02 The Game Plan_The Clanless Gamer

'Gamer's log XXX-69: I'm currently running around in the park playing tag with some fellow normy kids. Was brought here by my mother to play while she's busy chatting with her fellow housewives. Here's hoping to acquire a new skill. Ending Transmission.'

**A Skill Has Been Created Through A Specific Action:**

Running Mastery (Passive)

(Level 10: 0%) (Cost: None):

Represents one's proficiency in the art. Also increases rate of comprehension of other related skills relative to level.

'Speak of the devil. Time to mix work and play' I think to myself as I proceed to dominate the game.

'Hmm... How about I use chakra to amp my speed kinda how Tsunade does for her stength. Now that I think about it, best get my hands on 100 Healings. I should have what it takes by the Time Skip, what with my "Meditation" and all. Will try to convince Tsunade, but if that fails I'll learn secondhand from Sakura. Guess I'll have to befriend her big-time and have her owe me a couple favors to cash in. Enough planning like a super villain! Let's get back to my experiment.'

Kondo proceeds to channel chakra into his legs in hopes to increase his speed if only a little. His long and consistent practice with "Meditation" and "Adhesive Chakra" combined with his recent approach of stacking both skill at once has increased his chakra awareness and control by leaps and bounds.

Therefore after about 10 minutes of trial and error, his efforts bear fruit.

**A Skill Has Been Created Through A Specific Action:**

Chakra Enhancement (Active) (Level 15: 30%) (Cost: Varied):

Temporarily increase Strength, Dexterity and Vitality stats relative to Chakra consumption.

Kondo's speed increases by a small amount. He proceeds to tag one of the faster kids, then immediately turn off the skill.

'Im on a roll today! I was expecting just enhancement for speed, but turns out I got the whole package. Nice. It's basically a poor man's 8 gates. Holup! Imagine I stack this skill, 8 gates, sage mode and 100 healings on top of each other. Disgusting! Reprehensibly gross! 8 gates alone was enough to hurt Six Path Madara with one eye. Either that makes me Kaguya level, or I'll explode into blood and gore from the strain. Risks aside, the idea is beyond appealing.'

After having fun at the park, Kondo walks home with his mother. Being as well behaved and obedient as he was, Kondo wasn't a hassle to look after; making his mom very comfortable with taking him out of the house often to go grocery shopping, to play at the park and to other places.

He was also supervised alot less at home for the same reasons. He was potty trained and could go himself, causing him to graduate from diapers. He also tugged on his mom's clothes whenever he was hungry outside his scheduled feeding times and goes to sleep by himself without requiring assistance.

His parents thought of his uncharacteristic maturity for one his age a bit odd, but they weren't complaining. There was just one small outlier, though.

"Ne Kondo-kun, you sure love momma's breasts, don't you. You're more mature than other kids your age, but you're still such a baby when it comes to this." Says Aimi, Kondo's mother.

Kondo's obsession with breastfeeding.

'You got that right, Mommy Mammary! This virgin has never had free access to boobs like this, so you bet your Majestic Melons I'm going to have my fun for as long as I can! Besides! I know my suckling days are numbered, so imma milk this cow (pun intended) for what it's worth with what little time I have left! Believe it!' Kondo thought while sucking and fondling furiously; making his mom blush a little.

A COUPLE WEEKS LATER.

Kondo lays prone on the living room floor looking at the ceiling with glazed over eyes.

'Joy has been stripped of me this day. I lay here adrift on the stagnant waters that is the tears of my lament. Before the inevitability that is sorrow, one's pitiful attempts at joy are nothing but whimpering concessions in the face of a swift defeat. I am broken and my pieces scatter to the wind as do my hopes. My Joy leaves me.'

Kondo just got weaned of breast milk. He didn't take it well.

ONE YEAR LATER.

It's night time, the Fukumoto parents are asleep in their room, and our titular OC MC is practicing wall walking in his own room.

"~I wanna know the answers, NO MORE LIES. I wanna shut the door and open up my mind.~" Quietly songs OC MC.

"That should do for today." Kondo says as he dismounts the wall, makes his way to bed and lies down.

"Status"

Name: Fukumoto Kondo.

