A shrill cry jolted Nathan awake.
For a moment, he was in shock. “Didn't I die not long ago? Where am I? Is this the afterlife? No, why does this place feel so familiar?”
He glanced at his hands and saw they were small. He stood up, noticing the lightness of his body, a pleasant sensation he'd never experienced before.
Looking around, Nathan took in his surroundings. The room was modest and traditional, with tatami mats covering the floor and sliding shoji doors separating it from the rest of the house. The walls were adorned with simple, yet elegant scrolls depicting nature scenes. A low wooden table sat in the center, surrounded by floor cushions. The scent of incense lingered in the air, mingling with the faint smell of rice and miso soup.
Nathan's eyes widened in recognition. “This is... a typical Japanese house, like the ones in Konoha Village from the Naruto series,” he whispered to himself. The realization sent a shiver down his spine. “How is this possible?”
The cry of the baby continued, breaking through his thoughts. He followed the sound to another room, sliding open a door to find a small crib. Inside was a baby, swaddled in a soft blanket, still crying. Nathan felt a strange mix of anxiety and familiarity as he approached the crib.
While he was in a complete mental breakdown, a soft chime rang out, and a colorful interface appeared before his eyes.
Ding!
[Welcome to the Naruto Universe, one of the infinite verses of the Quantum Verse!]
[You have succeeded in transmigrating inside Itachi Uchiha’s body.]
“Me, Itachi Uchiha? Who are you kidding?… Someone wake me up from this stupid dream.” He slapped himself hard but felt the pain. “What the hell? How is this even possible? Or is it some kind of post-death delirium stuck in my brain as my life force was about to leave my body?”
Ding!
[This is not a dream! You’re in the real world.]
“A real world? That’s bulls…anyway, who the hell are you? And how does this make any sense?” asked Nathan, observing his five-year-old body and the surroundings with a delirious expression.
[Yesterday, Itachi happened to come across some antique scrolls from the Abandoned Uchiha Hideout. He read something he shouldn't have, and I, the 56678th Trial Nano Crystal Chip of the Crystallizer Civilization, was forcefully teleported inside his body. His soul was burnt out during the process.]
“What? Itachi’s soul was exhausted in the whole process. What happened to him?” interjected Nathan.
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[Death. I used Protocol #456 and succeeded in calling your soul. Now you’re the new host of this body and mine. Congratulations are in order!]
“You mean I have to live as Itachi Uchiha from now on? Is that even possible?” he muttered.
[You are the living proof!]
It took Nathan a moment to think through his roller coaster of emotions before finally accepting his fate.
“Since I'm already dead in my previous world, I suppose this is a good thing. Still, me being the legendary Uchiha Itachi is unbelievable.” He added, “Fine, then. Aren’t you going to show my current body stats like any system would do with their host?”
[Well, well, where are my manners? Initiating the Scanning Protocol,]
With a beep, the interface began loading, showing a circular progress bar. It took so long that Nathan began to frown. "Being able to resurrect me inside Itachi in the Naruto world is a godly feat. But why is it taking so long to just scan my body? Did it lose its energy when my soul was forcefully summoned here?" He pondered. His thoughts continued to wander until the beeping sound broke his concentration.
Ding!
[Full Body Scanning Completed!]
[Host: Ethan/Uchiha Itachi]
[Status: Beginner]
[Age: 5 years old]
[Agility: 9]
[Intelligence: 19]
[Strength: 2]
[HP: 25/25]
[Chakra: 35/35]
[Overall Level: 3; Need 100 Experience Points (E.P.) to reach the next level]
[Bloodline Limit/Kekkei Genkai: Dojutsu Kekkei Genkai of The Uchiha; Sharingan! Currently with 68% Purity of Uchiha Bloodline. Bloodline can be further refined by Bloodline Evolution.]
[Bloodline Evolution: Host needs 200 Experience Points to refine the Bloodline from 68% to 78%; 500 E.P. to upgrade the Bloodline Purity from 78% to 88%; 700 E.P. to upgrade from 88% to 90%; 1000 E.P. to upgrade the Bloodline Purity from 90% to 100%.]
[Benefit of Bloodline Purity: The higher the purity, the more the chakra quantity and quality, and the better the six senses, especially eyesight.]
[Sharingan Still Not Activated!]
To activate Sharingan:
[First Tomoe: Host needs 50 Experience Points]
[Second Tomoe: Host needs 150 Experience Points]
[Third Tomoe: Host needs 250 Experience Points]
[Rare case to activate Fourth Variant Tomoe: Host needs 1000 Experience Points plus an increase to refine the bloodline of Uchiha by 100 percent! This can be skipped.]
[Chakra Nature: Fire affinity 76%; Wind affinity 59%; Water affinity 57%; Lightning affinity 33%; Earth affinity 25%; Metal affinity 9%; Wood affinity 0.07%]
[Chakra Nature Affinity can be upgraded with E.P.]
[Skills: No skills learned]
[Current Experience Points(E.P.): 10!]
Ethan meticulously checked the status three more times, and several thoughts came to mind as he muttered.
“I only have two strength points, which makes sense since Itachi was physically weak and died from a plague during his fight with Sasuke. Fine, this time around I'll focus more on Taijutsu and developing my body as my top priority.”
As his gaze went further down, he was amazed by the detailed bloodline purity levels and went into an emotional uproar when he learned that an additional fourth Tomoe could be attained. “This system is really something. I've never read anything about a Fourth Tomoe in any Sharingan types.”
While he was muttering, the door to his room slid open, and a familiar middle-aged man appeared. “Itachi, get ready. Today is your first day at the Ninja Academy. Boy, do your best and bring the status of the Uchiha to new heights.” After saying that, he went out of the room.
“Hmm, the wood affinity is really disappointing.” Then, thinking of something, he asked, “System, can I gain Hashirama’s Wood Release kekkei genkai?”
[Sure! You need to find his cells and remains. Another stat is added!]
[Wood Release Kekkei Genkai: Requires 10,000 E.P. to unlock plus cells or remains of Hashirama Senju!]