Chapter 1: Souta
In a room filled with dim light from various monitor screens, a man stood with a wide smile on his face. The man's eyes sparkled as he gazed at a transparent capsule. Inside, there was a humanoid figure that looked remarkably like a human.
No—it's not a human. It's a robot.
"Finally! I did it! Yes! Yeah…!" the man exclaimed enthusiastically. The proud expression on his face was unmistakable.
The man was Souta Tetsu, a genius scientist, researcher, and expert mechanic in the field of robotics. At that moment, Souta was perfecting his latest project—a humanoid robot designed to be as similar to a human as possible, not only in physical appearance but also with a customizable personality.
In other words, this robot could be created according to someone's ideal image, whether as a friend, partner, or even a figure that had only existed in human dreams. That was the grand vision behind this project.
Souta had spent years researching robotics. However, this project was the most ambitious, taking longer than all of Souta's previous creations combined. Souta sacrificed many things for the perfection of this technology, even his personal time.
Surrounding Souta were various types of robots filling the room. Cleaning robots busily swept the floor, coffee-making robots worked automatically, cooking robots arranged ingredients on their own, and delivery robots moved back and forth with high precision. Almost the entire building operated thanks to the robots created by Souta.
However, despite being a genius in robotics, Souta was not someone skilled in social relationships. He could speak fluently with colleagues, business clients, or research partners, but when faced with strangers, Souta often felt awkward and didn't know what to say.
Perhaps that was also the reason why Souta was currently working alone. A few hours earlier, he still had a team—subordinates and friends who assisted in the research. But now, in the quiet of the midnight hour, there was only Souta and his greatest creation still asleep in that capsule.
Souta, busy and fully focused on his research, was unaware that something terrible was happening.
In a corner of the room, sparks of electricity appeared—a short circuit occurred unnoticed. Within seconds, a small fire ignited. Normally, this wouldn't be a big problem. The automatic smoke detection system would soon activate the sprinklers and extinguish it. However, there was one fatal issue.
Near the fire, there were chemicals that were highly explosive. Just a small spark was enough to ignite them.
And sure enough.
The fire touched the material.
"BOOOM!"
A tremendous explosion shook the room. The shockwave destroyed various equipment nearby. The robots within the blast radius suffered severe damage. Their systems short-circuited, and sparks of electricity began to spread throughout the room.
"Boom! Boom! BOOOM!"
One by one, the damaged robots began to explode. A series of chain reactions occurred, creating flames that consumed everything in the laboratory. It was only then that Souta realized the disaster unfolding.
But it was already too late.
The short-circuited electricity spread throughout the building. Alarms blared loudly, lights flickered erratically, and the temperature in the room rose drastically. Amidst the chaos, Souta saw something that made his blood run cold.
The humanoid robot he had been working on—his greatest project—suddenly began to heat up rapidly. White steam billowed from its capsule, and the sound of crackling electricity surrounded it.
"Damn—"
"BOOOOM!"
A massive explosion occurred right in front of Souta. His body was thrown violently, crashing against the wall with tremendous force. A large crack formed where Souta hit, and part of the wall even collapsed.
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Chapter 2: Truly Silly and Stupid
Souta lay sprawled on the floor, his body covered in burns and blood flowing from his forehead. Souta's breath was ragged, but his eyes remained open, staring at the robot that was now shattered into pieces.
However, what was surprising was Souta's expression.
There was no regret there.
Only calmness.
Souta was an orphan who grew up in an orphanage. He worked hard, earned scholarships, took out loans, and built his robotics business from scratch. All for one simple goal—to create the ideal family that Souta never had.
His robots were not just creations. They were dreams that Souta had brought to life.
And now, ironically, Souta would die because of his own creation.
Souta smiled weakly.
"Hahaha... truly silly and stupid."
That whisper became his last words before Souta's eyes slowly closed, swallowed by darkness.
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Somewhere, in a simple room, a young boy appeared restless. Cold sweat trickled down the boy's temples, his breath was rapid, and his body trembled slightly. Then, suddenly—
"Haaah... Haah... Haah..."
The boy woke up, his chest rising and falling with his irregular breaths. His pitch-black eyes looked confused as he scanned the room in a panic. The boy's short, dark blue hair was messy, reflecting the chaos happening in his mind.
However, in an instant, the boy's eyes widened as he stared intently out the window.
Outside, the atmosphere seemed so calm. There were no loud vehicle noises, no neon lights, no skyscrapers.
But why did the boy's heart feel so restless?
The boy then looked around the room again—and something strange began to dawn on him.
Everything in this room... was made of sand?
The walls, the floor, even the bed where the boy had been sleeping—all made of compacted sand. Strange, but even more surprising, the bed felt quite comfortable, as if the sand could mold itself to his body.
How could this be possible?!
But before the boy could process this oddity, something outside the window caught his attention again.
A group of people leaped from one building to another with agile and swift movements, like scenes the boy often saw on screen. Their movements were so natural, so light, as if the laws of gravity did not apply to them.
And at that moment, the boy's body tensed.
His gaze sharpened, and his head slowly turned to survey the sandy area that felt so familiar.
"It can't be... This..."
The boy swallowed hard.
"Are those... ninjas from the anime Naruto...?"
His voice trembled as he murmured, accompanied by an awkward smile that was far from convincing.
However, an uneasy feeling gnawed at the boy. Something was off—something he didn't want to believe, but was slowly becoming a reality.
Without thinking twice, the boy jumped down from his sand bed and rushed to the window.
And there, the horror was laid bare before his eyes.
This entire place, all the towering buildings—were made of sand.
"No... It can't be!"
The boy's heart raced, cold sweat pouring down his temples.
"Why do I have to be in the world of Naruto?! On top of that..."
The boy's eyes darted wildly, taking in every corner of the room that now felt so strange and real at the same time.
"This... Isn't this Sunagakure?!"
The boy was shocked, his breath quickening.
"Why am I not in Konoha? This poorest village... Oh my God, this is serious!"
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