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After dinner, the attentive little maid hurriedly cleared the dishes and then tidied up the bed, acting as the perfect, caring attendant.
A short while later, after finishing the bed, the little maid's face turned slightly red as she whispered, "My Lord, I will go draw the water and serve you for your bath!"
Xuan's room wasn't huge, but it was fully equipped with everything one needed—kitchen, living room, bedroom, and bathroom.
Hotaru bustled in and out, adding boiled hot water to the tub. Her face was flushed red, and beads of sweat formed on her forehead from the exertion.
Xuan didn't go to help her. He knew that if he tried, the little maid would refuse with a righteous look on her face, insisting that this was her duty.
If he ignored her protests and forced his help, she wouldn't say anything on the surface, but she would likely cry in secret later. She would feel useless, incapable of doing even the smallest tasks properly.
He had learned this after catching her crying secretly once before.
"My Lord, the water is ready!"
The little maid ran over, looking at him with watery, puppy-dog eyes.
Xuan smiled faintly, walked to the tub, took off his clothes, and jumped in. A moment later, the little maid followed him in.
"Lord... Lord Xuan, I... I'm here to scrub your back!" the little maid stammered timidly.
The decadent ruling class, truly evil, Xuan thought to himself as his mind wandered, all while enjoying the maid's service with a clear conscience.
Gradually, he began to feel drowsy.
After the bath, Xuan put on a sleeping robe, crawled into the futon Hotaru had prepared, and closed his eyes contentedly.
Early the next morning, Xuan opened his eyes right on time. This was a habit he had developed after transmigrating; no matter how late he slept, he would always wake up at this exact hour.
"Ah, Lord Xuan, you're awake. Breakfast will be ready soon," the little maid's voice called out from the kitchen.
Xuan shook his head with a bitter smile. Since the first day after his recovery, when he had managed to wake up earlier than her once, he had never beaten her out of bed again.
He ate a casual breakfast and said at the table, "Uncle gave me a mission yesterday. I'll be out for a few days. Stay at home and don't run around while I'm gone."
"How many days will it take for Lord Xuan to return?"
Xuan considered it. Dealing with a few bandits shouldn't take too much time. "I'll be back in seven days at most."
After comforting the little maid, he checked his stock of shuriken and kunai, then left the Uchiha compound.
On his way out, he ran into some Uchiha peers doing their morning training. Upon seeing him, they hurriedly came over to greet him, their eyes shining with worship.
Ever since that night, his and Madara's reputation had reached its peak among the new generation. They were regarded as idols and goals by the Uchiha youth.
After dealing with a few adoring kids, Xuan leaped up, landing on a distant tree branch, and sped away.
The Uchiha clan's territory was in the west of the Land of Fire—of course, this vast land wasn't called the Land of Fire yet.
This territory was currently occupied by countless Daimyō and Shoguns leading their armies in mutual slaughter.
When they encountered problems they couldn't solve, they hired ninjas.
In short, it wasn't just this land that was in chaos; other countries were too.
The whole world was a tangled mess of conflict. Ninjas killed each other, and ordinary people waged wars.
The Fujiwara Mines were located to the north of the Uchiha territory, about a few hundred li away. For a ninja, it wasn't too far.
As he sped through the trees, he took out a kunai covered in markings and studied it carefully.
This was the special formula for the Flying Thunder God Jutsu (Hiraishin).
It was only after exchanging Points for the technique that he realized his understanding of it had been somewhat superficial.
The Flying Thunder God Jutsu was divided into three levels.
The First Level: Utilizing this special kunai to break through the limitations of space, instantly appearing next to the kunai to achieve a sudden teleportation effect.
However, there was a distance limit for the kunai. Currently, Xuan could teleport to a kunai within ten li (approx. 5km). Beyond that, he couldn't sense it.
The Second Level: No longer restricted to pre-made formulas on kunai. One could mark an opponent with the formula instantly during combat.
Only after reaching this level could the user transport others with the Flying Thunder God.
It could also be used defensively: by expanding a barrier using the formula, attacks released within the barrier could be teleported elsewhere.
In the original story, both Namikaze Minato and Senju Tobirama used this.
The Third Level: In the original story, only Namikaze Minato reached this height.
It involved combining Shadow Clones with the Flying Thunder God. By using the technique continuously, one could perform impossible strikes against an opponent.
Within a single thought, the entire space becomes filled with your formulas, and the enemy's life and death are entirely in your grasp.
Unfortunately, the protagonist was currently only at the first level.
However, he was content. After all, he was only five years old and had the System. Given a few more years to save up enough Points, he would inevitably stand at the peak of the ninja world.
Moving at extreme speed, he arrived at the outskirts of the Fujiwara Mines just before sunset.
After thinking about it, he decided to first visit the Uchiha ninja stationed at the mines, as he was unfamiliar with the situation there.
Since the Fujiwara Mines weren't too far from the clan grounds—a clan Jōnin could arrive in less than a day if something happened—the clan hadn't invested too many ninjas in guarding it.
There was only one Chūnin and five Genin. The Chūnin's name was Uchiha Masa.
When Xuan met Uchiha Masa, the man was looking distressed.
He was stunned when he saw Xuan.
Hearing that Xuan was the ninja sent by the clan, he was incredibly confused. He didn't understand what the clan was thinking; he had explicitly requested at least a Special Jōnin, so why would they send a child?
There were very few ninjas here, so no one had specifically come to tell them about Madara and Xuan's battle records from that night.
Naturally, they didn't recognize Xuan.
However, Uchiha Masa didn't show his doubt. He acted very warmly, inviting Xuan in and introducing the situation in detail.
At the exact moment Xuan stepped into the Fujiwara Mines...
Far away, in the so-called bandit's den, a ninja was reporting to an eight-year-old girl.
"Princess, Uchiha Xuan has arrived at the Fujiwara Mines."
The girl smiled softly, her expression brimming with confidence.
She whispered, "After wasting so much effort, we finally lured him out. Now, let me see just what this so-called genius of the Uchiha clan is actually capable of."