Chapter 1: My Dad Was the Hokage, You Know
Land of Fire, Konoha Village
A blond boy with blue eyes stood dazed beneath a large tree.
"This can't be real…"
"I fell asleep and woke up as Uzumaki Naruto?"
The soul inside the boy's body didn't belong to this world. It came from a distant blue planet.
After a long moment of shock, he reluctantly accepted the truth.
"Ahh! How dare you reject our universe's most handsome and invincible big bro right in front of everyone! You must be tired of living!"
A boy with a crooked mouth shouted.
"Yeah! Our big bro is so handsome—being noticed by him is a blessing you earned over several lifetimes!"
Another random kid chimed in angrily.
In the middle stood the chubby leader, basking in his lackeys' flattery. He twisted his mouth.
"I remember she passes by here every evening on her way home from school. We'll wait right here like hunters. Hmph! You think you're some goddess just because we treat you like one? You dare reject the confession I finally mustered the courage to make? I'll show you why flowers are so red!"
The two lackeys looked confused.
"Big bro, why are flowers red? Aren't there other colors too?"
"Yeah… roadside wildflowers come in all colors, not just red."
The chubby boy scratched his head. "My mom always says that when she's about to beat up my dad. I don't really know why."
The three kids were talking so loudly that Naruto couldn't help but overhear.
Just some random brats—not worth his attention.
"Big bro, look! Your goddess is coming!"
One of the lackeys suddenly shouted excitedly.
Following the direction of his finger, Naruto saw a cute little girl with white eyes and light purple shoulder-length hair walking slowly toward them with her head lowered.
Naruto glanced over—and immediately lost his composure.
Holy crap! Isn't that Hinata Hyuga—my future wife?!
Ding! Congratulations, host! You have bound the God-Level Choice System!
Mission issued:
Option 1: Ignore Hinata completely and pretend you saw/heard nothing.Reward: Rasengan
Option 2: Help Hinata out of trouble.Reward: Super God-Level Taijutsu!
Option 3: Help Hinata out of trouble, and teach these three brats a lesson—show them why flowers are so red!Reward: The other half of the Nine-Tails' chakra that Minato Namikaze sealed with the Reaper Death Seal right before his death.
Note: If the host makes no choice, there will be no penalty!
"Hell no! Hinata's getting bullied—how can I stand for this?! I choose Option 3!!"
Naruto shouted in his mind.
Congratulations, host! Choice completed! Considering the host has been malnourished for a long time due to eating only instant ramen, resulting in low physical strength—the reward for this mission will be issued in advance!
A vast, powerful surge of energy rose from within his body.
In a dark corner, inside an enormous cage—
The Nine-Tails, who had been resting with eyes closed, suddenly opened its beastly pupils wide.
It grew agitated.
"This familiar power… isn't it the part that was stripped from me?"
"Minato Namikaze—you actually left a backup plan?!!"
"Answer me!!! Is this all your doing?!"
"Impossible… impossible. After using that forbidden technique, his life was nearly gone. It couldn't have been him…"
"Then what the hell is going on?!"
The three brats had Hinata surrounded.
Young Hinata was shy, timid, and soft-spoken. As the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan, she had always been heavily protected.
"Let me tell you—our big bro taking a liking to you is your good fortune! Be a good girl and become his girlfriend. Don't be ungrateful!"
"Stop struggling pointlessly. Hardly anyone passes through here at this time. Scream all you want—no one's coming to save you."
The two lackeys snarled menacingly.
The chubby boy puffed out his chest, looking like he was finally going to get revenge for being rejected.
"I… I don't like you…"
Hinata's small shoulders trembled uncontrollably. Her voice shook, but her tone was firm.
Right in front of his lackeys, she rejected him again—without mercy.
The chubby boy's pride couldn't take it.
"Looks like I'll have to teach you a real lesson so you know your place!"
A hidden ANBU ninja in the shadows wanted to intervene.
But his partner stopped him.
"Our main mission is to monitor the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Don't do anything extra."
"But… that's the Hyuga clan's eldest daughter."
"Kids fighting won't kill anyone. We can't expose our position!"
"Yes, sir!"
Hinata squeezed her eyes shut tightly, as if accepting her fate.
Deep inside, she desperately hoped someone would come to save her.
She had dismissed the guards her father assigned her—because little Hinata thought she was grown up now and could handle going to and from school alone.
Who knew something like this would happen?
Naruto felt his entire body brimming with power.
"Get your filthy hands off her. Anyone who dares touch my… friend—dies!"
In just a few breaths, he rushed forward in large strides.
Like picking up chicks, he grabbed one lackey in each hand and slammed them hard to the ground.
"Ow! That hurts! Who the hell are you, jerk?!"
"Wahhh… my leg! It's bleeding!"
They were just kids, after all. A little injury and they were crying like babies.
The chubby boy turned pale with fright and stammered, "I-I warn you—don't come any closer! M-My dad's a Chunin! If you don't want to die, get lost!"
My dad was the Hokage, you know!
A Chunin like your dad—big deal!
Slap!!
Naruto delivered a hard slap across the chubby boy's fat cheek.
"Being a Chunin is impressive?" Naruto said with clear disdain.
The chubby boy was stunned.
In his whole life, his parents had never hit him once.
Humiliation… overwhelming humiliation.
And in front of his lackeys, he got slapped in the face.
No way he could be big bro material anymore.
Tears flowed uncontrollably from the pain…
Slap!!! Another ruthless slap!
The red handprints on the chubby boy's face were now perfectly visible.
Naruto nodded in satisfaction.
"Nice. Much more even now."
Chubby boy: Are you a demon?!
Naruto frowned, thinking aloud, "Wait… the handprints aren't perfectly aligned. The left one's a bit off-center compared to the right."
The chubby boy went completely blank.
What the—?! Boss, you're still going?!
"Wahhh… spare me! I know I was wrong!"
Thud!
Terrified, the chubby boy wet himself and dropped to his knees.