Chapter 17: Game Console Update Complete

My name is Uchiha Gin. Ever since I got stuck with this antique system, I haven't had a single good day.

Not only do I have to complete the shitty missions it assigns, but I also have to go out every day to fool people and then get beaten up, and finally go home at night to be ambushed by skills brushed out by the system in my own yard.

And now, the hard-earned points I got from completing missions have also been swallowed by the system.

I'm having such a hard time!

"Ding, game console loading complete, please understand it yourself."

Following the system's prompt again, the once plain game console emitted a strong light, stinging Uchiha Gin into closing his eyes.

A moment later, the light dissipated, and a brand-new blue slot machine appeared in front of him.

The slot machine was no different from those in the video game arcades of his previous life. There was a screen at the top to record points, and three classic glass frames at the bottom.

Instead of the patterns commonly used in his previous life, a few characters were slowly scrolling in the frames. Uchiha Gin leaned in to look carefully and found that they were "Nin," "Tai," and "Gen," with a combination explanation in the conspicuous center.

Nin + Nin +? = Ninjutsu effect doubled

Nin + Nin + Nin = Ninjutsu effect * 10

Tai + Tai +? = Taijutsu effect doubled

Tai + Tai + Tai = Taijutsu effect * 10

Gen + Gen +? = Chakra volume doubled

Gen + Gen + Gen = Chakra volume * 10

? +? +? = Random effect doubled

Each draw costs 10 points, and reward distribution can be chosen as immediate settlement or accumulation.

PS: Immediate settlement means the host gains the bonus the next time they use the specified skill; accumulated rewards can be exchanged for corresponding attribute points at a 1:1 ratio.

After reading the instructions for this slot machine with patience, and then looking at his empty points table, Uchiha Gin asked suspiciously,

"Don't tell me my points were used for a draw?"

"Congratulations to the host for your good luck, unlocking the function reward luck value +100% (draw will definitely result in a critical hit combination)."

"So you used them for a draw?"

Uchiha Gin asked with a dead-fish expression.

【System, is there any way for me to get through the current predicament.】

A projection suddenly appeared in the void, showing the scene of Uchiha Gin asking the system while on his way.

"The system detected the host's request and executed emergency avoidance. Because the host only had points available, the system automatically helped with the draw."

The system's prompt came. For some reason, Uchiha Gin heard a hint of schadenfreude from this emotionless system prompt.

"Congratulations to the host for drawing the Nin + Nin + Nin combination, Ninjutsu effect * 10 / Nin + 10. Host selection timed out, system randomly acquired, Ninjutsu effect * 10."

The late prompt followed.

"..."

AFK? I'll give you my phone, you play, I'm not playing anymore.

This system not only lags the client but also makes decisions on its own to draw for him. It's really outrageous.

Now he finally figured out where that exaggerated giant Great Fireball came from. Uchiha Gin's heart ached!

Attribute points + 10. You have to know that his attribute points were still single digits. Saying that, he summoned his panel:

Host: Uchiha Gin

Nin: 7

Tai: 8

Gen: 9

Gen (Chakra): 6

Charisma: 1

Ocular: 10

Skills: Ordinary Taijutsu, Great Fireball Technique, Uchiha Introductory Sword Technique, Intermediate Shuriken Technique.

Overall evaluation: A two-tomoe Uchiha Chunin with a bit of cleverness and a punchable face.

If he added the 10 Nin attribute points, relying on his Nin of 17, he might be able to raise his ninjutsu strength to Special Jonin.

Just as he was calculating the attribute points, he suddenly discovered a blind spot.

Why were there only Nin, Tai, Gen, and... in the slot machine? Corresponding to attribute points, it was easy to understand, but why were there no Gen (Intelligence) and Charisma?

"Because the host's IQ and appearance are too heaven-defying, the system cannot change them."

The system seemed to hear his inner voice and explained coldly.

"IQ 9, appearance 1, what do you mean? Why don't we all just not live, let's destroy everything!"

