Introduction

Secondly, the title kind of gives it away, but I'm aiming for a no-cheats type of novel. A lot of the Naruto stuff I read on here has some ridiculous power scaling, weird plot design, and questionable character motivations. Characters that achieve Kage level power at like age 12 and fix every problem before they happen, characters with no real weaknesses, flaws, or gaps in their knowledge aren't exciting to me-so I'm trying to write a story that seems worthwhile and with real stakes. So yeah, I don't plan on having our main character solo win the 3rd Shinobi War or defeat Jiraiya at age 7 or whatever. That doesn't mean I don't plan for our main character to be strong, just that he'll have a more normal progression than I've come to expect from Naruto webnovels.