Axel: Hello people! Here'sanother update from me, hope you enjoy it! I thank you :
AnAddictedReader, Terror of Death Skieth, Dragonskyt, Nevevar, Yami Arashi, Unlimited Lulz Works, hanipman, Nakao Nakashima, Guest A, Fortis499, Silvdra-zero, KeyofKing, ken lim, Haremlover13.
For reviewing my story! Im not wothy! And a thank you for reviewers that review my other chapters! Thank you!
And a special thanks to Guest A! Your review is very appreciated! But let me clear this on before it gets out of hand, when i said harem, i didn't mean girls sharing one male with one another, what i meant was that multiple girls fighting for a guy attention kind of harem, like in the manga of harem we can see today, so i hope your satisfy!
And for those who ask, yes, Naruto will get a special rare skill like Kirito's, It's still in consideration, so please be patient, and another special thank to ken lim for his idea of Naruto special skill! Seeing as magic are restricted in this game, i must choose wisely, hope you understand.
This chapter will be focus on Naruto, so cheer for you Naruto fan! And i decide to make a female OC, It will be Naruto girls candidates, i hope you all doesn't mind! And also, our heroes shall meet Sachi and her party for the first time! Enough spoiler! On to the story!
Zero: Axel own nothing.
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"Hey Kazu! Let's go and pull a prank on Mr. Kobayashi again!" A young spiky blond hair kid said. He wore a white shirt with a spiral symbol and an orange pant.
"I don't know... Didn't we got caught the last time we try?" A black hair kid, Kirito, said, wearing a blue shirt and a white pant. "Let's just go and play something else Naruto..."
The blond hair kid, Naruto, shook his head. "Pfft! Boring! Fine... let's go and play a video game i just bought!"
"Okay... but i have kendo practice later..."
"Just ditch it! Come on!"
"W-wait! Stop puling me!"
"Where are you two going?" A black hair girl ask, walking toward them, she wear a kendo practice uniform, and carrying a small boken that fit her size.
"Oh... its you..."
"Your not planing to ditch are you brother?" The girl ask.
"W-well..."
"He is! He's not some slave to be force to learn swords you know?" Naruto said.
Before the dark hair girl could argue, Kazuto cut her off. "I-i'll be there... Let's play again sometime Naruto..." With that, Kazuto took off running, leaving the other two behind.
"Kazu..." Naruto whisper, watching his friend walk away.
Floor 16: Swamp of lost.
Natruto open his eyes as he stood up, he look around, his surrounding was filled by mist, the sound of frogs and other swamp animals were heard. "You awake?" Naruto look toward the source to find Kirito, siting by the fire sharpening his sword with a whetstone. "Bad dream?"
Right now, the two of them are in a swamp area with their vision covered by fog, thus the name of the area, the two of them are camped near a big swampy looking tree.
Naruto shook his head. "Nah... I just remember the day i ask you to ditch your kendo practice for the first time... You run home in fear your grandpa going to be mad at you." Naruto said in a teasing tone.
Kirito face went a little red. "Shuddup! It was a long time ago!"
"And you still look like a girl till now."
"What was that? At least i didn't get bad score at almost every study at that time."
"Ugh!?" Now's Naruto turn to turn red. "I-i just don't like reading books okay?"
"Idiot!"
"Girly!"
"Spiky!"
"Cry baby!"
With that, the two players wrestle each other, Naruto pinching Kirito cheek and Kirito puting Naruto in a headlock.
"What are you two doing?"
They both stop and look toward the voice, they find a beautiful red hair pony tail girl, wearing a brown turtle neck shirt, a brown coat, bronze breast plate, blue shorts and bronze pair of boots.
""Nothing."" They both said, letting each other go.
The girl stare at them for a minute before remembering something. "Oh yeah, its sudden but... can i ask you both a tiny, tinsy witsy favor?"
"Huh?" Naruto ask, Kirito only look at her confuse.
"Well..." The girl begin. "You see... There's monsters following me... Look, can you two just take care of them?" The girl said as she quickly dash to hide behind the two boys, while pointing at the mist behind her original spot.
"What monster-oh... THAT monsters..." Naruto said, eye twitching.
The fog has lifted a little, revealing a large numbers of Toad Warriors, a giant toad monster that equip weapons, quite a pain when dealing many at once.
