A MMORPG in Konoha
Chapter One
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. If I did, it would probably be lame.
I had always been thinking of this idea, but never really tried it until now. Also, check out my other fic "A Game Show In Konoha". I'll try to keep both of them well alive.
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It was mid-afternoon the last day of school at Konoha High. The students could hear it coming; brains were reeling, fingers drumming. Finally the school bell rang, and the proverbial floodgates were opened; hundreds of students poured out of the classrooms, out of the school, and into the high sun of early summer.
Among this crowd were three slightly less but still enthusiastic students; Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, and Sasuke Uchiha. With the burdenously heavy weight of old, well-used books from recently emptied lockers in their backpacks, they trudged out of the school sleepily.
"It's…finally…over." said Naruto, grunting to take another step forward.
"Yeah…school was almost as stupid as you, Naruto." Sakura turned to look at him, then continued walking.
"…Why are we even friends?" said Sasuke, sighing.
"Because nobody else likes us." Naruto rolled his neck around in a circle.
"Except for that invisible girl, Hinata." said Sasuke, smiling.
"…What do you mean, Sasuke?" asked Naruto.
"…Are you blind?" Sakura said. "She was all over you this year. Someone's in love." Naruto turned his head, making sort of a 'whatever' look.
"…You know who I don't love? Iruka." said Sasuke. "What kind of stupid teacher assigns stupid homework packets over the stupid summer?"
The other two faced Sasuke smiling, making awkward gestures for him to stop talking. Sasuke looked straight ahead and sighed.
"…He's right behind me, isn't he?"
Iruka's voice came from behind him.
"Oh, relax, guys. I know how you feel. I was just like that when summer started when I was a kid." he said. "It's probably just overwhelming that all the tension of school's gone. Isn't it?" he said.
"Isn't it?"
Iruka gave one of his "DETENTION NOW" looks to the group. They smiled, nodded, and madly sprinted in the opposite direction. They stopped at the other end of the school, panting.
"…Phew. Close one." said Naruto. The other two nodded and continued to catch their breath for a moment.
"Ooh! I meant to ask you. Have you guys heard of that online game, what's it called. Ninjas…or something?"
"Oh, yeah. I heard about it. Almost everyone in Konoha's playing it. But I'm not." said Sasuke. Sakura nodded.
"Oh, come on, guys. I have copies of the install disks right here." Naruto reached into his pocket and pulled out four disks that gleamed in the sun. Two of the disks read "NINJA DISK ONE" and the other two read "NINJA DISK TWO".
"I've already installed it on my computer, but I haven't played it yet. You guys should try it too, we can all start together." said Naruto. "Oh, I even copied the manual for you." He passed out the disks and manuals to Sakura and Sasuke.
"…Where exactly did you get all this stuff?" asked Sakura.
Naruto looked at both of them insanely. "That…uh…that doesn't matter right now. Anyway, here's what we all need to do. Install it on your computer, create a character, and pick Land of Fire, Leaf Village. Log on tonight, and we'll all meet at the exit to the village at 7:30 sharp."
"Alright, fine." said Sasuke. At that, a fancy car veered around the corner and drove up to the three, stopping in front of them.
"That's my ride." Sasuke jumped in the car which sped away.
"7:30?" Sakura asked.
"7:30." Naruto responded. The two turned in opposite directions and walked away.
Hinata had heard their entire conversation from her hiding spot behind a tree.
"Ninja…? I think my brother g-got that game a few days ago…" she said to herself. "Maybe I can install it on my laptop…" She shook her head, and saw her brother Neji getting into their car. She quickly followed.
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Naruto logged onto the game at 7:00, just to look around and get an early start on creating his character. He selected a character that looked somewhat like him; slightly pale skin, blonde hair, a blue shirt, and orange pants. Orange was his favorite color. The character also had light blue eyes. Next he saw that he could choose his specialization by putting bonus points into a stat; he clicked at random until he had no points left.
