First Lottery Draw—Have I Become an Unaffiliated Uchiha?

At this point, Hatake Kakashi believed that while ninjas with Kekkei Genkai were undoubtedly far stronger than ordinary ninjas, they were not so overwhelming that ordinary ninjas stood no chance against them.

For example, the Third Hokage, known as the strongest Hokage, had no Kekkei Genkai and yet still struck fear throughout the Shinobi World. His own teacher, the Fourth Hokage, had been born a Commoner Ninja and still earned the title of Konoha's Yellow Flash.

Among the four Hokage so far, only the First Hokage possessed the Kekkei Genkai of Wood Style Ninjutsu. Even the Second Hokage, who also belonged to the Senju Clan, had no Kekkei Genkai, yet he had still become a powerhouse who shook the Shinobi World.

So fundamentally, Hatake Kakashi did not believe that a ninja had to possess a Kekkei Genkai.

Meanwhile, inside a private residence in Konoha, a boy of around fifteen or sixteen wore Konoha's standard Chunin flak jacket. He had short hair, delicate features, and a delighted expression.

He had just finished writing his tenth diary entry. It was time for a lottery draw.

Yes, he was Kitahara Kaede, a modern man whose soul had come from Earth.

After waking up from a single night's sleep, he had become an utterly ordinary Genin in this extremely dangerous world.

How ordinary was he? So ordinary that he had no Kekkei Genkai whatsoever. Even the Kitahara Family was not a great clan like the Sarutobi Clan, which lacked a Kekkei Genkai but still possessed a profound inheritance and foundation.

His parents had been ordinary people as well. His father had been a regular Chunin who had died on a mission years ago, leaving only him and his mother, Kitahara Yoshiko, to depend on each other.

As for talent, he was only a little better than ordinary people. That was why he had been able to attend the ninja academy and naturally become a Chunin three years after graduation—a very ordinary Chunin.

Because he had no Kekkei Genkai and no remarkable talent to speak of, Kitahara Kaede's original plan had been to keep his head down in everything. Based on the major events of the Shinobi World that he knew about, he only wanted to avoid as many as possible and live a few more years.

It was not that he lacked lofty ambitions. In a world of ninjas like this, it was simply the cruel reality.

And what if one had a Kekkei Genkai? You still had to be the reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths' biological son. Otherwise, you would end up like Hyuga Neji.

The Savior's son would still be the Savior, while the Scapegoat's son would still be the Scapegoat.

But everything had changed ten days ago, when he obtained a Write Diary System. As long as he wrote in his diary every day for ten consecutive days, he could draw a lottery once.

Today was his first draw, and he could barely contain his excitement. He knew perfectly well that if he had any chance of changing this destined future, it could only come from this Diary System.

"Lottery draw!"

Kitahara Kaede silently recited the words in his heart. Soon, a translucent roulette wheel that only he could see appeared before him. The rewards displayed on it made his eyes widen.

Wood Style, the Byakugan, the Sharingan, Fuinjutsu, Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique—many resources rare even in the Shinobi World now appeared on the roulette panel.

As the pointer spun, hopes flashed through Kitahara Kaede's mind one after another, until at last it stopped.

"Uchiha Clan Standard Bloodline!"

Kitahara Kaede froze. It was not the Sharingan, but the Uchiha Clan Standard Bloodline?

What was this supposed to mean?

He thought about it and quickly came to a guess. Perhaps according to the Diary System's classification, the Uchiha Clan's bloodline was one thing, while the Sharingan was another.

After all, one could possess a Sharingan without having Uchiha Clan blood, such as Hatake Kakashi.

But the price was being unable to shut the Sharingan off normally. Kakashi's chakra reserves had also become a favorite subject of mockery for many people, to the point where his chakra reserves had even become a unit of measurement—the so-called Ichi-kari.

Many people even thought his chakra pool was tiny. Yet in truth, while Hatake Kakashi's chakra reserves were not particularly large, they were nowhere near as low as they appeared.

The reason he ended up in that state was because a Sharingan he could not deactivate constantly drained the chakra within his body, forcing him to become an assassin-type ninja.

Though becoming an assassin-type ninja was not a mistake for a ninja, that only applied to the early stages of Naruto. In the later stages, fragile assassins were Cannon Fodder.

Those ninjas all seemed to turn into Body Cultivators, each with a more absurd physique than the last.

But things would be different if he had the Uchiha Clan Standard Bloodline. In other words, from a genetic standpoint, Kitahara Kaede might now have become an unaffiliated surviving member of the Uchiha Clan.

Theoretically, he could even awaken his own Sharingan.

He felt the chakra within his body increasing at a speed he could clearly perceive.

In just a short time, his chakra had more than doubled.

Since he had begun training, Kitahara Kaede had never felt such abundant chakra.

But it made sense. The Uchiha Clan were descendants of the Sage of Six Paths. Though they could not compare to the Senju Clan, which had inherited the Sage Body, that was only when compared with the Senju Clan.

Compared with other Ninja Clans, their chakra reserves were still exceptionally abundant. Otherwise, Uchiha Madara could not have battled Senju Hashirama for so long.

Not to mention that Kitahara Kaede had only possessed the bloodline of ordinary people. He did not even count as part of a Ninja Clan.

When night fell, Kitahara Kaede had finally fused with more than half of this Standard Uchiha Clan Bloodline. His chakra reserves had increased more than tenfold from their original amount, no worse than those of an ordinary Jonin. It had directly shattered the ceiling he had once thought impossible to reach.

Moreover, at his current age, he had only just entered the period of rapid growth in strength. His chakra reserves would continue to rise in the future, and the potential of this Standard Uchiha Clan Bloodline was still far from fully developed.

Most importantly, the quality of his chakra had improved by an unknown amount compared to before.

It could be said that both its quality and quantity had undergone earth-shaking changes. Using the same ninjutsu, its power would increase by at least a whole tier.

He could even feel that his talent had improved. His memory and comprehension had both clearly increased. Kitahara Kaede, who had once only been ordinary, could now be considered a genius on a small scale.

Just how small was that scale? At the moment, only he knew!

Kitahara Kaede then tested things out a little, thoroughly assessing the improvements in his various abilities. He had originally only barely reached the threshold of Chunin, but now he was absolutely capable of matching a Tokubetsu Jonin and would not fear an ordinary Jonin either.

Kitahara Kaede felt the terrifying pressure that had weighed on his heart for years finally ease at its root.

Even in such a perilous world, he now had a chance to cast off his Cannon Fodder status and stand at the pinnacle of the Shinobi World.