The rain kept falling.
The atmosphere…
wasn’t exactly pleasant.
Wearing a slightly oversized raincoat and carrying a bag of groceries, Ayane Amamiya splashed through the puddles as she walked through the village.
All around her stood a forest of towering steel buildings and massive drainage pipes, jutting out from the earth like giant middle fingers pointing disrespectfully at the heavens.
As if in response, the downpour grew heavier.
The relentless rain hammered against the steel, producing a deafening, ceaseless drumming.
Having crossed over into this chaotic world a few years ago, the young girl had gradually grown accustomed to the perpetually damp and clammy environment.
This was the capital of the Land of Rain, the core of Amegakure—the Hidden Rain Village.
In the future, this would be the very place Pain monitored 24/7 using his Rain Tiger at Will Technique.
It was also a place where it rained a staggering ninety-five percent of the year.
Unlike other nations, a “sunny” day in the Land of Rain just meant dense clouds without precipitation.
A “cloudy” day meant a light drizzle.
The kind of torrential downpour that the Land of Fire might see only a few times a year was just a casual Tuesday here.
“So much for all those meteorology lessons from my past life.
Reading the clouds to predict the weather is completely useless here!” Reaching a hand out into the curtain of rain and glancing up at the thickening clouds, Ayane realized the storm was only going to get worse.
She let out a silent sigh and quickened her pace.
She hailed from a fallen noble house in the Land of Rain.
Her surname, “Amamiya,” literally meaning “Shrine of the Rain,” was a testament to that.
It proved that her ancestors had once been wealthy and influential.
However, sandwiched between the Three Great Nations—Fire, Earth, and Wind—the Land of Rain was the epicenter of their geopolitical power struggles and the ultimate buffer zone for the Great Ninja Wars.
Thus, shortly after the hidden village system was established, the Land of Rain quickly became the most disaster-ridden warzone in the shinobi world.
Let alone the commoners who lived day-to-day; even the high-and-mighty nobles from other nations would find it incredibly difficult to survive here.
By Ayane’s generation, she was the sole surviving member of the Amamiya clan.
Or, more accurately…
even this last remaining descendant had had her “core” replaced.
Ayane Amamiya was ten years old this year.
She was a beautiful young girl, and also a very unfortunate reincarnator.
About three years ago, when her last living relative—her mother—passed away from illness right before her eyes, the overwhelming grief shattered the veil of her reincarnation, awakening the memories of her past life.
Only then did she realize exactly what kind of world she had been born into.
Naruto…
Black Zetsu’s Quest to Save His Mom…
The Legend of the Magic Eyeballs: A Five-Village Brawl…
The Otsutsuki Family Drama…
This world went by many names in her past life, but none could mask its inherently chaotic nature.
It was a volatile and dangerous world.
As if the endless slaughter among the ninja wasn’t enough, there was also a group of literal aliens lurking out there, eagerly eyeing this planet to turn its population into chakra pills…
And in this war-torn world, starting her new life in the Land of Rain was far from ideal.
Compared to this grim reality, the fact that her invincible “little brother” from her past life as a male had vanished upon reincarnation didn’t even rank as the worst news anymore…
Just look at the other hidden villages!
The Land of Fire was rich and fertile, currently overseen by the “Strongest Hokage in History,” and overflowing with talent.
Konohagakure even had the ultimate safe zone: Ichiraku Ramen—a place so invincible that not even Pain and his Almighty Push could lay a scratch on it.
The Land of Lightning was filled with muscle-bound jocks.
The men were built like brick houses, the women were incredibly well-endowed, their internal unity was excellent, and they heavily invested in nurturing talent.
At least, the manga never showed them dealing with too much dark, internal corruption.
The Land of Earth was a bit geographically isolated, but its current leader, the Third Tsuchikage Onoki, was shrewd, cunning, and boasted a long lifespan.
If she could just cling to the coattails of Onoki and his granddaughter Kurotsuchi, she could easily survive past Shippuden and safely make it all the way to the Boruto era!
The Land of Wind, while not quite up to par with the top three, had one distinct advantage: they surrendered fast…
Relying on the vast depths of their desert, as long as they threw in the towel quickly, the flames of war would never reach their homeland!
As for the Land of Water…
Well, never mind.
The “Bloody Mist” era hadn’t officially begun yet, but their internal purges were so brutal that it honestly might not be any safer than the Land of Rain…
In short, looking at the entire shinobi world, starting in the Land of Rain was a lower-tier spawn point.
But it wasn’t completely without hope.
As long as she could survive until Yahiko died, Nagato went rogue, and Hanzo of the Salamander was killed, the Akatsuki—donning their black cloaks with red clouds—would take over Amegakure, bringing a brief period of peace to the nation.
The problem was…
Who knew how long that would take?
Right now, there wasn’t even a shadow of the Akatsuki!
