[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-simultaneously-transmigrated-starting-from-narut":3,"chapter-simultaneously-transmigrated-starting-from-narut-simultaneously-transmigrated-starting-from-narut-chapter-28":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Simultaneously Transmigrated: Starting from Naruto, Invincible Across All Realms",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2321352,4541,"Chapter 28: The Monster in the Black Lake","simultaneously-transmigrated-starting-from-narut-chapter-28",28,"\u003Cp>So we are following in the footsteps of those great sages?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wow, my god, that’s so cool!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excited young wizards chattered incessantly, dispelling the fear brought by the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione tilted her head proudly and winked at Chu Yang, subtly showing off herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To quiet her down, Chu Yang was about to compliment her, when an untimely voice suddenly rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look! That mudblood from a filthy Muggle family is lecturing real wizards about Hogwarts’ history?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How utterly ridiculous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small boat drifted over from the side, carrying three boys; the two on the sides were tall, much bulkier than Neville.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between them sat a blond boy, quite handsome, but with a sinister gaze that clearly meant trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blond boy spoke in a low voice: “Itachi mudbloods, born of lowly Muggle families, have no right to speak of those four great wizards, especially the great Salazar Slytherin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mind your own business!” Hermione trembled with rage; since entering the wizarding world, nothing angered her more than being told her parents were Muggles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can Itachi say such vile words?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quiet and timid Neville, unusually, angrily accused the blond boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What does ‘mudblood’ mean?” Hermione paused, instinctively sensing it was a hateful term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neville hesitated, then whispered a few words into Hermione’s ear; instantly, her face turned pale, her eyes reddening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Yang narrowed his eyes, coldly staring at the blond boy. In this group of newcomers, only one person could speak such cruel words—Draco Malfoy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary young wizards might not know the details of Hogwarts’ new students, but Draco Malfoy was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His family was one of the most renowned in Hogwarts’ history, and his father, Lucius Malfoy, was one of the school’s governors; obtaining the new student list in advance and cultivating connections with influential wizarding families was standard practice for the Malfoys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lucius Malfoy saw two Muggle-born newcomers on the list, he flew into a furious rage in front of Draco Malfoy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every member of the Malfoy family had graduated from Slytherin House, and they revered Salazar Slytherin’s pure-blood ideology above all else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They believed only pure-blood wizards deserved to learn and use magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Yang found this absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to their logic, the very first wizard to discover and use magic had no right to use magic at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because his parents were Muggles…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the first Muggle-born wizards to pioneer magic, exchange knowledge, and blend traditions, where would wizarding families have come from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is not the same as the chicken-or-egg paradox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muggle-born wizards and pure-blood families—the former came first, without question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebuffed fiercely by Hermione, Malfoy could no longer contain his rage, hurling one vile insult after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this the etiquette of pure-blood wizards? Insulting others with foul language at the slightest disagreement?” Chu Yang sneered. “I’ve only heard such behavior from London street thugs—your upbringing is deplorable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Draco Malfoy’s face flushed crimson; he leapt to his feet, roaring: “I only show courtesy to wizards—Itachi filthy—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish, the boat lurched violently; he nearly tumbled overboard, saved only when Goyle grabbed him in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, gnarled tree roots were erupting from the lakebed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the moonlight, branches rising from the water slowly coiled around Malfoy’s boat, slowing it down until it came to a complete stop, then began shaking violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! What the hell is going on? Wasn’t this lake supposed to be completely safe?!” Malfoy clung desperately to the boat’s edge, screaming hysterically, terrified out of his wits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vines wrapped tighter and wider; in an instant, the three boys lost all footing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid, at the front, finally noticed the commotion behind him, eyes wide: “My god, what the hell is that?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black lake surface appeared hazy under the moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Hagrid, the vines and branches on the boat looked more like the tentacles of some monstrous creature, shaking the boat violently, trying to drag Malfoy and the others into the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! What do I do? I didn’t bring my wand!” Hagrid panicked—he hadn’t brought his “umbrella” wand today, since he was only ferrying students, and it seemed unnecessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, facing an emergency right before him, he had no solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Hagrid regretted not bringing his wand, Malfoy and the other two finally lost their grip and tumbled into the water like dumplings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glug~ Glug~ Glug~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy desperately tried to grab the boat, but his feet were snared by underwater vines and yanked down hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glurp~ Glurp~ Glurp~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy bobbed up and down like tripe in a hot pot; every time he tried to scream for help, water flooded his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Malfoy, his two companions, Goyle and Crabbe, fared much better—though they also fell in, they quickly scrambled back onto the boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely, once Malfoy went under, the boat stopped shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from being soaked, they suffered no injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goyle and Crabbe simultaneously realized—the lake’s “monster” was targeting Malfoy alone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Goyle and Crabbe instinctively turned to look at Chu Yang and Hermione, who had just clashed with Malfoy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They met Chu Yang’s icy gaze head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both shuddered, immediately lowering their heads, afraid to look a second time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrified of being eaten by the “monster,” Malfoy burst into tears: “Help me! Someone, please help me! I don’t want to be eaten! Anyone, please!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Goyle! Crabbe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desperate, Malfoy screamed for his companions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goyle instinctively moved toward Malfoy, bending over the boat’s edge, ready to pull him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boat lurched violently again; Goyle cried out and fell back into the water!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crabbe, terrified, scrambled away from Malfoy, feigning indifference—and narrowly escaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was certain now: the “monster” was targeting Malfoy alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Goyle climbed back onto the boat for the second time, having learned his lesson, he too began imitating Crabbe, pretending not to hear Malfoy’s cries for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poor Malfoy had swallowed so much water he was nearly full…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Hermione felt immense satisfaction seeing Malfoy fall in; it felt like all her anger had been purged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But gradually, she began to worry he might be in real danger—after all, she was only an eleven-year-old girl, innocent and kind-hearted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione anxiously asked: “Why aren’t his friends saving him? They’re both so strong—either one could easily pull him aboard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Yang glanced at her in surprise. “He just insulted Itachi so viciously, and Itachi’re worried about him? Has your anger faded so quickly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course I’m angry!” Hermione said matter-of-factly. “But I won’t hate a dead man. As long as he’s alive, I’ll have a chance to get revenge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Yang wiped sweat from his brow. The old saying was true: the prettier the girl, the more vengeful—never provoke one lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1115,"2026-06-20T16:23:12.107Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d431262feed28bf4c60a0afece873249de0e94bc707d4969d0d5ce0287800eeb","simultaneously-transmigrated-starting-from-narut-chapter-29","simultaneously-transmigrated-starting-from-narut-chapter-27",498,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimultaneously-transmigrated-starting-from-narut-cover.jpg"]