I, Uchiha Hikaru, have joined the chat group.

Chapter 1 "Always with a Girl" Joins the Chat Group

Within the Land of Fire, somewhere underground, covered by a forest.

Cold, shivering.

The black-haired girl awoke from the coffin, looked at the deep darkness before her, and sighed.

"It's been three days..."

Three days ago, he was just an ordinary Chinese office worker.

Unexpectedly, on a rainy night, he was hit head-on by a dump truck—to be precise, he had clearly dodged it, but the dump truck deformed him on the spot and punched him, sending him directly to the Naruto world, where he became an Uchiha clan member buried alive underground.

and……

She's a girl.

Uchiha Hikaru, that's her current name.

When he first transmigrated, Uchiha Hikaru was initially troubled by the change in gender.

But now, she didn't care anymore; she just wanted to escape this hellish place as soon as possible. Being transported into a coffin was bad enough, but to be bound by so many seals, unable to move even a finger—what was going on?

Fortunately, under the seal, her bodily functions were almost completely paralyzed. She didn't need to eat or use the restroom. In addition, the powerful mental strength brought about by the fusion of the two souls allowed her to continuously replay anime and novels from her past life in her mind, which enabled her to get through these past few days safely. But now, she's almost at her breaking point.

Darkness, coldness, loneliness...

In this environment, only the tiny, inching progress bar in front of him offered Uchiha Hikaru a sliver of warmth: "Give it your all, System big brother!"

[System loading 98%...]

[99%...]

After a long wait.

Uchiha Hikaru finally heard a pleasant "ding":

[Dimensional Chat Group, Initiated!]

[An anonymous user has joined the chat group. You are the first member detected and have been automatically promoted to acting group owner.]

"Chat group?"

Uchiha Hikaru blinked, somewhat surprised, but not entirely.

As a transmigrator, she had read many online novels in her previous life and was no stranger to this type of cheat ability. What appeared before her now was a panel similar to a QQ group, but simpler, with several functional modules such as check-in, red envelopes, live streaming, and time travel.

The sign-in feature is a basic function, and you can get 1 to 50 points each time. Points can be used for trading between group members, to exchange for time to stay in each other's world (1 point for 1 day), or to accumulate them for a 10-pull draw for random items in the group member's world.

There's not much to say about the red envelopes and the live stream.

The ability to travel between worlds requires permission from a designated group member. Once permission is granted, one can travel to that world and then either return on their own or be kicked out. Theoretically, as long as both parties are willing and have enough points, one could stay in that world for a lifetime.

Uchiha Hikaru casually checked in and earned 15 points.

I was just about to figure out where to add people to the group when several new message notifications flashed by in quick succession—

[The "genius girl who longs for love" joins the chat group]

[“Iron-Headed Kid” Joins Chat Group]

[“Forever with Girl” (in spirit form) joins the chat group]

The group members' nicknames were automatically assigned by the system, and they could change them after joining the group. But before they changed their names, Uchiha Hikaru could only guess their identities from their existing nicknames: "Who is the genius girl? Maybe she's the heroine of some romance anime? Iron-headed kid... could she be the third brother from 'Calabash Brothers'?"

As for Yongdaimei...

There's no need to guess at all.

But can people from the same world join the group? Or is it a different story under the "Pure Land World"?

After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Hikaru decided to activate the screen-peeping mode first.

[Eternal Sister: Excuse me, where is this place? Are you all people who have used the Reaper Death Seal?]

[A genius girl yearning for love: Reaper Death Seal, what is that? By the way, whose latest invention is this? A chat program that can connect different worlds… What a brilliant idea! Are you all really from other worlds?]

[Yongdai Mei: May I ask who you are...?]

[A genius girl yearning for love: I live in a place called Earth, I'm the daughter of the chairman of a multi-functional capsule company, and I'm still in high school. As for what to call this world, I don't know.]

"A miracle capsule?"

Uchiha Hikaru, peering through the screen, immediately guessed the identity of the "genius girl."

What romance anime... This is clearly Bulma, the female lead from the Dragon Ball series!

Also.

This girl is indeed a genius with an exceptionally high IQ. Her father, Dr. Brief, invented the Capsule Regenerator, while she herself conjured up spaceships, gravity training rooms, and time machines. As for "desire for love"... Bulma's initial purpose in searching for the Dragon Balls was to wish for a prince charming, which fits this label perfectly.

and so……

Is she still at the point in time from the first part of Dragon Ball?

