Ultimate Mission: Take the Entire Clan and Run!

Walking out of the Hokage Building, the afternoon sunlight was somewhat dazzling.

Yet Uchiha Xuan's heart felt as though it had fallen into an icy cavern that had never thawed for ten thousand years, utterly cold.

He stopped and looked back at the towering building engraved with the character for "fire."

Once, in the memories of his previous life, this place had also been a sacred land symbolizing the "Will of Fire" and "bonds."

But now, standing on this land himself and tearing away that veil of tender warmth, all he saw was decay, darkness, suspicion, and endless infighting concealed beneath its glamorous exterior.

The so-called "Will of Fire" was merely a tool used by those in power to restrain and enslave others.

The so-called "family" were merely politicians who greeted you with smiling faces only while you still had value to exploit.

The moment you touched upon their interests, the moment you displayed power that frightened them, they would not hesitate to cast you—and your entire clan—into hell, or even erase you completely.

Just like the undisguised killing intent Senju Tobirama and Shimura Danzō had shown in the meeting room earlier.

"Family..."

A self-mocking curve rose at Xuan's lips.

"What a joke."

He no longer felt even the slightest attachment to this village.

"Since you cannot tolerate my Uchiha clan..."

"Then I'm done staying in this shithole!"

As that resolute thought rose within him,

the system interface that had long remained silent in his mind instantly erupted with unprecedented, dazzling radiance!

Lines of epic golden words rapidly refreshed before his eyes like a cascading waterfall.

[Ding! Detected that the host's resolve is firm and that he has completely severed his bonds with Konoha!]

[Ding! The host's will to "revitalize the Uchiha" has reached its critical point!]

[Ding! The conditions to unlock the ultimate main quest have been met!]

[Generating quest...]

It's here!

Xuan's gaze instantly became incomparably sharp.

At the center of the azure system interface, a golden scroll radiating chaotic light slowly unfurled.

Its presence was countless times grander than any previous quest announcement!

Two gilded words, brimming with power and epic grandeur, slowly emerged upon the scroll.

[Genesis]

When he saw those two words, Xuan's heart skipped a beat.

Genesis?

What an enormous undertaking!

Immediately afterward, the detailed quest description appeared clearly before his eyes.

[Ultimate Main Quest: Genesis!]

[Quest Description: Since the old world is already rotten beyond repair, then create a brand-new era with your own hands! Since the cage beneath your feet is suffocating, then lead your clansmen to seek a sky of true freedom!]

[Quest Objective (Phase One): Exodus!]

[Detailed Requirements: Within three months, the host must plan and execute a perfect clan-wide migration. Lead at least eighty percent of the Uchiha clansmen, carrying at least ninety percent of the clan's assets, to successfully escape the Hidden Leaf Village's sphere of control and find a new homeland overseas!]

[Quest Difficulty: Hell Level!]

[Penalty for Failure: The system will unbind, and the host will be erased.]

[Quest Reward: ???]

Looking at the utterly insane quest before him, Uchiha Xuan felt no fear whatsoever. Instead, the blood throughout his body began to boil uncontrollably!

Take the entire clan and run!

Wasn't this exactly what he had always dreamed of?!

Rather than remain in this village, one destined to be dragged down by internal strife and conspiracies, waiting for that pitiful night of clan extermination,

he might as well take the initiative!

Break free from this chessboard!

Create a brand-new future that belonged solely to the Uchiha!

The system really gets me!

Xuan's gaze fell upon the quest reward section.

Those three question marks, radiating endless temptation, seemed to represent limitless possibilities.

Judging by the system's usual style, even a beginner quest could grant a legendary reward like the Sage Body.

Then what kind of earth-shattering reward would this hell-level ultimate main quest offer?!

Six Paths power?

The Rinnegan?

Or even... the power to create worlds?

As he looked at that question-mark reward filled with infinite possibilities, Uchiha Xuan's eyes became incomparably resolute and fervent.

He slowly raised his head, his gaze piercing through layer upon layer of buildings toward the Uchiha clan's residential district in the deepest part of the village.

In his ears, Senju Tobirama's cold declaration of death from the meeting room seemed to echo once more.

Before his eyes, he could almost see again the faces of his clansmen, filled with unwillingness and resentment beneath Konoha's oppression.

In his hands, he could almost still feel the immense power the system had granted him—the power to change everything.

"Ancestors..."

Facing the blinding sunlight, Uchiha Xuan slowly closed his eyes and murmured within his heart in a tone nearly like an oath.

"Watch."

"The long-cherished wish you failed to fulfill, the step you did not dare to take."

"I, Uchiha Xuan, will personally accomplish it!"

He abruptly opened his eyes. Golden flames seemed to blaze fiercely within those deep black pupils!

"I will lead the Uchiha down a path never taken before—a path to the Divine Kingdom!"

"Lord Hokage."

Inside the meeting room, Hiruzen Sarutobi watched Xuan's departing figure through the window, and the unease in his heart grew stronger and stronger.

"I still feel that there's... something wrong with Xuan. The way he admitted his mistakes just now was too sudden. It was as if he had become a different person."

"Hmph, isn't that a good thing?" Danzo sneered. "It means he has been completely cowed by Lord Hokage's authority. The Uchiha are nothing but a pack of cowardly trash who bully the weak and fear the strong. As long as you are more ruthless than they are, they will obey like dogs!"

Senju Tobirama said nothing.

He merely stared quietly out the window.

For some reason, he kept feeling as if he had... let go of a prehistoric beast capable of devouring all of Konoha whole.

"Sarutobi."

Only after a long while did he slowly speak, his voice carrying a trace of exhaustion that even he himself had not noticed.

"Tell me... did I make a mistake today?"