Not bad.
Words meant as encouragement somehow sounded remarkably like mockery...
Obito Uchiha glared furiously. Even though he seemed on the verge of drowning, he stubbornly kept struggling, though his movements grew weaker and weaker.
The scene was deathly silent.
Iruka Umino and Kakashi Hatake both stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what they were witnessing...
What had originally been an ordinary final exam assessment—
In just a few short minutes, a pair of Double Tomoe had appeared, followed by an advanced Water Release ninjutsu requiring no hand seals.
Were these two really hiding such ridiculous talent?
The two Uchiha usually acted like an idiot and a silently smiling boy, respectively, but when it came time to fight, each was more ruthless than the other.
"Chunin Hatake, that technique looked like the Water Shockwave Technique, didn't it?" Iruka Umino did not stop the match. As long as Obito Uchiha had not surrendered, it was not over.
Nor did he believe Seisui would lose control and hurt Obito Uchiha.
"The base of the technique should indeed be that, but its later transformations carry traces of the Water Prison Technique. That water lock, in particular, is an extremely advanced Water-nature Chakra transformation."
Kakashi felt like his brain was about to overheat. Though he was already a Chunin and a genius, even he had never seen anything like this.
"More importantly, this was Water Release cast in an environment without water, yet judging by its scale..."
Kakashi spoke more than usual. He was explaining it to Iruka Umino, but he was also analyzing it for himself. "In short, based solely on this Chakra and his mastery of Water Release, Seisui Uchiha possesses at least Special Jonin-level combat strength..."
"Why has he been staying at the Ninja Academy all this time?"
Kakashi felt a knot in his chest.
He had graduated at six years old, a genius watched by the entire village. Though Kakashi had never said it aloud, he possessed astonishing pride.
As Hatake Sakumo's son, Kakashi did not think any ninja of his generation should stand on the same level as him, even if Seisui was four years older...
He had thought he had already left his peers far behind and was steadily advancing toward becoming a Jonin.
Yet Seisui seemed to have reached that point long ago, treating that power as nothing remarkable while quietly attending the Ninja Academy all this time.
For some reason, that made Kakashi feel ashamed. His gaze at Seisui now carried curiosity, as well as a trace of fighting spirit.
"Still not surrendering? Obito Uchiha, if this continues, you'll die..." Seisui looked up at Obito struggling within the Water Prison and spoke softly.
"Nod three times, and I'll let you out."
Forcibly enduring the suffocating pain and the water filling his lungs, Obito Uchiha suddenly lowered his head. The Double Tomoe in his eyes spun violently!
Seisui met his gaze!
"Not good!" Iruka Umino sharply caught that detail and frowned. "He was still careless, Qingshui-kun..."
Obito Uchiha's smile twisted viciously as his dojutsu Genjutsu instantly enveloped Seisui.
But it was different from what he had expected.
Seisui remained standing there with a smile, his eyes clear. "Obito Uchiha, although I do not possess the Sharingan, I have an unwavering faith: the Will of Fire..."
"With your Genjutsu, you cannot shake my heart."
The entire crowd erupted. Everyone stared at Seisui in disbelief.
From those unbearably dull Will of Fire lessons, Seisui Uchiha had actually cultivated resistance to Genjutsu? Was this the true worth of an upperclassman?
Then did that mean they really needed to study the Will of Fire properly from now on?
Inside the Hokage Office, Hiruzen Sarutobi lit his pipe and happily exhaled a long plume of smoke.
Danzo was always saying that the teaching materials he had written for the Will of Fire were mediocre. Look at this—wasn't there a fine child who had truly understood them? And he was an Uchiha!
Hiruzen Sarutobi grew increasingly pleased and ordered in a deep voice, "I want all information on Seisui Uchiha. Quickly!"
Obito Uchiha stared blankly at Seisui.
He could not understand why his Double Tomoe Sharingan could not pull Seisui into Genjutsu...
The reason was simple: Seisui's dojutsu was stronger than his.
Shisui's mouth twitched. He knew the truth—Seisui had told him that he possessed a Double Tomoe Sharingan...
Tobirama Senju could not take it anymore. "You brat, Seisui, aren't you misleading these children? The Will of Fire can resist Genjutsu? I have never heard of such nonsense!"
"Even if one's thoughts are firm, if the Chakra within the body is not purged in time, that conviction will only cause Genjutsu to breed obsession in the heart, making one sink even deeper into the illusion without escape!"
"No, Tobirama, are you really the Second Hokage? Are you trying to destroy the very foundation of my Konoha?" Seisui criticized the white-haired man who lacked the Will of Fire while admiring the despair gradually appearing on Obito's face.
"Look, once I finished speaking, which of these students did not begin yearning for the Will of Fire? And didn't I resist his Genjutsu through the Will of Fire? What's wrong with that..."
"You can resist Genjutsu because of that damn Sharingan of yours!" Tobirama Senju's expression nearly collapsed.
"Oh, right. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would've forgotten that I have the Sharingan too. All I remembered was the unbreakable Will of Fire in my heart..."
From Target of Confrontation Tobirama Senju, you have obtained ninjutsu: Mystical Palm Technique!
"Tch... fine. Better than getting nothing." Seisui clapped his hands together and released the Water Prison around Obito Uchiha. "Come out... You'll suffocate to death soon."
Yet the instant he escaped, a kunai appeared in Obito Uchiha's hand, and he viciously stabbed toward Seisui's neck!
Seisui's body flickered. Tobirama Senju's "Essentials of Taijutsu Against the Uchiha Clan," combined with the dynamic vision granted by his Double Tomoe Sharingan, made Obito Uchiha's sneak attack seem as childish and laughable as a child's play.
"Let me go! Let me go!" Obito Uchiha roared.
The tall Seisui trapped Obito's neck under his arm and lifted him up, locking the carotid arteries in his neck like iron pincers!
Holding Obito Uchiha in that lock, Seisui slowly turned around and displayed him before everyone, like a roast duck hanging in a deli...
Directly in front of him, Obito's mind gradually clouded as he saw Rin Nohara standing only a few meters away, frowning at him.
"Rin..." Obito Uchiha called softly. The next moment, he completely lost consciousness. Once Seisui released him, he collapsed onto the ground like a puddle of mud.
From Target of Confrontation Obito Uchiha, you have obtained talent: Spatial Affinity (Obito Version)!
"Teacher Iruka, sorry. I lost control of the Water Release earlier and broke the box for drawing lots..." Seisui turned and gave Iruka Umino an apologetic smile.
After experiencing Obito Uchiha's defiance, Iruka Umino was almost flattered by Seisui's politeness. He waved his hands repeatedly. "Don't worry about it, Qingshui-kun. Your strength no longer needs a third match to prove itself."
"Teacher Iruka, rules are rules. I still need to take the third match." Seisui declined Iruka Umino's kindness, then turned toward the classmates gazing at him with admiration and spoke softly.
"Does anyone want to spar with me?"
Almost everyone fell silent. Who would dare challenge Seisui, who could utterly crush an Uchiha with a Double Tomoe Sharingan?
"Qingshui-kun, my youthful companion on the path of training, please allow me to challenge you!"
A vigorous shout rose above the crowd. Might Guy's eyes brimmed with tears. "This is youth, Qingshui-kun!"
Sorry... I was a little late. I got stuck on the writing.
Tomorrow, I'll start writing earlier and try to post two chapters right at twelve.
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