A/N: Welcome one and all to a whole new story.
Now take a seat, kick back, grab some popcorn and tell me what you think of this.
Quick note: This story will contain many, many elements from various games, cartoons, shows, novels and etc.
And another thing, this story is connected to my other story 'Just a Normal Day'.
Some characters may be referenced here but don't fret, you don't really need to read that other one to get them.
Anyways, hope you got your popcorn ready 'cause the show is about to start.
A young boy stood alone in a vast and empty white space. His sun-kissed blonde hair swayed in an invisible breeze, three whisker marks etched on both sides of his confused face.
He wore a hideous-looking orange jumpsuit and blue sandals.
"Wh-where am I?" His voice echoed in the white empty space.
Naruto was confused beyond belief, he had recently returned to his apartment after a hard day's of training and was getting ready for bed.
Then when he had settled himself into a comfortable position, he had suddenly been transported to this strange white void.
[Welcome!]
Would you like to view the tutorial?
[Y/N]
Naruto blinked. "What the hell is this?"
He poked the strange blue box, recoiling in pain when the box let out a small shock.
A ripple appeared in where his finger had touched the box.
"Ow, what the hell was that for?" He rubbed his finger to dull the pain before glaring at the blue box.
The two letters under the blue box glowed brightly as if they were asking him to press them instead.
Naruto took a glance behind the box, seeing nothing but the void.
Quickly realising that he was stuck here, he hesitantly lifted his finger again before pressing 'Y'.
Naruto was surprised to see that the box was slowly fading away, it was like seeing one of his failing clones but instead of disappearing in one puff of smoke, it disappeared like someone turning off a flashlight.
[Quest Alert!]
Tutorial Part 1: You have obtained a strange ability, try and get pass the tutorial without fail.
Objective: Pass the first part of the tutorial.
Objective Completion Rewards: 750 Exp, 3500 Ryo and access to the second part of the tutorial.
Zero Percent Chance of Failure
Quest is mandatory, auto-accepting...
Quest Accepted!
"W-what?" The ground beneath him shook, before the scenery around him changed. "Wh-what's going on?"
The white void warped and turned as the skies became a light blue. The ground changed into a dull and grassy plains as trees began to sprout from the ground, creating an enormous forest around him.
Naruto blinked at the sudden scenery change, his confusion increasing tenfold.
[Welcome to the first part of the tutorial, Gamer.
I know you may be experiencing some difficulty with processing this sudden change, but I assure you that everything will be explained in time.
In the meantime, open up your Skills tab by saying [Skills]. It will open up a window with all of your current learnt skills, and it'll show you their current levels, a base description of what they do, their effects, and any special perks or flaws they may give you.]
"Uhh... [Skills]?" Naruto said, unsure if that would actually do anything.
To his surprise, something did happen. Another 'window', as that's what the box had called itself, appeared.
He gave the 'window' a weary look, before poking at one of his 'Skills'.
[Henge no Jutsu] Lv - 10 (Active)
One of the three most basic jutsus you would learn in the academy.
Normally, it would create an illusion and warp the enemies perception of how you'd look like. But somehow, you've manage to create a solid version instead.
{Rank: Adept}-Increases chance to fool the enemy by 1% (Will increase based on the level of skill [Acting])
-Allows the user to turn into almost anything.
Transformations available: Humans, basic animals, weapons, tools, and furniture.
Uses 50 Cp per minute when active.
"Wait, [Henge] wasn't supposed to be solid? Then what have I been using all this time?" Naruto said, looking at the window, half-expecting it to answer him.
Does that mean that my Henge is better than everyone else's?
Naruto smirked. Take that, Sasuke-teme!
A sharp glow cut his thoughts off as he looked to the source.
On the right corner of the window was a question mark, it glowed brightly like the letters from before.
Naruto deduced that it wanted him to press the mark. He pressed it, no longer surprised when another window popped up, although his eyes did bulged out a bit when he saw how many words it contained.
[Skills' Info]
Skills are one of the main aspects of the Gamer, it allows the user to turn any repeated actions into an ability.
The user in return, will be able to use these Skills far easily than everybody else, it also decreases the difficulties of mastering and learning a new technique.
However, be warned that certain skills may contain some dangerous flaws and disadvantages, and learning too many of them without training the body will severely limit your strength and fighting ability.
