Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any other anime which I mention in this story.
Chapter 1: The game
Well, I died, funny isn't it?
Nah, it's not something to joke about but I have nothing to regret, I experienced my life to the fullest. I can easily overlook the fact that I died a little earlier than I expected to. But every deceased person probably thinks that they died earlier than expected. Oh well, nothing I can do about it so I'm not gonna dwell on it. Much.
What I'm going to do is shout. "Why the fuck am I in this gloomy room? Am I meant to be meeting an angel who is running late? Is this room a judgment hall for the afterlife? Is this happening because I was not good enough for heaven or bad enough for hell? Because if that is the case then shouldn't I get equal time heaven and hell? I am pretty sure Spiderman said that your good doesn't eliminate your evil or something along those lines. Don't tell me that the Spiderman movies lied to me! Seriously! Where the fuck am I?"
"Confused aren't you?"
Suddenly a voice boomed inside the room. Startling me out of my mind? Soul? Whatever. The voice is deep with a tone of authority. I look around the room, trying to be as calm as possible.
"Umm... who are you? And where am I?" I ask politely, no point antagonizing strange voices in the afterlife.
I swear, I heard a chuckling voice.
"Let's just say we are in limbo between life realm and immortal realm. And as for who am I? In your world, I will be called the god of death, but I prefer to be called Shinigami" the voice says.
"Shinigami?" I asked my eyes widening a the word.
As an avid anime fan and half Japanese myself, I recall a few things about Shinigami and as he... Or she? Well, I don't know the Shinigami's gender, and I don't want to. What I want to know is... why the hell a Shinigami wants to deal with me?
"So... Shinigami-san?" I asked politely, "Why am I here?" I asked carefully.
"Straight to the point I see" the voice chuckled "well let's just say I want to give you an offer."
I tilt my head "An offer?" I said in a confused tone.
"Indeed, an offer young one... an offer to play a game..." the voice said.
My eyebrows rose up "A game?"
"Absolutely, a game... a game called life."
I pinch the bridge of my nose "Uh... I am a bit lost here... care to explain in detail? Without sounding like a boardgame advertisement?" I asked getting a little bit frustrated with the way the Shinigami playing with his words.
"You know in your world, and there's a source of entertainment named 'anime'."
I nodded in response.
"And I am assuming that you have a vast knowledge about this kind of 'entertainment', right?"
I inclined my head again.
"What if I tell you that all of the... 'anime'... existed in another universe?"
Now that makes me interested, I'm not gonna say I'm an otaku but I'm an avid fan of anime especially Naruto and dragon ball series. But it's not the vital point here because I'm sure as hell it's not the point of the offer.
"Really? But I'm sure the offer is not all about you informing me that... right?" I asked carefully, because... hey... any rational person will not wish to piss off the god of death. Even when they aren't giving you a straightforward answer.
"Indeed, you are correct. Boy, that is not the offer but what if I reveal to you that you can play god in one of those worlds?"
Hold on, playing god? This is not a joke, right? I don't think a Shinigami has the right to hand out that kind of powers to lost souls like me.
"I'm sorry... I kind of... uh... playing god? That is a bit farfetched..."
"No no... It's not that farfetched when you have been playing god long enough." the voice said, chuckling at my reaction. "But I don't criticize you if you are a bit skeptical about this. Well, in fact, the god realm is not appreciably different from your realm, and guess who became bored and decided to give out powers to lost souls just for their own entertainment?"
Now that's a little... expected I think...? I'm not exactly a believer but gods screwed up with mortals or were unexpectedly generous even in the stories I know about so I'm not too surprised.
"and now my boy, I want to give you a chance to become a god... somewhat"
"Somewhat?"
"Certainly, because you have to earn it," the voice said
"I assume you have played a video game at least once." I nodded, still confused about what the hell this Shinigami wants to say, seriously, get to the point.
"Then this will be easier for you to understand because the power that I will give you is closely related to the so-called 'video games'"
I tilt my head "You mean that I have to fight my way to level up and get stronger?"
"Yes, you are correct."
Now that is... AWESOME. I can make myself OP so easily with this power. But then I can't be too thrilled either because I don't know which world of anime I will end up in.
"Can I ask a question?"
"Go ahead and ask my boy."
"Can I choose which world I end up in? Or will you just fling me wherever you feel like?" I asked carefully but failed to conceal my excitement at the chance I have got.
"Huhuhu, a little worried I see" the voice chuckled "and yes you can choose which world you want to visit first, but the choice is limited I'm afraid."
Well, that's better than what I thought, at least I get some form of choice for the path I will choose. This will make things so much easier.
