I, Obito Uchiha

Year 39 of Konoha.

The breeze was gentle, and the sunlight was warm.

Inside the spacious classroom.

The teacher droned on endlessly from the podium.

Was there any environment more suitable for sleeping?

"Snore~ snore~ snore~"

A steady snoring sound rang out softly.

A little boy's head bobbed up and down, looking terribly comical.

Yet the children around him acted as though they had seen nothing.

That guy had been sleeping in class for more than a day or two.

It was hard not to suspect that he had come to school not to study, but to treat his insomnia.

The teacher seemed to have noticed something unusual over here.

The little girl beside the boy helplessly nudged him.

"Obito, stop sleeping. The teacher's looking at you."

Hmm?

The boy opened his eyes and wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth.

Still groggy, he surveyed his surroundings.

What entered his view was a cute little girl.

She had short brown hair and big eyes.

On either side of her round little face were two purple markings.

"Hmm?"

The boy felt that this little girl looked inexplicably familiar.

Suddenly, he jolted.

Holy crap, isn't this Rin Nohara?!

He rubbed his eyes and looked toward the person beside the girl.

There stood a handsome boy with tousled silver hair, a face mask, and an indifferent gaze.

Holy shit!

Kakashi Hatake!

The boy's mouth fell open in an O.

If this scene wasn't a dream.

Then only one possibility remained.

I... I've transmigrated?!

He touched his cheek, only to feel the goggles on his forehead.

Then he recalled what the girl had just called him...

His current identity was already obvious.

He had transmigrated into Obito Uchiha's body!

"Ding! A transmigrator has been detected. Would you like to bind this system?"

The boy was still dizzy and asked instinctively.

"System? What system?"

"Ding! Host speech detected. God-Tier Choice System binding successful."

Boy: "???"

The system's refusal to follow the script left the boy dumbfounded once again.

The teacher at the podium flew into a rage.

A piece of chalk flew straight into Obito's head.

"Obito, stand up!"

He had reached the limit of his patience with Obito.

Sleeping in my class would have been bad enough... and now you're talking and disrupting order!

Well, this was awkward...

The boy shot to his feet and looked nervously at the teacher.

Fear of teachers was etched into every student's DNA.

Of course, I wasn't talking about that kind of teacher.

With that kind of teacher...

You'd probably want to etch your DNA into the other person's body.

Just as the boy's thoughts began to wander.

The teacher darkly tapped the blackboard.

"Repeat the question I just explained. If you can't answer, get out and stand in punishment!"

The boy narrowed his eyes slightly.

He stared at the question on the blackboard and fell into deep thought.

They were all questions about general knowledge of the Shinobi World.

They were the most basic of the basics.

But after merging with Obito's memories, he discovered something.

These questions were still somewhat beyond Obito's level.

Just as the boy hesitated.

A light screen appeared before his eyes.

Three options were displayed on it.

[Option One: Sincerely apologize to the teacher, kid. Sleeping in class is bad for your cervical spine. I suggest sleeping at home next time. Completion Reward: Teacher's Favorability +1]

[Option Two: Try to argue. Tell the teacher that if you didn't simply not know how to solve these questions, you definitely would have been able to. Completion Reward: Double tonight's homework]

[Option Three: Point your nostrils at the teacher and say, "It's not that I look down on you, but these questions are basically an insult to my intelligence." Completion Reward: General Knowledge of the Shinobi World]

The boy's spirits lifted.

Though he hadn't read many textbooks.

He had read plenty of novels.

So I've unlocked my cheat ability!

None of the three options would do much to improve his strength.

But the point was to go wild!

Let's make some waves!

The boy planted one foot on his chair.

He lifted his chin and looked down at the teacher through his nostrils.

"Teacher, it's not that I look down on you, but these questions are basically an insult to my intelligence."

The classroom instantly fell deathly silent.

Rin stared blankly.

What's wrong with Obito today?

Even Kakashi couldn't help glancing at Obito.

What an idiot.

He clearly didn't know anything, yet he was acting so arrogant.

Idiot!

[Choice Successful! Reward Obtained: General Knowledge of the Shinobi World!]

The prompt sounded again.

The boy felt that a great deal of information had suddenly appeared in his mind.

That thing was called knowledge!

So his expression became even more exaggerated.

If it had to be summed up in four words, they would be: Eat dirt, why don't you?

The teacher was so furious that his voice began to tremble, as though he were singing opera.

"Good. Very good. Excellent."

"If you don't answer these questions today, you can forget about leaving tonight!"

The boy remained calm and composed.

Under the classmates' shocked, admiring, and idiot-looking gazes.

He accurately gave the answer to every question.

Hmm?

He really answered them?

The questions were only at the level of one plus one equaling two.

But the person answering them...

Was Obito, for crying out loud!

Rin was stunned, and Kakashi was stunned.

Even the teacher was stunned!

The teacher's eyes grew moist.

He felt the bitterness and accomplishment of finally achieving success.

"All right." (sniffling) "Sit down. Pay attention in my class from now on, and don't sleep again."

"(⊙﹏⊙) Uh..."

The boy sat down, somewhat speechless.

It was just answering a question. Why was the teacher crying?

After calming himself, the teacher continued the lesson.

Under normal circumstances.

As long as Obito didn't cause trouble, the classroom wouldn't become disorderly.

And so.

The class passed peacefully.

During that time, the boy also accepted his new identity.

Transmigration was a one-way ticket to begin with.

Since he had entered this body and merged with Obito's memories and emotions.

From now on, he was Obito Uchiha!

He secretly swore in his heart.

He would certainly rely on his own unremitting efforts.

To change the tragic fate of the Uchiha Clan!

Ahem.

Right, System?

System: "..."

Obito chuckled.

Now that I have a cheat ability, isn't it better to lie flat?

Why bother working hard?

Let me tell everyone a joke.

Even a talentless dead-last.

Could become a hero as long as he kept working hard.

...Please.

That was just a joke casually told by Naruto's son.

No one actually took it seriously, right?

After school.

The little ones all packed up their little schoolbags.

Obito, however, stood out from the crowd, looking incredibly carefree.

His Bro Tobi had never brought a book to school in the first place.

At that moment, he propped up his chin and gazed at the little girl beside him with a smile.

Raising a cute girl... I love it most of all...

Rin's expression was slightly unnatural.

Obito's really strange today.

First... and now he keeps staring at me.

Her little face flushed red as she tidied her bangs.

"Obito, why do you keep looking at me? Is my hair messy?"

Obito shook his head and said with complete seriousness,

"From afar, you shine like the sun rising through the rosy clouds; up close, you glow like a lotus blooming on clear ripples."

"Rin, you're really beautiful."

Although the language of Neon Country could not capture everything those words meant, they were enough to set the young girl's heart racing.

"O-Obito, see you tomorrow..."

Rin slung her little bag over her shoulder and ran straight out of the classroom.

Obito watched her flee.

A faint smile touched his lips.

Rin Nohara, did you know?

You were the one Obito loved most.

You were the only light in his world.

And I was Obito.