"R-right, don't learn too many skills without training or I might die, g-got it." His grin twitched a bit. "So how can I 'learn' a Skill?"
[Why through the 'skill absorption technique', of course. This is another aspect of the Gamer that allows the user to learn almost anything through books!
Of course, there are other ways to learn a 'Skill', which is by either reading skill books, training or having soneone teach it to you.]
"[Skill Absorption Technique]? The heck is that?" Naruto asked but the window didn't respond.
Naruto looked at the window in silence. "So this 'Gamer' thing allows me to learn jutsus easier? That's it? I thought Sasuke-teme's clan could already do that?"
[The 'Gamer' can do far more than that, Naruto.
Please head down to the introductions section to get a full description of all the Gamer's ability]
"Introductions... got it. How do I get there?"
The small 'X' beside the question mark glowed, to which Naruto responded by pressing it.
A small window appeared a second later.
[Would you like to view the introduction?]
[Y/N]
"Well duh," he said before pushing him thumb onto the confirmation button.
[Welcome to the start of your new life, Gamer.
As of right now, the life you've had before has been completely eradicated and can never be returned to.
Hope you've had a wonderful life.
"Why do I get the feeling that this thing is mocking me?" Naruto said with a sweat drop.
Anyways, welcome 'Gamer'! It seems like Gaia have given you a special ability... although, let's be honest here, she probably wouldn't have given it to another one of you if it weren't for the Origin, so appreciate what you got, all right?
"Uhh, all right?"
The Gamer is a special ability granted by one of the gods of the multiverse, more specifically, Gaia. If you have no clue who Gaia is, please head to your local library and do some research.
Naruto groaned. "Research?! Iruka-sensei already gave me more homework than I'd like and now this 'Gaia' person, god or whatever, is giving me more!"
The Gamer is an ability that affects the environment around you, it could change how powerful enemies are, how weapons work, and most importantly, the whole universe's laws of physics and rules are bend and warped beyond imagination.
The Gamer has multiple aspects that can greatly affect the user, other people and the very environment around you.
These aspects are usually invoked verbally, although with enough training or certain 'Skills', you can bypass this weakness.
Invoking these aspects will open up a window that will give you information. Each aspect is greatly tied to the user and will have certain rules placed within them.
First off, the Status Page. Your Stats and Perks are displayed on this page, as well as your current Level, HP and CP/MP/SP/AP/KP, etc, it also displays your Perks, Flaws, Special Status, Inventory and currently equipped equipment.
Second is your 'Skills' page, as you have no doubt seen by now. It shows you all of your learnt 'Skills', and any passive/active effects it may give you.
Then, there are the 'Perks' and 'Flaws' pages, these two will show you your current Perks/Flaws and what their effects are.
The 'Quest' page shows you all the quests that you are currently undergoing as well as any completed or ignored quests.
Lastly, the 'Reputation' page, it'll display your... well reputation with people. It shows you your standing amongst people, clans, villages and others.
Now, that concludes the introduction.]
Naruto blinked. His eyes quickly skimming through the wall of text as he let out a mutter. "This is... interesting."
He closed the window before taking in a deep breath. "St-[Status Page]..."
A window popped out from thin air, it held a crudely-drawn picture of him, as well as several other things that he didn't understand.
Status Page
Name: Uzumaki Naruto
Title: Unpredictable Knuckleheaded Gamer
Race: Human
Level: 10 - 0000/2358 -
Rank: Academy Student [25% increase in EXP gain till Level 30]
Age: 12
Hp: 3656/3656
Cp: 3454/3454
STR: 20 (-5)
STA: 35 (-5, 15)
DEX: 15 (-5)
INT: 14 (10)
WIS: 8
LUK: ???
Special Status: ? (Passive) (10 INT, 15 STA, ?% EXP gain in [?] skill, ? (Passive) (150 HP, 150 CP per level, and access to [?] skill), Prankster King (-15% Reputation gains, 10% EXP gain in [Trap Making] and [Stealth] skill)
Perks: -The Origin's Will
-Kinesthetic Learner
Flaws: -Outcast
-Eyesore
-Headstrong
Attribute Points: 0
Description: Uzumaki Naruto is a young and optimistic boy, despite being ostracised by the villagers and failing two times in the academy, he still wishes to be the Hokage of his village. He is the current dead last of his class.
