Can Fire Style Really Kill

Having decided to meddle, Uchiha Daiki quickly followed the sounds and presences he sensed, tracking them to the battlefield where the two sides were fighting.

The moment he reached the edge of the battlefield, a thick stench of blood assailed his nose.

"The downside of having abnormally sharp senses is obvious too..."

Uchiha Daiki frowned and instinctively reined in his senses.

To his surprise, it actually worked.

The intense, pungent smell flooding his nostrils became much weaker.

This unexpected discovery pleased him somewhat. He had not expected his senses to be freely controllable by sheer will.

He landed lightly atop a large tree and swept his gaze over the scene below. In just two quick glances, he had grasped the situation across the entire battlefield.

The attacked Konoha Logistics Unit numbered around twenty people.

Since logistics units had many non-combat personnel—

after the enemy's assault, they had suffered devastating casualties.

Aside from the few Chunin still stubbornly resisting, everyone else was either severely wounded or dead on the spot.

Meanwhile, the five Kirigakure ninjas were still relentlessly hunting down the wounded while fighting the resisting Konoha ninjas.

"Reinforcements?"

One of the Kirigakure Ninja quickly noticed Uchiha Daiki, who had suddenly appeared at the outskirts.

Two Kunai immediately shot toward Uchiha Daiki.

Though they flew quickly, their trajectories and the points they were about to strike were mapped out with perfect clarity in Uchiha Daiki's eyes—and even in his mind.

This marvelous sensory ability deeply shocked Uchiha Daiki, but it also filled him with sudden delight.

He raised his hand and drew his own Kunai. At the critical moment, he knocked aside the two incoming Kunai with two sharp clangs, then rapidly formed hand seals without another word.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Every one of Uchiha Daiki's movements flowed seamlessly, a natural counterattack launched in response to being attacked.

Under normal circumstances, this Great Fireball would never exceed three meters in diameter.

But now, as Uchiha Daiki gathered Chakra in his throat, a massive amount of fire-nature Chakra erupted forth, forming a gigantic fireball over five meters in diameter.

The enormous fireball rolled straight toward the enemy, carrying terrifying heat.

In the blink of an eye—

that Kirigakure Chunin likely never imagined that the opponent who had come to reinforce them would be so troublesome.

He had thought two Kunai would be enough to deal with that pale-faced fellow, who looked sickly and on the verge of death.

Who could have expected that the other party would not only easily deflect his attack, but also instantly retaliate with such a powerful Fire Release Ninjutsu?

The enemy had clearly gone through brutal battles as well and developed powerful combat instincts through training.

Faced with a life-or-death crisis, he erupted with astonishing strength. As he leaped backward at high speed, he immediately launched a counterattack.

While still in midair, he was already rapidly forming hand seals.

Uchiha Daiki saw the enemy's movements with crystal clarity.

"Tiger... Snake... Rat... Water Wall?"

Seeing the sequence of hand seals, Uchiha Daiki immediately understood what ninjutsu the enemy intended to use.

The corner of his mouth curled up in disdain. "Too late."

At this distance, the Great Fireball had already arrived before him, its blistering heat enough to burn someone instantly.

Given the opponent's speed at forming hand seals, even if he managed to cast Water Wall, the high-temperature Great Fireball would heat up his Water Release and still create steam exceeding one hundred degrees Celsius.

Besides, Uchiha Daiki was not about to simply sit back and wait for the other party to fall.

He raised his hand and added two more Kunai, returning the favor for the sneak attack from earlier.

Even if the Great Fireball failed to kill him, these two Kunai would certainly take his life.

And at the very moment Uchiha Daiki delivered this finishing blow, the system prompt sounded in his mind once more.

Ding! You witnessed the enemy using Water Release Ninjutsu and automatically comprehended the complete Water Release Ninjutsu series.

The complete Water Release Ninjutsu series includes Water Release techniques from D-Rank to S-Rank.

As the prompt echoed in his mind, Uchiha Daiki could clearly feel a massive amount of information appear in his head.

Naturally, all of it concerned methods for using Water Release Ninjutsu and techniques for conserving Chakra.

"Awesome!"

Uchiha Daiki now had a profound understanding of just how powerful Heaven-Defying Comprehension was.

He was no longer as startled as he had been at the beginning.

All of this had happened in the span of a flash.

Just then, the Great Fireball he had launched struck its target.

"BOOM!"

The flames erupted violently.

That Kirigakure Ninja indeed failed to unleash Water Release in time to block Uchiha Daiki's attack and was swallowed whole by the Great Fireball.

After the explosion subsided and sparks scattered everywhere, the man had completely turned into a human torch, letting out miserable screams amid the roaring flames.

Moments later, he collapsed and fell still.

"Who said Fire Release can't kill people?"

"Didn't I just kill one..."

Uchiha Daiki merely glanced over, confirming that the Kirigakure ninja had lost the ability to resist, before turning to attack the other enemies.

The remaining four enemies were currently being held back by members of the Konoha Logistics Guard.

Both sides were equally amateurish, evenly matched, and neither could do anything to the other.

Seeing one of their own defeated, the remaining four Kirigakure Ninja were quite cunning and had no intention of staying to clash head-on with Uchiha Daiki.

"This guy is an Uchiha. Watch out for other Uchiha nearby! Retreat first!"

A Kirigakure Chunin who appeared to be their leader muttered a warning to his companions.

At the same time, after feinting at the Konoha Ninja fighting him with the Short Sword in his hand, he sprang backward in retreat.

He was clearly preparing to flee.

The other three Kirigakure Ninja immediately turned and retreated as well.

However, the Konoha Chunin from the logistics guard did not pursue them.

The battle just now had not been easy on them either. Each of them was either physically exhausted or nearly out of Chakra.

Chasing after them now would not gain them any advantage at all.

After stopping, the Konoha Ninja all instinctively looked toward the arriving Uchiha Daiki, a flicker of surprise passing through their eyes.

But before any of them could speak, Uchiha Daiki had already passed them and gone after the four fleeing Kirigakure Chunin.

"You killed so many of our people, and now you want to leave unscathed? It won't be that easy!"

Though he had set off later, Uchiha Daiki swiftly caught up to the four enemies. With a cold sneer, he decisively attacked.

"Fire Release: Great Phoenix Fire Technique!"

This technique was like a celestial maiden scattering flowers.

Under Uchiha Daiki's control, small fireballs the size of washbasins shot out one after another, flying toward the backs of the four enemies.