"Why are you being folowed in the first place?" Kirito ask, unsheating his sword.
"Look, can we talk AFTER you guys are done with them?" She ask, pointing at the monsters.
"No problem." Naruto said. "This will take only a few minutes..." Naruto take out a flask with greenish liquid, and he throw it to the nearest Toad warriors, the flask break upon contact and the monster scream in pain, holding a part of his face that got hit by the green liquid.
"Is that... acid? Is he an alchemist?" The girl thought as she look at the blond, only to find him charging at the enemy, with his black friend in tow.
"Hyaaaahhh!" Naruto cry out as he jump and kick the accid hit monster, destroying it, Naruto immediately unsheath his blades and do a circling slash, destroying three monster near him. "Yeah!"
Kirito just charge head on and slashing every monster within his blade range. Kirito stop as he see a toad warior behind Naruto, trying to cut him with its sword. "Naruto behind!" Kirito quickly took out three short knifes, and throw it toward Naruto.
Naruto realising his mistake and Kirito cry, duck, avoiding three knifes Kirito throw.
"That was close... Thanks Kirito." Naruto said, he then look toward he rest of the toad warriors. "All of you are going down!" Naruto then dash forward, throwing another acid flask toward one of the monster, stuning it, and Naruto finishing cutting the monster into two, he block one of the monster sword who try to cut him, Naruto kick the moster off, and use his other sword to cut the monster. Another monster was trying to cut Naruto in half, but before the monster can lift it sword, the toad warrior was cut into two by Kirito, thus ending the battle.
"That's that i guess." Kirito look at the girl, who still standing in shock not believing her eyes. "So, how did you get chase by them?"
The girl seem to get out of her terrace. "W-well... i uh.. i just took a walk and got ambush by them okay? And my weapon break when i was fighting with them..." She mumble the last part. "A-anyway... I uh... T-thank you both... B-but that's doesn't mean i owe you two or anything okay? I could handle them just fine!"
"What? Thats not what you said earlier ponytail!" Naruto said. "Beside, we just save you!"
"P-ponytail! I have a name you know! Its Miku! Remember that whisker! Whats up with that whisker anyway? You look like a mouse."
"M-mouse! I have you know that this whisker are quite popular with the girls! And i prefer to be compare to a fox, not a mouse. And my name's Naruto!"
Miku rise an eyebrow. "Why a fox?"
"It sound much cooler." Naruto look at Miku. "At least my hair doesn't look like a horse-tail!
Miku eye twitch. "Are you calling my hair looks like a horse but?!"
"Nope, you just call yourself that."
Kirito sigh as he watch the two argue like children. "Those two are alike i guess.." Kirito thought.
The arguing between the two are cut, as Miku stop talking, she open her menu as she receive a new mail, she read it as she sigh, closing the menu. "Tch, I've got to go." Miku said as she turn around and walk away. "See you around, black guy, and baka-blond."
"W-what!? Who are you calling a baka?" Naruto yell toward the disappearing figure of Miku. "Grr... that girl are stubborn as a mule..."
"Look who's talking." Kirito whisper. "Anyway, we best head back to town on floor 11, were running low on supply."
Naruto nod. "Okay, fine." The two of them took out their 'portal crystal' that players use to return to town instantly, the two of them use it as a bright light appear and engulf them.
Floor 11: Taft
A day later...
Annoucement!
To all brave adventurers, the mayor of this town wish to inform you,
That the annual 'Hope Flower' hunt will be held this afternoon.
For those who wish to take part, please inform the hunter guild member.
The event start at the entrance of the forest of the maze at floor 18.
Sincerely:
announcer.
"So... were going to enter right?" Naruto ask Kirito with a hopeful gaze, Naruto now wear a black turtle neck shirt, with a silver breastplate, his 'Twilight coat', and a badge of sun at his coat.
"Of course, i heard the reward are a one of a kind rare item." Kirito said, he wear a black shirt with a silver breastplate, his 'Midnight coat, and a badge of the moon at his coat.
Right now, the two of them are at the Taft town central plaza, the place are quite lively right now, since a event registration are here."Im going to write our name at the guild, you stay here." Kirito said looking at Naruto.
Naruto grin and nod. "Okay, cool." Kirito walk away toward the hunter guild, a guild that provide the quest for hunting stuff. Naruto then walk toward a near bench and sit down, next to him is a old man, wearing full robe that cover everything except his mouth.
