Starting by Challenging Uchiha Itachi

Konoha Training Ground No. 7.

A small figure skillfully opened the system.

As a transmigrator, a system seemed to be standard equipment, but...

Host: Uchiha Chen
Age: 4 (18)
Abilities: Basic Chakra Refinement, Three Basic Techniques (Transformation Technique, Clone Technique, Substitution Technique)
Mission: Challenge Uchiha Itachi. Failure penalty: Wear Guy's Spandex Suit and sprint through the streets of Konoha for half an hour while shouting "Long live youth!"

Looking at the mission panel before him, Uchiha Chen once again felt the urge to curse.

What kind of hellish punishment is this? And why challenge Itachi? Can you be any more of a scam?

Uchiha Chen was speechless. Other transmigrators with systems were all overpowered and heaven-defying; if they didn't have a Kekkei Tōta, they at least got a Nine-Tails or Ten-Tails.

Yet his system either issued bizarre missions like doing handstands while drinking water, or the failure penalties were incredibly rigged.

"I'm not asking you to assassinate Uchiha Itachi, and the current Itachi is just a seven-year-old kid who just started school. Come on, don't be afraid."

The system's shameless voice echoed in Uchiha Chen's mind, and he really wanted to beat the hell out of it.

"True, Itachi is only seven, but he's graduating at the end of this year to become a genin. Besides, he's currently training with Shisui. His strength might not be on par with a chunin, but it's not far off."

"It doesn't matter, you still have this system. Everything will be handled."

The system spoke with immense pride.

"It's precisely because I have you that I'm afraid of being scammed to death. Without you, how would I ever think to challenge Itachi?"

Uchiha Chen really didn't want to deal with this rigged system, but just then, he heard the sound of someone approaching.

Having just entered Konoha Training Ground No. 7, Uchiha Itachi sensed the trap. Though suspicious, he deliberately triggered it.

As the tripwire was pulled, a barrage of kunai shot out first.

Seeing his target fall into the trap, Uchiha Chen struck simultaneously, throwing three kunai, all of which were equipped with explosive tags.

Uchiha Chen's attack landed perfectly on the path Uchiha Itachi had to take to dodge. A second later, a violent explosion erupted, completely swallowing Uchiha Itachi's figure.

"Did I actually take down Itachi?"

Seeing no one emerge from the blast, Uchiha Chen was stunned, even doubting if he had truly arrived in the Naruto world he knew.

"What are you trying to do?"

Just as Uchiha Chen was in shock, a kunai was silently pressed against his throat.

Only then did Uchiha Chen notice that Uchiha Itachi had appeared behind him without a sound.

Is this the Body Flicker Technique? No way. Itachi should only be a genin right now. How can he use the Body Flicker Technique? Is he the one with the cheats?

"Big Brother Itachi, would you believe me if I said I was just here to catch rabbits?"

Hearing such an answer, Uchiha Itachi was taken aback. As a qualified ninja, he had already anticipated all sorts of lies Uchiha Chen might tell.

But he truly hadn't expected such an obviously fake excuse.

"Don't misunderstand, Big Brother Itachi. I just heard from Izumi that you're very strong, so I wanted to challenge you. I really don't have any malicious intent."

As he spoke, Uchiha Chen simply dropped the kunai and explosive tags in his hands, raising his hands to signal his surrender.

Seeing this, Uchiha Itachi relaxed his guard.

Although he would become the god-tier Itachi in the future, the current Uchiha Itachi was only a seven-year-old child.

Uchiha Chen did indeed appear to surrender, but the dropped explosive tags suddenly ignited, signaling they were about to detonate.

Uchiha Itachi hadn't expected this, and Uchiha Chen, having planned it all along, seized the chance to grab Uchiha Itachi and use him as a human shield against the blast.

Because he could only see Uchiha Itachi's back, Uchiha Chen didn't notice the expression on Itachi's face.

A flicker of hesitation crossed Uchiha Itachi's face before he gave up resistance.

As the explosion occurred, Uchiha Chen was shocked to find that the Uchiha Itachi he had grabbed turned into white smoke with a poof.

Clearly, the one Uchiha Chen had defeated was merely a Shadow Clone. Only then did it suddenly occur to Uchiha Chen that the Uchiha Itachi who went to school every day was a genuine Shadow Clone.

It was fortunate he had used low-power explosive tags; otherwise, Uchiha Chen would have successfully sent himself to the afterlife with this move.

"Ding. System notification: Challenge mission, challenge Uchiha Itachi, completed. Rewards calculating... Overall rating: D. Mission reward: Uchiha Shurikenjutsu."

The system's voice appeared suddenly, and Uchiha Chen was stunned.

"Hey, System, what's going on? How was the mission completed just like that?"

"Challenging a Shadow Clone is still a challenge, are you an idiot? Can you not even figure out something like that? How did I end up with such an idiotic host?"

"..."

Uchiha Chen was speechless; this god-forsaken system was definitely doing this on purpose.

Just then, Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui arrived at Training Ground No. 7 together.

Itachi had learned of the earlier sneak attack the moment his Shadow Clone was destroyed. On one hand, he wanted to see if Uchiha Chen was injured, and on the other, he wanted to determine Chen's motives.

Seeing Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Chen felt guilty and assumed the two had come to apprehend him.

Consequently, he fired three kunai simultaneously.

Seeing this, Uchiha Itachi immediately prepared to knock the kunai away, only to suddenly discover that more kunai were hidden within the blind spots of his vision.

The use of Shadow Shuriken, inspired by the Shadow Windmill technique, caught Uchiha Itachi completely off guard, causing him to miss the optimal window for evasion.

However, for Uchiha Itachi, a mere few kunai could never actually hurt him.

A kunai appeared in his hand, and he easily deflected Uchiha Chen's attack, but the moment he struck, Uchiha Itachi realized something was wrong.

Before Uchiha Itachi could react, Uchiha Chen immediately tightened the steel wires in his hands, and all the deflected kunai swung back toward Uchiha Itachi.

"Is this Uchiha Shurikenjutsu?"

Uchiha Shisui, watching from the sidelines, was somewhat surprised. Although Uchiha Shurikenjutsu was not a top-secret technique, it certainly shouldn't be something an ordinary person could access.

Because of this, Uchiha Shisui grew suspicious.

Poor Uchiha Chen had no idea that his all-out effort had instead aroused the suspicion of Uchiha Shisui.

It wasn't just Uchiha Shisui; Uchiha Itachi was also suspicious, but since he was still in the middle of the fight, he focused more on the battle itself.

Facing the kunai attacking from all directions, Uchiha Itachi became slightly more serious.

As the kunai were about to strike, Uchiha Itachi prepared to counterattack, but just then, with a poof, a cloud of white smoke appeared, and Uchiha Chen suddenly materialized behind Itachi.

"When?"

Even Uchiha Itachi couldn't help but be surprised. Although he hadn't awakened his Sharingan yet, his strength was infinitely close to that of a Chunin, and he was not someone who could be easily deceived by an ordinary person.