'It has been twelve years.'
Looking at his reflection in the mirror, a boy with yellow hair thought to himself.
This boy had three whiskers on both sides of his cheeks and a metallic forehead protector on his head.
His name was Naruto Uzumaki.
'Tsk! It has been so long that I almost forgot my previous name.'
His previous name was Liam.
He remembered going to bed before waking up as a newborn baby. And, he woke up quite slowly.
Like a baby's growth.
'But should I be called Naruto Uzumaki or ..... Naruto Otsutsuki?'
He looked at a floating screen and thought to himself.
[Name- Naruto Uzumaki Otsutsuki
Age- 12
Ninja Status- Apprentice
Bloodline- Otsutsuki
Chakra Reserve- 50 Cards (Each Card = Elite Jonin's Chakra Reserve)
Chakra Attribute- Fire, Water, Wind, Lightning, Earth, Yin, and Yang
Dojutsu- Byakugan, Rinnegan (Incomplete)
Jinchuriki- Nine Tails
Dojutsu- Shinra Tensei, Bansho Ten'in, Black Receiver, Yomotsu Hirasaka
Special Skill- Nine-Tails Chakra, and Kagura's Mind Eyes.
Non-Attribute Jutsu- Transformation, Multiple Shadow Clone, Rasengan
Fire Attribute Jutsu- Great Fireball, Fire Dragon Bullet, Flame Bullet
Earth Attribute Jutsu- Earth Dragon Bullet, Mud Clone, Earth Wall
Lightning Attribute Jutsu- False Darkness, Chidori, and Lightning Clone
Water Attribute Jutsu- Water Dragon Bullet, Great Waterfall, and Water Prison
Wind Attribute Jutsu- Great Breakthrough, Great Vacuum Sphere, Vacuum Sphere, Vacuum Wave, and Rasenshuriken]
This was his current status. It was also his twelve years of growth.
When he was only three years old, he regained the memories of his past self and realized that he had a strange marking on his palm.
It was a black, crystal-shaped mark.
Over the years, the mark had faded away, but it had given him an insane amount of boost.
Whether it was his 50 Cards of Chakra, Byakugan, or even Rinnegan, they were all the result of that mark.
He had read Naruto, and he knew that Mark was somehow connected to Boruto.
But he hadn't read Boruto.
He had seen the first few episodes of Boruto, but it was quite boring. So, he gave up.
He had heard about Boruto from social media, but a few terms that he could remember were Karma, Otsutsuki Shibai, and Otsutsuki Momoshiki being the next generation's Kuram.
He felt like his situation was similar to Boruto's, but there was no extra consciousness in his mind.
Yeah, Nine Tails existed, but that was Nine Tails. It wasn't an Otsutsuki.
So, he had been quite confused about his situation.
'Whatever! I need to go for the briefing for Team Division.'
With these stats, Graduation wasn't a problem for him.
He wore similar clothes to his original timeline, except without the baggy jacket.
As he walked out of the room, he shouted.
"Mom, I am leaving."
"Aren't you going to eat your breakfast?" A voice came from the kitchen, and a red-haired woman walked out.
Naruto rubbed the back of his head and chuckled.
"I will have some Ramen after Team Division."
"Alright, but you mustn't eat more than two bowls. If you are still hungry, return home immediately. Understood?"
Her hair flew a little bit as she asked.
Naruto gulped and nodded.
He hurriedly left the house while Kushina Uzumaki shook her head and chuckled.
"At least, he inherited his love of Ramen from me."
On the other hand, Naruto left the compound and strode towards the Ninja Academy.
Unlike in the original, his parents didn't die. Uchiha didn't get slaughtered. He almost thought he was in a Limited Tsukuyomi.
But after a while, he figured out that wasn't the case. His mother and he both inherited a part of Nine-Tails.
It was similar to the original, but his father didn't use Reaper Death Seal. He didn't know how his father defeated Kurama.
But he did realize his father was much stronger than he had imagined.
With his strength, he couldn't even touch Minato.
Even with his Yomotsu Hirasaka, he wasn't able to touch him.
Minato's sensitivity towards Space-Time was so high that he could sense even the slightest change in the surroundings.
Of course, he realized why this was the case.
His mother once spilled some beans. During his birth, his mother was attacked, and the opponent used Space-Time Jutsu.
