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Chapter 41 - Chapter 041

Even with all of that, it was his forehead protector's description that made him most curious.

Konoha Forehead Protector – Award upon graduation from the Konoha Shinobi Academy, this acts as a sign of your village. Wear it proudly. Wear it for access to the various training fields around Konoha. Stats: +7 DEF, Access to Konoha Training Fields up to level 25.

What did it mean 'access to Konoha Training Fields up to level 25'? Was that what caused Naruto to get into that fight with Jorogumo? Did this mean that 'Konoha Training Fields' were dungeons in his gamer life? He'd have to ask jiji and maybe Shikamaru about this.

So after a quick breakfast, Naruto went to the Shinobi Registration Office, got his picture taken and proceeded to meet with the old man again.

"Hello again, Naruto-kun," greeted the old man. "Did you sleep okay after yesterday?"

"I slept fine actually, I expected nightmares or something like they told us to expect in the academy. But it was like, as soon as my body hit the bed I was asleep then a moment later I was awake and fully rested. Actually, I can't really remember the last time I had a dream while I slept."

"Hmm, this may be part of your gamer ability. You said one of your skills was [Gamer's Mind] yes? Something that allows you calmly and logically think. Something about giving you a peaceful state of mind also, right? Perhaps this let your mind process and accept what happened faster than most would be able to."

"Could it really? I mean, I thought the brain doctors that visited said that if we don't suffer after a kill then we were probably psychopaths or sociopaths or something like that and that we would need to go into a special program?"

"That depends, are you sorry you killed Mizuki?"

"Sorry?" Naruto asked, stopping to think about it. "Not really, he was a bad guy and wanted to kill Iruka-sensei. I mean, I don't like that I killed him but it's probably better he's dead, right?"

"Hmm, your answer was much more complex than I expected but it does prove to me that your [Gamer's Mind] does indeed help you manage such things. The doctors that came were more concerned about you not feeling anything at all, like stepping on a bug, you just don't care. You obviously care that you took a life." The Hokage explained carefully.

"I see, so I'm good then?"

"Yes, Naruto-kun, you're fine. Now, let's see the picture," he said holding a hand out toward Naruto.

Naruto handed him the registration picture.

"Good, I was half afraid you were going to have kabuki war paint or some nonsense like that," said the man, studying the picture.

"Oh man, why didn't think of that? I was so distracted by everything else it never even occurred to me. Can I retake my picture?"

"No," said the Hokage flatly. "I'm sorry I ever said anything."

"Anyway, I wanted to ask about something I discovered this morning and kind of last night."

"Oh, and what's that?"

"So, last night when I got to Training Field 13 I got a system warning telling I was entering the area and that the area was populated with Chakra Spiders. Anyway, I had to fight through several groups of them until I came to a boss spider called Jorogumo."

"The Prostitute of legend?" asked Sarutobi. "What happened? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, I fought and killed her and when she died, she kind of rapidly decayed leaving behind loot."

"Loot?"

"You know, stuff like Ryo and Chakra Venom to use on my weapons," explained Naruto. "So anyway, when I reviewed my skills and stats this morning I also looked at my gear to see if it needed repairs. When I looked closer my forehead protector had a stat on it that gives me access to Konoha Training Fields up to level 25. I thought it was weird so here I am asking you. It seems to me that training fields might be like game dungeons."

"I see," said the old man, sitting back in his chair and lighting up his pipe. "Well, I may not know much about these games you love so much but from the sound of it I believe you're correct but the only way to find out for sure is to try another training field. There are plenty available with a wide variety of chakra mutations that we let roam simply because they are good for training."

"Are all the fields filled with chakra mutations?"

"No, we have ten fields that are pretty much kept empty and are used strictly for team training or learning and creating jutsu. Fields eleven through forty are all filled with plenty of nasty business. There are fields higher than that but they are reserved for special events and large team training."

"Cool, I think," said Naruto. "I'll have to check out some of the other fields later, maybe take Shikamaru with me."

"Does Shikamaru-kun know?"

"Yeah, he was the first one I told but he was already suspicious something had changed with me. He actually helped me a ton with training, speaking of I'm going to have to bust my ass this week to gain all my bonus stat points," Naruto added the last part more for his own benefit than the Hokage's.

"Well then, I shouldn't keep you any longer," said the Hokage, effectively ending the conversation.

"Just one more question before I go?" requested Naruto.

"Go ahead."

"Do you know of a way to recover chakra faster than just resting?" asked Naruto, it's something he'd been thinking about for a while but didn't even know where to go or who to ask.

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