{Senju Clan compound, Konohagakure}
"So this is your new home... what was your name again?" Tsunade asked, pointing toward a house that stood alone but was still close to the main compound. No sooner had she said that than a man with dusty brown hair, wearing a Konoha flak jacket and black pants, appeared.
"Hello, Senju-san," I greeted before answering Tsunade's question. "My name is Shinjiro Madoka. I will be in your care. Thank you for having me." I bowed politely with my head toward both of them.
"Hello Madoka-sama." The grin on the man's face was wiped off, which was to be expected, the Madoka family are, after all, the current rulers of the Land of Fire.
"It is our hono-" that was all he could say before he was smacked through the trees by Tsunade, who was looking at him with an annoyed expression.
'...okay. I need to shelve any plans to try a move on her.' I thought, a little terrified of the monstrous strength that she had casually displayed. A second later, Nawaki Senju dashed back into the clearing and was rubbing the back of his head with a sheepish expression on his face.
"No need to be overly polite, Nawaki-san. I'll be joining the academy pretty soon, and that means you will be my senpai. I don't want the burden of my surname to define who I am. I'm sure you, of all people, can understand that." My words worked on the older chunin or jonin as expected, as he nodded with a trace of sympathy. Hell, even Tsunade seemed a bit moved as I motioned for the house.
'All those lessons in smooth talking and developing relationships based on common ground had not been a waste,' I had nearly cried through those boring lessons.
"I'll begin settling if you don't mind, it's been a rather long journey." I smiled politely, and getting the hint, both of them nodded. Tsunade waved at Nawaki to go as she followed me toward my new house, likely intending to give me a tour. Which was a bit necessary, as this broken RPG system didn't have a mini-map.
Out of habit, I brought up my interface and browsed through it before closing it once again. Nothing had really changed, not that I expected it to. Still, maybe when I join the academy I'll gain a new title.
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[Status Screen]
[Name: Shinjiro Madoka]
[Title: Nobility-Born]
[Age: 18]
[Level: 2 (284/3000)]
[Chakra: 732/750]
[Stamina: 378/400]
[Chakra Control: 21%]
[Strength: 4]
[Agility: 5]
[Dexterity: 3]
[Constitution: 5]
[Intelligence: 11]
[Reflex: 6]
[Perception: 3]
[Points: 1]
...
Over the past four years of effort, I've gained quite a few skills and strengthened my foundation to be better than any civilian, which, from what I can tell, hovered around 3. I haven't had this system for long, though.
It only became active when I turned 18 and gained access to chakra, but over the past 3 months I've managed to grind out a level through skill leveling and occasional spars with Asuma.
'Still better than nothing. I'm a bit miffed that it arrived late, but a lot of my social skills were transferred over quite easily, though, so that was a plus.' It reminded me of those LITRPG novels I liked to read in my spare time, except I was the only one who had access to seeing my own progress in stats and skills alike.
"Alright, I'll spare you the tour, the house has three bedrooms, a storage room, and two bathrooms. There is a backyard equipped with a sparring pole and everything; you can explore it yourself." Tsunade rattled off in a hurry. My eyes dipped down to the vast expanse of her cleavage. I couldn't really help it, but I quickly looked up, trying to make it seem like it was just a casual glance, leaning hard on my skill [Diplomat lv 7] to cover up any nervousness.
Not that it mattered, as she leaned forward, the motion caused the scenery in front of me to become even more enticing, and I had a hard time focusing on her face. "I won't brush around the subject like the old man, trying to build favorability and all the games you nobles like to play."
I focused all my attention on her, realizing she was serious. A heavy wave of pressure emerged from her as my body stiffened and felt heavier. "Why did you come to Konoha, I'm sure Asuma and other's could have taught you most of the stuff that we teach at Konoha, even though he is bound by some laws from the village, working under the Daimiyo meant that some of the more common stuff is bound to get leaked."
'Well, she was currently described as headstrong and unapologetically her in the show. It's the first time in years I'm dealing with someone this blunt.' I calculated that the [Smooth Talker lv 11] skill was already showing me some of the possible ways I could deal with her aggression.
And I chose the most honest and blunt one... "To become strong."
My words lingered in the oppressive air for a while before the pressure vanished as Tsunade leaned back and gave a smile before she vanished from the spot. I stood frozen on the steps to my new house for a few moments, looking at the place where she had stood for a moment before I turned and walked into my new house, grabbing a fallen leaf along the way.
'It's not like I expected no scrutiny to be placed on me. Let's just focus on the things I can control and use my surname to grease my pathway to strength.' I walked through the door, set my sandals down, and stepped into the freshly cleaned house. Ignoring the task of exploring, I walked over, sat on the bed in a meditation pose, and focused on the leaf now stuck to my forehead.
'I have regenerated some chakra during the last leg of my journey. Let's practice some more before moving on to some body conditioning and taijutsu practice.'
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AN - Affinity and Skills in the next chapter before we move on to the Academy and the first smut scenes. Also, no health points, as injuries and stuff will have status effects that would not automatically disappear with a night's sleep.