I'd Just Arrived in the Naruto World, and the Second Hokage Was Already at My Door, Threatening to Kill My Entire Family!

My head hurt.

It felt like it was being torn apart. Countless fragments of memories that weren't my own surged into my mind like floodwaters bursting through a dam.

Uchiha Xuan's eyes snapped open. An old-fashioned Japanese wooden ceiling came into view, and the air carried a faint, fresh scent of tatami.

"Where... am I?"

He struggled to sit up and looked around.

It was a typical Japanese-style room, with sliding paper doors and a low wooden table. A scroll bearing the words "Mind's Eye" hung on the wall.

Strange, yet somehow incredibly familiar.

Before he could sort out his thoughts, the splitting headache struck again.

"Uchiha Xuan, twelve years old."

"Eldest son of the deputy captain of the Konoha Military Police Force."

"Year 30 of Konoha..."

"The Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama..."

One keyword after another exploded in his mind like thunderclaps.

I... transmigrated?

And into the Naruto World, where the death rate was absurdly high!

What was worse, he'd been reborn into the Uchiha clan!

During Senju Tobirama's time in office, no less!

What kind of opening was this, if not hell difficulty?!

Uchiha Xuan's face instantly turned deathly pale, and cold sweat broke out all over him.

He knew better than anyone that, in Senju Tobirama's eyes—those of a man with an extreme case of "Uchiha PTSD"—the Uchiha of this era were no different from pigs waiting to be slaughtered.

The slightest mistake could be blown out of proportion and used as an excuse to suppress the entire clan.

"No, I have to find a way..."

Just as he racked his brain, trying to figure out how to survive this hellish start—

"Bang!"

A tremendous force slammed the paper door open.

A middle-aged man stumbled and scrambled into the room, his face filled with unprecedented terror and despair.

He was Uchiha Xuan's father in this life, Uchiha Tuo, deputy captain of the Konoha Military Police Force.

"Xuan! Quick! Come with me!"

Uchiha Tuo's voice trembled. He grabbed Xuan's arm with such force that it felt as though he might crush his bones.

"Father? What happened?" Xuan asked, forcing himself to stay calm.

"Don't ask!" Uchiha Tuo's lips quivered, his eyes bloodshot. "The Second Hokage... He personally brought the ANBU and surrounded the Uchiha Clan Grounds!"

Boom!

Those words sent Uchiha Xuan's heart plummeting.

The worst had come to pass after all.

His father dragged him stumbling out of the house. The sight before them made him draw a sharp breath.

The once peaceful clan grounds were now shrouded in an atmosphere of grim violence.

The streets were packed with panicked clan members.

And on the roof of every house stood a figure in a white mask, utterly silent.

ANBU!

Konoha's most elite and cold-blooded armed force.

Like silent grim reapers, they had surrounded the entire Uchiha Clan Grounds, leaving no way out. Their icy gazes were fixed on every Uchiha present.

At the front of the crowd stood a white-haired man in blue armor, his expression stern and his hands clasped behind his back.

His eyes were like a pool of ice that had never thawed in ten thousand years. Even standing still, he radiated a terrifying pressure that made it hard to breathe.

Senju Tobirama!

The Second Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village—and the Sword of Damocles hanging over every Uchiha's head!

"Lord Hokage! We didn't know you were coming. What brings you here?" Uchiha Setsuna, the clan head, stepped forward and bowed, doing his best to keep his composure.

Senju Tobirama's gaze slowly swept over him. The contempt and disgust in his eyes were completely unconcealed.

He didn't answer. Instead, he looked toward another member of the Police Force in the crowd: Uchiha Yong.

"Uchiha Yong."

Tobirama's voice wasn't loud, but it carried clearly to everyone present, cold and utterly devoid of emotion.

"Yesterday, while questioning a merchant from Kumogakure, you abused your authority and overused genjutsu, causing him to suffer a mental breakdown. Is that true?"

Uchiha Yong turned pale at being singled out. He hurriedly stepped forward to defend himself. "Lord Hokage! That man was acting suspiciously. I suspected he was a spy, so I—"

"I asked whether it was true," Tobirama interrupted coldly. The impatience and murderous intent in his voice had become almost tangible.

"I... Yes." Under Tobirama's pressure, Uchiha Yong struggled to nod.

"Good."

Senju Tobirama slowly raised his hand. A vast amount of chakra began to gather, enough to make everyone tremble.

"As members of the Konoha Military Police Force, you broke the law, abused the power of your Sharingan, and caused a diplomatic incident for the village. This is Uchiha arrogance!"

His voice suddenly rose, booming like thunder delivering a sentence.

"These evil eyes really are the source of the curse! Today, in front of all of you, I will carry out the punishment myself, as a warning to others!"

It was over!

Every Uchiha's heart sank.

They could all see it. The merchant, the spy—those were just excuses!

Senju Tobirama was using this opportunity to humiliate and suppress the entire Uchiha clan!

"No! Lord Hokage! I..." Uchiha Yong tried to beg for mercy.

But it was too late.

Senju Tobirama vanished from where he stood. The next moment, he was right in front of Uchiha Yong.

The hand brimming with terrifying Water Release chakra struck without mercy toward the crown of Uchiha Yong's head.

That blow would kill more than Uchiha Yong. It would crush the dignity of the entire Uchiha clan!

Uchiha Tuo stood in front of Xuan, shielding him, his body shaking violently with fear.

Despair swept over every Uchiha present like a rising tide.

Just as Senju Tobirama's killing intent showed plainly and he prepared to strike, ready to trample the Uchiha's dignity into the dirt—

A cold, mechanical voice suddenly boomed in Uchiha Xuan's mind!

[Ding! The host is facing a clan-wide crisis of extinction. The Family Revitalization System is activating...1%...50%...100%!]

[Ding! Activation successful!]

Uchiha Xuan's pupils contracted sharply.

"It's over..." Beside him, his father, Uchiha Tuo, watched Tobirama's movements and muttered in despair. "It's all over..."