1 Chapter 1
[You killed a ninja]
[Congratulations. You leveled up]
[You have acquired 5 world kunais.]
"That guy is truly pathetic... How does he manage to be poorer than me? *sigh*" A frustrated and indignant young ninja about his target. Encountering wandering ninjas alone in these lands wasn't very common. You would hardly find anyone who wasn't walking in groups.
And to his surprise? He was one who walked alone. Not because he wanted to...
"I've lost count of how many times I've died in this miserable game. Why does everyone in these cursed lands walk in groups? It's hard to level up this way..." The young man with pink hair and a facial mask covering half his face shook his head as he cleaned the blood off his sword.
"But I still can't believe it, this game is really too realistic. There's even the option to play without censorship on wounds and blood, truly magnificent." The first few times I fought an enemy and stabbed him. I almost died from vomiting and disgust when his organs fell out of his body... I was terrified and almost died of fright when blood spurted everywhere, I was really careless at that moment. Should have noticed in the machine settings."
Ninja World Storm. The first game released in the world that had the option to play in ultra-realistic mode and with pain sensation just like the real world. And the first game in the world capable of playing with numerous supports for tens of thousands of people at the same time on a single server whom you could interact with, besides your friends whom you invited, of course.
Currently, the game was nearing the end of its beta phase and would be launched in 2 months. Everyone who participated in the beta could receive some advantage in the game for their beta-used character.
"Status"
[Name: Atsuya Lv.14] [HP: 63/500] [Chakra: 0/11000]
[Affiliation: Tatsushiro Clan / Fire Country.]
[Talent: Jinchuuriki (One chosen for the human sacrifice. Gains 10000 chakra and has 75% less chakra control until completing the ritual.)
[Tenryuubito (One blessed with the power of the five dragons. All stats gain 30 points. Capable of using all 5 basic elemental transformations.)
[Abilities: Shurikenjutsu Lv.29. Taijutsu Lv.32, Stealth Lv.39. Dragon Summoning Lv.0. Fire Elemental Affinity Lv.0 Water Elemental Affinity Lv.0 Earth Elemental Affinity Lv.0 Wind Elemental Affinity Lv.0 Light Elemental Affinity Lv.0 Thunder Elemental Affinity Lv.0]
[Strength: 10+30]
[Agility: 20+30]
[Dexterity: 20+30]
[Vitality:10+30]
[Intelligence: 20+30]
[Wisdom: 20+30]
[Luck: 8]
[Skill Points: 0]
Atsuya had great luck in the initial stages of the game. However, he soon realized that not everything was a bed of roses. Because the place where he was generated is called "Mount Koryu," a mountain surrounded by a harmless "mist." The "mist" itself didn't hinder vision or anything, because it stayed at the top of the mountain most of the time, blowing with the skies.
[Abnormal condition: You cannot use chakra in this area] [Chakra: 0/11000]
It had been over 2 months since Atsuya had been participating in the beta test. When you create the account for the first time. You can only choose to affiliate with a country. That's right, with a country and not with a village. Because in the current time of the game, the villages don't even exist yet. It's in the warring states period. Atsuya only managed to find out this information in the world chat and apparently... he was the only one in this precarious situation.
Trapped in some corner of the game... Atsuya selected the Fire Country as his first appearance, he just didn't expect to be generated in such a random place as this mountain forgotten by god. At first, he was excited to enter the ninja world, but every day that passed he became more depressed.
He couldn't use any kind of Genjutsu or Ninjutsu!!!
All the fights he had in the last 2 months were almost like a chicken fight. Atsuya didn't feel happy at all with how high his taijutsu level had grown. He wanted to use lightning, thunder, spit fire from his mouth, and create water dragons. But all of that became as distant as reaching the moon...
The worst part is that from the moment he appeared in this land for the first time. He was targeted by kunais and shurikens and was killed several times, and every time he appeared on Mount Koryu as if he were cursed and trapped in this place. Since it was the beta test, there was no penalty for deaths and he always respawned somewhere random on the mountain.
Until things started to get weird. Besides people killing him as soon as they saw him, they started calling Atsuya a demon and cursed. Because no matter how many times they killed him Atsuya always came back to life. He remembers everything that happened as if it were yesterday.
[𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐮]
"That demon must be from that cursed clan!"
"No doubt."
"This pest always shows up at some point after we kill him."
"I always knew we should have eliminated that disgusting clan, damned Tatsuhiro!"