That night, he almost lost his parents. Minato almost lost his wife and was forced to make a complicated decision.
It was the most horrible time of their life, but that also helped Minato propel in his strength.
It turned out his father had trained specifically for three months to improve his space-time sensitivity to a whole new level.
That's why, despite his incredible Dojutsu, he couldn't even touch him.
Although his mother didn't mention anything about his Karma Mark and how they survived, he knew the change started from there.
After all, he did possess a system, but it only had one function.
Profile!
He could see the profile of his body, but that's it.
It didn't do anything else.
He wasn't dissatisfied. Just Naruto alone held a lot of potential that was left unexplored.
So, inheriting the power of an Otsutsuki on top of that was more than enough for him.
'One day, I will find out. They won't hide it from me for long, right?'
That being said, Naruto was truly curious about that night.
He wanted to know why he had inherited the power of an Otsutsuki. Which Otsutsuki's power did he inherit?
If he had inherited Otutsuki's power, why didn't he encounter any sort of consciousness inside him?
Why didn't Kurama hate him that but also refuse to cooperate with him?
These were strange questions that kept rising in his mind, but for now, he was just going to ignore them.
Along the way, he encountered several greetings.
These people who should be hating his existence would smile at him at every moment.
It was thanks to the reputation of his father.
The reputation that he gained eight years ago during a war against Kumogakure, where he alone stopped Raikage and Eight Tails Jinchuriki.
Not only that, he also used the attack from the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki to destroy the entire fleet of Kumogakure.
That war lasted for three months before his intervention.
Once he interfered, it ended in three hours.
He also realized why the identity of the Hokage's son was dangerous.
Before that, he had encountered three assassinations in a single month. And every time that happened, it was when his mother wasn't around.
In other words, every time he was alone, he was getting assassinated.
But after that war, his father sent a message to the world.
He was the Strongest Kage of his time.
From then onward, he didn't encounter many assassinations, but it was quite weird.
Only after the age of three, he started to inherit the power from Karma and also the knowledge of his previous life.
"Hey, Naruto!"
When he entered the classroom of the Ninja Academy, he was greeted by a classmate.
Naruto simply nodded and went to his seat.
But there, he saw a girl with dark blue hair and pupilless eyes. When he saw her, he immediately raised his hand and waved.
" Hey, Hinata!"
His words seemed to have caused the girl to collapse inwardly. Her face turned bright red as she started steaming from her head.
'No, no, not here, I can't faint now.'
She forcefully suppressed her shyness and replied.
"Hello, Naruto!"
"Do you want to go for Ramen after the class division?" Naruto immediately asked.
Although he felt his hands sweating, he did want to start an early relationship with Hinata.
Due to that fateful night encounter, Hinata did have some goodwill towards him. Although it didn't turn into love at first sight.
But after years of struggle, he managed to get the girl to fall in love with him.
Although many girls were hitting on him, including Ino Yamanaka, he only had his eyes for Hinata.
Not because she was his official wife for him.
Simply because she was the hottest one.
"Umm!"
Hinata shyly nodded her head. Her seat was just behind Naruto.
"Naruto, are you forgetting us?" A student next to Hinata spoke. He had strange red markings on both sides of his cheek.
It was the representation of the Inuzuka Clan, and this boy's name was Kiba Inuzuka.
Naruto glanced at him and scoffed.
"Can you not be a third wheel?"
"What the hell, dude? You forget about us after getting a girlfriend."
"Gggggirlfriend...!"
Puff!
Hinata almost turned into a boiled lobster when she heard that word. Although they both love each other, they haven't confessed.
So, they weren't in a relationship yet.
If she hadn't been similar situation many times, Hinata would've collapsed at this moment.
"That's right!"
Naruto nodded his head without hesitation.
But then, he raised his hand while Kiba slapped his palm. Both of them shouted at the same time and burst into laughter.
"Just kidding!"
"Naruto-san, how was your graduation?" A silent boy wearing sunglasses spoke. He was sitting next to Kiba.
"It was good. By the way, what was the special task you received during Graduation, Shino?" Naruto asked.
"I was needed to perform three of my clan's Jutsu." Shino Aburame replied in a low voice.
Though the joy couldn't be hidden in his tone.
After all, Naruto was the only one in the classroom who wouldn't ignore his presence.