The first thing you notice when you become aware of your surroundings is how big everything is. It takes a moment, but upon seeing your tiny hands and the children's toys in front of you, you realize what's happened. You're a baby again.
Your mind races at this revelation. The last thing you remember was driving to work and then sharp pain and darkness taking over your thoughts. You must've died. You being in a baby's body must mean you've reincarnated or been reborn. But why do you still have your memories?
Before you can contemplate what this could mean, a voice interrupts your thoughts. A voice that reminds you of sweet lullabies says something in a language you don't understand. Looking towards the voice, you see a woman that somehow puts you at ease just from the sight of her. Your gut tells you this is your mother.
You can't understand her, but the words she says sound so familiar… It sounds like Japanese, and you curse your past self for slacking in your studies because you can only pick out a few words she says. You find it a bit strange that a Japanese woman has bright red hair and blue eyes, but maybe she's mixed?
You're not sure what to do. You're technically an adult and yet you're in the body of a child. You doubt you can tell people about being reincarnated without being placed in a mental ward so maybe you should just pretend to be a baby and live out a regular childhood? With that decided, you proceed with your day as normal.
Fate has a different plan in store for you. A few things happen that makes you rethink your plans. First of all, your mother comes home some days in a uniform that looks suspiciously familiar. The metal headband with a swirl on it she always wears around her neck also gives some pause. Your father showing up in the exact same uniform with a similar headband makes you sweat at what that could mean. The final nail in the head is when your parents had someone over who addressed your mother as Uzumaki-sama.
You tried to ignore these signs because it seemed so far-fetched, but you can't deny it any longer. Whatever forces are at work decided to reincarnate you as the child of a ninja clan in a fictional world that you watched as a child. And what's worse, the fate of the Uzumaki clan is one you remember clear as day. The entire clan and the village they reside in will be completely destroyed and the survivors scattered across the world. What rotten luck you have.
A/N: This is gonna be the first in a series of isekai OC-inserts. The worlds are already chosen and I have a basic outline of what should happen, but updates might be sporadic depending on whether I feel up to writing. I'm uploading this to try and keep myself motivated, but this fanfic is something that's purely self-indulgent for me so sorry if some things don't fit your taste. The MC is a lesbian so all romance will be yuri. With all that said, thanks for reading!