Being too outstanding… was also something worth pondering.
Power isolated you. It bred arrogance.
So what, exactly, was a ninja?
An unsung guardian who upheld peace from the shadows?
Or someone who forced obedience through strength—maintaining order through violence?
Year 60 of Konoha.
In a corner of the Ninja Academy, a young boy sat by the window, absentmindedly pinching a leaf that had drifted in on the breeze, lost in thought.
It was only natural that he would think this way.
He was in Konohagakure, in the Land of Fire. And the compulsory lesson taught to every child here was the Will of Fire.
Personally delivered by the Third Hokage.
At this moment, the Third Hokage stood at the podium, preaching earnestly to the children—effectively brainwashing them.
With a benevolent smile, he spoke words they likely couldn't yet comprehend. And yet, nearly every child in the room held the same dream:
I will become Hokage.
"Children," the Third Hokage said warmly, "you may not understand now, but I hope that when you become mature shinobi…"
"…you will remember what this old man told you today."
"Mmm…"
"Iruka, I'll leave the rest to you."
As he prepared to leave the classroom, the Third Hokage subconsciously glanced toward the seat by the window.
Then, as if he had seen something utterly terrifying, he briskly turned and hurried out.
In the hallway, he pulled out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
…
"Alright then…"
The man called Iruka took over the class. "Take over" was a strong phrase—he was merely making announcements.
Every year before graduation, the Third Hokage would personally deliver one final lecture about the Will of Fire.
That was what he had just done.
Iruka placed both hands on the desk.
"So—you all understand, right?"
"The exam is very important. No cheating. I repeat—no cheating!"
"And if you fail, you'll have to repeat the year."
"It's not that I won't show mercy. You have to understand, in the past—"
"So cherish this time of peace in the ninja world!"
"Naruto! I'm talking to you—stop sleeping!"
…
The teacher was responsible and sincere.
And his face was very familiar.
Iruka Umino—a Chūnin from Naruto. The mentor who would become the protagonist's guiding light, and in his own way, one of the people who helped save the ninja world.
Yes.
Looking at Iruka's face, the boy by the window confirmed it once again.
He had transmigrated into the world of Naruto.
His name was Uchiha Kai.
A completely ordinary high school student.
His school life had been busy. Free time was rare.
He had finally found a moment to relax and watch an old anime—
He binge-watched JoJo's Bizarre Adventure late into the night—
And promptly died from overexertion.
When he opened his eyes again, he had become a child of the Uchiha clan.
Since he was a transmigrator, his talent naturally couldn't be low.
At six years old, he awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
For the Uchiha, the Mangekyō was essentially a cheat code. Each individual awakened different abilities—Obito had Kamui, Shisui possessed Kotoamatsukami, and Itachi wielded Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu.
So Uchiha Kai had high expectations for his own ability.
He tested it.
And discovered…
He truly was blessed—and cursed—by JoJo.
Because his Mangekyō ability allowed him to directly extract the strength of a character from this world and manifest it as a puppet-like simulation.
In simpler terms—
He had become a Stand User.
Not only could his Stand evolve—
He could also change who it was.
And the one he chose…
Was one of the strongest figures in the Naruto world—
Uchiha Madara.
So when Uchiha Kai walked alone at night, someone might accidentally glimpse an elderly Edo Tensei Madara silently trailing behind him.
As for whether he had ever used his Mangekyō in the past six years?
Yes.
One night, when he returned home late, he encountered Obito inside the village.
Obito seemed to catch sight of Uchiha Madara standing behind him—
And immediately fled in panic.
Because Obito ran away midway through the plan, Itachi's clan extermination scheme was aborted.
Instead, Itachi was confined and punished within the clan's secret chambers.
With the Uchiha clan spared—and their strongest prodigy, Uchiha Itachi, exposed as someone aligned with the Third Hokage—the entire clan was shaken.
For now, their thoughts of rebellion faded.
And on the Third Hokage's side, he no longer had the courage to escalate the conflict.
Thus, both sides maintained an uneasy peace.
As if the issue of the Uchiha coup had never existed.
And for Uchiha Kai?
All he had done was walk around with an elderly Edo Madara behind him.
Yet the entire plot had changed.
The Uchiha clan survived just like that.
It left him with complicated feelings.
He could almost understand now why, in the original story, Sasuke had only awakened a single tomoe when the clan was wiped out.
Without true powerhouses, the Uchiha were insignificant—unable to stir any waves.
That said, people in the ninja world seemed incapable of clearly perceiving "Lord Madara's" true appearance. They only vaguely sensed something terrifying—something that might frighten little girls.
So Uchiha Kai rarely summoned Edo Madara anymore.
He didn't want to become wildly popular.
But he also didn't want to be disliked because of it.
And so—
Six years passed.
This year's class at the Ninja Academy was about to graduate.
Graduation meant becoming a Genin, officially joining Konoha's shinobi ranks.
For young Uchiha, there were two paths.
One: graduate and immediately join the Uchiha Police Force.
Starting as a junior officer and rising through the ranks.
It was a department established by the Second Hokage specifically for the Uchiha—a position passed down through generations.
But Uchiha Kai didn't see it that way.
The so-called Police Force…
Was basically city enforcement.
Exhausting work. Little gratitude.
A terrible reputation.
So of course—
He chose to become a shinobi.
Let's be honest—
When most of your clan members are glorified city enforcers, who the hell is going to like you?
Aside from marrying within the clan, it was difficult to attract girls based on status alone.
Yet the Uchiha were proud and aloof, convinced of their clan's honor.
So most chose the Police Force.
Very few chose the path of a shinobi.
The last one who did?
Uchiha Itachi.
And he had been "guided" by the Third Hokage.
After that, for six years, Fugaku hadn't dared allow another Uchiha child to become a shinobi.
So if Uchiha Kai chose this path…
Fugaku would likely try to stop him.
…
As he was thinking this, Uchiha Kai noticed that the usual sound of steady note-taking to his right had stopped.
Sitting beside him was a neatly dressed little girl.
Her skin was pale and flawless.
But what drew the most attention was the faint blush on her cheeks—
And her pure white eyes.
A trait of the Hyūga clan.
Yet she was cuter than most Hyūga girls.
Hyūga Hinata.
A diligent and serious student who carefully recorded every word the teacher said.
But today, she seemed unusually distracted.
That made sense.
Her dilemma was similar to his.
He had to choose between the Police Force and becoming a shinobi.
Hinata, on the other hand, had to choose between becoming a shinobi—
Or inheriting the position of the Hyūga main family's heir.
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