Land of Fire, Konoha.
A young boy with golden hair and blue eyes stood beneath a large tree, looking bewildered.
This has to be a joke, right?
I just went to sleep, and now I've transmigrated into Naruto Uzumaki.
The soul inhabiting the boy's body did not belong to this world.
It came from a distant blue planet.
After a long moment of stunned silence.
He finally managed to accept the reality of the situation.
"What the hell! What nerve, daring to reject our universe's most handsome big brother in public! Are you tired of living?"
A young boy with a crooked mouth sneered.
"Exactly! Our big brother is so handsome; being noticed by him is a blessing she earned over several lifetimes!"
Another unremarkable-looking brat added indignantly.
Between the two of them.
The chubby ringleader basked in the flattery of his lackeys.
He twisted his mouth!
"I remember she passes by here every night on her way home from school."
"We'll wait here like rabbits waiting for a tree stump. Hmph, just because I treat you like a goddess, you think you really are one?"
"How dare you reject the confession I finally worked up the courage to make!"
"I'm going to show you exactly why flowers are so red."
The two brats looked at their big brother, completely confused.
One asked, "Big brother, why are flowers red? Aren't there other colors?"
"Yeah... the wildflowers on the side of the road are all sorts of colors, not just red."
The chubby boy scratched his head. "Every time my mom is about to beat my dad, that's what she says. I don't know why either."
The three brats were speaking at the top of their lungs.
It was hard for Naruto not to hear them.
A bunch of nobodies; they weren't worth his attention.
"Boss, look! Your goddess is here!"
One of the brats suddenly shouted in excitement.
Naruto looked in the direction the boy was pointing.
He saw a cute little girl with white eyes and shoulder-length lavender hair.
She was walking slowly toward them, her head bowed low.
Naruto glanced at her.
And then, he lost his composure!
Holy crap! Isn't that my future wife, Hinata Hyuga?
Ding! Congratulations to the host for binding the God-Level Choice System! Task issued: Choice 1, ignore Hinata completely. Reward: Rasengan. Choice 2, help Hinata out of the situation. Reward: Super God Taijutsu! Choice 3, help Hinata out of the situation and teach the three brats a lesson, showing them exactly why flowers are so red! Reward: The other half of the Nine-Tails chakra that Minato Namikaze sealed away with the Reaper Death Seal before his death. Note: The host will not suffer any losses if no choice is made!
Damn it, Hinata is about to be bullied, how could I stand for that?!! I choose three!
Naruto shouted internally.
Congratulations to the host for making your choice! Given that the host is malnourished from eating instant noodles for so long, you currently lack strength. The reward for this task is being issued in advance!
A vast, powerful force surged from within his body.
In a dark, massive cage.
The Nine-Tails, which had been resting with its eyes closed, suddenly snapped them open.
It became frantic.
"Wasn't this familiar power stripped away from me?"
"Minato Namikaze, I never expected you to have a backup plan!!!"
"Answer me!!! Is this all your doing?"
"Impossible, impossible. After casting that forbidden jutsu, my life force was nearly spent. It absolutely couldn't be him..."
"Then what on earth is going on?"
Three little brats surrounded Hinata.
Young Hinata was shy, timid, and weak-willed.
As the eldest daughter of the Hyuga Clan, she was usually kept well-protected.
"Let me tell you, our boss taking a liking to you is your good fortune! Be a good girl and be our boss's girlfriend, don't be ungrateful!"
"Don't bother struggling. Hardly anyone passes through here at this hour. You could scream until your throat gives out, and no one would come to help you."
The two lackey brats spoke fiercely.
The chubby boy straightened his back, looking as if he were saying, "You rejected me before, now you'll see what's coming to you."
"I... I don't like you..."
Hinata's small shoulders couldn't stop trembling.
Her voice shook as she spoke.
Yet, her tone was incredibly firm!
Being rejected so mercilessly once again in front of his lackeys.
The chubby boy couldn't save face.
"It seems if I don't teach you a lesson, you really won't know what you've done wrong!"
An Anbu ninja observing the situation from the shadows wanted to step in and stop them.
But he was held back by his companion.
"Our primary mission is to monitor the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Do not do anything unnecessary."
"But... that is the eldest daughter of the Hyuga Clan."
"Kids fighting won't lead to any deaths. We must not expose our presence!"
"Yes!!"
Hinata squeezed her eyes shut.
As if resigning herself to fate.
At this moment, she wished with all her heart that someone would appear to save her.
The guards her father had arranged for her.
She had sent them all away.
The reason was laughable: little Hinata thought she had grown up.
She believed she could handle going to and from school all by herself.
She never imagined something like this would happen.
Naruto felt his entire body surging with power.
"Take your filthy hands off her! Anyone who dares to touch my fri... friend, dies!"
In a few breaths, he covered the distance to the three brats.
Like picking up little chicks.
He grabbed one lackey in each hand.
And slammed them heavily onto the ground.
"Ouch, it hurts so much... who the hell are you, you bastard..."
"Waaah... Mama, my leg is hurt and bleeding."
In the end, they were just little kids.
After getting hurt, they were crying like babies.
The chubby boy turned pale with fright, stammering, "I... I'm warning you, don't come any closer! My... my dad is a Chunin! Get lost if you don't want to die!"
My dad is the Hokage!
What the hell are you acting so arrogant about for being a Chunin!
SLAP!!
A heavy palm struck the chubby boy's fat face.
"Is being a Chunin supposed to be impressive?" Naruto's tone was filled with disdain.
The chubby boy was stunned.
He had grown up so much, yet his parents had never laid a finger on him once.
Grievance... overwhelming grievance.
To be slapped across the face in front of his lackeys—he would never be able to act like a big brother again.
Tears of pain streamed down uncontrollably...
SLAP!!! Another vicious strike!
The red imprint of five fingers was clearly visible on the chubby boy's face.
Naruto nodded in satisfaction.
"Not bad, it's much more symmetrical this time."
Chubby boy: Are you a devil?
Naruto frowned, contemplating, "No, the finger marks on both sides don't seem to align; the left side is slightly more slanted than the right."
The chubby boy was dumbfounded after hearing that!
Damn it! Big boss, you're still going to keep going?
"Wuu wuu wuu... spare me, I know I was wrong."
Thump.
Terrified to the point of wetting his pants, the chubby boy collapsed directly onto his knees.