System? I knew the drill from reading web novels.
The first two books by that old pepper, Douluo: Stealing the Myriad Worlds System and <Battle Through the Heavens: Treasure Exchange System>, were both system novels. Their protagonists relied on their systems to show off and slap faces all the way to the top, eventually surrounding themselves with wives and concubines and becoming powerful enough to destroy the heavens, the earth, and even the air itself.
But what the hell was this loli-con business?
Was it trying to lead me down the road to crime?
Couldn't I get someone of age? A wife or an older sister would've been fine.
Still, Kyoka Suigetsu was pretty good. It was the Zanpakuto of Sosuke Aizen, the big bad of the Death God world. With it, I might not reach Aizen's level, but at least there wouldn't be many people in this world who could hurt me.
Just as Chiya was grumbling to himself, Uchiha Izumi walked over and sat down beside him. "Chiya, what are you thinking about?"
"N-nothing." Chiya looked at Uchiha Izumi guiltily.
"Chiya, Itachi just told me about your family, too. When something like this happens, you don't have to bottle it up. You can cry if you want. My mom and dad, they..."
Uchiha Izumi tried to comfort him, but as she spoke, she ended up being the first to cry.
Just then, the system's notification sounded again:
"Ding! As the strongest loli-con, how can you stand by and watch the little loli in front of you grieve?"
"1. Comfort the little loli. Reward: the Heavenly Steel Art, a cultivation technique from the Buliangren world."
"2. Leave her alone. Reward: one pair of Danzo's old underwear from the Naruto world."
"Can a martial arts technique from another world even work here? And what the hell is this about Danzo?" Chiya's mouth twitched violently. With no other choice, he comforted her, gently stroking Uchiha Izumi's head as he said softly, "It's okay. Go ahead and cry. Let it all out, and you'll feel better. Everything will be all right. If your family were still alive, I'm sure they'd be glad to see you safe and sound."
He definitely didn't want that old bastard Danzo's underwear.
Hearing Chiya's words, Izumi could no longer hold back. She burst into tears in his arms.
The people taking shelter nearby heard the girl's heart-rending sobs and thought of their own lost loved ones. One after another, they began to cry, too.
In that enormous shelter, from an eighty-year-old woman to Uchiha Sasuke, everyone wailed like ghosts.
Just then, the system's notification rang out in Chiya's mind again:
"Ding! Congratulations, host. You have completed the mission. Reward: Zanpakuto Kyoka Suigetsu. Would you like to claim it now?"
"Ding! Congratulations, host. You have completed the mission. Reward: Heavenly Steel Art. Would you like to claim it now?"
"I've already stolen the show from Itachi?" Chiya glanced at the little loli crying in his arms, then at Uchiha Itachi in the distance, who was anxiously trying to soothe Sasuke. He couldn't help feeling baffled.
What he didn't know was that, in the original story, Uchiha Izumi hadn't fallen for Uchiha Itachi because he was exceptionally talented. It was mostly because, on the Night of the Nine-Tails, when she'd been at her most helpless and desperate, Itachi had appeared like a hero and saved her.
A hero saving a beauty never went out of style.
Especially not for Uchiha Izumi, who was at an age when her feelings were still new and confusing.
"I'll claim them later." He still didn't know how the rewards would be delivered. If a Zanpakuto and a manual suddenly appeared out of nowhere, Konoha would surely take notice.
After all, there were quite a few Root Division ninja hidden nearby to keep an eye on the Uchiha!
That old bastard Danzo loved collecting unusual abilities.
After a while, Uchiha Izumi had more or less finished crying. Her cheeks flushed, she rose from Chiya's arms, her voice still choked with sobs. "S-sorry. I came to comfort you, but I ended up crying first."
Chiya shook his head to show that it was all right. He looked toward the direction of the Nine-Tails' roars, and only turned away when the sound abruptly stopped. Looks like it's almost over.
In the end, the Nine-Tails Incident ended at the cost of the Fourth Hokage, his wife, and countless other ninja.
Thus, the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, the Yellow Flash of the Shinobi World, and the legendary ninja Namikaze Minato passed away.
It was said that he had sacrificed his life to protect the village, sealing the mighty Nine-Tails that had nearly destroyed Konoha.
The entire Shinobi World was deeply moved by his willingness to give everything for his village.
Of course, being moved didn't stop plenty of people from secretly rejoicing.
People like Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki, Fourth Kazekage Rasa, and Konoha's own Danzo had all been hoping the Fourth Hokage would die.
The first two were glad that Konoha's strength had been weakened. Danzo, meanwhile, simply thought that with the Fourth Hokage dead, he might have a chance to take the position.
At the same time, in Konoha, tensions flared once again with the Uchiha Clan, whose relationship with the village had only just begun to improve after the Fourth Hokage took office.
The Konoha High Command, led by Danzo, openly expressed deep suspicion toward the Uchiha Clan.
They accused the Uchiha of controlling the Nine-Tails and causing the Nine-Tails Incident.
They forcibly moved the Uchiha Clan's compound to the outskirts of Konoha, far from the village center, and even assigned Anbu to keep watch over them.
The Third Hokage knew this would stir up resentment toward Konoha among the Uchiha, but he still chose to turn a blind eye to Danzo's actions.
From then on, the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha gradually became almost impossible to resolve.
The next day, Konoha held a grand funeral for the Fourth Hokage and his wife, along with the many ninja who had died.
After Sarutobi Hiruzen gave a passionate and mournful speech,
Konoha began its hectic reconstruction.
Since Chiya's parents had both been ninja, and his father had died while intercepting the Nine-Tails, he wasn't sent to an orphanage like ordinary civilians. Instead, he was given a place of his own.
He would receive a meager allowance each month, just enough to keep him from starving, until he graduated from the Ninja Academy.
Chiya didn't care about any of that. He knew how dark Konoha could be and felt no particular attachment to the village.
As soon as he got his new place, he shut the doors and windows and silently summoned the system.
"System, give me Kyoka Suigetsu and the Heavenly Steel Art."
As soon as he spoke, a golden flash appeared before his eyes. He instinctively closed them, and when he opened them again, a sheathed samurai sword stood in front of him, its hilt pale green.
As for his mind, it now contained instructions for using Kyoka Suigetsu, as well as the Heavenly Steel Art, a cultivation technique from the Buliangren world.
Chiya first tried using Kyoka Suigetsu. He found that releasing it consumed his chakra. With his original body having only recently learned how to refine chakra, and being a frail six-year-old, he couldn't sustain the release for long.
Then he tried the Heavenly Steel Art, and his face immediately lit up with unconcealed delight.
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