A/N: Hi everyone, I'm back - and in one day, too! A few of you have been asking for the members of harem. I wanted to do a small harem of 3-4 because I want to explore the relationship part a bit more thoroughly, and having too many ladies - no matter how sexy they are - make it hard to do that. Currently I'm dead set on having Matsu and Kazehana, and I'm thinking on Miya and Uzume. And as much as I adore Akitsu, I'm afraid to say that she's a bit too overused, so I decided to skip her on this one.

Naruto isn't going to be Godlike here, game system or no. But he won't stay stupid for long either, cuz I'm going to be doing some serious reconstruction of the kid. His persona will stay for the most part though.

Oh, and in the first chapter, I forgot the existence of exp in games - yeah, I know of the absurdity of this - so I edited it a little. No need to reread it though :P

And for reference, the approximate power of each levels are as followed:

Lv.1~5: Academy students
Lv.5~15: Genin
Lv.15~30: Chunin
Lv.30~45: Jonin
Lv.45~60: Anbu / Elite Jonin
Lv.60~ : Kage

Naruto's current level is 18. I know that he's pretty strong at this point in the anime, but his base points are pretty much crap. He has a lot of chakra...and that's about it. All he knows is basically kage bunshin, rasengan, summoning technique and sage mode. Yeah, it's strong, but he's not much if he can't use any of these four. And I'll be changing that some time soon.

Sorry for the long A/N, and hope you enjoy this chapter~

"What to do, what to do…" A blond boy muttered to himself, lying on the ground with his hands behind his head. The sky was clear today, which was becoming painfully obvious, as there was not a single cloud to watch. 'Damn, why Shikamaru bothers looking up the sky, I'll never know. It definitely isn't keeping me out of boredom.' He grumbled.

Accompanied by a bleep, a message emerged out of thin air, the window slanted to accommodate to the ninja's position.

Mission: Survive the onslaught for two minutes

Reward: a shelter
Penalty: Coma for 5 years

"Onslaught? Not that I'm complaining, but why two minutes?" Naruto slouched up. "Maybe they're super strong like the Akatsuki?" The teen couldn't keep himself from grinning as the first battle since the inauguration of the game approached him. "I'll finally be able to find out just how much the stat change affected me." He cackled in anticipation for the upcoming battle.

As Naruto stretched his arm upwards, groaning at the unexpected stiffness of his body, he noticed a small group heading towards him at an impressive speed, leaving a vestige of smoke behind their trails.

With a ding, a small blue screen materialized in the corner of his eye. *2:00*.

'2 minutes, huh. I can do that.' The blond smirked. Even if he wasn't quite jonin material yet, he certainly had the firepower of one. Now more than ever due to the stats change. No matter how strong they were, he'd show them that he wasn't to be messed with.

"Who are you, and what are you doing here?" A regal woman with lavender hair approached. Four others followed behind her – three women and one man – each beautiful (or handsome, not that he cared) in their own right. All but the speaker seemed relaxed rather than battle-ready. They put a lot of trust in her, it seemed.

'Or maybe it's just that she's frickin scary that they all know that she doesn't need any help.' He guessed, which was affirmed by the woman's actions. She was now pointing a katana at him, a glint in her eyes promising pain if he didn't cooperate. Remembering that he was asked a question, Naruto decided that he should quickly speak up, lest she dismembered him.

"The name's Naruto. And I have no idea what I'm doing here, or where this is, for the matter of fact." He offered a smile that reached his eyes.

The red head with glasses seemed to study him intensely, trying to solve the enigma he was. She didn't move from her spot behind the inquirer though.

The silver haired woman seemed to deem him unworthy of her time, as her eyes were closed and her hands were fiddling with her katana. 'Hopefully she isn't too skillful with that… Ugh, who am I kidding. Knowing my luck, she's probably a master swordswoman. Great.'

He lifted his eyes from the grey haired beauty to another purple head who was somewhat swaying with….sake in her hand? For some reason, Naruto wasn't too surprised, as she reminded him of a certain old lady back home. But this one seems to have a bigger bust than her, which was pretty impressive. Not that Naruto cared. Nope, his eyes did not linger in that- 'Bad Naruto bad! Stand down, boy!'

Shaking his head, Naruto looked to her right, where the only male stood. Grey hair, well built body, a scarf on his neck, and a nodaichi by his side. He was pretty uninteresting in all. The fact that he was male didn't help either.

The boy's gaze returned to the 'leader'. She was still eyeing him carefully, checking for any hostility. "State your purpose here." She asked once again with an emotionless – but authoritative nonetheless – voice.

"I told you, I have no idea! It's not my fault I appeared out of thin air!" He whined.

