Who Dropped the Wallet?

"No way, no way... could this be... the Sharingan?" The shock and confusion on Yi Xiang's face were beyond words.

Having encountered many surprises today, Yi Xiang quickly regained his composure. To verify the guess in his heart, he stood up and began rummaging around the room.

A moment later, he walked to the window and stared into a smooth, round mirror, using the sunlight to see clearly.

The first thing that came into view was a slightly youthful face. While the features weren't exquisite, they were eye-catching enough in a crowd, but what stood out even more were those scarlet pupils.

"A two-tomoe Sharingan in both eyes, hahaha... hahahaha."

"But, is there a delay in awakening the eyes? It could also be that my poor mental state this morning caused it."

Yi Xiang didn't believe that a simple laugh could stimulate his brain to produce special chakra and awaken the Sharingan; it was clearly triggered by the original owner suffering a brush with death.

"As the saying goes, there is great terror between life and death. The fact that I awakened two tomoe on the first try is the best proof of that," Yi Xiang mused, his pupils shifting back to their original black.

At this moment, it felt as if he had an internal switch for the Sharingan. After repeating the process of closing and opening them a few times, he quickly mastered it, able to activate them with just a single thought.

Scanning his surroundings, he realized that even if someone were monitoring this spot on the bed, they wouldn't be able to see him. Reassured, Yi Xiang took out the item from his system inventory.

It was a piece of white paper. As Yi Xiang held it in his palm, it felt just like ordinary paper.

The Ninja Academy taught the extraction of chakra, but to check one's elemental affinity, one needed chakra-sensitive paper.

After injecting a bit of chakra, he saw one corner of the paper catch fire. Yi Xiang wasn't surprised; this was the standard for the Uchiha clan.

"I don't only have the fire... attribute, do I?" Before he could finish his sentence, the paper simultaneously wrinkled, grew damp, crumbled, and then split in two.

"This... talent. If the original owner hadn't died, he might have become famous throughout the ninja world."

"But without the protagonist's halo, this talent would be a waste on him. Better let me take the reins."

Yi Xiang smiled confidently, then whispered:

"Of course, I'm not one to take benefits for nothing. I won't let the true culprit behind the Uchiha massacre off easily."

After watching for a while, he composed himself and then claimed the Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique.

Suddenly, he felt a surge of memories enter his brain. The content included the hand seals and the proficiency level, as if he had mastered this ninjutsu for a long time. Even the nature transformation of his fire-attribute chakra felt inexplicably familiar.

Yi Xiang suppressed the urge to try it out right now, thinking to himself:

This ninja trial card is one-time use. Aside from the ninjutsu taught at the Ninja Academy, I should keep the others hidden for now.

Besides, with my current chakra levels, I can use it at most once or twice. I'm severely lacking in mana.

The other items were mostly ninja tools. Yi Xiang took one of each to examine them for a moment, then decided to take two kunai and put the rest back into the system inventory.

Three days later, at Yi Xiang's residence.

"Sigh, I'm truly defeated. Even after transmigrating, I still can't escape the fate of going to school." As soon as Yi Xiang closed the door, he couldn't help but feel a sense of resignation.

If I'm going to the Ninja Academy, most of the time should be spent on physical training or ninjutsu sparring. Can those theoretical classes really be harder than high school?

Although he spent most of his time in high school zoning out and slacking off, thinking this way made Yi Xiang feel much more comforted, and he quickened his pace toward the Ninja Academy.

Yi Xiang had received the notice to return to school yesterday. It was clear that the Anbu members monitoring him in the shadows had noticed him frequenting various restaurants every day to enjoy grand meals.

There was no sign of illness; he was clearly recovering well. Since it was time for school, they simply let him return to his routine.

Before long, Yi Xiang, who had stopped to cool off under a lush green tree, spotted the school buildings. However, he didn't rush over. Instead, like the other onlookers, he watched a certain spot with great interest.

"Tetsuya, you bastard!! Everyone knows you're a penniless drunkard. This wallet is clearly the one I accidentally lost!"

"Hmph! Who are you trying to fool, Kawashima? You were clearly following me to buy breakfast. This is my last bit of savings! I dropped it on the ground and was just about to pick it up when you rushed over to snatch it. Do you have no shame? You jerk!"

