Is this Uchiha Mikoto?

Uchiha Fucheng had just used the edge of a kunai to examine himself.

Although he was only sixteen, the brutal stimulation of the battlefield had already granted him a fully matured Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

In his memories, his older brother, Uchiha Fugaku, also possessed only the Three-Tomoe. He recalled that in the original timeline, Fugaku had personally stated that his Mangekyo was awakened during the early stages of the Third Great Ninja War.

From this perspective, the gap in strength between the two brothers should not be significant.

Fucheng looked up at the distant forest, calculating the distance of the Konoha reinforcements in his mind.

As long as he stayed more than ten kilometers away from the battlefield, he could shake off the main force of the Sand Ninja.

Even if his combat experience was not yet seasoned, as a Jonin, Uchiha Fucheng's Three-Tomoe Sharingan could still crush ordinary ninja through the sheer superiority of his bloodline.

Before he could pass through the forest, Uchiha Yashiro, whom he had given instructions to earlier, sent back a corresponding notification.

[Change the fate trajectory of Nawaki]

The first reward settlement begins!

Fucheng was overjoyed:

Nawaki's life should be saved.

[First active mission completed, reward space officially opened]

Carefully concealing his figure within the canopy of the trees, Fucheng examined the rewards in detail.

[Reward 1: Uchiha Fucheng's Fate Dice]

[Reward 2: Nawaki's Fate Dice]

With two rewards in hand, Fucheng decided to test consuming [Recognition Points] to roll the dice.

[Current consumable Recognition Points: 75]

"It seems like I gained two more." Fucheng had a guess, but he wasn't entirely certain.

According to the system instructions, the minimum consumption per roll was ten points; the more Recognition Points consumed, the higher the quality of the rewards obtained.

Out of caution, Fucheng did not bet his entire fortune on it.

He chose the base value of 20 [Recognition Points].

A "ding" sounded in his mind.

Nawaki's Fate Dice spun rapidly.

The dice finally landed on "5"!

A lucky start.

Five points corresponded to rewards related to innate bloodlines.

Nawaki's Fate Dice transformed into a stream of green heat, washing over Fucheng's body from head to toe.

When this heat appeared, a nondescript mound of dirt in the distance—where a humanoid creature with a white body lay—seemed to sense Uchiha Fucheng's peculiar transformation.

A form of bloodline resonance echoed between him and the White Zetsu.

Immersed in the changes, Fucheng felt as if he were soaking in highly stimulating peppermint floral water.

Completely unaware of the White Zetsu's presence in the distance, he only felt his skin heating up.

His eyes, in particular, felt as if they were being enveloped by a comfortable, warm stream of water, much like a hot towel pressed against his face.

[Obtained a small amount of Senju bloodline, increased chakra slightly.]

Fucheng nodded in satisfaction, "Senju bloodline—although it's a small amount, it can't be helped. My Recognition Points are too low; I'll just bet more when I have the chance in the future."

Fucheng felt the differences in his body.

By his calculations, his total chakra volume had increased by more than a quarter.

A quarter of a Jonin-level chakra pool was quite consistent with the label "increased chakra slightly."

After all, that was the Senju clan!

Although Nawaki was only a Genin, among the youths of the Senju clan, there were plenty of "Chakra-ton" Senju clansmen.

Next was the second one; Fucheng hesitated for a moment before investing another 20 Recognition Points.

He rolled the dice: 6 points!

Uchiha Fucheng's own Fate Dice vanished instantly, and a special energy orb marked with a lightning symbol appeared in his mind.

If he touched it with his consciousness, it would only display:

"Follower not bound, cannot enable."

Fucheng thought to himself, "Forget it. Since I don't know what a 'follower' is for now, I won't dwell on it. What if it only gave me a lightning-symbol reward because I was electrocuted to death? Maybe it's a new-account exclusive reward after reincarnation?"

After obtaining the Senju bloodline, Uchiha Fucheng's wounds healed even faster!

Because of this change, Uchiha Fucheng decided not to move any further away.

Recovering chakra on the spot offered a much higher level of safety.

Soldier Pills, Blood-Increasing Pills, Vitality Pills...

