Dove Clone Technique!

Clang!

The sound of a ninja blade being drawn rang out.

"Clan Head Fugaku, I wasn't joking just now!"

White Dove's resolute tone and unwavering gaze made it clear that his talk of creating a New Uchiha was no jest.

"White Dove, do you truly intend to betray the Uchiha?"

Uchiha Fugaku slowly rose to his feet.

"No, I simply want to establish a New Uchiha!"

White Dove shook his head.

Betraying the clan would naturally lead to only one path—death—which no Uchiha would ever permit. But establishing a New Uchiha was different; it was essentially creating a branch family.

Hmm... it was like the difference between a headquarters and an independent subsidiary. Though, if the subsidiary performed too well, it might even end up swallowing the headquarters.

"I do not permit it!"

For once, Uchiha Fugaku displayed a rare moment of strength.

"Is that so?" White Dove sneered. "If only you were this firm with the village elders. Since you disagree, let us settle this according to the clan's rules!"

The Uchiha's greatest rule?

Naturally, it was "might makes right!"

If you win, everything you say is correct; if you lose, even if you are in the right, you are wrong.

Just like the First Hokage and Madara, or Naruto and Second Pillar—the latter was full of pride and posturing until he was defeated and the bond was formed, after which he acted as if he had been brainwashed.

"With your strength, it is far too early for you to challenge me!"

Fugaku shook his head slightly.

The other party's talent was mediocre; people followed him because of his ideals and capabilities, not his combat prowess.

However, someone had already made a move.

"Audacious! How dare you offend the Clan Head!"

A figure lunged toward Uchiha White Dove like a bolt of lightning.

Uchiha Yakumi!

As Fugaku's confidant and right-hand man, he had long been displeased with White Dove, and now that the opportunity had arisen, he naturally wanted to teach him the meaning of hierarchy.

That's right!

Uchiha White Dove knew an interesting rule of the ninja world.

Before intelligence is leaked, one is full of prestige, but once it is revealed, that image instantly shatters, and even someone weaker than you can easily defeat you.

Therefore, he kept his intelligence strictly confidential, usually displaying strength only at the level of a "Special Jonin" with a "Two-Tomoe Sharingan."

This level of strength was barely considered decent within the clan, but he was not even a genius, which was why Uchiha Yakumi was confident in taking him down, and why Fugaku looked at him as if he were a child playing games.

Uchiha Yakumi first dodged "White Dove's" counterattack, then drew a kunai from his ninja tool pouch and pressed it against his neck, triumphantly saying:

"You have lost!"

But a voice suddenly rang out from behind him.

"When did you get the impression that you were the one who won?"

Uchiha Yakumi then realized that there was no "White Dove" in front of him, and a cold kunai was now pressed against his own throat.

"When..."

He understood now that everything just moments ago had been an illusion.

"Your strength is useless before my eyes!"

White Dove's pupils had turned blood-red, with three black tomoe swirling within them.

Three-Tomoe Sharingan!

"Impossible!"

"How can this be!"

"When did he awaken the Three-Tomoe..."

"He is only fourteen, right?"

"Another genius!"

Murmurs erupted throughout the room.

It was no wonder everyone was so shocked.

Even if this achievement did not compare to the Clan Head's son, Itachi, or Shisui, it certainly placed him among the top five geniuses within the clan.

To the Uchiha, the weight of an ordinary clansman and a talented, capable clansman are entirely different.

Therefore, even Uchiha Fugaku's expression turned grave at this moment.

A Three-Tomoe Sharingan guarantees at least a Jonin-level baseline. Even within the Uchiha clan, there are only a dozen or so, because while a Three-Tomoe user is certainly a Jonin—or even an Elite Jonin—a Jonin is not necessarily a Three-Tomoe user.

"I truly never expected that you, White Dove, were hiding so deeply!"

Uchiha Fugaku's tone was heavy.

He had completely failed to anticipate that this "restless" clansman, whom he had previously viewed as merely having some ability, would possess such formidable strength.

And the fact that the other party could take down Yakumi with a single genjutsu proved only one thing.

A crushing disparity in ocular power!

For the Uchiha, the ocular power of the Sharingan is everything.

If your ocular power is stronger, you can truly and easily suppress your opponent.

This was the reason White Dove could control Yakumi with a single genjutsu; had it been any other Jonin, his genjutsu would never have succeeded so easily.

"I have never hidden anything!"

White Dove denied the other party's claim.

Because he usually brought along strong teammates or avoided dangerous missions, and even his Ninja Academy grades were nothing special, he was nothing like those Uchiha who were desperate to compete for the spotlight everywhere. Thus, his strength was not something he had intentionally concealed.

If he encountered danger, he wouldn't worry about whether he was exposing himself.

