A System That Can Only Develop Fire Release Techniques!
"Ding!"
"The Fire Release System loading… 1%!"
"The Fire Release System loading… 10%!"
...
Just as Uchiha Yi was sinking into despair and cursing his unlucky fate, a clear and emotionless mechanical voice suddenly echoed inside his mind.
There was no doubt about it.
His golden finger had finally arrived.
In simple terms, the cheat that every transmigrator was supposed to have had finally shown itself.
Suppressing the excitement surging in his heart, Uchiha Yi fixed his attention on the translucent virtual screen that had appeared before his eyes.
If this were his past self, he would have already grown impatient watching the painfully slow progress bar crawl forward bit by bit.
Fortunately, this loading process didn't last too long.
At least, it wasn't like that certain Lei who always got stuck at 99% and stubbornly refused to move no matter what.
After roughly ten minutes, the progress bar finally reached 100%.
In the next second, the screen flickered and transformed into a clean, minimalist panel.
[Fire Release Development System]
[Introduction]
This system specializes in the development and enhancement of Fire Release ninjutsu.
You may consume 10 Soul Points to randomly develop a Fire Release–related ability.
(Note: Soul Points are obtained from the souls of living organisms.)
[Soul Points]: 0
"…That's it?"
It's gone?
That was the entire system?
Uchiha Yi stared at the panel in silence.
It was unbelievably simple.
So simple that it almost felt insulting.
And it proudly called itself a system that only developed Fire Release techniques?
What was it supposed to do upgrade Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique into Super Great Fireball Technique?
For a moment, Uchiha Yi felt completely at a loss.
There was no novice guide.
No beginner reward pack.
Not even a basic explanation of the mechanics.
According to common sense, this kind of system deserved a one-star bad review.
He was completely clueless about how to operate it.
In the world of Naruto, a world famous for bloodline abilities and ocular techniques, if you only knew Fire Release…
To be honest, that really wasn't impressive at all.
There was even a widely circulated saying among shinobi:
"Fire Release can't kill people."
Damn it.
The golden finger that had finally arrived felt useless.
Uchiha Yi couldn't help but feel suspicious.
"Wait…"
"How do you even obtain Soul Points?"
"Killing people?"
"Like in a game killing monsters to gain experience?"
"Then… if that's the case, would killing ants work?"
The thought felt ridiculous, but at this point, he couldn't afford to dismiss any possibility.
No matter how dissatisfied he felt, the system was already bound to him.
The deadlock he was in could probably only be broken by relying on this thing.
What mattered most now was understanding its rules and actual effects.
So Uchiha Yi focused his attention on the system's core requirement Soul Points.
However, it was already deep into the night.
And during this sensitive period, Konoha's upper echelon's attitude toward the Uchiha clan could no longer be described as merely unfriendly it was openly hostile.
If he dared to leave his house and wander around now, he might be directly labeled a spy or a traitor by those disgusting higher-ups.
Once that happened, everything would be over.
This kind of outcome didn't even require imagination.
It was simply the nature of Konoha's leadership at this time.
That being the case, the only option left was to search inside his own house.
Maybe rats.
Cockroaches.
Ants.
Anything living.
Kill them and see whether Soul Points could be obtained.
At the same time
After leaving the hokage Tower, Uchiha Itachi did not immediately return to the Uchiha clan compound to carry out the operation.
Instead, he entered a dense forest on the outskirts of Konoha.
There, a masked man was already waiting for him.
A man who called himself Uchiha Madara.
The masked man stood quietly beneath the trees, as though he had long anticipated Itachi's arrival.
"I need your help."
Uchiha Itachi spoke first, his voice calm and low.
"So you've made your decision?"
The masked man replied casually, a faint curve forming at the corner of his mouth beneath the mask.
"I've done everything I could."
"The Uchiha clan won't stop."
"They're blinded by arrogance."
"If they continue, they will only destroy the peace Konoha fought so hard to maintain."
Uchiha Itachi's voice was cold and unwavering.
At this point, nothing could shake his resolve.
"Heh heh heh…"
The masked man let out a low, amused chuckle, filled with mockery.
As expected of an Uchiha.
Even sacrificing one's own clan could be framed as justice.
Truly a cursed clan.
Every single one of them was twisted.
Hopeless.
Better to erase it entirely.
This world without Rin…
It didn't matter what it became.
In the end, he would create a world where Rin existed.
Uchiha Itachi, standing beside him, did not hear any of these thoughts.
His mind was already immersed in the upcoming actions.
"I can help you," the masked man said at last.
"But I have one condition."
"After this is over, you will join my organization."
"You will act according to my arrangements."
"…Fine."
Uchiha Itachi agreed without hesitation.
He had already prepared himself for this outcome.
After that, Itachi turned and headed toward the Uchiha clan district.
The masked man activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, his body warping into the vortex of space-time as he vanished into the Kamui dimension.
On the outskirts of the Uchiha clan compound, ANBU and Root operatives had already taken their positions.
They sealed the entire area completely.
No Uchiha would be allowed to leave.
Under the cover of night, Uchiha Itachi unsheathed his blade and stepped into the clan grounds.
He stopped before a brightly lit house.
"…Itachi?"
"What are you doing here?"
The clan members inside were startled at first, then frowned in disgust as recognition dawned.
However
Before they could say anything else, a cold flash of steel passed through the air.
The room fell silent.
They never imagined that Uchiha Itachi would raise his blade against his own clan.
In their minds, he was merely close to the village's higher-ups a traitor, perhaps, but not a butcher.
They were wrong.
By the time regret surfaced, it was already too late.
Moments later, the house returned to silence.
Uchiha Itachi stood expressionless, wiped his blade clean, and moved on to the next target.
Elsewhere
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for killing Ant ×23. Soul Points gained: 0.0000000023."
"…."
Uchiha Yi stared blankly at the system prompt.
He had finally found an ant nest and crushed it without hesitation.
But that ridiculously long decimal number made him completely speechless.
Still
There was good news.
Soul Points could indeed be obtained by killing ants or rather, by killing living organisms.
The bad news was obvious.
Killing ants was utterly inefficient.
It was not a viable path.
Which meant…
This system was guiding him toward a road soaked in blood.
Uchiha Yi could vaguely sense it.
He didn't know whether to accept it or reject it.
But in the world of Naruto, choice itself was a luxury.
If you didn't kill, you would be killed.
That was the rule of this world.
A cruel, broken world.
And now
He was trapped right in the middle of it.