Sode no Shirayuki, Released?

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"Huh? If I were to get serious, this whole area would indeed be reduced to scorched earth, but what do you mean by 'frozen prison'?" Yashiro completely disregarded Shunren's stern warning, coldly replying, "To repel external threats, one must first secure internal stability. If I can't even subdue a junior like you, how can I lead an army?"

"..." Upon hearing this, Shunren finally understood why Yashiro had been staring at him so intently.

First, due to his carelessness, Yashiro lost the intelligence headquarters, causing chaos in the army.

Besides showing off his Chunin, Yashiro's previous act of subduing the Konoha who tried to resist was also intended to intimidate his other subordinates.

However, at this moment, Yashiro happened to encounter Shunren, whom he couldn't control. Even using Genjutsu, he still couldn't subdue him, making the situation even more awkward, didn't he?

The surrounding Konoha Ninja were all watching. If Yashiro couldn't subdue Shunren with absolute force, all his previous efforts to establish his authority would be in vain. Moreover, given his mistake of losing the intelligence headquarters, his subordinates would be even more resentful of him.

"So that's how it is. I should have discovered it sooner," Shunren muttered to himself.

However, he thought to himself that even if he knew Yashiro's intentions, he wouldn't obediently submit to the other party in the end. After all, although Shunren had a good temper, he wasn't a pushover. He could be patient with the Konoha High Command high-ranking officials because Shunren was still weak. But with the Uchiha, he could make a deal with them, acting Uchiha in exchange for various advanced techniques.

But who do you think you are, Uchiha Yashiro?

The Uchiha chief's bodyguard?

He's just a mere guard, yet he dares to dream of competing for the position of the next clan leader.

Shunren clearly knows from the original work that after Kyosho, the next head of the Uchiha Clan Head will be Fugaku, Yashiro will continue to serve as his bodyguard.

He may have some power, but he has no control over Shunren!

As for Yashiro's individual strength, Shunren estimated that it would at most exceed the level of Elite Jonin. It should be noted that Shunren had faced off against Yotsuki Teki, who was at the level of a near- Quasi-Kage, a year ago. Although he did not win, he at least fought back for a while and managed to escape with his life even after being defeated. As for the Sand Ninja Village's Scorch Release user, Pakura, although her Chakra was insufficient, it was by no means easy for Shunren to injure her.

Uchiha Yashiro?

In a life-or-death duel, one-on-one, Shunren could conservatively estimate that he could go toe-to-toe with Yashiro!

Therefore, in Shunren's eyes, Yashiro's attempt to subdue him by force was utterly ridiculous—the most laughable thing in the world!

"Yin Release: Projection!"

The surrounding temperature plummeted instantly, and ice and snow gathered in Shunren's hands, forming a pure white Zanpakuto — Sode no Shirayuki!

Shunren had no further comment on this.

Uchiha Yashiro, if you want to humiliate yourself, then come on!

"Huh?!" Although Yashiro was impulsive and arrogant, he still had the necessary insight; otherwise Uchiha Clan, he would be wasting his rare Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

"This feeling..." Yashiro's gaze was fixed intently on Sode no Shirayuki, and he asked in surprise, "Is this the strange sword from during the Genjutsu?"

"What's wrong? Aren't you going to attack?" Shunren slowly raised his sword, pointing it directly at the latter. "Uchiha Yashiro, didn't you intend to tame me?"

"How dare you! You brat, how dare you address me by my given name!" Yashiro fury.

At this point, both sides had already broken off all pretense of civility, so Shunren had no need to hold back and bluntly stated, "One word: fight or not? If not, get out!"

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!" Yashiro rage, immediately unleashing the Uchiha Clan's signature Ninjutsu.

Holding a knife

With a slash forward, Sode no Shirayuki's blade easily cleaved the oncoming fireball in two.

"Are you really serious about this level of Ninjutsu?"

"I hope you can still say that later!" Yashiro crossed two fingers of both hands, forming a Shadow Clone hand seal.

The two men, each wielding Kunai, attacked Shunren from the left and right.

Shadow Clone is Ninjutsu that distributes Chakra evenly, so even Shunren's Sharingan couldn't tell which one was the real body. But since he couldn't tell them apart, he could just fight both of them at once!

"Clang~" Shunren deflected the opponent's Kunai with a single slash, then turned the blade and swept it horizontally towards another figure.

"Ding ding ding ding~" Shunren fought against two opponents and held his own.

Yashiro narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking to himself: This kid has already mastered both the Uchiha Style and Konoha Styles of swordsmanship. With that strange sword in his hand, I'm afraid I won't have the upper hand in close combat.

After a brief probing, Yashiro immediately retreated.

Shunren slashed at the opponent's Shadow Clone with his sword.

With his Sharingan activated, Shunren clearly saw the opponent's Shadow Clone, its body now filled with red Chakra. Suddenly, as if realizing something, he retreated hastily.

Fire Style: Clone Great Explosion!

Yashiro immediately detonated his Shadow Clone! Using Shadow Clone as bait to lure the enemy, the prey, exploiting the principle of "to defeat the enemy, one must launch an attack," would be knocked down by the powerful explosion.

"Tch! Did the Sharingan through it? No... it shouldn't be too late anyway." Yashiro seemed deeply surprised by Shunren's quick wit, and said in a deep voice, "Where have you seen this technique before?"

Are you asking me a question, or are you talking to yourself?

Shunren was caught off guard and almost fell victim to this technique as well. He had seen Uchiha Itachi use this move in the original work, which was similar to Kakashi's Lightning Release Clone technique. The Fire Style formula was injected into the Shadow Clone beforehand, and it was detonated as soon as the enemy got close.

"Hmph! You're all talk and no action!" Yashiro threw his hands, sending another swarm of Shuriken flying.

Shunren's Sharingan was fixed on the shuriken colliding with each other in mid-air, constantly changing their trajectory and flying in an irregular path. Shuriken raised his sword. If it was only this simple, he could still cut them down one by one!

However, just as Shunren was focusing his attention on the Shuriken, Yashiro's figure flashed and disappeared.

To deal with the Sharingan, finding ways to avoid the gaze of the Dōjutsu is a basic tactic. As a battle-hardened Dōjutsu user, Yashiro naturally knows very well how to deal with the Sharingan.

The Mind's Eye!

Upon realizing something was amiss, Shunren immediately activated his Sensory Technique and discovered that the target's figure had silently circled behind him!

However, it was too late to use Yin Release at this point.

I've been tricked...

Shunren's expression darkened slightly. He thought to himself that this was the difference in combat experience. Although his strength was in no way inferior to Yashiro's, battles between ninjas were often decided in the blink of an eye, and even a small mistake could lead to an irreversible situation.

Shunren would always remember this.

Yashiro's Kunai about to slash at the back of his neck.

Forced by circumstances, Shunren plunged the tip of the Sode no Shirayuki sword into his own finger.

Sode no Shirayuki is not a sword that releases cold air from its blade; its true power is to bring the wielder's flesh to below freezing point...