Naruto: Choosing from Birth — Section 49

Without a powerful attack, there was no way to break through this thick earthen wall.

Old Tian kept up the Earth Prison Dome with both hands. Feeling the Chakra surging within, his relieved and excited expression was impossible to hide.

Suddenly.

A faint rumble of thunder sounded from inside, passing through the thick earthen wall and reaching Old Tian's ears with perfect clarity.

Boom!!!

Crackle!

The thick earthen wall was torn apart by a fierce bolt of lightning before it even had time to repair itself.

Amid peals of thunder, a bolt from a clear sky instantly pierced Old Tian's body.

Lightning Blade!

Uchiha Cheng stepped out of the gradually collapsing earth prison and crossed over Old Tian's corpse.

Threads of blue electricity blossomed from his left hand. Duan Xue in his right reflected a chilling gleam, while his ruby-like eyes showed not the slightest ripple of emotion.

Like a god, like a demon!

As if he had merely done something insignificant—like casually crushing an ant.

"What?"

"How is that possible? How old is he to already be this strong?"

The crowd, who had been fired up just moments ago, now revealed looks of horror.

If the Exploding Tag trap earlier had caught him off guard,

then this was a genuine head-on clash, fought while his Chakra was being rapidly drained.

Even if they had been trapped inside that earth prison, aside from their leader, Scarface, none of them dared claim they could have escaped on their own.

No, they had to turn this around. Otherwise, if his teammates grew fearful and their Chakra fluctuated, they would easily fall victim to the enemy's genjutsu.

After all, the Uchiha Clan's genjutsu was renowned.

"Earth Release: Earth Spear Technique!"

Scarface rapidly formed hand seals, then slammed both hands hard onto the ground.

Rumble!

The earth shook violently as huge stretches of rock and soil rose from the ground.

Compared to the Rock Pillar Spears, these earthen lances were more numerous, denser, and formed in even more waves. They tore through the air as if they meant to skewer Uchiha Cheng on the spot.

This time, Uchiha Cheng did not even consider dodging. He lightly stomped his right foot.

Chidori Stream!

A vast surge of almost tangible electricity shredded the incoming earthen spears.

Buzz!

Duan Xue was also coated in a layer of blue current, which then extended beyond the blade toward the front.

Lightning Release: Chidori Sharp Spear!

The earthen spears continuing to bombard him from the rear were once again swept apart without exception.

In the world of Naruto, lightning countered earth. Tearing through ordinary Earth Release ninjutsu was absurdly easy.

The Chidori Sharp Spear on Duan Xue was like a laser from the future. Its momentum did not diminish as it crossed twenty meters and sliced a Stone Ninja, who had failed to dodge in time, cleanly in half.

A proper twenty-meter-long blade.

"Damn it! We can't keep fighting!"

"Split up and retreat!"

Scarface roared, kicked off the ground, and rapidly retreated to the rear.

These rats, who only knew how to disguise themselves and launch sneak attacks and rarely faced enemies head-on, had finally been scared out of their wits. They no longer dared to confront Uchiha Cheng directly.

Uchiha Cheng seemed unconcerned with the four remaining Stone Ninja scattering in all directions.

He lightly raised Duan Xue in his right hand.

Eight Inner Gates, Fourth Gate: Gate of Pain, open!

Skills rewarded by the system could be mastered instantly. He could directly open a later Gate on its own, unlike the still-unskilled Rock Lee from the original story, who had to open the Third Gate before opening the Fourth.

When the Azure Beast, Might Guy, fought Kisame, he opened the Sixth Gate right from the start. That was the difference in proficiency and physical ability.

Boom!!!

A powerful aura, visible to the naked eye, swept across the entire battlefield in an instant.

When the four fleeing men looked back, every hair on their bodies stood on end, and they ran even faster.

"First!"

Uchiha Cheng stomped the ground. The earth within several meters instantly collapsed and cracked apart, while he himself vanished from where he stood. It took him only three seconds to catch the first man.

Then his blade rose and fell. The first man did not even have time to form hand seals before his head was separated from his body.

"Second!"

Body Flicker Technique!

Combined with the power of the Eight Inner Gates, his movements were ghostlike. The second one fell!

"Third!"

The sole woman, a voluptuous beauty, had been delighted that she had run far away.

Then she suddenly heard a crackle beside her ear.

A pillar of lightning abruptly burst through her chest.

"What's going on?"

She turned around with difficulty.

She saw a light sword more than forty meters long extending from that Uchiha's hand through her chest.

For some reason, in the final moment of her life, she suddenly thought of the toothpick Scarface had been mocked for. She smiled faintly.

So short, yet so long!

The Chidori Sharp Spear had grown dramatically in length!

In the original story, Sasuke had used this move to injure Deidara while he was flying in the air.

"Fourth!"

Eight Inner Gates, Fifth Gate: Gate of Limit, open!

Leaves flew and wild grass danced in his wake.

Using the time bought by his three dead teammates, Scarface had broken out of Uchiha Cheng's line of sight and used Earth Release: Rock Concealing Technique to move while invisible.

He now stood rooted to the spot, hiding his form in terror.

He had just been celebrating that the Uchiha brat had run too fast and leaped past him without noticing him.

Unfortunately, while his transparent body appeared invisible, it had not truly vanished into nothingness.

A bird feather landed on his shoulder.

Several blades of airborne grass stuck to his pant leg.

"Damn it, if I survive, I'll slaughter every bird in this forest and pluck them all bald."

Just as he shook off the feather, a pillar of lightning descended from the sky.

The fourth, Scarface, fell!

The Stone Ninja assassination squad codenamed "Mole" was wiped out!

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained Ninja Raven Summon + Genjutsu: Bubble. Three Revival Pills!"

A short while later, White Fang and the others arrived at the scene. What greeted their eyes was a battlefield in complete ruins.

Moreover, the traces of battle were spread far apart.

It was obvious that there had been several rounds of pursuit and escape.

"Where is Cheng-nii? Is he okay?"

Mikoto Uchiha shouted anxiously, turning her gaze toward the Konoha White Fang, who had arrived ahead of them.

"Judging from the traces so far, he should be fine. And the battle is over."

The Konoha White Fang surveyed the battlefield, then fixed his gaze on the route Uchiha Cheng had taken while pursuing Scarface.