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Year 51 of the Leaf.

Uchiha District.

"Cough, cough..."

A young child woke, choking on the thick smoke. His tiny, two-and-a-half-year-old body was curled up behind a pillar in the clan shrine.

Through a carved wooden window, he could just make out nine crimson tails dancing wildly across the night sky.

Boom!

In the distance, rubble and broken stones rained down, shaking the earth.

Screams rose all around him, and the moonlight seemed to turn dark red beneath a veil of blood mist.

"What is this...?"

The next moment, memories surged into his mind like a tide.

In his past life, he'd been a timid wage slave. After pulling an all-nighter at work, he'd gone to the bathroom—and dropped dead on the spot!

In this life, he'd been reborn into the Uchiha Clan as the second son of the Uchiha Clan Head.

He was One-vs-Seven's little brother and Second Young Master's older brother—Uchiha Jin.

He took a few deep breaths, gathered his scattered thoughts, and gazed at the nine crimson tails in the distance.

"This is... the Nine-Tails' rampage, isn't it?"

"If I remember right, the Night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre is just seven years away..."

The thought of the massacre brought an immediate sense of urgency.

There was still time!

Seven years was enough to break up even a love that seemed unshakable. Surely it was enough to deal with a mere clan-wide crisis?

Boom!

The shrine shook violently again. A beam crashed down from the roof.

At the last possible moment, his body instinctively rolled aside.

Crack.

Splintered wood grazed past his ear.

This two-and-a-half-year-old body was in better shape than he'd imagined. It was clear he exercised regularly.

But what truly left him stunned was the pale blue panel that suddenly appeared before his eyes.

[Ding! The host has been detected smiling in the face of mortal danger. God-Tier Trait System activated. Beginner's Gift Pack received.]

[Note: Traits are ranked from lowest to highest: White—Common, Green—Fine, Blue—Rare, Purple—Epic, Gold—Legendary, Rainbow—God-Tier, Black—Special.]

"God-Tier Traits? As the son of the Uchiha Clan Head, I should have some pretty good ones, right?"

"I don't need much. Just two gold Legendary Traits would do."

His face lit up, and he quickly looked down at his hands.

But as soon as he did, he spotted a mass of black light, tinged with purple.

[Seven-Year Itch (Black): As a member of the psychotic clan, you have only seven years to live.]

[Agile (White): You're a little faster than the average person.]

[Fire Style Affinity (Blue): You learn Fire Style techniques more quickly.]

[Prominent Background (Purple): As the son of the head of a major Shinobi World clan, you hold a highly prestigious position—until your clan is wiped out.]

A pretty ordinary set of talents, except for Seven-Year Itch.

He took a deep breath. "Open the Beginner's Gift Pack!"

[Beginner's Gift Pack opened. Congratulations, host! You've received the old... beginner's two-piece set: the God-Tier Traits Golden Body of Light and Weak Presence.]

"God-Tier Traits? Why do those sound a bit like traits for a sneaky coward...?"

Uchiha Jin furrowed his little brows and focused on the two traits.

[Golden Body of Light (Rainbow): As long as there's light, you can activate your golden body and avoid harm. Absorbing sunlight grants you Chakra.]

[Weak Presence (Rainbow): When you remain silent, your presence drops so low that you're less noticeable than a stone by the roadside.]

"I can get stronger just by sunbathing every day, and I've got a golden body on top of that... Doesn't that mean I'm invincible from the start?"

After reading the descriptions, a smile spread across his little face.

What did the Uchiha Clan lack most?

Time to grow!

The Uchiha were a den of sneaky types. Nearly every clan member who couldn't keep a low profile had ended up dead.

And now he had seven years to develop!

All he had to do was chat with the clan members every day, bond with One-vs-Seven, and educate Second Young Master.

Seven years should be plenty of time to awaken the Mangekyo or something, right?

"But... I've got my golden body, but I'm still missing the prone position and a flashbang..."

What a shame. If the System had been a little more generous, he really could've just kicked back and done nothing.

