C-rank ninjutsu could only inflict a certain amount of damage, even when it hit an enemy. It couldn't kill them outright and required some support.
Against ninjas with powerful physiques, C-rank ninjutsu might not even have any effect.
B-rank ninjutsu could inflict substantial damage. Even trees seven or eight meters in diameter would tremble, their trunks damaged to some extent.
A-rank ninjutsu, meanwhile, could destroy an entire giant tree!
Just like the Water Severing Wave Keigo was using now!
But the problem was... Keigo was only eight years old, and he'd already mastered an A-rank ninjutsu.
That was just ridiculous!
"Wait, shouldn't we be focusing on Keigo's hand seal speed? Did you see it? He's almost doing seven seals a second. Even I can't manage that! My fastest is five seals a second!"
"Seven seals a second? Are there any ninjas in Konoha who can do that?"
All the Uchiha Clan's elite were stunned, staring in disbelief!
Was this really just a demonstration for them?
Was he sure he hadn't come here to show off?
In that one respect alone, Keigo was already better than everyone present!
"Hahaha! If Keigo weren't so monstrously gifted, why would I have called you all here? This is the Uchiha Clan's most talented young man!"
Kyo Uchiha smiled with satisfaction.
His eyes were full of pride, and he looked like an insufferably smug old man.
This was the genius he'd cultivated himself!
A trace of shock showed in his eyes!
Even he hadn't expected Keigo's hand seals to be this fast—faster than his own!
But he couldn't panic. He couldn't show his surprise.
He had to keep up the act!
His lips curled higher and higher. This feeling... was incredible!
"My chakra reserves are still too low. Otherwise, I could've made the Water Severing Wave even more powerful."
Keigo Uchiha studied the damage he'd caused, deep in thought.
"But I need to keep using ninjutsu, so I should conserve my chakra."
He couldn't help breathing a little faster.
That had just cost him one-sixth of his chakra!
If the others knew what Keigo was thinking, they'd probably be crying in the restroom.
He'd used an A-rank ninjutsu and spent one-sixth of his chakra. That was about the amount an ordinary Jonin could typically use.
And Keigo was only eight.
In other words, his chakra reserves had already reached Jonin level.
That was mainly thanks to Keigo awakening the Sharingan and Storm Release.
Awakening a Kekkei Genkai could increase a person's chakra reserves to some extent.
Just look at the Kekkei Genkai users in the original story. They generally didn't run out of chakra the way Kakashi did. That was because awakening a Kekkei Genkai increased their chakra reserves to some extent.
Keigo had awakened Storm Release first, which greatly increased his chakra reserves. Then he awakened the Sharingan, increasing them again. That was how he'd reached the level of an ordinary Jonin at only eight years old.
And yet Keigo was still complaining that his chakra reserves were too low.
He could really drive people mad.
Keigo looked at the tree, snapped clean in half.
"It could've been even stronger, but I don't have enough chakra. This is all I can manage for now."
In the original story,
Senju Tobirama had even used the Water Severing Wave to cut through the roots of the God Tree, which proved just how powerful this technique was. The more chakra he used, the more water he could produce, and the thinner he could compress the Water Severing Wave.
The more powerful the technique became!
You could even say... there was no limit to it!
This would be a crucial technique for him going forward!
The elites: "..."
Their mouths twitched.
Was that really something a person would say?!
He was showing off, wasn't he?
He had to be!
He could do all that and still wasn't satisfied?
That was a tree that had stood for decades. If the Water Severing Wave had hit a person, they'd have been cut in half by now!
"I've finished practicing the Water Release ninjutsu that uses hand seals, and I'm familiar with it. Next, I'll start developing Storm Release ninjutsu."
Keigo Uchiha chuckled.
Now that the theoretical study was complete,
the real experiments could begin!
The truly thrilling part was still to come!
"Storm Release: Storm Cutter!"
Keigo Uchiha's gaze sharpened as he called out.
He clapped his hands together!
In the next instant,
a narrow beam of light formed from lightning and water shot from his mouth!
It was about as thick as a finger.
This technique had been modified from Water Release: Water Severing Wave. It incorporated not only Water Release's cutting power, but also the explosive force of lightning!
Under the talent known as "Absolute Control," Keigo Uchiha wielded the technique as easily as his own arm. He encountered no difficulties at all.
He could also control the thickness of the water column!
But compressing it increased not only the water pressure, but also the power of the lightning!
His chakra consumption skyrocketed!
At the same time, the thinner the Thunder Water Pillar became, the more powerful it was!
The Thunder Water Pillar, more than twenty meters long, suddenly slashed toward the lake!
The water roared!
The lake's once-calm surface split in two as if it were tofu sliced by a knife!
Then, terrifying blue lightning spread across the entire lake!
The technique held not only the cutting power of the Water Severing Wave,
but also the terrifying attack power of lightning!
"Th-this technique... what is it?! Its power is almost S-rank!"
"Impossible! Keigo's only eight. How could he have mastered chakra nature transformation?!"
"But its power is terrifying! It split the whole lake apart. Could any of you do that?!"
All the Uchiha Clan's elite stared in shock, mouths agape.
They forced smiles, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Was this really an eight-year-old boy?
This was something only an Elite Jonin could do!
"Wait. What Keigo is using isn't just the Kekkei Genkai Storm Release. He's also... manipulating the form of the ninjutsu almost perfectly. That's why it has such terrifying power!"
The Scarred Man's gaze was calm, but he couldn't hide the shock in his eyes!
"Its power still isn't enough to match an S-rank ninjutsu!"
"But it's close. And the reason it can't match an S-rank ninjutsu isn't that the technique itself is too weak. It's Keigo's age. As he grows older, this technique will become even more powerful!"
He was the strongest ninja among them.
He'd seen the reason at a glance.
Keigo didn't have enough chakra!
Eight years old!
So this was what a genius was?
For a moment, his expression went blank.
Damn, people really did pale in comparison, and one man's trash was another man's treasure!
"Great Elder, did you know Keigo was this powerful?"
The Scarred Man couldn't help asking.
He'd never seen a genius like this.
"Even the First and Uchiha Madara weren't this impressive when they were young, were they? Could our Uchiha Clan really be about to produce another man as powerful as Uchiha Madara?"
"We... are witnessing history!"
His face brimmed with excitement.
His hand clenched tight.
He was so thrilled he could barely contain himself!
The Uchiha elites around him were taken aback, then their eyes lit up with excitement. They fixed their gazes on Keigo Uchiha as if... he were a priceless treasure!
The Great Elder's face stiffened, and his smile turned awkward.
After a moment, he chuckled, stroked his beard, and declared, "Of course. I recognized Keigo's talent long ago. That's why I called you all here!"
The Scarred Man relaxed and said respectfully, "The Great Elder has a keen eye!"
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