Traveling through Naruto, I am Uchiha Obito?

The reason it's placed in this period is precisely because this is the time when he was most vulnerable and escapist. After Rin's death, he was seeing the world through the eyes of Madara, and his understanding had not yet completed the transition from Uchiha Obito to Uchiha Madara, or rather, he was in the process of doing so.

At this moment, he felt lost, escapist, and even cowardly, hoping someone would lend him a hand. This can be seen from his Kamui ability; Obito was never a strong person to begin with.

Therefore, it's understandable that Obito didn't overcome his inner demons at this point, since he needed to vent after suppressing his emotions for so long. Of course, it was definitely out of character (OOC), and I apologize, but for the sake of the protagonist's creation, this was a necessary sacrifice!

These are the author's thoughts. I hope everyone will share their opinions; I will definitely reply to each and every one of them (sincere face).

One more thing to add: the protagonist is a good person.

Chapter 2 Jiraiya

After burying his mother, Rubik's Cube returned alone to the small house where he had lived for eight years.

The familiar room now felt strange, as if every object was shrouded in an invisible barrier. He slumped on the edge of the bed, his mind still echoing his mother's dying words, those messages raging through his brain like a thousand birds.

Rubik's Cube was still in a state of turmoil. The words his mother said before she died had shocked him like a game of tossing a ball in Hiroshima and Nagasaki (the little boy and the fat boy)—it was too explosive.

No, let me sort this out first.

First, let's organize the information. I knew from the beginning that my mom was a survivor of the Uzumaki clan. And that "Tobi" brother he mentioned... hmm... he must be that special White Zetsu! Haha, it couldn't possibly be Obito Uchiha, right? Hahaha, uh...

Rubik's Cube looked at the mirror beside the bed. Black spiky hair, big eyes, baby face. Rubik's Cube lowered its head.

"open!!!"

Looking at the two-tomoe Sharingan on the mirror, the Rubik's Cube nodded in satisfaction. This was just right.

"What the hell?!"

"What happened to the saying that divine might cannot hide tears, and all that can be seen is Lin? Wasn't Lin's body still warm at that time?"

Kakashi, that repressed pervert, remained chaste his entire life, loving only Thumbelina! How come you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, have your cerebellum controlling your brain? Why didn't that big rock at Kannabi Bridge smash your little-headed dad to pieces?!

"Oh, he was only 14 back then, so it's alright."

Rubik's Cube lay sprawled on the bed, utterly dejected. He hadn't been unaware of his father's identity, after all, he was someone whose genes were so powerful that they could cover up the red hair characteristic of the Uzumaki clan. You know, the last person who could do this was the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, the Yellow Flash, who could go head-to-head with Nikolai.

But he never imagined that the wild beast he had never met was the one named Obito, who was also Madara, who, because of his love, opened the Mangekyou Sharingan, released the Nine-Tails, fought the Fourth Hokage, controlled the Mizukage, deceived Nagato, unified Akatsuki, gathered the Tailed Beasts, started the Fourth Shinobi World War, transformed into the Ten-Tails, went through reincarnation, fought Sasuke and Naruto, and spent his entire life on the battlefield for Rin.

"No way, why is God doing this to me? All I did was use a team composition with a broken face and a white face, is it really necessary to do this?"

"Aren't these three just Obito, one of the Arrancar? How did he become my father? And aren't the other two Vergil and Madara Uchiha? Even if it's the latter two... oh, it seems that doesn't really work."

Forget it! Let's look on the bright side. After the anger subsided, reason gradually returned. The Rubik's Cube suddenly realized that its starting conditions seemed pretty good—a top-tier hybrid of Uchiha and Uzumaki, and maybe even some Hashirama cells. Such a combination would be top-tier even in the ninja world…

With such a high initial configuration, apart from those two overpowered characters, it's basically the top tier. When the time comes, with Chatonra + Complete Susanoo + Wood Release: Sage Mode, this ninja world overlord might just be called the Cube!

Wow! What a wonderful start! I can already imagine my blissful life with Hinata on my left, Ino on my right, Tsunade behind me, and Mei Terumi under my protection! Then I'm going to have a whole litter of little potatoes, enough to power my gaming machines.

"What the heck is a raw potato?!"

Rubik's Cube suddenly jumped out of bed. Now was not the time to daydream. Without even putting on his shoes, he ran down the stairs to his mother's room, opened the second-floor cabinet, and found a slightly worn little blue book and three scrolls inside.

The Rubik's Cube squatted down on the ground, eagerly opening the little blue book. The first page contained...

"Remember to eat on time before you start practicing."

- Love, Mom

Rubik's Cube's expression froze, and after rubbing his eyes, he said nothing more.

As he expected, the little blue book contained a method for refining chakra. According to his mother, this was left behind by Rakuto before he ran away after plowing the land, which meant that even if this chakra refining method wasn't improved by the Uchiha clan, it was still an official product of Konoha, and it was even possible that it was improved by Uchiha Madara.

No, given that old man's temperament, it's unlikely he'd bother with something like this.

