Chapter 1: "Eternal Sister" Joins the Chat Group

Chapter 1: "Eternal Sister" Joins the Chat Group

Deep within the territory of the Land of Fire, a place covered by forest underground.

Cold, trembling.

A black-haired girl woke up from a coffin, sighed at the profound darkness before her.

"Three days already..."

Three days ago, she was just an ordinary Chinese office worker.

Unexpectedly, on a rainy night, she was hit head-on by a dump truck—more precisely, she had dodged it, but the truck deformed on the spot and delivered a punch, sending her straight to the world of Naruto, becoming a member of the Uchiha clan buried underground.

And...

She had become a girl.

Uchiha Hikari, that was her name now.

When she first crossed over, Uchiha Hikari was quite troubled by the change in gender.

But now, she didn't care, only wanting to escape this dreadful place as soon as possible. Being transported into a coffin was bad enough, but to be covered in heavy seals, unable to move even a finger, what was going on?

Fortunately, while under the seal, her bodily functions nearly ceased, eliminating the need for food or the bathroom. Coupled with the strong mental power from the fusion of two souls, she was able to replay anime and novels from her previous life in her mind, which helped her survive these days. But now, she was reaching her limit.

Darkness, cold, solitude...

In such an environment, only the small progress bar crawling before her eyes could bring Uchiha Hikari a trace of warmth: "Come on, System Big Brother!"

[System loading 98%...]

[99%...]

After a long wait.

Uchiha Hikari finally heard a pleasant "ding":

[Dimensional Chat Group, activated!]

["Nameless" has joined the chat group, detected as the first member, automatically upgraded to acting group owner]

"Chat group?"

Uchiha Hikari blinked, a bit surprised, but not too much.

As a transmigrator, she had read many web novels in her previous life and was familiar with this kind of golden finger. What appeared before her now was a panel not too different from a Penguin group, but the interface was simpler, with features like check-in, red packets, live streaming, and world traversal.

Check-in was a basic function, each time earning 1 to 50 points, which could be used for transactions between members, to exchange for stay in another world (1 point per day), or to save up for a ten-consecutive draw of random items from a member's world.

Red packets and live streaming needed no explanation.

Traversal required targeting a specific member, and with their permission, one could travel to their world, then return on their own or be kicked out. Theoretically, as long as both parties were willing and had enough points, one could stay in that world for a lifetime.

Uchiha Hikari casually checked in and earned 15 points.

Just as she was about to figure out how to recruit people into the group, several new message alerts flashed by—

["Genius Girl Craving Love" has joined the chat group]

["Iron Head Kid" has joined the chat group]

["Eternal Sister" (Soul State) has joined the chat group]

The group members' nicknames were automatically assigned by the system and could be changed after joining. But before they made any changes, Uchiha Hikari could only guess their identities from their current nicknames: "Genius Girl, I wonder who that could be, maybe the female lead from a romance anime? Iron Head Kid... could it be the Third Brother from 'Calabash Brothers'?"

As for Eternal Sister...

There was no need to guess.

But, could people from the same world also join the group? Or does the "Pure Land World" count separately?

Uchiha Hikari thought for a moment and decided to start in screen-peeping mode.

[Eternal Sister: May I ask, what is this place, are you all people who have used the Reaper Death Seal?]

[Genius Girl Craving Love: Reaper Death Seal, what's that? Is this some scientist's latest invention, a chat software that connects different worlds... truly a genius idea! Are you really all from other worlds?]

[Eternal Sister: May I ask who you are...]

[Genius Girl Craving Love: I live on Earth, the daughter of the president of Capsule Corporation, still in high school. As for what to call this world, I'm not sure how to name it.]

"Capsule Corporation?"

Peeping through the screen, Uchiha Hikari's eyes lit up, immediately guessing the identity of "Genius Girl."

Not some romance anime... this was clearly the female protagonist from the "Dragon Ball" series, Bulma!

Indeed.

She was indeed a genius with high IQ, her father Dr. Brief invented the Capsule Corporation, and she herself created spaceships, gravity chambers, and time machines. As for "Craving Love"... Bulma's initial quest for the Dragon Balls was to wish for a prince charming, fitting the tag perfectly.

