Chapter 1: Uchiha Yeyun Watches a Famous Scene Live
Night of the Nine-Tails Attack.
The Nine-Tails had appeared in the world!
With a single swipe of its tails, mountains crumbled and tsunamis roared. It was the strongest creature in the shinobi world.
The ninjas of Konoha fought desperately to stop it, but their efforts had little effect. The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, stood atop a massive toad. His golden hair and white cloak billowed as he arrived on the battlefield like a true hero.
The Konoha ninjas erupted in cheers and began retreating according to plan.
Meanwhile, in the forest, a small, slender figure moved in the opposite direction. Uchiha Yeyun quietly approached the edge of the battlefield.
"This spot is perfect!"
Just as Yeyun finished hiding his presence, he spotted two figures appearing in the clearing ahead. They were supporting each other.
Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze!
He had chosen the right place after all.
"If we don't open the barrier soon... my chakra is already..."
Minato looked close to despair. He refused to let any harm come to his wife and child.
At that moment, countless golden chains — each thousands of meters long — erupted from Kushina's body. They wrapped around the massive Nine-Tails at high speed, pinning the beast in place.
"Thank you... for everything."
Blood trickled from the corner of Kushina's mouth, yet her face showed a happy smile.
The couple understood each other perfectly. Both were ready to sacrifice themselves so the other and their child could live.
"Dead Demon Consuming Seal!"
A ritual array appeared on Minato's abdomen, sucking the Nine-Tails' soul into it.
"Then... the Eight Trigrams Seal!"
A ceremonial platform materialized behind Minato, surrounded by glowing arrays and eight lit candles.
Even the Nine-Tails panicked. It struggled violently against Kushina's chains. In its prime, she could have easily held it, but she had just given birth and was extremely weak.
"Now!"
One of the Nine-Tails' claws broke free and lunged toward the infant on the platform, trying to destroy the sealing ritual.
A flash of golden light instantly appeared in front of Naruto. The next second, Minato's body was pierced through. Kushina also leaped forward. As a member of the Uzumaki clan, she possessed immense strength. Together with Minato, they grabbed the claw. A drop of their mixed blood fell onto Naruto's stomach. The baby seemed to sense something and burst into loud cries.
"..."
"Don't be picky. Eat well and grow up strong!"
"Take a bath every day and stay warm..."
"..."
"Naruto, your dad talks as much as your nagging mom."
"Eight Trigrams Seal!"
[Powerful chakra detected!] [10% can be absorbed!] [Target deceased: Kushina Uzumaki. Kekkei Genkai dropped. Uzumaki clan bloodline power acquired!] [Target deceased: Minato Namikaze. Ninjutsu dropped. Flying Thunder God Technique acquired!]
Uchiha Yeyun opened his red Three Tomoe Sharingan and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to a safe distance.
Soon after, the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and others arrived.
Yeyun listened coldly as they discussed various ways to deal with the infant. Hiruzen weighed the pros and cons for Konoha, showing little regard for the fact that this baby was the child of the Fourth Hokage, who had just sacrificed himself for the village. In the end, they decided to spare Naruto.
"Is this what Konoha has become?"
...
Seven years later.
On the eve of the Uchiha "rebellion"!
The entire Uchiha clan was shrouded in an aura of death. Everyone knew that the Uchiha and Konoha could no longer coexist.
It was a dark, windy night.
The Uchiha district was eerily quiet. A bright full moon hung in the sky, as if foreshadowing what was to come.
Suddenly, a masked figure appeared in mid-air, then vanished.
Uchiha Clan Head's residence.
A couple knelt on the ground with a young boy standing behind them.
"Don't be nervous. This is the path you chose. My pain will only last a moment, but yours..."
"Although we stand on different sides, I am still proud of you."
"You are a kind child..."
The night wind carried the scent of blood into the distance.
After it was over, Uchiha Yeyun — now dressed in a Konoha ninja uniform — walked alone down the desolate street.
His system activated automatically, scanning for any dropped kekkei genkai in the area and alerting him instantly.
[Dropped Sharingan power detected.] [Picked up. Sharingan upgraded to Mangekyo Sharingan.]
[Dropped Sharingan power detected.] [Picked up.] [Sharingan power strengthened. Ninjutsu acquired: Izanagi!]
...
He scanned the entire area one last time before returning to the home where he had once lived.
Three bodies lay in the courtyard.
A family of three.
The head of the household was Yeyun's uncle.
Yeyun's heart bled with pain.
I...
I couldn't do anything!
His current strength was not enough to oppose the entire village of Konoha.
Even as a transmigrator who knew about the Uchiha Clan Massacre in advance, he could only watch it happen helplessly.
He had no choice but to continue living as the adopted orphan of two Konoha jonin.
After all, he wasn't Sasuke.
If he revealed that he was from the Uchiha clan, Konoha would kill him without mercy.
All he could do was grow stronger in silence. While carrying out missions as a Konoha ninja, he would use his system to collect various kekkei genkai.
[Picked up!] [Sharingan upgraded: Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan — Ultimate form!]
In an instant, Yeyun's normal eyes transformed rapidly. The tomoe first changed into a scythe shape, then dozens of tomoe shadows appeared in his pupils. They morphed into complex black patterns that spread across the sclera. The scythe-shaped tomoe in his pupils became even more intricate. A murderous aura erupted from his body. For a moment, the full moon turned blood-red, and a massive presence reverberated across the entire village.
"Hm?"
"Not the Eternal Mangekyo?"
He realized he hadn't awakened the ordinary Eternal Mangekyo, but something far more powerful.
"Konoha!!"
"I, Uchiha Yeyun,"
"Will make you regret what you did today! Your blood will flow like rivers!"
Not long after, Konoha's ANBU arrived.
Yeyun hadn't left the Uchiha district yet when four masked figures suddenly appeared around him, radiating intense killing intent.
"Who are you?"
"I am Konoha genin Yeyun. I was on patrol and came over when I heard noise..."
They clearly didn't believe him, but one of them looked at Yeyun's face, whispered something to the others, and said:
"You may leave. But don't tell anyone you saw us tonight."
...
Konoha.
The third round of the Chunin Exams was in full swing.
The previous match had been Rock Lee vs. Gaara. Although Gaara won, Lee's burning spirit of youth had set the entire stands ablaze.
What it meant to be a Konoha ninja! What true youth looked like!
The crowd was still buzzing about Lee's fiery determination and Gaara's overwhelming power that far exceeded the level of a chunin.
The matches continued.
"Next up — Round 10!"
"Contestants: Konoha's Yeyun!"
"Konoha's Choji Akimichi!"
Just as the two appeared on opposite sides of the arena, a blinding white light engulfed them. A second later, the light vanished — along with Choji and Yeyun.
They were gone?
Even Kakashi and the other jonin looked stunned.
The entire arena fell silent.
As confusion spread, an ancient, majestic aura suddenly spread across the entire shinobi world — even reaching the Pure Land.
Accompanied by a thunderous sound like a giant bell, a massive structure appeared in the sky.
It was surrounded by five enormous pillars, each carved with dragon and phoenix patterns — creatures never before seen in the shinobi world.
[Welcome to the Arena!]
[Participants: Choji Akimichi!]
[Uchiha Yeyun!]