Chapter 71: The Chicken-Raising Counterattack Method
"System!"
The moment Asuka returned home, he called out to the system.
«Congratulations, Host!
Through diligent study, relentless effort, tireless dedication, and continuous learning, you have achieved first place in the Ninja Academy entrance examination with an overwhelming lead.
Congratulations, Host. You have taken another step toward becoming the strongest shinobi in the ninja world.
Mission Rewards:
- +1 Sharingan Awakening Progress
- One Magic Egg
- One drop of Ōtsutsuki Clan blood»
"Claim rewards."
Asuka glanced over the notification with a blank expression before confirming.
By now, he was thoroughly familiar with the system's routine.
Every completed mission was accompanied by a barrage of motivational praise.
The only thing he couldn't figure out was whether the system genuinely believed its own nonsense or was simply pretending.
Diligence.
Hardship.
Perseverance.
Where exactly had any of that happened?
The only genuinely difficult mission he'd ever completed was earning Kakashi's approval.
...
His expression suddenly froze.
Wait.
This system was supposed to recreate Sasuke's rise.
If he remembered correctly...
Naruto would eventually become Jiraiya's disciple.
Sasuke would become Orochimaru's disciple.
Did that mean...
I'd have to apprentice under Orochimaru someday?
That would be troublesome.
He didn't like Orochimaru.
Orochimaru certainly didn't like him.
Tsunade didn't like him.
Jiraiya had barely exchanged a sentence with him.
If the system really assigned "Become one of the Sannin's disciple" as a mission...
That would be an enormous headache.
A warm current suddenly flowed through his eyes.
Asuka abruptly opened them.
A faint crimson light flashed within his pupils.
Converting it into numbers...
His Mangekyō Sharingan progress was now approximately—
4300 / 10000
"Not bad."
"Another twenty missions..."
"And I'll awaken the Mangekyō."
Twenty missions...
He completed four missions in half a year.
Eight in a year.
Sixteen in two years.
Which meant...
Three years...
"...Three years?"
His gaze slowly drifted toward the table.
"Holy..."
"What a huge egg."
His pupils contracted.
Resting there was an egg nearly the size of a wok.
It was far larger than any ordinary chicken egg.
Curiously, he opened its description.
«Magic Egg
Male Egg»
"..."
Asuka's expression immediately darkened.
Before he could complain...
More text appeared.
«This is a male egg.
Once hatched, it can fertilize one hundred hens per day.
A single fertilization keeps a hen fertile for an entire month.
Eggs laid by fertilized hens have a hatch rate exceeding 90%.
Warning:
If a man eats this rooster, his sensitivity to chicken hormones will increase dramatically, making him... exceptionally fertile.»
"..."
Then another line appeared.
«Incubation Method:
Place the egg inside a flowerpot in a sunny, well-ventilated location.
Wait two months.
Afterwards, squat beside the flowerpot and wait patiently.
Note:
After hatching, the chick will permanently follow the first person it sees.»
"..."
"..."
"..."
Asuka stared at the egg in complete silence.
A rooster...
With absurd reproductive ability...
Fertilized eggs hatched into chicks.
The eggs people normally ate were unfertilized.
...
Was the system...
Trying to make him open a poultry farm?
Raise chickens...
Revitalize the economy...
Make money breeding chickens...
Then hire Kakuzu?
Smack!
His right fist suddenly struck his left palm.
"I get it!"
"In the future..."
"The Uchiha Clan will be reduced to Sasuke alone."
"This rooster..."
"...is meant to help restore the clan's population."
"So that's the meaning behind the mission!"
"What a thoughtful reward."
Nodding to himself in satisfaction, he casually tossed the enormous egg into a corner.
"A miraculous fertility rooster..."
"What nonsense."
His attention shifted toward the final reward.
"One drop of Ōtsutsuki blood..."
He opened its description.
«Description:
This blood belongs to a woman whose hair is longer than her entire body.
She possesses incomparable beauty.
Two horns grow from her head.
Both eyes are Byakugan.
A Rinne Sharingan rests upon her forehead.
Members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan require no cultivation like mortals.
They exist beyond death itself.
This blood can purify one's own bloodline and move it closer to one's ancestors.
Usage:
Apply directly to the skin.»
"Oh?"
His eyes immediately lit up.
For once...
The system had finally produced something incredible.
Kaguya's blood?
And it can be used directly?
Without hesitation, Asuka crushed the redemption ticket into powder.
Then...
He quietly waited.
One minute.
Two minutes.
Five minutes.
Ten minutes.
Half an hour passed.
Rubbing his sore eyes, he muttered,
"...Where's the item?"
He searched the room.
Not even a drop of blood appeared.
Forget blood...
There wasn't even a strand of hair.
"System."
"Where's the item?"
...
Silence.
"Where is it?"
...
Still nothing.
