Chapter 1: The Cowardly Senju Kid
Konoha, 33 years.
Ninja school, fifth-grade class.
As the teacher at the podium said "School is over," the originally quiet classroom suddenly became lively.
Uchiha Chiba packed his things and was about to go home. Just as he was about to get up, a figure appeared in front of him.
"Chiba, I want to challenge you."
Hearing the familiar voice, Uchiha knew who it was without even looking.
Besides Senju Nawaki, who else would dare challenge him for the top spot in his grade?
Just as he was about to refuse, a lazy voice sounded behind them.
"Nawaki, you're really persistent. I remember this should be your 100th challenge to Chiba. Do you want to achieve 100 consecutive defeats?"
Uchiha Chiba turned around and saw that the person speaking was Nara Shikaku, with a ponytail, holding his chin as if he had just woken up.
"Nonsense. I gave in to Chiba before, but this time, I will go all out," Nawaki said, a little angry.
Nawaki, as the grandson of the Ninja God 'Senju Hashirama', was not an opponent of an ordinary Uchiha, and this Uchiha hadn't even awakened his Sharingan yet.
From the time he entered school, every time he fought Uchiha Chiba, he always went home feeling disgraced.
This made Nawaki, who had been determined to become Hokage since childhood, a little frustrated.
Therefore, after school, he would train hard and strive to win the next battle against Uchiha Chiba.
Although he didn't know why he was so obsessed with winning against Uchiha Chiba, he just wanted to win, even once.
But ideals and reality are two parallel lines that never intersect.
So Nawaki appeared confident every time before he challenged Uchiha Chiba, but ended in failure every time.
As we all know, the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan have been locked in a cycle of love and hate for thousands of years.
This bad relationship can be traced back to Indra and Asura, the ancestors of the Uchiha and Senju clans.
The most famous figures after that are Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, followed by their younger brothers, Uchiha Izuna and the evil old Senju ghost, Senju Tobirama.
Of course, the reason Uchiha Chiba knows these unknown secrets is because he is actually a time traveler.
Speaking of time travel, Uchiha Chiba's method of time travel is different from that of other senior time travelers. While others are favored by the god of dump trucks, Uchiha Chiba's way of time travel is relatively rare. In his previous life, Uchiha Chiba was a chef when a gas explosion occurred in the kitchen, and he tragically died.
Afterward, his soul traveled to a time when this body was still a fetus.
Fortunately, Uchiha Chiba, who had been an orphan in his previous life, didn't have much to remember.
If he was going to travel through time, he figured it was fine. Although the danger in this world is much higher than in his previous life, if he gets another chance at life, Uchiha Chiba has no complaints.
After arriving in this world, he also got to experience what it felt like to have relatives.
Unfortunately, his father died on a mission before he was born, and he was raised by his mother alone.
As for his grandparents, his father in this life was an orphan, just like in his previous life.
But fortunately, most of his relatives on his mother's side were still alive, except for his grandmother, who had passed away.
It's worth mentioning that his cousin is a character who appeared in the original work: Uchiha Mikoto, the mother of the filial son Itachi and the heroine, Seitanba.
When Uchiha Chiba's thoughts were distracted, another voice came to his ears.
Akamichi Choza, the little fat guy sitting next to Nara Shikaku, ate potato chips in his hand and said innocently, "But Nawaki, you said that every time before."
Puff!
Senju Nawaki immediately broke his defense when he heard the words.
Yamanaka Inoichi also became interested when he saw the constipated look on Nawaki's face and continued to tease him. "Okay, Choza, don't say it. It's obvious. We don't need to state the truth."
Puff!
Hearing this, Nawaki broke his defense again. Unexpectedly, the three members of this generation—Ino–Shika–Chō—who appeared honest on the surface with thick eyebrows and big eyes, were really ruthless when they stabbed the knife.
Of course, Nawaki knew that these friends were just joking with him.
It wasn't that he was angry, but he was still unhappy.
Ahhhhh!
Nawaki, who could only feel helpless and furious in his heart, once again turned to Uchiha Chiba, who was watching the show beside him.
"Chiba, you—"
"Nawaki!"
Before Senju Nawaki could finish, a voice interrupted him.
It was very uncomfortable to be interrupted while talking, and the same went for Senju Nawaki.
At the door of the classroom, two girls holding arms appeared at some point.
The one who interrupted Senju Nawaki was one of the girls with fiery red hair.
Senju Nawaki turned his head and saw Kushina, then asked curiously, "Kushina, haven't you gone back yet?"
Uzumaki Kushina first looked at Uchiha Chiba, who was next to Senju Nawaki, and then shifted her eyes to him.
"I'm here to ask you to go home with me. Also, you have to call me 'sister'."
Senju Nawaki shook his head. "No, I haven't dueled with Chiba yet. How can I go back now?"
Seeing that Senju Nawaki was so stubborn, Kushina had no choice but to bring out the trump card.
"Really? Well, then you can go explain to Sister Tsunade why you didn't go back with me."
Haha, little one, can't I cure you?
When Senju Nawaki heard Tsunade's name, his momentum instantly weakened.
After all, among the elders in his family, the one he feared most was his sister Tsunade.
From the age of five to now, he had been beaten many times. After all, bloodline suppression was no joke.
Uchiha Chiba looked at Nawaki, who was completely different from before, and his heart moved. Then he started to speak.
"Don't be a coward, Nawaki. As a man, how can you bow to a woman? You have to learn to say 'no', do you understand?"
Senju Nawaki felt that what this person said was indeed reasonable, but when he thought of his violent older sister, he couldn't help but shudder.
"Forget it, I'll let you go today. Kushina is still waiting for me to go back. Let's talk about it next time."
For the sake of his own life, he decided to wait a little longer before dueling with Uchiha Chiba.
After saying this, Senju Nawaki walked toward the classroom door.
Looking at Senju Nawaki walking toward her, Uzumaki Kushina nodded with satisfaction and then said to the girl next to her.
"Mikoto, I'm going back first. See you tomorrow."
"Okay, see you tomorrow," Uchiha Mikoto said softly as she nodded.