Darkness. Cold. Screams echoing through the walls of a once-proud compound. Fire licking the wooden frames. The Uchiha crest, slashed in blood.
He was there. Again.
But this time, his eyes were open.
"Déjà vu?" he muttered, a crooked smile playing at his lips as he stared up at the night sky. The moon was full — same as before. The silence was unnatural. And yet... something pulsed in his chest. Not fear.
Power.
A screen flickered to life in front of his vision, unseen by all but him.
[Pocket Hunting Dimension Unlocked][Shadow Monarch's Core Stabilized][User: Uchiha Ren][Timeline: Rebirth—One Week Before Clan Purge][Mission: Survive. Evolve. Dominate.]
Uchiha Ren, the black sheep of the clan, had never cared much for their traditions or their tight collars of pride. He was the kind who smirked during lectures, skipped mandatory training, and flirted with the Hyūga heiress just to annoy the elders.
And now? Now he had a second chance — and a cheat that turned him into a god in the making.
"If Itachi wants a massacre, let's make it interesting," Ren muttered. His eyes flicked to crimson — Sharingan awakening naturally, effortlessly. "Let's see who gets out alive this time."
The next morning, Ren strolled into the Uchiha district training ground like he hadn't just plotted to overthrow fate itself. Shirt half-unbuttoned, eyes half-lidded, confidence oozing from his step — the teen girls of the clan whispered as he passed.
One of them — Uchiha Aiko, a prodigy with short black hair and a sharp tongue — scoffed.
"Late again, Ren? Did your ego oversleep?"
He grinned. "Nah. Just thinking about you."
Aiko blinked, caught off guard. "W-What?"
"Thinking about how I'll steal your heart one day," he said casually, leaning closer, voice low. "And your skills. Probably your spot in the rankings too."
Her cheeks flushed, and she stormed off with a huff. Ren chuckled. The game had begun.
Later that night, the Pocket Hunting Dimension opened for the first time.
It was a void filled with shadows, a boundless dark plane where floating orbs shimmered like stars — each one a potential weapon, a summon, a power source.
Ren stood alone at the center, arms crossed.
[Collect resources to summon shadows.][To bring companions, establish a soul pact through physical resonance.]
He raised an eyebrow at the last part.
"So... sleep with them to bring them here? This cheat's got taste," he smirked. "Convenient."
But he wasn't some hormone-driven fool. He had standards — and patience. The girls he wanted? He'd earn them. Charm them. Tease them. Make them want to follow him. And then? He'd cherish them like the treasures they were.
Not tools. Not toys. Trophies of fate bent to his will.
[You have absorbed your first orb.][Skill unlocked: Shadow Extraction][First shadow: Lesser Rogue – Summoned][Army count: 1/∞]
He extended his hand, and a dark, humanoid figure emerged beside him, kneeling silently in the shadows.
Ren smirked.
"Good. The first of many."
To Be Continued...