A Palm Strike Falling from the Sky

Chiken smiled on the outside while cursing up a storm inside, but his composure was impeccable.

"I'm only afraid that my worthy brother may look down on this humble fare. Everyone knows the Senju Clan is a great clan, dining on delicacies from land and sea."

Kagerou's facial muscles twitched.

He was still too young. He had not expected Chiken to seize the chance to take a jab at him.

It seemed that after a few years apart, his "worthy younger brother" had grown much more skilled.

"Not at all, not at all. Humble fare is perfectly fine. It's getting late, so please lead the way, worthy brother, and let my clansmen take their seats first."

Chiken finally felt better.

Ever since a certain transmigrator had come to this household, the family had spent every day scheming against one another, terrified that a single careless moment would land them in a trap.

Having seen plenty of grand occasions, he considered this small potatoes.

In high spirits, he put on a bright smile and led the Senju clansmen to their seats.

"Now that everyone is here, let me say a few words first."

Holding the thick stack of notes he had discussed with Shin the previous night, Chiken stood on the stage and began reading aloud.

"Mother, have you ever seen a palm strike falling from the sky?" Shin's smile was dazzling.

He had decided to make a small alteration to the script he had given his old man.

If Chiken found out, he would surely cry out, "What kind of son screws over his own father?!"

Aoko knew her child well enough to know that he had come up with another outrageous idea.

So she immediately refused. "No, Shin. You can't cause trouble for your father..."

"And you, why do you spend all day thinking about stirring up trouble?"

Undeterred, Shin lowered his head and whispered something into Aoko's ear.

Then her eyes grew brighter and brighter, and even a smile curled at the corner of her lips.

"That's the plan, Mother. This move should be perfect for the opening ceremony, right?" Seeing that his "persuasion" had worked, Shin immediately beamed.

"The plan isn't bad, but can you really pull it off?" Aoko seemed unconvinced that her youngest son could successfully carry out such a difficult plan.

"Don't worry, Mother. If I fail, you can punish me however you want!"

Hearing his assurance, Aoko finally relaxed.

She began preparing to carry out the grand opening plan for the groundbreaking ceremony.

"That is all I have to say. Thank you, everyone." Chiken had droned on for more than half an hour before finally bowing and stepping down from the stage.

The people below began applauding, all with a faint sense of relief.

In the Senju Clan's section.

"This is so boring. Listening to that Uchiha uncle talk for half the day would be worse than going home to get some proper rest."

With impatience written all over her face, Tsunade continued complaining. "Uncle Kagerou, when is this going to end? I still have important things to do later!"

Elder Kagerou, the Senju Clan's representative, immediately looked miserable.

What important business could she possibly have? Wasn't she just going off to gamble?

Who in all of Konoha did not know that the Senju Clan's eldest daughter lost every bet she made?

"Big Sister, watch your image. There are so many outstanding young men from various clans here today. How are you going to get married in the future if you act like this?" Nawaki, standing beside Tsunade, said with a solemn expression.

Right now, he only wanted to find some kind-hearted man to marry his sister Tsunade and finally end his miserable daily life.

"If I can't get married, then Nawaki can support me. I've treated you so well since you were little. You wouldn't be unwilling, would you?"

Like hell I would! Though firm in his heart, Nawaki gave in verbally and repeatedly promised her.

Elsewhere, Chiken noticed something.

As the time drew closer, his troublesome youngest son still had not appeared, just as expected.

He immediately declared inwardly that not even the Sage of Six Paths could save that boy now.

Seeing that ten o'clock was getting closer and closer, he could only return to the stage and begin speaking again. "Distinguished guests..."

"Mother, remember to use Wind Release at maximum power. Don't worry, my body can take it." After entering Elemental Chakra Mode, Shin repeatedly reminded Aoko.

"I know, Shin. You've said it several times already. Don't worry, Mother will definitely send you flying into the sky, shoulder to shoulder with the sun."

The moment he received her answer, Shin broke out in goosebumps.

"Three... two... one... launch!"

The moment he finished speaking, the muscles in Shin's legs, enhanced by fire-nature Chakra, exploded with power.

At the same time, after forming hand seals, Aoko swiftly unleashed Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, a technique with little destructive power but astonishing thrust.

With a whoosh, Shin shot from the ground toward the sky. Combined with the flames left behind by the explosive burst of fire-nature Chakra beneath his feet, he launched upward like a human rocket.

"I didn't expect air resistance to be this strong. Good thing I used Elemental Chakra Mode to make my body lighter and breathe freely, or I'd suffocate and crash..."

Even as Shin flew into the sky, he distractedly analyzed the situation. "The launch angle is a little off, but I can adjust it after reaching the highest point. Mm, next time I need to calculate the launch angle properly..."

As he was about to reach the clouds, the explosive force granted by his fire-nature Chakra and the thrust from Aoko's Wind Release seemed to have run out.

He could clearly feel his ascent slowing down.

"Can't reach the clouds? Looks like I need to optimize the launch process if I want to stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun!"

Feeling the air grow thinner, he sighed before immediately searching the ground for the ceremony site.

"Found it. Eat this, old Sun—no, that's not right. Bold demon, how dare you show off before an expert! Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon..."

Shin began chanting an incantation. The wind-nature Chakra within him started to dissipate, and earth-nature Chakra was swiftly infused into the surface of his body.

He focused his gaze on the area behind the ceremony stage. Once he finished chanting, a layer of seemingly thin but extraordinarily hard rock began coating his body.

At the same time, he used the properties of water-nature Chakra to continuously replenish moisture in his surface cells.

In the blink of an eye, Shin plummeted at high speed toward the chosen site for the Shopping Street.

"Greetings, distinguished guests. Welcome to the groundbreaking ceremony for Uchiha Commercial Street. And now, the ceremony—"

"Hmm? What's that? Could it be that brat Shin?"

Chiken stared doubtfully into the sky at the little black dot rapidly drawing closer.

He felt a faint chill creeping down his back.

"Shin? Uchiha Shin?" Nawaki gritted his teeth and followed Chiken's line of sight, only to be completely stunned.

High above the ceremony site was a tiny black dot, its outer edge glowing red from friction with the air.

Everyone immediately became bewildered.

How exactly had this guy gotten into the sky?

The little iceberg Nao covered her mouth, her face full of disbelief.

She felt that Uchiha Shin could bring people new surprises every single time.

What the hell was a surprise? This was a goddamn surprise!

The Third Hokage looked at the little black dot in the sky and inwardly cried out in amazement.

It seemed that the Uchiha Clan's Second Young Master was no ordinary person.

He quickly considered whether he should set up one layer of barriers around Konoha's outskirts... no, several layers.

That would keep this person from constantly flying into the sky.

In the Akimichi Clan's section, the chubby Heiji stared blankly at the figure falling from the sky at high speed.

At first, he had thought it was a meteorite, but as it drew closer, he could see more and more clearly that it was a person.

Watching the ground rush closer, Shin immediately raised his right hand straight above his head.

Then, he began pouring fire-nature Chakra into his palm.

"Wahahahaha... I, Uchiha Shin, am back!"

A wild laugh rang in the ears of everyone at the scene.

Then they saw the figure in the air fly over the ceremony site and fall toward the planned renovation site of Uchiha Commercial Street.

BOOM!!!

A massive sound erupted from the direction of impact.

Then the ground shook violently. Everyone at the scene clearly witnessed that palm strike falling from the sky.

That day, people remembered being dominated by giants... Ahem, never mind.