Fierce Battle! Root Member

The Root organization knew every detail about everyone in the Uchiha clan.

Yet, Uchiha Ye had emerged as an unexpected variable.

Such an oversight was absolutely fatal.

He signaled the other Root members with his eyes to close in and attack immediately.

A dangerous individual like this could not be left alive!

Otherwise, he would inevitably interfere with Lord Danzo's plans.

"What? Surprised?"

At these words, Uchiha Ye grinned, and his scorching fist erupted with a terrifying wave of magma that surged directly toward the Flower-Mask Root member before him.

The Flower-Mask Root member's eyes narrowed as he retreated in a flash, but a large chunk of flesh on his arm was still incinerated, forcing a muffled groan of pain from his lips.

"Don't get cocky, brat!!"

A roar came from behind Uchiha Ye: "Ninja Art: Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"

The attack, falling like a torrential downpour, gave him no chance to react as it pierced through Uchiha Ye's body.

"Heh, brat, do you know..."

Seeing this, the Cat-Mask Root member who had launched the sneak attack hadn't even finished his smug laugh before the joy in his eyes suddenly froze.

Uchiha Ye had turned his body into magma once again, ignoring the shuriken attack.

"Damn it, he dodged it again!"

The Cat-Mask Root member gritted his teeth in frustration, thinking, Does this mean this move can ignore conventional attacks?

No wonder the previous shuriken and Fire Style attacks didn't harm him.

He prepared to retreat immediately.

This intelligence was vital and needed to be relayed to the others.

Seeing this, the Fox-Mask Root member in the distance immediately moved to provide cover: "Fire Style..."

"Trying to pass on intel? Hmph, keep dreaming!"

Under the combined insight of his Observation Haki and Sharingan, he saw every emotion and subtle movement of the group with perfect clarity.

He would not let the Cat-Mask Root member succeed!

He raised his hand and blasted out a massive cluster of scorching magma: "Meteor Fire Rain," which rained down to cover both of them.

The Fox-Mask Root member was forced to retreat, his hand seals interrupted.

As for the Cat-Mask Root member, he was practically a sitting duck in mid-air, with no possibility of escaping unscathed.

"Ah!!!"

With a single scream, his right arm was melted clean off by the lava, and his chest was blasted inward, his flesh scorched to a charred black.

"Dog-Biting Crimson Lotus!!"

"Great Eruption!"

Uchiha Ye pressed his advantage, launching both attacks simultaneously.

The destructive blow of the Great Eruption swallowed the Cat-Mask Root member whole.

The Dog-Biting Crimson Lotus, focused on high-speed pursuit, bore down directly on the retreating Fox-Mask Root member.

"Oh no!"

The Fox-Mask Root member had just landed when he faced the incoming strike, his pupils shrinking to pinpricks in terror: "It's too late!"

"Ah!!!"

The terrifyingly hot lava dog head opened its maw, swallowed him whole, and incinerated him into nothingness.

"Damn it!!!"

Watching two more of their comrades vanish in an instant, the remaining three Root members' gazes turned even more frigid.

"Is this guy really only thirteen?"

"Damn it, he's so young, so why is his perception so sharp? He actually predicted our movements in advance!"

The Flower-Mask Root member's high-speed lightning blade technique, which should have been so tricky that even a Sharingan would struggle to track it, had been easily seen through by Uchiha Ye.

Furthermore, the landing spot where the Fox-Mask Root member had retreated to was also predicted by Uchiha Ye in advance.

As a result, he had no chance to react to the attack and could only despair as he met his end at his hands.

And that wasn't all!

Judging by how he had repeatedly used that strange ability to become immune to attacks, his reaction speed was clearly extraordinary as well.

Most importantly!

He acted with decisive ruthlessness, seizing the momentum to take out both the Flower-Mask and Fox-Mask members to lighten the pressure on himself.

Was this the kind of tactical insight a thirteen-year-old brat should possess?

Even the jonin of the village could not possibly be this formidable.

"Kid, you're too careless!"

Just then, an incredibly cold voice came from behind Uchiha Ye.

A Flower-Mask Root member suddenly appeared: "Since other attacks are ineffective, what about Water Style, which restrains heat-based attacks? Let's see how you turn into magma to dodge this time!"

He puffed out his cheeks and spat out a water jet with immense piercing power: "Water Style: Water Severing Wave!"

"Nice!"

The other three Root members couldn't help but cheer with delight at the sight.

However!

Facing this strike from such close range, Uchiha Ye smiled mockingly: "Good idea, but unfortunately... it's useless!"

He allowed his body to turn into magma, creating a massive void that let the Flower-Mask Root member's attack pass through completely.

"What?"

The Flower-Mask Root member's pupils shrank violently at the sight: "It can do that too?"

It was already too late to retreat.

"Hellhound!"

A scorching arm powerfully pierced through his chest, the intense heat instantly incinerating his internal organs.

"Ugh!"

The Flower-Mask Root member spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed, his eyes filled with unwillingness.

"How is this possible!"

Watching this scene, the remaining three Root members were struck with horror: "Is this guy's predictive ability too terrifying?"

Even a surprise attack using an elementally superior Water Style had been predicted.

Could they really deal with an enemy like this?

"Now, there are three of you left!"

Catching his breath, Uchiha Ye grinned: "Let's end this quickly!"

These three were the weakest, so they would be the fastest to finish off.

With that, he instantly rushed in front of the trio.

The three retreated immediately, not daring to face his edge head-on.

At the same time, they hurriedly unleashed ninjutsu to stop Uchiha Ye from continuing his pursuit.

"Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique!"

"Ninja Art: Rain of Senbon!"

"Wind Style: Wind Cutter Technique!"

Dense attacks came rushing toward him, but Uchiha Ye elementalized once more, his own attack fully locked onto the three: "Lava Scorch Shot!"

Boom!

The ground beneath the three suddenly cracked open, and three scorching red pillars of magma erupted, swallowing the trio before they could even land.

"Ah!!!"

Even though Uchiha Ye had not yet developed the temperature of his magma to Sakazuki's level of 1,600 degrees.

But a high temperature of 650 degrees was enough to incinerate most enemies.

In just a second or two, the three were completely annihilated.

"Haa..."

"Haa..."

Uchiha Ye was very satisfied with his performance just now. After catching his breath, his gaze sharpened as he mobilized all his power: "Great Eruption!"

Within his Observation Haki's range, an Anbu squad was already rushing toward the sound.

Boom!

An unprecedentedly massive magma fist shattered the sensory barrier of Konoha with a thunderous explosion.

"Whoosh!"

Without a moment's hesitation, he immediately dashed out of the gate.

Barely two seconds after he rushed out, the Anbu squad arrived at the gate.

Boom!

At that very moment, a heaven-shaking red light suddenly lit up within Konoha, and a shocking commotion echoed throughout the village.

Uchiha Ye immediately received the information from his Shadow Clone.

The commotion just now was exactly what his Shadow Clone, locked in a fierce battle with Uchiha Obito, had caused.

"What a headache. To make an enemy of someone on Uchiha Obito's level right from the start—the days ahead are going to be difficult."

Even though Uchiha Obito had not yet obtained the Rinnegan, his strength was likely already around the level of the Five Kage.

This time, relying on his Shadow Clone and the elemental intangibility of the Magma-Magma Fruit, he had barely managed to hold his own against Uchiha Obito.

But next time, that might not be the case.

He needed to become stronger, and fast!