Mangekyo and Escape

Jonin is Jonin after all. Once they became familiar with Taiichi's methods, with the four Jonin working together, Taiichi could only barely hold on. Even so, he was only able to hold on until now by relying on his Fire Transformation Technique, which made him immune to damage.

However, upon learning that Yohei and Saori were about to arrive, the battle came to an end.

Now that you're familiar with Fire Style and Water Style, let me show you something new.

With a thought, one Skill Points was added to the Wind Release Nature Transformation, bringing it to Lv11.

A flood of insights and memories rushed into his mind, Taiichi quickly regained his composure and continued his entanglement with Cloud Ninja without making a sound.

They didn't have to wait Taiichi; the island wasn't very big, Yohei and Saori soon came into view.

"Damn, such serious injuries, and it's only been a short time, yet he's already able to fight." The Cloud Ninja leader was about to start cursing.

He initially thought the intelligence report about Taichi Matsushita's strong healing abilities was an exaggeration, but it turns out it wasn't an exaggeration, but rather a conservative assessment.

The arrival of Yohei and Saori was the final straw that broke the camel's back. When the Cloud Ninja had to send people to intercept Yohei and his group, Taiichi seized the opportunity and unleashed his fury.

Wind Style: Great Breakthrough - A whirlwind carrying Wind Blade instantly forced back any approaching enemies.

Taiichi quickly Hand Seals during this brief interval.

Wind Style: Vacuum Sphere – Bullet-like wind balls were continuously unleashed by Taiichi. Compared to the slow attack speed of Fire Style and Water Style, Wind Style was much faster.

Especially at such close range, it's almost instantaneous.

Countless whirlwind balls struck the Jonin named Yunshui, Jonin him with holes in just a few breaths, leaving him beyond dead.

"How come there's still Wind Style?!" The Cloud Ninja leader was too tired to curse anymore. He finally understood. It wasn't that Kaze Wafu's intelligence was wrong; it was just that Taiichi was too good at hiding things.

One Jonin left, and now another has died. With only two Jonin lacking Chakra, they really can't defend against Taiichi.

Knowing that they were doomed today, Cloud Ninja put aside everything and only wanted to have a good, satisfying battle.

Taiichi also sensed their determination, and he felt a slight sense of admiration for them. People who could face death with equanimity were worthy of respect.

On Yohei's side, seeing the Jonin charging towards him, Yohei, who had been conserving his energy until now, was now unleashing his full power.

Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame unleashed, and a sea of fire instantly engulfed everything in sight. The Sharingan locked onto the Jonin's every move, and while he was still dealing with the sea of fire, Yohei charged forward through the flames.

The Cloud Village Jonin clearly hadn't expected Yohei to fight so desperately, risking burns himself by launching an attack from the most unexpected spot.

The more I fight, the clearer my mind becomes; the more I fight, the more excited I become.

The Three-Tomoe spun wildly in his eyes, but Yohei was getting more and more into the fight. Finally, Yohei swept his right foot, kicking the enemy into the air, and then followed up with Body Flicker, plunging his Kunai into the enemy's heart.

The pent-up frustration in his chest was released, and the Tomoe in his eyes merged into one, transforming into a pattern of Shuriken wrapped in two rings.

A massive amount of Chakra surged from all parts of his body. His eyes stung intensely, but then became clearer than ever before. The whole world seemed like the sky after a rain, so bright and clear.

Yohei stood there, stunned. He had never expected this situation, and no one had ever told him that there were higher realms beyond the Three-Tomoe Sharingan. He was filled with confusion about it.

But reality still needs to be faced, and besides, the pent-up energy within the body urgently needs an outlet.

He turned to look in Saori's direction, where two Cloud Village Chunin besieging Saori, and that damned spy— Kaze Wafu —was among them.

Yohei flicked away the bloodstains from the Kunai and used his Body Flicker to rush towards Saori. Things flashed past him at high speed, but everything in Yohei's eyes seemed to slow down. The novel experience made him even more excited.

