"Yes!"
In an instant, Uchiha Yu's frail body swelled up, and a faint sheen appeared on his skin.
An endless stream of vitality surged out of Uchiha Yu's body!
"Nani?"
What surprised Uchiha Yu most was that he could finally sense the presence of chakra!
It hadn't been easy!
Uchiha Yu was moved to tears!
Chakra poured endlessly from Uchiha Yu's body!
His body, which had never been nourished by chakra, trembled all over.
"Such powerful chakra! Is this the Hashirama Sage Body?"
Uchiha Yu was a little astonished. His chakra reserves were so vast that even the top students at the Ninja Academy might not be able to match him!
He might even have several times as much chakra as Iruka-sensei!
Even Uzumaki Naruto might not be able to beat him!
And with all that vitality, Uchiha Yu felt every bit of his fatigue vanish.
"The Hashirama Sage Body should have strong healing abilities, right?"
Uchiha Yu casually picked up a paper cutter from the desk and made a small cut on his arm.
It healed instantly, without even a drop of blood!
"Holy crap?"
Uchiha Yu could hardly believe it. He picked up the paper cutter and made another cut.
"Holy crap?"
"Holy crap?"
"Holy crap!!!"
He cut himself more than a dozen times, but not a single mark remained on his arm.
It was as smooth as ever!
Chakra surged endlessly from his body.
It was as if he could never run out!
"No wonder it's a Sage Body. Its chakra, healing ability, and strength are all far beyond those of my peers. Maybe I can even go a few rounds with Iruka-sensei now."
Uchiha Yu stretched, feeling that his body was even more powerful than he'd expected.
"Less than a year from now, the Uchiha Clan Massacre will take place. Now that I have the system, I'll be able to turn things around!"
Uchiha Yu took a deep breath.
After all, he was a member of the Uchiha clan now.
The clan's destruction would only bring him trouble.
If things followed the original story, only three people with Uchiha blood would be left.
Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Sasuke, and Uchiha Obito.
Now that he had become Uchiha Itachi's younger brother, he wondered if Itachi would spare him, just as he'd spared Uchiha Sasuke.
But Uchiha Yu didn't want to leave his life in someone else's hands!
With the system at his disposal, he would turn things around!
"One Sage Body isn't enough. I need to get stronger too!"
Uchiha Yu took a deep breath and flipped through his notes on the Three Body Technique, which he'd studied at the Ninja Academy.
The Three Body Technique consisted of the Shadow Clone Technique, the Substitution Technique, and the Transformation Technique.
They were the basics of being a ninja.
Even so, Uchiha Yu had been completely clueless before, unable to even extract chakra.
But now things were different! Uchiha Yu had a Sage Body!
The chakra inside him was no weaker than a Tailed Beast's!
After an afternoon of practice, along with his natural talent, he'd mastered the Three Body Technique.
He walked up to the mirror and saw that he'd transformed into Uchiha Itachi.
He turned in a circle. There wasn't a single flaw.
"Not bad." Uchiha Yu's lips curled into a faint smile. "Little brother Sasuke, here I come!"
The Uchiha Training Ground.
Sasuke, drenched in sweat, slumped onto the ground.
The wooden posts opposite him were riddled with shuriken.
Sasuke was known as a genius at the Ninja Academy.
His hard work had certainly played a part in that.
Uchiha Yu, transformed into Uchiha Itachi, walked up to Sasuke.
"My foolish little brother... Sasuke, your big brother has something to tell you." Uchiha Yu cleared his throat.
When Sasuke saw "Uchiha Itachi," he immediately stood up.
"Big brother, what's wrong?"
"Um, remember the pocket money I gave you this morning?" Uchiha Yu asked in a lowered voice.
Since Uchiha Fugaku had asked Uchiha Itachi to give him his New Year's money, Sasuke must have gotten some too.
After all, they were only a day apart in age.
Uchiha Sasuke nodded. "Yeah, you gave me five thousand ryo! I haven't even wanted to spend it! What is it, big brother?"
Five thousand ryo?
Uchiha Yu couldn't help but marvel at how fair Uchiha Fugaku was!
Sorry, little bro!
"I've been thinking, and I'd better hold on to that money for you." Uchiha Yu suppressed a mischievous grin. "You'll have expenses when you start at the Ninja Academy, and you'll need shuriken and kunai for training. Then when you grow up, you'll have to get married and support a wife. That'll cost a lot too!"
"I'll keep your pocket money safe for now, and give it back when you're older."
Uchiha Sasuke froze, his eyes wide.
What the heck?
He'd just been given the money that morning, and now it was being taken away that afternoon?
What kind of nonsense was this?
"Big bro, you're not just trying to trick me because you're short on cash, are you?" Uchiha Sasuke asked, looking unconvinced.
"Of course not!" Uchiha Yu said, pretending to sound annoyed. "Every mission I take pays at least tens of thousands of ryo! Do you really think I'd care about your little bit of money? I'm doing this for your own good!"
Only then did Uchiha Sasuke relax and nod. After all, Uchiha Itachi was now a member of the Anbu. One A-rank mission could earn him over a hundred thousand ryo, or even several hundred thousand.
Why would he care about five thousand ryo?
"Fair enough. You're not my second big brother. You'd never pull something like this!" Sasuke said, reassured, as he took out his wallet and handed it to Uchiha Yu.
Uchiha Yu nearly spat blood.
What kind of little brother were you?
You're badmouthing your second big brother behind his back!
In an instant, Uchiha Yu's guilt vanished.
He took the wallet and counted it. Exactly five thousand ryo!
"All right, I have a mission to go on. See you another day!"
Uchiha Yu hurriedly left the scene.
"Exchange five thousand ryo for Krypton Gold Value!"
"Ding! Successfully exchanged five thousand ryo for Krypton Gold Value! Fee charged: 1 Krypton Gold Value! Current balance: 4 Krypton Gold Value!"
Sure enough, he still needed Krypton Gold Value!
"Three draws!"
Uchiha Yu thought it over and decided to save the 1 Krypton Gold Value.
"Ding! Congratulations, host! You've obtained Konoha-Style Taijutsu Mastery!"
"Ding! Congratulations, host! You've obtained A-rank Fire Style Mastery!"
"Ding! Congratulations, host! You've obtained Kunai ×10!"
Although he'd gotten ten useless kunai, Konoha-Style Taijutsu Mastery and A-rank Fire Style Mastery were pretty great.
Konoha-Style Taijutsu, combined with his Sage Body, could be quite effective.
A-rank Fire Style Mastery also filled in a gap in Uchiha Yu's ninjutsu repertoire.
"Not bad! This is great! The stronger, the better!" Uchiha Yu said with a smile.
A great deal! It wasn't his money anyway!
The next day, at the Ninja Academy.
Uchiha Yu, transformed from head to toe, sat in the classroom.
Sasuke, sitting beside him, hadn't noticed anything unusual. He quietly waited for Iruka-sensei to come and teach.
Iruka-sensei walked into the classroom and smiled at everyone.
"Today we'll have a practical lesson! Please follow me to the Training Ground!"
A practical lesson meant that the ninja students would challenge one another and learn from their strengths.
Just then, a spiky-haired boy with blond hair stood up.
"Iruka-sensei! Let me go first!"
Uzumaki Naruto looked excited as he adjusted his goggles.
"What's the big deal? He's just a dead-last..." Sasuke said, crossing his arms and shaking his head.
Iruka smiled and nodded. "All right! For our first match, Uzumaki Naruto will challenge Uchiha Yu!"
Uchiha Yu: "???"
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