The Beginning of Assassination

Undoubtedly, Uchiha Yue sensed the tension hidden deep within Mei Terumi's heart. Therefore, he decided to use encouragement to alleviate her Mei Terumi a lucrative reward: that after completing this insane plan, her strength would reach the level of Jonin. After all, everyone's strength improvement depends on fate; even a ninja like Mei Terumi wouldn't experience a guaranteed leap in strength after executing a single crazy plan.

However, Uchiha Yue's method of motivation was clearly very effective. Sure enough, as soon as Uchiha Yue speaking, Mei Terumi's attention was drawn to the rosy picture he had painted, and she no longer considered the difficulties of assassinating those Sunagakure ninjas, only thinking about her future strength improvement. In particular, every time Uchiha Yue Mei Terumi looked at Uchiha Yue, he could sense the Mei Terumi burning in her pupils.

Clearly, the flame in Mei Terumi's eyes at this moment wasn't burning for future strength improvement, but for surpassing Uchiha Yue. After Uchiha Yue painted a rosy picture Mei Terumi, she initially hoped to improve her strength and successfully reach the Jonin level. Later, she hoped that after improving her strength, she could surpass Uchiha Yue and prove that Uchiha Yue was the one holding her back. Only then did Mei Terumi forget her nervousness and forget that the opponents she and Uchiha Yue were about to fight were elite ninja units from Sunagakure.

Unlike Mei Terumi's previous tension and current excitement, Uchiha Yue's state of mind remained calm before the battle.

Uchiha Yue has experienced countless treacherous battles, which has forged his strong heart.

Therefore, even if he were to carry out a plan with a near-certain death, Uchiha Yue wouldn't feel anything. In fact, in his spare time, Uchiha Yue was still practicing the Falling Moon Style Flash Blade, but his practice was clearly not going well. Even now, Uchiha Yue hadn't mastered the Falling Moon Style Flash Blade, let alone made any progress on the path that had been extended by his new insights.

Having failed to make the expected progress despite a long period of training, Uchiha Yue was undoubtedly in a very bad mood.

Moreover, because he was about to clash with the elite Sunagakure troops at the Sunagakure medicine field, Uchiha Yue even became anxious while practicing the Falling Moon Style Flash Blade. Finally, after another fruitless training session, Uchiha Yue tightly gripped the Fubuki Tachi in his hand, and the thought of throwing away the Fubuki Tachi and stopping his training arose in his mind.

Fortunately, Uchiha Yue's composure helped him regain his calm.

However, after yet another unsuccessful training session, Uchiha Yue couldn't help but think to himself:

"Where exactly did things go wrong?"

"Was that stunning strike really just a flash of inspiration?"

"Both the speed and the force of my strikes were exactly the same as the last time I struck."

"But why, why didn't the effect of the Falling Moon Style Flash Blade appear?"

"What did I do in that instant when time stopped?"

"Could it be that I used Chakra unconsciously during that sword strike, thus unleashing the power of Time Ninjutsu?"

Thinking this to himself, Uchiha Yue sighed helplessly, then resolutely repeated the monotonous training process. It's important to understand that training the Falling Moon Style Flash Blade) is extremely tedious. Uchiha Yue needs to wield the Fubuki Tachi and swing it repeatedly, slowly accumulating experience from each swing to gradually master the true usage of the Falling Moon Style Flash Blade.

However, no matter how monotonously Uchiha Yue practiced his sword, the wonderful feeling of the Falling Moon Style Flash Blade never reappeared in his mind. This made each of Uchiha Yue's sword-wielding training sessions seem like a waste of time. Apart from having to repeat the tedious movements every time, Uchiha Yue found that he could not find any training effect in swinging his sword like this.

Therefore, it is understandable that Uchiha Yue felt anxious earlier.

Then, as Uchiha Yue calmed his anxiety and began the monotonous practice of swinging his sword again, an Uchiha Yue flash of inspiration appeared in his mind, giving him a new understanding of the Falling Moon Style Flash Blade Uchiha Yue!

"Etc!"

"The Falling Moon Style Flash Blade is Time Ninjutsu that utilizes the Falling Moon Style Swordsmanship without using Chakra."

"This effect is almost identical to the Falling Moon Style: Shatter Step!"

"Even without using Chakra, I can still manipulate Time Ninjutsu when using the Falling Moon Style: Shatter Step."

"It's just that without using Chakra, using the Falling Moon Style: Shatter Step to manipulate Time Ninjutsu only limits the effectiveness of Time Ninjutsu!"

"But..."

"If I could master the Falling Moon Style: Shatter Step without using Chakra, wouldn't the effect be the same as the Falling Moon Style Flash Blade?"

"To put it simply, the Falling Moon Style: Shatter Step is actually a combination of footwork and Time Ninjutsu. Compared to the Falling Moon Style Flash Blade, the Falling Moon Style Flash Blade simply has a stronger Time Ninjutsu power when not using Chakra!"

"If that's the case..."

A sudden flash of inspiration struck Uchiha Yue, and he narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking to himself:

"In that case, I actually discovered a new way to integrate Time Ninjutsu into Taijutsu a long time ago, I just hadn't noticed it before."

"The Falling Moon Style: Shatter Step are a technique I developed gradually by combining the rhythm of footwork with Time Ninjutsu, as my understanding of footwork and Time Ninjutsu deepened."

"As for the Falling Moon Style: Flash Step, it was developed by the ancestors of the Yagami Clan as they deepened their understanding of footwork, gradually combining the rhythm of footwork with the mysteries of Space-Time Ninjutsu."

"Whether it's the Falling Moon Style: Shatter Step or the Falling Moon Style: Flash Step, they actually have one thing in common: rhythm!"

"So, shouldn't the main training method for the Falling Moon Style Flash Blade involve mastering its unique rhythm?"

"If that's really the case, then my previous training was utterly laughable!"

"Because I didn't grasp the essence of the Falling Moon Style Flash Blade at all, and I started practicing haphazardly!"

Thinking about this, Uchiha Yue realized the truth of the matter more and more. He couldn't help but laugh at himself for being too impatient, spending so much time on useless training. After understanding this, Uchiha Yue stopped practicing the Falling Moon Style Flash Blade and instead lay down to get a good night's sleep.

After waking up, Uchiha Yue had no intention of continuing his training in the Falling Moon Style Flash Blade.

Because Uchiha Yue wanted to test whether his previous theories were correct in actual combat.

The real-world test that Uchiha Yue about to undergo also marked the beginning of his assassination journey!