A Cheat?

Uchiha Qingfeng stared blankly at the "deed" in his hands. Was this the key to ensuring that descendants without ninja talent could live without worry? Compared to the One Million Ryo banknote tucked against his chest, this deed was far more valuable.

A voice suddenly rang out clearly in his mind.

"Ding, System activation in progress..."

"Warrior, your cheat has arrived. Please claim it..."

Uchiha Qingfeng could barely conceal his excitement. Had his transmigration cheat finally arrived? With his condition—a frail body and only a Three-Tomoe Sharingan—he would be cannon fodder in the later stages. There was no way he could survive until the end, much less stop Boruto from appearing.

"Ding, please claim your Newbie Gift Pack..."

Looking at the glittering golden box, Uchiha Qingfeng did not hesitate. He first washed his hands and face, hoping to hear, "Wow, Golden Legend!" in a moment.

With everything prepared, Uchiha Qingfeng opened the Newbie Gift Pack.

"Wow, thank you for your patronage. Better luck next time!"

"Since when had Newbie Gift Packs become this scammy? There wasn't even a guaranteed reward."

Apparently, washing his hands and face had been pointless. It had not helped at all.

"Ding, it has been detected that the warrior possesses banknotes worth 1.2 million ryo. Would you like to recharge for a lottery? You may obtain various skills, weapons, potions, and items."

Hearing the prompt from this scam of a System, Uchiha Qingfeng wondered if this was what they called getting something for nothing. The Newbie Gift Pack could give him "thank you for your patronage," so it was entirely possible for every draw to do the same.

"System, you appeared as a cheat, yet you're trying to trick me into spending money. Just tell me, is there anything free?"

"Honored warrior, this System does not sell any items. All items must be obtained through lotteries. There are two ways to gain Lottery Chances. The first is recharging; the second is completing this System's missions."

Uchiha Qingfeng began carefully examining the System. The Newbie Gift Pack had covered the entire screen earlier, so he had not been able to see anything clearly.

The first thing he saw was the two huge words in the center: "Recharge." It was so blatantly shameless that he did not even know where to begin criticizing it.

Uchiha Qingfeng could not help asking, "If I hadn't had this 1.2 million ryo on me, would you never have appeared at all?"

The System's silence only reinforced Qingfeng's suspicion. So it really was after his money. Without enough money, he could only obediently die on the night of the Uchiha massacre. What a scam.

As he continued looking, he saw Lottery Preview on the left. It gleamed with golden light, and a weapon flashed past: the Taiji Heavenly Emperor Sword.

There was also a Sword Skill called Divine Intent Manifestation. If he could really draw those, it would truly be cheat-level power. Even the Land of Iron had been able to carve out a place for itself with a single Iaido Slash.

He really wanted to recharge immediately, but he kept warning himself, Think about how shameless this System is. I have to spend rationally.

He turned his attention to the Mission Window, where a single mission sat all by itself:

"Clean the Pharmacy listed on the deed. Mission reward: 100,000 Gold Coins."

If the exchange rate was one-to-one, the System was actually quite generous. Whatever. He would finish the mission first, then use the reward Gold Coins for a test draw.

Uchiha Qingfeng did not hesitate any longer. After tidying himself up a little, he set off according to the address on the deed.

It was wartime, and there were barely any ninjas to be seen in the Clan Land. Some were fighting outside, while others were maintaining Public Order in the village through the Konoha Guard Department.

Judging by the address on the deed, the place was not within the Uchiha Clan Land, but on Konoha's Commercial Street.

He was already nearing the Clan Land's gates. The armor worn by the two guards at the entrance was only Chunin-level. Only two Chunin had been assigned to such an important location, so it seemed all the High-End Combat Power had already gone to the battlefield.

Uchiha Qingfeng did not ask them anything and simply walked toward the exit of the Uchiha Clan Land.

The two guards ignored him as well. They were only responsible for stopping unrelated people from entering; they never inspected clan members leaving.

Besides, he was only a six-year-old child. His entire family had died for Uchiha honor, and the orphan they left behind deserved a little more respect.

The moment he stepped out of the Clan Land gates, an unpleasant voice rang out.

"Well, if it isn't that useless Uchiha Qingfeng? A coward who only knows how to hide at home—how did you dare come outside today?"

Uchiha Qingfeng looked toward the voice. It was just a few children about his age. He could not be bothered to respond to their provocation; arguing with children would be far too embarrassing.

The four children who had mocked him were unwilling to let it go after seeing a useless nobody ignore them. They blocked Uchiha Qingfeng's path again.

"Uchiha Qingfeng, you've disgraced the Uchiha. Trash like you doesn't deserve to be in the same clan as us."

Qingfeng had never been stopped and cursed at by children before, so anger rose in his heart. But one against four was impossible, especially with this frail body. His Three-Tomoe Sharingan was little more than decoration.

"Who are you? Why are you blocking my way for no reason?"

The four children burst out laughing at Uchiha Qingfeng's words. "Haha, this trash is actually asking who we are?"

"Did this trash forget how we beat him so badly that he didn't dare leave his house?"

Understanding dawned on Uchiha Qingfeng. Were these peers the source of the original owner's childhood trauma? Was he too afraid to leave the house because of them?

"Since this trash is pretending not to know us, we should introduce ourselves to him again and make sure he remembers."

"Listen up, I am Uchiha Ishi."

"Uchiha Forest."

"Uchiha Fire."

"Uchiha Lei."

"We are Uchiha's Trident! We will become Uchiha's sharpest spear."

Listening to their chuunibyou declarations, Uchiha Qingfeng only wanted to leave as soon as possible. He truly could not understand the way children thought.

But the four children blocking his way had already rolled up their sleeves. It looked like they were determined to teach Uchiha Qingfeng a lesson.

Uchiha Qingfeng looked toward the two guards at the gate, but they ignored his gaze. To them, it was just children playing around. Interfering would be embarrassing for ninjas.

Uchiha Qingfeng inwardly cried out in alarm. Was he really going to get beaten up the moment he stepped outside? For someone with an adult's mind, that would be far too humiliating—a dark history he would remember for the rest of his life.

There was no helping it. Children were simply unreasonable, so he could only stall with words first. "You four call yourselves Uchiha's Trident, but a trident only has three sharp prongs. What's with the fourth one?"

Sure enough, after hearing Uchiha Qingfeng's words, the four children lowered their raised fists.

Uchiha Ishi stepped forward and said, "As expected of trash that hides at home all day—you don't know anything. I, Uchiha Ishi, am the boss of these three. The three of them are the three sharp prongs of the Trident, while I am the handle behind them that controls them!"

After saying that, all four wore expressions of unconcealed pride.

Seeing how proud he was, Uchiha Qingfeng still could not help remarking, "Then you're the Trident's Jiba?"

"That's right! I, Uchiha Ishi, am the Jiba of Uchiha's Trident!!!"

"I have a suggestion. Why don't you change your name? Uchiha Jiba sounds much better than Uchiha Ishi—martial and domineering!"