Before Dream Projection begins, please select your identity:
① Sacred Land Family
You are born into one of the three great holy lands of ancient times — Mount Myōboku, Shikkotsu Forest, or Ryūchi Cave — among the families of the summoned beasts.
Your body naturally contains Nature Energy, and you possess intelligence equal to or greater than that of humans. You can cultivate Senjutsu, speak human language, and enjoy an extraordinarily long lifespan.
Extra Potential Cost: 5,000 – 100,000
② Noble Family
You are born into a noble lineage. Your father is either a high-ranking minister of a powerful nation or even the nation's sovereign himself.
You never need to labor — your only challenge is to outshine your siblings and inherit power, gaining the authority to command life and death over commoners.
Extra Potential Cost: 20 – 100
③ Commoner Family
You are born into a lowly human household. As a subject of the ruler, you must toil endlessly in daily labor and serve in the military to defend your homeland.
You may be born into hunger, your body frail and weak.
Extra Potential Cost: 0 – 5
④ Beast Family
You are born in the wild — perhaps abandoned at birth, left to struggle between eating and being eaten.
Extra Potential Cost: 0
⑤ Random Family
You are born into a random, mostly human family. Your race, identity, and health are all unknown.
Extra Potential Cost: 1
『As expected! The first option isn't even worth considering!』
『Sure, being a creature from one of the holy lands would let me learn Senjutsu… but seriously—』
『Five thousand points minimum? Ridiculous. Skip!』
『Ordinary humans from ancient times wouldn't even have a chance to meet Kaguya — no point there, either!』
『Wait, what's this? A random family option? What is this, a gacha system? Only 1 point? If this were a real-world game, I'd definitely be getting scammed! Skip!!!』
『So the only reasonable choice is the noble family, which costs around 20–100 potential points.』
『Yup. Without supernatural abilities, everyone else is just a baseline human. The point difference is astronomical.』
"Deny."
With that silent thought, the glowing panel faded from Shin'en's view.
『Anyway, I've already got 226 potential points. Let's play it safe — wait four more days and hit 230.』
『Thirty for projection, a hundred for noble birth, and keep a hundred for emergency exchanges. That should do it!』
『As long as I meet Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, everything will change…』
Shin'en calmly calculated in his heart.
He dismissed the idea of saving for another six months to earn 200 more points —
Because before Kaguya's arrival, humans in the ancient era didn't even have chakra.
If he couldn't meet her, any ability gained there would be practically worthless.
He probably wouldn't even use 100 points, let alone need a second exchange worth 200.
Moreover, during his first projection, Shin'en discovered that even dreaming inside the projected world could earn him extra potential points.
If he could meet Kaguya — with his meta-knowledge of the Naruto timeline — gaining her trust would be simple.
Once he had Kaguya, he'd practically be invincible in that world. Getting a high rating afterward would be easy.
He wasn't even being greedy — just a little Ōtsutsuki chakra would be more than enough, right?
After all, the Sage of Six Paths' sons, Indra and Asura, died centuries ago, yet their chakra still reincarnated and even influenced the personalities of their vessels.
That meant Ōtsutsuki chakra had a deep soul-level effect.
But since Shin'en had crossed over as a fully grown adult with a solid sense of self, such influence would be negligible.
And honestly, judging by Kaguya's portrayal in the original story — she was utterly guileless.
Right now, she hadn't even been betrayed yet. That made her even easier to win over.
A treasure trove waiting to be claimed.
While Shin'en hadn't finished the Naruto manga, he'd definitely paid attention to all the arcs featuring the beautiful female characters — even going out of his way to "research" the anime and other materials.
According to what he remembered, Kaguya had once been said to have borne two sons — Hagoromo and Hamura — with the ruler of the Land of Ancestors.
But that was an anime-only invention, and likely nonsense.
Think about it — would a Six Paths-level being have children with a mortal who didn't even have chakra? Probably couldn't even… make it work!
In the manga, Kaguya was depicted as more of a celibate figure, conceiving after being blessed by the people, which also made little sense.
Given that she created Black Zetsu using Yin–Yang Release, it was far more plausible she used chakra to give birth to Hagoromo and Hamura rather than traditional means.
Shin'en grabbed a pen and paper, jotting down everything he could recall about Kaguya's lore, organizing it to extract useful details.
He wanted to be fully prepared before the projection began.
Three days later
Thanks to a few more vivid dreams, Shin'en earned an additional 4 potential points, reaching his target early.
That night, under the cover of darkness, he retrieved the paper listing Kaguya-related notes, reviewed it one last time, then tore it to shreds and flushed it away.
Then, lying flat on his bed, he closed his eyes.
[Consume 30 Potential Points to begin Dream Projection?]
"Yes."
[Identity Selected][Total Dream Potential Spent: 130 Points][Projection Starting...]
As the final line appeared, Shin'en sank into a deep, dreamlike sleep.
[Projection Complete]
Background Setting
In the ancient era, the world was vast and sparsely populated, with low productivity.
At the center of the continent lay a massive valley known as Nainaraku.To its east were three human nations — Land of Bizi, Land of Soshino (Ancestor), and Land of Hane (Feather).
Of the three, Bizi was the strongest, with nearly 4,000 people.Hane followed with around 1,500, and Soshino, the weakest, had roughly 1,000.
To survive against powerful neighbors, Soshino and Hane formed an alliance, maintaining a fragile balance of power.
At this time, Bizi was busy expanding westward, conquering small villages to strengthen itself.
You are the newly crowned Emperor of the Land of Hane, inheriting a realm filled with troubles left by your predecessor.
"I must see His Majesty at once!"
"Lord Emperor!"
"Lord Kanki! His Majesty has already retired for the night — please, return tomorrow!"
Amid the darkness, Shin'en faintly heard a commotion.
He opened his eyes sharply, feeling a soft weight against his chest — a slender, fair arm draped over his shoulder.
Looking down, he saw a beautiful young woman peacefully asleep beside him.
"…Starting off this intense already, huh?"
Having experienced two projections before, Shin'en handled the situation calmly.
A rush of memories flooded his mind like a slideshow, rapidly syncing with his consciousness.
Moments later, he gently pushed the girl's head aside and sat up from the bed.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong? Who dares disturb your rest at this hour?" the girl mumbled sleepily, waking as the noise outside grew louder.
Shin'en stood, pulled on a robe, and replied evenly,"Go back to sleep. I'll go see what's happening."
As more memories settled, Shin'en and his Subconscious Mind split the data, each processing half — doubling his speed.
From what he learned, the former Emperor of Hane had been a cruel tyrant, obsessed with power and lust.
In a nation of just 1,500, he kept over forty concubines, even stealing the wife of General Kanki, one of his own officers.
Half a month ago, while bedridden with illness, he even ordered Kanki's young daughter to be brought into the palace.
The prince — Shin'en's current body — had long despised his father's behavior.
Thus, he and Kanki conspired to stage an "accident," killing the old ruler.
The prince promised that once he became emperor, he would free Kanki's wife and daughter.
But after seizing the throne, he broke his promise, even summoning Kanki's daughter to his own bed — while still keeping the man's wife captive.
Truly despicable.
No wonder Kanki could no longer endure it.