"I'm bored..." Naruto said, looking at the morning sky.
"Bored? At this beautiful day? What youngster has become this days..." The old man beside him comment.
Naruto rise an eyebrow. "What do you mean old man?"
"Hohoho... you show no respect toward your elder?"
Naruto frown. "You still haven't earn my respect."
The oldman laugh."Hohohohohoho, is that so... What i meant wa that could youngster this days just watch the cloud in peace... hearing the nature around us... and feel the wind on our skin..."
"No." Naruto answer simply.
"Why not?"
"Because i have a mission, and an obligation." Naruto answer.
"Oh? What obligation if you don't mind this old man asking?"
"Well... i need to fight Aincard strongest monsters... high above there." Naruto said with a serious face, and pointing to the sky. "If not... more and more people are gonna die..."
"I see..." The old man nod before standing up. "Just remember this young man, bonds and hope are mankind mightiest weapon... when your alone in the darkness, your bonds shall light the darkness, and when you lost, your hope shall gives you a path... Never fear, and fight... Hero." With that the old man walk away
Naruto look at the retreating form of the old man confusedly. "Bonds? Hope? darkness? Hero? What the hell is he talking about?"
"Hey Naruto, I sign us up." Kirito said as he walk toward Naruto. " you want to head there now or- you okay?" Kirito ask.
"Yeah... im okay... i just met an odd old man is all... why do weird things always happen to me?"
"Because you're a weird magnet, wherever we go, we always encounter weird things and most of the time find you in the middle of it all."
"Hey! What's that suppose to mean?"
Kirito shook his head. "So, you want to resupply again?"
Naruto nod. "Yeah, i need to buy more flask, acid, and smoke bombs... i will probably need it."
"Allright then, to the alchemy shop it is." Kirito said as he and Naruto walk toward the alchemy shop at the town.
Floor 18: Forest of the Maze
"So... this is it?"
"Yeah... this is it." Kirito answer, looking at the entrance of the forest.
Right now, Kirito, Naruto, and many players are at the entrance of the forest, waiting for the event to start.
"Alright so now all we got to do is to wait fo-" *BOOOONG* Naruto was cut off by a sound of a large trumpet, signaling the start of the event. "Nevermind."
Kirito, Naruto, and other players all rush into the forest without second thought.
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"What the hell is this!?" Naruto cry out.
"Will you be quite?" Kirito said.
"What? Quite? We've been exploring this damn forest, all we find are monsters and traps and tree's and more traps and monsters!" Naruto said in frustration. "And i think we've been in this area before."
"I noticed that." Kirito said. "Beside, this forest are not called the forest of the maze for nothing you know."
"But... we find the stair to the next floor no problem."
" That's because were finding a stair, not a flower."
"What's the flower looks like anyway?"
Kirito rise an eyebrow. "You didn't read the items description from the paper we got?"
"What paper?"
"The one i gave before we heads out."
"Oh... THAT paper... i uh... throw it away..." Naruto said sheepishly.
Kirito shook his head. "I should have known..." Kirito sigh. " The flower are said to be blue in color and generate a blue light."
"So... all in all, were suppose to find a glowing blue flower?"
"Yeah, and it also said it only one flower bloom a year."
"One flower!? You mean we have to search a frickin forest just to find this one flower? Its like searching a haystack in a pile of needles!"
"You mean... Needles in a haystack?"
"Yeah, same thing." Naruto said. "So, what's your plan?"
Kirito took out a book. "It said here that the Hope flower only bloom in a place where the spirits favor." Kirito explain continue.
While Kirito explain, Naruto look around the creepy dark forest, where the players has split up to search more ground, so there's only two of them, he stop as he spotted a small figure in the forest, looking at him. "...Claire?" Naruto whisper, looking at the small figure that look very much like Claire, she smile as she run into the forest, away from Naruto and Kirito.
"Claire!?" Naruto call her quitely as he quicly run after her.
"-And whatever happens, we must not seperate, that's the last thing we need, you got it Naruto?" Kirito look at the spot where Naruto was standing before. "... Naruto? Damn it!"
With Naruto...
Naruto kept running after her. "Claire!" Naruto scream out, jumping some tree's root. "Claire! Where are you?" Naruto look around, trying to find Claire, he then stop as he find her walking deeper into the forest. "Claire!" Naruto then quickly run after her, Claire stop at a big rocks, as Naruto stop behind her. "Claire?"
