Konoha Village.
In the most famous building in Konoha Village, an old man was smoking a pipe, his gaze fixed on the window.
Behind him was a table piled high with documents requiring his signature.
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi continued to gaze out the window at the Fourth Hokage's monument.
Today marked the one-year anniversary of the Nine-Tailed attack on Konoha Village.
Hiruzen Sarutobi finally sighed.
During the Third Shinobi World War, Konoha Village suffered more losses than any other village due to having to fight every village.
Just a year later, they had to face another attack that not only killed the Fourth Hokage but also many Ninja and civilians.
This not only increased his and the existing Ninja's burden but also led to the Konoha Village orphanage being overcrowded.
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed again, having to start dealing with the annoying paperwork.
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In an orphanage, five-year-old orphan Suzuki Kazemasa was sound asleep.
Suddenly, he screamed in Pain, clutching his head, and then fell unconscious.
The screams woke the other orphans, who quickly went to inform the caretaker.
A few hours later, Suzuki Kazemasa woke up, but still felt a severe headache.
He thought to himself.
"Damn it, what's with this headache! Although I stayed up late last night working on that project, the headache has never been this severe. It feels like my memories are all jumbled."
He slowly opened his eyes and looked around. Seeing the unfamiliar surroundings, his brows furrowed.
"What is this place? Where am I? This isn't my room."
He tried to stand up but suddenly realized.
"How did I get so small? Did I go back in time?"
Just then, two children walked into the room, interrupting his thoughts.
They ran to him, and one of them asked.
"Kazemasa, are you okay?"
The other asked.
"Why were you screaming earlier?"
Kazemasa looked at the two of them and muttered to himself.
"Who are these two people? Wait, by their tone, it seems like I know them. But how is that possible?"
"Damn it, this headache is unbearable. I need to figure things out."
So, Kazemasa pretended to faint again, wanting to understand the situation.
Seeing this, the two children were very worried and ran out to find the caretaker again.
While he pretended to be unconscious, he began to acquire new memories—Suzuki Kazemasa's memories.
It took him five hours to sort through these memories, accompanied by an unbearable headache and an incredible truth, he finally understood what had happened.
"Fuck!"
"I transmigrated! And I transmigrated into the fucking naruto world! Fuck, how is this possible?"
He didn't even remember dying.
"How did I die? Don't you need to die to transmigrate?"
Damn it, to transmigrate from that safe world with rules and regulations to this world full of cunning and powerful Ninja.
"And I even transmigrated as a fucking ordinary civilian!"
After a few minutes of disbelief and roaring, he finally calmed down and decided to accept the fact and plan his future.
He thought to himself.
"Okay, from now on, my name is Suzuki Kazemasa. He was really an unlucky guy, losing his life inexplicably by being transmigrated."
"How does this world work! However, I got a lot of information from his memories. His parents seemed to have died during the Nine-Tailed's rampage, but he miraculously survived. After he was sent to the orphanage, he was examined by Root to see if he could be adopted. But no one wanted to adopt him."
"Hmm, since the Nine-Tailed attack happened a year ago, and he's already five years old, it seems I'm four years older than Naruto and his generation."
This could give him more time to train and gain strength.
The Uchiha clan massacre should happen in 7 years.
The Konoha Crush plan should happen in 12 years.
Pain's attack and the Fourth Shinobi World War should happen in 16 years.
Wait, what is this feeling? In that instant, he felt a strange energy flowing within him.
He thought to himself.
"Is this Chakra?"
In his memories, there was nothing related to Chakra.
"Does that mean my Chakra was unlocked when I transmigrated into him?"
"Finally, some good news. This way, entering the Ninja Academy should be easier than for other civilians."
"But how does my Chakra level compare to others? Sigh, don't think so much, let's first look at the surroundings and understand this place."
Thinking this, he decided to stop pretending to be unconscious and woke up.
He got up and saw that it was already evening.
The clock showed that it was 6:30 PM.
He also noticed that he was very hungry.
He thought to himself.
"I haven't eaten all day, no wonder I'm so hungry. I need to find something to eat. I also have to act like a child. I hope no one notices my changes."
He walked to the door and heard some sounds outside.
Opening the door, he saw the two children playing.
He remembered their names were Sakai Eiichi and Aoki Daisuke.
Both were Kazemasa's good friends and lived in the same room as him.
Eiichi also lost his parents in the Nine-Tailed attack, while Daisuke lost his parents in the Third Shinobi World War.
They looked at Kazemasa with worried expressions and quickly ran to his side.
Daisuke asked.
"Kazemasa, what's wrong? Are you feeling better now?"
Kazemasa nodded and said.
"Yes, I'm much better now. I'm sorry for disturbing you earlier, my head was hurting very badly."
Eiichi breathed a sigh of relief and said.
"Oh, that's good. We were all very worried about you."
Just then, a rumbling sound came from his stomach, and the two children looked at Kazemasa's stomach simultaneously.
Kazemasa rubbed the back of his head awkwardly and said.
"I'm hungry."
Eiichi said.
"Understandable, you've been sleeping all day."
Daisuke put his arm around Kazemasa's shoulder and said.
"Then let's go to the cafeteria and see if there's anything to eat."
The three children walked to the cafeteria together.
Along the way, many children looked at Kazemasa with curious eyes.
Several people also asked him how he was doing now.
Kazemasa thought to himself.
"They must have all heard about me screaming and fainting."
Based on his memories, Kazemasa knew that there were over 250 orphans in this orphanage.
He also wondered if Naruto was also in this orphanage.
Upon reaching the cafeteria, they saw a caretaker.
Her name was Saya. She was a middle-aged woman who looked very friendly.
Seeing Kazemasa, she quickly went up to inquire about his health.
After hearing that he was fine, she felt relieved. She told Kazemasa.
"We were all very worried about you. We called a doctor to examine you. But he couldn't figure out what was wrong with you. It's good that you're fine now, but you'll have to be examined again."
Kazemasa nodded and said.
"Thank you. But now I'm really hungry, is there anything to eat?"