This Naruto Is a Player!

The Old Man Hokage left, quite peacefully.

Cough, cough, no.

After satisfying his desire to play the role of a mentor, the Old Man Hokage left in a hurry.

Before leaving, the old man warned Naruto that he was a genius and shouldn't waste his talent.

Genius?

Recalling his SSSSSS talent, Naruto felt he probably was, but he dared not become a genius.

The title of genius was like a lighthouse in the dark.

He already had many enemies, and countless villagers glared at him daily. Even at three years old, he was already so hated. Plus, who knew how many enemies were secretly observing him. If he also gained the reputation of a genius, he couldn't even imagine how many enemies would suddenly emerge, wanting to nip him in the bud!

So, whoever wanted to be a genius could go be one. He had a system, and once he grew up, he would definitely be invincible.

Therefore, he just needed to get through this vulnerable growth period. During this time, he wasn't going to claim the title of genius. On the contrary, if nothing unexpected happened, he even planned to act like an idiot.

Given how much he was disliked, even hated, by the entire village, acting like an idiot was good. A fool wouldn't be perceived as a threat, and those hidden enemies wouldn't bother with a harmless idiot like him.

Just as Judy feigned madness to survive and achieve dominance in ancient times, Naruto would now play the fool to develop and achieve invincibility. Neither was easy. Having figured this out, Naruto picked up the envelope on the table.

Counting it, there were 30,000 ryo.

"10,000 for living expenses, 20,000 for top-up."

Naruto had long calculated how to spend this money.

10,000 ryo was enough for daily expenses, and the remaining 20,000 ryo would be used to buy skills.

What kind of family gives him 2,000 yuan every month to play games?

Naruto felt he was already winning too much.

A quick look at the shop showed that even the highest S-rank skills only cost around 10,000 to 50,000 ryo.

If he could buy one S-rank skill every one to five months, Naruto couldn't even imagine how strong he would become in the future.

After admiring himself for a moment, he headed straight to the shop.

[Name: Resurrection Coin

Price: 6,480 ryo

Resurrection Range: Resurrect on the spot/designated resurrection point (within a 10-meter radius of the corpse/designated resurrection point)

State Retention: Retains 70% of chakra upon resurrection

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

Cooldown: 72 hours/coin]

Although he didn't know what the Reaper Death Seal, All-Killing Ash Bones, or Tsukuyomi space were, Naruto deeply remembered these things.

These things could actually counter the Resurrection Coin.

If this were a game, he could revive without a Resurrection Coin, so it wouldn't matter. But this was reality, and Naruto dared not play with fire.

Therefore, until he had sufficient strength, he would avoid these skills as much as possible.

However, a Resurrection Coin worth 6,480 ryo... the death penalty in this "game" must be quite high, right?

Emmm, that wasn't his concern.

Naruto was about to click to buy a second coin, but then he noticed the price of the Resurrection Coin had increased.

[Resurrection Coin: 7,776 ryo]

Seeing this, Naruto sheepishly withdrew his hand.

"Next time."

If he bought this item, he wouldn't be able to buy a skill he had long had his eye on, so Naruto chose to temporarily forgo the purchase.

He opened the skill shop and found his target.

[Name: Flying Thunder God Technique

Price: 12,800 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 allows for instantaneous movement by pre-setting a jutsu formula mark. Can be used for high-speed assaults, transferring large targets (like Tailed Beast Bombs), or emergency evacuation.

Core Skill Characteristics:

Instantaneous without hand signs: Can be activated in combat without hand signs, priority level 1;

Permanent Mark: Once attached, the jutsu formula cannot be erased by conventional means (except for Ten-Tails Jinchuriki or Six Paths level existences);

Multi-target Linkage: Can mark multiple units or objects simultaneously and transfer groups through indirect chakra contact.

Basic Skill Consumption:

Marking Jutsu Formula: 50 points/time

Teleportation: 5,000-20,000 (Beginner)

Distance Limit: No theoretical upper limit (limited by skill level and chakra)

Cooldown: No cooldown for teleportation

Mark Carrier: Inanimate objects/living beings]

Naruto had boredly looked at this skill countless times.

