Konoha Village, Ninja Academy.
"...Ugh~"
Wei Fang Ban Ren endured the brain-splitting pain and slowly pushed himself up from the desk.
"Muboku-sensei is about to announce the team assignments. Who do you want to be on a team with the most?"
"Of course, I want to be teammates with Nawaki-san! He's not only powerful, but he's also Hokage-sama's grandson!"
"I want to be teammates with Kizuna-san~" a girl said shyly.
"I won't give Kizuna-san to you!"
"Woof!"
An energetic girl with a black ponytail and red stripes painted on both cheeks loudly declared, her small brown dog yapping along with her.
Several girls' gazes turned to the handsome black-haired youth rubbing his temples, though the hair at his temples, bound by his forehead protector, was fiery red.
Wei Fang Ban Ren hadn't even opened his eyes yet when the chattering voices around him continuously poured into his ears. Two of the names sounded very familiar. After tapping his dazed head a few times, he slowly opened his eyes.
The girls' gazes instantly retracted, pretending to look elsewhere, only occasionally glancing over with their peripheral vision.
Wei Fang Ban Ren subconsciously looked around.
The bright classroom, where sunlight slanted in, was filled with twelve and thirteen-year-old children sitting at wooden desks. Brown, purple, white—the colorful hair didn't look like wigs.
Dyeing and perming their hair at such a young age? And they even had… Ninja forehead protectors tied to their foreheads!
?
What the hell is this place?
Is this some anime convention cosplay?
In his confusion, Wei Fang Ban Ren then noticed his blue sleeves and hands, and his pupils suddenly constricted.
What's going on?
It's smaller!
Not only smaller, but the joints of his fingers were also covered in calluses.
He clenched his fist and rubbed it; the rough, numbing sensation was realistically conveyed to his brain.
This is real!
Wei Fang Ban Ren's eyes began to glaze over. He started to doubt his situation and formed a bold guess.
I… I transmigrated!
Damn it!
The browsing history on my phone and computer… Oh~
Fortunately, I used incognito mode, leaving behind a brief but clean life.
I only vaguely remembered hitting the jackpot, and in my dying moments, I heard:
'I thought it was a speed bump ahead, who knew it was a person? That was a blind spot, I couldn't brake. My family and I are all trying hard to live, go talk to my insurance…'
Suddenly, a sharp ringing sound, like tinnitus, echoed in his ears. Wei Fang Ban Ren felt all the sounds around him vanish, as if he was enveloped in silent stillness.
Countless memories, like a floodgate opening, rushed into his mind, whether he wanted them or not, compressed and poured in.
The vast memories were not chaotic; they smoothly played out the twelve short years of this body's life, like a slideshow.
Wei Fang Ban Ren, born in the Konoha Ninja Hospital, both parents were Ninja who died on missions, becoming a standard Konoha orphan at the age of six.
He is now a freshly minted Konoha Genin, Ninja ID 005351.
Twelve years old, unmarried, his dream is to become a Ninja as powerful as the Third Hokage and avenge his parents.
After quickly reviewing the memories in his mind, Wei Fang Ban Ren's heart settled slightly, and his unease about suddenly arriving in a strange environment greatly diminished.
And as is well known,
Friends who often transmigrate know that having no parents is a standard feature for transmigrators.
The piercing ringing sound gradually subsided until it vanished, and the surrounding discussions once again flowed into his ears.
Wei Fang Ban Ren's attention was drawn by the surrounding sounds, and he curiously surveyed the familiar yet strange classroom.
Wide wooden desks were arranged on the ascending steps, and more than twenty young boys and girls were seated there.
But the Konoha forehead protectors on their foreheads and the Ninja tool pouches tied to their thighs and lower backs all clearly indicated their status as Ninja.
Kizuna subconsciously reached for the Ninja tool pouch on his lower back and the forehead protector on his forehead. The cold touch of the kunai and the metal plate of the forehead protector transmitted to his fingertips.
It's real.
He truly came to this Ninja World, which, under the guise of a shonen anime, was secretly a saga of love and hate among the Ōtsutsuki family.
He was quite familiar with the Naruto world!
