The harsh wind howled outside, mirroring the turmoil in Itsuki's tiny heart. He wasn't supposed to be here, in this cramped nursery in Konoha, Year 12. He was a die-hard Naruto fan, transported inexplicably into the very world he'd devoured in countless manga and anime marathons. Worse, he was a baby. A baby named Itsuki Hayashi, whose parents, he'd just overheard, had perished in the war.
Itsuki, however, wasn't just an orphan; he was a soul from another world, trapped in an infant body with no chakra, no jutsu, and only a cryptic "Ninja Training System" for company.
The system's message, "Please claim your Newbie Gift Pack," and the faint glow of a wooden chest beside his crib, were his only tangible clues in this harsh new reality.