NARUTO PLAYERS OF CHAOS CHAPTER 2 : OTHER PLAYERS

[Akira POV]

"Are you sure that you are absolutely fine? That you are not feeling dizzy, All your wounds are healed, You completed all your medication properly and you are not having nightmares anymore" ask the doctor before releasing me from the hospital.

"Hai, I am totally healthy and healed. Thank you for all your help" I said and bow in front of the doctor.

In the last 5 months, I had multiple nightmares. I already know why this is happening but I can't do anything about this. I am trying to meditate every day to gain a little more control over my mind but that horrible voice is still in my nightmares and there is also that fight with the cloud shinobi which almost killed me.

I slowly started to take steps to get out of the hospital and the more I went forward the more anxiety started to build inside my heart.

"What the hell Akira. You can't live in the hospital all your life. It's terrifying yes but it is also important to go out so take a few steady steps and move" I told myself and finally took out the last step to get out of the hospital.

I also know that this is nothing but currently my mental state is so damaged that even taking a single step out of the hospital takes enormous courage on my part.

"You did it. Awesome" I told to myself and started walking towards Konoha's main road.

This was the first time I was travelling inside the village and I must say that the village is not exactly like the anime but still very close.

Konoha is currently on its 70 years and things on the surface are pretty quiet. There is no war going on right now. In fact, the only conflict which Konoha was dealing with was with the cloud shinobi and that too has been almost solved. Although he doesn't know what happened in the end but surely his intervention in the Hinata kidnapped plan changes things a little.

After punching the cloud shinobi he never got information on that cloud shinobi afterwards.

"Is he dead, did I kill him? How does the peace treaty go when the cloud shinobi is not dead by the Hiashi Hyuga ?" I had no answer but could only hope that everything went well.

While walking he did not know where he was going. It's not like he doesn't know his way around the village, thanks to the memories he got, he knows at least all the important locations he needs to know in the village.

I am not particularly going anywhere but I don't want to go back home right now. I at least want to see around the village and get some fresh air.

The previous Akira Raito was a hard-working boy and also took his training very seriously from the very beginning.

"Now when I think about it, is this possible that this person Akira Raito really exited in the cannon but die when the Hinata incident happened? There is a high possibility that in the anime too this person called Akira Raito was killed by the cloud Shinobi and because he is only a normal orphan no one talks about his death." I thought to myself.

It does not matter, right now only focus on what is important for you. "Yes," I cheered myself but this time I got bumped into someone.

"Awe, where are you looking when walking" a high-pitched voice came toward me. I also got a little disbalance and stumbled a little.

The person whom I bump into was a little Loli. Blonde hair, blue eyes and wearing purple. Who else this could be than Ino Yamanaka?

"I am so sorry. I was thinking about something and did not see you there" I said quickly and help the girl stand up.

"Are you all right, you are not hurt anywhere right?" I ask in a worried voice.

The girl blush at this and shake her head before smiling towards me.

"Huh, why is she blushing all of a sudden? Well, she is only 5 so who knows" I told to myself.

"Again I am sorry for bumping into you. I am Akira Raito and I am 5 years old, what about you" I said with the most charming smile I could muster.

"I am Ino, Ino Yamanaka" Ino just blush more and said.

"Hmm, so I was not wrong this girl is Ino" I thought to myself.

"Nice to meet you Ino San, I was going towards the Ramen shop to get something to eat. Would you like to go with me, it's my treat. Take it as my way to make it up to you." I said.

This made Ino think a little and then she said "Sure, I will go with you".

I smile and then went to the ramen shop with Ino.

"So where you live Akira." Ask Ino while walking with me to the Ramen shop.

"On the outer circle of the village in the east district. I am an orphan who lives there alone" I replied.

"What kind of food, do you like" another question.

"Ramen is pretty nice or rice" I replied again.

"What is your favourite colour" another question.

"Black and Blue," I said.

"Which flower do you like the most" is another question.

I just look at the little loli in front of me.

"Is this girl going to keep asking me a question like that the entire time?" I ask myself and sigh internally?

30 minutes, a bowl of Ramen and almost a zillion questions Later.

"Thank you, Akira Kun, let's play later when you are free, okay" Ino said and happily went towards her own way.

My eyebrows at this time were twitching like crazy.

"I can't believe this little girl completely exhausted me by just talking. What the hell with this girl here? How does everyone have so much energy in this world? But I guess I can't stop a girl from talking" I thought to myself and sigh.

