Hey! I transmigrated!

Year 51 of Konoha, Konoha, the Hyuga Clan's council hall.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen, Main Family head Hiashi, Branch Family head Hizashi, and several Hyuga Clan elders had gathered together.

Their gazes all converged on the face of the boy sitting formally on a cushion like a little rice cake.

The boy looked only three or four. He was fair-skinned and clean-featured, dressed in a filthy white haori. Two bean-sprout-sized horns poked out in front of his fluffy silver hair, and beneath them, a pair of white eyes gazed ahead innocently.

Hiruzen held his pipe between his lips. "This child collapsed outside Konoha and was found by the ninja on duty. Because he has the Byakugan, they reported it to me immediately. This is a serious matter, so I brought him here to confirm..."

Hiashi said, "Lord Third, you haven't made this public, have you?"

Hiruzen said, "Rest assured. I've already instructed the two ninja on duty not to tell anyone. Apart from the Konoha High Command and everyone present, no one else knows."

"That's good." Hiashi relaxed a little and asked the boy seated below him, "You, what's your name?"

The boy answered in a childish voice, "Uncle, my name is Yū Hyuga."

Hiashi asked, "You say your father is Hizashi. Is that really true?"

Facing Hiashi's stern gaze, the boy who called himself Yū Hyuga said innocently, "Mom... Mom told me..."

Hiashi propped his cheek on one hand and narrowed his eyes. "Who is your mother?"

Yū Hyuga looked pitiful. "I can't remember. She only told me where I came from before she died. She told me to come to the Hyuga Clan in Konoha and find my dad, Hizashi..."

Hiashi demanded, "Hizashi, what is going on?!"

"I, I..." Hizashi was utterly bewildered!

Hiashi pressed him. "Is he your child or not?!"

"Well..." Hizashi's gaze flickered. "I, I'm not sure either!"

Hizashi's wife, Miwako Hyuga, had passed away shortly after giving birth to Neji.

During a long-term mission afterward, Hizashi had indeed had a brief fling with a fisherman's daughter from the Land of Fire.

He could hardly be blamed. He had been widowed young, after all, and the atmosphere in the Hyuga Clan... ahem, everyone understood. He had been drinking at the time, too. Giving in to his heart was only human!

Hizashi's heart pounded. Was it really that time? But I remember using protection...

Bang! Seeing Hizashi's evasive attitude, Hiashi frowned and slammed the table, declaring sternly, "Either you did it or you didn't! How can you not be sure?!"

Hizashi's face alternated between pale and flushed. He could only admit, "I... did."

Hiashi covered his face. "A disgrace to our family!"

The Hyuga were a prestigious clan in Konoha. Naturally, they treasured their reputation!

"Ahem..." Hiruzen, well versed in worldly affairs, cleared his throat twice, pulled his hat down, and headed outside. "You talk. I'll excuse myself. Just let me know the outcome."

Then, unsurprisingly, came a thorough tongue-lashing!

But however angry Hiashi was, what was done was done. There was little he could do to his own younger brother. He asked again, "Then this is your child, correct?"

"Well... let me take a closer look."

Still uncertain, Hizashi studied Yu carefully.

His age matched, and he had the Byakugan. That already said a great deal. Besides, the child before him really did look a little like Neji!

The only thing keeping him from being certain was the pair of horns on his head!

Hizashi scratched his head. "Um, why do you... have horns on your head?"

Yū Hyuga touched his little horns and said aggrievedly, "These aren't horns. I fell on the way here and got bumps on my head. Boo-hoo, they hurt so much..."

Hizashi, Hiashi, and the Hyuga Clan elders present exchanged glances.

Could bumps really look like that? And could a fall leave them so symmetrical?

Hizashi was about to say something when he saw Yū Hyuga gazing at him eagerly with those innocent eyes.

No adult with a conscience could resist that little look!

Warmth flooded Hizashi's heart, and he threw caution to the wind. "That's right. He's my child!"

Was that really the truth?

No. The Yū Hyuga before them was an Ōtsutsuki child!

Why would an Ōtsutsuki child appear in the land of ninja, and why would he come to the Hyuga Clan to claim his ancestry?

Was this a distortion of divinity or a collapse of morality?

It was a long story, so let us make it short.

As everyone knew, the Ōtsutsuki Clan sought out planets with life so they could plant trees.