Although he couldn't be considered a hardcore fan,
He had watched all the anime and movies, so he knew the plot well. Not to mention, he was an Anbu player in the 'Mokuton Village' (a common nickname for Konoha), someone who couldn't handle any pressure.
As Kizuna was thinking about this and that, he suddenly discovered a crucial point in the merged memories.
He arrived too early!
It was currently Konoha Year 37, but the original story started in Konoha Year 60. And the protagonist Naruto's father, Minato Namikaze, was still a ten-year-old Ninja Academy student.
But the most important thing right now was… war!
The Second Great Ninja War had broken out!
Konoha, Sand, and Stone, the three great nations, were fighting tooth and nail in the Land of Rain.
Kizuna, sorting through his memories, kept gasping. He looked at a Ninja in the front row, surrounded by several young boys and girls.
He looked strikingly similar to the future protagonist Naruto, with a noticeable baby fat on his still-childish face.
But he was exceptionally vibrant, his bright eyes shining with spirit.
His name was Nawaki.
At first glance, the name seemed unremarkable, but what if you added the Senju surname?
And what if you added the identity of Tsunade's younger brother, one of the Sannin? If that's not enough, what if you added the identity of the First Hokage's grandson?
If that's still not enough, you could also add the identity of the Second Hokage's grand-nephew.
This background, this identity, isn't it awesome?!
But he died!
During the Second Great Ninja War that broke out, he died in an enemy Ninja's explosive tag trap, in a battle that was not extensively described in the original story.
It was only briefly mentioned to explain why Tsunade developed hemophobia after losing her brother and boyfriend.
To encounter the Second Great Ninja War right at the beginning, at least give me some time to develop… Kizuna furrowed his brows, his expression shifting between light and dark.
Is there a system to help me out?!
[Ding!]
The crisp sound in his ear made Kizuna's heart tremble.
It's here!
[The Bond System has finished loading. This system grants you a random or specified ability from a plot character based on the degree of bond formed with them.]
[The deeper the bond, the higher the level of the character's ability will be reflected back to the host.]
[When a gradual or moderate bond is first established, you will randomly receive any one ability from the bonded character. When a deep bond is established, you can freely specify any ability from the bonded character.]
Forming different degrees of bonds with plot characters to gain various abilities from them?
Bond System… Tsk tsk tsk, what a delightful name.
Kizuna savored the system description that appeared before his eyes.
His mind was already envisioning a glorious future where he would step on the battlefield rose, Uchiha Madara, and punch the filial son Black Zetsu and his mother Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
There's no other way!
In this world, which seems to be about Ninja stabbing each other with kunai but is actually a legend of eyes and the supremacy of bloodlines,
Kage-level is just getting started; Six Paths is considered the real power in the Ninja World!
If you don't cheat, you won't even get a seat at the table!
With the system, I finally have a ticket to control the future… Kizuna sighed slightly, pondering which plot characters he could form bonds with at this stage.
Bang!
A slightly weathered middle-aged Ninja, wearing a Chunin green vest, pushed the door open with a list of names.
The noisy classroom instantly fell silent. Everyone immediately returned to their seats, their eager eyes fixed on the list of names in the Chunin's hand.
That list contained their final team assignments, determining their future team leader Ninja and teammates.
"Muboku-sensei, have our teams been assigned already?"
"Muboku-sensei, who am I teamed with?"
Some Genin impatiently asked, while others also stared at Muboku Chunin, the teacher who had taught them for six years, with curious eyes.
Muboku-sensei on the platform looked around, teasing the students as he said, "Put on your forehead protectors. You're not children anymore. Don't be so restless. Listen to me first."
"Yes~~~"
All the students dragged out their disappointed response.
"Now, let's begin the team assignments. Listen carefully…"
"Team 1: Uesugi Hara, Inokuchi Shima, Aoki. Team Leader Ninja: Ichijo Yusuke."
"Team 2: Inuzuka Ran, Hana…"
"Team 3…"
"…"
"Team 7: Senju Nawaki, Shibi Aburame, Wei Fang Ban Ren. Team Leader Jonin: Orochimaru."
?
Kizuna's pupils suddenly constricted.
Oh no!
He was teamed with the short-lived Nawaki… and their Team Leader Jonin was the mad scientist Orochimaru!!!