While he was selecting his country and village, he almost thought his character's eyes turned red for a moment. Finally clicking "ACCEPT", a loading screen appeared. A blue bar quickly went from zero to 100, and his character appeared in a building.
"Alright…" Naruto said. He looked at the screen to see a pop-up message.
Welcome to Ninja! To begin your adventure, you must first complete the "Ninja Academy" tutorial to gain your level 1 skills and items. This should not take very long. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Moving his mouse, he clicked "OK". He then read the instructions.
"…Jump…" he said, pressing the space bar. His character bounced off the ground and into the air. "Easy enough." He clicked OK again.
"Chakra…? What?" He looked at the top left of his screen; two bars appeared, a green one and a blue one. The green one read Health and the blue read Chakra. Confused, he read over the instructions again.
"Oh. I get it. When I use a technique, it consumes Chakra. Depending on the complication of the technique and my character's ability to control chakra…I might use too much chakra, the perfect amount, or I might just fail altogether." He nodded his head.
Try pressing C to open your Character Sheet.
His finger swerved over the keyboard for a moment, then he pressed C. A picture of his character appeared on-screen, along with more information.
Ramenlover
Level 1
Health 90
Chakra 65
Taijutsu – 9
Ninjutsu – 8
Genjutsu – 7
Ninja Tools -6
Ninja Tool Skill – 1
Techniques – None
"Alright, no problems here, I think." he said, then closed the character window. He clicked "OK" several more times, reading the instructions through each time. Finally the tutorial ended. His character disappeared in a flash of light – the words "LEAF VILLAGE" appeared on the screen. He then looked at his chat window.
Congratulations! You are now a Genin!
You gain techniques –
Kawarimi no Jutsu (Replacement Technique, Ninjutsu, E-Rank)
Bunshin no Jutsu (Clone Technique, Ninjutsu, E-Rank)
Henge no Jutsu (Transformation Technique, Ninjutsu, E-Rank)
Special Orioke no Jutsu (Sexy Technique, Ninjutsu, E-Rank)
You gain items –
Shuriken (20)
Kunai (10)
Leaf Village Forehead Protector
He smiled, and equipped the Forehead Protector, then looked at the clock. It was 7:10. What could he do for 20 minutes? That question was answered when he saw a banner moving across the top of his screen.
SPECIAL EVENT!
Capture the Scroll of Secrets! It can be found in the secret entrance to the Leaf Village Intelligence building. First one to reach it will gain experience, as well as the prize of keeping the scroll.
He looked at his map screen, then began to rush to the location, seeing other higher level players headed for it as well. He then saw a red message in his chat window.
Zerozero yells: Doton: Doryūheki!
Instantly, a massive wall of stone burst from the ground in front of Naruto's character, as well as the rest of the crowd. He saw people rushing around it and did the same.
Directing his character around a building, he found a shortcut and arrived at the secret entrance before the rest of the crowd. Running inside, he right clicked the door and it slammed shut; he then turned around to see someone was almost at the scroll; the Zerozero from before.
He scrambled to click a button at random, and something happened.
His character exploded into a puff of smoke, and was replaced by an unclothed female, surrounded by mist. The other character stopped in his tracks, and a red circle appeared above his head.
"…That must mean he's stunned! This is my chance!" Naruto thought. His character returned to normal, and he dashed over and right-clicked the scroll. A light flashed around his character, and he looked at the banner at the top of the screen.
Congratulations to player Ramenlover for winning the Special Event!
Naruto glanced at his chat window.
You have gained 100 Experience Points!
Welcome to Level 2!
Zerozero: omg
Your Taijutsu has increased to 10!
You Health has increased to 100!
Your Ninjutsu has increased to 9!
Zerozero: stupid noob
Your Chakra has increased to 70!
You have gained item Scroll of Secrets
Zerozero disappeared. It was 7:30.
"Oh, geez! I'm gonna be late!" he said, and directed his character out of the building he was in. "I'll check this scroll thing out later…looks pretty useless though.