C1 That Is Fine

"Boom!"

With an explosion deep within his soul, Ye Fenng felt as though a nuclear bomb had detonated inside his head, the pain nearly knocking him unconscious.

'Damn it!'

'Wasn't I killed in a car crash? Why does it still hurt so much? And why am I still conscious?'

'What in the world is happening?'

As he lay in the hospital bed, Ye Fenng couldn't stop coughing. Eventually, he managed to slowly open his eyes and take in his surroundings.

The nurses watched him with anxious eyes, their expressions a mix of shock and elation.

'Did I somehow cheat death? But with injuries like that... it doesn't make sense.'

Ye Fenng was brimming with confusion.

He tried to speak, but all that came out were unintelligible gurgles.

Oh, so he had transmigrated.

'Well, that explains it.'

Ye Fenng was internally rolling his eyes.

...

Kunoha.

At the orphanage.

"Time sure is tough to endure."

Ye Fenng lay on his bed, murmuring to himself.

To anyone else, it sounded like more unintelligible gurgles.

Over the past few days, by picking up bits and pieces from the nurses' chatter, Ye Fenng had pieced together his current situation.

His name was Uesugi Fenng, which seemed to share some destiny with Ye Fenng.

As for his identity, he was an abandoned infant found by the river and taken in by the Kunoha orphanage, now just over a year old.

He had recently fallen gravely ill, nearly beyond saving when rushed to the hospital, but miraculously, he had pulled through.

In reality, Ye Fenng had transmigrated.

Regarding the timeline, he overheard from the nurses that the Nine-Tails incident had occurred a year ago, during the 48th year of Kunoha.

"Sigh, in the world of the Hikage..."

"How am I supposed to survive in this world without any advantages?"

Another bout of meaningless cries echoed.

Lying in bed, Ye Fenng gazed at the ceiling, lost for words.

Despite the Hikage saga's thrilling narrative, the two protagonists were incredibly overpowered.

Naruto started with the Nine-Tails as a parting gift, while Sasuke had Itachi paving his way even in death.

Beyond their protagonist's halo, they were the reincarnations of Asura and Indra.

If they can't even fulfill the role of savior in the Ninja Realm, then no one else stands a chance.

This world is notoriously unfriendly to the average player.

"Ding! Host soul fusion successful. System binding initiated."

"Congratulations, host, on a successful binding!"

"Welcome to the Unlimited Heavens Card System."

While Ye Fenng was lost in thought, a cold, mechanical female voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

"System?"

"Damn, I knew it. A transmigration without a cheat code? Impossible."

"System, run through the features, will you?"

A rush of elation surged through Ye Fenng, but he quickly regained his composure.

He had read enough novels in his past life to know about the treacherous systems that would often eliminate their hosts on a whim.

Hopefully, his luck would be better.

"Yes, host," the robotic female voice responded coolly.

"Do you aspire to ascend to the heavens in a single bound? Crush geniuses beneath your feet? Punch Immortal Kings and kick Master Gods?"

"With this system, all of that becomes possible!"

Listening to the system's mechanical voice, Ye Fenng couldn't help but feel it was reminiscent of a pyramid scheme.

"Complete the tasks issued by the system, and you'll earn chances to draw. You might get a fragmented card or a complete character card."

"Fragmented cards grant a single skill, while complete character cards bestow all of a character's abilities."

"Cards range from one to fifteen stars in strength, with the odds of drawing stronger cards being increasingly slim."

"If fortune favors you, miracles can happen with a single draw. Conversely, if luck isn't on your side, you might end up with a hundred duds."

"Every 10 draws guarantees a five-star (or higher) complete character card, and every hundred draws guarantees a ten-star (or higher) complete character card. Plus, you get one free draw annually."

"Unwanted cards can be disassembled into Exchange Points, which can be used to secure any specific fragmented or complete character card."

"Regarding the transmigration mechanism: each new world comes with several phased missions. Completing at least one phase unlocks the next world, allowing the host to traverse freely between them."

"The current host's character template is as follows."

With the final words of the mechanical female voice, a virtual white screen suddenly materialized before his eyes.

Host: Ye Fenng

Lifespan: 100

Cultivation Level: 0

Profession: None

Bloodline: None

Physique: None

Ability: None

Cultivation Method: None

Skills: None

Ninjutsu: None

Buff Aura: None

Items: None

Exchange Points: 0

Number of Draws: 1.

It took a while for Ye Fenng to process all the information.

Despite having a cheat code, the lack of any beginner's benefits and seeing his character panel filled with 'None' across the board made Ye Fenng feel like cursing out loud.

Given the current circumstances, it would take at least nine years to amass enough for the first set of 10 draws.

Until then, the system was essentially worthless.

"Pfft, garbage."

Ye Fenng muttered to himself in frustration.

...

Time swiftly passed.

Before he knew it, five years had slipped away at the orphanage.

He fondly remembered the nurse's soft embrace, often seeking comfort there in his younger days.

But now, at six years old, he was eligible to live independently.

(In the age of war, six-year-olds were already on the battlefield, after all, this is the Naruto World)

With the small house provided by Kunoha and a monthly stipend that was just enough to fill his stomach.

Ye Fenng had no desire to linger in the orphanage any longer.

...

"Alas, a hero is hard-pressed with only a penny to his name."

It was midday, and Ye Fenng, clad in his worn white tee, strolled down the street, grumbling to himself.

Several days out of the orphanage had yielded nothing.

The Ninja School wouldn't start for a while, and there wasn't much to do in the meantime.

Even the thought of earning some money was futile, as no place was willing to hire a child laborer.

His situation was truly pitiful.

Ye Fenng was just an ordinary orphan, not the descendant of a hero, and Kunoha's monthly stipend was a mere fifty silver taels.

After food and drink, the idea of buying even a small treat was a distant dream.

"Life is so bleak and tight; for someone who's crossed over into this world, I'm really failing at this."

Ye Fenng shook his head gently and strolled leisurely down the road.