Naruto and the Game

Ch. 9-Yena

TEXT TYPES

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"


Previously on NatG:

I began to hear a low chuckle coming from Kurama. "Kit, pack your bags. We're going to Yena, the Land of Strife."


1st Person POV (Naruto)

Water Country- Cliffside (Afternoon)

I was surprised by Kurama's suggestion. He wanted me to go to a place where nearly everything would be at least double my own level! I placed the seal I was packing on the ground, and sat down to meditate.

After a few moments, I found myself in the familiar forests of my mind. I was in the same clearing as always, and Kurama was sitting on his hind legs in front of me.

The fox-shaped chakra construct eyed me carefully, with an unusual seriousness in his eyes. He examined me for a few more seconds before finally deciding to speak.

"What you currently know about Yena is not entirely true. What I first told you was simply to give you a goal. The actual being in Yena range from somewhere around level 5 to 100,000. There are literal gods that walk around the land, wrecking havoc and warring with each other. But the biggest thing is that Yena is not just another continent, it is an entirely different planet, with different creatures, cultures, and rules."

Kurama gave me a moment to digest what he had just said before continuing. "There is no Chakra on Yena, so when we go there you will no longer be able to produce it. Meaning that your weapons, abilities, and seals will not be able to be used there. From what I can tell, the game will most likely adapt, and may give you the ability to use the world's magic. But we can't be sure about that, and you'll need to learn how to fight without it."

"But the biggest problem has to do with me. You see, I regain my chakra from nature, and more specifically, the planet. I won't be able to recover any chakra I lose in Yena, so I'll be forced into a sort of hibernation while we're there. If something truly bad happens I can help, but if I run out of chakra I'll be put into a coma of sorts."

I took in all that Kurama had said, and was left with some questions. "How am I supposed to get there? You said it was on a different planet?" I asked, confused as to how we were going to travel in space.

Kurama got a small grin on his face. "Kit, it's on another planet, but not one in this universe" Seeing my confused face, the fox elaborated. "It's in another dimension kit. If I use enough concentrated chakra I could tear a portal open. About a tail's worth should do the job.

A look of understanding passed my face. "Well, then I guess it's time to leave." Kurama grew a grin, but it passed after realizing I was serious. "Naruto, are you sure you don't want to wait? I was just joking about going immediately. Isn't there anything you need to do?"

I shook my head no, and got ready to leave. "Wait kit! Before you do anything, know this. My mask and katana will lose their power when in Yena. You'll be weapon- less in that place."

Not caring, I exited my mind, fully confident I could face most things on the continent. Waking up in Cliffside, I went around the cave, checking all the traps and packing a bag full of food, along with some spare kunai and rope. Confident that I was ready, I reached out to my tenant.

"Ready Kit?" I took a deep breath, and nodded. "Alright. I'm going to need you to walk out towards the cliff edge. I'm going to take control in a few seconds alright." I nodded and walked towards the edge. Feeling Kurama's chakra within me, I released all the barriers and let it flow freely. I was suddenly coated in a full tail's worth of chakra.

I could feel the power, but behind it I sense Kurama prodding at my mind, waiting for me to allow him to take over. Letting my mental defences down, I suddenly felt myself become a passenger in my own body, with the fox as the pilot.

I watched with fascination as my limbs moved without me wanting them to, my body at someone else's control. Kurama raised my arms and pointed them towards the ocean. He forced all the corrosive chakra of the one tail down my limbs, and made a opening motion with my hands, as if I were swimming, or opening curtains.

Suddenly a one-dimensional white... tear for lack of a better word appeared in front of me. Feeling Kurama release my body and his chakra made me nearly fall, but I caught myself. Standing up, I double-checked my bag to make sure I had everything. Taking two steps backwards, I then ran head first into the portal.

I was blinded by light, but I could definitely feel myself falling. The wind rushing by, my hair blowing, yet the brightness was overwhelming. Suddenly the white was replaced by the sight of a rapidly approaching ocean.