Before the person even arrived, a Great Fireball was launched. While the Chunin dodging, Yohei had already closed in, his Kunai aimed at the enemy's neck and slashed.

Its powerful dynamic vision captures every millisecond of the enemy's movements, and its rapid neural reflexes constantly adjust the direction of the Kunai.

As a result, the enemy seemed to have run into Yohei's kunai, and a Chunin killed him Kunai any trouble.

Yohei suppressed his surging emotions, feeling for the first time how powerful he actually was. At this moment, he even had the idea of challenging Taiichi.

Turning his head, he saw Saori currently beating Kaze Wafu mercilessly. The brutal, bone-crunching style of her fighting made Yohei's eyes twitch. Clearly, Saori had been thoroughly enraged by Kaze Wafu's earlier sneak attack.

After Kaze Wafu and blue and completely unrecognizable, Saori finally Saori his throat with a chop to the throat, ending his life.

With the battle over here concluded, Taiichi also eliminated the enemy, thus bringing this premeditated ambush to a close.

The three reunited, and the first thing Yohei and Saori noticed was Taiichi's tattered clothes. In this battle, Taiichi had been slashed and cut by swords at least twenty times, so the fact that his clothes were still wearable was a testament to their excellent quality.

Worried, Saori rushed forward immediately, fiddling with Taiichi's clothes to check his wounds, her face full of anxiety. But the result was predictable; not to mention Taiichi's medical skills, even his Fire Transformation Technique could make the wounds disappear.

In the heat of the moment, she forgot all of that. She had already lost a lot of blood, and now, after another battle, her strength was greatly depleted, and she was now unsteady on her feet.

Taiichi hand, and gentle Yang Release Chakra flowed from his hand, beginning to nourish Saori's body.

At this moment, Taiichi finally had a chance to look at Yohei. But as soon as he opened his mouth, he froze on the spot, his eyes fixed on Yohei's eyes.

Saori noticed Taiichi's unusual expression, then followed Taiichi gaze to Yohei and exclaimed, "Yohei, your eyes!"

Saori was unaware of the Sharingan and its power, so her reaction was not as strong as Taiichi's.

After her reminder, Yohei realized that he had been so engrossed in the battle that he had forgotten about his eyes. He hurriedly crouched down and looked at his reflection in the seawater.

Amidst the shimmering waves, a pair of scarlet eyes stood out prominently, with a Great Windmill slowly turning in the center, surrounded by two black rings.

"This—this—" Yohei looked up at Taiichi in surprise, wanting to get an answer from him.

Taiichi had returned to normal by now, but he looked at Yohei with complicated emotions. The Mangekyō Sharingan, which other Uchiha Clan had painstakingly sought to upgrade, had been obtained so easily by this silly boy.

Think about how Yohei went from awakening his Mangekyo to becoming a Kaleidoscope user. Apart from the time he went from Two-Tomoe to Three-Tomoe because his teammate Inuzuka Makoto died in front of him, the other times he was also stimulated, but none of them were extreme pessimistic emotions.

This was especially true when he ascended to the Mangekyo. After Taiichi questioned him, he revealed that he ascended to the Kaleidoscope realm the moment he killed the enemy and the moment his pent-up emotions were released.

Taiichi didn't know what to say about him; he was such a lucky Uchiha.

"This matter is rather complicated, but now is not the time to go into details. But Yohei, you must remember, you must not tell anyone about your Sharingan advancement, not even your parents, it's best not to tell them for now."

Taiichi gave a solemn instruction, placing his hands on Yohei's shoulders, his eyes filled with unprecedented seriousness.

Yohei was also taken aback by Taiichi's expression, but thinking that Taiichi would not harm him, he nodded in agreement.

Seeing that Yohei agreed, Taiichi's gaze then turned to Saori.

Seeing Saori, Saori naturally understood and immediately declared that she would absolutely not tell anyone.

Taiichi finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Let's figure out how to get out of here first. I'll explain everything to you in detail once we're in a safe place."

The three of them split up and quickly checked the edge of the Barrier. When they reunited, everyone had a solemn expression.

