"Whew…"
After who knew how long, Ren finally opened his eyes.
Strong.
No—ridiculously strong.
Only after fusing the Tremor-Tremor Fruit power did he truly understand what made Whitebeard a monster.
"World's Strongest Man" wasn't a title for show. Even Sengoku once said Whitebeard held the power to destroy the world.
"Even at only 80%… with my Sage Body, I should be able to bring out the Tremor power cleanly."
HUM—!
A faint, pale glow wrapped around Ren's fist.
Crack… crack…
The air itself fractured.
Fine, visible fissures spread outward from his knuckles like glass about to shatter.
"…Absurd."
Ren loosened his hand, and the quake-light vanished instantly.
"System. Show my status panel."
Ding… generating User status panel…
Ding… status panel ready.
Status Panel
User: Uchiha Ren
Age: 11
Permanent Sign-In Region: Konohagakure (Konoha)
Major Rewards Obtained (Cumulative):
Whitebeard Template — 80% Unlocked
Rokushiki (Six Powers) — Mastered
Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation (Katon: Gōka Mekkyaku)
Forbidden Technique: Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu
Observation Haki — Peak
Armament Haki — Peak
Conqueror's Haki — Unlocked (Whitebeard)
Hashirama Senju's Sage Body — Fused
Murakumogiri — One of the Twelve Supreme Grade Blades
Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation (Hakkeshō Kaiten)
Next refreshed sign-in location: 90 days
(Note: refreshed locations grant far better rewards.)
"Not bad."
Ren nodded, satisfied.
Three months ago, the refreshed sign-in location had been the Hyūga clan grounds—and he'd pulled their famed absolute defense: Rotation.
Honestly, it was almost comedic.
His taijutsu was already terrifying… and the System kept pushing him deeper down the taijutsu path.
"Whatever. Time to go."
He closed the panel and headed out of Naka Shrine.
Konoha Military Police Force
Half an hour later, Ren reached the entrance of the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters.
Before he even stepped inside, Takeru and Itsuki came rushing over, talking over each other like excited kids.
"Ren ! The clan head's wife had another son!"
"Hahaha—yeah! They named him Uchiha Sasuke!"
"After Itachi, Konoha's about to get another genius!"
"Our clan's getting more and more prosperous!"
"So that's how it is…"
Ren smiled casually, but his mind turned cold and sharp.
Sasuke is born.
That meant the next generation was starting to arrive, one after another.
And more importantly—
the Nine-Tails Incident was getting close.
That disaster would become the turning point for both the Uchiha and Konoha itself.
"…What a waste," Ren thought.
Minato didn't deserve what was coming.
Objectively, Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato was the rare kind of Hokage who actually eased internal tension—capable, respected, and steady. In a sense, that was the cleanest form of the so-called Will of Fire.
But bright slogans were always paper-thin in front of what Konoha's upper ranks did in the dark.
With the old guard—especially Hiruzen, still clinging to power—Minato's fate had practically been written already.
Even so, Ren wasn't going to play savior.
Dying for Konoha was Minato's chosen path.
The truly unfortunate one was the child who hadn't even been born yet—Naruto—who would be shaped by the village from the moment he opened his eyes.
If he didn't break…
that was only because the story demanded he didn't.
Konoha Hospital
Deep inside a private ward—
"Haha… I have another son!"
Uchiha Fugaku cradled a wailing newborn, his face lit with genuine joy.
"We'll name him Uchiha Sasuke."
On the bed, Uchiha Mikoto smiled softly.
"Yes. Sasuke."
Fugaku carefully placed the baby beside her pillow, still grinning.
Then the door opened.
"Clan Head—the Hokage has arrived."
A blond man with blue eyes stepped inside, wearing the white cloak emblazoned with Fourth Hokage.
Namikaze Minato.
"Fourth Hokage…" Fugaku hurried to greet him. Mikoto also tried to sit up—
"No need," Minato said warmly, waving it off. "I'm just here to offer my congratulations to the Uchiha."
As he spoke, Minato looked at baby Sasuke with a softness that almost hurt.
For a split second, it was as if he was seeing the child Kushina carried—still unborn, still safe.
"I have other matters to handle," Minato said after a short pause. "I'll take my leave."
Efficient. Clean. Exactly like him.
After he left, Mikoto's voice was quiet but meaningful.
"The Fourth Hokage… is truly an excellent Hokage."
"…Yeah." Fugaku's expression shifted, unreadable.
At the bedside, a young Uchiha Itachi stared at the newborn.
He blinked slowly, like something deep in his blood had been stirred.
This is my little brother.
And in the silence, Itachi made a decision—wordless, absolute:
He would protect Sasuke.
Even if it cost him everything.
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