"Well... that's all I wanted to know I guess..." I said
The voice just chuckled "Again straight to the point, you sure are impatient."
I just rub my head a little embarrassed, but I would be lying if I said that I wasn't excited about all of this. Receiving another chance to live is always welcome.
"Last question, why me? I mean I believe there's a ton of lost soul out there that you can choose from."
"Good question," the voice said "to explain it simply, you died too young. You're not meant to die yet."
Huh? Wait a second? If my memory is not fucked up, I died because of some brain cancer with no cure. (A/N: I think, I don't know if there's a cure already but I assume there's no cure.)
"and also because I feel like it," the voice says
I sweatdropped, just wow... so I was just randomly chosen and given the chance to become a god? I might as well assume the first statement is a lie. Why the hell he said the words 'not supposed to die'? If he was gonna usher me anyway because he just 'felt like it'.
"Ooookaaaaay... I think that's enough question for me." I stated. I need to preserve my sanity and not ask too many questions, who knows what else he might just feel like?
"Very well... I think that's all for now... but first, you need to choose which world you want to choose" he said
"Naruto-verse, Dragon Ball-verse, Bleach-verse, kill la kill-verse, or Akame ga kill-verse. Which world will you visit first? Or universe to be exact"
This is difficult, as all the five worlds are really good. Kill la Kill is the least tempting because I didn't finish watching that anime, I dropped it because I got kinda lost with the story arc. Akame ga kill is pretty tempting, but I don't wanna face Esdeath when I am only just starting. I am also pretty sure that if I go there, Takumi will already be considerably stronger than me so nope. The same goes for Bleach-verse because Ichigo became Shinigami from the get-go.
So the choice is between Naruto and Dragon ball because both are my favorite anime and the anime I am most familiar with. But I lean towards naruto a little more, because it's a bit safer in my opinion. Afterall in dragon ball, dinosaurs still exist. And I sure as hell don't want deal with those.
"I choose Naruto," I confirmed.
"Good choice, now you need some history there. You don't want to merely exist there without any background especially when the world you are going to has T&I divisions and no such thing as human rights commissions."
Ahhh... that makes sense... you can't just exist there without any history behind you. It will arouse suspicions, especially like someone like the Hoka- no... even civilians will be suspicious of someone without any past.
"So, do you want to be an orphan with a background from a powerful clan or just be born in a powerful clan?" the Shinigami said
Hmmm... Unusual choice... both are good in a way. If I'm an orphan with a powerful background I'm practically naruto 2.0 without the village despising you. While being born in an influential family like the Uchiha or Hyuuga... heck even the Nara will give me a support structure.
But I like the of being an orphan because then I just have to worry about Naruto and other characters there. If I'm born with a family I have to worry about my family too and make sure that I'm not found out. And I'm someone who easily gets attached to people I'm comfortable with.
"I prefer being an orphan with a powerful background."
"Okay, you want me to make the background or do you want to make it yourself?"
"I wish to decide it myself."
Suddenly a paper and pen appear right in front of me and instinctively I grabbed it.
"Write it there, you don't have to be very descriptive but enough to explain your existence there."
I nodded but just when I was about to write I suddenly have a question, something I really should've asked before I choose the world I want.
"Can I use another power that doesn't belong to Naruto? Like KI from dragon ball?" I asked nonchalantly.
"Reasonable question... typically you can't do it. but, since I am arranging this just for fun, might as well." the Shinigami said.
I nodded but inside my head, I was mentally screaming with joy while fist jumping like crazy. Now I can make the most OP clan in the history of naruto world.
(after 30 minutes of writing and erasing)
"and... done... phew..." I said, satisfied with the background I designed.
"I assume you're done?" the Shinigami asked.
I nodded and suddenly the paper and the pen disappeared from my hand. I'm not even startled anymore because all of this shit is already weird enough for me.
"I have to say... your background story is pretty powerful yet make sense at the same time"
I grinned and stroked my head in embarrassment. Because I actually always imagine myself in naruto world or dragon ball world with all the OP power from the get-go and imagined myself ruling the world.
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I mean I want world peace... yeah... that sounds like a lie even in my head.
"Bushijima clan... I assume it is your last name in your former world?"
I nodded "My complete name was Ryu Bushijima. At least this way there's something I can remember about my previous world"
"Very well, you sure employ your words well. 'the only clan that can use ki'... using ki as a bloodline is a genuinely attractive idea and making your clan one of the branch family of Senju clan? Aiming for Rinnegan?"
"Yeah, I mean I would aim for it and it is better to have some history to support it," I explained sheepishly.
"Correct, I think this will do."
"But first when in the timeline do you want to appear? When the 3rd shinobi war still ongoing? Or during the time when Naruto was born?" the Shinigami asked.