But they were no fools. They did not run all over the universe carrying God Tree seedlings. They sent scouts ahead to explore planets suitable for growing a God Tree. Once the findings were brought back and reported to the clan, they would send people to the relevant land to plant a God Tree. It was all strictly regulated!

Well, roughly fifteen hundred years ago, an Ōtsutsuki scout arrived on the ninja planet. Earth already had indigenous humans then, and they showed signs of multiplying and flourishing!

That scout, whose name was unknown, did not wreak havoc. Instead, he joined with a woman who was an ancestor of humanity. After giving birth to their child, the human woman died from exhaustion.

The Ōtsutsuki also received orders that he had to return to the Ōtsutsuki planet, Takamagahara.

But what about the child? Should he take him back?

The Ōtsutsuki considered themselves gods. Having relations with a human and producing offspring was a grave taboo. Even if he took the child back, the boy could only be classified as part of the Ōtsutsuki "Branch Family," whose status was low!

Taking him back would mean ruining the child's life!

So that Ōtsutsuki devised a solution. He placed his child in a coffin-shaped container and buried it deep underground. The container could put someone into a deep sleep and slow the progress of their life.

He intended to return to the clan and report first, then awaken and raise the child when the time was right.

But once he left, nothing more was ever heard from him.

Thus, this child never appeared in the main Naruto storyline.

Over the long ages, the ninja world had produced countless powerful figures. Had not a single one discovered this child's existence?

That was right. None had!

The child's father had been incredibly powerful, outstanding even among the Ōtsutsuki. So neither Kaguya and Isshiki, who later came to plant the tree, nor Kaguya's children Hagoromo, Hamura, and Black Zetsu, nor Hagoromo's children Indra and Asura, nor the ninja of later generations had discovered the child's existence!

Three days earlier, Mo You had accidentally transmigrated into this Ōtsutsuki child's body!

Upon seeing daylight again, he realized he had transmigrated into the Naruto world-not as one of its familiar, popular characters, but as an Ōtsutsuki child, one of the beings from the heavens!

Ah, what terrible luck!

But the silver lining was that he had not transmigrated onto the Ōtsutsuki planet!

The Ōtsutsuki were plunderers.

A life spent burning, killing, and looting all day was not what Mo You wanted!

He had no desire to follow fate's arrangements and help villains commit atrocities just because he had transmigrated into one.

He knew very well what he truly wanted.

To play and romp with a girl he had grown up with beneath blue skies and white clouds~, marry when they were old enough, and have a brood of little dumplings~ who would then have even littler dumplings~! To live together without shame or embarrassment~!

Heh, that would be bliss...

But dreams had to be fought for. After sorting out his situation, he put his mind to work.

At the very least, he needed a legitimate identity and protection before considering his next step.

Otherwise, if someone captured him for human experimentation, he would have nowhere to seek justice!

After learning that it was currently Year 51 of Konoha, he counted on his fingers. It was exactly the year Hizashi was killed because of those bandits from Kumogakure!

He slapped his little head. He had it!

He had the Byakugan. Why not go to the Hyuga Clan?

He had even worked out his story: he was Hizashi's illegitimate son!

Dear old Hizashi was gone anyway. A dead man could not contradict him, hehe!

But he had been wrong!

Although it was Year 51 of Konoha, a year had 365 days, and Hizashi's final scene had not come around yet!

He was doomed. Completely doomed!

He had thought the whole thing would fall through and was already getting ready to pack up and run!

But unexpectedly, Hizashi had also made that mistake all men made, allowing him to charm his way through with cuteness and pull off a hair-raising landing!

"Ah..." In the hall, Hiashi let out a long sigh and told Hizashi, "Then you... handle it as you see fit!"

Hizashi approached Yu and bowed until his forehead touched the floor. "I'm sorry, my child! You and your mother have suffered all these years! I don't ask you to forgive my mistakes right away. At least let me shoulder my responsibilities as a father!"

Mo You immediately felt guilty. He patted Hizashi's shoulder with his little hand. "Dad, Mom and I don't blame you. Get up. We're family, so don't do this!"

Hiashi walked outside, and an elder followed him.

