Itachi was curious. What kind of gem was this?
He took out the gem and examined it closely.
He saw a flame pattern on its surface, and a tremendous amount of chakra surged within it.
As soon as the gem came out of the Blind Box, the temperature around them rose sharply.
The heat burned Itachi's hand, so he immediately tore off a corner of his clothes and used the fabric to hold the gem.
"Hiss!"
"It doesn't look like an ordinary object!"
"We can feel the Heat Wave even down here!"
"Do you feel that? That tremendous chakra is a little frightening!"
Zhou Cheng raised an eyebrow. What a shame. If I could get a reward this time, it would definitely be something incredible!
"This is a Fire Stone. It contains a tremendous amount of Fire Style chakra. Absorbing it once can raise the temperature of your Fire Release Ninjutsu by 500 degrees."
"It can be used ten times in total!"
"Hiss!"
Raising the temperature of Fire Release Ninjutsu was basically the same as increasing its power, wasn't it?
A full 500 degrees! That wasn't a minor boost; it was a huge increase!
Itachi's eyes lit up. This was a fine stone. If his opponent didn't know about it, absorbing the chakra just once could decide the battle.
Little Sasuke waved his little fists, his face beaming with a smile. Of course, he was happiest when his big brother got stronger.
Shisui smiled too. Itachi had been lucky both times today. The rewards weren't direct upgrades, but they were thousands of times better than ordinary items.
The anticipation on Kakashi and Tsunade's faces grew even stronger as they looked forward to the rewards their own boxes might contain.
Still, could he withstand my attack?
"Next!"
Zhou Cheng's eyes fell on Shisui. Please, open Susanoo!
Itachi stepped off the platform and slapped hands with Shisui as he climbed onto it.
Shisui walked to a spot not far from Zhou Cheng, anticipation on his face.
He hoped he'd be lucky too, and wouldn't get something useless like yesterday's Detoxification Pill.
"Senior, we meet again!"
Zhou Cheng smiled faintly. Go ahead and show me what you've got!
"Should I hold back again today?"
Shisui froze, looking a little awkward.
Holding back really was an insult to his senior.
Maybe in his eyes, I'm just a child who'll never grow up.
It's like an adult fighting a child. No matter what the child does, it'll all seem childish to the adult.
But this is Susanoo, the Sharingan's ultimate form. Can Senior withstand it?
Seeing Zhou Cheng still smiling calmly, Shisui gritted his teeth and activated his Sharingan in an instant.
Then the Three Tomoe transformed into a shuriken pattern.
"Kotoamatsukami—Radiance!"
Brilliant golden light burst from Shisui's right eye. The scenery before Zhou Cheng shifted, and he found himself in another dimension.
A crimson full moon hung in the sky, bearing the shuriken pattern of Shisui's Mangekyo.
"Here, I can rule over everything!"
"No power can resist this genjutsu!"
Zhou Cheng continued to smile calmly. Kid, you're still too green!
The one who entered the genjutsu dimension was a person's spiritual body.
Zhou Cheng felt his spiritual body being pulled and torn apart by some force.
When the spiritual body shattered, a person's mind collapsed. At best, they'd become an idiot; at worst, they'd die on the spot!
[Psychic damage detected] [Damage transferred to shield]
The next second, Zhou Cheng returned to reality, completely unharmed as he stood on the platform.
Shisui was left staring in stunned silence, unable to recover for a long time.
This was my strongest genjutsu apart from Kotoamatsukami!
And it didn't hurt him at all?
As expected of Senior. Any ability must seem like child's play to him!
-11258.
[Damage dealt: 11258.] [Shield HP remaining: 9,999,999,958,562] [Damage rank: Purple.] [Received a Purple Blind Box.]
Whoa!
Everyone was startled by the damage Shisui's genjutsu had inflicted.
Judging by the damage dealt at the various ranks so far, anything above 10,000 meant strength beyond that of an Elite Jonin.
They looked at Shisui's young face and felt a chill run down their spines.
A sixteen-year-old on the verge of Kage Level?
And he was a member of the Uchiha Clan, no less.
Well, now the pressure was on Hidden Leaf.
Kakashi felt the pressure bearing down on him.
Shisui Uchiha!
A formidable opponent!
Tsunade furrowed her brows. Of all people, a genius like this had to be an Uchiha.
Given the current conflict between the Uchiha and the village, there was no way it could be resolved peacefully.
Now that they had a powerhouse on the verge of Kage Level, the Uchiha leadership would be grinning from ear to ear.
I wonder if the old man has heard about this. Has he sent anyone to take a look?
She stared intently at Zhou Cheng. Just what was this guy's strength? He kept producing one treasure after another.
On the platform, Zhou Cheng could barely keep his grin down.
Finally, finally, someone had dealt Purple damage!
What would he get from the box?
"Heh, not bad!"
"You've met my minimum standard!"
"That's also the highest damage record so far!"
Everyone wanted to go up and slap him twice.
What the hell? 10,000 damage, on the verge of Kage Level, and that only meets your minimum standard?
Is that something a sane person would say?
The three brothers all wore expressions that said they'd expected as much.
As expected, Senior Zhou Cheng was terrifyingly strong.
His apparent Genin-level strength was just a façade.
He was playing the fool while hiding his true strength. Anyone stupid enough to offend him would be in for a nasty surprise.
Tsunade curled her lip. Is that so? Dare to take one punch from my monstrous strength?
"Phew!"
Shisui let out a long breath. This was the highest-rank Blind Box so far.
What could be inside?
Shisui carefully opened the Blind Box.
A golden orb of light lay inside.
[Mental Energy] [Contains an enormous amount of mental energy] [Once fused, it can greatly increase mental strength] [Host received a critical reward: Psychic ability from the Pokemon World] [Can influence objective reality through a special kind of consciousness in the brain]
The golden orb shot straight into Shisui's forehead.
Everyone present stood frozen. What was happening? That orb could move on its own!
"Shisui, are you okay?"
Even though Sasuke trusted Zhou Cheng completely, worry still showed on his face.
Fear of the unknown was instinctive for humans.
Itachi was the same. He prepared to jump onto the platform.
Shisui looked at Zhou Cheng in confusion, seeking an explanation.
"That's a tremendous amount of mental energy."
"As long as you can absorb it, your mental strength will increase greatly, which will in turn affect all your abilities."
"For example, your reaction speed and perception range."
Zhou Cheng paused. Shisui would grow into the greatest genjutsu user in the Ninja World.
"And genjutsu!"
Then blue light shone in Zhou Cheng's eyes. Time for me to show off:
"Once your mental strength reaches a certain level, you can influence objective reality, just like this!"
Zhou Cheng reached out toward Shisui from a distance, and an invisible force bound him.
Zhou Cheng raised his palm, and Shisui's body lifted off the platform and floated in midair.
Zhou Cheng beckoned, and Shisui flew toward him.
Shisui struggled desperately in terror, but it did no good.
Whoa!
The crowd around the platform erupted once more.
What kind of ninjutsu was this?
They'd never heard of it, never seen it!
Could you really do something like that with sufficiently powerful mental strength?
Sasuke, Itachi, and Kakashi all stood frozen, their scalps tingling!
If Zhou Cheng were their enemy, there'd be no point fighting. He could control them with a wave of his hand, and even someone as strong as Shisui couldn't break free.
Truly terrifying!
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