In the dead of night, the clear surface of the water was broken.
A pebble sliced through the silence, skipping toward the center of the lake.
Minamikawa Yuu looked up at the pond ahead, his eyes lost in thought.
Judging by his appearance, he looked to be about six or seven years old.
At this age, in his previous life, he would have been just a child.
But the situation here was different.
In this world, due to different physiological factors and the existence of an extraordinary power known as Chakra, even a child who looked very young was capable of becoming a killing machine.
Of course, even so, six or seven years old was indeed still a bit too young.
Minamikawa Yuu looked up and gazed into the distance.
Various memories surfaced in his mind, causing a look of bewilderment to occasionally flicker in his eyes.
"Konoha... Ninja... So, it's this world."
He touched his head, feeling a throbbing headache.
To be honest, it had actually been several years since he transmigrated to this world.
However, perhaps due to physical development or other reasons, his memories had been slow to recover; before this, he had only felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity with his surroundings.
It wasn't until this moment that he seemed to startle awake, as if finally rousing from a dream.
He realized exactly what world and environment he was currently in.
"Konoha..."
Silently standing up, he looked toward the bright lights in the distance, various emotions flashing through his eyes.
"This is the world of Ninjas."
To Minamikawa Yuu, changing worlds wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
After all, things hadn't been going that well in his previous life, and the people he cared about were long gone.
Being able to change locations and worlds now was actually a pretty good experience for him.
If people from his previous world knew that one could actually transmigrate, who knows how many would fight tooth and nail to come here.
Minamikawa Yuu didn't overthink it.
At the moment, his philosophy was simple: take things as they come.
Regardless, life had to go on.
However, a problem now lay right in front of him.
It seemed that the Third Great Ninja War was not far off.
Inside Konoha, the White Fang was still alive, but he was currently plagued by rumors.
During a mission, he had chosen to abandon the objective to save his comrades, but he ended up suffering for it.
Gossip was rife within the village; even Minamikawa Yuu, a freshman at the Ninja Academy, had heard about it.
In other words, the time of the White Fang's suicide was approaching.
And in Minamikawa Yuu's memory, it seemed that the Third Great Ninja War began not long after the White Fang's suicide.
War was about to break out.
"The Ninja World War..."
Minamikawa Yuu pondered silently.
He knew that once war broke out, many people would inevitably die.
Stories that had once merely served as background lore were, in reality, major events that decided the fate of countless people.
When that time came, what could he do?
Looking into the distance, he felt lost.
His current status was neither high nor low; he was just an ordinary student at the Academy, not even a Genin yet.
In peaceful times, this status could be seen as a safe haven to avoid risk.
But during wartime, it was a death warrant.
After all, when that time came, no one would care if you were a student; as long as you had even a bit of combat power and were stronger than a commoner, you would be dragged onto the battlefield without hesitation.
In other words, his time of peace was running out.
He had to do something.
Minamikawa Yuu looked up at the surrounding scenery as this thought flashed through his mind.
And as the thought arose, a brand new change began to emerge.
The world before him seemed to shift; the realistic scenery was stripped away, leaving only a pure black-and-white image.
"This is..."
Watching this scene, he was a bit dazed and subconsciously took a step back.
Boom!
As if some mysterious power in the void began to vibrate, Minamikawa Yuu inexplicably understood everything.
He reached out and could feel a brand new essence beginning to awaken within him.
It seemed to be something he was born with.
"Could it be..."
His heart stirred, and he gave it a try.
A brand new screen began to emerge.
Name: Minamikawa Yuu.
Reincarnation Count: 1.
Reincarnation Points: 107.
"It actually works."
As various pieces of information surfaced in his mind, a look of joy instantly appeared on Minamikawa Yuu's face.
To be honest, transmigrating to this world had brought him a lot of pressure.
The Ninja World, also known as the Legend of Eyes, or the history of the Ōtsutsuki descendants' infighting.
Unlike his previous world, in this world, if you didn't have some alien blood or possess special eyes, you practically didn't even have the right to be considered a person.
Before this, Minamikawa Yuu had been worrying about what he should do next.
Now, it was fine.
He could just cheat.
With a smile on his face, he began to study the panel in front of him.
"Reincarnation... what happens after that?"
He pondered, "Will it make me transmigrate again, or will I be reincarnated into another person's body?"
Various thoughts crossed his mind.
With the intention of giving it a try, he attempted to click on it.
In an instant, a new change appeared.
[Please select your target identity for reincarnation.]
[1. Commoner.]
[2. Samurai.]
[3. Servant.]
"I can even choose an identity?"
Minamikawa Yuu was somewhat surprised.
This panel seemed a bit too open-ended.
He looked closely and found that besides these three options, there seemed to be an 'Add' option.
He hesitated for a moment and clicked it.
[Do you want to consume one hundred points to add a target identity?]
To test the function, Minamikawa Yuu chose to confirm.
In an instant, the panel in front of him changed again.
[1. Commoner.]
[2. Samurai.]
[3. Servant.]
[4. Daimyo.]
The first three options remained unchanged, but now a fourth option had been added.
"Is this a jackpot?"
Looking at the fourth option, Minamikawa Yuu was quite surprised.
Compared to the first three options, this fourth one was undoubtedly much better.
A Daimyo, even of the lowest rank, was considered nobility; the baseline was much higher than the first three.
After the fourth option appeared, Minamikawa Yuu's points dropped below one hundred.
The 'Add' option dimmed, and he could no longer select it.
Out of caution, Minamikawa Yuu did not make a choice right there but returned to his residence.
In the village, he was an orphan.
No need to find it cliché.
After all, while being an orphan was rare in his previous life, it was commonplace in this world.
Against a backdrop of constant war, orphans might not be everywhere, but they were certainly not scarce.
Minamikawa Yuu's parents were both ninja who died in the previous Great Ninja War.
Because of this, although he was an orphan, Minamikawa Yuu had a place to live and wouldn't end up on the streets.
Returning to his residence, he closed the door to his room and took a deep breath before looking at the screen again.
[Do you want to begin reincarnation?]
Confirm!