As the second young master of the main Uchiha lineage, he lacked neither equipment nor medicinal supplies.

The only ones who could compare to his opulence were the few great clans like the Senju and the Hyuga.

With the aid of these medical supplies, more than half of his chakra was restored in less than an hour.

Measured against the chakra reserves of a jonin, this was considered an extremely fast recovery speed.

BOOM!

A burst of air pressure echoed from the distance of the forest.

A battle had suddenly broken out to the west!

As a ball of flame soared into the sky on the western side of the woods, Uchiha Fucheng's pair of three-tomoe Sharingan spun at high speed.

"It's a Great Fireball Technique!" Uchiha Fucheng narrowed his eyes.

Judging by the color and shape of the flames in the distance, he quickly deduced further information.

This is another Uchiha clansman encountering an enemy.

With a slight tremor of the branches, Fucheng utilized the Body Flicker Technique to leave the tree trunk, sprinting straight toward the location of the Fire Style jutsu.

At the edge of the forest, a chunin girl with black hair and black eyes revealed an expression of fury.

She was leading three Konoha genin, currently locked in a standoff with the enemy.

The chunin Mikoto and the three genin behind her were clearly at a disadvantage.

And that Great Fireball from just a moment ago had been unleashed by Uchiha Hezi, who stood behind her.

Looking at the opposing side of the Sand ninja.

Two chunin and four genin; the enemy clearly held the numerical advantage.

What made things even more troublesome for Mikoto was that there was a Sand chunin opposite them capable of controlling a large puppet.

This was a puppeteer unique to the Land of Wind.

Out of caution, Mikoto maintained her hand seals, a faint current of electricity flickering over her body.

Though not intense, it was constantly stimulating Mikoto's reaction speed.

The puppeteer manipulated chakra threads with both hands, a sinister grin appearing on his face, "All Konoha brats, and one Uchiha genin at that?"

The two Sand chunin were no green rookies.

They did not lower their guard simply because of their numerical advantage.

The puppeteer's strategy was to coordinate with his chunin teammate to take out this Konoha chunin, who clearly specialized in Lightning Style, first.

But before the puppeteer could make a move, the arrogant-looking Sand ninja to his right suddenly entered a "Lingji Bodhisattva" state, his head severed from his body.

The blade sliced into flesh, snapping bone in a single stroke.

As it grazed the cervical spine, a clean cross-section appeared on the Sand genin's body.

A head, still wearing an expression of utter terror, was sent flying over three meters into the air.

The pungent, fishy scent of fresh blood sprayed and splattered everywhere along with the collapsing corpse!

The Sand ninja were shocked!

The puppeteer retreated in a panic.

The puppeteer only had time to catch a glimpse of a pair of blood-red Sharingan before he lost sight of his opponent.

"Enemy attack!"

"So fast!"

Before the other masked chunin from the Land of Wind could even locate the figure, Uchiha Fucheng had already closed the distance using the Body Flicker Technique.

He bent his knees!

He lunged!

With just a single kick, the masked chunin was sent flying backward, blood spurting from his nose and mouth.

"It's Konoha reinforcements!" the Sand ninja shouted.

The puppeteer blocked his front with two puppets and leaped backward.

On one hand, he wanted to fend off Fucheng's follow-up attacks; on the other, the chests of the puppets he controlled opened, revealing mechanisms to launch a barrage of poisonous needles.

He intended to use this wide-range toxic attack to ambush Uchiha Fucheng.

He wanted to pull off a "first-strike kill" common in puppeteer duels.

Snake-Boar-Dog.

"Earth Style: Earth Wall!"

Fucheng was also afraid of being poisoned now, so to be safe, he went straight for an Earth Style technique.

A wall of earth rose up from the ground!

On the earthen wall, there were five sculpted clay ninja cat heads and the Uchiha Gunbai emblem.

Earth Style: Earth Wall!

It blocked Mikoto and the others just in the nick of time.

Meanwhile, the figure of Uchiha Fucheng leaped onto a large tree on the other side.

Fucheng's hands did not stop, continuing to weave hand signs rapidly.

Behind the Earth Wall, Mikoto was overjoyed, "It's reinforcements! It's Lord Fucheng!"