1 Another new Beginning!
[Ping!]
[You have entered the Selection Room!]
[You have experienced selective amnesia. All memories of friends and family have been removed. Memories of previous life hidden, necessary memories kept back.]
[Motor skills have been retained.]
[Please create your character profile!]
"Wha..." I exclaimed in surprise as I realized I was floating. I looked around but the screen? Panel? Kept hovering around at the center of my vision.
It took a moment for me to comprehend what was happening. The momentarily dread was further followed by confusion, I couldn't understand what I was seeing. A game? What game? I didn't... wait what was my name?
I was confused not knowing who I was, more the literal aspects of things, the only thing left in my head were the faded personal memories. No matter how much I tried, I couldn't get access to most of my memories. Only after reading the screen, did I realize whatever this was, the afterlife or whatever had wiped out, or at least hidden, most of my memories.
'Naruto, Dragon Ball Z, Harry Potter, One Piece...'
'What an odd collection of things to remember' I thought after searching and failing to find any hint of recognition of anything real, the only thing that was left in my mind was all the information about the mangas and books I had read, the movies I had seen, and the shows I had watched.
I looked at the blue translucent screen in front of me.
[Please select name:]
I looked at the text box before me and squinted my eyes, did I have eyes, was I in an astral form?
I blinked and looked at everything around me, it was pitch black, and even though I could move my hands around, when I tried to touch my face my hand passed through it. It was a bizarre situation that took me several moments to get used to.
I looked at all the boxes before me, 'My memories are...gone and now I'm some kind of ghost or is it just my soul?' I blinked, that was...how does this even work I could feel myself blink but not feel or touch my face.
I tried to remember my name, my age, anything but nothing sprang up. I always came up blank, with no memories, no flashes of recognition of any name. I...I didn't know who I was.
The stories and manga were the only thing I knew now. A name? I guess the only option left for me is to steal one right?
"...Itachi," I replied. I paused midway to marvel at the fact that somehow I could speak but not feel my face, at the same time hoping by following through with the box questions, I could eventually find some way to resolve this memory issue.
'Itachi was probably my favorite character, even though he was completely flawed and manipulated by Danzo. Kishimoto made him a little too cool for me not to pick it.' I thought. I don't know why my memories were in this state, but if I get a new name, I might as well go with one I like.
'How does this even work, my body isn't able to physically interact with the world so I shouldn't be able to touch anything, or make sounds...' I thought. The screen once again caught my attention as it flickered once again with familiar choices appearing on it.
...
[Name: Itachi]
[Please select the gaming world:]
[Naruto]
[Naruto{Ero Edition!}]
[Harry Potter]
[Harry Potter{Ero Edition!}]
[Percy Jackson and the Olympian]
[Percy Jackson and the Olympian{Ero Edition!}]
...
There were just 6 highlighted options and everything else was crossed out. I blinked. As I tried to recall, I realized that it was far easier to remember the entire storyline of Naruto, Harry Potter, and Percy Jackson than trying to search through my memories for anything else. It seems the selective amnesia was for this reason or maybe something else.
With my impending fate hanging in the balance, against foes that could change the terrain with a single breath, a flick of a wand, and quite literally stop time. The Normal Harry Potter world was the best option. And if there was any other choice given, then I would not hesitate but his eyes kept gravitating toward the second option.
'Ero-edition... does this mean what I think it means?' I thought as I read through the options again. At the upper right corner of the screen was a small black arrow (<-)< strong> so I was pretty sure that I could come back if the choice didn't feel too great.
With some dread settling at the back of my mind I clicked on the [Naruto{Ero Edition!}] option.
...
[First Run detected...Default settings are being implemented for this game run.]
[Choose starting Village!]
[Konoha]
[Kiri]
[Iwa]
[Suna]
[Kumo]
...
'I can choose my starting village...' I was impressed by the options presented but considering that my life was on the line, and the presence of several hot boobs in Konoha was enough to sway my decision. I looked at the comforting (<-)< strong> arrow that was still present as I clicked on Konoha.
The panel shifted before me once again as another expansive list appeared before me, this time it contained the names of familiar clans.
...
[Choose your starting Clan!]
[Hyuga]
[Yamanaka]
[Nara]
[Akimichi]
[Aburame]
[Uchiha]
[Hatake]
[Senju]
...
I blinked.
This list was far more expansive than I thought, the choices and their implications were interesting and I took some time to think about it...
I took a long pause before realizing I had a chance to do something hilarious. And since I was already going to look to have fun in this playthrough, might as well go all in.
'Even though playing as an Uchiha in an Ero World would be a bummer, I have to try it no?' I thought as I clicked the (<-)< strong> arrow two times and once again arrived at the name selection screen. I swiftly deleted the name with a thought and then typed the three-letter word with great novelty.
*Click* *Click* *Click*
...
[Name: Bob]
[Please select the gaming world:]
[Naruto]
[Naruto{Ero Edition!}]
[Harry Potter]
[Harry Potter{Ero Edition!}]
[Percy Jackson and the Olympian]
[Percy Jackson and the Olympian{Ero Edition!}]
...
I grinned repeating the selection process I blazed through the next two screens before finally choosing Uchiha on the Clan selection screen.
'I could do with being a Senju but the memes... plus since the Uchiha clan is mostly extinct, so I would be an orphan....' I thought. Though being one of the only surviving members of the Uchiha clan I would have quite high scrutiny, but for the Sharingan and the memes...
'Plus as an orphan, I won't have any responsibilities... and Sharingan of course.' Once the thought was stuck in my head I couldn't stop the grin from spreading across my face... I had a face in this astral form, right?
I looked through the options again and clicked on the [Uchiha] option. I was ready for the next selection window but the situation took a surprising turn. My first warning was that the (<-)< strong> arrow vanished. The sense of panic dwelling up in me was further enhanced as I gulped and read the next few words on the panel. Only when I read the last option did I sigh in relief.
'That was a bit too close wasn't it?'
...
[Uchiha Clan selected...Possibility of an Uchiha clan member existing in Konoha without violating the character creation rules <0.0001%]< strong>
[Select one of the three possible starts:]
[Petri Dish]
[Timeline change]
[Unknown Orphan]
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AN- Welcome to Naruto: Ero World! A smut/Plot story set in the Naruto Universe! The World is AU in order to accommodate the choice of selection of the Ero World. Further changes to the timeline will be shown in the next chapter.
I wanted to carry on the story baseline once imagined by light_novel_addict, and I have his permission to change the start of the novel to something that I like better.
Regarding the name of the MC. The name Bob means bright, at least according to Google. So the name would be transcribed into Japanese. 'Akio' is a Japanese name that means Bright and Hero so it will have to do. While the means of Bob Uchiha being real are amusing. I don't want to take it too seriously.
