Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation

Eiji was awakened by an electronic chime from a deep sleep.

He abruptly sat up. Yes! The progress bar had finally grown a tiny bit longer.

Besides, the Ninja World Scientist passive was pretty interesting.

After hastily washing up, he pulled the scroll Inaho had given him from beneath the bed.

He had only looked at it for a moment when he felt an enormous amount of knowledge pouring furiously into his mind.

Deep Blue, add points!

Wanting to test the results of his arduous training, Eiji took the scroll to the riverside.

This wasn't a dedicated training ground, but a few clan members occasionally practiced here.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The Kunai in Inaho's hand struck the distant target with pinpoint accuracy.

When he saw Eiji arrive, Inaho took the initiative and greeted him.

"Eiji, good morning."

"Good morning, Big Brother Inaho."

Inaho noticed the scroll in Eiji's hand: Uchiha Body Technique Essentials.

He kindly reminded Eiji, "Do you need to ask one of the clan elders to teach you? It'll be a little more efficient that way."

Eiji smiled and shook his head. "I'm just taking a casual look. Everyone's pretty busy, so there's no need to trouble them."

As if. Which elder could compare with the System Father's awesomeness?

Inaho wore a complicated expression at his words.

This genius ninja seemed to have become a little too proud.

Inaho said no more and gave Eiji a large empty space.

Then he crouched in the corner and quietly waited for Eiji's performance.

Eiji took out the scroll and studied it seriously for a while.

"So that's how it is."

After he finished reading, Eiji began to practice.

On his first attempt, his movements weren't fluid. He was like a newly manufactured puppet, with stiff clicking sounds coming from his joints.

Sure enough, even a genius ninja can't learn something at a glance. Inaho consoled himself.

On his second attempt, Eiji seemed to grasp the essentials. Every shift and dodge brought with it bursts of air-splitting sounds.

Inaho sucked in a cold breath. "No, something's very, very wrong here."

On his third attempt, it couldn't be called as smooth as flowing clouds and running water. It could only be described as painfully proficient.

Inaho closed his eyes.

He decided never to watch Eiji practice again. It was too depressing.

Several hours later, Eiji wiped the sweat from his brow.

Yes! I've gained another skill.

Next came the scroll concerning Fire Release.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation."

[Passive: Ninja World Scientist activated. You have mastered Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation]

Eiji froze. I already know it? I only looked at it once!

At that moment, Inaho saw Eiji's astonished expression and mistakenly thought Eiji had encountered a bottleneck.

This restored a tiny bit of balance to his heart.

I knew it. No matter how talented he is, he can't be perfect in every field.

There has to be something he isn't good at.

The sky cleared, the rain stopped, and Inaho felt powerful again.

"Eiji, I know this ninjutsu. Want to learn it? I can teach you."

Eiji struggled to control his expression and keep himself from laughing.

"I don't think that's necessary."

Inaho spread his hands. He hadn't expected Eiji to be such a tsundere.

Since Eiji had said that, Inaho said no more. He patted Eiji on the shoulder and prepared to leave.

Let him suffer a little.

"Let's go eat lunch."

"Please wait." Eiji picked up Xiao Er. "Senior Inaho, practice with me for a while."

Faced with Eiji's invitation, Inaho agreed without much thought.

Guiding a junior was also part of his duty as an Uchiha.

Even though his opponent was the genius ninja who had defeated Itachi, he was still quite young.

Inaho, on the other hand, had spent many years fighting his way through countless battles and possessed abundant combat experience.

Based on that alone, Inaho decided he had already won half the battle.

"All right."

Inaho seriously drew his ninja blade. "Since this is a battle, I won't hold back."

The moment he finished speaking, Eiji charged straight at him.

The two blades collided with a solid clang.

Inaho used the most direct method, intending to defeat his opponent in a single move through sheer strength.

