"Mess with him? What do you mean? Did you really attack Orochimaru?"
Uchiha Chen looked astonished at the system's words.
"More or less. While he was biting you, I injected some of my power into him.
"That way, I can keep track of Orochimaru's location in real time and prevent anything like this from happening again.
"Also, from now on, Orochimaru's experiments will have a fifty percent higher failure rate."
"Uh..."
Uchiha Chen had to hand it to the system. It really was a Pit-Father System.
But it didn't just mess with its own host. It seemed to want to mess with everyone it came across.
"Was it you who nearly made Itachi and Izumi kiss earlier?"
He'd suddenly remembered how everything had lined up perfectly when the Explosive Tag had blasted Itachi away.
"That's right."
"Uh..."
"I even saved the pictures. I've got ones of Itachi blushing, too, and pictures of the two of them holding hands."
"..."
Chen had no idea what to say. This system was definitely broken.
"Wait. You didn't secretly take pictures of me, did you?"
"Why put it like that? How could you call it secretly taking pictures?
"I was openly recording things. What pictures do you want?"
"Get lost!"
Uchiha Chen understood now. He absolutely couldn't talk to this system too much, or sooner or later it would make him sick.
"Ding! System notification: Escape mission complete. Completion rating: A. Calculating rewards...
"Reward calculation complete: Soul of the Blade ×1, Shadow Clone Technique LV1 acquired, and one pair of XX-worn panties."
The mission-complete notification sounded. The rewards at first seemed normal, but the last one left Uchiha Chen—who had already been pranked countless times—utterly speechless.
"Pit-Father System, are you messing with me?
"What kind of reward is this?
"Soul of the Blade? The name sounds nice, but take a look. Isn't this just an ordinary katana?
"The Shadow Clone Technique is all right, but what's that last thing? Do you expect me to shove it in your mouth?"
"I thought you might like it.
"Should I give you underwear next time instead?"
"Get lost!"
Uchiha Chen figured he must have seen something he shouldn't have in his previous life. Otherwise, how could he have ended up with a system like this?
"Enough. Let's get serious. Even though I helped you this time, you did well, so your reward is still pretty great."
"Sure. Thanks for that."
Uchiha Chen didn't want to say another word. A crappy sword and a pair of panties counted as a great reward?
The only useful thing was the Shadow Clone Technique. But he'd nearly been killed by Orochimaru.
"Don't doubt me. The katana in your hand actually has another name."
"Really? Don't tell me it's the Soul-Severing Blade. Even if it is, that thing's been around for N versions already."
"Is that so? You're looking down on the Asauchi that much? Fine, I'll take it back."
"Wait, what did you say? Asauchi?"
Uchiha Chen had been looking at it with disdain, but froze when he heard the word Asauchi. After all, there were Asauchi in the Bleach World next door.
An Asauchi was the foundation of a Zanpakuto—or, rather, its blank template.
"Now you see what a great reward it is, right?"
The system sounded immensely pleased with itself. Fortunately, it didn't have a body, or it would probably have been unbearably smug.
"Why is there something from the Bleach World here? Can you give me things from outside the Naruto World?"
"Who knows?
"Anyway, do you want the Soul of the Blade or not?"
"Of course I do. Only an idiot would turn it down."
Uchiha Chen gripped the Soul of the Blade tightly, worried the shameless system might actually take it back.
After all, hadn't it done the same thing with the Flying Thunder God Technique?
Running into Orochimaru had been an accident, but at least he'd made it through safely.
Uchiha Chen used the system to return to his home in Konoha. Not long after he left, Orochimaru came back.
"Damn it. He survived, and he even resisted my Cursed Seal. That brat is unusual!"
Orochimaru spoke viciously, resolving to find Uchiha Chen, this extraordinary test subject.
Back home, Uchiha Chen decided to get some proper rest.
Whether it was his encounter with Orochimaru or killing those bandits, both had been a considerable shock for him.
Early the next morning, Uchiha Chen woke up and began his usual training, as if nothing had happened.
Meanwhile, Orochimaru was doing everything he could to find Uchiha Chen.
But he didn't even know what Chen looked like. Even for Orochimaru, finding him wouldn't be easy.
At the same time, Orochimaru's sudden movements caught the Third Hokage's attention.
Sarutobi Hiruzen had already been suspicious of Orochimaru. These new movements only made him keep a closer eye on him.
Uchiha Chen obviously had no idea that his arrival would cause Orochimaru to defect from Konoha ahead of schedule. But that was a story for later.
After a quick stretch, Uchiha Chen headed for Training Ground No. 7.
Training Ground No. 7 was secluded, so few people ever went there. It had been Shisui and Itachi's private training ground, but now Uchiha Chen had joined them.
"Chen, you're here."
Shisui smiled when he saw Uchiha Chen. Itachi, standing nearby, didn't seem surprised to see him, so he had obviously already heard everything from Shisui.
"Good morning, Shisui, Itachi."
"How's the Great Fireball Technique? Is there anything you're unsure about?"
Shisui asked casually, not thinking Uchiha Chen would have learned it yet.
"I can already use it successfully. Want to see, Shisui?"
"You've already learned it? Show me."
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
A massive fireball five meters in diameter appeared. Even Itachi, who had been expressionless, looked shocked.
"Shisui, can you do that?"
Itachi asked in disbelief. Shisui looked just as astonished.
The size of a Great Fireball didn't determine the jutsu's strength, but releasing one on that scale was no easy feat.
"I couldn't do that at his age. Has he really only been learning it for a day?"
Shisui seemed to be asking Itachi, even though he was the one who had taught the Great Fireball Technique to Uchiha Chen.
"So, Shisui? Does this count as having learned it?"
"Of course. A jutsu on that scale far surpasses what a Genin can usually release.
"Chen, how much chakra do you have left?"
Under normal circumstances, most Genin had enough chakra to use a jutsu once or twice.
But Uchiha Chen didn't look as if he'd used up much chakra at all.
At Shisui's question, Uchiha Chen was about to answer when he suddenly heard the system's voice.
"Ding! System notification..."
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