Sasuke knew exactly how handy it would be if he had something like this available. Something that showed his "level" or approximate strength as well as where his main skills lay? So that he could focus on getting stronger using that information? Especially if he had any way of checking his progress versus That Man?
Oh yeah. He could see uses.
[Sasuke Uchiha.........979]
[91 Destruction Warlock.......to next level]
[_Abilities_]
[Drain Life]
[_Traits_]
[Fire and Lightning]
[Burst Of Power]
While he was considerably unhappy with his own progress when he viewed Naruto's current scores, he could at least feel better when he compared them with the others.
[Hinata Hyuga.........112]
[21 Brewmaster Monk.......to next level]
[_Abilities_]
[Byakugan]
[_Traits_]
[Dancer]
According to this 'Dancer' meant she could avoid damage more easily - which sounded like what little he knew of her family's martial arts style. While Byakugan was her family's kekkei genkai and allowed her to deal with those creatures who came with their own minions.
Even that was preferable to what was happening with Sakura.
[Sakura Haruno.........251]
[12 Arcane Mage.......to next level]
[_Abilities_]
[Counterspell]
[_Traits_]
[Burst Of Power]
"What exactly is she doing?" asked Sasuke, not aware he'd spoken aloud until someone answered.
"Studying according to this," said Thoram, the burly dwarf reaching past him to pull up another display from the magically active posting board.
[Naruto Uzumaki - On Mission (6)]
[Sasuke Uchiha - Garrison]
[Hinata Hyuga - Quest]
[Sakura Haruno - Researching]
Sasuke scowled at the display, noting that Sakura was researching and Naruto was on SIX missions.
"Yer lass is probably trying to find a way back to your home," said Thoram, tugging on one of his beard-braids. "That's understandable. Yer friend Naruto - he's focusing on getting stronger."
"Not my friend, not my 'lass'," corrected Sasuke, though his scowl dropped a few levels. So she wasn't doing something useless then.
"Hey, I hear your name is Chlami-" began one of the lumberjacks, hand reaching out to touch a shoulder.
"Ah-ta! Wah-ta! Ah-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta. Wah-tahhh!"
Tables and chairs scattered as the big man flew backwards, visible dents appearing in his body from the various impact points.
"She can't get away with that!" yelled one of the other lumberjacks, getting up and breaking a beer bottle on the edge of his own table.
"She's half our size, what can she do?" asked another of the rough-looking fellows.
"Shuuuuuuu," said Wataah, settling into a stance.
"Oh dear," said Hinata, putting her back against a wall. "But I needed to turn in this quest!"
"Watch and learn my young apprentice," said Wataah.
"A mission," said Sasuke. "Three man?"
"Yes, you and Naruto and this new gal," said Thoram. "She's another person from offworld who ended up here through cosmic accident or something."
"Oh?" asked Sasuke. "I thought you said our situation was unusual."
"It is," admitted Thoram. "I be hoping this isn't some new trend or something. Like that time a couple years back. First you never saw a pandaren outside their isle. Suddenly ye can't toss a gnome without hitting at least three in any of the capital cities."
"She's not on the mission board," pointed out Sasuke.
"No, this'll be her first mission," said Thoram, manipulating the board.
"Done!" declared a Naruto as he ran in. "Next one! Oh. Sasuke. You going on a mission too?"
Sakura put a book to the side, dimensional physics being something she was having trouble understanding at the moment. It wasn't like she was in a particular hurry.
[Achievement: Suddenly - Ninja!]
[Naruto Uzumaki has reached level 100!]
"What?" asked Sakura out loud. "Sensei? What level am I?"
"Twelve," answered the gnome after studying Sakura for a few seconds.
"Oh, is that right. Huh," said Sakura, opening another book. "Well, I guess that means... wait. Twelve?!"
"Naruto is level 100?" asked Hinata, casually throat-striking one of the orcs and then spinning in order to face the troll who'd been sneaking up behind her. "You are in range of my divination!"
"Not bad," said Wataah. "But you could have used a leg sweep there."
Hinata flowed around another orc, slamming two fingers into a temple, then ducked under an axe swing from yet another one to perform a leg sweep and follow up with drawing her bo staff and bringing it down hard into the orc's chest.
"Better," said Wataah.
"Sensei? How can I catch up to Naruto-kun?" asked Hinata.
Wataah considered that. "Well, if you need to catch up with someone - there ARE methods. It's generally regarded as not as efficient as learning everything gradually though."
Apparently it was not unknown for people to come dropping out of nowhere to find themselves in this strange world.
One of the mages, in fact, said that it was something else that could be laid at the feet of Garrosh Hellscream. The theory was that the time travel twisting had placed strains on the underlying fabric of reality and caused "thin spots" or actual "holes" that were responsible.
Upon hearing that it was all Garrosh Hellscream's fault - darn near everyone listening decided to just go ahead with it. He was apparently a very unpopular person.
Naruto listened. Or at least a shadow clone of Naruto that was currently under a henge to look like a night elf merchant he'd seen in Stormshield.
It had been explained about the memory transfer and how this technique had been seen as invaluable for spying. So he was practicing that particular set of skills. It seemed suitably ninja, it was just that he didn't really think it was HIS kind of ninja.
"I didn't think humans COULD be druids," said one of the others in the bar.
"It's apparently really rare," said a night elf. "Happens every so often."
"You heard about his 'trait'?" asked the first, a gnome with pink hair.
"Heard about it? Hell, I ran into a quest to upgrade that 'Master Looter' trait to 'Legendary Looter' but can't use it myself," said the night elf.
Naruto was suddenly glad that copying the form of a night elf had given him such good hearing. This spying stuff DID have its uses after all.
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