Chapter 170 - 1

Chapter 1: Old geezer, your house is about to be gone.Land of Fire.Konoha Village.Konoha Hospital.Inside the hospital ward, blinding sunlight spilled into every corner of the room, and the faint scent of disinfectant permeated the air.On the hospital bed, Uzumaki Naruto felt a splitting headache. Holding his head, he slowly opened his heavy eyelids, and everything around him gradually became clear."What is this... Right, I died!"Uzumaki Naruto's memories slowly resurfaced. In his previous life, he had just graduated from college and was going for a job interview when he saw a little girl about to be hit by a large truck. Somehow, his body had instinctively pushed the child away, but he had died instead.But why, in the second before he lost consciousness, did he feel that the little girl he had saved... felt a bit fake!Just as he thought of this, an old voice broke Uzumaki Naruto's train of thought."Uzumaki Naruto, it is Grandpa Third Hokage's fault for not protecting you well. Those villagers... they were just too afraid, afraid of things they could not understand. They did not intentionally want to hurt you; they were just too ignorant."Looking up, he saw the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, standing by the bed with a look of guilt on his face, his eyes filled with heartache and self-reproach.Regaining his composure, he quickly reviewed the plot involving the Third Hokage from the original work in his mind."Heh, it is nothing but fake hypocrisy. Thinking about everything the Third Hokage did to Uzumaki Naruto, when Danzo spread rumors that Uzumaki Naruto was the Nine-Tailed, if only this old geezer in front of me had intervened, Uzumaki Narutocould have had a completely normal childhood, or at least not been so miserable."Hidden beneath the mask of hypocrisy was an endless desire for power and scheming.When he watched the anime at the time, he had even done an analysis, identifying several main goals of the Third Hokage."1. To leave Uzumaki Naruto isolated and helpless, so he could become Uzumaki Naruto's light, the better to perfectly control Uzumaki Naruto.""2. Spreading the rumor that Uzumaki Naruto was the Nine-Tailed at that time provided a perfect vent for the Konoha villagers who had lost their loved ones to unleash their hatred and grief upon Uzumaki Naruto."It was all calculation! It could also be a plot hole in the anime, but having arrived in this world and treating it as a real world, only the conspiracy theory explanation felt the most authentic.The Third Hokage watched Uzumaki Narutoremain silent and sighed deeply in his heart."It seems this was a major blow to Uzumaki Naruto. Minato, Kushina, I have failed you.""If you need anything, just come find Grandpa." After the old geezer Third Hokage said this to Uzumaki Naruto, he turned and left.Listening to the footsteps fading away, Uzumaki Naruto sorted through the memories of the original body. Uzumaki Naruto had been on his way to buy cup noodles when a stone thrown by a villager hit him right in the head. The memory cut off there; there were no memories before that, only this last segment.[Ding, God-Level Death-Seeking System successfully bound. Newbie Gift Package has been automatically opened.][Congratulations to the Master for obtaining: Conceptual Skill: Art of Explosion, five tons of TNT, one chance to draw a Heavens-spanning item, and a memory.][Does the Master wish to enable all of them?]Feeling the series of voices in his mind, although it was the first time he had heard them, Uzumaki Naruto inexplicably felt very familiar with them and couldn't muster any guard.Uzumaki Naruto always trusted his first instinct and immediately said to open everything.[Very well, Master.][Congratulations to the Master for obtaining the Conceptual Skill: Art of Explosion. Five tons of TNT have been automatically stored in the system backpack. The lottery module has been activated. The memory will be played in the Master's mind shortly.]A colorful, sparkling virtual roulette wheel appeared before Uzumaki Naruto, with various items constantly changing on it. The wheel started spinning automatically, faster and faster, until white lightning appeared, and then it suddenly vanished.Where it had vanished, an object looking like a ring suddenly fell out. Just as Uzumaki Naruto wanted to catch it, he saw the ring suddenly disappear.