Naruto: Borrowing from the Future
Chapter 83

You Made Me Go All Out

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"The challenge begins!"

At Uchiha Fugaku's command, Uchiha Yashiro and Uchiha Inabi on the training field simultaneously activated their Sharingan and each pulled out several Shuriken and threw them over.

Clang clang clang!

The crisp sound of Shuriken clashing rang out in the air.

The Uchiha watching from below the stage also activated their Sharingan, their Red Eye flashing with Tomoe as they rapidly tracked the trajectory of the Shuriken.

Shurikenjutsu —that's one of the Uchiha's specialties!

Combined with the Sharingan's dynamic vision, they can easily calculate and predict the trajectory of Shuriken, thus performing a series of complex throwing maneuvers.

Soon, the Shuriken collided violently in mid-air and all fell to the ground.

Clearly, in this initial test, the two were unable to determine who was superior.

"Uncle Uchiha Yashiro, I'm sorry to offend you!"

Uchiha Inabi drew her sword, and Hokari appeared on the long blade.

Uchiha: Sword Leap Flame!

"Ha, I was the one who taught you swordsmanship back then, and now you want to use swordsmanship against me?"

Unfazed, the Uchiha Yashiro drew his sword to fight back.

In an instant, the training ground was filled with the glint of swords and the flying of flames!

Fire Style, swordsmanship, Shurikenjutsu, combined with wire manipulation of Shurikenjutsu, and Genjutsu as support, made the two fighters evenly matched.

"They were all trained in the same clan, they can't break through each other's moves!"

Uchiha Tekka's eyes quickly followed the two's movements. He turned his head and asked, "Qingye, what do you think the outcome will be?"

Qingye did not answer, but instead looked at the two younger juniors Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Fūshi.

In fact, both of these younger generations are descendants of the dove faction within the clan.

However, the situation of the Uchiha Hawk Faction and doves at this point in time is completely different from that before the extermination of the clan in the original timeline.

The pro- Uchiha clan believes that we should try to align ourselves with the Hokage of the Third Hokage, join them, and eventually produce Hokage Uchiha of our own!

The hawks, however, had a different view. They felt that the Uchiha should align themselves with the faction of Senju Tobirama's disciples. Couldn't the Uchiha become Hokage on their own?

The Uchiha Yashiro, Uchiha Inabi, and Qingye's father, who died in World War II, are all on the hawkish side.

Of course, there is also a considerable number of centrists between the hawks and doves.

These people felt that it would be difficult for the Uchiha to produce a Hokage on their own, but they were also unwilling to join the Hokage lineage.

But when asked what to do, they couldn't come up with any ideas.

The most representative figure is Uchiha Fugaku, the clan head.

Also, Uchiha Arashiyama, the squad leader who died in the Third Shinobi World War, and Uchiha Yakumi, whom Qingye will fight later, are both considered centrists.

Without my own butterfly effect, as the situation worsened, these people's attitudes would likely have gradually shifted along the coordinate axis, with centrists becoming hawks and hawks becoming coup plotters.

Shisui stared at the battle on the field for a long time before replying humbly, "It's only just begun; it's hard to predict the outcome, isn't it?"

"But it looks like Brother Inabi is setting a trap."

Uchiha Fūshi's eyes were fixed on the Shuriken scattered on the ground. Many of the Shuriken were still wrapped with steel wires, and looking along the wires, the other end was on Uchiha Inabi's side.

If the steel wire were pulled at a crucial moment in the battle, it could probably seal off Uchiha Yashiro's movements in an instant!

On the other hand, the Shuriken thrown by the Uchiha Yashiro had its wires tangled up during the fight and was definitely unusable.

"Surely Uncle Uchiha Yashiro isn't going to be defeated so easily?"

Uchiha Tekka asked somewhat uncertainly.

"I think so too." Shisui nodded, his Sharingan fixed on Uchiha Yashiro's footsteps. "No, even Inabi- kun might suffer a loss!"

"What do you mean?"

Both Uchiha Tekka and Fuuji looked over at the same time.

"Uh, I'm just guessing, maybe I'm wrong."

Shisui chuckled awkwardly, "They're both very fast; there might be some details that my Sharingan didn't have time to catch."

"No, you're right."

Qingye praised, "As expected of Shisui, your talent is indeed the most outstanding among our generation."

His generation included older members like Uchiha Inabi, peers like himself, Uchiha Tekka, and Obito, and younger members like Shisui and Fuuji; they were all roughly of the same generation.

