A/N: Revised as of 10/2/2023

Axel Town…

Naruto opened his eyes and eagerly took in the view. He was standing in the middle of what seemed to be a par. Children running around the patch of grass as their mothers conversed with one another.

Surrounding the park were one to two story structures with wooden roofs. In the short distance, he could see the streets were bustling with townsfolk and merchants advertising their goods to those that passed by.

'This place seems peaceful…'

Naruto thought as a pair of kids ran right past him. Wasn't the demon king a pretty big deal? Eris did say that people were refusing to reincarnate back into this world because of the demon king's attacks…

Blinking in realization, Naruto shut his eyes and screamed into his mind.

'Kurama, are you there!? Hey! Talk to me, buddy!'

'Quit yelling! Of course I'm here!'

The angry voice of Kurama bellowed in the blonde's mind, and Naruto found himself grinning widely.

'Sorry, I was just worried you might have changed your mind... I'm glad you're here!'

'Keh! It was either this or be enslaved by that accused Uchiha you still foolishly call a friend.'

'Hehe… So you would have missed me, huh? Love you too buddy.'

'Don't make me regret coming here, brat.'

Kurama warned with a low growl, prompting the jinchuuriki to mutter a sheepish apology.

While Naruto was chatting with Kurama, some of the kids began to gather around him due to their curiosity, prompting the mothers to rush over to keep their children away from the strange grinning boy who was standing on the middle of the park with his eyes closed.

'But I'm impressed those self-proclaimed gods were able to collect all of my chakra and send the both of us here. They even managed to recreate a seal similar to that of your father's.'

Naruto opened his eyes and lifted his shirt, which was surprisingly untattered now, and molded some chakra to find a group of strange markings on his stomach. But before he could make a comment, he heard a few gasps.

There was a group of children with their eyes being covered by their blushing mothers, their eyes glued on his abdomen. Naruto put his shirt back down and laughed awkwardly.

'Maybe I should go somewhere else...'

'That you should.'

After apologizing to the mothers in the park, Naruto ventured into the town.

'So, what should we do first? We're in a whole new world, no one knows us, and we don't have any money.'

So far, he had confirmed that he spoke the same language as the people here and that the town they were in was called Axel, the Town of Beginners.

He had also tried to buy a snack from a nearby food stand but found that the currency was obviously different in this world. Go figure. It looked like Gama-chan and his remaining Ryo were nothing but a memento.

'Town of beginners… Keh! They should have sent us straight to the demon king's castle.'

'We don't know anything about this world, so of course we'd be sent to a beginner town. It may seem weird coming from me, but information first, demon king later.'

Kurama merely responded with a grunt.

'I think I'm gonna look for that bar that we've heard about. Jiraiya-Sensei always said that bars were the best places to go for information.'

'We both know the real reason that perverted mentor of yours would go to those bars. You would think a library would be the first place one would go for information, but I doubt your dumb-ass would be caught dead in one of those places. Not that I blame you.'

'T-that's harsh, Kurama…'

'Love you too, "buddy".'

A tick-mark formed on Naruto's forehead, but he was pulled out of his thoughts when something crashed next to him. He looked down to see a teenage boy with brown hair that appeared to be about his age. The boy had collapsed on the ground under a few planks of wood, having seemed to have overexerted himself.

Naruto pulled the planks off the guy who was gasping for air.

"Hey, you okay?"

"Y-yeah, thanks. I need to get these planks to the construction site soon or else the boss is gonna yell at me again… Where'd that useless woman run off to?"

Woman? Perhaps they guy's coworker? Naruto looked around and didn't see woman dressed in a similar fashion to this boy. Shrugging, the shinobi decided to seek some information.

"Hey, I heard there's a good bar around here. Could you point me in the right direction?"

Naruto asked as he helped gather up the planks from the ground. The boy stopped what he was doing and looked up, raising an eyebrow when he took in the shinobi's appearance for the first time.

"Those are some weird clothes… Are you a traveler?"

The teen asked while eyeing the shinobi's apparel, particularly the headband.

"Something like that…"

Naruto said and scratched his cheek awkwardly, not really sure how else he could answer.

The boy hummed as if in thought before he grabbed something out of his pocket.

