I Got Lost in Life!

"No..."

Uchiha Chen suddenly woke up. He was still groggy.

He abruptly came to his senses and hurriedly looked down at his clothes.

"Phew..."

Thankfully, he was wearing his own pajamas, not women's clothes...

Why had he dreamed about something like that?

That damned system.

His alarm had not gone off yet, so he could sleep a little longer. He loved going back to sleep.

Uchiha Chen was just about to lie back down for a while.

"Oh no."

Uchiha Chen remembered that he had forgotten to set his alarm last night.

He looked at the clock. It was already 8:20. He was going to be late for registration.

He swiftly put on his stylish Uchiha-brand signature windbreaker, then quickly washed up.

After washing up, he fussed with his hair in front of the mirror again.

After all, his head could be chopped off and his blood could flow, but his hairstyle could not be messed up.

He grabbed the half loaf of bread left over from yesterday and rushed toward the Ninja Academy.

"I'm heading out!" Uchiha Chen said to the photograph.

From the courtyard came Uchiha Chen's childish, crisp voice. A lively five-year-old boy began a brand-new day.

In the early morning, sunlight spilled across the earth. The air was filled with the scent of flowers, making everything feel pleasant and full of life.

At this moment, Uchiha Chen felt no fatigue from last night's excessive training. Instead, his entire body felt lighter and stronger than before. Even he was quite surprised by this change.

So this was the benefit of adding points?

This was the period when the Third Hokage of Konoha was in power.

This friend of his father Uchiha Kagami from the same generation was currently in his prime.

The Ninja Hero in his thirties was undoubtedly the strongest and most knowledgeable person in Konoha Village. He was known as the "Professor of Ninjutsu."

It was said that the number of Ninjutsu he had mastered was beyond imagination. Moreover, he was immensely powerful; even the Kage of the other four great ninja nations were deeply wary of the Third Hokage.

Later, the Ninja Hero was also called the strongest Hokage.

Of course, there was still some debate over this "strongest."

Who knew how much of it was just mutual business flattery?

Hanzō was even called the Demigod.

Didn't titles just get more impressive the more people hyped them up?

Perhaps Uchiha Chen would have a stylish title of his own someday. Should he register one in advance now?

Uchiha Fifty-Fifty, Invincible Chen.

Uh, they both sounded pretty lame.

But in any case, while the Third Hokage's title as the strongest Hokage might have been somewhat inflated, it was precisely because of such a powerful Third Hokage that Konoha and the Land of Fire had enjoyed such peace.

This peace had lasted for nearly ten years. Many years had passed since the last Ninja War.

No one would have imagined that the next great war would break out in just three or four short years.

Peace would not last much longer.

But all that was far removed from Uchiha Chen.

His current goal was points.

Points were art,

My foolish system!

There were already many pedestrians walking along the streets of Konoha, and the owners of the shops on both sides had risen long ago.

For civilians, nothing was more pleasant than enjoying such peace.

Feeling all this, Uchiha Chen quickened his pace.

By the time he reached the Ninja Academy, the place was already packed.

"Oh no."

He saw that the uncle at the registration desk had already begun packing up.

Was it over? Was he not going to become a ninja after all?

"Chen." Suddenly, a light and pleasant voice rang out. Uchiha Chen stopped and turned slightly.

What entered his sight was an exquisitely beautiful face. She was a girl about the same age as Uchiha Chen, with long black hair and black eyes. She wore the same stylish Uchiha Windbreaker as Uchiha Chen, and she had an air of delicate grace about her.

"Chen, you're late!"

Feeling the concern in the girl's words, Uchiha Chen said, "Good morning, Mikoto."

"Well, how should I put it? I got lost while searching for the direction of my path in life."

"Hm?" Uchiha Mikoto wore a puzzled expression.

Fine, that excuse was still too profound for a five-year-old girl.

Could an excuse like that only fool an auntie like fifteen-year-old Tsunade?

Sure enough, he should just say he had helped an old lady cross the street in the future.

"Here, this is your registration form. I saw that you were late, so I registered you."

"Thank you, Mikoto." Uchiha Chen revealed an excited smile.

Mikoto really was an exceptionally kind girl. Because of her personality, Mikoto and Uchiha Chen had a very good relationship.

In Konoha Ninja Village, the surname Uchiha represented strength, which inevitably made many children from the Uchiha Clan somewhat arrogant.

However, that sort of temperament was not reflected in Uchiha Mikoto.

Thus, when making friends her own age, Mikoto naturally became his friend.

Moreover, Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Chen were both orphans. The Uchiha Clan treated orphans quite well, at least much more generously than Konoha did.

However, Uchiha Chen was not included in that. He was vaguely ostracized by the others.

Uchiha Mikoto was an extremely gentle person. She never treated him that way.

Whenever others came to bully him, Mikoto would always step forward.

Uchiha Chen sighed. Someone as gentle as Mikoto had children as idiotic as Itachi and Sasuke.

How should he put it? It had to be Fugaku's genes causing trouble.

Sure enough, he had to find a way to take out Uchiha Fugaku.

As for the reason?

Of course, for peace in the ninja world.

What else did you think it was for?

Looking at Uchiha Chen, Mikoto revealed a warm smile.

"Have you eaten breakfast?" Mikoto asked. Then she took out a rice ball from the bag in her hand and held it out before Uchiha Chen.

"Here, I made these rice balls when I came this morning. Do you want to try one? I'm worried they might not taste good..."

As Mikoto spoke, she suddenly became a little shy. Clearly, she was not very confident in the rice balls she had made.

That excuse was powerful...

In response, Uchiha Chen smiled and assured her, "If Mikoto made it, it'll definitely be delicious!"

Mikoto was slightly stunned by Uchiha Chen's certainty. But as she looked into his black eyes, the shyness she had felt gradually faded away.

"Mm!" Mikoto answered with a smile.

Uchiha Chen smiled as he accepted Mikoto's rice ball. He lifted it and put it into his mouth.

"Unexpectedly delicious."

He felt like crying.

Ever since coming to Konoha, he had never properly eaten anything good.

While eating Mikoto's rice ball, Uchiha Chen handed the breakfast from his bag to Mikoto.

"I'll treat you to breakfast too..."

As he spoke, he took out his half of the leftover bread.

Uh, just ignore that.

"I've already eaten." Mikoto smiled.

"Oh."

After finishing breakfast, Uchiha Chen and Mikoto headed toward the Ninja Academy together.

The selection would begin shortly.