Age: 2.3

Race: Human

Level 1: 0%

24/24 HP

29/29 CP

Strength: 5

Dexterity: 10

Vitality: 7

Intelligence: 30

Wisdom: 20

Unused Stat Points: 0

Gamer's Mind: (Passive) [Level: Max] »

Gamer's Body: (Passive) [Level: Max] »

Meditation (Active/Passive) »

Adhesive Chakra (Active/Passive) »

Chakra Enhancement (Active) »

Running Mastery (Passive) »

Jumping Mastery (Passive) »

"Gotta admit, didn't expect running around and playing would do this much for my stats. I'll have to get started on legit exercise when I turn 3, but not too much though: a swol toddler would be a weird sight, and I don't need that kind of attention. I created the Jumping Skill during another trip to the park not long after the Running Skill. They're both leveling quite nicely: approaching level 39 as we speak."

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"Meditation has reached 69% (kek!) and has slowed to a crawl, Adhesive Chakra's just above 35%; should get higher when I don't have to train it in secret every night, and Chakra Enhancement is trailing the Running and Jumping Skills at the low 30s."

"All in all, I'm making great progress. Still haven't figured out how to train Intelligence and Wisdom though, but I'm losing no sleep over it. I'll figure it out eventually."

"Alright, enough talk. Time to catch some Z's."

MORNING

'I know I said I'd lose no sleep over it, but I'm bored. Let's try and find out how I can train Intelligence and Wisdom today. Mom's not taking me to the park today, and my regular training routine is really stale and needs to be spiced up.'

Goal set, Kondo makes his way to a bookshelf in the living room. His guess is learning new things from reading books more advanced than those of children would stimulate his mind and thus train his Intelligence. However he as yet to think up any ideas on how to deal with Wisdom.

Reaching the bookshelf, Kondo begins to peruse the bottom three rows which are with his reach for something appropriate.

'Lets see... Something ninja related... Oh this looks promising!' Kondo exclaims as he pulls out a medium thickness, brown hardcover book.

[Basic Human Anatomy]

'Hmmm... No notification about eating the book. Now that I think about it, do I even have book eating? It's never popped up.' Kondo considers this for a moment.

'Well, I doubt I'd get a Skill even if I ate this book. From what I remember, to be considered a Skill Book, it has to teach you how to do a specific thing. This Anatomy book is just information about the human body. It's not like it teaches how to apply said informa-' His epiphany cuts his thoughts off.

'Wait... "Apply?"'

"Help." As the system UI appears, Kondo reads the part about Wisdom and Intelligence.

"Intelligence: Efficiency of knowledge absorption.

Wisdom: Efficiency of knowledge application."

'Does this mean if I read this book here, I'd train my Intelligence, and if I applied that knowledge in the real world I'd be training Wisdom? I'm not so sure, but it's something. Let's find out. However I'm not a big fan of Anatomy, so let's find something more to my tastes.'

After awhile, Kondo finds what something he likes: An old Ninja Academy Textbook.'

[Beginner's Guide to Shuriken Arts]

'Well that's a pleasant surprise, turns out I CAN eat books. I'll have to decline this time, though. Don't know if the book will crumble to dust or shine brightly before disappearing.'

Kondo didn't want his Mom who was currently making breakfast in the kitchen to see a flashy scene and start asking questions. He also didn't want to destroy a book his parents might actually notice missing and have to deal with questions on that end.

'Guess I'll have to buy Skill Books from a bookstore and eat it in a closet in my room to see what happens. Problem is I have no money, so that would have to wait till I start attending the Ninja Academy and getting an allowance. Welp! Another future me problem.'

The search for the ideal book continues until...

[Introduction to Chakra]

'I wanted to go for a Poison related book to learn about poison resistance, but I don't want my parents seeing me reading that and jumping to strange conclusions, so this'll do for now. Speaking of "Resistance", I should get around to training my body's resistance to elemental damage, physical damage and poison damage. Just have to be careful not to be caught with my hand over a stove; I don't want that kind of drama.'

"Breakfast is ready, boys!" Mama Aimi calls, and Kondo proceeds to the table with the book.

