In a large bedroom, a girl who appeared to be around 12 years old slowly opened her eyes.
This place… what the….
She looked around, taking in the scent of flowers and everything girly.
Girly?!
She sat up immediately, much to her sudden regret as her head spun and something soft brushed against her cheek.
Blinking blearily, she swiped her fist up at it, grabbing the fistful of hair.
The fistful of pink hair.
She scrambled out of her bed, her legs wobbling as she stumbled and then caught a glimpse of her reflection in the nearby mirror.
Green eyes. Round face. That tragic forehead.
"Ah, fuck."
The words tumbled out before she could stop them. Her voice was higher, too, still unfamiliar, and it was like someone had just kicked her in the gut with how much it didn't match her expectations.
Looking down at her hands, she took in the delicate fingers, the well-manicured nails. She was soft.
Her arms were thin... too thin. More civilian than ninja. More useless than powerful. She looked like the kind of person who'd faint at the sight of a kunai.
"Seriously? You've gotta be fucking shitting me," she muttered. She couldn't even take herself seriously anymore.
A sudden sharp pain shot through her head and an overwhelming flood of memories drowned out her panic.
She sat… for minutes, taking the time to let everything sink in.
It was no joke.
Konoha.
Hokage.
A demon fucking fox and an orange idiot.
Naruto. She'd been transmigrated into the world of Naruto… as Sakura Haruno.
A world where there were madmen who could destroy villages on a whim, superpowered serial killers, child soldiers and a quite frankly… ridiculous lack of mental healthcare.
Power dictated everything in most worlds, that was true.
But in this world?
Power was dictated by how close of a blood relation you had to a clinically insane, hot alien goddess who ate a fucking god-fruit.
A hot alien goddess who later got jumped by her own kids.
Damn, how shit of a parent do you have to be for both of your kids to smoke you like that.
Sakura closed her eyes, shaking her head. Could never be me.
She remembered fantasies, fantasies she'd had when being a man back on Earth. All the hot babes lining up on his side. Every single bloodline. Every single jutsu.
But now he was a she.
And she was fucking useless.
Just when her despair reached its peak, a soft, mechanical chime rang in her mind.
[Ding!]
She blinked. What had that been?
Ah, as expected, the sheer stress of such a traumatic transmigration had given her psychosis.
So was there anything she could even do? Her eyes closed as she hummed, taking the time to think things through.
In a world like this, in a body like this… ah of course!
She slapped her fist against an open palm.
That was the only other option she had from here on out.
She opened her eyes, ready to kill herself.
There was a rope on her bedside desk, back from when she had been practicing her rope escape technique. It should be strong enough to hold her weight.
Now where could she tie the noose?
This body was a goner. Maybe she'd find luck in her next transmigr… wait.
Was that a fucking system window?
She stared, wide-eyed at the blue screen shimmering in front of her vision.
[System Initialising…]
[You have awakened the Aura System!]
[Host: Sakura Haruno]
[Starter pack x1 Gifted!]
Aura… system?
What in the… Sakura's eyes blinked as she read through the window once more.
Ah of course! Someone like a transmigrator would never be sent to a world without their golden finger! Such a travesty could never occur unless as a punishment.
A new window appeared in front of her.
[Open Starter Pack - Yes/No]
Well, the answer to that was obvious.
She clicked on the yes in front of her, the screen rippling outwards from her touch like a water surface.
[Starter Pack opened!]
Aura points x100
Book of Aura farming x1
Unlimited Senbon pouch x1
Grandmaster-level Senbon mastery x1
Presence pill x1
A narrow pouch along with a remarkably large leather bound tome, materialised above her, landing on the floor with a thud!
Sakura narrowed her eyes.
Was this system… real?
She touched the book, continuing to open it when no negative effects screamed out at her. She opened it up to the first page.
[WHAT IS AURA?]
Aura (noun): The undeniable, raw presence of sheer, unfiltered swag. The essence of clout, dominance, and overwhelming coolness.
Simply put, the higher your Aura Levels, the more people look at you and go, "Damn. That guy's built different."
You must farm Aura.
You must become the Aura.
Only then can you ascend.
[AURA POINTS → STATS, ABILITIES, AND DRIP]
Every time you farm Aura, you gain Aura Points (AP).
AP can be exchanged for:
- Stats (Strength, Speed, Chakra, Endurance)
- Skills (Ninjutsus, Taijutsu styles, Dramatic Smirking Techniques)
- Clothes that give Passive Aura Boosts (Long cloaks. High collars.)
Ways of farming Aura can be found from Chapters 2-5.
Sakura blinked.
This… was this serious?