Sharingan

Everyone around them stared wide-eyed!

"Don't! If she uses a ninjutsu now, Hyuga Ruri won't have any chance to fight back. She could really die!"

Inuzuka Mi's delicate face was filled with worry.

"This...is beyond anything we can decide. The abilities those two have aren't something we can even imagine. They're true prodigies!"

Nara Kano shook his head helplessly.

He saw Keigo Uchiha's handsome profile, his hair tousled by the wind.

There was even a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.

Could it be...that he thought Hyuga Ruri still had a way to counterattack?

"Are you sure no one will die? She's Hyuga Tenjin's granddaughter! The other girl may be incredibly talented, but she's only seven, just like us!"

Akimichi Lie swallowed hard.

He didn't know what else to say.

"Do you think you can measure monsters like them by their age?"

Kurama Shimotsuki raised the corners of her mouth. She folded her arms and narrowed her eyes. "Just watch. I don't think the fight is over yet!"

The situation changed in an instant!

The Phoenix Flower Jutsu was about to hit Hyuga Ruri!

"Is that all you can do? You've already used Eight Trigrams: One Hundred and Eight Palms, but this is only my first ninjutsu. Is that all Hyuga Tenjin's granddaughter is capable of?"

Keigo Uchiha raised an eyebrow.

His handsome, composed face wore a faint smile.

"Tch! You jerk!"

Hyuga Ruri bit her lip. Quick-witted as she was, she immediately understood that Keigo Uchiha was trying to make her use her full strength. But she'd originally thought she could win this match with ease.

There had been no need to reveal her trump cards, but now...she had no choice.

"You're so annoying. You're acting like this just because you want to see what other ninjutsu I know, aren't you? Fine. I'll show you the difference between us!"

She took a stance.

Then let out a sharp cry!

"Rotation!"

In an instant!

Blue chakra surged outward!

A chakra shield formed around her, covering all 360 degrees and deflecting every attack. Nothing could hit her.

But the price was...all the chakra she had left!

Hyuga Ruri panted heavily, sweat beading on her skin, but she gritted her teeth and cried out, "See? This is the difference between us. As Hyuga Tenjin's granddaughter, I've already learned Rotation, a technique not even every jonin in the Hyuga Clan can master."

"But you...haven't even awakened your Sharingan!"

As she spoke,

she lifted her pretty chin, like a proud swan.

Well, well.

Keigo Uchiha looked amused. He hadn't expected this girl to be so haughty.

"Your Byakugan is exceptionally pure, and you have a lot of chakra. That's why you learned Eight Trigrams: One Hundred and Eight Palms and Rotation so easily. You're observant and have perfect chakra control, but you still have plenty of weaknesses."

He shook his head lightly.

Unimpressed.

Hyuga Ruri was incredibly talented—even he was astonished!

At seven, she'd learned One Hundred and Eight Palms and Rotation!

Even Hyuga Hinata hadn't mastered that technique by the end of the original story. That showed just how difficult Rotation was.

No wonder, with blood from both the Hyuga Clan and the Senju Clan!

"What did you say?"

Hyuga Ruri cried out, her pretty face flushed with anger!

She was a genius of the Hyuga Clan. Even her grandfather had praised her talent. Yet this boy acted as if her strength meant nothing?

"As a ninja, the first thing you should do is gather information! Use kunai and taijutsu to assess your opponent's strength and abilities!" Keigo Uchiha scolded her bluntly.

"Whether it's the Byakugan, Eight Trigrams: One Hundred and Eight Palms, or Rotation, they're all trump cards!"

"Do you even have any chakra left?"

Keigo Uchiha wasn't one to go easy on people. "You know Eight Trigrams: Thirty-Two Palms and Eight Trigrams: Sixty-Four Palms, yet you didn't use either. Instead, you used Eight Trigrams: One Hundred and Eight Palms, the most powerful technique and the one that consumes the most chakra."

"You weren't showing off your strength. You were exposing your weakness!"

His voice was calm and steady.

Though still young, he already had an imposing presence!

His handsome, composed face seemed to glow.

He commanded respect!

For a moment, no one dared meet Keigo Uchiha's eyes.

"As for the Sharingan..."

Keigo Uchiha chuckled. By instinct, he rapidly sent chakra surging into his eyes. They remained calm as a strange force flowed through them, and a One-Tomoe Sharingan appeared.

Well, well!

Having a system really was a cheat.

He'd only tried channeling chakra by instinct, and he'd actually awakened it.

"I just didn't need to activate it to deal with you."

Everyone's eyes widened, as if they'd seen a ghost!

"A seven-year-old Uchiha who's awakened the Sharingan! Is he some kind of monster?!"

"I heard the youngest Uchiha to awaken the Sharingan was nine or ten! Just how talented is Keigo Uchiha?!"

Everyone was stunned.

He wasn't just a genius.

He was a monster!

A monster destined to stand at the pinnacle of the Shinobi World!

"Impossible!"

Hyuga Ruri's eyes narrowed in disbelief. She'd always thought she was the most outstanding young talent among the Senju, Hyuga, and Uchiha Clans, but Keigo Uchiha's arrival made her look like a joke.

"No! I can already use an A-rank Rotation, while you only know the C-rank Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique. That still makes me the more talented one!"

She refused to believe she was inferior to Keigo Uchiha.

She couldn't accept it.

"Child, confidence is a good thing, but blind confidence is foolish. The Shinobi World is far bigger than you imagine."

Keigo sighed.

There was so much to like about this girl.

Her figure, her looks, and her talent.

But her one flaw was that she was too haughty and far too confident.

He slowly extended his right hand.

Everyone's eyes fell on it.

"What's Keigo Uchiha going to do? Does he have another trump card?"

"Hyuga Ruri's already losing control. Shouldn't we stop this?"

Some were curious; others were worried about Hyuga Ruri.

After all, they were classmates.

"This is between the Uchiha and Hyuga Clans. Their clans are evenly matched, and whatever happens between their younger generations is no big deal. But if we interfere, that changes everything."

Nara Kano stopped them.

They might be classmates,

but their families were different!

Especially since they hadn't yet formed any bonds with one another!

"Damn you, Keigo Uchiha! I'll surpass you one day!"

Senju Nawaki gritted his teeth and glared at Keigo Uchiha's handsome face.

He was supposed to be the strongest genius!

The one who would become Hokage in the future.

But now, Keigo Uchiha had stolen all the attention!

"Storm Release!"

Keigo Uchiha called out. Blue energy appeared in his hand, flowing like water—a crackling Thunderbolt that shone with blue light!