Battle Against Natsume!

Three days later.

Konoha Military Police Force.

"Roy, I have heard everything you have been doing lately."

"You have done very well, and the Captain is quite satisfied."

"Therefore, you will now take on the position of deputy captain of the Konoha Patrol Squad."

"You must also focus on improving your strength."

"Today, I will personally accompany you for extra training."

On the training ground, Roy looked at Uchiha Natsume before him with a helpless expression on his face.

Having an elite jonin as a sparring partner was certainly not bad, but...

Ding, random mission issued.

Gain the recognition of Uchiha Natsume; the higher the completion rate, the better the reward...

Just as Roy was feeling helpless, that familiar notification sound rang out in his mind.

Hearing this, Roy was left stunned.

So, this grinning Uchiha Natsume before him had actually never recognized him at all.

In truth, Natsume had thought highly of Roy at the very beginning.

But after hearing about Roy's conduct while on patrol, he immediately felt displeased.

Uchiha ninjas were not meant to be doing such things.

However, there was only one way to gain the recognition of an Uchiha... and that was to defeat him.

Watching the amount of chakra radiating from Uchiha Natsume, the corners of Roy's mouth twitched.

"Roy, it is time to begin."

"Use all your methods and try to last as long as you can against me."

After Uchiha Natsume finished speaking, he instantly activated his Sharingan.

The reason he activated his Sharingan immediately was not to use genjutsu on Roy.

Rather, he wanted to see Roy's fighting style more clearly.

In doing so, he could analyze and judge Roy's true strength.

"Understood."

"Captain Natsume, I am starting."

Roy followed suit and activated his own Sharingan.

Two tomoe appeared, and his dynamic vision instantly engaged.

"Lightning Style: Mad Snake!"

Roy performed hand seals rapidly and released his Lightning Style.

The speed and paralyzing effect of Lightning Style could effectively buy him time.

"A C-rank Lightning Style?"

"Lightning Style: Thousand Nets!"

Natsume raised his hand and instantly performed the hand seals to release his ninjutsu.

The speed was so fast it was nearly instantaneous.

One had to realize that Thousand Nets was a B-rank ninjutsu!

The scattered lightning was directly absorbed by the Thousand Nets, which simultaneously surged toward Roy.

"Poof!"

As a puff of white smoke rose, a log appeared on the ground.

Substitution Technique.

"Not bad, but if that is all you have, you still cannot escape my pursuit."

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Kunai were fired out in an instant.

"Clang, clang..."

Not far away, Roy held a kunai and braced himself against Natsume's attack.

"So heavy!"

Feeling the terrifying impact, Roy's wrists ached from the shock.

As expected, anime was all lies.

This kunai is dangerous.

"Don't get distracted during a fight!"

"It's over."

Uchiha Natsume appeared behind Roy, the kunai in his hand swinging directly downward.

"Fire Gun!"

Roy raised his hand, instantly unleashing a powerful burst of flame.

Even upon hearing "Fire Gun," Uchiha Natsume did not halt his movements.

Yet, the terrifying flames and chakra fluctuations made Uchiha Natsume feel a hint of a threat.

He instinctively pulled away.

The terrifying flames instantly engulfed the surroundings.

"A reinforced Fire Gun?"

Uchiha Natsume looked at the slightly panting Roy, an expression of appreciation appearing on his face.

Although Roy's personality was a bit difficult to deal with, when it came to fighting, he still possessed the demeanor of a fine Uchiha man.

"Still not enough."

"Let's continue. Surely you have more tricks up your sleeve than just this?"

After Uchiha Natsume finished speaking, he no longer looked as displeased as before.

He had begun to take this seriously.

He saw something special in Roy.

"Watch yourself, Captain Natsume."

Once Roy finished speaking, he instantly lunged at Uchiha Natsume.

"Taijutsu?"

"I am a squad captain of the Military Police Force; you actually want to clash with me in taijutsu?"

"Fire Style: Great Fire Dragon Technique!"

"Fire Style: Flame Fall!"

Uchiha Natsume did not give Roy the chance to engage in close-quarters combat.

He was confident that he could defeat Roy in a short time if he got close, but that was not what he wanted.

"Hm?"

As the two Fire Style techniques landed, Uchiha Natsume suddenly discovered that Roy's figure had vanished.

"Captain Natsume, I told you to watch yourself."

Just as Uchiha Natsume was searching for Roy's figure, an abrupt voice reached his ears.

"Where?"

Uchiha Natsume instinctively looked behind him, the kunai in his hand raised in defense.

"Bang!"

The next moment, Roy burst directly from the ground, his fist landing on Uchiha Natsume's chin.

"Fire Style: Fire Fist!"

In the next instant, terrifying flames directly engulfed Uchiha Natsume.

"Lightning Style: Little White Worm!"

Streaks of white lightning followed closely behind, plunging into the flames.

At the same time, Roy quickly put distance between himself and Uchiha Natsume.

As the dust and mist dissipated, Uchiha Natsume's figure appeared slightly disheveled.

Under such an attack, he still hadn't sustained any heavy injuries.

Only his clothes were slightly charred.

"Hahaha..."

"Not bad, very good!"

"Your chakra is exhausted, isn't it?"

"To be able to quickly disengage from the battlefield at such a moment—a very excellent judgment."

"Roy, you..."

"Crackle..."

Before Uchiha Natsume could finish speaking, streaks of lightning began to flicker.

Moreover, it was being emitted from Uchiha Natsume's own body.

"This is..."

"Lightning Style: Little White Worm!"

Roy held up his finger, and a bolt of white lightning appeared in his hand, crackling softly.

Immediately after, Uchiha Natsume, who had just been enveloped by the Fire Fist, was once again shrouded in violent lightning.

"Hahaha... kid, you really caught me off guard!"

"Hahaha..."

Uchiha Natsume burst into wild laughter.

He looked, for all intents and purposes, a bit dim-witted.

Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the random mission, and exceeding expectations.

Obtained 2000 fixed chakra, Overachievement Gift Pack *1.

The next moment, the system's notification chime rang in Roy's mind.

As expected, the Uchiha trait of being insufferable had been present since the days of Uchiha Madara.

"Roy, you're not bad."

"But I still have to remind you: don't waste too much time on meaningless things."

"Go on."

Uchiha Natsume said with earnest gravity.

"Many thanks for your mercy, Captain."

Roy didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

"This kid."

Watching Roy's retreating back, a satisfied expression appeared on the corner of Natsume's mouth.

Although he had indeed held back just now, the fact that Roy could fully unleash his strength during such a brief skirmish spoke volumes about his combat aptitude.

"Natsume, you actually got beaten by your own subordinate."

Uchiha Nagasawa walked out, his face wearing an undisguised grin.

"The Clan Head was right; this child has talent."

Uchiha Ryuxi followed him out as well.