Flying Thunder God

The old Hokage left, peacefully at that.

Ahem, no.

After satisfying his urge to teach, the old Hokage left in a hurry.

Before leaving, the old man warned Naruto that he was a genius and should not waste his talent.

A genius?

Thinking of his SSSSSS Talent, Naruto felt that he probably was one, but he did not dare become a genius.

The title of genius was like a beacon in the darkness.

He already had plenty of enemies, and countless people in the village glared at him every day. Even a normal three-year-old like him was hated so deeply, while who knew how many enemies were secretly watching him from the shadows. If he gained the name of a genius too, he did not dare imagine how many enemies would suddenly emerge, determined to nip him in the bud!

So whoever wanted to be a damn genius could go be one. He had a system. As long as he grew stronger, he would definitely become invincible.

He only needed to survive his weak growth period. During that time, he did not plan to take on the title of genius. On the contrary, barring any accidents, he planned to act like an idiot.

Considering how hated, even despised, he was by the entire village, being an idiot was good. A fool would not make people feel threatened, and those enemies hiding who knew where would not bother much with a harmless idiot like him.

In ancient times, Judy pretended to be mad to save his life and achieve greatness; today, Naruto played dumb so he could grow and forge invincibility. Neither was easy. Having figured that out, Naruto picked up the envelope on the table.

He counted it. Thirty thousand ryo.

"Ten thousand ryo for living expenses, twenty thousand for recharging."

Naruto had long calculated how to spend the money.

Ten thousand ryo was enough for daily expenses, while the remaining twenty thousand would be used to buy skills and the like.

What kind of family gave him two thousand bucks a month to spend on game top-ups?

Naruto felt he had already won by too much.

A glance at the shop showed that even the most expensive S-rank skills only cost around ten to fifty thousand ryo.

At a rate of one S-rank skill every one to five months, Naruto did not even dare imagine how strong he would become in the future.

After indulging in a little self-admiration, he headed straight for the shop.

[Name: Revival Coin

Price: 6480 ryo

Revival Range: Revive on the spot / designated revival point (within a 10-meter radius of the corpse / designated revival point)

Status Retained: Retains 70% Chakra after revival

Invalid Scenarios: Scripted death (Reaper Death Seal, All-Killing Ash Bones, etc.), mental death (Tsukuyomi space collapse)

Cooldown: 72 hours per coin]

Although Naruto did not know what Reaper Death Seal, All-Killing Ash Bones, or Tsukuyomi space were, he firmly memorized those names.

Those things could actually counter Revival Coins.

If this were a game, it would not matter if he could revive without using a Revival Coin, but this was reality. Naruto did not dare play with fire.

Therefore, before gaining enough strength, if he encountered those skills, he would stay as far away as possible.

Still, for a Revival Coin worth 648 bucks, the death penalty in this game probably was not low, right?

Emmm, that was not something he needed to worry about.

Naruto was about to click and buy a second coin when he discovered that the Revival Coin had actually gone up in price.

[Revival Coin: 7776 ryo]

Seeing that, Naruto sheepishly lowered his hand.

"Maybe next time."

If he bought that, he would not be able to buy a skill he had already set his sights on. Naruto chose to put the purchase off for now.

He opened the Skill House and found his target.

[Name: Flying Thunder God Technique

Price: 12800 ryo

Skill Description: An S-rank space-time ninjutsu developed by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, and improved by the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze. It achieves instant movement through prearranged formula markings. It can be used for high-speed surprise attacks, transferring large targets such as Tailed Beast Balls, or emergency retreats.

Core Skill Features:

Instant Cast Without Hand Seals: Can be activated in battle without hand seals. Priority Level 1;

Permanent Mark: Once attached, the formula cannot be erased through conventional means, except by a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki or a Six Paths-level existence;

Multi-Target Linkage: Can mark multiple units or objects at once, then use indirect Chakra contact to transfer groups.

Basic Skill Costs:

Marking Formula: 50 points per use

Teleportation: 5000-20000 (beginner)

Distance Limit: No theoretical upper limit, restricted by skill level and Chakra

Cooldown: No cooldown for teleportation

Mark Carriers: Inanimate objects / living beings]

Naruto had no idea how many times he had looked over this skill when he was bored.

No matter how he looked at it, it was cool.

And the Fourth Hokage in the skill demonstration was also a little blond just like him.

What a coincidence, huh?