However, it was also precisely because he hadn't exposed himself that he had managed to grow up at all, otherwise, it was hard to say if an orphan like him could have survived.

A genius without a background is usually treated to either the "Will of Fire" or the "Pot King Combo."

"Since you want to create a 'New Uchiha,' then show me the strength to convince me!"

Uchiha Fugaku donned his combat vest.

Yes, this was the standard Uchiha style of conversation.

If you want the other party to listen to you, the best way is to first "persuade" them with strength.

Soon!

Both sides arrived at the clearing on the edge of the Naka River, outside the Naka Shrine.

White Dove naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to let the other party strike first.

After all, the man was "Wicked Eye" Uchiha Fugaku, the head of the Uchiha clan.

Anyone who could earn a moniker in the ninja world was no simple character; the man might even possess a Mangekyo.

Yet, he dared to challenge him because he knew that even if Fugaku had a Mangekyo, he wouldn't dare to reveal it.

After all, the higher-ups were already so wary of the Uchiha; if there were truly another pair of Mangekyo, the village might not be able to sit still and would strike immediately.

Therefore, White Dove was in an invincible position before the fight even began.

He could go all out, but the other party, even if his strength were at the Kage level, could not reveal it—not to mention there was a chance he wasn't a Kage-level powerhouse at all.

Under the reinforcement of chakra, White Dove's speed flashed forward like an afterimage.

Clang!!

The ninja blade and kunai collided.

As expected of the head of the Uchiha clan; he is nothing like the weakling in the anime!

White Dove had this thought as he pulled back to create distance.

Even after just one exchange, he realized that the other party's strength was indeed formidable.

He couldn't be certain if it was Kage-level, but it was definitely not that of an ordinary Elite Jonin; it was at least Quasi-Kage level.

However, as long as the other party didn't use the Mangekyo, he couldn't lose.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

He formed hand seals with one hand, quickly unleashing this C-rank Fire Style technique, which was famously known for never actually hitting anyone.

Whoosh!

A massive fireball flew toward Uchiha Fugaku ahead.

The scorching heat waves were enough to distort the surrounding air.

If it hit, whether it was a Genin or a Kage-level powerhouse, they would surely die; after all, ninjas were inherently a profession of high offense and low defense.

However, as a transmigrator, White Dove naturally understood that the greatest weakness of Fire Style wasn't its power, but the fact that it never hit anyone, so he was only using it to restrict movement and obstruct vision.

Boom!

The fireball engulfed Uchiha Fugaku, sending a pillar of fire soaring into the sky.

Swish!

A figure suddenly appeared behind Uchiha White Dove, stabbing a kunai through his kidney.

"I admit your strength is good, but the Uchiha must never be divided!"

Uchiha Fugaku prepared to teach his opponent a "billion" lessons, to make him understand the true meaning of respecting the clan head.

"Is that so?"

As White Dove's indifferent voice rang out, the body that had been pierced by the kunai began to shift.

Coo! Coo!

Dozens of white doves scattered and flew out from within his body.

"This is..."

Uchiha Fugaku was somewhat taken aback.

Because just a moment ago, he had been completely unable to distinguish that the target was not the real body.

If it were a standard Clone Technique, it would not be difficult for an experienced ninja to discern; if it were something like a Shadow Clone, one could test it, and it would vanish upon taking damage.

Yet, the tactile sensation of his hand piercing the body just now had been no different from reality, which was why Uchiha Fugaku had not reacted immediately.

"Does it look familiar?" White Dove's body reformed from the scattered doves a dozen meters away, and he said proudly, "Dove Clone Technique, a jutsu similar to the one your eldest son is most proud of!"

Yes, he had developed this technique based on Weasel's "Crow Clone Technique." Regardless of its strength, it was undeniably stylish.

It was incredibly useful!

In any case, White Dove had come to understand that with a universal energy like chakra, the most critical factor in developing ninjutsu was inspiration.

Precision chakra control could be improved, and insufficient chakra could be compensated for, but inspiration was the only thing that could be sought but never found.

As a transmigrator baptized by the flood of information, the one thing White Dove lacked least was "inspiration," and several of his trump cards were developed based on these very ideas.

The only requirement was having a tough life!

If one's life wasn't tough enough, one could die at any moment while developing ninjutsu.

Over these years, he had invested more than half of the money he earned into the development of ninjutsu.

It was precisely because of these hidden cards that he dared to launch a sudden attack today; he wasn't truly pinning all his hopes on Uchiha Fugaku having Kage-level strength but being afraid to use it.

Even if the man truly was Kage-level, White Dove had to win today.

Because... he had no way out!

If he could not seize this opportunity, he might have to start considering how to escape Konoha and become a rogue ninja.

The kind that would be hunted down by all the major ninja villages.

After all, those villages were far too interested in the Uchiha bloodline.