The night was silent, save for the tap-tap of fingers flying across a phone screen. Riku, a lonely university dropout and die-hard manhwa reader, sat curled up under a dim desk lamp, fully absorbed in the final chapter of his all-time favorite series — Nano Machine.
For someone like him — alone, invisible, with no real future — the world of Murim was more than fiction. It was purpose. Hope. He had lived through Cheon Yeo-Woon's suffering, victories, betrayals, and rise to power as if they were his own.
And now, it was ending.
"From cursed blood to crowned sovereign, the Demonic Cult bows to its true master…"
Tears welled in his eyes.
His heart raced.
His breathing… staggered.
But then something snapped. A stabbing pain in his chest—sharp, cruel, sudden.
He gasped.
His phone slipped from his hand.
His body went limp on the cold floor.
He was gone.
Yet death was not the end.
There was light. Then screaming. Strange words in an ancient dialect. The clamor of servants. The metallic smell of blood in the air.
And then—a cry.
His cry.
Riku had been reborn… as a baby.
But not into some noble house, not into peace.
He was born into the most dangerous, blood-soaked place in all of Murim:
The Demonic Cult.
They called him the Seventh Child of the Crimson Ghost Elder, one of the highest-ranking figures in the cult's inner circle. His mother—a mere concubine—died shortly after giving birth, and from that moment, he was marked as a discardable extra. One among many bastard children used as pawns in internal power struggles.
But he was not ordinary.
On the third night after his birth, something ancient stirred within his soul.
[Naruto System Booting…]
Welcome, Host. You've been selected by the Naruto System for world-transcending integration.
🌱 Beginner Package Unlocked 🌱
• Kekkei Genkai: Wood Style (Qi-Fueled Adaptation)
• Physique: Perfect Sage Body – Generates nearly limitless Qi; amplifies spiritual awareness
• Chakra System Converted to Qi-Based Pathways
• Access to: Naruto Shop | Inventory | Clone Techniques | Summon Path (Locked)
> ⚠ You are in a hostile environment. Survival Priority: MAXIMUM.
Initial Objective: Stay Alive.
At only a few months old, his Perfect Sage Body was already converting spiritual essence into a storm of Qi within him. His dantian swirled with life energy far beyond his age. While other babies wailed and crawled, he meditated in silence, tapping into his internal power.
One night, under the cover of darkness, he gathered his Qi, channeled it through the strange energy pathways granted by the system, and formed a seal instinctively:
"Moku Bunshin no Jutsu."
(A wooden clone formed in the shadows.)
And he realized:
This world of blood, betrayal, and blades wouldn't consume him.
He wouldn't be a victim of the Demonic Cult's power games.
With Wood Style, he could control life.
With Perfect Sage Qi, he could overpower even the most ruthless martial artists.
And with his Naruto System, he could become something entirely new—not a Murim warrior, not a shinobi… but both.
They called him weak.
They called him disposable.
But one day, they would kneel.
He would rise—not as a successor, not as a puppet, not as a side character.
But as the Hidden Demon of the Cult.