Your Confidence Seems a Little Shaky

r />The Uchiha Clan's compound was located in the northwestern corner of Konoha Hidden Leaf Village.

It sat near the village's edge, with mountains beyond it, giving it a feeling of being easy to defend and difficult to attack.

However, for Konoha, it was even easier to keep a close watch on the entrance to the Uchiha Clan's compound.

That way, they could remain on guard against the Uchiha Clan defecting at any moment.

After leaving the Hokage Office Building, Qin Yu headed toward the Uchiha Clan's compound.

Having lived two lives, Qin Yu had grown cautious.

Still, he felt an attachment to this place that came from deep within his soul.

Perhaps it was the only thing the previous soul had left him.

Qin Feng looked up at the simple gate in the distance, where the Uchiha Clan crest had been carved.

Whoosh!

A sudden rush of air sounded.

Qin Yu raised an eyebrow and flung three shuriken behind him. They streaked away like black flashes, shooting straight toward his side.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Three metallic clashes rang out.

The shuriken were knocked away.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique." A slightly childish voice rang out.

Qin Yu rolled his eyes helplessly. As a Great Fireball, four or five meters in diameter, barreled toward him, he rapidly formed a series of hand seals.

"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique."

A water dragon surged up and collided head-on with the Great Fireball.

Boom!

A thunderous explosion rang out, and mist billowed into the sky.

"Itachi, that's enough. If you want to fight, wait until next time." Like a phantom, Qin Yu cut through the turbulent blast and appeared behind Itachi, gripping his shoulder.

Itachi was startled. His hands had still been forming seals rapidly, but he hadn't expected Qin Yu to move so fast.

He had barely managed to follow him with his eyes.

"You awakened the One-Tomoe Sharingan at only six years old. You're impressive, Itachi." Qin Yu patted his shoulder.

Qin Yu cared deeply for this younger cousin, just as Uchiha Qin Yu had in his previous life.

And Itachi Uchiha had always looked out for his timid, introverted older cousin.

"Brother, you've really been hiding your abilities." Itachi turned around, looking a little displeased.

Qin Yu rubbed the tip of his nose helplessly. "I just didn't want to get into trouble. But this time, there was no avoiding it."

"Aren't you supposed to be at the Ninja Academy? Don't tell me you used a Shadow Clone to skip class?"

Itachi's expression froze. Qin Yu had clearly hit a sore spot.

"Brother, please don't tell Dad..." Itachi blurted out.

When Itachi had first entered the Ninjutsu Academy,

he'd still been an innocent, carefree boy.

But after graduating from the Ninjutsu Academy, he gradually grew quiet. The more he learned about the world, the heavier his burdens became.

In the end, Uchiha Shisui's death sent Itachi into a complete dead end in his thinking.

"Don't worry. It's already a blessing that your dad doesn't come bother me." Qin Yu patted Itachi's shoulder.

He glanced toward the woods in the distance, raised an eyebrow, and used the Body Flicker Technique.

"Brother..." Itachi had only just started to speak when Uchiha Qin Yu vanished into thin air.

"What an incredibly fast Lightning Style: Body Flicker Technique. Even faster than Shisui's..." Itachi's expression froze, and he hurried after him.

As soon as he entered the woods, he heard someone calling for help.

"Qin Yu, I'm sorry for causing you trouble." Uzuki Yugao held a Chakra Blade. Her pretty face was smudged with dirt, and she looked tired.

"I only wanted to bring you something to eat. I didn't expect him to accuse me of trespassing on Uchiha Clan territory..."

As she said this, Uzuki Yugao lowered her head in grievance.

"Don't let it bother you." Qin Yu shook his head and looked at the three people blocking Uzuki Yugao. His expression darkened.

If he remembered correctly, the one leading them was Uchiha Seki, one of the deputy captains and once known as a prodigy, along with two followers.

But later, Uchiha Shisui had appeared out of nowhere and overshadowed him.

"Qin Yu, is this your friend? Have you forgotten that people outside the Uchiha Clan aren't allowed within five hundred meters of the Police Force compound?" Uchiha Seki said with a mocking grin.

He had deliberately picked this fight to make Qin Yu submit to him.

"Uchiha Seki, I remember no such rule in the Police Force. My father would never have made one up." Itachi spoke up first.

"Let her go at once, or you'll be breaking clan rules."

The Uchiha Clan had always been eager to claim the Hokage Position.

Unfortunately, they always fell far behind in the vote.

After all, the Uchiha Clan had plenty of members and was considered a major clan in the Ninja World.

But compared with all of Konoha Hidden Leaf Village, they simply couldn't compete.

So, for the sake of the Hokage Position, Uchiha Fugaku had made extensive preparations.

Unfortunately, a genius like Minato Namikaze had emerged in the same era.

With Uchiha Fugaku concealing his Mangekyō Sharingan, the two were simply incomparable.

"Hmph. Fugaku isn't here, so I make the rules." Uchiha Seki spoke in a low voice.

"Actually, we're all members of the same clan. If you listen to me from now on, I'll let this incident of her trespassing on our Police Force grounds slide."

"Otherwise, don't blame us for using force right now."

Itachi's expression changed slightly, and he looked at Qin Yu with a hint of hesitation.

"Itachi, stay out of this. Stand over there and watch." Qin Yu patted Itachi's shoulder, then looked at Uchiha Seki. "Is there no room for discussion?"

Uchiha Seki froze for a moment, then sneered. "I forgot to tell you. I was just appointed an Elite Jonin. Do you think there's room for discussion?"

"Elite Jonin?" Qin Yu smiled warmly. "No wonder you dared to change the rules on your own. You were promoted to Elite Jonin."

"There can't be many Elite Jonin in Konoha."

As he spoke, Qin Yu's smile grew wider. Then a hint of coldness entered his voice.

"Too bad your confidence seems a little shaky..."

As soon as he finished speaking, crackling arcs of electricity danced across Qin Yu's body.

Thud!

The ground beneath his feet shattered, and he shot forward like a bolt of lightning.

The dozens of meters between them vanished in the blink of an eye.

By the time Uchiha Seki and the others reacted, Qin Yu was already right in front of them.

Lariat!

Qin Yu clenched his right fist and, with no flourish at all, drove it straight into Uchiha Seki's abdomen.