That's how my life ended. I plunged into darkness. Next, I realized I was hanging in the middle of some white infinite space as... a spirit. Yes, a spirit. Well, the translucent arms and torso, and the lack of legs hinted subtly at that. I would have started to turn around in search of the golden gate with the inscription "Paradise", but then a plaque jumped out just in front of me. It read:
Congratulations!
You have managed to do almost impossible thing: to survive despite all efforts of the Angel of Death to take you. Only three mortals in the history of this world can boast such an achievement. You are rewarded with one more life. You retain your memory and the experience of your previous life.
Agree
YES/NO
Yay!!! And I already thought my luck had run out. Of course, we're clicking "YES." I hope my next life will be happy and long. I almost reached my finger for the "YES" button, but another sign popped up.
Congratulations!!!
You were able to do the impossible - you died very stupidly. You've already been waved off by the bony hand, but your way of dying made some of the gods laugh. In doing so, drove one Angel of Death to hysteria and PSJ from his position. Such an accomplishment no one before you can boast of. You are the first! For this, you get a unique opportunity to:
* choose one superpower from the list of available powers;
* choose a world for rebirth from the list of available ones;
* choose a character to be reborn into from the list of available ones.
Agree
YES/NO
Yeah. It's kind of ambiguous. Seems cool - managed to make the gods laugh, and the Angel of Death to bring. Achievement is questionable, even a little insulting for a very stupid death by a bone. But what the hell with the achievement. The main thing is the perks. There are a lot of them. They are different. And all very tasty. We can only hope that the Angel of Death (or whatever he's doing now) isn't vindictive. I want a fantasy world with magic! And a character with a hundred percent guaranteed possession of that very magic. And, of course, one extra superpower on top of that! That's lucky! Oh, how I'll turn around!
So on both plaques, yes.
You are rewarded with one more life.
You retain your memory and previous life experiences.
The process of merging the soul shells responsible for mind and memory with the soul core has been initiated:
1% - Please await...
16% - Please wait...
54% - Please wait...
83% - Please wait...
I've been here forever. I've been here forever. Does this system work on the first stump? Or am I the lucky one with the long load time? I don't want it to crash or malfunction. I don't want to lose any memory.
99% Please stand by...
100% - The process of merging the soul shells responsible for mind and memory with the soul core has been successfully completed.
- Hoo-hoo... Well, thank the gods who are responsible for that.
The rebirth process has been initiated.
1% - Please stand by...
... - Error.
- AAH! What are you doing? What the fuck is an error?!
...Due to a unique situation and the introduction of additional items, the rebirth process has been temporarily suspended.
Select additional items.
Proceed to select additional items?
YES/NO
- It's a good thing I'm already dead. I would have died of a broken heart. Of course, yes.
Item #1 is choosing a world to be reborn from a list of available worlds.
(The list of available worlds was provided by the Lord of Hell, as a thank you for the new employee.
Compiled by the Demon of the Third Circle of Fire Hell,
responsible for cauldron number 16565156454454.
P. S.
Looking forward to visiting.
Unmemorable former Angel of Death)
Something in my ass is just screaming for trouble. Okay, I'll have to look over the list. It can't be that bad.
The list of available worlds:
#1 - the world of "Naruto."
#2 - Naruto world. Dark version.
#3 - the world of "Naruto. Hardcore version.
Choose one of the offered options to continue ...
- What the fuck choice?! I can't even see it!
What a bummer. It's revenge, after all, and it's terrible revenge. All right, calm down. The world isn't that bad. Chakra, various techniques, it's quite interesting and promising. The main thing is to stay out of the canon events. If I do, I should keep it to a minimum and do myself some good. I'll just pick some left-wing body and live my life in peace.
Okay, we'll take number one. The others do not inspire confidence at all. Knowing the future, at least approximately, is already a significant advantage. In the other options, judging by their names, the canon waved goodbye at the beginning. Definitely click on point number one. Next...
Item number two is to select a character to be reborn into from a list of available characters.
(The list of characters provided by Death.)
