Uchiha and Hyuga

Yuzuru used the Gentle Fist's acupoint-striking stance to send his Chakra into the Chakra points on Mingxi's back. Not only did he cut off the flow of Chakra within her body, but he also used a clever force to leave her in a state of "partial paralysis." Her scarlet eyes were forced to close from the lack of Chakra supply, returning to their ink-black color...

"Now you can't move."

Yuzuru got off Mingxi's back, then stood beside her and looked down at her.

"One day, I'll pin you beneath me and look down at you!"

Mingxi struggled to raise her head. The pain in her body was nothing compared to the humiliation in her heart, so she made this vow to the person beside her, declaring her determination.

"..."

Yuzuru fell silent. He felt that he shouldn't use an adult's way of thinking to interpret Mingxi's words.

"Then I'll look forward to your growth. I hope you really can do it someday."

Yuzuru offered a perfunctory word of encouragement. Then, after letting his gaze linger on a spot in the forest behind him, he used the Body Flicker Technique and left.

"He really just left?"

Mingxi watched Yuzuru disappear from sight, disbelief filling her voice. He had just left her here after she lost the ability to move?

Wasn't that blatant murder?

How could he dare?

This was Death Forest! There were countless ferocious beasts and highly venomous insects here!

One careless mistake, and she could really die here!

After an unknown amount of time, a figure suddenly appeared before Mingxi. Seeing her pale face and resentful expression, he first shook his head helplessly before gathering her into his arms and carrying her out of Death Forest.

"Uncle Eiichi, did I disgrace the Uchiha Clan...?"

On the way, Mingxi, tears still streaking her face, asked Uchiha Eiichi, who was carrying her.

"..."

Eiichi remained silent, because he didn't know how to answer Mingxi either.

"...I swear on the Uchiha Clan's honor, I'll definitely defeat Hyuga Yuzuru!"

"...Defeat... Hyuga... Yuzuru!"

"Yuzu..."

At first, Mingxi's words had been clear, but then they became fragmented, until no sound came out at all.

When Eiichi noticed, he was immediately startled. Mingxi, who had awakened the Two-Tomoe Sharingan, was now the future of the Uchiha Clan!

Eiichi stopped and landed on the ground. Only after carefully checking Mingxi's condition did he let out a heavy sigh of relief. She had merely fallen unconscious temporarily.

"Sleep peacefully. The Uchiha Clan's dignity cannot be provoked. Shinji will teach that brat a proper lesson."

Eiichi stroked Mingxi's head and spoke with a serious expression. Afterward, he used the Body Flicker Technique again and continued onward with her.

Mingxi's Chakra points had been struck by that Hyuga brat, Yuzuru. If it wasn't treated quickly, it could still affect her body, so Eiichi headed straight for the Uchiha Clan Medical Station, where medical ninja dedicated to the Uchiha Clan were on duty around the clock...

"Come out."

Yuzuru, who had yet to leave Death Forest, suddenly stopped and called softly toward his back.

"It's hard to imagine that you just entered the Ninja Academy. You should know that even ordinary Chunin would find it difficult to detect my movements."

Uchiha Shinji emerged from hiding and landed before Yuzuru. A pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan slowly turned within his eye sockets.

Yuzuru said nothing, merely staring calmly at Uchiha Shinji as though he had no fear of him.

"You think you can escape disaster just because two Chunin are secretly protecting you?"

Shinji seemed to know the source of Yuzuru's calm. His gaze passed over Yuzuru and landed on a patch of darkness behind him, a mocking smile appearing on his face.

The two Hyuga Chunin hidden in the shadows immediately realized from Shinji's gaze that they had been discovered. They no longer concealed themselves and appeared directly at Yuzuru's sides.

"Lord Yuzuru!"

"Lord Yuzuru!"

The moment the two Hyuga Chunin appeared, they respectfully called out to Yuzuru. Then they assumed defensive stances toward Shinji and activated their Byakugan at once. After all, even working together, they might not be a match for an Uchiha with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan like Shinji.

"Lord Yuzuru, please leave this place at once. Leave this to us!"

After hearing the two Hyuga Chunin, Yuzuru merely nodded, then used the Body Flicker Technique to head outside Death Forest.

"Trying to run?"

When Shinji saw Yuzuru's action, his Three-Tomoe Sharingan immediately blazed with scarlet light. The next instant, he passed straight over the two Hyuga Chunin and moved to chase after Yuzuru, only to be directly attacked by them.

"Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"

A dazzling flurry of palm strikes appeared before Shinji, the Chakra-infused Gentle Fist taijutsu blocking his path.

"Gentle Fist: One Blow Body!"

At the same time, the other Hyuga Chunin seized the moment his companion attacked and immediately struck at Shinji as well.

Though Shinji was an Uchiha Chunin, his Three-Tomoe Sharingan meant that he had long possessed the strength of a Jonin. Thus, even facing the combined attack of two Hyuga Chunin, he remained completely unhurried.

"Overestimating yourselves!"

His scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan shifted from side to side, directly seeing through the attack movements of the two Hyuga Chunin. He casually evaded their strikes and launched a counterattack.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

A huge fireball radiating terrifying heat erupted from Shinji's mouth and shot directly toward the two Hyuga Chunin.

As the enormous fireball neared them, it exploded under Shinji's control. Its intense heat became a blazing gale that spread in every direction, instantly filling the area with smoke and dust.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey..."

Though the two Hyuga were not Jonin, they could not be defeated by a single Great Fireball Technique from Shinji. They had used the Body Flicker Technique and Substitution Technique to evade the fireball, but they had not completely escaped the explosion. Their bodies suffered some injuries, and they were left in a miserable state with mouths full of dust.

"As expected, thinking I could take care of you in one move was a bit wishful."

Shinji used the Body Flicker Technique to appear a short distance in front of the two Hyuga Chunin, speaking in a teasing tone.

The two Hyuga Chunin were immediately furious upon hearing this, but their strength was inferior, so they could only forcefully suppress their emotions.

"Uchiha Shinji, what exactly do you want?"

One of the Hyuga clenched his fists, stared at Shinji, and demanded an answer.

"I don't want anything. I simply wanted to spar with the noble Hyuga ninja of the same village. That's all."

Although Shinji spoke that way, the expression on his face betrayed his true thoughts. He was an insincere Uchiha, and the arrogance on his face was especially irritating!