Royal Roads: Shadowed Ninja

Chapter 7: Throwing Weapons Just Comes Naturally

Release Date: (10/19/2015)

Disclaimer:

I don't make money from writing this nor do I own any character from the Naruto/Legendary Moonlight Sculptor universes. I find myself inspired by both stories and want to leave my mark.

Explanations:

"Life is Troublesome": Speaking out loud.

'Thinking is Troublesome': Thinking about stuff

Days Played: 4

Shikadai=Shikamaru (I will now be using the character name more often in my story.)

Story Begins Here

Shikadai finished eating his lunch as he rested underneath the tree that he had been practicing his climbing skill on. He had just finish 16 hours of in game play time so he was going to be starting his last 8 hours of game time for the day. He got up and started to head toward the training area. 'I need to find Raizo and ask him about possibly setting up an area to train with throwing weapons.' He walked into the complex and found Raizo observing some others in the training area that were practicing on the scarecrows. When he got close Raizo noticed his approach.

"Ah, good day Shikadai. Have you just finished your strength training in the woods?" Raizo said with a smile.

"Yes, I have "Instructor Raizo". The climbing practice is helping me get a better feel for my strength outside of a combat scenario."

Raizo nodded, "It's always good to be aware of your own body's capabilities in any situation."

"Very true, I had a question I wanted to ask you about furthering my own training."

"Ask away, I would be happy to help you grow further in your development."

"Is there a place where I could train with throwing weapons, or would I have to set up an area out of the way of other trainees."

Raizo's eyebrows lifted and his face showed a slight surprised expression. Raizo had a contemplative look on his face as he stared at Shikadai. After a few moments Raizo seemed to make a decision and nodded his head.

"Yes an area is set up in a large room inside the training building for practicing with throwing weapons. I will show you where it is if you would follow me."

"Great, it is good to know that there is already a facility for practicing set up. Thanks for the help as always." Shikadai smiled as Raizo started to walk toward the entrance of the building that was close to the training area. 'Great an area is already set up, now I don't have to worry about finding a secluded area so I wouldn't hurt anyone by accident.'

The pair walked through the building and down into the basement. They came to a door that was labeled "Close Ranged Combat Training". They walked in and the chambers torches lit automatically, 'Possibly magic triggered by our entrance that is interesting.'

"This is a room that we had developed with the help of an enchanter. The targets are set up in different areas as you can see. Some though move around once someone steps into the throwing position in that square on the floor." Raizo showed the room to Shikadai, indicating towards the targets that were set up down range in the room. Some of the targets were just white circles with a black do in the middle, while others where in the shape of men that had targets in different areas of the body.

"Thank you, are there practice weapons here or will I need to bring my own to use."

"No, we have many here that can be used, but they can't be taken out of the room." Raizo started to walk over to a cabinet in the corner and opened it. It held different types of throwing weapons inside, there were small knives, and curved blades, and he also noticed shuriken at the top which was surprising.

He headed towards the cabinet and grabbed some of the small palm sized knives, but also grabbed the shuriken as well. He turned and saw Raizo staring at him with a curious expression on his face. Shikadai noticed that Raizo glanced at the shuriken in his hands. 'Mabey he is wondering if I know how to use them.' Raizo directed him to step into the square that was located facing down range. Once he stepped into it some of the targets started to slowly move while many of them stayed stationary. 'I will show him that I do know how to use them.' He planned to give Raizo a little show.

He placed the shuriken down on a shelf that was near the throwing position and palmed the knives. He turned towards the target range and found some targets that looked good to start with. He took an open and loose stance as he gaged the distance and some of the motions of the targets. He had three knives palmed in each hand. He threw his first knife and it flew through the air and hit a small target dead center. That throwing motion led to the next which hit a target further down range than the first. The next four throws loosened him up and he hit perfectly each time leading up to the last one that struck one of the moving targets that hovered in the air. He picked up the four shuriken and palmed two in each hand. He took his stance and threw each shuriken separately. These were each targeting the only moving human shaped target. The first curved through the air and struck the target located at the neck. The next two left his hands in quick succession and struck both targets located at the wrists of the target. The final shuriken hit the target located between the eyes of the target. He breathed in and let his body relax after finishing his display. He heard Raizo's clapping and he turned around and saw him smile in an approving way.

