Rasengan, Chidori!

"Don't be in such a rush; the good show has only just begun!"

However, Uchiha Jin, standing to the side, was clearly prepared. He pressed a hand onto Shisui's slightly trembling shoulder, his face wearing a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes as he said gently.

"Jin, what exactly are you trying to do!"

Uchiha Shisui's brow was furrowed so deeply it looked like a pleated fan. If not for his years of experience in the Anbu keeping him composed, he likely would have already forced his way out of the clan grounds.

But if he did that...

Uchiha Shisui glanced at Uchiha Jin beside him, feeling the large hand on his shoulder that made no move to restrain him, and an inexplicable sense of dread rose within him.

He really is a madman!

Feeling miserable, Uchiha Shisui closed his eyes in pain, realizing that everything before him was nothing more than Uchiha Jin's overt scheme.

If he left things be, the Uchiha Clan, with its growing strength, would naturally head down the path of an armed coup led by the Radical Faction.

But if he were to force his way out now to report to the Hokage Building, such an abrupt action would give Uchiha Jin more than enough ammunition to twist the truth.

Right now, the entire elite force of the Uchiha Clan was gathered here, while the outside world was not truly prepared to respond...

No!

Regardless of who won or lost in the end, this was not what Shisui wanted to see.

"Jin, do you really have to do this!"

There was a hint of a sob in Uchiha Shisui's voice, his gaze filled with pleading as he looked at Uchiha Jin.

"What a pity, I thought I could save myself some trouble!"

Uchiha Jin responded with a disdainful sneer, then gestured with his chin toward the arena in front of them, smiling.

"Rest easy. While I wouldn't mind going to war with those pieces of trash immediately, now is clearly not the right time..."

Having said that, Uchiha Jin feigned a helpless sigh and muttered a complaint toward the direction of the main dais.

"If only I were the clan head!"

Hm!

Uchiha Shisui felt a jolt of clarity at these words, followed by a wave of lingering fear.

That was right!

As long as he didn't force his way out of the Uchiha grounds now, Uchiha Jin had no excuse to stir up trouble.

Even if the Uchiha Clan's strength increased significantly, leading to the Radical Faction gaining the upper hand, launching a coup was not something that could be done overnight.

Besides.

Uchiha Fugaku was still the head of the clan. If he, as the leader of the Moderate Faction, refused to defect, it would surely be enough to drag things out for a long time.

With that time to prepare, the Third Hokage would surely have a better way to respond.

That's it.

A sharp glint flashed in Uchiha Shisui's eyes, and his restless heart gradually calmed. What he needed to do now was to closely monitor the development of the event and provide a more comprehensive report the moment it concluded.

"Foolish Shisui!"

Uchiha Jin didn't even need to guess; with all his thoughts written clearly on his face, how could Shisui possibly escape his notice?

Hmph!

Uchiha Jin let out a disdainful snort, inwardly lamenting how exhausting it was to communicate with an idiot who only had strength. He then turned his gaze back to the two people facing off in the Jonin group.

"Habara, Senya, I'm counting on you!"

"Yes!"

On the Jonin arena, Uchiha Habara and Uchiha Senya bowed toward Uchiha Jin in unison, then quickly retreated to opposite sides of the stage to face each other.

"Everyone, pay attention!"

Uchiha Jin waved his hand, pointing toward the Jonin arena, and pairs of scarlet Sharingan converged upon it.

Light!

Blinding, intense light!

A screech!

It sounded like the shrieks of a thousand birds, instantly shattering the silence of the previously quiet assembly hall.

What was that?

Whether it was the many Uchiha clansmen present or the elders and the clan head on the dais, everyone was staring intently at the unfolding scene on the arena.

"Could it be!"

Uchiha Shisui had been confused at first, but as the increasingly familiar sensation welled up in his heart, he finally realized what the two on the stage were doing!

"Chidori: Ox, Rabbit, Monkey!"

"Rasengan!"

In a mere instant, a sphere of chakra energy condensed in Uchiha Senya's hand, accompanied by endless flames that surged forward like a rocket.

On the other side of the arena, Uchiha Habara had long been waiting in battle readiness. His right hand was covered in constantly flickering arcs of electricity, and within the gathering mass of lightning-natured chakra, it sounded as if a thousand fierce birds were chirping in unison, the noise spreading wider and wider.

The moment Uchiha Senya set off, Uchiha Habara likewise lunged forward, his eyes filled with excitement and resolve.

BOOM!

Without a moment's hesitation, the instant the Rasengan and Chidori collided, the two experienced Uchiha elite jonin simultaneously used the Body Flicker technique to retreat.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Three shuriken from the front and three from behind suddenly collided in mid-air. The crisp, resonant sound of metal striking metal echoed through the night breeze, and accompanied by fleeting sparks, the six shuriken fell limply toward the ground.

Uchiha Style: Throwing Technique!

This was a unique throwing art of the Uchiha clan that could only be utilized in conjunction with the Sharingan; it was no common street-level technique, and even ordinary jonin would need to handle it with caution.

Yet, in this duel between two Uchiha elite jonin, it served as nothing more than a basic probing maneuver.

"Uchiha Style: Gale Sword."

"Uchiha Style: Sword Leap Flame."

Uchiha Habara and Uchiha Senya, who had briefly vanished from the arena, reappeared. The surprise attack had been merely a smokescreen; the true lethal blow lay in the kunai hidden beneath the flames and the gale!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Accompanied by another series of splashing sparks, the figures of Uchiha Habara and Uchiha Senya flashed rapidly across the arena. Despite being a brutal struggle between life and death, it revealed an exceptionally magnificent beauty.

It could be said that in this brief moment, the exquisite and mysterious combat techniques of the Uchiha Clan were displayed without reservation by Uchiha Habara and Uchiha Senya.

Such an intense and brilliant opening to the battle naturally made the present Uchiha clansmen feel their blood boiling, as the warlike factors inherent in their bloodline were thoroughly activated.

Precisely because of this, the Rasengan and Chidori secret techniques that Uchiha Habara and Uchiha Senya had deliberately slowed down to charge at the start of the fight were etched even more deeply into the minds of every Uchiha present.

"That is the Fourth Hokage's Rasengan, and the lightning-style ninjutsu developed by Hatake Kakashi... Chidori..."

Uchiha Shisui was also filled with shock. Known as Body Flicker Shisui, he realized even more clearly the significance these two ninjutsu held for the Uchiha Clan.

The village is in danger!