Leaf Village: I, Uchiha, am Done Lying Flat!

First, he lacked the power Uchiha Madara had to dominate the Ninja World. Second, he lacked even the most basic sense for high-level political struggles. Third, he clung to that pitiful pride...

If you didn't die, who would?

He couldn't be bothered to keep company with a bunch of idiots like them.

After musing to himself for a moment, he gently pushed open the door and entered the silent house.

After briefly clearing away the dust inside, he lay directly down on the bed.

His entire body relaxed.

In the past, he might have done some extra training.

But things were different now.

With the Lying Flat and Slacking System, why the hell would he bother cultivating?

Wasn't lying flat much better?

Chakra +13

Fire Release +16

Lightning Release +11

Taijutsu +13

Yin Style +19

Lying on the bed, Uchiha Jin listened to the system notifications and gradually revealed a faint smile.

This felt amazing!

He could continuously grow stronger without painstakingly training.

System, you're the GOAT!

After enjoying himself for a while, he opened the system panel.

Host: Uchiha Jin

Chakra: 1062

PS: Using Kakashi as the standard unit, an adult Kakashi's Chakra is 1000.

Fire Release (Proficient): 168/400

Lightning Release (Beginner): 32/100

Taijutsu (Proficient): 121/400

Yin Style (Intermediate): 36/200

Sharingan: Three Tomoe

Skills: Three Body Technique, Six Powers, Great Fireball Technique, Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, Flame Bullet Technique, Great Fire Annihilation, Violent Storm Dance

Overall Evaluation: Jonin

Mm, not bad!

After looking over his attributes, Uchiha Jin was quite satisfied.

Although, compared to the entire Ninja World, his strength was merely average.

But it didn't matter!

At the very least.

As long as he made it through the coming Third Great Ninja War, there shouldn't be much of a problem.

After all, as someone devoted to the Path of Lying Low, he had never shown any talent at the academy. Everyone thought he was trash.

Under such circumstances.

With no value worth cultivating and no attention from the Uchiha Clan, he was naturally destined to be cannon fodder.

It was easy to imagine.

The people assigned to him would basically be cannon fodder as well.

At most, their supervising ninja would be a Chunin.

A Jonin?

Don't even think about it!

That was standard for elite students.

And for cannon fodder like them, the enemies they would face were probably just rank-and-file troops.

Even if his luck was bad and he ran into Orochimaru or Pot Kage Danzo, who insisted on arranging some bait operation and forcing him to his death, it still wouldn't matter.

After all, they were just rank-and-file troops.

How strong could the enemies they attracted possibly be?

Even if Danzo deliberately wanted to get rid of an Uchiha like him, he probably couldn't bear to send a Jonin after trash like him!

Of course, that was nonsense.

He was trash who didn't even have a Sharingan on the surface. A lofty big shot like Danzo would probably be too lazy to acknowledge him even if they ran into each other.

Why?

Because it would be a waste of time.

What could Danzo do even if he captured him? He didn't even have a Sharingan!

"Mm, very good."

"Getting through this Third Great Ninja War should be no problem."

"Next up, I'll just coast along."

"I absolutely won't stand out. Even if I end up in a desperate situation, I definitely won't intervene until my 'companions' are all dead!"

"Once I've escaped the danger, I can just make up some excuse, like saying the enemy got struck by lightning."

"Doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. I believe it, anyway."

"Even if I really can't make something up, I can just go 'missing' on the battlefield."

"After the war ends, I can return to Leaf Village and say I was badly wounded and rescued by civilians. Sure, the Yamanaka Clan can probe memories, but I have Three Tomoe after all. Brainwashing some civilian and planting memories would be easy, wouldn't it?"

"Mm, perfect!"

Uchiha Jin muttered to himself.

His gaze flickered as his mind raced. In the blink of an eye, he had planned everything out.

His face was full of smiles.

As someone who followed the Path of Lying Low, he had no interest in risking his life for Leaf Village.

In fact, if the entire Ninja World had any truly safe place—and if defecting didn't mean being hunted down—he would have defected long ago.

That was right.

He had considered following Orochimaru and Uchiha Itachi's examples.

But he gave up on that idea.

Orochimaru had been able to defect peacefully without any consequences because Hiruzen Sarutobi had deliberately let him go, unwilling to kill his beloved disciple.

Although Jiraiya had pursued him, he had held back in every possible way.

They were fellow disciples, after all. He was unwilling to use killing moves against him.

As for Uchiha Itachi, although he had also defected, he had done so to become a spy for the Akatsuki Organization.

What about himself?

Unless he was truly willing to join the Akatsuki Organization, defecting would simply be courting death.

He might possess Jonin-level strength now, but there were plenty of people in Leaf Village who could crush him.

He had no powerful connections. Defecting would be suicide!

Even if he could hide, he couldn't hide forever.

Not to mention the hardships of sleeping rough and living off the land, the constant state of tension would exhaust him mentally.

As for joining the Akatsuki Organization?

Heh, forget it.

It was a faction doomed to collapse. Nagato, Black and White Zetsu, Obito, Madara...

Holy shit!

Such a hodgepodge of a faction, with schemes nested within schemes—he had no intention of getting involved with it.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even know how he died!