Naruto was pretty far back in the line because of his second set of push-ups so he used the time to work on [Leaf Sticking] while he waited. He'd drained most of his chakra working on it but didn't get a level which meant that he was getting less and less experience for his skills which meant it would be getting harder and harder to improve them as their levels got higher. So level capping his skills would be darn near impossible.
"Naruto, wake up, it's your turn," said Iruka, snapping his fingers in front of Naruto's face.
Naruto blinked and looked up at Iruka. "Huh? Oh, sorry about that. I was totally spacing."
"Just go," said Iruka, sighing and pointing at the obstacle course.
Naruto stepped up to the line and instantly a timer appeared in his peripheral reading 00:00:00.00. It definitely made Naruto curious but he could think about it later.
Naruto started off at a sprint toward the quintuple steps, a series of steps angled 45° toward a water pit, his foot barely touching each before landing on a small hill climb which ran up to a suspended log with a few grip holes. Naruto jumped onto the log gripping as hard as he could while the log glided down a rail track suddenly dropping every few feet trying to shake him loose. He then had to run across an unstable bridge with several platforms that would twist left or right if he stayed too long on any one of them. From there he had to grip a pole suspended by a series of pegs, known as a salmon ladder, and use the pole to jump up to the next peg and the next until he reached the top. At the top was a long board suspended over a water and mud pit. From the bottom of the board were several round metal bulbs just large enough to grip. Naruto grabbed the first and swung to the next grip and the next for about twenty meters until he reached another platform. He ran down a few steps to face a warped wall. A twenty meter tall wall of wood curved outward toward him. He ran as hard and as fast as he could up the wall hoping to gain purchase at the top. Once on top he sprinted fifty meters to the finish line.
Naruto's timer stopped just as he crossed the finish line showing 00:03:47.87.
You bend and twist your way to the finish line causing your DEX to go up by 1
Naruto though ignored the message while he tried to reclaim his breath, his hands firmly on his knees and gasping for breath. That course sucked today. The KSA was actually well known for their obstacle courses such that many chuunin still use them for training on a regular basis. They change regularly with new and different obstacles with the exception of the steps at the start and the warp wall and fifty meter sprint at the end.
Finally catching his breath Naruto took a minute to review the advantages of his conditioning day. Running laps, not sprinting, but running increased VIT. Push-ups and sit-ups increased STR. And the obstacle course increased DEX. Knowing this Naruto knew he'd have to spend time here more often trying to increase his stats as much as possible. That still left him with the question of whether or not there was a limit to how many stats he could gain through physical training.
"Good job, Naruto," said Iruka. "You came in fifth this time."
"Who beat me?"
"Sasuke, Kiba, Hinata, and Tomodo," answered Iruka.
A quick observe on each of them show they had higher DEX stats than he did. It also showed that Kiba had gained another level and was now level 10.
"I guess I'll have to work harder then, huh, sensei?"
"Keep working hard like you have this week and you'll definitely graduate this time," said Iruka, his normal kind smile adorning his face.
"Can I run it again?" asked Naruto.
Iruka looked at the sky and then at the line. "You can get back in line and you can try to squeeze one more run in but no promises."
"Thanks, Iruka-sensei," shouted Naruto, running back to the line.
Naruto did manage to run the course one more time but didn't get another point of DEX.
After school, Naruto could once again be found at the target range switching between [Leaf Sticking], [Chakra Reinforcement], [Kunai Bukijutsu], and [Shuriken Bukijutsu] skills trying to level them as much as possible. Naruto also noticed that hitting the target no longer granted him any experience toward his level.
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