After transmigrating, Uchiha Shin slowly woke up.
He examined the clothes on his body and quickly understood—
He was a young member of the Uchiha clan!
With a slight perception, it seemed he had just awakened his Sharingan.
He looked around, observing the unfamiliar environment.
Luxurious, grand, spacious, and clean—it appeared to be the residence of a major clan in Konoha.
"Where is this?"
Uchiha Shin murmured.
"You're awake, young man."
Uzumaki Mito sat on a chair. Her closed eyes opened as she looked toward Uchiha Shin on the bed.
Following the voice, Uchiha Shin turned his head and saw a middle-aged woman seated there.
Her hair was red, her bearing noble, her appearance graceful. She looked at him calmly.
His mind raced—Konoha, red hair, middle-aged woman… could it be—
Uchiha Shin hurriedly got up, threw off the blanket, stepped out of bed, and knelt on one knee.
"Thank you, Lady Mito, for saving my life."
Uzumaki Mito raised an eyebrow, intrigued.
"Young man, I don't recall telling you my name. How did you know who I am?"
Naturally, it was Konoha + red hair… but he couldn't say that. It would seem too shallow.
So he cleverly replied,
"My Lady Mito, may I ask—within Konoha, what woman could possess such elegance and beauty…"
"Other than you, I truly cannot think of anyone else!"
Uzumaki Mito covered her mouth and laughed softly.
"What a sweet-talking little brat."
The voice of the Nine-Tails rang out.
"This brat is lying! He did it on purpose!"
Mito multitasked effortlessly and replied internally,
"I know. No need for you to say it."
She snorted lightly.
Nine-Tails: …
Mito smiled.
"Little one, I heard you've awakened your eyes? Let this old woman take a look."
"Of course."
Uchiha Shin closed his eyes. Yin-attribute chakra gathered, connecting to his optic nerves—then he opened them.
Shua!
His eyes snapped open. The blood-red Sharingan locked onto Uzumaki Mito's gaze, unmoving.
Mito nodded.
"Not bad. Your awakening is very complete. I can even sense that its aura rivals that of Uchiha from the Warring States Period."
She wasn't lying.
The Sharingan awakened during the Warring States Period was far stronger than those of the present.
Uchiha Shin was stunned—Warring States Period?
He hadn't expected such a high evaluation.
At eighteen, awakening the Sharingan made him a failure in the eyes of the Uchiha clan.
Yet in Uzumaki Mito's eyes, he was a genius.
Whether her words were true or not, he felt genuine gratitude.
"Thank you for your praise, Lady Mito."
His tone grew more sincere.
But Mito shook her head.
"You shouldn't thank me. It was Little Tsunade who found you unconscious and carried you back. She just left to attend a meeting."
Uchiha Shin suddenly understood.
No wonder—before fainting, he seemed to glimpse a flash of golden color. That must have been Tsunade's hair.
Thinking of Tsunade, his heart stirred.
Even when watching anime, he had found her peerlessly beautiful. Now, he couldn't help but feel a trace of joy.
He nodded. This meeting was likely pre-war mobilization.
Assigning troops—Tsunade, now eighteen, and a disciple of the Hokage, would surely be selected to lead.
As both a Senju descendant and the Hokage's student, this was something she had to go through.
But there was something he needed to pay attention to.
Within a year after the war began, a Jonin meeting would be held, where Tsunade would propose the establishment of medical ninja.
And what he needed to do… was to firmly support her.
But the prerequisite—
Within this year, he had to reach Jonin level and make enough contributions to qualify for that meeting.
Mito watched the changing expressions on the boy's face and found it amusing.
"Uchiha Shin, right? Then you should rest for now…"
"You've only just woken up, and your body is still weak."
"When Little Tsunade returns, you two are about the same age. You should have plenty to talk about."
"Uchiha Shin thanks Lady Mito!"
He cupped his hands respectfully.
Mito waved her hand and left the room. Just as she stepped out, she suddenly paused.
"Oh, right—the room you're staying in belongs to Little Tsunade."
With a smile, she walked away.
Uchiha Shin froze.
This… this was Tsunade's room?
No wonder… no wonder it smelled so pleasant.
After Mito left, he lay back down on the bed.
Breathing in the faint fragrance, his heart filled with joy.
At that moment, a voice suddenly rang out.
"system notifications System binding. The Strongest Ninja System has been activated."
Uchiha Shin froze, then sat up and looked at the panel that appeared out of thin air.
"Please choose whether to activate the system."
He took a deep breath. He understood this all too well.
Besides manga, he had read system novels too!
This… was his System!
Uchiha Shin said, "Yes!"
system notifications
System successfully bound.
Host: Uchiha Shin
Chakra Level: Genin
Combat Power: Genin
Skills: Uchiha-style Shurikenjutsu, Uchiha-style Kenjutsu
C-rank Ninjutsu: Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique
C-rank Ninjutsu: Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique
C-rank Ninjutsu: Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique
Bloodline: One-Tomoe Sharingan (Upgradeable)
system notifications
Detected: One beginner gift pack. Would the host like to open it?
"Open it!"
Uchiha Shin smiled.
With Genin-level strength, he would be nothing more than cannon fodder on the battlefield of the Second Great Ninja War.
This beginner pack had come at the perfect time.
system notifications
Beginner Gift Pack Contents:
Reward—Chunin-level Chakra
Reward—B-rank Ninjutsu: Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation (Mastered instantly)
system notifications
Detected that the host awakened the Sharingan independently. Original Sharingan reward canceled. Equivalent compensation in progress.
Detected: Host possesses Wind and Earth chakra attributes, meeting minimum requirements for a bloodline.
Reward—Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai
Reward—B-rank Ninjutsu: Sand Binding Coffin (Mastered instantly)
Immediately, Uchiha Shin felt his chakra surge rapidly.
His meridians widened significantly.
The pale complexion caused by awakening the Sharingan gradually became rosy.
At the same time, the methods to perform Great Fire Annihilation and Sand Binding Coffin imprinted themselves into his mind.
With a slight movement of his hand, sand within the room began to flow.
He quickly stopped.
Uzumaki Mito was in the house—if he continued, he might be discovered!
What he didn't know was—
The moment his chakra surged, Mito had already activated her Kagura Mind's Eye, secretly observing him.
Every move he made was clearly seen.
Her eyes lit up as she murmured,
"Magnet Release? This little one has hidden himself quite deeply…"