As the saying went, overwhelming force could overcome any technique. Any exquisite swordsmanship or ninjutsu had to be built on a foundation of strength.

Otherwise, all those flashy maneuvers had no real meaning.

However...

Judging by the astonishment on Inaho's face, there seemed to be a tiny problem with his plan.

Damn it, he had already used all his strength, yet Xiao Er was still firmly suppressing him.

Where had Eiji gotten such tremendous strength? It wasn't as if he had Senju Clan blood in him.

"Big Brother Inaho, you said you'd use your full strength. Don't hold back against me."

Inaho went red with anger.

How was he supposed to respond to Eiji saying something like that?

He couldn't exactly say, Big Brother has already done his best. Go easy on me.

He was a descendant of the Uchiha. He had his pride to uphold.

Eiji's words disrupted Inaho's concentration for an instant.

Suddenly, Eiji withdrew his strength. Inaho lost his balance and pitched forward.

The red light in Eiji's eyes spun wildly as he brought his blade down.

Inaho's head buzzed. His rich battle experience prompted him to react instinctively, barely blocking Xiao Er's blade.

When Eiji's slash failed to connect, he drew back his blade and swept it upward.

With a swish, the sharp tip sliced through Inaho's outer garment.

Inaho hastily retreated, his eyes filled with wariness.

A gash had been cut across his chest, and blood slowly seeped from it.

Inaho swiftly removed his outer garment and applied a simple bandage.

"Eiji, I underestimated you."

Three Tomoe appeared in Inaho's eyes. His dynamic vision improved dramatically.

This was the oppressive force of the Uchiha Sharingan.

In a one-on-one battle, if an opponent lacked sufficient resistance to genjutsu, they couldn't even look directly at him, let alone defeat him.

That was precisely why Might Guy had developed the strategy of observing an opponent's foot movements to predict their actions.

Even if an opponent possessed strong enough resistance to genjutsu, the intelligence fed back by the Sharingan could still give him numerous advantages.

[Passive activated: All abilities will be enhanced when fighting an Uchiha]

Through his Sharingan, Inaho suddenly noticed something strange.

Why had Eiji's Chakra suddenly begun surging furiously? What kind of miraculous secret technique was this?

While Inaho was distracted, Eiji rapidly formed hand seals.

"Genjutsu: Bringer-of-Darkness Technique."

The space around Inaho was instantly swallowed by darkness.

"Is this genjutsu?" Inaho drove his Sharingan to its limit. "In front of these eyes, genjutsu is completely use...less..."

Inaho discovered to his astonishment that even his Three Tomoe Sharingan couldn't break Eiji's technique.

He couldn't help wanting to curse. What the hell is this?

Are the techniques used by young people these days really this outrageous?

Where did he even learn this? The clan's secret manuals never recorded anything like it.

While grumbling, Inaho sensed his surroundings.

Even though his eyes couldn't see, he still wanted to determine his opponent's position through the flow of Chakra.

"He's here!"

Inaho shouted and slashed at the space before him.

Then he was kicked flying.

Without the slightest hesitation, he sprang up, only to be knocked flat by another punch.

Bang, bang, bang.

Inaho realized that his countermeasures had lost their effect. He could only take the beating passively.

"Big Brother Inaho, let's stop here for today."

Eiji's voice came from within the darkness.

Inaho was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"I lost."

The moment he finished speaking, Eiji dispelled the genjutsu.

When Inaho saw the light again, he instinctively squinted.

This white-haired boy was a monster among monsters.

"Thanks for practicing with me, Big Brother Inaho." Eiji put away Xiao Er. "When I get paid, I'll buy you a drink."

Inaho wore a complicated expression. Had he really served as a practice partner?

Why did he feel as if he hadn't even made Eiji break a sweat...

At this level, several more like him probably wouldn't be enough for Eiji to fight.

At that thought, Inaho's old face flushed.

He turned to look at Eiji, who was already standing by the river and seriously forming hand seals.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"