Naruto looked at the window with confusion, not knowing what any of the letters meant.
He pressed the question mark on the top right, squinting his eyes at the second wall of text.
He groaned in frustration. "This thing's too small to read. What the hell, Gaia?"
Incoming Task!
New task present!
Please head to the 'Quests' page to view your new task.
"Hey, don't change the damn subject!" Naruto grumbled before hurriedly checking his 'Quest' log.
Quest:
Tutorial Part One (Currently Undergoing)
New Task Appeared!
Objective: -Pass the first part of the tutorial
-Kill 20 '?' (0/20)
-Kill the boss of the forest (Not completed)
Naruto rose his eyebrow. "I have to kill what?" he said before pressing the question mark.
Creature unknown,
can't specify details.
"Well, that's just fantastic," Naruto said, glaring at the blue box. "How the heck am I suppose to fight something that I don't even know how it looks like?"
Naruto grumbled - he seemed to be doing that a lot lately - as he made his way into the forest.
While he still wasn't sure what was going on, but he knew that if he listened to the box, window, page- whatever, he could get out of this weird place.
He, honestly, had no idea what could be lying in this forest nor did he know who the heck Gaia was, he was fairly sure that whoever placed him here was her doing as his ability seemed to have specified her a lot in its description.
Although, there was something called 'The Origin' or whatever it was, Naruto didn't have enough information to understand who it could be, but it sounded like it was something stronger than Gaia.
Naruto sighed. He just wished he could've gotten some sleep before getting sent here.
A gentle 'whooshing' sound caught his attention as he glanced to his right.
He frowned when he saw nothing but the small movement of some bushes. "Is something there?" he asked.
Again, he heard the same 'whoosing' sound behind him.
He turned around, only catching a blur and some more moving bushes.
Sweat dripped from his forehead, as he chuckled cautiously. "Heh heh, is-is something there?"
Several more 'whooshing' sounds reverberated through the forest, causing him to slowly back away as he nervously checked his surroundings.
His back was pushed up against a tree. He could feel its bark and timber slowly splintering into his jumpsuit.
His breath was shallow.
Adrenaline pumping into his bloodstream as his heart began to race.
Then, the noise stopped. The 'whooshing' sound having vanished from existence.
Seconds passed, but to Naruto it had felt like an eternity as he slowed his rushing heart.
He let out a breath that he didn't know he was holding.
Then, suddenly...
A white blur leaped from one of the bushes as Naruto let out a terrified shriek.
The white blur turned out to be, a small fluffy rabbit. Its coat was a pure white, its shiny crimson eyes gazing into the young blond.
[Skill Created!]
Due to diligent observation, you have now created the 'Skill' [Observe].
Tap here to view its information.
Naruto let out a sigh of relief as he ignored the window. "Just a rabbit, Naruto. It was just a rabbit." he said, in an effort to calm himself down.
He crouched down in front of the rabbit, his body looming over the small lagomorpha.
"Hey, buddy. What're you doing here?" he said, patting the rabbit on its head.
He was glad that no one had seen his little embarrassing incident.
After realising that he was given a moment to relax, he returned his attention back to the window that'd suddenly popped up.
[Observe] Lv - 1 (Active)
A 'Skill' created by the Gamer. It allows the user to gather information by casting it onto an object.
More information can be obtained by levelling the 'Skill'.
Cost 10 CP per use.
"Cool," he said. "Now let's see what this'll say about you, little fella."
"[Observe]."
The Lesser Rabbit
Level: 8
HP: 1050/1050
CP: 150/150
Description: The lesser version of the Rabbit of Caerbannog. This creature is a weaker and more docile clone of the original 'Killer Bunny', it is however, much faster and smarter than its original counterpart. Beware of its pouty-eyes.
"The 'Killer Bunny'? How can this bunny possibly be dangerous?" Naruto said, staring into the bunny's eyes.
It blinked at him, once, twice before its ears drooped low.
A soft, almost unaudible growl escaped its tiny mouth. Its eyes glinted in the sunlight before it opened its mouth and bit the hand touching it.
"Ow!" Naruto cried out. "What the hell was that about!"
