Chapter 1: Perfect Uzumaki Sage Body — Konoha Streets, Evening
A blond boy around six or seven years old walked along the street, carrying two heavy bags full of fish. This was his food supply for the entire week.
Because of his "special" status, most shopkeepers refused to sell anything to him. These fish had been caught from a small stream in the forest.
Passersby on the street avoided him like the plague. Their eyes were filled with undisguised disgust and hatred. Some children, encouraged by their parents, even stuck out their tongues and made faces at him from a distance.
The blond boy noticed every single reaction. His face remained calm, his deep blue eyes showing none of the innocence expected from a child his age. His small figure looked somewhat lonely under the glow of the setting sun.
But deep inside, he was far from calm.
It had been six years since he transmigrated into the Naruto world and became Uzumaki Naruto. Yet he still couldn't completely ignore the villagers' naked hostility and whispered curses.
After truly experiencing it himself, he found it hard to imagine how the original Naruto — as a child — had endured such unfair treatment. And his dream was actually to become Hokage and protect these hateful, repulsive fools? That was completely ridiculous!
...
By the time he returned home, the sun had set completely and the sky was dark. He turned on the light.
His so-called home was a simple, shabby single-room apartment — cold and empty. For most Konoha orphans, this was considered decent housing. But for Naruto, the son of the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kushina, the Uzumaki princess, living in a place like this was unacceptable.
Minato had completed 39 S-rank missions alone, not to mention countless lower-rank ones. Each S-rank mission paid at least 1 million ryo. His mother Kushina, as the princess of the Uzumaki clan, owned an entire street of properties in Konoha.
So where did all that money go?
Naruto didn't need to think hard — it had all fallen into the pockets of two certain old men, used to develop their own clans, the Anbu, and Root.
As the sole heir, he only received a pitiful 700 ryo per week for living expenses. In Konoha, even the cheapest bowl of Ichiraku Ramen cost 60 ryo. With this little money, he couldn't even afford two meals a day. No wonder the original Naruto had been so malnourished.
He opened the fridge and stuffed all the fish inside. Instead of cooking immediately, he moved to the center of the living room and began doing push-ups.
His small body performed the movements flawlessly — perfect form, smooth and powerful. 100 push-ups, 100 squats, 100 sit-ups…
When he finished, he stood up steadily, breathing normally, face not even flushed.
This level of training was nothing more than a warm-up for someone with Uzumaki blood and the Nine-Tails jinchuriki.
The moment he stood up, a mechanical voice rang in his mind:
"Daily self-discipline check-in completed. 30 consecutive days achieved. Reward unlocked: [Perfect Uzumaki Sage Body]."
A warm current surged through his body, silently strengthening the Uzumaki bloodline within him. When the warmth faded, Naruto slowly opened his eyes. His already bright blue pupils shone even clearer.
He clenched his fist. He could clearly feel his physique, healing ability, and overall physical quality had improved dramatically.
"I wonder how much chakra I can refine with this body now…"
Achieving Perfect Uzumaki Sage Body also unlocked the conditions to train top-tier Uzumaki secret techniques like Adamantine Sealing Chains and Mind's Eye of the Kagura.
A strong body was the foundation of power. Naruto was very satisfied with this reward.
The voice in his head belonged to the system he had awakened one month ago. Its function was simple: complete self-discipline tasks to earn rewards. He just hadn't expected that a mere 30-day check-in would give such a generous reward.
Naruto walked to the mirror. A young, delicate face stared back at him. He ran his fingers through his blond hair, slightly surprised.
He had assumed that reaching Perfect Uzumaki bloodline would turn his hair into the signature red of the Uzumaki clan. But it remained blond — only now it looked even more natural and pure, something no expensive hair dye could ever achieve.
"It seems Minato Namikaze's bloodline isn't as ordinary as people think…"
In the mirror, Naruto's hairstyle, skin tone, and demeanor were completely different from the original story. The original Naruto looked plain mainly because of childhood malnutrition, his goofy personality, and that ugly orange jumpsuit he never changed.
As the son of two stunning parents — Minato and Kushina — his foundation was excellent. With proper nutrition and the newly awakened Perfect Uzumaki Sage Body, plus his current school-anime-protagonist-style haircut, fair skin, and clear blue eyes…
Even just in terms of appearance, he already surpassed Sasuke.
At that moment, the system's voice sounded again:
"New self-discipline task unlocked: Train together with Might Guy using his full training intensity for thirty days."
Might Guy?
A figure with a bowl-cut hairstyle, thick eyebrows, and a tight green spandex suit instantly appeared in Naruto's mind — grinning widely and giving him a thumbs-up.
...
The next morning, after breakfast, Naruto left to find Might Guy.
Konoha wasn't huge — roughly the size of a small town. He first headed to the village's training grounds. With Guy's insane daily training routine, that was the most likely place to find him.
But on the way, as he passed a park, loud mocking voices caught his attention.
"Hey, look! It's the Byakugan monster! Creeping around so early like a ghost — you scared me!"
"No way, no way. Are you gonna cry just because we said that?"
"Hey, if she cries, do you think her tears will be white too? Should we…"
In the center of the park, three boys were surrounding a girl who was a head shorter than them, laughing and taunting her nonstop.
The girl had a cute baby face and especially striking pure white pupils.
Cornered and bullied, she kept her head down, staring at her toes, silently praying for them to leave.
Seeing this scene, Naruto frowned.
He had thought that because of his transmigration and the butterfly effect, the event where Hinata gets bullied wouldn't happen again. But here it was.
[Could it be that Hinata being bullied and me running into it… was deliberately arranged by someone?]
The more Naruto thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Otherwise, how would three ordinary civilian kids dare to bully the Hyuga clan's princess like this?