Majestic Destroyer Flame!

Perhaps what I said before was nonsense, but the last few things were what I truly thought. There was a time when the Uchiha Clan had dominated the Shinobi World, and only the Senju Clan could rival it. But now, forget the entire Shinobi World—even Konoha alone could keep the Uchiha Clan firmly under its thumb. Setting aside great clans like the Hyuga Clan, even small clans such as the once-unknown Hatake and Sarutobi no longer took the Uchiha seriously. They openly asked, "Is Konoha really run by your Uchiha?" Just the words "Lord Hokage" were enough to keep the Uchiha Clan's leader from speaking up.

It was nothing short of a mockery—a mockery of the Uchiha Clan!

"That's right. Although we still say that family honor comes first, in reality, that so-called honor doesn't mean much to some of our clan members anymore. When Hiruzen Sarutobi says a single word, many of them don't even dare meet his eyes!" The Great Elder shook his head slightly. Then a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and his voice turned icy as he said with scorn, "Back then, the Sarutobi Clan that Hiruzen Sarutobi belonged to was just a dog at the Senju Clan's beck and call. They'd take a detour whenever they saw the Uchiha. But now, even though the Sarutobi Clan is barely holding on, one Hiruzen Sarutobi is still enough to keep our clan leader and the others from saying a word. What a joke!"

When he mentioned Uchiha Hao, the Great Elder's tone grew even more unpleasant. He was clearly deeply dissatisfied with Uchiha Hao.

"Li, you're a genius of the Uchiha Clan. You awakened the Two-Tomoe Sharingan at just six years old. Even Lord Madara in his day couldn't quite match you. You're our hope of restoring the Uchiha Clan's former glory. I called you here today for no other reason than to remind you not to waste your talent. Train hard. I have many Ninjutsu techniques left behind by Lord Madara, as well as tips on using the Sharingan. Whenever you have time, come see me. I'll teach you how to train." The Great Elder fixed Li with a piercing gaze.

Hearing this, Li was delighted. The things Madara Uchiha had left behind were all valuable. The Ninjutsu scrolls alone would benefit him immensely.

"Thank you, Great Elder!" Li rose and gave a slight bow. The Great Elder was helping him because he hoped Li would one day lead the Uchiha Clan back to glory. But in the end, Li was a member of the Uchiha Clan himself. Whether he liked it or not, he was already bound to the clan—when it prospered, he prospered; when it suffered, he suffered. Restoring the Uchiha Clan's glory could also be considered Li's duty, so the Great Elder's help was a kindness.

"Hehe, all right. You're my junior, so there's no need to be so polite. It's getting late, so go home and get some rest." After hearing Li's answer, the Great Elder finally smiled. As if remembering something, he took a scroll from his sleeve and handed it to Li. "This contains a Ninjutsu technique Lord Madara studied back in the day. Take it home and read it carefully."

Li quietly accepted the scroll without opening it. After tucking it into his robe, he said, "Then I'll head back. If anything comes up, just send someone to let me know."

With that, Li turned and left. His home wasn't very far away; even walking slowly, it would take no more than five or six minutes.

As soon as he got home, Li opened the scroll. Four large characters immediately appeared before his eyes.

"Majestic Destroyer Flame!"

Li was delighted. This was an area-of-effect Fire Release Ninjutsu. When he'd watched the anime, the first Ninjutsu Madara used when he appeared was Majestic Destroyer Flame. That all-consuming sea of fire had showcased Madara's overwhelming might to the fullest.

"Looks like my next task is to master Majestic Destroyer Flame as soon as possible!" Li rolled up the scroll, then ran out into the courtyard and began training. Just as he had the day before, he used up all his chakra before pushing himself to refine more. With the Life Potion to help him, he wasn't worried about damaging his young body.

Whoosh!

After using up his chakra and refining it again, more than an hour had passed. That was already quite fast, of course, thanks to the Life Potion. Feeling that his chakra reserves had grown again, Li smiled.

"Next, I'll start training in Majestic Destroyer Flame!" Li stood up, sat cross-legged on the wooden floor beneath the eaves, and took out the scroll. Opening it, he used the moonlight streaming down from the sky to study it carefully.

Majestic Destroyer Flame was only an A-Rank Fire Release technique, but it was a rather unusual area-of-effect Ninjutsu. The more chakra the user had, the greater its power. Unlike other techniques, whose power was fixed—like Kakashi's Chidori, for example. Although it was S-Class, no matter how much chakra he put into it, Chidori's power wouldn't change. At most, he could strengthen it by adding a chakra nature transformation. Majestic Destroyer Flame was different: the more chakra its user had, the more powerful the technique became. In the original story, Madara Uchiha used Majestic Destroyer Flame, and it took dozens of Water Release shinobi just to barely stop it. Its power was probably on par with a forbidden technique.

After memorizing the Hand Seals for Majestic Destroyer Flame, Li rolled up the scroll and returned to the open space in the courtyard. He took a deep breath and began forming the seals from memory.

"Fire Release: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"

Whoosh!

A little tongue of flame emerged from Li's mouth, but it soon went out, turning into a wisp of black smoke that vanished. Li sighed. As expected, this A-Rank Ninjutsu wasn't easy to master. He needed to control his chakra with microscopic precision.

He looked up at the sky. It was probably already the middle of the night. Brushing the dust off his clothes and putting away the scroll, Li went inside. He had to go to the Military Police Force tomorrow, and he still needed to get up in the morning to finish his daily training. He had also just remembered something important: he'd forgotten to train his chakra control. That's right—the famous tree climbing and Water Walking exercises.

It was no wonder Li had forgotten. He'd first come into contact with chakra at four and a half, and by the time he'd managed to form chakra, he was nearly five. After that, he'd been busy training in the Great Fireball Technique, and then a whole mess of things had happened. He simply hadn't had much time to plan out his training.

"Whatever. I can just go through the motions at the Military Police Force and use that time to train." Thinking this, Li turned off the light and closed his eyes.