You Came at Just the Right Time, System!

Spring, the eleventh year of Konoha.

Beside a stream outside Konoha, six-year-old Kumonaka Torikaze lay on the grass with his hands behind his head, staring up at the sky.

The stream gurgled as it flowed past, the air filled with the scent of flowers and fresh grass.

"Sigh, these days are truly tough. No smartphone, and I can't even watch anime."

He suddenly said with some indignation, "I shouldn't have had the whim to watch Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. Now look at this, I've transmigrated to Konoha just as the village was built. Isn't this just asking to be cannon fodder!"

Lin Qufeng was not originally from this world. He had been a bright young man who had just graduated from university and was filled with enthusiasm, determined to return home to help build his community. His favorite thing in life was Naruto.

However, he suddenly heard that Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, which was considered "non-flammable," had recently started to heat up!

As a fan of Naruto Shippuden, Lin Qufeng naturally looked down on Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, but his curiosity got the better of him, and he clicked on it to see just how "hot" it had actually become.

This one look was disastrous; it actually burned him to death!

His soul then transmigrated to Konoha, five years after its founding, becoming the head of the Kumonaka Clan.

The title sounded grand, but counting him and his parents who had died two years ago, the Kumonaka Clan consisted of only three people.

In other words, Kumonaka Torikaze was a standard orphan transmigrator.

"What kind of clan head is this, damn it!" He was so angry he sat straight up.

According to the research Kumonaka Torikaze had done on the history of Naruto in his past life, the First Shinobi World War would break out in about six years.

Although it was peaceful for now, once war erupted, human life would be the cheapest thing of all; corpses littering the fields and rivers of blood would be the bare minimum.

But looking at the current situation, there was good news and bad news.

The good news was that the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, would not let children go to the battlefield.

The bad news was that by the time the First Shinobi World War started, Senju Hashirama would already be dead.

So, if you don't go to the battlefield, who will? They'll send you straight to the front lines to do the dirty work!

"This is absolutely infuriating!"

Don't look at Kumonaka Torikaze as being so dispirited now; when he first transmigrated, he had been full of confidence, wanting to show off his skills in the ninja world and realize his Naruto dream and grand ambitions.

It was just that after his parents sacrificed themselves on a mission two years ago, this thought of his had vanished.

His father had been considered a relatively strong ninja in the village, likely at the Jonin level, yet he had still died just like that.

And for an orphan like him, with no background and no Kekkei Genkai, trying to make a name for himself in such a chaotic early ninja world was truly a pipe dream.

Unless he was favored by the Hokage, but Kumonaka Torikaze no longer cared about such things. Now, he just wanted to live a peaceful life.

If no accidents happened and he prayed to be a little lucky, living until the era of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations shouldn't be a problem, right? Perhaps...

Kumonaka Torikaze secretly vowed that if he really lived until then, he would definitely give Boruto a whack with a cane!

"Anyway, there's a large inheritance at home. Once I go and retrieve my father's will later, I'll just be an ordinary person and live a peaceful life forever."

Suddenly! A hollow, mechanical voice rang out deep in Kumonaka Torikaze's mind: [Ding—detected that the host said the words "peaceful life," Peaceful Life System has been activated. Living area bound to [Konoha].]

[Congratulations to the host for surviving in Konoha for six years.]

[Reward: one novice gift pack!]

This series of prompts left Kumonaka Torikaze stunned: "No way, back when I was determined to make a grand splash in the ninja world, I begged you and you didn't show up. Now that I've decided to live a peaceful life and want to completely lie flat, you show up?"

"Damn it!"

After a bout of venting, Kumonaka Torikaze gradually calmed down. He sorted through his thoughts and felt a trace of curiosity about this system that lacked any sense of timing.

"Huh? Peaceful Life System, judging by the name, it should be helping me lie flat more perfectly? Let's try it out!"

Kumonaka Torikaze ordered with anticipation: "System, open the novice gift pack."