Feeling already tired from answering hundred of Ino's questions. I sigh internally and once again and started walking. Not particularly sure where I will be going.

While walking I reach Konoha's park.

"The weather is really good today. And as much I have seen, this world is much better when it comes to weather and quality of the air compared to my last world." I hump to myself.

There is no pollution and no impurities at all. Even breathing feels so refreshing.

I just walk around the park a little bit but then I saw a couple of kids bullying a small girl.

Now, if this was any other girl then I would not have noticed this but I notice this girl because she had pink hair.

This is none other than Sakura. And I guess this is the time when she gets bullied by the other kids and gets saved by Ino.

"Ino" I mutter again to myself and my smile drops all of a sudden.

Ino clearly went home right now in front of me and now this scene is happening. Doesn't that mean that I unknowingly change the canon?

A drop of sweat forms on my forehead.

"Shit, don't tell me that because of me the canon will change here. Is this that time traveller situation where a time traveller moves a stone and the entire universe gets destroyed" I knew I was overreacting but I was not planning to change the cannon like this.

"Well, this is nothing to do with me. Just leave, maybe Ino will save Sakura later on and the canon will continue like it suppose to go" I said to myself and was about to leave but again saw the now crying girl in front of me and a sharp guilt ran inside me.

I sigh to myself. I might not be the hero here but I can at least save this little girl in front of me.

"Hey you, what the hell are you doing" I shouted and pointed my finger towards a bunch of bullies.

[POV END]

[Sakura POV]

My forehead is not that big, is it?

Why these guys are always bulling me then?

"Hey what are you thinking your big forehead," said one of the boys who was bullying me.

"Why are you even coming here for, your forehead," Said another bully.

I did not want to cry but I can't do anything about this. I tried to hold back my tears but they could not.

"Hey, what you bullies are doing" came the voice from somewhere.

I was still silently crying but still look around to see a boy my age with black hair shouting and pointing towards the bullies.

"What do you care? Just scram kid" All those bullies started to gang up on that boy.

"Hmm why do I care hmm" said the boy like he was thinking something.

"Speak up kid, you are wasting our time here," said the biggest bully there.

"Shut up you Baka, you are almost my age so don't call me kid and here is my reason. I am a citizen of Konoha and a future Hokage of this village. I won't let you bully this girl in front of me" The boy shouted and kinda looked funny with the weird pose he was standing in.

"That is fine, then you go and then we will bully this girl" said one of the bullies making fun of the kid who came to stop them.

I am not sure whether I see right or not but I clearly saw that kid mutter something like "Smart ass" he also was twitching his eyebrows.

"If that was your sense of humour then it is horrible," said the boy.

"Hey, why are we all even talking with this guy? Just beat him up already" again said the biggest bully and move first to attack the black hair boy.

"Stop don't hurt him" I try to say but then something cool happened.

That black hair boy was able to easily dodge the attack and then he just twisted the fat boy's hand a little and he fall to the ground.

"Awesome" I unconsciously mutter.

But then all the five bullies gang up on the black hair boy and started attacking.

"No stop, stop this" I shouted when I saw the black hair boy was getting beat up but still did not give up and even fight back as much as possible.

"Huh, are you guys doing? I am only starting up, I can do this all day" said the boy. He already had bloodied face and bruises all over.

The bullies were also injured but not as much as the black hair boy.

All of them were panting and not giving up.

"Enough, we will teach you a lesson next time. What is your name" asks the person.

"huh, I am *pant* I am Akira Raito and remember this name because I will be Hokage one day." said the now-identified Akira.

"Akira Raito" I mutter seeing him still panting but not giving up and even standing in front of me and protecting me even though he was hurt.

"I will not let you go Akira Raito," said the fat boy.

"We will see, fatso," said Akira. And soon all the boys were gone.

I was looking at them running away and internally was happy.

"Cha right run away you bunch of dim wit fatso's" my internal self shouted.

"Are you alright? Why are you still crying they ran away" said Akira looking at me.

"Hmm me, I thank" I mutter.

"Idiot don't shutter here. You look like an idiot cha" my internal self shouted inside my head.

"I mean I am alright" I said seeing the bright smile on Akira's face.

"Handsome" there was a blush creeping on my face which I tried hard to suppress.

"He is so Handsome Cha" internal Sakura cheered.

I quickly shake my head and focus.

"Thank you for helping me" I quickly said.

The boy just smiled and extended his hand towards me. I unconsciously took the hand and got up.

"Don't blush don't blush" I internally said to myself but I already knew that I had a massive blush on my face right now.

