New Rewards

"An option actually appeared?!

As Uchiha Itachi spoke, a look of shock crossed Yun Xi's face.

He hadn't expected the system to give him a single-option mission at a time like this...

And this time, the system's options had, for once, become unusually reasonable. It wasn't asking Yun Xi to become a rogue ninja again.

And...

The reward for this mission had also taken Yun Xi by surprise.

The Double Tomoe Sharingan!

To be honest, this was an absolutely unexpected reward.

Ever since he'd first encountered the system, Yun Xi had learned just how full of pitfalls it was. A mission that offered such a good reward...

Naturally, it wouldn't be simple!

At the thought of this,

Yun Xi felt a surge of pressure.

But...

He couldn't refuse the mission.

After all, for Yun Xi, apart from the Flame-Flame Fruit,

the Sharingan was the most important thing to him.

As one of the most powerful cheat abilities in the original Naruto series, how could Yun Xi pass up such an amazing ability?

Although evolving from a single-tomoe Sharingan to a Double Tomoe Sharingan

wouldn't give Yun Xi a particularly significant boost in combat strength,

he couldn't possibly ignore this mission's reward...

More importantly, Yun Xi had wanted to change Uchiha Itachi's fate from the start.

No matter what,

Yun Xi had to accept this mission.

"The system's actually being decent for once!"

After grumbling about the system to himself, Yun Xi made his choice.

At that moment, a streak of crimson light suddenly appeared in Yun Xi's system space.

As the glow faded, the phantom image of a pair of Double Tomoe Sharingan appeared within it...

Looking at the eyes filled with dark power in the system space, Yun Xi felt a strange surge of excitement!

Seeing the emotions flicker across Yun Xi's face, Uchiha Itachi immediately came over and asked, "Yun Xi, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing. I was just thinking about how you're willing to trust me, and it made me a little emotional."

Yun Xi couldn't very well reveal that he'd obtained the Sharingan in front of Uchiha Itachi, so he casually came up with an excuse.

After changing the subject, Yun Xi stopped paying attention to the Sharingan in his system space and went straight over to Uchiha Itachi. In a serious tone, he said, "This time, we absolutely won't fail..."

"I hope so..."

Unlike Yun Xi, who was brimming with confidence, Uchiha Itachi looked conflicted.

He thought the odds of success were far too slim.

There were only Yun Xi and him on their side.

Although Yun Xi was exceptionally talented,

but...

in terms of combat strength, they were at a clear disadvantage...

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

As for Danzo and the Konoha High Command,

they had far more people, as well as the initiative and a tremendous information advantage.

The strong members of the Uchiha Clan were not to be underestimated either.

At least from the situation as it stood, Uchiha Itachi had little confidence.

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

Looking at Uchiha Itachi's troubled expression, Yun Xi smiled.

Judging from the timeline in the original story, Yun Xi and Uchiha Itachi had at least a week to prepare.

Although Yun Xi and Uchiha Itachi were at a clear disadvantage right now,

as far as Yun Xi was concerned,

that disadvantage wasn't impossible to overcome!

First of all, the power of the Flame-Flame Fruit within Yun Xi had only been awakened a little.

Yet even under those circumstances, it had already caused Yun Xi's strength to surge.

Yun Xi was confident he could further develop the Flame-Flame Fruit's power over the coming week.

And...

The reason the Uchiha Clan Massacre in the original story happened so quickly was simply that Uchiha Itachi had acted too decisively.

If...

Uchiha Itachi was willing to hold back for a while, the incident would definitely happen later!

"Itachi, since we've decided to give it a try, I'll start making preparations."

With that thought, Yun Xi stopped hesitating and began discussing things with Uchiha Itachi.

Then, before Uchiha Itachi could speak, Yun Xi continued, "Right now, two things matter most to us. The first is time."

"And the second?"

Hearing Yun Xi, Uchiha Itachi was a little surprised.

He understood why time was the first thing. Yun Xi urgently needed time to improve his strength.

But the second thing Yun Xi had mentioned...

Uchiha Itachi didn't understand.

"The second is allies!"

Seeing Uchiha Itachi's puzzled expression, Yun Xi didn't keep him in suspense and told him directly.

"Allies?!"

Uchiha Itachi froze.

For a moment, he didn't know what to say...

The word "allies" was an extremely unfamiliar one to Uchiha Itachi.

Ever since Uchiha Shisui's death, Uchiha Itachi had hardly had any friends in Konoha whom he could trust.

Let alone anyone who could become an ally...

That was why Yun Xi's words had shocked him so much. A trace of confusion also showed on his face.

"Of course we have allies."

Yun Xi smiled, then went over to an open area and casually picked up a stick.

He found a fairly level patch of ground and drew a large circle in the dirt. Only then did he turn to Uchiha Itachi and say, "There's never just one power 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 inside the large one and marked their relationships with simple arrows...

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

Once again, Uchiha Itachi was astonished by Yun Xi.

He hadn't expected Yun Xi to think of this. But what Uchiha Itachi was even more curious about was who these allies Yun Xi had mentioned could be!

"There are plenty of allies we could join forces with. It just depends on whether we're willing to look for them..."

Looking toward Konoha beneath the pale blue sky in the distance, Yun Xi spoke slowly.

There had never been a shortage of factions in Konoha.

Whether it was the Senju Clan, which had helped found Konoha before falling into decline, or the current Hokage's Sarutobi Clan,

or the Nara, Yamanaka, and Akimichi Clans...

All of them were top clans in Konoha...

On the surface, these clans seemed to get along peacefully.

But...

things weren't really like that...

Beneath their show of harmony, the waters were churning!