Overtime brought god-tier rewards: the Eight Gates Released Formation paired with the Sharingan!

Leaving the Third Hokage fuming at the Hyuga Clan Compound, Xuanye headed off with his brothers from the Konoha Military Police Force, chatting and laughing before they dispersed.

The moment he stepped through his front gate, a string of notifications sounded in his mind.

[Ding! The host has fulfilled his duties as Police Force Captain flawlessly and quelled a serious public security incident. Calculating overtime rewards!]

[Ding! Congratulations! The host has received a critical basic attribute reward: strength +10 Kakashi units, constitution +9 Kakashi units, endurance +9 Kakashi units, speed +8 Kakashi units, spirit +11 Kakashi units!]

[Special attribute reward acquired: total chakra increased by an additional One-Tail Shukaku's worth!]

[Special attribute reward acquired: Sharingan eye power increased by an additional Obito Uchiha's worth!]

[Ding! Overall rating for the long-term side quest "Competent Police Force Captain" has risen substantially! The tier of the final grand prize upon leaving office has doubled!]

After hearing the system's announcements, Xuanye was in a great mood. He casually called up his personal panel and glanced over it:

[Host: Uchiha Genya]

[Age: 19]

[Strength: 225+]

[Speed: 248+]

[Constitution: 237+]

[Endurance: 269+]

[Spirit: 206+]

[Charm: max level]

Looking at the massive increases across all his stats, Xuanye nodded in satisfaction.

Normally, the rewards the system gave him after his basic morning workout each day amounted to less than one Kakashi's worth, so only a plus sign appeared after the numbers on his panel.

That plus sign was like an experience bar. Only after it filled would the number rise by one.

As for special attributes such as total chakra, ninjutsu power, and taijutsu strength, although they were not displayed as numbers, Xuanye could clearly feel the power inside his body doubling and surging upward.

The basic numbers on the surface could not begin to reflect how terrifying his actual combat strength was.

He had to admit, tonight's overtime had really paid off!

Normally, he had to work himself to the bone for days to save up one Kakashi unit in attributes. Tonight, he had gone out and steamrolled everything in his path, and his stats had risen in whole units, with a Tailed Beast's worth of chakra and Mangekyō-level eye power thrown in!

But what excited Xuanye most was not these instantly credited attributes, but the jump in his long-term quest rating.

"Competent Police Force Captain" had been accumulating a grand prize in the background ever since he took over three years ago. After three years, the prize pool was already ridiculously deep, and tonight its rating had doubled again. Who knew what heaven-defying thing would pop out when he eventually decided he had had enough, resigned, and opened that treasure chest!

Of course, Xuanye was in no hurry to resign and collect his reward.

The Shinobi World's main storyline had only just begun. Although he had derailed quite a few minor details, its overall course was still moving forward.

Even if he completely broke the plot one day, it would not matter. With his current strength, even if the sky fell, he could punch it back up.

"Xuanye... if we keep this up... I really will get pregnant..."

The night deepened.

On the large round bed in the master bedroom, Xuanye had just finished an intense extra workout. He held the warm, soft beauty in his arms, reviewing his newly received rewards while enjoying their postcoital tenderness.

Kurenai Yuhi shifted slightly in his embrace. Her little face flushed, she looked at him with watery eyes and murmured those words.

It was not that she resisted having her beloved's child. She simply felt that Xuanye was only nineteen this year, right at the age to make his mark. If she ended up heavily pregnant now, she feared it might bring him unnecessary gossip and trouble.

Xuanye smiled and rubbed her long hair without offering much explanation.

Some things could not be conveyed through words alone. They had to be experienced slowly in the days to come.

At his current level of life, producing offspring was not so easy. Any child he fathered was destined to be a monster that defied common sense.

Tonight, in Konoha, the Hokage Building and the Kumogakure Envoy Mission were destined for a sleepless night.

But the turmoil outside had absolutely nothing to do with Xuanye.

As a man with a regular routine, he would not let anything, no matter how important, interfere with his bedtime.

A wonderful day had to begin with quality sleep!

As it turned out, vigorous exercise before bed really did help with deep sleep. Kurenai Yuhi, who had fallen asleep instantly beside him, was the best example.

Early the next morning, the sun rose.

At the summit of Hokage Rock, Xuanye spread his arms in the warm morning sunlight and stretched luxuriously, his bones giving a series of crisp cracks.

His greatest hobby was enjoying life.

