Slaying Uzuki Yugao

"Ding! Host has killed one Jonin. Reward Points: 5000. Host's total Points: 41843."

"Tch! I got careless. As expected, a Jonin is way stronger than a Special Jonin. I never thought he'd still manage to wound me before dying. If it weren't for the system's Detox Pill, I'd be a corpse by now." Chen looked at the wound on his arm left by a kunai, speaking with a hint of lingering fear. "Looks like I need to exchange for some more powerful jutsu. Right now, all I have for attacks are Lightning Release, Shadow Snake Hand, and Finger Gun. Way too few."

"System, how many Points does it take to exchange for the Mangekyo Sharingan?"

"Mangekyo Sharingan. Item Grade: S-Rank. Exchange Points Required: 100000. This exchange requires prior ownership of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan. Host's Points insufficient. Cannot exchange!"

"It's that expensive? It's also an S-Rank item like Flying Thunder God, but the price is a full ten times higher." Chen thought gloomily after hearing the system's response. "Why is the Mangekyo Sharingan so expensive? Because the Mangekyo Sharingan has greater potential and higher practicality than Flying Thunder God. Furthermore, the Mangekyo Sharingan is a composite item, containing multiple S-Rank skills."

"Is it the Mangekyo's abilities?"

"Yes. However, the Mangekyo's abilities exchanged through the system will default to Left Eye: Tsukuyomi, Right Eye: Amaterasu, and both eyes: Susanoo."

"Isn't that just Itachi's Mangekyo abilities from the original story? In that case, can I exchange for other Mangekyo abilities too?"

"Yes. Host can possess multiple Mangekyo Sharingan abilities simultaneously."

"That's good, then! I'll take this chance to stock up on Points. With the reward from completing this mission, I should be able to exchange for the Mangekyo! By then, I won't have to keep playing dumb and acting cautious, and I won't have to fear Danzo coming after me anymore."

"System, restore my stamina and Chakra." After the system helped Chen recover, he immediately dashed toward another battlefield. After that, Chen's figure remained active in every corner of Konoha. Wherever there were enemies, he appeared. He always left right after killing an enemy to find new ones. Relying on the system's Chakra recovery function, Chen was like a machine that never knew fatigue. The number of Sound and Sand ninja who died by his hand was countless, though most were Chunin and Genin. He had also slain four Jonin-level enemies. Any Sound or Sand ninja he encountered met no mercy, all turning into his Points. Chen himself had sustained several injuries. Although he had mastered many powerful jutsu, this was his first real battle, so his practical experience was lacking. Dealing with Genin and Chunin posed no pressure, but against Jonin, Chen found it very strenuous. He had suffered losses in several confrontations with Jonin, and the wounds on his body were left behind by enemies fighting to the death.

"System, check how many Points I have!" Chen was currently sitting on the corpse of a Sound ninja, speaking with slight fatigue. Clearly, he had just been through a major battle. The ground around him was littered with bodies, all of them Sand and Sound ninja.

"Host's total Points: 86043. Open Exchange Interface?"

"No need. First, restore my Chakra and stamina."

"Ding! Exchange successful. Points deducted: 2000. Remaining Points: 84043." "Ah~~ feels great!"

After the system restored his Chakra and stamina, Chen felt a wave of relief, as if he had just woken up. He even stretched comfortably.

"I still need to kill one more Jonin to complete the mission. Good thing the system can restore Chakra and stamina. I couldn't handle fighting for this long otherwise! I wonder what kind of monsters those people who fight for days on end are! That Third Raikage single-handedly held off ten thousand enemy ninja and fought for three days and three nights before dying from exhaustion. He's practically a humanoid Tailed Beast! Forget it, I won't think about that now. The most important thing is to finish the mission quickly!"

Then he stood up and continued searching for enemies. However, when he passed by the Chunin Exam arena, he noticed something and ran over. It turned out two groups were facing off. One side was Konoha's Kakashi, Might Guy, and the Chunin Exam proctor Genma Shiranui. The other side had only two people: one was Sunagakure's ninja Baki, and the other was someone in Konoha Anbu attire, wearing a mask, making it impossible to tell who it was!

Kakashi and the others also noticed Chen. Guy said to Chen, "Yo! We meet again, little bro!" "Mm." Chen didn't speak, just nodded in acknowledgment. Then he looked at Baki and the other mysterious figure across from them.

"Yare yare! Another enemy shows up. Looks like we'll have to retreat!" At that moment, the mysterious figure in Anbu attire spoke, his tone very relaxed. Although he was facing four Konoha ninja head-on, there was no tension in his voice.

Kakashi was about to say something, but a situation occurred at the massive Four Violet Flames Formation behind them. The barrier was dispelled, and two Sound ninja were supporting Orochimaru as they left, followed by two more Sound ninja. Three Konoha Anbu tried to pursue, but one Sound ninja trapped them with a spiderweb.

"Kakashi, they've made their move. Should we chase?"

"No, wait first."

"Yeah, if we recklessly chase without knowing the situation up there, we'll fall into the enemy's trap!" The mysterious figure in Anbu attire spoke again.

"I don't need you to tell me that. Whether the enemy set a trap or not, we can't let them escape now. That's what it means to be a Konoha ninja!" Guy retorted to the mysterious figure.

"Leave them to you. I'm going after them." Chen left a single sentence behind, ignoring Kakashi and the others' reactions as he chased in Orochimaru's direction.

"So... you've been watching from the sidelines all along, Kabuto?" After Chen left, Kakashi stepped forward, looking at the mysterious figure across from him.

