Konoha, in the Naruto world.
In a small room barely a dozen square meters wide, Itsuki lay on the bed with a look of despair on his face.
He had traveled through time.
Normally, that should have been something worth celebrating.
But there was a problem—he had no bloodline, no background, and no resources.
He had become a civilian student in the Ninja Academy, in the same class as the "Nine Rookie Powerhouses." That was simply a disastrous beginning.
In the original story, Kakashi once said that there were 27 graduates from Naruto's class, yet only 9 of them were recognized as Genin.
In other words, aside from the Nine Rookie Powerhouses, everyone else was eliminated.
Even if Itsuki went back to the Academy and tried to retrain, the opportunity to be nurtured as a proper ninja had already slipped through his fingers. He would end up like the majority—ordinary, forgotten, and left behind.
The most crushing part? The graduation exam had already passed, and teams would be assigned tomorrow. He didn't even have a chance to prove himself.
"I'm done… screw it. There's no love left for me in this world…"
Itsuki felt his future as a ninja was already over.
[Ding! System activation successful. "Fabrication System" is at your service!]
Suddenly, Itsuki sat bolt upright, the despair instantly replaced with sheer ecstasy.
"I knew it! I'm the child of destiny!"
"I crossed time itself! How could I possibly just be a background character?!"
"The system is here! Now tell me, who the hell can stop me?!"
After basking in his pride for a long while, Itsuki finally remembered the important part. He quickly shouted in his mind:
"System, explain your functions!"
[Ding! This system will open a chat group in your consciousness and will occasionally pull female ninjas from this world into the group.]
[When a member joins the group, the host can create a future related to them, and the created content will become reality.]
[However, please note—the fabricated content must be logical and can be altered in the future.]
Itsuki listened carefully, thought it through, and quickly understood the system's power.
A chat group filled with kunoichi? Amazing.
But the real key was the ability to fabricate the future.
As long as it sounded reasonable, he could make up anything, and it would become reality.
For example—Kaguya Ōtsutsuki joining the group.
If Itsuki fabricated her future, then when Kaguya was unsealed, the first person she would see would be him. She would instantly recall their shared past…
Before the Shinobi Era, Itsuki "accidentally" traveled further back in time and met Kaguya.
They fell in love. They had two children…
Well, that wasn't the important part.
The point was—Kaguya shared her power with him, making Itsuki a powerhouse. Then he returned to this timeline.
Perfectly reasonable! It wouldn't even disrupt the canon setting. He would just become a hidden powerhouse. Nothing strange about that.
"This… is genius!"
Itsuki suddenly realized that while he had no bloodline, his intelligence was his true kekkei genkai.
[Ding! Chat group activated. The system is now drawing new chat group members. Please wait…]
[Ding! New members have been selected for the chat group and are being added.]
[Ding! Haruno Sakura has joined the chat group!]
[Ding! Yamanaka Ino has joined the chat group!]
[Ding! Hyuga Hinata has joined the chat group!]
[Ding! Tenten has joined the chat group!]
Yoho! The Four Flowers of Konoha?!
On his very first draw, he got a complete set?
That was perfect. The more people there were, the more options he had, and the easier it would be to fabricate the future.
Looking at the four names, Itsuki already began plotting what kind of futures he could create.
Meanwhile, Sakura was at home, daydreaming about her ninja life after tomorrow. Suddenly, her vision blurred and a strange interface appeared before her.
At the same time, a voice rang in her ears.
[Ding! Haruno Sakura has successfully joined the "Itsuki Heroine Group." Congratulations on becoming a member of the Itsuki Heroine Group. Please consciously abide by the following rules:]
[1. Itsuki is the group leader. The group leader's interests are above all else. Members must not do anything to harm him!]
[2. Group members must live in harmony and are not allowed to plot against or persecute one another.]
[3. Video clips from the future will appear in the group. All content shown is true and unquestionable.]
[4. Group members can gain buffs—talent, comprehension, combat power, and more. The higher your loyalty to the group leader, the stronger the buffs.]
[5. You may leave the group freely, but all related memories will be erased.]
[Haruno Sakura: ???!!!]
…
At that same moment:
Ino was lazily napping inside the Yamanaka flower shop.
Hinata was secretly practicing in her clan's backyard.
Tenten had just returned from a mission and was about to take a shower.
All three experienced the same thing as Sakura.
They heard the system voice and saw the chat interface in front of them.
Because they weren't time travelers and had no exposure to "systems" or "online groups," their first reaction was confusion.
They thought they had fallen into some kind of genjutsu.
Naturally, they tried to dispel it—but it didn't work.
[Yamanaka Ino: Forehead?]
[Haruno Sakura: Get lost, Ino Pig! Even in a genjutsu you're still annoying!]
[Hyuga Hinata: Um… I don't think this is an illusion.]
[Yamanaka Ino: Then should we meet up and confirm what's going on?]
[Hyuga Hinata: Okay… where should we gather?]
[Yamanaka Ino: Let's go to the dessert shop on Snack Street. My treat!]
[Haruno Sakura: Hehe, free dessert? I'm in!]
[Tenten: Wait, you all know each other?]
[Yamanaka Ino: Oh, who are you?]
[Tenten: Konoha Genin. I graduated from the Academy earlier. My jōnin sensei is Might Guy.]
[Yamanaka Ino: Wow, a senior! We just graduated today. Teams get assigned tomorrow.]
[Haruno Sakura: …Way to rub it in.]
[Tenten: Look, this isn't an illusion. It feels more like some kind of direct communication. Since we're all from Konoha, we should trust each other.]
[Hyuga Hinata: Tenten-senpai, please join us too. This group seems strange. I even tried telling my family, but I couldn't. The words wouldn't come out.]
[Tenten: Yeah… that's exactly what I noticed too.]
Itsuki could see everything being said in the chat group.
But strangely, he couldn't speak inside. To them, his presence was invisible.
That was fine though—better even. Without knowing he was there, the kunoichi would talk freely, giving him valuable insight.
Just like now. Knowing that the Four Flowers were planning to meet at the dessert shop, Itsuki used the Transformation Technique to disguise himself as an ordinary passerby.
He got there first, ordered dessert, and sat in a dim corner.
From there, he waited for the girls to arrive.
This was their first day in the chat group—it was the perfect chance to understand their mindset.
Besides, three of them were Itsuki's classmates. With team placements tomorrow, their paths were guaranteed to cross.
If Itsuki wanted to change his fate, he had to seize this opportunity before the teams were assigned.