Chapter 12: Hiruzen and Daichi

Name：The Adventurous Gamer Ninja - Daichi Hekima Author：
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Chapter 12: Hiruzen and Daichi

Daichi quickly calmed down. 'Thank you Gamer's Mind.' He immediately bowed and respectfully greeted the Hokage.

"It is an honor to meet you, Lord Third Hokage." He straightened and looked at the old kage.

'Observe.'

[??] [Hiruzen Sarutobi] (Hokage)

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Daichi wasn't surprised his 'observe' didn't reveal anything. 'The third Hokage! Holds the title 'God of Shinobi', 'The professor', and more. A powerful kage even in his old age. Need to be careful with what I say.' All of these thoughts flashed by in an instant.

Hiruzen chucked. "My What a polite child." He had a gentle expression on his face. "Are you alright young one? Why were you crying?"

Daichi was surprised to hear the question. "Crying?" He brought his hands to his cheeks. He could feel the remnants of tears on his fingers.

'He didn't even realize it.' Hiruzen wanted to know what would make a young child feel such a strong emotion.

"It's nothing lord Hokage. I was just thinking about some things." Daichi replied not wanting to give away anything. 'I need to be cautious.'

"That must have been some pretty deep thoughts." Hiruzen walked forward and stood next to him. Both of them looked at the village.

"What do you see?" He asked after a few seconds of silence.

Although the question was simple, Daichi knew it was anything but. He was quiet for a few seconds and gathered his thoughts. He could give the normal answer. The one expected of a child his age.

Suddenly an idea came to his mind. A crazy wild idea that if it worked would help him immensely.

After a few seconds of contemplation he made a choice. He was going to take a giant gamble. If it succeeded, it would help him through the years to come. If it didn't he didn't even want to think about that. With steely resolve in his choice, he replied in four words.

"Peace, harmony and sacrifice."

'Definitely not an ordinary child.' "Tell me more. What do those words mean to you?" The aging leader was curious about the mentality of the child near him.

Hearing the question Daichi slowly took a breath and after a moment let it out. He wanted to be absolutely sure and careful of the words he was going to say.

"I read about some of the history of the time before the founding of the village. The warring era. A time when everyone fought each other with no mercy. Anyone who wasn't one of them was considered an enemy and would be killed. Even children."

Daichi paused for a moment and continued. "But all of that changed when the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan put aside their differences and joined together to form the village. A safe place where their descendants could grow up without fear of death. A place where people could call home and their children could grow up happily. The world followed their example and peace was achieved."

Taking a short pause, Daichi continued.

"Then when several clans all over the land, who wanted to experience that peace joined the village, and each clan working together with the singular goal of protecting the village, it brought harmony."

The Hokage turned to look at the child. His face gave away nothing as he listened.

"And finally... Sacrifice...The ninjas giving their lives in battle to preserve the peace and safety of the village. Like the first, second and fourth kages did." Daichi turned to look at the kage. "That is what I see when I look at the village".

Hiruzen was expressionless as he listened to Daichi's words. He was scrutinizing the boy's chakra throughout the conversation. He couldn't detect a single chakra fluctuation that indicated the child was lying. Otherwise he would've thought the boy was just saying these words to gain his favor or trying to manipulate him using his ideology.

But when Daichi looked him in the eyes, he was sure of it. 'This child. He's not lying. And moreover he understands and embodies the philosophies of the first.'

[Rep massively increased with Hiruzen Sarutobi. ]

[Rep increased with Genma Shiranui.]

[Rep increased with Raido Namiashi.]

[Rep increased with Iwashi Tatami.]

[Due to making a clever and calculated decision, you have obtained +1 WIS]

Daichi didn't even look at the notifications that appeared. He looked straight at the Hokage with a serene expression.

When Hiruzen asked the question earlier he didn't expect a childish reply but he also didn't think he would get such a profound answer from the child. He was shocked. 'It feels like I'm looking at a young Itachi all over again.'

"Hahahahaha..."