By then, the village had already descended into chaos.

The Anbu's shouts rang out almost everywhere.

"Not good! Barrier Team, hold the line! Don't let the Nine-Tails' Chakra leak into the village!"

"Evacuate! All civilians, stay inside your homes and don't move!"

"The Uchiha Clan is forbidden from leaving!"

Voices came from every direction.

At the sound of them, Uchiha Jin's little eyes lit up. He quickly turned to look outside the village.

Nine crimson tails blotted out the sky as they rampaged beyond the village!

But their color had already begun to fade.

Like a trapped beast making its final stand.

Chains of light wrapped tightly around the creature.

If the story went as he remembered, the Nine-Tails would soon be torn apart.

And the Fourth Hokage... would die alongside his wife.

"System, if I go feel up Minato's corpse right now..." He leaned against the threshold and gazed outside the village, a mischievous look at odds with his baby-fat cheeks. "What are the odds I'll get the Flying Thunder God Technique?"

As if in answer, more information from the System appeared before him.

[Touch a corpse for thirty seconds to guaranteedly steal a random trait.]

[Talk to someone for more than ten minutes in a day for a small chance to copy a trait. Defeat someone for a high chance to copy a trait.]

[Note: Traits can be fused and upgraded.]

"So I'll have to wait until Minato dies, then touch his body for thirty seconds to have a chance?"

After reading the detailed explanation, Uchiha Jin didn't hesitate.

He glanced at the two figures at the entrance wearing green animal masks, then dashed out through a side door on his short little legs.

Time was running short.

Rustle, rustle.

His tiny footsteps pressed into the soft earth.

They made a faint sound.

In a tree by the Uchiha District's side entrance, two Root Ninja watched the battle outside the village closely.

Concern flickered across their brows.

But when they thought of their lord's orders, all they could do was stay hidden among the tree's thick branches, keeping watch over the Uchiha.

They were ready to make their report at any moment.

Whoosh—

A powerful gust blew in. The two instinctively raised their hands to shield themselves.

"The Nine-Tails' destructive power really is too much."

"Yeah. We can feel it even from here..."

As they spoke, neither noticed the small figure below, blending into the shadows as he slipped along the wall and disappeared.

And it wasn't just those two Root Ninja.

The fleeing villagers seemed unable to see the small figure.

Even the Anbu Ninja he passed by instinctively overlooked him.

When the Weak Presence trait was active, even the violent gusts formed by the Nine-Tails' Chakra seemed to automatically avoid the spot where he stood.

"So this is what the Weak Presence trait does? How am I any different from being invisible?"

Uchiha Jin looked down at himself, a glint in his eyes utterly at odds with his innocent little face.

Who could tell him apart from a sneaky coward now?

With that thought, he quickened his pace again!

His two little legs spun so fast they nearly sparked.

Ten minutes later.

He was finally getting close.

Uchiha Jin rubbed his little lower back, panting with exhaustion.

But when he looked up to see what was ahead, all he saw was a flash of fiery red!

The Nine-Tails, driven berserk by the Reaper Death Seal, had swung one of its tails—

Right down at him!

It came crashing toward the child, carrying rubble with it.

In that moment between life and death, moonlight spilled through the shattered trees onto Jin!

Vmmmm—

Vmmmmmm—

Pale golden motes seeped from every pore, weaving into a thin, honeycomb-patterned film across his body.

Rumble!

At the same moment, the Nine-Tails' tail, powerful enough to split mountains and shatter stone, slammed into the curtain of light!

Crash!

But unlike an egg being smashed, the crimson tail passed right through him, as if striking dust caught in sunlight.

It didn't touch him at all.

The child beneath the golden light emerged completely unharmed.

He even had time to examine his body.

"No wonder it says it avoids harm... I'm not turning into sunlight so much as becoming it..."

He looked down at his hand, faintly transparent in the moonlight, and slowly grinned.

The grin spread into a wild laugh. "Hahahaha!"

The Four Uchiha Prodigies? It all starts with Jin!