Knocked Out

Without Uchiha Gen even needing to mutter it in his heart, the system popped up on its own. 100,000 ryo detected. Would he choose to submit it?

Uchiha Gen looked at the two options, Yes and No, speechless. He really wanted to tap No and see whether the system would fly into a rage, but after doing so, it was more likely that he would be saying goodbye to this world.

After careful consideration and suppressing his urge to tap No, he ultimately went with his instincts and selected: Yes!

Congratulations, you have obtained synthetic human skin. After selecting Use, a layer of human skin will cover your body's surface. The skin's original appearance cannot be altered, but disguises, the Transformation Technique, and similar methods may be used to modify it.

When only the surface layer is injured, the human skin will simulate body temperature and blood. If heavily damaged, the system will automatically reclaim it. Reconstruction requires numerous conditions. Please use with caution.

He waited quietly for more... Huh? That was it? Yet Uchiha Gen unexpectedly did not feel much emotional turbulence. He had thought he would be disappointed.

In that case, he should hold off on using it for now. The human skin's appearance could not be changed, just like his real body. Besides, once he used it, the real skin on his body might very well fall off. Then his Avatar would be exposed.

Uchiha Gen looked at the previously locked section and found a new skin there: long red hair, and a face that—looked somewhat like Nagato. The requirement listed below was a pair of Sharingan...

Sharingan... Should he take advantage of this situation and abduct Uchiha Sasuke? Emmm, but if he gouged out Uchiha Sasuke's eyes, who would save the world? It seemed this skin was not particularly useful to him either. Should he forget it?

As if it knew what he was thinking, the system suddenly appeared: Obtain a Sharingan within six months. (Failure to complete the mission will result in execution.)

Fine, this system was really annoying... After thinking it over, Uchiha Gen dug out his own eyes and chose to submit them. The system: "..."

Submission failed!

The next second, the eyes in his hands scattered into a pile of dust, while the eyes on Uchiha Gen's face reformed. He had expected it, but he still felt it was a pity. He had failed to exploit a system bug.

There were still six months left. Faced with the threat of execution, what Uchiha Gen was thinking about now was how to obtain more trial cards.

As long as they were important figures, they did not necessarily have to be Naruto and the others. Akatsuki's members would clearly work too, and there was also Orochimaru... At that thought, Uchiha Gen shook his head. If he wanted something from Orochimaru, he could only trade for it, which did not meet the condition of a gift. Besides, it probably was not enough to just give him anything at random, or he could completely exploit a bug.

Too bad he was already dead. Otherwise, he could test whether a Curse Mark counted as a gift. No, wait! If he were still alive, why the hell would he want that thing? Was his brain fried?

Come to think of it, why did the system want a Sharingan? As Uchiha Gen pondered, he walked back to the arena. The system gave no response to his question, like a machine that had nothing beyond automated replies.

Leaning over the railing and looking down, he happened to see Sasuke and Kakashi making their flashy entrance below.

Uchiha Gen stared deeply at Sasuke's eyes, crossing his hands beneath his chin. Were they truly legendary eyes? Everyone wanted them, and they were quite convenient to remove and use.

As the situation in the arena changed, a cherry blossom petal drifted down beside Uchiha Gen. He smiled faintly. The show had begun. Seeing that Dosu Kinata had also fallen for it, he casually dispelled Dosu Kinata's genjutsu.

At the same time, Uchiha Gen directly released the control of Impure World Reincarnation. His mind immediately felt clearer, as though some restraint had vanished.

Meanwhile, Orochimaru sensed that a Reanimated Body had broken free of his control. His snake-like golden vertical pupils narrowed slightly. He had been played. Anyone who knew the release seal for Impure World Reincarnation was clearly no ordinary Uchiha. Though somewhat annoyed, he merely regretted losing one surprise. Then he looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was struggling to hold on under the attacks of the First Hokage and Second Hokage's Reanimated Bodies.

Teacher, you have grown old.

Dosu Kinata, now awake, nodded at Uchiha Gen. "Thanks." After saying that, he wanted to go fight the Konoha ninja.

Uchiha Gen reached out and stopped him. "Don't go, if you still want to live!"

"So you really betrayed Lord Orochimaru!" A vicious glint flashed through Dosu Kinata's eyes as he flung a Kunai at Uchiha Gen.

Uchiha Gen dodged with a flash, suddenly appearing at Dosu Kinata's side. He punched him in the face, sending Dosu Kinata through a beautiful arc before he crashed to the ground. "Are you awake now?"

