Naruto: I Never Planned to Become a Ruler

[Fourth Calamity + canon-compliant]

Leng Qianling, an unremarkable office worker on the Blue Star of the new century, took a vacation, climbed into a full-dive game pod, and casually opened a huge otome battle game called The Legend of Infinite Romance, Starting with Ninjas.

She customized her face, got a random ID, and confirmed entry

And so, a six-year-old girl with silver hair and golden eyes named Chimu Hualing was born in Konoha Village.

Her parents were dead from the start, but she had a full household staff. A standard chosen-one setup.

“The first playthrough's ending can't be saved?” Leng Qianling clicked confirm without a second thought. “If I choose wrong, I'll just start over on the second playthrough.”

But when she pushed past a group of bullies and stood in front of the boy with golden hair and blue eyes, a golden notification popped up on the System panel:

[Uzumaki Naruto's affection: +15]

Later, it became 30. Then 45. Then 55.

The boy asked her, his ears turning red, “Hualing, do you want to be friends with me?”

She answered casually, “Of course.”

Chimu, the housekeeper, smiled and ruffled the golden head. “Little Naruto, you're the first boy our young lady has ever brought home.”

Leng Qianling mocked the game's outdated dialogue while her actions belied her words. She leveled up, fought monsters, unlocked special CGs, and soared to the top. Looking back, had she really only come to relax with a romance game...?