I Have a Mangekyō Too

Before his words had even faded, Uchiha "Madara" slowly turned his right eye. Space warped before him, forming a vortex-like spiral.

A jet-black Ninja Blade slowly emerged from it.

The blade was long and slightly curved, its edge gleaming with a chilling light.

He reached out and gripped the hilt, drawing the Ninja Blade from the void with a steady, powerful motion.

Genkawa Uchiha watched, understanding dawning on him.

So this was Kamui. It could store objects within the Kamui dimension and retrieve them whenever needed. Quite convenient.

He was somewhat envious of Obito Uchiha's technique. It was practically a portable storage space, far more convenient than a Sealing Scroll.

"Finally willing to show your real skills?"

Genkawa Uchiha leaped down from the tree, landing lightly as his Ninja Blade pointed diagonally at the ground.

Uchiha "Madara" did not reply. He merely tightened his grip on the hilt slightly.

The next moment, both moved at once.

Their blades collided, sending sparks flying.

Genkawa Uchiha's blade cleaved down from above with immense force. Uchiha "Madara" raised his blade to block, and the tremendous power forced him half a step back.

Screech! Screech!

Chilling blade light burst forth, carving line after line into the ground.

Without prior agreement, both had infused their Ninja Blades with Wind Style chakra nature transformation, forming incomparably sharp chakra blades. Yet with a single clash, both shattered apart.

Uchiha "Madara"'s expression shifted slightly beneath his mask.

What incredible strength!

But Genkawa Uchiha gave him no chance to catch his breath. His second strike was already upon him.

This strike was faster, fiercer, and came from an even trickier angle.

The blade sliced through the air with a piercing howl.

Uchiha "Madara" twisted aside and narrowly evaded it. The edge brushed past his mask, bringing with it a faint chill.

Then the third strike arrived.

Genkawa Uchiha's swordsmanship held no flashy movements. Every strike went straight for a vital point, simple to the extreme, yet vicious to the extreme as well.

Electric currents once again danced across his feet and legs. His movement speed was astonishing as he constantly shifted positions around Uchiha "Madara," every slash pressing relentlessly forward.

Clang! Clang! Clang—

Three consecutive strikes, each heavier and faster than the last.

Uchiha "Madara" could only defend passively, retreating step by step.

His swordsmanship was not poor. It could even be called quite good, considering he had received instruction from the real Madara Uchiha.

But against Genkawa Uchiha's utterly unreasonable, oppressive fighting style, he found himself unable to keep up.

Genkawa Uchiha's strength was simply too great. His technique combined the oppressive force of the Senju Clan's Strength of a Hundred with the speed of Kumogakure's Lightning Style Chakra Mode.

From the very start, his assault had been like a raging storm, unending and relentless.

Every time their blades collided, the immense force transmitted through the blade made his wrist go numb.

Uchiha "Madara" tried to counterattack as well, but Genkawa Uchiha's offensive came like waves, one after another, giving him no opportunity at all.

Another diagonal slash came down.

Uchiha "Madara" raised his blade to block. This time, his footing was completely thrown into disarray, and the impact drove him back several steps, nearly knocking him over.

Though he ultimately stabilized himself, he looked somewhat disheveled.

His breathing began to grow ragged, and the calmness in his eyes beneath the mask had turned into shock.

This brat...

How could he possess such powerful swordsmanship?

No, it was not merely swordsmanship.

The current wrapped around his legs and feet, that astounding speed and explosive power, and the terrifying force contained in every slash—what kind of monster was he?

The more Uchiha "Madara" fought, the more alarmed he became.

The real him was the same age as Genkawa Uchiha. They were even from the same class year. If Genkawa Uchiha had been able to attend the Ninja Academy, they might have become classmates.

Precisely because they were close in age, Uchiha "Madara" could truly grasp Genkawa Uchiha's strength.

Under the same circumstances, he simply could not achieve this.

He had believed that, even without using Space-Time ninjutsu, his swordsmanship alone would be enough to suppress his opponent.

But reality gave him a vicious slap across the face.

From the beginning of their exchange until now, he had gained almost no advantage. Instead, he had been suppressed the entire time.

It could even be said that he was completely overwhelmed.

Genkawa Uchiha swept his blade horizontally once more, its edge heading straight for his neck.

If this strike landed, the consequences would be unthinkable.

Uchiha "Madara"'s gaze sharpened. He abruptly retreated, then flicked his right hand, sending the Ninja Blade flying from his grasp straight toward Genkawa Uchiha's face.

