This Jutsu Is Called-Kirin!

"Only one person? How arrogant!"

Elite Jonin Gari stood up, a look of disdain curling his lips. "Are you tired of living, you Konoha scum?"

"Who said there was only one?"

Uchiha Fugaku let out a cold snort, his figure flashing as he dodged several kunai fired from his flank.

At the same time, the silhouette of Aburame Shibi emerged from the shadows on the other side. Countless Kikaichū surged forth like a black tide toward the Iwa-nin formation, forcing the Chunin and Genin to scramble in a frantic defense.

"It's an Aburame Clan bug user! Watch out for those bugs!"

The Iwa-nin formation began to fall into chaos.

"Chidori!"

"Urgh—"

Uchiha Jun seized the opportunity. He used Chidori to enhance his body's speed, instantly killing an Iwa-nin Jonin, and simultaneously formed hand seals to launch an attack: "Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"

Dozens of fireballs, each half a person tall, flew out like meteors, landing precisely on the Iwa-nin position and triggering a chain of explosions.

Heat waves rolled, smoke and dust filled the air, and the temperature of the entire valley climbed sharply!

Uchiha Jun's Sharingan spun rapidly, capturing every movement of the enemies on the battlefield while he adjusted his positioning, constantly using Fire Style to pressure the Iwa-nin defensive line.

Meanwhile, after releasing a Great Fireball, Uchiha Fugaku unleashed a series of ninjutsu, clashing head-on with the Explosion Release user, Gari.

When Fire Style ninjutsu are released, they generate massive rising heat currents. These currents push the moisture from the ground high into the atmosphere, accelerating the formation of cumulonimbus clouds—this was the first step in Uchiha Jun's plan.

"Not enough yet..."

Raising his hand to finish off an Iwa-nin Chunin with a Chidori Blade, Uchiha Jun looked up at the sky.

He saw that the already gloomy cloud layer had begun to grow thicker and darker under the impact of the continuous large-scale Fire Style techniques.

The frequency and brightness of the lightning flashing within the clouds were also increasing.

"Clan Leader Fugaku, add some more fire!"

Hearing this, Uchiha Fugaku took a deep breath, formed hand seals, and the chakra within him surged out like a floodgate opening.

"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!"

Holding nothing back, Uchiha Fugaku unleashed his full power from the start!

A fan-shaped wall of flame, dozens of meters wide, erupted from his mouth, sweeping toward the Iwa-nin position, including Gari, like a tidal wave!

This fire, far exceeding the power of ordinary ninjutsu, instantly scorched the Iwa-nin's Earth Style barriers red-hot until they cracked!

"What?!"

The Iwa-nin Jonin maintaining the Earth Style barrier turned pale and hurriedly increased his chakra output.

But it was this momentary shift in focus that Uchiha Jun caught.

"Now!"

Uchiha Jun's Sharingan captured a tiny crack appearing on the Earth Style barrier. Without hesitation, he used the Body Flicker Technique to reach the crack and formed hand seals with one hand—

"Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"

A giant dragon formed of raging flames roared out from his hands, striking the crack with precision!

Boom—!!!

The Earth Style barrier shattered completely, and the massive shockwave sent dozens of surrounding Iwa-nin flying.

But just as the Konoha squad prepared to capitalize on their success, an unexpected change occurred!

"Naive!"

A muffled voice came from beneath the ground.

The next second, the ground beneath Uchiha Jun's feet suddenly split open. A massive rock hand emerged from underground and swiped at him viciously!

"Earth Style: Rock Fist Jutsu!"

Uchiha Jun's pupils constricted. Relying on the predictive ability of his Sharingan, he narrowly dodged the strike by shifting his body.

However, the shockwave caused by the Rock Fist slamming into the ground still made him stumble a few steps.

At the same time, a burly, bronze-skinned Iwa-nin Jonin burst from the ground and stood in front of Gari.

"Captain Gantetsu!"

The surrounding Iwa-nin seemed to have found their backbone, and their previously chaotic formation quickly reorganized.

Gantetsu—an elite Jonin of Iwagakure known for his defense, proficient in Earth Style, and especially skilled at using terrain to change the flow of battle.

He glanced at the riddled battlefield and finally fixed his gaze on Uchiha Fugaku. "The Uchiha Clan's Fire Style is indeed well-deserved. But you made a fatal mistake—"

He formed hand seals and slammed his hands onto the ground:

"Earth Style: Earth Core!"

Rumble—!!!

With Gantetsu as the center, the ground for hundreds of meters around began to vibrate violently and rise!