"The Barrier is no longer being maintained; if left unattended, it will disintegrate on its own within two days." As someone who specializes in Barrier, Saori is the most qualified to speak on this matter.

"How can we wait two days? If the enemy finds out we haven't returned by then, they'll definitely send someone to check again." Yohei looked worried; the team clearly couldn't wait that long.

"Then we'll have to break it head-on. This Barrier is so large, and the person who set it up isn't a master of Sealing Jutsu, so its strength is limited. If we attack a single point with our strongest power, maybe we can break it!"

Taiichi nodded in agreement with Saori's point of view. He had also achieved some success in Sealing Jutsu, so it wasn't hard for him to see the overall strength of this Barrier.

After discussing the matter, the three of them continued to probe and test the Barrier, sometimes Chakra Perception, sometimes bombarding it with Ninjutsu, all in an effort to find the weakest point in the Barrier.

The three of them focused intently on inspecting the Barrier. The tense atmosphere made the air seem to freeze, with only the sound of waves crashing against the rocks reminding them of the passage of time.

After a tense and anxious search, Saori's eyes suddenly lit up, "Found it! Here!"

Saori's voice carried a hint of barely perceptible excitement, but it was quickly replaced by caution. "Judging from the intensity of this energy, it's much weaker than other places, but—it's still very strong."

"It's good that there's hope!" Taiichi's eyes gleamed, and he quickly took a few steps back to create some distance. He said to the two people beside him in a deep voice, "Yohei, Saori, step back a bit, be careful of splashes."

He took a deep breath, and his Chakra began to surge wildly within him. To maximize the power, he began to Hand Seals in unison.

Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet! Accompanied by Taiichi's low shout, a raging fire dragon composed of pure, Bright Gold flames surged from his mouth. The air distorted and boiled due to the high temperature, and the golden fire dragon, with the momentum to burn everything, slammed heavily into the weak point of the Barrier that Saori had pointed out!

Buzz-!

The transparent Barrier instantly trembled violently, like water on which a stone had been thrown. The golden light collided, rubbed, and eroded the invisible barrier, emitting a piercing shriek and energy ripples.

The entire Barrier shook violently from the powerful impact, revealing a clear, large-scale outline, like a giant soap bubble on the verge of bursting.

Yohei and Saori stared intently at the point where the light exploded, their hearts pounding in their throats.

However, despite the violent fluctuations, the Barrier remained firmly in place. As Taiichi's Ninjutsu dissipated, it slowly returned to its original state.

"How could this be—" Yohei clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white, his voice filled with disappointment, "Even Ninjutsu like Taiichi's— "

Saori's face grew even paler as she watched the Barrier rapidly recover, her mind racing to see if there were any other solutions.

"Is it not enough?" Taiichi gritted his teeth, but the sharpness in his eyes did not fade. "If once isn't enough, then try again!" He had no intention of giving up; his fighting spirit was stronger than a rock.

With a "poof," a puff of white smoke flashed, and a Shadow Clone instantly appeared beside him. Without exchanging a word, the real Taiichi Hand Seals once more, and the familiar and intense Chakra fluctuations surged once more!

Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.

Almost at the same instant, the Shadow Clone also completed the hand seals, its chest bulging.

Wind Style: Great Breakthrough

The golden fire dragon roared out once more, carrying the power to scorch the heavens and boil the seas! Immediately following behind, the Shadow Clone did not unleash a raging wind, but rather a swirling tornado, which precisely struck the tail of the golden fire dragon!

The wind fanned the flames, and the fire borrowed the wind's power! The golden fire dragon, now aided by the raging Wind Style, instantly became even more explosive.

Even faster!

Its already enormous size expanded violently as if inflating a balloon, while the loose flames became more concentrated with the help of the Wind Style.

"Boom!!!!!!"

The fusion Ninjutsu, with its intertwined wind and fire, unleashed terrifying energy several times stronger than before, ruthlessly striking the weak point of the Barrier!

This time, the impact was no longer a tremor, but a deafening roar as if the heavens and earth were collapsing! The entire island seemed to tremble under this blow!

