Which Uchiha would fear a Jinchuriki?

Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.

Possessing immense strength, he rendered countless meritorious services for Iwagakure during the Third Ninja World War. Due to the signature nature of his Boil Style, he is also known as the "Steam Ninja."

He is indeed a boss.

The choice to use a Shadow Clone was the correct one.

Facing an opponent like this, and without resorting to Naruto's human-sea tactics, it was only natural to recover as much chakra as possible.

So why on earth would I run into the Five-Tails Jinchuriki in a place like this...

I shouldn't have left Sensei all by himself, sigh.

Ruohuo gathered chakra at the soles of his feet, preparing to retreat.

The information fed back from the Shadow Clone included not just a tiny bit of panic, but also the countdown of an Explosive Tag.

Three seconds, two seconds...

Whoosh!

Ruohuo pulled back sharply. Han, his body erupting with steam, was just about to pursue when he suddenly stopped and retreated himself.

The next second—BOOM!!!!!

Gravel flew, and dust billowed into the air.

Ten Explosive Tags detonating simultaneously were enough to split mountains and crack stones. The end of the stone bridge beneath Han's feet was instantly blasted into a massive gap, with only the sturdiest sections on either side barely maintaining the connection!

That wasn't all; the moment the explosion rang out, Ruohuo's Fire Dragon Bullet had already circled beneath the bridge, forcibly triggering the Explosive Tags with its intense heat.

BOOM!!!!!

It was another precision demolition, though the effect this time was slightly less severe, as there were still plenty of rocks supporting the bridge's connection points.

Before Ruohuo could assess how much more effort would be needed to destroy it completely, Han on the other side was already venting white steam from his entire body, launching a surprise attack!

"I cannot let you continue to destroy the bridge, boy!"

Han shouted in his resonant baritone. He moved at extreme speed, the steam behind him trailing like a long white curtain.

"Who are you trying to scare?"

Ruohuo clapped his hands together, "Fire Style: Dragon Flame Song Jutsu!"

Four flaming dragon heads emerged from four different angles, sealing off Han's room for evasion!

Ruohuo's Three Tomoe locked onto every one of Han's movements.

Yet, Han did not hesitate. He crossed his arms in front of him, steam billowing from his body, and even manifested a layer of red Tailed Beast chakra cloak, actually tanking the jutsu head-on!

In truth, he only tanked a quarter of it, as he only needed to withstand one of the four fireballs.

This was the drawback of the technique, and the reason Ruohuo felt it wasn't a "serious" jutsu at the time.

It was fine for bullying weaklings, but against a tough nut, it wasn't as practical as his Great Fireball.

"Fire Style: Fire Fist!"

Ruohuo exhaled a Great Fireball, condensing it into a giant flaming fist that smashed fiercely toward Han in his one-tail mode!

"So you don't want me to get close..."

Han didn't intend to tank this one. Even with the Tailed Beast chakra cloak, it didn't mean he could ignore the high heat of Fire Style.

Moreover, if this Fire Style collided on the bridge deck, it might cause further impact to the structure.

The bridge connections on both sides were already riddled with gaps; Han dared not take the risk.

Whoosh!

With a Body Flicker, Han rushed to the edge of the bridge, supported himself with one hand to vault to the side, and moved parallel to the bridge deck, flanking Ruohuo from the side!

Ruohuo had no intention of taking the bait.

He immediately terminated the release of the Great Fireball, clapped his hands together, rushed to the other side of the bridge, and leaped!

Whoosh—

A giant dragon of flame coalesced beneath Ruohuo's feet, lifting him directly into the air!

Air superiority, get.

When Han returned to the bridge deck, he saw Ruohuo standing in mid-air atop the fire dragon. His brows furrowed as he began to contemplate his next move.

Ruohuo, meanwhile, looked into the distance.

Manda and Orochimaru should have already encountered the Iwagakure ninjas sent to intercept them; the shouting and roaring could be heard from across the Iwagakure defensive fortifications.

"Sensei is almost here..."

"Better hurry up."

Ruohuo had no intention of letting Orochimaru split the credit.

Whether it was the Kanabi Bridge or the boss of this stage!

