Naruto : A Second Chance

Looking at the young a.d.u.l.t in front of him he saw very bad gear, a sword on his back and a bored look on his face. His hair was similar to Shikamaru's, his Eyes in a deep brown, though the bags under them made him look rather unmotivated. His armor was torn up in different places, but what was the most Particular thing about him was the sword. It was used of course.

"Sure," Naruto grinned, and saw numbers appear around Maron.

[Maron, a swordsman.

1200 HP

300C]

"That guy seems so weak…"

"Hey I heard that!" Maron shouted, and Naruto realized he said that aloud.

"Sorry, sorry, let's just fight." Naruto

The used sword was out of the scabbard faster than he could see.

'The flesh is weak…' Naruto thought, blocking the sword with his own, "but the technique is flawless!"

Grinning, Naruto blocked each strike and replaced his sword in the scabbard.

"IAIDO!" The technique cut through the air and hit Maron's arm.

Things to end rather fast in actual battles. Not here though. Maron's HP reached below 50% and turned orange.

"YOU THINK SUCH SLOPPY TECHNIQUES CAN BEAT ME!?" Maron shouted, his face suddenly determined.

[Iaido: Experienced increased.]

"IAIDO!" This time the strike was blocked and Maron spun around, letting his sword drop and gripping it before striking with the other arm all that before Naruto could sheath his sword again. His right shoulder was hit, luckily the cut was rather shallow because of the lacking power.

"Overhead!" Naruto didn't know why he shouted it, but he felt a slight increase in speed attacking with it. 'That's right, it's a skill, isn't it?"

"VERTICAL STRIKE!" Naruto hit Maron's hands and cut through a finger.

"IAIDO!" Maron's sword pierced his shoulder the moment Naruto cut open his enemies c.h.e.s.t.

[Iaido: Lv. 2 reached. Faster and stronger draw.]

[Maron defeated.

ACHIEVEMENT: First Milestone ¬ Win your first real battle. 1 Permanent Perk Point.]

"Hey, I don't know much about games, but shouldn't I get EXP or something!?"

The game uses no Level for NPC's or the player to make it harder to judge an enemy. Under fifty people with equal HP and Chakra, one could still be better.

"Grghhhhh… Hey, you alright?" Naruto asked Maron on the floor. The battered swordsman stood up and glared at Naruto.

"You have beaten me. Your technique isn't as bad as I thought. Here, take this."

[Obtained Equipment Set "Light Samurai Armor".]

"Hey dude, that's a bit much­" Maron was gone. "Stupid events! I should move to avoid them!"

"Menu! Inventory!"

[Light Samurai Armor, adds to speed of Kenjutsu and Ninkenjutsu. Small armor bonus (+10 Defense)]

"Totally going to equip that." Naruto nodded. The armor was of a simple design, a typical Samurai armor without shoulder plates or greaves. Even the helmet was missing! But it was better than his current armor.

"My poor orange…"

Sadly the armor was in red.

"Deal with it." Kurama said, laughing in his mind.

"I remind you that I wore an orange jumpsuit when I KICKED YOUR A.S.S!" Naruto shouted. Small victories.

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"Hmm… Menu, Quest!"

Naruto learned that shortcuts worked instead of seeking the relevant screen. Small victories.

Current Quests

Wave ­ Join or Defeat Gatou to for money or to free the citizens of his rule.

"I guess that can wait a bit, Konoha takes the mission on and it's not like I have a chance against Zabuza by myself…" If there was a stat for actual intelligence he would have gained it right there. But a player character is nothing without the player, and as such only as smart as him. "I feel as if someone just said something terribly rude."

[Akatsuki ¬ a mysterious organis-]

"Yeah, right, I would be dead, next."

[Chunin Exams ­ Be in Konoha for Chunin Exam Finals to continue this quest.]

"This is going to take some time though…"

[Jinchuriki of One ¬ Meet Sabaku no Gaara.]

[Kiri Civil War ­ Join Yagura or Terumi Mei in the Civil War and help them against the opposing site.]

"Gahhh! I can't choose which to do first! Wasn't Yagura supposed to be controlled by Madara right now?" Naruto gripped his hair and glared at the quest list.

"This thing updated when I thought about where I could help, right? What about the other Jinchuriki? Those need to be warned!"

[QUEST: Yagura's Purge ­ Find out the truth about Yagura's control under Uchiha Madara.]

[QUEST: Akatsuki updated ­ Optional Objective: Search for the other Jinchuriki and warn them of Akatsuki.]

"Hell yes!" Naruto grinned, hitting the quest and watching an arrow appearing out of nowhere.

[Quest Marker appear when you choose on quest as main focus. They point you to the general area of the target, but never to the target itself. If the target

wishes to be hidden, the general area spreads much further.]

From the direction of the arrow it pointed clearly at Land of Lightning. The place with two Jinchuriki not hated by their village, for their control.

[Objectives: Killer B and Nii Yugito. Jinchuriki of Eight and Jinchuriki of Two respectively.]

Onwards to Kumo!

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Humming some senseless tune, Naruto sped through the trees and watched the forest thinning out. To reach Kumogakure he would need to go through the Land of Hot Water and the Land of Frost… The Land of Frost where they lost the battle.

"Tch…" Naruto wasn't happy about this game. But it gave him a chance.

But right now? He needed sleep. He was on his feet since hours and just in front of him was Yugakure! A place to rest! Of course he was at his apartment to get everything he had before leaving, it's not like he was that stupid. It's not like he has much stuff, actually. He just realized he didn't have any source of income too!

"Noooo!" At least he had enough to sleep a night here, which should be enough time to reach Kumo going full speed. But as he was about to go to sleep he heard strange whispers.

"Did you hear about the bandit camps near the village?" A voice said from outside of his room. "Many Yugakure ninja weren't happy about their forced retirement and joined their ranks."

"It's not like Yugakure had any strong ninja, Baa-sama," another voice chuckled.

"Yes, of course, but someone trained as ninja could easily take down a whole bandit group, let alone a village!" The old woman sounded worried, "I would pay for some ninja in Kumo to get rid of them, but they charge too much as neighbouring country."

[Quest available: The Bandits of Yugakure ­ Defeat the bandits of Yugakure to get loot and pay.]

Throwing open the door, Naruto grinned at the two coincidentally standing women in front of it. "I will take care of them for as much as you are ready to pay!"

"My, my, thank you young man."

Typical game logic dictates that no one will wonder why exactly you would do that when you were obviously no ninja.

[Quest Accepted: The Bandits of Yugakure.]

"But first!" Naruto turned around, shutting the door and throwing himself at the bed. "Sleep."