First Sign-In

Chapter 1: First Sign-In

Konoha.

The Senju Clan had long since lost its former glory. Especially after Princess Tsunade left the village, the clan had steadily weakened, as though it could exit the stage of history at any moment.

Even the Senju Clan's compound had dwindled to just a few courtyards, nothing like it had once been.

Inside one unremarkable courtyard, Xu Fan sat cross-legged on a straw mat.

He had lived in this world for five whole years. No one knew how he had survived those five years.

"The Senju Clan has one stone of talent. Hashirama takes nine dou, Tobirama takes three, Tsunade takes one, and the rest of the Senju Clan owes three dou..."

Xu Fan could not help mocking it inwardly. Ever since Tobirama died, the Senju Clan had declined at an absurd pace. By the time it reached him, forget Wood Release or self-regeneration.

It had taken him five years just to extract enough Chakra to activate the Sign-in Assistant.

He had reincarnated as a descendant of the Senju Clan, yet had not enjoyed even the slightest benefit from it.

After completely activating the Sign-in Assistant, his first beginner's task arrived.

Ding!
Please proceed to the forest border of the Land of Fire and sign in as soon as possible. Successfully signing in will grant a beginner's reward!

Xu Fan frowned slightly. Ever since arriving in this world, he had figured out the rough timeline. Konoha's history had become part of his life.

Internally, the Uchiha Clan still existed and was eyeing Konoha's political power.

Externally, Kumogakure and Konoha were constantly clashing. Although they had announced an alliance not long ago, spies from the Land of Lightning were probably still lurking around at this time.

But risks and opportunities went hand in hand.

Take a gamble, and a bicycle might become a motorcycle!

Xu Fan's eyes narrowed. Before transmigrating, he had been an online novel enthusiast. He could talk about Qidian tropes for three days and nights without repeating himself. Naturally, he knew what to do.

Most importantly...

His current situation was rather awkward.

When he had first transmigrated here, he had been in quite a good mood.

That was because he had arrived before the start of Naruto's story, after the Nine-Tailed Fox's rampage.

It was a relatively safe and peaceful period for Konoha.

With the Senju Clan's bloodline on top of that, he should have had plenty of time to make plans, grow stronger, and perhaps even enter the Konoha leadership through this identity.

But Xu Fan soon found himself unable to stay happy.

Though he was a member of the Senju Clan, the Chakra in his body was astonishingly scarce.

That meant that even if he entered the Ninja Academy, he would be unable to graduate and become a shinobi.

This was undoubtedly a blow to Xu Fan.

Fortunately, after five years, he had finally extracted enough Chakra to activate his Sign-in Assistant.

It was time.

"The forest border."

Xu Fan rose from the ground, returned to the house, deliberately changed into clothes suitable for movement, and hurried out of the courtyard.

Although the forest border was remote, it was not easy to lose one's way there.

However, Konoha was full of undercurrents during this period.

Even the entrances and exits were guarded by chunin-level shinobi.

"Looks like leaving the village openly won't be possible."

Xu Fan could not help muttering. He was still dozens of meters from the entrance when the other side noticed him.

If he told the truth and said he wanted to take a look at the border, they probably would not believe him. They might even hand him over to the Anbu.

"I'll find somewhere secluded, sneak through, and come back after signing in."

Xu Fan made up his mind again, quickly leaving the area. It took him several hours to make a wide detour.

"Although I've kept training over the past five years, there's still quite a gap between me and real shinobi."

Xu Fan could not help sighing.

Fortunately, he had finally bypassed Konoha's guards and was about to reach the border.

However, just as Xu Fan was preparing to complete the sign-in, he noticed other figures.

Had he been discovered?

Had those Konoha chunin caught up to him?

Xu Fan quickly hid behind a large tree and carefully observed the situation.

To Xu Fan's utter surprise, they were not Konoha guards.

They were from Kumogakure.

Like Kakashi, the man wore his forehead protector at an angle. His legs moved like the wind, and he carried an unconscious little girl in one arm as he rushed in Xu Fan's direction.

Xu Fan's gaze sharpened as he recognized the little girl under the moonlight.

"Wait, isn't that Hinata from the Hyuga Clan?" Xu Fan froze. As he remembered it, Kumogakure had indeed kidnapped Hinata, but Hyuga Hiashi had dealt with them before they escaped the village.

How had they made it all the way to the border?

The Butterfly Effect?

"No..." Xu Fan shook his head. Thinking carefully, every detail of Hinata's kidnapping was steeped in strangeness. "Could the Hyuga Clan have concealed the truth..."

That was very possible. Neji had originally been a junior, and he was also from the Branch House. It was impossible for him to know the details of what happened that day.

But just as Xu Fan was mulling over this matter, killing intent rose behind him.

Whoosh—

A cold flash streaked past. Xu Fan swiftly rolled aside and looked up sharply, only to find Kumogakure shinobi.

"So I was discovered after all."

"Kill him."

Their accumulated resentment toward Konoha, combined with their current predicament, instantly ignited their killing intent.

They each drew kunai, intending to deal with Xu Fan here before meeting up with their leader and escaping.

Seeing this, Xu Fan immediately began sprinting.

Those Kumogakure bastards even wanted to abduct Hinata. Why would they spare him?

Fortunately, after only a few breaths, Xu Fan stepped onto the forest border.

Ding. Congratulations, you have successfully reached the sign-in location. Sign-in is now beginning!

Sign-in progress must reach 100%. Leaving midway will be considered a failed sign-in!

Hearing the assistant's voice, Xu Fan relaxed somewhat. But in the next second, he felt a kunai graze his cheek, leaving a bloody mark.

Thud!

The kunai plunged directly into the tree trunk before Xu Fan. Unprecedented killing intent closed in on him.

He suddenly turned around. What he saw did not seem human, but rather a vicious ghost crawling out of the depths of hell.

1%

23%

Xu Fan instinctively retreated, only to feel a sharp pain in his ankle.

A black kunai sliced directly through his muscle, robbing him of the ability to run.

Then those Kumogakure devils raised their kunai and charged fiercely at Xu Fan.

"Die, Konoha brat!"

69%

77%

Pain throbbed through Xu Fan's ankle. He had no time to evade and could only watch helplessly as the cold weapons slashed toward him.

100%!

Congratulations, host. Sign-in successful!

Reward obtained: Hashirama's Chakra and Chakra Burst!