[Defeated Konoha Genin, Hydrogen Release: Rasengan Proficiency +39]
[Defeated Konoha Chunin, Fire Release: Flame Dragon Ray Proficiency +1]
[Defeated Konoha Genin...]
The system notifications came one after another.
That self-proclaimed Konoha genin, who was actually an Uchiha elite, Uchiha Ryuei, had surprisingly given 39 proficiency points.
At the same time, the side mission notification finally appeared.
[Side Mission: A Rising Star of the Uchiha Clan Completed.]
[System Shop Limited-Time One-Yen Flash Sale Event Activated, Countdown to End: 6 Days, 23 Hours, 59 Minutes.]
A combo of moves netted him some proficiency and completed a side mission.
Yet Yuto Souta couldn't help but feel... a twinge of pity?
Completing the mission meant the Uchiha clan had acknowledged his talent.
That Uchiha Ryuei might actually be someone noteworthy...
But none of that mattered anymore.
With the mission done, his purpose for coming here was fulfilled.
It's just... the extent to which the Uchiha were suppressed by Konoha was absurd.
How could their information lockdown be this thorough?
He'd used this trick plenty of times.
Whether during regular training, the graduation exam, or the assessment with Minato Namikaze.
It's safe to say,
Before he carried out his last main mission—destroying the Kannabi Bridge—the Anbu, Root, and even the Hyuga probably had a detailed breakdown of his abilities!
But the Uchiha...
Aside from knowing he and Obito were participating in the Chunin Exam, they probably had no clue about anything else.
Even right now, at this very moment in the Uchiha clan's territory,
In some other corner of Konoha, countless eyes were likely watching...
This pattern would continue into the future—until Uchiha Itachi's birth, and then to the night of the clan's massacre at his hands...
The fate and future of this clan were kind of tragic.
"Obito, let's go."
"Huh? Oh..."
Uchiha Obito's expression carried some disappointment too.
The clan he'd once admired and aspired to... the pride he'd clung to with gritted teeth while being beaten up...
Why was it so fragile?
Was Souta too strong? Or was the Uchiha too weak?
He didn't know.
Beneath the setting sun, the shadows of the two departing boys stretched long.
Their hearts shared the same sense of loss...
On the other side of the dust cloud,
A pair of crimson eyes with three tomoe watched the boys leave.
The boys' talents were impressive, and Uchiha Fugaku's heart felt a mix of shock at that moment.
But more than that, it was regret and helplessness...
It was obvious.
Neither of the boys felt any sense of belonging to the Uchiha.
Even with those eyes, even with the clan's recognition...
He couldn't help but think back to Minato Namikaze's appearance that day.
As the teacher of these two Uchiha geniuses, Minato had been so frantic, even swallowing his pride to ask for his help.
Yet...
As the clan head, he had to consider Minato's connection to the Third Hokage, and the Uchiha clan's situation and future...
In the end, he'd overthought it.
All three had returned to Konoha safe and sound.
He had no idea how it happened, but judging by the power they'd gained... it must have involved some painful experiences.
The conditions for awakening the Sharingan—he knew them all too well...
So,
The situation had turned into this awkward mess.
The boy with the single-tomoe Sharingan aside for now,
Just the one who'd mastered Fire Release—his future was bound to be limitless!
But that sense of belonging remained an issue...
"It can only be nurtured slowly."
With a sigh, Uchiha Fugaku murmured to himself.
Then he looked at the unconscious Uchiha Ryuei amidst the wreckage. This so-called young prodigy of the Uchiha, the strongest of his generation, was now in a pitiful state...
"Get the medical ninjas to treat him quickly—don't let it delay the Chunin Exam."
"Tell him when he wakes up."
"For this Chunin Exam... prioritize protecting Yuto Souta and Uchiha Obito's safety."
Uchiha Fugaku issued the order.
The remaining Uchihas, though confused and reluctant, looked at the chaos around them and said nothing...
The Uchiha valued strength above all.
...
Elsewhere,
After the two brooding boys parted ways on the road and returned to their respective homes,
That night, an unexpected visitor arrived at Yuto Souta's house.
A ninja wearing a rabbit mask, with a tanto strapped to his back and clad in a sleek black combat outfit, looking extremely sharp.
"An elder of the village invites you for a talk."
The masked ninja said coldly.
His voice was raspy, like two pieces of sandpaper rubbing together—harsh on the ears.
Yuto Souta, pen in hand preparing for his evening study, frowned deeply.
"I'm busy."
"Get lost."
The "get lost" wasn't strictly necessary.
But after returning from the Uchiha clan, his mood wasn't exactly sunshine and rainbows.
Plus, having a new idea interrupted—anyone would be in a bad mood...
Though it was just one sentence, Yuto Souta had already pegged the visitor's identity.
Root, from the Aburame clan.
Only someone from Root would issue an invitation so secretively— their tongues were sealed with a jutsu, preventing them from saying Danzo Shimura's name directly.
And only an Aburame would release bugs while talking...
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