Other people always found repeating the same daily routine dull and tedious, but to Xuanye, being able to keep living comfortably day after day was itself a supreme pleasure.

Clocking in on time every day, taking his brothers on patrol while slacking off, listening to Uchiha Cong and those other jokers shoot the breeze, and casually crushing a few pests too blind to know better.

At home, he had a lovely wife and beautiful concubines to serve him tea and water. Outside, he had like-minded friends to spar with and relieve his boredom.

Even an immortal could not ask for a better life!

So the logic was simple: if anyone dared to come blundering in, threaten his livelihood, and destroy the peaceful daily life he loved most, he would scatter even the fragments of their bones!

[Ding! Today's self-discipline check-in complete!]

The notification sounded in his mind right on schedule, officially marking the end of his regular morning training.

Xuanye took out a cigarette and lit it, then turned toward the thick-browed man wiping away sweat beside him:

"Guy, head straight to Police Force headquarters after breakfast and report for duty."

Might Guy was one of the very few genuine men in Konoha whom Xuanye held in high regard.

Plenty of arrogant people in the village regarded ninja who specialized in taijutsu as brainless brutes. Xuanye had never seen them that way, and the two had forged their friendship through actual sparring.

"Excellent! Starting today, I'll officially call you Captain Xuanye at work!"

Might Guy flashed a mouthful of gleaming white teeth, gave him a thumbs-up, and nodded firmly.

In his eyes, they were good buddies in private, but once he joined the Police Force and drew a salary, he had to respect the chain of command.

"By the way, Guy, I just had an idea. What do you think about spreading the Eight Gates Released Formation through the Police Force and having the brothers train with you? Would that work?"

Xuanye exhaled a cloud of smoke and asked with interest.

This was also a plan he had considered carefully.

As time went on, the assorted freaks emerging in the Shinobi World would undoubtedly grow stronger and stronger.

Although every Uchiha member under his command was a capable fighter, they would fall a little short in the major battles later on.

As the head of the Police Force, surely he could not be expected to personally deal with every random nobody he encountered in the future?

How would he happily slack off and enjoy himself then?

The problem, however, lay in a fatal flaw in the Uchiha Clan's bloodline.

If these guys wanted to grow stronger quickly through the Sharingan, they had to experience intense emotional stimulation. The higher they climbed, the less normal their minds became, all of them charging headlong toward mental illness.

Xuanye had no desire to torture his own brothers with genjutsu to force their eyes to awaken. If their eyes awakened but their brains went dull, where would he find another subordinate as sharp as Uchiha Cong?

"Well..."

At Xuanye's question, Might Guy rubbed his chin and sank into thought.

Xuanye did not rush him. He waited patiently beside him, cigarette between his fingers.

Outsiders had all sorts of theories about the origins of the forbidden Eight Gates Released Formation. Some said Might Duy had developed it himself, while others said its foundations had been recorded in the Scroll of Seals by the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju.

But in Xuanye's view, the theoretical framework of the Eight Gates Released Formation had most likely been proposed by the Second Hokage. Yet the ones who truly perfected this life-risking taijutsu and trained it to its absolute limit were undoubtedly Might Duy and his son, Might Guy!

Before Might Duy, there had simply been no one else in the entire Shinobi World ruthless enough to carry "self-restraint" through to his very bones. Even the Second Hokage himself could not do it.

"I can certainly teach it."

After pondering for a long while, Might Guy finally scratched the back of his head and offered his professional answer with complete seriousness:

"But Captain Xuanye, think about it. Externally, rigorous Eight Gates Released Formation training squeezes the body dry. Internally, using the Sharingan drains the mind. On top of that, regular chakra extraction squeezes out cellular energy... Put those three together, and every one of them is a training method that burns through the body's potential like crazy!"

"If we really let our Uchiha brothers train like that, I'm afraid that within two years, they'll all be heading further and further down the road to paralysis!"

Physical strain, mental exhaustion, and depleted cellular lifespans on top of that!

Xuanye paused, then understood immediately.

Good grief. The Eight Gates Released Formation paired with the Sharingan sounded intimidating, but everyone would end up in a wheelchair once they finished training?

The corners of Xuanye's mouth twitched hard twice. He fell silent for a full three seconds, then let out a long sigh and thoroughly extinguished that dangerous idea.

"All right, forget I said anything. Just stick to basic physical conditioning with them from now on."

Xuanye casually stubbed out his cigarette, waved, and headed down the mountain:

"Let's go. Time to head home, shower, and clock in!"