The rabbit hopped a few feet away from him, its eyes filled with traces of fear as it looked at him with a pitiful look.
Naruto glared back at the rabbit, remembering the warning his ability had said. "I'm not falling for that again."
The rabbit, now realising its prey was smarter than it looked, let out a louder growl.
Its fur risen slightly, a dim white surrounded the body of the rabbit before it quickly vanished in a blur of speed.
"Huh? Where did it-" Naruto didn't get the chance to finish his sentence as something small tackled him on his hip.
He fell down like a ragdoll, spittle leaving his mouth as he fell onto his back.
Naruto quickly got back up, ignoring the pain and window that had appeared.
He quickly slipped into the fighting stance that Mizuki had taught him, however a sudden window popped out from nowhere, it flashed a bright red several times before stopping.
[Warning!]
You are using a weakened version of the [Beginner's Gakushu Rifu Style Taijutsu] Skill.
Fighting effectiveness will be reduced by 80%.
Are you sure you want to continue?
[Y/N]
What? I'm using a weakened styl- Naruto's train of thought was cut off as pain rocked the back of his head.
"Son of a bit- Ahh! Can you stop that!" Naruto shouted at the top of his lungs.
He quickly pressed the 'N' button before losing his stance.
His arms held by his sides with his legs spreaded apart. He felt much more free than the style he had learnt from Mizuki (which he was gonna confront Iruka about), and was much more comfortable in his made-up stance than the bastardised one.
At the corner of his eye, he spotted the rabbit with its mouth opened.
He could hear the soft panting sound of the lagomorpha. It's tired! Now's my chance!
He quickly dashed forward, taking out a kunai in the process. He held the knife in front of him, attempting to stab the rabbit on its back.
But it recovered just in time, managing to escape with only a cut on one of its legs.
It hissed in pain as it glared at Naruto. A similar white glow appeared around its body before it vanished from sight again.
[You have inflicted status effect - (Bleed) -
The Lesser Rabbit will now take a continuous damage of ten every second.
Movement speed has been reduced by 25%.]
Naruto didn't give the window a second glance as he tried to dodge the next attack.
Unfortunately, he wasn't fast enough and was hit right in his chesy.
He stumbled backwards, teeth gritting as he took in several deep breaths.
The pain was less than before but it had still hurt him regardless.
"Where... are... you..." He panted out, he didn't know why but he'd suddenly felt very, very tired, like the hits he had taken were far worse than they had looked.
He needed to end this fast, or else he might end up as this thing's lunch.
The rabbit came into view again. This time, it stood in front of Naruto, tongue hanging out as it panted.
The wound on its leg was oozing with fresh blood with an eye shutting tightly from the pain.
The two stared each other down, the atmosphere around them was thick, thick enough for a knife to slice through it.
The forest was silent, filled with nothing but their ragged breathing.
A moment passed, the rabbit's coat glowed once more.
Naruto grasped his kunai tighter, right arm rearing back as he steadied his gaze.
Remember what Iruka-sensei said, use all of your senses, not just your eyes.
He slowed down his breathing and closed his eyes, surprisingly calming down far quicker than he thought he would.
The sounds of the soft summer breeze blowing against the grass flooded into his ears, before suddenly...
*Thunk!*
He opened his eyes and broke out a large grin. "Hey, it worked!" he cried out in joy as he pumped his fist into the air, before quickly cringing at the pain that had appeared from his sudden movement.
"Hah... hah... That... was... a close one," Naruto said, falling onto the grass.
[Congratulations! You have slain The Lesser Rabbit.
Gained 50 Exp and 200 Ryo.
Please collect the rest of the loot on the fallen spot.]
"Loot?" he said, feeling his injuries quickly fading away. "What loot?"
Glancing around, he spotted the aforementioned 'loot'.
Over the remains of the dead rabbit, which had mysteriously vanished, was a tuft of its fur and some freshly printed papers.
Quickly staggering over, he picked up the items. "Is this? It can't be..." He took out a small toad-shaped wallet that looked like it was about to burst.
He opened the wallet and grabbed some of the stored money, comparing them to the one he was holding.
The only difference he could make out from the two, was that the one that he got from the rabbit was eye-catchingly newer than his own.
"Awesome!" he said before attempting to stuff all of his newly-earned money into his wallet.
