Reincarnated into Naruto

"Holy crap!" Ye Ling was playing Naruto on his brand-new iPhone 17 Pro Max 2.0 TB.

"Quit yapping!" Ye Ling was concentrating on controlling the ninja skeleton in a battle arena, completely unaware that the water in his cup had spilled and was starting to flow toward the power strip.

Ye Ling finally managed to win the BO3 and jumped up excitedly.

Then, shouting, "Pressure!" he stuck out his tongue and made a taunting face.

His sudden leap sent the water on the desk straight into the power strip. The 220 volts of high voltage made Ye Ling's vision go black, and he collapsed onto the desk.

Cold. Hard.

That was the first thing Ye Ling felt when he regained consciousness.

A dull ache came from the back of his head, as if someone had whacked him with a club. He struggled to open his eyes. The unfamiliar wooden ceiling above him came into view, and the air carried a faint musty smell mixed with... the fresh scent of some kind of plant.

"Where am I? I was in the middle of a BO3 with Teacher Xiao Mu..."

He tried to sit up, but a wave of dizziness swept over him. Countless jumbled fragments of memory came surging into his mind like floodwaters bursting through a dam.

A few minutes later, the pain subsided. Ye Ling—or rather, Uchiha Ling—lay sprawled on the cold tatami, staring blankly up at the ceiling. He had been reincarnated.

This wasn't a dream or a game. He had truly become a member of the Uchiha Clan in the world of Naruto.

Uchiha Ling was an obscure name in the original story, most likely a background character who had bought the farm during the Third Shinobi World War or the night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre.

"From what I can tell from the memories, I'm also a dead-last Uchiha. Pretty much on par with Uchiha Obito as a disgrace to the clan."

He muttered to himself, his voice dry and hoarse. As a longtime anime fan, his knowledge of this world was etched into his bones—Kekkei Genkai, ninjutsu, Tailed Beasts, and... the wars that ran through it all.

As for the Uchiha Clan Massacre? Oh, that was still a long way off, more than a decade from now. Uchiha Fugaku was probably still a promising young man, not yet the embittered clan leader. He had better worry about tomorrow's graduation exam instead.

The memories he'd inherited told him that the original Uchiha Ling had terrible chakra control, limp Taijutsu, and no talent for genjutsu whatsoever. His only "virtue" might have been his easygoing nature—or perhaps his thick skin. He'd ranked near the bottom of his class for years, giving his teachers constant headaches and making him a favorite target for mockery among his classmates, especially the clan's geniuses.

"What a start... This is a hell-of-a-joke kind of situation." He made a sarcastic remark, but didn't feel too panicked. If anything, he found it a little ridiculous. He was already here. Was he supposed to die his way back?

Just as he tried to comfort himself with a bit of self-deprecating optimism, a cold, mechanical, utterly emotionless voice suddenly rang out in his mind:

[Host's soul fusion complete. Mental threshold met. Binding the Emotion Collection System...] [Binding successful.] [This system is designed to collect all forms of intense emotional energy, including but not limited to shock, fear, joy, admiration, anger, jealousy, and speechlessness, and convert it into Emotion Points. Emotion Points can be used in the System Store to exchange for various items, abilities, and knowledge.] [The starter pack has been issued. Please claim it.]

A translucent blue screen with a distinctly technological design appeared before him, neatly listing several options: [Personal Status], [System Store], and [Inventory].

"System?!" Uchiha Ling froze for a moment, then felt a surge of curiosity and excitement. "So it really is a transmigrator's perk! But this system's name... Emotion Collection? Sounds like it's going to stir up trouble!"

Suppressing his excitement, he opened [Personal Status] with a thought.

[Host: Uchiha Ling]

[Age: 10]

[Bloodline: Sharingan (not awakened)]

[Chakra: 0.1 card]

[Element: Fire]

[Overall Combat Assessment: Bottom of the Ninja Academy (barely counts as a trainee Genin)]

[Skills: Three Body Technique (Beginner), Uchiha Style Body Technique (Beginner), Shurikenjutsu (Beginner)]

[Emotion Points: 0]

[Overall Evaluation: Bottom of the class, cannon fodder in the making]

"..." Looking at the bare-bones status panel made his heart ache. Uchiha Ling's mouth twitched as he opened the [System Store]. It was crammed with all sorts of items, enough to dazzle the eyes.

Complete God Tree Fruit: 10,000,000 Emotion Points

Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan: 10,000,000 Emotion Points

"Filter price: 0–1,000 Emotion Points." After seeing the prices, Uchiha Ling silently tapped the top-right corner of the system screen to adjust the settings.

Upgrade to One-Tomoe Sharingan: 1,000 Emotion Points

Three Body Technique Bundle (ninjutsu purchased from the system are automatically upgraded to proficient level): 300 Emotion Points

Random A-Rank Ninjutsu: 1,000 Emotion Points

Random B-Rank Ninjutsu: 500 Emotion Points

Skill Mastery Scroll: 1,000 Emotion Points

...

