"Good System"

"Good System"

Land of Fire, Valley of the End.

Watching the two Root ninja start brawling over their personal grudge, Uchiha Asuka led the three little ones toward the Uchiha Clan Grounds.

Not every Uchiha child could calmly think about adult matters like Itachi had as a child.

Ordinary children were children, and Uchiha children were children too.

At that moment, one of the children hugged his Family Bucket and looked at Asuka with a face full of admiration, shouting loudly.

"Big brother!"

Although he could not understand the secrets Asuka had talked about, he could tell that the chicken wings were really delicious. More importantly, he could get refills—after finishing one bucket, there was another. That was fucking better than his grandpa.

"Ah!"

Asuka sighed. He clasped his hands behind his head, looked up at the clouds in the sky, and instructed them.

"When you get home, don't tell anyone about what happened today.

"As for why you're all wet, just say you accidentally fell into the river while fishing. Get your stories straight, and don't mention that I kicked you.

"I just got lectured by the Great Elder all afternoon. That old man has been picking faults with me lately."

"Yes, big brother!"

"Big brother, c-can this be refilled too?

"My grandpa has bad teeth, and the chicken inside is really tender. I want to eat the skin and save the meat for him."

What filial sons! Hearing the sincerity in the three children's voices, Asuka might actually have believed their nonsense if he had not seen their drool dripping onto the ground.

"Right!"

After refilling the three little brats' buckets, Asuka patted their heads and smiled.

"Since you came to the Valley of the End today, I imagine you wanted to pay tribute to Uchiha Madara's greatness.

"Tomorrow night, you can come to Naka Shrine. Bring your little friends too. I'll teach you about Uchiha Madara's Will of Fire, and tell you how Uchiha Madara used the Will of Fire to convince the First Hokage, so the two of them could conquer the world together."

???? The three children tilted their heads at Asuka, their eyes filled with confusion.

The Will of Fire? Uchiha Madara's Will of Fire? Wasn't he a rogue ninja?

Seeing the three children stare at him in confusion, Asuka said nothing more. Instead, he gave them a mysterious smile and tempted them.

"There'll be fried chicken. I'll buy you some drinks too when I get back.

"Tomorrow night, we'll listen to stories while we learn the family's orthodox Will of Fire, the one Uchiha Madara devoted himself to studying."

"Ooh—ooh—"

"Yay—"

Although they did not understand what this big brother was talking about, they did understand one thing: there would be more delicious fried chicken tomorrow night, and they could probably get unlimited refills. Tsk, tsk. After glancing at the three ecstatic children, Asuka turned to look in Konoha's direction.

Since he had decided not to defect, he ought to take some measures to save the clan.

At the very least, he had to make sure their descendants did not turn out stupid. Even lunatics would be better.

The Will of Fire... Let's see how I can revise you. "System!"

The moment Asuka pushed open his door, he called out in his mind.

During the fight today, he had felt the system tremble, but since he had been fighting those two "Root" ninja at the time, he had not paid it any attention.

Looking at the system interface that appeared before him, and the conspicuous words "Mission Complete" on it, Asuka raised an eyebrow in surprise. He tilted his head toward the white wall and muttered.

"The mission's already complete?"

Congratulations, Host. Through diligent training and difficult battle, you successfully defeated Uchiha Naoki and took him in as your little brother. Would you like to claim your reward?

Hmm. Asuka nodded. He had more or less figured out what was going on.

Uchiha Naoki... was probably one of the three children he had kicked off the cliff.

That counted as defeating him?

The corner of his mouth twitched. Asuka sat down in a chair and said solemnly.

"Claim it!"

Boom! As soon as he spoke, he felt a warm current suddenly surge through his eyes before vanishing in an instant.

"This..."

Asuka propped his cheek on one hand, his eyes thoughtful as he muttered to himself.

"I heard that the pain Uchiha Mikoto experienced when she became pregnant was probably dozens of times stronger than this warm current?"

When an Uchiha's spirit was stimulated, their eyes underwent corresponding changes. Once the stimulation was sufficient, their eyes would evolve.

Based on his estimate just now, if the progression from his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to the Mangekyō Sharingan were listed as data, it would probably be something like this.

Before the warm current: 3000/10000

After the warm current: 3000.5/10000

"..."

He would need to complete roughly fourteen thousand missions to advance to the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Even if he completed five missions a day, it would take 2,800 days—7.67 years. But according to the original timeline, the Uchiha Clan only had about 6.5 years left to live. "Good system!"

After praising it, Asuka turned around and began packing his things.

What a joke. Without the Mangekyō, was he supposed to use his head to take on someone else's Mangekyō during the Night of the Clan Massacre?

Thud!

Just as he stood up, a scroll suddenly fell onto the table.

He casually picked up the scroll and looked it over. Once he finished reading it, Asuka fell silent again.

Good system... "Chidori Senbon! A-rank ninjutsu. Turns Chidori into countless sharp senbon needles and launches them at the enemy. The number of senbon released is related to the amount of Chakra. When used with the Sharingan, it can also strike the enemy's vital points."

After muttering to himself for a while, he looked up at the ceiling, his face full of speechlessness.

Never mind whether he even had Lightning-nature Chakra. Even if he did, he did not know Chidori.

What? Did the system assume he would definitely learn Chidori in the future, so it was teaching him a ninjutsu in advance?

"Ah!"

After sighing, Asuka casually tossed the scroll into a cabinet. He planned to find a Lightning Release ninja later and trade for something, or perhaps owe someone a favor.

After all, he... did not have a Lightning nature. Great. He had completed the strongest Counterattack System's first mission.

What a lonely counterattack.

New mission issued: The road to growth is always accompanied by many challenges, but Heaven has arranged an especially large number of challenges for you. The reason you lost so miserably in your future battle against Naruto was not only because your cheat was slightly inferior and the Six Paths Sage was biased, but also because the friends you made lowered your own level.

While Naruto is still hated by the villagers, please befriend Nara Shikamaru. His powerful intellect can perfectly complement your powerful combat ability.

Become good friends with Nara Shikamaru now. This will also keep Nara Shikamaru from using his excellent mind to trick you so badly in your future conflict with Naruto that you cannot tell east from west, north from south.

This mission may be abandoned.

Mission rewards: One increase in Sharingan awakening progress, one mysterious exchange coupon, and one letter from a stranger.

After reading the system's newly issued mission, Asuka turned to look toward the Nara Clan's territory.

Nara Shikamaru???

Of course he knew who that was.

He had even shared a couple of drinks with Nara Shikamaru's father.

If he remembered correctly, Nara Shikamaru was still in his mother's womb, right? Abandon it?

Looking at the rewards listed by the system, Asuka directly shook his head and said.

"Accept!"