Uchiha Chiyu listened to the notification echoing in his mind. His expression remained flat as he gave a curt, indifferent nod.
After crossing over into the Uchiha clan, he had gone years without any sort of "cheat" or special power. Even so, through relentless, life-risking training, he had managed to awaken the Three Tomoe Sharingan, become a jōnin, join the police force, and eventually be promoted to squad captain.
However, no one understood better than Chiyu just how insignificant a Three Tomoe Sharingan and the rank of jōnin were when compared to true power. He clearly remembered that three of the Uchiha clan's jōnin—Uchiha Yashiro, Uchiha Tekkā, and Uchiha Inabi—were all elites of the clan. Yet when they faced Uchiha Itachi, who possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, they were instantly annihilated. The power gap was like an insurmountable chasm.
Without some sort of cheat, Uchiha Chiyu figured it would be nearly impossible for him to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan. Because…
He felt no particular attachment or sense of belonging to this world.
He had neither parents nor wife nor children. As for clan members, friends, and comrades, they were just acquaintances he happened to know. Even if they were all wiped out, it wouldn't really affect him emotionally.
With no love to lose, how could he possibly awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan?
Such was his cold detachment—and so no opportunity presented itself for him to unlock that higher power.
Until…
Not long ago, he finally activated his cheat ability: the "Do Good and Accumulate Virtue" system.
As its name suggested, any act of kindness he performed would reward him with Virtue Points, which would in turn strengthen all his abilities.
For someone like Chiyu, this system couldn't be more perfect. After all, he worked in the police force, tasked with maintaining law and order in Konoha. Plus, in his previous life, he had also worked in law enforcement—except…
In that law-abiding society, there was a limit to how extreme one's methods could be. Because of all those restrictions, many truly wicked criminals never received the punishment they deserved. In fact, Chiyu's death was closely tied to that very frustration.
Now, having been reborn as Uchiha Chiyu, even though he knew this ninja world was darker by far, he was thrilled. Here, he could finally act as the righteous avenger he'd always wanted to be.
Thus was born a member of the Uchiha clan who was "righteous to the point of crossing lines."
Even Uchiha Fugaku found him a headache—far too extreme, even though his goal was maintaining peace. Whenever Fugaku, as clan head and head of the police force, expressed disapproval of Chiyu's methods, Chiyu would cut him off with a single line:
"Everything I do is in the name of justice."
Fugaku never had a retort for that.
At this very moment, Uchiha Chiyu still held tightly to his conviction, determined to carry it out.
"Aaaahhh!"
A shrill, desperate scream tore through the night as onlookers stared at the severed head rolling on the ground.
"You… you monster, what did you do?!"
"Even if my husband was worse than a beast… he was still my husband!"
"You devil—you killed him, just like that…"
"How am I supposed to live now?!"
"I… I'm going to kill you!"
To everyone's shock, the one hurling these furious words and rushing at Chiyu was none other than Haruko—the same woman who had been brutally beaten by her gambler husband earlier.
For a moment, the spectators could do nothing but shake their heads, pitying her misfortune yet angered by her choices. Even the two officers beside Chiyu were stunned. That man was a complete piece of trash—yet she was still defending him?
It only proved the saying that even "pitiful people may have parts of themselves that are detestable." It was a line Captain Chiyu often quoted—and, as it turned out, it rang uncomfortably true.
Haruko, now utterly deranged, shrieked as she lunged at Uchiha Chiyu. She had even grabbed a pair of scissors, stabbing them downward with murderous intent.
Shhk!
The sickening sound of a blade slicing through flesh made everyone's hair stand on end. The next second…
Haruko collapsed to the ground. A gaping wound on her back was gushing blood, staining her clothes and pooling across the dirt in a spreading crimson puddle.
"C-Captain!"
"W-what did you do?!"
The two police force members clutched their heads in terror, unable to process what they had just seen. Killing that gambler was one thing, but… killing Haruko, too? This was going too far, even by their standards. There was no way the clan head would stand for this!
Around them, the crowd stared in horror, gasping in shock.
Chiyu's voice was emotionless. "She attacked first. I merely defended myself."
"Take both of these bodies to the station and report truthfully to the clan head."
The two subordinates looked utterly paralyzed with fear. Sure, it was technically true that she attacked first, but… who was going to believe that a mere civilian woman, already battered and in despair, could pose any real threat to a jōnin of the Uchiha clan?
Yet, Chiyu appeared utterly unconcerned. He turned to leave, striding off under the terrified stares of everyone present.
Ding!
[You successfully helped Haruko's family reunite in the Pure Land of the afterlife. A good deed! +10 Virtue Points!]
Uchiha Chiyu: "… …"
Even someone as cold and pragmatically "righteous" as he couldn't help rolling his eyes at his system. He didn't care what others thought of him, but this was just… a bit too much, wasn't it?
With a shake of his head, he continued on his solitary patrol through Konoha's darkened streets.
[Do Good and Accumulate Virtue System]
Host: Uchiha Chiyu
Age: 21
Position: Konoha Police Force Squad Captain
Rank: Jōnin
Chakra Nature: Fire, Lightning, Yin, Yang
Chakra: 647
Abilities:
• Three Tomoe Sharingan (313/1000)
• Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique – Mastered (100/100)
• Fire Release: Dragon Flame Technique – Mastered (100/100)
• Uchiha-Style Kenjutsu – Advanced (88/100)
Virtue Points: 20
Without hesitating, he dumped all 20 newly acquired Virtue Points into his Sharingan.
[Current Three Tomoe Sharingan (333/1000)]
Instantly, Uchiha Chiyu felt a surge in his eye power. True strength in the Uchiha clan ultimately lay in one's ocular powers. Even among three-tomoe Sharingan users, there could be vast differences in raw ability.
Despite being so young, Chiyu's ocular power already exceeded that of most ordinary jōnin.
While he continued patrolling through the dark streets of Konoha, he suddenly sensed two chakra signatures racing toward him—his subordinates.
"Captain Chiyu, the clan head is furious!"
"He's ordered you to report to the station immediately!"
Both men were clearly frightened, obviously unaccustomed to seeing Fugaku this enraged.
Uchiha Fugaku…
He wasn't a hardline hawk by nature. In truth, deciding to stage a coup later on was mostly done out of desperation. Though Fugaku's personality seemed gloomy and strict, he actually hesitated more than people realized. But now he was apparently in a thunderous rage, which explained his subordinates' terrified expressions.
Of course, Uchiha Chiyu knew exactly what had triggered Fugaku's anger. Still, his own expression didn't so much as twitch.
Without a word, he turned and headed for police headquarters.