Naruto: Suraimu The Devourer Of The Shinobi World

This is my first book/fanfic — expect many mistakes.

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"Finally!" I exclaimed in pure happiness, then collapsed against my medical bed." I can finally rest. No-hit-running the whole Souls game series in one sitting is not a good idea." A look of fulfillment entered my eyes before a jolt of pain ran through my heart. My breath became labored as I fell onto the floor.

"W-w-what… what is happening?" I muttered between clenched teeth." This hurts so fucking bad. I don't think doing a no-hit in one sitting is good for my frail body..."I coughed, noticing bits of blood. 'I should probabl—'My heart monitor began rapidly beeping as my chest felt like it was caving in on itself. 'FUCK! This hurts so bad!'

"Understood." A mechanical, eques-like voice echoed through my head. "Attempting to find a body that feels no pain. "'H-huh… isn't that—SHIT!' I curled up into a ball. 'I'm pretty sure I've heard that voice before… but why is it so hard to remember? 'My mind grew drowsy, the lack of blood flow slowing everything down. 'Is this how I'm going to die… all alone in a hospital?'

"Understood. Attempting to acquire [Unique Skill: Company]... Skill acquisition successful."

'There it is again, mocking me… There were still so many things I could have—anime I could have watched… actually, speaking of anime, Tensura was supposed to be getting a new season, wasn't it?' A look of realization would have crossed my face if it wasn't already scrunched up in pain. 'THAT'S RIGHT! THIS VOICE IS ACTUALLY THE VOICE OF THE WORLD, ISN'T IT?!'A pause. 'Wow… no response. If it is, then what was it that Satoru Mikami said? He wanted to be a predator or something... I'm not saying that.'

"Notice: Individual 'Jacob Adams' is acknowledging that he wishes to acquire [Unique Skill: Devour]. Correct?"( I didn't really want to call it Predator for obvious reasons... so I went with a different interpretation of the kanji.)

'H-huh… it actually responded… YES!' I screamed in my mind as loud as I could.

"Attention: Doing this action will forfeit any other skills that would have originally accompanied you during your death. Do you still wish to proceed?"

'Oh… well, that's kind of a bummer, but that skill is a must-have. YES, I accept.'

"Understood. Using additional soul power and sacrificing [Unique Skill: Company] and [Resistance: Pain Nullification] to acquire [Unique Skill: Devour]."

Another sudden bout of drowsiness overtook my mind. 'O-oh w-wow… that t-took out way m-more than I thought it c-could have…'Out of the corner of my eye, I saw doctors in uniform rushing into the room. 'A little too l-late, don't you think?' After that thought, the lights in Jacob Adams' eyes grew glazed over and cold, as the heart monitor let off a long, continuous beep.

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Suraimu, a small dark haired boy opened his black eyes and looked around. "Where am I?" he voiced aloud before looking at his small hands. "Oh… I guess I really did die, huh."

'Ignoring my body… the place around me doesn't look that bad.' He looked more closely around the small, dimly lit room and the open window with moonlight pouring in. Stepping up to the window, he couldn't even reach the sill. "If I were to guess, I'd say I'm around two and a half to three years old."

Grabbing a small stool next to the overly large desk (for his size), he pulled it up to the window to get a better look outside. As he did, shock entered his expression. "WAIT A SECOND—THIS ISN'T TENSURA!?"

He looked at the large rock formation with three heads carved into it before hearing shouting:

"I SWEAR TO KAMI, ISHADO, IF THAT'S YOU AGAIN, I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU DO EVERYONE'S CHORES TOMORROW!"

Suraimu quickly clapped a hand over his mouth and scurried back to bed. 'I'm 100% sure that's the Hokage Rock from Naruto... but if that's true, then what happened to my skill?'

Suraimu pointed his hand at a pencil on the nightstand and shouted in his mind:[Devour]!A strange black mist escaped his hand and covered the pencil before dissipating like it was never there.'Wow…'

A look of shock and glee appeared on his face. 'That… was… SO… COOL.'

Striking a strange pose, he threw his hand in the air and declared "I am Suraimu, devourer of the shinobi world!"

A brief silence followed before he coughed into his hand. "Excuse me... Anyway, my skill still works and all, but why am I in the Naruto world? Sage…"Nothing replied. "Nothing, huh? That's a shame. I was kind of hoping all my questions would be answered… Oh well. "He stretched and yawned. "I guess I should get some sleep. Staying up all night won't do me any good. "He patted his pillow, laid his head down, and let drowsiness take him.

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This was a rather short chapter, but I don't want to rush right into the action. I'd rather set up the MC's personality with some world-building first.