The Rubik's Cube couldn't wait to start cultivating chakra, taking its first step towards becoming a powerful being.

The next day

The village was always bustling in the morning. As usual, snack shops along the roadside were filled with hungry children, and fishermen who wanted to go fishing in the nearby river were also setting off. Breathing in the usual slightly damp air, Rubik's Cube, with his messy, spiky hair, wandered aimlessly down the street.

Yesterday's training was very successful. He successfully refined his chakra in just a few hours. Moreover, it was probably due to the power of his Uchiha and Uzumaki bloodlines that his chakra reserves were unexpectedly high. He only trained for one night, and his chakra reserves were so large that he could release three or four Great Fireball Techniques without even breaking a sweat.

That's right, one of the three scrolls Obito left for Chino was the Uchiha family's Fireball Jutsu. He had only tried it once after refining his chakra, and easily cast it, which greatly relieved Cube.

"Looks like he didn't inherit that Kenji's intelligence..." Rubik's Cube breathed a sigh of relief, then became hopeful again, "But it would be great if he could inherit Kamui."

The Rubik's Cube wasn't looking down on Obito's talent; it was simply looking down on Obito's intelligence. Obito's talent was definitely not bad. Although he was said to be the bottom of the class compared to Naruto, at the same age, young Obito was much stronger than young Naruto. The so-called bottom of the class was only compared to the famous disciples of the same era.

In the opinion of the author, Obito's real weakness was not his talent. After all, Obito's talent was not bad, as he was valued by Madara Uchiha and taught a lifetime of skills. His real disadvantage was his ability to understand.

Based on the flashbacks in the manga and anime, Obito trained without any guidance when he was a child. Whether it was practicing the Fireball Jutsu or other techniques, he practiced them all on his own. How could his smooth, soap-like brain, which was so clear when he was a child, possibly have been able to apply what he learned to solve the problems he encountered in his ninjutsu training? He must have just relentlessly practiced until he became proficient.

Training in ninjutsu isn't just about talent; comprehension is also crucial. Take Naruto, for example. One reason was that he was interfered with by the Nine-Tails' chakra when he was young, but another major reason was that his foundation was too weak and he couldn't understand how ninjutsu worked.

In other words, after becoming Hokage in Boruto, his mind became much sharper, and with the extra help he received from training with Jiraiya, he learned significantly more ninjutsu.

These two are different from Kai; they're the same type of people—their ninjutsu talent is definitely not bad, but unfortunately, their brains can't keep up.

Just as Rubik's Cube was thinking of buying some good food to treat himself, he heard footsteps approaching. He turned his head and saw that the sound was coming from the street across the street.

Could it be another Hidden Mist ninja? No, my luck can't be that bad. Could it be bandits? Wait, this is a fishing village. Pirates? There's no One Piece here.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!!! Kids, don't block the way!!!"

A gust of white dust swept by like the wind, and the children who had gathered in the snack room spun around smoothly a few times. Some of them got dizzy from spinning and accidentally fell to the ground.

"Quick, chase him! A filthy pervert has come to the village!!! He was peeping near the women's bathhouse and was caught red-handed by the local aunties, but he's too fast, we can't catch him! Everyone, come help!!!"

"I already said, this is called gathering material. Besides, who would have thought that a pretty young lady in the bathhouse wouldn't be of any use, and that it would all be a bunch of unpleasant-looking middle-aged women? Who would be spying on you?!"

"What did you say? Back in the day, I was the most beautiful girl in the village! The line of suitors stretched from the village entrance to the next village. Among my peers in their fifties, I was still the 'white moonlight' they talked about! You shameless scoundrel, you have no taste at all!!!"

"Pah! You filthy scoundrel! Folks, follow me! Whoever catches this stinking outsider can eat as much fish as they want at my shop for the next month!!!"

Ninja Art: Body Flicker Technique!!!

"Damn it!!! All evil will be brought to justice!"

To protect the peace of the village, the righteous partner Rubik's Cube struck the same pose as Wu Jing and used his newly mastered teleportation technique to appear before the criminal.

"The Instantaneous Movement Technique?"

The prisoner said in surprise.

"Hmph, you're quite savvy. Be a good girl and let me take you over to apologize to Aunt Xiangzi. I'll put in a good word for you, how about that?"

I thought he was just a thug from out of town, but I didn't expect him to know the art of teleportation. Could he be a tough guy? But if he were, how could he be chased by an ordinary person?

The Rubik's Cube carefully examined the tall, white-haired man before it. He had long white hair, wore wooden sandals, and was tall and strong. Two distinct red lines marked his eyes. The headband with the character "油" (oil) on his forehead further confirmed the man's identity as a thug.

"Jiraiya?!"

What excited Rubik's Cube so much wasn't just the fact that it was seeing an important character from the story for the first time since arriving in this world, but also the voice it heard.

"Ding dong, page loading... Retrieving kunai... Hello host, the Naruto mobile game system has been successfully downloaded. It's a pleasure to serve you."

Chapter 3 If you do not abandon me, I am willing to become your godfather.

