Chapter 3: A Shinobi

[Why did the Fourth Hokage Seal the 9 Tailed Beast into a kid? (*You have to answer in 1 line.* Your rating will depend on your answer. Depending on your answer, you will be able to select a Jutsu)]

I paused for a while as I looked at this question. I had so many answers. However I decided to go with the one that Minato had said again and again.

"Minato Namikaze, sealed half of the 9 tailed fox, Kurama, into his son, Naruto Uzamaki, because he believed that his son would be able to control the power of Kurama to defend the village from any threats."

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{The answer is being vet by the main system}

The page had changed a bit at the end but I didn't really mind that. After all, the system probably didn't anticipate someone knowing a main part of the middle of Naruto Shippuden.

After about 30 seconds though, I had my answer.

{You have been granted the highest reward, an S-Rank ninjutsu.}

{Please select an S-Rank ninjutsu}

As I looked at that, I didn't really have an idea of what to pick. Why? It asked me to pick based on my memory.

How the hell were other players supposed to survfive like this.

I didn't realy have an idea of what to pick. I thought about jutsu through the show. The most overpowered ones were usually bloodline limits…wait.

"I pick the jutus, wood style: Deep Forest emergence."

{The Players character does not have an affinity to the 'Wood' element. Do you still wish to go through with this selection?}

Dammit, seems like I have to go with the other one then.

"I pick the Flying Thunder God Jutsu."

{Flying Thunder God Jutsu has been awarded to Player Michael}

{Random Character shall now be generated}

[Now, enjoy the Elemental nations]

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[Status Panel of Player Michael

Name: Shikomu Nara

Title: Konoha Shinobi

(Training speed in Konoha increases by 100%)

Ninja Rank: Genin

(Access to Genin level missions)

Physical Stat: Low- Genin (1/100)

Chakra Amount: Low-Genin (1/100)

Chakra Control: Beginner

Ninjutsu:

Flying Thunder God (*)

Genjutsu: -Nil-

Taijutsu: -Nil-]

Before anything, I checked for the logout button and sighed in relief as I saw it.

As I read through my status panel, I saw the notification at the 'Flying Thunder God' section. I was about to look into it more as I heard a voice from my side.

"Seems like the last one has arrived." I heard a teenager's voice. Turning to the side, I could see a teenager around 5 Feet ( 152cm) tall. He had pitch black hair that was hanging down to his eyebrows yet not covering his eyes. He gave off a mature vibe despite his age.

"Don't worry, we are all players," I heard a feminine voice. Turning to my right, I could see a female of the same age, standing at 4 '9 (145cm) also with black hair. Her hair fell down her back and she had a cheery aura around her.

"You should be getting the quest now." Said the boy, and as he did, another panel showed up in front of me.

[Tutorial Quest

Rank: ?

Description: You were lucky enough to start as a three man squad inside of a major village inside of the game. Now your goal is to pass your Jounin instructors test.

Reward: Being a part of a Jounins squad and getting the help of a powerful shinobi. This will easily allow you to learn skills and get stronger

Failure: Being sent to Konoha Genin corps, barely allowing for chances of promotion anytime soon.

Quest starts 5 minutes after the last player joins]

"How about we go about introducing ourselves? By that I mean our game characters of course." The male said.

"Sure. I'll go first. My name in the game is Ayumi Okada. This isn't my first time gaming but it is my first time playing an MMO." Ayumi said.

"My name is Kazuto Uchiha." Kazuto said. The second he said his family name, my face shot towards him. Uchiha? Was he a reincarnator as well, and he picked this family name? Or was he simply unlucky?

"I have played plenty of games before, however it seems like the elemental nations wouldn't be the same as them. In the announcements it was written that everything is AI generated for character interactions, so everyone in the world would be moving in uncharted territories." He explained his view points.

As he finished, he looked towards me for my introduction.

I stared at him for a bit, before sighing. I decided to gamble a little.

"My name is Shikomu. I didn't get a family name. Seems like they have some meaning so you guys lucked out. Anyways I have never played a game like this at all so I hope you guys will guide me." I told them.

"How have you lived in our horrible world and not gamed? Also, isn't moving around like this amazing? There's finally space!" Ayumi said, as she stretched and moved around.

As she said that, I also moved a little. It felt surreal. I felt as if I was inside of the real world.

"Alright. Seems like all of you are here." We heard a grown up voice come from out of nowhere.

All 3 of us were startled, tried to look around yet had found no one.

"Over here." We heard the man's voice. Then, looking in front of us, I could see a man in standard Konoha Jounin gear in front of us.

He didn't have any hair, and had monk-like beads around his neck. I was confused by it since I had never seen a character like this in the anime. He was massive in frame. So big I couldn't approximate his height, but he had an extremely built body.

'This world is supposed to be way bigger.'

There were already millions of people joining the game. To compensate for this, the world had to have expanded massively. So while the overall plot seemed similar to the world of Naruto that I know, there would definitely be differences.

Different characters.

Different plotlines.

Different missions.

However the basis should be the same.

I turned to my right to see familiar Hokage heads. I could see the 4 Hokages faces on the stone.

Also the clans, the question the system had asked me. Some of the fundamentals were the same.

"My name is Naido Namiashi. Let me start with introducing myself too, since I know about you guys from your academy profiles." He said.

As he said that, it ringed in my head that our characters already had a role inside of this game? Did this mean we had to role-play a little?

"Let's see…I am a twin. Extreme devotee to Buddha…and wish that my genin will be so too!" He said, as he clasped his hands together.

"Now. You guys are from the Orphan class and barely passed the Academy test. Right now you will have to go through 1 more test from me to see if you're fit to become my genin or go to the genin corps."

As he said we are orphans, more things became clear to me.

I realized how the AI was playing it.

If the 4th Hokage was already dead, which I was assuming he was, it would mean that the Kyuubi attack had already happened.

That means the AI would allow for players to become Uchiha and Senju, yet the village wouldn't know about it.

To me, this didn't change much.

After all, I didn't know it before, and I couldn't control my past.

"What test are you thinking, Sensei?" Asked Kazuto.

Naido smiled a little, as he took out 2 bells.