Naruto: The Origin's Gamer Chapter 2: The Stranger From Above, a naruto fanfic

A/N: Heh heh, sorry for the long wait. I've been quite busy over the past months but rest assured, I'll try to upload a bit more frequently this time.

Anyways, leave your thoughts below on what you think about this so far.

As always I'll be accepting any constructive criticism and advice.

Now without further ado, let the curtains unravel.

"Gyaah!" Naruto woke up with a shout, his hands gripping on his blanket in fear.

Naruto froze for a second, blinking at his new yet familiar environment.

"Huh?" was the boy's response before he hissed slightly in pain from the attack of the sun.

He looked around, noting that he was back in his bed and was still wearing his pyjamas. "Th-that was just a dream?"

Naruto let out a stressed chuckle before sighing. "Phew, I'm glad none of that was rea-"

A bright and blue box appeared in front of him, shining brilliantly as it looked at him tauntingly.

[You've slept on your crooked and old bed.

HP and CP fully restored.]

"No..." Naruto stared at the window in disbelief. "No! You mean that rabbit was real!"

"No, no, no! This can't be happening! I... I- it-it can't be! No way did that hap-"

All of the sudden, Naruto felt a strange sense of calm in his mind, causing his panic to quickly dissipate.

Naruto took in a deep breath, allowing himself to calm down more.

Whatever his strange power was doing to him, he liked it.

He allowed his mind to bathe in the warm feeling of calm before shaking his head as he faced the blue box.

"All right, I may not know what you are nor how you're still here. But you better keep yourself invisible when I'm in public, got it?"

No point in adding 'insane' to the list of how the villagers view him.

Naruto knew that the box was at least sentient from how it had taken jabs at him during his time in that strange world.

*Shiver*

He would be having nightmares about that bunny for sure.

Then an idea came to him as he remembered something the box had mentioned.

"[Skills]," Naruto said as a familiar window opened up to him.

He looked through his list of Skills, ignoring the ones that seemed unfamiliar and saving the ones that looked interesting into his 'Read Later' list.

He eventually found what he was originally looking. Not wasting a minute, he pressed [Weakened-Version Beginner's Gakushu Rifu Style Taijutsu]

[Weakened-Version Beginner's Gakushu Rifu Style Taijutsu] Lv - Undefined (Active)

A bastardised version of [Beginner's Gakushu Rifu Style Taijutsu, although this fighting stance looks nigh-indistinguishable to the original.

It is however, riddled with openings and causes the user to waste more energy upon attacking. You'd be better off learning another style or creating your own.

{Rank: Undefined}

-Increases damage taken by 50%.

-Increases Fatigue Level with each hit.

Naruto growled upon reading through it entirely.

Iruka better give me a good explanation about this.

He could also try asking Mizuki about it, but considering the fact that Mizuki was the one who taught him...

Yeah, there was no telling what his reaction could be.

Naruto then made his way to the restroom to do his deed.

Flushing the toilet and hoping that it wouldn't clog, he proceeded to clean himself from the filth of yesterday.

Shuddering from the cold water pouring onto him, he took the bar of soap he had stolen from a nearby store and started rubbing himself with it.

After he was done, he then made his way to his kitchen with his toothbrush still in his mouth.

His wet form dripping water onto the ground as he had forgotten to take a towel with him, he took out a glass before filling it with water.

Grabbing a nearby towel from the kitchen shelf, he proceeded to dry himself before rinsing his mouth as he spat into the kitchen sink.

While he could've gone back to his bathroom to do it, he'd, however preferred to be quick and efficient about the way he did things.

Draping the towel over his body, Naruto scoured through the cabinets of his kitchen.

He grumbled upon realising that his stock of ramen had been cleaned out yesterday.

"Aw man," he groaned out, realising that he might have to skip breakfast today.

However, a loud grumble from his stomach forced him to keep looking.

He went through the cupboards of his kitchen, having to stand on the tip of his toes to reach into each of them.

