New Rewards

"A new option has actually been triggered?!"

As Uchiha Itachi spoke, a trace of shock appeared on Yun Xi's face.

He had not expected the system to issue a single-option mission at a time like this...

Furthermore, the option released by the system this time was uncharacteristically serious; not only did it refrain from asking Yun Xi to become a rogue ninja again, but...

The mission reward provided this time also caught Yun Xi by surprise.

Two-Tomoe Sharingan!

In all honesty, this was definitely an unexpected reward for Yun Xi.

Ever since he first encountered the system, Yun Xi had realized how much of a scam it was. A mission that could offer such a good reward...

Naturally, it wouldn't be that simple!

Thinking of this, Yun Xi felt quite a bit of pressure in his heart.

However...

He could not refuse this mission.

After all, for Yun Xi right now, aside from the Flame-Flame Fruit, the most important thing to him was the Sharingan.

As one of the most powerful "cheat codes" in the original Naruto series, how could Yun Xi possibly pass up such an awesome ability?

Although evolving from a one-tomoe Sharingan to a two-tomoe Sharingan wouldn't provide a significant boost to Yun Xi's combat power, he couldn't just ignore this mission reward...

Moreover, a more important point was that Yun Xi himself wanted to change Uchiha Itachi's fate.

No matter what, Yun Xi had to accept this mission.

"The system is acting like a human for once!"

After silently grumbling about the system in his heart, Yun Xi made his choice.

Just then, a blood-red light suddenly appeared within Yun Xi's system space. As the halo dissipated, the phantom of a pair of two-tomoe Sharingan emerged within it...

Looking at these eyes filled with dark power in the system space, Yun Xi felt inexplicably excited!

At this moment, seeing the fluctuations in Yun Xi's expression, Uchiha Itachi immediately stepped forward and asked, "Yun Xi, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing. I'm just a bit moved that you're willing to trust me."

Naturally, Yun Xi couldn't reveal the matter of obtaining the Sharingan in front of Uchiha Itachi, so he casually made up an excuse.

After shifting the topic, Yun Xi stopped focusing on the Sharingan in the system space and walked directly in front of Uchiha Itachi, saying in a grave tone, "This time, we will absolutely not fail..."

"I hope so..."

Compared to the confident Yun Xi, the expression on Uchiha Itachi's face appeared somewhat conflicted.

In his view, the probability of this matter succeeding was far too slim. They only had Yun Xi and himself on their side. Although Yun Xi was gifted, in terms of combat power, they were at an absolute disadvantage...

Yun Xi could barely be considered to have the combat strength of a Jonin, while Uchiha Itachi was only at the early Kage Level.

As for Danzo and the Konoha higher-ups, they not only had numerous personnel but also possessed a strong initiative and an information advantage.

As for the powerhouses within the Uchiha clan, they could not be underestimated either. At least from the current situation, Uchiha Itachi actually didn't have much confidence.

"We still have time, don't we?"

Looking at the worried look on Uchiha Itachi's face, a smile appeared on Yun Xi's face.

Judging from the timeline of the original work, Yun Xi and Uchiha Itachi had at least a week to prepare. Although Yun Xi and Uchiha Itachi were currently at an absolute disadvantage, for Yun Xi, this disadvantage was not impossible to overcome!

First, the Flame-Flame Fruit within Yun Xi had only just begun to unleash its power.

Yet, even under such circumstances, it had already allowed Yun Xi's strength to experience explosive growth.

Yun Xi was confident that he could further develop the power of the Flame-Flame Fruit within the coming week.

And...

The reason the Uchiha Clan massacre in the original story erupted so rapidly was simply because Uchiha Itachi had been too decisive.

If...

Uchiha Itachi had been willing to endure for a period of time, the timing of that event would definitely have been delayed!

"Itachi, since you've decided to give it a try, I shall begin the preparations."

Thinking of this, Yun Xi no longer hesitated and spoke directly to Uchiha Itachi to begin their discussion.

Then, before Uchiha Itachi could even open his mouth, Yun Xi continued, "There are two things that are most important to us right now. The first is time."

"And the second?"

Hearing Yun Xi's words, Uchiha Itachi was somewhat surprised.

He could understand the first point being time; after all, Yun Xi urgently needed time to improve his own strength.

But the second point Yun Xi mentioned...

Uchiha Itachi was a bit confused.

"The second point is allies!"

Looking at the bewildered Uchiha Itachi, Yun Xi did not play coy and told him directly.

"Allies?!"

Hearing this, Uchiha Itachi was stunned.

For a moment, he didn't even know how to respond...

The word "ally" was an extremely foreign concept to Uchiha Itachi.

Ever since Uchiha Shisui's death, Uchiha Itachi had almost no friends he could trust within the entirety of Konoha.

Let alone anyone who could be considered an ally...

That was why Uchiha Itachi was so surprised upon hearing what Yun Xi had said, his face filled with a trace of doubt.

"Of course we have allies."

Yun Xi smiled, then walked over to the clearing and picked up a wooden stick.

He found a relatively flat patch of ground, used the stick to draw a large circle in the dirt, and then spoke to Uchiha Itachi: "There is never just one faction in any place; wherever there are people, there are factions."

"And for us, the enemy of our enemy is our friend..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Xi drew several smaller circles within the large one and used simple arrows to mark their relationships...

"I can understand that saying, but where are we supposed to find these so-called allies?"

This time, Uchiha Itachi was shocked by Yun Xi once again.

He hadn't expected Yun Xi to be able to think of this, but what Uchiha Itachi was actually more curious about now was exactly who these allies Yun Xi spoke of were!

"There are plenty of potential allies to unite with; it only depends on whether we are willing to seek them out..."

Gazing at Konoha under the pale blue sky in the distance, Yun Xi spoke slowly.

In a ninja village like Konoha, there was never a shortage of various factions.

Whether it was the Senju Clan, who founded Konoha but had since declined, or the Sarutobi Clan of the current Hokage.

Then there were the Nara Clan, the Yamanaka Clan, the Akimichi Clan, and so on...

These were all top-tier noble clans within Konoha...

On the surface, these clans appeared to live in harmony.

But...

In reality, that was not the case at all...

Beneath the facade of harmony lay turbulent undercurrents!