Phoenix Sage Great Fireball!

This guy had learned the Great Fireball Technique?

Who had given him a Ninjutsu scroll?

Had someone from the Uchiha Clan helped him after he defeated three Genin and brought glory to the clan?

What a meddlesome fool.

But he could not have had the Fire Release scroll for long, a day at most.

He probably had not learned it yet.

Even if he had, he was dead last. He could probably only spit out a tiny fireball.

Perfect. His weakness would only highlight my strength.

Once Uchiha Fugaku thought of that, his smile brightened again.

"Hehe~ So you came to practice the Great Fireball Technique too. Did you see the huge fireball I just released? That was textbook-level. You can use it as a reference."

Uchiha Kurohane said with a fake smile.

"I saw it. Your Great Fireball was so huge. You're amazing."

Uchiha Mikoto caught the mockery in Uchiha Kurohane's tone. A clever gleam flashed through her eyes as she realized things were not so simple.

"Kurohane, let me see you release a Great Fireball too."

Uchiha Fugaku heard the sarcastic undertone in Uchiha Kurohane's voice. Suppressing his anger, he sneered.

"I want to see your Ninjutsu too. Make sure you give it everything you have. Don't come up with excuses about holding back or not being in top condition."

Uchiha Kurohane swaggered over to the lake and shook his head with a smile.

"My ninja way is to go all out. I never hold back."

Uchiha Fugaku crossed his arms and could not help smirking maliciously.

"Fine. Then use all your strength."

I'll let Mikoto see the difference between you and me!

Uchiha Kurohane formed hand seals with both hands. With a bang, four identical clones appeared beside him.

Uchiha Fugaku's expression instantly froze.

He was going to release a Great Fireball, so why make clones?

Clones could not use Ninjutsu, could they?

Uchiha Mikoto was quicker on the uptake than Uchiha Fugaku and immediately asked,

"Is that the Shadow Clone Technique?"

Uchiha Kurohane nodded slightly.

"Yes. I'm practicing releasing Great Fireballs simultaneously with Shadow Clones."

Using Shadow Clones to release Great Fireballs?

And four Shadow Clones at that?

Shock surged through Uchiha Fugaku's heart, and a bead of cold sweat rolled down his forehead.

As a genius of the Uchiha Clan, he naturally understood the advantages of using Shadow Clones to cast Ninjutsu.

But he understood the disadvantages even better.

Shadow Clones split the user's chakra evenly. Creating even one consumed an enormous amount of chakra.

For a fourteen-year-old child, learning the Shadow Clone Technique was completely meaningless.

Not to mention that he was only nine, and he had created four Shadow Clones at once?

His chakra had all been divided up. What kind of fireball could he possibly spit out?

He could only spit out Tadpoles!

Uchiha Fugaku covered his mouth, already unable to hold back his laughter.

Uchiha Mikoto raised her delicate brows and said admiringly,

"Amazing. I can only make one Shadow Clone. You made four times as many as I did!"

Seeing Uchiha Mikoto begin to admire Uchiha Kurohane, Uchiha Fugaku immediately explained,

"Every Shadow Clone splits the original body's chakra evenly. The more Shadow Clones you make, the less chakra each one has. That isn't impressive. That's reckless bravado!"

"Mikoto, after you make a Shadow Clone, you only use it to swing a sword. That does not consume much chakra, so you can use Shadow Clones to assist in battle. But he is using the Great Fireball Technique now. With that many Shadow Clones, he can't possibly use a Great Fireball."

Seeing how certain Uchiha Fugaku sounded, Uchiha Kurohane nearly burst out laughing.

He now possessed 31% Otsutsuki Clan bloodline, and with Kushina's chakra added on top, he had more chakra than many Jonin.

Combined with the chakra control abilities of Fugaku and Mito, releasing a Great Fireball was as easy as playing with clay.

Uchiha Kurohane rapidly formed hand seals and took a deep breath at the same time.

Hiss—

The air merged with his immense chakra in his throat, instantly turning scorching hot.

Feeling the burning heat in his throat, Uchiha Kurohane exhaled all the searing air in one breath.

Boom.

He spewed out a massive stream of flame that instantly formed a huge fireball over three meters in diameter.

No, his four Shadow Clones were releasing them at the same time as well. There were five enormous fireballs in total!

The five fireballs, each more than twice the size of a person, resembled miniature suns. Blazing with fierce flames, they radiated dazzling red light.

The entire night was illuminated in an instant.

The scorching heatwave forced Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Fugaku to take a step back.

It was their first time seeing such enormous fireballs, much less five unleashed at once. It was utterly unbelievable!

This was too outrageous!

This was no longer the Great Fireball Technique. This was the Phoenix Sage Great Fireball!

Both of them stared in disbelief, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

The five giant fireballs streaked across the lake at high speed, their scorching heat evaporating the water.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—

White mist soon spread across the lake's surface.

The fierce wind quickly scattered the mist, turning the entire lake into a vast expanse of white where nothing could be seen.

Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Fugaku were both dumbfounded by the sight. They were so shocked that they forgot to blink or breathe.

Before they could react, a massive explosion rang out in the distance.

BOOM!!!

The violent explosion sent towering waves surging upward.

Splash—!

All three people standing on the shore were drenched as if by a waterfall.

Smack!

Something struck Uchiha Fugaku on the head, and he immediately toppled to the ground.

Uchiha Mikoto's delicate nose twitched as she caught a burnt smell.

A charred fish had been blasted into the air and happened to land squarely on Fugaku's head.

Uchiha Fugaku looked at the charred fish in front of him, so shocked that his eyes truly seemed ready to pop out.

There were elemental counters in the world of the Hokage; water countered fire.

Fire Release could not display its power over the surface of a lake.

When Uchiha Fugaku's Great Fireball had exploded on the lake earlier, its explosive force had been greatly reduced, and its heat could not reach into the water.

It could not even warm the lake water.

But Uchiha Kurohane's Great Fireball could instantly cook the fish inside the lake.

That meant there was an enormous gap between the power of their Great Fireballs!

Uchiha Fugaku could not understand it at all.

He had created four Shadow Clones, so the chakra in his body should have been greatly reduced. Why could he release five fireballs that large?

And the fireballs had cooked fish inside the lake, which meant their temperature was extremely high.

Raising a fireball's temperature required powerful chakra control.

The reason Uchiha Fugaku was called a genius of the Uchiha Clan was precisely because he possessed exceptional chakra control.

But even he could not do that. Why could a dead last manage it?

Besides, Uchiha Fugaku had practiced the Great Fireball for many years. Only through repeated practice had he become able to release such a powerful Great Fireball so easily.

But Uchiha Kurohane had only studied the Great Fireball for one day. What gave him the right to make four Shadow Clones release Great Fireballs at the same time?

The more Uchiha Fugaku thought about it, the less he could understand. He even thought he had fallen under Genjutsu.

Uchiha Mikoto bounced around like a little rabbit, clapping her hands excitedly.

"Kurohane, you're incredible! You're the most amazing person I've ever seen!"

Lying on the ground, Fugaku saw the admiration radiating from Uchiha Mikoto's eyes as she looked at Uchiha Kurohane, and he became certain in his heart.

This was not Genjutsu. It was only a dream...