(Brain storage area)
(Add 10 centimeters to a designated body part)
Konoha, Year 56.
On the outskirts of Konoha, outside the Uchiha Clan compound.
"Another Root scumbag!" Uchiha Yan expressionlessly crushed the throat of the Root elite before him.
A choice appeared in front of him, invisible to everyone else.
Host has killed one Root elite. Please choose a reward.
1: One-tenth of this Anbu member's chakra (about 0.05 cards)
2: Basic Root swordsmanship
3: Earth Release chakra fragment (progress: 3/10)
Looking at the pitiful reward, Uchiha Yan curled his lip and chose option 3: Earth Release chakra fragment.
He opened his personal panel again.
Uchiha Yan: Male
Chakra: 4 cards
One year ago, Uchiha Yan had just come of age when he awakened his memories. He was a transmigrator.
After checking the date, he'd wanted to curse.
The Fourth Hokage had died in battle during the Nine-Tails Incident a few years earlier, and the Uchiha had fallen under suspicion from the Konoha High Command.
Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui had already joined Anbu and been brainwashed by the Third Hokage.
The Uchiha were beset by internal and external troubles, with the Hawk Faction and Dove Faction at odds with each other.
And their clan leader, Uchiha Fugaku, was wavering at a time like this.
Before awakening his memories, Uchiha Yan had been a genius raised as a staunch member of the Hawk Faction.
He'd learned the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique after seeing it once at seven, awakened the One-Tomoe Sharingan at nine, mastered the Kekkei Genkai Scorch Release at twelve, and gained the Three-Tomoe Sharingan at fourteen.
He was always shouting about fighting for the glory of the Uchiha. When dealing with Konoha's rabble, he was like the strictest father in the village: he'd dip his baton in povidone-iodine and disinfect as he beat them.
So the Hawk Faction's mark on Uchiha Yan was impossible to scrub off.
After awakening his memories of his previous life, Uchiha Yan hadn't chosen to break with the Hawk Faction. Instead, he'd become even more resolute in his stance.
After all, Uchiha Yan knew that with his strength, if he decided to break with the Hawk Faction on the first day, he'd mysteriously receive an away mission the next day, then become an anonymous corpse with empty eye sockets and a disfigured face on the third.
The file would remain unchanged, stating that Uchiha Yan had gone missing during a mission and was presumed dead.
As for his Sharingan, it would eventually turn up on the arm of that old dog Danzo.
Of course, Uchiha Yan felt that, given the Hawk Faction's temperament, they might not even need Danzo to do anything.
They'd take care of their own.
Fortunately, Uchiha Yan had also awakened a system.
He still remembered what the system had said when it first appeared.
"Ding! The host has gained self-awareness. The Killing System has awakened. Killing a ninja, samurai, or Summoning Beast will grant rewards."
So before that, he hadn't even gained self-awareness?
Uchiha Yan shook his head, pulling himself out of his memories.
He deftly took out a bottle of Corpse-Dissolving Powder and sprinkled it over the body of the Root elite in front of him.
As soon as the powder touched the corpse, white smoke began to sizzle out of it.
When the smoke cleared, all that remained was a substance resembling ashes.
Uchiha Yan pulled a shovel from his ninja tool pouch and muttered, "No point wasting it. Might as well make the Uchiha compound a little more fertile."
After disposing of the body, Uchiha Yan planted a bouquet of flowers, dusted off his hands, hefted the shovel, and left.
By the time he turned around, the spot behind him had become a small garden.
On the way home, a familiar voice called out, "Yan? What are you doing here? You've got a shovel—did you just plant some new flowers in your garden?"
Uchiha Yan stopped and turned toward the voice.
A girl with smooth black hair tilted her head, looking at him with a bright smile.
A smile appeared on Uchiha Yan's face too. "Oh, it's Izumi. I did pick up a new potted flower at the shop in Yamanaka the other day. I just planted it in my garden."
The girl who had greeted Uchiha Yan was Uchiha Izumi.
With Uchiha Yan in the picture, it seemed a small butterfly effect had taken place.
In the original story, Uchiha Izumi had revolved around Uchiha Itachi. Now she was his childhood sweetheart.
Izumi moved closer to him, and her distinctly feminine scent drifted into Uchiha Yan's nose.
Izumi said, "Wait for me. Let's go to the Military Police Force together."
Uchiha Yan gladly accepted her invitation. "Sure. Let me go home and change first."
"Mm." Izumi nodded, then fell into step behind him.
Back home, Uchiha Yan geared up and headed out.
Izumi followed behind him with her hands clasped behind her back.
His parents had both died in the war long ago, leaving him all alone.
Afterward, Izumi's family had supported him until he was capable of completing missions on his own.
Though from the looks of things, Uchiha Yan had been taking more than his fair share.
Izumi's clear voice sounded beside him. "Yan, would you like to come over for dinner tonight? My parents have been asking about you for ages."
Uchiha Yan readily accepted Izumi's invitation. "Sure. I'll come back with you tonight."
The two chatted as they made their way to the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters to begin their patrol.
As they walked along Konoha's streets, the villagers who usually liked to bully others saw Uchiha Yan and promptly hunched their shoulders, acting like quails.
The reason was simple: if they dared to talk back to Uchiha Yan, he'd really hit them.
And he'd do it with a baton dipped in povidone-iodine, disinfecting as he beat them.
Under Uchiha Yan's kindly guidance, the villagers had become much more docile.
Just then, an argument broke out at a nearby mask shop.
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