"Hello, Naruto-kun, haven't seen you much since academy classes started up again," commented Ayame.
"Just been busy, lots of training. I have to graduate this time or I'm out of the program," explained Naruto.
"Okay, just don't forget about us," said Ayame, smiling sweetly at the boy.
"Of course not, Ayame-neechan. I could never forget you guys. I meant to come yesterday but things got a bit crazy. Oh yeah, do you like my new clothes? I got them yesterday. I know they aren't as cool as my orange clothes but I think they're still pretty good."
"I have to say it's a major improvement," said Ayame, earning a gasp from Naruto. "Don't you gasp at me. I know you like orange and I know I'm not a shinobi but I can't imagine orange is a good color for the job."
"Yeah, you're right about that but I only found a shop that would sell me the good stuff yesterday," explained Naruto.
"Well then, you'd better not let your new clothes go to waste then. I expect you to graduate with flying colors come November or I'll cut off your ramen . . . permanently."
"Not that, anything but that," pleaded Naruto.
"Then I guess you'd better just make sure you graduate then, huh?"
"With ramen on the line you can consider it done," said Naruto.
"You'd better hit the road, Naruto," called Teuchi from the back of the stand. "It's ten to one."
"Thanks, Teuchi-san," said Naruto, quickly swallowing down the last of the broth and noodles. Naruto used his [Chakra Sprint] and [Chakra Leap] all the way back to the academy earning a level in both along the way.
Naruto made it back to class just in time for the Iruka to come in and lead everyone outside to the open training field.
"Now, I want twenty laps around the training field," ordered Iruka.
There was a loud groan from the class as they all began to move at a steady pace around the dirt track that had been well worn into the edge of the training field.
Naruto ran as ordered not really caring, it wasn't like it would tire him out at all. It was around lap fifteen that a blue window popped up.
Your exercising pays off causing your VIT to go up by 1.
Naruto grinned as he usually did whenever something good happened to him. This meant if he kept exercising his stats would keep going up like his skills went up as he trained them.
"Nice work, everyone. Now I want fifty sit-ups and twenty push-ups each," ordered Iruka.
Naruto dropped to the ground and began his sit-ups as ordered. That was one thing he did appreciate about his stamina, he never seemed to get tired. And it paid off again as on sit-up forty-five another blue window popped up.
You feel the burn causing your STR to go up by 1.
Grin . . . again.
Naruto finished the sit-ups and flipped over to start on the push-ups. This time a blue window popped up on the twentieth push-up.
You feel the burn causing your STR to go up by 1.
Naruto looked around to see most of his class was still doing their sit-ups with only a few on their push-ups except for the eight students Naruto identified as being higher level than the rest of the class.
Deciding he had more time, Naruto decided to do another set of sit-ups hoping to boost his STR a little more. Unfortunately after fifty he hadn't gained any more STR. So he flipped over and did the push-ups.
After two push-ups the blue box reappeared.
You feel the burn causing your STR to go up by 1.
Okay, he could work with this. It seemed that to get his STR to go up, he'd have to do more exercises per point. But that made him wonder if there was a cap. He'd already gained one point the previous morning from having to sprint to get to class and he'd just gained three more points. But could he gain infinite points?
"Hurry and finish up your sets. It's time for your favorite exercise of all, the obstacle course," shouted Iruka, calling the attention of all the students earning another round of groans from the students.
Naruto pushed through the push-ups he needed to complete his second set and popped up to his feet and got in line for the obstacle course. It really was Naruto's favorite exercise but most of the class dreaded it, partly because it was hard and partly because if you screwed up you'd probably end up dirty.
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