"Here. I'm guessing you don't have any money, and I have a feeling you'll need this later."

Naruto took the offered pouch and examined it. There were coins inside.

"Are you sure? We only just met…"

"Call it my good deed for the day. Treat me to a drink or something later if it's that big of a deal to you."

The teen said with a snicker and heaved the planks over his shoulder. He then pointed down the street with his free hand.

"Follow that road and take a right, there's a big building called the Adventurer's guild. They'll have what you're looking for."

Looking in the same direction, Naruto nodded and grinned widely in appreciation.

"Thanks a lot! I'll be sure to return the favor someday! By the way, the names Naruto Uzumaki."

"Kazuma Satou, and it's not a problem at all! A good senpai like me has to set a good example for his kohai-"

"Kazuma! Where's Kazuma!? We need those planks ASAP! What is that skinny brat doing!?"

Kazuma's face paled when he was cut off by a deep raging voice that Naruto could only assume was his boss.

"I-I-I gotta go! See ya!"

Naruto waved awkwardly as he watched his fellow teen run off with new vigor.

'Poor guy… He must have it rough.'

After following the directions he had been given by Kazuma, Naruto found a building that was quite a bit larger than the surrounding structures. Without a doubt, this had to be the adventurer's guild.

Taking a short breath, Naruto walked through the front door. Immediately upon entering the building that was bustling with activity, he was greeted by a passing waitress.

"Welcome! If you're here to eat, just take any of the open seats!"

"Ah! I was actually wondering if I could get some information!"

Naruto had to yell to get the waitress's attention again as she was already walking away to continue working.

"Certainly! Just walk over to the reception desks. The staff working there will be more than happy to answer your questions!"

Thanking the woman, Naruto walked towards the reception desks while taking in the guild's interior.

Maybe it was because of his bright orange clothes, but he seemed to be drawing a lot of attention. Burly looking men with large weapons and other gear stared at him as if they were sizing him up as a potential threat.

Didn't seem like he'd be making friends anytime soon.

Walking up towards the reception desks, Naruto noticed there were two stalls. One of which had a very long line, while the other was completely empty.

Naruto raised an eyebrow before making the obvious choice of walking to the open stall.

"Welcome to Axel Town's adventurer's guild! How may I help you?"

A receptionist with short brown hair and green eyes said with a glowing expression, almost as if she hadn't expected him to talk to her.

"Are these two stalls different in any way? Do you cover different topics than the other one or something?"

Naruto asked while browsing at various flyers and contraptions on the desk. Perfect. Information.

"Ah… No, the adventures just like to speak with Luna-San."

The receptionist said with a wry smile and pointed towards the other stall to prove her point.

Following the girl's finger, Naruto got a glance at the other receptionist, and he immediately understood why the adventurers(who were mostly men) wanted to talk to her. Blonde hair, golden eyes, and large breasts that looked as though they would pop out of her shirt that was clearly a size too small. The woman was gorgeous.

"Looks like she has her hands full…"

Naruto commented with a bead of sweat trailing down his cheek as he watched a male adventurer walk to the woman, his eyes far lower than eye level. It was ridiculous how some men didn't even bother to hide their leacherous intent. For shame.

'Says the guy who perverted the trasnformation jutsu when he was just a brat.'

Kurama chimed in on Naruto's thoughts with a snarky tone.

Ignoring the noisy fox, Naruto turned his attention back to the receptionist just as she continued.

"Luna-san is like an older sister to us all, especially to the adventurers. So what brings you to the adventurer's guild, sir?"

"Please don't call me 'sir,' that makes me sound old… The name's Naruto, and I was wondering if you could answer a few questions for me."

Naruto said while smiling bitterly, and the receptionist giggled into her hand and nodded.

"I'll try my best to answer, Naruto-san."

After Naruto asked some of his basic questions, like important places he'd need to go and where the Demon King was, the receptionist's eyes widened.

"You want to defeat the Demon King? Well, the best place to start would be joining this guild and becoming an adventurer. After all, Axel is well known for being the Town of Beginners!"

Naruto nodded his head eagerly and asked the obvious question.

"How do I sign up?"

