Drifting constantly above Konoha, Ye Wuyue searched for a suitable host. During this time, he also saw quite a few souls like himself. However, all of them were drifting downward, presumably on their way to the underworld.
"Konoha really is quite big. Finding someone is this difficult? I remember it being near the outskirts of Konoha."
Ye Wuyue scratched his head, though in his current soul state, he couldn't feel anything.
"Does the host require marking all nearby infants who meet the hosting conditions?"
"You could mark them? Why didn't you say so earlier? You made me search for so long!"
Ye Wuyue felt somewhat exhausted. He was beginning to think his system wasn't very reliable.
"Mark them?"
"Mark them! Of course, mark them!"
About three seconds after Ye Wuyue spoke, streaks of red light appeared before his eyes.
"Red light pillars indicate infants who meet the hosting conditions."
How convenient! Ye Wuyue marveled inwardly as he drifted toward one of the light pillars ahead.
Before long, a large gate decorated with a fan came into view.
"Hmm, looks like I found the right place."
Ye Wuyue continued drifting inward and soon reached the location of the red light pillar.
A five- or six-year-old boy sat at the entrance, holding a newborn baby in his arms.
"There, there, Sasuke. Be good, Sasuke. Mommy and Daddy will be back soon."
The boy gently rocked the baby in his arms, constantly soothing him.
"Is this Itachi when he was little? He looks so cute. What a pity he barely smiled in the future and worried himself sick over his younger brother."
Looking at the tiny Itachi before him, Ye Wuyue couldn't help wanting to raise him as his own son. But after thinking about Fugaku's fate, he dismissed the idea.
"Warning! The host's soul is about to dissipate. Please host your soul within one minute!"
The system's reminder interrupted Ye Wuyue's wild thoughts. He immediately plunged headfirst into Sasuke's body, straight into Itachi's arms.
"Let me change your fate!"
Itachi, who was holding Sasuke, didn't notice anything and continued soothing him softly.
After entering Sasuke's body, Ye Wuyue directly fused with Sasuke's original soul. At the same time, a small mass of Chakra fused with both of their souls.
"Host soul successfully established. Shinigami Sign-In System activated! First-year sign-in reward: Spiritual Pressure Training Method!"
Having fused with Sasuke's soul, Ye Wuyue felt somewhat drowsy. Before he fell asleep, the method of cultivating Spiritual Pressure entered his mind. Ye Wuyue finally couldn't hold on any longer and drifted off.
"Phew... He's finally asleep."
Itachi looked at Sasuke, who had closed his eyes and fallen peacefully asleep, and let out a sigh of relief. He then looked toward the center of the village with a worried expression.
"I wonder what happened tonight. I hope Mom and Dad come home safely."
The next day, when Ye Wuyue opened his eyes, he felt that something was wrong.
His bottom was wet, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.
Damn it! No way, right?
Ye Wuyue reached down with his tiny hand and felt around, confirming his suspicion: he had wet the bed.
Was this what it meant to suffer from having a mature soul? Ye Wuyue thought indignantly. To preserve his dignity and keep anyone from finding out, he didn't dare make a sound.
However, it was obviously impossible to hide. Fugaku and Mikoto seemed not to have returned yet, but Itachi, who had woken early, had already discovered what happened.
"Oh, little brother wet the bed."
As soon as Itachi picked up Sasuke, he felt the dampness on the bed.
I didn't! I didn't! Sasuke did it! It wasn't me!
Ye Wuyue turned his face away, unwilling to look at Itachi. He was feeling utterly despairing.
"Looks like I'll have to take the mattress outside to dry."
Faced with the situation, Itachi neither panicked nor showed any disgust. Instead, he took a clean towel, dipped it in warm water, and wiped Sasuke's entire body.
Ye Wuyue felt somewhat embarrassed...
"If this happens again, remember to cry out, okay? Otherwise, it must be very uncomfortable to stay like that." Itachi spoke to Sasuke.
After cleaning Sasuke's body, Itachi wrapped him in a new little blanket and placed him in a small basket.
"Sasuke, stay here and be good for now. Big brother will take the mattress outside to dry."
With that, Itachi carried the mattress Sasuke had wet outside. He looked nothing like a five- or six-year-old child.
Ye Wuyue was already numb. His eyes became dull, as if he had lost all hope.
Forget it. I won't think about it anymore. I'm still just a child, after all. Doing something like this is perfectly normal. I'd better take a look at the Spiritual Pressure Training Method first.
After a while, Ye Wuyue forced himself to stop thinking about his embarrassment and began studying the Spiritual Pressure Training Method he had received from the system's sign-in.
He understood how cruel this world was. Without strength, even his own fate would be arranged by others. Ye Wuyue obviously didn't want that to happen. He wanted to control his own destiny and even change the fate of the people he loved.
He now had a fairly good start: the strongest fire-type Zanpakuto, a Hollow Mask, the body of Indra's Reincarnate, and the system. His starting point could be described as extraordinarily high.
But even so, he still couldn't afford to slack off. It would only be a few years before Itachi defected. Although the Fourth Hokage had survived this time, there was still no guarantee that the fate of the Uchiha Clan would change. Only by becoming stronger could he obtain the future he wanted.
As he browsed the method of cultivating Spiritual Pressure in his mind, Ye Wuyue gradually understood how it worked.
Put simply, it involved absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth through meditation, thereby strengthening one's own Spiritual Pressure.
After understanding this, Ye Wuyue closed his eyes and began meditating.
Once his mind settled, he sensed the spiritual energy between heaven and earth. The energy burrowed into his body as if it had found its home, while his Spiritual Pressure gradually grew stronger.
"Congratulations, host, on absorbing spiritual energy for the first time. System panel unlocked."
Host: Ye Wuyue (Sasuke) Spiritual Pressure: 10 (Captain-level Spiritual Pressure: 48000) Chakra: 10 (One Kakashi = 1000) Zanpakuto: Flowing Blade, Like Fire Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan (Not awakened) (Hollow Mask has been placed in the System Space. Current System Space size: 10*10)
The system's voice interrupted Ye Wuyue's meditation. The newly unlocked system function was quite useful. He felt that there was nothing wrong with the other entries on the system panel, but when he saw his Chakra...
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What the hell? My Chakra is only one-hundredth of a Kakashi? How utterly undignified! (ノ=Д=)ノ┻━┻
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