Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha lacks motivation.

Chapter 6: Bitgagan is both a gambler and a gambler.

Uchiha Ryoichi and the others began to besiege the Senju clan members who were guarding Senju Itama, while Uchiha Gin idly stood by.

A battle of this scale was still too high a standard for him; he didn't want to become the transmigrator with the shortest travel time.

As his gaze swept across the unfamiliar faces of the Senju clan members, Uchiha Gin finally fixed his eyes on Senju Itama in the center.

I observed the child who died tragically in the story from afar, while recalling the events in my mind.

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

Suddenly, a loading sound from a game from his past life echoed in Uchiha Gin's mind. Then, he felt everything around him freeze in time, and the ferocious faces of both sides on the battlefield were frozen in that instant.

"Ding! The system has detected that the host has encountered a character from the storyline. The system has activated the advance server mode in advance. You can unlock the hidden functions of the system by completing the prerequisite tasks in advance."

At this moment, Uchiha Gin was almost in tears. Heaven rewards the diligent; those who persevere are truly rewarded! The various transmigration novels have proven them right.

With excitement, Uchiha Gin attempted to activate the system in his mind. As soon as the thought left his lips, a dialog box with an extremely outdated appearance popped up in front of him.

"Accept the prerequisite task?"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!"

Uchiha Gin excitedly tapped "yes" repeatedly in his mind.

"Mission initiated: Rescue Senju Itama from Uchiha Fuuka and others, gain 10 points. If Senju Itama dies, mission fails."

Upon seeing the mission, Uchiha Gin's blood boiled. Save that brat? Dream on!

What are points used for?

After calming down, I curiously inquired about the purpose of points.

"Complete a D-level mission once a day to accumulate 1 point. Once you have accumulated a certain number of points, you can "bomb" the shop, after which the shop will drop random golden orbs every day."

"Smash the shop? Golden magic orb?"

Uchiha Gin stared speechlessly at the system's explanation; wasn't this just content from a game from his previous life?

What does "open early" mean?

He was also curious about why the system had prompted him to open the advance server ahead of schedule, and what this advance opening meant.

"Since the system is not fully activated yet, the store module is still loading. Points earned in the test server will accumulate until the system is officially launched."

"So, it means there's no point in me accumulating points now?"

Since the system's functions are not fully enabled, whether the task is completed or not is not very meaningful.

If he rashly accepts the mission to rescue Senju Itama, he might be easily defeated by Uchiha Fuuka and his group, even if they don'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 abandon it; otherwise, the mission will be considered a failure, and the host will be eliminated on the spot."

Annihilation?

What version of the operating system are you using? What year is it tonight?

"?????? When did I accept that?"

Uchiha Gin was completely bewildered.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!"

Suddenly, the system started replaying the scene of him frantically clicking at the beginning.

Damn it, I've been screwed over by this ancient system.

Who wouldn't choose the "golden finger" option when they first encounter it?

However, before he could ask any more questions, the system sent him a notification.

"New player gift packs are being distributed. Would you like to receive them?"

Uchiha Gin really wanted to choose no, but he had already been tricked into accepting the missions by the system, so he figured he might as well take this big gift.

"Received New Player Gift Pack *1, open now?"

Since he was already there, he decided to make the best of it and shook off any negative thoughts. Uchiha Gin mentally clicked "yes."

"Congratulations, host, you have obtained 1 Heartsteel Chest and 1 Purple Orb."

? ? ? ? ? ?

You're going to use points to flood the store, right?

The Heartsteel Chest, right?

A purple orb, right?

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

To the left of Uchiha Gin floated a large gray box, its appearance exactly the same as the Heart Steel Heart Energy Chest from a game in his previous life.

On the right floats a purple orb of light, with a large, bright "?" in the center.

Uchiha Gintoki was completely stunned. Looking at the reward in front of him, he was now extremely doubtful about the reliability of his system. What if it produced another ridiculous product from ancient times?

However, given the current situation, he had no choice but to accept it. With a flick of his left hand, the treasure description appeared above the Heart Steel Treasure Chest:

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

Losing a battle: You will gain more Anima.