"You just have to pay the registration fee of 1000 Eris, and we can take care of the rest!"

Naruto gulped when he heard this, but quickly remembered the money Kazuma lent him. Fishing the small pouch of coins out of his pocket, Naruto placed the change into the receptionist's hand.

"Is this enough?"

"Yes, that's the exact amount!"

1,000 Eris exactly…

Did Kazuma already know he'd be joining the adventurer's guild? Naruto decided he'd buy the guy two drinks the next time he saw him.

"Now then, let me explain. Every adventurer has their own occupation or "class". You can register what class you want to be onto your adventurer's card."

The receptionist explained and placed a small index card on the counter.

"This will keep track of the monsters you've killed, as well as your level, skills, and experience points!"

Naruto tilted his head in confusion.

"Eh? How does it do that?"

"With magic."

"…Magic?"

The receptionist blinked.

"Naruto-san… Do you perhaps not know anything about magic?"

"Nope. Not at all."

Naruto admitted without hesitation while waved his hand dismissively, and the receptionist gained a troubled expression.

"I can take it from here."

The woman named Luna said as she walked over to them, and the receptionist Naruto had been previously talking to thanked the girl before excusing herself.

As Luna gathered some things from under the reception desk, Naruto glanced at the other counter and was surprised to find the long line of adventurers were long gone.

'She helped all those people that fast!?'

"Now then, Naruto-San was it? Let me explain to you what magic is."

"Y-yes! I'll be in your care!"

. . .

Naruto's head spun as the kind, and very patient receptionist thoroughly explained how magic worked in this world.

Magic, which was this world's equivalent to chakra, was used by adventurers in forms of spells and magical items. Everyone generated their own mana over time and spells consumed it while most magic items didn't. That was the gist of what Naruto picked up from the explanation.

"Next, we'll decide what your class will be. But first… Place your hand here."

Luna said and placed a contraption with a glass ball onto the desk, which Naruto assumed was one of the magic items she had been talking about. Placing his hand onto the orb, it began to glow as energy visibly spun around the gear-like parts. A stream of magic beamed down to the registration card that had been placed below the magic item, and Naruto was surprised as symbols began to form.

"Woah…"

Naruto whispered in awe as he witnessed 'magic' for the first time.

The receptionist grabbed the card when the magic item stopped writing and began to look over the information.

"Let's see what your stats are…! This is…!"

Naruto was about to ask what was written on the card when Luna stared at him with a look wonder.

"Your stats are amazing! Well above average across the board, and ridiculously high luck! Though your intelligence is about average…"

The girl exclaimed while mumbling the last bit with a slight hint of disappointment.

Naruto didn't really understand, but it sounded like he was being praised, so he rubbed the back of his head and grinned sheepishly.

Wait, did she say his intelligence was about average? What was that supposed to mean?

"No way, did we just get another golden rookie?"

"Not just Aqua-chan, but two golden rookies!?"

"We sure are lucky this week! Bless Eris!"

Naruto looked around when a crowd began to gather around him. Nervous from the sudden attention, he quickly looked back at the excited receptionist who was still looking at his adventurer's card with a befuddled expression.

"What does this mean?"

"With stats like this, you can choose any of the advanced classes right away! Although I don't recommend choosing Arch Wizard which depends on the intelligence stat…"

The receptionist explained, while yet again mumbling the last bit.

Oi.

Naruto was about to choose arch wizard out of spite when the surrounding adventurers started shouting out their suggestions.

"Be a Sword Master!"

"No way, this guy's aura is screaming Crusader!"

"I don't know, the world could always use another Arch Priest!"

Trying his best to ignore the noisy audience, Naruto leaned towards the pretty receptionist so she could hear him better.

"Are there any limitations to each class? I'd pick the thief class since it's the closest thing to a ninja, but I just wanna make sure…"

"I don't know what a ninja is, but there are indeed limitations to each class. For example, a thief wouldn't be able to learn skills like intermediate magic that a mage could learn."

'Well, that's a bummer. I wanted to try learning magic, but if I choose the thief class, then I won't be able to do so until I… change clas-Ahhhh! I can't think with all these people shouting!'

Naruto was about to snap at the noisy adventurers when Luna spoke up again.