Claire look behind her, toward Naruto She smile, before her figure begun to disappear.
"Claire wait! No!" Naruto run toward her and try to hug her, but he just passed through her. "!?" Claire then disappear, but not before she whisper something to Naruto.
"...For you... big bro."
Tears start to roll down Naruto cheek, as he can't hold back his tears. "Claire..." Naruto whisper. After a minute, he shook his head and wipe his tears with his hand. He then look toward the rock Claire look at before, and spotted a necklace with three blue crystal on top of the rock. "A necklace?" Naruto pick it up.
* You have acquire the Goddess Tear*
"So this is for me huh Claire?" Naruto smile and put it on. "Thank you..." Naruto went silent for a moment, before a rustle of bushes catch him off guard, as he quickly look toward the sound, swords ready. But, instead of monsters, or squirel that most anime uses, a girl came out, her red pony tail and brown coat quickly register in the blond mind. "Y-you..."
The girl too realize she are not alone, and look at the familiar blond. "You're...
"Pony tail!"
"Baka-blond!"
"Who are you calling baka you horse behind!" Naruto said with a tick mark.
"And who are you calling horse behind huh? Baka-blond!" The girl, Miku, said too with a tick mark.
Naruto grits his teeth. "Why this girl..." He then notice a quite large iron battle axe behind her. "That's a nice weapon... you sure you can handle it?"
Miku puff her chest. "Of course i can! Im not some weak common girl!"
"Your a gorilla then."
"Yeah! Im a-Wait a minute! Who are you calling a gorilla?" Miku ask a retreating form of Naruto. "Hey wait!
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"Hey... Stop following me." Naruto said while walking through the forest.
"I'm not following you." Miku said while walking the same direction as Naruto.
"Yeah right... I've been turning left and right to see if you we're following, and the result, you ARE following me!"
"I-i-im not!"
"There are two possibility... first you are scared of darknest and alone, the second you are lost.. your lost aren't you?"
Miku look away.
Naruto sigh. "Fine... you can come with me."
Miku look at Naruto with surprise. "I could?"
Naruto nod. "Yeah... I'll take you to my friend who remember the area."
"Okay then..." Miku whisper. "Wait... a 'friend who remember the area'? You mean you don't remember the area!?"
"No." Naruto answer simply.
"You mean I've been following a lost person! Why didn't you tell me! Where are we going anyway?"
"Well, i was hoping by luck we can find my friend, so i walk around, its your fault for following me."
"Why you..." Miku fume with a tick mark,before she can explode, she was cut off as she and Naruto fall down a hill, as the two of them are too busy arguing. "What the-!?"
"Oh shi-"
""UWAAAGGGHHH!""
With Kirito...
"That idiot..." Kirito whisper as he run through the forest. "Why did he have to just disappear? He know he's bad direction! And he probably lost right now... forgetting that he has enough tracking skill to track a person miles away even in this forest... Lets just hope he's not walking too far away from my tracking skill... This forest halve the skill it seem..." Kirito said to himself as he walk through a bush, following the friend track he turn on, as he arrive at a clearing of tall grass field.
But then, out of the grass came out greens humanoid creäture.
"Orcs..." Kirito whisper, taking out his sword. "Why now?"
One of the orcs cry out, signaling the attack as Kirito was surrounded by the orcs.
"You better not die Naruto!" Kirito yell out as he charge toward the orcs.
With Naruto and Miku
"Ouch... That hurt..." Miku said as she rub her head.
"Hey... can you get off me? Your kinda heavy." Naruto said form under the sitting Miku.
"Wha-?!" Miku quickly stood up. "Are you saying im fat?"
"No i-Hey, isn't that the Hope flower thingy?" Naruto said, walking toward a blue glowing flower on a tree stump that has firefly and other animals around it.
"Huh? Your right..." Miku walk toward the flower, following Naruto.
But after a few steps away from the flower, Naruto stop as he stop. "What the-!? Miku look out!" Naruto quickly dash back toward Miku and ram her out of the way.
"Wha-!?" Miku cry out in surprise as Naruto ram her. "What do you think you-" She was cut off as a dark figure descent at the place she was standing before. "Huh?"