He'd managed to do so, and was quickly giving the other item a another look. "Now, what's this? [Observe]."
Special Fur - Rabbit - (Uncommon)
The leftover remains of the Killer Bunny genus.
Holds a strange energy inside.
Crafting Material
"Huh, weird," he said, before storing the item in one of his pockets.
Progress Made!
Kill 20 'Lesser Rabbit' (1/20)
Naruto's eye twitched. "Are-are you kidding me? I have to kill twenty of them?! I've barely survived against one!"
Naruto let out a groan of annoyance before trekking through the forest once more.
Eighteen rabbits later and he'd finally encountered the last one.
He glared down at it, kunai held firmly in his hand.
After the first four kills, he had learned how'd these things attack.
They were always the same at first, trying to catch him off guard with their speed and always stopping after one or two attack to rest before attacking again.
The rabbit once again, disappeared in a flash.
Naruto's eyes darted around, trying to catch any sudden change in the environment around him.
A second later, and he heard the soft brush of some grass.
Quickly rearing back his arm, he flung the kunai straight at the oncoming blur, killing it in an instant.
"Awesome! Last one down," he said, grinning brightly.
Man, was he getting good at killing these little cretins. It would usually take him about five minutes to even hurt the damn thing, but now that he knew their patterns he was able to finish them off far quicker than before.
[Requirements Met!]
Do you want to summon the boss now?
[Y/N]
"Sure, why not. If it let's me leave this place quicker then yeah," Naruto said, hitting the 'Y' button.
As soon as his finger touched the button, an invisible breeze started to pick up, fallen twigs and leaves got caught in the wind.
A white glowing ball of light popped into existence, slowly, it grew in size.
The wind grew in intensity, and trees started to bend over.
Naruto took in a deep breath, a strange feeling in his mind calming him down.
He reached into his pouch, before holding a kunai in a reverse grip.
The light dimmed down, a small rabbit-like shape could be made out in the center of the ball.
When the light faded away, it revealed a rabbit. It was slightly bigger than The Lesser Rabbit, and was nearly identical in color, except for a red stain on its back.
"[Observe]," Naruto muttered.
The Killer Bunny
Level: 10
Hp: 3050/3050
Cp: 790/790
Description: A weakened version of the Rabbit of Caerbannog. Beware, while it is weaker than the True Killer Bunny, it can still be a monster to fight with, its fur is stained with the blood of knights and civilians alike.
"Wait, this isn't the real one? Then what is?"
Before Naruto could react, another window popped up.
[Skill Alert!]
The Skill [Observe] has levelled up!
You can now check the stats of creatures and it is now applicable to inaminate objects.
Well, knowing how strong it is could be useful but I don't know what any of these mean. Naruto hummed in frustration, trying to understand what the letters were in The Killer Bunny's new window.
The Killer Bunny
Level: 10
Hp: 3050/3050
Cp: 790/790
STR: 30
STA: 35
DEX: 65
INT: 15
WIS: 10
LUK: 5
Description: A weakened version of the Rabbit of Caerbannog. Beware, while it is weaker than the True Killer Bunny, it can still be a monster to fight with, its fur is stained with the blood of knights and civilians alike.
Really wished I didn't skip the rest of the tutorial.
The Killer Bunny glared at Naruto, baring its ridiculously sharp buck-tooth at him.
Naruto cast his focus back onto the boss, kunai held closer to his chest.
Unlike its weaker cousins, it didn't vanished from his sight.
Instead it charged forward, surprising Naruto greatly as it tackled him.
Luckily, its teeth didn't meet his flesh, but instead the kunai as it was placed between its buck-tooth and lower teeth.
It let out a low growl before applying more pressure onto the knife.
Naruto struggled to get the bunny off of his weapon, he shook the damn thing like his arm was on fire,
But unfortunately, the rabbit had an extremely tight grip on the kunai.
Naruto, later, yelped in shock as bits of metal flew into the air, sparks of lightning sparkled around the two.
Time seemed to slow down for Naruto as the rabbit landed onto the ground in front of him, it planted its feet tightly into the dirt before leaping forwards.
He yelped in surprise. Quickly, he brought his arms into a cross-guard.
"Ah!" he yelled out, feeling gravity taking him down to the earth.