Dosu Kinata lowered his head and fell silent for a while. Just as Uchiha Gen was about to lose patience, he asked, "What can I do?"

"Shouldn't that be what you want to do? They died after being used as sacrifices. Do you want that too?" As he spoke, Uchiha Gen looked toward the First Hokage and Second Hokage's Reanimated Bodies on the roof.

"What?! Explain yourself!"

Uchiha Gen watched him play dumb and decided to give him time to think it through. If Dosu Kinata still chose to deceive himself, Uchiha Gen would have nothing more to say.

Suddenly, he felt the wind stirring around him. Looking at the Konoha Anbu that had abruptly appeared around him, Uchiha Gen said innocently, "If I said we were innocent and wouldn't cause trouble, would you believe me?"

No one answered him. They merely used the time he spent talking to gradually close in. Uchiha Gen felt a headache coming on at the sight. He formed hand seals, puffed out his cheeks, and used Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique! The Great Fireball released by Uchiha Gen was several times larger than an ordinary one.

But a ninjutsu that required hand seals right in front of them and took so long to cast clearly could not injure anyone. That was not Uchiha Gen's goal anyway. Using the blind spot created by the technique, he left a clone behind and slipped away!

They were not strong, but if he tried to show off and attracted fighters like Kakashi, he would be done for.

Seeing that things were going badly, Dosu Kinata took advantage of Uchiha Gen drawing their attention and had already slipped away. After all, if an enemy could not even be handled by his own Jonin, there was no reason for him to throw away his life.

After successfully breaking out of the encirclement, Uchiha Gen followed the route he had memorized and caught up. Though he was not really planning to dig out Sasuke's eyes, he mainly feared that he might cause some unforeseeable butterfly effect, mess up the timeline, and get Sasuke killed. Still, he could not deny that he subconsciously wanted to keep Sasuke as a backup source of eyes.

This should be the place. Seeing the two little ones Sasuke had left behind up ahead, he knew he had not gone the wrong way. Passing them, he saw the tennis rackets—the clan crests—chasing after Gaara and the others.

Uchiha Gen suddenly appeared in front of Sasuke. "Kid, what's so fun about chasing a Jinchuriki? How about we go beat up your brother together?"

Intercepted without warning, Sasuke's pupils shrank. He leaped back and raised a Kunai before him. Jiya? A Sound Ninja from Orochimaru. He instantly sorted out the situation. At the same time, a new question arose. "Jinchuriki?"

Uchiha Gen had just wanted to explain and chat for a bit when he sensed Naruto and the others approaching. "Looks like this isn't a good place for a chat. Please take a rest for now."

Sasuke suddenly felt a chill behind him. Uchiha Gen appeared at his back and struck down with a chop, only to find that the Sasuke before him had turned into a wooden log.

At the same time, the air above Uchiha Gen's head warped from extreme heat. Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique! A massive fireball surged from his mouth. Once it stopped, Sasuke stood on a tree branch with Two-Tomoe Sharingan, staring gravely around him.

Just as he sensed that something was wrong, he suddenly felt something pat his shoulder. Before losing consciousness, Sasuke vaguely saw Jiya's smiling face, but he still could not escape the fate of being knocked out with a chop.

Uchiha Gen carried the unconscious Sasuke in one hand while evaluating him inwardly. Mm, his reactions are pretty good. But with all this time wasted...

Looking at Naruto and Sakura, who had appeared before him, he smacked his lips. It seemed he would have to be the bad guy. But thinking that Naruto might lose control, Uchiha Gen could not help feeling a pounding in his head.

"Let's make a deal. I guarantee I won't do anything to Sasuke. Could you not lose control?" Uchiha Gen looked pleadingly at Naruto as he spoke.

Naruto and Sakura both wore blank expressions upon hearing that, but in less than a second, they came to their senses. Seeing Sasuke knocked unconscious and carried like merchandise, Naruto's face immediately filled with fury as he shouted, "Put Sasuke down!"

"Sasuke!" Sakura cried out in alarm and worry, about to run over, but reason forced her to stop herself.

She could not act rashly! This Sound Ninja could knock Sasuke unconscious... his strength... the Jonin leading their team... Cold sweat appeared on Sakura's forehead as she inexplicably recalled the good-person card Naruto had given him earlier. This was a good person?

"..." So they really were not listening, huh? Well, this involved his best friend. It was already good enough that Naruto had not gone berserk on the spot.

Uchiha Gen put on a troubled expression as he looked at Naruto and the others. "But this is a mission assigned to me by those above. Besides, if you don't hurry after Gaara, the One-Tail is going to destroy the village."