His hand grasped at something rectangular in shape.

Wondering what it could be, he pulled it out in one swift motion.

Naruto stared at the object in his hands, noticing how dusty it was.

He blew on it before immediately regretting it as his nostrils grew irritated at the sudden intrusion of dust, a powerful sneeze came out of him as he lifted the box to avoid sneezing onto it.

He blinked upon seeing what it was.

A cereal box? When did I get this? he thought in surprise.

Although looking back at how many things he had stolen in the past, it was clear to him that he was bound to forget something.

Putting aside his thieving history, the blond took out a bowl and began chowing down on his food.

Fast forward a couple of minutes, and he was ready for the day.

Now dressed in his usual garbs, Naruto readjusted his goggles into a more comfortable position before letting loose a large grin.

"Look out, world! The future Hokage is ready to take anything on!"

He didn't know what it was, whether it was his weird ability or the fact that he had survived a tussle with that - Ugh - bunny.

He was just feeling a bit more confident than usual. However, before he could muse about his sudden boost in confidence.

A loud and feminine voice cut through the air like a knife. "Keep it down, brat!"

Naruto paled upon hearing the elder woman's voice, afraid that she might cut off his supply of electricity again, he quickly shouted back an apology before moving on.

No sooner than ten minutes of walking in the streets, he couldn't help but raise an amused brow at what he was seeing.

[Skill Created!]

As a result of constant exposure, you have created the 'Skill' [Animosity Awareness].

Tap here to view its information.

Naruto snorted. Really?

He didn't know whether he should laugh at the absurdity or be upset that his ability deemed their hatred worthy enough to be a 'Skill'.

Curious to see what this could do, he opened up a new window to check its stats.

[Animosity Awareness] Lv - 1 (Passive/Active)

Like a moth to an open fire, you seem to the villagers' favourite hate-crush.

Allows the user to passively detect any type of hostility in a small area. Aggression, hatred and killing intent are some of the examples that it can detect.

{Rank: Amateur} - Increases the range of your detection by 0.5%

-Using this skill actively can enhance its range by 10% and has a higher chance of spotting an attack.

Uses 10 CP per minute when active.

Like before, his thoughts on his 'Skill' was... intriguing at best.

He closed the window before continuing his walk through the streets.

Thoughts of his new ability and what he could do with it, plagued his mind as he walked.

Amidst the clouds of beating Sasuke-teme and becoming Hokage with his power, he failed to notice a certain purple-haired woman in front of him before inevitably crashing into her.

"Huh?" Naruto said, snapping out of his stupor.

He turned around to confront the person and was ready to apologize to them (and was hoping that they wouldn't use this incident as an excuse to abuse him).

"Sorry, lady. I wasn't looking where I was going," he said, scratching the back of his head with a nervous grin.

Naruto then felt a chill crawled up his spine as a sense of dread overwhelmed him.

He spared a glance at the woman he had bumped into, paling as he noticed a faint aura surrounding her.

And as if confirming his fears, a window appeared in front of him.

[Run.]

In an instant, Naruto exploded into a sprint, fear clearly etched on his face as he screamed bloody murder.

Left.

Right.

Up and down.

Naruto turned to an alleyway, quickly he made his way through it.

Finding himself on the other side of it, Naruto furrowed his brows as he spotted the traffic of people.

Then, an idea came to him before he made his way through the crowd.

Anko stood on the roofs of the shops, arms crossed under her beasts as she searched for the blond brat that dared to disrupt her breakfast.

That brat had made her drop her favourite meal and because of an important mission she had to attend soon, she couldn't go back to the dango shop and buy another batch.

She was so going to make him pay.

So naturally, she chased him down but somehow, somehow, she'd managed to lose sight of the brat.

So there she stood, overlooking the crowded streets of the morning rush as she had seen the brat running into it.

However, because of the crowd's taste in clothing and being (mostly) blinded by her rage, she didn't notice him slipping away.

