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The year is 48 of the Leaf, the day after the night of the Nine-Tailed Fox.
"Shinji, why did you change your shop sign?" The owner of the Dumpling shop next door, Mujima, looked at Shinji in confusion, who was adding birdseed to a birdcage.
"Good morning, Mujima-san," Shinji replied, adding birdseed while keeping a blank expression on his face.
His short black hair and relaxed, lazy black long coat were a striking contrast to his emotionless expression as he put away the birdseed feeder and turned to face Mujima.
Is this the shop that Uchiha Itachi loved the most? Even upon returning to the Leaf, his first priority wasn't seeing his beloved little brother, but coming here to grab some dumplings.
"Opening shop so early today?" Shinji pulled out a chair and placed it behind the counter of the All-Purpose Shop.
"It's because of what happened last night. Did you see it, that shadow that covered the sky?" Mujima frowned, his hands gesturing the size of the shadow.
"The market is closed and the port has settled. Go get some rest." Shinji said calmly.
[Shixie: To all Zhongli hardcore fans out there, please don't punch me if I miss some quotes.]
"Your words doesn't make sense Shinji..." Mujima couldn't understand the meaning in Shinji's tone and looked at him with confusion.
[Ding!]
[Speak a Zhongli quote, proficiency increases by 0.1%]
The system in Shinji's mind suddenly popped up after he finished speaking.
Hearing the system's words, Shinji fell into deep thought.
He had arrived in this world two days ago. Upon arrival, he discovered that his body was imprisoned in the Leaf's Uchiha clan's guardhouse, and the reason was laughably simple: "You looked at me for too long in the crowd."
That night, after Shinji sorted through his own memories, he discovered that he had arrived in the world of Naruto, and it was the year 48 of the Leaf.
In other words… the night of the Nine-Tailed Fox!
Just as Shinji was still organizing his memories, suddenly…
A roar echoed through the entire Hidden Leaf Village, startling Shinji in the guardhouse.
"No way, could that be the Nine-Tailed Fox's roar?" Shinji pondered for a moment, turning to the night outside the guardhouse window. A blood moon hung high in the sky.
Did he encounter such a huge event right after arriving?
Not good, right?
However, reality quickly gave Shinji the correct answer.
An orange fox paw directly crushed the guardhouse where Shinji was imprisoned. Although the paw left a second later, Shinji seemed to have seen scattered Nine-Tailed Fox falling off.
This… are you going bald early?
Shinji looked at the shattered cell door, frowning.
Since the door was already broken, leaving now… shouldn't count as escaping, right?
Following the gap in the guardhouse, Shinji ran out. Thankfully, the Nine-Tailed Fox's actions had created a passage in the guardhouse.
"Hmm? It seems the outside has been thoroughly destroyed." Looking at the familiar trees around him, Shinji sighed, finally escaping the guardhouse safely.
But…
The next second.
"Shiki Fujin?" Shinji followed the sound and saw a man with golden hair and a woman with red hair.
"Kushina and Minato Namikaze?" Shinji looked around. Now, including his location, the entire world was surrounded by Kushina's Adamantine Sealing Chains.
Outside the Adamantine Sealing Chains, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, was hitting the barrier weakly, but it was useless.
The Nine-Tailed Fox's attack? Although it was a bound Nine-Tailed Fox, but…
As Minato completed his hand seals, the Shinigami appeared behind him, and in the next second, he stretched out a hand and struck the Nine-Tailed Fox. In the next second, a soul was pulled out of the Nine-Tailed Fox and sealed onto Minato.
Immediately, an altar appeared beside Minato, and lying on it was the newborn Uzumaki Naruto!
"Be careful!" As Minato and Kushina both relaxed their guard, the Nine-Tailed Fox's nails, which hadn't been trimmed for thousands of years, pierced through both of their bodies. Seeing this, Shinji couldn't help but shout a warning.
Someone?!
Minato and the Nine-Tailed Fox both looked over, except Kushina's eyes were still on Naruto.
The Nine-Tailed Fox roared, the Tailed Beast Ball forming in its mouth, and the target was Shinji!
"Run!" Minato shouted towards Shinji, but he was trapped by the Nine-Tailed Fox's claws and couldn't protect anyone else!
