Uchiha Eiji's Probing

In the open space, dull thuds of impact rang out in rapid succession.

The Uchiha boys standing around watching had complex expressions on their faces: surprise, confusion, bewilderment.

Didn't Uchiha Eiji awaken his Sharingan? Why was his performance today no different from yesterday?

Uchiha Daishi and the others watched Uchiha Eiji attack, as if replaying yesterday's scene.

Uchiha Yuan remained standing in place, not moving a single step, easily blocking all of Uchiha Eiji's attacks.

Compared to their confusion, Uchiha Hayabusa and Uchiha Kotaro, standing opposite the open space, looked incredulous.

The Sharingan was invincible. Why couldn't Eiji-brother defeat Uchiha Yuan even after awakening his Sharingan?

The opponent was just an outsider who probably couldn't even awaken the Sharingan!

"Bang!"

Uchiha Eiji was punched in the chest, and his body shot backward like a cannonball.

He felt his entire body go limp and powerless. Uchiha Yuan's punch had directly scattered the chakra circulating within him. At the same time, the force of the punch was incredibly subtle, not harming him in the slightest.

After flying about ten meters, Uchiha Eiji found the force of the punch dissipating within him. He then performed a backflip and landed steadily.

Uchiha Eiji clutched his chest with one hand, breathing heavily several times.

Then, the single tomoe in his eyes disappeared, and he deactivated his Sharingan. He then looked up at Uchiha Yuan.

"Why? Even though I've awakened the Sharingan, I still can't defeat you. Yet, I could see all your movements clearly."

Uchiha Yuan just smiled slightly and said, "Because you are too weak. Although your Sharingan perceived my movements, my movements were faster than yours, and your body couldn't keep up with your reactions."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Eiji was stunned for a moment. After a period of contemplation, he realized that what Uchiha Yuan said made a lot of sense.

Just like the punch that sent him flying earlier, he had clearly seen the trajectory of Uchiha Yuan's punch and attempted to block it.

But as soon as he made his blocking motion, the opponent's fist had already landed on his chest.

After a moment of silence, Uchiha Eiji said, "What do you want to see this time?"

He had conceded defeat once again.

Uchiha Yuan thought for a moment and said, "If possible, I'd like a C-rank ninjutsu scroll."

His parents were both ordinary Chunin. His father had sacrificed his life, and his mother had long retired from the ninja profession. His home only had a few low-level basic ninjutsu scrolls, which he had thoroughly studied.

Therefore, he wanted to see an intermediate ninjutsu scroll and study and analyze it.

"Okay."

After a pause, Uchiha Eiji suddenly laughed, "Uchiha Yuan, I can actually produce a B-rank or even A-rank ninjutsu scroll.

For example, the Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, or the Great Dragon Fire Technique. If you want to see them, I can bring them next time."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Daishi and others not far away showed excitement; these were powerful high-level ninjutsu, and for them, who hadn't even cultivated E-rank ninjutsu, they held immense temptation.

Uchiha Yuan's expression remained unchanged, and he directly refused, "No need, I only need to borrow a C-rank ninjutsu scroll."

After Uchiha Eiji left, Uchiha Daishi asked doubtfully, "Big brother, why didn't you want the high-level ninjutsu scrolls Uchiha Eiji mentioned?"

"Yeah, big brother, I heard my dad say that the Great Dragon Fire Technique is a very powerful ninjutsu.

On the battlefield, he once saw the clan head kill a Chunin squad from Kirigakure in the Land of Water with the Great Dragon Fire Technique." another personal guard member said.

Uchiha Yuan's gaze shifted slightly, glancing at Uchiha Daishi and the others. Instantly, the boys fell silent.

"That was probably Uchiha Eiji's test."

"Big brother, what is he testing?" Uchiha Daishi asked doubtfully.

Uchiha Yuan didn't speak, turning his head to look into the distance. His gaze swept past the clan compound's wall, and he could see the conspicuous Hokage Rock.

At this moment, Uchiha Eiji and the other two were walking home, all of them silent.

Suddenly, Uchiha Eiji stopped and said, "Hayabusa, Kotaro, do you think I should strengthen my taijutsu training?"

Uchiha Hayabusa pouted and said, "Brother Eiji, taijutsu is only for those low-level trash ninjas to practice; for ninjas, chakra and ninjutsu are the most important."

Uchiha Kotaro also chimed in, "Yeah, Brother Eiji, you don't need to worry about the failure just now at all; you only awakened the Sharingan yesterday, so you must not be proficient in using it, which is why you couldn't defeat Uchiha Yuan."

Uchiha Eiji remained silent, and every exchange from his fight with Uchiha Yuan just now flashed through his mind; that feeling of powerlessness, where he could clearly see the opponent's movements but couldn't block them, made his eyes faintly redden.

At this moment, Uchiha Hayabusa suddenly remembered something and asked, "Brother Eiji, what if Uchiha Yuan really wants the Great Dragon Fire Technique and the Phoenix Sage Fire Technique?

Our family has always forbidden us from accessing these high-level ninjutsu."

Uchiha Kotaro chuckled, "Hayabusa, Brother Eiji must have been toying with Uchiha Yuan."

Uchiha Eiji shook his head and said, "No, I will give it to him."

Hearing this, Uchiha Hayabusa and Uchiha Kotaro simultaneously exclaimed in disbelief, "Why!"

Uchiha Eiji asked, "What do you think of Uchiha Yuan's strength?"

Uchiha Hayabusa and Uchiha Kotaro exchanged glances, then said, "His taijutsu seems very strong."

Uchiha Eiji said, "I don't know about his ninja talent; but his taijutsu is indeed very strong.

Therefore, I think he is worth recruiting, and in the future, he might become a formidable force under my command; but unfortunately, it seems he refused."

Uchiha Hayabusa said with some surprise, "Brother Eiji, aren't you overestimating Uchiha Yuan? We are still young. Once our chakra becomes powerful and we master more ninjutsu, especially the development and upgrade of the Sharingan, his taijutsu will be absolutely no match for us."

Uchiha Eiji said, "It's you who underestimate him."

Uchiha Eiji vaguely felt that Uchiha Yuan was full of mystery, as if shrouded in a layer of mist, preventing him from sensing the other party's true strength. When sparring with Uchiha Yuan, he felt as if he were training with his older brother, Uchiha Taichi, who was already a Jonin. All his moves were seen through.

Three days later, in the quiet depths of a forest.

Uchiha Yuan sat cross-legged on a rock. A bird carrying an insect suddenly flew over and landed on his head. His mental consciousness immersed itself in his body, beginning to refine chakra.

Boom!

The body is like firewood, and the mental will is the spark that ignites it. It was as if a flame suddenly ignited within Uchiha Yuan's body, and chakra began to surge. The chakra cultivation scroll brought by Uchiha Eiji had resolved many of his doubts about refining chakra. At this moment, he felt that refining chakra had become significantly easier, and its circulation was smoother and more natural.