Fire Style Chakra Mode

[Quest Name: You Think You Can Be This Arrogant in Konoha?]

[Quest Content: Kill the Kumogakure Envoy Leader!]

[Quest Reward: Fire Style Dragon Flame Bullet + Fire Style Dragon Fire Technique]

"The reward went up! Provoking him really worked!"

Jinghuo Uchiha's excitement dulled the burning pain in his palms from scraping against the ground when he was shoved.

He scrambled to his feet, and just as the villagers were about to pull him back, Jinghuo Uchiha charged forward instead.

"You're paying for my takoyaki!"

The villagers watched in terror.

Nara Shikaku held his forehead.

His subordinates were speechless: "Where did this brat come from?!"

The Kumogakure envoy group's faces darkened.

They knew they couldn't fight—couldn't even touch him.

Sure, Kumogakure was arrogant, but they weren't trying to sabotage the armistice; they just wanted more concessions.

And a plate of takoyaki? How much could that cost? They'd pay it.

But now, they represented Kumogakure's face.

If they apologized, they'd lose face, and what leverage would they have to demand more?

But ignoring him meant getting tangled up with this brat, turning a small thing into a big thing, and a big thing into war...

Their scalps went numb.

For a moment, they could only glare with their fiercest expressions, hoping to scare the brat off.

But clearly, it didn't work on Jinghuo Uchiha.

Seeing this, the Kumogakure Envoy Leader scanned the villagers and fixed his gaze on Nara Shikaku.

"Is this how Konoha treats its guests?"

"Of course not. We'll compensate you for the takoyaki." Nara Shikaku was about to cut his losses, but before he could get the first word out, Jinghuo Uchiha spoke.

"You shoved me, made me bleed, and ruined my takoyaki—and you're saying it's my fault?!"

Kumogakure Envoy Group: "..."

Nara Shikaku: "..."

Subordinates: "..."

Villagers: "..."

Kumogakure Envoy subordinate: "He kind of has a point..."

"Shut up!" The Kumogakure Envoy Leader's veins bulged; he wanted to gut that idiot subordinate.

Even if he had a point, they couldn't admit it now!

But at this rate, he had no choice but to pay up.

"I'll give you..." Just as the Kumogakure Envoy Leader was gritting his teeth to say it, Jinghuo Uchiha huffed angrily.

"Not paying, huh?! Not apologizing, huh?! Coming to Konoha and still acting arrogant, huh?! Fine! I'll remember you!"

The little boy, barely over a meter tall, stormed off.

The system in his head refreshed the quest again.

[Quest Name: You Think You Can Be This Arrogant in Konoha?]

[Quest Content: Kill the Kumogakure Envoy Leader!]

[Quest Reward: Fire Style Chakra Mode]

Kumogakure Envoy Leader: "???" What a lunatic.

Still, he breathed a sigh of relief and let out a cold smirk.

Good riddance.

As for remembering me?

Ha, pray you don't run into me.

Otherwise, ha.

Can't find the title? Try searching the author—maybe it was just renamed!

The night was dark and windy.

In an alley.

"Little brat, lucky me, running into you here." The masked Kumogakure Envoy Leader grinned viciously.

He was just about to head to the Hyuga Clan, never expecting to run into that arrogant brat from earlier in the day along the way.

This unexpected delight made every pore on his body feel smooth and open.

He had a premonition that this mission would go exceptionally smoothly!

"I'll cut out your tongue first, and let you die in fear and begging for mercy!"

The Kumogakure Envoy Leader stepped forward with a sinister grin, every move brimming with the confidence of absolute control.

Until he saw a hint of red appear in Jinghuo Uchiha's black pupils.

Black tomoe emerged one by one, as if spawning into existence, three tomoe surfacing in the crimson irises.

The Kumogakure Envoy Leader's eyes bulged, disbelief written all over his face.

"The Sharingan!"

"You're actually from the Uchiha Clan?!"

The next moment, his shock transformed into immense delight.

"What luck—the Uchiha Clan is under surveillance; if you hadn't slipped out, I wouldn't have had a chance to catch you!"

"A Three-Tomoe Sharingan!"

His expression was filled with overwhelming greed.

With these eyes, Kumogakure's strength would advance further, and perhaps they could even supplant Konoha!

Jinghuo Uchiha's lips curled into a sneer.

The three black tomoe in his crimson eyes began to spin rapidly.

That ominous sensation made cold sweat pour from the Kumogakure Envoy Leader's brow.

He had just touched the blade at his back when he saw Jinghuo Uchiha's new eyes.

They were a very strange pair of eyes.

Like two hands cupped together, forming the shape of a flower, yet utterly asymmetrical.

The ten petal-like fingers seemed somewhat worn, rusted and battered, full of abrasions.

Taken as a whole, they resembled a bizarre circular window.

It gave off a terrifying stillness, as if a demon slumbered quietly within—once awakened, it would bring horrifying consequences.

The Kumogakure Envoy Leader's eyes looked ready to pop out, bloodshot, his whole body trembling, hairs standing on end, as if a freezing electric current shot from his toes up his spine to the back of his skull, filled with unknown terror.

"You... you..." His voice was shaky, fearful, and low, as if afraid to wake the demon in that window.

But to deal with him, did he need the "demon" in his eyes?

"Didn't anyone tell you never to look an Uchiha in the eyes?" Jinghuo Uchiha's words brimmed with overwhelming confidence.

The next moment, the Kumogakure Envoy Leader seemed to see something, panicked beyond belief, and turned to flee, only to trip over his own feet and fall to the ground.

His face buried in the filthy water, his hands and feet flailed as if swimming, as though something terrifying was behind him, desperately trying to escape.

Soon, in terror and despair, he drowned himself.

"So weak."

[Mission You Think You Can Act Tough in Konoha? completed. You have obtained Fire Style Chakra Mode.]

In an instant, Jinghuo Uchiha could feel the fire techniques within him as familiar as his own limbs, easily commanded, ready to envelop his entire body at any moment.

A flicker of flame emerged from him, yet it did not burn his clothes.

At that moment, Jinghuo Uchiha seemed to become a new species—a Fire Person.

With a thought, the flames vanished.

Jinghuo Uchiha clenched his fist and revealed a smile.

This feeling of power was truly intoxicating.

Then, he stepped forward, crouched beside the Kumogakure Envoy Leader who had drowned himself, and reached out both hands as if offering something, directing them toward the head—no, toward the eyes—as if performing a sacrifice, utterly deranged.

But what was truly shocking was that a massive arm actually extended from his eyes, its fingers sharp and gleaming with a bluish-black luster, like the hand of a zombie.