Naruto and the Game

Ch. 3: The Tutorial

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Narrator: Sharingan= Deus ex Machina

Game text: ~Sharingan= Deus ex Machina~

Human talking: "Sharingan= Deus ex Machina"

Human thinking: "Sharingan=Deus ex Machina"

Human Jutsu: "Sharingan=Deus ex Machina"

Demon talking: "Sharingan=Deus ex Machina"

Demon thinking: "Sharingan=Deus ex Machina

Demon Jutsu: "Sharingan=Deus ex Machina"

Before on Naruto and the Game:

"Oh my Kami."

3rd Person POV (Narrator)

Konoha

"What IS this? Kurama have you ever seen anything like it?" Naruto asked. "Kit, I've not only never seen this before, but I don't think anyone else has ever seen this." "I think I can interact with it like I did with the other menu's." Naruto tested out his theory by pressing strength. The old translucent character menu was replaced by a new, blue one that said: ~would you like to add a point into strength? (Y or N)~. "Kurama what should I do?" "Well, if the makers of this 'game' are to be believed, than adding a point into any of these categories will improve in you in some way. So more strength would mean that you're stronger and more intelligence would make you smarter." Naruto's eyes widened as processed what his demon was saying. "So if I really level up one of these stats…" "You could potentially become one of the strongest, smartest, or quickest people in the Elemental Nations."

"So should I put all thirty-six points into one category?" "No, you don't want to have your other stats much lower. You want to have a good balance so that you can do different things. For instance, if all your points in agility than you won't be able to convince anyone to do anything, or resist hits."Realization dawned on the blonde's face. "So I should put a little bit into everything?" Naruto mentally asked the demon. "That's correct kit. I would put at least four points in every stat." Naruto nodded and turned to the blue screen. He contemplated how he should place points and what he should focus on. After placing the last stat point, his character sheet looked like this:

Level 5

Naruto Uzumaki- Civilian of Konohagakure

Health points: 650 + 50=700

Stamina points: 550 + 50=600

Chakra points: 2000

Strength: 8 + 7= 15

Constitution: 15+5=20

Dexterity: 9+5=14

Agility: 7+5=12

Intelligence: 4+6=10

Charisma: 2+8=10

~Good, now that you have finished making your character, I can now explain the games 2 basic systems. First is the leveling system. You level up by completing quests and killing enemies. Every five levels you are given 3 perk points to spend. Perks are permanent boosts that can do anything from giving abilities, to granting immunities, or even just increasing skill levels. Some perks can be morphed if you complete the prerequisites. For example, if you have a perk that grants resistance to all elements by 10%, you may be able to morph it into a perk that grants 40% resistance to one element. Also, Morphing requires no points to be spent.

Another system in the game is the skill System. Skills are acquired through reading books, having them explained to you, or by practicing them. Your character might gain the running skill by running. You can also level up acquired skills by using them. So if you ran a mile, your running skill might increased. Some skills can also be morphed. For instance, if you have woodworking at Lv. 15, you might be able to morph it into Intermediate woodworking, allowing you to level it up past Lv. 15 and make or repair Intermediate level wood items. However, most combat skills can only be leveled up if you have obtained the corresponding perk. So to level your fire manipulation past 15, you would have to get the Basic Fire Mastery perk. Something else to note is that many skills are also ranked. 1-15 are basic, 16-25 are intermediate, 26-50 are advanced, 51-99 are master, and level 100 skills are God-like.~

After finishing reading, Naruto looked at the rest of his character sheet when something caught his eye. "Kurama, it saws here that I have three of those 'perk points' to spend." Naruto mentally said

to the fox. "Hmm, what happens if you press the perk button?" Naruto pressed the button and a list of what Naruto now knew to be perks appeared. Many perks were either grayed out or had their names replaced with asterisks. However, there were three highlighted perks. They were Basic Water Mastery, Basic Seal Mastery, and Skin of the Lizard. After clicking on each one the following pop-ups appeared:

~Basic Water Mastery: Decreases cost of water jutsu by 25%, changes water manipulation to Intermediate Level (overridden by higher mastery perk), Allows character to use Intermediate (1)Suiton jutsu without any penalty to cost

-Requires Lv. 15 Water Manipulation

~Basic Seal Mastery: Decreases chance of basic seals failing to 10% and intermediate seals to 40% changes Sealing to Intermediate Level (overridden by higher mastery perk), Allows character to use Intermediate seals without any increase to seal malfunction rate