Four pairs of eyes twitched, and a certain purplette giggled.

The 'leader's piercing wine colored eyes were shadowed by her bangs as her hand reached for her katana.

The moment her hands touched the sword's handle, two 'dings' sounded from the timer as it started the countdown.

'Oh shi-'

Even before he was able to finish swearing in his mind, with a short and swift movement, the woman slashed in the young shinobi's direction. The shockwave nicked his shoulder blade, though he somehow swerved out of the way in the last second.

'Thank kami I invested a lot in my speed…' He sighed inwardly. But the moment of relief did not last long, for the woman started attacking him in a flurry, alternating between short jabs and swipes. Naruto jumped, ducked and spun out of the katana's way, though the shockwaves slightly scratched his skin each time. The blond frantically looked around to formulate a plan to escape, only to be cut short by another slash aimed at his abdomen.

"Damn, she's too fast for me to rasengan her hide… So I guess I'll go with the classic then. Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Ten Naruto appeared around him and scattered instantly. "I guess the right saying would be, if it ain't broken, don't fix it! Haha~"

The regal woman stopped in her track for a moment, trying to make sense of the situation. Then she raised her katana once again and swung it horizontally, popping five of the clones. And the game of cat and mouse began anew.

"Hmm. What an interesting power. Is that an unconfirmed Sekirei power? Perhaps one of duplication? Oh, the sheer possibilities one could have with that, kukukuku~" The redhead giggled creepily, motioning her hands in a rather disturbing manner.

"I wish to fight him. He seems to be more than your average human. Even for a Sekirei, he seems rather… intriguing, does he not?" The grey haired woman smiled, showing off all her teeth. "I've been itching to fight all day, you know?

"Karasuba-chan, we have to bring him back alive, you know. So unless you are willing to hold back immensely, I doubt that's a good idea. Miya-chan seems to be doing fine, anyways." The woman with glasses replied rather uneasily.

"All I have to do is leave him alive, right?" Her smile seemed to become even more bloodthirsty, if that was possible. "I'm off, then."

"My, my. It's probably best if we bring him down before she gets to him, unless we want him in pieces." The woman with dark purple hair chuckled, jumping towards the skirmish with haste.

Back to Naruto

"Damn, it's like fighting Kakashi sensei in the genin test all over again." Naruto muttered as he ducked a slash. "Tajuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Approximately a hundred clones were created. "I'm really running out of ideas…" He glanced up at the timer. "Damn, a whole minute left, too." The lavender haired lady destroyed most his clones in one movement. Naruto himself was barely able to dodge it as he jumped high into the air. Not waiting for the blond to reach the ground, the 'leader' rushed towards him and jumped, the katana headed straight to his head.

"Miya! No!" The woman with the darker purple hair shouted.

Miya's eyes widened in shock, but the blade was already only inches away from the boy's face, its momentum unalterable. The katana sliced through as if it were cutting butter.

"Kami, praise the logs…" Came a voice far behind Miya. She blinked, and finally noticed a log cleanly cut in half, lying on the ground. She couldn't decide whether to be thankful that the boy was alive, or annoyed that he still isn't down after facing her for so long.

"You really have the lifespan of a cockroach, don't you?" The grey haired woman walked in and licked her lips sensually. "I'll be enjoying this, insect-san. Hope you can be a bit more than just a warm up."

Naruto blanched. "H-hey lady. Can't you come at me some time later?" He nervously looked upwards. 'Ugh. 50 seconds-'

The woman answered by chucking her blade at him. Unlike Miya, this one was unrestrained in her swings, slashing in full arks rather than short jabs. It didn't seem as if she was fighting seriously, but she certainly was not going easy on him.

"Hoh? You should learn to focus on your opponent during a battle, boy-" The katana grazed his cheek. "Or you'll have to face the consequences." Her blade slammed on the floor, barely missing the blond's head. Naruto jumped back, flipping through the air once and landing on all fours.

"Didn't really want to whip this out so quickly, but…" He stood up straight once more and stared defiantly at the incoming attack, both his hands by his side. "Rasengan!" He bellowed as the two attacks clashed, fighting for dominance. All the spectators seemed surprised at seeing the first offensive move the boy dished out. His opponent's grin seemed to return in full force, though her eyes soon widened in surprise at being pushed back. She decided that this boy would be an interesting one to keep around in the future. Of course, assuming that he survived the battle, that is.

As soon as the rasengandefused, the bloodthirsty woman regained her stance and aimed straight for his head. Naruto Kawarimi-ed with the sturdiest thing he found, making an escape once again. And the poor, unassuming male with a scarf around his neck had to pay the price for it. The man flew a few feet when the blade connected with his head. Luckily, he seemed to be alive, just sprawled on the ground, bleeding. Poor guy.

