Naruto: Saving the Uchiha from the Plunder System Chapter 34

Upon hearing the system prompt in his mind, Uchiha Mirai's face lit up with excitement.

This was incredible.

He had obtained the Uzumaki Sage Body on his very first try. He couldn't have been luckier.

A warm current surged into his body, and the Chakra within Uchiha Mirai began to increase at a rapid pace.

In just a few moments, it had multiplied dozens of times over.

Moreover, Uchiha Mirai could clearly feel that it wasn't just his Chakra—his physique, Mental Power, and every other aspect had undergone a qualitative leap in an instant.

As expected of the Uzumaki Sage Body.

It was ridiculously overpowered!

"You brat, you still dare to smile!"

Seeing the smile on Uchiha Mirai's face, Kushina Uzumaki could no longer hold herself back, and a powerful burst of Chakra erupted from her.

"This is bad."

"Flying Thunder God Technique!"

A flash of golden light passed, and Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki vanished from the room at the same time.

After a while.

A bruised and battered Minato Namikaze returned to the room with Kushina Uzumaki.

Seeing him like that, Uchiha Mirai silently observed a few minutes of mourning for him.

Minato, it was all for Konoha's future.

"Brat, I'll let you off this time. Watch what you say from now on."

Kushina Uzumaki glared at Uchiha Mirai.

Uchiha Mirai obediently nodded. "Sister Kushina, I won't pull pranks anymore."

Since he had already obtained the reward he wanted most, there was naturally no reason for him to deliberately provoke Kushina Uzumaki.

"Hmph!"

"Compared to Obito, you're really not lovable at all."

Kushina Uzumaki gave a light snort and pulled Obito Uchiha over to the dining table. "Obito, you're still growing. Eat more."

"Mhm, mhm!"

Seeing Kushina Uzumaki like this, Uchiha Mirai's opinion of Obito Uchiha dropped another notch.

Of Minato Namikaze's three disciples, Kushina Uzumaki liked Obito Uchiha the most and usually took especially good care of him.

But what did Obito Uchiha do?

When Kushina Uzumaki was at her weakest, he forcibly extracted the Nine-Tails from her body, placed Explosive Tags on the newborn Naruto, and destroyed his teacher and teacher's wife's family...

Most outrageously, he even blamed Minato Namikaze for failing to recognize him back then.

If he weren't waiting for Obito Uchiha to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan so he could seize Kamui from him, Uchiha Mirai would already be looking for a chance to get rid of him!

After dinner, and after promising Kushina Uzumaki that he would bring her a gift next time as an apology, Uchiha Mirai returned directly to his own room.

Having just obtained the Uzumaki Sage Body, he needed to properly experience the changes in his body!

Powerful Sage Body, Chunin Exams Imminent!

Inside the room, Uchiha Mirai sat cross-legged with his eyes closed in thought.

After a long while, he opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing through them.

"So this is the power of the Uzumaki Sage Body?"

"It really is powerful."

Uchiha Mirai muttered excitedly.

After his body transformed into an Uzumaki Sage Body, the Chakra within him had directly multiplied dozens of times over.

From the Chakra reserves of an ordinary elite Jonin, he had leaped into an existence comparable to a "humanoid Tailed Beast."

If he faced Rasa now, he was completely confident that he could outlast him!

Besides that, his Mental Power and physique had also undergone earth-shaking changes.

All in all... even though his three basic attributes had not increased, Uchiha Mirai's strength had undergone a qualitative leap compared to before.

Most importantly, now that his physique was an Uzumaki Sage Body, every attribute point he seized in the future would be improved on the foundation of the Uzumaki Sage Body.

In other words, every point of physique, Chakra, or Mental Power he gained in the future would likely provide several times the improvement it had before!

An old battery advertisement came to Uchiha Mirai's mind, and it fit perfectly: "XX batteries—one is stronger than six!"

After sensing the changes in his body, Uchiha Mirai stood up. Once he activated the barrier set up in his room, he directly opened the Eight Gates Formation.

"First Gate—Gate of Opening, open!"

"Second Gate—Gate of Healing, open!"

"Third Gate—Gate of Life, open!"

"..."

"Sixth Gate—Gate of View, open!"

With six gates opened in succession, Uchiha Mirai's body brimmed with a violent aura.

If he had not set up a barrier in advance, such violent Chakra would likely have caused panic throughout the village.

Actually... Uchiha Mirai vaguely felt that, with his current physical condition, he should be able to attempt the seventh gate of the Eight Gates Formation—the Gate of Wonder.

