Chapter 1

Reading Prompt: System flow, not a newbie, reject bulldozers and brainless acts.

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When she opened her eyes and saw the ceiling with the fan pattern, Uchiha Natsuki knew that everything was real.

"So, am I doomed to die?"

Natsuki's muttering was filled with self-mockery and helplessness. He wasn't a pessimistic person before, but the timing and position of his穿越 were very delicate, delicate to the point that the clan's extermination night was only about 6 days away.

Because just yesterday, the clan received some bad news: Uchiha Shisui was dead.

Natsuki, who had just crossed over and hadn't even had time to express his surprise or shock, was completely stunned on the spot.

This feeling was like when you're desperately cheating in an exam, and your principal suddenly taps you on the shoulder from behind—how surprised and unexpected is that? How happy are you?

Uchiha Shisui's death almost foretold the end of the Uchiha clan. At this point, according to the plot, the ungrateful Uchiha Itachi must have already contacted Obito, and they would soon make their move.

Faced with such a hellish start, Natsuki had no thoughts. He just wanted to have a good sleep and then restart the game...

Of course, that was a joke.

Although Natsuki knew his chances of surviving the clan's extermination night were slim, he couldn't just sit and wait to die, right? He had to try his best to find a way out.

After all, what if he succeeded?

What gave Natsuki this confidence was the system that came with him.

"System, come out, I want to draw a card."

In the empty room, Natsuki sat on the tatami and spoke to the air in front of him.

As soon as he finished speaking, the air rippled like water, and a golden wheel appeared amidst a dense array of seals.

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The system's card draw has three basic types: character cards, equipment cards, and special cards. The system's card draw is calculated based on time and character level. Characters from level 1 to 10 can draw once a month, from level 10 to 30 can draw twice, and above level 30 can draw three times.

The higher the character level, the more draws you get, and the higher the chance of getting better equipment cards and character cards, not limited to the ninja world, but also possibly abilities from other dimensions.

This was Natsuki's first time summoning the system, so he had one draw without level restrictions. Even though he was a level 1 character, he could use this opportunity, similar to a beginner's gift pack, to have a chance of drawing a character card or equipment card far beyond his level.

At the bottom right of the draw wheel, there was a golden, flashing star symbol, representing Natsuki's only level-unrestricted draw.

"Please, heaven, don't let me be a cursed African! I really can't afford it, heaven, please!"

Natsuki's emotions were very sincere, after all, with a knife almost at his throat, anyone would be extremely sincere.

While Natsuki was excited, he was also extremely afraid. Because everything was as he said, he really couldn't afford it.

With less than 10 days until the clan's extermination night, the entire Konoha village had begun to closely monitor the Uchiha clan's territory. Outgoing missions had been canceled, and all Uchiha outside the village had been recalled by the clan or the Hokage.

Yes, the Third Hokage had recalled everyone with various reasons. The intentions behind this were not to be speculated, but they certainly weren't good.

The Uchiha clan was like meat in a pot, and Natsuki was a piece of fatty meat, ready to be eaten by some shameless masked man or scar-faced man at any moment.

"... Draw!"

Click, the heavy needle carried a golden glow, slowly spinning on the wheel.

As the needle's speed began to slow down, Natsuki knew his fate would be decided the moment the needle stopped.

Ding!

The golden needle stopped steadily on the special card.

The special card marked "S+" had a burning fruit, with the phrase:

"The burning flame fruit, the devil's crystallization."

At this moment, Natsuki almost forgot to breathe. His eyes widened, and he was completely stunned.

"Wow!"

Suddenly, Natsuki shouted, maintaining a surprised expression as he suddenly stood up from the ground, hands raised high, walking back and forth in the room. His eyes were fixed on the front, and his mouth made "Wow, ah ha!" sounds, as if his brain had forgotten how to think.

Natsuki walked back and forth in extreme excitement, but he didn't notice that his pupils had two black tomoe.

"Redeem!"

A completely red, burning fruit fell from the golden light. As soon as it appeared, the room's temperature suddenly rose. Natsuki trembled, gently holding it with both hands. His eyes twitched, he took a deep breath, and then bit into it with great eagerness.