The figure is all dark, wearing a trench coat and other clothe similar to Naruto, have similar hair, and a very similar face although the figure was all dark even the hair except the red eyes. All in all, its Naruto perfect dark clone.
"Oh my god..." Miku whisper. "There's two baka-blond!?" Miku hysterically said.
Naruto sweatdrop. "That's not the point you know..." Naruto point at his dark clone. "That thing tried to attack you, and what worse he got my face! Although more evil-looking."
The dark Naruto grin, as he charged with his dual swords, both color black. Naruto unsheathe his swords and counter the dark Naruto, Naruto grunt as dark Naruto kick him in the stomach, he jump and kick Naruto head.
"Ugh!" Naruto grunt as he hit the earth hard, dark Naruto lift his swords, Naruto put his dualswords in a X motion to block the incoming attack, but before dark Naruto could slash Naruto, he was thrown as a large iron battle-axe hit him in the waist, throwing him into a nearby tree.
"Annddd STRIKE!" Miku said as she shoulder her large battle-axe. "You okay Blondie?"
"Yeah... thanks." Naruto said as he stood up. "He sure got some moves..." Naruto said as he watch his dark clone stood up. "Im going to call him Yami for name sake, and we'll see if he's good as i thought he'll be." Naruto grin as he sheath one of his sword and took out two medium size ball. "When i give you the signal, attack him with all you got."
"Now your speaking my language! Lets do it!" Miku grin as she took a stance, with her axe still at her shoulder.
Naruto nod to her, and immediately charge at Yami, Yami too charge at him swords ready, Naruto then throw the balls at him, Yami cut the two balls, but to his and Miku surprise, it's a smoke bomb. Naruto quickly unsheath his other sword and jump, he look down at the smoke area and dive, blades ready as he enter the smoke and a loud 'CLANG' are heard. When the smoke clear, Miku see the two Naruto clash swords, they separate and clash blades again, 'Clang' Clang' 'Clang', the sound of their swords was heard as they kept on fighting, when Yami lift his sword to strike Naruto, Naruto sees his chance. "Gotcha!" Naruto charge his swords just in time as Yami swords come down, Naruto strike upward toward Yami swords as they are thrown away by their skill clashing. "Now!"
Miku quickly charge and strike Yami, throwing the clone into the dirt. Yami grunt and quickly stood up just time to block Miku axe, Yami was push back several feet, he then kick Miku away and jump back.
"Wow... She sure is strong." Naruto thought as he watch Miku swing her large axe very quickly despice the size. "Her movement is average, but she swing that thing like a stick!"
Yami grunt, blocking another of Miku's strike, but this time his weapons are thrown away by the impact, making him weaponless. "Hah! Gotcha now!" Miku said, as she prepare her last strike, but instead of running, Yami only grin and move his left hand into his coat.
Naruto realizing that Yami's still got another weapon, rush toward Miku. "Damn it! Evade!"
"He?" Miku blink as she look at the runing Naruto, then to Yami, as the dark clone throw a dark dagger at her, Miku only title her head to evade. "Hah! You miss!" But Yami only grin and move his left hand. Miku then see something shining like a string right next to her head. "String?" but before the string manage to tied it self into Miku's neck, she was shove to the side by Naruto. "Hyah!?"
"Damn..."
"Ow... thanks Blondie."
Naruto smile. "Don't mention it." Before Miku could said anything else, Naruto was thrown or drag to the side, hitting a tree. "Uagh!"
"Naruto!" Miku then realize that Naruto right hand was tied by Yami's black string. "Y-you.."
Yami grin as he keep slamming Naruto into tree's and rock's, Yami spin around as Naruto hit a tree again, this time destroying it. "Ugh!?" Yami then thrown Naruto toward a shock Miku.
Miku snap out of her trance and see Naruto heading her way, throw her axe toward the string, cutting it, and she dash to a thrown Naruto and catch him, the impact make them both fall. Miku check Naruto's HP bar, to see it already reach red. "N-no! You can't die!"
Naruto open his eyes a little to see a crying Miku, he then start to close his eyes again. "I'm so sleepy... i just want to close my eyes..." Naruto close his eyes.
"NAAARRUUTTOOOO!"
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Naruto open his eyes, all he can see is darkness, he look around, darkness. "It's all black..." Naruto thought. "Its lonely here..."
Yes... its lonely here...