The Fourth Hokage using it looked cool = Naruto using it would look cool too.

The Naruto equation once again displayed its brilliance.

He bought it.

[You have purchased the skill: Flying Thunder God Technique

This is a restricted ninjutsu. You need to complete the prerequisite task.

Detected that you possess SSSSSS Talent. You have learned the Flying Thunder God Technique.]

[Flying Thunder God Technique: 3601/5000 (Master)]

All right, SSSSSS Talent had come through twice in a row this time.

[Please customize your Flying Thunder God mark.]

Looking at the DIY interface that popped up, Naruto fell into deep thought.

He wanted to draw a little Nine-Tails, but that would be too obvious. Anyone who saw it would know it was his.

For some reason, it seemed everyone in the village knew he was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

That would not work.

What about the character "ninja"? Too ordinary.

For some reason, Naruto suddenly thought of a certain bearded gentleman.

"Morning."

Naruto chose that character, in Songti Yahei font.

Looking at the money he had left, he bought several cheap C-rank offensive ninjutsu.

Things like Fire Release: Great Fireball and Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, until he only had a few hundred ryo left.

Naruto opened the shop again and saw a type of three-pronged kunai. They looked pretty cool, but they were also rather expensive.

A digital product made of a single line of code actually sold for one buck apiece.

In the end, Naruto bought ordinary kunai, over a hundred of them at once.

He planned to hide those kunai throughout the village.

He now gained 2,000 Chakra every day. By the end of the month, he would be able to teleport up to twelve times. By then, even if his enemies wanted to kill him, they would not be able to catch him.

Having spent his budget, he finished shopping.

Naruto could already foresee how full and fulfilling the days ahead would be.

And that was indeed the case.

He got up, ate, wandered around, and slept, while his soul trained in the Training Ground.

A day passed just like that.

One day, then several days, then a month, then several months.

Until that day.

Ichiraku Ramen.

It was the ramen shop Naruto had discovered, and the food was delicious.

Although the shop also sold food, that stuff had no soul, and it did not taste as good as the food here.

At that moment, Naruto was eating ramen.

His brows were tightly furrowed, and he looked deeply troubled.

"Little Naruto, what's wrong? Is today's ramen not good?" Teuchi asked curiously when he saw him.

That was also why Naruto chose this place. Uncle Teuchi would not discriminate against him.

"It's nothing, Uncle Ichiraku."

Slurp, slurp~

After wolfing down the last of the ramen, Naruto slapped down five large coins and hurried outside.

As the curtain fluttered behind him, Naruto's voice drifted back. "The ramen was delicious. Thanks for the meal."

On the road, Naruto had his hands in his pockets and looked a little gloomy.

He had long grown used to ignoring the discussions of passersby. That was not why he was unhappy.

Naruto simply did not know whether he should start training taijutsu.

He had heard in his previous life that working out too early could stunt a person's growth.

He was only three years old—no, his third birthday had passed the month before last, so he counted as four now.

He was only four years old. At such a young age, did he really need to start training his body?

Naruto was conflicted.

But he had already found the trick to training the two stat categories, "ninja" and "illusion," and those attributes were rising rapidly.

Even his Chakra Attributes, whose rules he had not figured out before, had recently revealed how to train them. Their experience points had also been soaring these past few days.

Looking back, it seemed that only the "body" attribute was still hovering at its initial value.

Naruto was torn.

"Did you hear?"

"Hear what?"

"The Land of Lightning sent a negotiation team. The war is about to end!"

"Really? That's great!"

The Land of Lightning?

A completely new country.

With nothing better to do, Naruto decided to go take a look.

He spread out his senses, and every Chakra signature within nearly ten kilometers entered his mind.

Sure enough, there were several unfamiliar Chakra signatures.

Locking onto the nearest Flying Thunder God mark, Naruto prepared to flash over directly.

But.

"Why are they still following me?" Noticing two familiar Chakra signatures, Naruto gave up on using Flying Thunder God.

Those two had been following him the whole time. They were probably the people assigned to protect him.

Or perhaps they were monitoring him, since he was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Yeah, after more than half a year of broad contact with the world, Naruto had learned much more about it.

With two people watching him, he could not use Flying Thunder God.

Poor him—he had set up tens of thousands of Flying Thunder God marks in hidden corners all over the village, yet he had not used a single one.

"Forget it. I'll sneak over."