"I am Akira Raito, what about you," he asks me with a smile.

He was pretty hurt but was not showing it. I could see these wounds and even bloodied faces as well.

"I am Sakura, Sakura Haruno," I said without shuttering at all. I am now a little proud of myself.

Akira in front of me just smile and said. "Good to know that you are fine. Then I will be going then. I should go home and bathe".

Then he turn around and started to walk. I saw him going away and even he was limping a little too but still did not show it outside.

"Umm, You Akira Kun" I mutter. I suddenly remember something important and I wanted to ask him.

"Hmm, you want to ask something" He turns back and asks.

"Ahmm Yes, I want to ask you something. Umm will you, will you be my friend" I ask finally. I still did not have any friends because of my big forehead and pink hair.

He did not say anything to me but kept staring. I suddenly became more conscious of my position but then he smile and finally said. "Sure Sakura Chan. We are friends".

And then he turn around and went towards his way.

[Ding]

My eyes widen.

"Cha, get him girl." the inner Sakura shouted.

I quickly ran towards a seclusive area and finally stopped to see the notification.

"Is this really done" I question myself very excitedly?

Mission - Make Your First Friend

Complete

Reward - Forehead Reduction.

"Yayyyyy" I shouted internally.

Name - Sakura Haruno

Age 5

In Born Talent - Locked

Blood Line - None

Mission - None Active

I finally have a friend and I also have a way to make my big forehead small.

"It took so long for me to complete this mission." I look at the hovering text in front of me and pouted.

I quietly look around to find if anyone was watching me and then started walking towards my home.

I don't even remember how long I had this hovering text thing coming to me with all kinds of missions and rewards.

"But the rewards are not exactly much interesting. A toffee to help a mother in her work. A cake for doing my holiday homework in advance. What kind of rewards are these? At least this time around I got something interesting" I grim and kept walking towards home.

Its been quite a while since I completed a mission.

I have no idea why this mission come to me but they sure are neat. But when I tried to tell about this to Mama, she was not able to see it.

"She even punishes me for lying to her,"  I remember and pouted.

I don't have any idea why this happened to me but I from that day did not talk about this to anyone. It's not like they will believe me anyways.

"Okay, Sakura don't think about this too much. You are not going to find an answer anyways" I mutter to myself and went home as soon as possible.

"Mom, I am home" I shouted after getting inside my house and directly went to my room.

I wanted to check out my forehead. After getting in front of a mirror I could see little chances in my forehead but not as much as I wanted it to be.

I just pouted and only dropped myself on my bed.

[POV END]

[Akira POV]

"Damn, I think I have hero syndrome or something. My entire body hurts like hell. I should have used more brain back then than playing the hero." I told to myself after getting back home.

Well, at least I save Sakura and became friends with her. I literally acted like Naruto there and yet Sakura ask me to be her friend. Now I wonder why Sakura did not like Naruto in the anime that much.

(What Akira right now did not know is that he is pretty handsome and after his blood gets infused with Otsutsuki  genes, he is even more handsome now.)

"Well it's not like I really want to be the Hokage but acting like Naruto was pretty fun" I mutter and smile.

Akira after treating his wounds and bathing look around his dusty home. Which was not clean for the last 5 months so he sigh and decided to use his entire day to clean his house.

The house itself was not that big so it did not take that long. Later that day he went to eat something outside. He had some money from his parent's savings. Or to be more precise the parents of the previous owner of this body.

Time like this passes and Akira kept on training and focusing on getting stronger. The only thing Akira right now wanted to do was to get strong enough so that he won't get bullied in this dangerous world.

And like this Akira started to live his life and started training alone. It was really hard for a person who always had a family member to live alone. And this situation is not like when a student goes to university to study and left his home behind. There at least he can call his parent but here Akira is just left alone without any parents or relatives.

At one point he even went to the Konoha Hospital again to find out if are any living relatives of him in this village or world but he never got an answer.

The hospital is not obligated to answer his question so he has to compromise.

The only thing which kept Akira going was training and his unrelenting tries to recreate things from his previous world.

"I wanted to connect with Naruto but the problem is that at this time there are always shinobi protecting him." thought Akira.

If the Hokage or Danzo find out that I am interacting with the Nine Tail Jinchuriki without even any reason then they will sure make a move.

I better wait until the Academy starts, that's the best time to connect with Naruto.

Maybe the only other thing he can do nowadays besides training and his experiments is to play with Sakura and Ino. Actually, Ino did not play with him as much as Sakura did.

