"Father! Mother! I'm home!!!"
"Haowen, you're back!"
A middle-aged woman in casual clothes hurried out. She was Ito Haowen's mother in this life.
Ito Hanako...
Ito Hanako had once been a civilian ninja with no surname. When she was young, she met Ito Aoyama during a mission, and the two eventually got together.
Since Ito Hanako was a civilian with no surname, she had taken the Ito Clan's name.
"Mother, what delicious food did you make today? It smells so good!"
"Your favorite sweet-and-sour pork and four joy meatballs!"
Since Ito Haowen had been reincarnated in the womb, he had come up with quite a few strange things from his previous life over the years, including some tasty dishes.
There was no helping it. The food in the world of Naruto was seriously lacking. Ramen and grilled meat already counted as top-tier cuisine...
Aside from a few little gadgets, Ito Haowen had also considered bringing some of the technology from his previous life to this world, but unfortunately, he had no talent for inventing things.
Besides, the technology tree in the world of Naruto had gone completely off track. The theoretical knowledge he had learned in his previous life was entirely useless here...
A few years ago, Ito Haowen had tried tinkering with things for a while, but eventually gave up.
He simply didn't have the talent to become a great inventor like Orochimaru...
Ito Hanako didn't know what had happened to Ito Haowen at school that day. Ito Aoyama and Ito Taiga hadn't told her, either. After all, what good would knowing do?
It would only make her worry...
Anyway, Ito Haowen was home now, so the two of them decided not to bring it up.
After dinner.
Ito Haowen returned to his room. The system's binding that day had caught him completely off guard, and it had also led him to make a slight change to his plans for the future...
Originally, he had planned to train as hard as he could and become as strong as possible. After all, he'd transmigrated here; he couldn't very well miss out on experiencing the wonders of chakra, could he?
As for becoming a savior?
He wasn't the protagonist. He knew exactly how much he could handle!
When the time came, he'd stick close to Naruto and the others, find himself a beautiful wife, and spend the rest of his life with her. In his free time, he could visit some of the world's famous hot springs and bask in its warmth.
Or maybe he could spend time with the big sisters at the izakaya. That sounded nice, too...
This world had establishments with special services, after all. Didn't Jiraiya visit them all the time?!
He'd spent enough of his last life as a workhorse. Wasn't he allowed to enjoy himself in this one?!
His plan for the rest of his life was to keep the music playing and the dancing going.
But now, everything had changed. The system's arrival had made his future uncertain. More importantly, he had obtained Uchiha Madara as his...summoned beast!
And in the future, he could gain more and more allies.
He had already obtained Indra's chakra. That meant it was possible he could eventually reach Uchiha Madara's level!
If that was the case, he had no reason to lie around doing nothing.
After all, who wouldn't want to experience the passion, friendship, and bonds of the world of Naruto?!
And deep in his heart, Ito Haowen also shared the same aspiration as every Chinese person!
To bring glory to his ancestors, expand his territory, and make his enemies bow before him!
He couldn't conquer and drink from distant seas in this world, but he could still be appointed by Heaven and rule forever!
After all, this world had countries...
Just thinking about it made Ito Haowen's heart race. Who didn't dream of becoming the First Emperor?!
Ito Haowen had also come up with a plan for how to use the system.
Summons were divided into five ranks: white, green, blue, purple, and gold, corresponding to Genin, Chunin, Jonin, Elite Jonin, and Kage Level!
Ito Haowen wasn't particularly interested in weak ninjas of the white or green ranks.
After all, in this world, quantity rarely led to a qualitative change.
Forget a hundred thousand Genin—even a million Genin-level ninja wouldn't be enough for a powerhouse like Uchiha Madara to kill!
So he would focus on high-level combatants. He didn't expect them all to be as strong as the Hokage, but they should at least be Jonin, right?
As for Chunin and Genin, they weren't just weak; he probably wouldn't get anything good from them, either. Their low-level ninjutsu held no appeal for him now, especially since he could learn from Uchiha Madara.
Ito Haowen believed what Uchiha Madara had told him. The man might be arrogant, but he would definitely keep his word!
With that thought, Ito Haowen closed his eyes and focused his chakra, entering the Summoning Space.
The moment he entered the Summoning Space, Ito Haowen was dumbstruck!
What was the mighty Uchiha Madara, the Ghost of the Uchiha, doing right now?
Building a house?!
That was right. Uchiha Madara was actually building a house. The Summoning Space had picturesque mountains and rivers, birdsong and fragrant flowers—it had everything. It was just like a little world!
There were even plenty of wild animals in here. Ito Haowen didn't really understand what kind of place the Summoning Space was, so all he could do was marvel at how incredible the system was!
Uchiha Madara had already gathered quite a bit of lumber and was using Fire Release Ninjutsu to char it.
Beside the lumber was a foundation he'd laid with Earth Release.
"Madara...busy?"
"Hmph! You troublesome brat!!!"
Uchiha Madara was clearly unaccustomed to building houses. Killing people came easily to him, but asking him to build a house was genuinely asking a lot!
Besides, whenever Uchiha Madara had gone out with Senju Hashirama in the past, Senju Hashirama had always handled the house-building. After all, with his abilities, Senju Hashirama could clap his hands and make any kind of house appear.
After Uchiha Madara left Konoha, he'd simply found a cave and made do...
The Summoning Space was certainly beautiful, but it had one drawback: there was nowhere to live. With the sky for a blanket and the earth for a bed, and with Uchiha Madara feeling a little bored, he had decided to try building a house himself.
He hadn't expected that troublesome brat to catch him at it. What was with that look in the brat's eyes?!
Was he laughing at him?!
Damn it!
That strange smile was obviously mocking him, wasn't it?!
He was the mighty Ghost of the Uchiha. Was building a house really so strange?!
"Um...Madara, if you have any requests, you can just tell me. This world belongs to me, so changing the surroundings is easy!"
As soon as Ito Haowen finished speaking, he snapped his fingers.
A three-story villa instantly appeared in front of Uchiha Madara.
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