Two-Way Clairvoyance

"Sharingan Genjutsu, followed by hypnosis and Aoki's shuriken, killed him."

Uchiha Yoichi explained that the general situation at the time could also be extracted by the Interrogation Squad from that Stone Ninja Jonin's brain; he swung his blade, and the Stone Ninja Jonin uncontrollably blocked with his hands.

What do ninja rely on to kill enemies?

Ninjutsu, taijutsu, genjutsu.

Yet under the superpower of [Empty Handed Weapon Seizure], that Stone Ninja Jonin's ninjutsu and taijutsu were directly discarded, leaving him like a lamb awaiting slaughter—and of course, so was Uchiha Yoichi.

Fortunately, his reaction was relatively quick, prompting his teammate to kill the Stone Ninja Jonin in time, or else the one who died would have been him.

"Sharingan Genjutsu? Your One-Tomoe Sharingan? You can hypnotize a Stone Ninja Jonin?"

To Uchiha Kanbayashi, this seemed somewhat unbelievable. A jonin was not just some roadside cabbage; they were tempered through various assessments, with almost no obvious weaknesses across ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu.

How could a jonin possibly be unable to dispel a genjutsu, especially since this was not a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, but merely a pair of one-tomoe...

Regardless of whether Uchiha Kanbayashi believed it or not, Uchiha Yoichi shrugged and said, "Senior Jianlin, that's just how it was. Maybe this Stone Ninja Jonin wasn't good at dispelling genjutsu, and I caught a split second of an opening."

"Let's just chalk this one up to good luck—though your luck is always this good, this makes the third time already."

Uchiha Kanbayashi sighed as he spoke. Uchiha Yoichi could be considered a talented junior within the clan, and a chunin was already relatively rare across the entirety of Konoha, let alone one who had also awakened the Sharingan.

Originally, he had wanted to have him join the Security Force, but Uchiha Yoichi disliked the fixed schedule of the Security Force, so he refused and chose instead to join a Konoha Mission Squad.

"Senior Jianlin, what should I do next? Will I still be assigned a Mission Squad?"

"Don't even think about that. I reckon nobody is willing to be your teammate anymore; you've gone through three Mission Squads in half a year, and the survival rate for your teammates is less than half. Why do you think the village is investigating you otherwise?"

Uchiha Kanbayashi shook his head. Hearing this, he was even considering whether to take Yoichi into the Security Force, just in case fellow clansmen teamed up with him and also suffered losses.

Although he didn't quite believe it, the precedents were right there before his eyes—every single bit of bad luck when taking on missions somehow managed to cross paths with Uchiha Yoichi.

"Go back and wait for notification first, Yoichi. I'll also help you ask the Clan Head."

Uchiha Yoichi nodded and said, "If all else fails, I'll just take on solo missions. I can still handle some C-rank missions, provided the Mission Squad doesn't go stuffing S-rank missions into C-rank ones again."

C-rank missions did not involve enemy ninja. Uchiha Yoichi now possessed the strength and status of a chunin, so taking on C-rank missions alone was still feasible.

It was just that certain C-rank escort missions had restrictions on headcounts. Aside from those, it was actually quite convenient for Uchiha Yoichi to take on missions, and there was no need to obsess over having a squad.

In another two years, Kakashi would become the most universally detested youngest chunin, ending up just like him with no squad wanting him, and then taking on missions alone.

Right now it was Year 42 of Konoha. Kakashi had just graduated from the Academy as the youngest ninja, possessing genjutsu-level—correction, genin-level strength at age five, making his name famous throughout Konoha.

Another two years, and White Fang would commit suicide.

Another four years, and the Third Shinobi World War would begin.

Another six years, and the Third Shinobi World War would enter its white-hot phase, with various ninja villages slaughtering each other in turns. Never mind chunin; even jonin faced the risk of losing their lives at any moment once they reached the battlefield.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Yoichi couldn't help but sigh. If he just took things step-by-step, he would have the chance to become a jonin, and his Sharingan would have the chance to unlock the Three-Tomoe.

