"I'm in the Dragon Clan, what the heck is the Naruto Counterattack System?"

Night had fallen.

The pedestrian streets in the city center were lit up on both sides, with streetlights, windows, and neon lights in front of shopping malls creating a dazzling display. From the windows of the high-rise office buildings, one could vaguely see urban elites holding coffee cups and looking down at the city.

Along the riverbank, tenacious dandelions sprout from the bricks and stones along the way. Occasionally, the white fluff, scattered by the wind, drifts into the distance and lands on the river surface, reflecting a figure, causing the hazy lights in the water to ripple.

After leaving the internet cafe, Qi Xiuyuan did not take a taxi home. Instead, contrary to his usual behavior, he chose to walk slowly home.

What happened today has completely changed his plans for the future, which he has adhered to for the past fifteen years, leaving him feeling somewhat melancholy and needing to sort out his thoughts.

Previously, when he learned that this was a world of dragons and that he probably did not have dragon blood, he was indeed frustrated for a while, but he quickly adjusted his mindset.

It's a bit of a shame that I couldn't enjoy the pleasure that power brings, even though I've been transported to a world where dragons exist.

If I gain it, I am fortunate; if I lose it, it is my fate.

At worst, I can just treat this place as a parallel world to Earth and focus on making money and building my career using my memories from my past life.

After figuring this out, he realized that his initial decision to enter Shilan Middle School was merely to fulfill the expectations of the dean. He just didn't expect to become classmates with Lu Mingfei and Liu Miaomiao, the two characters from the original story.

However, during his two years at Shilan Middle School, Qi Xiuyuan did not deliberately resist or distance himself from Lu Mingfei because he was the so-called protagonist, nor did he take the initiative to get closer to him because he was the so-called protagonist.

To be honest, for Qi Xiuyuan, who had read the entire Dragon Raja series in his previous life, his impression of Lu Mingfei wasn't exactly good, but to say he "disliked" him would be an exaggeration.

More than anything, people are disappointed by their lack of ambition.

His indecisive nature caused him to lose too much in the past, which made him the person who died countless times just to find that one chance, and dared to face Odin head-on and fight against Gungnir.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, everything he had lost could never be regained.

Qi Xiuyuan originally thought that without dragon blood, he would become a literary creator and stay away from the world of dragons, while Lu Mingfei would be pushed into that world by countless hands, just like in the original story, and head towards a future that had already been planned.

But today...

Qi Xiuyuan, deep in thought, slightly raised his lowered eyelids and looked at the light screen in front of him, which only he could see.

Name: Qi Xiuyuan

Age: 30

[World: Naruto]

[Talent: A-rank - Swordsmanship Talent, C-rank - Wind Release Chakra Talent]

[Ninjutsu: D-rank - Body Flicker Technique, B-rank - Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique]

[Sealing Technique: None]

[Illusion: None]

Physical skills: None

[Comment: After thirty years of hard work with no success, they have now taken a crucial step towards changing their destiny.]

The personal attribute panel is very rudimentary; it's still that stupid system.

Aside from the rewards he received from the previous three choices, that swordsmanship talent should belong to him.

Judging from his "experiences" in the Naruto world, his swordsmanship talent is quite good, whether in the Naruto world or the Dragon Raja world.

If he were placed in a martial arts world, he would certainly be considered a grandmaster.

However, in worlds like Naruto and the Dragon Clan, where chakra and bloodlines exist, Konoha's White Fang could casually swing his sword and unleash a chakra blade, while the hybrid dog Yamaga's ninth-order slash was a 512-fold speed slash.

He was a human without chakra talent or dragon blood, and even if he practiced swordsmanship for a lifetime, he couldn't split a steel plate.

And now...

"It really has changed completely."

Qi Xiuyuan's murmured sigh drifted away on the river beside him.

It's not just his future and plans that have changed, but also his mindset when facing the so-called protagonist.

Although the hope of stepping into another level made him somewhat happy, he quickly calmed down when faced with the choice of whether to help "Naruto" and was not blinded by joy.

If one day, all the options that the system presents exceed his bottom line, such as the orphanage where he grew up being identified as an enemy settlement and asked him to kill someone, should he kill or not?

Lu Mingfei was not the stubborn Naruto Uzumaki after all, so he wanted to see if Lu Mingfei would choose to run away or appease as he did in the original story when faced with humiliation.

If Lu Mingfei really chooses to run away or even to flatter and beg for mercy, even if the reward for helping is more generous than the reward for ignoring him, Qi Xiuyuan would never go against his own will to help a good-for-nothing.

No matter what the final outcome is, I won't regret it, after all, it was my own decision.

It wasn't until he saw the loser hanging his head, gritting his teeth, and clenching his fists that Qi Xiuyuan finally remembered the point in time he was in.

In the original novel, Chu Zihang mentions that when he was in elementary school, he was looked down upon by the youngest black belt in karate in the country. He then practiced kendo diligently for three years and defeated that person.

Chu Zihang wanted to tell Lu Mingfei that everyone can take control of their own life, as long as you believe you can do it.

Lu Mingfei asked him how he explained to his family after beating the other person so badly. Chu Zihang said that the school contacted both sets of parents, and his mother scolded the other person, left the medical bills, and then left.

Then, Lu Mingfei mentioned that he had also gotten into fights in junior high school, for reasons similar to Chu Zihang's. If Qi Xiuyuan wasn't mistaken, it should be this time.

In other words, if he didn't speak up, Lu Mingfei would take matters into his own hands, but the end result was that he was scolded by his aunt and forced to apologize to the person who insulted him.

She even had to do chores for others just to reduce the medical expenses she had to pay. Later, she lost the courage to resist, so...

"Isn't he still the same good-for-nothing from the original story?" Qi Xiuyuan sighed.

He still has the courage to fight back when humiliated by others; the fire in his heart has not been extinguished.

After realizing that she also deeply disliked Zhang Lei and that her choice was entirely based on her own conscience...

Qi Xiuyuan still stepped forward.

In changing his own destiny, he inadvertently changed Lu Mingfei's destiny as well.

All of this was not because that person was Lu Mingfei, nor because of the system's reward, but simply because he thought that replacing Lu Mingfei with someone else would have been the same.

The reason we seek power, wealth, and status is simply so that we can do what we want and no longer have to be subservient to others.

Do what you want to do, and don't do what you don't want to do. You will bear the consequences of doing or not doing it yourself. Even if the consequence of "not doing" is the disappearance of the system, at least it is a choice made in accordance with his heart. At worst, he can just go back to being an ordinary self-made rich man.

pat.

With his mind at ease, Qi Xiuyuan stopped in his tracks, and before he knew it, the surrounding sounds gradually quieted down.

He had reached the residential area across the river from the city. It was peaceful and quiet, with few car horns, no stars or moon in the sky, and the dim streetlights on the street were lit in turn.

You can see narrow, messy, and crisscrossing alleys, as well as air conditioner units with clothes hanging on them and rusty security bars, just like the veins of this old residential area.

"Ugh! Ugh!"

Strange, faint sounds came from the dimly lit alley, and Qi Xiuyuan could vaguely see a shadow in the darkness.

Three thug-like young men were surrounding a girl. The one in the lead was even holding a butterfly knife, and the tattoo scars on his arm were particularly eye-catching.

"..."

Upon seeing this, Qi Xiuyuan's expression turned somewhat strange, but soon he couldn't help but chuckle.

Are these guys third-rate screenwriters?

Just as I was mentally preparing myself, someone came knocking on my door.

"Unfortunately, this script is a bit boring."