"Who's there!" Naruto quickly open his eyes to look at the voice, only to find a white hollow mask of his face, staring at him.
You are lonely... That's why you do all that prank in your childhood...
"W-what!? Who are you?"
Why, i am you, and you are me.
"Huh?"
You do all that prank just for attention, you are lonely, your dad too busy attending the family business, and your mother too busy attending the hospital than you.
"That's... that's..."
You hate them both right? They abandoned you, your father love his business more than you! Your mother loved taking care of stranger than taking care of you! That's why they send you to an apartment with Robert...
"I... i..." Naruto hold his head in fear.
Robert only take care of you for money! You have nothing! And that boy and his sister... your first friends... You only hangout with them because no one else going to play with you... You just use the fact that Kirito just a lonely kid, and decide to use it to your own selfish gain! You snake!
Naruto then start crying. "No..."
And then Claire... you failed her! You let her die! How can you?
"No... stop it..."
And then that new girl, Miku wa it? Your gonna failed her too huh? Letting her die to that Doppelganger!
"No! Stooooppp itttttt!" Naruto scream out.
"Hey! What are you doing there? Stand up! Come on!"
Naruto look toward the voice, a ball of light. "Kirito...?"
"You said you want to save the people in this game right? How cn you save them when you crying like an idiot here?"
"I..."
"Come now young master, must i said it again?" A new older voice appear.
"Robert?"
"You know your parents work because they had the obligation. Your father need to maintain the company, or else how can he feed his dear family? And your mother's a doctor, she need to save other people! That's her duty! They both sacrifice their time with you, their only child, for their duty, don't you have one too?"
"Duty..."
"Don't die Blondie! You just can't!" A new source of light and voice appear.
"Is that... Miku?"
"You can't die on me! Naruto!"
"..."
"Can you hear them big bro?" A new voice and light appear. "The voice of your friends, calling for you?"
"Claire... What... should i do..? I failed you... "
"You haven't failed me! You will if you keep this up though!"
"Claire.."
"Your friends need you... this world need you. Don't you remember our promise? That you will become strong? You'll become a hero?"
Naruto nod. "Yeah.."
"Then big bro! Come on!"
""""Come back to the world!""""
"That's right... i have a duty... obligation to help the people of this game get out alive! I know im lonely... i seek attention, but Kirito and Robert always with me! Claire too! And Miku as well! That's why... im going to be a Hero! And save everybody!"
"That's the spirit pup."
"That voice... The odd stalker fox?" Naruto turn around to see indeed the nine tail fox.
"Called me Kyuubi damn it!" Kyuubi shook its head. "You are needed out there, so get out there and kick that black clone of yours in the ass!"
Naruto grin and thumb up. "You got it!" The light from the voice begin to shine brighter until the world engulf in it.
"Show that dopplganger how my champion fight!"
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Miku kept on crying on the dying body of Naruto, until a warm hand pat her in the head, she look at a wide awake Naruto. "Im sorry for worrying you."
Miku smile, her tears still seen. "You stupid idiot..."
Naruto smile and stood up.
"Wait! Your health-Huh?" Miku confusedly look at Naruto Hp bar to see it regenerating itself, and she just notice that a blue aura covering him.
"Don't worry." Naruto look behind him at her with a charming smile. "I won't let you cry again."
Miku face went red as she look away. "You better not, idiot."
Naruto nod and look at Yami. "I won't lose to you again!" Naruto equip another short swords, a short silver scimitar swords.
Yami pull his dagger, and took out another one in his right hand.
"Lets go!" Naruto dash forward, with Yami in tow, Yami throw his daggers, at which Naruto evade and kept on charging. Yami move his hands in a dance like manners to controll his strings.
"Naruto look out!" Miku scream.
Naruto only narrow his eyes, and with multiple slashes with his swords, all of Yami's strings got cut off. Yami and Miku look at Naruto wide eyes. Naruto then proceed to dash toward a stun Yami and pierce him with his swords to a tree. "Our hope are stronger than your string..." Naruto whisper to Yami, as Yami dissapear in a black smoke, and so does Naruto's aura. Naruto exhale and falldown tired.
"Naruto!" Miku quickly run toward him.
"Sorry to make you worry Miku." Naruto said with a apologetic smile.
Miku blush and turn away. "I-i didn't worried about you..." She whisper, but their conversation was cut off as a black blur appear out of the bushes.
