Time: May 18, 54th year of Konoha, 3:30 PM.

Location: Ninja School playground, first-grade training ground.

After more than a month since school started, the first graders finally welcomed their first small exam.

Having just finished their shuriken throwing practice, they were now engaged in a physical contest.

Students formed a circle, either standing or sitting, watching two figures fighting in the open space.

The two figures were very small, with chubby baby faces, looking only about five or six years old.

One had blonde hair, the other silver; one had blue eyes, the other red.

The blonde child kept attacking the silver-haired child with uncoordinated "turtle fists," but all his moves were easily countered by the silver-haired child.

Due to a straight punch being too forceful, the blonde child became slightly unsteady, leaning forward.

Taking this opportunity, the silver-haired child bent down towards the blonde child, grabbed his arms, and threw him over his shoulder, sending him flying.

With the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground, Iruka, who was acting as the referee, immediately announced the result: “Naruto Uzumaki is down, the victory is clear, the winner is Yagyu!”

“Both sides seal the reconciliation sign!”

As soon as the words were spoken, the blonde child slowly stood up from the ground, his face filled with reluctance as he said, “Damn, I was so close to winning.”

Hearing this, Iruka's forehead was lined with black lines.

Every move was seen through; where do you get the nerve to claim you almost won?

However, he didn’t verbally criticize Naruto, as his attitude toward him had changed recently after resolving his inner conflicts.

“Hey… Yagyu, what are you spacing out for? Do you look down on me?”

When Naruto walked up to Yagyu and extended his index and middle fingers towards him, he suddenly noticed that his opponent, who had just defeated him, was in a daze, prompting him to shout in dissatisfaction.

Yagyu snapped back to reality and instinctively said something hurtful: “Sorry, did I hurt you when I threw you?”

Naruto instantly exploded with anger: “Damn, you really look down on me! Just wait, I’ll eventually take you and that annoying Sasuke down!”

“Well, you better work hard then; I won’t let you catch up to me.”

Yagyu suddenly grinned.

This confident smile made Naruto pause slightly, and it also surprised Iruka and the classmates watching.

How did this guy, Yagyu, suddenly seem to become so cheerful?

However, that chubby baby face, which already hinted at how handsome he would be when he grew up, made Yagyu's smile quite impactful, causing many girls to blush and even scream.

“Yagyu-kun is so handsome!”

After sealing the reconciliation sign with Naruto, Yagyu returned to the group, half-heartedly accepting his classmates' flattery while fixating on a virtual panel that only he could see.

If it weren’t for his strong mental fortitude, Yagyu would be trembling with excitement right now.

If the occasion were different, he might not have been able to resist venting his emotions with a shout.

After six years of crossing over, he finally awakened his special ability!

Yagyu, the reincarnator, is six years old this year.

Unlike those who possess someone else's body and live under another's name, or those who are transported to another world, Yagyu is a 'native' born from his mother's ten-month pregnancy in this world.

Unfortunately, he shares the same birth date as Naruto.

Right after he was born, the Nine-Tails incident occurred; his mother was gravely injured while protecting him and died, while his father, a Chunin of Konoha, was also killed instantly by the Nine-Tails’ area of effect attack while supporting the Third Hokage with his team leader.

Having just crossed over, he found himself all alone, and Yagyu was confused.

This is so typical!

Has he become the protagonist of some novel?

But as he grew up, Yagyu realized he had overthought things.

In this world where bloodlines are paramount, being a civilian orphan without any bloodline meant his starting point was destined to be that of cannon fodder.

If he was lucky, perhaps during the Fourth Great Ninja War, he would be asked by Uchiha Madara while being choked by the neck, “Do you want to dance too?”

To be praised by Madara as “I would call you the strongest” would require being a genius who reaches the pinnacle in some field.

Otherwise, no matter how hard he worked or how good his talent was, reaching the level of a Kage would be the limit.

Being the same age as Naruto and Sasuke, he was destined to stay in Konoha until he was twelve, and the chance to change his fate was almost zero.

Years passed, and after realizing he truly had no special ability, Yagyu decided to be a supporting character and start slacking off.

He no longer fantasized about reaching the top of the ninja world; he just hoped to survive the plans to destroy Konoha, the attack on Konoha by Pain of the Six Paths, and the Fourth Great Ninja War, and marrying a pretty girl with big breasts would be enough for him.

However, Lady Luck seemed to be playing a joke on him.

Just now, when Yagyu defeated Naruto, a sudden flash of golden light appeared on Naruto’s body, and a golden beam shot out from him, landing nearby and forming a floating golden orb of light.

It was this orb that left Yagyu frozen in place.

A few seconds later, the golden orb automatically flew towards Yagyu, like an automatic pickup in a game.

When the orb merged into his body, a virtual panel automatically appeared in front of Yagyu.

On the virtual panel, Yagyu's personal information was displayed.

[Host: Yagyu]

[Age: 6 years old]

[Bloodline Limit: None]

[Spatial Backpack: Ashura Chakra (Golden)]

Above was Yagyu's brief information, with his avatar to the left of his name.

Below was the game's spatial backpack, a 5X5 grid of space.

In the first grid was that golden orb.

However, upon seeing the information that appeared with the golden orb, Yagyu's breath momentarily halted, his heart filled with excitement and fear.

The excitement stemmed from the fact that this thing was one of the few existences in this world that could change one's fate.

The reason Naruto and Sasuke could become saviors was that they were both reincarnations of the sons of the Sage of Six Paths.

Ashura's chakra and Indra's chakra bestowed upon them the ultimate yin-yang power.

Those who possess Ashura’s chakra inherit the true sage body from the Sage of Six Paths.

Those who possess Indra’s chakra inherit the sage's eyes also passed down from the Sage of Six Paths.

When one side develops the sage body or sage eyes to their utmost limit and integrates a bit of the other’s chakra, they can awaken one of the supreme Dojutsu capable of world destruction and creation…the Rinnegan!

Uchiha Madara is the best example.

The fear comes from the fact that Ashura's chakra has the Sage of Six Paths' backup plan.

Each generation’s reincarnations of Ashura and Indra are one of the Sage of Six Paths' trump cards against his mother's resurrection.

Did Naruto drop this thing entirely, or did he just lose part of it?

Or, like in a game, is this just a drop material that has no effect on Naruto at all?

Of course, the most critical question is whether merging with this orb will be influenced by Otsutsuki Ashura and whether the Sage of Six Paths will come looking for him.

Yagyu didn’t know.

He only knew that he was very tempted right now!

Uchiha Sasuke craved power for revenge; some sought power to save or destroy the world… Yagyu craved power because he was just an ordinary person in his past life.

In his past life, he couldn’t gain superpowers, but in this life, he had the opportunity to touch this extraordinary power. Even if he knew the end would only be as cannon fodder, even if he knew he would face life-and-death crises in the future, Yagyu still chose to be a ninja.

And now, an opportunity to turn from cannon fodder to a powerhouse lay right in front of him.

Hesitant and fearful, he might as well just give up!

Thinking of this, Yagyu’s gaze became resolute.