Mikoto Uchiha's departure had put Uchiha Fugaku somewhat at ease. Now he could fight without holding anything back.
"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
"Fire Style: Dragon Flame Bomb!"
Suddenly, a gale swept out of the mist toward Fugaku. As it blew the mist aside, flames erupted. Fueled by the wind, they spread across the sky, blotting out the sun as they surged toward him.
"You two bastards!"
"How dare you use ninjutsu of this scale within the clan grounds?!"
Fugaku was both shocked and furious. He had held back throughout their earlier battle, using even a relatively weak technique like the Great Fireball. He hadn't expected his opponents to show no regard for the fact that they were fighting inside the clan grounds. Their combined Fire Style and Wind Style technique, with its flames blotting out the sky, instantly demolished the walls around the shrine.
Sparks landed on several nearby homes. Uchiha Jin and Uchiha Qing emerged from the mist. Jin crouched on the ground, apparently recovered enough to use Fire Style, while Qing stood beside him, using Wind Style.
Aside from their Sharingan, the two Uchiha Clan elders excelled most at coordinated combination techniques.
"Damn it!"
"Susanoo!"
Uchiha Fugaku muttered a curse. The tomoe in his eyes swiftly connected, forming a pair of pinwheels. A skeletal upper body rapidly took shape behind him. A moment later, the wind and flames slammed into the skeletal form and scattered in every direction.
"Uchiha Jin, Uchiha Qing, don't you understand that you have to keep your head down and watch the bigger picture?"
"Uzumaki Kuming has returned. Under his leadership, the Uchiha Clan's circumstances will surely improve."
"Even now, I still can't understand what made the two of you, who were so loyal to the clan, betray it!"
The skeletal figure quickly solidified,