Crossing into Naruto

"Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have crossed into the world of Naruto. The system is now online!"

A mechanical computer voice instantly rang inside Yun Xi's mind. Before he could speak, another prompt followed right after...

"Ding! God-Level Choice System activated successfully. Please choose your transmigration destination..."

{Choice One: Land of Water. Reward: a random Hidden Mist Kekkei Genkai or specialty.}

{Choice Two: Land of Fire. Reward: a random Konoha Kekkei Genkai or specialty.}

{Choice Three: Land of Earth. Reward: a random Iwagakure Kekkei Genkai or specialty.}

{Choice Four: Land of Wind. Reward: a random Hidden Sand Kekkei Genkai or specialty.}

{Choice Five: Land of Lightning. Reward: a random Kumogakure Kekkei Genkai or specialty.}

"What on earth is going on?"

After muttering to himself, Yun Xi slowly opened his eyes. He clearly remembered that he'd only been playing a Naruto game.

He never expected that closing his eyes would bring him to a place like this!

"Why did I end up somewhere like this?!"

Still bewildered, Yun Xi instinctively looked around.

Only desolate, silent darkness...

And five options...

"Did I transmigrate?"

As Yun Xi wondered, the system issued another prompt.

"Ding! Selection time is up. Randomly drawing Choice Two: destination is Konoha..."

"Ding! Congratulations, Host. Transmigration successful. Destination: outside Konoha..."

"Ding! Congratulations, Host Yun Xi. You have received a new identity—Konoha civilian: Yun Xi..."

"Ding! Congratulations, Host Yun Xi. You have received a Konoha-exclusive specialty: Uchiha Clan: Fire Release Ninjutsu Mastery."

"Thud!"

As the system made its choice automatically, several mechanical prompts rang in Yun Xi's mind once more.

At the same time,

a strange, milky-white glow slowly flowed into his body...

In an instant,

Yun Xi collapsed to the ground...

"Th-this is it? I've transmigrated?!"

When he regained consciousness, Yun Xi found himself in a dense forest. Taking in the verdant woodland around him, he more or less guessed his current situation.

After all...

There was a system.

And Naruto.

Yun Xi wasn't an idiot. Something like this could only mean he'd transmigrated...

"Whatever. There wasn't much worth missing in my previous life anyway. Coming to the Naruto world with this so-called God-Level System is a decent opportunity!"

After confirming that he really had arrived in the Naruto world, Yun Xi stopped dwelling on it.

It wasn't as if he could do anything to change what had happened.

Since he couldn't choose whether to transmigrate, Yun Xi naturally focused on how to survive in this Naruto world...

He'd transmigrated, after all...

Still, Yun Xi couldn't help feeling conflicted. A trace of melancholy showed on his handsome face...

"This system is such a piece of crap!"

If Yun Xi had been allowed to choose for himself, he definitely wouldn't have picked Konoha.

Although most of the Naruto storyline revolved around Konoha, making it an ideal destination in theory,

Yun Xi would know how most of the plot unfolded and could prepare in advance.

But ending up in Konoha wasn't exactly perfect...

Konoha was a village that placed great importance on pedigree.

Looking back over its history, the only civilians to truly reach the upper ranks were the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, and Orochimaru, one of the Sannin.

But...

Neither of them seemed to have had a good ending...

One died young.

The other managed to hang on until Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, but Konoha seemed to have still taken him out...

And more importantly, Yun Xi had no idea how much help this so-called Choice System could actually provide!

If it was powerful, then great.

But...

If the system turned out to be useless, Yun Xi would be done for...

Never mind the Akatsuki invading Konoha and Pain destroying the entire village with one Shinra Tensei.

Even the early arc where Orochimaru and the Hidden Sand invaded Konoha during the Chunin Ninja Exams could spell trouble for Yun Xi...

In Yun Xi's memory, the Chunin Ninja Exams arc in the original Naruto story had claimed far more lives than just the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Special Jōnin Gekko Hayate...

A large number of Anbu elites...

And countless Konoha civilians nearby...

Yun Xi didn't think that just because he'd transmigrated into the Naruto world, he'd become some chosen hero who could throw his weight around in the vast Ninja World...

Especially since...

The system's random reward had only been Fire Release Ninjutsu Mastery from the Uchiha Clan!

Fire Release Ninjutsu!

The very jutsu that had never killed anyone in the original Naruto story!

Even basic ninja tools like shuriken, kunai, and Explosive Tags had an impressive kill record!

(Someone probably got killed by shuriken and kunai—some Sand ninja or whatever. Explosive Tags even killed Tsunade's younger brother, Nawaki...)

But!

Aside from taking out a few nameless ninja, Fire Release Ninjutsu hadn't even killed a named extra!

How could Yun Xi possibly feel happy about a reward like that...

But it had already happened, so Yun Xi didn't keep brooding over it.

"Mmpf, starting on hard mode..."

Watching the setting sun sink lower, Yun Xi shed helpless tears. His heart was heavy with sadness and a strange feeling of...

Hunger...

Yun Xi couldn't help it.

Compared with transmigration, eating might seem like a trivial matter...

But...

Yun Xi had barely eaten anything before transmigrating, and by now he'd gone about a day without even a drop of water.

If he kept wandering around out here...

He might starve to death outside Konoha before he even became a ninja.

"Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have activated the Choice System—Temptation of Returning to the Village."

{Choice One: Return to Konoha and fill your stomach. Reward: a bowl of special Ichiraku Ramen.}

{Choice Two: Awaken! Only a rogue ninja can be the perfect choice. Reward: Three Basic Jutsu Training Scroll.}

"What the heck is Ichiraku Ramen? And what's a rogue ninja?!"

Looking at the options on the virtual screen, Yun Xi wore a helpless expression. The system's prompt was a completely emotionless computer voice, but somehow he could still sense its mockery!

They said a real man wouldn't bend for a measly bowl of rice!

But Yun Xi promptly muttered, "I choose Option One!"

As soon as he spoke, a bowl of ramen radiating a golden glow appeared in his hands...

"A big bowl of wide noodles?"

Looking at the unusual bowl of Ichiraku Ramen, Yun Xi couldn't help thinking of a famous scene from his previous life.

"These noodles are so big and wide..."

"This bowl is so big and round..."

"Ding! Congratulations, Host Yun Xi. You have eaten special Ichiraku Ramen. Since this food is a specialty of Konoha, eating it increases Fire Release Ninjutsu damage by 20%."

"Does that mean my Fire Release went from a little flame to a bigger flame?"