The Five-Tails Jinchuriki? Which Uchiha would ever fear a Jinchuriki?

He immediately formed hand seals, his chakra condensing frantically.

Last time he faced a few rats from Root, because they kept hiding and scurrying about, Ruohuo had lost his head and used fifty times his chakra to create a man-made miniature sun.

Thinking back on it now, he had been too impulsive.

Why waste so much energy on a few rats?

A jutsu that cool and flashy should at least be reserved for an opponent like the Five-Tails Jinchuriki...

"My apologies, I burned through quite a bit of chakra rushing here."

"Otherwise, you might have been able to see an even larger sun..."

Ruohuo muttered, his gaze turning scorching as his chakra surged forth in a frenzy!

"Fire Style: Great Fire Great Flame World!"

This time, it was seventy times the chakra volume!

A five-fold increase in base power and a seventy-fold increase in the scale of the ninjutsu!

The C-rank Fire Style: Great Fireball once again reached its zenith, and this time, the targets were Kanabi Bridge and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki!

BOOM!!!!

"It's too late!"

Han's pupils constricted. He abandoned any thought of resistance instantly; this was not a technique he could withstand in his current state!

He immediately gave up on defending the bridge, flashing onto the adjacent rock wall and sprinting wildly, using the mountain itself to shield him from this massive Fire Style attack.

BOOM!!!!!

The fireball, resembling a man-made sun, slammed into the bridge. The already fractured stone structure could no longer hold, and with a deafening roar, the bridge collapsed, plummeting into the raging river below.

Kanabi Bridge had fallen.

But Ruohuo did not stop.

After only a moment's hesitation, he controlled the fire dragon to dive, charging straight toward the fireball that was currently plummeting.

"What is he doing?"

After avoiding the initial lethality of the Fire Style, Han immediately doubled back.

This time, the Tailed Beast chakra cloak around him was even denser, and two chakra tails had manifested behind him.

Two-Tails Mode!

Although this state might not be enough to tank a Fire Style of that magnitude, Han did not believe the boy could use it twice in a row.

Kanabi Bridge was already destroyed; how to salvage this vital supply line was not Han's concern.

What he had to do now was crush the enemy!

Watching the Uchiha boy dive toward the fireball, Han made a split-second decision and gathered power in his legs.

He didn't know what the boy was planning, but Han felt this was his best chance to capture and kill him!

He lacked the ability to fly; if the boy managed to escape, the difficulty of pursuing him would increase significantly.

The Iwagakure ninja could not intercept this boy—otherwise, they wouldn't have let him assault his way here and blow up Kanabi Bridge!

"Boil Style!"

Han's chakra began to boil, concentrating entirely in his legs. With a violent kick, he blasted a crater into the rock wall and launched himself like a cannonball toward Ruohuo!

At the same time, steam began to erupt from the armor on Han's left arm as he condensed chakra during his charge.

If this punch landed on Ruohuo, his survival would be uncertain!

"But I am an Uchiha, Mr. Five-Tails Jinchuriki..."

As Han's fist was about to strike his face, Ruohuo, who had been pressing one hand against the 70x-max Great Fireball, suddenly turned his head and grinned at Han.

The moment Han's fist connected, the Sharingan genjutsu was activated!

Poof—

Ruohuo's body transformed into flames.

It wasn't a Shadow Clone; Shadow Clones didn't have flame effects.

It wasn't a Fire Clone either; Fire Clones couldn't use a full-power Sharingan genjutsu.

It was a simple Substitution Technique, utilizing the 70x-max Great Fireball Ruohuo was controlling, buying him less than a meter of distance...

At this moment, Ruohuo was already standing atop the fireball!

Han temporarily lost control of his body, his momentum carrying him through the flames as he continued to charge forward.

But he had already been locked in by Ruohuo's Three Tomoe Sharingan!

Snap—

Ruohuo pressed his palms together, controlling the flames beneath his feet. From the fireball—which had been infused with the majority of Ruohuo's chakra—fire dragons erupted one after another, all of them roaring toward Han!

"Fire Style: Flame Dragon Slaughter Formation!"