(Please store your brains in an orderly manner and pick them up in line when leaving)
(The little author is still a novice, with limited writing skills and abilities. Please forgive me if there is anything uncomfortable to read, and be gentle)
(Leaving Konoha around chapter sixty)
"Get lost, Demon Fox! You are not welcome here!"
"Why does the Third Hokage still allow this monster to stay in the village?"
"Damn Demon Fox, you monster will make everyone unhappy."
"Just being near him makes me feel uncomfortable, what bad luck."
"Why isn't he dead yet? I clearly applied to the Third Hokage for his execution."
"The Third Hokage is still too merciful..."
"Moreover, I heard that the Fourth Hokage was also because of him..."
"The Third Hokage is too kind, this kind of guy should be killed directly."
"..."
"Hiss!"
In a patch of darkness, Zhang Ming opened his eyes, his heart pounding like a drum, as if it was about to jump out of his chest. Sweat trickled down his forehead, soaking the pillowcase, and an unreal condensation filled the air. He gasped for breath, trying to distinguish the scenes in his dream from the real world, but the distorted figures and cursing voices seemed to still echo in his ears, making it difficult for him to tell whether he was dreaming or awake.
What a strange nightmare?
Zhang Ming was a little puzzled. Although he often had nightmares, this one was completely different. This immersive feeling, and the deep malice, made him feel even more suffocated. What was even stranger was that even though he had woken up, that malice still seemed to envelop him, making it difficult for him to breathe.
After a long while, his eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness and began to recognize the outline of the room. The hazy furniture and decorations looked a little unfamiliar in the night, but their existence reminded Zhang Ming that he was safely lying in bed.
He wanted to reach out and turn on the bedside lamp, but found that he couldn't find the button. The dim light couldn't dispel the haze in his dream at all. Zhang Ming took a few more deep breaths, trying to calm his emotions, telling himself that it was just a dream, even though it was so real.
Through the moonlight, when he carefully saw the dark, narrow, and messy room, his breathing became more rapid.
Unfamiliar room, unfamiliar decorations, even the bedding on his body was extremely unfamiliar.
Such a small body.
The unfamiliar environment made Zhang Ming feel a burst of panic. He jumped directly off the bed, observing his surroundings and looking at himself.
'I've transmigrated?'
Zhang Ming's head suddenly felt a little dazed. Unfamiliar environment, a smaller body, and he also pinched his arm fiercely. The intense stinging pain immediately cleared his head.
Really transmigrated.
After realizing that he had really transmigrated, Zhang Ming's originally panicked mood calmed down a lot. He just felt a little speechless in his heart. Couldn't this transmigration have been a little earlier or later? He had been a workhorse for two months, and was finally about to become a regular employee, and then he gets transmigrated. At least let him give that bastard supervisor a punch.
"Ding!"
"Detected that the host is dissatisfied with this transmigration, the 'Life Choice' system will issue the first Life Choice for the host, please choose carefully."
'System?' Zhang Ming was surprised in his heart, and the resentment originally brought about by the sudden transmigration also dissipated. After all, with a cheat, transmigration is not a bad thing.
The system ignored the change in Zhang Ming's mentality, and then released the two options given.
"Option 1: Choose to return to your original world and continue being a workhorse.
Reward: None."
"Option 2: Choose to start a brand new life, leaving your mark on this world.
Reward: Mastery of Chakra."
Chakra? This is the world of Naruto?
Zhang Ming's eyes widened abruptly. He didn't make a choice immediately, but instead got up and searched the house for something that could serve as a mirror.
Short blond hair, azure blue eyes, a somewhat round face, and six whisker-like markings on his tender, adorable cheeks.
In the bathroom, Zhang Ming stared blankly at his reflection in the mirror, momentarily speechless.
He had not only transmigrated to the world of Naruto, but had also directly transmigrated into the body of the child of prophecy—Uzumaki Naruto, and judging by the looks of it, he was only three or four years old.
Zhang Ming couldn't help but feel a headache coming on, his mood also slightly complicated. This age wasn't a good period.