Massive rock layers surged like ocean waves, turning the once relatively flat valley into a rugged rock maze!

The Konoha squad's positioning was instantly disrupted. Uchiha Fugaku, Aburame Shibi, and the other few Chunin were forcibly separated.

Each was trapped in a different rock sector.

"Jun!"

Uchiha Fugaku shouted, trying to locate Uchiha Jun, only to find that he had vanished into the shadows of the rock maze.

Gantetsu watched all this coldly, his voice devoid of any emotion: "Surround them. Take them out one by one."

The Iwa-nin moved quickly, splitting into multiple squads to hunt down the isolated Konoha ninja.

Uchiha Fugaku was also surrounded by three Iwa-nin Jonin. Although his Sharingan could track their movements, the enemies' coordination was impeccable—one used Earth Style to block his path, another used Rock Fist to pin him down from the front, and the third waited for an opportunity to launch sneak attacks with long-range ninjutsu.

"This won't do. I'll be worn down at this rate!"

"Damn it, how could the Iwa-nin reinforcements arrive so quickly!! And they didn't even notice the Aburame's Kikaichū!"

Uchiha Fugaku gritted his teeth, performing a backflip to dodge a rock spike fired from behind, while throwing several kunai to force back the Rock Fist attacking from the front.

Just then, a scream from a Konoha Chunin came from not far away.

"Ah—!"

Uchiha Fugaku's heart tightened. He caught a glimpse of that Chunin being trapped by Gantetsu's Earth Style, with most of his body buried in rock and blood pouring from his mouth.

"Bastard!"

Fury burned in Fugaku's eyes, but he knew he couldn't act impulsively now.

The Three-Tomoe Sharingan in his eyes spun faster, his brain rapidly calculating every possible way to break the deadlock.

But every plan required at least three to five minutes of stalling and the coordination of at least two people.

Yet now, he was isolated and without support.

Aburame Shibi was entangled by five Iwa-nin Chunin, his Kikaichū's effectiveness greatly reduced when dealing with the Iwa-nin's specially formulated powder; the other two Chunin were already one injured and one dead.

"Is it come to this..."

A flash of resolve crossed Uchiha Fugaku's eyes.

He prepared to pay a price to kill an elite Jonin, tear open a breakthrough, and retreat with Uchiha Jun.

This mission was surely a failure; with multiple elite Jonin and nearly the entire Explosion Release squad surrounding them, he had no chance of winning!

Boom—!!!

A deafening thunderclap came from the firmament.

Everyone still fighting couldn't help but look up.

They saw that the cumulonimbus clouds overhead had become as thick as a heavy quilt. Lightning flickered within the clouds, and electric arcs jumped and darted between them, emitting a heart-stopping crackling sound.

The air became heavy and oppressive, as if the entire world were shrouded by this thundercloud.

"This is..."

Fugaku's Sharingan captured a trace of abnormal chakra fluctuations within the clouds.

That was not naturally formed lightning!

Could it be!

"Jun?!..."

At the same time, on a towering cliff in the rock maze, Uchiha Jun stood at the very front.

Lightning Style chakra was being released from his entire body at an astonishing speed, forming a strange resonance with the thunderclouds in the sky.

"Almost there."

Uchiha Jun whispered to himself, then looked up at the panicked Iwa-nin below.

Behind him, Uchiha Hikari's figure appeared like a ghost, a glimmer of curiosity flashing in her Mangekyō Sharingan: "Is this the jutsu you mentioned?"

"Yeah, my first time using it in actual combat. I hope it shocks the field."

Uchiha Jun flexed his fingers, then took a deep breath. The chakra gathered around him had reached a state of saturation.

He raised his right hand, channeling Chidori toward the sky.

Hum—!!!

In an instant, the Lightning Style chakra within him acted like an invisible conductor, shooting straight into the sky and establishing a connection with the active lightning elements in the clouds!

"That is..."

Below, Gantetsu and Gari also felt the abnormal chakra fluctuations in the sky.

He looked up and saw the tiny figure on the cliff, his pupils constricting.

"What is that brat doing?!"

"Not good!" Gari also realized. "He wants to use a forbidden Lightning Style jutsu! Stop him!"

But it was too late.

Uchiha Jun's voice came from high above, like the judgment of a god:

"This jutsu is a lightning strike descending from the heavens."

"I am merely guiding this power toward you."

Before the words faded, the Chidori in Uchiha Jun's right hand slashed downward violently!

