Chapter 174 - 1

Chapter 1: Transmigration"Naruto, remember not to be a picky eater. Eat well and grow up strong... Take a hot bath every day, don't let yourself catch a cold... Also, don't stay up late, get plenty of sleep..."A beautiful woman with long red hair was giving gentle instructions. Behind her stood a handsome young man with blonde hair.What's going on?I'm not dead?When he opened his eyes, this was the scene that appeared before him.Where... is this?Isn't it a dream?He raised his arm and looked at his palm—a fair and tender little hand, just like a newborn baby's.I—I really transmigrated!Just as he was rejoicing over his new life, a "water droplet" suddenly fell onto his face.Is it raining?No, it's not rain...Looking closely, he discovered the source of the "water droplet."It was a giant claw, looking extremely sharp, piercing through the bodies of the red-haired woman and the blonde man.Blood dripped down the claw and onto his face."Naruto, what Dad wants to say... is the same as your nagging mother..."Naruto?Is that my name now?Then they...Looking at the man and woman before him, he understood their identities and his current situation.The Nine-Tails Incident, starting off with my parents sacrificed to the heavens.An orphan in my last life, and an orphan again in this one. Am I cursed to be alone forever?He—or rather, Uzumaki Naruto—felt a bit sad in his heart.But he was just a baby; he couldn't do anything, and he couldn't change anything.Wait!I seem to have a cheat—the Rinnegan!Naruto had died in a car accident in his previous life. After death, he was lucky enough to meet a certain unnamed Great God.The Great God said he liked the look of him, granted him a new life, and threw in a lucky draw chance.He didn't hold back and hit the jackpot in one go, drawing the Rinnegan.Speaking of which... can the Rinnegan change the current situation?Naruto's underdeveloped brain thought for a long while before sorrowfully coming to an answer.It seems... not, unless he used Rinne Rebirth, trading one life for two.Leaving aside whether he was willing or not...Alright, he actually wasn't willing.After all, they had just met, and the emotional bond wasn't that deep.Even if the bond were deep later on, he might not necessarily be willing... He was just an ordinary person, and sacrificing himself for others was difficult.However, he didn't have to suffer the condemnation of his conscience right now.Because the cheat hadn't arrived yet!Thus, the world lines converged, and everything returned to the original starting point.After finishing his final goodbye, Minato Namikazelooked at Naruto with pity. No longer hesitating, his hands formed seals.—Eight Trigrams Seal!"Waaaaaaaah..."...Three years later.Inside an old house, Naruto sat cross-legged on the floor, seriously doing Eye exercises.He was pondering a question in his heart—is the Rinnegan ever going to show up?Three years, then another three years, and another; it's already been three years. Did that Great God forget?Sigh, he didn't even leave a contact method, so there's no way to follow up.Knock, knock, knock.The sound of knocking came. Naruto said while doing his Eye exercises, "Come in."As expected, the person who entered was the Third Hokage.Seeing Naruto's appearance, the Third Hokageasked curiously, "Little Naruto, what are you doing?""Protecting my eyesight. Start young to avoid getting Presbyopia in the future."Maybe doing a few more sets of Eye exercises to improve his vision would awaken the Rinnegan.How could protecting your vision lead to Presbyopia?It must have been a slip of the tongue. The Third Hokage didn't think much of it and waited quietly for Naruto to finish his Eye exercises before saying with a kind face."Naruto, you've grown up now. From today on, no one will come to deliver food anymore. You must learn to live independently. Grandpa believes you can do it... Here, this is your living expenses for this month..."Be a decent human being, will you? Making me self-sufficient at only three years old, where is your conscience?Uzumaki Naruto stood up, took the living expenses, and counted them.400 Ryo... Is this enough?He wasn't very clear about the prices in Konoha, but based on the original Naruto's experience of going hungry, it was most likely not enough.Naruto looked up at the Third Hokage and said, "Double it, 800 Ryo!"There was no way Kushina and Minato's inheritance couldn't even provide 800 Ryo.The Third Hokage shook his head and said, "No, 800 Ryo is too much, and you don't need that much money anyway. 400 Ryo is enough for your living expenses."Naruto asked skeptically, "Is it really enough?"The Third Hokage nodded and said, "It's enough if you use it sparingly."No matter how brain-dead he was, the Third Hokage couldn't possibly intentionally starve the Jinchuriki.Not to mention Minato's reputation.Although there wasn't much reputation left, it did exist."I can't give you 800 Ryo because the Villageregulation is 400 Ryo, and the Village treats everyone equally. There are many children like you, and together it's a huge expense that the Villagecannot afford. However..."Taking a hundred-Ryo bill out of his pocket, the Third Hokage said with a smile, "Grandpa can personally sponsor you with an extra hundred Ryo. Is little Naruto happy?"Happy... my foot. The stick then the carrot; don't think I don't know you're just PUA-ing me."I'm happy, thank you, Grandpa."I, Uzumaki Naruto, give this acting performance a score of 100; I'm not afraid of being too proud."By the way, Grandpa, is this extra hundred Ryo given every month?""Every month."Very good, now you can get lost.But since he was living under someone else's roof, he couldn't be too direct. Naruto waved and said, "Goodbye, Grandpa.""..."Who did you learn this 'use them and lose them' attitude from? It doesn't seem like anyone taught you... Could it be natural talent...The Third Hokage left feeling quite dejected.Naruto looked up at the clock on the wall. It was past ten o'clock, a bit early for lunch, but not too early considering the time needed to buy groceries."It's the perfect time for my first trip to the market to get familiar with the environment."Picking up a bag of small stones from the corner, Naruto walked out the door....Konoha Village was prosperous and beautiful, with villagers wearing happy smiles.Except, the moment a child appeared in their field of vision.The smiles vanished instantly, replaced by cold, disgusted, and even hateful gazes fixed on Naruto.Once Naruto had walked some distance away, the sounds of discussion gradually rose."That damned Demon Fox, how is it still alive?""Look, that monster is carrying a bag of stones; it looks like it wants to keep attacking us.""The wound on my head hasn't even healed yet...""The reckless brat. If it weren't for the Anbuprotection, he would have been beaten to death long ago.""Exactly, I don't know what Lord Third is thinking...""Shh, shh, stop talking. That's a forbidden topic."...Hearing the vague rumors coming from behind him, Naruto sneered, "Just trash that only knows how to mock people when they're powerless."This wasn't his first time going out. The previous few times he went out, he was mocked right to his face.Now... only speaking ill of him behind his back was already a huge improvement.Of course, this certainly wasn't because the personal character of those villagers had improved.Those unruly thugs don't have such a thing as character at all!The real reason was Naruto's own hard work—whoever dared to insult him to his face, he dared to smash their head with a stone!He was a Transmigrator, and his personality was different from the "idiot" in the original timeline.