I Was Reborn

A crimson moon hung in the dark night sky.

A red nine-tailed demon fox was running amok and causing destruction.

Why is it so loud outside, what's going on, did someone's gas tank explode? Meihui muttered to himself as he heard the explosions around him, groggily opening his eyes.

He only saw a round red moon hanging in the sky, and seeing this sight left Meihui somewhat bewildered. Who am I, where am I, what is going on?

Meihui looked at his own chubby little hands and fell into deep thought. Just what kind of situation is this?

No way, absolutely no way, isn't this the transmigration and rebirth from novels? I never expected that one day, I'd actually be chosen? Right, how did I kick the bucket anyway? Meihui fell into deep thought... Could this big red moon be the Hokage World?

He had been reborn, reborn into the Hokage World, becoming a newly born infant. Looking up at the large red moon in the sky, he stretched out his tender little claws and grabbed at the empty air toward the moon.

By the time he came to his senses, he found himself held in the arms of a guy wearing a black hood and a black-and-yellow-striped mask. At first, he hadn't realized the gravity of the situation, but once it dawned on him who this person was, he realized the man was actually sticking something onto his body. Holy crap, isn't this thing an Explosive Tag? Bro, take it easy, make sure your hands don't shake, my little life is in your hands right now.

Meihui's excited cries merely sounded like a baby's cooing to Obito, who paid him no further mind and focused entirely on attaching the Explosive Tags while watching the distant Nine-Tails run amok.

"You'll come, won't you?"

Seeing Obito ignore him, Meihui was somewhat indignant.

Unbelievable, Obito Uchiha is such an ingrate, seriously, actually wanting to lay a hand on a human pup like me, he really deserves to die. Naruto, bro, I'm taking this miserable bullet for you. If I manage to survive this, don't you forget about me when you hit it rich! Meihui immediately gave up all hope. Since he couldn't do a thing in his current state, he simply surrendered to fate. It's fine, it's all fine. Life and death are up to fate and wealth is up to heaven, at worst, when a man dies he just goes out with a bang.

Immediately afterward, Meihui felt a violent jolt as Obito apparently began running swiftly while holding him. Experiencing human-powered Fast and Furious, Meihui's mood at that moment was somewhat complicated.

Holy shit, is it really this thrilling? The moment I'm reborn I get held by a corrupted Obito, and what's even more thrilling is that he actually stuck a bunch of Explosive Tags to my back! Damn it, are you trying to make sure you blow me to pieces? Playing it this big right at the start? Oh my god, won't somebody save me?

But he couldn't stay thrilled for long, because he realized no one was actually coming to save him. Am I really going to die right after being reborn? No way, no way! Just as he was filled with terror...

A golden figure appeared in his field of vision...

So dazzling, so familiar, isn't that the Flash? Whew, since he was here, everything was secure. It was fine, it was fine now...

After Meihui was rescued by Minato Namikaze, he felt his eyelids grow extremely heavy, and before long he drifted off to sleep. A child's body is truly troublesome.

When Meihui woke up again, he looked at the little infant lying opposite him. Damn it, isn't this the crown prince of the Hokage World, Naruto Uzumaki? And I'm still alive, that's great...

Before he even had a chance to celebrate, Meihui saw two figures step in front of him and Naruto.

Minato and Kushina used their bodies to block the claws of the Nine-Tails.

Protected beneath them were their children.

Meihui Uzumaki and Naruto Uzumaki, a pair of twins.

The two of them, exhausting every ounce of their strength, felt a lingering sorrow as they looked at the children born just today.

And Kushina, acting as a mother, spoke words that the two of them would cherish for a lifetime.

"Meihui, Naruto, the two of you must eat well, grow up strong and healthy, and remember to take care of your health..."

"You must study hard, and even if there are things you can't learn, don't be discouraged. Everyone has things they're good at and things they're bad at, just do your best."

"Meihui, as the older brother, you must remember to protect your younger brother Naruto. An older brother is like a father, you have to take good care of him."

"Even though as a mother I want to stay with you both longer... today is your birthday, and I want so much to stay with you."

After Kushina finished speaking, her tears flowed unceasingly.

Minato sealed the chakras of the two into the bodies of Meihui and Naruto.

Up until this moment, Meihui was still in a complete state of bewilderment. What, Naruto and I are real brothers, twins?

Suddenly, Meihui felt a sharp pain pierce his brain. He seemed to recall his previous life: he had been an ordinary construction worker moving bricks, happily clocking out at the end of the day, when a brick falling from a building smashed right into his head, instantly killing him with a cracked skull.

Right after that was the thrilling moment when he had just transmigrated, until Meihui heard a ding ring out in his mind.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully activating the system. Binding in progress...]

"System? That's great, I still have a golden finger."

[Congratulations to the host, binding successful.]

"Then what kind of system are you?"

[Ding! This system is the Clock-In System. A plot point has been detected, does the host wish to check in?]

"Then check in absolutely! Hurry, hurry, check in."

[Ding! Check-in successful. Congratulations to the host on successfully obtaining the Enhanced Uzumaki Bloodline.]

"Enhanced Uzumaki Bloodline?"

Before Meihui could react to what this was, the system spoke up once again.

[Ding! Plot check-in concluded. Bloodline fusion successful. Please await the next plot check-in.]

After saying that, no matter how much Meihui called out to the system, it didn't give the slightest response.

Fine, what's done is done, and since I've become Naruto's older brother, I'll take good care of him.

And Minato and Kushina, as my parents in this lifetime, I will definitely resurrect you.

At this moment, Meihui, in his infant form, uttered these grand ambitions, though to anyone else, they merely sounded like a baby's cooing and babbling.

The two little ones were taken home by the Third Hokage and assigned a wet nurse to take care of them. After all, both children belonged to Minato, and both of them were Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

The Third Hokage fell into deep thought. Looking at the two babbling infants, the corner of the Third Hokage's mouth curled upward. Jinchuriki, eh? This time, I must keep them under control...

It seemed as though he had remembered something, and Hiruzen waved to the side.

"Someone, go and fetch Rei Sarutobi."

Before long, a teenage female ninja was called over.

Rei Sarutobi, a member of the Sarutobi Clan, had just become a Chunin this year.

"Rei, I have an important mission to entrust to you."

"Please speak, Patriarch. Being able to contribute to the Sarutobi Clan is my honor."

Hearing Rei Sarutobi's reply, the elderly Third Hokage revealed a smile.

"Take care of these two children and build a bond with them. At the same time, teach them to understand the Will of Fire."

"Yes." After receiving the mission, Rei Sarutobi left with the two babies.

"The Will of Fire, of course, must be instilled from a young age."

The elderly Third Hokage took another puff of his pipe, feeling quite ingenious about the move he had just made.

Meihui, who was being held in arms, had just been woken up. Although he hadn't heard the conversation of the elderly Third Hokage, without needing to guess, he knew that this old bastard was up to no good. Yet you met your match in me. With me here, let's see how you still plan to hoodwink Naruto, you old fogey.

Drowsiness struck once again, and Meihui could not help but fall asleep. This sleep was very, very long...