I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapter 1 (001) Uchiha in Tokyo

"Uchiha?"

"Uchiha, Uchiha Naruto... My current name is Uchiha Naruto?! Have I been transported into the world of Naruto?!"

In a private hospital room in Nakano Ward, Tokyo, a black-haired boy with bandages wrapped around his head murmured with a look of confusion and fear on his face.

The Uchiha clan is very famous in the ninja world, but the clan's fate was also very tragic. Uchiha Naruto, a minor character who did not appear by name in the original work, probably also met a similar end with his entire family wiped out.

But looking out the window from the hospital bed, the modern streets were bustling with traffic, steel skyscrapers were rising from the ground, and men and women were dressed in fashionable 21st-century attire, which was completely different from the ninja world in my memory.

"Could it be that I've been transported to a timeline after Boruto?"

At this moment, even more memories surged from the depths of his body, intertwining memories of his past and present lives. The boy was momentarily dizzy and disoriented, and it took him a long time to recover.

This is indeed Tokyo, an island nation. Its world history, geography, and culture are very similar to those of the previous life, but some things have changed.

For example, since the end of the war, many famous creators in the arts and literature fields are different from those in the past, and there is no classic manga like Naruto.

Therefore, this cannot be the ninja world in the future timeline, but rather modern Tokyo in some parallel world.

"It turns out it was just a coincidence. It just so happens that I have the surname Uchiha. In this life, my family and I are ordinary people. We don't train with shuriken at home or suddenly breathe fire. My relatives with the surname Uchiha, who live in a village in Shizuoka Prefecture, are also country folk who make a living by farming and making handicrafts, not a ninja group."

After roughly sorting through his memories, the boy finally felt relieved and smiled.

I guess I escaped with my life.

In his previous life, he was just an ordinary working man. Although he loved the manga Naruto, who would have thought that his peaceful days would end up in the perilous and war-torn ninja world, specifically in the Uchiha clan, whose entire clan name was already registered in the Book of Death?

The island nation in my previous life didn't actually have the surname Uchiha. It seems that having the surname Uchiha in this life is just a coincidence from a parallel world.

"I never expected that fifteen years after transmigrating to this world, I would awaken memories of my past life! But how did I end up in the hospital?"

The moment the thought crossed Naruto Uchiha's mind, he felt a needle-like pain in his left cheek, accompanied by a chilling aura that penetrated to the bone, numbing half of his face.

Midnight... Black sedan... Car accident...

A dilapidated apartment...a crime scene...a test of courage...

...the woman in the white dress...

It turns out that on the night before I was to start high school, I was wandering around outside without going home when I suddenly ran onto the main road and was hit by a black Toyota Century that was passing by. I was thrown more than two meters away.

At first glance, it seems like Naruto Uchiha just got his head caught in a door in the middle of the night and committed suicide, but that's not actually the case.

Uchiha Naruto's home is in Yayoi-cho, in the southern part of Nakano Ward, Tokyo. Just a few days ago, a murder occurred in a cheap apartment building in Shimonakano, not far away. A woman was followed home by her ex-lover and killed.

When Uchiha Naruto, who is 15 years old this year and will be a high school student tomorrow, talked about this matter online, he inadvertently revealed that the crime scene was not far from his home. Then, he was persuaded by a few unscrupulous netizens to go to the scene and take some photos.

After being questioned, ridiculed, and provoked by netizens, he actually went to the crime scene in the middle of the night out of youthful impetuosity.

Then I saw that monstrous thing.

In his memory, Naruto Uchiha bypassed the security tape at the apartment entrance and sneaked in. He only intended to take a few photos at the entrance to complete his mission, but before leaving, he inexplicably pushed the door open and saw a ghostly woman in white.

The thing made a strange gesture, and the next moment, Uchiha Naruto felt his body lose control. Like a puppet on a string, he left the apartment in a haphazard way, came to the roadside, and waited silently. When a car came, he lunged forward as if committing suicide.

"Sizzle—"

The final echo was the piercing, sharp sound of brakes, and the memory ended there.

Fortunately, the car braked in time, and Uchiha Naruto was only hit and miraculously suffered a minor injury to the back of his head. After a hospital check-up, he received some medication, had his head bandaged, and was able to be discharged after two days of simple rest.

But this also unexpectedly awakened memories of her past life.

"I can't believe this kind of weird thing still exists in this world. Although the ninja world is dangerous enough, Tokyo in this parallel world isn't a good place either."

The stinging pain on his cheek intensified, making it even more unbearable for Uchiha Naruto. He quickly picked up his phone and examined his face closely.

The phone screen reflected the handsome face of the black-haired boy, with bright, sparkling eyes, a straight nose, and features as exquisitely sculpted as a statue.

It's a face worthy of the Uchiha surname.

However, there was a flaw in her otherwise flawless face: a small, thumb-sized dark spot appeared on her left cheek, vaguely resembling a woman's lip print.

This is neither a birthmark nor a bruise from a car accident.

