Fire Style - Phoenix Sage Fire and Phoenix Sage Flower Claw Red, Dragon Fire Technique! The Great Elder's Decision

"Don't be nervous, sit down."

Uchiha Setsuna said calmly, then drew a shuriken from the ninja pouch at his waist and tossed it to Uchiha Ci.

Uchiha Ci caught it casually and examined it, finding nothing special.

If he had to say anything, it was that the Great Elder's shuriken was high-end, finely crafted, and sturdier than the kunai he used for blocking.

"Great Elder, what is this?" Uchiha Ci was a bit confused.

"Who did you learn your shurikenjutsu from?" Uchiha Setsuna asked, his eyes half-closed.

Uchiha Ci's heart immediately tensed. He had only made a simple move against Qingichiro earlier, not even using the thread manipulation technique from his Threaded Shurikenjutsu, yet Uchiha Setsuna had already noticed something off about his shurikenjutsu.

However, Uchiha Ci didn't know how to answer this question.

After all, he had "extracted" this skill from Uchiha Setsuna himself. He couldn't possibly say something like, "I have admired you for a long time, Great Elder, and after observing your throws for a year, I have gained a little enlightenment." What a load of rubbish that would be.

Within the clan, Uchiha Ci couldn't even get close to high-ranking members like Uchiha Shisui, let alone learn such advanced shuriken throwing techniques.

After struggling for a long time, Uchiha Ci could only say honestly:

"Great Elder, I am just a Genin. Besides the clan's ninja training courses, I have no other way to learn ninjutsu, so I can only practice this kind that doesn't cost money."

"Oh?" A sharp glint suddenly shot from beneath Uchiha Setsuna's half-closed eyelids.

So, this kid was a hidden genius?

No wonder that arrogant brat Shisui was giving him the eye.

"Is that so..." Uchiha Setsuna pondered for a moment, nodded, and took another shuriken from his ninja pouch.

Then, he held a shuriken in one hand and formed a single hand seal with the other.

A magical scene unfolded.

The shuriken in the Great Elder's hand was engulfed in a ball of flames, slowly floating in mid-air, and spinning rapidly.

"Fire Style - Phoenix Sage Fire and Phoenix Sage Flower Claw Red are of the same lineage, and the hand seals are unchanged."

"The technique is also very simple, like this: wrap the ninja tool with chakra, then form the Tiger seal to change the nature of the chakra, and throw it."

The Great Elder said calmly.

Uchiha Ci, however, couldn't help but freeze upon hearing this, his expression turning strange.

Was the Great Elder… instructing him?

Phoenix Sage Flower Claw Red was an advanced ninjutsu of Fire Style - Phoenix Sage Fire, a B-rank ninjutsu. Unlike the fireballs of Fire Style - Phoenix Sage Fire, it involved wrapping a spinning shuriken.

This increased its sharpness, and the wind generated by the spinning shuriken also enhanced the power of the Fire Style ninjutsu.

"You try it," Uchiha Setsuna retracted his chakra and commanded calmly.

He didn't catch it, letting the scorching hot shuriken fall to the ground.

This slightly disappointed Uchiha Ci, whose eyes widened.

He had thought the Great Elder would demonstrate some kind of "unfeeling iron hand" technique.

It seemed that even a master like Uchiha Setsuna was still mortal.

Uchiha Ci obeyed, placed the shuriken in front of him, and with a serious expression, formed the Tiger seal with both hands.

He used chakra with altered properties to grasp the shuriken.

A faint flame flickered around the shuriken lying on the ground. It twitched twice, then fell back down with a clatter, refusing to move.

An embarrassed look appeared on Uchiha Ci's face.

Uchiha Setsuna, watching from the side, narrowed his eyes slightly, nodded imperceptibly, and then said calmly:

"That's it. This is the simple elemental transformation of Fire Style. Remember this."

"You can then extend it to various uses of Fire Style, for example—"

The Great Elder threw another shuriken, which embedded itself in a nearby tree trunk.

This time, a steel wire was tied to the shuriken.

Then, the Great Elder casually formed four hand seals with one hand. Uchiha Ci immediately recognized them as the seals for Fire Style - Dragon Fire Technique.

Snake-Dragon-Hare-Tiger!

A line of fire immediately climbed along the steel wire.

"This is the Dragon Fire Technique. Practice with this technique first, and after mastering it, practice with Phoenix Sage Flower Claw Red. Once you reach this level, come find me."

