Naruto - Gamer Tai

Welcome the Beast

Within the Simulation

The sobs have long since died, and silence reigned in its wake.

Naruto lay on the ground staring into space with a strange form of numbness settling in. An unknown amount of time passed since he was like this, and he didn't care too much either.

'Ha...to think I would miss that raggedy apartment.' The blonde lamented over his predicament. If you are wondering why he hadn't just left, he already tried.

[Exit: Denied]

The challenger must make 5 attempts or complete the quest. Otherwise, they can not go back.

This prompted a negative response.

'5 times? If I knew such a requirement, I would have waited longer.' Naruto crossed his arm over his eyes and lay in silence for a while longer.

He couldn't help replaying the battle over and over in his head. The screams, blood, and the blade that struck him down clung to his memory in an iron grip.

But most of all, the kid a year or two younger than him stood above it all. Every time he thought of him, Naruto couldn't help the emotions boiling to the surface.

'We're just kids! What kind of heartless bastards throws kids into a battle like this?' He gritted his teeth in frustration. 'I don't understand this one bit.'

Removing his arm from his face, Naruto noticed a new screen. Guess the System heard him.

[War]

In simpler terms, war is a series of battles between two or more forces. However, war is a complex entity in itself. Leaders in wars must consider several things unless they desire losses.

1. Purpose

2. Resources

3. Intelligence

4. Capabilities

5. Distribution

Usually, just the thought of reading text would be met with disdain, but the desire to understand why this dreadful battle is occurring outweighed the other. Naruto went through the information without a second thought.

The more he read, the more he understood the logical side of the war, but the blonde just couldn't wrap his head around why this battle was so cruel.

Even if you start running out of soldiers, what could make you continue to fight by recruiting children? What was the end goal?

Unfortunately, the System didn't answer this time, but he knew the answer was within the battle itself.

While he wouldn't get much with the common mercenary identity, Naruto bet the other identities would give him what he wanted. For now, the only thing he can do is train up his skills so he can stand above the common soldier.

Naruto sighed. "It's as the System said. The stronger you are, the higher your chance of survival."

The concept of war was not something for a child to understand in the first place. Even in the animal kingdom, besides the basic need to survive, the adults are the ones to go out and fight these battles.

Standing up from his position, the blond found himself at an impasse. He can't leave without attempting the quest four more times.

This also means he has to die four more times.

This pressure from dying is soul-crushing for any person, much less a ten-year-old! Naruto looked at the screen in front of him as it seemed to distort and gain a hue of red. He knew everything was in his head, but his try on the battlefield played over and over on loop.