The rabbit tore through his skin, or at least tried to. For some strange reason, even though he could feel the pain, it didn't seem like the rabbit was able to break through his skin.
Struggling through the intense pain, he brought his hands close together and quickly went through a series of hand signs.
"[Kawarimi no Jutsu]!" he shouted out before feeling his body being quickly flung off into the distance.
Taking a moment to gather his breath, he took in his new surroundings before taking a look at the windows that had appeared during the battle.
[Alert!]
Massive damage taken!
-2053 Hp!
Remaining Hp lower than 25%!
Take cover before it's too late!
[Skill Alert!]
Due to repeated damage taken, you have now gained the Skill [Endurance].
Tap here to view its information.
"Wh-what? That thing dealt that much damage?" Naruto said with a nervous expression.
Shit. I can't let it touch me again or I'm dead.
Naruto opened up his status page, before quickly pressing the question mark at the top right.
[Attribute Points, Perks, Flaws and Special Statuses]
As you can see, this window provides you an overview over your statistical strength.
Each acronym tells you how much of something you have in a certain field.
These acronyms are called Attribute Points, they are split into three separate sections: Physical, Spiritual and Environmental.
The Physical section tells you your physical department, as in how strong, fast or nimble you are. There are three main attributes in this section; they are Strength (STR), Dexterity (DEX) and Stamina (STA).
STR tells you your physical strength. It affects how much you can carry on your inventory, your lifting strength, your basic attacks and is partially responsible for a part of your Hp (Health Pool).
STA represents your stamina and endurance. It affects your fatigue gain and is responsible for a large portion of your Hp.
DEX shows you your nimbleness, agility and accuracy. It also affects your attack rate, combat speed and your ability to dodge.
Next up, is your Spiritual section. This section represent your mental prowess such as Intelligence (INT) and Wisdom (WIS).
INT means intelligence. Your ability to learn and reason, is derived from this Stat. It also determines how much CP you have, as well as the effectiveness of some skills. Memorisation ability scales up with each level.
WIS is your common sense. Your ability to read people and body language is depended on this Stat, it also determines EP (Energy Pool) regeneration rate, your problem-solving ability and how well you would fare against mental attacks, pain and torture.
Environmental Attributes are stats that affects the space around you, rather than the Gamer themselves. The only one you have as of now is LUK (Luck).
LUK is an unknown force that affects the environment around you. It affects your Critical Chance, Loot Drops, creature spawns and many others.
Per-
Naruto closed the window, having heard a noise. Kami-dammit, I don't have enough time to read all of this.
His eyes darted around the forest, searching for anything that may seemed out of place.
Unfortunately, the dim lighting of the forest, caused by the tall trees blocking the sunlight, made it hard for him to see.
Where are you... Naruto narrowed his eyes before searching through every dark corners of the forest.
A sudden rustle made him snap his head to the right. Swiftly, he flung a volley of shurikens into a bush.
After hearing a pained squeak, Naruto smirked. "Got 'cha, dattebayo."
He was, however, cut short from his little victory when the Killer Bunny leapt out of the bush.
It glared at Naruto, three shurikens stuck on its back. Blood trickled down its back, staining the grass and dirt in red.
"Ah crap," Naruto said, his pupils shrinking as it charged at him, teeth baring once more.
Time slowed down for Naruto as it leapt from the ground, ready to tear the would-be shinobi to pieces.
{Elsewhere}
In a dark and empty space, stood a lone humanoid figure.
Its body was an amalgamation of the elements of the Earth.
It held a crystal-like ball with a rocky arm, an arm made of water scratching the bottom of its flaming skull.
Hm... seems like I may have overestimated this version's abilities. The being sighed.
Crossing its arms, it shook its head.
Fine, I'll only help you just this one time, the being said, lifting one of its arms. Don't fail again.
The being snapped its fingers, as the image on the crystal ball changed.
{Back to Naruto}
[O-Origin's... Di-disturbance]
Q-quest c-completed!
Tutorial completed!
...Now initiating true difficulty of The Gamer!
D-difficulty set to Ma-Max!
... Beginning transportation back to home...
Please do not shut down the window during this proce-
A/N: And that's a wrap, folks. Now tell me, how was it?
Leave a review down below and tell me what I could improve on.
See you all, later. Buh-bye!