Konoha Village, the midday sun was pleasant and lazy.
After Rin Nohara finished lunch, she returned to the classroom. Before the afternoon classes began, she took out her notebook and reviewed the key knowledge points the teacher had covered that morning.
Today was her second day of school, and she was determined to study hard to become an excellent Medical Ninja like Lady Tsunade.
Suddenly, a line of text automatically appeared on her notebook.
["My name is Rin Nohara. When I see this message, I will die."]
["I was caught in a spatio-temporal turbulence and fell into a coma..."]
?
A big question mark involuntarily appeared above Rin Nohara's small head.
How could her notebook write by itself?
And what it wrote were such inauspicious words.
As she wondered, the text continued to write.
["When I woke up, it was already night. I carefully observed my surroundings and found that this was the Uchiha Clan Grounds. I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief."]
["I now have three options."]
["1. Go to the Uchiha Residential District and ask someone what happened?"]
["2. Go to the Police Force Department building to report the incident, tell my bizarre experience to the enforcers, and seek their help."]
["3. Pretend nothing happened and go home to sleep."]
The text finally stopped here.
Rin Nohara was very confused, and a little bit angry.
She had figured it out; this seemed to be a small game with her as the protagonist, requiring her to make some choices.
But why did it have to use her as the protagonist?
However, this game was quite interesting, and she wanted to try playing it.
So, if it were really her, how would she choose?
First, she didn't want to trouble others. The text described the scene as night, but didn't specify the time.
If it was too late and everyone was asleep, disturbing people in the Residential District would be very rude.
So, option one was eliminated.
Secondly, she wasn't injured, and she couldn't explain what had happened to her. Reporting it... she'd rather not.
Option two was eliminated.
Finally, it was already late, and she hadn't returned home yet. Her parents would be worried.
So, Rin immediately said, "I choose 3. I need to go home quickly!"
The handwriting on the notebook moved again.
["Because I didn't want to trouble anyone, I chose to go home and sleep."]
["I left the Uchiha Clan Grounds and walked outwards."]
["The road outside the Uchiha Clan Grounds was quiet, with no one in sight."]
["As I was wondering, suddenly, several masked Ninja jumped out from all directions."]
["They looked like Hokage-sama's Anbu, but they were somewhat different from the Anbu I usually saw."]
["Because... they carried an aura of disregard for human life."]
["Before I could understand what was happening, one person rushed towards me. His speed was too fast; I couldn't see anything clearly, only felt a chill on my neck."]
["I died."]
["This adventure ends."]
["Evaluation: Due to my kindness and unwillingness to trouble others, I chose to pretend nothing happened and go home to sleep. However, the road home seemed unsafe..."]
["Settlement: I only survived for a short moment, not enough to get a high evaluation. Final score: 0.5."]
["I gained a little insignificant knowledge."]
["My strange knowledge about Konoha Village increased."]
Rin's small face puffed out, feeling indignant.
What kind of inexplicable game was this? She just died like that for no reason?
A score of 0.5, was it really that low?
Suddenly, at this moment, Rin felt a piece of knowledge appear in her mind, presented in text form.
["Konoha, bathed in sunlight, doesn't seem as bright as it appears on the surface. There is also a force buried deep in the darkness, known as — Root."]
["Root, like Anbu, wears masks when performing missions. Root and Anbu enjoy the same rights; sometimes they are inferior to Anbu, but sometimes, they are even better..."]
Rin was stunned.
Root? What kind of organization is this? Does such an organization really exist in Konoha?
Rin suddenly remembered that in the game, she was killed by a group of Ninja who looked very much like Anbu.
Could it be that those people were Root?
Rin couldn't help but shiver. If Konoha in reality also had this organization, how would she dare to walk alone at night in the future?
At the same time, she was also very ashamed. A score of 0.5, who was it looking down on?
If she could do it again, she would definitely achieve a better ending!
At this moment, the text on the notebook began to generate again.
["I have one chance to reset per day. Do I want to use it?"]
Rin was delighted. So she could play again.
She nodded and said, "I want to use it!"
Three options appeared on the notebook again.
Still, going to the Residential District, going to the Police Force Department, and going home.
This time, Rin's attitude was firm!
"I choose to go to the Police Force Department to report the incident! There are bad guys in the Village! Catch them!"
The text began to generate.
["This time, I chose to go to the Police Force Department to report the incident."]
["I arrived at the Police Force Department. The road was also quiet, with no one around."]
["I walked to the Police Force Department building and suddenly noticed that the lights, which had been on, went out."]
["I saw a strange figure flickering in and out of view at the window. He seemed... to be slaughtering!"]
["I heard muffled groans. I heard screams."]
["At this point, I have two choices."]
["1. Go forward to investigate."]
["2. If not now, when will I run?"]
Rin was startled. The Uchiha Police Force Department, being massacred?
Strange figure? Screams?
How could she be caught up in something so terrifying?
Without the slightest hesitation, she said, "I choose 2."
The text continued to generate.
["Since I am just a defenseless girl, upon seeing this terrifying scene, I chose to turn and run without looking back."]
["At this point, I have two options."]
["1. Run back the way I came, to escape the Uchiha Clan Grounds."]
["2. Head towards the Residential District."]
Escape? How to escape? There's still a group of bad guys called Root outside.
So, Rin could only say, "I choose 2."
["I knew there were still bad guys outside the Uchiha Clan Grounds, so I ran in the direction of the Residential District."]
["That terrifying shadow sensed my presence, but upon perceiving the direction I was fleeing, he chose not to pursue."]
["Along the way, it was equally quiet. The closer I got, the more I could smell blood."]
["I entered the streets of the Residential District and was startled by the horrific sight before me. I saw bodies lying haphazardly on the ground, blood flowing like a river."]
["There were old people, children, civilians, and Ninja. They were all dead!"]
["All of them were members of the Uchiha Clan!"]
["I felt as if someone was watching me from behind."]
["I instinctively turned my head and suddenly noticed a person crouching on a distant utility pole."]
["At that moment, I saw his blood-red eyes, and in those eyes, the constantly spinning pinwheel pattern."]
["I had a beautiful dream in the Tsukuyomi world. I died!"]
["This adventure ends."]