After three years, Naruto ended up as a famous solo player on Elder Tales under the alias of Maelstrom. His true name in the game was Akio. Naruto was joyous about this game, so he typically skipped academy training to play the game. Then a few months later, there was a notice saying there would be a new update called the novice sphere pioneers. He had changed his subclass to the chef so he could have a different game perspective to broaden his experience. Naruto was so excited about the new expansion that he was coming up with, so he immersed himself in his ninja training to get money for new equipment. When the expansion came out, it happened when he was transported into Elder Tales.