In 2022, humanity finally has find a way to transfer the human's conscious to the virtual world. Sword Art Online- the first VRMMO game that the Argus corporation has created. The world takes place on a huge castle calls Aincrad. The castle itself consist of 100 floors, with bosses on each floor. To proceed to the next floor, the players must defeat the boss, as there is no other way to step up to the next floor. And like most RPG games, SAO implements a level-based system.
All the people of Tokyo can't wait to the release of the game. Just like any other teenagers, Naruto Uzumaki is waiting with anticipation. He still regrets the day that he overslept the day the beta test was released. And in his place some person by the name of Kirigaya Kazuto was chosen. Naruto is currently reading the magazine that announce the day the game will officially be released.
"Ahh, I am still frustrated about myself! How can I forget such important event such as beta tester release day!" muttered Naruto slamming his head rapidly at the table.
Time skip
2 weeks later
Naruto finally bought the game and can't wait to play it. He immediately went to his room turn off all the lights then put the Nerve Gear on his head. Then press the start button and said.
"Link start!"
After doing some registration, he was send to the City of Beginning, where all the new players start. He look around and seeing there are a lot of new players as expect.
"Well, I am finally here. The feeling is just amazing like in reality. I think I am gonna train myself to level up to a decent level first" said Naruto to himself then find a field with the wild boars on it. When he went there he already see two person there. One is older than the other. The older had spiky red hair with beginning gear like him. The other has black hair, but he seems has more experience than the other, as he was teaching the other to use a sword. They immediately turn to him once they notice his presence.
"Hey, you are new too right?" asked the one with red hair.
"Yeah. I was supposed to be a beta tester to 2 weeks ago, but I overslept. So here I am" answered Naruto. The black hair one blink in surprise then said.
"Oh, so you are the person that overslept that day. And I was chosen because of that. My names is Kirito by the way"
"And I am Klein. Nice to meet you" said the red hair person with a smirk and a thumps up.
"I am Naruto. Nice to meet you guys too" said Naruto then he join the other two in killing the boars. After 10 minutes he level up. Then Kirito said he has some business to take care and leave them. Naruto also find grinding is bored so he decide to do some quest. After he has done all the newbie quests he had level up to Lv 7.
Time skip
2 days later
Naruto has level up to Lv 10 after two days of grinding. Suddenly, he look to the far left and see there is a strange cave that had never appeared before. Naruto decide to inspect it so he began to move forward to the direction of the cave.
In the cave
When he went in there, the cave was dark and empty. Feeling more curios, Naruto decides to went even further. So he pick up the torch on the side of the cave and went in. Suddenly, the land under him begin to falling apart. Naruto widen his eyes trying trying to cling to the rock but can't.
"Ahhhhh..."
Naruto's scream was heard at the bottom of the cave
At the bottom of the cave.
Naruto is trying to stand up after the fall and rubbing his head.
"Ouch, that was painful, thank god that I am in a game right now and not in reality" muttered Naruto rubbing his head. Suddenly, he saw a light from far above.
"There is some one living here, in a place like this?" said Naruto surprised
With that he went to the direction of the light. When he came near it he saw that the light came from a house. Curios, Naruto went inside then call out.
"Is there anyone here?" shout Naruto. Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps come from the room. Then a person appeared.
"Oh? I never expect any one to be able to find this place. That just means you has the luck of Devil, stranger" said the person that stand in front of Naruto now.
"What do you mean? Why you said that being here is lucky?" asked Naruto not understand.
"It's simple this place is a very rare place, that practically only 0,01% of players can find. This place is the place where I will teach you a new sword style , that is different from the other sword style in SAO" said the person than he take out a bottle of sake and begin to drink it.
"New sword style? What is this style then? I knew in SAO there are swords, rapiers and axes" asked Naruto curiously.
"Correct, I will teach you a sword style, but that just not any sword style. The style I will teach you is sheath sword style or battoujutsu. From this day you are my apprentice and a follower of Hiten Mitsurugi ryu. My name is Hiko Seijuro XIII by the way. What's your name my new apprentice?" asked Seijuro looking at his new student
"I am Naruto. It will be my honor to be your apprentice Seijuro-sensei" answered Naruto smiling at Seijuro. Seijuro just smirk back at him. And so begin the rising legend of Battousai.