Slap in the Face

Shiyu effortlessly copied the technique and released it.

"Impossible!" Uchiha Wei never imagined that his ultimate trump card would be instantly learned by Shiyu.

Shiyu also gathered chakra in his throat, then expelled it in one burst. A massive fireball, surpassing Uchiha Wei's in both power and range, blasted toward him.

The two fireballs collided, canceling each other out to some extent.

But in the end, Uchiha Wei's fireball crumbled, and Shiyu's was about to engulf him.

At the critical moment, Uchiha Wei stood frozen in shock.

"Earth Style: Earth Style Wall!" A voice came from diagonally behind, and a wall of earth burst forth, shielding Uchiha Wei. The fireball slammed heavily into the wall, leaving him drenched in sweat from fear but barely alive.

Shiyu frowned. His White Rinnegan clearly saw that the one who used the Earth Style Wall was a slightly older ninja not far away. That ninja now stepped forward.

"Kid, that was a bit too ruthless!" The ninja was clearly a member of the Uchiha Clan, seemingly connected to Uchiha Wei by countless ties.

"Brother Kaku! Thank goodness you came!" Uchiha Wei exclaimed excitedly.

"Hmph! If I hadn't come, you'd have lost to this parentless brat!" Uchiha Kaku also seemed to despise Shiyu.

Shiyu narrowed his eyes at Uchiha Kaku, a flicker of anger in his heart. He snorted coldly, "So when the small one falls, the old one shows up. If I beat you, will the Uchiha Clan leader have to come out too?"

"Hmph! Kid! You think you can force the clan leader to act? Dream on! But at least you know your place—not calling yourself an Uchiha. You're lucky today! Next time, I won't let you off so easily!" With that, Uchiha Kaku prepared to leave with Uchiha Wei.

But Shiyu snorted coldly. He wouldn't let this Uchiha strut around in front of him and then walk away.

Shiyu quickly formed hand seals, and another massive fireball burst forth.

"Trying to leave? Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"

The blazing fireball shone even brighter than before. Uchiha Kaku was startled, grabbing Uchiha Wei and dodging to the side just barely. He turned and demanded angrily.

"You little brat! What do you think you're doing!?" Uchiha Kaku looked thoroughly disheveled.

"Pay your debts. Have him hand over Xiao Xing's Necklace. I won't kill you!" Shiyu glared coldly at Uchiha Wei.

"You dare!" Uchiha Kaku roared.

Shiyu's eyes were like ice, their rare white hue sending a chill down Uchiha Kaku's spine.

"Hmph, look at what you've done!" Uchiha Kaku shot a glare at Wei, then reluctantly tossed the necklace to Shiyu, who caught it smoothly.

Gazing at the intact necklace, Shiyu flashed a cold smile at the two Uchiha.

Uchiha Wei and Uchiha Kaku ground their teeth, but outmatched, they had no choice but to leave. Once they were gone, Shiyu turned and walked back toward the ramen shop.

Arriving at the ramen shop, he took out the necklace. Xiao Xing stared at the sparkling accessory, nearly crying from excitement.

"Wow! Brother Shiyu! Is this real? Is it really my necklace!?"

"No big deal! Xiao Xing, I also gave the bully a beating. He won't bother you again." Shiyu said with great confidence.

"Thank you, Brother Shiyu!" Xiao Xing felt a deep sense of relief.

After finishing his noodles and parting with Xiao Xing, Shiyu returned to his dwelling. Before he could rest long, he excitedly began forming hand seals.

When Uchiha Kaku used Earth Style, Shiyu had copied the technique.

"Earth Style: Earth Style Wall!" Shiyu formed the seals and unleashed his newly learned jutsu.

Instantly, a wall of earth rose with a rumble, appearing larger and sturdier than the one Uchiha Kaku had used.

Looking at the Earth Style Wall, Shiyu smiled in satisfaction.

"After a day of practice, using the White Rinnegan has become smoother. It seems the White Rinnegan combines the Byakugan and the Three Tomoe Sharingan, a special dojutsu that can instantly copy ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu!"

"The purest bloodline of the Otsutsuki Clan grants me full affinity for Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Lightning, and Yin-Yang Release. That's why I can master jutsu so effortlessly."

Shiyu's guess was correct, but he seemed to overlook that his chakra reserves had already reached Kage-level standards, which was a major reason his techniques were stronger.

"And this system—it just dropped one line and vanished. I don't know what I need to do to trigger it again."

"I don't know how long this life will last."

"Tomorrow, I officially become a Genin. I wonder who my Jonin Instructor will be? Who will my teammates be?"

Shiyu's thoughts wandered, his eyelids growing heavier, until he drifted into a dream.

When the sky showed the first pale light of dawn, Shiyu woke up.

He walked to the mirror by the sink and saw that his appearance had changed slightly again.

His skin seemed whiter, and the horns on his head had grown a bit larger.

"It looks like my body's bloodline has evolved further."

"My chakra feels more abundant than yesterday."

Shiyu put on his Konoha Headband properly, changed into a sharp black ninja uniform, and headed to the Ninja Academy for the final graduation team assignments.

When his classmates saw his radiant appearance, they were all taken aback.

"Wow! This guy came out unscathed!!"

"Did Uchiha Wei not cause him trouble?"

"Yesterday's incident—Uchiha Wei will definitely get back at him. Maybe he just wasn't ready yet!"

Unfortunately, when the surrounding classmates saw the battered and bruised Uchiha Wei, they could no longer remain calm.

"How could this be!? Uchiha Wei is injured?"

"Yeah! What happened? Could it be that Uchiha Shigure injured him?"

"How is that possible! That's Uchiha Wei!"

"Shh, keep your voice down. Don't talk nonsense."

"Oh, good morning, Uchiha Wei!"

Shigure narrowed his eyes slightly, greeting Uchiha Wei in a provocative tone, then walked to his own seat and sat down.

Uchiha Wei took half a step back, swallowed hard, as if he had seen something terrifying. Then he forced a cold snort, walked into the classroom on his own, sat down in his seat, and refused to look at anyone.