Catching Honest People and Repeatedly Fleecing Them Is the True Use of the System!

This way.

After Asuma was taken away, Qing Xuan turned and headed straight back to the Uchiha compound, strutting around the clan grounds for a whole day.

The next day, when he saw Asuma again, the man's face clearly showed a trace of annoyance from a recent argument.

"What's up, bro? Had a fight? Want a smoke?"

Qing Xuan, putting on a show, pulled out a pack of cigarettes and offered the whole box.

Asuma took it and saw it was a high-end brand, his eyes immediately widening with surprise as he looked at Qing Xuan.

"You smoke these?"

"Don't."

Qing Xuan shook his head. "I swiped this from my uncle. Special treat for my big brother."

A man, after all! Even when out and about, you should carry a few cigarettes even if you don't smoke.

Qing Xuan, who knew to offer cigarettes to the driving instructor back in his past life, how could he forget the unspoken rules of the Hokage's household when learning ninjutsu now?

This time, it was Asuma's turn to scratch his head, marveling at how well educated the scions of Konohagakure's prominent clans were, grasping the nuances of human relationships so perfectly at such a young age.

It's just that...

"Aren't you the young master of the Uchiha? When those Uchiha guys took me away yesterday, why didn't you step up and say something for me?" Asuma held a cigarette between two fingers, his face full of grievance.

That's right, the ninjas who dragged him to the old man yesterday were all from the Konoha Military Police Force, and they were Uchiha!

The old man already had a problem with him, so his fate was predictable.

"Brother, you're looking at this the wrong way."

Qing Xuan's expression immediately turned serious.

He had indeed seen his clan's Military Police Force take action. In fact, he was the one who secretly had Uchiha Jin report it. Even with his uncle's strong backing as the newly promoted young master, he still needed to get some achievements under his belt.

It was also a kind of pledge of allegiance.

The Uchiha Clan had been suppressed too hard by the Hokage's faction in recent years! Would they easily let go of an opportunity like this, which could embarrass the Hokage?

How could a mere cigarette butt possibly cause arson? He had seen an Uchiha use Great Fireball Jutsu to enlarge the flames after the person left, directly sealing the evidence.

Of course, once the evidence was established, the fire was immediately put out. It was just to annoy the Hokage; there was no need to damage the village's public property.

Therefore, he began to speak nonsense with a serious face.

"The Uchiha Military Police Force has always been known throughout Konoha for its fair and strict law enforcement. If I, a young master with no authority or position in the Military Police Force, were to interfere arbitrarily, wouldn't that be using public office for private gain? If they listened to me, then would you say this Military Police Force belongs to the village, or to the Uchiha?"

Asuma was stunned by this speech, and the cigarette butt burned his finger without him noticing. It wasn't until he felt a sharp pain that he hastily threw the cigarette butt on the ground and, under Qing Xuan's gaze, awkwardly crushed it with his foot.

To be honest, he hadn't really thought that far ahead just now; it was just a verbal complaint. But after hearing Qing Xuan's explanation, he suddenly realized that the nature of the matter had completely changed.

What he considered a trivial matter was actually fraught with restrictions everywhere.

If that was the case...

The old man's disappointed gaze flashed in his mind, making him re-examine his past.

He had always acted on impulse, doing whatever he thought was right. So, were some of the things he did really as simple as he thought?

Was the old man really wrong?

[Plot Quest: Sarutobi Asuma's mindset has undergone a significant change, and Sarutobi Asuma's fate has deviated greatly. Reward: One Silver Treasure Chest. Congratulations to the host for obtaining—Heroic Spirit: Haku!]

ID: Haku

HP: 100%

MP: 100%

Status: Good

Affiliation: Certain Dot Derivative Fanfic Naruto: The ***

Age: 6 years old

Gender: Female

Level: Genin

Abilities: Ice Release [Awakened]

Holy crap?

Looking at the black-haired, white-clothed girl on the Heroic Spirit interface, Qing Xuan was completely stunned.

What's going on?

He realized he couldn't understand the game mechanics of this damn system at all.

What did I even say to get a Silver Treasure Chest directly?

Is Asuma that easy to fool? Did his fate change just by messing with him a little?

He remembered the last time he got a Silver Treasure Chest was when he and Qing Long were stealing sheep in the Land of Wind...

Compared to that, Itachi only gave him three Bronze Chests after he painstakingly persuaded him for so long.

At this moment, Qing Xuan suddenly understood!

So the joys and sorrows of people are truly different. Repeatedly exploiting honest people is the true way to use the system!

If Asuma's fate had changed drastically just now, then if he were to reverse Asuma's fate again, would that count as changing it again?

Does this count as a bug in the system?

"Actually, you're not wrong!"

After making up his mind, he immediately took out a lighter and lit a cigarette for Asuma. Amidst the wisps of smoke, he chose to continue deceiving him.

"After all, wherever there are people, there will be human relationships. No one can be absolutely fair and just. Sometimes, even the Hokage cannot avoid having some personal feelings..."

Asuma's original fate should have led to a conflict with the Hokage, and then he would have left the village in anger and wandered outside. So, the reason for his fate changing was not difficult to guess.

He just needed to make him conflict with the Third Hokage again.

Qing Xuan planned sneakily, while silently apologizing to Asuma in his heart. I'm just sending your fate back to where it belongs, not deliberately creating family conflict.

As expected, hearing Qing Xuan's words, Asuma's brows furrowed again. Then, Qing Xuan lowered his voice and said, "Let's take Orochimaru's defection back then as an example..."

However, before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by an exclamation.

"What?"

Asuma's eyes widened, his pupils filled with shock.

"Orochimaru defected? When? How come I didn't know?"

"Stop joking!"

Qing Xuan said with a smile, "He attacked ninjas in the village for experiments transplanting First Hokage's cells. The incident caused a huge stir back then, how could you not know? Kakashi chased him for a long time back then..."

Qing Xuan's smile faltered as he suddenly couldn't continue. He saw bewilderment in Asuma's eyes.

His heart skipped a beat as he thought of a possibility.

He forced a smile onto his stiffening face and cautiously asked, "He... hasn't defected yet?"

Seeing Asuma nod with a grave expression, Qing Xuan's heart sank.

"This joke isn't funny at all..."

He said somewhat dejectedly.

"Indeed, this joke isn't funny at all."

A hoarse voice suddenly came from behind him. Qing Xuan jolted and turned his head stiffly.

Black long hair, purple eyeshadow, and eyes filled with a playful smile.

This cold oppressive feeling.

Looking at those vertical pupils, Qing Xuan felt as if the other party was looking at him like a fascinating work of art.

Damn it!

Has the plot gone off the rails again?!

What's going on? Shouldn't Snake Sannin have defected by this time?

Qing Xuan cursed inwardly but had no one to vent to.