I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapter 5 (005) Uchiha Sage Sect

Nakano Ward is a small ward sandwiched between Shinjuku Ward and Suginami Ward. To the south lies Shibuya Ward. It is only three subway stops away from Shinjuku. Nakano Ward's convenient transportation attracts many young people to rent there.

The area around Nakano Station is a large cluster of office buildings, and it was rush hour, around 5 or 6 p.m., so Uchiha Naruto struggled to squeeze onto the train to get home.

Naruto Uchiha's house is a detached house in Yayoi-cho 2-chome, in the southern part of Nakano Ward.

A detached house may look like a villa, but in reality, it may not be as comfortable as a luxury apartment. First of all, the stairs and corridors take up a lot of usable space, and it is also hard to clean up and down the stairs in daily life. If the detached house has a yard, typhoon protection, pest control and weeding are even more of a headache.

Naruto Uchiha hesitated at the door for a while, his feelings complicated as he awakened his memories of his past life.

However, Uchiha Naruto comes from a single-parent family. His mother passed away before he started elementary school, and his father is busy with official duties and often travels for work, resulting in them being separated for long periods. As a result, his relationship with Uchiha Naruto has become increasingly distant, so it is unlikely that anyone would notice anything amiss.

He received news of Uchiha Naruto's car accident and rushed to the hospital that night to see him. The doctor said he was alright, so he went back to work the next day.

After changing his shoes, Uchiha Naruto walked straight into the living room. His father, Uchiha Senmon, was sitting on the sofa and waved to him when he saw him.

"Ah Ming, you're back. Come sit here for a bit."

Although the Uchiha clan in this world and the Uchiha clan in the ninja world are not the same, they have one thing in common: they are both known for producing handsome men.

Uchiha Senmon was a well-known handsome man in the community, with jet-black hair, sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes. At thirty-six years old, he didn't look like a middle-aged man at all.

Although he works for the Metropolitan Police Department, he has a scholarly air about him because of his glasses. His slightly overgrown black hair, which is not well-groomed, is simply tied up and hangs down in front of his chest. He looks gentle and polite.

Uchiha Senmon was also a top student at Tokyo University, and was the first person from his hometown village in Shizuoka Prefecture to be admitted to Tokyo University.

He was good-looking and well-educated, and after graduation he successfully passed the exam to enter the Metropolitan Police Department. He moved from the countryside to Tokyo to settle down. The only flaw in his life was that his wife passed away early.

Although he is a widower, he is in very good shape and has been introduced to potential partners by many people, but he has rejected them all. His wife has been gone for nearly ten years and he is still single.

However, the Uchiha Sage's work is very busy. It is common for them to be away on business trips for ten days or half a month. They are rarely seen, so it is very rare for them to be able to go home like today.

"I received a call from the hospital saying you've been discharged. Didn't the doctor say it would be best to stay a couple more days for observation?" Uchiha Senmon asked with concern.

"I'm fine, so I'll be discharged."

Naruto Uchiha understood the principle that too much talk leads to mistakes, so he didn't say anything more.

Uchiha Senmon asked Uchiha Naruto:

"I'm relieved to see you're alright. But you just got back from the hospital, should I ask the teacher for a couple more days of leave before going back to school?"

"No need. Taking leave right after the start of the semester would definitely leave a bad impression on my classmates and teachers. I'll go to class tomorrow."

Uchiha Senmon nodded without saying anything more, just then his phone suddenly rang.

After listening to a few words on his phone, Uchiha Senmon's expression, which had been somewhat nonchalant, suddenly turned serious.

"What... a fire? Okay, I'm coming right now."

"Something came up, and I have to get to the Metropolitan Police Department. I've already ordered sushi, so you can eat it by yourself later. Don't wait for me."

Uchiha Senmon stood up, grabbed his clothes, and rushed to the door.

Don't you even know your own son doesn't like sushi?

After a hasty meal with no appetite, Uchiha Naruto returned to his room.

Unlike the rooms of ordinary male high school students, Uchiha Naruto's room was very clean. The floor was spotless, and the neatly folded bedding on the bed smelled of laundry detergent.

On the desk opposite the bed, various teaching materials were piled up as high as a person's head.