I was currently about 300 feet above a storming sea and falling rapidly. Using my chakra, I coated my self with a protective layer. After two seconds I pierced the ocean like a missile, diving dozens of feet underwater. Looking around I realized that the ocean floor was nowhere in sight, and neither was any ocean life. Getting my bearings, I began to swim to the surface.

Before I could get far I felt the currents beneath me begin to move. Suddenly I saw a huge eye appear 10 yards below me. It was no less than 7 feet wide and was connected to a gargantuan snake head. Rapidly using observe, I began to feel pure fear. ~Juvenile Sea Snake Lv. 83: A two month-old sea snake, it dines on anyone foolish enough to enter it's territory. HP: 42,000. SP: 100,000. MP: N/A. Attack Style: Physical attacks. Traits: Snake's Armor (300 Armor), Sea Beast (85% Water Magic Resistance.), Predator (Eats meat and will hunt creatures it perceives as weaker).~

"Kurama! I'm going to need some help right now!" Unfortunately for me, it seems that Kurama decided that he was going to 'hibernate'. That meant that I was left with no help to fight a sea snake in its own habitat.

Knowing that I stood no chance underwater, I channeled my chakra to propel myself upwards. I breached the water and immediately began to water walk. Looking down, I watched as the snake came after me, swimming up at top speed.

Remembering Kurama's warning about chakra, I paused. "Well, if I don't use it I'll die..." I said to myself, readying myself for a fight.

The snake breached the water, half in, and the other half watching me from above the water. Now that the creature had stopped I could get a true scale of its size. It was thirty feet thick, and was probably about 500 feet long. It's head alone was 30 feet long, and it's oddly oval shaped eyes were watching me with a mix of hunger and annoyance. The waves began crashing around us, and a bolt of lightning struck nearby, unofficially starting the fight.

Gathering all my chakra I created a ice spear using 1000 CP, making a spear that was 5 feet thick and 50 feet long. Using all my control I held it in the air, waiting for the right moment. Fortunately for me I didn't have to wait too long as the snake suddenly brought its head down towards me. I then used my chakra to launch the projectile as fast as possible.

The spear pierced clean through the snake, leaving a 8 ft. wide gap in its throat. The last thing I remember was the carcass of the snake collapsing onto me.


1st Person POV (Naruto)

Unknown-Unknown (Morning)

"Ugghhh.." I groaned, my head giving my a killer headache. Yawning, I moved to stretch, only to realize my hands were bound and my henge was broken. Looking around I saw that I was on the ground, within some kind of tent. I was also tied to a pole with leather strips. Besides me, the tent was empty. The flap was sealed shut, letting just a bit of the morning light through. I was about to break out of my bonds but was interrupted by the sound of a game alert.

Game Update- Yena Edition

Since you are in a new and different place, the game has optimized itself to properly fit in with these new lands.

These are the new attributes for your character:

-Constitution: A measure of HP and SP.

-Strength: A measure of strength and physical power.

-Dexterity: A measure of skill with hands/finesse.

-Agility: A measure of speed and nimbleness.

-Intelligence: A measure of how smart you are/how wise you are.

-Magic: A measure of MP and its ease of casting.

Don't worry, you will retain your experience and skills, but they will simply be changed to fit these new lands. WARNING: This includes removing the realm maker skill, chakra system, as well as the perk system.

Thank you and enjoy playing.

Surprised by the new system, I ignored my current conditions and opened up my new status menu.

Level 64: 72,390/640,000

Naruto Uzumaki- Slayer of Sea Snakes

Health points: 6,000 + 6,300= 12,300

Stamina points: 3,600

Mana points: 1,000

Strength: 50

Constitution: 120

Dexterity: 20

Agility: 35

Intelligence: 40

Magic: 10

Points available: 10

Traits

-Uzumaki lineage-adds 100 HP per level,

-The Intimidator- Allows the user to make any human to freeze or hesitate once per battle. Weak enemies are also more likely to route, retreat, or be more defensive.

I finished reading my status page just in time for a man to lift the flap of the tent up and walk in. Using observe, I was incredibly unimpressed by the man before me.

