AN: So, regardless of its lack of originality I have decided to start a video game Naruto story. This is my first story after a tremendously long break, so hopefully I'll keep it going.

Uzumaki Naruto was pretty sure he should be dead. The last thing he remembered was slipping in his bathtub and slamming his head on the walls on his way down. He had to admit, that was a rather embarrassing way for the hero of Konoha to die. Yeah, at least they wouldn't find his body so there would be no proof he drowned in his bathtub.

With that happy thought, Naruto actually looked around him. Not that it helped at all; he couldn't see anything but a vast expanse of darkness. More importantly, it was going to be so boring to stay in this nothingness for the rest of his life. Or was that the rest of his death. 'Ahh this is so confusing!' he thought. Naruto tried to take a step forwards but he couldn't move at all.

"What the heck is going on!" he shouted into the darkness. Of course there was no verbal reply, but then Naruto got scared out of his wits when he saw bright white words appear from nowhere and float in front of his face. Not that he would ever admit the girlish scream that erupted from his mouth.

Restart Game: [YES] [NO]

'Is this some sort of joke?' Naruto knew someone was messing with him. "Hey what game is this?" he shouted out.

Naruto huffed as he was ignored again, that is if there was anyone to ignore him in the first place. 'I don't know what's going on, but I'm not going to restart some random game without knowing what is going on' Naruto thought. Feeling smug and thinking he was actually being smart for once, Naruto reached for the [NO] box. 'Call me stupid now, Sasuke!' Naruto crowed in his mind. 'I probably just avoided a nasty death or something!'

Just as these deluded thoughts crossed Naruto's mind, his finger came into contact with the [NO] box. Suddenly he found himself extremely disoriented as it felt like someone had stuck a hook in his navel and yanked him up about 20 feet into the air within a fraction of a second. Then he felt his body moving forwards at great speeds, his smug self-satisfaction turning into confusion, and as he looked down, horror. This horror was due to the fact that he was currently suspended over a bubbling pit of lava that seemed to have appeared from nowhere.

"AHHH!" His shrill scream sounded into the empty space all around him. "No, I don't wanna die!" Here Naruto paused for a second before adding, "Again!" Then some more words popped up in front of his face.

Character will be deleted in 12 seconds. Abort operation? [YES] [NO]

Naruto wasn't 100% sure what abort meant, but he did know that he didn't feel like being burnt to a looked up to see there were only 5 seconds left. 'Darn it!' He lunged forwards and hit the [YES] box.

Seeing that the lava had disappeared and he was safely on the ground once again, or at least what felt like the ground, Naruto let out a relieved sigh. His respite was interrupted once more by the ghostly white glow of the same prompt he had seen before.

Restart Game: [YES] [NO]

It wasn't as if he actually had much of a choice. It was really a no-brainer, either get melted in lava, sit forever in this dreary darkness, or play some unknown game. Sighing, Naruto steeled his nerves and pushed the [YES] box. The darkness faded, and so began a new life.

Or at least a new game.

AN: I know this chapter is short but it's just an introduction. I will be trying to make this somewhat different from other video game Naruto fanfics and won't be copying from other stories. I'm always open to feedback and let me know if I should keep this going.