-Requires Lv. 15 Sealing

~Skin of the Lizard: Adds Ability Skin of the Lizard (can be morphed), and ability that allows the user to resist 20% of both Elemental and Physical Attacks

-Requires 20 Constitution

"Naruto I want you to get 'Basic Water Mastery' before anything else." "Why's that?" asked a puzzled Naruto. "It's so that you can not only level up your Suiton skills, but also so that you can more easily use the jutsu that the Hokage will probably be bringing you tomorrow."The fox said. "Okay, wait one second." Naruto clicked on Basic Water Mastery and the usual blue scree appeared. ~Would you like to obtain 'Basic Watery Mastery'? (Y or N)~. Naruto pressed Y and suddenly basic knowledge of how water techniques function entered his mind. "Alright, now get 'Basic Seal Mastery' and save your other point. That ability isn't very useful right now." Naruto followed his instructions and obtained the 'Basic Seal Mastery' perk that gave him a good idea on how seals work and some rudimentary knowledge of Intermediate Seal Theory. Naruto backed out of the perk menu and returned to his character sheet. He looked over it once again noting that he has an 'observe' skill. Naruto also noticed a button that said confirm changes. Naruto clicked yes and suddenly another game message appeared.

~You are finally ready to go out in to the world and are free to build your character however you want! More of these messages will pop up as you discover new things and systems. Good luck on your adventure!~ Naruto exited out of the menu and glanced at his clock. "Hey Kurama, the time didn't change since we started customizing my character. It's the same time it was when I wanted to go to bed." "Interesting… Naruto, I want you to go grab something light. This is important." Naruto hesitated, but went to the kitchen and grabbed the only clean fork in his apartment. "Kurama I swear if you don't explain what this abo-" "Naruto I wouldn't ask you to do this if I didn't think it was worth it. Now I want you to throw the fork in the air and say 'options' okay." "Alright" Naruto answered. He threw the fork up into the air and repeated what he had done earlier. "Options." As Naruto said the word the fork froze in mid-air, and the options menu popped up once again. "I guess you were right Naruto. Time does appear to stop when you use a menu. Alright then, you can got to bed now." "Oh thank you for allowing me to go to bed, oh 'mighty' Kyuubi." Naruto sarcastically replied. "Don't push it kit." "Good night to you too fur ball." With a smile on his face, Naruto walked over to his worn bed and was greeted the same message as last time. ~Would you like to go to sleep to regain all HP(Health Points), SP(Stamina Points), and CP(Chakra Points). (Y or N)?~ Naruto happily pressed Y and was greeted with a deep, dreamless sleep.

Next Day

3rd Person POV (Narrator)

Konoha

Naruto had never slept in his life like he did the night before. "Maybe this 'Game' would be a good thing after all". Pushing all thoughts of going back to bed out of his mind, Naruto groggily crawled out of his sheets in search of the most important meal of the day; breakfast. He wondered into his pantry and wondered what he was going to eat today. Today he was going to start learning how to become a ninja after all. Thus a great day needed to start with a great breakfast. There was only one problem. Naruto was dirt poor and currently only had expired ramen in his kitchen. He had no doubt in his mind that that particular problem would be remedied soon enough with the funds Jiji gave him, however he currently had to make do with what he had available to him at the moment. As Naruto reached for the ramen package a blue Game message popped up. ~QUEST: Make breakfast! Objectives: 1. Feed yourself before Jiji arrives in one hour. Reward: 100 XP. (Accept? Y or N)~. Just as Naruto finished reading and accepted the quest a new message appeared. ~Hello again, you have just discovered a new mechanic! You have unlocked the Quests menu. Quests are jobs or tasks that can be either given to you or set for you by the Game. They have one or more objectives and can even have bonus objectives. Bonus objectives will grant an additional reward when completed. Good luck and remember: We are always watching.~.

Naruto unconsciously gulped as he read the last line. "I wonder who these people are. I think they're the makers of the Game but what beings have they power to do things like stop time?" "Kit if I may interrupt, whoever these people are, they are far beyond you and I. If they wanted to harm you in any way there would be nothing you could do about it. It's no use to worry about something you have no control over so you should just live your life and not dwell on it." Naruto nodded, understanding the wisdom in the ancient demon's words. He dismissed the message and turned to the kitchen. Naruto pulled out a semi-clean pot, filled it with water, and left it to boil on the stove. Once it began to show signs of reaching it's boiling point he reached over to the ramen, tore open the package, and dumped its contents into the boiling water. PING! Naruto jumped back in surprise, looking around for what made the noise. It turned out to be a Game pop up that read: ~New skill created: 'Cooking'~. "So that's how it works. I wonder what other skills I can get."