Sih'il Ires Lv. 24: An Expedition Leader of the Nomer Branch of the Adventurers Guild. HP: 2,000. SP: 750. MP: N/A. Attack Style: Physical attacks, Bow Attacks, Sword Attacks. Traits: Leather Armor (20 Armor), Sharpshot (+15% Accuracy), Ji'hai blood (+ 20 to all stats while in the desert), Hate of the Enemy (Becomes enraged when fighting non-humans)

Sih'il had darker skin, with black hair tied into a ponytail. He had an assortment of jewellery, including nose, ear, and lip piercings. He wore a leather vest over long flowing robes. He carried an unstrung long bow and an iron short sword. Seeing that I was awake, Sihi, as I'll call him, walked towards me.

He squatted down in front of me, getting at eye-level. "I'm sorry for having to lock you up my friend. I have to ask you some questions and then you'll be free to go." He said, his voice stern but kind. I nodded, which he took as the sign to continue.

"Thank you for your cooperation. First, who are you and why did my men find you washed up with a dead sea snake on the beach?" "Hmm." I thought to myself. "All they know is that I washed up on the shore, not that I killed it. That coupled with my age, I could probably bluff my way through."

"Where am I sir? All I remember was going out for a swim before the storm hit and waking up here. Do you know where my family is?" My words painted me as the perfect victim. That is until I noticed how much deeper my voice was. Looking down, I realized that my voice had dropped, and I had grown at least a foot overnight. I could probably pass for a young-looking 18 year-old. But I was distracted from my revelation by my captor.

Apparently, Sihi didn't think my story added up. His face set into a scowl, and his eyes hardened. He raised one hand and slapped me with enough force to leave my head rattling. ~Slap! -100 HP~.

He grabbed my face, facing me towards hi. Leaning down he spoke in a low, yet clearly dangerous tone. "Do you take me for a fool boy! These lands haven't been inhabited for generations. I am the leader of one of the biggest expeditions this territory has ever seen! I am neither foolish, nor ignorant, and I wouldn't recommend lying to me. So I'll say it again. Who. Are. You." He said, stressing the last three words.

By this point I was trying my hardest not to beat the man within an inch of his life. I knew full well I could kill him, but who knew how many of his men were waiting outside the tent. So I decided to give him a believable excuse.

"Sir, I wasn't aware of who you were, so I was trying to make something up. I come from the other side of the ocean, in another land. My ship sank off the coast during the storm and I must've washed ashore." Seemingly pleased with my 'true' origins, Sihi introduced himself.

"Very well then. I apologize for striking you, but these days you can never know who is a friend or foe. I am Sih'il Ires. I am the leader of the Expedition Party sent to map Ilenia. You and I are currently on the Ilenian coast." After letting that sink in for a second, Sih'il continued. "Based on the condition we found you in, you may be the only member of your crew to make it this far."

Knowing that Sih'il would be watching me carefully, I feigned sadness at the death of my 'crew'. While I sat there, seemingly distraught, Sih'il moved to untie my bonds. As soon as he untied me I stood up and stretched, sore after being in the same spot for so long. "So what is your name, young one." He asked, his mood totally changed.

Knowing it could do no harm I gave him my real name. "My name is Naruto sir, and I was wondering if I could have some supplies before I leave?" That stopped Sih'il in his tracks. "Naruto, do you know what Ilenia is?"

I looked at him strangely, as I was pretty confused. "It's a country right? What's the big deal?" Sih'il shook his head. "Naruto, these lands have laid unclaimed and unsettled for centuries. No one but monsters and beasts have lived here since before your great-great-grandparents were born. There is no way that I will allow a defenceless teenager go into that god-forsaken forest alone. My own party is five hundred strong and we are still in danger."

Unfortunately for Sih'il I wasn't going to take no for an answer. After arguing for the next five minutes he finally relented, but only after I promised I would head straight for Nomer, the closest human city. So, he led me out of the tent, and straight to the provisions tent. We passed dozens of people, most between the levels of 15 and 20. They were from many lands, but all were explorers in the Nomerian Adventurers Guild.

