Fire Style Chakra Mode

[Quest name: So You're This Arrogant in Konoha?]

[Quest content: Kill the Kumogakure Envoy Leader!]

[Quest reward: Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet + Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique]

"Better rewards! Building hatred really worked!"

Jinghuo Uchiha's excitement greatly dulled the burning pain from his palm scraping against the ground when he had been shoved.

He scrambled to his feet. Just as the villagers were about to step forward and pull Jinghuo Uchiha back, he charged ahead instead.

"Pay for my takoyaki!"

The sight made the villagers tremble in fear.

Nara Shikaku covered his forehead.

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

The Kumogakure envoy group's expressions darkened.

They could tell that fighting was out of the question. They could not even touch him.

Kumogakure was arrogant, but they still wanted to sign the Armistice Agreement. They merely wanted greater benefits.

And how much could a serving of takoyaki possibly cost? They could just pay for it.

But now, this involved Kumogakure's dignity.

If they apologized, Kumogakure would lose face. How could they still demand greater benefits?

But if they ignored him, this little brat would keep pestering them. A small matter could turn into a major one, and a major one could turn into war...

Their scalps immediately went numb.

For a moment, they could only put on their fiercest expressions, hoping to scare off this brat.

Clearly, though, it was useless against Jinghuo Uchiha.

Seeing this, the Kumogakure Envoy Leader swept his gaze over the villagers before settling on Nara Shikaku.

"Is this how Konoha treats its guests?"

"Of course not. We'll compensate him for the takoyaki." Nara Shikaku was about to let the matter end there, but before he could even say the first word, "Of course," Jinghuo Uchiha spoke.

"You pushed me, injured me until I bled, and dirtied my takoyaki. Is this somehow my fault?"

The Kumogakure envoy group: "..."

Nara Shikaku: "..."

His subordinates: "..."

The villagers: "..."

One of the Kumogakure envoys said, "He seems to have a point..."

"Shut up!" Veins bulged on the Kumogakure Envoy Leader's forehead. He wished he could slash this pig-brained subordinate with a blade.

Even if the kid had a point, they could not admit it now!

But in this situation, he had no choice but to compensate him.

"I'll give you..." Just as the Kumogakure Envoy Leader grit his teeth and was about to say it, Jinghuo Uchiha said angrily.

"So you won't pay? You won't apologize? You come to Konoha and act this arrogant? Fine! I'll remember you!"

The little boy, barely over a meter tall, stomped off angrily.

The system in his mind refreshed the quest once more.

[Quest name: So You're This Arrogant in Konoha?]

[Quest content: Kill the Kumogakure Envoy Leader!]

[Quest reward: Fire Style Chakra Mode]

The Kumogakure Envoy Leader: "???" Is he sick?

Still, he breathed a sigh of relief and revealed a cold smile.

It was good that he had left.

As for remembering him?

Heh, pray you never run into me.

Otherwise, heh.

It was a dark and windy night.

In an alley.

"Little brat, you're really lucky. I didn't expect to run into you here." The Kumogakure Envoy Leader, wearing a black mask, grinned viciously.

He had been on his way to the Hyuga Clan. He had not expected to encounter that arrogant little brat from the daytime along the way.

This unexpected delight made every pore on his body feel refreshed.

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

"I'll tear out your tongue first, then let you die in terror and pleading!"

The Kumogakure Envoy Leader approached with a sinister laugh, every movement brimming with the confidence of someone in complete control.

Until he saw a flicker of red appear in Jinghuo Uchiha's black eyes.

Black tomoe emerged one after another as though multiplying, until three tomoe floated within those red eyes.

The Kumogakure Envoy Leader's eyes widened in disbelief.

"The Sharingan!"

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

The next moment, his shock turned into immense delight.

"Perfect. The Uchiha Clan is under surveillance. If you hadn't run out, I wouldn't have had a chance to catch you!"

"A Three-Tomoe Sharingan!"

His expression was filled with immense greed.

With those eyes, Kumogakure's strength would rise another level. Perhaps they could even replace Konoha!

Jinghuo Uchiha wore a mocking smile.

The three black tomoe spun rapidly within his red eyes.

That ominous feeling made cold sweat pour from the Kumogakure Envoy Leader.

Just as his hand touched the sword on his back, he saw Jinghuo Uchiha's new eyes.

They were a very strange pair of eyes.

They looked like two hands cupped together, forming the shape of a flower, yet they were extremely asymmetrical.

The fingers forming the ten petals seemed worn down, rusted and weathered.

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

They gave off a terrifying tranquility, as though a demon slept peacefully within. Once awakened, it would bring dreadful consequences.

The Kumogakure Envoy Leader's eyes seemed ready to bulge from their sockets. Bloodshot veins spread through them, his entire body trembled, and his hair stood on end. It was as if an icy current had surged from his toes up his spine and into the back of his head, filled with unknown terror.

"You... you..." His voice trembled. He was terrified, and he spoke softly, as if afraid of waking the demon within that window.

But did dealing with him require the "demon" in his eyes?

"Has no one ever told you never to look into an Uchiha's eyes?" Jinghuo Uchiha's words brimmed with overwhelming confidence.

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

His face plunged into filthy water. His hands and feet flailed nonstop as if he were swimming, as though something terrifying behind him was chasing him and he desperately wanted to escape.

Very quickly, he drowned himself in terror and despair.

"So weak."

[Quest So You're This Arrogant in Konoha? completed. You have obtained Fire Style Chakra Mode.]

At once, Jinghuo Uchiha could feel that Fire Style within his body had become as familiar as his own limbs. He could command it easily and cover his entire body at any time.

Flames appeared around his body, yet they did not burn his clothes.

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

With a thought, the flames vanished.

Jinghuo Uchiha clenched his fist and smiled.

The feeling of this power was truly addictive.

Then he stepped forward and crouched beside the Kumogakure Envoy Leader, who had drowned himself. He extended both hands as though cradling something and offered them toward his head... no, his eyes, as if making some kind of sacrifice. It was utterly mad.

But what was shocking was that a massive arm really did extend from his eyes, its fingers sharp and gleaming with a bluish-black luster, like a zombie's hand.