Worship of the Next Generation

"I'd like to ask, Izuna, what is this ninjutsu rank?"

Uchiha Kai couldn't help but ask after taking the scroll.

"It's B-rank and A-rank ninjutsu."

Hearing Izuna's answer, there was another uproar.

Given Izuna's age, he was already quite old as a ninja.

But as the creator of the ninjutsu, he was far too young.

Uchiha Kai and the others had expected at most C-rank ninjutsu, and they never imagined it would be A-rank!

Under the dumbfounded gazes of the students, Izuna turned his head and smiled, "Everyone should have tested their chakra nature, right? Raise your hands if you have Lightning Release chakra."

Lightning Release chakra was, besides Fire Release, the most awakened nature among Uchiha ninjas.

As expected, as soon as Izuna spoke, about seventy to eighty out of the two hundred-plus people raised their hands.

Izuna nodded, "You are very lucky. I will demonstrate these two techniques for you. Don't be sad if you don't have Lightning Release; I will also work hard to develop new ninjutsu for you in the future."

"Waaah!!"

"Yay! Yay!"

"Long live Lord Izuna!"

The students who raised their hands and had Lightning Release chakra immediately jumped up excitedly, cheering uncontrollably.

The other students, however, couldn't help but droop their heads in dejection.

Those were B-rank and A-rank ninjutsu!

You must know that within the clan, ninjutsu below B-rank could be learned for free.

Ninjutsu of A-rank and above required meritorious deeds or reaching the [Jonin] rank to be qualified to learn.

This was also to encourage the ninjas in the clan to improve more diligently. If you were too weak, there was no need to learn advanced ninjutsu.

Ninjas who stopped at the peak of Chunin would probably never learn A-rank ninjutsu in their lifetime.

To be able to learn A-rank ninjutsu before officially becoming a ninja, how could these children not be overjoyed?

From behind, an Uchiha Jonin with a disabled right leg whispered to Uchiha Kai, "Third Elder, is this alright?"

They all knew the rules, and Izuna's actions undoubtedly violated the Uchiha clan's rules.

Uchiha Kai also saw through some of Izuna's calculations and shook his head, "Izuna is the developer of the ninjutsu, after all. Let's pretend we didn't see this."

The more than two hundred students followed Izuna to a ninjutsu training ground outside the gates of the clan's territory.

Facing straw dummies set up for practicing Shurikenjutsu, Izuna stood sideways to the crowd and explained, "The first B-rank Lightning Release ninjutsu has few hand seals. Although most of you probably haven't awakened your Sharingan yet, this should be sufficient."

After speaking, Izuna performed the hand seals at a moderate pace, a speed that children could clearly see, "The order of the hand seals is..."

After a few seals, Izuna, as if performing the "Great Fireball Technique," placed his right hand beside his mouth and said, "Lightning Release: Gratitude Wave!"

Zzzt~!

Dozens of thread-like, curved bolts of lightning converged and shot out from Izuna's mouth towards the straw dummies in the distance.

When they were halfway there, the long lightning threads spread out, heading in three different directions.

It was like the Uchiha Clan's unique, curving shuriken throwing technique.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A trio of explosions rang out, instantly pulverizing three training straw dummies into residue!

"So, so powerful..."

"It's a new Lightning Release technique never seen before in the Uchiha Clan."

The teachers and students marveled in unison.

Izuna lowered his right hand from his mouth and said, "Although the hand seals are not difficult, they contain the principle of ninjutsu's shape transformation. It will feel difficult at first, but once you master it, it will definitely benefit you greatly."

"Once you are proficient, this technique can also be combined with Water Release, and its power will increase."

He paused for a moment and then said, "The second is an A-rank ninjutsu. For those of you without the Sharingan, it will be very difficult to master, but I will still show it to you."

Izuna brought out his left hand, knelt on one knee, and began to perform hand seals.

There were fewer hand seals than the B-rank Lightning Release: Gratitude Wave, only three.

Tiger - Rabbit - Monkey!

You can remember it even without the Sharingan.

The next moment, everyone felt a visible concentration of chakra gathering in Izuna's open left palm.

At the same time, his eyes had, at some point, transformed into the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

"The first condition for this technique is high-intensity physical strength."

As his voice fell, lightning flashed in Izuna's left palm.

Crack-crack-crack-crack-crack!!

The piercing cry of lightning, like the shrieking of a thousand birds.

Uchiha Kai, a former Kage-level powerhouse, stared intently and explained in a low voice, "A large amount of Lightning Release Chakra is concentrated in the left palm, and it's a piercing Ninjutsu that stimulates the body's activity!"

Suddenly, Izuna stomped his right foot, and his entire body shot forward like a black flash.

Crack-crack-crack~~ Boom boom boom boom!!

Violent explosions and the resulting shockwaves swept outwards, carrying with them countless fragments of pulverized stone.

Everyone instinctively raised their hands to block the incoming rocks and wind pressure.

After half a minute, the shockwaves gradually subsided. When everyone looked up again, they were completely stunned by the scene.

On a rocky mountain, Izuna's left hand was extended forward, and a gaping hole, large enough to encompass a mansion, had been blasted into the mountain wall!

"So, so amazing..."

Among the students, a child, sweat dripping down his face, stammered.

"The name of this technique... is [Chidori]."

Izuna's indifferent voice came from the front.

"So, so amazing..."

After a few seconds of shock, a boy excitedly shouted as if he'd been injected with adrenaline, "Amazing! It's so amazing, Lord Izuna!"

In less than two seconds, the other children reacted, raising their arms in unison and shouting:

"It's true, I've never seen such powerful Lightning Release before!"

"I must learn Chidori!"

"Damn it! Why don't I have Lightning Release? Damn it! Damn it!"

"Long live Lord Izuna!"

Behind the ecstatic students, Uchiha Kai also secretly broke out in a cold sweat. Finally, he couldn't help but curl his lips and say, "A piercing strike like the cry of a thousand birds, Chidori... a good name."

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

At this moment, several Uchiha ninja clad in armor arrived using the Body Flicker Technique and asked Uchiha Kai, "Third Elder, we heard a huge commotion from this direction. What happened?"

The concept of a "Police Force" didn't exist yet. These individuals were called the Uchiha's "Guard Team," subordinates of the Second Elder, Uchiha Tenzou.

Uchiha Kai smiled faintly and nodded towards Izuna, "Don't make a fuss, it's just Ninjutsu training."

The three guards were stunned and instinctively looked towards Izuna.

Upon seeing the hole, at least six to seven meters high and three meters deep, they couldn't help but gasp.

What scale of Ninjutsu could achieve such destructive power?