Chapter 1
Ever since he bound the system three years ago, it hadn't issued a single mission. Yet, thanks to the newbie gift pack alone, Naruto had already become the most dazzling kid in the entire Ninja Academy. His days were spent either training with Sasuke or teasing the shy Hinata—life was incredibly chill and comfortable. As a transmigrator, Naruto originally thought he'd coast like this forever.
But today, something unexpected happened.
"Sasukee…"
"Naruto~"
"SAAA-SU-KEEE!"
"NAA-RU-TO~~"
"AAAAH!!!"
"KYAAA~~~~!"
Under the setting sun, two figures tangled fiercely by the riverbank. Just one glance at the scene would make anyone feel the hot-blooded passion radiating from them.
Clang!
Their kunai clashed in mid-air, sparks flying.
Naruto, who had always been quick-witted even as a kid, spotted an opening in Sasuke's stance.
"Take this… sneak attack!!"
He thrust his left hand out like a claw, aiming straight for Sasuke's chest.
She clearly hadn't expected that move. Her face changed drastically as she tried to pull back—but it was too late!
Naruto grinned triumphantly, victory already written all over his face.
Success! …Almost.
Because instead of hitting hard muscle or bone, his palm sank deep into something impossibly soft.
Naruto froze in shock. He tried to pull back, but his reflexes were a step behind.
A split second later, he yanked his hand away like he'd touched lightning and stumbled back two steps.
Eyes wide with horror, he screamed, "Sasuke! Why are your pecs so ridiculously exaggerated?! Are you secretly wearing some kind of defensive gear?!"
The person in front of him was dressed in a simple blue outfit, long black hair framing a fair, slightly flushed face glistening with sweat. One slender hand clutched the tingling spot on her chest while a pair of murderous eyes glared daggers at Naruto.
That's right—she wasn't "Uchiha Sasuke." That was just the fake name she used to hide her identity.
Her real name was Uchiha Sakyo . Her mother was Uchiha Mikoto, so she was Uchiha Sakyo.
For the sake of the Uchiha clan's revival and her burning vengeance, Sakyo had presented herself as a boy to the world from a very young age. Because of that, everyone believed "Sasuke" was a male genius of the Uchiha clan.
Right now, the only sounds by the river were their heavy breathing after the intense spar.
Sakyo slowly lowered her pale hand from her chest, trying to regain her composure. But the awkward atmosphere hung thick between them, refusing to dissipate.
From Naruto's perspective, however, "Sasuke" looked extremely weird right now.
He saw "Sasuke's" delicate, almost feminine face completely serious, movements still as perfect as ever—except the left side of her chest was now bizarrely… bulging.
Unable to stand it any longer, Naruto awkwardly pointed and stammered, "Uh… Sasuke… your… um…"
Sakyo frowned, followed his finger downward, and instantly turned pale.
Crap!
The binding wrap she used to hide her chest had been completely messed up by Naruto's grab!
Damn you, Uzumaki Naruto—why did you have to grab so hard?! And why did only ONE side come loose?!
Mortified and furious, Sakyo felt Naruto's weird stare crawling all over her. She hurriedly raised an arm to block his view and snapped through clenched teeth, "Hey, quit staring!"
"Uh…" Naruto scratched his head, then asked the million-dollar question: "Sasuke… you're… a girl?"
Sakyo's face turned crimson in an instant. "Tch… Do you really need to point that out?!"
"Wha—?!" Getting actual confirmation from her own mouth, Naruto sucked in a cold breath and stared at her, utterly dumbfounded.
As a transmigrator, he knew the original plot inside out. Uchiha Sasuke was 100% male. Later on, in Boruto, he even married Sakura and had a daughter named Sarada.
Everything proved Sasuke was a guy!
So what the hell kind of bizarre plot twist was this?!
If Sasuke was a girl… what was Sakura supposed to do now?!
Totally confused, Naruto asked, "Sasuke, what's going on here?!"
Sakyo lowered her head, bangs hiding her expression from him.
They were beside a quiet river next to the Uchiha compound—basically their private training spot. Not only was it peaceful, but it was also super close to Sakyo's house. Sometimes when Naruto trained too far and didn't feel like walking home, he'd just crash at her place.
Without a word, Sakyo turned and started walking home, her back looking incredibly lonely.
"Huh?"
Naruto put away his kunai, realizing today's training was definitely over.
By pure accident he had discovered Sakyo was a girl, and now she was walking home looking like the world had ended.
Of course he couldn't let her go alone like that. What if she did something drastic? The Uchiha were super sensitive about emotions—it was totally possible!
But before following her, Naruto had one thing to check.
"System, open the status panel."
Ding~ Status panel opened.
────────────────── Host: Uzumaki Naruto Bloodline: Uzumaki Bloodline (Activation: 12%) Chakra Nature: Wind Overall Rating: 199 Jutsu: Clone Technique, Transformation Technique System Points: 0 ──────────────────
Naruto nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad."
His overall rating had gone up by one point again.
According to the system, the overall rating was a comprehensive score of chakra control, chakra volume, chakra strength, physical toughness, recovery, combat experience, thinking speed… basically everything that determined a ninja's combat power.
When he first bound the system, the newbie gift pack had activated 10% of his Uzumaki bloodline. In the three years since, he had only managed to raise it by 2% through training. At this rate, he'd never fully awaken it in his lifetime.
Unless… the system finally gave him missions.
"System, any missions today?"
Ding~ "Two hours remain until the three-year time limit ends. At that time, the system will issue missions based on the host's current situation. Please wait patiently."