Click----click----crackling----crackling----

A series of ear-piercing, shattering sounds rang out! Countless clear cracks spread wildly across the entire surface of the Barrier from the point of impact, like ice shattering!

Under the almost breathless gaze of Yohei and Saori, the massive Barrier finally reached its limit and shattered with a deafening roar!

"Bang! Crash!"

The Barrier shattered into countless starlight points scattered across the island. Taiichi, however, had no time for celebration. He urges Yohei and Saori to immediately head towards the mainland. This is no safe place; it's best to run!

Two hours later, a squad of Jonin quickly approached the island; judging from their attire, they were clearly Cloud Ninja.

After arriving on the island, they didn't waste any time and immediately began to search the entire island.

Unfortunately, the island had been submerged by Water Style, and apart from the ruins at the warehouse, no other useful information was obtained.

There were no bodies, and the traces of the battle had been washed away by the sea. All they knew was that the battle was quite large, stretching from the warehouse all the way to the edge of the island, with scattered traces everywhere.

"The Barrier was forcibly broken, but it's unclear whether it was the reinforcements who breached it or something done from inside."

"No matter what, the plan failed. We lost so many men, and we don't even know what the enemy is like!"

"Hurry back and report what's going on here. If Taichi Matsushita dead, that's fine. But if he's still alive, then I'm afraid things will get worse—"

It goes without saying that if such a genius were still alive, the Cloud Village would likely never have a peaceful future.

By this time, Taiichi Squad had already penetrated deep into the Land of Land of Hot Water. The three of them traveled all the way until nightfall, when they finally found a secluded place to rest.

The day's hard work, especially the fierce battle during the day, had truly exhausted everyone. Taiichi feel like cooking, and the three of them simply ate the dry rations they had brought with them.

After a simple meal and some rest, Yohei finally couldn't contain his curiosity and asked Taiichi about the Sharingan.

Yohei, being completely unfazed and showing no embarrassment whatsoever, actually asked an outsider about his bloodline Uchiha. If it were anyone else, they probably would have kept it to themselves without uttering a word.

"Come on, Yohei, let me check your eyes first to see if there are any problems!" Taiichi said frankly, but he was still a little nervous inside.

Yohei, however, readily stood up and sat down next to Taiichi, showing no reluctance to have his bloodline explored by others.

This unwavering trust moved Taiichi and gave him the idea to help Yohei completely.

You see, Yohei has no siblings, and using his Mangekyo too much could cause him to go blind. Taiichi had some ideas on how to avoid this.

A green light enveloped Yohei's entire head, Taiichi concentrated his mind to perceive Yohei's entire head.

When the senses touched the eyes, a special energy different from normal Chakra was indeed felt; that must be the so-called ocular power.

But perhaps Yohei's process from opening his eyes to Mangekyo wasn't so extreme, and his pupil power wasn't as cold and evil as legend had it.

This put Taiichi at ease, no longer worried that Yohei would be affected by this power of the eye and undergo a drastic change in temperament.

"Yohei has awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan." Seeing Yohei's bewildered expression, Taiichi added, "It's the highest form of your Sharingan right now."

Upon hearing this, Yohei gathered his Chakra. His eyes first formed Three-Tomoe, then the rotation speed increased, and the Tomoe merged into a single piece, transforming into a Mangekyo shape resembling a triangular Great Windmill.

As the Sharingan gradually awakened, Taiichi could clearly feel that the power of his eye became more active. When the Mangekyo was awakened, the active power of his eye began to press on Yohei's eyeballs.

This is just the normal activation state. If one were to use the Mangekyo's exclusive Dōjutsu or even Susanoo, it's not hard to imagine the damage such activity would cause to the eyes.

This may explain why the more you use Mangekyo, the worse your vision becomes, and eventually, you may go blind.

Taiichi withdrew his hands, closed his eyes, and quietly pondered how to solve this problem.

Taiichi had a point of agreement with this, after all, not everyone has the opportunity to study a pair of Mangekyo in such detail.