Only in the first movie can Bulma be considered a "young girl".

As Uchiha Hikaru was pondering, he felt the window shake.

[A genius girl longing for love, @Anonymous: Are you the inventor of this software?]

[Anonymous: No, I just joined a little earlier than you guys, but for some reason, I roughly know a bit about the nature of the chat group, and... about your situation.]

Uchiha Hikaru spent a few minutes describing his understanding of chat groups.

Then, after carefully considering his tone, he began typing the next paragraph:

[Anonymous @The Genius Girl Yearning for Love: As far as I know, the world you live in is called the "Dragon Ball World." There's a legend there that God created seven Dragon Balls, and whoever collects them can have any wish granted. And you'll likely be embarking on a journey to find them soon…]

[A genius girl yearning for love: Huh? How do you know all this? I just finished making the Dragon Radar a few days ago!]

[A genius girl longing for love: Seriously, this nickname is so weird, could you change it...?]

[Anonymous@Yongdaimei: As for you, you are in the "Naruto world." As the Fourth Hokage, you sealed the powerful Nine-Tailed Fox some time ago, but you perished along with it, your soul sealed inside the stomach of the Shinigami... By the way, I am also in this world. My name is Uchiha Hikaru.]

[Eternal Sister: Uchiha... are you a member of Obito and Fugaku's clan?]

[Anonymous: If we're going by seniority, I should be their ancestor.]

[Yongdai Mei: ?]

Behind the screen, Uchiha Hikaru let out a long sigh.

At the very beginning of her transmigration, she had already inherited the memories of her predecessor. In those memories, she was born in the Warring States period and was a humanoid weapon meticulously crafted by the Uchiha clan, codenamed "Nameless". Because of her excessive power, she was feared by other ninja clans and was eventually sealed away by the Senju clan and others, and lay in eternal slumber in the dark underground.

This part of the story takes place at least seventy or eighty years, possibly even more than a hundred years, after the start of the main Naruto series.

—Because Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju were not born until she was sealed away.

Therefore, not only do the current Uchiha clan members call her Great-Grandma, but even Madara Uchiha would probably have to call her Great-Grandma when he sees her.

[Anonymous: That's roughly the situation.]

[Nameless: Those who sealed me away back then are long gone, and I have no desire for revenge. Fourth Hokage, could you please help me break the seal on me? In return, I can help you fulfill some of your unfinished wishes, such as looking after your descendants.]

If it were someone else, Uchiha Hikaru certainly wouldn't have so readily revealed his situation.

But Minato Namikaze... can still be trusted in terms of character.

[Yongdai-mei: ...I never imagined such cruel things could happen during the Warring States period. Although I really want to help you, I'm already dead and can't interfere with the real world at all.]

"..."

That's true.

In the Naruto world, there are methods to allow souls to return to the mortal realm, but the conditions are very harsh. Either it requires exchanging a life for a life, or it requires a ninjutsu like the Impure World Reincarnation that requires sacrifice. A single soul cannot exist... The exception is Kato Dan's "Spirit Transformation Technique," but that also requires a physical body as a vessel.

Furthermore, Minato Namikaze's situation is somewhat different from ordinary deaths; he didn't remain in the Pure Land under the Sage of Six Paths, but instead entered the body of a Shinigami. Under such circumstances, rashly using the chat group's "travel" function could have unpredictable consequences.

Hikaru Uchiha believed that the chat group could solve these problems, but Minato Namikaze clearly didn't want to take any risks.

Minato Namikaze seemed to think for a moment before speaking again.

[Yongdai Mei: According to what you just said, photos can be sent in this chat group, right? You can send me the seal pattern first. I learned some sealing techniques from my wife before, maybe I can help you figure out some tricks.]

[Nameless: Is that so? Then I'll thank you in advance, Fourth Generation.]

[Anonymous: [Sealing Technique Diagram.jpg]]

the other side.

Bulma, who had been watching from the sidelines for a while, couldn't help but join the conversation.

[Bulma: I don't know what you mean by "sealing," but if you want to escape from somewhere, I might be able to help. Hmm... would a bomb work? Even the strongest seal can be destroyed if the explosive force is sufficient, right?]

【nameless:?】

(End of this chapter)