Life Just Got Weird

Morning in Uzumaki Naruto's Apartment

"This is not happening."

Naruto Uzumaki just awoke from a dream filled with ramen and did not enjoy waking up before the finale.

Grumbling, the whiskered boy turned to face one of the most confusing things that can happen to a person.

A floating rectangular box that contains the words,

[You Slept on a Bed. HP and CP Fully Restored]

Fully awake, which was weird cause he usually was not a morning person, he gazed at the message curiously.

He wondered if it was a Genjutsu or not. He remembered how Iruka said you could break from a Genjutsu by using expelling Chakra.

He formed the Ram hand sign and shouted, "Kai!". Nothing happened, so he assumed it wasn't a Genjutsu.

"Did I do it wrong?" Naruto questioned. He never did it before, so he had no clue if it worked.

Swiping at it didn't work, as his hands just went through it.

Naruto groaned in frustration.

"Ugh... This will be annoying if it stays in my face all day." Immediately, the screen popped out of existence, causing the blonde to jump.

A pop-up came to replace its counterpart, but this one was slightly different, with the outline gilded.

[Intro to A Gamer's Life]

Would You Like to Proceed?

[Yes/No]

Not knowing what else to do, he pressed yes.

Then, pop up a large screen filled with options.

[Intro]

General

Status

Perks

Class

Titles

Reputation

Quest

Items

Skills

He chose [General] first since it was the first option.

[General]

The life of a Gamer is, as you can see, based on an RPG game. You can see your HP and CP in the top left corners of your sight.

Enemies are also affected by the Gamer interface. When you defeat a non-human enemy, they disappear into pixels and leave droppings. What the droppings are dependent on the amount of Luck one has. Say or think [Status Screen] to show your stat sheet.

Naruto thought [Status Screen], and another rectangular box came up.

Name: Uzumaki Naruto

Level: 1 (0/50)

Title(s): Pranking King

Class: Academy Student

Village: Konohagakure

HP: 2500/2500

CP: 160/160

STR: 7

DEX: 10

VIT: 15 + 5

INT: 3 + 5

WIS: 4

LUK: ???

Stat Points: 5

Primary Chakra Type: ???

Secondary Chakra Type: ???

Chakra Level: Advance Chunin

Chakra Control: Abysmal (The weakest Academy students have more chakra control than you)

Perks: Prankster (10% gain to experience in Sneaking and Trap Making, +10 DEX when Pranking), Uzumaki Lineage (+5 VIT and +5 INT for every level, 50% gain to ?, +25% gain towards ?), ? (? Unlocked, Chakra Type, -25% gain to Chakra Control), Unbreakable Will (+50% chance at creating allies and +50% experience gain toward Leadership skills)

Bio: Naruto is a lonely orphan that dreams of being Hokage and having the respect of everyone in the village. His life is shrouded in mysteries that are just waiting to be uncovered.

Surprised by all the information, Naruto was confused about what most of it meant.

"Woah! Is this for real!?" Advance Chunin is obviously great for an academy student.

Although, seeing that the weakest academy student was better than him at something irked him to no end.

"Wait. Uzumaki Lineage? Is that something about my family?" The blonde wasted no time pressing for a description, only to be disappointed.

[Uzumaki Lineage (Locked)]

Information concerning this Perk is locked.

Requirements:

WIS 15 or Basic Mastery in ? or Investigate

"Dang, it!" Naruto cursed the System before deflating in sadness. How else would an orphan react to having information about their family being barred from them?

If only he knew someone did know and was holding it from them.

They would be lucky if he only cursed them out. At least the System gave him a clear goal to unlock it.

After calming himself down, he clicked the next option [Status].

[Status]

The Status Menu basically shows your stats.

HP is your Health Points, and if your HP reaches zero, you die.

CP is your Chakra; if your CP reaches zero, you will be knocked out or unable to use any skills requiring CP for a time.

