Hyuga Himeji Blocks the Road

Uchiha Chen lay excitedly on his bed.

He felt incredibly worked up.

He could no longer control his right hand.

He raised his right hand—

Then he opened his virtual panel.

It displayed:

Host: Uchiha Chen

Land of Fire

Age: 6

Comprehensive Strength Index: Invincible within the Ninja Academy

Chakra Level 4 (0/4000)

Taijutsu Level 5 (0/6000)

Shuriken Level 4 (0/4000)

Hand Seals Level 3 (0/2000)

Ninjutsu Level 3 (0/2000)

Genjutsu Level 4 (0/4000)

Wind Release Level 2 (0/1000)

Fire Release Level 3 (0/2000)

Lightning Release Level 2 (0/1000)

Water Release Level 0 (0/100)

Earth Release Level 0 (0/100)

Yang Release Level 0 (0/100)

Yin Release Level 0 (0/100)

Remaining Ninja Points: 27,100

Although he had seen this number of Ninja Points more than once, he still felt extremely excited.

Originally, he had only had 600 Ninja Points. After consecutively defeating several opponents, his Ninja Points had now reached 27,100.

A tremendous thrill enveloped him.

At that moment, the System's voice came through. "Congratulations, Host. You have completed the mission to enter the top three in the school-wide trial. Therefore, you have obtained the title Peerless Skill."

"You have now received 5,000 Ninja Points as a mission completion reward. Since this is the first mission issued by the System that you have completed, you are specially awarded an additional 3,000 Ninja Points."

"Your remaining Ninja Points are now 35,100."

Great. Sure enough, completing missions issued by the System was the only reliable way to obtain large amounts of Ninja Points.

If he had continued grinding away step by step like before, who knew how many years it would have taken him to save enough Ninja Points to buy a car and a house?

Uchiha Chen immediately spent his Ninja Points on Taijutsu.

First, he had to solve the Cross-dressing Master problem.

"Congratulations, Host. Your Taijutsu attribute has risen to Level 6."

"At Taijutsu Level 6, your endurance, speed, perception, and understanding of Taijutsu have greatly improved."

I'll add more.

"Congratulations, Host. Your Taijutsu attribute has risen to Level 7."

"At Taijutsu Level 7, your endurance, speed, perception, and understanding of Taijutsu have greatly improved."

Uchiha Chen spent another 8,000 Ninja Points to raise both Shuriken and Genjutsu to Level 5.

After looking at his panel, Uchiha Chen gritted his teeth and raised his Chakra attribute, Hand Seals attribute, and the three major attributes of Wind, Fire, and Lightning to Level 4 as well.

At this point, Uchiha Chen's panel had become:

Host: Uchiha Chen

Land of Fire

Age: 6

Comprehensive Strength Index: A big shot among Genin

Chakra Level 4 (0/4000)

Taijutsu Level 7 (0/12000)

Shuriken Level 5 (0/6000)

Hand Seals Level 4 (0/4000)

Ninjutsu Level 4 (0/4000)

Genjutsu Level 5 (0/6000)

Wind Release Level 4 (0/4000)

Fire Release Level 4 (0/4000)

Lightning Release Level 4 (0/4000)

Water Release Level 0 (0/100)

Earth Release Level 0 (0/100)

Yang Release Level 0 (0/100)

Yin Release Level 0 (0/100)

Remaining Ninja Points: 100

Uchiha Chen had not put all his points into Taijutsu. On one hand, there was no need to be so impatient. On the other, he needed to maintain a balanced build.

Many of these attributes affected one another. Excelling too much in one area made it easy for others to find a way to counter him. Being well-rounded was the true path.

Uchiha Chen sighed. It seemed Ninja Points would never be enough.

Just like money was never enough to spend.

When would he be able to stop working so hard to earn points?

He really wanted to put up a missing-person notice and find a System to support him.

For example: System abandoned by its owner, fair-skinned and beautiful, physically fit, seeking a high-quality System for support.

Uchiha Chen now needed only 12,000 Ninja Points to reach Taijutsu Level 8.

It was only his second year now, so he felt he would soon be able to grind out all those points. He had plenty of time.

So, now that the System's Cross-dressing Master threat was gone, Uchiha Chen finally felt that he could breathe easy.

"Hmph, System. I'll soon escape your clutches."

"It's all right, Host. Once you complete this mission, there will be other missions. Rest assured," the System's mechanical voice replied without the slightest fluctuation.

"..."

"I see. As expected of the System. No one can match you when it comes to underhanded methods."

"Please call it farsighted planning."

"..."

Uchiha Chen got out of bed. Having allocated his points, he was in an excellent mood.

He planned to take a walk through Konoha's streets at night, clear his head, and think about things he had never considered before.

Uchiha Chen had a complete plan for his training. There was no need to rush.

For example, when Minato refined Chakra in his daily routine, Chakra capacity at this age was fixed. Refining it too frequently was merely a waste of effort and had little effect.

Put simply, the limits of a six-year-old body were right there. All training had to take the body's capacity into consideration.

For a child, the idea of wanting to spend every single moment training was unreasonable.

Hard work was not wrong, but the body had to be able to handle it.

God Itachi developing a terminal illness at such a young age might not have been unrelated to excessive training during childhood.

Uchiha Chen's current body was still unsuited for round-the-clock training. Proper rest was not a bad thing either.

After all, having just set aside the pressure of earning points, he felt completely relaxed.

Wearing his windbreaker, Uchiha Chen slowly followed the road toward the village.

The surroundings were quiet and not particularly lively. That was because Uchiha Chen had deliberately avoided Commercial Street. He headed along a secluded path toward Hokage Rock.

As Konoha's most famous landmark, Hokage Rock offered an excellent view.

"Hm?" Uchiha Chen stopped because he saw someone who absolutely should not have been there.

—Hyuga Himeji.

She was wearing the Hyuga Clan's uniform and standing silently at the intersection.

No, she should be said to be blocking the intersection.

"Well, Himeji. What a coincidence," Uchiha Chen said familiarly to Hyuga Himeji, who was obviously there to block his path.

Uchiha Chen secretly stayed on guard as Chakra surged madly through his body.

Uchiha Chen's stance appeared flawless, but was actually full of openings.

Was she here for revenge? Was it because I defeated her this afternoon?

Were there others? Looks like that Talk no Jutsu from this afternoon failed.

Hyuga Himeji said nothing. Her white pupils simply stared at Uchiha Chen.

She looked somewhat eerie beneath the moonlight.

After remaining silent for a while, Uchiha Chen could no longer hold back.

"...Could you tell me what kind of coincidence would make us run into each other on this secluded path?"

"It was only a coincidence," Hyuga Himeji said expressionlessly.

"Stop lying. How could we possibly run into each other in a place like this?"

Uchiha Chen tried to let out a hearty "Ahahaha" laugh.

That was way too much of a coincidence.