Long-Lived Species! Diligence Overcomes Weakness! Phantom Night Prison!
Each name is a mark of how he got to where he is today.
Natsu's gaze lingered on the Influence Value for a moment, and a smile unconsciously crept onto her lips.
He remembered that when he first arrived at this sea, the number was only a few thousand.
At that time, Origin Island didn't even have a proper wall. The clansmen were crammed into makeshift wooden houses, and they had to rely on the reserves they brought from Konoha to make ends meet.
Now, the West Blue shipping lanes are under the control of the Uchiha, the Whitebeard Pirates have moved there en masse, and even the World Government has reluctantly withdrawn its navy. CP0 has lost over a hundred men and can't even get close to the outskirts of the Origin Archipelago.
With 70,000 Influence Value, he truly deserves the title.
Just then, the lower right corner of the screen flickered a few times, followed by a new message notification.
Natsu raised an eyebrow slightly, her gaze shifting to the line of words. The instant she saw them, the light in her eyes intensified.
"Congratulations, host! You have achieved the accomplishment: Renowned Across the Four Blues. Reward: One chance to draw an orange or higher-ranking affix."
He leaned back in his rocking chair, stared at the words for a long while, then slowly exhaled a long breath, a look of extremely comfortable satisfaction on his face.
How to describe this feeling? It's like playing Age of Empires in a past life, painstakingly developing until the late game, overflowing with resources, maximizing population, and then overwhelming the opponent with a final wave of troops.
The exhilarating feeling of finally reaping the rewards of hardship and having everything under control is so overwhelming that it makes one want to burst into laughter three times.
He leaned back in his chair, squinting, the smile on his lips impossible to suppress.
Natsu stared at the three newly generated entries on the screen, forgetting to blink. After a moment, he took a deep breath and, in a tone that even he found a little silly, silently said, "System, draw three orange entries."
"Received. Drawing an orange-level entry once requires 100,000 points, and three times will cost a total of 300,000 points. Confirm?" The system's voice remained cold and mechanical, but Natsu always felt that there was a hint of someone who enjoyed watching the drama unfold.
"Confirmed." 350,000 points vanished instantly, leaving only 50,000 points hanging forlornly on the panel. The colorful roulette wheel immediately began to spin wildly.
"Congratulations, host, you have extracted the orange-level entry: Long-Lived Species."
"Congratulations, host, you have extracted the orange-level keyword: Diligence Overcomes Weakness."
"Congratulations, host, you have drawn the orange special keyword: Phantom Night Prison."
[Long-Lived Species: After installation, the lifespan of all family members is greatly increased! (Minimum 10,000 years)]
[Diligence Overcomes Weakness: After installation, all family members will gain the "Diligence Can Make Up for Diligence Overcomes Weakness" skill; any ability can be learned through diligent practice.]
[Phantom Night Prison: Special entry, opens a secret realm by injecting energy from a higher-level user.]
Ten people can enter at a time, and it can be opened once a month.
Upon entering, the secret realm will provide a mirror image with completely identical attributes to the entrant, and will also reveal all of the entrant's weaknesses.
Furthermore, the combat experience of all entrants will be combined until an entrant is killed or their mirror image is defeated, at which point the secret realm will end.
(Death in the secret realm is not true death; it only leads to a period of mental exhaustion. Meanwhile, the enhancements gained within the realm will be applied to the entrant's body.)
Natsu leaned back in her rocking chair, reading the descriptions of the three terms over and over again, before slowly uttering a single word—"Holy shit."
Long-Lived Species, simple and brutal.
The entire clan's lifespan is guaranteed to be at least 10,000 years. Even with his Sage Body and Indra's Eye, he himself could only live for a little over 10,000 years at most. But now, any Uchiha clan member, as long as they aren't killed, can live longer than the entire history of the Celestial Dragons ' rule.
The saying "Diligence Overcomes Weakness lack of talent" is just a common piece of inspirational advice in other contexts, but when it's incorporated into a system dictionary, it takes on a completely different meaning.
From now on, no matter what the Uchiha clan members practice—whether it 'Haki, Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, or even the ridiculously difficult Sage Mode —as long as they put in the effort, they will definitely be able to achieve something.
It can't control the probability of Sharingan, but all abilities other than the Sharingan are covered by these four words.
Natsu couldn't help but glance at the color of the entry again—was it really just orange?
Are you sure this isn't a mistake? This pairing with "Long-Lived Species" is even more absurd than any red-label entry!
Then comes the third one.
The Phantom Night Prison.
Natsu read the instructions word by word three times, her eyes growing brighter with each reading.
At first glance, this thing looks like a training dungeon—it opens once a month, allowing ten people to enter at a time. Once inside, a mirror image of the user is created, with all attributes identical to the user's own, including their weaknesses. Moreover, this mirror image incorporates the combat experience of all those who enter.
In other words, those who go in will face an identical version of themselves, a composite of everyone's fighting wisdom.
If you can't win, you'll be beaten to death. Of course, death in the secret realm won't be real; at most, you'll be mentally exhausted for a few days. However, the improvements you make in battle will be directly reflected in your real life.
This might just be a high-level Training Ground for other factions, but what does the Uchiha have to offer?
Sharingan.
How does the Sharingan evolve?
It relies on pain, on stimulation, on the frantic friction between life and death.
Is there anything more stimulating for Uchiha clan member than being brutally beaten to death by a mirror image of themselves that they know inside and out and whose skills are exactly the same?
With ten slots available per month, even if you only Awakening one pair of Mangekyo Sharingan in a year, it's still a huge win, not to mention the probability is only higher, not lower.
In the long run, it may not be as subtle and Long-Lived Species as Diligence Overcomes Weakness or immortality, but in the short term, its boost to the Uchiha Clan's combat power is almost equivalent to a red-level achievement.
Natsu read the instructions on the light screen again from beginning to end, and finally leaned back in her chair, unable to suppress the smile on her lips.
He recalled the feeling of finally drawing three divine skills in a row during the late game of a game in his past life—it was awesome, fucking awesome.
"Go on, give me the achievement rewards too."
"Received." This time, the system didn't have any extra confirmation steps—the achievement reward wheel was different from the points-based wheel; it didn't deduct points and was purely an extra opportunity after completing an achievement.
Natsu Yin finished speaking, the familiar light blue screen in front of her suddenly dimmed, and was replaced by a dazzling roulette wheel that was almost dizzying.
All the squares on the screen were shrouded in a hazy, colored light, obscuring the specific names of the entries. But the extravagant color scheme alone made Natsu gasp. The most basic color was orange; was it possible—there was red?
Before he could even finish his thought, the pointer had already stopped steadily on a square flashing a question mark.