"The name of the jutsu is—"

"Kirin!"

"Come!"

Roar—

Accompanied by the force of the Lightning Style in his palm, a phantom lightning beast formed of pure electricity appeared before everyone's eyes within the dark clouds!

"Dissipate along with the thunder."

As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Jun's palm swung down fiercely.

Boom—!!!

A loud explosion, as if the heavens and earth were being torn apart!

A bolt of pale blue lightning, thicker than a water barrel, struck straight down from the nine heavens!

It was not ordinary Lightning Style, nor was it a ninjutsu condensed from human chakra, but pure natural force—guided, condensed, and shaped by Uchiha Jun's chakra into a roaring Kirin beast!

The Kirin opened its giant maw, carrying the momentum to destroy everything, and charged into the core area where the Iwa-nin were most densely packed!

"Earth Style: Mountain Fortress Earth Flow Wall—!"

Gantetsu's face turned pale, and he instinctively activated his strongest defensive ninjutsu.

Dozens of thick earth walls, over tens of meters high, rose from the ground, layered one after another, attempting to block the heavenly lightning.

But in the face of natural force, all of this was futile.

The Kirin struck the first earth wall—the wall shattered.

The second—it disintegrated.

The third, the fourth, the fifth... all the earth walls were smashed the moment they touched the lightning!

The lightning, like a hot knife through butter, submerged the entire Iwa-nin encirclement!

Boom—!!!

The massive explosion echoed through the valley, and the shockwave sent rocks, trees, and human bodies within hundreds of meters flying!

A giant crater with a diameter of over ten meters was blasted into the ground. The rocks at the bottom of the crater were melted by the high temperature, forming glass-like crystals.

Dozens of Iwa-nin were turned to ash in the lightning, not even having time to scream.

Although Gari and Gantetsu managed to barely avoid the core area of the lightning strike thanks to their elite Jonin strength.

The aftermath still left them severely wounded—Gari's left arm was grazed by the lightning, the entire limb charred black and the skin cracked; Gantetsu was sent flying by the shockwave, slamming into a boulder and vomiting blood.

Their chakra was all but exhausted!

The remaining Iwa-nin, having faced such overwhelming heavenly might, had completely lost their will to fight.

They sat paralyzed on the ground, looking at the young figure standing on the cliff, their eyes filled with terror.

The smoke and dust gradually dissipated.

Uchiha Jun slowly leaped down from the heights and landed on the ground, his robes fluttering in the wind.

He spoke calmly: "Clan Leader Fugaku, you can finish this."

Having just released Fire Style and Lightning Style ninjutsu, plus the consumption from using Kirin, he didn't want to waste too much more chakra, as he still had to impersonate Shimura Danzō to steal the kills later.

Uchiha Fugaku looked at the young man before him, a complex emotion rising in his heart.

Astonishment, gratification, and a faint trace of... awe.

"Well done, Jun."

Uchiha Fugaku patted Uchiha Jun on the shoulder, his voice carrying a hint of solemnity. "From today on, I will nominate you as an elder of the clan!"

Uchiha Jun turned back and smiled without speaking, his Three-Tomoe Sharingan shimmering in the sunset's afterglow.

In his mind, the system's notification sounded right on cue:

[Ding! Mission [Battle of Qionggu Ridge] completed!]

[Rating: S!]

[Rewards obtained: Copper Coin × 5,000,000, Ninja World Recruitment Scroll × 5, Random A-Rank Ninja Fragment × 5, A-Rank Mission Completion Count: +1 (Current 3/7), Gold Coin × 650]

[Current A-Rank Mission Completion Count: 3/7]

Uchiha Jun felt a slight joy in his heart, but he didn't show it, merely nodding.

"Captain, this place is not suitable for staying long. The reinforcements from Iwagakure might already be on their way."

"You are right."

Fugaku suppressed the shock in his heart and began directing the remaining squad members to assemble and retreat.

On the other side of the valley, Gari, wounded by the lightning strike, propped himself up with his only remaining right arm. He watched Uchiha Jun's retreating figure, his eyes filled with malice and killing intent.

"Konoha... Uchiha Clan..."

Gari murmured the two names, the flames of vengeance flickering in his eyes.

But at this moment, there was nothing he could do.

If Fugaku and the others had not been wary of the approaching Iwa-nin squad, they would likely have pressed their advantage and killed him long ago!

At last, the dark clouds over Qionggu Ridge began to disperse. Golden sunset light spilled through the gaps, shining upon the earth scorched black by lightning.

Everything fell silent.