Shisui Exclusive

Uchiha Kazuhiko sank his consciousness into his mind and looked at the radiant [Deep Blue]. The spectrum-like "book" silently unfolded, and streams of light drifted from its pages, hovering above them.

[Shuriken Throwing (White)]

[Uchiha-Style Smile (White)]

[Obsessiveness (White)]

[Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique (Green)]

[Warm Man (White)]

Five traits in a row: four white and one green. Kazuhiko's eyelid twitched as he looked them over.

"Shuriken Throwing slightly improves the accuracy of thrown ninja tools. Better than nothing."

[Uchiha-Style Smile]

[Description: Your signature smile will make you more confident.]

"More confident, huh? If I start laughing maniacally, can I be as confident as the Four Heroes?"

"Obsessiveness improves focus, but makes it easy to get stuck in a rut. A classic Uchiha debuff."

[Warm Man]?

On the romance rankings, it'd be below a dog. Even a dog wouldn't use this trait!

Without a second thought, Kazuhiko tossed [Warm Man] into the "junk to be recycled" pile.

Was Shisui a warm man? Judging by how he treated Itachi, that wasn't wrong.

"Huh, this trait's description and evaluation are kind of interesting."

[Description: You will have the mindset of a warm man, knowing how to satisfy every aspect of her fantasies of being cherished and making her helplessly bask in the happiness of being cared for.]

[Evaluation: A true warm man gives special affection to one person; a fake warm man treats everyone the same. Only unwavering tenderness can make pure love unbeatable. Thoughtfulness scattered everywhere will only turn you into a womanizer.]

"Hmm, this trait... might actually be useful."

Being a warm man ranked below a dog was true enough, but being a womanizer was another matter.

Kazuhiko looked at the only green trait, [Great Fireball Technique].

"Too bad it's a ninjutsu I already know. Still, it can improve my hand-seal speed and power, so at least it's useful."

Four whites and one green in the first five draws. Is this Shisui's trait pool or what?

I want to check the cards!

Light rippled across [Deep Blue], and the remaining traits appeared:

[Uchiha Style Taijutsu (Green)]

[Negative: Pessimism (Green)]

[Will of Fire (Blue)]

[Exam Mastery (Green)]

[Strongest Genius Eye Power: Shisui Exclusive (Purple)]

"Purple... Holy—!"

There was nothing wrong with the cards!

Kazuhiko shot upright and cried out.

He'd been in this world for three months and had tried the Genin, Chunin, and Jonin pools. Forget purple—even blue traits only came from the guaranteed draw. Now he'd pulled Shisui's exclusive purple trait! Naturally, he was thrilled, and he eagerly checked its description.

"Uchiha Style Taijutsu boosts speed and reaction time, and it's a style I haven't learned. It'll make up for my weak taijutsu, so it's practical."

"The negative trait Pessimism amplifies insecurity and anxiety. It can serve as a catalyst for emotional upheaval to help other Uchiha awaken their Sharingan. Usable."

"Exam Mastery improves reading comprehension... total trash."

The guaranteed blue trait glowed with a gentle radiance, the words [Will of Fire] flickering across the page:

[Description: Where the leaves dance, the fire burns on. Fully grasping the Will of Fire will greatly increase your sense of belonging to Konoha and your desire to protect it. You will be unable to do anything that harms the village or the Hokage. While in Konoha, completing village missions, or fighting alongside Konoha comrades, your combat ability will improve across the board.]

"Unable to harm the village or the Hokage... this guaranteed blue trait's a dud."

The last thing Uchiha Kazuhiko needed was a sense of belonging to Konoha or a desire to protect it.

His entire family was Uchiha, and in two years, they'd all be wiped out on the orders of Konoha's High Command.

If he couldn't harm the village or the Hokage, he might as well wait to die.

"This trait would be a pain whether I used it myself or gave it to someone else. I'll keep it until I become Hokage."

Kazuhiko's gaze fell on the deep purple glow, flecked with tiny golden rays—

[Strongest Genius Eye Power: Shisui Exclusive (Purple)]

[Description: The profound eye power of the strongest genius will make your Sharingan even stronger. (Hidden: Even with only one eye remaining, you can still activate Susanoo.)]

"Shisui-exclusive. Susanoo with one eye."

The power of this trait went without saying.

Susanoo, the ultimate ocular technique unlocked by the Mangekyō Sharingan, was the symbol of the Uchiha's invincibility.

Even Madara, as powerful as he was, needed both eyes to summon his giant warrior. In the original story, only Shisui had ever activated Susanoo with a single Mangekyō Sharingan.

"So this is the strength of Shisui, the Uchiha's greatest genius? I, Uchiha Kazuhiko, hereby declare you the strongest card in the Chunin pool!"

Kazuhiko was thrilled. He hurried to his feet and headed for the washroom, eager to see what changes the purple trait would bring.

"Equip trait: [Strongest Genius Eye Power: Shisui Exclusive (Purple)]."

With a thought, purple light surged into [Deep Blue] and was firmly inscribed on the title page representing Uchiha Kazuhiko.

[Replace trait: Chakra Thickening (Green)]

[Equipped trait: Strongest Genius Eye Power: Shisui Exclusive (Purple)]

[Permanent trait condition: Awaken the Three-Tomoe Sharingan]

As soon as the trait was equipped, a warm current flowed into Uchiha Kazuhiko's eyes. His eyeballs began to heat up, and tears welled up uncontrollably, streaming down his face. The information in the Ninja's Book changed along with them.