"Where's Kaguya's blood?"
...
No response.
The anticipation slowly disappeared from Asuka's face.
Expressionless, he kicked the giant egg aside and walked out of the house.
He understood now.
The system must have lost it.
---
Walking through Konoha's streets, Asuka sighed repeatedly.
A drop of Ōtsutsuki blood...
Gone just like that.
He had lost an opportunity to move even closer to awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Before he could dwell on it further...
A woman dressed in white hurried past him while covering her nose.
His brows furrowed.
That's...
Hinata's mother?
After living in this world for so many years, he naturally knew Hinata's parents.
As a member of the Hyūga main family...
Hinata possessed exceptionally pure blood.
Which raised an interesting question.
Had Hinata mutated?
Or...
Were Hiashi and his wife the unusual ones?
Stopping a passing Hyūga clansman, Asuka pointed toward the woman hurrying away.
"Hey."
"What's wrong with your mistress?"
The Hyūga member stiffened the instant he noticed the Uchiha crest.
"That's none of your business."
"Move."
"I'm..."
Asuka pointed toward the drops of blood staining the road.
"Uchiha Asuka."
"...Uchiha Asuka?"
Recognizing him, the man's expression eased.
This wasn't just any Uchiha.
He was a doctor.
Watching the servants chasing after the Hyūga matriarch, the clansman said worriedly,
"Our mistress suddenly developed a nosebleed while shopping today."
"It just won't stop."
"...Pregnancy?"
"I don't know."
"That's strange..."
Before he could finish—
A flash of crimson rushed between them.
Another woman was running while holding her nose.
Asuka instinctively looked after her.
"...That's the Fourth Hokage's wife, isn't it?"
The Hyūga clansman hesitated before nodding.
"It is."
"...That's even stranger."
"They're both suffering nosebleeds."
Before either could say another word...
Another familiar figure sprinted toward the Konoha Medical Department.
Uchiha Mikoto.
Also covering her nose.
Asuka narrowed his eyes.
"I now have reason to suspect..."
"...someone is attempting to harm Konoha."
"I agree."
The Hyūga clansman nodded nervously.
"Should we report this to Lord Hokage?"
"No."
"Let's notify the Police Force first."
"Someone has probably already informed the Hokage."
The Hyūga member blinked.
"...Aren't you part of the Police Force?"
Asuka looked around righteously.
"The Police Force has been far too idle lately."
"Captain Fugaku should handle this."
Without waiting for a response...
He grabbed the Hyūga clansman and sprinted toward Police Headquarters.
Along the way...
He secretly called the system twice.
"System."
"Where exactly is Kaguya's blood?"
"Did you really lose it?"
...
Silence.
---
Meanwhile...
Somewhere in the Land of Fire...
Shizune looked worriedly at Tsunade, who had collapsed onto the floor.
"Tsunade-sama..."
"Your nose..."
Tsunade kept one hand tightly pressed against it.
Weakly, she replied,
"It's..."
"It's nothing..."
"Nothing at all..."
"Tsunade-sama..."
"What caused this?"
"...Maybe..."
"I've been feeling a little overheated lately."
Overheated?
Shizune remembered that recently...
Tsunade had almost stopped gambling.
Instead...
She spent all her time investigating those publishers.
That cursed phrase—
"I'm coming too."
It had spread rumors about Dan with shocking speed.
It had hurt Tsunade deeply.
Yet...
Thinking about how rarely Tsunade visited casinos these days...
Shizune's feelings became strangely complicated.
Perhaps...
Whoever had started this rumor...
Had accidentally helped Tsunade reduce her gambling habit.
---
That night...
Lying in bed, Asuka suddenly noticed new words appearing on the system interface.
«Due to special circumstances...
Collection of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's blood has failed.»
"..."
He stared blankly.
Failed?
"...How?"
After another long silence...
The system displayed another message.
«Would the Host like to exchange it for another reward?»
"...Exchange."
Asuka sighed.
Since obtaining Kaguya's blood had failed...
Then perhaps fate simply wasn't on his side.
A moment later...
He frowned at the crimson liquid floating before him.
"...What's this?"
«Blood of an Ōtsutsuki Descendant»
"...Do I still apply it to my body?"
«As compensation...
The system will automatically purify the Host's bloodline, remove impurities, and directly channel the contained Ōtsutsuki power into the Host's eyes, bringing the bloodline closer to its ancestral origin.»
"I see..."
Asuka slowly nodded.
"So..."
"My original reward..."
"...was blood closer to the Ōtsutsuki ancestor."
"But now..."
"...it's become blood that's merely closer to my ancestor?"
"...You're not about to evolve me back into my grandfather's generation..."
"...are you?"
...
The system never answered.
Asuka sighed helplessly.
All the excitement he'd experienced throughout the day...
Had ultimately been for nothing.
.