On the night of August 31st, Year 25 in Konoha, at the backyard of the house belonging to the current head of the Uchiha clan in the Hidden Leaf Village of the Land of Fire.
A five-year-old boy lazily lifted his head, gazing at the softly glowing moon.
His medium-length hair was tied into a short ponytail starting from below his ears, with bangs loosely hanging across his forehead. His delicate and gentle features were wrapped in a black "Uchiha coat."
"The moon is really big tonight," he mused, then quickly corrected himself, "No, I mean—really bright. When will the moon turn red?"
This young boy was none other than Shen Uchiha, the youngest son of the current leader of the Uchiha clan.
"Shen, how would the moon ever turn red?" A much taller boy, with a rather rugged appearance, asked doubtfully from behind him. Dressed in an oversized version of the same Uchiha coat, he stood there looking full of energy.
"Fugaku-oni, the moon will indeed turn red one day in the future—and it even has people living on it!" Shen replied, turning around and answering his older brother's question in his childish tone.
Fugaku was already developing a headache. Ever since they were young, his younger brother Shen had always come up with all sorts of wildly imaginative ideas. Unlike ordinary children's fantasies, however, most of Shen's thoughts managed to hold up logically and coherently. The whole family simply took this as a sign of his extraordinary gift—a person born with knowledge.
Fugaku tried to recall and replied, "Yeah yeah, that person is called Armstrong."
"Do you know how he got to the moon?"
"You rode in a rocket, right? Though I don't even know what a 'rocket' is. Honestly, when you start talking about propellants and combustion fuels, I just don't understand any of it."
Before Shen could finish speaking, a clearly impatient Fugaku cut him off.
"That's called propulsion! It uses high-performance fuel as a medium, generating thrust through intense combustion and sending rockets flying all the way to the moon! Oni-san, you just graduated from Ninja Academy, yet your memory is already failing you so badly?"
Shen replied seriously, faking concern for his older brother's failing memory.
"What ninja needs to remember the periodic table or principles of mechanics?"
Fugaku felt his blood pressure rising again—or as Shen liked to call it, something like "vascular pressure." He honestly felt like his past life must have been spent destroying the entire ninja world, otherwise why would he have such a little brother before whom he couldn't maintain even a shred of elder-brother authority?
"I'm trying to look after you, my foolish older brother. At your age, you absolutely cannot be developing early-onset dementia!"
Shen spoke to Fugaku using a grown-up tone, then rattled off names like "Memory Boost" and "Focus Nutrients."
Fugaku lowered his head, exactly like a child receiving his father's scolding.
Then, mimicking their father's voice, Shen enthusiastically began explaining memorization techniques for remembering the periodic table.
"Why did I even mention the moon? If I hadn't brought it up, maybe things wouldn't have gone this far?" Fugaku, who seemed to be listening on the surface, had already decided in his heart never to respond again in the future. "Right! Isn't the Ninja Academy starting school tomorrow? I should give my adorable little brother a few words of advice!"
Shen suddenly felt Fugaku's intense gaze fixed on him, completely throwing off his grand speech.
Seeing Shen—who rarely looked baffled—speechless, Fugaku started talking nonstop with a smirk plastered across his face and a deep sense of satisfaction bubbling underneath: "Shen, you're entering the Ninja Academy tomorrow, right? Do you understand how important the Academy is for a ninja? Your health has always been poor since childhood. You must..."
"Did my persuasive speech actually get interrupted? Or did Fugaku finally see reason?" Shen wondered inwardly.
Externally, he adopted a meek demeanor—the guaranteed method he previously used against his father, the current head of the Uchiha clan. Occasionally nodding at appropriate intervals, his flawless performance made Fugaku's eye twitch repeatedly while he babbled on.
"..."
Fugaku felt even heavier disappointment seeing his younger brother's 'adorable' look that clearly indicated total disregard for every word he just said. After reminding him to rest well tonight, he turned and left.
"Then have a good rest too, Fugaku. This time, make sure to memorize the periodic table—I'll check randomly."
