"So it wasn't that I failed to notice the changes in my health bar."
Uchiha Jin muttered to himself, recalling the health bar that had once hovered above his head.
"It was just automatically hidden after I became aware of the problem."
When he first awakened the system, his health bar had been pale yellow.
After he killed Sarutobi Shōtarō, its color had deepened slightly.
At the time, Uchiha Jin had actually noticed the change in his health bar, but he had never paid it any mind.
The more criminals he arrested and killed, the darker the health bar above his head became.
Later, Uchiha Jin had subconsciously hidden the health bar above his head, and from then on, he could no longer "see" its color changing.
Not until today, when he saw Shisui Uchiha's health bar, had he felt puzzled.
If even a hopelessly nice guy like Shisui had a health bar that changed color, what did mine look like?
As that thought arose.
After two years, he "finally" saw the color of the health bar above his own head.
Red enough to smoke!
"No matter the reason for killing, it's nothing more than satisfying your own desires."
Uchiha Jin gave a self-mocking smile and gently shook his head.
Obito Uchiha killed for the "Infinite Tsukuyomi" plan, to realize his ideal of bringing peace to the Shinobi World.
Shimura Danzō killed for the village, and to ascend to the position of Hokage.
Every Red-Name Villain was, at heart, satisfying their own desires.
Even those villains who killed innocent people after getting drunk were venting their desire to kill under the influence of alcohol.
"So desire is what the system bases its judgment on?"
Uchiha Jin murmured under his breath.
Killing was merely the process; desire was the outcome.
They