STR (Strength) is the amount of strength you have and how much damage your attacks can deal.

DEX (Dexterity) is how fast, flexible, and agile you are and how quick your reflexes are.

VIT (Vitality) is your total health, your endurance, and how much HP you recover. The more vitality you have, the more damage your body can take and how long you can fight.

INT (Intelligence) is your total CP or Chakra reserves, increasing your ability to learn and memorize material.

WIS (Wisdom) is how you use your knowledge and make decisions rationally. Your CP recovery speed also depends on it.

LUK (Luck) is the chance of the occasional droppings or Quest falling in your favor.

When your stats or another person's level are very high, you will be unable to see them, and they will be replaced with question marks (?) until you are strong enough to see them.

Stat points are points you can put into any stat, and you get 5 stat points per level.

Primary and Secondary Chakra types are the elemental affinities you can inherit from your parents or training in a particular element.

Chakra Control is how much control you have over your Chakra, depending on your training and how much Chakra you have.

Perks are temporary or permanent status effects that can be with you from the beginning to be uncovered later on.

Naruto was finally getting into the gist of things and couldn't wait to use the stat points.

Naruto was looking at his perks and was confused about why there were question marks. He decided to get his answers in the following options [Perks].

[Perks]

Perks can be good or bad, depending on what it is. It could have positive and negative effects that can affect two or more different things.

Some perks are heredity which means they come from your parents. Others come from repeated actions or habits.

They can affect the amount of experience you get towards a skill or stat, your reputation gains with someone, or the stat gains you get at each level. If a question mark is in the place of the perk, you must find out about it yourself, with your peers, or by researching.

Naruto was surprised at how short it was but didn't comment.

He was excited when he read about some inherited perks, but then he remembered there were question marks in place of some of the extras. He figures he would have to find out about his parents by himself.

He clicked the [Class] option next.

[Class]

Your Class is your ranking in your particular field. You are in the [Shinobi Field], which contains seven shinobi ranks: Genin, Chūnin, Tokubetsu Jōnin, Jōnin, Anbu, and Kage. Several other sub-categories exist, such as a medic-nin, hunter-nin, missing-nin, or torture and interrogation-nin. New ranks can be created.

Each rank brings different rewards and requirements. The tips can be new skills, perks, or titles being earned. Just think about the class name to see what your Class gives you.

Naruto realized he couldn't do some things as an Academy Student; he could probably do as a Genin.

With that, Naruto moved on to the next option.

[Titles]

Titles can be earned by completing an event, action, or achievement.

These titles can give you status effects that affect your interaction in that field. This also requires you to consider the title name for its benefits.

Seeing his title as the Pranking King filled him with pride. After all, no one can match pranking.

The benefits it gave him weren't too shabby, either.

[Pranking King]

+5 towards Trap Making for every successful Trap. +50% to Sneak's capabilities. When caught, -100 Rep with Target (Neutral and Below) and peers (Neutral and Below).

[Reputation]

Your Reputation affects your everyday life and how you interact with others.

Being on good terms with the people around you can bring rewards. Still, if you are on bad terms with the people around you, some things that can happen would be getting kicked out of stores, sabotage, and fights, among other things.

There are seven categories: Hostile, Hated, Unfriendly, Neutral, Friendly, Honored, and Exalted.

Hostile: 0/500 They will attack you whenever they can, if not outright.

Hated: 0/600 They will not disguise their dislike for you and want nothing to do with you.

Unfriendly: 0/700 They will ignore you and will spite you when they get the chance to.

Neutral: 0/800 They do not like nor dislike you and will only speak to you when you talk to them or when needed.

Friendly: 0/900 They like you and hang out with you from time to time.

Honored: 0/1000 You had shown to be an honest and loyal friend who would not steer them wrong.

Exalted: 0/1500 They view you as more important than life itself. They would fight to hell and back if you asked them to.