So...

Was she still in the timeline of the first part of Dragon Ball?

Only in the first part could Bulma be considered a "girl."

While Uchiha Hikari was pondering, she felt the window shake.

[Genius Girl Craving Love @ Nameless: Are you the creator of this software?]

[Nameless: Not exactly, I just came in a bit earlier than you, but for some reason, I know a bit about the nature of this chat group, and... about your situations.]

Uchiha Hikari spent a few minutes roughly explaining her understanding of the chat group.

Then, carefully choosing her words, she began typing the next message:

[Nameless @ Genius Girl Craving Love: As far as I know, the world you're in is called "Dragon Ball World." There's a legend there that says the gods created seven Dragon Balls, and whoever collects them can fulfill any wish. And you should be starting your journey to find them soon...]

[Genius Girl Craving Love: Eh, how do you know this? I just finished making the Dragon Radar a few days ago!]

[Genius Girl Craving Love: Speaking of which, this nickname is so weird, can I change it...]

[Nameless @ Eternal Sister: As for you, you're in the "Naruto World," as the Fourth Hokage, you sealed the powerful Nine-Tails some time ago, but perished along with it, your soul sealed within the Reaper... By the way, I'm also in this world, my name is Uchiha Hikari.]

[Eternal Sister: Uchiha... are you a clan member related to Obito and Fugaku?]

[Nameless: If we're talking about generations, I should be considered their ancestor.]

[Eternal Sister: ?]

Behind the screen, Uchiha Hikari sighed deeply.

At the beginning of her transmigration, she had inherited the memories of her predecessor. In those memories, she was born during the Warring States period, a human weapon meticulously crafted by the Uchiha clan, codenamed "Nameless," feared for her overwhelming power by other ninja clans, and eventually sealed by the Senju and other clans, sleeping in the dark underground.

This plot was at least seventy to a hundred years before the start of the main Naruto story, possibly even more.

—Because until she was sealed, neither Uchiha Madara nor Senju Hashirama had been born.

So, not only would the current Uchiha clan have to call her "great-grandmother," even Uchiha Madara would probably have to address her as "great-great-grandmother."

[Nameless: That's roughly the situation.]

[Nameless: The ones who sealed me are long gone, and I have no desire for revenge. Fourth Hokage, could you please help me undo the seals on me? In return, I can help you fulfill some of your unachieved wishes from your lifetime, like looking after your descendants or something.]

If it were someone else, Uchiha Hikari definitely wouldn't reveal her situation so straightforwardly.

But Minato Namikaze... his character could be trusted.

[Eternal Sister: ...I never imagined such cruel events happened during the Warring States period. Although I'd like to help you, I'm already dead and can't interfere with the real world at all.]

"..."

That was indeed the case.

There were methods in the Naruto world to bring souls back to the living world, but the conditions were harsh, either life for life or using sacrificial jutsu like Edo Tensei. A single soul couldn't exist on its own... except for Jigen's "Spirit Transformation Technique," but that also required a physical body as a vessel.

Moreover, Minato's situation was different from typical deaths; he didn't stay in the Pure Land overseen by the Sage of the Six Paths but entered the Reaper's body. Under such circumstances, rashly using the chat group's "traversal" function could have unpredictable consequences.

Uchiha Hikari believed the chat group could solve these issues, but Minato didn't want to take risks lightly.

After some thought, Minato spoke again.

[Eternal Sister: According to what you said earlier, this chat group can send photos, right? You can send me the seal pattern first. I learned some sealing techniques from my wife, maybe I can find some clues to help you.]

[Nameless: Is that so, then I thank you in advance, Fourth Hokage.]

[Nameless: [Seal Technique Pattern.jpg]]

Meanwhile.

Bulma, who had been watching for a while, couldn't help joining the conversation.

[Bulma: Although I don't know what "seal" you're talking about, if you want to escape from somewhere, maybe I can help. Hmm... how about using a bomb? No matter how strong the seal, if the explosive power is sufficient, it should be able to destroy it, right?]

[Nameless: ?]

(End of chapter)