Konoha, Year 54.
The Land of Fire, Konohagakure.
On the streets, villagers gathered in groups, pointing and whispering about a blond-haired little boy.
“Is that the kid?
That’s him, right?
Disgusting.”
“Stay away from him!
Who knows if he’s contagious?”
“Who knows whether he’ll suddenly go crazy…”
“Hey, hey, isn’t that the kid?
That monster?”
“Why is someone like him even allowed to stay in the village…”
“Lord Third really ought to think this over.”
“Be careful.
He might be planning another prank.”
“How can someone like that be allowed into the Ninja Academy?
This is terrible!”
Naruto walked down the street.
He couldn’t make out everything the people around him were whispering, but he could guess what they were saying.
The thick hostility and the wary, contemptuous looks were far too obvious.
Naruto glanced down at the bag in his hand.
Five bowls of instant ramen and a bottle of milk.
He had only gone out to buy a few things.
Was all this really necessary?
“Pretty miserable.”
Naruto muttered under his breath and continued walking.
When he returned home, he pushed open the door.
A tiny room of less than thirty square meters came into view, its cramped interior packed with shabby furniture.
Naruto placed the supplies he had just bought on the table.
He boiled some water, found a cup, and poured himself a glass of milk.
Gulp—
The milk tasted slightly sour.
Sure enough, it was probably expired.
Even so, Naruto forced himself to finish it.
Then, once the water boiled, he made himself a cup of instant ramen.
Slurp—
Before long, the ramen was completely gone.
Naruto silently opened the system interface.
Host: Uzumaki Naruto
Current World: Naruto World
System Activation Tasks (4):
Purchase supplies ✓
Drink a glass of milk ✓
Eat a bowl of ramen ✓
Catch a fish
“Only fishing left.”
Naruto let out a breath and sat down on the chair to rest for a while.
As he stared at the setting sun outside the window, his eyes were filled with gloom.
Yes.
He was a transmigrator who had arrived in this world less than an hour ago.
In his previous life, he had been an anime fan in his previous life .
He had been watching Naruto when, somehow, he ended up transmigrating into this world.
And he had transmigrated into the body of six-year-old Naruto.
There was no need to mention his name.
From now on, he would be called Naruto anyway.
“Even watching the anime, I thought Naruto had it rough.”
“I never imagined reality would be…”
Naruto sighed.
Just going two streets to buy some things had earned him hundreds of dirty looks and countless insults along the way.
And the things he bought were even expired.
Even then, the shopkeeper hadn’t exactly been happy to do business with him.
And that wasn’t even the worst part.
Naruto’s monthly living expenses—the little bit of money the Third Hokage gave him—were nowhere near enough.
A few copper coins and a few small metal coins.
A total of one thousand ryo, worth less than two hundred ryo.
Even the minimum welfare allowance for a poor household back home was more than that.
“Forget it.
I’d better go fishing.”
“Let’s see what kind of system I can activate…”
Naruto stood up and found his fishing rod.
Calling it a fishing rod was being generous.
It was basically just a stick with a length of fishing line attached to it.
He slung the fishing rod over his shoulder and walked out.
He hadn’t gone far before those hostile and contemptuous gazes immediately fell upon him again.
It wasn’t as though these people were deliberately waiting around to target him.
It was simply that more than eighty percent of the people in Konoha reacted this way whenever they saw him.
Naruto walked along the road.
Listening to the vile remarks people threw at him, he nearly lost his temper several times and wanted to smash his fishing rod straight into their faces.
After all, he had ANBU watching over him.
There was no way he would actually die.
But he would definitely get beaten up…
His body was only six years old and had suffered from chronic malnutrition for years.
He was thin as a stick.
If he tried to fight someone to the death, one kick from the other person would be enough to put him through hell.
There were countless memories like this in the original Naruto’s mind.
Naruto didn’t even dare to think about them.
He could only keep walking in silence.
The farther he went, the fewer people there were along the road.
Finally, Naruto entered a mountain valley and found a small lake where streams gathered.
At last, things became quiet.
Naruto found a rock.
He dug around behind it and used a small worm as bait.
Then he sat on the rock and began fishing.
The setting sun was as red as blood, while the mountain breeze carried a faint chill.
Naruto’s mood gradually settled down.
“Endure everyone’s cold stares from childhood, then grow up and still have to kneel and lick their boots…”
Naruto truly couldn’t understand it.
In such a twisted environment, how had the original Naruto managed to become so devoted to Konoha?
He certainly couldn’t take it.
“Hmm?”
It hadn’t been long before the fishing rod suddenly jerked.
Naruto pulled back on the rod and reeled in the line.
A small fish was lifted out of the water.
Putting everything else aside, the ecology of the shinobi world really was pretty good.
Naruto steadied the fishing rod and hurriedly opened the system interface.
System activation in progress…
Activation complete.
The God-Tier Lazing System has been activated.
Host: Uzumaki Naruto
Current World: Naruto World
Current Template: Trainee Genin
(Once total attributes reach 50, the host will automatically advance to the Genin Template.)
Personal Attributes (3)
Physical Energy: 7
Chakra: 9
Mental Energy: 15
Permanent Buff Acquired: Eyes of a Slacker
(Your eyes have lost their light.
From now on, you are a soulless salted fish.)
Function Introduction:
As a professional slacker, you can obtain Lazing Points.
Lazing Points can be used to exchange for various items.
Current Lazing Points: 0