[ Please select the final mission objective for this dream simulation: ]
[ 1. Become an excellent Konoha Jonin and survive during Orochimaru's invasion. Mission Reward: Basic Chakra Talent; Difficulty: C; Identity: An average Konoha Chunin in all aspects ]
[ 2. Become the Hokage and change the landscape of the Ninja World. Mission Reward: Uzumaki Physique; Difficulty: A; Identity: An orphan secretly watched by the Third Hokage ]
[ 3. Destroy the Hidden Mist Village for Konoha and kill the Mizukage, Mei Terumī. Mission Reward: Chakra attribute change, Sage Body; Difficulty: S; Identity: The highest-level Konoha undercover agent sent by the Second Hokage ]
"Dream Life Simulator, where I complete tasks during simulations to obtain corresponding rewards. Is this my cheat?"
Shinji's gaze narrowed slightly as he scrutinized the three options before him word by word.
After transmigrating into this world, he had spent so many years using every means possible to become stronger, wanting to protect those he wished to protect.
Now, he finally had a chance.
The next moment.
Shinji began to think about how to maximize the use of his cheat.
He looked down at his twelve-year-old body.
"I must have transmigrated with both my body and soul. This is still my original body, so I don't have much Chakra talent in this world."
This was the first, and most fatal, shortcoming he faced.
And the common point among the three missions before him was:
They could all compensate for this.
But how to compensate, how much to compensate, and whether there would be a future after compensation.
This was the key to his selection.
First mission: Basic Chakra Talent.
Shinji crossed it out almost the instant he saw it.
Basic. This word itself implies mediocrity.
If a precious cheat were used only to turn himself from a loser into an ordinary person, it would be better not to use it at all.
C-rank difficulty, C-rank reward, would at most earn him a C-rank life. And what he wanted wasn't a passing grade, but the pinnacle.
Discarded.
Second mission: Uzumaki Physique. This was indeed a top-tier vessel. Massive amounts of Chakra and tenacious vitality were strategic assets in any Ninja Village.
But what Shinji was concerned with wasn't the physique, but another question:
What happens after obtaining it?
Mission difficulty A, top-tier physique reward, but the goal's destination was "Become the Hokage."
In Konoha, a place with deeply intertwined relationships. An orphan, no Bloodline Limit, no family support, no political capital.
Even with massive amounts of Chakra, how could he possibly sit in that seat?
What did the Third Hokage's "attention" matter?
Attention does not equal cultivation, cultivation does not equal support, and support does not equal protection.
In Konoha, a single word from a prestigious clan carried more weight than a commoner's lifelong effort.
More importantly, there were too many geniuses in Konoha; an Uzumaki Physique couldn't help him compete against Orochimaru and Minato Namikaze.
If he chose this mission, the most likely outcome was becoming the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
This path looked bright, but in reality, it would be blocked halfway through. Discarded.
His gaze fell on the third option.
S-rank difficulty. Chakra attribute change, Sage Body.
Highest-level Konoha undercover agent.
Shinji's eyes deepened slightly.
Difficult! This mission was extremely difficult!
It was extremely difficult for an undercover agent to destroy an entire Village, one could even say it was almost impossible.
But the Hidden Mist Village was different; Shinji, who knew the original story well, knew just how absurd this Village was.
Moreover, this choice yielded the greatest rewards!
Putting aside the Chakra attribute change, if he obtained the Sage Body, Shinji would at the very least be a Jonin.
If he could learn Sage Jutsu later, reaching the level beyond Kage would be normal.
"But how should I exploit the chaos in the Hidden Mist Village?"
Certain faces skilled in endurance appeared in Shinji's mind.
Sima Yi. To destroy this Village, he had to climb from the bottom to the high levels of the Hidden Mist Village.
This required the merit of supporting a ruler.
He could first invest in the yet-to-rise Mei Terumī, and then seize the fruits of victory at the right moment.
Ultimately, leading the entire Hidden Mist Village down a different path.
"However... Mei Terumī is probably not an object I can manipulate at will."
Shinji was very familiar with this character.
That peerless female Ninja was the savior of the Hidden Mist Village. During that crazy era known as the "Village Hidden in the Bloody Mist."
The Fourth Mizukage was controlled by Uchiha Madara using the Three-Tails, and the entire Village was manipulated from behind the scenes by Uchiha Obito, turning it into a hell of mutual slaughter.
It was Mei Terumī who stood up during that darkest era, using her dual Bloodline Limits, her methods, and her charisma to forcibly drag the Hidden Mist out of the abyss.
She was powerful.
But even powerful people have weaknesses.
Shinji pondered deeply, then suddenly had an inspiration.
People who grew up in the bloody mist had seen nothing but betrayal and death.
Those who could survive in such an environment and eventually climb to the top must possess two traits:
Extreme suspicion, being accustomed to loneliness, and possessing love for the Village.
"She lacks love." Shinji slowly spat out these three words.
In the original story, Mei Terumī, as the shadow of a Village, was very frivolous in speech, always hoping for someone to love and looking forward to finding someone to marry.
But by the time of Boruto, she was still alone.
This shows that her usual verbal remarks were not teasing, nor were they frivolous, but rather a reflection of her own situation.
A cry for help!
As a Kage who stood up from a dark era, Mei Terumī could not show her vulnerable side.
But as long as one is human, everyone craves love!
The more one grows up in an environment without love, the more one craves love!
Unfortunately, in the original story, no one heard this signal; no one thought that the dignified Mizukage, the powerful Mei Terumī who ended the Village Hidden in the Bloody Mist, was a little woman at heart who needed others to love and protect her.
In the end, this woman who saved the Hidden Mist Village and the Ninja World was not saved by the Hidden Mist Village or the Ninja World.
Her longing became a lifelong regret.
Shinji muttered to himself: "If I can stand firm in the position of most trust, becoming the person she is finally willing to entrust her back to, then at the very last moment, that knife will be plunged the deepest."
Destroy the Hidden Mist Village and kill Mei Terumī.
Kill two birds with one stone, completing two mission requirements at once.
"I choose the third option."
Shinji did not hesitate for long.
This was not the safest path, but it was the only one that could maximize the advantage of him knowing the plot.
Moreover, looking at the words "Sage Body" on the mission panel, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
This reward was worth him taking the risk to try.
[ You have selected the final mission objective for this simulation: Kill the Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumī, and destroy the future of the Hidden Mist Village forever ]
[ Initial character selected: The highest-level Konoha undercover agent sent by the Second Hokage ]
[ Note: Everything in the dream life simulation is a parallel universe of Naruto without the protagonist, Uzumaki Naruto, so the details in the simulation may differ slightly from the real world, but the general situation remains unchanged ]
[ Simulation started, time: Fifteen years ]
[ You are Shinji, originally an ordinary orphan of the Senju clan. When you were five years old, the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, personally came to the orphanage and selected you from a group of children ]