Naruto: Growing Stronger Through Failure

[System-focused] [Plot-driven] [Pure Naruto] Lin Kaede was a social outcast. Abandoned by his parents as a child, he was bullied at the orphanage and ignored by his teachers at school. His grades plummeted as a result, and he had no choice but to enter the workforce early. At work, he caught his boss trying to take advantage of a coworker, and was subjected to all kinds of harassment afterward. On his twenty-fourth birthday, his already unlucky life hit its lowest point. Amid the roar of a speeding truck, he found himself in the world of Naruto, reborn as a baby. But his good fortune did not last long. Less than a year later, Naruto was born and the Nine-Tails rampage unfolded. His parents were both killed, leaving him an orphan once again, taken in and raised at the village's expense. Later, through the Third Hokage's arrangements, he was placed next door to Naruto, becoming Naruto's first close bond. But when he tried to train, he discovered that his talent was abysmal. Then, during a test of strength before graduation from the Ninja Academy, he lost to Naruto...