Genkawa Uchiha tilted his head aside, and the Ninja Blade flew past his ear.

Uchiha "Madara" used that opening to widen the distance between them.

His hands began to form seals rapidly before him, moving at incredible speed.

His chest swelled, and then he violently expelled blazing flames.

A round hole was instantly burned through the mouth area of his mask. Blazing fire shot out in a thin stream before suddenly expanding.

At the same time, the Sharingan in his right eye spun once more.

Space warped.

Flames erupted from the center of that distortion, but they were no longer ordinary Fire Style flames.

The fire spun as it surged forth, like a massive dragon formed from flame. With Uchiha "Madara" at its center, it spread outward madly.

Storm Dance!

This was a technique born from combining Kamui's spatial distortion with Fire Style. The flames rotated along the warped space, covering an astonishingly vast area.

In the blink of an eye, the entire training ground was swallowed by flames.

Trees, rocks, the ground—everything was burning.

The flames continued spreading outward, reducing the forest within dozens of meters to ashes. Thick smoke billowed as scorching heat washed over them.

Genkawa Uchiha moved the instant the flames began to spread.

Lightning flashed intensely across his legs, and he turned into an afterimage as he rushed toward where Itachi Uchiha stood.

"Go!"

He grabbed Itachi Uchiha by the back of his collar, lifted his small body, and without slowing down, charged out of the flames' reach at tremendous speed.

Behind him, the sea of fire roiled, and the heat scorched his back.

But he was faster.

After several leaps, he had left the training ground far behind and placed Itachi Uchiha in a safe clearing.

"Stay here. Don't move."

After leaving those words behind, Genkawa Uchiha turned and rushed back toward the sea of flames.

The fire was still burning, but the fiercest wave of its spread had already passed.

He stood at the edge of the inferno and began forming seals.

Snake, Ram, Monkey, Boar, Horse, Tiger.

His chest expanded as chakra surged wildly through his body, turning into scorching breath that gathered in his throat.

Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!

He forcefully exhaled an enormous blast of flame.

The flames did not scatter. Instead, they condensed into a massive torrent of fire that surged along the ground like lava toward Uchiha "Madara."

Wherever the immense blaze passed, the ground was burned red-hot.

The flames of Great Fire Annihilation collided with the lingering embers of Storm Dance, unleashing an even greater wave of heat.

Uchiha "Madara" stood amid the sea of flames, his eyes beneath the mask fixed firmly on the massive torrent of fire rushing toward him.

Several dozen meters away, Genkawa Uchiha stared back at him.

Flames surrounded him, yet they did not harm him in the slightest.

A closer look revealed a thin layer of airflow around Genkawa Uchiha's body, blowing away the flames rushing toward him.

He walked through the blazing inferno just like that, advancing step by step toward Uchiha "Madara."

With their ninjutsu colliding, the disturbance naturally could not be small. By now, people in the village were likely already rushing this way.

After all, this was no longer the kind of commotion ordinary ninjutsu could cause.

"How was that for grandeur?" Genkawa Uchiha asked with a smile.

Uchiha "Madara" was silent for a moment before finally speaking. "Worthy of being a genius of the Uchiha Clan. I acknowledge you."

As he spoke, his figure slowly began to fade and distort.

"But the next time we meet, you will not be so lucky."

His original intention had been to intimidate Genkawa Uchiha first, then lure him in afterward.

But after being suppressed by Genkawa Uchiha's swordsmanship, his temper had flared, and he had directly used Storm Dance. The result was this enormous commotion.

Naturally, he no longer wished to remain here.

But in the next moment, his expression beneath the mask abruptly changed.

"How is this possible?!"

Uchiha "Madara"'s originally distorting body unexpectedly solidified again. Kamui, which had never failed him before, had malfunctioned at this moment.

He shuddered and looked toward Genkawa Uchiha, who was walking toward him.

They were now only a dozen or so meters apart. At this distance, Uchiha "Madara" could clearly see his opponent's eyes.

They were a pair of crimson eyes without Three-Tomoe. In their place was a pattern resembling camera shutters.

Six curved lines extended outward from the pupils across the irises, reaching all the way to their edges.

What beautiful eyes.

For some reason, that thought arose in Uchiha "Madara"'s mind at that moment.

But he quickly came back to himself, and his expression beneath the mask darkened.

His opponent also possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, while his own Kamui could no longer activate. Did that not mean he had no way to leave Konoha?

At that moment, Genkawa Uchiha smiled and said, "Well? Surprised? Curious why I have these eyes too? Curious why your ability has stopped working?"