Chapter 39: Bah, you're a jerk! 【2】

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"Ding! The host successfully pretended to be a powerful force, Force Points +999!"

"Ding! Pretend Points are automatically assigned: Mangekyō Sharingan +333, E-level Transformation Technique +333, E-level Shadow Clone Technique +333."

"Ding! Mangekyō Sharingan (1448/10,000), experience is not yet full. Please continue pretending to upgrade your abilities!"

"Ding! E-level Transformation Technique (333/10), experience is full. Upgrade commencing!"

"Ding! Upgrade successful. Acquired: D-level Transformation Technique (323/100)."

"Ding! D-level Transformation Technique (323/100), experience is full. Upgrade commencing!"

"Ding! Upgrade successful. Acquired: C-level Transformation Technique (223/1000)."

"Ding! E-level Shadow Clone Technique (333/10), experience is full. Upgrade commencing!"

"Ding! Upgrade successful. Acquired: D-level Shadow Clone Technique (323/100)."

"Ding! D-level Shadow Clone Technique (323/100), experience is full. Upgrade commencing!"

"Ding! Upgrade successful. Acquired: C-level Shadow Clone Technique (223/1000)."

"..."

The system's notifications rang continuously.

Nearly 1,000 Pretend Points had been accumulated, and the points were automatically distributed to upgrade the Transformation Technique and Shadow Clone Technique that Uchiha Qiye had just learned two days ago.

Both experience bars filled up instantly.

The two skills were upgraded by two levels—from E-level to C-level.

At this point, Uchiha Qiye felt a great sense of satisfaction.

Both the Transformation Technique and the Shadow Clone Technique would definitely prove useful for future pretenses, so upgrading them was definitely the right move.

...

"Come on, your eye is bleeding," Tsunade said, rolling her eyes at Uchiha Qiye before tossing him a handkerchief.

Grabbing the handkerchief, Uchiha Qiye wiped the blood and tears from his left eye socket. Despite having deactivated his Mangekyō Sharingan, he still felt a lingering pain and discomfort in his left eye, and his pupil strength had been heavily drained.

Originally, his time-manipulation pupil technique, Quicksand of Time, could only accelerate time up to sixfold. He hadn't expected it to jump to eightfold this time, but the cost had been steep.

The damage to his body was significant.

This also brought up the thought he'd had for a while—Hashirama Cells.

"It seems like I need to fast-track my plan to implant Hashirama Cells. Otherwise, my Mangekyō Sharingan might go blind before it evolves into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan," Uchiha Qiye thought to himself.

He began to consider which group could supply him with Hashirama Cells.

Should he target Konoha's top brass? Orochimaru, who would one day conduct secret experiments on Hashirama Cells? Or perhaps the old Uchiha Madara, now unable to continue dancing?

These three options made Uchiha Qiye hesitant.

The Konoha leadership was out of the question. If he asked them for Hashirama Cells, they would surely refuse. Senju Hashirama's body was strictly safeguarded by the village authorities. Not worth the effort.

Orochimaru was another option. The Hashirama Cells he would eventually use for his experiments were supplied by Shimura Danzō. Negotiating a deal with Orochimaru might be a possibility.

Lastly, there was Uchiha Madara.

However, getting Hashirama Cells from Madara would probably mean being manipulated like Uchiha Obito—implanted with a control seal and used as a pawn. Uchiha Qiye wasn't about to let himself be subdued by a weakened Madara.

If he did approach Madara, the ancient warrior might simply try to kill him on sight. Although Uchiha Qiye wasn't afraid of that outcome, it would be a hassle to be hunted down by Madara for the rest of his life.

That would be a real annoyance.

"Let's go. The Konoha outpost is nearby," Jiraiya said, glancing at Uchiha Qiye.

They had just survived an ambush that had nearly killed them all. If not for Uchiha Qiye's quick thinking and powerful ninjutsu, they might have lost several comrades. Now, Jiraiya was concerned about the possibility of more Sand Shinobi lurking nearby. Given all the noise they had made, the enemy would surely investigate.

For safety's sake, they needed to move out quickly.

"Kid, you don't look so good. Since you helped us out, I'll carry you back," Tsunade offered.

This time, the usual rivalry between their clans had been set aside. Facing a common enemy, they had to stick together.

But Uchiha Qiye straightened his back in defiance.

"Who do you think you're looking down on, violent woman? These guys were trash! I could've beaten another hundred of them without breaking a sweat. You carrying me? Please, you're just jealous of how handsome I am!"

"You jerk!" Tsunade barked angrily.

*Boom!*

With a stomp, Tsunade cracked the ground.

"Let's go," she muttered with a blackened expression before marching off.

"Qiye, I can't believe you said that and lived," Jiraiya said with a grin, giving Uchiha Qiye a thumbs up as he passed.

"Amazing."

"Qiye, you might want to watch yourself when we get to the Konoha outpost."

"If Tsunade-sama hits you, don't come crying to us. We can't help you."

"Hey, respect to you, warrior."

"..."

The others voiced their astonishment at Uchiha Qiye's audacity.

Jiraiya and the rest agreed—Uchiha Qiye was probably the first person in history to insult Tsunade to her face and live to tell the tale.

They were all too happy to call Uchiha Qiye *the strongest* for that reason alone.

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