Naruto dismissed the green skill notification and pulled up his character sheet. He then scrolled down to the skill section and saw a new addition to his skills list. It said: Cooking-Lv. 1 (0%). Upon clicking on the skill its description read: ~ Cooking, the skill governing your characters ability to prepare food~. Naruto exited out of the menus and focused his attention on the ramen. He waited for when it was just right and turned off the fire. He poured to pots contents into a bow-PING! A green skill notification popped up. ~Skill level up: Cooking-Lv. 1 - Lv. 2 (1.05%)~. "Nice!" "First of many, right kit?" "Oh good morning Kurama. But yeah, you're right." Naruto turned to his bowl of food and devoured its contents. PING! ~Quest Complete: Make breakfast. Reward(s): 100 XP.~ Naruto closed out of the quest menu and was confronted by a another message. This time it was a blue message from the Game: ~You have gotten your first experience points, or XP. XP is given through quests or winning fights and is the only way to level up. The amount of XP rewarded is based on the difficulty of the quest or the power of the enemy. Thus, you would gain a lot more XP by defeating a Kage or escorting royalty, than you would by defeating a (2) Genin or walking a dog. Also, the amount of XP needed to level up increases every level. Good luck~. Naruto opened his character sheet to see if any thing had changed and saw a new bar next to his level. It said: Lv. 5 100/1000 Xp. "It seems that I only need 900 XP to level up". Naruto was shaken from his thoughts when he heard a knock coming from the door to his apartment.

Naruto walked over to the door cautiously. He always had to be on guard, lest one of the villagers catches him unaware. He looked through the peephole and saw the Hokage in his full robes and hat. Naruto unlocked the door and greeted his grandfather-figure. "Hey Jiji! Did you bring my jutsu!" Naruto asked, eager to begin learning. The Hokage laughed. "Patience, my boy," he chuckled, "I have decided to grant you your own training ground so that you won't be harassed by any ninja or civilians." Naruto's eyes widened, extremely surprised by the gift. "Thank you Jiji! One question though, where is it?" "I am giving you the training ground located on Hokage Mountain." Naruto's jaw dropped. Hokage Mountain was a large plateau that overlooked the village, it also had the faces of all the Hokage's carved into it. "Umm Jiji, how am I supposed to get there?" A confused Naruto asked. After all, it was a giant landform that to his knowledge, had no natural or man-made way to get to the top. "I'm going to shunshin us there." Said the aged Hokage with a smirk on his face. Before Naruto could ask what exactly a shunshin was, the Hokage grabbed the boy's shoulder and they both appeared in what Naruto assumed to be the training ground. Naruto began to examine his surroundings. They were in a large flat clearing that had a small cabin. Behind them there was a small lake that was about two hundred feet wide and about three hundred feet long and it was twenty feet deep and the lowest part. There was also a thick grove of trees on the far end of the clearing. "Naruto! Come here." Naruto finished examining his surroundings and turned to the old man. As Naruto neared him, the Hokage began to pull a piece of paper out of his robes. Slipping into his 'professor' voice, Hiruzen explained what the paper was for. "This Naruto, is chakra paper. When you channel your chakra into this paper it will react to it. The way that it reacts tells us what chakra nature you have.

"Kurama, what's chakra?" "Chakra, kit, is an energy that runs through all living things. It is what allows you and I to live and it also is what us Bijuu are made of. My brethren and I are just living masses of a condensed form chakra called demonic chakra." "Okay thanks." Naruto was brought back to the real world when he saw his Jiji yelling his name. "Naruto! Are you paying attention?" Naruto had a sheepish look on his face. "Sorry Jiji, I was distracted by something." "It's alright, just make sure it doesn't happen again. Now, back to what I was saying. You need to channel your chakra into this paper. But first, you need to manifest it. And to do that you need to calm down or meditate." Naruto looked like he was about to object but hesitated. "The only way to become strong enough to leave is to become a ninja. And if I need to meditate to do that then meditate I will." Naruto kneeled down with a determined look on his face, closed his eyes, and listened to the world around him. "Good Naruto. Now I want you to imagine the energy within yourself. Reach down into it, and grab it. Once you have it I want you to pull it up and unleash it." Naruto followed the suggestions and in a few moments he found what he believed to be his chakra. "Now to unleash it!" Naruto guided the energy out of what felt like every pore in his body. As soon as he did that he felt a giant rush and felt a large wind around him. He opened his eyes and saw a shocking scene. There was a blue aura around him and all the grass within five feet of him was either blown back or burned. Naruto faced his Jiji who had a shocked look on his face. "Naruto let the chakra go! Quickly!" Naruto obeyed and released the aura around him. The moment he did he received two green Game messages. PING! ~New skill learned: 'Chakra control'. ~ PING! ~New ability created: 'Chakra Aura'~. Naruto quickly dismissed both notifications and was face by another message, this time blue.

