Rewards Not Belonging to the Naruto World

"Messing with him? What do you mean? Did you really make a move on Orochimaru?"

Hearing the system's words, Uchiha Chen was also full of surprise.

"You could say that. While he was busy biting you just now, I injected a portion of my power into his body. This way, I can track Orochimaru's location in real-time to prevent such things from happening again in the future. Besides that, Orochimaru's experiments will now have an additional fifty percent failure rate."

"Uh..."

Uchiha Chen was truly impressed; this Pit-Father System was absolutely ridiculous. It didn't just mess with him, its host; it seemed determined to mess with everyone it encountered.

"Was it also your doing that Itachi and Izumi almost kissed earlier?"

He suddenly recalled the moment the Explosive Tag blew Itachi away; everything had been far too coincidental.

"That's right."

"Uh..."

"I even saved the photos. I have pictures of Itachi blushing, and even photos of them holding hands."

"..."

Uchiha Chen really didn't know what to say. This system was definitely broken.

"Wait, you didn't secretly take pictures of me, did you?"

"How can you say that? How is that 'secretly taking pictures'? I am recording this openly and honestly. Which photos do you want?"

"Get lost!"

Uchiha Chen finally understood that he must never talk too much with this system, or he would end up vomiting blood sooner or later.

"Ding! System notification: Escape mission completed. Completion grade: A. Rewards are being calculated..."

"Reward calculation complete: Soul-Severing Blade x1, Shadow Clone Technique LV1, and one pair of original-scent underwear."

As the mission completion sound rang out, the items provided at the beginning seemed normal enough, but by the end, even Uchiha Chen, who had been trolled countless times, couldn't help but be speechless.

"Pit-Father System, are you messing with me? What kind of rewards are these? Soul-Severing Blade? The name isn't bad, but look at it yourself—isn't this just an ordinary katana? The Shadow Clone Technique is fine, but what is that last thing? Do you want me to shove that into your mouth?"

"I thought you would like it. Or should I switch to lingerie next time?"

"Get lost!"

Uchiha Chen felt that he must have seen something he shouldn't have in his past life; otherwise, how could he have ended up with such a system?

"Alright, let's talk business. Although I helped this time, your performance was good, so the rewards are quite substantial."

"Heh, thanks a lot."

Uchiha Chen really didn't want to speak anymore. A broken sword and a pair of underwear—this is what you call a good reward? The only useful thing was the Shadow Clone Technique, but the key point was that he had almost been killed by Orochimaru.

"Don't be so skeptical. The katana in your hand actually has another name."

"Is that so? Don't tell me it's the Soul-Severing Blade. Even if it were, that thing is from N versions ago."

"Really? Since you look down on this Asauchi so much, I'll just take it back."

"Wait? What did you say? Asauchi?"

Uchiha Chen, who had been looking at it with disdain, froze upon hearing the word Asauchi. After all, there was also Asauchi in the Bleach World next door. It could be said that Asauchi was the foundation, or the raw embryo, of a Zanpakuto.

"Now you know the reward is a good thing, right?"

The system's incredibly smug voice rang out. It was fortunate she didn't have a physical body, or she would surely be looking insufferably arrogant.

"Why would something from the Bleach World appear here? Does this mean you can let me obtain things different from the Naruto World?"

"Who knows? Anyway, do you want the Soul-Severing Blade or not?"

"Of course I want it. Only a fool would refuse."

Uchiha Chen gripped the Soul-Severing Blade tightly, worried that this unscrupulous system might actually take it back. After all, wasn't that exactly how he lost the Flying Thunder God technique before?

Although encountering Orochimaru was an accident, he had at least made it through without any real danger.

Uchiha Chen utilized the system to return to his home in Konoha, and not long after he departed, Orochimaru returned to the scene.

"Damn it, he didn't die, and he even neutralized my Cursed Seal. That brat is far too special!"

Orochimaru spoke with a sinister edge, simultaneously resolving to track down Uchiha Chen, this unique test subject.

Back at home, Uchiha Chen decided to get some proper rest.

Whether it was the encounter with Orochimaru or the act of killing those bandits, both had been significant shocks to his system.

Early the next morning, Uchiha Chen woke up and began his training as usual, as if nothing had ever happened.

Meanwhile, Orochimaru began exhausting every means to locate Uchiha Chen.

However, since he didn't even know what the boy looked like, it was no simple task, even for Orochimaru, to find Uchiha Chen.

At the same time, Orochimaru's sudden erratic behavior drew the attention of the Third Hokage.

Having already harbored suspicions about Orochimaru, these recent movements caused Sarutobi Hiruzen to keep a close watch on him.

Uchiha Chen clearly could not have imagined that because of his appearance, Orochimaru would end up defecting from Konoha ahead of schedule; of course, that was a story for another time.

After a brief warm-up, Uchiha Chen headed over to Training Ground No. 7.

Because of its remote location, Training Ground No. 7 was rarely visited by others, effectively serving as the private training grounds for Itachi and Shisui, though now it had gained a new regular in Uchiha Chen.

"Chen, you're here."

Shisui greeted him with a smile, while Itachi, standing to the side, showed no surprise at Uchiha Chen's arrival, clearly having been briefed by Shisui.

"Good morning, Brother Shisui, Brother Itachi."

"So, do you have any questions regarding the Great Fireball Technique?"

Shisui asked casually, not truly expecting Uchiha Chen to have mastered it.

"I can already perform it successfully. Would you like to see, Brother Shisui?"

"You've already learned it? Go ahead and show me."

"Fire Release, Great Fireball Technique!"

A massive fireball five meters in diameter erupted into existence, causing even the usually stoic Itachi to reveal a look of shock.

"Brother Shisui, can you do that?"

Itachi asked in disbelief, while Shisui, standing beside him, wore an equally stunned expression.

Although the size of a Great Fireball did not necessarily dictate the strength of the ninjutsu, being able to manifest a technique of such scale was by no means simple.

"At his age, I couldn't have done that. Has he really only been practicing for a day?"

Shisui seemed to be asking Itachi, yet he was the very person who had taught the Great Fireball Technique to Uchiha Chen.

"How was that, Brother Shisui? Does that count as having learned it?"

"Of course. A technique of this scale far exceeds what a genin is capable of releasing.

Chen, how much chakra do you have left?"

Under normal circumstances, the vast majority of genin possessed only enough chakra to perform a technique once or twice.

Yet, looking at Uchiha Chen now, he showed no signs of having suffered a massive chakra depletion.

Upon hearing Shisui's question, Uchiha Chen was just about to speak when he suddenly heard the system's voice.

"Ding, system notification..."