May 14, Year 27 of Konoha.
In the Senju Clan Grounds, the newborn clan member named Senju Genma lay listlessly in bed, staring at the Senju Clan Emblem on the wall, which looked like a simple drawing of a tree.
Though Genma looked like a baby, to be precise, he was twenty-two years old. He was actually a transmigrator.
At first, he had been pretty excited. After all, transmigrating was usually a protagonist's privilege.
But once he found out what world he was in, his excitement vanished.
This world was simply too dangerous, and the Senju Clan also risked mysteriously disappearing.
Senju Genma felt the pressure weighing heavily on him.
If he had a choice, Senju Genma would rather be reborn all over again.
Senju Genma shut his eyes in despair, no longer looking at the vexing clan emblem.
Ding!
"Host Senju Genma, open your eyes. I am the Strongest Ninja System."
Senju Genma excitedly opened his eyes.
The transmigrator's cheat had finally arrived, even if it was a little late.
But having a cheat at all was good enough. A bit of a delay was nothing.
"System, you finally came! I've missed you so much."
A cold electronic voice sounded. "The system had to adapt to the laws of the current world, so it took some time."
"Binding complete. Current world: Naruto."
"Mission issued: unite the Five Great Shinobi Villages and establish a Ninja Empire."
"Reward: ownership of the Naruto world. Failure: the system will unbind. Time limit: none."
"You're issuing a mission already? I'm not even ready!" Senju Genma roared in his heart.
The system gave no reply.
Senju Genma soon calmed down and asked, "Do you have any beginner benefits?"
If he started out with nothing, Senju Genma planned to just lie low. There was no time limit on the mission, anyway.
The Naruto world was one where bloodlines determined everything. A strong bloodline was what made you truly strong.
Ordinary people simply couldn't compare to those with cheat-level advantages.
Ding!
"Congratulations, host. You have received a Beginner's Gift Pack. Would you like to claim it?"
Senju Genma was overjoyed. He needed a cheat to give him the motivation to keep going!
Not every member of the Senju Clan was Senju Hashirama.
Sending an ordinary person like him to unite the Ninja World was just asking for death.
"Congratulations, host. You have received a Sage Body (Growth) and a Sage Eye (Growth)."
Senju Genma felt power coursing through his frail infant body. If he could have looked in a mirror, he would have seen a golden vertical mark on his forehead.
He couldn't help laughing.
He had never had such a wonderful start. These beginner benefits would have been more than enough for the Shippuden era.
"Warning! Warning! Due to a violation, the system's compatibility with this world has decreased."
"Warning! Warning! The system's self-destruct sequence has been activated."
"5."
"4."
"3."
"2."
"1."
Pop!
The system went silent in an instant.
"System? System?!"
Senju Genma shouted in his heart, but got no response.
Fortunately, the power in his body was still there, and Senju Genma breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's really gone. This system is so embarrassing—it couldn't even make it through the first chapter."
Spring, Year 33 of Konoha.
Inside the Clan Head Residence in the Senju Clan Grounds.
A white-haired boy asked a blonde girl, "Sister Tsunade, what do you think Lady Mito wants us to see her for today? Has Lady Mito finally decided to let me learn those powerful ninjutsu?"
The white-haired boy was Senju Genma, the current young clan head of the Senju Clan. The blonde girl accompanying him was none other than Tsunade, granddaughter of the famous First, Senju Hashirama.
As the young clan head, Senju Genma wore a white Japanese-style men's kimono. His delicate profile and starry eyes were framed by long, silver-white hair.
Six years after transmigrating to this world, Senju Genma had grown accustomed to it.
In this life, he had an excellent background. The name Senju said it all.
Though the remaining members of the Senju Clan had gradually moved away from the clan grounds under the policies of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, the family's businesses were still around.
And Senju Genma himself had become the clan heir, making him one of Konoha's top scions.
Of course, things would have been even better if Shimura Danzō, the man in the village, hadn't kept an eye on him every moment of the day.
Senju Genma's parents had held no influence within the clan.
His father, a Jonin, had died in an accident while on a mission, and his mother had died in childbirth after giving birth to him.
During that time, he had gotten by on clan relief funds and the help of his fellow clan members.
Then, in his third year, he accidentally injured himself while playing with the other children. His wound healed at an astonishing speed.
When the clan members saw it, they exclaimed, "This child is so young, yet already so terrifying! His future is limitless. Hurry and fetch Lady Mito!"
Uzumaki Mito was eating at the time. She spat out her food, went straight to Senju Genma's house, and took him in.
His healing ability reminded her of someone: the First, Senju Hashirama. He, too, could heal without hand signs.
They were both members of the Senju Clan, so Uzumaki Mito suspected that Senju Genma might have inherited Wood Release.
Wood Release was the pride of the Senju Clan.
Senju Hashirama had once dominated the Ninja World with his Wood Release techniques and earned the title of God of Shinobi.
To test whether Senju Genma could use Wood Release, Uzumaki Mito gave him the Senju Clan's chakra training method and some basic Wood Release techniques.
Senju Genma didn't disappoint Uzumaki Mito. In just two and a half months, he had learned to refine chakra and perform low-level Wood Release techniques such as Wood Release: Wood Clone.
Uzumaki Mito was delighted. She believed that with Senju Genma around, the Senju Clan would surely become great again.
Uzumaki Mito began raising Senju Genma herself and doted on him. She gave him almost anything he wanted and even made him the young clan head.
Even the hot-tempered Tsunade could only let him bully her within the clan.
Every time, he bullied Tsunade until she was in tears and her voice had gone hoarse.
However, Senju Genma's use of Wood Release also drew the attention of Konoha's supervillain, the Pot Kage, Shimura Danzō.
As Danzō put it: "The power of Wood Release is too dangerous. For the safety of the village, this power should be in my hands."
Fortunately, Uzumaki Mito protected him. Otherwise, Danzō would have taken Senju Genma away long ago to mass-produce Wood Release Ninja.
Though that kind of life didn't sound too bad, it would have taken a toll on his body!
"Of course not. Grandma said you're the clan's treasure, so she can't be careless with you. Right now, the most important thing is to build a strong foundation. She'll teach you powerful ninjutsu later." Tsunade shook her head.
"From what Grandma said, it seems she wants to introduce us to someone this time."
Looking at the adorable Senju Genma, Tsunade couldn't resist pulling him onto her lap and groping him.
"Don't, Sister Tsunade." Senju Genma put on a show of restraint, but made no move to push away Tsunade's misbehaving hand.
As far as he was concerned, Tsunade was the type who loved to play despite being bad at it. She always ended up getting bullied by him until she was about to cry.
"Oh? Are you embarrassed?"
Tsunade was somewhat relieved that they were only clanmates, with countless generations between them. That meant there was no problem. Otherwise, she would definitely have been dragged to the Konoha Military Police Force.
"You're old enough to know better, and you're still embarrassed? Not bad—you're pretty sturdy!"
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