First Battle! A Test from Itachi

With a ferocious expression, he rapidly formed hand seals: "Fire Style..."

Seeing this, Uchiha Ye's eyes turned cold: "You brought this upon yourself, so don't blame me!"

Did he really think Uchiha Ye was a pushover?

"Genjutsu: Binding Technique!"

This was the only genjutsu passed down by his parents in this body.

When cast with the Sharingan, its power was undoubtedly even greater.

"Two-Tomoe? Genjutsu?!!"

Uchiha Tensho's eyes widened in horror, but his body was already completely unable to move.

Looking at the cold-faced Uchiha Ye, he shouted in disbelief: "Impossible! How could a piece of trash like you possess a Two-Tomoe Sharingan?!!"

To awaken the eyes before the age of ten was already the mark of a genius.

Let alone having two-tomoe in both eyes!

That was the mark of a peerless prodigy!

He could not believe that the Uchiha Ye before him could be such a genius.

"Hmph, there is still much you don't know!!"

Uchiha Ye let out a cold snort, his killing intent biting: "Die!"

Since this place was remote, it wouldn't attract any attention at all.

As he spoke, his body began to turn red, and magma bubbled forth, transforming into a heaven-shaking punch: "Great Eruption!!!"

Boom!

The surrounding air seemed to be scorched away in an instant, and the terrifying magma fist completely swallowed him.

"Ah!"

"No!!!"

With only a single miserable wail, Uchiha Tensho was completely annihilated within the magma.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

Uchiha Ye spat out several fireballs to erase the traces on the ground.

Since there was no evidence left, he would have reasons to clear his name no matter how much they suspected him.

After easing the discomfort brought on by his first time killing someone, Uchiha Ye arrived at the Nanga River and began his daily training.

A week later!

It was dusk, the time to return home, but Uchiha Ye encountered an uninvited guest on the way.

"Itachi, is something the matter?"

Looking at Uchiha Itachi appearing before him, Uchiha Ye asked, his heart feeling a slight chill.

He knew, of course, that Uchiha Tensho's death would attract attention.

But he hadn't expected Uchiha Itachi to be the one to come.

"You know about Uchiha Tensho being missing for a week, right?"

Uchiha Ye replied: "I know!"

Uchiha Itachi: "There has been no trace of him until today, and now the elders suspect he is dead."

"And on the day he went missing, it is said he came to see you, so..."

His gaze locked onto Uchiha Ye: "I suspect you are the culprit!"

Hearing this, Uchiha Ye's heart tightened, but he helplessly spread his hands and said: "Uchiha Tensho is someone who can fight a Special Jonin; I struggle even against a Chunin, how could I kill him?"

Uchiha Itachi replied calmly: "No, I don't think your strength is limited to that. So, I want to verify it myself."

"I hope you will use your full strength to fight me; otherwise, I'm afraid your suspicion will be hard to clear."

Hearing this, Uchiha Ye's eyes couldn't help but burn with fervor: "Fine, then here I come!"

Fighting such a strong opponent was a rare opportunity.

Of course, he could not activate his Two-Tomoe Sharingan!

With a flash of Body Flicker, he rushed in front of Uchiha Itachi, swinging his sharp kunai: "Uchiha Swordsmanship!"

With a tearing sound, Uchiha Itachi before him was unable to dodge in time and his body was shredded.

Uchiha Ye felt no joy upon seeing this.

As expected!

Uchiha Itachi immediately turned into a flock of crows, swarming toward him to disrupt his vision.

Uchiha Ye's eyes spun rapidly, not daring to miss a single detail.

Suddenly!

Uchiha Itachi emerged from the crows behind him, forming hand seals before exhaling a terrifying torrent of flame: "Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

It was as if the sun had fallen from the sky; facing such a scorching and concentrated fireball at close range, Uchiha Ye felt as though his very body were melting.

As expected of the genius Uchiha Itachi, he's truly formidable—he's even mastered the nature transformation of Fire Style!

Even as he marveled, there was no time to dodge, and he was engulfed by the flames.

The terrifying fireball slammed heavily into the forest, tearing through the earth and snapping several large trees before finally coming to a halt.

The spot where Uchiha Ye had been standing was now empty, as if he had been consumed by the sea of fire.

"Such incredible speed!"

Uchiha Itachi suddenly exclaimed in admiration, leaping forward to throw a punch into the empty space ahead.

The next instant, Uchiha Ye appeared!

The scorching strike of the fireball had clearly caused him no harm.

Facing Uchiha Itachi's fist, which was already inches away, he seemed to have been prepared.

He shielded his head with both hands, only to be sent flying back by the heavy blow.

Yet, even as he was knocked backward, he launched several kunai to hinder Uchiha Itachi's pursuit.

Twisting his body in mid-air, he kicked off a large tree behind him and lunged toward Uchiha Itachi, forming hand seals as he moved: "Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

Though not as scorching or massive as Uchiha Itachi's, it possessed a power all its own.

Uchiha Itachi retreated in haste, but Uchiha Ye was already upon him, closing the distance with a sweeping kick.

Uchiha Itachi jumped high into the air immediately, then followed up with a flying kick that sent the pursuing Uchiha Ye tumbling away.

He then vanished in a flicker of movement, disappearing just before the fireball Uchiha Ye had released could reach him.

Boom!

The fireball exploded, leaving a scorched crater in the ground.

Uchiha Ye was just preparing to stand up when a phantom flicker appeared before him; Uchiha Itachi had struck again.

He held a kunai against the center of Uchiha Ye's brow and declared the result: "It's over!"

Uchiha Ye immediately raised his hands in surrender: "I lost."

"As expected of Itachi, you're truly too strong. I'm no match for you at all!"

Hearing this, Uchiha Itachi sheathed his kunai and said calmly: "You're too kind."

With that, he said to Uchiha Ye, who was his own age: "Very well, I have a general understanding of your strength. I will report this battle truthfully and await the decision of the elders and the clan head!"

From the probing just now, he was certain that the strength Uchiha Ye had displayed was his absolute limit.

Although it differed slightly from what he had expected, it wasn't by much.

A person with only the level of a Chunin could not possibly have taken down Uchiha Tensho, who possessed strength comparable to a Special Jonin.

"I've troubled you," Uchiha Ye said, feeling a slight sense of relief in his heart.

Thank goodness no flaws were detected.

Soon enough, the results regarding Uchiha Tensho's disappearance were released.

It had nothing to do with Uchiha Ye!

The elders of the Uchiha clan did not believe that Uchiha Ye had the ability to kill a powerhouse like Uchiha Tensho.

Instead, they pointed the finger of suspicion at the upper echelons of Konoha.

The Konoha leadership was somewhat displeased by this, especially the primary suspect—Shimura Danzo.

To be blamed for no reason—did he have no reputation to maintain?

"Damn Uchiha, just you wait!"

He would make the Uchiha clan pay the price for slandering him!

Meanwhile, Uchiha Ye, having distanced himself from the matter, happily continued his arduous training in peace.

And so, a month passed.

Over the past month, the voices within the Uchiha clan calling for rebellion and the seizure of power had grown increasingly loud.

Eventually, it reached a point where even Uchiha Fugaku could no longer suppress them.

"The night of the clan's annihilation has arrived," Uchiha Ye murmured, taking a deep breath as he looked up at the bright moonlight in the sky.

Just half an hour ago, the Uchiha clan had held their final meeting.

They planned to use Uchiha Itachi's genjutsu abilities to quickly control the Konoha leadership, launch a bloodless revolution, and overturn the Uchiha clan's status.