Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

By the small lake behind the Uchiha Clan, a tall young girl raised her hands and rapidly formed seals, finally spitting out a massive fireball four meters in diameter.

The scorching fireball crashed into the lake, sending steam billowing upward before it dispersed into mist.

"Alright, that's enough training for today."

The young man standing beside her spoke with concern, stopping the tall young girl as she tried to raise her hands to form seals again.

The amount of chakra the human body could refine in a short time was limited. Excessive consumption would inevitably damage the body. After all, chakra itself was formed by combining spiritual energy and vitality. Spiritual energy was one thing, but drawing out too much vitality could be fatal.

"Fugaku, how large can your Great Fireball be now?"

Uchiha Mikoto accepted the towel Fugaku Uchiha handed her and wiped the fine sweat from her forehead. Satisfied with today's progress, she then asked curiously.

Fugaku Uchiha was the greatest genius of the clan's younger generation. At such a young age, he had already raised his Sharingan to the Three Tomoe level and possessed the strength of an Elite Jonin. He had even touched the threshold of the Quasi-Kage Level and was expected to reach it before the age of twenty.

She was quite satisfied with this fiancé of hers. If there was one flaw, it was that he did not like to smile. He wore that expressionless face all day, just like the people of the Hyuga Clan.

"At the Jonin level, what one pursues is no longer the range of ninjutsu, but its power. In Fire Style, that means traits like temperature and explosive force. My Fire Style can now rapidly burn earth and stone into magma.

"But if I went all out, the Great Fireball could reach a diameter of ten meters."

Fugaku Uchiha answered very seriously. He was quite proud of this accomplishment; among the Uchiha Clan's younger generation, he was the only one who had trained Fire Style to such a level.

"Burn things into magma? Then it could definitely roast that bastard into a roast suckling pig!"

Her beautiful eyes lit up. Uchiha Mikoto decided to focus on training Fire Style from now on, striving to reach Fugaku's level as soon as possible so she could turn that bastard into a roast suckling pig.

"If you mean Shimura Kentei, I'm afraid not. Even Uncle Honoka's Fire Style might not be able to hurt him."

Possessing a certain iron-straight-man disposition, Fugaku Uchiha spoke up and shattered his young fiancée's fantasy, stating that it was impossible.

"How is that possible? Father is a True Kage Level expert, no weaker than the Hokage!"

Her beautiful eyes widened, even revealing her one-tomoe Sharingan.

What Fugaku Uchiha said was simply too outrageous. Her father, Honoka Uchiha, had once stood alongside Senior Kagami Uchiha as one of the two great geniuses of their era. His strength had reached the True Kage Level. Though he had not awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan like Senior Kagami Uchiha, he was not much weaker than the current Third Hokage.

Moreover, her father specialized in Fire Style. How could he possibly fail to deal with that guy?

"Fugaku is right. If that boy wears that suit of armor, even I truly cannot harm him with Fire Style."

At that moment, a figure appeared before them. It was Honoka Uchiha, and he personally admitted that he could not injure Shimura Kentei.

To be honest, he also felt that Shimura Kentei's suit of armor was rather monstrous. It was nearly immune to ninjutsu and could be called a ninja's nemesis.

"It's only a ninja tool suit of armor. Is it really that strong?"

Tilting her little head, Uchiha Mikoto could not understand. It was clearly just a suit of armor, perhaps a little flashy at most. Even the armor worn by that taboo figure of the Uchiha Clan was not that impressive.

"That is no ordinary suit of armor!"

Honoka Uchiha gave a faint, bitter smile. He also could not understand what went on in that boy's head. How had he come up with the idea of making such a suit of armor?

That was so un-ninja-like!

"Father, I want a suit of armor like that too!"

Her eyes shifted, and Uchiha Mikoto decided she wanted a suit like that as well. Only then could she stand against that guy.

"You should forget it. That suit alone weighs a ton. With your little body, let alone fighting in it, it would be good enough if you weren't crushed to death."

Rolling his eyes, Honoka Uchiha mercilessly crushed his precious daughter's fantasy.

That suit of armor was not meant for a person to wear at all!

A ton?

Uchiha Mikoto's beautiful eyes widened again. She had never imagined that suit of armor would be so heavy. Yesterday, it had not looked that heavy when that guy wore it!

"What terrifying physical strength!"

Once she realized it, she was even more shocked. To bear a suit of armor weighing over a thousand kilograms, that guy's physical strength was obvious. He could probably rank among the best in all of Konoha.

"Actually, the weight of that suit is secondary. The key is that it costs too much. We can't afford it."

Fugaku Uchiha, standing to the side, delivered the second blow, saying that they did not have that much money.

"We can't afford it?"

Uchiha Mikoto blinked her large eyes blankly, unable to understand those words.

What did he mean, they could not afford it?

Shimura Kentei might be the young master of the Shimura Clan, but she was also the eldest daughter of the Uchiha Clan!

Furthermore, the Uchiha Clan's foundation was far beyond what the Shimura Clan could compare with. Yet now they could not even afford a suit of armor.

Was he joking?

"Don't overthink it. We really can't afford it!"

Honoka Uchiha sighed, feeling rather bitter about it. However, he had no greed for Shimura Kentei's suit of armor.

Though that suit was exceedingly expensive and could be called priceless, it incorporated quite a few Sealing Crystals. With current technology, there was no way to separate them out.

Even if they obtained the suit, they would not be able to use it. It could be said to be a suit of armor exclusive to that boy.

Perhaps that was also that boy's cleverness. Otherwise, the cost of that suit alone would be enough to drive Bounty Ninja throughout the ninja world mad. Unless that boy never left the village, he would definitely be focused down and hunted.

