"A New Teacher, a New Life"
The morning sun was warm and lazy, casting long shadows over Konoha's training grounds. Team 7—Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura—sat waiting in awkward silence.
"Where is this new sensei?!" Naruto grumbled, sprawled out on the ground. His eyes drooped as the warmth of the day pulled him toward sleep.
Sakura sighed. "Could you at least try to act professional for once? We're about to meet our new team leader!"
Sasuke, leaning coolly against a tree, gave his usual nonchalant shrug.
Naruto's head lolled to the side, his breath slowing. He felt a strange tug in his mind, like a rope pulling him from the depths of a deep lake.
Then—darkness.
When Naruto opened his eyes again, everything felt… wrong. Not in a bad way, but in a what is going on? way.
He blinked and sat up. His body felt oddly light, like he was moving it for the first time. As his surroundings came into focus, he saw Sasuke and Sakura staring at him.
"What?" Naruto asked, his voice raspy. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Sakura frowned. "You were muttering weird stuff in your sleep. Something about… manga?"
Naruto froze. Manga? The word sent a jolt through his head, followed by a sudden cascade of memories that didn't belong to him.
What the— he thought. He wasn't just Naruto Uzumaki anymore. He was… someone else.
His head throbbed as two lives merged into one. He remembered his life on Earth—being just an average manga fan, obsessively reading and re-reading Naruto. Now, here he was, in Naruto's body.
Before he could panic, a sudden voice rang in his head.
SYSTEM ACTIVATED. Welcome, User.
Mission: Draw your destiny!
Starting Bonus: Manga Creation Skill unlocked.
"Manga creation skill?" Naruto muttered under his breath.
Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong with you, dobe?"
Naruto shot him a look but didn't reply. His mind was racing. A glowing menu appeared before his eyes, invisible to everyone else:
[System Menu]
Skills
Inventory
Quests
"What the heck is this?" he whispered.
Sakura leaned forward. "Are you okay? You've been acting weird all morning."
"I'm fine!" Naruto said quickly, waving her off. "Just… tired, that's all."
The System chimed again:
New Quest: Publish "Naruto Vol. 1" within three days.
Reward: Chakra Control +5, Gag Reflex skill unlocked.
Naruto Vol. 1? That's the story of… me! His mind raced. He remembered every chapter, every line, every fight—and now he was supposed to recreate it?
Just then, the training ground door slid open. A silver-haired man with a mask covering most of his face entered, a small orange book in his hand.
"Yo," the man greeted casually.
"About time!" Naruto—now the MC—shouted, pointing an accusatory finger.
Their new sensei tilted his head. "Huh. Feisty one, aren't you?"
Sakura groaned. "Great, another weirdo."
The man's single visible eye crinkled in amusement. "I'm Kakashi Hatake. I'll be your team leader. Meet me on the rooftop in ten minutes."
Before anyone could ask questions, Kakashi vanished in a puff of smoke.
"Show-off," Sasuke muttered.
As the group climbed to the rooftop, Naruto's mind buzzed with plans. If he was going to live this life, he wasn't going to just be Naruto—he was going to make things fun.
He summoned the System menu in his mind again and selected "Skills." A new ability glowed brightly:
Trace Memory Skill Unlocked:
Allows perfect recreation of known works from memory.
A grin spread across his face. He'd draw the Naruto manga from the beginning, sell it across the ninja world, and watch the chaos unfold.
This was going to be fun.