And now it's really fucked up. Losing an employee isn't going to do me any good. I think I even know what the options will be: "Naruto," "Naruto," and, of course, "Naruto." That's okay, we'll get through it. The other wayfarers survived somehow. How am I any worse?
The main thing is not to get burned and get caught by a one-eyed mummy.
List of available characters:
#1 - Naruto Uzumaki
#2 - Naruko Uzumaki
#3 - Menma Namikaze
Choose one of the available choices to continue ...
What I had to prove. Definitely take the first option. The second frankly scares me, and the third does not inspire confidence. In the first, at least I know what to expect.
In the third, I don't know what will happen. I think the name Mensma was Naruto from the parallel world that Tobi threw him and Sakura into. There Naruto's parents are alive, the Akatsuki are allies of Konoha, Kiba is an inadequate cat person, Lee is a transvestite, and Hinata is a bitch. That's all my meager knowledge of that world. Better the familiar canon. And that's for one thing.
True, Narika's life is such that no hell is necessary: everything is within the confines of his home village. But even in this situation you can find its pluses. The first is that Narika is a bit of a jerk, and the second is that he's a bit of a jerk, but he's also a bit of a jerk. I can do that too, and maybe even better.
Secondly, he has a "nine-tailed chakra reactor" that responds to Kyubey.
Third, Hinata. Yeah, Hinata in love with Narik. Yes that kaii concentrate at the beginning of the series, and the same kaii concentrate, but with a size four or five already. I'll be sure to check it by hand and more than once. Yeah... I got distracted.
So, let's take the first item and see what the superpower will be.
Item #3 is selecting a superpower from the list of available superpowers.
(The list of superpowers is provided by the Game God and...)
Oh, Game God, that's kind of good. I don't seem to have had time to mess with him. Well, I certainly hope not. I wasn't much into games, but I played some pretty good ones. I hope I get that ability. Yeah, yeah, that's the one... Well, fingers crossed, pray to the God of Games...
The list of available superpowers:
#1 - Ability "System Player. Standard Version"!
#2 - Ability "System Player. Version +" "!"
#3 - Ability "System Player. Version T.-3000" "!".
Yes, yes, yes! Yay!
Now that's lucky!
At first glance the selection isn't very diverse either, but that's just the way it seems. What other superpowers should you expect from the God of Games? Of course "gamer"! With this mod and my knowledge of canon, I'm going to beat the crap out of everyone out there! Hinata will be mine! What about Hinata: a harem! I've decided: I'm going to have a harem like any normal Palladan.
That's what I call a superpower! And it's all mine!
- Mu-ha-ha-ha-ha! Phew-ha-ha-ha... - that's better, but we still need practice.
And now let's see what the most interesting item gives us.
The list of available superpowers:
#1 - Ability "System Player Version Standard" "!"
#2 - Ability "System Player Version +" "!"
#3 - Ability "System Player Version T.-3000" "!"
- Short Description:
+ basic "Version +" set;
+ Original and individual attitude of the system to the user;
+ Ability of the user to (theoretically) agree or even (theoretically) persuade the system to issue, change, or cancel any task or quest.
Just like that... I never would have thought it was possible to do that, either.
A subtle annoying measured beep distracted me.
What's that beeping... Hmm, it's a countdown clock.
- 37 (peak)... 36 (peaking)... 35 (peaking)...
There are more items left to select:
Timer (00:00:33)
- Dang, the third item is urgent! No time to look through the details!
How I didn't notice that fucking clock before! Well, the hell with it. The main thing is I made it.
Selection of additional items is complete:
1 - The reborn world of Naruto.
2 - Character to be reborn as "Naruto Uzumaki".
3 - Superpower "System Player. Version T.-3000"
Confirm/Reject
- Acknowledge!
Hurry up! Before time runs out...
The rebirth process has resumed:
2% - Please wait...
10% - Rebirth world defined.
25% - Character rebirth defined.
50% - Begin setting the superpower "System Player. Version T.-3000."
62% - Please wait...
86% - Please Wait...
99% - "System Player. Version T.-3000" has been successfully installed.
100%
We wish you a pleasant rebirth.
The downloading process is over. I was surrounded by darkness. A moment, a flash of blinding light.
Darkness again. And I blacked out.