"Hoo~"
Zhang Ming exhaled a long breath, raising his hand to rub his still tender brow, feeling a bit fortunate in his heart. Luckily, he didn't have the habit of talking to himself. He knew that in the original story, Naruto was constantly under the surveillance of the Konoha Anbu when he was young. Right now, there were probably quite a few Konoha Anbu squatting outside this house.
If he were to say something he shouldn't, he would probably be sent to the Anbu for interrogation tomorrow.
Zhang Ming silently looked at himself in the mirror, the star of fate shining brightly, illuminating his path forward. The life path that he could see the end of at a glance seemed to have been gently waved by the hand of fate, suddenly branching into two completely different paths. This was a chance to decide his fate, a moment sufficient to change the future's direction. How many times could a person encounter such an opportunity? Between these two lives, he unhesitatingly chose the more magnificent one.
'I choose the second option.'
"Ding!"
"Host has made a choice, now issuing the selection reward. Now, please enjoy your new life to the fullest."
As the system's mechanical voice faded, Zhang Ming could sense a subtle energy gradually gathering within his body. This energy, initially as small as a stream, slowly converged into a river with his breathing. Each breath was like a silent conversation with this power, each heartbeat as if beating time for the surge of this energy.
From the moment this power was extracted from his body, he could freely control it.
'I wonder what my chakra level is right now.'
Feeling the power that had suddenly appeared within him, Zhang Ming only felt his mood improve greatly, suddenly recalling the chakra measurement unit in the original story. If he remembered correctly, Naruto seemed to have a hundred 'cards' after using the Nine Tails' chakra, and it was constantly replenished as he used it.
'However, I don't know if there are any sensory ninjas among the Anbu monitoring me. Will they be able to see the sudden increase in chakra within my body? Otherwise, I'll have to think of a way to deal with Sarutobi Hiruzen's questioning.'
After all, the Third Hokage, who was known as the "strongest Hokage," was constantly paying attention to the movements of him, the jinchuriki. It was truly laughable, clearly touting himself as the strongest Hokage of all time, yet even controlling a jinchuriki required such underhanded methods. He truly lacked magnanimity.
If he had a bit of the "heroic" spirit in the past, then now he could only be considered a worm eaten by power, constantly sucking the nutrients of Konoha while holding onto his position as Hokage.
Allowing the newborn leaves to continue burning, ultimately illuminating their continued survival.
Truly ugly.
Speaking of which, this system...
'System, are you there?'
Zhang Ming gently called out to the system in his heart, mainly because the system had disappeared directly after he made his choice. Clearly, the systems in many of the novels he had read would chat and joke with the host.
'System, are you there?'
'Are you there?'
'System?'
'System?'
Zhang Ming called out several times in his mind, but the system didn't appear. This made Zhang Ming feel speechless. So it's a high-and-mighty system, completely different from the ones in novels.
He composed himself in the bathroom, then went back to bed. Whatever it is, I'll sleep on it first.
Ding!
Ding!
Ding!
Ding!
Ding!
"..."
"Hiss..."
A series of short, urgent electronic sounds woke Zhang Ming up from the bed again. After a twitching and wriggling, he sat up straight in bed.
'Damn it! System, what's wrong with you?'
'Please respect the system, host.'
The cold, mechanical voice echoed in Zhang Ming's mind, leaving him speechless.
'...'
'Okay, System Big Brother, I want to ask, what is your purpose?'
Zhang Ming asked his question very humbly.
'This system will only issue choice missions to the host when the host faces major Life Choices, and then issue corresponding rewards based on the different options.'
'Daily life will not involve communication with the host, please do not disturb the system.'
'However, please rest assured, host, no matter what choice you make, you will experience a wonderful life.'
After a series of mechanical sounds, Zhang Ming only felt his brain buzzing.
In other words, this system will only pop up at crucial moments. In that case, there probably won't be any rewards usually.
However, it's not a big problem. After all, it's Uzumaki Naruto, at the very least, he'll reach the Six Paths level.
It's just that I have to play along with those old guys for a while.
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