"Tch, you got lucky, brat," she said, turning her back against the crowd.

Naruto let out a sigh of relief as he steadied his beating heart. "Man, that was close."

He wiped off the sweat from his forehead as he fixated his gaze upon the kunoichi.

Suddenly, the woman vanished from his view. The boy's pupils shrank to pinpricks as he looked around in fear.

Where'd she go?

After almost a minute of searching and silence, he came to the conclusion that she had left.

"Phew, she's gone," Naruto said, wiping the sweat off his brow.

"Oh, I wouldn't be so sure of that, gaki."

Naruto's heart skipped a beat. Gulping, he turned around slowly, paling as he took in the look of his assailant.

Her sickeningly sweet smile reminded him of the feeling he had when he fought that bunny except a hundred times worse.

Her purple hair did nothing but enhance the look she was giving him.

Naruto gulped and was prepared to bolt the heck out of there but then suddenly, a kunai flew past him, grazing his cheek and causing him to flinch.

Naruto yelped in shock, moving his arm to rub the wound.

However before he could move an inch, he felt something hard and cold pressed against his throat.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you, brat."

Naruto froze, eyes shrinking and never leaving the knife near his throat.

That should be enough for the brat, Anko thought with a smirk.

She holstered the knife before trailing her finger over his cut.

Licking off the blood from her finger, she let out a moan before whispering into his ear.

"Ah~ Not too sweet nor too salty, just the way I like it."

A chill ran down Naruto's spine as the feeling of the woman's breath snapped him out of his frozen state.

"Ah! What's wrong with you, crazy lady. Get away from me!" he said, trying to wrestle his way out of her grip.

"Oh, don't be like that, gaki," she said, holding him back with almost no effort. "After all, you were the one who made me dropped my favourite treat, and right before an important mission too!"

She scowled at him, causing him to shrink in her arms.

"Anyways," Anko said, the scowl still plastered on her face. "You're lucky that I don't have time for you. Otherwise..."

The way his face contorted into fright and dread was so worth being late for her mission.

She then loosened the grip on him, moving to allow him to get a full look of her.

She held two fingers over her head. "I'll see you later."

And with that, she vanished in a swirl of leaves.

Naruto let out a breath of relief, his heart finally returning to a steady beat as his mind processed the incident that had happened.

He fell flat on his ass, already feeling tired after what had just transpired.

He couldn't help but let out a chuckle at the ridiculousness of his situation.

Strangely enough, even though he was scared shitless during his encounter with that crazy chick, he couldn't help but enjoy the experience of knowing that he survived not one, but two situations that could've killed him if he hadn't been lucky.

Ha ha... Hah... Luck...

Luck... he had survived those two encounters because of luck...

Huh... Naruto grew a questioning look. Curious, he muttered, "[Status]."

Status Page

Name: Uzumaki Naruto

Title: Unpredictable Knuckleheaded Gamer

Race: Human

Level: 10 - 1375/2358 -

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.

Ah... I see...

His LUK was a question mark, which either meant that it was down in the negatives or it was unreasonably high.

Although considering what he had just been through, it was probably more of the latter.

Naruto frowned, now armed with the knowledge of what all of this means, he couldn't help but realise that aside from his LUK and STA, everything else was pretty low in comparison.

Am I really that lacking in common sense? a very disappointed Naruto thought.

He closed the window with a look of dismay.

Shortly, he took a deep breath, allowing himself to have a moment to think.

"All right then!" Naruto took a pose, legs extended with his right hand held in front of him in a pistol. "That settles it, no longer will Uzumaki Naruto rely on his luck. It's time I start to get serious."

It was time for him to train even harder than before, and with his new power, he was sure he could take down Sasuke-teme one of these days.

Wasting no time, he made his way to one of the training fields, determined to improve his stats by the end of the day.

[Feel the fire inside you! Your STR has gone up by one]

Upon finishing his last set of push-ups, Naruto closed the window.