'Lets see if they'll buy me books like this. I'll just take this over to them, and let them assume my interest, and hopefully buy it of their own will; with a little nudge here and there from me.'

The Fukumoto family has their breakfast, and Kondo's strategy pays off. His father, Fukumoto Isamu, pleased that his son with Intelligence beyond his years has shown interest in his craft promises to buy Kondo all the books he'll need as well as give him some Ninja Training till he's old enough to join the Academy. He may be only a Chuunin, but Kondo wasn't complaining; he himself was barely past 2 years of age.

Kondo spends the whole day reading the Chakra book, with a bit of discreet training here and there. Papa Isamu headed out for a mission that very morning, and Mama Aimi was busy housekeeping.

After reading 2/3 of the book just before dinner time, Kondo gets a notification.

Kondo immediately gets to his feet and proceeds to perform a sequence of unorthodox body movements so alien one could only, with unsettling discomfort, classify it as distant relative of dancing. Mama Aimi laughs seeing his display, then waves him over to have dinner.

After eating and heading off to his bedroom, Kondo forces down his residual giddiness as he considers matters. He just tested and confirmed his hypothesis that he can train his Intelligence by absorbing knowledge via book reading as of now. Now he intends to experiment and figure out what it means to "Apply" said knowledge, thereby training his Wisdom stat.

However that can wait for tomorrow. Right now, is time for his nightly training session.

"Upsy Daisy." Says Kondo as he attaches himself to the wall with his feet, leaving him standing parallel to the floor. He then activates multiple Skills at once: "Meditation" + "Adhesive Chakra" + "Chakra Enhancement".

Stacking his Skills is an approach he came up with not long after gushing about stacking 100 Healing with 8 Gates, Chakra Enhancement & Sage Mode. Deciding on doing so with non-straining skills first for the sake of practice and efficiency.

Kondo stands still with all 3 skills active at once. He remains that way till his Chakra Enhancement drains half his chakra before he proceeds to deactivate said Skill and walk around in circles on the wall till his Chakra refills. He'll then reactivate Chakra Enhancement and repeat the process over and over for a couple hours before heading to bed.

Yes, Kondo can keep "Meditation" active while moving. He has trained this skill to such a level he is capable of performing such a feat; albeit while requiring intense concentration.

A few hours later, with tonight's training session completed, Kondo settles in on his bed, and begins to consider something he hasn't thought about seriously until now:

CONNECTIONS.

Friends, allies, teachers, the whole nine yards. Proactive plans would have to be made on how go about interacting with the canon characters and what benefits can be gained from said interactions.

"Well, I don't want the reason I make friends with them to be only to get something out of them, but it's necessary for my goal of not being fodder. So where to begin.?

"Hiruzen? NOPE!!! He's the friggin hokage! No way I'm important enough to be allowed anywhere near his zipcode. Besides, I don't want Danzo to notice me. Don't want to be an orphan in Root anytime soon. I like my family."

"Sannin? Orochimaru is out. Jiraiya? Dude's almost never around and it's not like he'll waste time training a random kid unless I'm an orphan, in a warzone or his godson. Hmm... I could try joining Naruto to be trained by him; worth a shot."

"Tsunade? I'll shoot my shot along with Sakura for the 100 healing, but I have no intention of becoming a medical ninja. If that doesn't work then I'll have to learn secondhand from Sakura. That means we'll either have to be really close or she'll have to owe me some favors I'll cash in for the technique."

"Besides she's left alone for 2 years back at Konoha. Plenty of time to become besties but not a thing. Sasuke can have her. So Sakura on the top of my friends list. Who's next?"

"Naruto. Hmm... I can learn Shadow Clone Jutsu from him as well as the Rasengan, and maybe Sage Mode if I don't crack that code myself. Not a fan of those fanfics where the OC more or less adopts the guy and gush over him nonstop. That's not my style, but he's made it to No. 2 on the Friend List."

"Team Asuma? Besides some wind chakra training at the cost of my life savings from Asuma there's nothing I can learn from that team. Clans don't share their jutsu."

