CHAPTER 6 FINALLY
Everything turned black. Slowly the red glow of the room came into focus around me. I let out a long sigh of relief. “Fuck that,” I repeated. A shiver running through my body. “Gantz is hard mode.” I brought up my status screen.
Name
Weston Watanabe
Current Quest:
World 1:
High School of the Dead
World 1 Quest:
Escape the School
World 2:
Gantz
World 2 Quest:
Bring Kei to Life
Passive Skills:
Memory Meld
Usable Abilities:
Status Screen
World Escape
24:00:00
Bonuses
N/A
There were 10 other doors I hadn’t checked. I knew there were thousands of different animes, but so far I was thrust into the apocalypse ones. I started to think that the North wall of doors had a theme. It sucked that I had to risk 24 hours in another new world again, but I was willing to risk it. The next mission in Gantz was a lot deadlier than the first. I practiced with the gear, but still, I wasn’t confident.
Looking down I noticed I was in my Gantz bodies street clothes. But there was no black armor. I let out another defeated sigh. I had hoped to have it for the next world, but since I failed the quest I guessed that was asking too much.
The key still in front of the North-North-West door I decided to try the one next to it, opposite the Gantz world. On a new wall this one was West-North-West. I ground my teeth prepping myself. But I eventually took the plunge. Stepping through into complete darkness I was soon met with a very familiar view. The faces of the 4 Hokages.
“Fuck yeah!” I yelled as my arms were thrown in the air. Laughing hysterically some tears came to my eyes as I studied the 4 carved stone faces of the Hokages from Naruto. There was Hashirama Sengu, the First Hokage. Tobirama Senju the Second Hokage. Hiruzen Sarutobi the Third and current Hokage. And finally Minato Namikaze the Fourth Hokage.
I cried tears of joy as I accepted I was in the Narutoverse. The series followed a young ninja orphan as he aimed to become the Hokage, the leader of his village. Possessed by the Jinchuriki of the Nine Tailed Fox no one trusted him because the Fox had almost destroyed the village.
Tears in my eyes I couldn’t believe my own luck. This was the kind of feel good anime I could actually live in. There were risks of death of course, but not near as bad as the other 2 worlds I had visited. A smile on my face I got up. Looking around for a mirror I was met with the notification.
You have chosen the Naruto World
One of the rare places where the bad guys are actual ninjas.
Naruto Quest 1
Assist Naruto in figuring out the Shadow Clone Scroll
Rewards:
Awaken Chakra
I let out a whistle. Looking back up to the faces on the mountain I noticed that they had drawings on them. Mustaches, swirls on their cheeks, I was right at the beginning of the story when Naruto had vandalized the Hokage mountain. Soon after he did so he was tricked into stealing a sacred scroll. The one that taught how to make a Shadow Clone.
Looking around, I wasn’t too sure how to go about helping, so I moved to find a mirror. I wasn’t so lucky, but I did find a fountain. Walking up to it I peered down to see an even younger me. I was about 12 years old, Naruto’s age. My hair was still unruly, and I was shorter, but it was me. Wearing a black long sleeve shirt, and black pants with some pink heart designs on it I at least wasn’t wearing bright orange.
The memories moved into my mind easily. I was Weston Watanabe still. 12 years old I had just passed the ninja class and became a Genin. I was wearing my leaf headband already. My parents were both alive. I had 3 older sisters away on missions for the village. The Watanabe clan wasn’t overly large, but we had the Hokage’s ear. More like the family of Ino, Choji, and Shikamaru in terms of power. Not like the Uchiha or Hyuga clans that were known for their strength.
As more memories filled my mind I actually began to understand chakra and ninja techniques. Chakra was an energy in the body that was able to do amazing things through the release of seals and practice.
There were 4 main types of jutsu, or ninja techniques. Ninjutsu which was manipulating the chakra to affect reality. Taijutsu was basic martial arts. Genjutsu which uses chakra to make illusions and sensory changes. Finally there is Senjutsu which allows the gathering of natural energy.
I was an average student so I knew a little of all but the Senjutsu. That was a rarer move. The Watanabe clan were masters of Genjutsu so I knew a lot of illusions. Trapping people in them and creating a world that only they could see and couldn’t escape.
I remembered that Itachi had trapped Kakashi in one. It only lasted a few seconds in the real world, but the Genjutsu felt like years to Kakashi. Knocking him out of commission for weeks.
“You did it,” I said. “Try again.”
Naruto nodded. He failed again, but the second try he got it. “Great,” I said. 3 Naruto's staring at me.
“Thanks Weston, I didn’t think I would get it,” Naruto said.
“No prob,” I said. “I knew you could.”
“When I saw you I thought you would turn me in or make fun of me,” Naruto admitted.
I had memories of teasing Naruto. Something that people actually let happen. Almost pushing their kids to do it since he had the Jinchuuriki inside of him. “Guess I had to grow up,” I said. “Sorry for all I put you through.”
“Don’t worry about it,” Naruto said. A big smile on his face I considered telling him who is parents were, but it wasn’t the time or the place.
“Keep practicing,” I told Naruto. “I need to get some rest.”
“Okay,” Naruto said. I received the notification.
Naruto Quest 1 Complete
Assist Naruto in figuring out the Shadow Clone Scroll
Rewards:
Awaken Chakra
Name
Weston Watanabe
Current Quest:
World 1:
High School of the Dead
World 1 Quest:
Escape the School
World 2:
Gantz
World 2 Quest:
Bring Kei to Life
World 3:
Naruto
World 3 Quest:
N/A
Passive Skills:
Memory Meld
Usable Abilities:
Status Screen
World Escape
18:24:14
Chakra
Bonuses
N/A
Items
N/A
I did a mental fistbump. I finally completed a quest, and supposedly I would be able to keep chakra in my main body. I walked through the woods leaving Naruto to his sensei confrontations. No quest popped up so I didn’t think I needed to be there for it.