Chapter 142: Massive Rewards, Beyond Mastery

[Disciple Uchiha Shisui's Trust Level has increased, current Trust Level is four]

[You have gifted your disciple with a self-made ninja tool, greatly appreciated. Super critical reward triggered, obtaining reward — Thunder Breathing (Perfect level), black-framed glasses]

[Disciple Uchiha Shisui's emotions became excessively intense, triggering the activation of the Six Paths bloodline and unlocking the Sharingan. Strength increased. Obtaining reward — Byakugan]

[Disciple Uchiha Shisui's Chakra +200, Chakra +800 upon returning to the master.]

As Mutsuki expected, the extreme emotions brought about an unprecedented explosion, resulting in skills above the Mastery level. Additionally, a pair of glasses of unknown utility was included.

However, Shisui's advancement rewards this time were somewhat abstract. By spontaneously activating the Sharingan, he unexpectedly gained a pair of Byakugan eyes. Fortunately, the Byakugan rewarded by the system could be toggled on and off, and when not activated, the eyes wouldn't change in appearance.

However, upon closer examination, there wasn't much of a problem. After all, both Sharingan and Byakugan are bloodlines left behind by the Otsutsuki clan.

The rewards from reaching Trust Level four and returning to the master for further training were formidable. Due to the activation of Sharingan, Shisui's Chakra increased, and he directly received quadruple the amount.

"Next, the Chakra growth rate should see a significant boost," Mutsuki thought to himself.

Of course, Sharingan brought more than just an additional two hundred Chakra. The potent spiritual energy would naturally accelerate Shisui's Chakra growth rate even further, which in turn meant an acceleration for Mutsuki.

This time, the rewards were truly fulfilling, leaving Mutsuki to acknowledge that his investment of so much effort was not in vain.

The increase in Trust Level also brought new changes to the master-disciple interface.

[Disciple Uchiha Shisui has obtained optional life missions]

[Life Mission: Uchiha and Konoha]

[Main Objective: Resolve the conflicts between Uchiha and Konoha, integrating the Uchiha clan into Konoha]

[Mission Progress: 0]

[Mission Rewards: Rewards will be determined based on the completion progress and strength growth during the mission. Settlement occurs every ten percent increase in progress]

[Note 1: The mission automatically fails if the number of Uchiha Clan members is too low]

[Note 2: Life missions are extremely challenging. Once accepted, only completion allows progression to the next life mission. Choose carefully]

[Note 3: The greater the difficulty, the higher the reward]

Upon seeing the life mission assigned to Shisui, Mutsuki fell into contemplation.

If following the original storyline, this mission would undoubtedly be impossible to accomplish because the Uchiha clan was ultimately annihilated.

However, the clan's annihilation in the original story had various reasons. Firstly, the Nine-Tails Incident orchestrated by Obito isolated the already mistrusted Uchiha Clan completely, leading them to rebellion. Danzo, who harbored ambitions regarding the Sharingan, naturally seized the opportunity.

After some thought, Mutsuki finally confirmed the mission.

Even without Shisui's mission, Mutsuki still had to deal with Obito's affairs. As long as Mutsuki prevented Obito from falling into darkness, the Uchiha clan wouldn't face the risk of annihilation. Without that risk, the mission wouldn't directly fail.

From Mutsuki's perspective, this mission's difficulty was moderate. It wasn't too hard. If it were a task like achieving world peace, Mutsuki would hesitate to accept it. It would be too difficult to accomplish and not suitable as the first mission.

"Shisui, your eyes," Obito noticed that Shisui's eyes had turned a bright red color with a spinning Tomoe pattern inside.

At this moment, Obito couldn't help but feel a bit envious of Shisui. Not only did he receive such a great birthday gift, but he also awakened the Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan. With Sharingan, how could he lose to Guy so many times? He wouldn't have to do so many tasks either.

In his extreme excitement, Shisui didn't pay much attention, but upon Obito's reminder, he immediately noticed the anomaly.

"Is this the power of Sharingan?" Shisui felt the world becoming incredibly clear, even the flight paths of insects could be seen through by him.

"Don't show your Sharingan in front of others for now," Mutsuki said.

Increasing strength by awakening the eye was a good thing, but Shisui had just turned six years old. If news of his awakening spread, it would have a significant impact. Firstly, Fugaku and other Uchiha Elders would pay more attention to Shisui. While this wasn't a big problem, it would also grant Shisui access to more resources.

The key lies in the influence outside of the Uchiha Clan, namely Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo.

Sarutobi Hiruzen is fine; at most, he would educate Shisui in the Will of Fire and groom him to become the next Uchiha Kagami.

As for Danzo, it's uncertain. Given Danzo's vigilance towards the Uchiha, he might either seek to firmly control Uchiha Shisui and turn him into a sharp tool for Konoha or become extremely wary of Shisui to prevent another Uchiha Madara from emerging.

The cost and benefits are not proportional, so Mutsuki chooses to have Shisui conceal his Sharingan.

"Why? Isn't it good to awaken the eye?" Obito didn't quite understand. If he had Sharingan, he'd use it whenever possible; otherwise, what's the point of having it?

"I'll explain the specific reasons to both of you later; it's related to the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and the village," Mutsuki explained.

"Okay, Yumi-sensei, I understand," Shisui nodded in response.

He trusted that Yumi-sensei wouldn't harm him. If Mutsuki said not to show the Sharingan in front of others, then he wouldn't. When his uncle returned, Shisui wouldn't voluntarily disclose it either.

"Let's blow out the candles and make a wish first. Celebrating your birthday is the most important thing today," Mutsuki said with a gentle smile.

Shisui stood in front of the cake, closing his eyes to think of a wish.

Although reason told him that any wish would be the same because it couldn't come true out of thin air, he was just too happy today and felt like adding some ritual to it.

"If possible, let this kind of life continue, with the village, the clan, and sensei all getting better..." Shisui said in his heart.

Then Shisui opened his eyes and blew out the six candles.

"What did you wish for, Shisui?" Obito curiously asked.

"You can't ask that. If you say it out loud, it won't come true," Rin gently smiled.

With the wishes made, it was time for the final cake-eating segment. This time, there was no cake war outbreak; everyone happily ate and chatted.

"How did you suddenly activate the Sharingan, Shisui?" Obito hoped to learn from the successful experience.

"I don't know. I suddenly felt a surge of special chakra in my body, and then my eyes opened," Shisui thought for a moment, unsure of how to describe that feeling.

"Keep practicing, and you'll also be able to activate the Sharingan," Mutsuki said as he took a bite of cake.

Activating a regular Sharingan isn't difficult; what's challenging is unlocking the Mangekyo Sharingan. The Mangekyo Sharingan is a big pit without Hashirama's cells or upgrading it to the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Using it too much can even exhaust oneself.

Happy times are always short-lived. Unconsciously, the night grew deeper. After helping Shisui tidy up the house, Mutsuki and the others prepared to leave.

Shisui handed Mutsuki one million ryo as supplementary funds for forging ninja tools because Mutsuki had mentioned earlier that the material costs were substantial. Shisui also couldn't buy expensive ingredients for cooking in the future.

Mutsuki smiled and refused the money Shisui offered, saying, "For sensei, seeing his disciple grow stronger is the best reward. If that short blade can help you gain an advantage in battle in the future, I'll be very happy."

With that said, Mutsuki bid farewell and left. Having received quite a few rewards this time, he wanted to test out the new skills he had acquired.

"Getting stronger..." Watching Mutsuki's gradually fading figure, Shisui's mind still lingered on the words Mutsuki had spoken.

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