Painless
Keep telling yourself that, it might make it hurt less
..Shut up
I can hear the ambulance coming. Maybe...
You know damn well that they aren't going to make it in time. You're gonna die, Sean
Goddammit, you don't know that! Shut up!
"..ey! ...th me! Doc.. fty grams of.. Get him u… Hurr.. Losing way too… lood.."
Voices were coming in and out. My vision was going blurry. I could feel the tears streaming down my face, falling down onto the dry asphalt road
Oh, stop crying, ya damn child
...You're really pissing me off, you know that?
I try~~!
By now, I was losing way too much blood. I felt unnaturally cold. Freezing. The world around me was going darker... Greyer... Blacker
I was going to die
Ding ding ding! He finally figures it out! Show him his prize~!
My response was cut short as I began to see a light, through all of the darkness
I didn't care if the heart monitor was slowing down. I didn't care about the chaos that was happening in the back of the ambulance - how they were trying to keep me from dying. I didn't even care that I couldn't feel or hear anything anymore
That light... I wanted to touch it
"...eep him stab… ot letting... die! ..most there…"
The driver's voice was going faint. He was the only thing I could hear as I walked towards the bright shiny white glob of light
It was just so…
Beautiful...
Beautiful...
"Good evening, Sean"
Huh?
Where am I?
"Why don't you guess?"
Who..?
..Wait
Everything is white... Like that light. I was just dying... Is this...?
The afterlife?
"Bingo! Right on the first try! Impressive~"
The voice was coming from behind me, only, I couldn't turn my head to look at whoever or whatever was speaking to me
"Rude. I am not a what... Well, I guess I am.. But that's not important right now. You can't look at me because it will make you go insane, blah blah, babbling idiot, yadda yadda, you get the idea"
I'm strangely calm in this situation...
"No time to explain that. I'm here to offer you something"
Offer? What.. kind of offer?
"Good! Most aren't willing to listen to me after I explain the insanity part. Hell, even the calming aura can't calm them down. Shoulda saw the last one. The guy started screaming for his mother" I could almost imagine the face and posture that the being made "' I dun wanna b' here no more mommyyy! Help me!' Haha!"
The offer?
"Oh right! I want to give you another chance at life!"
…
…
What?
"Another chance at life! You know - eat, sleep, talk, exist. I guess there's a bit more than that, but you get the idea~ So? Come on! It'll be fun!"
What's the catch?
"Oooh, a smart one? Or a curious one. Who knows? I like it... Hmph. I guess I'll tell you. I'm going to send you to a world of your choice, however, I want you to test something for me"
Test something?
"Yeah! I made it yesterday and I reeeeally want to send it out on a test drive. I can't really suppress my power enough to make it interesting, so I picked the first being that interested me to test it out, which would be you! I guess it would be better to show you, wouldn't it?"
Wai-
[Initiating Bootup Process..]
[Warming up internal servers..]
[Contacting Administrators for Level 5 access..]
[Access granted..]
[Enter Passcode : ********]
[Passcode accepted]
[Welcome!]
[You have been granted first use to me! GAME1324AS-05]
"Ah, yeah I still haven't given it a name yet…"
Seriously?
"Shut it. Programming is hard and I have a lot of responsibilities. Coming up with a name isn't one of them. I think that's Carl's, actually…"
Who the hell is-?
[Please enter your name!]
[_]
I glared at the screen for a second before doing what it said
[Sean_]
[Please choose which world you would like to start your new life in!]
[Naruto] [x]
[One Piece] [ ]
[Dragon Ball] [ ]
[Bleach] [ ]
[Harry Potter] [ ]
[More…]
I looked carefully over each and every one of these choices. In the end, it came down to one
Naruto
Why? Well, I didn't necessarily want to become a pirate, or join the military, so that was out. Plus, I'm really afraid of drowning and deep waters, so…
Dragon ball? Three words - Planet, Boom, Scary
Bleach was kinda the same. I didn't really want to fuck with people who could literally cut my very spirit into a million tiny little pieces. Fuck that
I guess Harry Potter as well. Everyone there could end up killing me with either sheer stupidity or two short words. Plus, hanging around a couple hundred kids suffering from the horrors of hormones and puberty for 7 whole years sounds scarier than dying. Trust me, I worked as a middle school sub for a semester. There's a reason that I only worked one semester
The more tab didn't have many more interesting things. Dr. Stone? I'm not smart, nor strong, nor do I want to live like a caveman for years before cell phones are invented. Even if this thing operates like I think it does, it's not worth it
There were things like Gurren Lagann, Star Wars, maybe even Borderlands, that caught my eye, however, most of those were greyed out and I couldn't select them. Nothing really stood up to Naruto.
The place was... "perfect", or close to it at least, in terms of Survival - if you know what you're doing - and ease of power attainment.
[Naruto]
[A Class 6 Planetary World. Normal Difficulty]
[ERROR]
[Name does not fit the cultural origin of the selected world. Choosing a new name..]
[New name was chosen - Saito]
[Please choose where you wish to start your new life]
[Amegakure] [ ]
{Singin' in the Rain~}
A village that rains 24/7 cannot be good for your body.