Briefly wondering if there was a limit to how much attribute points he could get, so far, he had gotten five to his STR when he had been straining himself in the field for the past hour.

Now if only he could do something about his WIS, unfortunately he didn't know how.

He guessed that in order to gain attribute points in certain stats, he had to do a specific thing for it.

Take STA for example, he knew that it had to have some sort of specific exercise he could take to increase it, maybe it had something do with cardiovascu- cradiovusca- uh, that word, exercises.

[By rationalising the knowledge given to you. Your WIS has gone up by one.]

He ignored the silent jab from his ability before proceeding to continue his training.

Halfway through his sixth lap around the field, he heard something crackled in the distance.

Stopping his run for a little while, he decided to investigate what the sound was.

"Anyone there?" Naruto said, pushing down an overhanging bush.

He went around the forest, searching for what could've made that noise.

After a few minutes of nothing, Naruto gave up and went back to his training.

"Itadakimasu!"

"So, Naruto," a man in his early-forties said. "How's your day been?"

Naruto beamed, always eager to talk to anyone about his training. "Rit was g'reat, 'asuke-teme won't st'and a chanrce against me."

Teuchi chuckled at the boy's antics, knowing full well that if his daughter was here, she'd been giving him a scolding for talking with his mouth full.

"Is that so?" mused Teuchi, wiping off soap from the dishes with a towel.

Naruto took a moment to swallow, beating his chest to make sure it would go down smoothly. He said, "Yup! I'm pretty sure that if he was here right now, I'd be able to beat him, no problem." Naruto flashed him his signature grin before going back to his food.

The rest of his afternoon was spent on idle chatter and ramen.

"Thanks for the meal, Jii-san," said Naruto, paying and smiling at the man.

"See you soon, Naruto," Teuchi responded, watching the boy leave before tending to another customer.

Now having his stomach full of his favourite meal, Naruto made his way back to the training field.

On his way there, he had gotten several more levels to his [Animosity Awareness] skill, three more to be exact.

It was a surprise to him as he had already gotten a few more levels when he was walking to Ichiraku Ramen.

It was now level six.

There was also something that caught his eye.

Floating text above the heads of the civilians. Squinting his eyes to get a better look, he realised that the text was actually the name and level of the person.

He didn't even realise that his ability allowed him to tell the strength of other people without his [Observe], he was way too preoccupied with his thoughts and escaping that crazy bitch for him to even notice them.

He assumed that [Observe] allows him to get a more detailed description than the text above their heads.

[By thinking with your wits. Your INT has gone up by one.]

Naruto grinned, noting that he gotten something right.

Another window broke him from his concentration, he however, quickly realised that it was another level up for his [Animosity Awareness] skill and decided to make his way out of the civilians' sight.

"Thirty-eight... Thirty-nine... Forty..." Naruto counted, his back aching from each sit-up he did. "Forty-five... Forty-six... Forty-seven..."

As the young boy was occupied by his training, he didn't notice nor hear the sound of the air crackling around him.

By the time he was done, the noise had vanished, causing Naruto to be none the wiser.

Naruto wiped off the sweat from his head, back leaning against the tree nearest to him.

He smirked, having seen some improvements in his stats. While most of his stats increase were STR, it didn't really matter to him as he knew that increasing his STR would surely help him beat Sasuke in a fight.

After a few minutes of checking his stats and learning some extra tips about the Gamer, he decided that he had more than enough and was ready to train some more.

However, as soon as he got onto his feet, a sudden gust of wind brushed past him.

"What the?" Naruto said, not expecting the sudden breeze, looked back.

His eyes widened in shock, his body unconsciously backing away from the object.

Behind the tree was an empty clearing, the field that he was training in. Suddenly, no longer was it the calm and serene greenery in front of him.

Something was happening to the air above the field and Naruto couldn't believe his eyes at the phenomenon.

Plasma crackled around the empty field as the winds picked up, leaves and twigs flew around the field, moving at speeds faster than the human eye.

