Silence fell over the forest.
The Uchiha gathered around them stood frozen in place. Every face was filled with horror, their pupils contracting violently in disbelief. They had even forgotten to breathe.
How was this possible?!
That was Uchiha Senichi, the esteemed head of the Uchiha Clan and the man widely recognized as the strongest in the Ninja World!
Across the entire Ninja World, only Senju Shuichi of the Senju Clan could barely exchange a few blows with him. No one else was even qualified to get close.
And yet this unfamiliar old man in plain clothes had casually beaten Senichi senseless, leaving him completely unable to fight back!
Even more terrifying, the Uchiha with Three-Tomoe Sharingan had strained their eyes to the limit, but none of them could follow the old man's movements. They hadn't even caught a trace of his afterimage!
At that speed, Senju Shuichi was utterly outmatched. Even the Sharingan's perceptive power was completely useless!
"That's freaking terrifying!"
"Is that old man even human?!"
Most chilling of all, the old man hadn't emitted the slightest trace of Chakra. He seemed like an ordinary, unarmed civilian, without a hint of Chakra about him.
In the middle of the clearing, the old man called Manji still wore a gentle expression. There wasn't a trace of anger in his eyes.
After living through countless ages, why would he get angry with a youngster?
The Uchiha didn't know that even Hagoromo himself wouldn't have been able to sense the slightest trace of Manji's presence.
Manji's sage arts had long since reached a state of perfect simplicity. His body had become one with nature, beyond the reach of any ordinary means of perception.
Manji looked calmly at Uchiha Senichi and spoke slowly. "Young man, there's no need to keep fighting. Will