Mind Energy Conversion: After every four days of combat, the host can convert mind energy into powerful rewards.

(Battles that accumulate Heart Energy can only be fought once per day and can be evolved.)

This is a perfect Heart of Steel bond, and it's even a three-steel version.

"However, Sansteel's start was pretty good."

Although the Heartsteel Chest isn't of much use for the time being, no one can resist such a temptation.

If you have steel, play with steel; if you don't have steel, go for it!

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

"Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, Amitabha Buddha, please show your power and release me!!!!!"

With a slam of his right hand, the purple orb burst forth with a blinding light. As the light faded, Uchiha Gin found the field empty. The purple orb had vanished, but nothing remained on the ground.

"Even the magic orb can be empty???"

Just as Uchiha Gin was yelling at the system, "Give me my money back, I'm quitting!", a notification sound suddenly came to his mind.

"Ding! A random skill will be refreshed in the backyard every day. Do you want to learn it?"

What does it mean that the backyard refreshes random skills every day? With a puzzled look in his mind, Uchiha Gin clicked "yes".

[Random Skill Refreshes Daily in Backyard: A skill will randomly refresh in the host's backyard every day. The skill is activated by the refreshed NPC and cannot be controlled by the host, but it cannot kill the host. After the skill ends, there is a certain chance to drop the skill or fragments. Collect enough fragments to learn the skill.]

This skill isn't exactly powerful; in fact, it's practically useless right now. He's currently homeless, so where would he get the skill points?

Studying? Forget about the backyard, we don't even know if we'll live long enough to buy a house. These two things are completely useless in the current situation. To survive, we have to complete this ridiculous task by other means.

As the newbie rewards were claimed, time seemed to begin to flow around us. It felt like a long time had passed inside the system, but only a fleeting moment had gone by 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 is just empty talk if we are wiped out."

Although the ancient system's offerings were of no use in the present, Uchiha Gin decided to risk everything to complete the mission. After activating this stupid system, he and Senju Itama were temporarily in the same boat.

Uchiha Fuuka, who was standing to the side, was already dominating Senju Koji, and the outcome would probably be decided soon.

Uchiha Ryoichi and the others slowly wore down the three Senju clan members' stamina. Because they had to be wary of Senju Itama behind them, the three Senju clan members had no choice but to passively take the beating.

At this moment, one of the Senju clan members noticed a gap in the encirclement of Uchiha Ryoichi and his two companions. He clapped his hands and unleashed Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall.

Suddenly, a thick earthen wall rose up in front of them, blocking the view of Uchiha Ryoichi and his companions. Seizing the opportunity, another Senju clansman used his superhuman strength to push Senju Itama out of the encirclement and told him to run away quickly.

Senju Itama, who was thrown dozens of meters away, instantly understood his clansmen's decision. As he flew out, he used the momentum to push off and ran towards the gap without looking back.

Unfortunately, that spot was where Uchiha Gin, who had been slacking off from the beginning, was.

When Uchiha Ryoichi saw his target escape, he was about to give chase, but was stopped by the Senju clan members who used Earth Release.

Helplessly, he watched the other party escape, and then he noticed that Uchiha Gin seemed to be in the direction that Senju Itama had fled, which made him overjoyed.

"Silver! The target is fleeing in your direction, act quickly!"

Upon hearing this, the Senju clansman's eyes widened in fury. He hadn't expected that there were still members of the Uchiha clan lying in ambush. In his panic, he unleashed tremendous power and punched Uchiha Ryoichi, who was distracted in the battle. The fist, carrying immense force, aimed straight at his chest.

In the blink of an eye, Uchiha Ryoichi suddenly turned around, revealing the huge Fuma Shuriken behind him. With a loud bang, the Senju clansman's punch slammed into the huge shuriken.

Uchiha Ryoichi was only knocked away and was not seriously injured. He turned around and slashed at the Senju clansman again, and the two began to fight fiercely again.

Uchiha Gin, meanwhile, watched with a great deal of annoyance as Senju Itama rushed toward him.

What should I do now? I need help urgently.

(End of this chapter)