We reached the tent and I was given enough food to last me a couple weeks, which should be enough if I was walking quickly. The food was placed some sort of sack that apparently could seal and keep fresh as many as a 100 lbs. of food. While I could just use my inventory, I accepted the gift and thanked him. I was told that I was to drink water from streams and avoid the local fauna at all costs. I was also given a map of Ilenia, a backpack, some clothes, and an iron 'arming' sword just in case things went sideways. Waving goodbye to Shi'il, I walked out of the camp and into the surrounding forests.

The forest felt endless, and the trees infinately tall. Each tree was about 300 feet tall and 4 feet thick. The trees blocked most of the light from reaching the forest floor yet there was still an overabundance of bushes and herbs. From my basic knowledge on plants, I could recognize at least five different healing herbs that grew in the thousands within he forest.

After a couple hours of walking, I felt like I had sufficient distance between myself and the adventurers. I found a small stream, and sat down next to it. I opened up my skill page and saw that I had some new skills, but most of my old ones were either gone or replaced.

Skills

-Cooking Lv. 20 (15%)

-Survival Lv. 8 (78%)

-Sword Usage Lv. 31 (12%)

-Stealth Lv. 26 (10%)

Closing the menu, I began to meditate. While I was walking, I realized that I needed some kind of supplementary skill. As good as I was with swords, I'd need some kind of long range weapon. Based on what I knew of this world, I had two options. Bows and magic.

Bows could be useful due to their somewhat silent nature, innate piercing, and the fact that arrows could be modified. But bows could be used in a set way, with very few exceptions. But magic, magic was endless. I don't know much about it, but if it works anything like what I think does, then it could become very formidable.

So here I was. Meditating by a river in an effort to unlock my magic. If magic worked anything like chakra, then I would have to tap into my magic myself. I previously added my remaining stat points into magic, upping my reserves and hopefully the ease for using it.

I'd decided to meditate by the river because Kurama described magic as coming from a person but fuelled by nature. So it couldn't hurt if I was nearby to my personal element; water. After a few minutes of searching, I could feel a little spark within me. I mentally reached for it and soon I felt the spark expand. It filled me with its power and I felt revitalized. It was like a purer version of my tailed beast mode.

I was distracted from my power rush by a game alert.

For awakening your mana reserves, you have gained:

-Access to magic.

-+10 to Magic stat.

I quickly read and dismissed the pop-up only to have it quickly replaced.

For finding your elemental affinity, you have gained:

-Water Magic

-Trait: Water affinity

Closing the second pop-up I immediately opened up my full stat page.

Level 64: 72,390/640,000

Naruto Uzumaki- Slayer of Sea Snakes

Health points: 6,000 + 6,300= 12,300

Stamina points: 3,600

Mana points: 3,000

Strength: 50

Constitution: 120

Dexterity: 20

Agility: 35

Intelligence: 40

Magic: 30.

Points available: 0

Traits

-Uzumaki lineage-adds 100 HP per level,

-The Intimidator- Allows the user to make any human to freeze or hesitate once per battle. Weak enemies are also more likely to route, retreat, or be more defensive.

-Water Affinity- Allows water spells to be cast at half cost. Take ¼ water spell damage, ½ fire spell damage, 2x lightening spell damage.

Skills

-Cooking Lv. 20 (15%)

-Survival Lv. 8 (78%)

-Sword Usage Lv. 31 (12%)

-Stealth Lv. 26 (10%)

-Mana Shaping Lv. 1 (0%)

-Water Magic Lv. 1 (0%)

Reading through, I opened up the Mana Shaping and Water Magic skills.

Mana Shaping: the skill governing the manipulation of magic in its purest form. Increases in the skill allow form more precise control. Current: Basic Shaping

Water Magic: the skill governing the manipulation of either mana into water, or water with mana. Increases in the skill allow for shape, temperature, and property manipulation. Current: Basic Shaping.

Closing everything, I looked around. Now that I had my mana unlocked I could feel that all my senses have been increased. I closed my eyes and tested out my sense of smell. "Deer upwind from me, the overwhelming smell of pine, and... is that rotten meat?" While the forest normally smelled natural and almost pure, there was suddenly a smell of death and rancid meat.