"Maybe this is because Sakura does not have many friends while Ino is pretty famous and popular among the young girls" I mutter looking at a blond girl playing with a pink hair girl and dragging me everywhere with them.

After getting harassed by them all day to play, I ended up introducing these two to each other so that they stop bothering me.

Well, the person who bother me the most was Sakura of course but both are equally annoying.

They instantly became friends and now both of them bothering me together.

"Why did I even agree to play with them again" I question myself.

"Because you wanted us not to play with your experiments." said both Sakura and Ino in unison.

"Did I say that aloud" I just sigh and keep them company?

After playing with them a little so they don't blackmail me anymore about destroying my experiments and research materials, I went home.

He might not be an adult yet and arguably is only 14 years old in his previous world but it's still embarrassing playing with two five years old girls.

While he was walking back to his home he remember to purchase some vegetables from the market and started running towards the market.

While he enter the market he heard a commotion.

"Why are you still standing there? Get out you demon" shouted a shop owner.

The person he was shouting at was none other than the protagonist of the series Uzumaki Naruto.

Naruto at this time was just a 4 or 5-year-old boy and he was standing there looking at the shopkeeper with teary eyes.

"I just want the milk please" Naruto sobbed and said these words in a heavy sobbing voice.

"I am not sure why but seeing this I want to just go there and beat that shopkeeper there.

I know that I should not do that but seeing a child has to go through this kind of situation is really sad. " I thought to myself.

"What did you not hear what I told you? Get out" shouted the shopkeeper again.

I don't know when I already started walking to the shopkeeper and took out the money from my pocket.

"Hey, old man. How much for this milk package" I shouted and ask the shouting man.

The shopkeeper saw me and the money in my hand and said "50 ryo".

"Here is 100 Ryo and I will be taking 2 milk packages" I hand over the money to him and took two milk packages.

After storing the money the shopkeeper was about to start shouting at Naruto again after seeing that he is still standing there and crying. But before he can do that I went towards Naruto and said.

"What is your name," I ask him.

Naruto with tear eye look at me with a surprised face and with a choke said "I am Naruto".

"Hmm, here take this," I said extending one of the milk Packages to him.

He look at me again with the more surprised eye.

He was constantly looking at my face and then at the milk package which I was giving him and again back to my face.

"This is for me" he ask like I was joking with him.

"Hey kid what are you doing? Don't you know that this is a demon" said the shopkeeper who saw this.

Naruto heard this and might even have thought that after hearing this I will not give him the milk package and his head hang low.

"Hmm, I don't see a demon. I am not sure why you are doing this but I only see a human in front of me, just like you and I here. I can't just stand there and see you bullying him. Tell me what makes him a demon" I ask. I ask the last question, especially knowing that just like in the canon, there is a possibility that the Hokage made a rule to not let out Naruto's secret and thus the shopkeepers can't say. Not many people really understand what a Jinchuriki really is. They might really think that Naruto is a demon reincarnate and this all happens because of a lack of knowledge and of course Danzo and Hiruzen's Idiotic actions.

It exactly happens what I thought. The shop keeper became silent after I ask him why he think that Naruto is a demon.

I shift my attention back to Naruto and said.

"Naruto right, here take this and remember that if someone ever tells you that you are a monster then go and ask the person why. And if the person can't give you a reasonable reason then you should be happy because this is proof that you are not a monster or a demon" I said and handed over the milk package to Naruto.

There is a possibility that some shinobi come after me after this incident but I highly doubt that because my interaction with Naruto right now is not as much as I might have with him after the academy starts.

Naruto took the milk from me and was still shocked that someone help him out. And this person was also a kid like him.

But what touch Naruto the most is that this person doesn't thing that he is a demon and even told him to ask why he is a demon if someone calls him that.

But before he could say anything the person was already gone.

Akira however quickly get out of the market so he doesn't interact with Naruto more.

"Right now it's not the right time to come in contact with Naruto," I said to myself and did not even purchase vegetables and went home.

"It's fine if I drink only milk for today  I guess," I thought to myself.

[Ding]

I was going towards my home but suddenly stopped when I heard this sound.

I look around before I bring out the hologram. I still did not know whether others can see it or not so I made sure that no one is around me when I open the hologram.

Once I was sure that no one is looking then I finally open the hologram.

New Mission

Mission - Shake the Anbu in your trail. Act normal and don't do anything so that the Anbu consider you harmless and remove surveillance from you.

Reward - Cooking Book

"What, they really came after me" I thought to myself and shudder a little. Not to mention what with that rewards.

