At night, Team 7 rested in an open clearing. Since they had already entered the Land of Waves, someone still needed to keep watch. Sasuke, who had just wanted to fuse Ice Release, naturally took on the task.
After everyone had fallen asleep, Sasuke cast Mirror Flower, Water Moon on them. Otherwise, they might be frozen awake shortly.
Once his preparations were complete, Sasuke stood atop a large tree. After confirming that no one was nearby, he opened his panel.
On the Ninjutsu Fusion panel, Sasuke looked at Wind Release and Water Release, then eagerly initiated the fusion. The moment it began, a chill seeped out from his body, and the tree beside him slowly began to freeze.
An icy aura gradually emerged around Sasuke as well. It did not linger for long before slowly dissipating.
[Ice Release Nature Transformation: 100/10000]
After the aura faded, Sasuke looked at the panel before him and smiled in satisfaction. He was about to use General Proficiency to fill up this new Kekkei Genkai, but just as he was about to put it into practice, the panel before him suddenly vanished.
"Not good!"
When he saw the panel disappear, Sasuke was instantly speechless. It seemed his secret had been discovered. Whoever that person was, they had to die!
"You really know how to hide your talents, orphan of the Uchiha!"
Just as Sasuke made up his mind, a somewhat subdued voice rang out. It sounded conflicted and startled, but more than anything, suspicious.
He clearly possessed terrifying mastery over Water Release and Wind Release, and had even successfully fused the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai. If he had been open about it, that would have been one thing, but Sasuke had clearly been deliberately concealing his strength!
Tenzo, who had secretly been following