"Godfather! Please acknowledge me as your son, Godfather!"

Rubik's Cube Home

Rubik's Cube knelt to Jiraiya's left, gripping his thighs tightly with both hands, pressing his face against Jiraiya's thighs with snot and tears streaming down his face.

Jiraiya's head was covered in bumps, and his already bruised and swollen face turned even darker.

"Go away! You brat, why didn't you say that when you recognized me as an immortal? You came right at me with a double kick, look at this huge bruise on my left eye, and you even kicked me again because you thought it wasn't symmetrical enough. Do you want me to become a panda?"

Upon hearing this, the Rubik's Cube immediately stopped its howling and came over with a grin.

"I didn't think straight and did it instinctively. I apologized to you as soon as I realized what I was doing. I even put in a good word for Aunt Xiangzi. This should be credited to me, right?"

"Bullshit!!! It was clearly you who blocked my way and prevented me from escaping. Otherwise, how could that 200-pound old lady possibly catch up with me? What's there to plead for? Didn't she give me my wallet when she searched me? It's all your fault, you brat. Now I don't even have money for a hotel."

"Hey, why are you being so stingy? You have the nerve to say that you're a famous ninja and you only have so little money in your purse. You should just give it all to him. Besides, you were in the wrong first, so it's only right to give him some compensation."

"Wow! I don't care! That's crucial funding for my research. How am I supposed to sneak into the hotel's hot springs without money?!"

"Ah, you just mentioned the word 'voyeur'."

Rubik's Cube jumped onto the stool and pointed at Jiraiya.

"No, you're hallucinating. It's 'gathering material, gathering material'!"

……

Gu~~

The two men's stomachs, in perfect unison, protested against the two clowns. To be honest, they had been so busy keeping him around that they forgot to eat.

Glancing at Jiraiya awkwardly rubbing his stomach beside him, Rubik's Cube tilted his head and said...

"You sit there and don't move, I'll go cook you two dishes."

Jiraiya immediately perked up and said:

"Finally, you've uttered something sensible! Well then, I won't hold back."

While Rubik's Cube went to the kitchen to cook, Jiraiya didn't just sit there; instead, he wandered around the house.

"I originally came to the Land of Water to investigate information about that 'Akatsuki'. I was just passing through this village and wanted to gather some information. I never expected that I would run into trouble. Luckily, no one I knew saw me."

"It's really strange, how could there be such a small ninja in this village?" Jiraiya thought to himself.

He wasn't just idly playing around with a kid. Normally, he would have used his teleportation technique to escape in this situation, but this brat made him feel very different.

The Rubik's Cube has already extracted chakra and learned the Body Flicker Technique. Even in Konoha, very few people can learn this technique at this age, let alone a child like this in such a remote village. It's really strange.

This piqued Jiraiya's curiosity, so he followed the kid's lead and went to his house.

"Hmph, brat, feel honored that you've successfully piqued the interest of Jiraiya-sama, one of the Legendary Sannin."

Jiraiya continued his "search" and stopped in front of a cabinet. On it was a photograph of a red-haired girl holding a four-year-old black-haired child. Both of them were dressed simply, but their faces showed bright smiles.

"Is this girl... a survivor of the Uzumaki clan? The child she's holding should be that boy. Judging by his age, she should be his older sister, right? Hmm, I'll ask him later."

"Is this kid also from the Uzumaki clan? He clearly has black hair. Well, there are already blond ones, so there's no need to worry about that."

In the kitchen

While cooking, Rubik's Cube also began to observe its own system.

"Is the system here?"

"..."

"Hey?"

"Sorry, the network is slow. Host, are you there?"

"Damn, do you have to be so realistic?"

The Rubik's Cube was speechless. Would the system lag during his battle?

"Then let's talk about your functions first."

"Okay, the main function of this system is ninja recruitment. When you encounter a ninja in the mobile game, his/her various forms in the game will be automatically unlocked."

The form is classified as sabc. The host can accumulate fragments by defeating enemies or training, and then recruit and obtain all of the ninja's skills.

If you defeat the ninja, you will successfully obtain 50 fragments of that character and unlock a trial card. After obtaining half, every 10 fragments obtained will unlock a three-day trial card. If you kill the ninja, you will obtain the full card for that period.

"Wow, that's amazing! What about its other abilities?" Rubik's Cube was impressed and his expectations for the system's other abilities also increased.

"The other abilities are still under development, so please be patient, dear~"

"Huh? That's all? Oh well, one should learn to be content. This ability is more than enough! My wonderful life without beef is right before my eyes!"

The Rubik's Cube picked up a kitchen knife, performed a few moves, and then gracefully sheathed it.

"Amaterasu~" Tsk, I'm practically Sasuke himself.

"Oh, right, didn't I just see Jiraiya? I guess I defeated him, so can I unlock his form now? A trial card wouldn't be out of the question!"

"Yes, the host has unlocked it."

"Huh? That counts as a defeat? I was just joking..."

Rubik's Cube excitedly opened the ninja recruitment interface. Sure enough, it saw Jiraiya's interface showing 50 pieces.