The force of the winds pushed Naruto back a little, he let out a surprised gasp when he felt himself getting pulled into the center of it.

"Woah!" He struggled to keep his feet onto the ground as his body moved closer to the field.

He wrapped one of his arms around the nearby tree, hanging on for dear life.

"Ngh..." Naruto clenched his teeth, struggling against the strange gravity and winds of the field.

Minutes passed as the phenomenon began to die down. Winds were no longer blowing, the air was no longer crackling with hot plasma.

Naruto let out a breath of relief, hoping that what had just happened wasn't something he had to worry about.

Unfortunately, it seems like that wasn't the case for Naruto as the space above the field began to warp.

A loud ripping sound reverberated through the field as a small hole appeared from the sky, the hole was hovering a few meters above the sky, low enough that Naruto could just reach up and touch it but high enough that it wasn't sucking in the terrain underneath it.

To say that Naruto was shocked would be an understatement, as a literal tear in the fabric of space was never something he thought he'd be facing today.

His heart was beating fast and fear seeped into his bloodstream but for some reason, he wasn't panicking. He was terrified, of course, but not panicking like he had expected.

It was almost the same feeling from earlier but he digress, as now wasn't the time for those kinds of thoughts.

The hole was slowly growing larger and that made Naruto worried, he couldn't imagine what could happen if that thing grew any bigger.

He tried to think of a way to stop the hole from expanding but couldn't come up with anything.

He stood in fright as the hole grew to almost the size of him, and he knew that he could've ran and leave this place behind.

But for some strange reason, he didn't. It was as if some sort of celestial force was compelling him to stay.

The hole had finally stopped expanding, now it stood at its full height of two meters and three meters in diameter.

Naruto, still not sure what he should do, crept forwards.

He knew that what he was doing, was dumb and foolish. And ignoring his instincts telling him that the portal was dangerous, he proceeded forwards.

However, he couldn't even make it past two steps before something stuck its head out of the portal.

Naruto squinted his eyes, noticing that the head was slightly brown in colour.

Then, something unexpected happened.

The head, now knowing full well that it still had a body, fell off the portal and onto the ground.

Naruto blinked, wondering what was wrong with the person.

He walked forward, getting close to the downed figure, he said, "Hey, are you all right?"

The downed person didn't give him a response, and Naruto was quickly worrying that they might've died from that fall.

The man had brown and shaggy, he wore a strange black suit with golden trimmings on the shoulders, the clothing on his left arm was completely torn apart, fresh blood oozed down the arm of the man, coating the grass in crimson.

And it wasn't hard to see why there was so much blood, a gash that started from the shoulder and down to the elbow, it looked more like a claw mark than a slash made by a sword.

The man's face contorted in pain, suggesting that he was still alive. His breathing was ragged and shallow, and below his right eye was a scar in the form of an 'X'.

Overall, it looked like the man had taken quite a beating and was in need of serious medication.

A panicked look fell upon Naruto. "Oh Kami, what should I do, what should I do..." Naruto flipped through his inventory, trying to see if he had anything that could help the man.

"No, no, no, damn it! I got nothing."

There was absolutely nothing he could do.

But he couldn't just leave this guy to die, he was Naruto Uzu-fucking-maki for crying out loud.

There's just gotta be something he could do to help the man.

An uneasy look crept up his face as he realised what he should do, and apparently The Gamer knew as well as it opened up a window for him.

[Quest Alert!]

Strange Man from above: A strange person fell out of a rip in space, injured and unconscious.

Objective: Nursr the man back to full health.

Objective Completion Rewards: 3000 Exp, 8000 Ryo, [?]

Quest Failure: Permanent Flaw [Cripplement, Possible chance of death

Accept?

[Y/N]

(Warning! Declining this quest may result in consequences worse than stated.)

Naruto accepted the quest without hesitation, determined to help the man in front of him.

He just hoped that the hospital wouldn't kick him out this time.

