Anti-Spam Preface
Before the main text, there are some things I want to say first.
1. The original Naruto series has many self-contradictory bugs that cannot be logically explained. When writing this book, the author could only choose the explanation most beneficial to the plot.
2. It is precisely because of these bugs that Naruto fanfiction is so wonderful, as there is so much room for fanfiction authors to play freely. However, it should be noted that these creative liberties are the imaginations of many fanfiction authors and do not necessarily represent the original work. Every author has different insights into these bugs, and after watching Naruto for a long time, it is easy to mistake fanfiction concepts for original canon. This includes myself; after researching a vast amount of data, I discovered that some of my memories regarding Naruto were never mentioned in the original work and were merely fanfiction interpretations.
3. I did a lot of research on Naruto before starting this book, and the story is an extension of the original work. I will incorporate explanations or worldviews from other fanfictions if they benefit the plot. Therefore, based on the second point, if you find any parts in this text that differ from your memory, you are welcome to comment with screenshots from the original manga or anime. But please do not jump to subjective assumptions like 'you're a fake fan' or 'has the author even seen Naruto?' and leave a two-star review before storming off.
4. As a newcomer, this book has many shortcomings. I personally read more progression-style Naruto fanfiction, so the starting point of this book is relatively low. I have anchored the strength of the Quincy abilities obtained to the level of the foot soldiers in the Thousand-Year Blood War arc. Thus, the early pace is a bit slow, focusing mainly on survival, but the leveling will be very fast. By the time of the Third War, the protagonist will basically have Kage-level combat power.
5. Regarding the Bird in a Cage, the protagonist simply does not have the strength to solve it in the early stages; even survival is not guaranteed, let alone freedom. However, there will be no plot involving conflict with the Main House before the Bird in a Cage is resolved, so please rest assured. As I write this preface, the plot has already reached the point where the protagonist is helping others solve the Bird in a Cage.
6. The early and middle stages of this book will likely follow the path of beyond-visual-range strikes, and will gradually move toward the prestige of the Quincy team from the Thousand-Year Blood War arc.
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So, in the style of Fanqie fanfiction...
Type 1 for Hinata.
Type 2 for Tsunade.
Type 3 to pick for yourself and enter the main text with one on each arm.
Finally, if you think the plot is ridiculous, check the comment images (doge.jpg).
Below is the main text.
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"Ugh... no, let go of me..."
"..."
Bursts of sobbing mixed with the creaking of furniture made Zhou Qing's head buzz.
"Who is it? Doing such messy things so early in the morning."
He frowned and subconsciously turned over, but felt as if his body was falling apart, aching everywhere.
Immediately after, a flood of memories that didn't belong to him rushed into his mind.
Hyuga Aokawa, Branch House.
One parent deceased; his mother died in the line of duty.
His father is still alive, and he has a grandmother.
What the hell?
My stocks just turned red, and you sent me to the Naruto world.
"Let go of me..."
That suppressed and hoarse female voice came again.
This time, Hyuga Aokawa realized the creaking of the furniture... seemed... to be coming from the bed swaying beneath him!
"?"
"Holy shit!"
He was startled and suddenly realized.
He tried his best to lift his eyelids, wanting to escape from this sleep paralysis-like predicament.
His eyes opened a sliver.
In his blurred vision, there seemed to be a beautiful figure propping herself up and lying beside him.
Waves of body fragrance mixed with a faint scent of sweat wafted into his nose.
In a daze, he also felt the woman reach out her palm, resting it on his clothes and gripping tighter and tighter with the rhythm.
The old bed frame seemed overwhelmed by the shaking.
Hyuga Aokawa's suspicions became increasingly absurd.
"?"
"Did I transmigrate into a decent Naruto world?"
He forced his eyes open, trying to clear the current pixelated vision.
His vision gradually cleared as his eyelids lifted.
His gaze first locked onto the swaying snowy whiteness beneath the tattered clothes.
Further back was the beautiful face leaning close to him.
The woman's face was covered in tears, crying like a pear blossom in the rain.
She was panting heavily, her lower lip lightly bitten as if enduring something.
Seeing Hyuga Aokawa open his eyes, a flash of excitement and joy appeared in the woman's pained expression.
Her eyes were full of pleading, her lips silently repeating two words.
"Save you?" Hyuga Aokawa judged the words she wanted to say from the shape of her mouth.
He shifted his gaze in confusion, following her undulating body all the way to what was behind her.
Through the gaps in the woman's hair, he finally saw the face behind her.
A burly man with a smooth, hairless head and a face full of bushy beard.
The man was massive, his entire body muscled like a bull.
His palm, as large as a cattail leaf fan, slapped the woman from time to time.
In an instant!
Hyuga Aokawa's brain buzzed.
His heart almost stopped beating.
His pupils constricted, and cold sweat broke out.
Immense fear triggered the memories in his mind.
His predecessor had followed three seniors to the border for a mission, which was completed successfully.
On the way back, they were stopped by a group of villagers who begged them to deal with a Rogue Ninja who had been raping and killing women nearby; many families had already suffered.
