At home.
Naruto was reading.
More precisely, he was reading history.
The easiest way to understand an unfamiliar world was to read history books.
"Chaos. What utter chaos."
That was Naruto's only impression after reading.
The world of the Hokage had five major nations alone, with even more minor nations.
The major nations fought year after year for profit, while the minor nations either profited from the conflict or became its prey.
It had only been a little over fifty years since the First Hokage founded Konoha, yet three world wars had already broken out. The smaller wars and conflicts scattered between them were just as numerous.
This place rivaled the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, with its struggle among the seven states. How could the word "chaos" possibly begin to describe it?
"Was the First Hokage seriously a little sick in the head?"
When Naruto read about Konoha's founding, he felt deeply puzzled, his mind full of question marks.
Perhaps the First Hokage's vision and understanding had limited him. When he founded Konoha and stood unmatched, instead of thinking of unifying the ninja world, he had distributed the tailed beasts to maintain a balance of power among the villages.
This... was hard to understand.
Qin Shi Huang would probably have wanted to use his six-foot sword to knock some sense into that unreasonable head.
Could it have been because the previous Warring States era had brought too much warfare and death, making the First Hokage desperately crave peace?
That was possible.
But if he could not seize such a good opportunity, things would probably become even more turbulent later.
And that was exactly what happened. Not long after the First Hokage passed away, the First Ninja World War erupted, followed by the Second and Third Ninja World Wars.
The most recent war Naruto knew of had ended only a few years ago: the friction between Konoha, the Land of Lightning, and the Land of Earth.
War was something unfamiliar to Naruto.
In his previous life, he had lived in a peaceful country. Although there were wars elsewhere in the world, they had been too far away from him.
In this life, however, he had begun being trained as a warrior at just six years old, as though he were always being prepared for a war that might break out in the future.
At that thought, Naruto began his daily threefold self-examination again:
Am I invincible yet?
Have I achieved immortality yet?
Can I no longer die yet?
Although he was only six, Naruto had no choice but to start pondering such difficult questions.
"Not yet, Naruto. You definitely can't beat the First Hokage."
After briefly recalling the past, the Nine-Tails continued, "Though he was my enemy, even I have to admit that the First Hokage was a very powerful man, like a god."
"How exactly did something like Wood Release come into existence?"
Thinking of the First Hokage's unique Wood Release, Naruto was extremely curious. It seemed that Wood Release was also where Konoha got its name.
The Nine-Tails said it truly did not know.
It did not know much about human matters.
Could it be a fusion of two attributes? Naruto was confused. Perhaps he could try it during his future training.
When it came to training, he had always been feeling his way forward alone, without any teacher to guide him. As a result, he lacked much basic common knowledge.
For example, his own strength.
Naruto had always believed that even with an SSSSSS-Rank Talent, he was only six years old. Even if he felt strong, he figured his strength was at most around Chunin or Jonin level.
But the Nine-Tails suddenly told him that he possessed at least Kage Level strength, and that his Fire Release was not even inferior to Uchiha Madara's.
Naruto was quite surprised.
"What about Uchiha Madara?" Naruto asked about the First Hokage's lifelong rival again.
"Perhaps you can't beat him either." The Nine-Tails recalled, "Though your Fire Release is stronger than his, Fire Release is not what he is strongest at. It is those eyes of his."
"What eyes?"
Naruto was utterly shocked. What kind of eyes could have such an effect, even stronger than his Fire Release?
"The Mangekyō Sharingan. Those eyes possess Dojutsu Power that can seize one's soul, along with godlike abilities."
Mangekyō Sharingan. What the hell was he supposed to understand from that name?
He did know what the Sharingan was.
Now there was just a Mangekyo added in front of it.
Could it be an especially cool-looking Sharingan?
"Is that some kind of evolved form of the Sharingan?"
"That's right. The Uchiha clan's unique Three Tomoe Sharingan can awaken the Mangekyō after evolving."
So that was it. Naruto understood a little.
Mangekyo was a further evolution of the Sharingan.
And Uchiha Madara had relied on such a pair of Mangekyo to contend with the First Hokage.