However, the energy the seventh gate could unleash was simply too immense. Even with a barrier prepared beforehand, Uchiha Mirai could not guarantee that outsiders would not notice it.

After giving it some thought, he decided to give up.

After a while, Uchiha Mirai took a deep breath and deactivated the Eight Gates Formation.

A wave of exhaustion swept over him, yet a satisfied smile still appeared on Uchiha Mirai's face.

Compared to last time, not only could he maintain the Eight Gates Formation longer this time, but its side effects were also much weaker.

"I'll check again tomorrow."

After roughly getting a feel for it, Uchiha Mirai did not continue pushing himself and instead lay down on the bed, quickly falling into a deep sleep.

The next day.

Uchiha Mirai got up and moved his body around, only to find that aside from a slight soreness, there was nothing unusual anywhere.

"As expected of the Uzumaki Sage Body. This recovery speed is insane."

Uchiha Mirai could not help but marvel.

After all, following his battle with Rasa last time, it had taken him more than half a month of recuperation just to barely restore his body to peak condition.

Yet now, he had recovered after merely one night of sleep...

The difference spoke for itself.

"If the Uzumaki Sage Body is already this powerful, then just how strong must the legendary Perfect Sage Body be?"

As the last golden fallen leaf returned to the earth, the biting winter wind made pedestrians on the streets unconsciously hunch their necks.

On such a bleak day, two green-clad figures, steam rising from their bodies, ran out of the distant woods on their hands.

"Guy! The Chunin Exams are about to begin. You have to work even harder!"

"I will, Father!"

"Keep it up! We're almost at the finish line! Hang in there, and I'll treat you to ramen."

"Waaahhh!!!"

The two charged into Ichiraku Ramen shouting, "Boss, four large bowls of char siu ramen!"

"Alright, please wait a moment."

After ordering, Might Guy and Might Duy found a corner and sat down. Before long, four steaming, generously portioned bowls of ramen were brought over.

"Enjoy."

The sound of loud slurping filled the air. Before long, all four bowls of ramen had been completely devoured, without even a drop of broth left behind.

After the two had finished eating, a black-haired youth with a cold, refined demeanor walked in from outside.

"Mirai!"

Seeing the youth, Might Guy excitedly stood up and waved.

"Guy?"

"Uncle Duy?"

Seeing the father and son, Uchiha Mirai sat down beside them.

"Mirai, what a coincidence. I didn't expect to run into you here."

"I'm treating you to this meal today."

Might Duy waved his hand grandly.

"Uncle Duy, you should save your money to buy some meat and keep up your nutrition."

"I have money of my own."

Uchiha Mirai shook his head, declining Might Duy's kindness.

Ichiraku Ramen was not cheap, and Might Duy and his son had always lived rather frugally. He did not want them spending unnecessarily.

"Mirai, my father has money now."

"Hm? Where did you two strike it rich recently?"

Hearing Uchiha Mirai's teasing, Might Duy laughed heartily. "Come to think of it, it's all because of you."

"Because of me?"

Seeing Uchiha Mirai's confusion, Might Guy immediately explained, "That's right. Because of you, Mirai, Father can make lots of money now!"

"What exactly is going on?"

Uchiha Mirai was even more confused.

He hadn't really done anything, had he?

"Mirai, when you returned from the front lines a month ago, you used the Eight Gates Formation to successfully hold off Rasa and two Jonin from Sunagakure."

"After the news reached the village, Father was personally summoned by the Third Hokage."

"Following a detailed evaluation, the Hokage personally promoted Father to Special Jonin."

"Father earns much more than he used to now."

"And... after Father turned over the training method for the Eight Gates Formation to the village, he received a huge reward as well."

Might Guy looked at Uchiha Mirai gratefully.

Not only had Mirai encouraged him by calling him a hardworking genius, helping him regain his confidence, but he had also freed his father from the title of Eternal Genin. He was practically their family's benefactor.

"So that's how it is. Then I won't stand on ceremony today."

After learning the full story, Uchiha Mirai stopped refusing and directly ordered a deluxe bowl of ramen.

Since Guy clearly wasn't short on money, refusing any further would have seemed overly pretentious.

"Mirai, I haven't seen you around lately. What have you been busy with?"

While they waited, Might Guy asked curiously.

Over the past month, Uchiha Mirai had never asked him to train together, which left Might Guy feeling a little disappointed.

"The Chunin Exams are coming up soon. I've been training with Kurenai and the others lately."