Shisui's Intelligence

For three days, the entire Konoha had been buzzing about one thing: the Uchiha Clan head's second son cross-dressing.

Because the incident took place right on the main street, countless people had witnessed the spectacle.

Sasuke now understood perfectly well what it meant to suffer a social death.

Uchiha Fugaku had never held high expectations for Sasuke to begin with, and after such an incident, he didn't even give Sasuke a chance to explain.

Regardless of the truth, the fact that Sasuke had cross-dressed was now common knowledge to everyone.

As the mastermind behind it all, Chen was incredibly pleased, while Izumi felt a bit of pity.

"Sister Izumi, don't take it to heart. This was all Sasuke's own choice."

"Think about it, if he didn't want to, couldn't he have just changed back into his own clothes?"

"Why would he run out onto the main street and let so many people see him?"

"In my opinion, this is just Sasuke's inner desire; he just couldn't do it before, and this time he finally had an excuse."

"Who knows, if you went to Sasuke's house to dig around right now, you might even find more women's clothing."

Even though he was lying, Chen didn't even blink.

"Are you telling the truth?"

Izumi was skeptical; after all, the concept of a cross-dressing master didn't really exist in the Naruto World.

Orochimaru: What are you all discussing?

"What else could it be? He had his own clothes but didn't wear them, then ran out to the street. Even if I were strong, I couldn't possibly force him, right?"

"I haven't even awakened my Sharingan yet, so it's impossible for me to manipulate Sasuke with genjutsu, right?"

Due to the information asymmetry, Izumi didn't know that Chen had burned Sasuke's original clothes, so she was starting to believe what Chen said.

"Could it really be like that?"

"Of course. In my opinion, he'll probably claim that I forced him to do it. That way, Sasuke gets the thrill of cross-dressing without having to take the blame himself."

"That actually makes some sense. I never expected Sasuke to actually like wearing girls' clothes. Chen, do you think I should try to talk him out of it?"

In Izumi's eyes, Sasuke being a cross-dresser was not a good thing, no matter how she looked at it.

"Sister Izumi, how would you even bring that up? Do you think if you asked him, he'd admit he wanted to wear women's clothes or wanted to be a girl?"

"If it were you, would you be willing to admit you wanted to become a boy?"

Hearing this, Izumi shook her head helplessly. Clearly, she had no desire to become a boy, and even if she did, she wouldn't tell anyone.

With that, Izumi decided not to pry into the matter any further.

System Notification: Mission to find Uchiha Itachi failed. Mission penalty: A set of bedding gift pack.

Because Chen had no intention of looking for Uchiha Itachi, the mission failed naturally.

However, when the penalty appeared before him, Chen's expression turned extremely strange.

"System, are you sure you didn't give me the wrong thing this time?"

Looking at the large bag of items in front of him, Chen truly couldn't believe his eyes.

What appeared before him was a literal six-piece bedding set—duvet covers, sheets, pillowcases, and the like. This was completely different from what Chen had expected.

No, it shouldn't be said that it was different from what he expected, but rather that it didn't fit the System's style at all.

"What's wrong with it? Isn't bedding exactly this?"

"Or were you hoping for something else?"

The System's voice turned lecherous again, leaving Chen feeling quite helpless.

"That's not it. I just didn't expect your penalty to not involve a trap."

"Tch, when has this System ever trapped anyone?"

"I'm just giving you a little benefit because you've been working so hard. To tell you the truth, whether you found Uchiha Itachi or not, the reward would have been the same."

"I just thought your bedding looked too shabby, so I swapped it for a new set. I really don't know what you're thinking; you have plenty of money, yet you're too stingy to even replace your own quilt. You're such a miser."

"This..."

Chen didn't know what to say for a moment. When had he ever been a miser? It was just that, for Chen, he had no real requirements for where he slept.

Never mind coming to the Naruto World and becoming a ninja; even in his previous life, he would often just collapse on the playground after gym class and fall asleep.

However, Chen didn't want to explain. Having something to use was naturally better.

After changing the bedding, Chen was just about to head out when someone came looking for him.

"Shisui? Is something the matter?"

Seeing Shisui appear before him with a grave expression, Chen felt a faint sense of unease.

"I need to ask you something. Is the method you use to enter and exit Konoha the Flying Thunder God?"

"Flying Thunder God? How could it be? Konoha is covered by a defensive barrier; if it were truly the Flying Thunder God, I would have been discovered long ago. Shisui, why are you suddenly asking about this?"

"Not long ago, Hatake Kakashi reported that there is someone in Iwagakure suspected of being able to use the Flying Thunder God. Danzo is currently investigating this matter, and according to Kakashi's description, that person is nothing more than a child."

"This..."

Chen truly hadn't expected this. Even though he had deliberately concealed his tracks, how did Hatake Kakashi still manage to suspect the Flying Thunder God technique?

"It really looks like it was you. Just how many secrets does a kid like you have? You can even fly; I honestly don't know what it is that you can't do."

"I can't use the Sharingan. Come to think of it, it's quite frustrating; I still haven't awakened the Sharingan even now."

Hearing Chen's words, Shisui suddenly felt the urge to hit someone. Give me a break, you're only four years old. Even Itachi didn't awaken the Sharingan until he was seven. You... it seems you really are more monstrous than Itachi.

Shisui grumbled inwardly, while Chen remained depressed about why he didn't have the Sharingan.

"You really are never satisfied, kid. Danzo has already begun his investigation, so you had better not leave Konoha for a while. Although your Shadow Clone isn't easily seen through, you should still be careful. The members of Root aren't incompetent; if Danzo finds out about your situation, it will be very troublesome."

"Don't worry, Shisui, I won't be discovered that easily. By the way, how is Itachi doing lately? Ever since he awakened the Sharingan, he seems a bit off. I'm worried he might be swayed by that Masked Man. It would be bad if that led to Itachi having any dangerous ideas."

"Rest assured, Itachi's behavior is intentional. After all, with his comrade killed in action and the added influence of that Masked Man, it would be strange if Itachi didn't show any changes at all."

Hearing this, Chen finally understood that things were actually like this.

"Hey, it's one thing not to tell me, but is it really okay for Itachi not to tell Izumi either? He'd better be careful—if Izumi finds out, Itachi might be kneeling on a washboard until dawn."

"It shouldn't come to that."

Shisui wore a smile, clearly not taking the matter seriously.

Ding, system notification: Assassinate a member of Root. Failure penalty: Danzo's attention.

The system's voice suddenly rang out, and Chen couldn't help but freeze. This system was acting up again.