Chapter 6

Uchiha Ryoichi and others began to besiege the Senju clan members who were guarding Senju Itama, while Uchiha Gin was merely standing by. A battle of this scale was still too advanced for him, and he didn't want to be the traveler with the shortest lifespan.

As his eyes swept across the unfamiliar faces of several Senju members, Uchiha Gin finally focused on Senju Itama in the middle.

He looked at the child who would tragically die in this plot from a distance and recalled the past in his mind.

"Isn't this the famous scene from the original novel, where Senju Itama is surrounded and killed by five Uchiha?"

Suddenly, the sound of a loading game from his previous life echoed in Uchiha Gin's mind. Then he felt that everything around him stopped in time, and the hideous faces of both sides on the battlefield froze.

"Ding! The host has been detected to have encountered a plot character. The system has activated the advance server mode. After completing the pre-tasks, you can unlock the hidden functions of the system in advance."

At this moment, Uchiha Gin was on the verge of tears. "God will not let down those who work hard," and all sorts of time-travel stories will not deceive him.

Excited, Uchiha Gin tried to activate the system in his mind. As soon as the thought crossed his mind, a dialog box with an extremely outdated appearance appeared in front of him.

"Do you accept the prerequisite task?"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes!"

Uchiha Gin eagerly nodded "yes" in his mind.

"Mission starts: Save Senju Itama from Uchiha Fenghuo and others, get points*10. If Senju Itama dies, the mission fails."

Uchiha Gin was immediately enraged upon seeing the mission. Save that kid? You must be dreaming!

"What's the use of points?"

After calming down, he inquired about the function of points.

"Complete a D-level task every day to accumulate 1 point. After accumulating a certain number of points, you can open the mall. The mall will then drop a random golden orb every day."

"Blow up the mall? Golden orb?"

Uchiha Gin looked at the system's explanation speechlessly. Isn't this just the content of a game from his previous life?

"What does early opening mean?"

He was also curious about why the system prompted him to open the advance server in advance and what this early opening meant.

"Since the current system has not been fully activated, the mall module is still loading. The points obtained from the advance server will be accumulated until the system is officially opened."

"So it's useless for me to earn points now?"

Since the system's functions have not been fully enabled, it doesn't matter whether the task is completed or not.

If he rashly accepted the mission to rescue Senju Itama, he might be defeated by Uchiha Fenghuo and his men based on his own strength. Even if they didn't kill him on the spot, they would break his legs and send him to Uchiha Tajima to await his fate.

"Can I choose not to accept it?"

Uchiha Gin asked tentatively.

"The host has accepted the mission and cannot refuse. Otherwise, it will be considered a mission failure and the host will be killed on the spot."

Obliterate???

What version of the system is this? What year is it today?

"When did I accept it?"

Uchiha Gin was full of question marks.

["Yes, yes, yes, yes!"]

Suddenly, the system began to replay the scene of him clicking frantically at the beginning.

Damn, I was duped by this OldAge system.

Who wouldn't choose yes when seeing the golden finger for the first time?

But the system sent him a prompt before he could ask another question.

"Newbie gift packs are being distributed. Do you want to accept them?"

Uchiha Gin really wanted to choose no, but since he had already been tricked into accepting the mission, it would be a waste not to take this big gift package.

"You have received a newbie gift pack*1. Do you want to open it?"

Since it has happened, he might as well make the best of it. Shaking off the bad thoughts, Uchiha Gin nodded "yes" in his mind.

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining 1 Heart Steel Treasure Chest and 1 Purple Orb."

Points will blow up the mall, right?

The Heart of Steel Chest, right?

The Purple Orb, right?

Do you think your system logo is a penguin holding a golden spatula?

A large gray box floated on the left in front of Uchiha Gin, which looked exactly like the Heart of Steel Anima treasure box from a game in his previous life.

On the right side, there was a purple ball of light floating, with a big "?" shining brightly in the middle of the ball.

Uchiha Gin felt numb, looking at the reward in front of him. He now doubted whether his system was reliable. What if the product was another disappointing item from OldAge?

However, in this situation, he could only accept it. He pointed his left hand, and the treasure description appeared above the Heart Steel Treasure Box:

[Defeat the opponent: The host can gain mental energy by defeating the opponent.

Losing a battle: Losing a battle will gain more anima.