Uchiha Gin, who had been cursing for a long time, took a breath and looked at his hands resignedly. The crisis outside hadn't been resolved yet.

It was difficult to defeat Uzumaki Hanado with his current self, unless the thing Uzumaki Mito gave him was really useful. Hiding in the system wasn't a solution either. Let's go out and try.

Thinking this, Uchiha Gin exited the system. When he came back to his senses, the time outside had only been an instant.

Uchiha Fenghuo beside him still had a shocked expression, while Uzumaki Hanado flashed out from the side. The Great Fireball just now had clearly stunned him.

Seeing Uchiha Gin, he didn't rush forward, but distanced himself and used perception to sense Uchiha Gin's situation.

"Strange, this guy's chakra volume is indeed not small, but it's not that exaggerated. How on earth did he manage to use such a terrifying Great Fireball?"

Uzumaki Hanado, using super perception, scanned Uchiha Gin suspiciously. Feeling the more majestic chakra volume in his body compared to ordinary Uchiha, he couldn't see any clues and was indecisive for a while.

Not only that, he actually felt a kind energy in the body of this despicable Uchiha, which made him puzzled for a while.

"Could this kid be a mixed-blood?"

Uzumaki Hanado guessed.

Then he looked at the other party's appearance. Uchiha Gin was scanned by Uzumaki Hanado a few times, feeling like he was being stripped naked and peeped at. Seeing the other party staring at his face, he was shocked in his heart.

"This kid has delicate features and broad shoulders; could he be a..."

Uchiha Gin, who was being watched, felt a tightness in his chrysanthemum.

"Gin, I don't know how you erupted with that kind of potential, but it's of no help to this battle. You should escape first, and don't come back this time."

Uchiha Fenghuo, who had recovered for a while, stood up and walked to Uchiha Gin, who was still sweating coldly. Looking at his pained expression, he thought he was afraid, so he comforted him.

"Captain, I think the other party's target might be me alone. Let me drag him down, you go support Liang Yi and the others first. After solving that Uzumaki clansman, you can come back together to help me."

Uchiha Gin just happened to have no excuse to send his captain away. Seeing Uzumaki Hanado staring at him and ignoring Uchiha Fenghuo, he suggested.

"But your strength..."

Uchiha Fenghuo hesitated, his meaning obvious, his face full of the words "you are too weak."

"Captain, don't worry, I have been reborn now. Isn't there a saying in the clan that Uchiha can only awaken true power in a desperate situation?"

Uchiha Gin, with a pair of scarlet Sharingan appearing in his eyes, turned to look at Uchiha Fenghuo, the two tomoe like tadpoles spinning quietly in his eyes.

"You actually opened the two tomoe. Could it be the so-called accumulation of thin hair?"

Witnessing Uchiha Gin awaken the Sharingan in just a few days and rise to the two tomoe that most clansmen could not reach, Uchiha Fenghuo sighed.

Although the Uchiha clan had many people, only one-tenth of the combat personnel could truly open the Sharingan, and some clansmen could not open their eyes in their entire lives.

Uchiha Gin opened his eyes at the "old age" of 24, and after one battle, he quickly rose from a single tomoe to two tomoe, forcing Uchiha Fenghuo to find an excuse for himself.

"Then be careful, I will solve the battle over there as soon as possible."

Before leaving, Uchiha Fenghuo looked at Uchiha Gin deeply again, as if wanting to carve his appearance into his heart.

"Why are you making that expression? I'm not really going to seek death."

Seeing Uchiha Fenghuo's expression, Uchiha Gin was speechless.

Actually, it wasn't so. The moment Uchiha Fenghuo turned his head, he silently said in his heart,

"Truly worthy of being your child, I believe he will create miracles just like you."

"The annoying person is finally gone. I never had any interest in him anyway."

Glancing at the departing Uchiha Fenghuo, Uzumaki Hanado shrugged his steel-like shoulders and said easily.

Hearing the other party say "interest," Uchiha Gin's face turned green instantly.

"Could he really be a..."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 18 =====