"Whatever it is, it's getting closer." Every second the smell was getting stronger. It soon became unbearable, and the source was getting much closer. I then heard one of the huge trees fall. Then another. And another. Each subsequent crash getting closer and closer.

I knew that the creature would be here any second so I prepared myself. Drawing my arming sword, I took a moment to observe it. It was a simple iron blade, and dealt 500 damage and had 40,000 durability. I also channelled my mana into my arms and blade, just as I would do with my chakra. The blade now dealt 1,000 mana damage, and had a mana aura which extended it by about a foot, making the full blade about 4 feet long.

Giving the blade a few test swings, a got into a stance, readying myself for any for anything. Suddenly I saw a figure approach from about five hundred feet away. It had no face, and seemed to be more ghost than beast. Turning towards it, I used observe.

SluaghLv. 30: A lost soul, it sinned its whole life as a human and has been cursed for its actions. HP: 500. SP: Infinite. MP: 10k. Attack Style: Physical attacks, death magic, necromancy. Traits: Ghost-like (Can only be harmed with mana damage), Eternal Wanderer (Infinite stamina), Hate of the Living (Becomes enraged when fighting living enemies)

The Sluagh charged, and phased through all the trees and foliage in its way. Every plant it touched immediately shriveled and died, leaving a trail of death behind it. As it passed through trees, its base would shrivel while the top would not, meaning that it would fall due to the lack of support.

The creature reached me in moments, its long, claw-like nails ready to tear me to ribbons. I raised my sword, blocking a downward swipe. We struggled, my strength vs. the Sluagh's. After a few seconds of trying to slash through my sword, the ghoul's mouth glowed with some kind of black magic, which made its teeth grow to the size of knives. It opened wide, and grabbed on to my sword with its newfound magic resistant teeth. It ripped my blade out of grip and threw it to the side using it's teeth alone.

Seeing that I now had no weapon, the beast drew closer, this time moving ever so slowly. He watched me like a predator playing with its prey. I began to slowly inch to the water, as our previous struggle forced me away from its edge.

I wasn't entirely sure my plan would work, but it was the only one I had. I channeled my mana into the stream, momentarily stopping its flow. I began to lift the stream off of the river bed. I picked up a 'segment' of the water, which was quickly replaced by more coming from upstream.

The Sluagh realized that something was amiss, yet it was too late. I rapidly shaped the water into a thin yet sharp crescent before making it slice the ghost in two. The ghost dissipated, leaving behind some items on the ground.

Battle over!

Enemies defeated: 1.

XP: 20k \

Items: Wraith Dust 5x (Uncommon Ingredient-1 Silver Eagle), Sluagh Hair 1x (Rare item- 1 Gold Wolf)

Skill increases: Water Magic: Lv. 1 - Lv. 3 (23%)

Stat increases: For quick thinking, and adept use of magic, Int. and Magic have gone up by 2 and 1, respectively.

I exited the menu, which apparently auto-looted all the items. Walking around the forest, I found and picked my arming sword up. It had some shallow teeth marks from the Sluagh, and upon closer inspection, it had lost 5k durability, leaving it with 35,000/40,000. Looking up towards the sun, I saw that it was about mid-afternoon.

"There is literally no way I can sleep out in the open here, so I'll have to make something." While I was thinking, a game pop-up appeared.

New Quest!

Find Shelter

Objectives:

-Create or find some sort of enclosed space to sleep in for the night.

Rewards:

-100k XP

Accept: Y or N?

Clicking Y, I set off to complete the task.

1st Person POV (Naruto)

Ilenia- Unnamed forest (Sunset)

My work was done. It took me the rest of the day, but I managed to make a simple lean-to with an elevated floor, makeshift roof, and a perimeter surrounded by make-shift traps. There were modified snares for large creatures, a wooden punji trap, and various artificial noise makers in the form of a boulders suspended by tripwires. Also, all of the trap-making levelled my Survival to Lv. 23.