Anima Conversion: After every four days of combat, the host can convert anima into powerful rewards.

(The battle with accumulated heart energy is limited to once a day and can be evolved)]

Isn't this a definite Heartsteel bond, and a triple-steel version at that?

"But Sangang's start is still a good one."

Although this Heart Steel Treasure Chest is of no use for the time being, no one can resist such temptation.

[If you have steel, play with steel; if you don't have steel, use hard steel! ]

After looking at the treasure chest, Uchiha Gin turned his gaze to the purple magic ball on the right, muttering to himself.

"Heaven and earth, please help me, Amitabha, please show your power and help me out!!!!!!"

As his right hand slapped down suddenly, the purple magic ball burst out with dazzling light. As the light dissipated, Uchiha Gin found that the field was empty. The purple magic ball had disappeared, but there was nothing left on the ground.

"There are also empty orbs???"

When Uchiha Gin was shouting at the faulty system, "Give me back my money, I don't want to play anymore," a prompt sound suddenly came from his mind.

"Ding, the backyard refreshes a random skill every day*1. Do you want to learn it?"

What does it mean that the backyard refreshes random skills every day? With doubt in his heart, Uchiha Gin nodded.

[Random skills refreshed in the backyard every day: A skill is randomly refreshed in the host's backyard every day. The skill is released by the refreshed NPC. The host cannot control it, but the skill cannot kill the host. After the skill ends, there is a certain chance of dropping skills or fragments. Collect the fragments to learn the skill.]

This skill can't be said to be very powerful; it can be said to be useless at present. He is now homeless—where can he practice his skills?

What's more, he doesn't even have the ability to study, let alone build a backyard. He doesn't even know if he can live long enough to buy a house. These two things are of no use in the current situation. In order to survive, this terrible task can only be completed by other means.

As the novice rewards were collected, the time around him seemed to start flowing again. He had spent a long time in the system, but it was only a moment outside.

The emergence of the system gave Uchiha Gin, whose goal was to survive until the founding of Konoha, more confidence.

"But at least we have to complete the task at hand first; otherwise, everything will be in vain if it is wiped out."

Although the things given by this ArcheAge system are of no help now, Uchiha Gin still decides to complete the task at all costs. After all, his life and that of Senju Itama are intertwined.

Uchiha Fenghuo on the side was already suppressing Senju Koji, and the winner would probably be decided soon.

Uchiha Ryoichi and others were also slowly exhausting the physical strength of the three Senju members. The three Senju members had to consider Senju Itama behind them, so they had no choice but to passively take the beating.

At this time, one of the Senju clan members noticed a gap in the encirclement of Uchiha Ryoichi and his three companions. He clapped his hands suddenly, performing Earth Escape: Earth Flow Wall.

Suddenly, a thick earth wall rose in front of them, blocking the sight of Uchiha Ryoichi and his companions. Another member of the Senju clan, seizing the opportunity, used his extraordinary strength to push Senju Itama out of the encirclement and urged him to escape quickly.

Senju Itama, who was pushed dozens of meters away, instantly understood the decision of his tribesmen. He flew out, using the force to kick, and then ran toward the gap without looking back.

But unfortunately, that location was where Uchiha Gin, who had been slacking off nearby from the beginning, was.

When Uchiha Ryoichi saw his target escape, he was about to chase him but was stopped by a member of the Senju clan who used Earth Escape.

He could only watch helplessly as the other party ran away and then noticed that Uchiha Gin seemed to be in the direction where Senju Itama ran away, and he was overjoyed.

"Gin! The target is running towards you, hurry up!"

The Senju member's eyes widened when he heard this. He didn't expect that there were still people from the Uchiha clan lying in ambush. In panic, he burst out with great strength and punched Uchiha Ryoichi, who was distracted in the battle, and the fist with huge force went straight to his chest.

In a split second, Uchiha Ryoichi turned around suddenly, revealing the huge Fuma Shuriken behind him. With a bang, the Senju man's punch hit the huge shuriken hard.

Uchiha Ryoichi was merely knocked flying and was not seriously injured. He turned around and slashed at the Senju clan member with his sword again, and the two began to fight again.

Uchiha Gin looked at Senju Itama who was running towards him with a headache.

[What should I do now? Waiting online, it's urgent.]