"Hmm, maybe he has a super strong wind affinity or maybe the Kyuubi is messing with him," suggested Chouji.
"All possible but we really need to look into it more," said Shikamaru.
"We should go to Higurashi's tomorrow and get some chakra paper, maybe you guys can get that weekly quest with me this time now that we can group," offered Naruto.
"I'm game," said Chouji. "I need to get some new armor anyway."
"Maybe you can bring that leather, Higurashi might be able to do something with it," suggested Naruto, trying to be helpful.
"Worth looking into," said Shikamaru, yawning. "It's probably time we head out. Let's meet up tomorrow at Higurashi's around say 4:00 PM?"
"See you two there," said Naruto. Naruto couldn't help but feel excited as he eventually dozed off that night, his pre-sleep thoughts filled with unleashing untold elemental power on his enemies, Sasuke bowing down to him, Sakura fawning over him, getting the Hokage's hat. It was a good thought to fall asleep to.
You have slept in your bed. HP & CP are fully restored.
Naruto raced through the day, only too excited to meet up with his friends. It was another crappy mission, this time babysitting some kids but the experience and money was welcome all the same.
Naruto met up with Shikamaru and Chouji just outside of Higurashi's, he was a few minutes late but they didn't seem to mind his being a little tardy but two more levels to [Tree Climbing] was worth it.
[Tree Climbing (Passive) Lv6 12.87% 10 CP per 5 seconds]
By using your chakra to stick to surfaces you can now move more freely and better use your chakra.
Passively increases WIS 6%
Passively reduces excess CP lost from using too much chakra by 6%
"Hey guys, sorry I'm late," said Naruto, greeting them right away.
"It's only a few minutes, no big deal," said Shikamaru. "Anyway, let's head inside."
Naruto followed in behind the pair but just before he entered he paused. All through the market district were the merchants he knew only too well. Except they all had '?' above their heads like they had quests for him but instead of being gold color they were a metallic blue color.
"Huh," grunted Naruto, unintentionally narrowing his eyes. It wasn't that he didn't want more quests it was that this was undoubtedly going to be some new game mechanic that was going to drive him apeshit.
"Naruto, you coming?" asked Shikamaru, coming back out of the shop. Then he saw Naruto's narrowed eyes and him looking down the street. "What's up?"
Naruto quickly formed a team and invited Shikamaru. "Do you see the blue question marks?"
"Yeah, that's strange. Has it ever done that before?"
"Nope, this is new."
"Hmm, this is probably going to be troublesome, isn't it?"
"Probably," answered Naruto.
"Well, let's finish up in Higurashi's then we can see what that's all about," said Shikamaru.
Naruto nodded and finally followed Shikamaru into the shop.
"Yo, Naruto, you here for the weekly delivery? I'm sorry but I don't have one this week. Tenten got back from her mission early," explained Hiten.
Then Naruto saw the old man had a blue '?' above his head. "Well, have you got any work for me?"
"Well, if you're hard up I could use some scrap metal. If you scour some of the training fields I'm sure you'll find plenty just laying around. Shinobi tend to just discard their broken weapons wherever."
Daily Quest Alert (0/5)
Salvage Operation: Collect broken weapons from training fields one through ten.
Collect 30 pieces of scrap metal.
Completion Award: Increase reputation with Higurashi Weapons.
500 Ryo
Completion Failure: Decrease reputation with Higurashi Weapons.
Naruto raised a surprised eyebrow when there was no experience associated with the quest, that and the (0/5) made him curious.
Naruto tapped the 'Accept' button.
Daily Quest Accepted (1/5)
Naruto groaned. "Is this something you need every day?"
"Well, I sure wouldn't say no to the free scrap metal," said Hiten with a chuckle.
"Okay, I'll take care of it," said Naruto. If Naruto understood the new mechanic correctly, the blue '?' was for daily quests of which he could only do five per day or accept five at a time and they only gave reputation points and money.
"Anyway, what can I do for you boys' today?"
"Chakra paper," said Shikamaru.
"Sorry boys, can only sell that to Chuunin and above. Maybe you can convince your sensei to buy it for you," explained Hiten, looking on sympathetically.
"Figures it would be something like that," said Shikamaru.
"Are you sure I can't convince you just this once?" pleaded Naruto.
"You know I would if I could Naruto but it's a big deal. If my store gets audited by the village and they find out I sold to genin they'd shut me down or fine me so heavily I'd have no choice but to go out of business anyway."
"It's okay, old man, I appreciate it anyway."
"Anything else I can get you boys?" he asked.
"Yeah," said Chouji, speaking up. "See, I got this hide and I was hoping to find out if I could get some better armor made or maybe traded for."
Hiten picked up the hide. "Now where did you boys run across a 'Papa Boar'? Them beasties is dangerous."
"We know," all three deadpanned.
"Anyway, this is some really nice leather. I could probably make you some nice gloves and boots or maybe a jacket. You'd have to pay for the labor and any other pieces for it of course."
"How good are we talking here?" asked Naruto.
"Better than what you're wearing now, but not much better," answered Hiten.
"What could you do with two hides?" Naruto asked quickly.
"Make more for him, why, you got another hide?"
Naruto pulled it out of his inventory and put it on the counter. "How much is it worth?"
"I usually pay about 6000 Ryo per hide," answered Hiten.
"Okay, so Chouji, I'll sell you mine for 3000 Ryo and you can get more that way. What do you say?"
"Deal," said Chouji, grinning and pulling out the money.
Naruto happily took it leaving Chouji with the hide. "Pleasure doing business with you."
"I hate you sometimes brat," said Hiten. "Still, good of you to look out for your friends. So what do you think, jacket, boots and gloves?"
"How much for the extras?"
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