Hmmm... do I want to alter the history before the naruto's old man become Hokage or just go with the flow? Or change the history at the crucial moment? Both are good in their own way, but I want to meet Naruto.
I don't wish to be practically 30 by the time I meet him, but I'm also don't want to be an infant again. Hey, can I skip infancy period? I need to ask this.
"I want to be in the same timeline as Naruto, but can I skip the time a little bit? at least until Naruto enters the academy?"
"Hmm... I think you can, but then you need a little bit of story here because what are we gonna do here will alter the memory of almost everyone there." the Shinigami said thoughtfully
Another story huh? Well, I think I got one
"Let's just say I got robbed by a bunch of bandits, injured very badly and parents died when that happened. That makes me the only Bushijima alive"
"Quick thinking, and quite interesting story," the Shinigami said in an amused tone.
"Well, predominantly it's a good story. But I might have to alter it slightly, the original story is still there I am just gonna add or change few things"
Meh, I don't see any reason to refuse, it will make things more interesting anyway "Whatever you see fit Shinigami-san"
(5 minutes later)
"Well, I ended up not changing much anyway."
"Your name is Ryu Bushijima, found by ANBU patrol nearby of fire country border. You had serious injuries and looking at the location you were found in the ANBU deduced that you were robbed by some missing-nin. The ANBU who found you, took you to Konoha to treat your injuries. Sounds good to you?" the Shinigami asked after the lengthy explanation. Honestly, that's almost perfect reasoning if you ask me.
"Well that is quite a story there, and yes it is good."
"Very well, now I think I will give you the power now."
Out of nowhere, my body started glowing with bright blue light, making me close my eyes. And then I opened my eyes.
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Nothing changed apparently.
"okay?"
I think I declared it too early because right after I said that a blue box suddenly appeared right on the face.
New game
Option
Tutorial
The text says it all and I like it, do I have to go through the tutorial? Nah... no point wasting too much time in order to read that crap. I would rather grasp it by doing it.
I mentally choose new game and suddenly an avatar of myself appeared in front of me, I can change my appearance? This is getting better every second.
Don't get me wrong I like my current appearance, skinny thanks to my disease, short slightly curly black hair. Eyeglasses because my sight is not that good thanks to the countless manga and anime I watch. At 5'8 I would say the I am neither tall nor short and I'm confident that I'm not on the ugly side. But I am not on the handsome side either, in other words. NORMAL AS HELL.
Well if there is anything I would change about my appearance it is my body. I don't want to be a skinny man that looks like he will fall with a single tap. So I change it to be slightly bigger. A lean body, not as skinny as my old one which honestly made me look like a walking skeleton. Now at least I look decent.
Next thing I change... probably height? I don't know to be honest because I'm already quite happy with my height, but why not go all out on this? I look good, yes, but I don't wanna looks good. I wanna look FABULOUS. With maybe looks mysterious too... a little bit?
So I end up changing my height to 5'11" borderline to 6ft. As far as I remember when naruto become a Hokage he is at least 6ft if not more. So at least I don't have to look up too much if he indeed ends up taller than me.
Next is my face. Overall, my face is round, not the best jawline of all time but not bad either but like I said earlier there's nothing special about it. So I sharpened my jawline a little and added a sharper chin too.
Then I changed my nose a little bit, making it more pointy. For my lips, I just decreased their size, making them smaller but not too small. My eyes? Just made them look sharper including my eyebrows because, in all honesty, they were too bushy. I don't hate Rock Lee, in fact, I like him so much that he is probably one of my favorite characters. But bushy brows is not what I want to look like. I am not built for green spandex. Just NOPE.
My hair is too short to suit my new face, so I play around with my hair a little bit. Making it longer until it touches my back, it looks good but it's too long in my opinion. Making it shorter again just covering ears, again looks good but too short in my opinion. So I make it just slightly longer again and till it reaches just under my chin... and... perfect, okay this looks good but... just slightly rearrange the style and bingo. Hmm... maybe change the hair color to dark blue borderline black... okay that's what I'm talking about. (A/N: look at my profile picture for better understanding)
Then I look closely again at my body again, well it's not skinny that's for sure. But I see no muscle, like... at all. Well, it needs to change that's for sure, so I end up changing my entire body almost completely. Well better arm muscle tone, good. Better define chest, good. Six pack plus V-line, good. Back muscle, nice. Legs muscle, not too big but it looks balanced. Now I'm happy.
Now let's just see the overall appearance, the body is good, face? I feel fabulous already. All and all I'm quite happy but there's one problem. I literally made myself looks like Izuna Uchiha minus the dark blue hair and hairstyle.
