Brother, That's a Little Too Morbid

Seeing Zhang Jie's conflicted expression, Uchiha Gen instantly guessed what he was thinking.

Glancing into Zhang Jie's room, he saw Na'er standing in the doorway, looking worriedly at Uchiha Gen and Zhang Jie.

At that moment, Uchiha Gen took out a Naruto manga.

Flipping it to the part where Pain carried rice, Uchiha Gen calmly and indifferently laid out his solution to Zhang Jie in a tone as casual as eating and drinking: "It's not a big problem. I'll kill her, then use Impure World Reincarnation to preserve her soul."

"That way, Na'er will go from being your created person to my Impure World Reincarnation summon, and the Main God won't erase her."

"Later, once I have the Rinnegan, I can revive her with the Reincarnation Jutsu."

"With the Main God's enhancements, that day shouldn't be too far off."

After examining Zhang Jie's condition, Uchiha Gen had gathered enough information to reasonably infer Zhang Jie's true identity and the predicament he faced.

Under these circumstances, Uchiha Gen no longer needed to pretend he knew nothing about Zhang Jie.

Hearing Uchiha Gen say he wanted to kill his beloved Na'er, Zhang Jie instantly flew into a rage and dearly wanted to teach this man who had offended his lover a lesson.

But he soon calmed down.

Though Uchiha Gen had spoken of Na'er, he was actually talking about him as well. Zhang Jie, this Half-Guide, could also cleanse his identity through Impure World Reincarnation and become the summon of the Reincarnator Uchiha Gen, thereby escaping the Main God's targeting.

"Your method may be pretty morbid, but it really is quite feasible."

"Now the only question is whether this Zanpakuto enhancement will work!"

"Besides, A-Gen, you were only a Chunin before entering the reincarnation worlds. You probably don't know the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu yet, do you?"

Zhang Jie had just used his Guide privileges to check. Uchiha Gen's available Exchanges did not include the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, nor had he Exchanged a return trip to the Naruto world. Theoretically, he should not know the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.

Although Uchiha Gen had little reason to deceive him, this concerned his very life, so Zhang Jie remained extremely cautious.

"I indeed don't know the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu right now."

Uchiha Gen glanced at Zhang Jie and said calmly, "But I never told you to Exchange for a Zanpakuto right away. My only requirement for now is that you consciously stay apart from the team's operations. Just don't stick with us and drag us down."

"Once everything is ready, we'll begin."

There was a rule under the Main God: as long as one's Gene Lock did not exceed the Fourth Stage, one could forcibly raise it by one stage through the opportunity created by Captain certification and fusion with a Guide.

To maximize Zhang Jie's value, they naturally had to wait until someone in the team had unlocked the Third-Stage Gene Lock, then directly use Zhang Jie as an upgrade item. That way, the Central Continent Team could immediately gain a Fourth-Stage Gene Lock powerhouse.

Even if their enhancement level was not high, a Fourth-Stage Gene Lock alone would allow the entire team to stand at the peak of the reincarnation worlds, greatly increasing their safety.

Before that, as long as Zhang Jie had the sense not to mingle with the team and act as a difficulty multiplier, he would already be doing the entire Central Continent Team a huge favor.

Besides, just as Zhang Jie had said, Uchiha Gen did not yet know the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.

It would still take time and preparation to turn Zhang Jie into usable combat power.

"You've thought things through so thoroughly. I was overthinking it. How about I lend you my Side Missions and Reward Points first?"

"I can't let you work for nothing over my affairs."

Zhang Jie gave a bitter smile, but the tension gradually left his face.

Though many problems still needed solving, he had finally caught sight of a glimmer of hope. The future was no longer the endless darkness it had once been.

At that moment, Zhang Jie took the initiative to offer Uchiha Gen some benefits.

"How much do you have?"

Uchiha Gen asked curiously.

The Main God's list showed that after Nightmare on Elm Street, the Horror movie worlds Zhang Jie had experienced were Scream and Final Destination, followed by Resident Evil, which he had gone through together with the current Central Continent Team.

Scream was an extremely low-difficulty Horror movie, yet the next one had abruptly become Final Destination.

That could only mean one thing: Zhang Jie must have aggressively farmed points in Scream, raising the Central Continent Team's rating to an absurd level and causing such a drastic increase in difficulty.

However, according to the author Zhang Heng, Zhang Jie's Rank A Telekinesis and Rank A Eye of Suggestion had been gifts from the Main God, standard equipment for a Guide.

Other than that, Zhang Jie had never Exchanged for anything particularly valuable.

In other words, there was a high chance that all the points Zhang Jie had farmed in the past had been saved up, which made Uchiha Gen curious about exactly how much he had.

"I got one Rank B Side-Story Mission and Five Thousand Reward Points from Resident Evil," Zhang Jie said.

"Not bad. What about the earlier ones?"

Uchiha Gen nodded.

"I Exchanged them for Mind Link and Mental Scan. The rest were confiscated."

Zhang Jie spoke privately with Uchiha Gen through their Mind Link. In the image he shared, there was an Exchange called Return to Origin.

Uchiha Gen immediately understood. Zhang Jie had probably farmed points so aggressively in Scream in order to spend fifty thousand Reward Points to Exchange for Return to Origin.

After the Main God deducted those fifty thousand points, it discovered that something was wrong with Zhang Jie as a Reincarnator—he was a bug, half Guide and half-captain.

So even after spending his Reward Points, Zhang Jie had still failed to return to reality.

That settled the account.

"What a pity. I thought you had a lot of money."

Uchiha Gen shook his head regretfully. If Zhang Jie had saved up an S-rank reward, he could Exchange for Super Saiyan right now.

Still, Uchiha Gen was not disappointed. Smiling, he said, "One B is fine too. Brother Jie, help Zheng Zha Exchange for B-Class Telekinesis. He already has CC-Class Telekinesis, so this Rank B Side-Story Mission will be perfect for upgrading him."

Zhang Jie looked at Uchiha Gen in surprise.

It was unbelievable. Uchiha Gen actually did not intend to spend those rewards on himself.

Uchiha Gen explained with a smile, "My bloodline is already A-Class. Upgrading it requires an S-rank reward, and I still have an A-Class Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure in my body that I haven't fully absorbed. This Rank B Side-Story Mission won't do much for me."

"But it'll be different if Zheng Zha uses it. His combat strength will immediately rise by a tier."

"The team's overall strength will also increase considerably at once."

Uchiha Gen was telling the truth. In the early stages, the most cost-effective Exchanges for Reincarnators were technology; in the middle stages, bloodlines and energy circulation; and in the later stages, items.

Rank B items would not be completely useless to Uchiha Gen now, but their effect would be extremely limited.

Beyond that team-oriented reason, however, this B-Class Telekinesis was actually a gift Uchiha Gen was giving to Clone Zheng Zha of the Devil Team.

Hopefully, he could change his tragic fate.

Of course, it would be even better if Clone Zheng Zha and everyone in the Devil Team all died together.

With B-Class Telekinesis, a Rank B Troll, and a considerable amount of Chakra, if Clone Zheng Zha had a burst of potential and unlocked the Third-Stage Gene Lock in one go, he might even be able to take out Clone Zhao Zhui Kong, that Tier 4 Blank of the Devil Team, while he was at it.