Naruto: Uchiha Plunder System

Night.

All the streetlights had been turned off, and the noise of the city had completely vanished.

Yayue Sheng sat cross-legged in his room, lost in thought over tomorrow's negotiations.

Suddenly, a gentle breeze blew through, prompting Yayue Sheng to unconsciously yawn.

But in the next instant, his eyes narrowed sharply.

He had locked both the window and the door tight—so where had that breeze come from?

His hands shot toward the long katana beside him, but a quiet voice cut through the air. "Don't bother resisting pointlessly. Whether or not you hold a weapon makes no difference—you won't have even the slightest chance of winning."

Yayue Sheng turned his gaze toward the source of the voice. Moonlight illuminated the other man's face clearly.

Mirai Uchiha!

This was the man who had sliced off an arm of the Fourth Raikage in battle and slaughtered countless Cloud ninjas—what was he doing here?!

"Gulp... Mirai Uchiha, you… what do you want?"

Yayue Sheng abandoned his attempt to grab the blade, just as Mirai Uchiha had said. Before such an opponent, his strength was utterly insignificant.

"I ask. You answer."

"Understood?"

Facing those eyes like those of a demon from hell, Yayue Sheng felt an unprecedented sense of oppression.

He nervously nodded his head, no longer daring to say another word.

Seeing his reaction, Mirai Uchiha spoke deliberately, "I'm here today to strike a deal with you."

"You will send someone to kidnap a member of the Hyūga Clan."

"This is the map. Take it."

That's all?

Yayue Sheng originally believed that since Mirai Uchiha personally came to find him, there must be some elaborate plan requiring his cooperation.

But unexpectedly, it was only about kidnapping one member of the Hyūga Clan based on the location indicated on the map.

He had countless questions he wanted to ask, yet he dared not speak them aloud.

"Remember, if this mission fails, tomorrow's negotiations will become unnecessary."

Hearing the heavy threat within Mirai Uchiha's tone, Yayue Sheng could only nod in understanding.

Although he didn't know why Mirai Uchiha was doing this, the entire plan sounded specifically designed against the Hyūga Clan.

To ensure the negotiation proceeded smoothly, he could only obediently comply.

"Oh, and if the ninja you send ends up dead, you must loudly proclaim that the Hyūga Clan must repay their blood debt—or it will mean war."

"Huh? But..."

Yayue Sheng hesitated in confusion.

Kumogakure was desperate for peace—it couldn't afford another war, let alone start one.

"Just follow my instructions. That hesitant Third Hokage will definitely back down. Don't hesitate to act tough during the negotiations—you might even turn things around in your favor."

"Of course, if you don't follow my instructions, I'll just head over to Kumogakure to stir up some trouble next time."

Recalling Mirai Uchiha's towering Susanoo, stretching hundreds of meters high, Yayue Sheng felt like bursting into tears.

How did it come to this!

By the time he snapped back to reality, Mirai Uchiha had already vanished.

Yayue Sheng quickly climbed out of bed and hurried into his subordinate's room next door.

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The Hyūga Clan.

Hiashi Hyūga walked alone through the garden on his usual patrol.

Seeing the light still on in his wife's room, Hiashi's brows slightly furrowed.

Honestly, she was already so far along in her pregnancy, yet still wouldn't rest properly...

Didn't she understand that their unborn child was destined to become the future leader of the Main House?

Next to his wife's room lived Hizashi Hyūga's wife.

Since his own wife had increasing difficulty moving around, he had arranged for Hizashi's wife to help take care of things.

It was also a small step toward easing the tension between the Main House and his younger brother's Branch House.

Thinking about this, Hiashi couldn't help sighing.

Neji was such a sweet and precious child, yet fated to bear the burden of the Main House–Branch House system.

Once branded with the Caged Bird Seal, wouldn't Neji grow to resent the Main House just like his father?

If possible, he truly wanted to abolish the distinction between Main and Branch Houses.

Unfortunately, the Hyūga clan hadn't yet reached the point where he could rule unilaterally.

Just as Hiashi was lost in thought, a dark shadow suddenly burst from Hizashi's wife's room, carrying an unconscious young boy.

"Neji!"

Recognizing the boy immediately, Hiashi rushed toward the shadow.

Since Neji hadn't yet received the Caged Bird Seal, this must be about stealing the Byakugan!

The shadow darted forward, rapidly widening the gap between them.

As they drew closer to the village entrance, Hiashi became increasingly anxious.

Just then, a flash of blade light cut through the darkness as the shadow was instantly pierced through the heart.

Catching up, Hiashi looked at the present Mirai Uchiha and softly thanked him, "Captain Mirai, thank you so much."

Mirai didn't say much, simply patting Hiashi's shoulder, "Clan Leader Hiashi, think nothing of it."

Handing Neji Hyūga back to Hiashi, Mirai waved lazily, "Still gotta find that missing black cat. Catch you later."

With that, Mirai Uchiha vanished from sight.

Hiashi felt somewhat confused, but his attention quickly returned to the unconscious Neji in his arms.

After carefully checking the boy and finding no serious injuries, Hiashi finally exhaled in relief.

At this moment, he saw The Third rushing over with a group of Anbu.

Before Hiashi Hyuga could speak, he noticed Hiruzen Sarutobi's tightly knitted eyebrows. "Hiashi, what is going on here?"

Hiashi quickly explained, "Lord Third, someone attempted to steal the Byakugan. The culprit has already been killed!"

"You're lying!" A loud roar came from a tall, burly man stepping forward. "We came to Konoha to negotiate peace between our nations. How dare you accuse us of attempting to steal the Byakugan!"

Hiashi felt confused at first, but when his eyes fell upon the forehead protector of Kumogakure on the corpse lying on the ground, his expression immediately turned serious.

"Lord Hokage, I'm not lying. This ninja infiltrated the Hyuga Clan compound and kidnapped Neji."

"If you don't believe me, you can ask Mirai Uchiha," Hiashi declared loudly. "It was Mirai who killed this ninja."

Before Hiruzen Sarutobi could respond, Yayue Sheng coldly said, "No matter how much you try to defend yourself, I won't believe you. I only believe what I saw with my own eyes."

"Our ninja is dead, and you were the only one nearby."

"It seems obvious that you murdered our village's ninja and now are accusing us of trying to steal the Byakugan just to escape responsibility!"

Yayue Sheng turned toward the Hokage. "Fire Shadow, if you cannot give us a satisfactory explanation about this incident, we will not hesitate to go to war again."

After hearing Yayue Sheng's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned deeply. "What do you want then?"

Yayue Sheng sneered. [Blood Debts Paid in Blood!]

Cold sweat trickled down Hiashi Hyuga's forehead.

This situation had become complicated!

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