Awakening

When Shigure woke, he found that everything around him had changed. The people nearby were dressed strangely, and ninjas occasionally walked through the streets. The surroundings looked both familiar and unfamiliar to him.

"Where am I?" Shigure asked, rubbing his head. He couldn't quite remember what had happened before, but when he looked around at the realistic surroundings, he realized this wasn't a prank.

"Did I transmigrate? Or am I still dreaming?" Shigure pinched himself hard.

"Ow! That hurts! I'm not dreaming! Then I really did transmigrate!" Shigure turned around and saw three familiar stone statues.

"What!? Is this Konoha!? Did I transmigrate to Konoha!?" Shigure asked in disbelief.

"Ding!" A strange sound suddenly rang in Shigure's ear. He then heard a voice that sounded like a machine.

Binding in progress

Binding in progress

Binding successful! Congratulations, host! The Strongest Bloodline System has been activated! Host, would you like to claim the system's first-time reward?

Shigure answered without a second thought. "Yes!"

Ding! Greetings, host! The system has delivered your first-time reward! Otsutsuki bloodline! Would you like to fuse with the bloodline?

"Fuse with it!" Shigure said at once.

As soon as Shigure finished speaking, he felt his body begin to change. An indescribable comfort swept through him, rushing straight to his brain.

A large amount of dopamine has been produced to help you withstand the pain ahead!

As soon as the system finished speaking, strange rays of light shot toward Shigure from every direction.

A moment ago, Shigure had been in heaven. Now he was in hell. A feeling of tearing through his entire body and the sensation of his blood vessels bursting surged from his brain throughout his body.

The pain was unbearable. Shigure didn't make a sound; it seemed he had become completely numb to it.

Host! Hang in there! The fusion is almost complete!

"Three!" Shigure was in so much pain he was about to lose his mind.

"Two!" The sounds around him were growing indistinct.

"One!" The system's final countdown ended, and Shigure lost consciousness.

Fusion complete! Congratulations, host! You have fused with your first-time reward: the purest Otsutsuki bloodline!

But Shigure had already passed out from the pain and hadn't heard the system's final words.

In a daze, Shigure seemed to hear someone calling his name.

"Uchiha Shigure! Uchiha Shigure!" Shigure finally opened his eyes. A pretty, delicate-featured girl came into view. She had long black hair and bright, dark eyes. It was clear she was the one calling his name.

Shigure was lying in a white hospital bed. The smell of disinfectant all around him made him uncomfortable. It looked like he was in a hospital.

"Is my name Uchiha Shigure?" Shigure asked in return.

The girl looked sad and couldn't help crying as she gazed at Shigure.

"Waaah! Brother Shiyu! It's all my fault! I shouldn't have insisted on getting that necklace back! Otherwise, you wouldn't have ended up forgetting everything. Do you still remember who I am?" the girl asked through her tears.

Shigure looked at her and slowly shook his head. "I'm sorry, I don't remember anything. You called me Uchiha Shigure? Am I a member of the Uchiha Clan?"

The girl started crying again. "It's over, Brother Shiyu! You really forgot me! I'm Xiao Xing!"

Shigure rubbed his head, feeling a little awkward. "Xiao Xing, I may really have lost my memory. Can you tell me what happened?"

Xiao Xing took out a mirror and held it up in front of Shigure.

Shigure saw his reflection.

His black hair fell just low enough to cover his forehead. He had a high nose, yellowish skin, and a pair of dark eyes like black gemstones. His gaze was sharp as an eagle's when fierce, and gentle as a lamb's when soft.

He should have had a flawless, handsome face.

But a scar ran from his left eyebrow across the bridge of his nose, marring his handsome features and making him look a little more intimidating.

"Look at you. You've not only lost your memory, you've been disfigured too. It's all because of those rotten Uchiha Clan brats. They stole my necklace, and you went to get it back for me. In the end, a whole group of them beat you up, and they even slashed your face with a knife. When I found you, you were unconscious. I never thought you'd wake up with amnesia too."

Xiao Xing nearly started crying again.

"Little Xing, don't worry. I may have lost my memory, but look, I'm fine now!" Shigure comforted Xiao Xing while his mind raced.

Transmigration? A system? A bloodline? Xiao Xing? This is all so confusing, but I think I've figured it out. If I'm not mistaken, I'm in the World of Naruto!

It seems I've transmigrated into the body of a young member of the Uchiha Clan. Shigure continued chatting with Xiao Xing.

After talking with her, Shigure learned that he was a member of the Uchiha Clan. Unfortunately, his parents had died on the battlefield when he was very young, leaving him alone in Konoha.

No one had taken care of him. Shigure had grown up amid mocking laughter and disdainful looks. Xiao Xing had gone through much the same thing, so they had become close through hardship, and Shigure had always looked after her like a younger sister.

This time, Xiao Xing had been bullied by the children of the Uchiha Clan's noble families. Shigure had stood up for her, and during the argument, he accidentally hit his head. That was how Shigure had gotten the chance to transmigrate.

Now that he understood what had happened, Shigure knew what he had to do.

"Hmph! The Uchiha Clan!" Shigure looked at Xiao Xing, whose face was streaked with tears, and sneered inwardly.

"All right, Xiao Xing. You should go home and get some rest. Didn't you say I have my Ninja Academy graduation exam tomorrow? I need to get ready." Shigure saw Xiao Xing off.

"The system is activated, and I've fused with the Otsutsuki bloodline! I wonder what abilities I have now." Shigure closed his eyes and focused on what was happening inside his body.

"I can feel that my body has undergone a complete transformation!" Shigure's eyes began to itch, and heat spread throughout his body.

He could feel a powerful current of energy surging through every part of his body. The awareness in his mind was like a key that unlocked his power.

"In that case, let's unlock it!" Shigure opened all the pathways in his body. A surge of pure energy instantly filled every part of him.

"Is this chakra?" The familiar yet unfamiliar energy contained in every part of his body was undoubtedly the chakra most commonly found in the Naruto world.