"Fuck, this System really doesn't want us to take even a single moment to relax!"
Naruto cursed in his mind as his kunai stabbed into the throat of an Iwa Shinobi. Then, he immediately started running towards the nearest airdrop location, not even pausing to see his opponent's body vanish.
After all, he had to get that airdrop even if he cursed this feature suddenly implemented by the system in the Battle Royale. Because his chances of surviving this Battle Royale would be really low if other participants upskilled themselves with the treasures from the airdropped treasure chests and he got left behind.
And Naruto had no intention of dying in this Battle Royale even it was only a false death.
'Looks like I am the first.'
Naruto thought as he arrived at a clearing where an airdrop was slowly descending from the sky.
'Or not!'
It was only after he made a sweep of the entire clearing that Naruto's eyes fell on a Konoha Shinobi who was sitting nearby under a tree's canopy.
The Konoha Shinobi had narrow brown eyes and his shoulder length spiked black hair was tied in a ponytail. For some reason, he had a bored expression on his face despite knowing how dangerous this Battle Royale was.
Strangely, the Konoha Shinobi's eyes were not on the clearing but towards the sky. He was simply watching the artificial sky quietly while sitting on the ground, as if trying to contemplate the meaning of life.
While his actions may seem weird to anyone, they were all too familiar to Naruto. For the Konoha Shinobi was none other than Shikamaru Nara, one of Naruto's childhood friends and someone Naruto called a 'Lazy Genius'.
"Hey, Shika…."
"Ha ha ha! It must really be my day to find a tree hugger alone."
Naruto was about to call Shikamaru when a Kumo Shinobi suddenly arrived in the clearing.
"Are you blind? Did you seriously not see the other Shinobi?"
Naruto pointed towards Shikamaru who was watching the sky so intently that his presence had not even been registered by the Kumo Shinobi.
"Shikamaru, get up! If you don't, I will tell your mother after getting out of the Battle Royale." Naruto called out to Shikamaru, threatening him since he knew how lazy Shikamaru could be.
"Troublesome!"
Shikamaru cursed but stood up, prepared for the fight.
"..... Two tree huggers, what bad luck! Whatever, I will be happy as long as I can take out even a single one." The Kumo Shinobi said with a curse as he suddenly started going through hand seals.
In response, Naruto simply threw a kunai with an explosive tag at him.
The Kumo Shinobi obviously tried to dodge the kunai but found that his body was not listening to him all of a sudden, simply stuck in his current position.
The kunai easily pierced in the Kumo Shinobi's neck and then Naruto exploded the tag on it, taking him out.
As his body vanished in light particles, a line of shadow could be seen at the Kumo Shinobi's former location, extending from Shikamaru's shadow.
It was Shikamaru's Shadow Imitation Jutsu which had paralysed the Kumo Shinobi at the right moment, allowing Naruto to finish him off.
Shikamaru had casted the Shadow Imitation Jutsu at the right moment, obtaining maximum results with the least amount of chakra utilized.
"Your Shadow Imitation Jutsu is much faster than before." Naruto complemented Shikamaru, noticing his improvement.
"Blame Mother! She took over my training once she found that I qualified for the Chunin Exams finals." Shikamaru explained in a tired tone.
"Still, you shouldn't daydream in such a dangerous place, Shika…. Get ready!"
Naruto suddenly alerted Shikamaru as he saw a few Shinobi approaching them.
"Well, I never thought that I would meet my lazy ass opponent here."
A female voice sounded as three Suna Shinobi stepped into the clearing. The one who had spoken was their leader, a blonde haired Kunoichi with a giant fan on her back.
Naruto and Shikamaru knew her all too well. Temari of Sand, lone daughter of the Kazekage and Shikamaru's designated opponent in the Great Chunin Exams finals.
"Wait! I believe that we can—"
"No time for talking! We are here for the airdrop." Temari interrupted Naruto's attempt at negotiation as she held her giant fan in her hands and made a huge sweep with it towards the two of them.
Wind Release— Wind Scythe Jutsu
Slicing wind blades coursed towards Naruto and Shikamaru but they easily dodged them with a well placed Substitution Jutsu, leaving wood logs in their place.
"Shikamaru, you face your designated opponent. I will finish the rest."
