After activating the transfer device, I was 'curled up into a tube' and then uncurled in a new place. Only my soul was transferred, while Vritra's body remained in Lang. Looking around, I found myself hovering in some space filled with light. Attempts to move or transfer in any other way were unsuccessful. After a couple of minutes, another soul appeared nearby. Judging by its energy, I was looking at 'homo vulgaris,' meaning an ordinary mortal.

A few seconds later, another soul appeared on the other side of me. This case was more interesting. This soul felt like something big, green, and angry. And it had a clear lack of characteristic human consciousness structures.

"Hi, who are you?" - I asked the human. He had already recovered from the initial shock and was now staring into the void slightly more consciously.

"I... I... I don't remember" - he enlightened me.

"Yeah, they messed you up pretty well" - I diagnosed, examining the 'scars' on the astral body of the patient. - "And what's your name?" - I asked the green one.

"I am Groot!" - the next patient of the mental hospital declared pompously. His vocabulary ended there, and he started pressing his anger onto me. Well, well.

"And who are you?" - the amnesiac asked me in return.

"Call me Atman" - I replied.

"Alright, everyone is here" - another inhabitant of this cozy place appeared before me, whom I immediately recognized as another Judge. After his appearance, it became clear that we were 'hovering' in an arc in front of him.

"And who are you?" - my neighbor continued to ask stupid questions.

"I am the Judge of the game in which you will participate" - the Judge grinned predatorily. - "So, I'll explain everything once, so listen carefully and don't interrupt. And by the way, what's with your appearance? People are watching you."

Judge waved his hand, and we acquired almost material forms. I still looked like a 'high elf,' the human acquired the features of a typical resident of central Russia, and the green one turned into a two-meter-tall green orc in high-tech armor characteristic of Warhammer worlds. How original!

"You will appear in a world inspired by the Naruto universe. You three are members of one team appointed by Azathoth himself. Your starting location is Konoha. Before the game begins, you can choose a genome, element, and main ability. Your task is to destroy the enemy teams. Each team has three fighters, and a total of ten teams are participating in the game. The team whose representatives are the last to remain alive wins. The time limit is one year."

"So, is it an isekai?!" - the human was surprised.

"For the glory of the God of Blood and Chaos, I will destroy anyone who stands in my way!!!" - roared the orc.

I just smirked at these exclamations. By the way, what requirement do I need to fulfill to move on? I focused my attention on my new tail and read the information from it. As it turned out, I only have six months, and the task is to feed Azathoth the souls of ten game figures. Well, considering there are 30 figures in the game, the task is challenging but doable. The main thing is not to delay so the enemies don't kill each other too early.

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"We'll start with you, Cheater" - Judge stared at me. - "You're our favorite, so you can choose the conditions for your appearance in the game world first."

A list of genomes available to Konoha residents appeared before me. I quickly scanned it and chose the most overpowered option.

"Uzumaki genome."

"Accepted" - Judge nodded approvingly.

Next, a list of elements appeared before me. I didn't even look at it and immediately voiced my choice.

"Life element."

"Where did you find such an element?" - Judge asked displeased.

"It's a type of chakra used in the Shosen technique" - I clarified.

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"Ah, got it. Accepted" - the local boss calmed down immediately.

"Ability - summoning Cthulhu" - I announced the last point of my program, again without looking at the suggested list.

"What Cthulhu?!!" - Judge either cursed or asked.

"This one" - I demonstrated my parasite.

Judge looked at Cthulhu, Cthulhu looked at Judge, and then the local 'almost god' sighed resignedly and waved his hand.

"Accepted. Now you" - he glared at the transmigrant.

"Uzumaki genome" - he blurted out immediately.

"Uzumaki is already taken. Choose from what's left. This isn't a market."

"Then Uchiha" - the future representative of the eye clan replied, slightly disappointed.

"Element?" - Judge asked in a prosecutorial voice.

"Explosion" - the human surprised us with his choice. Judging by the fact that he didn't hesitate for a moment, he was familiar with the Naruto world and was following some plan.

"Ability?"

"Uchiha's clan genjutsu."

“Understood.” - Judge rubbed his hands in satisfaction. – “Now it's your turn, green one.” - He addressed the orc.

