Chapter 1: Otaku Adventure
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In a room plastered with all sorts of anime posters, Lin Mo stood in front of the mirror, struggling to press down his sticking-up hair. Today he was going to attend an anime convention, and he had specially changed into a newly bought Hatsune Miku T-shirt, which was a limited edition he had managed to buy only by scrimping and saving for a month.
"Ding-dong!"
His phone suddenly chimed with a notification sound, and Lin Mo tapped it open to find the reminder notice for the anime convention. He hurriedly grabbed his backpack, inside which were his cherished anime merchandise—a Naruto headband and Kunai, a Luffy straw hat, and his favorite Railgun badge.
Lin Mo shouldered his backpack and walked out of the house, heading downstairs only to reach the residential compound gate when the sky suddenly darkened. Lin Mo looked up, only to see a blinding streak of white light tear across the sky, flying straight toward him. He instinctively raised a hand to block it, but felt a warm current surge into his body.
Just as Lin Mo felt bewildered, a strange voice suddenly sounded in his ear.
"Ding! Dimensional Inventory System bound successfully!"
A mechanical voice rang out in his mind, and Lin Mo froze on the spot, the backpack in his hand almost dropping to the ground. He rubbed his eyes hard, and a translucent light screen floated before his eyes, displaying options for various anime worlds.
"This... Is this real?" Lin Mo reached out a trembling hand, wanting to touch the light screen. His fingertips felt a chilly sensation, and the light screen rippled in a circle.
"The host can create inventory videos through the system and broadcast them to various anime worlds. The video content can be combat power rankings, famous scene inventories, character analyses, and so on," the system's voice continued to explain. "Every broadcast will yield Dimensional Points, which can be used to exchange for abilities or items."
Lin Mo stood at the residential compound gate with his heart pounding wildly; he felt like he was dreaming. As a veteran otaku, he had read countless system-genre webnovels, but never imagined such a good thing would happen to him, so he ruthlessly pinched himself. The pain came over, and his entire person snapped awake—it was not a dream.
He turned and headed back home, and after splashing some water on his face, his inner state calmed down slightly.
"Then... Can I try it now?" Lin Mo swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked cautiously.
"Please select the anime world to broadcast to," the system said.
A row of familiar anime icons floated on the light screen: Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, Dragon Ball... Lin Mo's gaze lingered on Naruto, which was one of the anime he was most familiar with.
"Let's choose Naruto!" Lin Mo took a deep breath. "I'm going to make an inventory video of 'Naruto's Top Ten Combat Famous Scenes'!"
Following his selection, a video editing interface appeared on the light screen. Lin Mo was surprised to find that his memories of Naruto in his mind had become exceptionally clear, with every scene being lifelike. He skillfully began editing: Pain's invasion of Konoha, the Five Kage versus Madara Uchiha, Eight Gates Guy versus Six Paths Madara...
Just as Lin Mo was concentrating on making the video, the ninjas and civilians in the shinobi world suddenly discovered that a huge light curtain, visible even from inside houses, had appeared in the sky.
Inside Konoha, Naruto, who was eating ramen, raised his head, forgetting even to swallow the noodles in his mouth: "What is this, dattebayo?"
Sasuke stood in the woods outside the village, his Sharingan spinning slightly, staring vigilantly at the strange phenomenon in the sky.
At the same time, the Kage of the other shinobi villages had also noticed this abnormal phenomenon. Across the entire shinobi world, everyone's gaze was attracted by this mysterious light curtain.
Lin Mo began searching for clips from the system's database and busily started editing.
He had never been this serious, pouring himself heart and soul into it. After battling through two days and nights, he had used up almost all his energy.
Lin Mo's first video was edited. Looking at his work, he felt very satisfied.
The cover of the first video showed Sage Mode Naruto and Six Paths Pain standing opposite each other amidst a ruin.
Under the blessing of the Dimensional System, a 360-degree stereoscopic perspective was displayed to everyone in the shinobi world, making what they saw even more shocking and spectacular.
Lin Mo thought for a moment, and a dashing title appeared on the Heavenly Screen:
"Inventory of the Shinobi World's Top Ten Combat Famous Scenes"
After repeatedly confirming that the video had no problems, he broadcasted it through the system.
"Ding! Video production complete, broadcasting begins!"
Following the system's prompt tone, the video produced by Lin Mo began to play in the sky of the shinobi world. The Heavenly Screen displayed Naruto and Six Paths Pain, paired with the title inventory of the battle and accompanied by stirring background music. The huge images caused everyone to put down their busy tasks and begin watching.
The crowd of the shinobi world...
Inside the Hokage's office, the Third Hokage abruptly stood up, his pipe dropping to the ground without him even noticing. His gaze was locked tightly out the window: "Is this... a prophecy? Or some kind of genjutsu?"
In Kumogakure, the Raikage smashed his desk to pieces with one punch: "Immediately summon all Jonin! No matter what this is, Kumogakure must prepare!"
In Kirigakure, Mei Terumi stood atop the Mizukage Building, her red lips parting slightly: "Interesting, looks like the shinobi world is about to undergo a drastic change."
"This... Are these images of the future?" Jiraiya stood on the roof of the Hot Spring House, looking at the projections in the sky in shock.
In Orochimaru's laboratory, Orochimaru licked his lips, excitement flashing in his eyes: "Future battles... Truly something to look forward to. Perhaps I can obtain even more power from this."
Kabuto pushed up his glasses and analyzed calmly: "Lord Orochimaru, this might be a good opportunity for us to acquire intelligence."
Inside Amegakure, Nagato manipulating Pain and Konan stood atop the high tower. When seeing the images of Pain invading Konoha, a ripple flashed across Nagato's Rinnegan: "Is this... the future?"
Lin Mo sat on the sofa, nervously watching the system's feedback. Although he had already broadcasted the video to the shinobi world, he did not know what the situation was like over there.
"System, can the people in the shinobi world see my video?" Lin Mo asked.
"Host, the video has been successfully broadcasted, and everyone in the shinobi world is watching," the mechanical voice of the system replied.
Lin Mo breathed a sigh of relief, his heart filled with a sense of achievement. He had never imagined that a video he made could cause such a huge sensation in another world.
"Next, what should I do?" Lin Mo muttered to himself.
"The host can produce more inventory videos to obtain Dimensional Points and exchange them for abilities or items," the system reminded him.
Lin Mo nodded, a flash of excitement crossing his eyes: "Good! Then I'll continue making the next video!"