The moment it entered his mouth, a foul smell hit him, almost making him vomit, but he gritted his teeth and swallowed the entire fruit in a few bites. Soon after, an indescribable power erupted from within him...

Boom!

The room's light first dimmed, then a burst of orange flames suddenly lit up!

Natsuki's skin and limbs were engulfed in raging flames, and his face, while burning, still maintained a half-human expression. This was the externalization and elementalization of the flame fruit...

The flames Natsuki released were different from ordinary flames, with a temperature at least twice as high as normal.

Fortunately, Natsuki immediately suppressed the flames subconsciously after the eruption.

He thought in his mind, "Make the flames disappear, disappear..."

The next second, the flames burned out, leaving only a few flickering sparks in the air.

Fortunately, Natsuki consciously controlled his flames; otherwise, the fruit's rampage would have instantly turned the entire Uchiha clan's territory into a sea of fire, and the entire clan would have been cremated on the spot, which would not be funny.

With the power of the burning fruit, Natsuki's first thought was to run, to fly out of Konoha before anyone could react!

But this idea was quickly shattered by the harsh reality. First, Konoha was already under strict lockdown. The sealing team was on 24-hour standby, and he had just eaten the burning fruit, so his control was not solid. A hasty flight might not even be stable, let alone breaking through Konoha's protective barriers.

Additionally, the nearby forest around the clan's territory was already hiding an unknown number of Root or Anbu members. The difficulty of breaking out was too high, and the burning fruit's loud noise would easily attract attention, making it hard to escape quietly.

Moreover, the burning fruit was indeed powerful, and elementalization could ignore physical attacks. However, in the ninja world, where ninjas control chakra and perform jutsu, the burning fruit, though strong, couldn't completely ignore elemental opposition.

Based on the theory of the five elements, Natsuki was certain that water jutsu could definitely suppress or even counter his abilities.

Not to mention sealing techniques (Five Elements Seal, Fire Seal) and barrier techniques (Four Violet Flames Formation, Wind Barrier Fire Formation). Natsuki was sure that sealing techniques could lock down his elementalization, and barrier techniques could definitely trap him.

"It seems my strength alone is not enough... I need to find allies to share the pressure." Natsuki sat on the tatami, thinking. Due to the sudden elementalization, the tatami under his buttocks and half the room were already charred.

The air still smelled of burning, but Natsuki didn't notice.

Who could he find for help? Who would help an Uchiha?

Go to the Third Hokage to surrender? Ha, I might lose my head.

What about Danzo? Forget it, Shisui's eyes were just dug out, and I'm supposed to give him another big gift?

In this era, who in Konoha could protect him?

Natsuki thought for a long time but despairingly realized that no one in Konoha would help the Uchiha clan. Only the Uchiha could help the Uchiha, and he must start from the Uchiha to have a chance of turning the tide.

The Uchiha who could help him, without a doubt, was the entire Uchiha clan.

"If I leak the information to Uchiha Fugaku in advance, would the Uchiha clan be so helpless on the night of the clan's extermination? No, this idea is wrong."

"Would the Uchiha clan directly start a rebellion after the information is leaked? Natsuki sat cross-legged, lightly biting his nails, thinking. The answer was that a rebellion would likely happen, even if they knew Uchiha Itachi would stand against them, Uchiha Fugaku would not hesitate.

After all, with prior preparation, the Uchiha clan would not be so easily exterminated as in the original plot. And Fugaku, who had not yet been heartbroken by his son's betrayal, would not surrender.

No, even if he would, I can't let him do it!

Fugaku's two Mangekyou Sharingan can summon Susanoo! As long as I kidnap him to my chariot, the Uchiha can at least tear apart this small Konoha village, and then I can fly high and swim freely!

"Alright! I'll go talk to Fugaku!"

As for where the information came from and why he knew these things... Natsuki was too lazy to think of excuses. With his life on the line, he couldn't afford to worry about so much, one step at a time.

The important thing was to get the entire Uchiha clan moving, to make this seemingly unremarkable but actually extremely violent Uchiha chariot crash into Konoha's weakest point before they could react!

Because only then could the Uchiha clan survive, and with the Uchiha clan as a shield, Natsuki might have a chance to escape or break out of Konoha, increasing his chances of survival.