One day earlier—
As usual, after casually teasing Rangiku, Uchiha Senya entered the System Space.
A familiar interface unfolded before his eyes.
Family System Panel
Host: Uchiha Senya
Family: Uchiha Clan
Source Quality: 6
Family Members:
Uchiha Chisato, Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Izuna, Uchiha Fugaku,
Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Itachi,
Uchiha Sakura, Uchiha Hiyo, Uchiha Mikoto
Family Residence:
Soul Society — East Rukongai, District 45
Originally, to complete the System's mission—
"Form a Family with at least two members within seven days"
(Failure penalty: −1000 Source Quality)
—Senya had chosen the most straightforward solution possible.
Marriage.
With his noble background and status, finding a suitable partner in Rukongai was hardly difficult.
Sakura was gentle, hardworking, obedient, and capable. After their marriage, she quickly gave birth to two sons within three years.
Uchiha Madara.
Uchiha Izuna.
Thus, the Uchiha bloodline officially took root.
Years later, Izuna saved Hiyo—youngest daughter of the Ōmaeda family—during an unexpected incident. That chance encounter became fate.
Hiyo eventually married into the Uchiha Clan and bore two sons of her own:
Uchiha Shisui.
Uchiha Obito.
More importantly—
Hiyo's marriage came with generous dowries and steady resource support.
The Uchiha Clan, once financially strained, was immediately pulled out of hardship. From that point on, the family lived comfortably, even lavishly by Rukongai standards.
After nearly fifty years of Senya's quiet accumulation—
The Uchiha Clan had grown into a large family,
one that surpassed even the traditionally prestigious Kuchiki and Shihōin clans in sheer population.
And yet—
What frustrated Senya the most was not money, power, or influence.
It was names.
Every time a new child was born, their identity—including their name—was directly generated by the Family System.
He was completely robbed of the joy of naming his own descendants.
Otherwise, did anyone really think he wanted names like:
Uchiha Madara.
Uchiha Izuna.
Uchiha Shisui.
Uchiha Obito.
Names that practically screamed tragic destiny?
He had tried.
Multiple times.
He even submitted formal requests to the System Administrator—Truth—asking for permission to change their names.
As expected, every single request was ignored.
At this moment—
Standing inside the System Space, facing the emotionless Truth, Senya finally complained aloud.
"Truth… it's been forty years. Forty."
"Since that mission in Karakura Town, you haven't issued a single new task."
"Every time I ask, your answer is always the same:
'World plot has not unfolded. No missions available.'"
He exhaled.
"You know I only have six Source Quality left, right?"
"That means I have six years of life remaining."
Due to Truth's earlier modification, Senya possessed the Absolute Calm Soul Trait.
Fear, dread, sorrow—emotions that should accompany the countdown of one's life—simply did not exist within him.
Even now, his tone remained relaxed.
That abnormal calmness had already proven its worth decades ago. It had allowed Unohana Retsu to suppress her overwhelming killing intent during treatment—
—and once even attracted the attention of Kurotsuchi Mayuri.
Though, for reasons unknown, Mayuri's interest had eventually faded.
Just as Senya was about to accept Truth's silence once more—
The dormant Family System Interface suddenly flared to life.
Crimson warning text flooded his vision.
[Mission A: A powerful Family requires powerful servants.
Recruit seven Captain-level experts and make them pledge loyalty to the Family within seven days.]
[Mission B: A powerful Family requires overwhelming deterrence.
Defeat seven Captain-level experts head-on within seven days.]
[Mission Reward (Choose A or B): Dangai Hut]
Senya stared at Mission A.
One breath.
Two breaths.
Three breaths.
Then—
A wave of frustration greater than having his naming rights stolen surged straight to his head.
Recruit seven Captain-level experts?!
In seven days?!
This wasn't difficult.
It was pure fantasy.
Captain-level beings were the absolute pillars of the Seireitei. Each one was capable of shaking Soul Society itself.
Even counting generously, the total number of known Captain-level figures barely reached twenty.
They were either:
Division Captains
Hidden monsters
Or the final trump cards of noble families
Every one of them carried pride, convictions, and unbreakable bonds.
Recruit them as servants?
Make them swear loyalty?
That was like asking the sun to rise from the west.
This wasn't a mission.
It was an execution order.
Compared to that—
Mission B, while extremely dangerous, was at least honest.
Defeat.
No need for loyalty.
No need for persuasion.
No need for trust.
Only strength.
And strength—
Was the one thing Senya possessed that could threaten a Captain.
"…I choose B."
His voice carried undeniable resignation.
[Host has chosen Mission B]
[Defeat seven Captain-level experts within seven days]
[Mission Duration: 168 hours — Countdown initiated]
[Mission Reward: Dangai Hut (Pending)]
A glowing red countdown appeared deep within Senya's consciousness.
Tick.
Tick.
Tick.
Like a blade suspended over his soul.
"Seven days… seven people…"
Senya inhaled slowly, already beginning his calculations.
First—Unohana Retsu was excluded. She was Chisato's biological mother.
Second—those he could not realistically defeat:
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto.
Aizen Sōsuke.
Finally—those whose fighting intent might waver:
Kyōraku Shunsui.
Ukitake Jūshirō.
The remaining Captains—
Those were his targets.
The real problem was something else entirely.
How could he make them fight him seriously?
To the Seireitei, Uchiha Senya was nothing more than a smooth-talking pervert with questionable credibility.
And worse—
Everyone knew the truth about the Uchiha Clan.
A noble family abandoned by Zanpakutō.
Not a single member had ever released one.