'Meh, he was a possible enemy anyway. Better him than me.'

"My, you sure are an interesting one, aren't you?" The voluptuous purple lady whispered in his ear.

'She must have been near the man when I used kawarimi.' he mused calmly, though not without slight surprise.

"Onee-sama will play with you this time-"

"Kazehana! I wasn't done with him. Don't touch my prey!" The grey haired woman growled threateningly.

"Mou~ But I want to have a go too~ You took him from Miya-chan too, you know?" Kazehana whined. 'Not to mention she'll probably kill him if the chance arises. Can't have her doing that, can I?' Her eyes slightly hardened as her thought wondered back to the woman.

"Fine." The grey haired one huffed. "You're lucky this time, little insect. But don't count on it the next time we clash." She turned and walked away.

Naruto let out the breath he didn't know was holding. Although a bit annoyed at the change of opponent once again, he decided that anything was better than the homicidal woman. 'Fifteen seconds left. Man, how in the world is two minutes this long?' He sighed exasperatedly.

"Let's dance, shall we?" The woman – Kazehana, her name was – spoke in a low, sultry tone. Naruto shivered.

Because Naruto was readying for another close combat battle, he was surprised to see blades of wind coming at him from afar. Just at the crucial moment, the boy's knees buckled from the constant strain, and he was hit by the wind blades straight in the abdomen. Skidding backwards, Naruto spat out a glob of blood. '10 seconds…' His eyes brimmed with determination once more. 'Like I'd back off after coming this far!'

The blond crossed his hands into a familiar sign and created five clones. "Let's go! One last attack!" He roared. All his clones jumped in the air and threw themselves in Kazehana's direction, each sporting a flying kick or punch. The purple haired beauty frowned as she dispelled them with a quick blast. "Is that the only thing you know how to do? How disappointing-" She was cut short by the sudden appearance of the original, previously hidden from view due to the smokes created from the clones. "Rasengan!"

Kazehana looked down in shock as her arm was grinded by the ball of energy. It was painful to see how much damage the small sphere did. Though her arm was still mostly intact, she would not be using it anytime soon, superior MBI technology or no.

Despite the successful hit Naruto managed to make, he was almost out of energy. He glanced back at the timer, and noticed that it was no longer there. Instead, a window popped out in front of his face.

Mission accomplished: Survive the onslaught for two minutes

Reward: a shelter
Exp gained: 125 exp

"Yatta! I did it!" Naruto cheered, hands in the air. His foxy grin was back on, though the lack of energy was rather obvious. Now that the mission was over, he could probably rest, possibly in his new shelter – though he still didn't understand how he would receive the reward.

Because he was mulling over some unanswered questions in his head, he failed to notice the approaching woman with a katana in her hand.

"Heya, sorry to be a bother. But would you happen to know where a building is around-" He never got the chance to finish his question as he fell into a blissful sleep.

'Ugh, what… hit me? And… why does it feel like this is going to be a regular occurrence?' The whiskered boy shuddered. He groggily opened his eyes, to see a weird blue ceiling with lights dangling off it. 'Is…this the shelter I was offered by the game?' He carefully looked around, and noticed that there was nothing of considerable significance except for the rectangular bed. Not even a small window. 'Maybe it's a prison…?' He blinked twice. 'Is this what the game thinks a shelter is?' He plopped off the bed and walked around frantically. 'Noo! I can't stay here for the rest of my life! I'm only sixteen for crying out loud! I never went on a date with a girl! Or kiss a girl! Or do erotic things with one!' The boy went down to his knees and wept anime tears. 'I'll be alone for the rest of my virgin life. Damn you game! Only if I didn't touch-'

The chain of thoughts was once again cut off when the steel door creaked open. "Um. Did I interrupt something?" A grey haired man wearing a turtleneck walked in the room. 'So the door wasn't locked…' Naruto sweat dropped.

"No. No you didn't." The shinobi stood up, trying to muster up all the dignity he had left. "I was simply…inspecting the floor." He gave a shaky smile.

"Of course you were." The man replied with a kind smile that reached his eyes. "The name's Takehito Asama, a researcher working in MBI. What's yours?"

"Uzumaki Naruto." He eyed the older man warily.

Not in the slightest bit fazed, the man kept his smile on. "Allow me to get straight to the point. What are you doing here?"

"….In all seriousness, I don't know." The scientist raised a single eyebrow. "I was knocked out one day, and the next thing I know, I wake up in this…place, wherever this is."

