Hunt Mission, Another Pit

"Ding, system notification: Hunting mission initiated. Mission target..."

Uchiha Chen waited for a long time, but the system completely failed to state what the mission target was.

"Uh... has it crashed?"

Uchiha Chen grew increasingly speechless. It was the first time he had ever heard of a system like this crashing.

Come to think of it, if it crashed, would he never have to see this scam of a system again?

At this thought, Uchiha Chen's mood suddenly improved significantly.

However...

"Mission target: Bandits. Hunt count: 20. Final rewards are based on the actual number of kills.

Mission failure: If no bandits are killed within 72 hours and all bandits escape, the host dies.

Failure penalty: Host's XXX will appear in XXXX."

Uchiha Chen, who had been feeling quite happy, suddenly saw the latter half of the mission, and his good mood vanished in an instant.

"System, you're getting more and more outrageous. What's with all these mosaics?"

Although he didn't know what this penalty full of mosaics entailed, Uchiha Chen was 30,000 percent sure it wouldn't be anything good.

"Don't worry about the details; work hard to complete the mission and you won't be shortchanged."

As for the words of this unscrupulous system, Chen didn't believe a single syllable.

"System, I have a question."

"What is it?"

"How am I supposed to leave Konoha? I can't leave without a mission, so are you planning to make me a rogue ninja, or do you think the guards at the Konoha gates are just for show?"

One cannot enter or leave Konoha at will, and for someone from a clan like Uchiha Chen, leaving freely was even more impossible.

Because of this, looking at the bandit locations recorded in the mission details, Chen truly suspected the system was trying to get him killed.

"Don't worry about that. I can make you appear outside the village directly, and you won't be detected by Konoha's sensory barrier. How about that? This system is the most reliable, right?"

Hearing what he wanted to hear, Chen didn't plan on saying anything else. He had been in Naruto World for several years now; it was time to see some blood.

The mission time limit was three days, but Chen didn't intend to cut it close. After all, who knew what tricks this god-awful system might pull?

Uchiha Chen began preparing for the mission. Time quickly passed until evening, and feeling hungry, he prepared to settle his dinner.

It was then that he witnessed a shocking scene.

"Nani?"

Uchiha Chen was stunned, because not far away, Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Izumi were walking back while holding hands.

Although it was obvious that Uchiha Itachi looked somewhat coerced, if one considered Itachi's strength, if he truly didn't want to, it was unlikely Izumi could have forced him, right?

"Sister Izumi, you two..."

"Chen?"

Hearing Chen's voice, Uchiha Izumi blushed instantly, and then she fled without looking back.

Uchiha Itachi watched Uchiha Izumi run away, seemingly intending to chase after her, but in the end, he didn't take action.

What on earth happened? What is wrong with these two? Could it be that this isn't the Naruto World I know?

Uchiha Chen found it truly hard to understand. That Itachi, who was always so serious he was practically expressionless, had actually shown a look of worry and doting.

Too bad I don't have a camera, otherwise I would have definitely snapped a picture.

(Shy Itachi photo saved.)

Whether it was because of shyness or some other reason, Itachi simply nodded at Chen and said nothing more.

"Ding, system notification: Favorability mission complete. Favorability module enabled. Mission completion time: five hours. Rewards calculating...

Ding, reward calculation complete. Mission reward: The complete collection of Icha Icha Paradise."

"Are you kidding me? I'm not that old pervert Kakashi; why are you giving me this?"

Uchiha Chen wanted to dismantle the system again. What kind of rewards were these?

"Don't mind it. Besides, this mission had no difficulty at all; you're lucky to get a reward."

The system was indifferent, its voice sounding incredibly smug. Chen really wanted to tear this thing apart.

Looking at the complete set of Icha Icha Paradise that had appeared in his hands, Uchiha Chen cursed the system along with a certain silver-haired uncle.

As a result, that silver-haired uncle suddenly sneezed while peeping, and was subsequently beaten up by a group of friendly young ladies.

No longer dwelling on the system, Uchiha Chen began preparing for the upcoming mission.

Shuriken and kunai were naturally essential. After preparing everything, Uchiha Chen left behind a shadow clone.

"System, send me outside the village."

The system didn't answer Chen's request, but a flash of white light passed, and Uchiha Chen had already appeared outside Konoha.

"You finally have a shred of conscience, actually teleporting me to the only path leading back to the bandit lair?

Hey, don't tell me this whole area is rigged with traps?"

The system being so considerate made Uchiha Chen feel that something was off; how could this unscrupulous guy be so kind?

"If you continue to slander this system, do you believe I'll immediately issue a mission for you to attack the entire Akatsuki?"

"..."

"You win."

Uchiha Chen didn't want to say anything more to the system, turning instead to begin setting traps.

Although the mission data stated that the targets were just ordinary people, twenty men was not a small number, and with this infuriating system around, Chen found it hard not to suspect that some of these twenty people might be ninjas.

"Ding, system notification: target mission is approaching."

Chen had just finished setting the traps when the system's voice rang out, making him wonder if the system had truly turned over a new leaf.

He quietly concealed himself to the side, and not far away, the bandits arrived, carrying the wealth they had plundered.

"Are they really all just ordinary people?"

Chen looked puzzled; the bandits' behavior didn't resemble that of ninjas, and it seemed this mission really was as simple as just killing bandits.

Soon, the traps were triggered, and a barrage of shuriken and kunai flew toward the bandits.

The sudden attack left these ordinary people with no time to react, and in an instant, more than half were lost.

Seeing this, Chen no longer hesitated and charged straight out.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

A fireball nearly five meters in diameter appeared, instantly swallowing the enemies in front of him, and upon seeing a masked ninja appear, the bandits were filled with terror.

However, after Chen dealt with the enemies in front of him, he came to a halt.

He couldn't help it; the massive pile of corpses, combined with several charred remains, made his stomach churn, as this was his first time killing anyone.

Suppressing the urge to vomit, Chen finally moved again.

A large number of shuriken were fired, and the bandits, being mere ordinary people, had no power to resist; the one-sided slaughter ended quickly.

However, after taking care of everyone, Uchiha Chen discovered that the mission log displayed 19/20.

In other words, there was still one person left.

"What's going on? Did one get away?"

Just as Uchiha Chen was wearing a puzzled expression, a figure emerged from the ground.

Looking at that pale complexion, Uchiha Chen couldn't help but tense up.

"Orochimaru!"