The elder looked around and encouraged his comrades. "Let's get that bastard. This time we won't kill him directly, we'll capture him and offer him as a tribute to the priestess. I'm sure she'll put an end to this cursed bastard" Hatred could be felt in every word the elder said. It seemed like there was a grudge within every fiber of his being.
Atsuya, hidden in the bushes, felt a chill run down his spine. "In addition to these bastards killing me for no reason. Now they're framing me with a clan I've never heard of in my life and want to exorcise me? What the hell...?" Indignant with the situation Atsuya could only grit his teeth and endure it all in silence.
[Abnormal condition: You cannot use chakra in this area] [Chakra: 0/11000]
"@#@$@ The damn game must be broken, @##$#@# after I get out of this I'll complain and curse the families of these producers @##4@@4!"
"Damn!"
As time passed in the forest Atsuya learned that there really was a clan called Tatsushiro, but they were hated and feared by all who knew the name. Sneaking around the city and pretending to be a beggar to avoid being killed again and dirtying his light pink hair making it almost black. Some information could be learned over time.
The Tatsushiro clan was feared and hated by many wanderers of these lands. Many envied their power and others obviously feared but longed to obtain and plunder for themselves. The Tatsushiro clan possessed the power and blessing of the dragons. For hundreds of years, the Tatsushiro clan guarded and seized their power through generations. With their terrible unparalleled power in these lands, they were feared and adored as celestial dragons.
After enduring three days in this lamentable state, Atsuya's patience was finally yielding results. He spotted one of the guys who had been hunting him in the forest in recent days and obviously hadn't achieved any results.
Atsuya noticed that he was going alone into the forest to relieve himself. Not far from his comrades, but enough for Atsuya to sneak up behind his target.
'Don't mess this up, damn it.'
Atsuya didn't miss the opportunity, moving slowly and smoothly, taking steps as gentle as the wind and as calm as water, suppressing any and all thirst for revenge he had for this man. He approached the target without attracting attention and took advantage of his distraction to remove the sword from his inventory.
"Wha--"
"It's payback time, you bastard," Atsuya muttered and suddenly leaped towards his unsuspecting target who was unaware until the sudden noise behind him. But before he could react to anything, Atsuya thrust the sword into his throat and successfully killed his target.
"Hahahahaha! Well done, you bastard. I've b
en harassed by you and your comrades for days!"
Despite Atsuya's efforts to kill his enemy for revenge, his strike was weak and unskilled. The sword got stuck halfway in the ninja's neck as blood gushed onto Atsuya's stunned body.
𝐸ℎ?
Was it supposed to be this realistic?
*Bluueghhhhh*
"Damn it."
*Bluueeeeeeghhhhhhhh*
"What the hell?.... this is too realistic as hell." Several minutes passed, and for a moment, Atsuya doubted if he was really in a game or reality. After confirming that there was an exit button, he calmed down... and then he remembered that in this game, eliminated bodies wouldn't disappear immediately after being eliminated. There was a limit of 3 hours, after which the body would vanish.
And then he looked at the lifeless body on the ground with the sword stuck in its neck and its skin pale...
*Blueeeeghhhhhhh*
"Damn it... these developers must be damn psychopaths." He cursed vehemently and swore in his heart that if he could punch those bastards, he would. What Atsuya hadn't realized is that he could deactivate the ultra-realistic mode in the capsule settings he purchased.
After several minutes on the ground trying to calm down from the assassination experience, only a young man who looked no older than a grown child could be seen muttering and murmuring quietly multiple times.
'It's just a game, It's just a game, It's just a game, It's just a game...'
Then he heard footsteps. "Kenji, where are you-" Then he saw the hilt of a sword and glimpsed what it was supporting, and he saw a bizarre scene that sent chills down his spine. His friend's body with a sword stuck in his throat, dead and lifeless, and a young man beside him murmuring something low like a demonic mantra while moving occasionally...
He could only reach one conclusion.
"I knew you were from that demonic clan!!! Not only did you kill him, but you also want to sacrifice his soul to the Genryuu? DAMN YOU!"
With a sudden shout, Atsuya jumped in fear and without responding to the ninja's madness, he shoved the sword directly into his inventory and ran in any direction that could be safer. Because that guy wasn't alone... There were 12 more with him.
"I FOUND THE DEMON, HE KILLED KENJI!"
"Get that bastard!!"
"Don't let him live, let's dismember him!"
"Get back here, you demon brat!"
"Boss, look, he's heading towards that place! We got him! He really is from that place!"