"Great job! You have great skill and control with the weapons. You surprised me with your familiarity with the shuriken, those are a very exotic weapon and very few have any experience using them."

"Thank you, I have practiced with throwing weapons for years and have a lot of experience with them. The shuriken feel like they have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember."

Raizo agreed "It shows, the way you controlled their path through the air with the strength and positioning of your wrists gives away the hours of training you have. It is a rare sight to see someone as young as you that has such great skill in the usage of weaponry, do you mind if I ask about your past trainings?"

Shikadai stared Raizo in the eyes, 'This is interesting, he appears to be very interested in knowing what type of training I have had. It won't hurt to tell him will it? I hope this doesn't hurt my development with him.'

"I don't mind and welcome the interest you have in my development. I studied under a master that specialized in the usage of close quarter hand to hand and sword fighting. My master taught me to fight with quick decisive blows that would take out my opponent quickly and efficiently. As my training developed he introduced the usage of throwing weapons into my training. I have always found that the shuriken fit my hands perfectly and it is now almost to the point of instinct when it comes to the proper way to release them. My master has praised me for my ability to quickly adapt to any situation quickly without it affecting my technique."

Raizo's hand comes up to his chin as he nods at the conclusion of Shikadai's input. He seems to come to a decision and smiles to Shikadai.

"You have great skill and talent that have been cultivated well. I give praise to your master for the time he has dedicated to you. I must leave you here to practice as I have duties to attend to.

They share farewells and he settles down into practicing his technique. He stops an hour later when the game shows his growth.

[Agility increased by 1 point. (+1 to AGI)]

His training continues on and as the hours pass he gains a total of 8 points of Agility during his training. He sees another notice that showed his success in developing a new skill.

[New skill learned Throwing Weapon Mastery]

Throwing Weapon Mastery: Throwing knives and shuriken takes precision and adaptability. Thrown weapons are affective against critical areas on a target. The damage against a target is only affective when targeting weaknesses of an opponent. Mastering this skill leads to palming one or more weapons when attacking.

Increase accuracy to Critical Areas (+2% per lvl)

Throw +1 weapon at once per 2 lvl advancement

He smiled in victory as another goal he had set for himself had been achieved. He logged off wondering how he would do during the next few weeks of training.

The time went by and Shikadai trained and continued to develop his 4 skills as he trained his stats. He was training with his sword in the training area as this was the final stat that he had to train to 40. He finally noticed a notice pop up.

[Strength increased by 1 point. (+1 to STR)]

[Endurance increased by 1 point. (+1 END)]

[Skill level increase Blade Mastery Level 5]

[Rising in Fame (+20 to Fame)]

[First player to finish the beginner training in "Kingdome of Brent, Capital Varhales"

(+20 to Fame)]

It had taken him 2 weeks of real time, but he had done it. He had leveled the stats that he could as far as he could without leveling. He walked over and placed the practice bokken back onto the rack and took a moment to silently congratulate himself. He herd footsteps coming towards him and he notice Raizo walking over with two wooden boxes in his hand. The first was about 3 feet long and 0.5 feet in width and depth. The second was much smaller and looked to be about the same size as a shoe box. When Raizo arrived he smiled towards Shikadai.

"I thought you would be finishing today and I prepared these for you."

He handed the largest box first to Shikadai, who opened it while thanking the instructor. Shikadai saw that it was 2.5 foot long Wakizashi, the blade was 2 foot long while the grip was 0.5 foot long. He took it out of the case noticing that it also had a back strap so that the sword could be drawn while wearing it on ones back. He saw the stats of the blade once he took it up.

Item: Hard Iron Wakizashi:

Durability: 54/54

Damage: 10-14

Awarded to those who've completed the Basic Training Program. This blade was selected by the instructor after a friendship had been developed.