"There is also the adventurer's class that can learn skills from all the other classes… But with stats like yours-"

"I'll take it! Make me an adventurer please!"

. . .

The crowd fell silent, the previous excitement dying out in an instant.

'Hah! Serves them right!'

Naruto thought with a mischievous grin as the adventurers started walking away. He heard them mumbling amongst themselves, some of them saying things like: "Talk about a letdown" and "What a waste".

But that didn't bother him in the slightest. Besides, the adventurer class may be the weakest of the bunch, but now he could learn skills from all of the various classes! So what if it took a little longer to earn enough skill points? His adventurer's card said he already had plenty!

"I-I see… You could always change your class later."

Luna said with a strained smile, but she proceeded to make the changes to Naruto's adventurer's card and handed it to him.

"Now all you have to do is walk over to that board there and pick out a quest. But I recommend forming a party first. Solo hunting can be dangerous, especially for beginners."

"I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for helping me!"

Naruto said and took a second look at his adventurer's card, a massive grin on his face. He felt a sudden urge of excitement welding up inside him. His goal was to defeat the Demon King, but being an adventurer seemed kind of fun.

"You're very welcome, Naruto-san. I wish you luck on your adventures!"

Naruto waved to the pretty receptionist and turned towards the job board to pick his first job as an adventurer. He wasn't going to bother creating a party since he didn't plan on staying in this town for very long. Naruto Uzumaki wasn't a beginner in the slightest!

He'd stay in this town for a week at most and do some quests to earn some money, or at least until he understood the way this world worked a little better.

Later That Night…

A beautiful girl with light blue hair and blue eyes was arguing with a brown haired boy in a green tracksuit in the corner of the adventurer's guild.

"I'm telling you, Kazuma! I sensed a HUGE amount of demonic energy earlier today! But I couldn't find the source… But I'm telling you, I sensed it!"

"That's why you ran off, Aqua!? Because you suddenly took off running, I was late to bring the supplies, AND the boss yelled at me again! All because you thought you sensed something with your former whats-it-called powers."

"I'm not lying! Maybe it was general from the demon king's army looking for me! After all, I am a goddess. As in now. They must have sensed my holy presence!"

Aqua claimed loudly while slamming on the table.

"A Demon King army general? In the town farthest from the demon king's castle? Yeah right. It was probably a new 'player' with some hax-like powers."

Kazuma said and took a sip of his beverage, a self-satisfied look on his face.

"In fact, I think I bumped into the guy after you needlessly ran off. I showed him where the adventurer's guild was and even lent him some money to get started like any good senpai would."

"Eh~? Really~? Who would have thought Stingyzuma would part with his money so easily?"

Aqua retorted flatly while trying to sneak a hand towards Kazuma's plate while he wasn't looking, only to have it skillfully smacked by the other party.

"How rude! Don't call me 'Stingyzuma' just because I refused to lend you money! I was going to buy you that drink you wanted to try because I was in a good mood, but now I change my mind!"

"Why!? Besides, what if that guy wasn't even from Japan? Then that would mean you just gave your money to some random stranger for no reason! You could have bought me something with that money!"

Kazuma stopped drinking and calmly placed his cup on the table. He then looked at Aqua with a serious, yet competitive expression.

"Wanna bet on it?"

Aqua returned the look in full.

"Next week's rent."

The two then shook hands, both thinking that they had already won.

A/N: With that, the introductory is finally over! Time to get onto the fun stuff!

I'm going to be writing these chapters a little shorter than I usually do, and this will hopefully allow for a weekly update! Maybe even twice a week if the ideas keep flowing! :D

In case you haven't already guessed, Naruto arrives in Axel Town a couple days after Kazuma and Aqua.

For those who are worried that Naruto is too powerful for this world, fear not. I'm mainly going to be focusing on humor for this fic, and while Naruto one-shots all the Demon King's generals might be funny to some people, that will not be happening in this story.

On a side note, do all of you really think Sasuke is just gonna destroy the world? I don't really want to focus on the Elemental Nations at all in this story, but I did hint that something good changed in Sasuke for the better! 0_0

Well, that's it! Hope to see you in the next one! Spirit out!