In Konoha, I collected corpses on the battlefield for ten years

[Failure!]

[Failure!]

Qi Feng was instantly stunned.

The first time!

Since obtaining the system, this was the first time that after three attempts, he hadn't obtained anything.

Did he use up all his luck last time?

Was his non-Godly physique revealing its true nature?

Wasting precious Yellow Corpse opportunities, Qi Feng felt a heartache that made it hard to breathe.

He pressed his chest and remained僵 for a long time before finally recovering.

He could only shift his attention to the last remaining Green Corpse from the Uchiha clan.

"Guys, I finally managed to bring you back, don't disappoint me."

It wasn't easy for a corpse from the Uchiha clan to come to the morgue.

Uchiha corpses that awakened the Sharingan were usually taken away directly by the Uchiha clan. Those who hadn't awakened the Sharingan didn't easily become Chunin.

He had already tried it; the corpses of Genin from the Uchiha clan couldn't produce special bloodline cards.

There had been a few Chunin corpses, but the probability was too low.

He still hadn't collected enough.

[Green Corpse, 60% success rate. Do you want to touch the corpse? (This time 3/3, Today 3/9)]

[Yes!]

[Success! Obtained a Broken Kunai!]

Hmm?

It felt like another item with a story.

He took out a rusty kunai from the system. As he concentrated, a slideshow slowly unfolded before his eyes.

"Kyouka will go to school tomorrow. You will definitely become an excellent ninja. This is a gift from Grandpa. It was used by Uchiha Kagami, whom you admire the most."

"Wow! A kunai!"

"Grandpa, I graduated! I'm a Genin now! I'll continue to become a Chunin! A Jonin! Even a Hokage!"

"Haha, then Grandpa will wait and see."

"Grandpa, do you think I'm unworthy of the Uchiha bloodline? It's been three years since I graduated, and I'm still just a Genin. People say that if I don't awaken the Sharingan, I'll never become a Chunin."

"Don't think like that. In Grandpa's eyes, Kyouka, you are the most amazing ninja. You must stick to your dreams."

"Grandpa, it's been six years, and I'm still just a Genin. People say that if I don't awaken the Sharingan, I'll never become a Chunin."

"The Sharingan is not a shortcut. You can still be excellent without it."

"Grandpa, no! Don't do this! I'd rather not have the Sharingan than lose you! This kind of nonsense has no logic! You also said that even without the Sharingan, I am a ninja!"

"Kyouka..."

"It's been ten years, and I'm finally a Chunin, but Grandpa, I also understand that I'm not the special one. I just want to do what I can."

"My Kyouka, you've finally grown up."

"Grandpa, I did something big this time. We obtained important information from the Hidden Mist Village! But... I might not be able to return this time... Grandpa, I wish I could see you one more time."

On the slideshow was Uchiha Kyouka's journey of growth, from being full of dreams to suffering setbacks, then accepting reality, and finally seeing through everything.

Interspersed in between was a grandfather's companionship and encouragement, as well as the kunai that served as the bond between the two.

A very ordinary story, a very common journey, a very realistic ending.

Qi Feng squeezed the kunai in his hand. He had no family in this world, but he could still feel Uchiha Kyouka's attachment to his grandfather.

He silently put the kunai into his ninja pouch.

He didn't say anything, nor did he try to communicate with the corpse.

Everything was understood without words.

[Success! Obtained Fire Release - Great Fireball Technique Ninjutsu Card!]

[Success! Obtained Uchiha Clan Thin Bloodline Card (1/3)!]

Chapter 20 Sharingan (Seeking Collection and Recommendation)

Uchiha Clan Thin Bloodline Card (Complete)!

Looking at the card that had automatically synthesized in the item bar, Qi Feng temporarily put aside his heavy heart.

He took out the card engraved with a scarlet eye. A black comma-shaped pattern flickered with a strange light within the eye, as if the eye could fly out of the card at any moment.

"It won't be like the Shikotsumyaku, right?"

Instead of using it directly, he thought of the bone-piercing pain he felt when using the Shikotsumyaku Kekkei Genkai.

He subconsciously shuddered.

He estimated that the shadow of that experience would stay with him for a long time.

He took a deep breath.

Suppressing his palpitations, he gritted his teeth and slapped the card onto himself.

Although he was afraid, he still had to use it.

As the card made contact with his body, it turned into a stream of light and shot into his body. Strands of fine threads drilled into his body and disappeared.

Qi Feng slowly narrowed his eyes, looking at his hands with some surprise.

"Is that it?"

How was it different from what he imagined? The Shikotsumyaku was agonizingly painful, but the Uchiha clan's bloodline had no reaction at all?

There was no attribute bonus, nor any physical changes.