Two middle-aged men were shouting and tugging at each other on the street, both gripping a green frog-shaped wallet. A few hundred-ryo bills were exposed due to their pulling.

Yi Xiang, who had been watching for a while, was just about to walk away when a blue light screen suddenly popped up before his eyes.

[Ding! System quest triggered.]

[Quest 1: Make the two men who snatched the wallet deeply realize their mistakes and write a 1,000-word apology letter. Reward: 20 Luck Points. Failure penalty: Deduct 40 Luck Points.]

[Quest 2: The two men's struggle has severely impacted the image of Konoha. Find a way to make them stop, apologize to each other, and find the true owner of the wallet. Reward: 15 Luck Points. Failure penalty: Deduct 30 Luck Points.]

[Quest 3: Hand the wallet over to the Lost and Found. Reward: 10 Luck Points. Failure penalty: Deduct 20 Luck Points.]

[Quest time limit: Half an hour. Please select a quest or skip. It will automatically skip after 60 seconds.]

Yi Xiang scanned through them quickly, his expression turning strange. This system's quests are truly wicked.

"But this is too harsh; the failure penalty is double the reward."

After looking at the quest details a few more times, Yi Xiang quickly ruled out the first and second options and chose the one he could resolve the fastest. "System, I choose Quest 3."

[Ding! Quest 3 selected. Remaining time: 59 minutes.]

Looking around, Yi Xiang quickly came up with an idea.

Judging by the way these two are acting like shameless thugs, and with the system's confirmation, anyone can tell neither of them lost this wallet. I won't be polite then.

Yi Xiang thought to himself with a smirk, then turned and walked quickly toward the nearest alley.

A few seconds later, a young man walked out of the alley. He had a scar on his left cheek. Although he wasn't wearing a straw hat, anyone who had watched One Piece would be able to name him instantly—Luffy.

Yi Xiang, wearing Luffy's appearance and attire, returned to the scene. Just as he was waiting for an opportunity to act, he suddenly noticed that the two men, who were the center of attention, seemed to be exchanging glances and whispering to each other.

They realize neither can get the upper hand, and they're worried the owner will return if they drag this out too long, so now they're just negotiating to split it, Yi Xiang guessed to himself.

"Then let's get moving quickly. Since neither of us trusts the other, we'll just hold onto the wallet together as we go."

Tetsuya, the bearded drunkard, leaned in toward Kawashima as if by accident and whispered into his ear.

Just as the two were about to make a run for it, a figure suddenly charged toward them.

Before the pair could react, the stranger launched a preemptive strike, easily knocking Tetsuya down with a sweep of his leg, though Tetsuya still clutched the wallet tightly in his left hand.

Seeing this, the stranger suddenly stomped his left foot toward Tetsuya's crotch while simultaneously grabbing the side of the wallet with his left hand.

Tetsuya was just about to cry out from the pain of the fall, but when he looked up and saw the terrifying sight before him, he forgot all about the money and shrieked, "Yamete!", frantically shielding his vital area with both hands.

Seeing that his goal was achieved, the stranger easily retracted his foot and stood steady, as if he had only meant to scare Tetsuya.

At this moment, Kawashima, who had been about to throw a punch at the stranger, suddenly noticed a kunai in the man's right hand. Thinking "this is bad," he watched as the blade lunged toward his left hand.

Kawashima quickly pulled his hand back. Although the kunai seemed to miss the spot where his hand had been by a wide margin, he didn't notice and turned to run, cursing with sweat beading on his forehead:

"Where did this lunatic come from? Baka! Are you really going to kill someone over a wallet? I'll give it to you, alright!"

Seeing this, the stranger sprinted off in the opposite direction, as if his objective had already been fulfilled.

The stranger was none other than Yi Xiang disguised as Luffy. Having successfully secured the wallet, he took a detour to the Konoha Military Police Force. Walking up to the main gate, he felt a sudden stir of emotion and looked up at the sign bearing the Konoha emblem.

"They changed it fast. Just a few days ago, it was still the Fire Fan emblem of the Uchiha clan."

After a brief moment of reflection, Yi Xiang hurried inside, suddenly remembering that he might be late for school.

A few minutes later, after Yi Xiang finished explaining where he had found the wallet and declined the offer to leave his name, he heard a familiar system chime as he was about to depart.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing Task Three. Reward: 10 Luck Points.]