Silence ensued. The older man opened his eyes and studied the boy for a moment, then opened his mouth. "I believe you."

An incredulous look on his face, the boy gave a rather unintelligent reply. "…What?"

"I believe you." He smiled again. "This is where the Sekirei landed, after all. So it's only slightly surprising, really."

"Sekirei? What's that?"

"Well… Sekirei are aliens that look just like humans but have superpowers. Some can wield weapons with amazing finesse and power, some simply have inhumane power and speed, some can control certain powers of nature to their will, and some can have access to an enormous amount of knowledge. There are such a variety of them that we still haven't been able to categorize them all!" Takehito paused for a moment and suddenly laughed sheepishly. "Haha… Sorry for running my mouth like that. I must have gotten excited."

Naruto sweat dropped at the sudden change of demeanor. "Um… It's alright." He smiled tentatively. "It was interesting to listen to."

"Speaking of Sekirei, did you know that the five you met earlier were Sekirei, too?"

"Huh?" Again, Naruto replied unintelligently.

Now that he thought about it, it was rather obvious that they weren't normal humans. Sure, ninjas could fight like that, but they seemed to be surprised when he used a simple Kawarimi and Bunshin Jutsu. And the way Kazehana controlled wind seemed too quick and natural for it to be a jutsu. And the power with which the two ladies wielded the katanas…Naruto shivered at the unpleasant memory.

"Are all Sekirei like that? Freakishly strong and violent, that is."

"Hmm…I guess they all differ depending on the Sekirei, just like how each human is unique." The man plopped down on the bed. "If your curiosity is somewhat sated, I'd like to ask you a question now, if I may. Who…no, what are you?"

"Last time I checked, I was human." He said slyly. Naruto pondered if he should reveal his true identity, but then realized that he already showed almost all his moves, so it wouldn't do much but gain the mistrust of the researcher if he hid the truth. He seemed like a nice guy anyways.

"I'm also…a shinobi of Konohagakure."

The man's eyebrows rose, not expecting this type of response.

"Don't you people know of ninjas? Or samurai, even?" Naruto asked desperately. Had he come so far into the future that none of his kind was left? If so, then what purpose would he serve now?

"Well, I know of ninjas and samurais. But last I checked, it was said that ninjas prospered most around three thousand years ago. Are you sure you're from this dimension?" He asked skeptically.

"Yes! The game said I moved through time, not space, dammit!" Naruto was too busy worrying about the new predicament to notice his slip of tongue.

"Travel through time…? Game?…..Uzumaki kun, could you elaborate more on this…game you are talking about?"

Naruto clamped his mouth shut at realizing his mistake, but then asked hesitantly. "Could you swear not to tell anyone of this? The fact that I'm a ninja is fine and all, but…" He avoided the man's gaze.

"Sure. I can keep a secret or two, as long as it's not too life threatening." Takehito assured the boy with a light attitude.

And so, Naruto told the man of all the events he came across due to the game, the mission and stat distribution. (A/N: Sorry to make it so vague, but I really didn't want to write the thing again. You probably don't want to read it again either, so everything's good, right?)

The researcher halted his report. "Uzumaki-kun. Sorry for interrupting, but you say that you invested most your points in strength and speed? You weren't planning on increasing all five categories, were you?"

"Yeah I was. What's it to ya?" Naruto narrowed his eyes at the older man.

"Uzumaki-kun." A hannya mask basked in a murky aura appeared behind his smilingface. "I'm trying to help you understand and utilize the game to its fullest potential. So please refrain from speaking in such a disrespectful manner." Naruto trembled. "Understood, Uzumaki-kun?"

"Y-yes sir. Understood."

"Good." And the oppressive aura was gone, as if it never existed in the first place. "As I was saying, I believe that it would be best if you chose one or two attributes and focus on it." Naruto opened his mouth to protest, only to be halted by the other man's finger. "I know that all five look useful, but concentrating on a specific trait will get you stronger much faster. Think about it. Would you prefer to be a jack-of-all-trades or a true professional?"

The blue-eyed boy actually contemplated the idea seriously, though he really should have done so earlier on considering the things he had unwillingly sacrificed in getting the ability.

The more he mulled on it, the more he realized that Takehito was indeed correct. Even back in the Elemental Nations, shinobi would have certain specializations, whether it was genjutsu, taijutsu, or ninjutsu. Though they didn't explicitly rely on only one type, they definitely heavily favored one or two over others.

'Is this what he was talking about? Specialization?' Putting a hand on his chin, the boy sat down on the bed as well.

