The world I hear is completely different from yours.

The world I hear is completely different from yours. (Author: Possessed by a Ghost)

A Konoha puppeteer with a wildly imaginative mind! No slice-of-life stories, just pure narrative (Current status: Completed). A vengeful girl on her way home becomes the Master of the Third Hokage, the Pirate Savior, a master of NTR, a Freedom Gundam pilot, a Saint Cloth maker, and the Heroic Spirit Rong Momo. In her ears, the world is a completely different place: Gundams flash and roar above Konoha, a protest against an alien invasion; the ground is filled with Konoha ninjas in Saint Cloths; Kaguya is utterly bewildered—what is the Skynet Matrix? What is the Konoha Instrumentality Project? Godzilla roars across the Grand Line, a battle declaration against EVA, as its savior it will conquer the Red Line. There's also the roar of the insect swarm facing Frieza, and the mutterings of Pleasant Goat facing indescribable fear.

Chapter One: The Demon's Egg and Transmigration

Many days later, in the early morning, in Konoha Village.

Sunlight streamed through the window and fell on the girl's face, quickly dispelling her sleepiness.

"Why are there no curtains in this house? Did Konoha arrange it this way on purpose to prevent the ninjas from sleeping in?"

The girl mumbled something, intending to grab whatever was at hand to cover her face and continue sleeping.

However, man proposes, God disposes.

"Ring ring ring ring ring!" The alarm clock on the bedside table went off like crazy, yelling, "Get up, Tianqing! Get up, Tianqing! Get up, Tianqing!"

"So noisy!!" The girl named Tianqing grabbed the alarm clock and threw it upwards with force. Thud!! The alarm clock was embedded in the ceiling, forming the Big Dipper pattern with the six alarm clocks that were already embedded in the ceiling.

"Tianqing, you've been littering again?" Mom opened the bedroom door, looking at her with a worried expression. "Did you hear things talking again? You should go to the hospital to get it checked out. They say that ninjas who have just left the battlefield often suffer from psychological problems and need counseling from a doctor to get back into normal life."

"No!! I'm not sick!!!" The girl was a little hysterical. Ever since she returned from the battlefield, everyone around her had been urging her to see a doctor. "You're the ones who're crazy! You're the ones with mental problems!!" As for being able to hear things around her, that's the ability that allowed her, a cannon fodder genin, to escape countless dangers and come back alive. It's her cheat ability—no, according to local parlance, it should be called her bloodline limit!!

“That’s right, Tianqing isn’t sick!” the seven alarm clocks on the ceiling said in unison. Of course, as always, only Tianqing could hear them; her mother heard nothing.

Although transmigrators are supposed to avoid revealing their special abilities, Tian Qing had no choice. Upon opening her eyes after transmigrating, she found herself on a battlefield, fleeing for her life in a dense forest with several severely wounded teammates. Ambushed ahead and pursued behind, she was new to the world, with zero combat skills, and hadn't even inherited a few of the original owner's minor ninjutsu. Left with no other option, she had to reveal her ability as a listener, relying on the sounds of her surroundings to escape.

Afterwards, she was naturally taken in for questioning. Fortunately, the original owner was only a genin, and her previous performance was mediocre, so she wasn't taken seriously. Therefore, the people who came to question her were just ordinary ANBU, not members of the Yamanaka clan. Considering that she had only inherited the original owner's memories, but not her habits or ninjutsu, she adhered to the principle of saying as little as possible to avoid mistakes and telling the truth as much as possible. She managed to get through it by using her words.

The only cost was that when the Anbu's documents were delivered, everyone on the battlefield heard that a genin named Tensei suddenly claimed to have awakened a bloodline limit, allowing him to hear things around him talking. According to the Anbu's investigation, Tensei's hallucinations were likely caused by excessive pressure from long-term battlefield life and life-or-death situations. Such cases were common in Konoha's hospitals and not surprising. However, given the frequency of such cases, it was suggested that Konoha provide more medical ninjas.

The current time is Konoha Year 15. Five years ago, the First Hokage killed Uchiha Madara but was also seriously injured and died. The First Shinobi World War broke out afterward. The Second Hokage led Konoha in a fierce battle and repelled the enemy. With the war over, the Second Hokage was preparing to set off to sign a peace treaty with the Second Raikage. People seemed to see the dawn of peace, and the sky cleared, giving them the opportunity to return to Konoha Village to rest.

Chapter Two: The True Nature of So-Crossing

Despite her words, after breakfast, Tian Qing obediently headed towards Konoha Hospital.

