"Bang!"
Sarutobi Koji's vision went dark and he collapsed softly on the ground.
"Stop!"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke jerked out Ninja Blade, but Uchiha Enjin was faster.
"Choke--"
The buzzing sound of the blade being unsheathed sounded in the night.
Uchiha Enjin's figure pulled out an afterimage in mid-air, and the short knife in his hand struck Sarutobi Shinnosuke's face at an extremely tricky angle.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke hurriedly raised his knife to block, but a huge force knocked him away.
He rolled awkwardly in the air, and after his feet landed on the ground, he slid several meters away before he could stabilize his body.
'Damn it! How come Uchiha Enjin's strength has improved so much?! Could it be that Compound No. 1 can also work on Elite Jonin?!'
'What on earth did this Uchiha Jun do?!'
As a ninja who graduated from the same batch as Uchiha Enjin, Sarutobi Shinnosuke also knows the strength of this opponent.
Once upon a time, the two of them were evenly matched.
Although Uchiha Enjin has Uchiha Style Swordsmanship and Three-Tomoe Sharingan, its strength can be said to be a rare opponent among Elite Jonin.
But Sarutobi Shinnosuke is the son of Hokage and Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Although he has no talent for learning forbidden arts, his ninjutsu reserve is still top-notch, and his Five Basic Nature Transformations is even ranked in the T1 ranks!
"Shinnosuke, I advise you not to challenge my patience again."
Uchiha Enjin put the short sword on his shoulder and looked at him with a half-smile, "I know that your Ninjutsu Sarutobi Clan is very strong, but I can tell you clearly - in front of my pair of Sharingan, your Hand Seals speed is pitifully slow!"
'Haha, long live Jun-sama!! Long live Compound No. 1!! Damn Shinnosuke, I've beaten you down now!'
At the same time, Uchiha Enjin was secretly shocked by his progress in strength, and his admiration for Uchiha Jun reached its peak!
Sarutobi Shinnosuke gritted his teeth, and the hand holding the knife was trembling slightly.
He understood that Uchiha Enjin did not lie.
With the opponent's current Sharingan dynamic capture ability, he will not be given any Hand Seals chance at all.
"There's quite a movement."
Just then, a lazy voice came from the other side of the street.
Everyone turned around and saw a figure wearing a green vest leaning against the wall, holding a bag of unopened potato chips - Akimichi Choza.
Beside him, there were two figures also wearing Ino-Shika-Cho uniforms.
"Dingzuo, you are here."
A glimmer of hope flashed in Sarutobi Shinnosuke's eyes: "Help me quickly--"
"I refuse."
Akimichi Choza interrupted Sarutobi Shinnosuke cleanly.
He tore open the potato chip bag, grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth, saying vaguely:
"Shikaku said, Konoha is very quiet tonight, and I cannot break the tranquility."
"You--"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke's eyes widened. He never expected that Ino-Shika-Cho Clans would fall off the chain at this time.
Akimichi Choza actually found a step and sat down, pretending to be "I'm watching a show".
Sarutobi Shinnosuke's face looked as ugly as if he had swallowed a live fly.
The situation now is obvious.
The dozen or so Sarutobi Clan ninjas he brought out were no match for the more than twenty Uchiha Clan elites facing them.
What's more, Ino-Shika-Cho also made it clear that he would not help.
"Withdraw."
After a long silence, Sarutobi Shinnosuke finally squeezed out the word through his teeth with difficulty.
"Shinnosuke Master--"
"I said withdraw!"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke waved his hand violently, turned around and walked in the direction he came from.
The Sarutobi Clan ninjas behind him looked at each other in shock, but finally followed him.
It wasn't until their figures completely disappeared into the darkness that Uchiha Enjin put away the short knife, turned around, and nodded to Akimichi Choza.
He turned around and left the street.
Uchiha Clan Grounds, Uchiha Jun residence.
The night is dark, but the lights in Uchiha Jun's residence are still bright.
Two cups of freshly brewed hot tea were placed on the tea table in the living room. White mist curled up, forming a hazy atmosphere under the dim light.
Uchiha Jun was sitting on the main seat, playing with a small metal Kunai in his hand, his expression as calm as if Konoha was tonight as usual.
"Squeak--"
The door was pushed open silently, and a slender figure walked in wrapped in the night wind.
Orochimaru's golden snake eyes shone with a cold light in the dark, and there was a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth.
"Jun Jun, your mansion will become lively after tonight."
Orochimaru sat down opposite Uchiha Jun, with a hint of teasing in his tone, "There are screams outside. Teacher and the others will probably take this matter to you tomorrow."
"Self-destruction? Or do you have other plans?"
Uchiha Jun smiled and threw away the Kunai in his hand, "It's just a small lesson for those ignorant guys. I've long wanted to beat up these unscrupulous people!"
"This move is not self-defeating, but a 'surprise'! Don't worry, the position of the fourth generation belongs to us!"
"When the memorial ceremony is over, you Orochimaru will take office immediately as Konoha Fourth Hokage!"
Seeing Uchiha Jun's attitude, Orochimaru stretched out his slender tongue and licked his lips, leaning forward slightly, with a hint of interest in his eyes.
"Oh? Tell me?"
"Hey, surprises naturally have to wait until they are cashed out before they are called surprises. If you know it in advance, is it still called a surprise?"
"You're not here just to catch up with me this time and have a chat, right? Have you brought everything?"
"Of course!"
From the wide cuff of Orochimaru's right hand, a big snake spit out a scroll covered in mucus from its mouth, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Uchiha Jun.
"This is my research record during this period, which mainly improved the gene cloning templates for [Uzumaki Clan], [Uchiha Clan], [Hyuga Clan], and [Kaguya Clan]."
"The upper limit of the templates for [Uzumaki Clan], [Kaguya Clan], and [Hyuga Clan] can be naturally cultivated to Kage Level. In terms of potential, only the generations before Warring States Period with purer bloodlines can stabilize the pressure."
"And [Uchiha Clan] has designed two sets of versions according to your requirements. One is to sacrifice the 'lifespan' of the clone in exchange for a terrifying potential comparable to First Hokage Senju Hashirama and Madara Uchiha!"
"Under the right environment, this clone will have the potential to awaken Mangekyō Sharingan within ten years of age, but correspondingly, it will also be almost 100% Bloodline Disease. Even with the most advanced medical conditions, it will not survive until the age of twenty."
"At the same time, the cost of cultivating this version is not low. It takes a full 70 million taels to clone an embryo."
"The other version is suitable for your [Chimera plan]. Although the potential is not as radical as the first set, it is still first-rate, and the genetic sample named [Asura] you provided provides a powerful boost."
"The genetic sample of [Asura] seems to contain some kind of strange 'Chakra' that even I can't find the origin of. Because of this, the final achievement of this version may be comparable to the two legendary God of Shinobi!"
"Correspondingly, the cost of this version has increased to 500 million taels."
"So, my dear Jun-kun, can you explain where you got these top-notch materials?!"