"Hiss, could this mark be from that damn thing? I survived being controlled and crashed into a car, so it'll probably come back for me again." Naruto Uchiha, familiar with horror movie tropes, looked at the black mark on his phone screen and felt a wave of helplessness.

Although it was 2 PM in broad daylight and sunlight was streaming into the ward through the window, Naruto Uchiha still couldn't feel any warmth; instead, he felt a chill run down his spine.

"Since there are evil spirits in this world, there should also be Onmyoji (yin-yang masters) and exorcists, right? But where can we find them for the time being? We can only go to a monk. Should we hurry to Senso-ji Temple during the day to get a talisman?"

Just as Uchiha Naruto was desperately seeking treatment and his mind was filled with wild thoughts, a light screen suddenly appeared in his mind:

【ID: Uchiha Naruto】

Rank: Genin

【技能：写轮眼LV1（0/10)，火遁LV1（0/10)，三身术LV1（0/10)】

"This is the system? Wait a minute, this homepage looks familiar. Isn't this the Naruto game I was playing in my previous life?"

"Really? Is this some kind of hallucination caused by the accident?"

Uchiha Naruto was skeptical, but tentatively formed a Tiger Seal. Unexpectedly, the next moment, some kind of energy in his body suddenly became active, and a surge of heat rose up his esophagus and uncontrollably rushed out of his mouth.

A spark, several centimeters long, was coughed up directly from his mouth!

"Ahem!"

Naruto Uchiha coughed repeatedly from the choking, and a blister appeared on the corner of his mouth, but his face showed an undisguised excitement.

Naruto Uchiha quickly glanced at the other end of the double room. Lying on the bed was an elderly man in his sixties or seventies who looked rather thin. His cheekbones were prominent, and his face was bluish. He was fast asleep, completely unaware of what was happening in the room.

Taking a deep breath, Uchiha Naruto slowly closed his eyes, then opened them again.

In the boy's scarlet eyes, a black tomoe swirled around the pupil.

"Is this the Sharingan? And what about that fire-breathing? Not only have I awakened my past life's memories, but I've also obtained the system that was transformed from the game!"

Naruto Uchiha stared at his phone screen with great interest, admiring those strange eyes.

The Sharingan is arguably the most promising bloodline limit in the ninja world. Once the Sharingan evolves to its limit, one can gain power that reaches the pinnacle of the ninja world.

Even in modern society, this force is enough to shake the entire world!

Susanoo, which could cleave mountains and oceans with a single sword stroke, easily chopped down the Tokyo Sky Tree like harvesting wheat with a gentle wave. The simultaneous appearance of Chibaku Tensei and Tenai Zhenxing in the sky above Tokyo was a sight that made Uchiha Naruto feel excited just thinking about it, but the sudden stinging pain on his cheek quickly brought him back to reality.

It was as if reminding him not to get carried away.

"While getting the system is great, I'm currently being haunted by an evil spirit. My single-tomoe Sharingan is just an observation eye, offering no boost to combat power. My level 1 Fire Release technique can't even handle a C-rank Great Fireball Jutsu. With my current abilities, can I even fight that evil spirit?"

With the system, Uchiha Naruto felt a little more confident and was no longer as fearful as before, but he was still a little apprehensive about dealing with the evil spirits he had encountered before.

The level 1 Fire Release technique is still a bit weak.

"Hehe..."

Suddenly, on the other side of the ward, with a few rapid sobs, the old man began to convulse as if he had an epileptic seizure, sweating profusely. He opened his mouth wide and made a suffocating hoarse sound.

"Is this old man having a nightmare or has he suddenly fallen ill? Let's call the nurse over first."

Uchiha Naruto's thoughts were interrupted by the old man. Just as he was about to press the call button by the bedside, he saw a black tentacle more than half a meter long, covered with tumors, extend from the old man's mouth!

Then more and more black tentacles emerged from the old man's mouth.

"What kind of monster is this?"

With the Sharingan's enhancement, Uchiha Naruto's vision was exceptional; he could even clearly see several black tentacles with fleshy growths on them, which surprised and disgusted him.

My head felt slightly dizzy. Since I had just activated my Sharingan, I couldn't control it very well, and my eyes returned to normal.

Looking back now, the black tentacles were no longer visible; only a faint black mist shrouded the old man's head.

When I activated my Sharingan again, my vision seemed to be filtered instantly, and things that I couldn't see before appeared before my eyes.

More than a dozen black tentacles emerged from the old man's mouth. The tentacles, as thick as a finger and about half a meter long, were covered with tumor-like growths like octopus tentacles, dripping with an unknown viscous liquid. Some of these tentacles were tightly wrapped around the old man's face, while most of them were writhing in the air, baring their teeth and claws, a sight that gave one goosebumps.

The old man suddenly jumped off the hospital bed and staggered toward Uchiha Naruto in the inner part of the ward!

"Oops!"

This was clearly a hostile move. Uchiha Naruto quickly lifted the sheet, covering the old man's head and face, which were entangled in black tentacles, and then ran towards the door of the ward.

(End of this chapter)