Naruto: Sasuke's Soul Transmigration Begins at the Valley of the End

When I open my eyes, I'm no longer in the familiar modern city. I'm on the sheer cliffs of the Valley of the End.

Before me is Naruto Uzumaki, breathing hard, his expression complicated.

Behind me, the curse mark Orochimaru left behind aches faintly.

I've become Sasuke Uchiha.

No, to be precise, I've transmigrated into Sasuke just after Naruto defeated him, right before he sets out on the path of a rogue ninja.

I know the plot. I know the ending, too.

But what I don't know is this: when these eyes truly gaze into the abyss, what will gaze back?

The ninja world, the Akatsuki, Madara Uchiha, the Otsutsuki... If I follow the script, I can survive to the end and even become a hero.

But the question is...

"Do I really have to walk Sasuke's path all over again?"

When the Sharingan reflects different choices, when a butterfly's wings stir the first breeze,

the gears of the Fourth Shinobi World War begin to turn with a deafening roar, toward an unknowable future.

This is no longer the story of Naruto.

This is my own...

Hokage story.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.