"There you are!" The black figure said.
"Hm? Kirito!" Narutosaid with a smile.
"You idiot!" Kirito stomp Naruto stomach. "I was worried! You disappear suddenly and your health went red for a moment! I thought the worse!"
Naruto look at Kirito i surprise, before he smile again. "Sorry for troubling you Kirito."
Kirito shook his head. "Its fine... Im used to your always trouble situations." He then notice another figure. "Oh... your that girl from yesterday... Miku was it?"
"Ah yes... your that black swordsman that travel with this idiot, Kirito was it?"
Kirito nod. "Yep."
Their conversation was also cut short as another figures appear from the bushes. "Miku!"
Miku look at the figure, a white coat and blue scarf wearing man, he has blue hair and carry a spear, behind him are a white and red armor women with red cloak, brown hair, and carry a broad sword. "Brother! Meiko!"
"There you are girl, me and Kaito been searching all over the forest." The red swordsmen, Meiko, said.
"Yeah! We've been worried sick!" The blue hair spearman, Kaito, said. "An those guys are...?"
"Oh, their okay, this is Kirito." Pointing at the black wearing person. "And that blond idiot looking are Naruto."
"Hey! Why do i the only one got 'idiot' comment?"
"You two, this is my brother Kaito, and his girlfriend Meiko."
""Nice to meet you."" They both bow at the sametime.
As they all talk, Naruto stood up, and walk toward where the flower he and Miku has seen. And sure enough, the flowers there. "Im very sorry, but i need this flower." Naruto said to no one in praticuler, and pick the blue glowing flower.
"Hey Naruto... Is that the hope flower?" Kirito ask, as he and the other walk toward Naruto.
Naruto nod. "Yup."
Miku sigh. "Come on brother, Meiko." Miku then walk away from the group.
Naruto blink. "Huh? But we can share the reward-"
"No." Miku cut him off. "You beat that dark bastard, you deserve it."
"But Miku..." Her brother whine.
"No." Miku then proceed to drag her brother away, Meiko give one last nod before the three of them leave.
"Huh...That was surprising." Naruto pocket the flower.
"I never expect the flower will be in this area of the wood... by the way, what Miku mean by, 'dark bastard'?"
"Oh that, just some black shadow like monster that look like me but more skilled and stuff."
"Hm... probably a doppelgänger... quite a surprise to see one here..."
Naruto nod, he and Kirito took out a portal crystal, but Naruto stop as he recieve a new mail.
Miku invite you to her friend list. Will you accept?
Confirm Decline
Naruto smile and push the confirm button. "Lets go."
Kirito nod. "Yeah."
"Hey Kirito... thanks for being my friend."
"... Anytime." Kirito said without asking question.
They both disappear.
You have acquire the skill 'Hero mind'.
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Floor 20: Sunlit Forest
"Hey... are you sure to give me this necklace?" Kirito ask Naruto while holding a shining three red crystal necklace, just like Naruto.
"Its fine, i already got one." Naruto said, showing his blue crystal necklace.
"I see... Where did you get it anywa-Hm?"
"Whats wrong Kirito?"
There's 5 players surrounded by a group of 'Praying Mantis'." Kirito said as he run toward the place with Naruto following, and indeed, there's 5 players surrounded by mantis monsters.
"We got to help!" Naruto told Kirito. "Like hell im gonna watch another person died in front of me again!" With that being said, Naruto jump from the hill they were standing and charge into the crowd, swords draw.
"W-wait damn it!" Kirito curse as he follow Naruto into the crowd, sword draw, but he didn't jump, instead circling around.
"We can't wait! Their in trouble!"
"There's a pond down there!"
"Huh? Oh shi-*SPLASH*"
To be Continue
Axel: Yeah! This is my longest chapter! Hope you all enjoy it! Ask me anything in the review! Oh and more review, faster update or so i said, since reading review boost my morale!
New item:
Goddess Tear, (Necklace): A blue crystal necklace that was said to be the goddess tear, crystalize. They say this necklace can grant a wish.
God Tear, (Necklace): A red crystal necklace from the event 'Hope flower'. It boost the wearer battle status by 5%.
New Skill:
Hero Mind (Passive): This skill increase the wearer all mental status by 8%, and allow the dispel any confusion the wearer receive.