~Hello again, you have discovered another new mechanic. You now have the abilities section in your character sheet available to you! Abilities are techniques that you can use in battle. They can range from ninjutsu, to taijutsu, to plain old attacks. You gain abilities through invention, reading scrolls, or being taught. Abilities can be leveled up to become more effective or cost less chakra or stamina to use~. Naruto closed this message and opened his character menu. It showed his new skill and ability, and that both were Lv. 1. Naruto clicked on them both to read their description. ~Chakra Control, the skill governing your characters ability to precisely manage and control their chakra.~. ~Chakra Aura: expel chakra from all the pores on your body. Temporarily grants + 15 Strength and + 20 Agility. Costs 200 CP per minute~. As Naruto read the description of his new ability his eyes widened. "This practically doubles those stats! I could react, move, and hit about twice as fast!" Naruto closed his character sheet and the very second time resumed the Hokage ran over to Naruto so fast he left an afterimage. "Naruto are you okay! You just let out enough chakra to send a Genin into chakra exhaustion!" Naruto had a look of great confusion on his face. "I only let out 200 CP?" "What do you mean Jiji? I'm not even winded." Naruto said. Hiruzen began to examine the boy with a careful eye. "How much chakra do you have…" Muttered a befuddled Hokage. The Hokage once again pulled the chakra paper out. "Alright, Naruto, now that you've unlocked your chakra, I want you to channel a SMALL amount of chakra into this paper.

Naruto reached out and grabbed the paper out of the Hokage's hand. He gathered his chakra and pushed a slight amount into the paper. The paper was suddenly becoming more and more wet. It became so soggy that it could be torn with the slightest touch. Hiruzen walked over to Naruto with a very proud look on his face. "Wow Naruto, you have a very strong water affinity. I've decided to leave you scrolls for four Suiton jutsu, some basic jutsu, and a few chakra control exercises. I also left you a special jutsu because of your large reserves." Naruto hugged his Jiji with a huge smile on his face. "Thank you so much!" "Now Naruto," The aged Kage had a very serious look on his face, "I know about the villagers harassing you. And because of that I don't want you to have to go into the village unless you have to, so I took the liberty of installing a special seal here that my old student Jiraiya gave me. It's an advanced seal that allows you to teleport from seal A to seal B at will. All you need to do is channel a bit of chakra into it. This will be seal B and I already placed seal A your door when I knocked on it." Naruto took a moment to digest everything the Hokage had given him. "Jiji, this is the greatest gift anyone's ever given me. Thank you." Naruto said, barely able to control himself from jumping up and down in happiness. The old man laughed. "There's no need for thanks my boy. All I want is that you try to be the best ninja you can be." And with that the Hokage left Naruto to his own devices.

"This is going to be the start of something great."


Naruto's stat sheet:

Level 5 (100/1000)

Naruto Uzumaki- Civilian of Konohagakure

Health points: 650 + 50=700

Stamina points: 550 + 50=600

Chakra points: 2000

Strength: 8 + 7= 15

Constitution: 15+5=20

Dexterity: 9+5=14

Agility: 7+5=12

Intelligence: 4+6=10

Charisma: 2+8=10

Status

-Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Kitsune- adds 300 CP per level, allows access to chakra of the Kyuubi, allows regeneration

-Uzumaki lineage-adds 100 HP per level, gives +15 to water manipulation and sealing, allows access to Uzumaki hidden techniques

Skills

-Cooking Lv. 1 (NEW)

-Chakra Control Lv. 1 (NEW)

Abilities

-Observe Lv. 1

-Chakra Aura Lv. 1 (NEW)

-Water Manipulation Lv. 15 (NEW)

-Sealing Lv. 15 (NEW)

Perks:

~Basic Water Mastery (NEW)

~Basic Seal Mastery (NEW)


1) Suiton- Japanese for Water Style

AN: Next chapter will be out in 4-6 days.

Thanks for reading and have an amazing day!