CH. 2 Afterlife ( 2.0 )

(Yuto pov)

"Hello, young man." The golden silhouette spoke.

"Who are you??" I calmly asked as I felt warm.

"Calm. Even after all the things you've been through, huh?" He said as he nodded his head.

Now that I checked the surroundings, I looked down at the water, but I'm not falling nor was there any splashes it just rippled. The sky had stars that light the night sky. My body isn't here anymore no matter how I looked. I seem to be nothing but an illusion.

"Ahem, young man, are you listening? "

"Where am I? " I asked.

The old man gave an expression like he was teaching his grandchildren.

??? : "Well, if you were paying attention, you would know. This is the afterlife, and I am GOD the one. Your soul is between space and time brought to me. "

This isn't a dream, the cold water, and the warm atmosphere. But what makes me so special is that he needs me. A possible candidate to relieve his boredom or a power struggle.

"This is no way to relieve my boredom or any power struggle in heaven between gods. Besides, I am sure they can't make a mess of things. " He answered as he read my thoughts.

"So why am I here? What reason made you pick me out of millions of people." I spoke as I looked around my surroundings.

"Your soul." He responded.

' My soul?? ' I thought.

"My soul, what's so special about it? Don't tell me that I have some hidden powers in it."

"Oh no, it's not something special it's just stronger than the others. Hmm, I'll explain it to you. Come walk with me. " God spoke as he turned around, and I followed him.

He walked with a cool stick. Although I couldn't get a good look at him, I didn't really care.

We walked for a while until I spoke.

"So my soul, what's the reason it's so strong than the others? " I asked.

"For all your life, you've been struggling with everything that didn't go your way. When the world abandoned you, you kept fighting."

Struggle, it was something I've always learned from. My father, who taught me about overcoming them, was probably the good thing that has ever happened to me.

" The soul grows as you struggle with life, overcoming obstacles physically and mentally. But most important of all, you've made peace for yourself. You've accepted who you are dying fighting for what you believed in, as well as increased karma. You saved potential lives being at risk."

" You're quite the hero." He spoke.

A hero, I have never considered myself one.

"Alright then, what now? I'm sure you didn't bring me here to explain all that, right?"

" Yes, I'm here to give you a second chance." He responded as he stretched his hands towards me.

"What meaning will that have? do you actually think I'll live once more to struggle again!?"

God: " *cough* anime world *cough*"

"Alright, I'm in!" I excitedly shouted.

God gave me a weird look.

" Hey, don't look at me like that." I spoke as I tried to turn away.

We stopped walking as God held his hand and a bright light shown.

"Ahem, alright enough wasting time again. Now I'm going to give you three wishes and make them count. After that you'll choose a world you must go into. "

"Hold on, would I get the powers of a God like you as well? Also, could I customize my appearance in my second life? "

God: "No, you can't wish for it, and neither could you attain it unless I would allow you to. And for your appearance, I forgot about that..... " I couldn't see face, but I felt like he was looking away.

"uuuuuuuhhhhh, my first wish is to have a system, a gamer system to be exact, with a map, inventory, skills, stats, gamer mind, gamer body, and appraisal. My second wish is for the ability to travel to different worlds. And my third wish is uh well fuck it, I'll pick Gacha even though my luck is shit."

God: " Are you sure you want these wishes? "

"Yeah, also the world I want to reincarnate is in Naruto the same age as the casting characters. "

God: "Alright then, you could now choose your appearance. "

With that said, a black system panel popped up with white letters as well as an avatar on its right.

I looked at my old body. It was something I always hated, but at the same time, I loved.

"Your avatar here is an example of how you'll look in your adulthood." God explained

"Adulthood? I'm reincarnating as a kid again?" I looked up to God from the system.

"5 years old, to be exact. " He responded.

"Just great, I guess." I sighed as I looked back at the panel.

Turning my attention to my avatar. Hmm, I feel like getting the most cliche avatar here. So white hair, red eyes wait, no make its golden eyes, perfect, and height 183 cm. Skin? Jade beauty the fuck!! Yeah no ain't looking to be mistaken as a woman. Pale skin? Yeah, I guess I'll choose that. Tattoos hmm nah. And I think that's about it.

"Alright, I'm done here,"

"Alright, let me see, hm, that's a little cliche, but oh well." He spoke as the golden ball of light circled around me as it entered my body.

God: " Now you'll be going now, goodbye. And a little tip, good luck happens if bad luck has been washed away."

"Huh, what? "

With that, everything turns dark for me, and the next thing I understand is that I'm feeling pain.

"Arrrrrgghh dammit!!"

*Ding gamer system online I.D. 5386719670529 or player Yuto Takahashi, downloading gamer body and gamer mind are in effect. *

.... 12%.....

"DAAAMMIITTTT!!!! "

... 36%...

Pain, the memories of a 5-year-old, my old life, and my system are downloading to my soul.

..... 64%...

I don't know how, but I can feel the system in my soul just being down there as it integrates into me.

... 86%....

I grabbed the blanket that was next to me and bit down as hard as I could, trying not to let out a sound.

..... 100%..... Download complete...

"Huff huff huff!!"

'Damn, old Geezer forgot to explain this shit!!'

(Third pov)

"Achoo, as damn! I forgot to explain about the soul crushing pain of reincarnating!" I shouted but later shrugged.

" Eh, I'm sure he'll be fine."