The Naruto world, the Land of Wind, Sunagakure.
Sunagakure was one of the five most powerful hidden villages. It belonged to the Land of Wind and had been founded by the First Kazekage.
Surrounded by desert for years, the village had a small territory, yet produced many outstanding shinobi. It was a village that valued tradition, and the room where the elders held their round-table meetings was decorated with statues of the Kazekage from every generation.
At that moment, a black-haired boy of about ten was hurrying around the village.
The boy was Chen Xiaoxi. He wasn't a native of this world, but a transmigrator.
Chen Xiaoxi had been an ordinary college student. While he was on his way to enlist in the military, an accident had occurred on the railway tracks. When he woke up, he was already in the Naruto world—and in Sunagakure, a village surrounded by desert.
As a Naruto fan, Chen Xiaoxi had quickly accepted the fact that he'd transmigrated. He'd fantasized about getting a system and a cheat, just like the protagonists of other transmigration stories, and becoming a winner in life.
Before long, just as Chen Xiaoxi had imagined, his cheat had appeared.
The Heavens Lottery System. As long as he completed the tasks issued by the system, he would receive corresponding rewards.
After that, Chen Xiaoxi stayed in the village for three years, continuously completing the system's tasks and earning rewards.
It wasn't that Chen Xiaoxi didn't want to leave Sunagakure. After completing tasks for a while, he'd received one that promised a grand lottery draw after he completed 100,000 tasks. The most enticing prize in the draw was an all-attribute ninjutsu skill. In other words, if he won it, he'd master every ninjutsu in Naruto, including forbidden techniques.
But the condition was that all 100,000 tasks had to be completed in the same location.
For the sake of that goal, Chen Xiaoxi had put down roots in Sunagakure. Every day, he worked from dawn till dusk, hoping to reach the required number of tasks for the grand draw as soon as possible. He knew the peaceful days wouldn't last much longer.
"Ding! Task complete. You drew a nail clipper +1."
"Ding! Task complete. You drew shampoo +1."
"Ding! Task complete. You drew Kido talent +1."
When Chen Xiaoxi discovered that he could even draw Bleach abilities, his motivation grew stronger. He kept refreshing his tasks just to get Bleach-related rewards. Though the rewards were random, and some days he might not get a single Bleach-related one, he could make up for it by completing enough tasks. With both incentives pushing him forward, Chen Xiaoxi kept refreshing his tasks—working toward 100,000 completions while hoping to obtain more Bleach abilities.
That day, Chen Xiaoxi started a new day of tasks as usual, but the atmosphere on the streets seemed different.
The normally bustling streets had suddenly grown unusually quiet, and the air was thick with tension.
The Third Kazekage had gone missing!
It was the forty-third year of Konoha, and also the forty-second year of Sunagakure.
That was right. Chen Xiaoxi knew the story, and after calculating the timing, he realized the Kazekage's disappearance meant the war had begun.
The elders in the top-floor round-table meeting room had concluded that Konoha shinobi had ambushed the Third Kazekage. But Chen Xiaoxi knew it had been Sasori of the Red Sands who'd ambushed him—and turned him into a puppet.
"Ding! Task complete. Congratulations on reaching 100,000+ completed tasks. The grand lottery wheel is now available."
Just as Chen Xiaoxi was about to sort through his thoughts, he completed his 100,000th task that very day.
"Start the draw!"
At that moment, Chen Xiaoxi couldn't care less about the Kazekage or the Hokage. His grand prize mattered most.
"Congratulations! You drew the Zanpakuto, Senbonzakura!"
"Why is it a Zanpakuto?"
Just as Chen Xiaoxi had assumed that the protagonist's luck would guarantee a win, he suddenly realized he'd been tricked by the system. The Bleach rewards he'd gotten earlier had only been bait. The system had never intended for him to learn Naruto abilities. Otherwise, how could he have refreshed the task list more than 100,000 times and not gotten a single Naruto ninjutsu, only Bleach abilities?
"Congratulations on being the first to complete 100,000+ tasks! You've been awarded the Zanpakuto Senbonzakura's ultimate technique: Bankai—Senbonzakura Kageyoshi!"
"Okay, that's more like it. System, I'll remember this!"
"System, open the panel."
"Ding."
A clear notification sounded. Then a translucent, pale-blue interface unfolded before his eyes.
[Heavens Lottery System] [Host: Chen Xiaoxi] [Reiatsu: LV.3 (Low)] [Zanpakuto: Senbonzakura (100%)] [Swordsmanship: Mastery] [Hakuda: Mastery] [Flash Step: Excellent] [Kido: Excellent] [Items: Shihakusho; Portable Gigai; Recovery Potion] [Other Skills: Reiatsu Perception (LV.3); Secret Technique: Thousand-Reflecting White Snake (LV.3)]
"I guess I misjudged the system!"
Chen Xiaoxi looked at the results of his three years of hard work and paused before speaking.
He'd never imagined that, apart from his Reiatsu being a little weak, he was already no weaker than any ordinary captain in every other respect.
Moreover, Senbonzakura was the Zanpakuto of Byakuya Kuchiki, captain of the Gotei 13's Sixth Division in Bleach.
Back then, Chen Xiaoxi had thought the Zanpakuto looked elegant and cool. He'd never imagined he would actually get it.
"Senbonzakura, please guide me through the turmoil ahead."
Chen Xiaoxi gently stroked the blade of Senbonzakura and spoke calmly.
The war had begun. Chen Xiaoxi had no intention of becoming cannon fodder. He had to grow stronger to face the powerful shinobi of the Naruto world.
"Yikes, yikes. Was that dazzling light just now caused by your sword?"
"Heh. You seem like a pretty good specimen."
Suddenly—
A voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Sasori of the Red Sands?"
"He's still in the village! That guy's got some nerve."
"When I received the Bankai reward just now, the light from Senbonzakura must have caught his attention."
Seeing the red-haired boy, Chen Xiaoxi immediately thought of Sunagakure's S-rank missing-nin, the genius puppeteer, Sasori!
Judging by his current appearance, he didn't seem to have modified his body yet, nor had he joined the Akatsuki.
"Oh, you know who I am!"
"Looks like I've been pretty lucky lately."
"You seem like a rare, high-quality specimen..."
The red-haired boy froze for a moment, then curled his lips into a smile.
"I also know that you killed the Third Kazekage!"
Chen Xiaoxi hadn't expected his first opponent to be a Kage Level powerhouse.
"Heh, interesting. You seem to know quite a lot."
The red-haired boy, Sasori, didn't press Chen Xiaoxi to explain how he knew so much. He seemed to have lost patience and simply placed his hand on the Summoning Scroll.
A cloud of white smoke burst out.
Then a blue-haired, gray-robed puppet man appeared before Sasori.
The Third Kazekage of Sunagakure—
In life, he had been hailed as the strongest Kazekage of all time!
Now, he had become a puppet under Sasori of the Red Sands.
At that moment, ten blue Chakra Threads extended from the red-haired boy's hands and connected to the Third Kazekage puppet.
"Though you seem to know a lot, I don't have time to let you react."
"I'll use my strongest puppet to deal with you. Consider it an honor."
"Now, die!"
As the words fell, Sasori crossed his hands, and the Chakra Threads danced!
A pair of broad, razor-sharp blades unfolded from the Kazekage Puppet's arms, sweeping straight toward Chen Xiaoxi!
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