Chapter One

"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!"

Sakura head Sasuke's voice behind her as she stabbed her kunai toward Kakashi, only to see him replaced with a log. She turned quickly to see what impressive new jutsu Sasuke was demonstrating, only to see an enormous wall of flame...

Searing heat...

Then darkness.

Sakura floated alone in the empty darkness. She had no body: there was only the empty darkness, stretching out into forever. This was simply too much for her. Everything she had ever loved, everything she had dreamed for, all gone with this one thing.

"SASUKE KILLED ME?! THAT BASTARD!" Sakura screamed, her voice absorbed by the darkness. After all she'd done for him, Sasuke-kun had killed her! Sakura would never have killed Sasuke, not even accidentally. She'd show him! That bastard didn't know who he was dealing with: she'd have her revenge just as soon as... Oh. Right. She was dead. Well, that certainly put a damper on things. Sakura wondered if there was some way she could affect Sasuke from beyond...

CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO BETA-TEST OUR NEWEST VIDEO GAME TITLE:

KONOHA: CLASH OF THE JINCHUURIKI

DO YOU ACCEPT?

YES (Continue to Character Selection)

NO (Die)

Sakura stared up at the large, shining white letters that had appeared, the sole thing in the sea of darkness. "A... video game?" Sakura asked. Is life a video game for everybody? I didn't really notice anything that seemed very video game-like, but I also haven't played many video games anyway. The words don't seem like everybody gets this chance... A slow grin spread across Sakura's face, or at least it would have if she had had a face. This was the perfect opportunity to go back and show Sasuke what a mistake he had made!

"Yes!" Sakura shouted out into the darkness. The white letters disappeared, and a moment later were replaced with new ones.

THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BETA TEST OF KONOHA: CLASS OF THE JINCHURRIKI.

Those letters were quickly replaced by new ones.

NEW GAME

LOAD GAME

"New game" possessed the same bright white light that the others did, however "Load game" was a dull gray, and didn't shine nearly as brightly.

PLEASE SELECT YOUR DIFFICULTY:

EASY (Naruto Uzumaki)
NORMAL (Sasuke Uchiha)

HARD (Sakura Haruno)

"Naruto is... easy?" Sakura wondered out loud, only to see the white letters again change: the options for herself and Sasuke disappeared, and now a whole paragraph appeared under Naruto's name, along with a picture of the genin.

Naruto Uzumaki: A prankster as a child, Naruto Uzumaki is host to the 9-tailed Demon Fox, granting him enormous chakra reserves, allowing beginning players to use high level techniques from the start. Naruto begins with the "Kage Bunshin", or Shadow Clone, technique, allowing him to create many solid clones of himself. Naruto also has access to the powerful "Way of the Jincuuriki" restricted skill tree. As a Jinchuuriki himself, Naruto is sure to play a pivotal role in the rising tensions surrounding the tailed beasts, and the mysterious organization out to kidnap them all, including our hero.

CONFIRM CANCEL

"Wait, you mean I can become Naruto? No way in hell!" Sakura shouted out. But wait, host to the demon fox?! Who knew that Naruto that stupid prankster had something so terrible inside of him. Although, that would explain a lot about why the adults are so mean to him, and why he acts out. Still, even if I am a beginner, there is no way that I'm going to take the easy way out, especially if it means turning into Naruto of all people. "Cancel" Sakura stated confidently, causing the description to disappear and her own name and Sasuke's to reappear.

Hmm, I wonder what the game has to say about Sasuke. And the idea of becoming my dream man, even if he had killed her, was slightly tempting. "Sasuke" she stated, assuming that was what had made Naruto's description appear earlier.

Sasuke Uchiha: The sole survivor of the massacre of his entire clan, committed by his older brother, Sasuke possesses the Sharingan eyes. These eyes allow him to learn any non-unique jutsu he sees, however all jutsu learned this way begin at rank 0. This allows players with some skill to try out many new techniques. Sasuke begins with the "Gōkakyū no Jutsu", or Grand Fireball technique, at rank 7, giving him a powerful offensive move from the start. Sasuke also has access to the "Way of the Sharingan" restricted skill tree. As his Sharingan gives him some measure of control over all tailed beasts, especially the 9-tails, Sasuke is sure to play a pivotal role in the upcoming tensions surrounding the tailed beasts, and the mysterious organization out to kidnap them all.

CONFIRM CANCEL

Well, no surprises there, Sakura noted. The Sharingan is very powerful, and it's not like it would have been my family that was massacred so I won't need to be so angsty. Still, becoming a man is less than ideal... Why don't I just check to see what the game has to say about me. "Cancel. Sakura."

Sakura Haruno: A child of civilians, Sakura's past is both bland and uninteresting. While Sakura does boast slightly above average chakra control, she possesses well below average chakra reserves, taijustsu, and ninjutsu. Sakura begins with no special jutsu, and has access to no restricted skill trees initially. Sakura is a challenge designed for experienced players: her only advantage is her way with men. She has no specific reason to become involved in the upcoming tensions surrounding the tailed beasts, or the mysterious organization our to kidnap them all: any role Sakura plays she will have to force herself into.

CONFIRM CANCEL

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"YOU BASTARD!" Sakura screamed, thrusting her non-existent fists in the air. "BLAND? UNINTERESTING? JUST BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A DEMON INSIDE OF ME AND MY FAMILY WASN'T KILLED? AND WHAT'S THIS ABOUT MY WAY WITH MEN? ARE YOU CALLING ME A SLUT?! HOW DARE YOU! I'LL SHOW YOU!" Sakura was seething with rage. I don't care what it takes, I'm going to push myself until I'm stronger than Naruto and Sasuke, together! Times ten!

"Confirm!"

Sudden darkness.

Then, a light.

"Well Blue, somebody had fun writing Sakura's description."

"I just had to do it Red. Besides, you saw how fired up it got her."

"So, what'd you think? Would you call this a success?"

"I think so Red. She seems pretty passionate about becoming strong, and with our help she should be able to become strong enough to defeat Black."

"I don't know. Black defeated both of us pretty easily, and it took all of our skill to bypass his Seal of the Eight Immortals enough to even do this. Will it be enough though?"

"We can only hope."

Author's Note: Hi guys! This here is my second piece of fanfiction, a pretty typical VideoGame!Naruto with Sakura as our main character. Future chapters will be much longer, I just wanted to get this introduction out of the way so I can see what people think. Please leave reviews with any insights or constructive criticisms.