Chapter One: Terra

Mist hung over the autumn waters, sparse rain drifting beneath the setting sun. In a grassy clearing by the lakeshore within the Hidden Leaf Village, the sound of ragged breathing mingled with swift movements and flushed faces, leaving the scene in disarray.

“Uchiha Li, can you do it or not?”

A pretty-faced girl, her lips slightly pouting in discontent, pressed her kunai against the boy’s neck. Confronted with her complaint, a trace of helplessness and a deeply hidden anxiety flashed across Uchiha Li’s handsome features. He dropped the kunai from his hand and apologized sincerely.

“Sorry, Yao. I think I’ve just had too much on my mind lately. I can’t seem to focus.”

“Why are you always unfocused lately?” Uchiha Yao lowered her own kunai, then suddenly realized something and snapped in annoyance, “And how many times do I have to tell you? I’m not a little girl anymore!”

As she spoke, Yao placed both hands on her hips, standing tall and raising her chin in a show of stubbornness.

“Huh?” Li’s gaze lingered briefly on Yao’s delicate face, then slid downward for a moment before he shook his head, declining to retort. He knew all too well how persistent this not-by-blood sister, who had grown up alongside him, could be.

Though they shared the same surname, they came from separate families. With neither set of parents present, the two had supported each other as they grew, forging a deep understanding between them.

Li sighed inwardly, his thoughts drifting. In truth, he wasn’t originally from this world, even though he had been born and raised here. Before discovering the truth, he had once wondered if he’d somehow been transported to ancient Japan. But it wasn’t until the day he saw one of his clansmen’s eyes turn scarlet, marked by tomoe, that he understood: he had arrived in the world of Naruto.

Thinking of Naruto, what left the deepest impression on Li were the dazzling ninjutsu, the bizarre genjutsu, and the countless strange and wondrous bloodline abilities. In this world, the only path to standing out was to master chakra and become a shinobi. Fortunately for him, he was an Uchiha—this prestigious clan of the Leaf had given him a far better starting point than most.

But tragically, the fate of the Uchiha clan was anything but fortunate. If things continued as they were, in a few years, the current clan leader’s son—the boy named Itachi—would bring about the annihilation of their people.

To seize control of his own destiny, Li had devoted himself to training ever since he first learned to extract chakra, even volunteering for the brutal Third Shinobi World War. Hardened by the fires of war and aided by various factors, he managed to surpass most of his peers through his own methods.

Now, at only thirteen, he had already awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan and joined the Police Force under the clan’s control, serving as a squad captain.

By any measure, Uchiha Li was a prodigy—though the Uchiha were never short of those. Take Shisui, for example—though younger than Li, his innate talent had already earned him the title “Shisui of the Body Flicker.”

As for Li, his edge came from his own unique Sharingan. It was well known that the Sharingan granted powerful abilities: observation, copying, hypnosis. When evolved into the Mangekyō Sharingan, it bestowed unique ocular powers—Kotoamatsukami, Kamui, Tsukuyomi, and so on.

But Li’s Sharingan was different. From the moment it awakened, his left eye possessed a unique ocular technique that should have only appeared upon reaching the Mangekyō. This ability was called “Terra.”

Perhaps because he had crossed over from another world, “Terra” was actually a planet from the game Dungeon Fighter Online that he used to play in his previous life. On that planet were thirteen apostles, each with their own peculiar powers. Li had inherited the abilities of Karosso, known as the “Great Will.” As the will of planet Terra, he naturally bore the responsibility of reviving Terra and recruiting apostles.

Thus, Li obtained the most basic power from Karosso: by absorbing chakra, he could hasten Terra’s revival and simultaneously advance the evolution of his Sharingan.

This ability was truly terrifying, especially for a member of the Uchiha. With it, he no longer needed an intense emotional stimulus to evolve his Sharingan; instead, he could steadily absorb chakra to achieve the same result. This was the true reason he had the three-tomoe Sharingan!

Of course, currently, “Terra” was only barely awakened, and the apostles’ powers were weak. After evolving his Sharingan to three tomoe, the chakra required to push it further toward the Mangekyō level rose exponentially.

He had estimated that relying solely on absorbing his own chakra, it would take more than a decade to reach the Mangekyō. But with the clan’s doom looming so close, he didn’t have the luxury of waiting.

He needed to find new ways to accelerate Terra’s revival and the evolution of his Sharingan—he needed power before death arrived.

Returning to reality, Li addressed Yao standing before him, “Alright, that’s enough for today. It’s getting late. You head home first; I have patrol duty tonight.”

As a squad captain in the Police Force, he was responsible for leading his team on village patrols, maintaining order.

Most of the time, these were trivial matters, like handling drunken troublemakers. But such small problems, when left unchecked, could pile up into larger ones.

And tonight...

Li’s brow furrowed slightly, a cold glint in his eyes. If his calculations were correct, tonight something of great significance would occur—the birth of Naruto, and the “Nine-Tails Incident” orchestrated by Obito.

The “Nine-Tails Incident” wasn’t just about the village’s destruction or the death of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze. The real impact, as far as the Uchiha were concerned, was far more profound. The aftermath left the Uchiha even more distrusted by the village. Though the Third Hokage’s return to power seemed to ease tensions, the final outcome had already been decided.

In Li’s eyes, after tonight, if everything continued as before, the annihilation of the Uchiha would become inevitable. If he wanted to do something, his three-tomoe Sharingan alone would hardly be enough—but to do nothing would be a slow death.

With this in mind, a flicker of inner conflict crossed Li’s face as he added, “By the way, if anything happens tonight, make sure you head to the outskirts of the village to take shelter.”

“You’re hiding something from me again! We agreed that we’d talk about everything together!” Yao turned away, pouting, but couldn’t bring herself to argue further with the boy before her, knowing he was only looking out for her.

Turning back, she shot her brother an angry glance before stomping away.

Li watched her go, relieved when he saw she was heading home. Though not his true sister, Yao was family to him in every sense.

At least Yao, for all her stubbornness, was mostly gentle and obedient—a good girl. The only question was whether he should intervene in tonight’s chaos.

After all, time waited for no one...