For the first time in a long time Hiruzen let out a hearty laugh. Daichi was a bit flabbergasted as he looked at the laughing old man. "Umm lord Hokage..?"

He didn't get an answer. Hiruzen had a grin on his face as he stopped laughing. "What is your name?"

"Daichi Hekima."

"What do you want to be in the future?"

At this question Daichi grew a grin that matched the kage. "I'm gonna be a ninja."

"Are you joining this year?" Hiruzen asked. "No. Next year." Was the reply.

Both of them had a smile and turned to look towards the village. Both of them standing in comfortable silence. Thinking about the conversation.

Primary Stats

Strength - 10

Vitality - 8

Dexterity - 5

Agility - 10

Intelligence - 11

Chakra - 3

Wisdom - 11

Special Stats

Sense (LOCKED)

Stamina - 3

Indomitable (LOCKED)

Charisma (LOCKED)

Persistence (LOCKED)

Dignity (LOCKED)

Luck (LOCKED)

Note - (Unlocking Special stats requires certain actions or reaching specific conditions. Different stats are unlocked with different methods. Stat points cannot be allocated to these stats.)

Stat Points - 30

Ryo - 1300

[Skills]

[1. Gamer's Mind - Passive (LV.MAX): Gamer's Mind is one of the skills granted to the user by the system. It allows the user to calmly and logically think things through. Allows a peaceful state of mind. And this skill provides Immunity to mental disorders. Gamer's Mind is a skill that's already obtained and maxed.]

[2. Gamer's Body - Passive (LV.MAX): Gamer's Body is one of the skills granted to the player by the system. While this skill grants a body that allows the user to live the real world like a game, it has certain limitations. Cuts and bruises will be healed based on the physical stats of the user. The user receives minimal to no physical damage from blunt force attacks, only pain for a few seconds, and a loss of HP. But piercing and stabbing attacks will have a limited effect on the gamer's body. Sleeping in a bed restores HP, CP SP. Gamer's Body is a passive skill that is already obtained and maxed.]

[3. Gaia's Blessing - Passive (LV.MAX): The great God Gaia has blessed you and bestowed on you a special ability. Gaia's blessing will ensure that you will always be strong and healthy in your lifetime.

Temporary Effect: Gives the soul a new healthy body.

Permanent Effect: All diseases, poisons and negative status effects are healed. Sleeping increases regeneration. Sleeping in a bed increases regeneration several fold.]

[4. Observe - Active (LV.10 (21%)): A skill to find the target's information. Observe was obtained through continuous observation. Higher level of the skill reveals more information about the target.]

[5. Dishwashing - Passive (LV.1): A skill obtained through continuous dishwashing. With more mastery, you can clean any dirty spots with more speed.

Effects: +5% increase in speed]

[6. Meditate - Active (LV. 3(66%)): A skill obtained through continuously focusing on breathing and avoiding distractions. Helps the user enter a calm meditative state. Increases the regeneration of the body.

Effects : +4% to HP regeneration per minute.

+4% to CP regeneration per minute.

+4% to SP regeneration per minute.]

[7. Basic Body Conditioning - Passive (LV. 2(79%)): This skill gives the user's body an increase in strength, speed, vitality, and stamina through training.

Effects: +2% to Damage inflicted.

+2% to Movement speed.

+2% to Physical stat growth.

-2% to Damage taken.]

[8. Minimap - Shows your location at all times. Future maps and locations visited will be automatically added to Minimap.]

[9. Inventory - The Inventory is a storage dimensional ability. Only you the player has access to it. The Inventory window shows all the items you have stored in it including the clothes and weapons you've equipped. You can directly equip armor, weapons or clothes from Inventory to your body. The change is instantaneous. ]

After reading everything he closed the panels and kept on walking.

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Daichi didn't know it at the time, but one of the three guards took an interest in him. He was looking forward to seeing how Daichi would perform in the Academy. And he would one day become one of Daichi's two Jonin instructors. But that is a story long into the future.