On the one hand, parents' nagging is indeed annoying, and Konoha has long had regulations on this: Article 15 of the Konoha Regulations: In order to ensure the safety of Konoha, ninjas who have withdrawn from the battlefield need to go to the Konoha Hospital for a check-up every day for a week after returning to the village to determine the ninja's mental state, whether they are under the influence of genjutsu, etc.

On the other hand, it was because of that dimensional travel device that called itself the Demon Egg. In the days since she arrived, Tian Qing had repeatedly confirmed that her current name was indeed Tian Qing, exactly the same as in her previous life. And her current body was exactly the same as her 15-year-old body from her previous life, even down to the small wounds.

The Demon Egg explains this by saying that in many other dimensional worlds, there exists someone with essentially the same name and body as oneself, known as one's dimensional counterpart in that world. The so-called time travel caused by the Demon Egg is essentially abandoning one's original body and merging one's soul into another dimensional counterpart. It is said that the creators of these Demon Eggs hoped to merge all their dimensional counterparts together, ultimately achieving the supreme path.

As for the final fate of that powerful being, the Demon Egg did not answer; it only gave the first task and then never responded again.

The line of bright red characters, "Current mandatory mission: dispel Konoha's suspicions and integrate into Konoha Village," immediately caught Tian Qing's eye. While the reward for success and the punishment for failure were not mentioned, the blood-stained words told her that failure would likely end badly.

The streets of Konoha were quiet and deserted at this time. Konoha had suffered heavy losses in recent years. First, Madara Uchiha broke with the Uchiha clan and stormed out, then he attacked Konoha with the Nine-Tails. The First Shinobi, Hashirama Senju, known as the God of Shinobi, killed Madara, but he himself was fatally wounded. Lacking absolute military force to suppress the invaders, the First Shinobi World War broke out between the various nations. The Second Shinobi, Tobirama Senju, turned the tide, personally leading the troops to the front lines. After a fierce battle, they managed to temporarily repel the other attacking ninja villages, but Konoha itself suffered significant losses. If it weren't for the enduring reputation of the Senju and Uchiha clans, many unsavory characters would likely have seized the opportunity to exploit Konoha's territory.

After taking Tianqing's identification, the hospital guard glanced at her with his Sharingan, ignored her, and waved her in.

"Don't mind it, that's just how the Uchiha are," the painting on the hospital wall said softly. "The Uchiha have always been indifferent to people from other clans, it's not specifically targeting you. By the way, the interrogation room is over there."

Tianqing nodded to the painting as a thank you, not daring to say a word. After all, there is a big difference between nodding to a painting and saying thank you to a painting.

The doctor in charge of the examination today was different. The Chunin who was in charge of diagnosing Ame-no-Kami was gone, replaced by a blonde little girl with a single ponytail, who was about 6 or 7 years old.

"I'm here today for my internship," the little girl introduced herself.

Haha, Konoha Hospital actually uses missions to find doctors? But is it really okay to have a little girl as a doctor? Although this little girl does have extraordinary medical talent, after all, she will become one of the Legendary Sannin, the Fifth Hokage Tsunade.

In the original story, newly graduated genin were supposed to carry out missions under the guidance of the jonin in charge. Since Tsunade is here, does that mean the others are here too?

"No, that's not it." Although Tsunade herself wouldn't answer, her clothes spoke for her. "Hiruzen Sarutobi took Orochimaru and Jiraiya to dig a ditch. Tsunade was supposed to go dig a ditch too, but she used the excuse that the hospital needed more staff to escape."

Tsunade, who was examining the patient, was surprised to find that the patient named Tenharu was smiling at her with an expression that seemed to say, "I see right through you." She frowned and asked, "What's wrong? Another attack? What did you hear this time?"

"It's nothing, I just think you're so cute, little sister. You'll definitely grow up to be a beauty." Tian Qing said with a smile, quietly letting go of her hand and stopping the input of mental power. As a result, the clothes that were talking non-stop about their owner's embarrassing history fell silent again.

Tianqing's listening ability wasn't innate; it was developed under intense stimulation and then etched deep into her soul. Currently, her listening ability is relatively rudimentary; she can only hear the sounds of inanimate objects around her, and it has no effect on living beings.

Tianqing was quite satisfied with the results of her secret experiment. So far, no ninja had detected her subtle movements. A ninja's power source, chakra, is a combination of mental and physical strength. Tianqing's listening ability, however, only required infusing her mental energy into objects. Because it didn't involve physical strength, this non-chakra energy couldn't be detected by ninjas—at least not the ones she'd encountered so far. As for highly perceptive ninjas who could detect those cultivating mental power, that was another story.