The captain, who had Chunin-level strength, thought the Rogue Ninja wasn't very strong and readily accepted the mission.
As a result, in a three-on-one situation, all three seniors, including the captain, were killed.
The predecessor was young and hid in the back.
But he was soon caught and slashed into critical condition.
And this burly man was the very Rogue Ninja who had wiped out Hyuga Aokawa's squad.
Afterward, the predecessor was rescued by the woman and brought to this wooden hut.
Unexpectedly, the burly man had returned and followed the trail here.
This led to the scene before him.
Under the threat of death, Hyuga Aokawa desperately suppressed his heaving chest and forced himself to calm down.
He looked around, his mind racing to find a way to survive!
The door of the hut and the hole in the wall were all behind the burly man.
This meant that to escape, he had to get past the man.
But the three seniors leading the mission were one Chunin and two Genin.
And they had years of mission experience.
To be slaughtered like chickens in a three-on-one situation...
...meant the man was at least a veteran Chunin.
Or even a Special Jonin!
As a repeater who hadn't even mastered the basics of the Gentle Fist, rushing in would just be a "buy one, get one free" deal for the enemy.
Damn it!
This was an impossible situation.
"You're awake?" A coarse voice suddenly rang out from behind the woman.
Hyuga Aokawa's heart tightened, and he rolled to dodge almost instinctively!
Shing!
A Kunai grazed his body and embedded itself deeply into the spot where he had just been lying!
He scrambled to his feet, trying to run past the burly man.
A sturdy leg covered in hair lunged from behind the woman and kicked Hyuga Aokawa hard.
The massive force sent him flying.
Bang!
His bandage-wrapped body slammed heavily against the wooden wall and then hit the ground hard.
"Stay right there. I'll deal with you later, hahaha!" The man grinned hideously.
Seeing such a vast disparity, the woman turned her head away, unable to bear the sight.
Hyuga Aokawa felt as if every bone in his body had shattered and his internal organs were displaced; he lay on the ground, unable to move for a moment.
The massive impact began to muddle his thoughts, and he even started to hallucinate.
In his blurred vision, a few lines of text seemed to appear before him.
But when he tried to look closer, they vanished.
"Bad man... let go of Mommy!"
Just then, a childish cry rang out.
He subconsciously looked toward the sound.
He saw a two or three-year-old girl wailing beside the burly man.
Her small hands were tightly clutching the man's leg hair, trying to pull him away from the woman.
He finally realized.
The little girl must have been pinned under the man's foot earlier, which was why the woman was so submissive.
"Hiss..." The man drew a sharp breath.
Even though he was a veteran of many battles, having a clump of leg hair ripped out by the little girl still made him jump in pain.
"You little brat, you're asking for it!"
The man's eyes widened in fury. In a fit of rage, he grabbed the little girl and hurled her toward the sharp corner of a table.
"No!" the woman let out a piercing scream.
Her eyes were wide, her face full of terror as she reached out, as if she could already see her daughter's head splitting open.
Before Hyuga Aokawa's muddled brain could steady itself, his body acted first.
He lunged forward, catching the little girl in mid-air by the narrowest of margins, his back slamming hard against the table corner.
The intense pain made his vision darken, and cold sweat poured down.
He had just set the girl down and hadn't even recovered yet.
The man had already flickered in front of him: "I told you to stay there."
Hyuga Aokawa felt an explosive force hit him, and his body went flying again.
He slammed heavily against the same wooden wall.
"Gah!" He felt his insides churning and spat out a large mouthful of blood.
Seizing the opportunity, the woman quickly picked up the little girl and ran toward the door at the back.
But after only a few steps, she was dragged back by her hair by the man: "Don't be in such a hurry. I'll let you leave 'peacefully' in a bit."
Hyuga Aokawa looked at the three walls; the only exit was blocked by the man. He was in a desperate situation.
Under this extreme pressure, a reckless streak of ruthlessness surged from the depths of his heart.
He gritted his teeth and spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm.
He stared fiercely at the burly man.
He didn't want to run anymore. If he lost, he'd just start over.
Anyway, he had already died once; this life was a bonus.
"Even if I can't win..."
His gaze shifted sinisterly toward the man's lower body.
"Even if I can't win, I have to give him a nasty blow and make him wish he were dead."
In the split second his thoughts raced, Hyuga Aokawa made up his mind.
He no longer hesitated, his fingers silently reaching for a Kunai in his Ninja Tool pouch.
Just as he was about to exert force, his head spun, and he collapsed weakly onto the ground.
At the same time, the text that had faded away earlier reappeared with perfect clarity.
[All assets have been sold and converted into energy crystals as the energy source for this transmigration. Estimated remaining crystals can open the Stone Gate: 1 time]
[Do you wish to consume an attempt to open the Stone Gate and receive an ability projection?]
The text that had just vanished was now crystal clear.
His cheat had arrived!
"Open! Open! Open!" Hyuga Aokawa screamed frantically in his heart.
The energy vortex within the Stone Gate suddenly surged rapidly.
Then, the vortex abruptly erupted with a beam of white light, striking him precisely between the eyebrows!