Fugaku Uchiha

You never knew what you might draw, so relying on a lottery to bail you out was simply impossible.

Hyuga Shin clicked through the lottery with practiced ease. He had already drawn five times and was practically an old hand at it.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Seven prizes appeared: the Red Shovel from CF, the Golden Wing Pistol from Crossover, the Grenade Launcher from GunZ, T-Virus Serum, Hado #90: Black Coffin, the Zanpakuto Ryujin Jakka, and the Armor Hero Flame Dragon Summoner.

Seeing the prizes, Hyuga Shin wanted to complain. Were the Red Shovel and the Summoner supposed to be jokes?

Hyuga Shin remembered that the most important thing for summoning the armor wasn't the Summoner, but the Light and Shadow Stone! Was he supposed to keep this thing as a collectible?

Hyuga Shin didn't want to mess with something as dangerous as the T-Virus, and he wasn't interested in the pistol or the Grenade Launcher either.

"The system's lottery really does have everything. Let's just draw!"

After he clicked, Hyuga Shin waited for the result. At last, to his delight, the pointer landed on Hado #90: Black Coffin.

"Not bad, not bad! Looks like my luck's finally turning around. Let's keep going."

Hyuga Shin was thrilled to get Black Coffin. It was definitely the second-best prize out of the seven.

He clicked again, and another seven items appeared: Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu, Eight Trigrams: Mountain Crushing Strike, the Naruto game skill Eight Trigrams: 361 Style, Limbo: Border Jail, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit (perfected), Conqueror's Haki, and Ea.

The prizes this time were even better than before. Hyuga Shin didn't waste time talking and went straight to the draw.

In the end, he got Eight Trigrams: Mountain Crushing Strike, which could be called the Hyuga Clan's strongest offensive Taijutsu. But it wasn't much use to Hyuga Shin, since its effects overlapped with the Glint-Glint Fruit.

He wasn't very satisfied, but there was nothing he could do about it. It wasn't like he could return it!

If returns were actually allowed, Hyuga Shin really would have sent it back. Unfortunately, they weren't.

"Whatever. It's still a Taijutsu that can shatter a mountain. A small mountain, sure, but a mountain's a mountain!"

He clicked the lottery again. This time, there were fewer prizes than ever before—only three in total.

The number of prizes in Hyuga Shin's system lottery had no pattern; it was entirely random. He remembered getting more than ten once.

This time there were only three, but their quality was absolutely astounding.

The three items were Saitama's strength, the Zanpakuto Ryujin Jakka, and the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.

All three were the kind of abilities that could destroy heaven, earth, and everything in between. Hyuga Shin would be happy with any of them.

"I just wonder if getting Teacher Saitama's power would make me bald too, or give me some other drawback." Hyuga Shin was a little worried.

Although Teacher Saitama had gained invincible power, he had also lost what mattered most. Losing his hair was a minor thing; the real problem was his emotional numbness.

Hyuga Shin liked power, but he didn't want to lose any part of his emotions. That was a price he absolutely didn't want to pay.

With a nervous heart, Hyuga Shin clicked the lottery. The pointer spun rapidly, then, under his watchful gaze, stopped on the Zanpakuto Ryujin Jakka.

Hyuga Shin finally breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing the long sword materialize in front of him, he quickly picked it up.

The blade was 140 centimeters long, and the hilt was 30 centimeters. It was very different from Old Man Yamamoto's Ryujin Jakka. The 170-centimeter sword looked rather comical in Hyuga Shin's hands.

Hyuga Shin was still too young to wield Ryujin Jakka. He was too short, and even drawing the sword would be difficult.

But none of that could dampen his excitement. As long as he could achieve Bankai with Ryujin Jakka, he would be able to sweep across the entire Ninja World.

Achieving Bankai wasn't easy, especially with the strongest fire-type Zanpakuto.

When Hyuga Shin got Ryujin Jakka, his soul changed slightly. The sword connected directly to his soul, binding itself to him.

Looking at Ryujin Jakka, Hyuga Shin felt as if the sword had become a part of his body. He could control it with ease.

"But how do I activate Ryujin Jakka's Shikai?" Hyuga Shin scratched his head in frustration.

What made a Zanpakuto powerful was its Shikai and Bankai. Without them, it was merely an extraordinarily sharp sword—precious, but hardly a divine weapon.

"Forget it. I'll figure it out later! Now that I have Ryujin Jakka, I'm sure I'll be able to activate its Shikai eventually." He put Ryujin Jakka in the System Inventory and left the System Space.

Lying in bed and gazing at the bright moonlight outside, Hyuga Shin found himself unable to sleep.

The surprises he had gotten this time were too great. Both Hado #90: Black Coffin and the Zanpakuto Ryujin Jakka had left him incredibly excited.

Black Coffin alone wouldn't have been so bad; it was just a powerful skill. But Ryujin Jakka was different.

The last time he had been this excited was when he had just obtained the Tenseigan. He had only just been born then, and the excitement had made him faint.

It took Hyuga Shin a long while to calm down.

"My composure really isn't good enough. Even though I've got Ryujin Jakka, I can't activate its Shikai yet, so it hasn't actually made me much stronger." Hyuga Shin smiled bitterly.

He felt he was getting carried away. Although the system had modified Ryujin Jakka so he could use it with chakra, the amount of chakra it consumed was definitely no small matter.

It was still too soon to think he could use Ryujin Jakka to destroy heaven and earth.

"Sleep! Go to sleep! If getting Ryujin Jakka has me this worked up, what'll happen if I get something even stronger?"

Forcing down his excitement, Hyuga Shin closed his eyes and made himself fall asleep.

The next day, he still needed to have his Shadow Clone practice ninjutsu. If he didn't rest properly, he wouldn't be able to train well.

After a night's rest, Hyuga Shin got up, but still felt sluggish.

"I really am just an ordinary guy." Hyuga Shin smiled, then said to himself, "Forget it. I'll take the day off."

He ate a casual breakfast, then headed to the Ninja Academy. Though he tried to contain his excitement, he still couldn't help laughing aloud.

"You got here early today. You look really happy. Did something good happen? Tell us about it."

Nawaki gave Hyuga Shin a hearty slap on the shoulder.

Hyuga Shin jumped and said irritably, "You scared me, you know?"

"You were the one who wasn't paying attention. You looked like you'd lost your soul, grinning like an idiot the whole time."

Chapter 25: Fugaku Uchiha

"Shin, Nawaki, what are you two doing by the school gate?" the Ino-Shika-Cho trio asked as they walked over.

"It's Shin. He seems so happy about something that he's gone stupid."

"You're the one who's stupid!" Hyuga Shin reached out and smacked Nawaki on the head.

"Ow! You actually hit me, you jerk! If I end up stupid, I'll never forgive you." Nawaki clutched his head.

"Don't worry. If you end up stupid, you won't come after me anyway."