New life

In a dark void, a glowing purple orb, a soul, drifted without purpose or location awareness. Despite its above-average power, it struggled to perceive the void's darkness and emptiness.

The purplish soul suddenly appeared to vanish, but it was, in reality, traveling faster than light towards the Milky Way galaxy. After passing by countless planets, it slowed down and directed itself towards a small blue dot. As it approached, the dot expanded, revealing a warm blue atmosphere—the peaceful planet Earth.

The soul crashed onto Earth, accepting it as its new home and the rules that came with it. It moved towards a swamp, a region barely visible. Inside, only a small portion of a pale head and hand could be seen.

The soul entered the dying body of a child. The two souls began a fierce battle for control and life, with the intruder gaining the upper hand. The body started changing, with markings resembling tattoos appearing, extending from a small diamond mark on the hand to the forehead. These markings aided the intruder in consuming the original soul.

Memories played in the intruding soul's mind from a third-person perspective. It recalled being experimented on, discarded when deemed useless, and subjected to experiments using its cells. It experienced the agony of confinement in a tube filled with a watery chemical substance.

The intruder searched for the source of help, a tiny shrunken soul intentionally reduced in size. It was a parasite destined to take over the body, a fate the intruder resisted, despite the assistance it had received. He forcibly drew the shrunken soul closer, weakened by low energy. He devoured it, absorbing almost a thousand years' worth of memories and insights about the world.

These memories revealed the truth about the pale white people, cannibals who consumed their brethren as energy fruit, known as Chakra fruits. He, too, contemplated harvesting this power.

Otsutsuki Urashiki, the parasitic soul, was absorbed by the new host, who emerged victorious in the internal battle. The body underwent external changes—a floating ten-year-old with pale, bald head sprouted spiky, greyish-blue hair down to his shoulders. Brown horns emerged from the back, wrapping around his forehead with a small gap between them.

The boy's pale, white eyes flickered open as he floated ten meters above the ground, covered in mud and wearing tattered rags. Activating the Byakugan, he saw the world in a ten-kilometer radius and searched for a river.

Finding a small pond, he disappeared and reappeared at its edge, a newfound ability that surprised him. Submerging in the water, he cleaned himself and his tattered clothing.

Realizing he needed clothes, he contemplated his plans: collecting Chakra and visiting the One-Tails and other tailed beasts. He conjured a fire release to warm himself and absorbed it using the Karma mark left by Urashiki.

Suddenly, a blue screen appeared in front of him with the word 'Status.' He examined it, revealing his abilities and physical traits, along with the knowledge that this was 30% of Urashiki's power, promising an intriguing journey ahead.

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Urashiki's POV

"Do you understand what to do?" I questioned the figure beside me, an identical reflection of myself in a sense.

"Yeah, I know. Just wait," he replied, shifting his appearance. Now, he appeared as a slim man in his twenties, brown-haired and brown-eyed, an unremarkable NPC.

This was a Wood Clone—a creation of {Wood Release}. Three days had passed since my reincarnation. Urashiki's memories helped me in my learning, and I had been practicing with the Rinnegan and Byakugan. The Wood Clone, fashioned after Hashirama Senju, was quite useful.

{Wood Release} combined {Water Release}, {Earth Release}, and {Yang Release} to create life in the form of wood. Simple, yet powerful.

With a nod, I gave him the order, "Go now." I began walking toward a cave I had created at the jungle's edge, near the river, hidden under a multitude of trees to avoid detection.

I also noted that this ten-year-old body possessed a significant amount of chakra, almost on par with the One-Tails. A promising aspect, though I wondered about the snake's influence. Regardless, I needed this host to stay alive for now.

From Urashiki's memories, I knew that Tsunade Senju was the current Hokage. Gathering information was my priority before taking any drastic actions. Gaara held the position of Kazekage, while Naruto was training with Jiraiya. The Mist's war had ceased. Choices lay ahead.

One challenge was defining my purpose with newfound power. Protecting the shinobi world? No, their fates mattered little to me.

But that could wait. For now, I needed to catch fish. Seated by the riverbank with a makeshift fishing rod conjured from chakra, I cast it into the water. With my Byakugan, I examined the depths, then flicked the rod with precision. The hook effortlessly snared fish, three in succession.

I cooked the fish with fire release but found the meal plain without seasoning. It would have to do for now. Survival was my immediate concern. I might need to utilize my Karma once it fully extracted. Isshiki was not the present threat; Zetsu was.

My chakra-formed attire—red-glowing shirt and baggy pants—was a testament to my chakra manipulation skills. It was time to delay my visit to the One-Tails and turn my attention to the Three Tails, which was close by.

I activated the Karma mark, a glowing trail extending from my left side to my forehead, opening up the possibility of creating portals to familiar locations. I blurred from sight, causing the ground to crack.

Flying above the forest, I scanned with my Byakugan for a vast active chakra source. Yet, I found none. My excitement surged for the first chakra harvest.

Two days of searching led me to a lake shrouded in mist, its chakra concealed underwater. It sensed me, perhaps due to my potent chakra. Not even the Tailed Beasts possessed such potent chakra, a trait of the Otsutsuki lineage, and I had also allowed it to sense me.

I positioned myself near the creature, its eyes revealing a blue ripple pattern—a {Rinnegan : Genjutsu}. I began absorbing its chakra, ensuring the Three Tails would not alert its kin.

Red chakra flowed to my outstretched left hand. My chakra reserves swelled as I absorbed it, reaching halfway after four hours. I ceased the absorption, leaving the Three Tails in a genjutsu-induced slumber.

My plan was to collect the chakra of all the Tailed Beasts, sealing it within a God Tree branch from the Village Hidden in the Waterfall. An attempt to create a new Ten Tails would come next.

I left the lake and headed toward the clone I had dispatched earlier, which held a valuable resource—clothes. After collecting the attire, I wore it: a black sleeveless vest, black jeans tapering towards the ankles, black shinobi sandals with open toes, and a black cloak descending to my knees.

I was ready. My status awaited me:

[ Status ]

[ Name : Otsutsuki Urashiki.

Classification: Ōtsutsuki (36% Karma).

Height : 5'8

Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Chakra Manipulation, Statistics Amplification, True Flight, Power Mimicry.

Byakugan : Grants almost 360° field of vision, x-ray vision, and the ability to see through the chakra pathway system.

Rinnegan (Blue) : jump back and forth in time in short bursts, While normally defensive, by repeating the effect, could use the acquired knowledge of the near-future to formulate a perfect counterattack.

Origami Replacement technique : Activating the temporal rewind, the user travels to the past and erases their chakra signature, making it seem like they teleported.

Chakra Natures: All Chakra Natures, including Yin and Yang (Due to Rinnegan)

All of the six paths+outer path. ]

My body was embracing Otsutsukification, the extraction concluding in a year if all went well. Time to head to the Village Hidden in the Mist.