I look stoic as fuck too. Well, at least this will make me look mysterious and I am pretty sure it will attract fangirls too.
Then it hit me, this what I'm changing is me when I hit 17 years old. How the fuck do I look when I'm 5 years old? Then I change a bit the age appearance than... ooh fuck my life... I really look like mini Madara now. Now what the fuck am is supposed to do about that?
"Looks like you are starting trouble before even reaching that world." the Shinigami chuckled.
I sweatdropped but I can't deny it, I really was attracting trouble before even setting a foot in Naruto-verse. Do I have to redo it again? Gaaaah... I'm too lazy and it is a waste of time to just change it all over again.
"hhaha.. don't worry boy, we just tweak your background again then it's all good. In all honesty, it will make things so much more interesting to watch." the Shinigami laughed.
Interesting my ass, I am pretty sure many people will come to kick my ass just for the resemblance. And I have a feeling a certain duckbutt Uchiha will chase me too at some point. But I think I just I gonna take Shinigami advice and not worry about it.
"Just... do it... I don't even know anymore" I said tiredly
Then after my 'other self' gone then a blue box appear and guess what? Finally STATS
Name: Ryu Bushijima
Clan: Bushijima
Class: N/A
Level: 1
HP: 3000
MP: 2500
STR: 5
DEX: 5
INT: 5
WIS: 5
LUK: 5
SKILL POINT: 20
Skill :
GAMER MIND (MAX) :
Makes the user calm and logical. Grants immunity to psychological effects.
GAMER BODY (MAX):
Allows the user to live the real world like a game.
Hmm...It's spread out evenly and that is expected, the skill is really nice and already max level so I don't have to worry about it. but now I have to distribute the point, and should I be an attack first think later or I want to think first later type? Or jack of all trades is not bad either but it will take too long grinding my ass off.
Or I just become a speedster, with high speed and slightly low attack? Gaah I don't know. Ultimately I just went and added them to whatever I felt like before saving the changes.
Name: Ryu Bushijima
Clan: Bushijima
Class: N/A
Level: 1
STR: 8
DEX: 10
INT: 10
WIS: 7
LUK: 5
SKILL POINT : 0
Skill :
GAMER MIND (MAX) :
Makes the user calm and logical. Grants immunity to psychological effects. effect.
GAMER BODY (MAX):
Allows the user to live the real world like a game.
Okay, this will do for now, pretty balanced except for the LUK. Which is not really important for the time being so I set it aside for now. Now I am pretty much ready to rumble.
"You sure take your time," the Shinigami said
"Hey, I had no idea it will be taking this much time.. and if you had to do it yourself, you would probably do the same," I said a little frustrated after working my brain through so many loops.
"Fufufu, I guess you have a point there," the Shinigami said in an amused tone.
"I'm also tweaking a little bit of your history, considering your appearance you might attract some trouble later on."
"So, what did you change or add?" I asked
"Oh! nothing much, other than making Madara Uchiha your ancestor. Nothing really changed."
I am pretty sure my jaw dropped to the floor just now, did he just make Madara Uchiha as my ancestor? What the fuck?
"Do you.. fucking realize what in seventh hell you just did?" I said losing my cool at once.
"Fufufu, yes I did. But don't worry boy, it will not change the course of the timeline unless you interfere with a few things which I'm sure you would have interfered with sooner or later." the Shinigami said in an amused tone
I sweatdropped, and hell yes I will change the timeline and takes matters into my own hand later on. But as of now, I was just a level 1 character so no history altering yet.
Without warning a white light shined right in front of me, I just raised my hand and grab whatever that thing is and... it is my old smartphone including my headset. Why I'm not surprised?
"You realize I can't use a phone there right?" I deadpanned ask.
"Huhuhu, I do realize, but that phone is already tweaked and connected to your former world, so you still can use the internet, watch videos, even update your social media if you want," the Shinigami chirped.
I sweatdropped, now I'm thinking this shinigami here is a 'she' instead of 'he'. But I just gonna assume a 'he' for now... for now.
"and also you can buy skill books from your phone"
Buying skill books? Well, not everything is free huh? I can deal with that but how the hell am I to buy them? What kind of currency does a god use?
"In case you're wondering, you can buy skill books using the currency of Naruto-verse that is called 'Ryo'."
Well, that's a relief, although I will have to work my ass off to get all the skills I would want and train like crazy in order to master them.
"Our time is almost over, are you ready?" the Shinigami asked.
I nodded in response.
"Very well, good luck and don't die too early."
"I won't" I hope...
Again my body is glowing blue light and I feel sleepy...
Edited by Sevenvik.