An Unexpected Gain

"What exactly was going on?"

As the strange sensation in his body grew more pronounced, Yun Xi's face took on a baffled expression.

He had never expected a simple evolution to cause something like this.

In Yun Xi's mind, this evolution was supposed to be nothing more than the evolution of his Sharingan.

The pain he had endured earlier had been hard to bear, but since it meant getting stronger, Yun Xi hadn't paid it much mind.

But...

Faced with what was happening now,

Yun Xi could no longer stay calm.

It wasn't just because a dark red aura filled with murderous intent had appeared around his body.

At the same time, a dark, negative energy had begun to stir within him.

"What on earth is this system doing?"

As he suppressed the urge to kill that was beginning to bloom inside him, Yun Xi struggled to understand why the evolution of his Sharingan had turned out like this.

"Ding! Congratulations, host. You have activated the Choice System. Birth and Destruction..."

{Choice One: Let the murderous urges and desires within your body run completely unchecked. Reward: Instantly gain Six Paths Level power, but your reason will be consumed by a vast amount of negative energy.}

{Choice Two: Continue with the original plan and complete the Sharingan fusion normally. As compensation, you will receive the Three-Tomoe Sharingan...}

"This..."

When he saw the two options, Yun Xi's face instantly filled with surprise.

Although he had no idea what had happened in those few short minutes,

Yun Xi wasn't stupid...

The rewards offered by the system this time were enough to show that something was amiss.

Six Paths Level power!

That was practically the highest level of power in the Naruto world.

As far as Yun Xi could remember, only Uchiha Madara from the original story, Naruto in Sage Mode, and Sasuke with his Perfect Susanoo could reach that level of power.

But even with such a reward on offer, Yun Xi really didn't dare choose it...

The main reason was the system's warning...

He would lose his reason...

That was a price Yun Xi simply couldn't accept.

And so,

Yun Xi could only look at the option. After a moment's reflection, he chose the second one...

The reward wasn't nearly as outrageous as the first option's.

But for Yun Xi right now,

it was still a pretty good reward.

The Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

A standard form of Sharingan beneath the Mangekyō Sharingan,

it was practically cannon fodder in the original Naruto story.

But in reality, the seemingly ordinary Three-Tomoe Sharingan wasn't ordinary at all...

Yun Xi didn't know the specifics of the Uchiha Clan, but judging by Uchiha Itachi's standing within the clan, anyone with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan could definitely be considered a genius among the Uchiha!

Compared to the Single Tomoe Sharingan he had before, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan was a qualitative leap in ability!

Generally speaking, most members of the Uchiha Clan had one or two tomoe in their Sharingan. And because of the Sharingan's unique conditions for evolution,

the One- and Two-Tomoe Sharingan were the most common forms.

Their functions and abilities were also fairly limited.

Besides enhancing the user's physical abilities and talent for Fire Release Ninjutsu,

they only had the most basic abilities, such as observation, copying, and hypnosis.

With only one tomoe, the Sharingan couldn't even use basic genjutsu.

The Three-Tomoe Sharingan was completely different...

In Yun Xi's eyes, only a Sharingan with three tomoe or more could be considered a true Sharingan!

The One- and Two-Tomoe Sharingan were little more than basic ocular jutsu that merely happened to bear the name Sharingan.

The Three-Tomoe Sharingan, on the other hand, was different.

It had all the abilities of the One- and Two-Tomoe Sharingan, could copy ninjutsu, and amplified its abilities across the board!

There was one more important point.

The Three-Tomoe Sharingan reward would rapidly increase Yun Xi's combat strength!

In the end, Yun Xi chose the second option.

As soon as Yun Xi finished speaking, the strange red mist that had filled his body slowly faded away.

At the same time, the negative emotions that had been appearing in his mind vanished as well...

"Finally, I'm back to normal..."

Feeling his body gradually recover, Yun Xi was both relieved and a little shaken.

With that thought, while his Sharingan was still evolving, Yun Xi immediately asked the system, "System, what happened earlier? Why did something so terrifying happen during the Sharingan fusion?"

In truth, Yun Xi had seemed calm on the surface earlier.

But when he noticed the strange changes in his body...

He'd been freaking out.

For Yun Xi, figuring out how to prevent something like this from happening again was the most important thing...

"Ding! The Sharingan is a power rooted in darkness. Only negative emotions such as anger, fear, and terror can fully awaken its power."

"The host had already obtained the Single Tomoe Sharingan. Forcing the Two-Tomoe Sharingan to fuse with the host's body again caused a conflict between the two powers."

After Yun Xi asked, the system explained...

After hearing it, Yun Xi felt rather surprised...

Judging by the system's explanation, this seemed to be the system's fault!

"Ding! The system did make an error. As compensation, this fusion has evolved the original Two-Tomoe Sharingan into the Three-Tomoe Sharingan..."

"So I actually came out ahead?"

The system's straightforward admission of fault was something Yun Xi hadn't expected...

On the surface, Yun Xi had gained a lot, but the pain he had endured earlier couldn't simply be erased by a reward like the Three-Tomoe Sharingan!

He'd been on the brink of death, suffering every kind of agony...

Uh...

I can't keep this up...

In reality, all Yun Xi had felt earlier was some tightness in his chest and a stinging sensation in his eyes...

But that didn't excuse the system's mistake!

"System, I absolutely won't let you buy me off with a pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan."

Even though Yun Xi was fine,

how could he pass up this once-in-a-lifetime, once-in-ten-thousand-years chance to exploit the system!

The right choice was obvious!

He had to squeeze the system for all it was worth!

At Yun Xi's words, the system in his mind fell into deep silence.

It didn't say a word.

But if the system had been intelligent, it would surely have looked at the grinning Yun Xi with a strange expression...