Ketseuki Kensa, better known as Dr. Ken to the community. Ken was known for treating his patients fairly and professionally, but this didn't mean that he was afraid of making friends, in fact, it was quite the opposite. Despite his high position, he loved making small talk with his patients and co-workers, helping other people in need during his free time.

However, just because he was always friendly and laid-back, it didn't mean that he was afraid of dishing out punishments to people who deserved it.

"Come on, nurse. Can't you see this guy's injured and need help?" a young voice cried out in desperation.

"Sorry, brat. But your kind is not welcomed here," a feminine voice said, venom and disgust laced in her tone.

Ken recognised the voices as the village's pariah, Naruto, and the hospital's receptionist, Kanashi.

Ken walked over to the two, hoping defuse the situation before it got out of hand.

"What seems to be the problem here?" Ken questioned, directing his gaze onto the woman.

Kanashi froze before recovering quickly, albeit rather staggeringly. "Oh h-hey, boss," she stuttered. "What're you doing here?"

"Just checking up," Ken said, silently gesturing the other nurses to prepare a stretcher. "And what were you doing? Turning a patient away?"

"No, I was just..." Her eyes lingered on Naruto, hatred flashing in them briefly before she noticed the wounded person near him. "W-well, you see..."

Ken held up his hand, stopping her in her tracks. "I don't need your excuses, Kanashi. Pack your things, you're fired."

"I-uh-but..." She struggled to get the right words out as she looked at the man in complete shock.

"This wasn't the first time you've turned down someone for being supposedly 'different'. This hospital welcomes anyone in need, no matter what race, sex or age they are."

Kanashi sputtered out some nonsense before letting out an infuriated groan. "Fine, like I needed this fucking job!"

She stormed out of the building, slamming the door behind her in a blind rage.

Once she was out of sight, Ken let out a sigh. "Naruto, why do these things always happen to you?"

He couldn't really fault the young lass for her behaviour though(even though Kanashi had been a pain in the ass to work with, what with her racist, rude and stuck up attitude and all), if he hadn't seen what the boy truly was, he'd probably act like that bitch for the entirety of his life.

He directed his gaze onto the bleeding man beside the child. "Come on, Naruto. Let's get this man checked in."

As soon as those words left his mouth, a team of medic-nins rushed to them, lifting the man onto the stretcher before hastily making their way to the ER.

Ken took his place behind the desk, taking out a stack of papers. "All right, Naruto."

"Huh?"

"Since you're taking in a foreigner, I gotta have you sign some papers."

"What? What for?"

"Village security and you pledging that if anything happens, it's your responsibility. Not to mention, I have to forward this to the Hokage as well, which means he'll be sending some men to make sure that he won't be a threat." Ken clicked his pen. "And that also means I need to ask some questions from you."

He gazed at the boy in front of him. "Let's begin, shall we?"

Naruto unlocked his front door with a 'click', the door knob glinting from the setting sun.

He slumped down onto his bed, mind exhausted from the events of the day.

Naruto rolled onto his back, staring at the ceiling but not quite looking at it.

Today had been a doozy, and that was putting it mildly. Naruto couldn't count the number of times his heart had skipped a beat today.

And ultimately, it had led to him answering questions about a man that fell out of a rip in space.

...and obviously, he had left out that part during the interview, it just didn't seem like a good idea to tell him the whole truth (That and the whole story would've sounded way too crazy to believe).

Naruto hummed in thought before shaking his head.

He made his way to the bathroom to get himself clean of today's filth and muck.

Moments later, he was now in his pyjamas and was ready for bed.

Before laying on his head to rest, he decided to check his stats to take in the progress of today.

Status Page

Name: Uzumaki Naruto

Title: Unpredictable Knuckleheaded Gamer

Race: Human

Level: 10 - 1375/2358 -

Rank: Academy Student [25% increase in EXP gain till Level 30]

Age: 12

Hp: 4091/4091

Cp: 3535/3535

STR: 27 (-5)

STA: 38 (-5, 15)