Hearing Shen's farewell words, Fugaku quickened his pace. He definitely didn't want to walk slowly and get caught by his brother for more conversation.
If it weren't because other people's five-year-olds could already smash bricks barehanded while his own younger brother always looked frail and delicate, Fugaku would've already beaten him up long ago. He believed an older brother should properly care for his little sibling; however, Shen kept becoming increasingly bold in taking advantage—he was literally immune to punches and always won every argument! He claimed there was no older brother in the entire ninja world with a tougher job than himself.
With these mixed feelings swirling in his mind, Fugaku stepped into his room.
"Am I really that annoying? Why did Fugaku leave so quickly? I still had plenty more to say."
Watching his older brother practically run away like he was escaping a monster, Shen felt abandoned and gloomy. Not long afterward, he walked toward the direction of his own room.
Inside Shen Uchiha's room, Shen sat on the bed staring upward at the moon glowing softly in white light, imagining what it would look like if this same moon turned red with black comma-like marks added.
"The Naruto world is extremely dangerous, and I was born into the Uchiha Clan," he thought.
He felt uncertain about his future. After considerable time passed, he started thinking about the Ninja Academy.
"The Ninja Academy? There will certainly be someone wanting to become Hokage after graduation—a complete idiot—and two others constantly arguing but secretly recognizing each other. They'll be my teammates!"
Shen quickly figured out the character setting for his future teammates. As for where he got this idea from, he'd bet his youthfulness on its accuracy.
Yes, Shen Uchiha wasn't originally from this world—at least not spiritually. Previously, he'd been a regular office worker stuck in the infamous "996" work schedule—working from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week. While charging his phone, he received a late-night call from his boss demanding overtime work, and then his battery exploded, bringing him into the Naruto world.
He guessed the charger must have been counterfeit, which led him to summarize three golden rules of life:
First, never use pirated charging products while charging.
Second, don't use your phone when charging, especially during calls.
Third, 996 isn't truly a blessing—working overtime late at night might kill you either through phone explosions or sudden death.
Shen opened his eyes and saw his parents in this new world, along with his elder brother, Fugaku Uchiha. The moment he heard the name "Fugaku," something felt familiar. That familiarity only grew stronger after he learned his father was the head of the Uchiha Clan. Ever since then, he often came to the backyard at night to gaze at the moon, knowing full well that Kaguya Otsutsuki — the ultimate villain — was sealed inside it.
Shen found it nearly impossible to believe that kids in the Naruto world could smash bricks with their bare hands — something unheard of back in his old world. Growing up under traditional Chinese education made it hard for him to break free from the mental limits he placed on his body.
Because of this, his family thought he was frail and doted on him constantly. Most of his reasonable requests were granted, a warmth Shen wasn't used to — coming from a life where he worked 996 hours under a cold, uncaring corporate system.
He even shared some of the scientific knowledge from his past life — physics and chemistry — with his family, truly seeing those around him as his true family. They never asked where his strange ideas came from — they just took them as signs that "heaven gave him brains to make up for his weak body." His mature behavior from an early age further reinforced this belief.
In reality, all he had to do was break through his own mental limits and his body would perform as it should. But Shen insisted, "I'm afraid I just can't do it."
Do you think every reincarnated soul has such a thick skin? Being scared of pain isn't shameful! Fortunately, Shen's journey into the Naruto world brought him a unique cheat ability: outstanding computational power, memory, and dynamic vision.
These abilities resembled more like functions than supernatural gifts. He suspected that since he was on a phone call when he died from an explosion in his past life, his brain had miraculously fused with his mobile phone after reincarnation.
Since his rebirth, he had unlocked three specific capabilities: computing power akin to a smartphone processor, memory resembling storage space, and vision simulating a camera.
"How can the Uchiha survive? How can I endure the Second Great Ninja War? How can we resist the Otsutsuki Clan?"
His inner turmoil had to stay bottled up — if anyone found out, he'd end up cut open for study.
"Better get some sleep. Even if the ninja world collapses, I'll still protect this family no matter what!"
Before closing his eyes, Shen cast one last glance at the moon above — but this time, his expression held a completely different meaning.
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