It seemed this Mangekyo was rather powerful.
A pair of eyes alone could rival the First Hokage's Wood Release?
What special abilities do these eyes have? Naruto's curiosity was piqued.
"Since that's the case, I'll keep training. I'm not leaving the mountain until I'm invincible."
Hearing that, the Nine-Tails was rather speechless. It said, "Naruto, you're being a little too cautious."
"Not cautious? I'm not cautious at all. After all, I'm only six. What's the rush?"
Naruto said that because he truly thought so.
People always unconsciously changed their surroundings, making them more suitable for themselves to live in.
Naruto was no exception.
Since he had already transmigrated here, this world was where he would live. Therefore, transforming the ninja world was imperative if he wanted to have a good state of mind in the future.
As for how he would transform it, he only had a rough idea for now.
Without investigation, there was no right to speak.
Naruto knew far too little about the ninja world. He planned to learn more about it before making any decisions.
There was no need to rush, nor to fight over a single day or night.
After all, he was only six. He had not even gone out to enjoy his childhood yet.
At the very least, he would wait until adulthood before taking action.
Naruto planned to wait until he was eighteen... no, sixteen.
Once he was sixteen and mostly developed, he would begin changing the world.
Before that, he would first enjoy this peaceful and happy childhood.
The next morning.
Naruto woke up early, but he was in no hurry to go to school. There was still plenty of time.
He stared blankly at the bloodline section in the shop.
There was an item there.
Name: Uchiha Bloodline.
Should he buy something like that?
Naruto was somewhat uncertain about that question.
The main reasons were Uchiha Madara's example, as well as the protagonist in his class, Uchiha Sasuke.
Before, Naruto had only known that someone called "Sasuke" was most likely the protagonist, but he had not known the person's surname.
Now he knew.
Full name: Uchiha Sasuke.
Before him was the powerful Uchiha Madara; after him was the future protagonist, Uchiha Sasuke.
Naruto even occasionally heard about the renowned geniuses Itachi Uchiha and Body Flicker Shisui.
"The Uchiha clan really does produce geniuses." Thinking of those two famous geniuses still alive, Naruto sighed sincerely.
With his SSSSSS-Rank Talent, he naturally did not fear such geniuses. But what Naruto was wary of was that he knew absolutely nothing about the Mangekyō Sharingan.
The terrifying thing was not the Mangekyō Sharingan. The terrifying thing was the unknown.
The unknown meant having no intelligence whatsoever. The unknown meant having no contingency plan and no idea how to deal with it.
Naruto had considered searching the shop and the Skill House to see whether he could find some clues.
But this trash game was set up so that without the corresponding attributes or bloodline, the corresponding item category would not appear.
That was to say, if Naruto only possessed Wind Release Chakra Attributes, then the Skill House would only display Wind Release ninjutsu, as well as non-elemental genjutsu, taijutsu, and the like. Ninjutsu of other Chakra Attributes would not appear.
Therefore, Naruto had no choice but to take the risk himself and personally experience this ability.
Purchase Uchiha Bloodline.
[You have purchased the Uchiha Bloodline. You will receive the following bonuses: 1. Genjutsu effectiveness ×200% 2. Mental Power +30 points 3. Neural reflex growth speed ×200% 4. Jutsu comprehension cap unlocked to 120 points 5. After unlocking the Mangekyō, your Mental Power cap will be unlocked to 120 points ] [It has been detected that you possess the Uchiha Bloodline. You have automatically obtained a skill] [Sharingan: 0/500 (Locked)] [It has been detected that you possess an SSSSSS-Rank Talent. Sharingan skill +3600] [Sharingan: 3600/5000 (Two Tomoe)]
Naruto hurried to the mirror and saw a pair of exceptionally strange pupils.
The blue of his eyes had vanished, replaced by red-and-white eyes. Against the red background, a ring of black lines surrounded the black pupils. Two tomoe on those lines were slowly revolving around each pupil.
"So this is the Sharingan? It's surprisingly beautiful."
The contract was signed too quickly. I wanted everyone to get on board first, but it was all done in no time. I'll give advance notice next time.
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