Naruto wanted to check out his Reputation with the people around him but knew if he didn't finish the tutorial soon, he would be late to the Academy.

[Quest]

There are four main types of quests: Main, Daily, History, and Relationship quest. Main Quests are major conflicts you face at any given time and can only be done once. Daily Quests are daily quests that restart every day. History Quests are encountered at historical locations or with ancient items. Relationship Quests arise when you try to bring up your Reputation with someone or a group.

So that's one way he can get the villagers' respect. He could do quests for them to boost his rep with everyone.

Excited to see the next one, he enthusiastically pressed [Items].

[Items]

Items are equipable and usable objects that can be of many uses. There are six rankings among items.

Poor: This item just plain sucks. It has low durability and provides few benefits, if any.

Common: This item is used daily and by pretty much anyone.

Uncommon: While not seen daily, this item is used frequently and provides good bonuses.

Rare: This item is difficult to find and make, for they require craftsmanship of a high degree. Only found in some places with great blacksmiths. These regularly have requirements or large bonuses when you use them.

Epic: There are only a few of its kind left. The teachings for such have vanished, and only a few are left. They are costly to buy and are usually difficult to use. These regularly have an extra ability that very few can do.

Legendary: These items are legendary because of their crafters, users, and abilities. Other legendary weapons can only match these weapons. Often, these items are sentient, and very few can hope even to hold them, for it chooses who wields them or not.

Naruto grew giddy as he read down the list. He pictured himself in regal armor facing against foes, but this wasn't the best one yet. He wanted to see what the other had to bring.

He clicked [Skills] without any hesitation whatsoever.

[Skills]

Skills can be active or passive. When passive skills are gained, their effects are automatic. Your skill ranking system has been updated to the Shinobi Ranking System.

E-rank skills require Academy-level Chakra and are not helpful in many situations. These cost the slightest bit of Chakra but need much control. Unless your chakra levels are too large, then both the E-rank, D-rank, and C-rank chakra exercises are unlocked automatically. Some do not require control, just Chakra. It can be upgraded into the next rank and beyond or be altered by leveling up the skill or unique action.

D-rank skills require High-Academy to Mid-Gennin level chakra and require less chakra control than E-rank skills. These skills are helpful occasionally and can, most of the time, be learned by anyone. Some do not require control, just Chakra. It can be upgraded into the next rank and beyond or be altered by leveling up the skill or unique action.

C-rank skills require High-Gennin to Mid-Chūnin level chakra and Gennin level chakra control. These skills are beneficial in many situations and are the most widely known section of Jutsus. While rare, some do not require control, just Chakra. It can be upgraded into the next rank and beyond or be altered by leveling up the skill or unique action.

B-rank skills require High-Chūnin to High-Tokubetsu Jōnin level chakra and Chūnin level control. Sometimes require more or less chakra control depending on the Jutsu. Skills of this caliber are more powerful and dangerous and are some shinobi's ace in the hole. It can be upgraded into the next rank and beyond or be altered by leveling up the skill or unique action.

A-rank skills require Low-Jōnin to Mid-Anbu level chakra and Jōnin level chakra control. Sometimes requires more or less chakra control, depending on the skill. Some of these skills are signature skills that make some people famous. It can be upgraded into the next rank and beyond or be altered by leveling up the skill or unique action.

S-rank skills require High-Anbu to Mid-Kage level chakra and Anbu level chakra control. Sometimes requires more or less chakra control, depending on the skill. Most of these skills are signature skills that require much time to master. It can be upgraded to the next rank or be altered by leveling up the skill and unique action.

+S-rank skill requires High-Kage to Biju level chakra and Kage level chakra control. Key figures in Shinobi History and the Biju use these skills.

After finishing the Intro, Naruto felt dead tired but knew he had to get up. Then he remembered what day it was. It was Saturday.

Naruto didn't know if he should smack himself in the face or just fall back asleep. Choosing the latter, Naruto fell asleep before his head hit the pillow.