Reincarnation

"Timeskip, huh?.... But the chapter felt so rushed!"

Complaining at the pace of the chapter he read, Ken rested on his sofa with a sigh. On his hand was a smartphone, and in it displayed the panels of Boruto, a sequence to the popular Anime/Manga widely known as Naruto.

Ken was a big fan, even though he was a working man in an IT company, he found some time to enjoy himself, that Joy came from watching Animes and reading books.

When he found out such things existed, he regretted that he hadn't had the pleasure to enjoy them as a teen. However, that feeling soon faded as he found himself immersed in the world of fiction.

For the past two years, he would watch one or two episodes of Naruto. But it did not take him long to understand that at that pace, he would never be able to complete it, so he read the manga, which was more efficient and time-consuming.

After 2 years of hard work, he had finally completed the Naruto Manga and was now catching up to the Boruto series... Which, did not blow up as Naruto did, quite the contrary to be exact.

The show was dragged through the mud, dirtied by filers and unwanted dialogues. But Ken somehow endured, curiosity driving him to see the end, nothing else.

Ken peeked at the clock and cursed.

"Shit... Time for work"

Not wanting to linger any longer, Ken quickly left the door and started walking through the streets. As he fast-walked, thoughts about the previous chapters invaded his mind.

'Sarada is so stupid... She actually wears heels. Who the fuck even wears heels in battle filled world! How can you be so dumb!'

Cursing at the stupidity of the Panel drawer and the franchise, Ken walked through the zebra cross.

Beep!!

"Move!!!!!"

Ken heard a rough shout beside him, and the sound of screeching tires, but he was too late. Before he could even blink his eyes, everything went blank.

And pain... So much pain spread through his body, his bones shattered, his spine broke, and finally, it felt as though a hammer crashed against his head.

Thud!

Ken's head hit against a fire hydrant... Smashing his skull to pieces. His head was hit with so much velocity that he instantly died.

***

In absolute darkness, a small wisp floated in the endless space, blood red and bright. The wisp suddenly shook, before a shrill sound escaped from its... Being.

"Wha... Where am I?"

The wisp rotated, and its eyes fell on a crack forming in the endless space around it.

"Wh-What the fuck is happening??!!"

Crack!

As if reality itself was tearing down, the cracks spread like a cobweb and... Broke.

A white radiant light illuminated the whole space, before swallowing the wisp whole. A dire scream escaped the lips of the wisp before it perished.

***

"AHHH!!"

Roaring like a frenzied lion, a blonde-haired teen frantically sat up from his sleep. Before the teen had the time to comprehend, two hands wrapped around his neck and pulled into the embrace of a white-haired man.

"Calm down Naruto, Calm down... I'm here, calm down"

The teen's screams muffled down before it slowly faded away.

'Did... Did I hear that right?'

Naruto slowly pulled away from the warm embrace, taking a close look at the white-haired man who tried to calm him down.

Seeing his face... His eyes widened.

"Holy shit... I-It's Jiraiya"

He whispered. He rubbed his eyes and looked again, but Jiraiya was still there, in the flesh.

The latter raised a brow at the statement.

"Of course, it's me, who else do you know with such a charismatic aura and a handsome face?"

Jiraiya closed his eyes and spoke in a prideful tone, making Naruto internally scoff.

'Oh, it's him alright, no doubt... But still', He looked around, still in shock by the sudden turn of events. But then, a wild thought entered his mind.

'Oh fuck no... Did I actually?'

He raised his head and took another look at Jiraiya... Then, seeing a mirror in the corner of the room he now resided in, he stood up and stared at himself in the mirror.

Blonde spikey hair, cerulean eyes... Black jacket with red stripes?

'Now that I look closer, I look like Boruto more than Naruto'

Realizing he had not reincarnated as Naruto, but rather Boruto in Naruto, he smiled. The reason? Boruto was far more talented than Naruto, with 4 Nature transformations and a knack for the sword. So, yes, it was not surprising that he was joyful to find himself in that body.

Just to confirm, he glanced at his right palm.

'Mm, I guess not'

The Karma seal was not there, disappointing him a bit.

'Whatever, not like I needed it anyway'

"Oi, any problem?", Jiraiya asked from behind, a hint of concern evident in his tone. Naruto glanced back and shook his head.

"Nothing... Just a little headache"

Jiraiya sighed and nodded.

"If you say so... Naruto-", The blonde met his eyes with his Sensei's. "If something happens, call me. Ok?"

Naruto nodded at his words, they felt genuine and a concern mixed. "Ok, Sensei"

Smiling, Jiraiya left Naruto alone, exiting the room to get some fresh air. The blonde, on the other hand, furred his brows after finally getting some alone time.

'Go-'

Suddenly, Naruto staggered as a flood of memories crashed into his mind. He did not feel pain or nausea. Somehow grabbing ahold of a chair to support him, Naruto managed not to crash into the floor.

It took about a minute before all the memories merged into his mind, after it did, Naruto breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew"

He sat on the chair, sweat dripping from his forehead.

'So... Everything went like the canon, the abilities of Boruto did not show up anywhere in the memories I received. He used wind like in canon, and everything else. So... Did I not inherit his abilities, or what?'

Naruto felt the need to test the theory, so using his memories, he channeled chakra through his palm, molding it using the Dog seal, and held it out.

A small, ball of water formed on his palm, surprising him.

'What?...'

To confirm his suspicion, he tried it with Lighting, Earth, and Wind... And all of them worked. Amazed and puzzled, Naruto closed his mouth using his palm and pondered.

'So I have inherited his abilities, but these abilities did not pop up until I tried... As if it were dormant until I merged with it'

The idea left him in awe and excitement, and a foul grin made its way up to his lips.

"Oh... This is going to be fun, alright"