Naruto: The Shadow Lord of the Nara Clan

Uchiha clan.

Sasuke, who had excitedly greeted the adults, jogged along and pushed open the front door of his house.

He couldn't wait to show his father his final grades.

But what he encountered was not the heartwarming scene he had imagined.

Fugaku Uchiha, the head of the Uchiha clan and Sasuke's father, was sternly reprimanding a boy with an indifferent expression.

"Itachi, remember your place!"

Itachi Uchiha half-closed his eyes, glanced at Sasuke in the entrance hall without leaving a trace, then stood up and walked out without looking back.

"I see."

The oppressive atmosphere easily extinguished the fire in Sasuke's heart. He nervously pursed his lips, looked at Itachi Uchiha walking past him, and hesitantly reached out his hand as if to say something.

But Itachi Uchiha did not linger in front of those small hands. Instead, he silently "bumped" Sasuke's forearm aside and left indifferently, as if no one else was there.

Watching Itachi's departing figure until it completely disappeared from sight, Fugaku Uchiha finally turned his gaze to Sasuke, crossed his arms, and asked in a deep voice:

How did you do on your final exams?

Upon hearing this, Sasuke's gloom vanished instantly, and he excitedly pulled out his report card from his bag.

"Father, I'm number one in my grade!"

Fugaku did not take the report card Sasuke handed him; he merely glanced at its contents before looking away again.

"good."

"But compared to your brother, he's still far behind."

"Keep up the good work!"

After saying that, he turned and walked into the inner room.

Sasuke's high expectations were met only with his brother's indifference and his father's indifference, which inevitably saddened him.

But being a member of a prominent clan, Sasuke, who always looked up to Itachi Uchiha as a role model, quickly rallied.

He took a deep breath, his eyes filled with determination.

"I need to work even harder; I can't let my father and brother down!"

Thinking of this, he grabbed a few rice balls for dinner, explained the situation to his mother, and then ran towards the Nanga River Forest.

That was Itachi's training ground, where he personally trained Sasuke.

Although Itachi is busy with official duties these days, he rarely spends time with Sasuke.

But Sasuke still preferred to train in the Nakagawa Forest.

The evening breeze, carrying the friendly chatter of the Konoha villagers, brushed past Sasuke's hair.

While feeling envious, it also strengthened his resolve.

……

"The last one."

Lu Ying wiped the sweat from his forehead, his eyes flickered, and his silhouette in the twilight suddenly shifted and expanded, grabbing a fawn that was foraging for food not far away in an instant.

Once the judgment was successful and the system displayed the words "Mission Completed," he released the Shadow Binding Spell and collapsed onto the ground.

Watching the fawn flee in terror, the deer chuckled:

"It's finally over."

"If it weren't for the limitation of chakra, I probably would have finished all my training tasks a few hours ago."

"After all, we are not from the Uzumaki or Senju clans. The amount of chakra that comes with the Nara clan bloodline is not much different from that of an ordinary ninja."

"We need to find a way to increase our chakra reserves."

At this point in her thoughts, Lu Ying suddenly remembered something.

He quickly opened the system panel to check the rewards for completing the daily tasks.

[Daily task completed, reward now being distributed]

[Reward 1: Restore 100% status]

[Reward 2: Ability Points +3]

[Reward 3: Random Box]

After quickly scanning the reward list, Lu Ying immediately chose reward one without hesitation.

As the thought crossed my mind, a cool and comfortable feeling instantly swept over my entire body.

The muscles, which had been sore and aching from prolonged exercise, were now completely restored with a tingling sensation.

Even the body and mental energy (chakra) that had been depleted by most of it were fully replenished.

Clenching his fist and feeling the surge of energy, Lu Ying smiled with delight.

"From now on, as long as I complete the daily tasks, it's like I have two lives!"

The first reward already exceeded Lu Ying's expectations, so he couldn't wait to look at the other two rewards.

"If I haven't misunderstood..."

"Intelligence attribute should affect the 'blue bar'."

Thinking of this, the moment Lu Ying received Reward 2, she immediately invested three points of ability into the "Intelligence" attribute.

The changes this time were not as noticeable as before, but after calming down and reflecting, Lu Ying still discovered the abnormality in her body.

He suddenly opened his eyes and stared excitedly at the "Intelligence" attribute.

"Just as I expected!"

"The speed and volume of chakra synthesis have both increased!"

After calming his excitement, he realized that among his five attributes, it wasn't just intelligence that had increased.

【Strength: 20.2 (10)】

[Stamina: 23.3 (10)]

[Agility: 27.1 (10)]

[Intelligence: 32 (10)]

[Feelings: 26 (10)]

Strength, stamina, and agility have all increased slightly.

After a little thought, Lu Ying had the answer in her mind.

"It seems that the daily training itself also improves the five-dimensional attributes."

"That would kill two birds with one stone."

Compared to the previous surprises, this "reward" was rather ordinary, so Lu Ying focused her attention on the third reward.

According to his memories from his previous life, this random box can be big or small, ranging from small snacks and spicy strips to large skill dungeons, making it a favorite of gamblers!

Lu Ying didn't have too many illusions about this. He knew his luck very well. In his previous life, whenever there was a lottery event, he always managed to win at least the minimum prize!

"There's plenty of time, I'm bound to get something good eventually."

While talking to himself, he casually accepted reward three.

With a burst of white light, the contents of the gift box were revealed before Lu Ying's eyes.

His gaze swept over the area, and his eyebrows immediately furrowed.

"This is a pleasant surprise!"

Just as he was pondering the rewards from the random box, a childish voice came from not far away.

The voice was so familiar that Lu Ying knew who it belonged to without much thought.

"Perhaps we can give it a try."

As they murmured, the deer's shadow was already leaping among the treetops.

……

"Hey!"

With a strain in his abdomen, Sasuke forcefully swung his crossed arms as he exhaled.

Ten kunai were swiftly shot out from between his fingers.

However, only one shot hit the bullseye, while the other six only hit the outer rings of the target, and three of them didn't even hit the target.

Seeing this result, Sasuke lowered his head in frustration.

He is now seven years old. It should be noted that at the same age, Itachi Uchiha could easily hit ten targets at the same time, and all of them hit the bullseye!

Not to mention, Itachi, who was seven years old, had already graduated from the Ninja Academy, and he was proudly holding his final report card.

The difference between the two is obvious.

No wonder his father ignored him.

Thinking about this, Sasuke began to feel inferior.

It wasn't that she felt inferior because of the gap between them, but rather because she felt inferior that she might not even be able to keep up with her brother!

"Sigh, I guess I'll just have to keep trying."

Besides that, he didn't know what else he could do.

So Sasuke picked up the kunai again and practiced throwing it again and again, but instead of improving, he performed even worse.

"When your mind is in turmoil, your actions will become chaotic."

"How about we calm down, Sasuke?"