It looked so cool no matter how he saw it.

Moreover, the Fourth Hokage, who was demonstrating the skill, was also a blonde, just like him.

What a coincidence, right?

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

Naruto's inequality theorem once again showed its brilliance.

He bought it.

[You have purchased the skill: Flying Thunder God Technique

This is a restricted ninjutsu; you need to complete a prerequisite mission

Detected that you possess SSSSSS talent, you have learned the Flying Thunder God Technique]

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

Alright, his SSSSSS talent had come in handy twice now.

[Please customize your Flying Thunder God mark]

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

He wanted to draw a small Nine-Tails, but that would be too obvious, and people would immediately know it was him.

He didn't know why, but it seemed the villagers all knew he was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

That wouldn't do.

What about a simple word? Too ordinary.

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

Naruto chose a simple word, in a clear, modern font.

He checked his remaining money and bought a few cheap C-rank offensive ninjutsu.

Things like Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique and Wind Style: Great Breakthrough, until only a few hundred ryo remained.

Naruto opened the shop again. He saw a type of three-pronged kunai that looked cool but was a bit expensive.

A single line of code for a digital product actually cost 1 ryo per kunai.

In the end, Naruto bought ordinary kunai, directly purchasing over a hundred of them.

He planned to hide these kunai all over the village.

He now gained 2,000 chakra daily. By the end of the month, he would be able to teleport up to 12 times. At that point, even if his enemies wanted to kill him, they wouldn't be able to catch him.

Having spent his budget, his shopping spree ended.

Naruto already foresaw his upcoming life: full and enriching.

And so it was.

Waking up, eating, wandering around, and sleeping, all while his soul cultivated in the training grounds.

One day passed like that.

One day, a few days, a month, a few months.

Until that day.

Ichiraku Ramen.

This was a ramen shop Naruto had discovered, and the taste was excellent.

Although the shop also sold food, those items had no soul, and the taste wasn't as good as here.

Currently, Naruto was eating ramen.

He frowned, looking troubled.

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

This was also why Naruto chose this place; Teuchi-ossan didn't discriminate against him.

"Nothing, Old Man Ichiraku."

Slurp, slurp!

After quickly finishing the last of his ramen, Naruto slapped down five large coins and hurried out.

As the curtain he pushed aside billowed, Naruto's voice drifted back, "The ramen was delicious, thank you for the meal."

On the road, Naruto walked with his hands in his pockets, feeling a bit dejected.

He was used to and ignored passersby's discussions about him; the reason for his unhappiness wasn't that.

Instead, Naruto was wondering if he should start training in taijutsu.

In his previous life, he had heard that training too early could stunt growth.

He was only three years old, no, he'd had his third birthday last month, so he was four now.

He was only four years old, such a young age, should he really start physical training?

Naruto was torn.

However, for the 'Ninjutsu' and 'Genjutsu' attribute sets on his panel, Naruto had already found the knack for training, and his attributes were soaring.

Even the 'Chakra' attribute, whose rules he hadn't figured out before, he now knew how to train, and its experience points had been rapidly increasing these past few days.

Looking back, it seemed only the 'Taijutsu' attribute remained at its initial value.

Naruto was torn.

"Did you hear?"

"What?"

"The Land of Lightning has sent a negotiation team. The war is ending!"

"Really? That's great!"

Land of Lightning?

A completely new country.

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

He released his senses, and all chakra reactions within a nearly ten-kilometer radius instantly appeared in his mind.

Indeed, there were a few unfamiliar chakra signatures.

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

But.

"Why are they still following?" Sensing two familiar chakra signatures, Naruto gave up on using the Flying Thunder God.

These two people had been tracking him all along; they were probably his protectors.

Or perhaps surveillance, after all, he was the 'Nine-Tails Jinchuriki'.

Hmm, after half a year of broadly engaging with the world, Naruto had gained a much greater understanding of it.

With two people monitoring him, he couldn't use the Flying Thunder God.

It was a pity that the tens of thousands of Flying Thunder God marks he had secretly placed all over the village had not been used even once.

"Never mind, I'll just sneak over."