"It's about time. Let's go to the Ninja Academy and see just how many tricks that boy has."

Glancing at the sun, Honoka Uchiha turned and headed toward the Ninja Academy. Uchiha Mikoto and Fugaku Uchiha hurried after him.

This was their tacit agreement with the Senju Clan. Tsunade would recover some face from that boy today. After all, yesterday's defeat had been too miserable; from beginning to end, they had not even made him lift a hand.

Similar scenes played out repeatedly among Konoha's many ninja clans. Everyone headed toward the Ninja Academy. Even the students from the Elite Classes of every grade in the Ninja Academy were permitted to come watch the battle at the training field and broaden their horizons.

"Big Sis, you have to knock that bastard's teeth out!"

Following his older sister onto the Ninja Academy's training field, Senju Nawaki spoke resentfully. However, because he had lost a row of front teeth yesterday, his speech leaked air and came out unclear, making him look utterly miserable.

To be honest, when Senju Nawaki woke up yesterday, he had nearly died of anger. After suffering his older sister's abuse for an entire week, he had wanted to put on a good performance. Who would have thought that bastard would be so despicable, using Chakra Threads to set a trap?

Before the battle had even truly begun, he had been taken down. He had now become the laughingstock and disgrace of the clan!

"No, I'm going to break his claws!"

Tsunade Hime spoke coldly. Whenever she recalled what had happened that day, her teeth itched with hatred. This time, she would definitely turn that boy's thieving hands into pig trotters.

Senju Nawaki blinked blankly, unable to understand what his older sister meant, but he did not dare ask.

His sister had been very dissatisfied with his performance yesterday.

"I'll test you later. If you fail, you can think about the consequences yourself."

Turning her head, Tsunade gave him an icy glare. She was extremely dissatisfied with this foolish little brother of hers, especially with yesterday's performance. It had been humiliating beyond belief.

Senju Nawaki could not help shrinking his neck. Then he glanced at Hyuga Suzune beside him and hesitated before speaking. "Big Sis, can Mikoto be my teammate?"

Although Hyuga Suzune was also a little beauty, he preferred Uchiha Mikoto. Besides, Uchiha Mikoto was stronger.

Those words made the already nervous Hyuga Suzune lower her little head, her small hands clenching tightly together.

"What, you want to become the Uchiha Clan's live-in son-in-law?"

Tsunade sneered coldly. From the very beginning, she had opposed her younger brother getting close to Uchiha Mikoto.

Although the Senju and Uchiha Clans had joined forces to establish Konoha, the Battle of the Valley of the End had set the two clans against each other again. Coupled with their old hatred, let alone intermarriage, it was already good enough if they did not immediately start fighting.

Besides, one was the eldest daughter of the Uchiha Clan, while the other was the young master of the Senju Clan. There was simply no chance of them being together.

It was better to make her foolish little brother abandon that thought as soon as possible.

"N-No?"

Senju Nawaki shrank his neck again and asked weakly.

He really liked Mikoto!

"What do you think?"

Tsunade sneered again, too lazy to bother with this foolish little brother. She turned to look at Hyuga Suzune on the other side, and her expression shifted. The previous chill vanished, replaced by gentleness.

"Don't be nervous. With your strength, passing my test won't be difficult. You only need to coordinate well with that little pervert."

She thought highly of Hyuga Suzune. The girl's talent and strength were not bad; at most, she was a little introverted and timid. But those could all be improved. They were not serious problems.

If properly cultivated, she could become an Elite Jonin and perhaps even strive for the Quasi-Kage Level. After all, she was a member of the Hyuga Main Family and possessed a complete Byakugan.

"Yes, Teacher Tsunade. I'll work hard!"

Tsunade's words calmed Hyuga Suzune's nervous heart somewhat, and she responded firmly.

"Big Sis, why do you call that guy a little pervert? Did he do something bad?"

Senju Nawaki voiced the question that had been weighing on his mind. Over the past two days, whenever his older sister mentioned that guy, she called him a little pervert. It was very strange.

"That's none of your business. And after you form a team, stay away from that guy. Stay away from Jiraiya too, or just see how I deal with you!"

Tsunade's delicate body stiffened, and she shot him an embarrassed, angry glare. This foolish little brother really knew how to bring up exactly what should not be mentioned.

Senju Nawaki shrank his neck in fright again, but inwardly, he became even more curious.

Could it be that guy had done something bad to his older sister?

Just then, Tsunade seemed to sense something and raised her head toward the sky. She discovered a golden figure plummeting down from high above at tremendous speed. Who else could it be but Shimura Kentei?

"That show-off little pervert!"

She muttered unhappily, but her heart was filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment.

She had to admit that this kind of entrance was really cool. Especially with that outrageously gorgeous suit of armor, he looked so handsome it was criminal!

I want a gorgeous suit of armor like that too!

"Boom!"

He crashed down onto the training field with domineering force once more, and the shockwave this time was even stronger than yesterday's.

"Sorry to keep you waiting!"

Controlling the wings on his back, Shimura Kentei flapped them and dispersed the dust that had been stirred up. At the same time, he used Chakra Threads to pull up the shield beneath his feet and announced his arrival.

"This boy really isn't suited to being a ninja!"

On the main viewing platform, Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed regretfully, though inwardly he was filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment.

Looking at Shimura Kentei standing on the training field in that gorgeous suit of armor, then recalling his own armor, he suddenly felt that his style had been dragged down by quite a lot.

Although the style that boy displayed was anything but ninja-like, it was truly cool!

If only I had a suit of armor like that too...

The thought made him yearn for it even more. But when he remembered the utterly insane cost of that suit of armor, then thought about his private savings, which had already fallen into the negatives, he felt sick to his stomach.

Being Hokage was so stifling!

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