Naruto Uchiha closed the door, sat down at his desk, and recalled the events of the day before opening the system:

【ID: Uchiha Naruto】

Rank: Genin

【技能：写轮眼LV1（0/10)，火遁LV2（0/100)，三身术LV1（0/10)】

Sharingan, Fire Release, and Three Body Technique are the basic templates for Uchiha clan characters in the game. When Naruto Uchiha played the game, he collected not only Uchiha characters but also ninjas from other clans. After transmigrating, he inherited only the basic skills of the Uchiha clan, which made him wonder if it was a butterfly effect caused by his surname being Uchiha after transmigrating.

The system inventory also contains [Ninja Orbs *10, Shadow Imitation Technique LV1]

In the game, you can indeed get Ninja Spheres by defeating monsters, so Naruto Uchiha wasn't surprised when he got Ninja Spheres from killing tentacle monsters and evil spirits. But he was a little surprised when he got Ninjutsu from them, since that game didn't have that feature.

And how could an evil spirit drop something like this? Although the evil spirit's ability to manipulate other people's bodies through shadows is very similar to the Shadow Imitation Technique, it is not a ninjutsu.

We can only assume this was an anomaly that occurred during our time travel and put it out of our minds for now.

"Leveling up by defeating monsters is certainly the main plot, but I don't really want to deal with these demons and monsters. I've lived in Tokyo for fifteen years and I've never heard of any monsters eating people. Finding their traces wouldn't be easy either. Besides, who knows how deep the waters of this world are? If I run into some powerful monster and my ship capsizes, then I'm done for."

Although the encounters with the tentacle monsters and evil spirits were relatively safe, one cannot expect all demons and monsters to be of this level. The images of the Great Tengu, Tsuchigumo, Shuten-dōji, Yamata no Orochi, and various infamous monsters from Japanese legends, who could summon wind and rain, flashed through Uchiha Naruto's mind, making him increasingly wary.

Since there are evil spirits and monsters, there must also be extraordinary beings such as Onmyoji, priests, and monks. It's just unknown how strong they are or how they would view themselves as the only "ninja".

More importantly, it's unclear how much the authorities know about these demons and monsters.

Although in many popular light novels and manga these days, the official characters are merely background figures, remaining indifferent as the protagonists fight monsters, demon kings, aliens, and other villains in the city, and are even unaware of what is happening.

Naruto Uchiha cannot place his hopes on the government; in reality, the official figures are merely background figures.

It's impossible for the authorities to be completely unaware of, or uninterested in, supernatural beings. The fact that they can suppress those legendary demons and monsters, preventing them from causing havoc in the city without even a whisper, suggests their power is far more terrifying.

Although he didn't think that being exposed would necessarily lead to being dissected and studied, he was certain that being controlled and censored by the authorities would be inevitable, so Naruto Uchiha naturally declined.

The most terrifying thing is being dragged into the fight against monsters as cannon fodder.

Before understanding the structure of the extraordinary world and the official attitude towards extraordinary individuals, one must never reveal oneself.

The monk Jiraiya, whom the transformation technique allowed him to become, was just a disguise. Since the manga Naruto doesn't exist in this world, and he only has the name, even if the police officer wanted to search, he wouldn't know where to start.

"If the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up. Since human society has developed to this point, the threat of monsters shouldn't be that great. It's not my turn, a low-level ninja, to save the world."

"It's better to play it safe. Set myself a small goal: awaken the three-tomoe Sharingan... no, awaken the Kaleidoscope Sharingan before going out to slay demons and dominate Tokyo!"

Naruto Uchiha did not believe that his single-tomoe Sharingan and Level 2 Fire Release were enough to fight against an army.

But opening the kaleidoscope changes everything. With the kaleidoscope, even when facing legendary monsters and modern state machinery, one can at least have the ability to protect oneself.

Before that, develop your skills discreetly, gather intelligence, and hone your abilities in the training grounds.

There are several function icons at the bottom of the system's main page, with the first one being the training ground. All the other icons are blacked out and locked; clicking them with mental focus has no effect.

Perhaps due to an accident that occurred during the transmigration, many of the original functions of the game were lost when it was transformed into a system.

"I still have 10 Ninja Orbs left. I'll add them to the Sharingan first."

When Naruto Uchiha opened his eyes again, two tomoe appeared in them.

Sharingan LV2 (0/100)

(End of this chapter)