After checking out the System Store, Uchiha Ling opened his inventory. A gift box icon shimmered inside.

[Open starter pack.] He recited the words silently.

[Congratulations, Host. You have received:]

[1. A piece of the God Tree Fruit: Grants chakra of all seven natures when consumed.]

[2. Skill Proficiency Scroll ×3: Raises any skill below proficient level to proficient level.]

[3. Skill Mastery Scroll ×1: Raises any skill below mastery level to mastery level.]

[4. Unlock One-Tomoe Sharingan]

After claiming the starter pack, Uchiha Ling used the small piece of God Tree Fruit first.

"Mm, tastes pretty good. Like cantaloupe mooncake."

Then he used the three Skill Proficiency Scrolls on the only three skills he had.

Knowledge of shuriken throwing techniques, trajectory prediction, and the hand seal sequences and precise chakra control required for the Three Body Technique flooded into his mind. His muscles seemed to undergo a brief simulated training session, imprinting the corresponding movements into his body.

"Status!"

[Elements: Wind, Fire, Lightning, Earth, Water, Yin, Yang]

[Overall Combat Assessment: Upper-middle level at the Ninja Academy, undoubtedly among the top students in fourth grade.]

[Skills: Three Body Technique (Proficient), Uchiha Style Body Technique (Proficient), Shurikenjutsu (Proficient)]

The fourth-grade final exams at the Ninja Academy were tomorrow. Now that he'd raised all three of his skills to proficient level, he was sure to stir up plenty of emotions among others, even though he'd been the class dead last.

Early the next morning, Uchiha Ling left home for the Ninja Academy. On the way, he ran into several fellow Uchiha who, like him, were students at the academy.

"Hey!" Two Uchiha who looked slightly older than him blocked Uchiha Ling's path. "Uchiha Ling, you brat! Didn't you hear us calling you?"

Uchiha Xiu-Huo said with a hint of annoyance, "Today's the final exam for your fourth-grade class, right? If you end up dead last again, I'll beat the crap out of you when we get back to the clan grounds!"

[Uchiha Xiu-Huo's annoyance +8]

Several Uchiha students passing nearby heard them and gathered around. None stepped in to stop them. Instead, they folded their arms and sneered. In the Uchiha Clan, being a "dead last" was a sin in itself. The weak deserved nothing but scorn from their own clan—a haughtiness carved into their blood.

"Exactly, Brother Xiu-Huo. Don't waste your breath on him," Uchiha Chuan said, stepping forward and looking down at Uchiha Ling. "He's a useless dead-last. Every second spent talking to him is a waste. Once he finishes the exam and places last, we'll drag him to the clan training ground and beat him up. He's disgraced the whole Uchiha Clan."

[Uchiha Chuan's arrogance: 15 Emotion Points]

[Uchiha Xiu-Huo's contempt: 10 Emotion Points]

[The onlooking Uchiha students' accumulated mockery: 25 Emotion Points]

"Huh?" Uchiha Ling raised his head, revealing a bright red One-Tomoe Sharingan, and fixed his gaze on Uchiha Xiu-Huo.

When he saw the Sharingan suddenly gleaming in Uchiha Ling's eyes, Uchiha Xiu-Huo fearfully took two steps back. Awakening the One-Tomoe Sharingan in the Uchiha Clan meant you were among the best, even at the Genin level.

The people around them fell silent, their eyes wide with shock. "The Sharingan! He awakened it!" someone in the crowd shouted.

Uchiha Xiu-Huo's face turned red, then pale. Shock and humiliation filled him. He gritted his teeth and lifted his chin. "Hmph! So what if you awakened the Sharingan? Maybe you just got lucky. We'll see what you can do in the final exam." He tried to sound confident, but his voice had clearly weakened.

Uchiha Chuan was also a little rattled, but he forced himself to stay calm. "Exactly. Don't get cocky just because you awakened the Sharingan. Once the test scores come out, let's see how arrogant you are then."

The Uchiha students around them began whispering among themselves. There was a little more respect in their eyes when they looked at Uchiha Ling.

[Ding! Absorbed Uchiha Xiu-Huo's 'backing down while stubbornly talking tough' emotion: +12]

[Uchiha Chuan's 'unease': +8]

[The onlooking Uchiha students' accumulated surprise and respect: +20]

Uchiha Ling gave a cold laugh. "Just you wait and see." Then he walked around them and headed for the Ninja Academy.

At Training Ground 3, the fourth-grade ninja students took turns stepping forward for their exams.

"Next, Namikaze Minato, come up for your test." Aoki Ken, the fourth-grade ninja instructor, organized the examinations in an orderly fashion.

The exam had three parts: the Three Body Technique they'd learned that term, Shuriken Throwing, and finally a practical combat test.

"Namikaze Minato scored 95 in the Three Body Technique and 90 in Shuriken Throwing," Aoki Ken announced as he reported the results of the test just completed. "Those who've finished the first two parts can go draw lots for the third part, the practical combat test."