Satisfied that I wouldn't be caught off guard, I lied down on my 'bed'. As I rested my body, I saw the quest mark itself as complete.


1st Person POV (Naruto)

Ilenia- Unnamed forest (Sunrise)

As usual, I woke up with the sun. I quickly checked myself to make sure nothing took off a limb in the middle of the night, and proceeded to check the traps. Not one of them was triggered, meaning that my location was most likely safe. But as I was planning to create a permanent base here, I needed to find somewhere both safe, and easily defendable in case of an attack.

I set out to find said location, and after hours of searching, I found what I was looking for. I'd been walking through the forests and eventually reached a mountain range. After climbing to the top of one of the peaks I new I found it. In front of me were two mountains and a plateau. The mountains were nearly identical and each one connected to the plateau with natural stone archways.

Below each arch was a river that flowed from the top of the plateau down to a reservoir at the base of the mountains. The reservoir had three waterfalls that flowed down to the forest floor from about half a mile above the ground.

The passes into the area were narrow enough to be easily defensible, yet big enough to allow caravans and supplies to enter with minimal trouble. Truly, this was the ideal spot for a base.

New Quest!

Settling the Promised Land

Objectives:

-Create a base within the 'promised land': incomplete

-Give the area a better name: incomplete

-Have 50 followers/citizens: 0/50

-Have a stable supply of food: incomplete

Rewards:

-Subjects for you to command!

-Titles

-3 million XP

-The unlock of various new game systems.

Accept: Y or N?

I clicked yes, but was a bit hesitant. The game usually allowed for open-ended exploration and making choices, but it really seemed like it wanted me to do this. I wasn't sure how I felt about having my own kingdom, but I was confident in the fact that I simply was not ready.

I'd originally set out to make a base, but after the whole quest thing, I was a bit put off by the whole idea. Plus, I planned on eventually going back to the Elemental Nations, and I don't know how I could just leave a city that I owned behind like that.

So I decided to open up my map, given to me courtesy of Sih'il. It was charmed to expand as I discovered more places, and currently had information on Ilenia, where I currently was, and Nomer, a country bordering Ilenia to the north. Nomer was where the expedition came from, and if I went there I might be able to learn more about this Adventurer's Guild they were a part of.

So, with my new plain in mind, I set of towards the grand city of Nomer.


Level 64: 192,390/640,000

Naruto Uzumaki- Slayer of Sea Snakes

Health points: 12,300

Stamina points: 3,600

Mana points: 3,000

Strength: 50

Constitution: 120

Dexterity: 20

Agility: 35

Intelligence: 42

Magic: 31

The 'Promised land is based on the Sutherland Falls in New Zealand, and the link below will take you to my best attempt at a relief map.

Below are also some of my notes that may help you understand the systems a bit.

Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day!


NatG Notes

Yena Update:

Attributes

-Constitution: A measure of HP and SP.

-Strength: A measure of strength and physical power.

-Dexterity: A measure of skill with hands/finesse.

-Agility: A measure of speed and nimbleness. (Each AGI= 1 MpH)

-Intelligence: A measure of how smart you are/how wise you are.

-Magic: A measure of MP and its ease of casting.


Calculations

-HP: Health Points= Constitution x 50

-SP: Stamina Points= Constitution x 30

-MP: Mana Points= Magic x 100

-Speed: Mph= Agility x 1


'JOE SHMOE' (Yena)

Level 10: 0/10,000

Joe Shmoe- Drinker of Red bull

Health points: 750

Stamina points: 450

Mana points: N/A

Strength: 12

Constitution: 15

Dexterity: 4

Agility: 15

Intelligence: 10

Magic: 0

Points available: 10


Currency (Lowest to Highest)

1000 Copper Snakes=1 Silver Eagle

1000 Silver Eagle= 1 Gold Wolf

1000 Gold Wolves= 1 Platinum Ogre

1000 Platinum Ogre= 1 Electrum Drake


Food Simplified

-Humans need 2.5k calories per day.

2.5k cal.= 1 unit

-Humans need 1 unit per day.


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