"Team Kurenai? More promising. I can learn Genjutsu from Kurenai Sensei. Her loss to Itachi means nothing. Who hasn't lost to Itachi? Besides, against anyone that's not an Uchiha, she's wrecking their day. Besides, I'm practically immune to Genjutsu with my Gamer's Mind, it's best I lean in on that. Nothing to learn from the kids, but I'll see about taming an animal and bugs, as well as try to replicate Gentle Fist if possible."

"Team Guy? Yes. Yes. YES. These guys are beyond perfect and my top priority. I need that 8 Gates: the strain on my body will raise my stats like mad. Tenten can also teach me about weapons. And Neji? I'll pass. So Guy, Rock Lee, and Tenten added to Friend List."

"Speaking of Tenten, I intend to make a move on her. She's been one of my waifus in my previous life, and she's one of the few that are within my age range right now. Besides she's unmarried by the time of Boruto, so I'm not taking her away from nobody. Lover List: Tenten."

"Back to business. Anyone else? Yeah, Kakashi. The dude's a jutsu encyclopedia. Would have to tag along with Naruto and Sakura to learn from him as well as do what I can to get him to teach me stuff. Same goes with all the other Sensei's. I'm not their student, so getting their guidance will be difficult."

"Anyone else? ... No one for now, no. So with that taken care of, it's time to hit the hay." And Kondo slept.

Lover List:

- Tenten

Sensei List:

- Tsunade (Priority: 100 healings)

- Guy (Priority: 8 Gates)

- Kakashi (Priority: Other Jutsu)

- Kurenai (Recommended: Genjutsu)

- Asuma (Why not: Wind Style)

Friend List:

- Sakura (Priority: 100 healings)

- Naruto (Priority: Shadow Clone, Rasengan, Sage Mode)

- Rock Lee (Priority: 8 Gates)

- Tenten (Priority: Weapons Mastery)

- Others (Why not)

Kondo awakens to birds singing outside his window. It's daybreak and time to get up off the bed. He goes through his usual morning routine before joining his Mom at the table. And as he eats, he thinks back to last night's plans.

'Now that I think about it, other than Tenten who else can I potentially add to my Lover List? Gotta cast a wide net. No guarantee I got Tenten's in the bag.'

'Let's see... No older women, so shizune, ayame and kiba's sister is out. No milfs, so konan is out. Who my age, canon and not getting together with someone is there? Oh! Karin! She's like a different flavor of Sakura, buy I'll take her over the real thing.'

'Next is Tayuya. It was a shame she died in the show; I really liked her. If I get added to the Sasuke Retrieval Mission I'll see what I can do to subdue her without doing her in, if the opportunity arises. Then I'll make my move after the village extract intel from her.'

'Almost forgot about Hanabi: the most beautiful girl in the show hands down. Sorry Hinata, please manage second place. Problem is I'll probably never have an opportunity since she's always attached to her Dad like a barnacle. Maybe after Neji dies and the old guy starts to relax a little. She'll be on my radar, but I'm not holding my breath.'

'Anyone else?... Nothing coming to mind. So that's Tenten and Karin, plus maybe Tayuya and Hanabi. I'll do what I can, and take what I can get. Besides, there might be a decent OC gal I can settle for; no need for tunnel vision on this issue.'

With breakfast done, Kondo heads to the bookshelf, reaches for his [Introduction to Chakra] book and settles down at the living room table. He is committed to gaining a Wisdom Stat today.

'Alright. Let's start off by rereading the portion of the book I've been through and brainstorm how to apply that knowledge and see what happens.'

Kondo proceeds to spend all day doing just that while taking breaks in-between to practice his Skills in secret. However despite his efforts, no notification sounded.

'What's going on? Do I have to apply the knowledge by personally performing what's described in the book? Could it be because I already knew neat ways of using chakra before I was reincarnated, and because I'm unable think of anything new and groundbreaking I can't farm Wisdom? What a head scratcher!' Kondo scratches his head in frustration.

'Whatever. I'll stumble upon the answer eventually. Since I already cracked the Intelligence code, I'll farm that like mad and leave Wisdom be for now. Welp! Enough reading for today. I'm too mentally exhausted to continue.'

'Im going to need a nap now, but let's have review first shall we?'