Shameless System

"I give up, I concede."

"Ding. System notification: Challenge quest complete. Successfully defeated Uchiha Shisui.

Calculating rewards...

Overall rating: S.

Quest reward: S-rank Space-Time Ninjutsu, Flying Thunder God!"

"Holy crap?! Flying Thunder God? System, I love you to death!"

In the Naruto World, there are thousands of ninjutsu, and it is hard to say which one is truly the strongest.

However, Flying Thunder God is undoubtedly the most convenient ninjutsu of them all.

"Wait, why did Shisui lose? That makes no sense. There's no way you could have completed this quest."

Just as Uchiha Chen was getting excited, he heard the system's voice.

"You damn system, you did this on purpose! You're trying to kill me! I have proof!"

"Uh... an accident, just an accident. Besides, this system is so conscientious; I never intended to punish you if you failed anyway."

The system felt quite awkward after accidentally blurting out its true thoughts, but Uchiha Chen didn't believe a single word of its defense.

"Shisui-dage, are you alright?"

Uchiha Chen didn't want to deal with the infuriating system anymore, so he ran over to Shisui and asked.

"I'm fine. Chen, you're very strong."

Uchiha Shisui replied, leaving Uchiha Chen increasingly puzzled. With the system's interference, he had finally calmed down from his excitement.

With his current strength, he might be able to beat a genin, but how could he possibly defeat a chunin, let alone a genius like Uchiha Shisui?

(Are you sure you can even beat a Konoha genin?)

"Shisui-dage, you were going easy on me, weren't you?"

"I suppose so."

Just as Uchiha Chen spoke, Uchiha Shisui's voice suddenly rang out from behind him.

"Shadow Clone? When did you...?"

Seeing Uchiha Shisui appear behind him, Uchiha Chen immediately realized that the one he had been fighting was merely a Shadow Clone.

"From the moment your poison smoke appeared.

Chen, where did you get that poison smoke?"

"Poison smoke?

Oh, that? It was actually just a smoke bomb mixed with dye; it wasn't toxic at all.

It was meant to bluff people, and it seems it worked quite well."

Uchiha Chen was very satisfied with the result; being able to trick Uchiha Shisui was already quite an achievement.

However...

"Ding. System notification: Quest reward error.

Flying Thunder God retracted. Quest reward changed to D-rank Ninjutsu, Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

"System, you bastard! You can't do this! Give me back my Flying Thunder God!"

Uchiha Chen never expected the damn system to retract a reward it had already given. If he had known this would happen, he would have learned it immediately.

Fortunately, Uchiha Chen's communication with the system took place entirely within his mind; otherwise, Uchiha Shisui would surely think he was a lunatic.

"Don't blame me. Technically, you didn't defeat Uchiha Shisui, so I shouldn't have even marked the quest as complete.

Look at how good I am to you—not only did I count it as a success, but I even gave you a Fire Release ninjutsu.

This system has always been magnanimous and highly reliable."

"..."

Uchiha Chen really didn't want to say anything. He swore that if he could strangle the system, he wouldn't hesitate for even 0.01 seconds.

"Chen, what's wrong?"

Although the conversation with the system was internal, Uchiha Shisui still noticed the strange expression on Uchiha Chen's face.

"Nothing, it's nothing. I was just feeling depressed that even after giving it my all, I couldn't even defeat Shisui-dage's Shadow Clone.

I knew there would be a gap between us, but I didn't realize it was this large."

Hearing this, Uchiha Shisui just smiled faintly.

The reason he had conceded earlier was indeed intentional; he wanted to test whether Uchiha Chen would go for the kill when he had the upper hand.

Fortunately, Uchiha Chen had loosened the wire at the last moment, which prevented further suspicion from Uchiha Shisui.

Otherwise, Uchiha Chen would likely have been invited in for a "chat" by now.

"Your strength is already far beyond that of your peers. Is there someone teaching you?"

Uchiha Shisui voiced the doubt in his heart; after all, the way Uchiha Chen had used the kunai earlier was extremely seasoned and belonged to the Uchiha Clan.

If Uchiha Chen were truly a spy, it would mean someone had leaked this intelligence.

Although the special techniques for using kunai were not considered taboo like the Sharingan, what clan would want their secrets to be known by others?

"No one taught me. My parents left behind some books about ninjas before they passed away, and Izumi often gives me pointers as well."

Uchiha Chen was not lying about this; counting on that unreliable system to gain abilities was nothing but a pipe dream.

In fact, the recent rewards of Uchiha Shurikenjutsu and Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique were considered top-tier prizes.

In the years prior, the rewards given were either someone's worn-out socks or half a popsicle someone had thrown away.

This wasn't a system; it was a junk collector.

"Is that so? Could you take me to your home to have a look?"

Hearing this, Uchiha Chen realized belatedly that Uchiha Shisui was suspicious of him.

However, Uchiha Chen did not mind the other's suspicion; after all, an ordinary person could never know about a thing like a system.

Just as the two were preparing to leave, Uchiha Itachi and Izumi happened to arrive together.

It turned out that after school, Izumi noticed Uchiha Chen was missing and guessed he must have come here.

To prevent another fight between Uchiha Chen and Uchiha Itachi, Izumi had run off to find Uchiha Itachi, only to find no trace of Uchiha Chen.

Helpless, the two of them had come to Training Ground 7.

"Sister Izumi, Shisui-nii and I have things to attend to, so we're leaving first."

With that, Uchiha Chen didn't wait for Izumi to speak and pulled Uchiha Shisui away.

Uchiha Chen had not forgotten that he still had a mission to complete.

Although the system hadn't specified any punishment, given the habits of this pit-digging system, nine times out of ten, something bad would happen if it wasn't completed.

"Did you make some kind of mistake? Why are you deliberately avoiding Itachi and Izumi?"

Uchiha Shisui spoke up, clearly having noticed Uchiha Chen's abnormality.

"How could that be? It's just that Sister Izumi likes Itachi-nii, and I'm creating an opportunity for them. Surely Shisui-nii can see that? If there's a chance in the future, you should give Itachi-nii some time; otherwise, with his personality, I'm afraid he'll be a bachelor for life."

"You really are a precocious child. Listening to you, it sounds like you understand Itachi quite well."

"That's not quite it, it's just that Sister Izumi likes Itachi-nii—that's common knowledge. But Itachi-nii hasn't noticed at all. Either he's doing it on purpose, or he's truly an idiot when it comes to romance."

"An idiot when it comes to romance?"

Hearing this explanation, Shisui was stunned. Thinking back on the usual situation, it really did seem to be the case.

Just like that, Chen and Shisui returned to the residence, and Chen took out some notes and similar items left behind by his parents.