The orc did not rush to respond but began to carefully review the list, reading detailed information on each item.

“And what is this "shmakra" that's mentioned everywhere?” - Asked the orc. At this question, Uchiha facepalmed.

“It's the local internal energy. It's reminiscent of a mix between Warp and psi energies, but more material.” - Explained Judge, clearly aiming for the orc's level of understanding.

“Got it. Then I choose the Haruno genome.”

“What?!!” - Uchiha and I exclaimed.

“Accepted!” - Judge licked his lips contentedly, barely holding back laughter.

“We're screwed.” - Expressed the human, including my opinion.

“Element?”

The orc thought again but announced his decision fairly quickly.

“Earth.”

“Accepted. Skill?”

“Waaagh!” - Shouted the orc, raising his right hand.

“Waaagh?” - Uchiha's eyes bulged. – “What kind of skill is that?”

“Accepted.” - Judge nodded approvingly. – “Well, that's all. After you occupy the corresponding bodies, you will need to find each other. It won't be difficult. All game participants are surrounded by a rainbow aura that appears upon close examination. And remember, if you lose, a fate much worse than death awaits you.”

With that, the world around me went dark, and I plunged into darkness.

I woke up to a sunbeam shining directly into my eyes. Even the attempt to turn away was unsuccessful because the damned sun flooded the entire room with its light. Rubbing my eyes, I glanced around the cozy little room. Well, hello, Naruto. I recognize this mess. The sight of the room hit me with a wave of nostalgia. It looked exactly like Naruto's place in my first crossover. Damn! Two hundred years have passed since then. It's enough to drive anyone crazy! Alright, time to get out of bed and head to the Ninja Academy.

Today was the last official day of school at the academy. Yesterday, Naruto failed the exam, stole the scroll, learned shadow clones, and slightly beat up his teacher. In short, it was full canon. And today, I woke up in his body, and now this world would tremble under the footsteps of the great Cheater.

The team allocation was supposed to start at ten o'clock, and it was only six in the morning now. So, I decided to spend my free time analyzing the abilities I had inherited. First, my chakra and magic were still completely blocked. Psionics worked somehow, but mostly at the level of extrasensory perception. The local "shmakra" was a fairly standard mix of life energy and angelic energy, that is, Order. This, by the way, explained the simplicity of "materializing" chakra. Such a property was characteristic of Order's energies.

By the way, from the height of my experience, I could now say that the chakra tail I got at the very beginning provided a very unusual energy that was nothing like the murkiness that magicians and demons operated with. Nor could the angels boast of anything outstanding.

So, back to my abilities. Naruto had a decent source of "shmakra," which even now had the power of a weak jonin. The original had terrible control, but with my experience, I managed simple jutsu quite well. And that was after just ten minutes of training. I think in a couple of days I could pass for a local jonin.

The "Life Element" in my performance meant incredible regeneration. To test it, I first decided to lightly scratch the skin on my hand. Getting no clear result, I increased the pressure. The result was now clear but somewhat cheating. As a result, I began literally slicing my left hand with a knife, cutting it to the bone. But even so, the wounds closed and fully regenerated as soon as the blade moved slightly. It created the impression that the knife was simply passing through the body without damaging it. So, as I had hoped, killing me now was extremely difficult.

Testing my class ability "Call of Cthulhu" was a success. I was able to "summon" the tentacles of my parasite into this world, which immediately took the "payment for the summoning" in the form of some unfortunate mutt hanging around my window. In short, using this ability without nearby enemies was dangerous. Cthulhu ate everything indiscriminately. By the way, an interesting point was clarified. Instead of a bijuu, Cthulhu was seating in my seal. So, if someone decides to extract the Nine-Tails from me, they are in for a surprise. A very hungry and bored surprise, ready to devour the entire planet.

Shadow clones worked quite well. Moreover, the basic principle of their operation was almost no different from the already known variant, so by modifying this technique, I gained access to the consciousness of all clones in real time. An ordinary mortal would go mad from this immediately, but I was used to it and felt no inconvenience. Even if using this technique increased the load on the brain, my regeneration fixed all problems before they appeared.