Gains to CHR and VIT are halved
{A War-torn village has its benefits. Cons as well, but some benefits}
+2 to both STR and DEX per level, however, a greater chance to go Insane, Rogue, or end up Dead
[Hoshigakure] [ ]
{Starlight, star bright}
Once every ten years, you gain one wish. Be careful what you wish for!
[Iwagakure] [ ]
{Stonehead}
Iwa nin tend to be a tad bit on the dumb side most of the time
+3 to STR and VIT stats per level, however your gain on INT and WIS will be halved. 150% Gain towards Earth-related Techniques
{Stubborn}
You are from Iwa. If you aren't stubborn, get the hell outta here
150% Gain towards mental defense skills, however, reputation gains get cut down to 80% because of your stubborn nature
[Kirigakure] [ ]
{Bloody Mist}
You were born in one of the most deadly of the five shinobi villages. You're gonna be picking up a thing or two on your travels
200% Gain towards sword skills and 150% towards general weapon skills. Because of the stigma towards the mist, 50% gain towards foreign shinobi and 150% towards fellow Kiri Shinobi.
{A Watery Grave}
Being around so much water has to have some effect on your physiology
150% Gain towards Water-related techniques
[Konohagakure] [ ]
{Will of Fire}
Camaraderie and Teamwork. Traits preached like the words of God. Not like it doesn't work...
200% Reputation gain towards fellow Konoha Shinobi and +2 towards CHA per level. 150% Gain towards Fire related techniques
{Blind}
Konoha citizens and Shinobi tend to be a little dumb, don't they?
-1 towards WIS and INT per level. Possible to get rid of
{Strongest Village}
Having fought and been on the winning side of all three wars, the title of strongest is deserved.
+1 to all stats besides LUC per level. 75% rep gain towards foreign shinobi
[Kumogakure] [ ]
{Zip Zap Chop}
It seems like everyone from Kumo has a sword of their own. Where do they get all of that steel from? I guess they do live near a buncha' mountains
150% gain towards Sword skills as well as Lightning related techniques.
{Strongest Spear and Shield}
Kumogakure shinobi tend to be really muscular. Like the Third and Fourth Raikage. They're pretty strong I guess
+2 to STR and DEX stats per level. -1 to WIS
[Otogakure] [ ]
{Vicious}
Otogakure isn't all sunshine and rainbows. In fact, it's far from it. More like that light from the Arc of the covenant and Rice. Lots of Rice
CHA Gains are cut down to 25%. +1 to STR and VIT per level. Reputation gain towards foreign shinobi is nullified
{Experiment}
In an effort to create an army to stand up to Konoha, you are experimented upon at birth. Fun~!
+3 to STR and DEX per level. Lifespan is greatly decreased. Chance to gain a random bloodline trait
[Sunagakure] [ ]
{Sandy}
Cheeks? Nah
150% Gain towards Wind-related techniques
{Dry}
Need milk? Or Water? I have both
Due to your dry personality, villages don't quite like you that much. 75% towards rep gains
[Uzushiogakure] [ ]
{Ramen!}
Uzumaki don't just love ramen because of its taste. They love it because of how it feels!
Whenever eating Ramen, you have a 0.01% chance of gaining a random stat point! Happy eating!
{Bonds}
Uzumaki create bonds. They do not destroy them
Whenever rep enters [Friends], rep will not go down unless you try to actively do so, or the subject genuinely does not want your company.
[Surprise me~ ] [ x ]
No major Debuffs
A Random starting location in the wilderness. Completely randomized base stats between 1-30 and two randomized passive skills, one random active skill, and one random weapon
Test your luck
Random wasn't really a hard choice to make. In fact, it seemed like it was the best option out of all of them. No debuffs? Randomized stats? Two random passives and one active? A free weapon?!
At this point, I felt confident in my luck to guide me
[You chose {Surprise me~}!]
[Hmmmm... You're sure? Absolutely certain? There is no going back after this. One last chance to say no]
I felt my eye twitch
Yes, I want to choose Surprise Me. The damn thing is already mocking my choices...
"Ah? The Randomized Option? You're absolutely sure? I know it seems like a great option, but..." I could almost see the grimace forming "Anyways, Alan is an idiot and created that option. I just want to make sure you're absolutely certain"
You're really not making me feel confident here...
"Hey, I'm just looking out for you! I don't wanna lose my guinea pig!"
Gee, how nice of you. Yes, I want to choose the Surprise Me option.
"Ooookay. Your choice. Now then, time to drop ya'"
Wait a minute, hold on, drop me?!
[Appearance automatically Chosen]
[Selected template 'Cloud Strife']
[Have a nice day!]
"I'll contact you when I need to! Toodles~!"
Waitwaitwait-OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHSHITSHITSHIT!
THWAP
(Revision - March 15, 2020)
I didn't change much here, as you can see. I completely scrapped the wish idea and replaced it with some random skills and a weapon. The up and coming chapters will (For sure) be completely different
Hope you all stick around! See ya in the next one