The Strongest Eye of the Uchiha!

Might Guy launched a torrential assault, unleashing a flurry of flashy punches and formidable kicks in a display of pure, unadulterated combat.

Uchiha Mai utilized a self-styled, knock-off version of Yagami-Style Ancient Martial Arts to parry and counter. Though he remained on the defensive, Guy's stamina was depleting faster, making it a fairly even match.

Uchiha Mai had long been mentally prepared for the fact that he could not defeat a Guy who had already opened the Space Gate.

In the flashbacks, Guy had encountered Kakashi after a Ninja Academy exam. From that moment on, he had strived for self-improvement, training like a madman with Kakashi as his target, leading to a meteoric rise in strength.

In this world, about a year ago, Guy had indeed become friends with Kakashi.

Setting aside the fact that Kakashi only seemed to get worse as he aged, the young Kakashi was a prodigy of the highest order: enrolling at four, graduating the next year, and becoming a Chunin at five.

Ever since he began benchmarking himself against Kakashi, the speed of Guy's growth had become comparable to Red-Haired Shanks from One Piece.

It was absurd—when they were both crewmates on Roger's ship, they were just bottom-tier scrubs bickering with Buggy the Clown, yet only a few years after parting ways, they were already Four Emperors.

It made Guy and Kakashi seem like characters from some bootleg mobile game, possessing special synergy bonds.

"Boom!"

Guy landed another high whip kick, striking the left arm Uchiha Mai had raised in anticipation, leaving Mai's arm numb.

"Mai, as a genius of the Uchiha, is this all you've got?

Get a little crazier, get a little more fired up! Give me your all and let's settle this fair and square."

Guy launched another strike, not forgetting to spout trash talk simultaneously; he had truly mastered the essential techniques of an NBA player.

If you aren't talking trash, what's even the point of fighting?

Uchiha Mai: "..."

An Uchiha genius, holding back?

I am not, I didn't, don't spout nonsense!

Mai dared not claim the title of an Uchiha genius. To be called a genius among the Uchiha, one shouldn't be too far behind the likes of Shisui, Itachi, or the ancestor Madara at the same age, right?

Of course, if he were benchmarking against the young Second Pillar, then Mai had confidence—who isn't a genius, after all?

As for not using his full strength... that was even more baseless.

If one had the ability, who wouldn't want to KO their opponent in one hit and win in a clean, satisfying manner? It wasn't a matter of tactics or combat wisdom; it was just that his advantage was being smoothed over by the opponent's raw power and speed.

What could he do? He could only drag it out and wait for Guy to exhaust himself so he could win by default.

It's a fight; as long as you win, it doesn't matter how you do it.

Seeing that Uchiha Mai remained unmoved and persisted in his defensive-counter strategy, Guy felt bored. While attacking even more frantically, he continued to spew trash talk.

Uchiha Mai knew he could win, but being provoked like this was genuinely irritating, and he felt the urge to just go crazy and trade blows with Guy.

Mai's reason, however, suppressed this impulse.

At any time and in any situation, one must be clear about their true objective. In this duel, Mai's objective was to win.

Losing his cool and trying to force a hard clash might make the win look flashier, but the greater possibility was that Guy would seize an opening and crush him in one move.

The potential gains of going "crazy" were far outweighed by the risks; that was something Mai would not do.

Yet, being constantly provoked was bound to be frustrating.

Uchiha Mai held on grimly, the feeling of depression in his heart growing heavier.

His pitch-black eyes observed Guy's movements at every moment, striving to capture the motivation behind every strike, parrying and countering, dragging the fight out until Guy was spent.

Suddenly, Uchiha Mai felt a stinging sensation in his eyes.

His beautiful, obsidian-like, shining black pupils slowly shifted in color, turning blood-red.

A black dot emerged from the edge of the pupil, eventually forming a pitch-black tomoe that slowly rotated around the iris.

Single-tomoe Sharingan, activate!

In an instant, Uchiha Mai felt the entire world change. Guy's storm of punches and kicks seemed to move in slow motion, and every detail of his movements was laid bare before his eyes.

The openings that had previously gone unnoticed due to a lack of observation were now revealed one by one, as if he could dismantle Guy's techniques as long as his own moves were sound.

Why were the taijutsu skills of most Uchiha ninjas so flashy? Naturally, it was due to the observational capabilities of the Sharingan.

Most Sharingan did not increase the user's speed or agility, but they could eerily make it seem as if the flow of time had slowed, enhancing observation and allowing the user to capture the enemy's flaws.

The reaction speed of an ordinary person's brain is about 0.2 to 0.3 seconds; for a ninja who has activated the Sharingan, that reaction speed is greatly enhanced.

Therefore, Uchiha ninjas might look like flashy show-offs, but they weren't actually walking a tightrope; their seemingly risky moves were all decided after "careful deliberation."

He had activated the Uchiha's trendiest and hardest single-tomoe so easily? A sense of unreality washed over Mai.

As everyone knows, the difficulty of activating a single tomoe far exceeds that of the Mangekyo.

Fugaku and Shisui were caught between the village and the clan, unable to find a way to save their people, and activated their Mangekyo after feeling despair and helplessness.

Itachi witnessed the death of his best friend Shisui, grasped the Will of Fire, and resolved to wash the Uchiha in blood for the sake of the village, activating his Mangekyo.

Obito was deceived by the ancestor Madara and watched with his own eyes as his best friend Kakashi killed his beloved Rin Nohara, activating his Mangekyo.

And the greatest genius in Uchiha history, the reincarnation of Indra, the Second Pillar, activated his single-tomoe in a fit of rage after witnessing his own brother wipe out their entire clan.

It's confirmed: the single-tomoe is the trendiest and hardest eye of the Uchiha, surpassing the Mangekyo and second only to the Eternal Mangekyo!

Having obtained the eyes that only opened after the annihilation of Second Pillar's entire clan so easily, Uchiha Mai felt a bit conceited. Was he truly that strong, or was Second Pillar just that pathetic?

He could ponder the question of talent later; the immediate priority was to defeat Guy.

Uchiha Mai shifted his eyes left and right, observing and analyzing Guy's movements, and chuckled, "I originally intended to drag this out until your stamina was exhausted, allowing you to lose with some dignity."

"But since you so strongly desire for me to defeat you head-on, I shall unleash my full strength and make you concede with conviction."

No more pretending, I'm laying my cards on the table; I'm a billionaire.jpg

"That is exactly what I wanted!"

Guy let out a loud shout and leaped into the air once more, delivering a high whip kick toward Mai. A man must win spectacularly and lose with an open heart!

The single tomoe in Uchiha Mai's eyes spun rapidly, observing and analyzing the motion of Guy's attack, capturing the fleeting opening.

That opening had existed from the very beginning, but previously, Mai had been unable to pinpoint it accurately enough to launch a counterattack at the right moment; acting rashly would have only resulted in a crushing blow.

Now, everything had become effortless.

Uchiha Mai channeled his chakra, slightly bending his knees to lower his center of gravity, dropping his left shoulder, and lunged forward in a posture approximating the Iron Mountain Lean.

Mai Style Ancient Martial Arts · Outer Style · Phoenix Qilin · Asura!