[Novice gift pack opened. Congratulations to the host for obtaining:

[Full Attribute Basic Chakra] (Yin, Yang, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Lightning)

[One Kakashi-level Chakra] (Equivalent to the chakra capacity of Hatake Kakashi)

[Kekkei Genkai: Crystal Release] (Weaknesses removed, and partial ninjutsu mastered)

Strength is the foundation of a peaceful life. I hope the host enjoys a peaceful life.]

Looking at these rewards provided by the system, Kumonaka Torikaze's brain disconnected for a moment.

What the hell! Which one of these is supposed to let him enjoy life?

Isn't this just bullying an honest person? Damn it! Backstabbing me?

This system, which hung up a sheep's head but sold dog meat, caused Kumonaka Torikaze's two-year plan for an ordinary, background-character, lie-flat dream to shatter instantly.

After a while, Kumonaka Torikaze pretended to be nonchalant and said: "Sigh, there's no help for it, strength is indeed the foundation of a peaceful life."

"What a load of crap! This is purely a scam!"

But no matter how he cursed, he never heard a response from the system.

Resigned, Kumonaka Torikaze used his thoughts to open the system panel, which clearly displayed his current strength.

[Name] Kumonaka Torikaze

[Age] 6

[Strength/Chakra] Chunin/1 Kakashi

[Kekkei Genkai] Crystal Release

[Talent] All-Nature Chakra

[Calmness Points/Chaos Points] 100/0

"So, I have the strength of a Chunin now? It's barely passable, but I am quite satisfied with the Crystal Release."

He knew very well that a six-year-old Chunin was definitely a Genius in Konoha, but on the battlefield, a Chunin was nothing more than cannon fodder.

He had come to terms with it; since he could no longer live a peaceful life as an ordinary person, he would find a way to slack off as a ninja!

As long as he planned it properly, nothing would be an issue.

Kumonaka Torikaze frowned: "To survive the First Shinobi World War, strength alone is far from enough."

"Moreover, Konoha won't be peaceful during this period! The rebellion of Madara Uchiha and the Five Kage Summit are events that directly or indirectly led to the First Shinobi World War."

Danger lurked everywhere!

Then, Kumonaka Torikaze looked at the Calmness Points and Chaos Points on the panel; their uses were already clear to him.

Simply put, if anyone near the protagonist's main body or shadow clones intended to do something harmful to Konoha, a Chaos Event would be triggered.

Successfully resolving it would increase Calmness Points, which could be used to exchange for various items in the System Shop. (Living in Konoha for one day grants 100 Calmness Points.)

If he failed, the Chaos Points would rise. Once the Chaos Points exceeded seventy, Kumonaka Torikaze would lose the strength provided by the system.

This would continue until the Chaos Points dropped below seventy again.

However, strength gained through his own cultivation would not be affected.

All major events in the history of Konoha would also be considered Chaos Events.

Besides Chaos Events, there were other ways to earn Calmness Points, though Kumonaka Torikaze would have to explore those himself.

Kumonaka Torikaze did the math: "There are six years left until the Shinobi World War; that should be enough time for me to accumulate strength."

"And for Kumogakure, which is ambitious and wants to claim the title of the number one hidden village, they will certainly make their moves."

He stood up and brushed the dust off his body: "Time to return to the village and retrieve my father's will."

Having said that, he prepared to head back, but just then, he noticed a figure in the distance walking toward him.

Why would someone be here?

Kumonaka Torikaze felt a surge of vigilance. Although this forest wasn't far from the village, the terrain inside was complex and very easy to get lost in.

He had only memorized the route by chance after wandering in two years ago, and had since turned this place into his secret base.

Ordinary people would never enter this forest.

The only possibility was that it was a ninja.

Kumonaka Torikaze carefully hid behind a large tree.

As the person drew closer, Kumonaka Torikaze could clearly see his appearance: a man dressed in ordinary clothes, looking to be in his twenties, with a scruffy beard.

"There's definitely something wrong here. Could he be a spy?"

Just then, the system's voice rang out in his mind: [Chaos Event triggered: Kumogakure has dispatched a spy to gather intelligence and wait for an opportunity to incite war.]

"As expected, things are getting interesting."