'I absolutely want to work on speed. Really learned the importance of that from the battle with that bastard, Sasuke. And though charisma is really tempting, I could put it on hold until I'm stronger.' He recalled the previous battle and stiffened. 'Much stronger.' He nodded to himself. 'But what should I choose for the second one? I like bashing things together, but I also like throwing ninjutsu at people too…Gaah! This is giving me a headache!'

Still sitting beside him, the researcher's lips quirked slightly in amusement at the boy's predicament. "Do you want any help, Uzumaki-kun? You seem to be in quite a dilemma."

The whiskered boy jerked his head up in surprise, having completely forgotten the company he had. "Uhh…Yeah. I don't really know what I should invest on other than speed."

Takehito closed his eyes and leaned backwards. "Well, you said that you liked using jutsu, was it?" The boy nodded.

"If that's the case, I think that you should go for either dexterity or intelligence, and condition your body with your own strength. Thinking on the same line, what can be achieved by raising dexterity can be done with rigorous training as well. The hardest thing to heighten with your own power would be intelligence." He paused slightly and put on a kind smile. "And that intelligence stat of yours is rather lacking."

"Why you damn bastard!" Naruto's face reddened as his fists shook in anger.

"Now, now, Uzumaki-kun. I was only sharing my opinion." The hannya mask appeared behind him again. "We don't have to speak so vulgarly now, do we?"

Naruto's anger was doused immediately. Instead of the anger now, sweat was forming in every pore of his body. "N-no sir. I'll be good."

"Splendid." The pressure lifted without missing a beat. "But I was being serious in telling you to spend points on intelligence. You'd be able to pick up on things much quickly than you could now. You would be able to grow stronger in a shorter amount of time, because you'd be able to utilize the game in a more efficient manner."

"Huh. You do have a point there." Naruto drummed his fingers on the bedside and grinned. "I guess I'll try that." His grin faltered almost immediately. "Though I won't be able to do anything for a while until the next level up cuz' I used up all my points."

"Take your time, Uzumaki-kun. You are still young, no need to rush things." The man ruffled the blond's hair. Naruto huffed and looked away.

Takehito smiled for a short moment before standing back up, contorting his expressions back to neutrality. "As pleasant as it was, this wasn't why I came to see you. I came here on behalf of the president of MBI to offer you a stay here, on this island."

Naruto blinked at the sudden change of topic. Then it hit him. "Oh- This must be what the mission reward is, huh. A shelter, right? Hopefully it isn't as stuffy as this one-"

"Yes, Uzumaki-kun. You are partially correct, but if you would be a bit more patient, you could hear what the entire deal is." The researcher cut him off with a pleasant tone.

"As I was saying, you would be staying in one of the rooms provided, and you can renovate it however you want. Every meal will be prepared for you, and you are free to roam around the island as you please. If you'd like, we can even get you a trainer or any other material you might need. But we'd like you to participate in some experiments in return for all this."

Naruto bristled at that bit of information. His encounter with the snake sannin was still fresh in his mind, and he had come to find 'experiments' rather distasteful. It took his friend away, after all.

Seeing this, Takehito quickly rectified his statement. "We won't be doing anything harmful though. Call it a simple scientist's curiosity at seeing a unique specimen. In fact, you might find yourself better equipped by the end of all this."

"My friend," Naruto gritted his teeth. "Betrayed our village because some mad scientist offered him power, just like how you did to me. He was consumed by power and hatred because of this. He nearly killed me, even." His eyes narrowed at the man. "How do I know you won't do the same?"

"You won't." The man replied swiftly. "But I assure you, I have no intention of doing anything sinister." He chuckled. "If it makes you feel better, I can be the only one to lay my hand on you. No other people involved."

The blond mulled over this for a while, weighing the pros and cons. Seeing that he already trusted the older man a great deal, he shrugged.

"Fine. But only with you, got it?"

"Crystal." The man turned around. "I've been here for far too long. I'll see you around soon." He stretched, then paused. "An assistant will be coming around to show you to your room. Have a nice day, Uzumaki-kun." The door closed behind him.

Naruto flopped on the bed and looked at the bare ceiling. "Life…just might get interesting again."

On the next chapter:

"Aaarghhh! Make it stop make it stop MAKE IT STOPP!"

Desperate and willing to do anything, he slapped his face with great ferocity. And the world instantly became quiet.

"Why meeee…" The blond cried anime tears, banging the floor with his fists.

A/N: Liked it? As promised, a lot longer than the prologue chapter.

Next chapter, he finally interacts properly with the Sekirei. I'm still thinking on the two empty spots in the harem. So if you're interested, let me know. But remember, I like 'em mature and sexy. (Again, I'm a female...so don't scorn me for this!)

Read and review! Yuna the Ninja, tuning out!