Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation

The sleeping Eiji was jolted awake by an electronic chime.

He sat up sharply—nice, the progress bar had finally grown a little more.

And that passive, Ninja World Scientist, was actually pretty interesting.

He splashed some water on his face in a hurry, then pulled out the scroll Inaho had sent over from under his bed.

Just a glance, and he felt a torrent of knowledge madly flooding into his brain.

Deep blue, add points!

Eiji wanted to test the fruits of his hard training, so he took the scroll and headed to the riverbank.

It wasn't exactly a dedicated training ground, but occasionally a few clan members would practice here.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

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

Spotting Eiji's arrival, Inaho stepped forward to greet him.

"Eiji, morning."

"Morning, Inaho-bro."

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

He kindly offered advice, "Want me to ask one of the clan elders to teach you? It'd be more efficient."

Eiji shook his head with a smile, "I'm just browsing. Everyone's busy, no need to trouble them."

As if—which elder could compare to the almighty Father?

Inaho's expression turned complicated at that.

This genius ninja... seemed a bit arrogant now.

Inaho said no more, clearing a large open space for Eiji.

Then he crouched in a corner, quietly waiting for Eiji's performance.

Eiji unrolled the scroll and studied it seriously for a while.

"So that's how it is."

After reading, he began to practice.

The first time, his movements were clumsy, like a freshly assembled puppet, joints creaking with stiff clicks.

"Figures—even a genius ninja can't master it in one look," Inaho consoled himself.

The second time, Eiji seemed to grasp the key points, his shifts and leaps stirring bursts of air-splitting sounds.

Inaho sucked in a sharp breath, "No, this is wrong—ten, even thirteen kinds of wrong."

The third time, it wasn't exactly fluid, but it was practiced to a degree that was almost painful to watch.

Inaho closed his eyes.

He decided never to watch Eiji train again—it was too easy to lose confidence.

A few hours later, Eiji wiped the sweat from his brow.

Nice, another skill added.

Next up was a scroll on Fire Release.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation."

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

Eiji froze—he'd learned it already, and he'd only read it once.

Just then, Inaho saw Eiji's stunned expression and mistook it for hitting a bottleneck.

That balanced his mind just a little.

See? No matter how much of a genius, no one's a perfect all-rounder.

There's always something they're bad at.

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

"Eiji, I know this jutsu. Want to learn it? I'll teach you."

Eiji struggled to control his expression, barely keeping from laughing.

"I don't think that'll be necessary."

Inaho spread his hands—didn't realize Eiji was such a stubborn tsundere.

Since Eiji said so, Inaho didn't push it. He patted Eiji on the shoulder and prepared to leave.

Let him take a little loss.

"I'm off to lunch."

"Wait a moment," Eiji raised the Xiao Er in his hand. "Inaho-senpai, spar with me."

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

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

Even if the other party was a genius ninja who had defeated Itachi, he was still young after all.

Meanwhile, Inaho had been through the grind for years, possessing rich combat experience.

From that alone, Inaho was convinced he had already won half the battle.

"Alright."

Inaho drew his ninja sword seriously. "Since it's a fight, I won't hold back."

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

The two blades clashed solidly together.

Inaho used the most direct method, relying on his strength to subdue the enemy in one blow.

As the saying goes, strength overcomes a hundred techniques—any exquisite swordplay or ninjutsu must be built on a foundation of power.

Otherwise, all those flashy moves held no real meaning.

But.

From Inaho's shocked expression, his plan seemed to have run into a tiny problem.

He had already used all his strength, yet he was still firmly suppressed by Xiao Er.

Where the hell did Eiji get so much strength? He hadn't heard of the kid having Senju Clan bloodline.

"Brother Inaho, you said you'd go all out. Don't go easy on me."

Inaho's face flushed red.

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

He couldn't exactly say, "Big bro has already done his best, so go easy on me."

He was a descendant of the Uchiha clan—he had his pride.

Inaho's focus wavered slightly because of Eiji's words.

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

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

Inaho's head buzzed. His rich combat experience triggered an instinctive move, barely blocking Xiao Er's blade.

Eiji's strike missed, so he withdrew his sword and slashed upward.

With a sharp shing, the tip of the blade sliced through Inaho's coat.

Inaho leaped back sharply, his eyes full of wariness.

A gash had been cut across his chest, and blood was slowly seeping out.

Inaho swiftly stripped off his coat and made a crude bandage.

"Eiji, I underestimated you."

Three tomoe emerged in Inaho's eyes. At that moment, his dynamic vision was greatly enhanced.

This was the pressure brought by the Uchiha's Sharingan.

In a one-on-one fight, if the opponent's illusion resistance wasn't strong enough, they couldn't even look him in the eye, let alone defeat him.

It was for this reason that Might Guy had developed a strategy of predicting movements by observing the opponent's feet.

And even if the opponent's illusion resistance was sufficient, the intelligence feedback from the Sharingan still gave him many advantages.

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

Through the Sharingan, Inaho suddenly noticed a strange phenomenon.

Why had Eiji's Chakra started surging wildly? What kind of mysterious secret technique was this?

While Inaho was stunned, Eiji quickly formed hand seals.

"Illusion Technique: Darkness of the Blooming Darkness."

The space around Inaho was instantly engulfed in darkness.

"Is it an illusion?" Inaho pushed his Sharingan to its limit. "Before these eyes, illusions are completely use...less..."

Inaho was astonished to find that even the Three Tomoe Sharingan couldn't break Eiji's technique.

He couldn't help but want to curse. What the hell was all this?

Young people these days—were all their moves this insane?

Where did they learn this? The clan's secret scrolls didn't record anything like this.

Inaho grumbled inwardly while sensing his surroundings.

Even if he couldn't see, he still tried to gauge the opponent's position through the flow of Chakra.

"Here it comes!"

Inaho let out a great shout, swinging his blade toward the figure before him.

Then, he was sent flying with a single kick.

Without a moment's hesitation, he scrambled up, only to be punched back to the ground.

Thump, thump, thump.

Inaho realized his methods of restraint had lost all effect—it seemed he could only take the beating.

"Brother Inaho, let's call it here for today."

From within the darkness came Eiji's voice.

Inaho was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"I lost."

The moment he spoke, Eiji dispelled the genjutsu.

As light flooded back, Inaho instinctively squinted.

This white-haired youth was a monster among monsters.

"Thanks for sparring with me, Brother Inaho," Eiji said, putting away Xiao Er. "When I get paid, I'll treat you to a drink."

Inaho's expression was complicated. Had he really even served as a sparring partner?

He had the sinking feeling that he hadn't even made Eiji break a sweat...

Even a few more of him wouldn't be enough for Eiji to handle.

At that thought, Inaho's face flushed with embarrassment.

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

"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"

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