Chapter 1 — Rebirth In Another World
Sitting in front of his computer, Ren Tainyou excitedly waited while pondering the upcoming plot. Staring at the screen, he couldn't help but be giddy with excitement.
Not to be misunderstood, Ren Tainyou was only gearing up to watch a one-of-a-kind Japanese anime masterpiece — Naruto.
It is said that there is nothing special on the other side, but these anime creators truly make people have no choice but to admire it.
Shows like Prince of Tennis, Detective Conan, Death Note... and so on. These anime masterpieces have garnered many fans all over the world, and Ren Tainyou was also one of them.
But he, however, only liked a single anime series the most, which is 'Naruto,' for no particular reason at all.
On a side note, Ren Tainyou, a second-year university student in H City, not to mention having a girlfriend, hasn't even lost his virginity yet.
It's not like he was ugly or anything, but one could say he only had a tiny little fault with his character, and that is — cooping himself in his residence.
Correct, cooping himself in his residence. This fellow loved to shut himself inside his rented room and spend his time binging or researching on the history and creation of Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto on his computer.
Naruto updated every Thursday, and it was an event he wouldn't miss even once.
Once, the classmates of Ren Tainyou, struck by curiosity, couldn't help but wonder why he was always cooped up in his rented room and never seen going out.
The only times he's seen, is when he is stocking up on boxes upon boxes of noodles.
Suspicious!
A rumor had even started going around that he was raising a 'Little Mistress' as he always had an impatient look to return back to his room after classes.
So they secretly followed him back to his house one day, only to be face-slapped by a tent-blanket-style-covered Ren Tainyou, slurping noodles in the dark, watching Naruto on 'Tudou.com' on his computer.
This revelation not only didn't dispel the rumors of Ren Tainyou's 'Little Mistress' but engineered even more outrageous rumors — like him being found performing witchcraft in the dark — to him being officially certified as a bona fide Hikikimori.
Anyway, today Episode 563 of Naruto was airing, and the teaser showed the masked opponent facing Naruto had his mask destroyed, and his face was finally going to be revealed. So he couldn't afford to miss this episode, hence his previous giddiness.
Looking at the 60-second advertisement, Ren Tainyou anxiously watched the countdown in the upper-right corner of the video player.
23...
17...
11...
Looking at the remaining seconds, he was already ready to press 'play' and watch the episode.
When the countdown was over, he pressed 'play' with complete passion, only to hear a [Tadou!] sound, and words in giant print were pasted on the screen — [Error Code — 500 Internal Server Error.]
"No, No, No..."
He quickly pressed the refresh button and watched another 60-second advertisement, but at the end, he was met with another...
[Tadou!]
Again.
[Tadou!]
Again!
[Tadou!]
He immediately exploded in anger.
"Fuck! Fucking trash site!"
His right hand suddenly grabbed the cup of noodles on the table and threw it at the computer; however, he had forgotten that there was still some soup left inside the cup.
The soup directly splashed on the plug of the computer, and instantly, a series of sparks were generated, which spread along the top of the table to his right hand.
In that instant, before the electric sparks spread throughout his body, his last thought was...
'Fuck! I will never throw anything again!'
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Divine Wind Continent — Ai Le Empire.
In the eastern part of the Ai Le Empire, there was a place called the Magical Beast Forest, which was known to be filled with terrifying Magical beasts.
By that account, it was also the paradise for many Adventurers.
The forest was where one could hunt a High-Level Magical Beast and suddenly become a rich tycoon overnight, no longer needing to worry about eating and drinking in their entire lifetimes.
Sadly, the forest was also a place to which Adventurers would forever sleep because of momentary carelessness or simply because someone overestimated their own strength.
In the periphery of the Magical Beast Forest, there ran a small, inconspicuous stream, and on its side lay an unconscious teenage youth.
The youth looked to be about 15 years old, as his face had the vestiges of a recently ended pre-teen baby face.
But his most distinguishing feature was his dashing narrow eyebrows and long lashes, making him seem a tidbit handsome.
At this time, the right of the youth slowly moved a few times as he slowly opened his eyes, looking around with a puzzled expression.
The youth muttered incredulously.
"What—Where am I? Didn't I die just now!
He slowly stood up and brushed the dirt off his robe, which obviously didn't look like something someone from the 21st century would wear, and it looked quite luxurious too.
Looking at his surrounding environment, only towering trees appeared in his vision.
Preoccupied by the trees, he was suddenly hit with a splitting headache. "Ah!!.." Holding his head, he fell back first and rolled unceremoniously on the ground as scenes after scenes flashed through his head.
After a few minutes, he stopped and gazed at the blue sky with a bitter smile on his now pale face.
"Divine Wind Continent... Ai Le Empire... Ximen Tainlong... Disgrace of the Ximen Household. Hehe, I never thought that one day someone like me would unexpectedly be transmigrated."
Correct, Ren Tainyou was no longer on Earth, but was rather transmigrated to this place called the Divine Wind Continent, and the name of his current body was Ximen Tainlong of the 'Ximen' clan.
The Ximen clan was and still is one of the four major clans in the Ai Le Empire.
Don't be fooled by the peculiar and domineering name of this guy, because without a doubt, this guy was 100 percent a loser, as 'Tainlong' means Dragon of Heaven.
But the underlying problem is that his mother was just a nobody female servant of the 'Ximen' family, and 5 years after giving birth to him, she died of an illness.
His father, the master of the Ximen house, Ximen Batian, had not entered his mother's courtyard even once, even when she died.
And 'Tianlong' the Dragon of Heaven, since had been certified as a bum through and through, as he didn't have any Cultivation Talent, Magical Talent, and only had pitiful Battle Qi Talent, which was so limited that he could only practice up to Intermediate Fighter at most, and no further.
Though, as a silver lining, this guy seemed to be exceptionally popular with the ladies, for reasons Ren Tainyou didn't understand.
But the daughter of the Wang Jia Clan, which was also one of the four major clans, seemed to have fallen for this guy.
Predictably, this brought him a lot of trouble, as his Elder Brother and the Eldest Son of the Ximen Clan, Ximen Feng, grew wildly jealous as he also liked her.
As revenge, he sent people to proclaim that Ximen Tainlong was not the biological son of Ximen Batian, and not knowing why, but Ximen Tainlong's father believed those words, which led to Ximen Tainlong being exiled and banished from the family and the Imperial Capital.
Even though this happened, Ximen Feng still didn't let him go and dispatched assassins to hunt him down, and finally, he was killed, and his body was dumped at the periphery of the Magical Beast Forest.
Studying the information in his head, Ren Tainyou couldn't help but force a bitter smile from the bottom of his heart.
He never thought the guy he possessed was so miserable.
Unexpectedly, not only was this guy a failure in cultivation, but he also had such a formidable enemy.
'How do you expect me to survive at this rate... Ah..'
Suddenly, he thought about his Parents and Younger Sister on Earth, not knowing when they would realize his death and how they would react.
A pang of guilt and remorse filled his heart.
Anyway, realizing he had just been lying and tanning in the sun, he suddenly felt extremely thirsty.
Seeing the stream in front of him, he struggled to get up, supporting his weak body, and started walking towards it.
Quickening his pace, he squared near the stream to drink when he caught a glimpse of his reflection in the water, but he was stunned dumb as his jaw almost hit the floor.
His interest wasn't whether this guy was too ugly or extremely handsome. Rather, he was attracted by the clear reflection of his eyes on the water.
They were a pair of ominous scarlet eyes, and inside each iris was an inverted magatama, also famously known by most as 'Tomoe' by most fans.
"Th–This is... the Sharingan!"