[Name: Uchiha Kazuhiko]

[Age: 18]

[Rank: Genin]

[Affinities: Fire, Yang, Yin]

[Chakra: 0.25 cards]--[0.4 cards]

[Ninjutsu: Chakra Healing Technique, Hemostasis Technique, Minor Healing, Genjutsu: Hypnosis, Great Fireball Technique, Three Body Technique (Transformation, Substitution, Clone)]

[Permanent traits: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, Chakra Perception Mastery, Genjutsu Mastery]

[Equipped traits (2/2): Sharingan: Hypnotic Illusion (Blue), Strongest Genius Eye Power: Shisui Exclusive (Purple)]

[Permanent trait conditions:

Sharingan: Hypnotic Illusion--Awaken the Sharingan and master the chakra flow used in genjutsu

Strongest Genius Eye Power: Shisui Exclusive--Awaken the Three-Tomoe Sharingan]

[Kage Level trait draws: 0]

[Jonin trait draws: 5]

[Chunin trait draws: 0]

[Genin trait draws: 3]

[Available traits: Chakra Thickening (Green—permanent progress retained: 9/10), Uchiha Style Taijutsu (Green), Husband Aura (Green), Warm Man (White), Pacifism (White)...]

Soon, the strange sensation passed, and Kazuhiko's blurry vision returned to normal.

He looked at himself in the mirror. He didn't need glasses to see every detail within his field of vision; his original body's severe myopia had been replaced by crystal-clear sight.

His reflection stared back at him, eyes shining with keen intensity. His features were sharp as blades, his nose bridge high, and he had the bold, striking good looks of the Uchiha.

"Besides improving my eyesight, it also increased my chakra a little."

The trait was powerful, and pulling it from the Chunin pool was a real stroke of luck, but—

Uchiha Kazuhiko didn't have the Mangekyō Sharingan. He hadn't even awakened the basic Sharingan yet.

"I can't make full use of this trait's ability for now, but it'll definitely be a powerful trump card in the future. Even without looking that far ahead, its boost to the Sharingan is already practical."

Once an Uchiha awakened the Sharingan, their strength underwent a qualitative change. Their chakra increased, and they gained insight, genjutsu, and copying abilities. With [Strongest Genius Eye Power] on top of that, he'd finally have the strength to protect himself. He wouldn't have to worry about taking eight kunai in the back and dying by suicide one day.

His original body had been a medical Genin. After nearly dying on a mission, the memories of his past life had resurfaced, and he had become the Uchiha Kazuhiko he was now.

All he could say was, the Third Hokage really was heartless. Children and doctors alike were dragged off to the battlefield. He treated everyone equally, at least.

The current timeline was three years after the Nine-Tails' attack. During the attack, the older generation had collectively made themselves scarce, leaving the chance to shine to the younger ones. The result was—

The Fourth Hokage had died in battle, and countless lower- and middle-ranking Konoha ninja had been killed or wounded. Then the Third Hokage had made a glorious return as the protagonist, reclaiming the Hokage Position and vowing to rebuild the village and make Konoha great again!

Uchiha Kazuhiko, whose parents were still alive, could only say: what the hell.

Because he knew that under the Third Hokage's "wise leadership"—

The Senju Clan would vanish from the world, the Uchiha Clan would be watched and suppressed, and the core group that had founded Konoha would soon be wiped out. Even Kage-level fighters like the Fourth Hokage, Might Duy, and Hatake Sakumo would all die.

Konoha could only have one sun: the Third Hokage. The only ones allowed to share in his greatness were loyal dogs.

Parenthetically, that didn't include the loyal dogs' families. End parenthesis.

Since he couldn't change his Uchiha identity and had inherited everything from the original owner, Kazuhiko could only say:

Protecting the Uchiha's glory was his duty.

In his previous life, he'd played Yasuo and hadn't been able to honor his parents. Now that he'd been given another chance at life, he would treasure it and do his best to change his and his family's fate.

Opening a Psychology Clinic to build goodwill and increase his strength, while also changing Shisui and Itachi's way of thinking—that was what Kazuhiko planned to focus on for now.

"Whatever happens, improving my strength first can't be wrong."

Kazuhiko washed away his tears with clean water. His chakra was slowly recovering, so he returned to the reclining chair and closed his eyes to collect his thoughts, silently working out a plan:

Genin could equip only two traits at once. [Sharingan: Mental Illusion] might come in handy at any moment, so it had to take up one slot. The permanent condition for [Chakra Thickening] was almost met, so he could free up the other slot.

There was no rush to equip Shuriken Throwing or Great Fireball Technique. Uchiha Style Taijutsu could serve as a backup option.

He'd keep Will of Fire, Obsessiveness, and Pessimism in reserve for now.

As for Shisui's exclusive purple trait, it was his strongest trump card. He needed to draw the Sharingan as soon as possible.

His parents were both alive, his family was happy, and he wasn't love-struck. Awakening on his own was pure fantasy, so he could only get the Sharingan by drawing a trait.

Once his chakra had recovered to a safe level, Kazuhiko reopened his Psychology Clinic.

Soon, someone knocked on the office door. "Knock, knock, knock~"

"Come in!"

A tiny Uchiha walked inside and greeted him politely:

"Konnichiwa, I'm Uchiha Itachi. I made an appointment for a consultation. Sorry to bother you."