Uchiha Tianqi

My name was Li Xiaotian. I'd been cooped up at home watching anime when, for no reason at all, I was transported to the world of Naruto.

I never expected to become Uchiha Madara's son, either. My father had defected from the village and been killed by the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, at the Valley of the End. My mother couldn't bear the village's rumors and died of grief. Just like that, I became an orphan.

My name now was Uchiha Tianqi, and I was ten years old. Since I was the son of a rogue ninja, they hadn't enrolled me in the Academy.

When I was three, Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage, decided that as Uchiha Madara's descendant, I was bound to become a menace someday and should be eliminated before I could cause trouble. Luckily, Hashirama Senju stopped him. Hashirama believed Madara alone was responsible for his mistakes, and there was no need to blame his descendants for them.

Hashirama really was Madara's best friend. Even after Madara betrayed the village, he still protected Madara's child.

That should have been good news for me, but it didn't last long. Hashirama Senju returned from his battle with Madara at the Valley of the End, and he died less than two years later.

They had originally agreed that someone from the Uchiha Clan would become the Second Hokage. But after Madara defected, the clan had no one strong enough to stand against Tobirama Senju. Thanks to his immense strength and reputation, Tobirama was chosen by the people and became Konoha's Second Hokage. The Uchiha Clan didn't dare challenge him for the position.

Tianqi should have started school at five, but once Tobirama Senju took office as Hokage, he was stripped of the right to attend. Tobirama also had people watch him, while the Uchiha kept their distance, afraid that associating with him would offend the Second Hokage.

Even so, Tianqi had inherited Madara's powerful bloodline and displayed a remarkable talent for learning.

Although the Second Hokage had confiscated most of the powerful ninjutsu scrolls and money, Tianqi had still reached Genin level with only the Three Basic Techniques he'd managed to keep.

But the better he did, the more the Second Hokage wanted him dead. Tobirama had tried to kill him several times, only to be stopped by his sister-in-law, Hashirama Senju's wife, Uzumaki Mito. Otherwise, our Tianqi might not have lived to see ten.

By a river, Tianqi sat on a rock and watched the water flow past. He couldn't help lamenting his tragic fate.

"I was just an ordinary modern-day teenager, and now I've ended up in the Naruto world. That'd be bad enough, but I also became Uchiha Madara's son. I mean, when did Madara ever have a son in the original story? They won't let me go to school, and they're watching me. Are they trying to get me killed?" Tianqi picked up a stone and tossed it into the river, frowning miserably.

"I watched all of Naruto before I got here, so I know the plot. But this has nothing to do with the plot at all! I don't even know if I'll live long enough to see it start. And even if I do, given how closely Konoha's watching me, I'll just be an old man who can barely fight."

"Ugh, they won't give me ninjutsu scrolls to study, and there's no one to teach me. I don't even have a cheat. No matter how talented I am, I've got no way to use it. Am I supposed to develop my own ninjutsu?"

"Hm? Develop my own ninjutsu? Right! I can develop my own ninjutsu! What a pea brain—I can't believe I didn't think of that sooner." Tianqi slapped his forehead.

"Before I can develop ninjutsu, I need to find out what types of Chakra I have. Then I can work out techniques based on my affinities. Getting a Chakra test paper should be easy; they sell them right on the street. Let's do it." Tianqi broke into a jog and headed for the street.

The three Anbu assigned to watch Tianqi by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, saw him sprinting down the street and hurried after him.

"Captain, he's just a kid. Do we really need to watch him all day?"

One of them, wearing a cat mask, spoke up. Another nodded in agreement.

"You just joined the Anbu, so of course you don't understand. His father was the one person who could stand as an equal to the First Hokage."

"What! You mean the former Uchiha Clan Head who defected? He's that man's son?"

"Now you understand why he matters."

Both squad members nodded.

Tianqi had no idea that the Anbu were talking about him. Right now, he was happily hurrying home with the Chakra test paper he'd just bought.

His home was at the very edge of the Uchiha district. Compared to Naruto, the only difference was that nobody threw things at him and called him a monster.

Once he got home, he shut the door and started the test. He slowly channeled Chakra into the paper. Soon, the upper-left corner began to burn. Tianqi wasn't surprised. Almost every Uchiha had a Fire Release Chakra nature.

As the Chakra continued to flow in, the upper-right corner began to wrinkle, the lower-left corner crumbled to pieces, and the lower-right corner became damp. Then the paper split in two, as if it had been sliced through the middle.

The test showed that he had all five Chakra natures. Instead of looking pleased, his expression darkened.

"Damn it. My identity already makes me stand out. If Tobirama Senju finds out I have all five natures, I bet he'll come charging into my house with a sword."

"No, no, I've got to destroy this scrap of paper right away. The plot hasn't even started yet. I can't let something this small trip me up."

Tianqi took out a small brazier and tossed the test paper inside. He watched it turn to ash before he finally felt a little reassured.

Just then, a voice suddenly sounded beside Tianqi's ear.

[Ping! Point System binding in progress. Host: Uchiha Tianqi.]

"Ah! Damn it, what's going on?" Tianqi's head throbbed as a flood of information rushed into his mind. The pain only began to ease after half an hour.

As soon as the pain faded, a virtual screen appeared right in front of Tianqi.

"Whoa!" The sight startled him. Anyone would jump if something suddenly appeared before their eyes.

A series of words appeared on the screen, and the system's voice rang out.

[The system will issue missions at random based on the host's surroundings. Completing a mission will earn the host Points and rewards. Points can be exchanged for items in the Shop.]

[The host can use the system by silently calling for it. Only the host can see the system interface. The first mission is now being issued: defeat Uchiha Yang, who will come to provoke you. Reward: 100 Points. Failure will result in immediate execution—snip!]

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't just go issuing missions on your own! I haven't even figured out what's going on yet. And isn't execution going a bit too far?"

The system ignored him.

Seeing that the system wasn't going to respond, Tianqi quickly sorted through the information. In short, this was a system that forced him to complete missions. Complete one, and he'd earn Points to exchange for things in the system Shop. Fail, and he'd lose his life.

Tianqi gritted his teeth. "Everyone wants me dead. Even my cheat is just looking for new ways to kill me. If all of you want me to die, then I'll live just to show you! I'll make you eat your words. Just you wait."

He opened the Shop with a silent thought, eager to see what it offered. The results were just what he'd expected.

Rinnegan: 5,000,000 Points

Eternal Mangekyo: 1,000,000 Points

Sage Body: 1,000,000 Points

Seeing all those zeroes, Tianqi wore an expression that said he'd known it all along.