Requirement:

Strength 40+

Equipped:

+10 Strength

He noticed the description of the blade and smiled at the acknowledgement of his friendship with the NPC. He quickly fitted the blade to his back and practiced drawing it and noticed that it was smooth and without difficulty. Raizo then handed him the second box and opened it and saw that it had two pouches inside of it. These pouches had 5 shuriken inside each.

Item: Shuriken:

Durability: 10/10

Damage: 4-6

Critical: X4 Damage

Awarded to the player who first finishes the beginner training in "Kingdome of Brent, Capital Varhales". These were awarded due to the player discovering the throwing weapons training room and showing that they had the skill to use these exotic throwing weapons.

Requirement:

Agility 40+

He equips them onto his belt and Raizo takes the boxes back from him.

"Thank you instructor these are a great gift."

"You earned them and your training is now complete. What do you plan to do now?"

"It's time that I test my skills against the monsters close around town. I need to know that my skills are truly trained to the best of my ability."

"My friend, I have a request of you. I need your eyes for a most troubling development that has been going on here at the training grounds for the past few weeks."

"Raizo what is wrong, has something happened."

The instructor looks around and motions for Shikadai to follow him as they quickly head toward the throwing weapons training room.

"There is a problem I believe that one of the senior training Masters has been stealing from the training ground for his own profit. Master Ozunu seems to be taking some of the funds for weapon replacement and keeping it for himself. I have tried to follow him, but I think he is aware of my presence do to our familiarity with each other. Could you help me by finding out if my suspicions are sound?"

Quest: Discover if Raizo's Suspicions are Sound:

Raizo believes that Master Ozunu is possibly skimming some of the funds for new weapons. You need to tail the master and try to see if he has been using the funds appropriately. Be aware that the old master shouldn't notice you tailing him, so be vigilant.

Difficulty: E

Quest requirement:

Player must be level 5 or lower.

Player must have developed a friendship with "Instructor Raizo".

Must have shown Raizo that you have skill in the use of Shuriken.

Failed if you are noticed as a tail.

End of chapter

Skills Known:

Blade Mastery (Lv. 5 0%): Increases attack power and speed of player with a bladed weapon.

Climb (Lv. 5 0%): Enables for the user to scale structures with confidence.

Meditate (Lv. 5 0%): Recuperate mana and health, while stilling one's mind and body.

Throwing Weapons Mastery (Lv. 5 0%): Increases the number of throwing weapons that can be used at once.

Player: Nara Shikamaru

Character: Shikadai (Named after his son from previous life)

Race: Human

Level: 1

Profession: None

Fame: 40

Health: 100

Mana: 400

Starter Stats

Strength: 40 (influences the attack of handheld weapons during combat, you added (25%) of your strength score + weapon damage to determine your total damage. It can be leveled while in combat.)

Agility: 40 (influences accuracy of ranged combat +5% per 100 points, it also can influence how well you can dodge during combat +1 point in defense for every 10 points)

Vitality: 10 (1 point = 10 health) (leveled in combat while taking damage or keeping safe)

Wisdom: 40 (1 point = 5 mana) (influences the likelihood of falling under illusions and learning spells)

Intellect: 40 (1 point = 5 mana) (increases the rate you level skills – 10% for every 100 points)

Leadership: 0 (How well you lead NPC's under your command, can't distribute stat points into this)

Luck: 0 (you are more likely to discover hidden events or items, critical chance can be affected)

Trained Stats

Endurance/Stamina: 40 (influences how long you can fight or work without tiring, players can't distribute points into this stat)

Perseverance: 40 (influences the rate you level skills – 5% for every 100 points, players can't distribute points into this stat)

Combat Defense

Physical Resistance: [5 (+4)] (from starting armor: 3 for chest and 2 for pants; and 4 for Agility)

Magical Resistance: 0 (Gotten from items, spells, or class bonus) (Fire, Ice, Lightning, Earth, Holy/Dark)