"Not at all, Brother Qingye is much better than me."

Shisui repeatedly declined, but he was truly sincere in his words.

He and Qingye are only two years apart in age.

At least in Shisui's current view, he definitely won't have the strength to defeat the Kage of the village two years from now.

"So, Inabi is going to suffer a loss?"

Uchiha Tekka's eyes lit up, then he suddenly thought of something, "But, could Inabi not be able to last half an hour?"

"It shouldn't be a big problem."

Qingye thought for a moment and said, "Unlike Inabi, Uncle Uchiha Yashiro has more experience fighting against clansmen of similar strength, while Inabi's combat experience after reaching the Mitsudomoe was basically earned on the battlefield."

Shisui thought for a moment, then suddenly realized, "You mean, Inabi Huo's strength and experience are fine, but using the experience he uses to deal with enemies on the battlefield on his own people might be a disadvantage?"

This is ultimately just an intra-clan competition.

As long as the candidates for squad leader meet the required standards, that's fine.

As for the lack of experience fighting against fellow tribesmen, that's not a problem, since tribesmen don't become enemies.

Time passed by, and half an hour gradually came to an end.

Just as Qingye had predicted, Uchiha Inabi took a step back, picked up the wire from the ground, and pulled on it. But something went wrong, and several Shuriken on the ground flew towards him!

"Really!"

Shisui thought to himself, when he saw Uchiha Yashiro seize the opportunity to close in and press the tip of his blade against Uchiha Inabi's throat.

"----I lost."

Uchiha Inabi said with some annoyance.

"The timing is perfect; half an hour has already passed."

Uchiha Yashiro looked slightly relieved. "Congratulations, Inabi, you passed the test."

"Ah?"

With her mood taking an unexpected turn, Uchiha Inabi was almost caught off guard.

"First challenge complete."

Uchiha Fugaku stepped forward to announce the results.

Uchiha Inabi Earth Flow high spirits, and then it was Qingye and Uchiha Yakumi's turn to take the stage for the next round of challenges.

As the two walked to the center of the training ground, the Uchiha surrounding them began to whisper among themselves.

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Uchiha Yakumi gritted his teeth inwardly.

Why did he feel like the people around him were mocking him?

No, probably not!

We shouldn't think of our own people with such dark thoughts.

"The Yakumi... Maybe you should just admit defeat." Uchiha Yashiro, who had just finished his match, turned around and kindly reminded him.

Uchiha Yakumi:

That bastard is really mocking him!

Shaking his head to clear his mind of the jumbled thoughts, the challenge began. After forming the Seal of Confrontation, Uchiha Yakumi quickly engaged Qingye.

The Uchiha watched for a while, then felt deeply disappointed.

How could it be like this?

How is this any different from the previous competitions?

I thought I'd finally get to witness the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan after it's been awakened.

They fought for several minutes. Uchiha Yakumi felt like his Sharingan was about to burst into flames. After exchanging a blow with his sword, he withdrew and retreated.

"You brat, are you going easy on me?"

Uchiha Yakumi gritted his teeth, suppressing his anger. "You're insulting my pride as an Uchiha! I don't need this. Show me your full strength!"

It's dishonorable for a junior to let you hold back for thirty minutes, even if he manages to finish the game!

Upon hearing this, Qingye straightened his expression.

Indeed, doing it that way before wasn't a good idea.

The opponent was an elder of the clan. Given the pride of the Uchiha clan, how could they possibly accept such a perfunctory match as they had done before?

"Okay, I'll get serious from now on."

As Qingye spoke, he squatted down, ran his right hand across his calves, and removed the weights.

The weights he is currently wearing have reached 20 kilograms on each leg.

Uchiha Yakumi's eyelids twitched violently, and he swallowed hard.

He really wanted to say that it wasn't necessary to be so serious, and that he should put the weights back on.

But the harsh words have already been spoken, and it's too late to take them back now.

Even if the skill gap is huge, he couldn't possibly be instantly killed, right?

Holding on for half an hour is a victory!

Taking a deep breath, Uchiha Yakumi gripped his long sword tightly, infusing it with Wind Release Chakra in addition to Fire Style Chakra.

Uchiha: Gale Sword!

Just as the fierce flames were unleashed, Uchiha Yakumi suddenly felt his vision blur. The flames obscured his view, and he vaguely saw Qingye's figure flash across the other side.

The next moment!

He suffered a severe blow to the abdomen!

Uchiha Yakumi's mind went blank, and he almost fainted on the spot.

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