Transmigrating to the Hokage

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for transmigrating into the world of Naruto. The system has been activated!"

A mechanical, computerized voice instantly echoed within Yun Xi. Before he could even speak, another prompt followed in quick succession...

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

{Option One: Land of Water. Reward: Random Hidden Mist bloodline limit or specialty.}

{Option Two: Land of Fire. Reward: Random Hidden Leaf bloodline limit or specialty.}

{Option Three: Land of Earth. Reward: Random Hidden Rock bloodline limit or specialty.}

{Option Four: Land of Wind. Reward: Random Hidden Sand bloodline limit or specialty.}

{Option Five: Land of Lightning. Reward: Random Hidden Cloud Village bloodline limit or specialty.}

"What on earth is going on?"

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

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

"Why did I end up in a place like this?!"

After voicing his inner confusion, Yun Xi instinctively scanned his surroundings.

A desolate and silent darkness...

And five options...

"Did I transmigrate?"

Just as Yun Xi was filled with doubt, the system issued another prompt.

"Ding! Selection time has expired. Randomly selecting Option Two: Transmigration location is Hidden Leaf..."

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for a successful transmigration. Location: Outside Hidden Leaf Village..."

"Ding! Congratulations to host Yun Xi for obtaining a new identity—Hidden Leaf civilian: Yun Xi..."

"Ding! Congratulations to host Yun Xi for obtaining a Hidden Leaf exclusive specialty: Uchiha Clan: Fire Style Ninjutsu Mastery."

"Thump!"

As the system made the automatic choice, several mechanical voices resonated in Yun Xi's mind once more.

At the same time, an inexplicable milky-white halo slowly poured into Yun Xi's body.

In an instant, Yun Xi slowly collapsed to the ground...

"This... I've really transmigrated?!"

Regaining consciousness, Yun Xi found himself in a dense forest. Looking at the lush greenery around him, he could roughly guess his current situation.

After all...

It was a system.

And it was Naruto.

Yun Xi was no fool; encountering such a situation meant he had undoubtedly transmigrated.

"Fine, there wasn't much to miss in my past life anyway. Coming to the Naruto world with this so-called God-Level System is a pretty good opportunity!"

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

After all, this was not something he could decide.

Since he couldn't choose, his thoughts naturally turned to how he could better survive in this Naruto world...

He had already transmigrated, after all...

Yet, Yun Xi still felt some inexplicable conflict, and a quiet sadness flickered across his handsome face.

"This system is such a scam!"

In truth, if Yun Xi had been allowed to choose for himself, he certainly wouldn't have picked the Hidden Leaf.

Although the vast majority of the plot in the Naruto world revolved around the Hidden Leaf, theoretically making it a very suitable location for a transmigrator—not only could he foresee most of the plot's direction, but he could also prepare in advance—transmigrating to the Hidden Leaf wasn't exactly perfect.

The Hidden Leaf was a village that placed immense importance on background.

Looking back at the history of the Hidden Leaf, the only high-ranking officials who were truly civilians were the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, and one of the Sannin, Orochimaru.

But...

The endings for both of those guys didn't seem very good...

A life cut short in its prime.

A life that, even if one managed to survive until the era of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, would seemingly be wiped out by the Hidden Leaf Village anyway...

And!

Most crucially, Yun Xi had no idea how much help this so-called Choice System could actually provide!

If it were powerful, that would be fine.

But...

If this system turned out to be a slacker, Yun Xi would likely be finished.

Not to mention the Akatsuki organization invading the Hidden Leaf Village, or the time Pain destroyed the entire village with a single Almighty Push.

Even the early plot of the Chunin Exams, where Orochimaru joined forces with the Sunagakure Ninja to invade the Hidden Leaf Village, would be enough to give Yun Xi a massive headache...

In Yun Xi's memory, within the original plot of the Chunin Exams in the Naruto series.

The people who died were far more than just the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The Special Jonin Gekko Hayate...

A large number of Anbu elites...

And a vast number of civilians in the Hidden Leaf Village...

Yun Xi did not believe that just because he had transmigrated into the world of Naruto, he had truly become a child of destiny who could walk sideways across the vast ninja world...

Especially...

The random reward this system gave him was merely a mastery of the Uchiha clan's Fire Style ninjutsu!

Fire Style ninjutsu!

The very Fire Style ninjutsu that had never actually burned anyone to death in the original Naruto series!

Even basic ninja tools like shuriken, kunai, and explosive tags had illustrious combat records!

(Who was it that killed a Sunagakure ninja with a shuriken and kunai? And the explosive tag that blew up Tsunade's brother, Nawaki...)

But!

Aside from killing off some nameless ninjas, Fire Style ninjutsu had never even killed a named side character!

Having received such a reward...

How could Yun Xi possibly be happy...

But the deed was done, and Yun Xi did not dwell on it for long.

"Damn it, a landslide start..."

Watching the setting sun, Yun Xi shed tears of helplessness, his heart filled with sorrow and a hint of something inexplicable...

Hunger...

This really couldn't be blamed on Yun Xi.

Although, in the face of something like transmigration, eating was merely a trivial matter...

But...

From before he transmigrated, Yun Xi had basically not eaten anything, and it had been about a day since he had a drop of water.

Yun Xi felt that if he continued to wander in the wilderness like this...

He would likely starve to death outside the Hidden Leaf Village before he could even officially become a ninja.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for activating the Choice System - Temptation of Returning to the Village."

{Option One: Return to the Hidden Leaf Village to fill your stomach. Reward: One bowl of special Ichiraku Ramen.}

{Option Two: Awaken, for only a rogue ninja is the perfect choice. Reward: Three Basic Jutsu Training Scroll.}

"What the hell is this? What the heck is Ichiraku Ramen, and what on earth is a rogue ninja?!"

Looking at the options on the virtual light screen before him, a look of helplessness appeared on Yun Xi's face. Even though the system's prompt was a cold, emotionless, mechanical computer voice, Yun Xi could inexplicably sense the system's mockery!

It is said that a real man does not bow for five pecks of rice!

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

As soon as the words left his lips, a bowl of ramen radiating a golden halo appeared in Yun Xi's hands...

"Big bowl of wide noodles?"

Looking at the unique Ichiraku Ramen in his hands, a famous scene from his previous life inadvertently crossed his mind.

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

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

"Ding, congratulations to the host Yun Xi for consuming the special Ichiraku Ramen. As this food is a specialty of the Hidden Leaf Village, consuming it increases Fire Style ninjutsu damage by 20%."

"Is this supposed to turn my Fire Style ninjutsu from a tiny flame into a big flame?"