After finishing the check-up and leaving the hospital, Tian Qing finally saw the words she had been waiting for: "Mandatory mission: Integrate into Konoha Village and complete. Second mission: Become the Third Hokage of Konoha. Reward: Settle the previous transmigration fees."

As always, there was no mention of the punishment for failure. However, what Tian Qing found strange was that the transmigration of the Demon Egg was actually a paid service? Even stranger was that the enormous energy required to transmigrate into the body of a dimensional anomaly could be wiped out simply by completing the mission?

As Tian Qing quietly reflected on these events, the actions of the demon egg reminded her of something.

Inside the interrogation room, Tsunade was organizing documents. "That woman from earlier, although her body was perfectly normal and there were no signs of genjutsu affecting her, why did she like to stare at people so intently with that strange smile? Could it be that she changed her sexual orientation on the last battlefield?"

Chapter Three: A Sudden Temporary Mission

"Use the nunchucks, hum hum ha hey!!" Having completed the first task and figured out some things along the way, Tian Qing, in a great mood, hummed a song as she ran between the rooftops.

To survive in this chaotic world and complete the tasks given by the system, personal strength is very important, so Tian Qing plans to take advantage of the time she has now to train her body more.

Because it was a fusion of her past life's soul and a different soul, her spiritual power was quite abundant, while her physical strength was relatively poor due to age and lack of training. This resulted in very little chakra; she didn't want to end up like Kakashi in the future, collapsing after only a few techniques. With a team battle imminent, it was far more tragic to have all her skills on cooldown than to have them ready but be unable to use them due to a lack of chakra.

"Hey, you genin over there, please wait a moment!"

A young ninja with a goatee and spiky hair shouted at Tian Qing.

"I am Jonin Hiruzen Sarutobi. This is a conscription order issued by the Hokage. I am conscripting you for a temporary mission. Come with me now. We can discuss any questions on the way!"

After showing the summons warrant, Hiruzen Sarutobi set off without looking back, followed closely by two brats, presumably Jiraiya and Orochimaru, whom Hiruzen was in charge of instructing.

"What's going on?" Tian Qing followed, completely bewildered. "Didn't Hiruzen Sarutobi take Jiraiya and Orochimaru to clean the drains?"

Of course, Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't answer that question. Instead, he replied with his headband: "While Jiraiya and Orochimaru were struggling to clear the ditch, the Hokage suddenly sent an urgent mission. The mission wasn't high-level, and Hiruzen Sarutobi figured he could handle it with a small team of three genin. Tsunade was at the hospital and couldn't leave, and since you just happened to be coming out of the hospital, I thought I'd just drag you along."

On the way, Hiruzen Sarutobi explained the mission to the three genin: "This mission is to explore a forest, find out the situation in various places, and finally draw a map. Genin Tensei, you are responsible for the east, Jiraiya for the west, Orochimaru for the south, and I am responsible for the north. In one hour, no matter what the result is, meet in the middle of the forest. Understand?"

"Understood!" *3

Hiruzen Sarutobi truly lives up to his reputation as a key candidate to succeed the future Hokage. Even a genin like Tensei, who had been away on the battlefield for a long time and had just returned to the village, could call him by name immediately. Clearly, Hiruzen Sarutobi is now very knowledgeable about the ninjas within Konoha and has obviously gained access to high-level intelligence within the village.

Seeing Amehara's thoughtful expression, Hiruzen Sarutobi assumed she was a little nervous and smiled, "Amehara, according to the intelligence for this mission, the forest we're going to has already been roughly scouted by the Anbu. There shouldn't be any dangerous factors. With your long-term battlefield experience, you can easily handle it."

Tianqing gave a bright smile, indicating that she had returned to normal. "Thank you, Jonin Sarutobi. I'm fine now."

"It's good that you're alright." Seeing that Tianqing had 'returned to normal,' Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded to Tianqing and then went to give Jiraiya and Orochimaru some pointers.

"Actually, it was mainly to guide Jiraiya," the headband continued to reveal. "Although Jiraiya and Orochimaru are about the same age, the difference in their talents is obvious. Orochimaru can already use several D-rank ninjutsu, while Jiraiya still hasn't learned a single D-rank ninjutsu."

In the original work, ninjutsu is divided into six levels: S, A, B, C, D, and E. Among them, D-rank ninjutsu is at the level of genin, and E-rank ninjutsu is at the level of ninja academy. This means that although Jiraiya and Orochimaru graduated from the ninja academy at the same time, after a period of jonin training, the gap in their strength had widened considerably.

