Crushing Battle

Chapter 3: A Crushing Battle

BOOM!

Masaki Uchiha unleashed his chakra, the blue energy erupting from his body like a raging inferno.

The floorboards beneath his feet shattered instantly under the pressure of his chakra.

Cracks spiderwebbed across the shrine's ceiling and walls, raining down a fine mist of dust.

The onlookers were left gasping for air, crushed by the sheer weight of his presence.

"You make the first move. If I strike first, I'll end this in one blow," Masaki Uchiha said, gesturing for his opponent to take three free turns.

Uchiha Fugaku roared in fury, "Arrogant fool!"

A yellow chakra surged around him, rapidly coalescing into the shape of ribs and an arm.

[Susanoo!]

The crowd inside the shrine gasped in shock.

"Are you sure this toy can stop my

[Chidori]

?" Masaki Uchiha asked with a smirk, his eyes shifting to reveal the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

Uchiha Fugaku replied with absolute confidence, "Try it and see!"

"Try it and you'll die!"

Hearing this, Uchiha Fugaku braced himself as if facing a mortal threat, immediately activating his right eye's

[Mangekyo Dojutsu]

,

[Amenotachitatsu]

. If activated proactively, this technique allowed the user to glimpse the future for up to three months, depending on the amount of chakra poured into the eyes.

As the technique finished, blood trickled from the corner of Uchiha Fugaku's eye.

I saw it. Three seconds from now, Masaki Uchiha will use Chidori, and Susanoo will block it! Uchiha Fugaku thought, a surge of joy filling his heart.

Seeing Uchiha Fugaku's confident expression, Masaki Uchiha chuckled. He extended his right hand, and lightning began to gather, the cacophonous screeching of a thousand birds filling the shrine.

[Lightning Style: Chidori]

With a slight shift of his feet, the ground cracked into a spiderweb pattern.

In an instant, Masaki Uchiha vanished from the spot.

"Nani!" Uchiha Fugaku's heart skipped a beat; even with his Mangekyo Sharingan, he couldn't track how Masaki Uchiha had disappeared.

"To your right."

Hearing the voice beside him, Uchiha Fugaku broke into a cold sweat. Is this a new space-time ninjutsu he created? His speed is on par with the Fourth Hokage.

Before he could process the thought, the hand wreathed in

[Chidori]

slammed violently into the Susanoo ribcage protecting Uchiha Fugaku's shoulder.

CRACK.

The yellow ribs were instantly covered in fractures, groaning under the strain.

"Blocked!" Uchiha Fugaku's lips curled into a smile.

"Yo, you don't actually think you blocked it, do you?" Masaki Uchiha applied a little more pressure.

The

[Chidori]

cut through the Susanoo like a hot knife through butter, striking Uchiha Fugaku square in the face and sending him flying into the wall.

Masaki Uchiha had held back; otherwise, it wouldn't have been a simple blow—it would have been a decapitation.

Since transmigrating, Masaki Uchiha had invented a series of lightning-style techniques, including

[Lightning Style: Chidori]

,

[Lightning Style: Kirin]

, and the

[Lightning Chakra Mode]

. Even the

[Rasengan]

had been invented by him long before the Fourth Hokage.

As a transmigrator who arrived early, it would be embarrassing not to "invent" a few techniques.

Pinned to the wall, Uchiha Fugaku finally recovered and roared, "It's not over yet!" He looked up, his left eye locked onto Masaki Uchiha, blood streaming from the corner of his eye.

[Amaterasu]

In a heartbeat, black flames engulfed Masaki Uchiha's entire body. Yet, he stood there as if nothing had happened, looking at Uchiha Fugaku with genuine curiosity. "One eye is Amaterasu, so what is the other eye's ability? Show me."

Veins bulged on Uchiha Fugaku's forehead. "Don't look down on me, you bastard!" He activated

[Amenotachitatsu]

again, peering five and ten seconds into the future. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't land a hit; every vision ended with him being defeated in a single strike.

Has this bastard's strength really reached such a level? Uchiha Fugaku roared in silent despair.

Seeing the blood flowing from Uchiha Fugaku's right eye, Masaki Uchiha understood. It was just as the netizens on Blue Star had speculated: Uchiha Fugaku's right eye was likely a precognitive ability, not an offensive one.

"It seems you're out of options. I don't want to kill you. Step down." He crouched and slammed his right hand onto the floor.

[Fire Sealing Method]

Tadpole-like seals spread across the floor in a two-meter radius.

The black flames covering his body were absorbed into the seal, revealing Masaki Uchiha standing unscathed. He had known how to counter Amaterasu for a long time—a simple chakra cloak was enough to defend against it.

"You bastard, kill me if you have the guts! I will never submit to you!" Uchiha Fugaku shouted from the wall. "Your ideology is too extreme! You cannot destroy the peace the Uchiha clan has worked so hard to achieve!"

During the end of the Third Great Ninja War, Uchiha Fugaku and Masaki Uchiha had exchanged views on the position of the Fourth Hokage. Masaki Uchiha's ideology leaned toward the idea that the Land of Fire should have only one leader, rather than the current "one village, one country" system—and eventually, that the entire ninja world should be unified under one ruler. Uchiha Fugaku had been stunned by such treasonous thoughts.

It was an ideology identical to that of Madara Uchiha.

If outsiders learned that the Uchiha clan head held such views, the entire ninja world, the Land of Fire, and Konoha would never tolerate them. The Uchiha clan would be doomed to extinction.

Hearing Uchiha Fugaku's shouting, Masaki Uchiha said nothing. He simply reopened his eyes. The pattern within them was no longer the Three-Tomoe; a new design had emerged, resembling a three-bladed shuriken.

"Whoosh."

The clansmen watched as Masaki Uchiha revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan, erupting into excited discussion.

"Our Uchiha clan now possesses two pairs of Mangekyo Sharingan; the next Hokage must be one of us."

"That's right! Lord Masaki has the strength, and his reputation is no less than the Sannin. The position of the next Hokage belongs to him!"

"Hmph, let's see how Hiruzen Sarutobi tries to stop the Uchiha clan from taking the Hokage seat now."

"The battle for the clan head has been decided. Clan Head Masaki!"

"Clan Head Masaki!"

The Uchiha clansmen in the arena began to chant in unison.

After all, Fugaku had been thoroughly defeated; who else but Masaki Uchiha could possibly hold the position of clan head?

At this moment, Uchiha Setsuna also spoke up: "Masaki-kun, from today on, you are the head of the Uchiha clan!"

Hearing this, Masaki Uchiha cast a glance at Uchiha Setsuna before addressing the clansmen: "From this day forward, I shall lead the Uchiha to greatness once again!"