Unresolved

"What target?"

Uchiha Gen turned around, his face dazed. "Who are you?... Who am I?" He pointed a finger at the other, then reflexively at himself.

The other showed no reaction to Uchiha Gen's comical behavior, simply announcing, "Execute clearance!"

What the hell?! This "Ye Yuan" grabbed a Kunai and charged forward.

Uchiha Gen dodged instinctively, reaching into his pocket only to find he had no weapons on him! Damn! This young man has no sense of martial virtue.

He tried to activate his Sharingan, but after fumbling for a long time, he realized his perspective hadn't changed at all. ??? What on earth is going on!!!

Empty-handed and already at a disadvantage, Uchiha Gen lost the initiative and could only defend passively as wounds began to accumulate on his body.

Finally, for some unknown reason, "Ye Yuan" raised his arm slightly, revealing a fleeting opening! Uchiha Gen, tired of being a punching bag, saw the flash of opportunity. He seized the wrist holding the Kunai, neutralized the force by pulling it toward himself, and slammed his knee hard into "Ye Yuan's" chin.

Taking the solid hit, "Ye Yuan" flew backward, crashing heavily onto the black ground! Yet, the ground made no sound, as if something were missing.

Ye Yuan wiped the blood from his face, his expression turning fierce for the first time. Pain signals flooded his brain—he hadn't felt this in a long time. It was as if... he were still alive?!

But if he were alive, logically speaking, he should have gone into shock long ago from the sheer blood loss of so many wounds.

Yet, Uchiha Gen felt as lively as ever, perfectly fine. Moreover, the blood that hit the ground vanished almost instantly. He held up his hand to inspect it; hmm—aside from his body color appearing slightly translucent, he was fine.

Meanwhile, "Ye Yuan" stood up immediately, even with his mouth crooked from the kick, his face devoid of any expression. He was like a machine!

Seeing this, Ye Yuan's brain, which had been sluggish and unwilling to think, finally began to turn: System, soul, clearance... Sorting through his thoughts, he hissed—it seemed he had truly pissed off the system.

However, there was no look of misery or regret on his face; there was even a strange sense of pride in being able to anger the system.

It felt good. He tilted his head and a smile spread across Ye Yuan's face. If this was the case, he would probably vanish completely if he lost, but... why did he suddenly feel like that wasn't such a big deal?

While Ye Yuan was lost in his own thoughts, his body slowly crawled to its feet, though his eyes had become mechanical and cold, his mind filled with only one command: Retrieve the Sharingan!

According to the system's calculations, Sasuke's eyes were the easiest to obtain at this very moment. There had been so many opportunities to simply take them; it couldn't understand what Uchiha Gen was hesitating about.

"Sasuke, let me tell you, I was the real hero this time!..." Naruto looked at Sasuke, who had finally been found, and bragged about his exploits over the past few days with exaggerated gestures.

Sakura noticed Sasuke's expression darkening at Naruto's words and interrupted, "Alright, Naruto, stop talking. Sasuke is already in a bad mood, just be quiet for a while."

Naruto's eyes narrowed, his mouth twisted, clearly looking down on Sasuke's current state.

Seeing that obviously punchable expression, Sakura felt a vein pop on her forehead and was about to deliver a fist of "love" to Naruto.

Sasuke suddenly spoke up, "It was only thanks to your summoning beast; a dead-last is always a dead-last." Although Sasuke knew that summoning beasts were part of one's strength, seeing Naruto acting so cocky made him want to jab at him.

Seeing Sasuke speak, Naruto was secretly happy, but he retorted, "Stinky Sasuke, who are you calling a dead-last?!!"

"Idiot."

"You %@*￥"

After saying that, Sasuke ignored Naruto, putting on an expression that said he wouldn't lower himself to the level of a fool, leaving Naruto to make a scene.

Hearing those noises, Jiraiya laughed, "It's good to be young."

Suddenly, the laughter faded.

On this side, Kakashi watched Jiraiya's expression tighten as if he were scanning the surroundings. He looked around and silently slid his headband up with his left hand.

"Ye Yuan," waiting for an opportunity in the shadows, observed their abnormal movements with his Sharingan and realized they had reached the limit of their range!

Almost at the exact moment Jiraiya and Kakashi reacted, the scenery in front of Sasuke suddenly "moved." What was this?! "Ye Yuan" had suddenly appeared directly in front of Sasuke! Two fingers hooked like an eagle's claw, aiming straight for Sasuke's eyes!

Sasuke had no time to react, only managing to show a look of terror before "Ye Yuan's" fingers sank into his eye sockets.

Success!

Just as "Ye Yuan" tried to hook the Sharingan and flee, the eyes in his hand suddenly exploded into a cloud of smoke. Calculation error!!! Re-evaluating strength!

At the same time, the real Sasuke appeared behind "Ye Yuan," drove a Kunai deep into his shoulder, and retreated rapidly! The next moment, BOOM!! An explosion erupted where "Ye Yuan" stood, releasing a thick cloud of smoke.

Leaping to a safe spot, Sasuke was in a foul mood. Heh~ After being captured so many times, how could he not have learned a lesson?

Naruto watched this series of maneuvers, dumbfounded. He had no idea when Sasuke had switched with a clone. Damn it, this cocky Sasuke was showing off in front of Sakura again!

Seeing Sasuke's performance, Jiraiya frowned deeply, running toward Sasuke while shouting, "Get back!" It couldn't be denied that Sasuke's performance was good, but—that amount of Explosive Tags couldn't possibly produce that much smoke!

Just as Jiraiya rushed toward Sasuke, "Ye Yuan," using the smoke as cover, suddenly teleported beside Sasuke again, reaching out once more to gouge his eyes!

However, just two centimeters away, his wrist was caught by the timely arrival of Jiraiya. That distance felt like a hellish eternity to Sasuke. "Ye Yuan" was restrained, but in Sasuke's pupils, he could only see the enlarged fingers that had almost touched his eyes.

Sasuke stood frozen for half a second, then cold sweat dripped down his forehead. His heart hammered faster and faster, his pupils filled with fear, and he collapsed onto the ground!

"Ye Yuan" turned his face, looking at Jiraiya without emotion. He tried to pull his hand away, but after a struggle, he failed. With his other hand, he performed a one-handed seal, and his mouth suddenly puffed up.

One-handed seal?!!

The moment Jiraiya saw "Ye Yuan's" face, his expression turned to one of shock and rage. A thousand thoughts flashed through his mind, only to be interrupted and forced back by a Great Fireball.