On the wooden walkway, Hiashi gazed at the moon with his hands behind his back. "I never imagined Hizashi would go behind our backs and do something so disgraceful outside the clan. Fortunately, the child came to us himself. If the Byakugan bloodline had spread beyond the clan, how could I have answered to our people?!"

What worried him even more was how to place this child. No matter how pleasant their words sounded, they still faced many practical problems!

At that moment, the elder said, "Hiashi, you're in your prime, and Kuwako is healthy as well. You can certainly have more children in the future!"

Hiashi understood. "You mean to have that child shoulder the responsibility of protecting the second main household?"

The elder said, "Exactly."

Hiashi considered it briefly. "Provided that child can be relied upon. Even if his talent is close to Neji's, he was raised outside the clan, not a child born and bred in our Hyuga Clan."

The elder's gaze darkened. "That isn't a problem. The Caged Bird Seal exists precisely for this purpose. Once he's caged, he'll have no choice but to obey."

Hiashi pondered, seemingly hesitant. "Let's consider this carefully. Have Hizashi take the child home first. I'll go report to Lord Hokage."

He arrived at his new home.

Yu took a bath and changed into clean clothes.

Outside the door, Hizashi said, "Yu, you've traveled a long way. Rest tonight. Tomorrow, I'll tell you about the clan and Konoha."

Yu said obediently, "Okay. You should sleep too, Dad."

"..." Hizashi lingered outside the door for a moment, hesitating to speak, but finally left.

Yu lay down on his bedding on the floor.

Although he had reached the Hyuga Clan as planned, how could Mo You, a veteran Naruto fan, not know what sort of place this was?

The reason Hizashi had hesitated to speak was probably the fate he would face as a son of the Branch Family!

Like Neji, he would be branded with the Caged Bird Seal, wouldn't he?

Would that not matter to him?

Of course it mattered!

But since Mo You had dared to come, he certainly had something to rely on.

This Ōtsutsuki child's body was the first!

The other treasure left by his biological father, that unnamed Ōtsutsuki, was the second!

It was a secret scroll called the Book of the Gods. With their innate power, the Ōtsutsuki could wield supernatural might with every movement, so their clan had no concept of techniques.

But looking at it another way, if the Ōtsutsuki, with their uniquely blessed advantages, began focusing on using techniques, just how intense would that competitive arms race become?!

Competition among gods... Yu's biological father had taken it to the extreme. Thus, the Book of the Gods was a unique, one-of-a-kind work even within the Ōtsutsuki Clan!

Along with the Book of the Gods, Yu's Ōtsutsuki father had left a letter that read: My child, if you awaken early, it means I have already passed away. I poured my heart and soul into recording my life's greatest arts and our clan's secrets in this Book of the Gods. Use your blood to form a contract with the Book of the Gods, and it will guide you toward becoming a high-quality Ōtsutsuki!

A thick scroll, brimming with a father's love!

"Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Though we've never met, I'll be grateful to you, Ōtsutsuki Whatever-shiki..."

At the time, Yu had dipped his little hand in blood and pressed it onto the opening page. Once the contract was formed, the Book of the Gods turned into a ray of light and flew into his mind!

He really was his father, thinking everything through so carefully.

This effectively bound the Book of the Gods to his child, removing any worry that it might be lost or stolen.

Because he was not strong enough yet, Yu could not actively consult the Book of the Gods for now. At present, the help it could offer was to extract useful content and send it to him at critical moments or when he had a pressing need.

For example.

The journey from Yu's birthplace to Konoha was long. When he was fretting over it, the Book of the Gods sent him a technique called Divine Movement Step. Hmm, it was probably the ultimate version of the ninja run.

When he encountered a large grizzly bear on the road and was nearly eaten, the Book of the Gods sent him a fist technique called Divine Vacuum Strike. Hmm... it was probably the ultimate version of the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, as well as the foundation of the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!

When he was injured and could not stop bleeding, the Book of the Gods sent him Divine Healing... Hmm, did that count as a high-end version? Not really. It was only on par with Hashirama's Mystical Palm Technique.

So Yu had ten thousand reasons to believe that if the worst truly happened and they tried to forcibly brand him with the Caged Bird Seal, the Book of the Gods would definitely provide a way to break it.

If the mighty Book of the Gods did not even have a way to break or grant immunity to the Caged Bird Seal, if it did not...

"Then I'll run. If they won't have me here, somewhere else will!"