System Activated

For the next few days, Team Seven received all sorts of ninja missions.

For example, catching a cat for Granny Akita...

Giving Grandpa Genben a massage...

Buying underwear for Miss Kawajima...

In short, the missions posed no challenge whatsoever.

As a result, Naruto and the other two had long been complaining.

"Kei, when can we get some challenging missions?"

Naruto, his head full of weeds, slumped onto the ground.

Today's mission was to weed for Grandpa Watanabe.

Under the high, blazing sun...

Beside him were two other disheveled figures.

Sasuke panted heavily, sweat soaking his entire body.

Sakura was even more disheveled; her once fair and tender face was now flushed red, with streaks of yellow mud clinging to it.

Naruto and Sasuke were only weeding.

She had to weed, loosen the soil, and plow the land!

Yet, Sakura still dared not speak out of anger.

The last time she was hung on a tree for a day and a night, her voice had gone hoarse, but no one had come to save her.

That night, she was cold and hungry, alone in the darkness.

After that night, she was both shocked and terrified of Uchiha Kei, no longer daring to disobey him.

A few meters away from the three, Uchiha Kei lay comfortably in a self-made rocking chair, a large umbrella shielding him from the scorching sun. The intense sunlight couldn't reach him at all.

Taking a sip of iced juice, Uchiha Kei let out a comfortable sigh.

"I'm asking you, Kei!"

Seeing this, the three were furious. Naruto even ran up to him and snatched the juice from his hand.

He thought about throwing it to add to his imposing aura, but the cool, refreshing feeling in his hand...

So Naruto chose to drink it all in one go.

Refreshing!

Sasuke and Sakura looked at Naruto with envy.

This stuff...

It looked so delicious and thirst-quenching!

"What kind of challenging mission do you want? You're just Genin, after all."

Uchiha Kei shrugged helplessly.

"That doesn't mean we have to take all sorts of random missions every day! Look at this!"

Naruto was somewhat frantic.

"Don't rush, don't rush. It should be soon."

Counting the days, Team Seven's first mission outside the village should be coming soon.

As he was thinking, a ninja dressed as an Anbu darted out from not far away.

"Lord Kei, the Hokage summons you."

Here it comes!

Uchiha Kei flipped off the rocking chair and called the three over.

"Didn't you want challenging missions? Come with me."

The three's eyes lit up at this, and they eagerly followed behind Uchiha Kei.

Konoha Hokage Building.

As Uchiha Kei and his group entered the office, Sarutobi Hiruzen was talking with an old farmer.

Seeing them enter, Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped talking and looked at Uchiha Kei.

"Kei, I've called you here today to give your Team Seven a mission."

Sarutobi Hiruzen pointed to the old farmer beside him.

"This is Tazuna, an outstanding bridge expert from Wave Country. Your mission is to protect him until the bridge connecting Wave Country and the mainland is completed."

"Leave it to us! No problem!"

Before Uchiha Kei could speak, Naruto jumped out, thumping his chest.

Uchiha Kei tapped him on the head but didn't object.

He naturally wouldn't object.

He had also been looking forward to this mission for a long time.

After all, this mission would feature a Bloodline Limit and...

a powerful Swordsman.

Tazuna, who looked like an old farmer, hesitated instead.

"Lord Hokage, aren't they too young?"

It wasn't that Tazuna doubted them.

Team 7's average age was currently only 11 years old.

Even Uchiha Kei, who appeared the most mature, couldn't hide the lingering childishness on his face.

Not to mention the other three.

They were practically a troop of children.

Although he was paying the price for a D-rank mission, he knew the true mission level better than anyone.

The four children in front of him were not enough to be delivered as food!

"Tazuna, with Team 7's strength, this mission will go without a hitch."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a smile, glancing meaningfully at Uchiha Kei.

For three years, he had tried every method, but he couldn't figure out the boy's depth.

Could this obviously problematic mission allow him to see this boy clearly?

Sarutobi Hiruzen was looking forward to it.

"But..."

Tazuna was still very uneasy.

"Mr. Tazuna, don't worry, we are more than enough for this mission."

Uchiha Kei said indifferently, exuding absolute confidence.

Haku and Momochi Zabuza were minor bosses in the early stages of the Hokage storyline, so they definitely had strength.

But for him now, he wouldn't even need the Rinnegan to deal with them!

Tazuna opened his mouth, and finally sighed in resignation.

For the price of a D-rank mission, he couldn't ask for a sports car; having a bicycle to ride was good enough.

After a simple packing of supplies for leaving the village, the five of them departed Konoha.

"Kei, are we going to the Wave Country?"

Along the way, Naruto chattered, asking all sorts of questions.

Although this wasn't his first time leaving the village, it was his first time undertaking his own mission.

The excitement in his heart was imaginable.

Tazuna, walking in the middle of the group, felt increasingly desolate.

These were not ninjas at all; they were clearly four little kids who had just left school.

It seemed his chances of returning to the Wave Country were practically zero.

Uchiha Kei directly ignored Naruto's incessant chatter.

The moment he left the village, the long-absent system voice suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Ding, the system has been upgraded."

"Collected 10,000 Shock Value sporadically over three years, host has 17,300 Shock Value remaining."

All the way, Uchiha Kei had been weighing his options. The current Shock Value was enough for him to activate Intermediate Ninjutsu draw again.

But drawing Intermediate Ninjutsu also came with a price.

That was to undertake a Space-Time Mission.

Now that he possessed the Rinnegan, a powerful weapon, as long as the Otsutsuki didn't descend upon the Shinobi World, he could protect himself.

Did he still need to continue drawing Intermediate Ninjutsu?

After weighing the pros and cons, Uchiha Kei decided not to draw for the time being.

Greed leads to ruin.

In three years, he had only preliminarily understood and mastered the Rinnegan.

Adding another of the same level would not be worth the loss.

"System, besides drawing ninjutsu, are there any other uses for Shock Value?"

The system was silent for a moment before finally giving an answer.

"Yes, Shock Value can be used to precisely exchange for acquired ninjutsu, to enhance its power and level, but it is limited to growth-type ninjutsu."

Uchiha Kei froze.

Growth Ninjutsu?

This was the first time he'd ever heard of such a thing.

"Current Growth Ninjutsu: Rinnegan, Master Swordsmanship, Jonin Chakra."

Uchiha Kei's mind jolted.

The Rinnegan...

Could also be leveled up?

In his impression, the Rinnegan was already the pinnacle of dojutsu.

If it leveled up further...

What would it become?