one of his eyebrows.
"Two days? The aftereffects only last a few hours, how many did you use?" Shikaru asked his tone showed a hint of his confusion.
"I used three sir."
His words caused Shikaru's eyes to widen as he looked at Kazuo.
"Three? What the hell are you doing here then? I was sure to tell Takuma to only call you here if you were in good condition." Shikaru said, his voice clearly alarmed as he stood up from his chair.
"It's all right sir, you can call me anytime if it's for the leaf," Kazuo answered as he thought a devoted ninja of the leaf would.
His words caused Shikaru's brows to furrow further before he uttered his next words.
"You are really interesting Kazuo, you're becoming more and more of a mystery by the day. I just hope that my suspicions were unfounded, I'll let you go this time however the next time something similar happens, I'll need better proof than you just showing up sliced up like a salad." Shikaru said before releasing a sigh.
"I'll trust you because of that overdose of soldier pills which is hard to fake. If it wasn't for that then I would be sending you to a yamanaka right at this second." Shikaru said, for the first time clearly showing his pure suspicion of Kazuo.
"Thank you for your trust, I'll make sure not to betray it. I rather not have my mind raped by a yamanaka." Kazuo answered, his face finally scrunching up lightly at the mention of the clan.
With a soft chuckle from Shikaru later, Kazuo was dismissed and told not to show up in front of Shikaru for at least three days and to rest fully as they had some harrowing battles ahead of them.
Back in his tent, Kazuo laid down on the makeshift bed that he had made on the ground and opened his status menu.
The quest for survival had been completed the moment Shikaru had said that he would trust Kazuo this time.
[ Ding! ]
[ Quest has been completed ]
[ User has gained 2 Minor Grade Upgrade Points ]
Looking at his stats, Kazuo started thinking once more about what his next investment should be.
[ Stats ]
[ Name: Kazuo ]
[ Age: 12 ]
[ Race: Human ]
[ Strength: D- ]
[ Endurance: D ]
[ Agility: D ]
[ Intelligence: B- ]
[ Charisma: C ]
[ Chakra: C- ]
[ Upgrade Points: 3 ]
'I could bring my chakra up to Jonin levels instantly or I could raise my other stats.' Kazuo thought, his mind whirring into action as he tried to think of every use for each stat and which would bring the most benefit both in the moment and down the line.
'Charisma is most definitely the most useful long term, it would make gaining trust from shinobi much easier however the problem is that I do not have enough time to raise my physical stats with normal training, and at my current strength ill most definitely die on the battlefield.'
*Slap*
Slapping his own face, Kazuo gritted his teeth.
'Fuck it, I can reverse time damn it, let's go with it.' Kazuo thought before investing every single point into Charisma.
'This way I'll have an easier time managing Shikaru's suspicion as well as have an easier time gathering meat shields around me.' Kazuo thought.
[ Charisma: B ]
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Capítulo 36: Chapter 36
It was at that moment that Kazuo invested all of his points into charisma.
*Boom*
It felt like an explosion had occurred inside his mind.
Every single memory of his, both in his past life as well as in this new one of his started playing into his mind.
It was as if he was watching his entire life from a third perspective, whilst it was playing on a thousand times the speed.
It was only an hour later that Kazuo finally managed to bring himself together and the influx of memories stopped.
*Huff* *Huff*
Releasing harsh breaths, Kazuo was covered in sweat from head to toe.
'What the fuck.' Kazuo thought to himself as his mind wandered to what had just transpired.
He had seen every single memory of his and gained a new deeper perspective into it.
It was like he could finally understand what he had outright missed before.
The way his mother had looked at him whilst he remained oblivious.
The way his friends had seen him, how they had reacted to his stories, his life, and everything he had done.
How everyone around him in his past life had perceived him.
Kazuo could finally understand that and so much more.
As for the memories of this life, Kazuo felt even deeper surprise than from his old world memories.
This body was an orphan, growing up inside the hidden leaf village, the only pillars of support he had back then were the caretakers.
The old Kazuo and even the Kazuo of merely an hour ago had thought of them as naive good people who wanted to help children.
'Those bastards didn't give a damn about us, if you connect that kind of behavior with my knowledge of this world then the likeliness of that being a root orphanage is almost one hundred percent.' Kazuo thought as he furrowed his brows.
He didn't try to get up from his bed however, he had noticed that his body refused to move.
It was as if it had achieved its true limits and now a deep sated tiredness had settled in, making movement almost impossible.
'These should be the aftereffects of the soldier pills.' Kazuo thought before releasing a sigh.
'Shikaru was deeply suspicious of me from the very start, I knew that but with this new perspective, I know it for sure. The guys back then, that hawk team was looking into me whilst they dispatched the ambushers at the patrol route.' Kazuo thought before nodding his head, finding his assumption to be close if not the very truth of the situation.
'This was a good choice.' Kazuo thought before his brows furrowed even further and his fist clenched hard enough to tear the skin, blood dripped out and hit the ground however Kazuo didn't remove the force he was applying until a few moments later.
'Still, it's annoying to know just how others looked and thought of you, if only I could get back there again somehow, I'd rip those bastards to shreds.' Kazuo thought as faces swirled in his mind.
An old woman with graying hair, a young blonde guy, and a young girl with luscious black hair that went to her waist.
'I'd kill you all, every single one of you.' Kazuo thought to himself before taking in a deep breath and releasing it slowly.
'That shit doesn't matter either way, why the fuck am I wasting my time thinking about them.' Kazuo thought finally as he turned on his side with difficulty and closed his eyes.
When Kazuo woke up, he felt almost completely rejuvenated.
His body felt much better than it had in weeks, his mind was clear as well.
Getting up from the ground, Kazuo saw that the effects of the soldier pills had completely subsided.
'I slept for two days didn't I?' Kazuo thought as he considered the fact that he had been told the aftereffects would last at least two days.
Getting out of his tent, Kazuo felt bright sunlight hit his eyes causing him to close them for a few moments until they adapted to the light.
Finally having the ability to have a good look around, Kazuo saw that most shinobi were training or gathered in a circle with their team members as they shared stories and jokes with each other.
Walking to one of the teams, Kazuo sat down next to them without even asking for permission.
The others turned to look at who had joined them, finding out quickly that it was Kazuo.
"Ey Kiddo, you finally awake?" A large man with a rotund belly said as he ate a pack of what looked like dried meat.
"Yeah, how long was I asleep for?" Kazuo asked the man, speaking out for the first time since he had raised his charisma, Kazuo was surprised at himself.
His voice carried a strange sound making it more confident, more warm, and charismatic if Kauzo had to say so himself, though it still clearly sounded like Kazuo himself and the voices were identical.
'Strange' Kazuo thought before turning his attention to the man once more, awaiting his reply.
With a loud chuckle, the man replied.
"It's been two and a half days, for a moment we thought you had died or something but when the medical team checked up on you they simply said that you were experiencing the aftereffects of three soldier pills and were in dire need of rest." The man said with a smile.
After he finished his words, Kazuo saw someone extend their arm toward him and place it around his shoulders.
"Yeah kid, you really weren't lying when you said you ran as fast as you could to get back into the fight. I wish I could have your courage you know?" It was a woman with purple hair that went all the way down to her bosom.
"Im not brave, I simply think that everything has a value and my comrades and my village hold a greater position than myself," Kazuo answered, his voice almost melodious as he answered the woman.
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