Note: This is a prologue, so it is supposed to be short.

Update-I have changed the prologue as of now.

Inspired by No Game, No Life.

Congratulations: You have reached level 92!

Rewards:

7,000 Assault-Rifle Infantry

Large Weapon Cache

100 Morale

The blonde sighed, running a hand through his spiky hair as he read the message that had popped up on his screen tiredly. He looked at the digital clock in the corner of the room, which read 3:18 AM in red flashing letters. It was late, alright. "Just another level…"

The blonde returned his attention to the video game, and scrolled over his base of operations. It was impressive, with troops marching around the camp, their guns held out in front of them with pride. Flags fluttered above the green tents while tanks moved past noisily.

He allowed himself a small grin as he moved his mouse over the ranking icon, because at the top of the leaderboards, at the top of 20,000 other players, was his username; Kitsune. It had taken him two weeks to get to the top, which was surprising, to say the least; the game had been around for two years. But of course, if you took into account his long playing hours and brilliant mind, it probably wasn't all that surprising.

You have a new email.

The blonde raised his eyebrows at the notification that had popped up on his computer screen, and he closed the game he was playing quickly to switch over to the email program, where a new message was sitting, flashing brightly. He moved his mouse over it and clicked.

From: Unknown

To: Naruto Uzumaki

Have you ever felt like you were born in the wrong world?

Naruto read it once, and then again, in confusion. What the actual fuck was this? He scanned over the email quickly, looking for anything extra, and found a small link in the corner. He hesitated slightly before clicking it, and was rewarded by a window that depicted a grid of black-and-white squares with pieces on them.

"Chess?" Naruto murmured aloud, confused. "A chess program?"

His thoughts were interrupted when a white piece moved across the board, and he narrowed his eyes. White pawn…two spaces ahead.

"Let's get started," Naruto murmured as he analyzed the situation quickly and accurately. He selected the best possible move, and executed it accordingly. The program responded after a short pause, and the battle began. It was hard fight, and it raged on for an hour.

Wait a second… Something occurred to him suddenly after he took his enemy's queen, This can't be a program. Even the most advanced chess algorithm would operate under certain rules and strategies, being able to predict chess moves. No…these are delayed, and there aren't any rules to it… Naruto thought as he moved his bishop across the board. "Checkmate." He said, satisfied, as a message flashed up announcing the winner. That was a good match, though, Naruto reflected.

Just as Naruto was going to close the program, another notification popped up, saying he had a new email. He opened up the emails again, and a new email appeared.

From: Unknown

To: Naruto Uzumaki

Well done. If you're that good at games…

Then the world must be a tough place for you to live, right?

Naruto's eyes widened as he read the email. "What?" As soon as he finished, another email popped up.

From: Unknown

To: Naruto Uzumaki

What do you think about your world?

Is it fun?

Is it easy to live in?

That's a funny question. Naruto thought. A world with 7 billion other players, with no obvious goal, and whose players do whatever they want. If you lose too much-or even win too much- there are penalties. No doubt about it…

This world is just another crappy game.

From: Unknown

To: Naruto Uzumaki

What if there was a world where life itself was a game-a good game? Where the rules and goals were clear…what would you think about that?

The blonde smiled, and he began typing.

From: Naruto Uzumaki

To: Unknown

If there's a world like that, then I was born in the wrong world.

As soon as he typed that, the five computer screens he was staring at all flickered off to be replaced by lines of grey static, and a noisy buzz sounded throughout the room, making the blonde gamer recoil instinctively. The dark room began to flood with light, growing fainter, until everything disappeared all together.

"Shit…I must've gone too hard on that caffeine…" Naruto groaned dejectedly.

"Welcome to the World of Shinobi, Naruto Uzumaki." A melodic, almost musical, voice sounded from nowhere, and Naruto spun rapidly.

"What? Who're you?"

"I am Kami."

Naruto snorted. "Yeah, right."

"Do not laugh, Naruto Uzumaki. You now enter a world of shinobi-where life itself has the elements of a game from your world. A word of advice-you do not have much time."

Before Naruto could reply, there was a bright flash, and he became disorientated as felt himself spinning and speeding forward. Naruto became aware of a soft surface beneath his butt as the light dimmed to reveal a small bedroom with a bed in the middle, which he was sitting on. Words flashed in front of him:

Welcome to the World of Shinobi.

A/N: All right! That was the prologue, so sorry for the shortness. From now on it'll be 5000+ words…so yeah. I hope you guys liked this.