Chapter 1
Uzumaki Zixu was a damn good time traveler—fully aware of his situation and smart enough not to screw things up. After arriving in this world, he didn't act like some clueless fool who couldn't blend in. He stayed calm, observed his surroundings, and integrated himself into daily life like a pro.
As for why he was called Zixu? Well, that was his parents' doing, and there wasn't a damn thing he could do about it. If they had decided to call him Shazhu, he'd still be stuck with it.
But the world he landed in wasn't ordinary—not in the slightest. People here could vanish in the blink of an eye and reappear on the other side of the street like a magic trick. Some could spit fire to roast people alive, while others could make their fingers fly off and create perfect clones to play cards with. What kind of crazy world was this?
It defied all common sense, and the more he learned about it, the more absurd it became.
The people here used an energy called chakra to perform all sorts of techniques—ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu. Some of it felt like internal energy from martial arts. Some guys with monstrous physical skills could take a direct ninjutsu hit and walk away like nothing happened. Meanwhile, illusion specialists could kill enemies in a genjutsu without spilling a drop of blood.
Among these three arts, only taijutsu didn't rely heavily on chakra. The other two were entirely dependent on chakra reserves. Some fighters even infused chakra into their taijutsu to boost its power. Basically, chakra was a cure-all energy source.
Logically, a world with such a versatile energy system should have advanced technology. At the very least, they should have missile fighter jets, right? But strangely enough, their tech tree was all over the place.
For example, civilians had refrigerators and air conditioners, so it wasn't exactly primitive. But on the battlefield? They were still hacking each other up with swords and kunai, completely ignoring the potential of hot weapons. It was like technology had taken a nosedive when it came to warfare.
After a few days, Zixu had fully adapted to life in Konoha. The funny thing was, he hadn't watched much of Naruto before. He was more of a One Piece fan. So when he first arrived, he didn't immediately recognize which world he had landed in.
"Naruto... I barely watched that one," he muttered. "I remember someone on a forum calling it Black Zetsu Saves His Mom. So I guess that Black Zetsu dude might be the strongest villain?"
With that thought, he immediately placed Black Zetsu on his personal high-risk list. At the same time, he started piecing together more details about his current identity.