Childhood Ambition - Uchiha Tenshu

[Brain storage, not a hot-blooded story, semi-dark style, mainstream hegemony, plundering, entry into the pass.]

[Not becoming a ninja, not working like a beast of burden for Konoha, no fawning over original characters, those who block the protagonist die.]

[All original heroines will be collected, no dragging, minors please watch with caution under the guidance of an adult.]

Snowflakes drifted down, the weather biting and cold.

In December, the Land of Fire was already wrapped in a silver shroud, as if the entire world had fallen into a profound silence.

Even the ninjas, known for their arduous endurance, were huddled in warm places, wrapped in thick cotton-padded clothes.

No one was engaging in any so-called outdoor activities in this harshest winter in recorded history.

Konoha.

Uchiha residential district.

The peripheral residential cluster.

"Another thousand ryo in the bag today. Although there's only work for these two or three months in winter, the pay is decent. Given the weather this year, if I go every two or three days, I should be guaranteed at least thirty thousand ryo!"

"It's fortunate that those ninjas from prestigious bloodlines disdain these low-level tasks that require showing one's face. Otherwise, a simple way to make money like this wouldn't fall to a kid like me!"

Uchiha Tenshu, who had just returned home after finishing the village's snow-shoveling task, calculated his earnings for the day. A smile tugged at the corners of his mouth. He patted the snow off his cotton hat, shivered as he shook the snow off the wide broom covered in powder, and tucked it under the eaves at the corner of the courtyard. Only then did he tighten the collar of his cotton coat to make his body feel slightly more comfortable.

Even with a ninja's physique, wearing thick cotton clothes and heavy gloves, he could still feel the bone-chilling cold invading through the gaps in his clothing, bringing waves of discomfort.

With every breath, the dry, frigid air made his throat tremble, and his nose ran incessantly.

Truth be told, if Uchiha Tenshu didn't have a goal that required a massive amount of money, he wouldn't intend to spend these freezing days acting like a low-level clan ninja, shoveling snow for ordinary civilians.

After all, this year's winter was far worse than any before!

"However, to achieve my goal! I, who am currently powerless to struggle, still need to endure a little!"

Beneath his black hair, Uchiha Tenshu stared with large, pitch-black eyes. His handsome, tense little face and clenched fists radiated a sense of seriousness as he nodded to encourage himself.

However, mere encouragement couldn't resist the cold.

"Ah—achoo!"

"Damn it, I must not catch a cold. Sigh! This winter is the coldest in the history of the Land of Fire. I wonder how many people outside of Konoha will freeze to death!"

Uchiha Tenshu sneezed violently. While worrying about a potential cold, he couldn't help but sigh for the people in other parts of this world who were about to freeze to death.

At such a young age, he was already contemplating the life-and-death issues that shouldn't be on his mind.

Even by the standards of a precocious ninja.

This was highly abnormal!

The reason for this, naturally, was that Uchiha Tenshu was actually a transmigrator from another world.

That's right, Uchiha Tenshu was a transmigrator.

In his previous life, Uchiha Tenshu lived in a place called the Middle Kingdom, and his name back then was the same as it was in this world: Tenshu.

Therefore, even after changing worlds, at most he had changed his surname; his given name remained exactly the same.

This was what Uchiha Tenshu was most satisfied with.

Other than that, the Uchiha Tenshu of his past life was an unremarkable person whose life was hard to describe. He was born into an ordinary family, grew up in an ordinary environment, had ordinary learning abilities, and held an ordinary job—the kind of ordinary that was utterly transparent, where you could see the end at a single glance.

Throughout his life, other than a fondness for anime, he had no distinguishing features. He lived a muddled, mediocre existence, and after his family ties and friendships faded away, he lived silently just for the sake of living, a beast of burden in reality, a walking corpse in spirit.

Until one day.

While out for a stroll, he was struck by some kind of fragment and lost consciousness, only to wake up in the Ninja World.

"At the time, being hit by this unknown fragment and sent to the Naruto World—I really don't know if that counts as my bad luck or my greatest fortune!"