Who need cooking book. What kind of rewards is this ?

"Anyways, all I have to do is that I act like normal and make sure not to make any sudden moves" I thought to myself.

"I better play with Sakura and Ino a little bit more in the upcoming day and stop doing all those experiments for the time being." I mutter to myself.

Those experiments are not really bad like how Orochimaru used to do. What I am researching is electricity and some chemicals which I learn from in my past life. If those thing work then I might be able to make a lot of money in the future.

So for the next 3 week I ended up acting as normal as I can and playing with Sakura and Ino daily.

Also stopped doing all kinds of experiments for the time being. I cannot say when an Anbu is watching over me but I will know when the Anbu finally give up on watching me. That time the mission suppose to complete right.

[Ding]

I heard this sound and I immediately open the hologram as I was already in home so no one was watching me any was.

Mission Complete

Rewards Cooking Book

I read this and suddenly a book appear in front of me.

"Wow that look like those VFX I saw back in the movies" my eyes lit up. That was pretty cool.

So from now on I can restart my daily hard training and also again work on my research right. But from now on I have to learn be a little bit more conscious of my actions.

So from then on I started to reduce the time I used to spend with Sakura and Ino (I literally have only those two friends) and also started to focus on my training.

3 Months Later

Its already been 4 months since I came to this world and live alone. If the time I stayed in the Hospital when was unconscious is added to this then it should be 8 months in total that I came to this world.

Its amazing that I was able to do stay alone and kept all of this together and I am really proud of myself.

Another interesting thing that I did not got any other mission after that. In fact the from the time I came to this world. I only got two mission which is a little weird. At first I thought that this will be like game but what kind of game this will be that I get no missions.

In few months the ninja academy is going to start and from there on the real story is going to start anyways.

While I was walking I ended up bumping into someone. Now I have to agree that this was my fault because I was not paying attention.

[POV END].

[Kagami POV]

Name - Kagami Uchiha

Age 6

In Born Talent - Upgrade

Bloodline - Uchiha

Bloodline Limit - Unlock

Mission - Save Shisui Uchiha.

I was watching the hovering text in front of me and frowning.

"What does this mission means" I thought to myself but while I was watching the hovering text I ended up bumping into someone.

Now I have to say that this was my fault. I was not paying attention and looking at the this floating text in front of me.

I don't particularly care about others seeing this text because I already have tested that others can't see this text except me.

"I am sorry. I was not paying attention" Said Akira.

"I am sorry. I was not paying attention" said Kagami.

Both of them said this together but then ended up smiling at each other.

"I am Uchiha Kagami. What about you" I said and extended my arm towards him.

"Nice to meet you. I am Akira Raito". said the boy in front of me. He is also my age. Black hair and blue eyes.

Then I smile and started to went towards the market.

"I honestly don't want to do shopping. I have to get stronger and here I am doing grocery shopping for my brother.

I have no idea what going on with big brother Shisui but according to this text he is in trouble and only I know about this.

I wanted to just train but then I remember how scary my adoptive brother could be and sigh internally. I open the hovering text again and started walking towards the market.

"Wait a minute" I heard the boy and turn around.

"What is it" I ask.

The boy was looking frustrated and keep on looking towards my face and then to my hand.

"No he is not looking towards my hand but rather the floating text" I thought and my heart jump.

Is he able to see this text.

"I, I just wanted to ask would you like to be my friend" he said and this completely make my mood fall from the seventh floor.

So he just wanted to be friends and can't see the text.

"Yeah sure." I said and avoid the wired kid and directly went towards the market.

[POV END].

[Akira POV]

"What the hell. This kid also have the hologram. What the hell is happening here" I shouted inside my head.

"Isn't this is suppose to be a protagonist only right to have the status and system cheat like that" I internally complain.

"What it is" he ask me.

"Shit I can't let him know that I can also see his hologram right now. I need more information." I fluster internally.

"I , I just wanted to ask would you like to be my friend" I bullshitted in the last minute.

"Honestly my bullshitting no jutsu might be even better than Naruto's Talk no Jutsu" I thought to myself.

And also saw the other kid going.

"At first I was confuse about what that voice was talking about but now I might understand what he meant. Apparently there are other people aka "Players" beside me who have this powers. Maybe even more horrible thing like a person from my world and have seen Naruto" I thought.

"But why the hell is he using the hologram in the open. Maybe he don't know that the hologram can be seen by others.

Few better I did not use that in open" I said to myself.

I have to follow that kid a little a learn more about his I guess.