Ninja World's Universal Match

The continuous rain was like dense ink drops falling from a pitch-black night sky.

The melodious sound of the erhu echoed through the rainy night.

"If evil is a gorgeous and cruel musical score--"

A young child's voice, accompanied by the flickering lightning in the dark night sky, walked through the rain.

The muffled thunder rumbled like a chorus in his song, complementing each other at that moment.

Kumogakure ninja stood in the rain, silently watching this six-year-old child properly sit on a small stool and play the erhu. The gloomy weather mirrored their current mood.

The ninja world had always rumored that Konohagakure's Uchiha Clan was an extremist clan, and now they felt these guys were a bit crazy.

They had just arrived and immediately berated Kumogakure for being too aggressive, saying a bunch of inexplicable things, and then, in full view of everyone, started playing the erhu. The abrupt transition was a bit stiff, like reading a second-rate novelist's work, making people feel a bit disoriented and unable to catch up.

But they had to admit, that rap section mixed into the song earlier was quite cool, much better than what that idiot Killer B sang.

As any piece finally concluded, just like the singing and playing in this rainy night, with a graceful ending, Qing Xuan handed his left hand to Haku, who was standing nearby, and patted the rain off his legs before standing up.

"A song to break one's heart, where can I find a kindred spirit in this world?"

"Good!"

Cheers came from the expressionless Uchiha, who applauded with grim faces, unsure if they were praising the song or feeling that Qing Xuan's words had more gravitas.

The Kumogakure ninja confronting them were about to puke. Their prolonged inaction had pushed their patience to the limit, yet they dared not do anything rashly.

After all, the Uchiha's arrogance and strong sense of pride were well-known, and the mental state of these fanatics seemed a bit off.

They really didn't dare to treat these guys the same way they treated the Hyuga. What if these lunatics couldn't handle the provocation and actually started a fight?

But they couldn't just stand there and be arbitrarily insulted by a six-year-old child either. So, a ninja with a particularly sharp tongue stepped forward, "Uchiha! This is not a place for your nonsense! What do you want to do?"

This was a female ninja, decent-looking, but carrying the characteristic arrogance of the Land of Lightning. Her gaze swept over them and finally settled on Qing Xuan, her eyes sharp and oppressive.

But Qing Xuan was unfazed. Looking at the woman before him, he said dismissively, "Are you provoking my Uchiha Clan?"

A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky.

"Death is like the wind, always by my side. My honor, has long since departed."

The Kumogakure female ninja's heart leaped. She felt as if the child before her had completely changed his demeanor.

His youthful face was as cold as the night rain tonight, and his clear eyes had now turned scarlet.

"Don't look into my eyes, they only hold anger and pain."

His soft words, like the continuous rain, fell drop by drop. Though not fierce, the chill had unknowingly seeped into their hearts.

The female ninja trembled slightly as she met those scarlet eyes. Although it was only a single tomoe, for some reason, it had branded a mark of fear in her heart, shallow yet profound.

A young beast bares its fangs; though not yet mature, it is still fierce!

"Are you provoking my Uchiha Clan?"

The indifferent words came again. As if commanded, pairs of scarlet eyes lit up one after another in the dark rain, turning the scene red in an instant.

Hiss--

Under the gaze of these Sharingan eyes, the intense pressure and sense of crisis made the Kumogakure ninja's hearts tremble uncontrollably.

What a top-tier experience!

Some ninja, under this pressure, forcibly suppressed the urge to turn and flee immediately, their minds already cursing. Was this the kind of treatment their level of ninja should receive?

"I bloom in slaughter, just like a flower in the dawn."

These words, like a recitation, continued to echo, and the inexplicable pressure intensified.

The air seemed to solidify with a restless killing intent, and even the fine rain falling from the sky became unstable.

The Sharingan eyes blooming in the rain curtain flickered, like stars, or like a wolf pack that had locked onto its prey and was about to hunt wantonly!

We can't let them get any more hyped up!

Dodai, hiding behind the Kumogakure ninja, let out a wry smile and finally couldn't help but push aside the stiff bodies and step forward.

But as soon as his figure appeared, he saw the small child, protected by the Uchiha, suddenly jump up and point at him, shouting loudly, "Good! Kumogakure still dares to say you don't have any schemes!"

This loud shout was like thunder, shattering the solidified atmosphere once again and allowing the Kumogakure ninja to blurt out from the pressure, exhaling a heavy sigh of relief.

Unknowingly, the rain had soaked through their clothes.

"Uchiha style, Qing Xuan! Truly lives up to its reputation!"

Looking at the unusually familiar face before him, Dodai's expression grew more complex.

Just as Kumogakure's AB Combo was renowned in other hidden villages, Konohagakure also possessed many powerful combinations that made people's scalps tingle.

But there was one person who was so peculiar. He didn't belong to any single combination but acted as a versatile asset, moving among every Konoha ninja.

From the Second Shinobi World War to the Third, his figure appeared in every major event, leaving behind powerful titles recognized by the entire ninja world—Konoha's Bandit Couple; Uchiha's Mad Laughing Duo; Konoha's Dazzling Gold Light and Scarlet Swirl Instant Roar Duo; The Darkness of Dual Roots...

Among these, his combination with the deceased Fourth Hokage was the most outrageous, yet also the most powerful!

Dodai still remembered, many years ago, before the Third Raikage was surrounded by ten thousand Iwagakure ninja, the encounter between the AB Combo and them—the Fourth Raikage's Golden Flash that could never be caught, and the Giant Black Figure that had crushed and beaten the Eight-Tails with overwhelming strength.

The AB Combo, usually undefeated, was utterly defeated by this bizarre combination, unable to withstand even a single blow.

Fortunately, Ryuu Uchiha later went to the Pure Land with the Third Hokage, and Minato Namikaze died at the hands of the Nine-Tails Fox. Otherwise, Dodai couldn't even imagine what the ninja world would face if they were alive today.

"Hey! Old man, what are you spacing out about? As the most influential person in Kumogakure, shouldn't you be saying something right now?"

The Uchiha brat's impolite, childish words echoed through the rain. Dodai snapped back to attention and chuckled.

This unrestrained attitude reminded him somewhat of his past dealings with Ryuu Uchiha, so he immediately and openly spoke his mind: "I'm thinking about how I can eliminate you before you grow up."

Instantly, pairs of Three Tomoe locked onto him, radiating cold, intense killing intent.

At this moment, even Dodai, a veteran ninja who had served two Raikage, found it a bit much.

Damn it! Is this the kind of treatment only Kage-level powerhouses get?

It seems the Uchiha Clan really values this brat!

As he thought this, he heard the child's cheerful voice.

"Old man, as long as you're in Konohagakure, no one can kill me! Even your Raikage couldn't do it."

Just then, the Third Hokage emerged from the Hyuga compound with a group of ninja.