Charizard

"Lightning Release? Then I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you, kid! Wind Release is exactly what I'm best at using to counter you!"

Watching the lightning flash through the flying sand, the Sunagakure jonin grimaced and quickly formed Hand Seals.

"Wind Release: Wind—"

Pfft!

The sound of flesh being pierced rang out amid the clamor of the Chidori. Lightning blossomed across the Sunagakure jonin's chest.

"An elite jonin? Hah. You think you deserve that title with skills like these? You're so slow at forming Hand Seals. You're completely useless."

The Sunagakure ninja was still forming Hand Seals, but as he stared at the lightning piercing his abdomen, his eyes filled with disbelief and panic. Hearing the whisper in his ear, the first thing the Sunagakure jonin wondered was whether he had fallen under a genjutsu.

But the agony in his abdomen told him that this was all real.

He... had really been killed by a kid.

As the lightning wreaked havoc in his abdomen, the Sunagakure jonin's eyes lost their light.

[Defeated a B-Rank target. B-Rank Card Pool draws: 1]

"Tch. Just as I thought. He called himself an elite jonin, but he was only at an ordinary jonin's level. Sunagakure trash."

Hearing the data chime in his ear, Uchiha Gen calmly withdrew his hand from the Sunagakure jonin's abdomen. He glanced at the blood coating his arm, his expression still unruffled as his scarlet Sharingan turned slightly.

"I've completely adapted."

His Sharingan had seen the entire process: the Sunagakure ninja's body pierced by the Chidori, then his death.

Drawing blood wasn't his main goal. Adapting to killing was.

Ignoring the corpse on the ground, Uchiha Gen continued onward. He wanted to rack up more draws before Sunagakure retreated.

"Th-this can't be real."

A Yamanaka ninja tasked with surveying the battlefield and pinpointing enemy positions was stunned as he "watched" Uchiha Gen flicker through the crowd. Each time a blade wreathed in lightning flashed, a small gap appeared in Sunagakure's ranks.

Uchiha Gen had only been killing Chunin, but even many jonin and elite jonin couldn't match his efficient pace.

Blood sprayed as Uchiha Gen, cloaked in golden energy and wielding Mingzun, went on a complete rampage. Every time an enemy fell, a data chime rang in his ear.

By now, he had earned more than fifty C-Rank draws. His B-Rank Card Pool draws had also increased by three. Including that useless self-proclaimed elite jonin, he now had four!

At this moment, the Yin Seal on Uchiha Gen's forehead was active. Although he hadn't had much time to store chakra, it was still enough for a battle like this.

To avoid wasting too much chakra and qi, Uchiha Gen had chosen to target Chunin. As far as he was concerned, earning more draws was what mattered.

Sunagakure wouldn't launch many large-scale offensives like this, so he had to seize the opportunity.

Earning so many draws in this battle would give his strength a huge boost!

Lightning crackled along Mingzun. Just as Uchiha Gen swung his blade at a new target, the sand on the ground surged. His expression changed, and he swiftly withdrew his blade and dodged backward.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The instant Uchiha Gen dodged, several sharp spears of Gold Dust shot up from the ground.

"Kid from Konoha, you're getting a little too carried away."

A cold voice came from a distance. At the same time, golden sand began to drift around them, glimmering faintly in the sunlight.

"Gold Dust... Tch, what a troublesome guy."

Uchiha Gen frowned as he watched the Gold Dust fall.

At this point, there was only one ninja in Sunagakure who could use this technique... Gaara's father.

"It's Lord Rasa, Lord Kazekage's student!"

As the Gold Dust drifted down, a Sunagakure ninja cried out in alarm.

"All Sunagakure ninja, fall back behind me at once! Magnet Release: Gold Sand Waves!"

As he spoke, Rasa raised his hand and formed Hand Seals. The ground churned, and countless waves of Gold Dust surged toward Konoha, sweeping across the battlefield. Uchiha Gen was caught within their range as well.

The Gold Dust didn't move very quickly, but its range was immense. As far as the eye could see, almost everything was engulfed by the surging sand.

Watching the Gold Dust gather and press closer toward his section of the battlefield, Uchiha Gen's eyes turned cold. He raised a hand and pressed it against his wrist.

"It's about time these people saw how powerful you are. Come out, Charizard!"

"ROAR!!!!!"

Flames erupted into the sky, engulfing Uchiha Gen. With a dragon's roar, a pair of wings burst through the blaze. One powerful flap scattered the flames surrounding him.

The next moment, a dragon with an orange-red body soared into the sky with Uchiha Gen on its back.

Standing on Charizard's back, Uchiha Gen fixed a cold stare on Rasa's position.

"Charizard, Flamethrower."

At Uchiha Gen's command, scorching flames poured down from the sky, aimed straight at Rasa, who was controlling the Gold Dust below.

"A flying summoning beast with powerful Fire Release. Impressive. But in this desert, even a Kage couldn't hurt me."

Watching the immense pillar of fire descend, Rasa remained calm. He formed Hand Seals, and the Gold Dust around him surged up, completely enclosing him.

The flames roared, their scorching heat rapidly melting the Gold Dust. Layer upon layer of sand melted and fell away, only for fresh sand to cover it again.

"Tch, the supernatural world really doesn't allow for particularly precise science. The essence of demagnetization by heat is that rising temperatures disrupt the magnetic domains in ferromagnetic materials. Thermal motion breaks up the orderly arrangement of atomic spin magnetic moments, and once the Curie temperature is exceeded, the material loses its magnetism.

"But Rasa's Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai is called Magnet Release, yet it's fundamentally different from actual magnetism. In that case, Charizard, coordinate your attacks with me, and spit flames into the sky every so often."

Seeing that the sand fortress remained completely unharmed despite being engulfed in Charizard's flames, Uchiha Gen gave Charizard a quick instruction, then immediately leapt off its back.

"Roar!"

At the command, Charizard let out an angry roar. Dark green energy quickly enveloped its claws, and three sharp blades of energy extended from each one.

Dragon Claw!

Charizard followed Uchiha Gen's descent, spreading its wings as it pursued him. As it used Dragon Claw, it also followed Uchiha Gen's orders and spat a mouthful of flames into the sky.