Mind's Eye

Uchiha Yuan sat cross-legged by the river, slowly closed his eyes, then spun the roulette in his mind.

As his vision shifted and warped, the roulette vanished in an instant. Countless points of light scattered in every direction, then gathered together and became lines of text.

"You have logged into the Arad Continent."

"So I've come to the game world of Dungeon Fighter Online again after all this time?" Uchiha Yuan thought.

"Friendly reminder: Due to Sword Saint Arganzo's attention, your game class this time has been limited to Ghostblade."

"You were born into a wealthy family. Your father was a merchant, and your mother was a musician."

"You grew up healthy and happy."

"Today was your tenth birthday."

"You were infected by Kazan's Curse and gained the Ghost Hand."

"You could not control the power of the Ghost Hand. The Ghost Hand went berserk and injured your family.

"To keep your family from being hurt, you left home alone at the age of just ten."

"After drifting outside for several years, you gained considerable strength and used the Seal Ring to restrict the power of the Ghost Hand. As long as you did not remove the Seal Ring, you would no longer be affected by the power of the Ghost Hand."

"You wanted to go home and take a look, but you did not quite dare to return."

"While you were hesitating, a woman's cry for help came from the forest not far away."

"You rushed over and saved the woman. The woman said her name was Seria, and to thank you for your help, she introduced you to her friends."

"You met some new friends, and you set out on a journey with them."

"Together, you broke through the Elven Line of Defense and arrived at Heatonmar, an extremely bustling city."

"As your adventure deepened, you gradually learned some of the truths buried in the forest. Disagreement arose within your team. Some believed you should not get involved in these matters, while others felt that since you had encountered them, you could not simply stand by and do nothing."

"You hated arguing, so you ran off alone to the tavern to drink."

"Your Ghost Hand caught the attention of a drunken uncle in the tavern."

"The uncle said that for some reason, he felt he ought to buy you a drink, but he had no money, so he lent you his coat and told you to take it into town to find a blind uncle."

"You found him. The blind uncle touched the drunk uncle's clothes, then asked if you were willing to learn the Wave Sword Technique."

"You thought it over and said you were willing."

"Seeing that you agreed, the blind uncle struck and blinded your eyes."

"You went blind."

"You obtained the method to learn the Wave Sword."

"You learned Mind's Eye."

"Through Mind's Eye, you sensed the power of waves and learned the most basic Wave Sword Technique."

"Your strength increased greatly."

"Your companions were still arguing, so you decided to go alone to repair the Great Magic Array and save the forest."

"You went alone to the Dark Thunder Ruins."

"You were frozen into an ice sculpture by the Zombie King."

"You died."

"Game over!"

"Obtained Stat Point x5 and passive skill Mind's Eye."

This was the longest Text Game Uchiha Yuan had played since arriving in the Naruto World.

And this time, it seemed he had successfully changed class as well, going from Ghostblade to Asura, and had even received an unprecedentedly generous reward.

Uchiha Yuan did not choose to learn Mind's Eye right away. Instead, he checked the skill description for Mind's Eye.

Skill Name: Mind's Eye.

Skill Type: Passive Skill.

Skill Effect: Perceive all things with the mind and enhance one's own sensory ability. Can be leveled up through continuous use.

Skill Cost: None.

Friendly reminder: Mind's Eye has a total of 5 levels. At each level, the perception range will double. The initial range is 20 meters. All life within 20 meters can be sensed.

After reading the skill description, Uchiha Yuan let out a breath of relief.

He had not learned Mind's Eye right away just now because he was afraid the prerequisite for learning Mind's Eye was going blind, just like in the game.

Fortunately, Mind's Eye did not have that requirement.

Only then did Uchiha Yuan relax.

The instant he learned Mind's Eye, Uchiha Yuan felt that everything around him was different from just a moment ago.

He could clearly sense every living thing around him. Whether it was the small fish and shrimp in the river, or the flowers, birds, fish, and insects around him, as long as they were within a range of 20 meters, he could sense them.

Aside from that, Uchiha Yuan also sensed a gaze watching him from the sky.

The first thing Uchiha Yuan thought of from this aerial viewpoint was the Third Hokage's Telescope Technique.

But the Telescope Technique required one to grasp the Chakra traits of the person being observed before it could be used.

If it really was the Third Hokage, that meant the Third Hokage had already grasped his Chakra traits.

In other words, the Third Hokage had set his sights on him.

At that thought, Uchiha Yuan immediately felt the pressure mounting. Why would the Third Hokage be watching him? Surely it could not be just because his Sharingan had awakened, right?

Just as Uchiha Yuan was trying to recall whether he had done anything out of line, that feeling of being watched disappeared.

Uchiha Yuan did not dare stay by the river any longer and hurried back to the Uchiha Clan.

When Uchiha Yuan returned to the Uchiha Clan's compound, he happened to run into Uchiha Hironobu.

"Yuan, what happened to you? Why do you look so pale?" Uchiha Hironobu asked.

Uchiha Yuan hesitated for a moment. He did not tell Uchiha Hironobu that someone had been spying on him, and instead casually found an excuse. "N-nothing, Uncle Hironobu. I'm just a little tired from training, that's all."

"Yuan, don't push yourself too hard. I know you want to avenge your parents, but you're still young. You have a long future ahead of you.

"Besides, this hatred isn't yours alone. Others in the clan also died at the hands of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. The Clan Head and the elders are already preparing to hunt down the remaining Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and avenge our clansmen."

Hearing this, Uchiha Yuan nodded. In this regard, the Uchiha Clan was very united.

"Right, there's one more thing. Your parents' compensation should be issued in a few days. The clan fought to get a little more for you, for a total of two million ryo."

Hearing the figure of two million ryo, Uchiha Yuan was somewhat surprised.

Aside from him, there were other students in his class whose parents had died on the battlefield of the Third Great Ninja War, and their compensation had all been five hundred thousand ryo per person.

Uchiha Yuan had originally thought that he would most likely only be able to get a little over one million ryo, and that even if the clan fought for more, it would not amount to much.

But he had not expected that this time, the compensation would actually be two million ryo.

Two million ryo was no small sum. Uchiha Yuan vaguely remembered that in his previous life, he had once read an introduction about prices in Naruto.

It seemed that one ryo was roughly equal to ten yen. Based on the average exchange rate during the serialization of the Naruto manga, converted into Chinese yuan, one ryo was 0.66 yuan, which meant three ryo was roughly equal to two yuan.

Two million ryo was over 1.3 million Chinese yuan.

(P.S.: Regarding the purchasing power of silver, the Book of Soldiers has a clear setting: one ryo = 10 yen.)