[It has been automatically collected into the Master's system backpack. Now transmitting memory to the Master.]Uzumaki Naruto felt his consciousness slowly fade. After some time, he found himself in a pure white space. Standing in front of him was a person with an immortal, transcendent air, holding a whisk, possessing an elegant and calm temperament.Uzumaki Naruto looked at the person's face, but could never see it clearly."The figure slowly spoke, 'What you are seeing now is a recording I made in advance. The reason you are still alive and appeared in this world is all because of me. I will now answer some of your questions.'""'I happened to pass by when you died. Your soul had left your body at the time, and I chatted with you quite a bit, but you probably don't remember. My status is too high; your soul could not handle a long conversation with my true self, so to prevent your soul from collapsing, I deleted it.'""'Consider it a sudden act of kindness. I heard you say this was your favorite anime, so I sent you here directly. You can use the system with peace of mind.'""'I fashioned it based on the novels from your original world, extracting some of your soul traits and adding them in. If you can control this world in the future...'""'In this way, you can use the system as a support, becoming the [Cornerstone] that sustains this sub-world, and subsequently, you will ascend to become the [World Lord] of this world, following the path I have walked, step by step towards the pinnacle.'"After the figure finished speaking, Uzumaki Naruto's consciousness began to blur again. When he woke up again, the scene in front of him had returned to the Konoha Hospital ward.Uzumaki Naruto fell into deep thought; the figure's words contained a massive amount of information, making it difficult for him to digest for a moment.[To help the Master better understand the uses of your skills, the personal panel has been automatically opened.]Name: Uzumaki NarutoGender: Unknown {Male? Female?}Age: 7 {22}Personality: Agent of ChaosBackground Story: The prince of Konoha Village, Uzumaki Naruto. As the Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tailed, his parents passed away when he was born, leaving him alone to face a world full of challenges.Ability: Conceptual Skill — Art of Explosion. It can ignore all defenses; as long as the quantity of bombs is sufficient, it can destroy everything. After being modified by the system, this skill can also absorb natural energy, and each day it can condense one energy bomb with a power equivalent to ten TNT bombs.Items: Five tons of TNT explosives, and one modified Sling Ring. The Sling Ring can absorb natural energy, allowing it to accumulate one portal-opening chance daily, and it comes with two inherent teleportation opportunities.[According to system detection, it has been discovered that the Master has just had contact with the character Hiruzen Sarutobi from the original work, thus triggering the generation mechanism for character-series missions. Now, the system will randomly generate a series of missions related to Hiruzen Sarutobi for you. Looking forward to the Master's brilliant performance in the first mission.]Primary Mission: Pluck out Hiruzen Sarutobi's beard (Completion Reward: Stamina Recovery Potion)Intermediate Mission: Beat up Konohamaru Sarutobi ten times in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi(Completion Reward: Mental Strength Enhancement Potion)Ultimate Mission: Destroy! The lecherous old man's peeping crystal ball (Completion Reward: Bloodline Awakening, Adamantine Sealing Chains)Note: For the first mission, the difficulty is reduced tenfold, and completing the Ultimate Mission will automatically complete the primary and intermediate missions."Wait, why is my gender unknown! Whether in my past life or this one, I'm a man, alright."[Because the quality of the Master's soul is too high, the gender cannot be determined.]Uzumaki Naruto smiled indulgently and shook his head. "Fine, since you behave like this, I will indulge you."Uzumaki Naruto looked at this series of missions again."Destroy that lecherous old geezer's crystal ball. If I remember correctly, that crystal ball should be in a drawer in the Hokage Building.""The security in that place is extremely tight. To get my hands on the old geezer's crystal ball without anyone noticing, this is truly a difficult problem."Suddenly, Uzumaki Naruto's eyes fixed tightly on the Sling Ring in his inventory, as well as that five-ton weight. The corners of his mouth curled up involuntarily, revealing an irrepressible smile.Old geezer, your house is about to be gone!