Misleading Neji

The Nine-Tails was shocked.

Ashura had lived thousands of years ago. How could people in the present know about him? Even the two brothers who had reincarnated back then hadn't known who they'd been in their previous lives. Yet a human from thousands of years later knew about them—and even knew the identity of one of their reincarnations.

Th-this is unbelievable!

The Nine-Tails felt completely bewildered. Its fox brain couldn't keep up.

Wait!

It wasn't just Ashura. There was Indra, too!

The Nine-Tails watched Naruto through the gaps in the seal and knew what happened around him. You could say Naruto livestreamed his daily life to Kurama.

That kid Sasuke, who often got into scuffles with Naruto—though it hadn't confirmed it, the Nine-Tails figured there was a ninety percent chance he was Indra's reincarnation.

Well, well. What was this kid planning to do by bringing the reincarnations of those two together?

Sigh, wait! Was that even something I should be worried about?

Oh, no.

I just need to help Ashura's reincarnation more.

Naruto's image seemed to appear before it: a child with the Six Paths' whisker marks, the yellow hair it hated, and bright blue eyes.

Blue eyes? Ashura? Could it be?!

"Ah, that was pretty easy. Though the price was a bit steep."

He'd gotten all that equipment from the lottery. He'd asked the system how much it cost, and while it couldn't increase his combat power, it was as precious as the Rinnegan: three million points.

Updates to the anime and games from his previous life could also be synced to the equipment. He could play PC and mobile games, all kinds of single-player games, Minecraft...and plenty more.

But for him now, it was pocket change. He had more points than he could use, so this little expense was nothing.

Even a top-grade Chakra Fruit only cost ten million points.

Still, what else did I have? I should take stock.

"System, show me my character panel."

"Certainly, host."

Host: Fei Shi

Age: 14

Chakra Natures: Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning, Earth, Yin, Yang.

Kekkei Genkai (Transcendent, All-Encompassing): Wood Release, Mangekyō Sharingan, Byakugan, Tenseigan, Dust Release.

Secret Techniques (Forbidden Techniques): Frenzy Blood, Strength of a Hundred, Yin Seal (not yet learned), Yang Seal, Impure World Reincarnation (perfect), Flying Thunder God Technique, Multi Shadow Clone Technique, Bringer-of-Darkness Technique.

Ninjutsu: Fire Release Ninjutsu (all), Water Release Ninjutsu (all), Lightning Release Ninjutsu (all), Earth Release (all), Wind Release (all).

Items: Top-grade Chakra Fruit ×10, Tree of Life (Douluo 4 era), Revival Card ×10, Venom, Trait Enhancement Card, Famous Sword, Sage's Protection, Flame-Flame Fruit, Hurricane Fruit, Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Rinnegan Experience Card (three days, Sasuke), Silver Vase Plum, Young A Bing, Perfect World, Golden Naruto Experience Card (seven days), Three-Color Haki Seeds ×20, Senzu Beans ×150, Green Lotus Core Flame (seed flame), Bone Chilling Flame (seed flame), Zanpakutō Kyoka Suigetsu, Body-Shaping Pill, Youth-Retaining Pill, Beauty Pill, Marrow-Cleansing Pill, Revitalizing Pill, Chakra Recovery Pill ×300, Chakra Boosting Pill ×20...divine weapons: Green Dragon Crescent Blade, Dragon-Gall Silver Spear, Kirin Bow, Cold Brilliance Spear, Sky Piercer Halberd, Nine-Ring Broadsword, Pu Dao, Five Thunder Shock Drum. Μ.Ｌωxδ9.org

Points: 9999852882170000

Heh, that really was a lot.

Hahahahahaha!

This was all capital for having fun.

"System, has Itachi Uchiha graduated?"

"Yes."

"Good. I should be able to upgrade the system after taking on four more disciples, right?"

"Mm."

"Will there be any new features? (｡ò∀ó｡)"

"You'll find out then."

Fei Shi: "..."

All right, I'll wait!

First, he'd deal with Neji. Learning about the fate of the Branch Family had hit him hard. Hinata had been here for half a year, but Neji still hadn't come over. Maybe he resented Hinata and didn't want to be around her.

Sigh, what a hassle.

He'd arranged his first meeting with Itachi Uchiha himself because the system had given him a quest to take on five disciples.

Itachi Uchiha had been his first choice. The other four were Naruto, Sasuke, Neji Hyuga, and Hinata Hyuga.

But those brats probably wouldn't graduate at eight like Itachi. They'd likely keep him busy for a long time.

Ichiraku Restaurant.

That's right, it wasn't Ichiraku Ramen but Ichiraku Restaurant. It was his doing.

Fei Shi and Teuchi Ichiraku had partnered to open the restaurant, and it drew more than twice as many customers each day as the old Ichiraku Ramen shop.

When Fei Shi had been eating ramen at Ichiraku Ramen, he'd thought of the dishes from his previous life and written down the recipes. For anything he didn't know, he asked the system to buy it. Since recipes were trivial, the system hadn't insisted that he wait for them to appear in the shop. There were all kinds of Han Chinese and ethnic minority cuisines: Xinjiang-style barbecue, mixed noodles, and pilaf; Peking duck...hotpot, pork stir-fried with peppers, hand-grabbed lamb, braised pork, steamed white fish...and more.

He'd also left five Shadow Clones to cook, since one chef couldn't keep up with all the customers. While they cooked, they taught Teuchi, and his culinary skills improved quickly.

Customers kept streaming in, so they expanded the restaurant several times over. It could now seat forty people at once.

Sitting by the window, he looked at the child across from him: Neji Hyuga.

"Don't obsess over the Caged Bird Seal anymore. Become my disciple, and once you've proven yourself, I'll remove it for you."

"What! But...but will the Main Branch agree? Wuwu, I saw how they use the Caged Bird Seal to control the lives and deaths of those of us in the Branch Family...my father was in so much pain that day. Wuwu...I hate the Main Branch..."

"Listen, I'm stronger than the entire Hyuga Clan. And Hinata is your little sister, too. She's just very kind. There's nothing wrong with being kind if you're going to live as an ordinary person."

"But as a ninja, being too kind will get you into trouble. And the Hyuga clan leader loves his younger brother very much, too. It's just that damn clan rule—they made it to protect the Byakugan's inheritance..."

Throughout the conversation, Neji said very little. He just listened intently to Fei Shi.

Before they parted, he excitedly leaned close to Fei Shi and asked, "Uncle Fei Shi, can you really remove the Branch Family's Caged Bird Seal?"

"Hahahaha, of course. But once you and Hinata have the Tenseigan, you'll have that power, too. You need to help Hinata become the Hyuga clan leader. Once you ask her, I'm sure she'll abolish the Branch Family system."

"Mm! Until little sister Hinata grows up, I'll protect her! Whoever dares bully her, I'll beat them to death!"

Naruto: ﾍ(;´Д｀ﾍ)

"Come on, I'll take you back. I'll just send a Shadow Clone over to notify them! Whether they agree or not, they'll have to accept it!"

"Uncle Fei Shi, you're so amazing!"

"Hahahaha, Neji, work hard! You can become as strong as me, too!"

"Mm!"

...Provided to you by the great god Legend of Uchiha, Rise of the New God of Naruto.