"But for someone as ordinary as me, it couldn't be more fortunate!"

"After all, in those ordinary days of the past, I suffered countless hardships, always fantasizing about changing my fate. And now, I have the chance to start over, to come to this world possessing extraordinary powers."

"It can be said that all my wishes have been fulfilled!"

"So what else could I be dissatisfied with?"

Uchiha Tenshu's face remained expressionless, but his eyes revealed an irrepressible excitement. There were so many people in this world who wanted to climb out of the abyss of mediocrity, and he was the one who had received such an opportunity—how could he have any complaints?

At the same time, Uchiha Tenshu, as usual, silently sensed the gray, angular, finger-sized fragment in the consciousness space of his brain, hoping for a response. Unfortunately, it remained silent, though judging by the fluorescent glow that had been growing on its surface over the past year, the Chakra he had been channeling into it was having an effect.

"Still, what kind of treasure is this? Even just a fragment was enough to transport me across worlds."

"If it hadn't been silently absorbing my Chakra and allowing me to open my consciousness space early to realize its extraordinary nature, I would have gone to see a doctor to check if it was a tumor!"

Uchiha Tenshu felt a wave of confusion in his heart.

But he didn't dwell on it.

After all, he had been in this world for a while now.

If something were to go wrong, it would have happened already.

Even if it never responded for the rest of his life.

It was nothing more than housing a freeloader for nothing.

Furthermore, the treasure possessed a spirit; the fact that it hadn't drained him dry in one go proved it was harmless to him!

"Besides, it brought me to this world. Just in terms of lifespan alone, I've already profited, not to mention having Chakra—a supernatural ability that was the stuff of dreams in my past life—which allows one to wield water, fire, wind, and lightning, manipulate yin and yang, and control time."

"Perhaps, I even have a chance to become an immortal or a god, to be revered as an ancestor!"

"Even if my strength is insufficient to achieve those things, at the very least, carving out a territory and ruling as a king is no small feat!"

Uchiha Tenshu stretched out his hand, mobilizing the Chakra within his body to gather at his fingertips. A wave of joy washed over him, his eyes filled with anticipation for the future and the development of his supernatural powers.

At the same time, Uchiha Tenshu couldn't help but think with disdain about the ninjas of this world; despite possessing powerful strength, they merely worked for others, performing missions without any guaranteed security.

If a mission failed, it meant either death or paying compensation.

They acted subserviently toward those Daimyo and other powerful elites.

It was simply an insult to the Chakra within their own bodies.

"After all, the ninjas of this world only pursue powerful techniques, various forms of lethality, and endless fame. Their ultimate goal is nothing more than to expand their influence so they can be dogs for the powerful. It's purely, damnably insane."

"And they're seriously ill, too!"

"Even the few who have broken free from the utilitarian influence of their clans are all mentally unstable, obsessing over things like 'peace' and 'bonds'!"

"However, it is fortunate that they are all abnormal, walking down a crooked path, which leaves the true, righteous path open for me. Otherwise, if there were predecessors with great perseverance and insight who had blocked the road ahead, then even if I obtained supernatural power, it would just be a dead end."

Regarding this, Uchiha Tenshu understood deeply the malice engraved in the genes of the human race. He did not doubt for a second that, given supernatural power, those who walked ahead would oppress those who came after.

Therefore.

"I am determined to be the one who walks ahead! Whoever dares to walk in front of me, I will send them to their deaths!"

In Uchiha Tenshu's clear, pitch-black pupils, a darkness and malice that seemed naive but were actually bottomless were revealed.

"And those various hardships from my past life, struggling in society—I will never endure them again!"

"I must possess the greatest martial strength, hold the most noble status, wield the greatest power, enjoy endless wealth and beauties. I will climb, step by step, to the very top..."

"I will climb, step by step, to the pinnacle. I will establish my own kingdom and set my own rules!"

Uchiha Tenshu gritted his teeth, swearing to himself in his heart.

Within that seemingly small body, there was a desire sufficient to swallow the world.

No one would ever imagine.

That inside this seemingly harmless body.

In the future, it would be enough to make the entire world tremble!