Chapter 64: Victory by a Narrow Margin! (Please Recommend, Collect, and Invest!)
Although the Phoenix Sage Fire Technique was a C-rank ninjutsu that only Chunin could learn, it was, like the Great Fireball Technique, one of the Uchiha Clan's basic Fire Release techniques.
In the original story, Sasuke was taught the Great Fireball Technique by Fugaku before he had even entered the Ninja Academy. During the period after he became a Genin, the Great Fireball Technique and the Phoenix Sage Fire Technique became his signature ninjutsu.
It was obvious that Itachi's talent was even greater than Sasuke's. At only five years old, not only had his strength already surpassed that of a Genin, but he could also skillfully release a C-rank Fire Release technique like the Phoenix Sage Fire Technique. No wonder he was a genius among geniuses.
Sometimes, one's starting point really couldn't be compared.
Some people spent their entire lives on the road to Rome, while others were born in Rome.
Compared with those civilian shinobi, Itachi's starting point was a C-rank ninjutsu—and one that was readily available to him. More importantly, he wasn't just talented; he worked damn hard, too.
So, tell me—were you scared or not?
Qingyu's answer was: "Others may be scared, but I'm not!"
Whether Itachi's chakra had run low or he had held back, the number of fireballs chasing Qingyu wasn't particularly large, giving him room to dodge.
After all, he was no longer the rookie who couldn't completely evade even the "slow-moving" Great Fireball Technique.
Feeling the heat behind him and calculating the timing of each dodge...
Qingyu, incomparably calm at that moment, suddenly entered that state that seemed almost like "enlightenment."
The suffocating feeling of being trapped in a "quagmire" vanished instantly.
One fireball after another was "effortlessly" dodged by him.