And as for herself, having just passed the Ninja Academy graduation exam…
If nothing unexpected happened, she would be stepping onto the battlefield of the Second Great Ninja War in just three days!
Navigating her way through the village’s metallic labyrinth, Ayane arrived home and immediately checked the subtle mark she had left on her front door.
Untouched.
Good.
This meant no one had been here.
She locked the door behind her, peeled off her raincoat, and collapsed into a chair, letting her body go completely limp.
She really wanted to take a warm shower, but unfortunately, there was no hot water at the moment.
She settled for walking over to the sink and splashing cold water on her face to wake herself up.
The girl reflected in the glass mirror was young.
Her dark red hair was tied up into a high ponytail, and her amber eyes were sharp and clear, like a freshly polished kunai.
Her delicate features carried a hint of coldness.
In terms of looks and aura, she bore a striking resemblance to Asuka Langley from Neon Genesis Evangelion in her previous life.
Too bad this world wasn’t like her old one, where she could have survived as a pop idol relying purely on her looks.
If that were the case, she would have kicked back and relaxed a long time ago!
(Translator’s Note: The protagonist’s appearance is heavily based on Asuka, whom the author considers one of the most beautiful anime girls.) After a brief rest, Ayane headed down to the basement to begin her daily training.
Thanks to Hanzo of the Salamander’s ambition to make Amegakure the Sixth Great Ninja Village, they had copied the Five Great Nations and established their own Ninja Academy to cultivate fresh blood.
However, unlike the Konoha Academy she had seen in the anime, Amegakure’s curriculum was incredibly bare-bones.
There was absolutely no need to study academics, math, or science.
The very first lesson on day one was “The Grace of Lord Hanzo of the Salamander,” which consisted entirely of propaganda stories about the powerful Demigod protecting the Land of Rain.
Once the preliminary brainwashing was out of the way, they moved straight into chakra refinement, basic hand-to-hand combat, and shurikenjutsu.
Pass those four subjects, and congratulations: you were a qualified Amegakure Genin!
As for the Basic Three Jutsu (Clone, Transformation, Substitution)?
They didn’t even teach them!
Because chakra was the perfect equilibrium of a ninja’s physical and spiritual energy, and the core driving force behind Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu.
But even if a person couldn’t cast a single jutsu, simply having chakra coursing through their pathways would comprehensively enhance a frail human body—granting immense physical strength, blistering speed, and heightened reflexes…
This was the fundamental difference between a shinobi and a civilian!
With chakra, even a three-year-old child could find an opening and kill a grown man!
Understanding this, it wasn’t hard to see why this world allowed something as absurd as sending young children onto the battlefield.
Arriving in the basement, Ayane pulled out her ninja pouch.
She started with her routine shurikenjutsu drills.
The standards she set for herself were far stricter than those of her Academy instructors.
The Academy’s passing requirement was a 95% accuracy rate on stationary targets, and 60% on moving targets.
Her personal goal: 100% on stationary targets, 90% on moving targets!
This wasn’t an exaggeration.
Actually, in real combat—due to environmental factors, enemy jutsu, tools, and the sheer chaos of a battlefield—a ninja’s throwing accuracy would typically drop to about a quarter of their training performance!
After the weapon drills, Ayane moved on to her physical conditioning.
Her daily goal was 2,000 push-ups and 2,000 sit-ups.
On top of that, she forced herself to multitask, passively refining her chakra while exercising.
The former built up her physical stamina, while the latter trained her to increase the speed of her chakra refinement.
After all, on the battlefield, hesitating to mold chakra for even a split second could mean the difference between life and death!
‘1788…
1789…
1790…’ Sweat dripped from her forehead, but the girl paid it no mind, entirely focused on counting the reps in her head.
Suddenly, a faint, translucent holographic projection popped up in front of her.
[You have acquired a new Title!] Ayane’s heart skipped a beat.
A new title?
Could it be…?
She didn’t rush to check it.
She kept going until the full 2,000 sit-ups were completed exactly as planned.
Only then did she silently summon the interface in her mind.
A panel of light unfolded in her vision.
[New Title: Ame Genin] [Rarity: White] [Description: Pronounced ‘Genin’, spelled ‘Cannon Fodder’.
We are all just trying so hard to survive~] [Effect: When wearing a forehead protector, your Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu effects are amplified by 10%.] [Reward: You have received 800 freely allocatable Achievement Points!] “Since the Genin title dropped, I guess I definitely passed the graduation exam,” the girl muttered.
She wasn’t particularly thrilled about the so-called “Genin” title.
Instead, a genuine sense of joy welled up only when she saw the sudden spike in her Achievement Point balance at the bottom of the screen!
[Freely Allocatable Achievement Points: 1104] This holographic interface was Ayane’s innate perk as a reincarnator—her cheat code.
Since it didn’t come with a name or an instruction manual, she had dubbed it the “Title and Trait System” based on how it functioned.
