Where was I?
Lin Fan jolted awake from his dream and stared blankly at the cluttered room, which was piled high with expired food.
This was definitely not the small but clean and tidy rental apartment he lived in.
Only when he looked out the window at the four awe-inspiring Kage Rock statues did he finally understand.
It was obvious: Lin Fan had crossed over into the Naruto World.
Before crossing over, there had been no explosion, no car accident, no drowning, and no lightning strike.
As a die-hard Naruto fan, he'd simply downloaded a mobile game called Will of Fire at home and selected the era and character he wanted to play.
Then, using a modifier he'd downloaded ahead of time, he'd customized the character's appearance to look like himself.
Most importantly, he'd used the modifier to change the character's remaining skill points after entering the game to MAX—the highest possible value—without a shred of mercy.
Just as he finished changing everything and was about to start the game's story, a dazzling white light suddenly flashed across his phone screen.
Lin Fan couldn't open his eyes. A sharp pain shot through his head, and he blacked out.
When he woke again, he discovered he'd crossed into the familiar Naruto World.
Lin Fan now had bright eyes, white teeth, and a handsome face. His age had also been changed to twelve.
Once he understood what had happened, Lin Fan was thrilled at the thought of experiencing the Naruto World firsthand in the future.
With a quick spring, he leaped out of bed and stood up.
Then he closed his eyes, brought his hands together, and copied the Hand Seals from the original story, hoping to feel the changes caused by the chakra flowing through his body.
Lin Fan soon felt a trace of warmth spread through his body from his lower abdomen.
His heart leaped with joy. It's there! Ha, watch this—Clone Technique!
Poof! Poof! Poof!
As three clouds of white smoke dissipated, Lin Fan eagerly looked at the three clones he'd created.
What the hell were those things?
All three clones Lin Fan had created were useless lumps sprawled on the ground, rolling their eyes and sticking out their tongues.
"Huff, huff. What? How—how could this happen?"
Lin Fan gasped for breath, drenched in cold sweat.
It was obvious that he'd already used up all his chakra.
What the hell? It was over before it even started?
Lin Fan never imagined that crossing into the Naruto World would leave him starting out with such a useless body.
At twelve years old, he still hadn't even mastered the Clone Technique, one of the basic Three Body Techniques every ninja needed to know.
And after making those three useless clones, he felt as if his body had been completely drained.
Damn it! I finally crossed over into the Naruto World, only to end up as cannon fodder?
Lin Fan looked up at the sky with a long sigh, feeling thoroughly miserable.
After all, in the brutal Naruto World, it was hard to survive unless you started out with something like a Red Eye disease, cataracts, or brittle bones.
Lin Fan glanced at the calendar on the wall. It was already the end of February in Konoha Year 60.
That meant the main story would begin in about a week.
Never mind the world-destroying figures who could make the entire world carry a bag of rice up several flights of stairs, like Deva Path Pain, or Madara, who danced wildly across the battlefield during the Fourth Shinobi World War.
Even closer to the present, Gaara, who would suddenly run wild during the Chunin Ninja Exams, was more than an ordinary ninja could handle.
One careless mistake, and you could wind up as a snack in the One-Tail Shukaku's mouth.
In the Naruto World, "every family has a cheat, and everyone has a giant robot" was no joke.
Take Tenten, for example, the least noticeable of the Konoha 12.
She had no Kekkei Genkai, no talent, no Tailed Beast, and no background.
So, naturally, she spent more than seven hundred episodes in the original story doing nothing but making brief appearances.
And in the future, Lin Fan, with his useless body, would be even more of a nobody than Tenten.
Was my future really going to be spent working as an ordinary ramen chef at Otsutsuki Ichiraku's shop?
Ah, my cheat! My infinite skill points! When are you finally going to show up?
Lin Fan shouted in frustration inside the room.
[Beep! The host's heartfelt plea has been detected. The Strongest Will of Fire Mission Guidance System is now binding.]
[This system will guide the host through missions in the Naruto World. After completing the missions issued by the system, the host will receive rewards.]
[The host has been awarded a beginner's gift pack. Would you like to open it?]
"System, you're finally here! I choose to open the beginner's gift pack."
Lin Fan spoke with tears of joy streaming down his face.
[Beep! Gift 1: Infinite Skill Points. Ninjutsu, physical abilities, Kekkei Genkai, Kekkei Tōta, skills, and more that the host obtains in the Naruto World can all be strengthened and upgraded using skill points.]
"Haha, that nine-yuan-ninety-nine modifier I snagged was worth every penny! This is a huge win!"
Lin Fan immediately broke into a smile.
[Beep! Gift 2: Fire Style Ninjutsu, Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu Lv1]
It was an ordinary C-rank ninjutsu, known as a Fireball Jutsu that couldn't kill anyone.
However, the Fireball Jutsu had an enormous range and tremendous destructive power, while consuming relatively little chakra. It was also a must-learn ninjutsu for beginners.
[Beep! Gift 3: Earth Style Ninjutsu, Earth Style: Earth Wall Lv1]
This time, it was a defensive B-rank ninjutsu. In the original story, its most prominent user was Kakashi Hatake, a character Lin Fan really liked.
Whenever Lin Fan watched Naruto, he often wondered: if Kakashi's Earth Wall didn't have those four dog heads on it, would he have enough chakra left to use another Chidori?
[Beep! Gift 4: Transformation Ninjutsu, Sexy Jutsu Lv1]
The corners of Lin Fan's mouth curled upward. Damn, it even has Sexy Jutsu! System, are you giving me this so I won't be bored after crossing into the Naruto World, and so I can entertain myself?
Or do you want to see what I look like after transforming?
[Ahem. Host, let's not say what we already know.]
Lin Fan suddenly felt that his system was a bit of a prankster, but he liked it.
[Beep! Gift 5: Other-Dimensional Scroll. Inside the scroll are a large number of advanced devices, facilities, and items connected to the present world. It can also help the host train in a secluded space.]
Before long, a red scroll appeared out of thin air in Lin Fan's hands.
"Haha, the system is awesome!"
Lin Fan immediately burst into delighted laughter.
Wasn't the Other-Dimensional Scroll's function similar to the Kamui Dimension?
He opened it and went inside. The things stored in the Other-Dimensional Scroll were as vast as the sea.
There were not only newspapers and books with the latest updates, medicine, and delicious food, but also every kind of advanced digital device imaginable.
Without hesitation, Lin Fan tried spending skill points to upgrade the ninjutsu he'd received.
[Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu level increased to Lv5]
[Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu level increased to Lv15]
[Would you like to continue upgrading?]
Lin Fan had thought that his current chakra reserves wouldn't be enough to support a major upgrade to the Fireball Jutsu.
But if the system allowed it, what was he worried about? He'd keep adding points without holding back.
[Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu level increased to Lv58]
[Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu level increased to Lv66]
[Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu level increased to Lv99]
Lin Fan had infinite skill points, after all. He didn't mind spending however many it took.
His hand was just getting a little sore.
Finally—
[Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu level increased to LvMAX]