His face twisted with fury as he rapidly formed hand seals. "Fire Style..."
Seeing this, Uchiha Ye's eyes turned cold. "You brought this on yourself. Don't blame me!"
Did he really think Uchiha Ye was a pushover?
"Genjutsu: Binding Technique!"
It was the only genjutsu his parents had passed down to him.
Used with the Sharingan, it was undoubtedly much more powerful.
"Two-Tomoe Sharingan? A genjutsu?!"
Uchiha Tensho's eyes widened in horror, but his body had already become completely immobile.
Staring at Uchiha Ye's cold expression, he shouted in disbelief, "Impossible! How could a loser like you have a Two-Tomoe Sharingan in both eyes?!"
Awakening the Sharingan before the age of ten was already a mark of genius.
And both eyes had to possess two tomoe!
That made him an unparalleled prodigy!
He couldn't believe the Uchiha Ye standing before him could be such a genius.
"Hmph, there's a lot you don't know!"
Uchiha Ye gave a cold snort, his killing intent sharp. "Die!"
The area was so secluded that no one would pay it any attention.
As he spoke, his body began to turn red, then magma bubbled out of him, forming a devastating punch. "Great Eruption!"
Boom!
The surrounding air seemed to be scorched away in an instant as the terrifying magma fist completely engulfed him.
"Ah!"
"No!"
With a single, agonized scream, Uchiha Tensho was utterly consumed by the magma.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
Uchiha Ye spat out several fireballs, erasing the traces on the ground.
There was no evidence left, so even if anyone suspected him, he had an excuse to clear his name.
After waiting for the discomfort of killing someone for the first time to subside, Uchiha Ye went to the Naka River and began his daily training.
One week later!
As dusk fell and he headed home, Uchiha Ye encountered an unwelcome visitor along the way.
"Itachi, what is it?"
Looking at Uchiha Itachi standing before him, Uchiha Ye asked, his heart tightening.
He knew Uchiha Tensho's death would draw attention.
He just hadn't expected Itachi to be the one to come.
"You know Uchiha Tensho has been missing for a week, right?"
Uchiha Ye replied, "I do."
Uchiha Itachi continued, "There's still no trace of him. The elders now suspect he's dead."
"Apparently, he came here the day he disappeared, so..."
He stared intently at Uchiha Ye. "I suspect you're the culprit!"
Hearing this, Uchiha Ye's heart tightened, but he spread his hands helplessly. "Uchiha Tensho could fight a Special Jonin. I'd struggle against a Chunin. How could I kill him?"
Uchiha Itachi calmly replied, "No, I don't think your strength is limited to that. So I'll verify it myself."
"I want you to fight me with everything you've got. Otherwise, it'll be hard to clear you of suspicion."
Uchiha Ye's eyes lit up at this. "All right, here I come!"
A chance to fight someone this strong was rare.
Of course, he couldn't activate his Two-Tomoe Sharingan!
With a flicker, he rushed toward Uchiha Itachi, slashing with his kunai. "Uchiha Swordsmanship!"
With a tearing sound, Uchiha Itachi in front of him failed to dodge and was cut apart.
Uchiha Ye felt no joy at the sight.
Just as he'd expected!
Uchiha Itachi immediately turned into a flock of crows that swarmed toward him, trying to disrupt his vision.
Uchiha Ye's eyes spun rapidly as he watched for every detail.
Suddenly!
Uchiha Itachi emerged from the crows behind him, formed hand seals, and unleashed a terrifying blaze. "Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
It was like the sun had fallen from the sky. Face-to-face with a fireball so hot and concentrated, Uchiha Ye felt as if his body were melting.
"As expected of the genius Uchiha Itachi. He's incredibly strong—he's even mastered shape transformation with Fire Style!"
As he marveled at this, he was swallowed by the flames before he could dodge.
The terrifying fireball slammed into the forest, tearing up the earth and snapping several trees before finally stopping.
Uchiha Ye had vanished from where he'd stood, seemingly lost in the flames.
"What incredible speed!"
Uchiha Itachi suddenly exclaimed in admiration. He leaped forward and punched the space ahead of him.
The next instant, Uchiha Ye appeared!
That scorching fireball attack had clearly done him no harm.
He seemed to have anticipated Uchiha Itachi's fist, which was already closing in on him.
He raised both arms to shield his head and was sent flying by the heavy blow.
But as he flew backward, he fired several kunai to stop Uchiha Itachi from pursuing him.
Then he twisted in midair, planted a heavy foot against a tree behind him, and charged back at Uchiha Itachi. At the same time, he formed hand seals. "Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
It wasn't as large or scorching as Uchiha Itachi's fireball, but it still had its own force.
Uchiha Itachi quickly retreated, but Uchiha Ye had already appeared behind him and swept in with a kick.
Uchiha Itachi immediately leaped high, then drove his foot into Uchiha Ye and sent him flying as he tried to press the attack.
Then he flickered out of sight just before Uchiha Ye's fireball reached him.
Boom!
The fireball exploded, leaving a small scorched crater in the ground.
Uchiha Ye had been kicked away and was about to get up when a blur flashed before his eyes. Uchiha Itachi attacked again.
He held a kunai against Uchiha Ye's forehead and announced the outcome. "It's over!"
Uchiha Ye immediately raised his hands in surrender. "I lose."
"As expected of you, Itachi. You're incredibly strong. I'm no match for you!"
Uchiha Itachi put away his kunai and replied calmly, "You flatter me."
Then he spoke to Uchiha Ye, who was the same age as him. "All right, I have a general idea of your abilities now. I'll report this fight accurately and leave the decision to the elders and the clan head."
From their exchange, he was sure that Uchiha Ye had shown him everything he could do.
It was somewhat different from what he'd heard.
But not by much!
Someone with only about a Chunin's strength couldn't have killed Uchiha Tensho, who was on par with a Special Jonin.
"Sorry for the trouble!"
Uchiha Ye said, feeling relieved.
Fortunately, Itachi hadn't spotted any flaws.
Soon!
The result of Uchiha Tensho's disappearance came out.
It had nothing to do with Uchiha Ye!
The Uchiha Clan elders didn't think Uchiha Ye was capable of killing someone as powerful as Uchiha Tensho, either.
Instead, they turned their suspicions toward the Konoha High Command.
The Konoha High Command wasn't exactly pleased about it.
Especially the chief suspect—Shimura Danzō.
Being blamed out of nowhere—didn't he have any pride?
"Damn Uchiha, just you wait!"
He would make the Uchiha Clan pay for slandering him!
Meanwhile, Uchiha Ye, safely out of the matter, was happy to keep training hard in peace.
A month passed just like that.
Over the past month,
rumors of an internal Uchiha coup and power struggle had grown louder and louder.
In the end, things reached a point even Uchiha Fugaku could no longer suppress.
"The Uchiha Clan Downfall Night is here!"
Looking at the bright moon in the sky, Uchiha Ye couldn't help taking a deep breath.
Just half an hour earlier, the Uchiha Clan had held its final meeting.
They would use Uchiha Itachi's genjutsu to quickly control the Konoha High Command and carry out a bloodless revolution, overturning the Uchiha Clan's position.
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