(Leave your brains here!!!)
The last thing he saw was Kurenai Yuhi in a Hokage short film on his laptop screen.
Then a shower of sparks burst from the power strip.
Before Li Mo could react, a jolt numbed his entire body, and his consciousness plunged into darkness.
Warmth, enclosure, drifting.
After an unknown stretch of time, Li Mo's consciousness awoke, surrounded by a strange liquid.
He felt confined in a cramped space and could hear a muffled heartbeat.
Along with faint voices coming from outside.
"The baby seems so active today..."
A gentle woman's voice spoke with a smile.
"Yes. Our child is going to be exceptional."
A steady male voice replied, full of anticipation.
Li Mo's muddled consciousness snapped awake.
This language... this cadence, this pronunciation... with all the videos I've watched...
This was fucking Japanese!
He... where was he?
This feeling... could it be... transmigration?
And straight into a womb, at that?
Holy shit!
Before he could think it through, exhaustion swept over him, dragging him back into darkness.
Just before he lost consciousness entirely, a mechanical voice sounded in his mind.
[Compatible soul detected... Binding Goddess Conquest System...] [Binding successful! Host: unborn]
Several months flew by as he slept.
When he felt the pressure squeezing him,
he knew the time had come.
After some effort-or having the effort made for him-a baby's cries shattered the delivery room's quiet.
The light made him squint uncomfortably.
He struggled to open his eyes wider, and his blurry vision gradually cleared.
A tired yet beautiful woman's face, filled with tenderness, came into view.
Her long black hair was damp with sweat, and she gazed at him with love and joy.
This was his mother in this life.
"Thank you, Izumi."
Beside her, a handsome black-haired man with a composed bearing and excitement in his eyes carefully took him into his arms.
This was his father.
[Host has been born. Goddess Conquest System activated!] [Host: unknown] [Age: 0] [Bloodline: Uchiha Clan (unawakened)] [Chakra: negligible] [Conquest targets: none] [Starter gift pack: awaiting claim]
The words "Goddess Conquest System" and "Conquest targets" on the system interface made his heart skip a beat.
Please don't pull any weird shit on me!
"Let's call our child Genya."
Sosuke Uchiha studied his son's eyes, far too clear and bright for an ordinary newborn, and spoke after a moment's consideration.
"May he cultivate wisdom in the stillness of night, and when necessary, become a walker in the darkness who protects our clan."
Uchiha Izumi nodded gently.
"Genya Uchiha... what a lovely name."
And so, in this Hokage world, Genya Uchiha gained a new identity and a family within the Uchiha Clan.
His father, Sosuke Uchiha, and his mother, Uchiha Izumi, were both well-known elite jonin within the clan.
That meant he had a good starting point, but it might also mean more responsibilities and... dangers ahead.
Time passed slowly amid nursing, sleeping, and his parents' loving care.
Year 48 of Konoha.
The Nine-Tails' Attack had only recently ended, and reconstruction of the village was still underway.
Relations between the Uchiha Clan and the village seemed to have grown more delicate and strained because of the Nine-Tails Incident.
He did his best to play the part of a normal infant.
Time flew. It was now Year 53 of Konoha.
More than five years had passed since Genya Uchiha was born into this world.
Under the delighted yet slightly worried gazes of his elite jonin parents, Sosuke Uchiha and Uchiha Izumi,
their son demonstrated a rate of development far beyond that of ordinary children.
At one, he could already toddle steadily and had begun babbling his first words.
At two, fluent Japanese was already effortless for him, leaving even the clan's teachers marveling.
At three, he could run so fast that ordinary adults had to hurry to keep up.
At four, his physical coordination had reached an astonishing level.
He could already perform every routine in the Uchiha Clan's basic taijutsu perfectly, with precise movements and controlled force.
At five, even more astonishingly, he successfully mastered a series of Fire Release Ninjutsu and methods of circulating chakra!
His grasp of ninjutsu was so remarkable that even his elite jonin parents found it hard to believe.
In private, they thought their son might be a true genius the Uchiha Clan saw only once in a century.
His parents credited his exceptional Uchiha bloodline and perhaps some innate precociousness.
Only Genya himself knew.
Besides his early intelligence and hard work, the ever-silent [Goddess Conquest System] deserved some credit too.
After the Nine-Tails' Attack, relations between the village and the Uchiha Clan grew increasingly tense.
More security cordons and watchful eyes appeared around the Uchiha Grounds.
An oppressive atmosphere hung over the Uchiha Grounds.
From his parents' occasionally grave expressions and the clansmen's whispered discussions, Genya could sense a storm brewing.
At this delicate time, an incident occurred in Konoha that shook all the major Shinobi Clans.
The leader of the delegation Kumogakure had sent to sign a peace treaty attempted to kidnap the eldest daughter of the Hyuga Clan's Main Family.
Hinata Hyuga.
After the plot was exposed, the Kumogakure envoys turned the accusation around, charging Konoha with violating the peace agreement.
To settle the dispute and prevent another war, the Hokage's leadership applied pressure. In the end, the Hyuga Clan had no choice but to hand over Hizashi Hyuga.
Hyuga Hiashi's twin brother gave his life in place of "Hyuga Hiashi."
The incident caused an enormous stir among the major Shinobi Clans.
Clans like the Uchiha, whose relations with the village were already strained, felt a particular chill, fearing they might be next.
On the night of the incident,
inside the Uchiha Grounds, Genya finished dinner and looked at his parents seated across from him.
"Father, Mother, I'm done eating. I'd like to go out for a walk."
Sosuke Uchiha frowned slightly at his words.
"Genya, it's snowing outside, and the village hasn't been peaceful lately."
"I'll just walk around nearby. I won't go far."
Genya insisted, his large, dark eyes showing just the right amount of curiosity and longing.
"It's a little boring staying home all day."
His mother, Uchiha Izumi, seated beside him, glanced at her son, then at her husband, and gently smoothed things over.
"Let him go, Sosuke. Genya has always been sensible. He won't cause trouble."
She reached over to straighten Genya's collar and reminded him softly,
"Wear something warm, don't go far, and come home early."
After a moment's consideration, Sosuke Uchiha finally nodded.
As deputy captain of the Konoha Military Police Force, he knew very well how sensitive the Uchiha clansmen's position in the village was at that moment.
His son might be young, but his extraordinary talent meant someone could well have taken notice of him.
"Go on."
Sosuke spoke in a low voice, discreetly making a concealed hand signal into the empty air.
"Stay safe."
"Thank you, Father, Mother."
Genya replied and put on his black coat. The red-and-white Uchiha Clan Crest on its back stood out vividly beneath the lights.
He pushed open the door, and the cold of the falling snow washed over his face. His figure soon disappeared into the curtain of snow.
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