Yet that was all it amounted to. Even with the Uchiha Clan, it would merely grant him a slightly higher survival rate on the battlefield; it could not guarantee he would definitely survive.

There were quite a few Uchiha names on the Memorial Stone, among them no shortage of powerhouses with the Three-Tomoe.

"Don't overthink it, Yoichi. I'll go ask the Clan Head tomorrow and see if I can get you into the Security Force."

Hearing Uchiha Yoichi's sigh, Uchiha Kanbayashi assumed he was fretting over being unable to find a Mission Squad, and immediately felt that he shouldn't refuse his own clansman over some unrealistic possibility.

"There's no need, Senior Jianlin. I'll take a couple of days off to rest first, and wait until the village's handling of the matter comes out."

Uchiha Yoichi still didn't really want to join the Security Force, primarily because of the freedom. When he was in a Mission Squad, he could rest or train whenever he wasn't taking on missions.

Joining the Security Force meant going on patrol every single day and dealing with the village's endless trivial matters.

"I'll head back to rest first, Senior Jianlin. Good night."

After returning to the clan grounds, Uchiha Yoichi parted ways with Uchiha Kanbayashi at the intersection after exchanging goodbyes. He had his own home within the clan lands, though his original body's parents had died in the war.

Upon returning home, Uchiha Yoichi felt a bit hungry. The Interrogation Squad provided meals that filled the stomach without ensuring one was full, so he had no choice but to cook something for himself, fortunate that his stock of instant noodles was quite plentiful.

As he was boiling the noodles, the time happened to reach midnight. He had been using the Empty Handed Weapon Seizure ability for a full month now, and the Superpower Roulette refreshed and spun once more.

"Let's see what kind of bizarre ability it is this time. Clairvoyance?"

Seeing the ability that appeared on the illusory roulette wheel, Uchiha Yoichi's facial expression was extremely rich; it took him only two seconds to transition from pleasant surprise to utter disdain.

[Two-Way Clairvoyance] Nothing can block your line of sight; however, when you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you. Note: The target of clairvoyance and the viewing distance are triggered randomly, and cannot be controlled once locked on. Lasts for one hour after activation.

Truly a two-way commitment.

Uchiha Yoichi's mouth twitched almost uncontrollably when he saw this ability. It was yet another trash ability. While it might have some marginal utility if he happened to run into enemies, he was currently planning to rest at home, and by next month, this ability would be overwritten anyway.

Never mind the clairvoyance, it was even random clairvoyance. What if he ran into some old man on the street and the clairvoyance ability suddenly triggered? Wouldn't that mean he and that old man would be staring at each other's naked bodies?

Damn it all, Uchiha Yoichi felt nauseous just imagining that scenario, and made up his mind not to step outside tomorrow, choosing instead to train within the clan grounds.

He had already used twelve superpowers, nine of which were completely useless trash abilities.

Such as [Nose Eating Speed Increased Fivefold], [Stomach Defense and Weight Increased Tenfold], [Can Eat Extreme Spice But Cannot Eat Sugar], and so on.

A wide array of eccentric abilities, most of which were completely unusable.

This [Clairvoyance] ability was no different. If it were similar to the Byakugan, it would be an overpowered ability, but it also slapped a buff onto the clairvoyance target and activated uncontrollably, instantly reducing its value drastically.

After finishing the instant noodles, Uchiha Yoichi retrieved a scroll from a hidden box in his home. Recorded inside was the training method for the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

"I'll start training tomorrow. A jonin also needs to master more than two types of chakra nature transformations—I'll choose the lightning release attribute."

Like the vast majority of Uchiha clansmen, Uchiha Yoichi possessed only a single fire release attribute, and most of the ninjutsu he knew were Fire Release Ninjutsu.

Since he couldn't take on missions for the time being, he might as well train right here in the village.

The Lightning Release Chakra Mode was a secret technique of Kumogakure, generally cultivable only by a small minority of elite jonin within Kumogakure. Once successfully mastered, it could comprehensively reinforce the body, providing massive assistance in keeping oneself alive.

If he managed to successfully cultivate it, Uchiha Yoichi's survival rate in the Third Shinobi World War would increase by at least thirty percent.

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