The Foolish Older Sister

Golden Item [Mask (Soulbound/Indestructible): 1. Creates a clone with 100% of the original's strength, with no time limit. The original can switch places with the clone at any time, ignoring spatial and temporal restrictions. 2. All damage suffered by the original can be transferred to the clone. When suffering fatal damage, the clone can die in the original's place. 3. Skills have no cooldown.]

"This is the only item I have right now that can deal with Genjutsu. Its mechanics are absurdly powerful, but it is limited by the original's strength, so it is more suitable in Aunt Hazuki's hands."

Xiu handed the mask to Uchiha Hazuki. "Also, you can only summon another clone after the previous one dies. When the clone dies, its memories will return, but there will be no other negative effects."

"And the most important point! Once you take off the mask, the clone disappears! So this thing can't serve as long-term insurance. It is only suitable for escaping."

This had been Xiu's fourth birthday gift, and it was also an item based on mechanics.

Worn in battle, it was equivalent to having a substitute with one hundred percent of his own strength and an unlimited ability to take damage for him.

It could also be used for escape. They could flee in different directions. If the enemy split up to pursue them, he could recall the clone and repeat the trick. If the enemy did not split up, he could switch places with the clone and escape calmly.

Worth mentioning was that when the mask clone's Shadow Clone dispersed, its memories could likewise be synchronized with the original, while the fatigue was borne by the mask clone.

Likewise, the original's Shadow Clone memories could be synchronized with the mask clone, and the fatigue would also be borne by the mask clone.

But for Xiu, who possessed the Super-Evolution Immortal Body, this reduced burden was instead an obstacle on his path of evolution.

Hazuki and Izumi did not have enough chakra to run the Shadow Clone acceleration cheat either, so Xiu could not be bothered to mention it.

At this point, Xiu had given away three of the four item-type gifts in his possession.

As for the final gift, Xiu truly could not give it away, nor did he dare to.

Uchiha Shu was someone with a strong sense of ceremony. Although the system's labels for the gifts were merely item names, he had still given every gift a name.

Like the Healing Pacifier, the Agility Cloak, and the Twin Masks...

The final gift was called the Usurper Marquis. It sounded more imposing than the other gifts, representing Xiu's reverence for it.

Golden Item [Long Blade: 1. After striking a target, it causes no physical harm, but can designate and plunder any concept possessed by the target, then bestow it upon another existence.]

In other words, once an enemy was struck by this blade, Xiu could take away a certain concept from them.

For example, a skill, character trait, emotion, memory, or even identity!

Once an identity was plundered, reality itself would be rewritten accordingly.

But since what it plundered was a concept, it was ineffective against Bloodlines. Xiu did not care, though, since he could evolve.

Simply put, it was a weapon that dealt zero physical damage and focused entirely on mental attacks. An absolute NTR artifact...

This had been Xiu's second birthday gift.

Back then, he had spent every day worrying because he had transmigrated into the Uchiha clan, wondering why he had specifically become an Uchiha.

And so, that year, he had received this gift capable of rewriting reality and other people's perceptions.

Theoretically, as long as Xiu wished it, he could even replace the Hokage without anyone noticing.

Unfortunately, although this ability could alter people's perceptions, its effects could not last indefinitely.

Therefore, even if Xiu successfully replaced the Hokage, his age would quickly expose him.

After all, in people's minds, the Third Hokage was an old man, while Xiu looked only six or seven years old.

But if Xiu replaced Sasuke instead, no one would discover it.

In fact, Xiu's original plan had been to replace Sasuke's identity before the Night of the Clan Massacre and give Uchiha Izumi and her mother new identities.

Once his strength had increased later on, he would give that yellow-skinned weasel a proper account of how he had personally killed his foolish little brother.

But there was no longer any need for that now~

Given a choice, he did not want to live under someone else's identity either.

Besides, he was somewhat wary of this thing. He knew the possibility was slim, but if it somehow removed the soulbinding from something, that would be fucking awful.

Thus, Xiu avoided using it whenever possible, which was why he still had not completely figured out the boundaries of its ability.

When there came a time when some gift was completely useless, he could try it and see whether this thing worked on other items.

The system, the Pacifier, the long blade, the cloak, the mask, the immortal body, the Mangekyo...

With all these gifts combined, Xiu could confidently say, "I already lack nothing!"

But he was greedy by nature, and he had inherited his clan's fear of insufficient firepower. He was always worried that some wild Otsutsuki might suddenly pop out and ruin everything.

"Xiu..."

Uchiha Izumi bit her lip lightly, twisting her fingertips together, her eyes filled with worry. "You gave everything to us. What are you going to do?"

Hearing that, Xiu snorted. "If even you can get two life-saving pieces of equipment, how could I possibly not consider myself?"

"Hey, you..." Uchiha Izumi puffed out her cheeks. "Then Mom only has one!"

"Oh, that?" Xiu spread his little hands. "That is because I plan to graduate early and form a team with Aunt Hazuki, so we do not get separated and end up alone."

"Ehh—so that's how it is?"

Izumi's face was full of disappointment, while Uchiha Hazuki beside her could not help laughing.

"I thought it was because I was the most important person in Xiu's heart..."

"Your imagination sure is vivid~"

The moment Xiu finished speaking, Izumi grabbed his cheeks.

People said a blushing girl's face was sweeter than any love confession, but Xiu only felt pain in his cheeks. He had never tried becoming immune to this kind of attack.

"Alright, stop messing around. I have a jutsu here that needs your cooperation." Xiu hurriedly patted Izumi's hand.

"Who's messing around with you?" Izumi kneaded Xiu's cheeks with a fake smile. Seemingly thinking of something, her face suddenly reddened. "I'll let go, but you have to let me kiss you~ And call me big sister!"

"I really need to control you!"

Hearing that, Xiu sneered and casually flicked his hand, smacking away Izumi's mischievous little hand with a slap. "Go kiss an electrical outlet! You shotacon!"

"Seriously! Mom, look at him~" Izumi looked pitifully toward Hazuki, hoping her mother would stand up for her.

Xiu's personality was wild and unruly. The older he got, the more arrogant he became. As his older sister, she knew that better than anyone.

Over the years, she had only ever seen Xiu listen to Hazuki. No matter what anyone else said, Xiu ignored them all, including her, his older sister.

She had thought that as he grew older, Xiu would gradually become more sensible, understand his older sister's affection for him, and trail after her, calling her big sister this and big sister that...

Yet the result was completely opposite to what she had imagined!

This guy was becoming more and more sharp-tongued!

And he seemed to know that he was very good-looking. Relying on that pretty face, he looked down equally on everyone except Hazuki, including his own older sister!

For an Uchiha clan full of little-brother fanatics, this was simply pain too great for life to bear!

Seeing that Hazuki was only laughing and had no intention whatsoever of defending her, Uchiha Izumi covered her face and turned away.

Sob, sob... I'm such a foolish older sister...