After parting ways with the others, Tianqing set off alone towards the north of the forest. For Tianqing, her current thought was to complete this simple task as quickly as possible and return to her training, as she didn't have much time left to improve her strength. According to the original story, the Second Hokage's trip to meet the Second Raikage would end in death due to the machinations of Kinkaku and Ginkaku, and the Second Shinobi World War would soon break out. As a participant in the previous war, Tianqing would then be forced to return to the battlefield.

The system's next task—to become the Third Hokage—forces Tenqing to immediately increase her strength.

In the original story, Hiruzen Sarutobi wasn't the only candidate being groomed as the next Hokage successor. Other powerful ninjas, including fellow Second Hokage disciples Danzo Shimura, Kagami Uchiha, and even Homura Mitokado, Torifu Akimichi, and Koharu Utatane, all had a chance. The truly decisive event occurred around Konoha Year 16. When the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, went to sign a peace treaty with the Second Raikage, Kinkaku and Ginkaku took advantage of the opposition from many Kumogakure ninja to the ceasefire and launched a rebellion. While the seven Konoha ninja were leaving, they first assassinated the Second Raikage, then led a 20-man elite force to surround the group. Outnumbered, the Second Hokage made a difficult decision: leave one person behind as bait to lure the enemy away, while the others broke through. The choice of who remained was made by those present at the time.

This was also the Second Hokage's final test of the candidates for the next Hokage. After a period of silence, Hiruzen Sarutobi was the first to step forward and proved with his actions that he was willing to protect Konoha with his life. As a result, he was appointed as the Third Hokage by the Second Hokage. However, at this time, it was only the appointment of the Hokage and had not yet been recognized by all the Jonin and Daimyo of Konoha.

While the original work doesn't explicitly depict the subsequent events, the overall outcome can be pieced together from fragments of conversation: After testing his disciples' resolve, the Second Hokage, confident in his two trump cards—space-time ninjutsu and the Impure World Reincarnation—decided to stay behind as bait to cover the retreat, allowing the others to escape. He then engaged in a fierce battle with the Gold and Silver Brothers' forces. However, he hadn't anticipated that the Gold and Silver Brothers were not only incredibly powerful but also possessed the treasures of the Sage of Six Paths. These treasures, without knowing their combat tactics, possessed immense killing power. Therefore, the Second Hokage suffered from a lack of intelligence and was severely injured. Later, Tsunade was horrified when she saw the resurrected Gold and Silver Brothers: "These are the masters who could push the Second Hokage to the brink of death!" During the battle, the Second Hokage used the Impure World Reincarnation and space-time ninjutsu to maneuver against the enemy, and neither side could gain the upper hand. It wasn't until soon after that the Third Raikage arrived with reinforcements. The two Kage cooperated and finally killed the Gold and Silver Brothers. The Second Hokage, severely injured, managed to return to Konoha. With his strong support, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was able to successfully inherit the position. The Second Hokage later succumbed to his injuries. Therefore, in the eyes of the world, Kinkaku and Ginkaku are considered the murderers of the Raikage and Hokage.

Therefore, the time allotted to Ame is extremely tight regarding the system's mission to become the Third Hokage. She must quickly acquire immense power, enough to change the events involving Kinkaku and Ginkaku.

Chapter Four: The Sounds of Fighting in the Woods

Tianqing leaped swiftly through the trees, a feat that in her previous life would have required years of rigorous training by a martial artist. Yet now, she effortlessly accomplished this by simply extracting a small amount of chakra to stimulate her legs.

The physical abilities of humans in this world are far superior to those of humans in the previous life. With the aid of the miraculous power of chakra, ninjas' endurance, speed, and strength are comprehensively enhanced. Given sufficient chakra, even a 12-year-old child can wield a sharp blade and wreak havoc. In the original story, Kakashi became a Special Jonin on the battlefield at the age of 12, demonstrating the considerable number of enemies he killed at that time.

As Tianqing moved forward, she would occasionally stop to observe the surroundings according to the requirements of the mission, and then make corresponding marks on the map.

Unlike other ninjas, Ame doesn't need to look at the specific situation around him. He only needs to continuously output his mental power and listen to the information emitted by the surrounding objects to roughly understand the situation. At this speed, the mission should be completed soon.

What seemed like a quiet forest to others was filled with a cacophony of sounds to Tian Qing. Although she couldn't hear the sounds of living animals, the noise from the numerous inanimate objects and plants in this dense forest was already quite chaotic. It felt to Tian Qing as if she were in a bustling marketplace, with countless plants seemingly tearing each other apart like long-suffering concubines in a secluded palace.

A bright little flower on the ground: Get out of my way, you little slut! Don't block my sunbathing!!

The waist-high weeds blocking the little flower: Heh heh, come up here if you dare.