Uchiha Setsuna commanded in a flat tone, then threw another shuriken with a steel wire attached.

This time, he simply formed the Tiger seal.

Subsequently, dragon fire surged forth.

He had actually simplified the hand-seal process to a single seal.

Uchiha Ci was dumbfounded. So, there were people in the Uchiha clan who could do such a thing.

A single hand seal was used to unleash a Fire Style jutsu, barely inferior to the hand-clapping technique of Senju Hashirama, conjuring whatever was desired.

"Once you've mastered this, you'll grasp the nature transformation of Fire Style, and after that..."

Uchiha Setsuna frowned, looking up at Uchiha Ci's eyes, shaking his head, and said coldly:

"Forget it. Just focus on surviving first, then we'll talk about other things."

In a mere two minutes, Uchiha Setsuna, an old man from the Warring States period, taught Uchiha Ci the shape and nature transformations of Fire Style.

He truly dared to teach him.

If it were a normal ninja, they wouldn't be able to comprehend Uchiha Setsuna's teaching methods.

However, Uchiha Ci had already mastered Uchiha Style – Thread Shuriken Technique at the Perfection level taught by Uchiha Setsuna, and Fire Style – Phoenix Sage Fire at the Proficient level taught by Seiichiro.

Verifying the knowledge in his mind, and looking at it from a high-level perspective—

The so-called Phoenix Sage Fire and Flower Claw Red, as well as techniques including the Dragon Fire Technique, were merely special ways of application. With his body's mastery at the Perfection level, Uchiha Ci simply tried to replicate them in his mind.

Then, Uchiha Ci discovered with a toothache, He actually understood.

[You have mastered Fire Style – Dragon Fire Technique (Novice, C).]

[You have mastered Fire Style – Phoenix Sage Flower Claw Red (Novice, B).]

Two subtitles refreshed before his eyes at the opportune moment, and Uchiha Ci was stunned.

Immediately, he looked at the Great Elder Uchiha Setsuna with a resentful expression.

Stop teaching! Stop teaching!

His brain felt so itchy, it was about to grow another brain!

If this continued, he'd level up before even reaching the battlefield.

Was this acceptable?!

Just then, Uchiha Seiichiro, who had gone out to set up warning traps, returned with a grave expression on his face.

"Great Elder, there's a squad of Hot Water Ninjas searching the vicinity. I suggest we retreat for now."

However, When Seiichiro saw Uchiha Setsuna teaching Uchiha Ci ninjutsu, he couldn't help but freeze, and his eyes immediately turned red.

He knew it!

No wonder Uchiha Setsuna chose Uchiha Ci for this mission.

So, this slick-talking brat was a spawn of the hawk faction!

Furthermore, this brat had deceived Young Master Shisui, making Shisui believe he was an advocate of the dove faction!

This was simply outrageous!

"What did you say?" Uchiha Setsuna asked again, frowning slightly.

Uchiha Seiichiro could only suppress the dissatisfaction on his face and reported:

"There's a squad of Hot Water Ninjas ahead, seemingly patrolling the area with a purpose."

Then, he suggested:

"The Ninja Handbook states that it's best not to create unnecessary trouble outside of a mission."

"Moreover, Great Elder, given the current chaotic situation in the Land of Hot Water, it's best we avoid direct contact with them."

Uchiha Ci frowned slightly. He had heard about this from Obito last night.

It was experience passed down by Minato Namikaze to his disciples. Simply put, the Land of Hot Water was in chaos, and one must be wary of certain types of people on the road.

Try to minimize contact with ninjas outside of the mission.

One such type was the ninjas from the country itself in the chaotic zone.

Because the Hot Water Ninjas of this era might no longer be serving Yugakure.

Of course, Uchiha Ci wasn't afraid of anything.

He wished he could encounter strange ninjas.

However, unlike his suggestion to cross the border at night before, he currently had no suitable excuse to persuade the squad to take such a risk.

However, Upon hearing this news, Uchiha Setsuna's half-closed eyes suddenly snapped open, and a pair of Three Tomoe Sharingan slowly began to spin.

He kicked apart the campfire, drew his long sword from behind, and coldly commanded:

"Prepare for battle."

"Seiichiro, you lead the way. We'll go deal with that squad of Hot Water Ninjas you found first."

"Then, we'll march at full speed and cross the border of the Land of Hot Water tonight!"

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