Feeling the power of the Tailed Beast Ball in the Nine-Tailed Fox's gaping maw, Shinji couldn't help but frown. At such a close distance…
This?
Taking a big move right after arriving?
Not good, right?
[Ding! Detecting that the host is in a life-or-death situation, the Multiverse Role-Playing System is activated!]
Suddenly, the system's prompt appeared in Shinji's mind.
Shinji was stunned. Was this the arrival of the transmigration gift package?
This is the essential system for all-powerful transmigrators, but this Multiverse Role-Playing System… what is it?
[Ding! Multiverse Role-Playing System, able to randomly draw characters/spirits/pets/trash witches…]
[Host: Shinji]
[Role-Playing Character List: None]
[Role-Playing Character Progress: 0%]
[Character Draw Count: 1]
Hmm?
Wait, I can accept everything before that, but what the heck is that trash witch?
[Ding, due to the host's first activation of the Multiverse Role-Playing System, the system will give a free character draw opportunity. Do you want to start drawing now?]
[Yes/No]
The Tailed Beast Ball is about to be formed, so this is the only option!
[Yes]
[Ding! Now starting to draw characters, each draw will be three, the host can choose one of them to play. Due to the host's first draw, the first chosen role will be rewarded with 100% progress, each role-playing can last for 30 minutes, after 30 minutes it will be reset, the role-playing progress reaches 70% before the next draw can be performed, please be aware]
As the system turned, one character after another flickered before Shinji's eyes.
Hmm? It seems I saw Saitama?
I also saw Belial?
Seeing one powerful figure after another flash by, Shinji's heart was filled with anticipation.
Soon, three cards appeared in front of Shinji.
[Ding!]
[First draw has ended, please choose the role you want to play]
[Option 1: Genshin Impact World - Geo Archon - Rex Lapis - Zhongli!]
[Option 2: One Piece World - Former Warlord of the Sea - Emperor of the Sea - Clown King - Buggy]
[Option 3: Pokemon World - Lazy Pokemon - Snorlax!]
Three cards appeared in front of Shinji.
As the three cards stopped in front of Shinji, three characters walked out of the cards respectively.
Zhongli, handsome, elegant, holding the Vortex Vanquisher.
Buggy, with a standard clown smile, the broken places on his body hinting at his Chop-Chop Fruit ability.
Lastly Snorlax the lazy pokemon.
Looking at these three characters, hmm.
Snorlax was directly ignored by Shinji. Although the damage reflection is a good choice, but… if I have to imitate it all the time… wouldn't I just die of social embarrassment?
As for Buggy and Zhongli…
Definitely Zhongli!
Do I even need to choose?
Zhongli, although his origin is unknown, he is polite and knows the rules.
Most importantly, Zhongli is super handsome!
Moreover… before Shinji transmigrated… his Zhongli characted in Genshin was maxed out…
As Shinji's finger clicked on Zhongli's card, a golden light instantly enveloped his body.
[Ding!]
[First draw has ended]
[Host chooses to play as: Genshin Impact World - Geo Archon - Rex Lapis - Zhongli!]
[Role-playing begins!]
[Due to the host's first activation of the Multiverse Role-Playing System, the first chosen role is rewarded with 100% progress]
[Host: Shinji]
[Role-Playing Character List: Zhongli!]
[Role-Playing Character Progress: 100%]
[Today's role-playing time: 1/30 minutes]
[Character Draw Count: 0]
[Do you want to choose to project Zhongli's image?]
[Yes/No]
As a series of system prompts sounded, Shinji opened his eyes. Only Minato and Kushina, as well as the Nine-Tailed Fox, could see his current image.
Since Shinji was currently in the forest, Sarutobi Hiruzen was just blocked by the trees on the other side.
"Yes!" Shinji directly clicked on "Yes".
After all, according to the system's prompt, a single role-playing session only lasts 30 minutes, and after 30 minutes, he will be reverted to his original form.
To avoid attracting the attention of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo in the shadows, projecting Zhongli's image is clearly the most suitable choice.
As Shinji clicked, his body began to change. A black suit appeared on his body, his slightly long black hair was blown aside by the wind, revealing the handsome face under his black hair.
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