I Just Wanted to Lie Flat and Suddenly Became the Leader?

"Damn it, Uchiha Chuan, you bastard! We agreed to work hard together, yet you secretly became a genius. I won't lose to you!" Obito Uchiha shouted through gritted teeth, a fire of stubborn defiance burning in his eyes.

"That's right, we won't admit defeat!"

"We will definitely catch up to you!" The other Uchiha kids were also stirred into a fighting spirit, rolling up their sleeves one by one as if they would rush forward the next second to compete with Uchiha Chuan.

Uchiha Chuan felt his scalp tingle from this sudden "siege" and hurriedly shouted, "Stop!"

The crowd was stunned by his shout and stopped their movements in unison. Uchiha Chuan seized the opportunity to ask, "Wasn't that just happening inside a genjutsu? Why do you all know what I did?"

"Hahaha, this is one of our Uchiha secrets, Genjutsu: Elementary Learning Technique. It's a combination of Sharingan genjutsu and a genjutsu barrier. Everything is reflected into reality. What you thought was a genjutsu was just what you thought it was." The more Uchiha Tenchi looked at Uchiha Chuan, the more satisfied he felt, naturally explaining with utmost amiability.

"What?!" Uchiha Chuan's expression turned ashen in an instant, and he cursed inwardly: Damn it, you old fogey, you actually came to ambush and trick a young comrade like me! You have no martial virtue, I advise you to behave yourself!

Damn, the Uchiha actually have such a terrifying elementary learning technique. No wonder geniuses come out in droves, but for me, it's a damn trap! Uchiha Chuan immediately let out a dry laugh: "I just got lucky, what kind of genius am I? Elder Tenchi, you shouldn't spout nonsense."

However, since matters had already developed to this point, Uchiha Chuan had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue acting. He snorted coldly, striking an inscrutable pose: "Hmph, since you've discovered it, I won't pretend anymore, I'm laying my cards on the table. Do you think I'm as foolish as you? Only starting to learn characters and practice cultivation at this time? To tell you the truth, I started learning characters and studying on my own at the age of three, and I've long since learned how to refine chakra. Have you ever seen the Hokage Rock at four in the morning? Let me tell you, I wake up to train at three in the morning every day, and then go back to sleep at five, all for the sake of shocking you today!"

He paused, sweeping his gaze across the crowd, a hint of arrogance in his tone: "Do you know why I did this? Because I want to prove to you that hard work can overcome genius!"

As soon as these words came out, the entire classroom fell silent in an instant. Everyone was stunned by Uchiha Chuan's words and posture, and even Obito Uchiha widened his eyes, at a loss for words for a moment.

"Good, well said!" Suddenly, a resounding voice came from the classroom doorway. The crowd followed the sound and saw the head of the Uchiha Clan—Fugaku Uchiha—standing there, his face full of appreciation.

"Lord Clan Head!" Elder Uchiha Tenchi hurriedly bowed, and the others also respectfully shouted in succession.

Fugaku Uchiha strode into the classroom, staring intently at Uchiha Chuan with blazing eyes as if he had seen some rare treasure: "Uchiha Chuan, you truly live up to being the newly emerged genius of our Uchiha! What you said is simply too right—hard work can overcome genius! That's right, our Uchiha produce geniuses generation after generation, and we are completely no inferior to the likes of Lord Orochimaru, Lord Jiraiya, and Lady Tsunade from their cohort back in the day. But what was the result? They are now the Legendary Sannin renowned throughout the ninja world, while the geniuses of our Uchiha back then either sacrificed themselves or faded into the crowd. Why? Because we were too proud, because we thought that being a genius meant no hard work was needed! If we had realized early on that hard work can overcome genius, then being both a genius and hardworking, how could the geniuses of our Uchiha have been surpassed by them?"

The more he spoke, the more excited he became, his voice carrying a hint of fanaticism: "And Uchiha Chuan, you can realize this at such a young age, which shows you are more of a genius than all the geniuses in Uchiha history combined! You are the super genius of our Uchiha!"

Uchiha Chuan's scalp tingled from Fugaku Uchiha's praise, and he went crazy with mental complaints: I just want to lie flat! I just want to quietly be a salted fish! What are you people doing? One by one coming to ambush and brainwash a young comrade like me, you have no martial virtue, behave yourselves!

However, Fugaku Uchiha clearly did not notice Uchiha Chuan's internal breakdown, and he continued to announce: "Uchiha Chuan, from now on, all Uchiha ninjutsu and secret technique materials are open to you! As long as Elder Uchiha Tenchi deems you have reached the level where you can learn them, you can come ask me for them, or I will teach you personally!"

"I am the elementary learning elder, when it comes to elementary learning, Lord Clan Head cannot compare to me. Let me personally teach you instead, and let you become the strongest ninja of the Uchiha Clan!" Uchiha Tenchi immediately stepped forward to pat Uchiha Chuan on the shoulder, his eyes full of anticipation.

As soon as these words came out, the entire classroom instantly boiled over. Everyone looked at Uchiha Chuan with envious, jealous, and adoring gazes, as if he had already become the future leader of the Uchiha.

Uchiha Chuan opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but ultimately closed it. He knew that saying anything at this point was useless. He could only bite the bullet, put on an expression of "I accept the challenge," and nod slightly: "Thank you, Lord Clan Head, thank you, Elder Tenchi, I will definitely continue to work hard."

"Good! Good! Good!" Fugaku Uchiha said the word "good" three times in a row, his face full of gratified smiles. "You are all the future of the Uchiha! Hahaha, this is the demeanor of an Uchiha leader!"

"Clan Head Fugaku, this time, I completely approve." Elder Uchiha Tenchi also nodded heavily, his eyes full of praise.

Obito Uchiha and the other kids were stirred into a fighting spirit once again, clenching their fists one by one with a fire of stubborn defiance burning in their eyes: "Uchiha Chuan, we won't give up! We will definitely catch up to you!"

Uchiha Chuan looked at this group of hot-blooded kids before him, feeling a wave of powerlessness in his heart. He felt completely numb inside: Damn it, I just didn't want you to treat me as a genius, I just wanted to lie flat! I have the Lying Flat System, I get stronger by lying flat! What are you people doing? One by one coming to ambush and brainwash a young comrade like me, you have no martial virtue, behave yourselves!

However, matters had already reached this point, and Uchiha Chuan could only bite the bullet and continue acting. He took a deep breath and silently comforted himself: Forget it, since I can't hide from it, I can only accept it. Anyway, I have the Lying Flat System, at worst I'll just lie flat secretly in the future and just put on a show on the surface.