Deep within the Land of Fire, under the cover of a dense forest—
Cold. Trembling.
A black-haired girl awoke inside a coffin, sighing softly into the surrounding darkness.
It had been three days...
Three days ago, she had been an ordinary office worker in China.
On a rainy night, she had barely dodged a speeding truck—only for the vehicle to transform and hit her again, slamming her straight into the world of Naruto... as a buried-alive member of the Uchiha clan.
And—
She had become a girl.
Her name now was Uchiha Hikari.
At first, Hikari had struggled with the sudden change in gender. But now, she didn't care. All she wanted was to escape this damned place. Being reborn inside a coffin was bad enough, but being wrapped in layer upon layer of restrictive seals, unable to move a single finger—what kind of nonsense was that?
Thankfully, her bodily functions had nearly shut down in this sealed state. She didn't need to eat or relieve herself. And thanks to the mental resilience granted by the fusion of two souls, she could replay anime episodes and web novels from her past life in her mind to stay sane.
But her patience was wearing thin.
Cold. Darkness. Loneliness...
Her only source of hope was the tiny progress bar slowly advancing before her eyes: Hang in there, System-kun!
[System loading: 98%...]
[99%...]
After what felt like an eternity, a pleasant ding echoed in her mind:
[Interdimensional Chat Group activated!]
["Nameless" has joined the chat group. As the first member, you have been automatically promoted to temporary group admin.]
A chat group?
Hikari blinked, surprised—but not completely shocked.
As a transmigrator, she had read her fair share of web novels. She was no stranger to golden fingers like this. What appeared before her now looked like a simplified QQ group interface, with tabs like Check-In, Red Packets, Live Stream, and World Travel.
Check-In: Basic feature that awarded 1 to 50 points per day. Points could be used for transactions between members, exchanged for time in another member's world (1 point per day), or saved up for a 10-draw gacha of random items from other worlds.
Red Packets and Live Stream: Self-explanatory.
World Travel: Required permission from another member. With enough points and consent, she could visit their world—or even stay there.
Curious, Hikari tapped "Check-In."
[Congratulations! You received 15 points.]
As she browsed the interface, new notifications began to flash rapidly:
["Genius Girl Seeking Love" has joined the chat group.]
["Hardheaded Kid" has joined the chat group.]
["The Eternal Hokage" (Soul State) has joined the chat group.]
The nicknames were auto-assigned by the system and could be changed later. For now, Hikari could only guess who they were.
"Genius Girl Seeking Love" — Maybe a romance anime protagonist?
"Hardheaded Kid" — Possibly the Third Brother from Calabash Brothers?
"The Eternal Hokage" — Yeah, no guessing needed here.
But wait—could people from the same world join the group? Or did the Pure Land count as a separate world?
While she pondered, a message popped up:
[The Eternal Hokage: Excuse me, where is this place? Are you all people who've used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal?]
[Genius Girl Seeking Love: Dead Demon Consuming Seal? What's that? Wait—is this some kind of new cross-world chat software? That's genius! Are you guys really from different worlds?]
[The Eternal Hokage: May I ask who you are...?]
[Genius Girl Seeking Love: I live on a planet called Earth. I'm the daughter of the president of Capsule Corporation and a high school student. As for what this world is called... I'm not really sure.]
Capsule Corporation?
Hikari's eyes lit up.
So it wasn't a romance heroine after all—it was Bulma, the female lead from Dragon Ball!
No doubt about it.
A genius with off-the-charts IQ. Her father invented capsule tech, and she herself built spaceships, gravity chambers—even a time machine. As for "seeking love"? Well, her original reason for finding the Dragon Balls was to wish for a prince charming.
That nickname actually fit her pretty well.
So... this must be during early Dragon Ball? Back when Bulma was still a teenage girl?
More messages rolled in:
[Genius Girl Seeking Love @ Nameless: Are you the creator of this software?]
[Nameless: No, I just joined a bit earlier than you. But I do know a thing or two about this chat group... and maybe about you all as well.]
Hikari took a moment to explain the group's features.
Then, choosing her words carefully, she typed:
[Nameless @ Genius Girl Seeking Love: From what I know, your world is called the "Dragon Ball World." There's a legend about seven Dragon Balls that grant any wish when gathered. You'll be starting your journey to find them soon...]
[Genius Girl Seeking Love: Huh?! How do you know that?! I literally finished the Dragon Radar just a few days ago!]
[Genius Girl Seeking Love: Also, this nickname is weird. How do I change it?]
[Nameless @ The Eternal Hokage: As for you—you're in the "Naruto World." You're the Fourth Hokage, who sealed the Nine-Tails years ago, dying in the process. Your soul is now trapped in the Shinigami's stomach... By the way, I'm also in that world. My name is Uchiha Hikari.]
[The Eternal Hokage: Uchiha...? Are you related to Obito or Fugaku?]
[Nameless: If we're talking generations, I'm probably their ancestor.]
[The Eternal Hokage: ?]
Hikari exhaled slowly.
She had inherited memories from her current body upon transmigrating. Those memories revealed that she was born during the Warring States Period, created by the Uchiha clan as a human weapon codenamed "Nameless." Her power had terrified the other clans, who eventually joined forces—Senju included—to seal her away.
This was decades—perhaps a full century—before the start of the Naruto timeline.
Even Madara and Hashirama weren't born yet when she was sealed.
In short, the modern Uchiha clan would have to call her "ancestor"... and even Madara might owe her a "great-grandma."
[Nameless: That's more or less the situation.]
[Nameless: The people who sealed me are long gone. I don't care about revenge. Fourth Hokage, would you be willing to help remove these seals? In return, I can fulfill some of your unfinished wishes—like protecting your descendants.]
She wouldn't normally be so honest with someone she'd just met.
But Minato Namikaze... was someone she believed she could trust.
[The Eternal Hokage: …I had no idea the Warring States Period was that cruel. I want to help—but I'm already dead. My soul is bound by the Dead Demon Consuming Seal. I can't affect the living world anymore.]
"..."
That was true.
In the Naruto world, a soul couldn't return from death without special conditions—either a life-for-life exchange, or something like Impure World Reincarnation. And even then, Minato's case was more complicated. His soul was trapped inside the Shinigami, not resting in the Pure Land.
Still, Hikari believed the chat group could find a way. But for now, Minato was right to be cautious.
After a pause, Minato spoke again.
[The Eternal Hokage: You said we can send photos, right? Could you send me an image of the seal? My wife taught me some advanced sealing techniques—maybe I'll notice something useful.]
[Nameless: Really? Thank you, Fourth Hokage.]
[Nameless: [SealDiagram.jpg]]
Just then, Bulma chimed in again:
[Bulma: I don't really understand this "seal" stuff, but if you're trying to get out of somewhere... what about using bombs? No matter how strong the seal is, enough explosives should blow it up, right?]
[Nameless: ?]