For some reason, Mingyou always felt an inexplicable sense of pressure whenever he faced his brother Itachi.
Even though Itachi was kind, even though he was Mingyou's closest brother.
Mingyou still felt there was an insurmountable gulf between them.
"Is that so? Take this chance to relax. You may not have many such days left."
Itachi looked at Mingyou with a complicated expression and muttered quietly.
The Uchiha Clan had recently been plotting a rebellion.
After deliberation, Konoha's higher-ups had already made their final decision.
Danzo had ordered Itachi to destroy the Uchiha Clan.
The reason was that the long-standing conflicts between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha had reached an irreparable point.
As a child, Itachi had personally witnessed the cruelty of the Third Shinobi World War.
If the Uchiha Clan truly rebelled against Konoha, both sides would inevitably suffer devastating losses.
The other three great shinobi villages would also seize the opportunity to attack Konoha.
Itachi did not want to experience such warfare again, nor did he want Konoha's people to suffer the pain of war.
But when facing his own clansmen, Itachi still hesitated. A fierce struggle was raging within him.
"Itachi, what did you mean just now?"
Seeing that something was off with Itachi's expression, Mingyou hurriedly asked.
"It was nothing. Goodbye, it's time for my shift."
Itachi revealed a gentle smile, then turned and walked toward the gates of the clan compound.
What did I just hear? Not many days left?
Sure enough, Itachi really wanted to kill him.
Mingyou did not have much time left. To keep his life, he had to increase his strength as soon as possible.
Although he now possessed the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, that alone was nowhere near enough to contend with Itachi.
Most of the clansmen remaining in the compound were ordinary members of the Uchiha Clan and were not particularly capable.
Most powerful shinobi were either carrying out missions elsewhere or standing guard at other important locations.
Mingyou quickened his pace and headed outside the clan compound.
Only by getting close to more shinobi could Mingyou copy more ninjutsu and Chakra.
After thinking it over, Mingyou ultimately came to Konoha Hospital.
This place should be the safest. Those injured shinobi would be Mingyou's first targets.
Although the Anbu and Root training grounds had more powerful shinobi.
With Mingyou's current strength, let alone getting within a hundred meters, he would be discovered the moment he climbed over the wall.
The moment Mingyou stepped into the hospital, he saw many wounded shinobi wearing Konoha forehead protectors lying on stretchers inside.
The energy spheres of various colors around the wounded were all absorbed by Mingyou.
You have copied a secret technique: Mind Body Switch Technique. You have copied a portion of overflowing Jonin Chakra. Chakra amount +35. You have copied a portion of overflowing Lightning Chakra. Lightning affinity physique +13. You have copied a portion of overflowing Taijutsu energy. Taijutsu physique +39.
Using the excuse that he was looking for someone, Mingyou walked through every floor of the hospital. Watching the energy spheres continuously drift toward him, he was overjoyed.
Notice: Your Taijutsu energy has reached the evolution requirement. Begin evolution? Notice: Your Chakra amount has reached the evolution requirement. Begin evolution?
"Evolve."
When Mingyou left the hospital, the system notification sounded again. Unable to wait any longer, he issued the command to the system.
Evolution successful. Your Taijutsu has advanced to the Chunin level. Taijutsu: LV2 (105/1000) Evolution successful. Your Chakra amount has advanced to the Jonin level. Chakra amount: LV3 (86/6000)
As the system's voice fell silent, Mingyou felt his body undergo some special change.
His previously frail body now had slightly bulging muscles.
Even the meridians throughout his body had widened, while the total Chakra in his lower abdomen had increased by more than twice its previous amount.
"This feeling of wielding power is incredible."
Mingyou was overjoyed. In just half a day, he had gone from a useless Genin to a Jonin.
Besides that, the most surprising thing was that he could even copy different attribute physiques.
If this continued, Mingyou might truly be able to gather all five attributes.
"That guy isn't injured. What is he doing at a place like the hospital?"
"No idea. Just follow him according to orders."
On a rooftop outside Konoha Hospital, two masked shinobi were monitoring Mingyou's every move.
Mingyou had now advanced to Jonin-level strength, and his perception had improved accordingly.
He quickly sensed that someone was watching him.
Mingyou frowned and turned to look behind him. With the enhanced vision of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, he immediately spotted the two figures on the rooftop.
"They're following me?"
Mingyou was deeply puzzled. Why would anyone follow and monitor a useless Uchiha like him?
Had things reached the point where every Uchiha needed to be watched?
When Mingyou's gaze met theirs, the two masked men were startled.
"Were we discovered?"
"That can't be. We hid ourselves so well."
Just as the two were puzzled, Mingyou turned around and continued wandering through the streets.
One moment he looked at the lamb skewers by the roadside, and the next he watched an old man playing through a chess endgame, as if nothing had happened.
"So he only happened to look our way. I thought he'd really discovered us."
"Enough talking. Hurry up and follow him. That guy may be useless, but he's still a direct descendant of the Uchiha Clan."
The two shinobi exchanged glances, then continued using the Body Flicker Technique to leap between buildings as they quietly followed Mingyou.
Mingyou continued wandering around, but the path he took became more and more secluded. After leaving the district and entering a forest, he suddenly vanished.
"Where did he go?"
"How should I know? He was right there just a moment ago, and then he disappeared in the blink of an eye."
The two shinobi were completely dumbfounded. Their tracking skills were first-rate, yet they had actually lost someone so easily.
"What exactly do you want from following me?"
With a whoosh, Mingyou jumped down from a large tree, warily studying the two masked men.
"Ah... we were just passing by."
"That's right, just passing through. Goodbye."
The two exchanged looks and gave a flustered explanation before turning to leave.
"Stop! Who sent you? Why are you watching me?"
Mingyou's expression turned cold as he used the Body Flicker Technique to block their path.
Mingyou was no longer the useless trash he had once been. If these two did not explain themselves today, he had no intention of letting them leave.
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