An Ordinary Person in Naruto, and the Plot Goes Off the Rails

40 chapters stockpiled, updated daily at 12 noon [Psychological games + multiple POVs + dark turn in the middle and later parts + a late-stage love rivalry] Chiyori transmigrates to the Village Hidden in the Leaves and becomes an orphan with no chakra, no bloodline limit, and no powerful clan to protect her. She has only five hours left to live. Dragging her leg, which is bound up in plaster, she finds Naruto Uzumaki huddled in a corner. Ignoring the words “Get lost” carved all over his back, she opens her arms. “I’ll catch you.” [Congratulations! You have made contact with Bonded Target 1. Lifespan +10 hours.] Once she confirms that making contact with her bonded targets will extend her life, she begins scheming around each one, carefully saving up three months’ worth of life. Along the way, she also takes on the System’s plot-altering missions. When Naruto Uzumaki is bullied, she spends her lifespan to change the plot. When Sasuke Uchiha is provoked, she spends her lifespan to change the plot. She even changes the massacre plan. By the time her bonded targets have grown from three to six, she can barely keep up with them all. She can only grit her teeth, making contact with each one while changing the plot, never noticing how dark and twisted their gazes toward her have become. She thought she was the only one scheming. Then, one day, she finds herself with nowhere left to run. The good news: she’s saved up enough lifespan to live to a hundred. The bad news: she’s been surrounded and hunted. The worse news: her secret identity has been exposed. The even worse news: they knew all along. Multiple character POVs Naruto Uzumaki: She was the one who opened her arms first that day. I saw the light. Later, we became friends, and I’d always open my arms to give her a big hug. She said I was clingy, but she was the one who started it. Those people crowding around her had better understand that she’s my light. If anyone dares touch her, I’ll show them the Nine-Tails’ true form. Sasuke Uchiha: Pineapple candy, her favorite, and where our friendship began... But the day I awakened my Sharingan for her, her eyes were fixed on someone else. She’d better hope I never find proof. Otherwise, these eyes of mine won’t let her even think about running away. Itachi Uchiha: She’s good at lying. As it happens, so am I, which makes us alike. So I keep count of everyone she’s hugged. When she hugged me, she came up with such a clumsy excuse. She thought she’d hidden it well, but I’m afraid I have far more informants than she imagines. Gaara: Her hands are so soft. After she touched me once, I wanted her to do it again. Every time she says she won’t leave me, I want to hold on even tighter. She’d better really mean it, because not even Shukaku could stop me from finding her if she left. [More bonded targets are lurking in the shadows...] Reading Guide: All female love interests The first ten chapters focus on saving up lifespan She uses the System to extend her life and change the plot, not to grow stronger or level up Multiple character POVs. There’s plot and daily life early on, with only a little fighting and lots of tangled relationships. The middle and later parts focus entirely on romantic rivalries. A mountain of original worldbuilding. Some characters may be OCs. Does not follow the original plot. Bonded targets with names: Naruto, Sasuke, Gaara, Itachi, Kakashi, Neji Random mini-interviews may appear in author’s notes. More details to come if needed. 2026-4-15 Theme: The peace of the ninja world is all up to you