"As expected, I've been seen through!" The mysterious figure removed his mask, revealing Kabuto Yakushi!

"Hey, what do we do now?" Baki quietly asked Kabuto beside him.

"We should retreat too!"

Seeing Kabuto try to retreat, Kakashi immediately said, "Trying to run from me again?"

"Exactly that. If I make a move, you'll copy my jutsu. Speaking of which, it seems you can't fully utilize the Sharingan like the Uchiha Clan, can you?" Kabuto looked at the three Jonin before him, his tone relaxed, showing no sign of tension.

"Well then, farewell!" Kabuto revealed a sinister smile, then simultaneously formed a hand seal with Baki.

"Poof!" The two of them vanished like a dispelled Shadow Clone, turning into a puff of smoke and disappearing without a trace.

"Damn it, they got away!" Seeing Kabuto escape right before his eyes, Guy felt frustrated.

"Forget about them. The barrier is gone, Orochimaru has retreated, and the Third's situation is unclear. Let's go find the Third first!" Kakashi said, then took the lead and dashed toward the site of the Third Hokage's battle with Orochimaru. Genma Shiranui and Guy quickly followed.

On the other side, Chen, who had originally intended to pursue Orochimaru, stopped on the trunk of a large tree.

"Orochimaru should have had both arms sealed by the Third using the Reaper Death Seal by now. He looks pretty weak. Should I take this chance to kill Snake-sama?" Chen was tempted. After all, Orochimaru was a veteran Kage-level powerhouse. Killing him would surely net a huge amount of Points, plus the reward from that hidden mission!

"Better forget it. Orochimaru's survival skills are legendary. In the original story, all the villain bosses got taken out, but Snake-sama was the only one who lasted to the end. Not to mention whether Orochimaru has any trump cards left, the Sound Four beside him are also quite troublesome. They can all use Curse Mark State 2. Taking them down wouldn't be quick. If Kabuto Yakushi shows up too, I'd be in real trouble! If I fail to kill him and instead draw Orochimaru's attention, it wouldn't be worth it. Besides, I don't want to change the plot." Chen thought it over and immediately dismissed the idea of taking advantage of the situation. "Since Snake-sama has retreated, his Sound ninja and the Sand Village should be pulling out soon too. I need to hurry and kill one more Jonin."

Just as Chen was about to go find his mission target, a Sound ninja suddenly came into his view. The ninja's left arm hung limply, and he was pressing it with his right hand, clearly injured. The Sound ninja was frantically heading in Chen's direction, as if someone was chasing him, so he didn't notice Chen.

"A Jonin? What the hell, am I turning into that farmer waiting by the stump for a rabbit? Just when I wanted to find a Jonin to kill, one delivers himself to my doorstep, and an injured one at that! Too lucky, this isn't scientific! But since he's already coming to me, it would be rude not to accept. I won't hold back!" Chen watched the Sound ninja approaching him, revealing a cruel grin! Then he immediately used the Disguise Technique, blending into the tree trunk. This Disguise Technique was a low-level jutsu taught at the Ninja Academy, the same one Naruto Uzumaki used in the first chapter of Naruto to evade two Chunin pursuing him, though Iruka saw through it. Normally, even a Chunin could detect it, but the Sound ninja was fleeing for his life and didn't sense Chen's presence at all. After hiding his traces, Chen waited for the Sound ninja to come to him.

In the blink of an eye, the Sound ninja leaped onto the tree trunk where Chen was. Just as he was about to use the trunk for leverage to jump again, Chen suddenly grabbed his dangling arm.

"Nani?" The Sound ninja instinctively turned his head to see what had grabbed his hand, but all he saw was a fist—a fist getting closer and closer to his face. The Sound ninja's pupils dilated sharply, but he had no time to react. Then he heard a cracking sound. He knew that was the sound of bones breaking, and it came from his neck. Then his vision went black, and he could no longer feel anything.

Chen's punch landed on the Sound ninja's face. The immense force snapped the ninja's neck and sent him flying a great distance, crashing into a house.

"Ding! Host has killed one Jonin. Reward Points: 5000. Host's total Points: 89043."

Then Chen walked over to the Sound ninja's corpse to see what state he had left it in.

"Killed with one punch. Being hit by a Power Fist is truly gruesome!" The Sound ninja was now deader than dead. One side of his face bore a clear fist imprint, and his neck was twisted into an unnatural angle.

At that moment, a female Anbu with long purple hair, wearing the same outfit as Chen, suddenly appeared beside the Sound ninja's corpse. It seemed she had been the one chasing him.

"He's dead. Looks like he was killed by a single heavy punch. Even his neck was broken. Such immense strength!" The Anbu looked at Chen standing nearby.

"You're also Anbu? Which squad do you belong to? What's your code name?" The purple-haired female Anbu asked Chen.

"Huh? Uzuki Yugao?" Chen stared at the purple-haired female Anbu before him, a name surfacing in his mind. He blurted it out without thinking.

"You... how do you know my name? State your squad and code name immediately!"

"Uh... well... look, a plane!" Chen suddenly pointed behind Uzuki Yugao and shouted.

"A plane?" Uzuki Yugao instinctively glanced back, but there was nothing there. When she turned her head back toward Chen, he had already vanished.

"That damn bastard! Daring to toy with me—don't let me find out who you are!" Uzuki Yugao realized she'd been played, and by someone whose identity she didn't even know. It infuriated her. After cursing a few times, she too left.