In the valley.
Madara Uchiha reclined halfway in a broad chair, his mind filled with Seisui's figure from moments ago, Muramasa in hand, its icy blade and flames filling the sky, along with that cold Kenjutsu and gaze...
Across the entire Shinobi World, only his younger brother, Uchiha Izuna, had ever carried himself like that!
Especially the way Seisui wielded Muramasa and Fire Release—it was exactly like Uchiha Izuna's. It even gave Madara Uchiha the illusion that he had returned to several decades ago, to that afternoon when his brother excitedly showed him his Ninja Sword Technique...
"Izuna, Izuna..."
Madara Uchiha recalled his brother, his best brother.
When he thought carefully about it, Uchiha Izuna's entire life had been a life devoted to Madara Uchiha.
From childhood, Izuna had been his spiritual pillar. As he grew older, he became Madara Uchiha's strategist and martial support. He left behind not even a single descendant, and in the end, he willingly gave his pair of Mangekyō Sharingan to Madara Uchiha, dying in battle in the prime of his life.
Though Madara Uchiha was an unparalleled genius, suppressing the entire Shinobi World as the Ninja Asura...
When it came to his younger brother, all Madara Uchiha felt was indebtedness.
As a typical Uchiha brother-con, as an elder brother who had failed to protect his younger brother yet had always received his brother's devotion, Madara Uchiha's guilt toward Uchiha Izuna was beyond words.
In a daze, Madara Uchiha, who had read the stone tablet left behind by the Sage of Six Paths and awakened the Rinnegan, suddenly thought of a possibility that made his heart clench—
Why did Seisui know Izuna's swordsmanship?
Madara Uchiha had taken away nearly all of Uchiha Izuna's cultivation manuals and belongings when he left the village.
Only Muramasa had been a gift Uchiha Izuna personally gave to a close friend back then, so Madara Uchiha had not taken it.
Yet by such a coincidence, Muramasa was in Seisui's hands, and Seisui had somehow learned Izuna's Ninja Sword Technique despite having no reason to know it...
So, was it possible that Seisui Uchiha was Izuna's reincarnation?
After all, the Pure Land truly existed. The souls of the dead had not vanished, and the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu had already proven that!
At that thought, Madara Uchiha's entire body trembled as he slowly closed his eyes.
He was thinking.
He was thinking about how to approach Seisui, and whether his plan needed some changes...
But no matter what, Seisui and Izuna's figures flickered and intertwined in Madara Uchiha's mind, seeming to merge into one.
"Ha..."
An excited yet heavy sigh echoed through the valley for a long time.
On the training grounds.
Kakashi lay on the ground, staring blankly at the blazing Muramasa and Seisui's furrowed brow.
He had imagined fighting Seisui many times, but he had never imagined that this senior student, only a few years older than him, had already grown strong enough to withstand his father's slash.
"Is this... is this what a true genius is?"
Kakashi clenched his fists tightly. Thinking of the title "Konoha's Number One Genius" that he had enjoyed for years, an indescribable sense of shame wrapped around his heart.
Hatake Sakumo narrowed his eyes and carefully studied Seisui, inwardly marveling, What an incredible newcomer. I can't see through him at all...
But Seisui had no mood to concern himself with the Hatake father and son.
The strongest and fiercest old man in the Shinobi World had just generously dropped a huge pile of coins, directly rewarding Seisui with a complete set of Fire-attribute Chakra ninjutsu.
The scale of it was comparable to the first time Seisui had farmed Tobirama's coins by exploiting the system's information gap.
All he could say was that this guy was seriously loaded.
But the problem was that Madara Uchiha seemed to be an obsessive private fan who had gone straight from online to offline, even beginning to interfere with Seisui's life.
Unlike Tobirama, who was controlled within his body, Seisui could not interfere with Madara Uchiha's permission to watch the livestream...
Forget it. If he wants to watch, let the old bastard watch.
But how did he do it? The Mayfly Technique, or did he use the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to possess a White Zetsu...
Seisui sighed helplessly in his heart. After all, the man had paid, rewarding him with a full set of Fire-attribute Chakra ninjutsu.
As for blocking Madara Uchiha's viewing privileges, Seisui could not do that for now. Who told Madara Uchiha to have the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and White Zetsu?
Since he could not resist, he could only enjoy it...
Only, Seisui did not yet know that Madara Uchiha had already begun indulging in fantasy.
"Qingshui-kun, I'm sorry."
Hatake Sakumo slowly walked over, sincere apology in his eyes.
To protect his son, he had acted somewhat hastily and seriously, to the point of unleashing such a powerful Ninja Sword Technique as a slash wave.
Logically speaking, a ninja of his strength should not have gone that far while overseeing a match between two children.
But the problem was that Hatake Sakumo had also underestimated Seisui's strength. He had not expected him to be so formidable...
"It's all right, Mr. Sakumo. I also forgot that Kakashi is still a child..."
Seisui smiled as he glanced at Kakashi, then turned to Hatake Sakumo. "Was that move just now a Secret Technique of the Hatake clan? That was an incredible slash."
Hatake Sakumo nodded. "It releases intangible Chakra with the momentum of a blade. It combines the swordsmanship passed down by my Hatake ancestors with my own understanding as a ninja. You could call it my own creation."
"Incredible..." Seisui looked at the gleaming White Fang in Hatake Sakumo's hand and said softly,
"Mr. Sakumo, I rarely get the chance to meet a Kenjutsu master of your caliber. Since I have the good fortune to meet you today, could I ask you to give me a few pointers?"
Kakashi abruptly raised his head. Being called a child by Seisui had already made him deeply dissatisfied.
And now, Seisui seemed to be challenging his father as well!
"Hey, Seisui Uchiha, you're still a student who hasn't graduated from the Ninja Academy..." Kakashi wanted to refute Seisui, but after only getting the first words out, he found himself growing less and less confident.
So what if Seisui had not graduated from the Ninja Academy?
Could even a Special Jonin withstand Hatake Sakumo's slash?
Hatake Sakumo hesitated for a moment, then seriously examined Muramasa in Seisui's hand once more before smiling and nodding. "I'm quite interested in your swordsmanship too, Seisui..."
"Then let's simply exchange a few moves."
"Meeting a friend through the sword is considered the most elegant of affairs in the Hatake clan's records."
Seisui laughed heartily. "You flatter me, Mr. Sakumo. This is merely a junior daring to seek guidance from a senior."
"Kakashi-kun, please move back a little. The coming exchange may be somewhat intense."
Kakashi, still sitting on the ground, froze. Seeing his father likewise gesture for him to get up, he dejectedly ran to the edge of the training ground, staring at the two people preparing to fight with both grievance and seriousness...
Wasn't I the one challenging Seisui Uchiha?
How did it turn into Father sparring with him?
He refused to accept this!
Posting one chapter first...
I'm working on the second chapter! There will definitely be one. I just hope I can get it out on time...
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