As the name suggested, the system was split into two halves: Titles and Traits.
One outward-facing, one inward-facing.
The Traits portion was derived from Ayane herself.
They were a numerical summary of the unique characteristics, physical qualities, or skills she possessed.
The Titles were the exact opposite; they were derived entirely from the outside world.
They were formed by aggregating how others perceived, recognized, and evaluated Ayane.
With a slight shift in her thoughts, all her acquired Traits and Titles arranged themselves before her eyes, looking very much like an RPG character sheet.
[Title System] [Acquired Titles: Ame Genin (White), Academy Valedictorian (White)] [Trait System] [Acquired Traits: Outlander (Prismatic), Thin Uzumaki Bloodline (Purple), Basic Ninjutsu Mastery (Green), Basic Shurikenjutsu (White), Basic Taijutsu (White)] Both Traits and Titles shared the same rarity ranking system.
From lowest to highest, they were: White, Green, Blue, Purple, Red, Gold, and Prismatic.
Naturally, the higher the rarity, the more powerful the effects.
But accordingly, the difficulty of obtaining them grew exponentially.
Take her Prismatic Trait, “Outlander”, for example.
[Trait: Outlander (Prismatic)] [Description: Whether by stroke of luck or misfortune, a soul from a higher-dimensional world has unexpectedly descended upon these war-torn lands.
What kind of changes will she bring to this world?] [Effect 1 – The Fated One: Unlocks the exclusive ‘Title and Trait System’ bound to Ayane Amamiya!] [Effect 2 – Dual Soul: Your uniquely powerful soul grants a massive boost to your chakra control and natural energy perception!
The exact multiplier is directly proportional to your mental strength.
Current Boost: 65%!] [Note: This Trait cannot be upgraded.] As an innate Prismatic Trait, “Outlander” boasted two incredibly powerful effects, both of which were heavy hitters!
It was exactly because of these massive buffs that Ayane had a shred of confidence to survive in the ruthless shinobi world.
She kept scrolling down.
[Trait: Thin Uzumaki Bloodline (Purple)] [Description: Not all redheads are built the same, even among the Uzumaki.
Even less so when you were born a month premature.] [Effect: Your chakra reserves will naturally multiply as your physical body matures!
Upon reaching adulthood, there is a minute chance of awakening a Secret Jutsu exclusive to the Uzumaki Clan!
Current Chakra Reserve Boost: 450%!] [Next Upgrade Tier: Pure Uzumaki Bloodline (Red)] [Upgrade Cost: 20,000 Achievement Points!] Ayane inherited her Uzumaki blood from her mother, who had passed away three years ago.
While her mother hadn’t displayed any outstanding ninja talents while she was alive, and her overall strength was mediocre at best, she had fortunately passed this genetic gift down to her only daughter, letting her win at the starting line of life!
This was the exact reason Ayane dared to subject her young body to such extreme, high-intensity physical training!
Compared to a high-tier genetic Trait like the “Uzumaki Bloodline,” the remaining lower-tier Traits were all earned through her own blood, sweat, and tears.
[Trait: Basic Shurikenjutsu (White)] [Description: While these are just fundamental throwing techniques, they are more than sufficient for Genin-level combat.] [Effect: Enhances your throwing accuracy and provides a marginal boost to the lethal force of your thrown ninja tools!] [Upgrade Cost: 500 Achievement Points!] [Trait: Basic Taijutsu (White)] [Description: While it’s nothing elegant, at least you won’t be flailing wildly like a street brawler anymore~] [Effect: Slightly reduces physical stamina consumption when engaging in close-quarters combat!] [Upgrade Cost: 500 Achievement Points!] [Trait: Basic Ninjutsu Mastery (Green)] [Description: You possess a unique aptitude for Wind, Water, and Lightning-style jutsu.] [Effect: Moderately increases your learning speed for the three aforementioned nature transformations.
Provides a moderate boost to the destructive power of those jutsu!] [Upgrade Cost: 1,000 Achievement Points!] Just as the interface indicated, all personal Traits could be upgraded by spending Achievement Points.
And there were plenty of ways to earn those points.
Daily training, physical conditioning, real combat…
Ayane had even discovered that mundane activities like cooking, repairing ninja tools, and practicing calligraphy yielded points!
Ayane’s theory was simple: The system quantified every single effort she made in life into hard data!
As long as she made progress in something, it generated a return in the form of Achievement Points!
Furthermore, the system allowed her to freely and strategically allocate these points wherever she saw fit!
On top of that…
Every time Ayane unlocked a new Title, she was rewarded with a massive, one-time payout of Achievement Points, scaling with the rarity of the Title!
So, theoretically, the girl could upgrade her Traits to boost her personal strength, which would in turn help her achieve greater feats and unlock higher-tier Titles.
Subsequently, she could take the massive point payouts from those new Titles to further upgrade her Traits—creating the ultimate, self-sustaining loop of infinite growth!