The vines twining around the tree: I'm sucking, I'm sucking, I'm sucking!

Qiao Mu: Help! Vampire, get off me!!

Where there are limitations on life resources, there is competition, and sometimes the competition between plants is even more brutal than that between animals. In this vibrant forest, the natural law of survival of the fittest is vividly displayed.

Amidst the cacophony of voices, one stood out as particularly peculiar. Its timbre was far superior to the others, revealing a unique energy within its speaker. While the sounds from other plants were dull and muffled, like striking a lump of earth, this particular voice was crisp and clear, like striking a piece of metallic ore.

Such a unique sound naturally attracted Tian Qing's attention. Tian Qing changed direction slightly and quickly found the source of the sound. It was a leaf that had fallen to the ground. It looked no different from other leaves. However, when Tian Qing held it in her hand and listened carefully, she could clearly hear a strange and subtle energy making a faint sound inside the leaf.

If it were any other ninja, figuring out the nature of this energy would require various theoretical hypotheses and academic experiments, and human trials before it could be put into practical use. But for Tianqing, it was a simple matter; she could just ask directly: "Shuye, you have successfully caught my attention. Now, introduce yourself."

According to the leaf's description, it was originally just an ordinary leaf that fell from a tree, but after sticking to a large toad, it became somewhat different. Then, the toad suddenly appeared in the forest and, under the command of a ninja, fought a large snake. After the fight, they left, and the leaf fell to the ground.

Carefully sealing the leaves into the scroll, Tian Qing left thoughtfully.

The mission went very smoothly. They handed the marked map to Hiruzen Sarutobi, then returned to the Hokage Building together to turn in the mission. After receiving their reward, Ameyo bid farewell and prepared to leave.

"Tenqing, a genin," a staff member sitting nearby called out to Tenqing upon seeing her. "Since you've come to hand in your mission, I'll take this opportunity to inform you that you've been promoted to chunin. This is your back pay." He then handed her a stack of money.

"Promote me to Chunin?"

"Yes, you led your team to successfully break through the encirclement and sent back important intelligence. In addition to your previous battle achievements, the Hokage has decided to promote you to Chunin after comprehensive consideration."

"Thank you." Tianqing took the thick stack of money handed to her. Konoha's benefits were indeed good. After being promoted, she was even given back pay for her previous work. In her previous life, when Tianqing was a civil servant, she didn't have this kind of treatment. Even though both jobs involved risking her life, Tianqing sighed silently when she recalled the days when she went on field missions with the Dragon Group. She felt a little homesick.

"There's one more thing. Since your teammate is still seriously injured and hospitalized, the higher-ups have decided to assign you to a new squad. Please go to the Hokage Rock tomorrow to meet your new teammate. After your leave ends in a few days, you will begin your new mission."

"clear."

Back home, the newly promoted Chunin, Ameharu, went straight to his underground training room. With a new mission imminent, he urgently needed to improve his strength.

After confirming that no one was watching, Tian Qing carefully took out the leaf and slowly channeled her chakra into it.

Leaf: "I feel something coming in, but it's different from what came in before."

Of course they're different now. What Tianqing is inputting now is chakra, while what was in the leaves before was natural energy, which is the key to activating Sage Mode.

P.S. My new book has just been released, so I'll be mainly transferring the previous groundwork over the next few days to make it easier for other readers. Please be patient and don't rush things.

Chapter 5 Immortal Mode

Sage Mode is a powerful form of ninjutsu. Ordinary chakra is a mixture of spiritual and physical power. However, when a ninja enters Sage Mode, they draw natural energy into their body, mixing spiritual, physical, and natural energy in a 1:1:1 ratio to create a higher form of chakra—Sage Chakra—used in combat. In Sage Mode, a ninja's physical constitution is greatly enhanced, and Sage Chakra also dramatically increases the power of their ninjutsu and genjutsu.

In other words, entering Sage Mode increases skill damage by XXX% and base attributes by XXX%.

For ordinary people to learn Sage Mode, they first need to sense and absorb natural energy. However, although natural energy exists between heaven and earth, its concentration is generally very low. Therefore, in the original work, learning Sage Mode requires entering three sacred sites: Mount Myōboku, the Earth Dragon Cave, and Shikkotsu Forest, relying on the abundant natural energy within these three sacred sites for training.

The leaf in Tianqing's hand originally originated from Mount Myōboku. It then stuck to a toad and was summoned together to fight in the forest. During the fierce battle, the leaf acquired a trace of the toad's leaked natural energy. Although the amount was extremely small, its high concentration made the sound it emitted unique and attracted Tianqing's attention.