Naruto ordered Shikamaru as the both of them appeared underneath a nearby tree and then vanished immediately in the artificial forest.
"Troublesome!" Shikamaru cursed tiredly but still went back to face Temari and the others.
"Finally gathered enough courage to face us. But where is the other one? Don't tell me that he ran away." One of the other Suna Shinobi taunted Shikamaru.
However, Shikamaru didn't reply and simply casted his signature Shadow Imitation Jutsu. A black line extended from his shadow and approached the three Suna Shinobi.
But the three were already prepared for Shikamaru's Jutsu and stepped back, away from the range of the Shadow Imitation Jutsu.
"What are you gonna do now, Lazyass? Your Shadow Imitation Jutsu can't reach us." Temari mocked Shikamaru as she held her giant fan in her hand once again.
"Ahh!!"
Before Temari could cast her Wind Scythe Jutsu again, a figure suddenly erupted from underneath a Suna Shinobi. The figure stabbed the Suna Shinobi's neck ruthlessly and disappeared again in the whole he had appeared from after the job was done.
Earth Release— Hiding Like a Mole Jutsu
"The other Shinobi! Be alert, he is still underground!" Temari alerted the remaining Suna Shinobi as she realised that it was Naruto's work.
Just as Temari had expected, Naruto erupted again from underground, this time targeting her.
Since she had a prior warning, Temari easily dodged Naruto's underground assault with a sidestep and even took out her giant fan for a counterattack.
But to her surprise, Naruto focused not on her but the other Suna Shinobi. Several chains formed of chakra manifested from his back and ties his target before he could even notice.
"Gotcha! Ugh!!"
Temari tried to swing her fan at Naruto but found that her body was suddenly paralysed.
But how! She had taken care to not fall in Shikamaru's range.
It was only then she noticed the black line of Shadow Imitation Jutsu entering the first hole and then exiting from the second hole to link her shadow.
Naruto had used the 'Hiding Like a Mole Jutsu' not only for attacking but also to create an opportunity for Shikamaru!
"Great job, Shikamaru. Our team work is as impeccable as ever." Naruto complemented their teamwork as he finished the last Suna Shinobi.
Being childhood friends, Naruto and Shikamaru had practiced together quite a lot and as a result, their teamwork was near perfect.
"Now, tell me why you attacked us suddenly. As we already know each other and our villages are allies, we could have worked together. But you attacked us without listening to even a single word of ours." Naruto questioned Temari.
"Unfortunately, this is not something I can answer." Temari resolutely refused to answer his question.
"Be careful of Gaara. He won't give you an opportunity to surrender. I forfeit!" She only warned them of Gaara before declaring her forfeit.
Ding!
[The participant's forfeit has been accepted!]
"It is so easy for her. I forfeit as well!" Shikamaru declared his forfeit all of a sudden as he was Temari disappear in a burst of light.
Ding!
[Participant Shikamaru Nara is combat ready with his chakra reserves at more than 50%.
The forfeit is not accepted!]
"And here I thought I could get away easily." Shikamaru said sullenly as his forfeit was cancelled.
"Stop fooling around, Shikamaru. Look, the airdrop is here!" Naruto pointed at the airdrop chest which had finally descended to the ground.
The two of them hurriedly opened the treasure chest, revealing a scroll as well as two cards inside.
Naruto first took out the scroll and opened it, revealing a picture of a dragon formed of water on it.
"B-Rank Jutsu Scroll [Water Release— Water Dragon]. You would know when is the right time to use it, Shikamaru. Take it, it's yours." Naruto gave the scroll to Shikamaru, knowing the lazy genius would be able to use it well.
Naruto then took out a card which had the picture of a Shinobi sitting in meditation with chakra bursting out of his body.
[Chakra Reserve Enhancement Card]
"Finally!" Naruto immediately used the card as soon as he read what this card did.
In an instant, Naruto's limited chakra reserves shot up from borderline Chunin level to mid Chunin level.
While this level was still not his peak, it was more than enough for Naruto to use some of his heavy hitter Jutsu. He had never thought that he would miss his chakra reserves so much one day.
"Oh, the last one is a Character Card! And it is an Uchiha at that!"
Naruto exclaimed as he looked at the last card.
[Character Card— Sasuke Uchiha]
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Author's Note- Surprise! The System has the data of the original Naruto World!
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