Naruto: Building the Strongest Uchiha Starting with Gacha Pulls

Chapter 203 Upgrade Settlement

"Lord Gen! You've returned in triumph once again!"

"Hey, Zos, is your injury fully healed from last time?"

"Thanks to you, my arm is still as nimble as ever when I wield my sword to chop down Cloud Village ninjas!"

"I wonder if I can join Lord Yuan's team. I heard that their team has the most battle achievements."

"Come on, to join Lord Gen's team, you either need to be a Jonin or have a special skill. You're still far from that level."

"The reason why Lord Yuan has so many achievements is because he has been leading the team to carry out high-difficulty missions. He has hardly had any rest time. Only the most elite warriors are qualified to follow Lord Yuan."

At the camp gate, Uchiha Gen, who had returned from a mission, greeted a few ninjas who were resting nearby, and then disbanded the team amidst a chorus of discussion. He returned to his residence and, on the way, received a letter from Uchiha Soji, delivered by someone from his clan.

Now, another year has passed, and Uchiha Gen has grown to 1.7 meters tall, not much different from a normal adult ninja.

Although his face still retained some youthful innocence, it also possessed a maturity beyond his years, and his eyes revealed a fierce aura born from countless battles fought with blood and fire.

His hair, which hadn't been styled for over half a year, was now simply lightly washed and tied into a ponytail with a hair tie. A few sparse ends of hair hung down in front of his forehead, which, combined with his heroic face and sharp temperament like a tempered sword, made him look both rugged and handsome.

No one would regard such a person as a teenager, but only as a seasoned veteran.

This young powerhouse, who had already made a name for himself on the battlefield against Kumogakure and was renowned throughout the ninja world, was now sitting quietly at his table, reading a letter from his clan in the soft sunlight of dusk.

There were two letters, one from the Grand Elder and the other from Uchiha Sumire.

"Everything is fine within the clan. However, the eldest elder is getting old and his energy is not what it used to be. He can no longer manage so many clan affairs day and night. Therefore, Xinzhi and the eighth generation should be sent back to be trained as assistants."

Nobuyuki and Yashiro————”

Two faces flashed rapidly through Uchiha Gen's mind.

The former is an old acquaintance; Uchiha Nobuyuki's son, Inahikasa, was a graduate of the same ninja academy as Uchiha Gen.

As classmates, the two even competed with Sarutobi Enjun for the top three spots in their class.

While Uchiha Inahisa may not be as monstrous as Uchiha Genji, she is quite talented. After two years of training in war, she has awakened the Sharingan with two tomoe and become a Chunin. She is also learning the nature transformation of Fire Release from her father.

Uzuki Ruri is currently at a similar level to him, while Sarutobi Enjun has made further progress, having mastered the nature transformation of Fire Release and recently been promoted to Special Jonin.

In fact, this is the norm for ordinary geniuses in this age group.

Closer to home.

"Uncle Xinzhi is a confidant of the Grand Elder and also the squad leader of the police department. He has a certain prestige within the clan and can indeed serve as the Grand Elder's deputy to handle affairs. However, he is rigid and inflexible in character."

The eighth generation is quite intelligent and can remain calm in the face of adversity. Although young, he is more adept at understanding human relationships and is capable of cooperating with his uncle, Nobuyuki, even though he is still relatively inexperienced in the police department.

"I'm here on the front lines, and my trusted confidants like Soji are handling the mundane matters, so we don't really need these two. However, as Jonin-level combatants, if we want to transfer these two, we'll have to report to Orochimaru-sensei. We might even need to ask the clan to transfer a few more people to fill the vacancy."

Gen Uchiha closed the envelope and opened another letter.

This was sent by his cousin Cheng, and the letter was much shorter than the one from the Grand Elder.

"My brother Chengtang's wife, Yuna, is now more than halfway through her pregnancy, and my nephew is expected to be born within two months. I would like to be the one to name the child."

At the end of the letter, there were also several alternative names left by Uchiha Sumi and Yuna.

"The girls' names are Mizuki and Shione, the boys' names are Mizuto and Ushio, and there's also—Shisui."

Gen Uchiha stared at one of the familiar names for a while, then smiled nonchalantly.

The world has already been changed by ourselves, so why continue to follow the original timeline?

Anyway, I already have enough strength to protect myself and the people I care about in this world, so why should I be afraid of making some changes?

He was like a drop of water falling into the great lake of the ninja world, creating ripples that stirred the originally calm surface and brought about change.

That being the case.

Uchiha Gen picked up his pen and wrote a single character on the letter.

"ripple".

After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Gen wrote two more words below.

"Saki" and "Toru".

The character 咲 means "flower blooming," and when combined with 涟, it means "ripples spreading outwards like water droplets, breaking the silence, growing outwards, and bringing about change."

This is used as a girl's name, while if it is a boy's name, it is called Lianche.

The phrase "water breaking stillness, clarity and understanding" is similar in meaning to the previous one.

"Let's use these two names."

Gen Uchiha put the envelope back and looked out the window.

Their lineage's names are all related to water, so these two names are quite fitting.

After putting away the letters and taking a quick shower to wash away the fatigue from several days of running around on missions, I quietly leaned against the bed and opened the system.

[Character Name: Uchiha Gen]

Character Level: 47

[Currently loading character cards: Karin Uzumaki (Fourth Shinobi World War), Sasuke Uchiha (Team Taka)]

[Currently available item cards: 0]

Available card draw attempts: 1

【当前属性值：忍9；体7；幻8；力7；速9；精7；印8；贤8；合计：63】

"The leveling speed is getting slower and slower—it's taken several months to level up four times."

Uchiha Gen looked at the level on the system panel and crossed his legs.

As your level increases, the experience required to level up also increases.

In fact, once he reached the level of an elite Jonin, he was already qualified to participate in almost all missions.

After all, the highest rank for a mission is only S-rank, and the number of missions is extremely limited. There are only so many S-rank missions in the entire Hidden Leaf Village in a year.

The rate at which you can gain experience points by completing tasks has become relatively fixed, and as your level increases, the speed of leveling up will likely only slow down.

At the moment, it's still about a month to level up, which isn't slow at all. When you reach level 50 or 60, it could take several months, or even a year or two, to level up.

However, the prize pool will be updated again when you reach level 50.

Starting at this level, the guaranteed character cards are all of purple quality, which would be considered a high-level player's level in the games their company developed in their previous life.