In the Land of Fire, at the Valley of the End.

Watching the two Root ninjas start brawling over personal grudges, Fei Niao led the three little ones toward the Uchiha clan's residence.

Not every child from the Uchiha family can think calmly about adult matters like Itachi did when he was young.

Generally speaking, a child is just a child, and Uchiha children are no exception.

At that moment, one of the kids, holding a bucket of fried chicken, looked up at Fei Niao with admiration and shouted,

“Big brother!”

Though he couldn’t understand the secrets Fei Niao was talking about, he could definitely tell that the chicken wings were delicious. The best part was that he could have more... once one bucket was finished, there was a second bucket...

This is better than what my grandpa gets!

“Sigh!”

Fei Niao let out a sigh, crossed his arms behind his head, and looked up at the clouds in the sky, advising,

“When you get home, don’t mention what happened today.

As for why you’re wet, just say you accidentally fell into the river while fishing. Stick to the same story, and don’t mention that I kicked you guys.

I just got lectured by the elder for a whole afternoon today; that old man has been nitpicking my faults lately.”

“Yes, big brother!”

“Big brother, can... can we have more of this?

My grandpa has bad teeth, and the chicken meat is really tender... I want to eat the skin and leave the meat for grandpa.”

What a filial child!

Hearing the sincere voices of the three kids, if it weren’t for the drool dripping from the corners of their mouths, Fei Niao might have believed their nonsense.

“By the way!”

After serving the three little ones, Fei Niao patted their heads and smiled.

“Since you came to the Valley of the End today, it must be to admire Uchiha Madara’s grandeur.

Tomorrow night, you can come to the South He Shrine, and you can bring your little friends. I will teach you about Uchiha Madara's Will of Fire and tell you how he convinced the First Hokage to fight side by side and conquer the world.”

？？？？

The three kids tilted their heads, their eyes filled with confusion.

The Will of Fire... the legendary Will of Fire of Uchiha Madara... wasn’t he a rogue ninja?

Seeing the three children looking at him in confusion, Fei Niao chose not to elaborate further but smiled mysteriously and tempted them,

“There will be fried chicken, and I’ll also buy you some drinks.

Tomorrow night, let’s listen to stories while understanding the authentic Will of Fire that Uchiha Madara developed.”

“Oh~ oh~”

“Yay~”

Though they didn’t understand what this big brother was saying, they understood one thing... that delicious fried chicken would still be available tomorrow night, and they could probably have endless servings...

Tsk! Tsk!

After glancing at the three excited children, Fei Niao turned to look in the direction of Konoha Village.

Since he was already prepared not to defect, it was time to take some measures to save the family.

At the very least, he hoped the next generation wouldn’t turn out to be fools, even if they were a bit crazy.

The Will of Fire... let me make some changes to it...

...

“System!”

As soon as Fei Niao pushed open the door, he called out in his mind.

During the fight today, he felt the system tremble slightly, but since he was in the middle of battling the two Root ninjas, he didn’t pay much attention.

Looking at the system interface that appeared before him, with the most prominent words "Task Completed," Fei Niao raised an eyebrow in surprise and tilted his head toward the white wall, murmuring,

“Did the task complete just like that?”

【Congratulations to the host for successfully defeating Uchiha Naoki through diligent training and tough battles, and for successfully recruiting him as a little brother. Would you like to settle the rewards?】

Hmm...

Fei Niao nodded; he was beginning to understand what was going on.

Uchiha Naoki... was probably one of the three kids he kicked off the cliff.

Is this even considered a defeat?

After a twitch at the corner of his mouth, Fei Niao sat down in a chair and said seriously,

“Settle!”

Boom!

As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed a warm current suddenly appear in his eyes, flashing by.

“This...”

Fei Niao propped his chin on one hand, looking thoughtful as he murmured to himself,

“When I heard about the pain Uchiha Mikoto experienced during her pregnancy, it might have been dozens of times worse than this warm current?”

When the spirit of the Uchiha clan is stimulated, their eyes will change accordingly, and when the stimulation is sufficient, the eyes will evolve.

According to his earlier estimate, if he listed out the data from his three tomoe to the Mangekyō Sharingan, it would probably be equivalent to:

Before warm current: 【3000/10000】

After warm current: 【3000.5/10000】

“......”

He would need to complete about 14,000 tasks to advance to the Mangekyō.

Even if he did five tasks a day, it would take 2800 days, which is 7.67 years, and according to the original timeline, the Uchiha clan probably only had about 6.5 years left...

“Good system!”

Fei Niao exclaimed, then turned to start packing his belongings.

What a joke, without the Mangekyō, is he supposed to rely on his head to bang against someone else’s Mangekyō during the night of the massacre?

Thud!

Just as he stood up, he noticed a scroll suddenly fall onto the table.

He picked up the scroll casually and, after reading it, Fei Niao fell silent once again.

What a good system...

“Chidori Senbon!

An A-rank ninjutsu that turns Chidori into countless sharp senbon, targeting the enemy for attack. The number of senbon released is related to the amount of chakra; if used in conjunction with the Sharingan, it can also attack the enemy's vital points.”

After talking to himself for a while, he looked up at the ceiling, his face filled with speechlessness.

Let’s not even mention whether he has lightning attribute chakra; even if he does have lightning attribute chakra, he doesn’t know how to use Chidori!

What is this? Is the system assuming he will definitely learn Chidori in the future... and then teaching him a ninjutsu in advance?

“Sigh!”

After letting out a sigh, Fei Niao casually tossed the scroll into the cabinet, planning to find a lightning-style ninja to trade with or ask for a favor sometime.

After all, he... doesn’t have lightning attribute...

Great, he completed the first task of the strongest counterattack system.

A lonely counterattack.

【New task released: The road to growth is always accompanied by many challenges, but the challenges arranged by the heavens for you seem a bit too much. The reason you will lose so badly in the future battle against Naruto, aside from the slightly inferior cheats and the Sage of Six Paths' favoritism, is that the friends you make lower your own level.

While Naruto is currently being looked down upon by the villagers, please befriend Nara Shikamaru, as his strong intellect can perfectly complement your powerful combat ability.

Become good friends with Nara Shikamaru now, to avoid in the future, when you and Naruto are adversaries, Nara Shikamaru using his exceptional intellect to lead you astray.】

【This task can be opted out of.】

【This task reward: One deepening of the Sharingan awakening progress, a mysterious exchange voucher, and a letter from a stranger.】

After reading the new task released by the system, Fei Niao turned to look at the Nara clan's location.

Nara Shikamaru???

Of course, he knew who that was.

He even had a couple of drinks with Nara Shikamaru’s father.

If he remembered correctly, Nara Shikamaru was still in his mother’s belly, right?

Opt out?

Looking at the rewards laid out by the system, Fei Niao shook his head and said,

“Accept!”