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Chapter 25 An Encounter
[Ding! Thousand Hands Bloodline Activation Complete!]
Points -100, current remaining: 80
Uchiha Ike did not open his eyes again until the system notification sounded.
Your defense has been greatly increased: 38% → 50%
Your chakra level has been greatly increased: 700 (+1000) → 2500 (+1000)
[Note: Standard chakra level for Jonin: 3000]
His chakra level has directly reached the standard for Jonin!
"Is this the power of the Senju clan...?"
As Uchiha Ike felt the abundant chakra within his body, he felt his entire body brimming with power!
A thought struck him, and he reached out and grasped the chair made of sturdy ship timber beside him, then silently exerted his strength.
When it was loosened again, there was a palm-sized dent on the boat wood!
He clapped his hands in satisfaction, got up and went to the mirror. Looking at his refreshed self, he felt as refreshed as if he had put on new underwear for the New Year.
"I owe everything I have today to my own hard work and sweat..."
[Guilt detected from Rin Nohara!]
[Gain 10 points and increase defense by 2%]
Uchiha Ike glanced at the system somewhat awkwardly, then looked at the clock on the wall and noticed that the hour hand was pointing exactly at six o'clock.
"Do all ninjas get up this early?" Uchiha Ike thought with a hint of admiration.
He turned his head to look out the window and found that it was already dawn, and some of his people had begun to move about on the street.
"They've been working through the night, huh?" Uchiha Ike thought to himself, scratching his head.
Although he used to stay up all night in his previous life, he never expected that he would accidentally stay up all night in this world without games and novels.
However, unlike his previous life, he is not tired at all now, and is full of energy, quick-witted, and full of inexhaustible strength.
Uchiha Ike stood there for a moment, then turned and walked towards the entrance.
"Let's have breakfast first..."
Ten minutes later.
He arrived at the center of the clan's territory.
The market stalls were already crowded with people choosing the ingredients they needed.
However, Uchiha Ike's target was not there. He walked briskly through the crowd and soon arrived at a pancake stall.
"Good morning, Grandma Jing." He held out his whole hand generously to the old lady sitting in the chair: "I'd like five beef sesame cakes."
"OK."
Uchiha Jun smiled and nodded, rising from the old wooden chair and leisurely walking to the stall: "You have a good appetite today..."
Watching Uchiha Kyo skillfully make sesame cakes, Uchiha Ike nodded with a smile.
Now that he's a Jonin, his strength has increased, and naturally, his appetite has grown considerably compared to when he was a Genin or Chunin.
While waiting quietly.
A deep voice suddenly rang in Uchiha Ike's ears: "Uchiha Ike?"
Granny Jing paused in her work, squinted at the newcomer, and then smiled, "Oh, good morning, clan chief."
"Hmm, good morning," came the deep, flat reply.
He turned to look and found that Uchiha Fugaku, with a stern face, was staring at him.
Ugh, what a bad omen this morning.
"Clan Chief," Uchiha Ike thought to himself, but outwardly asked respectfully, "Are you heading to the security force?"
Fugaku Uchiha nodded slightly.
He's been very busy lately, so he has to get up early every day to go to the garrison building and stay there until late at night before going home.
Part of the workload is related to this guy in front of me.
Ever since he learned that someone in Konoha's upper echelons was secretly spying on him, he had privately approached the Third Hokage to test his reaction.
Whether he was genuinely confused or pretending, the Third Hokage's expression at the time suggested he was completely unaware.
But how could he be completely unaware?
Fugaku Uchiha felt a chill in his heart, but he couldn't test the waters any further. He could only silently increase the patrol efforts of the security team, trying to find the spies that Danzo had planted.
However, each time they came up empty-handed.
The roots seemed to exist nowhere; the guards searched high and low, but found not a trace of them in the tribe's territory...
Thinking about this, Fugaku Uchiha's gaze toward Ike Uchiha became somewhat strange.
I have no idea how this guy discovered that super old lady in the first place...
He noticed the subtle change in Fugaku Uchiha's expression.
Uchiha Ike asked, "What's wrong, clan leader?"
"No." Fugaku Uchiha shook his head and said to Jō Uchiha, "Grandma, give me two sesame seed cakes."
There was still a lot of work to be done, and Fugaku Uchiha didn't like to eat too much while working.
Grandma Jing responded and quickened her pace in shoveling the sesame seed cakes.
Fugaku Uchiha nodded slightly, looked at Ike Uchiha, and asked casually, "Have you made any new friends lately?"
To an uninformed outsider, this question sounded like concern, but to Uchiha Ike, it automatically translated as, "Have you told anyone else about the spies planted by higher-ups?"
Uchiha Ike rolled his eyes, smiled faintly, and shook his head: "No, everyone's been quite busy lately."
Don't worry, I haven't told anyone.
He felt no remorse when he said those words.
He didn't tell anyone, except Ah Fei.
After all, White Zetsu shouldn't be considered human.
Then, incidentally, they shifted the blame to Danzo.
Anyway, Danzo didn't have any objections, right?
"very good."
Upon hearing Uchiha Ike's reply, Uchiha Fugaku breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Although he felt somewhat disheartened by the Konoha leadership, he still hadn't figured out what to do next.
The radicals are taking too much of a risk.
Konoha is a behemoth with dozens of ninja villages, and the Uchiha clan doesn't even have a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan yet, so Fugaku Uchiha simply can't bring himself to rebel.
But let's be conservatives...
Danzo has now sent his spies to the clan's territory. If he, as the clan leader, compromises like this, what will be written in the clan's genealogy in the future?
Just when he felt lost and confused.
"The sesame seed cakes are ready!"
Uchiha Jun, carrying a bag in one hand, called out to the two, "This one has five, and this one has two."
Fugaku Uchiha finally snapped out of his daze, took his share of the pancake, and then gave Ike Uchiha a slightly encouraging smile:
"Then let's put in more effort."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
Uchiha Ike watched them leave quietly.
Only after the clan leader's figure completely disappeared around the street corner did a slight smile appear on his lips:
"I will do my best."
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on the way back.
Uchiha Ike devoured the beef pancake in his hand, silently contemplating the current situation.
Looking at the brand-new "Thousand Hands Bloodline" in the attribute panel, Uchiha Ike murmured to himself:
"As expected, once a new target is triggered, the points shop updates the corresponding items..."
He checks the points shop when he has free time, so it's safe to assume that the Thousand Hands Bloodline and Wood Release talent were only added last night.
If you use your brain, you'll realize that they come from Tsunade and Tobi, respectively.
"In other words, if I want something in the future, I can just contact the owner of it."
"If you're lucky, you'll get it right away; if you're unlucky, you can go to the shop for a guaranteed drop..."
Uchiha Ike stroked his chin thoughtfully, wondering what else he might need.