Kotoamatsukami - Radiance, Purple Damage!

Itachi was somewhat curious; what kind of gemstone was this?

He took out the gemstone and examined it closely.

He saw that it was patterned with flames, and within it surged a massive amount of chakra.

As soon as the gemstone left the blind box, the surrounding temperature rose sharply.

Itachi's hand stung from the heat, forcing him to immediately tear off a corner of his clothing to hold the gemstone through the fabric.

Hiss!

"That doesn't look like an ordinary object!"

"I can feel the heatwave even from under the arena!"

"Did you all feel that? That massive chakra—it's a bit terrifying!"

Zhou Cheng raised an eyebrow. What a pity. If I could have received the reward this time, it surely would have been something incredible!

"This is a Fire Stone. It contains a massive amount of Fire Release chakra. Absorbing it once can increase the temperature of Fire Release ninjutsu by 500 degrees."

"It can be used a total of 10 times!"

Hiss!

Increasing the temperature of Fire Release ninjutsu—wasn't that just a disguised way of increasing the power of Fire Release ninjutsu?

A full 500-degree increase; this wasn't just a minor boost, but a massive improvement!

Itachi's eyes lit up. It was a decent stone; by absorbing the chakra once without the enemy knowing, he could lock in the outcome of a battle.

Little Sasuke waved his small fists, his face beaming with a smile. He was naturally the happiest to see his brother become stronger.

Shisui also smiled. Itachi's luck had been good twice today; although it wasn't a direct power boost, it was thousands of times better than opening ordinary items.

The anticipation on the faces of Kakashi and Tsunade grew even more intense as they looked forward to the rewards their own boxes might contain.

But, can he withstand my attacks?

"Next!"

Zhou Cheng's eyes landed on Shisui. I beg you, open a Susanoo!

Itachi stepped off the stage and high-fived Shisui, who was heading up.

Shisui walked to a spot not far from Zhou Cheng, his face filled with expectation.

He hoped he would have good luck as well and not open something useless like the Detoxification Pill he got yesterday.

"Senior, we meet again!"

Zhou Cheng smiled faintly. Please, begin your performance!

"Will you still go easy on me today?"

Shisui's expression faltered, feeling somewhat awkward.

Asking him to go easy was indeed an insult to a senior.

In his eyes, perhaps I am just a child who hasn't grown up yet.

Whether I fight like an adult or not, no matter how I perform, it all looks so childish in the eyes of an adult.

But that is, after all, the Susanoo, the ultimate form of the Sharingan. Can Senior withstand it?

Seeing Zhou Cheng's still indifferent smile, Shisui gritted his teeth and activated his eyes instantly.

Then, the three tomoe shifted into a shuriken pattern.

"Kotoamatsukami—Radiance!"

Shisui's right eye released a dazzling golden light, and the scenery before Zhou Cheng shifted as he arrived in another space.

In the sky hung a blood-red moon, and upon the moon was the shuriken pattern of Shisui's Mangekyo.

"Here, I rule over everything!"

"There is no power that can contend with this genjutsu!"

Zhou Cheng continued to smile faintly. Kid, you're still a bit green!

What had entered the genjutsu space was a person's spiritual body.

Zhou Cheng felt his spiritual body beginning to be pulled and torn by some kind of force.

If the spiritual body shattered, it would mean a person's mind had collapsed—at best, they would become an idiot; at worst, they would die on the spot!

[Mental attack detected]

[Damage has been transferred to the shield]

The next second, Zhou Cheng returned to reality, standing on the arena completely unscathed.

Shisui, meanwhile, was dumbfounded, unable to recover for a long time.

This was my most powerful genjutsu aside from Kotoamatsukami!

How could it not have caused him even the slightest bit of damage?

As expected of a senior, any ability must look like child's play in his eyes!

-11258.

[Damage dealt: 11,258 points.]

[Shield remaining HP: 9,999,999,958,562]

[Damage Rank: Purple.]

[Reward obtained: Purple Blind Box.]

Whoosh!

Everyone was startled by the damage dealt by Shisui's genjutsu.

Judging from the damage levels seen previously, exceeding 10,000 points of damage already surpassed the strength of an elite jonin.

Looking at Shisui's youthful face, they felt a tingling sensation on their scalps.

A sixteen-year-old at the half-step Kage level?

And he was from the Uchiha Clan, no less.

Well, this was great; the pressure was now on the Hidden Leaf.

Kakashi felt the pressure mounting.

Uchiha Shisui!

He was a formidable rival!

Tsunade furrowed her brows; it was just her luck that such a genius had to be an Uchiha.

Given the current conflict between the Uchiha and the village, a peaceful resolution was surely impossible.

Now that they had a powerhouse at the half-step Kage level, the Uchiha leadership would be grinning in their sleep.

She wondered if the old man had received word of this and if he had sent anyone to investigate.

Her burning gaze shifted to Zhou Cheng. Just what kind of strength did this guy have, possessing one treasure after another?

On the arena stage, Zhou Cheng found his mouth corners harder to suppress than an AK-47.

Finally, finally, a purple-rank damage!

He wondered what could be opened from it.

"Heh, not bad!"

"It's reached my minimum standard!"

"And it's the highest damage record so far!"

Everyone wished they could rush up and slap him twice.

Damn it, 10,000 damage, a half-step Kage level, and that only met his minimum standard?

Was he even speaking human language?

The three Shisui brothers all wore expressions of "as expected."

Sure enough, Senior Zhou Cheng's strength was too terrifying.

His outward appearance as a genin was just a lie.

Playing the pig to eat the tiger—anyone who didn't have eyes and offended him would be in for a world of hurt.

Tsunade curled her lip. Was it really that strong? Would he dare take a punch of her Strength Enhancement?

"Hoo!"

Shisui exhaled deeply. It was the highest-grade blind box so far.

What could be inside?

Shisui opened the blind box with great caution.

Lying inside the box was a golden orb of light.

[Mental Energy]

[Contains vast amounts of mental energy.]

[Can significantly increase mental power upon fusion.]

[Host receives a critical hit reward: obtained Psychic ability from the Pokemon World.]

[Can influence objective reality through a specific consciousness in the brain.]

The golden orb of light dove straight into the center of Shisui's forehead.

Everyone present stood frozen in place. What was going on? That orb of light had actually moved on its own.

"Brother Shisui, are you alright?"

Even with his extreme trust in Zhou Cheng, Sasuke still showed concern on his face.

The fear of the unknown was an instinct for humans.

Itachi was the same, preparing to leap onto the arena.

Shisui looked at Zhou Cheng in confusion, seeking an explanation.

"That is immense Mental Energy."

"As long as you can absorb it, your mental strength will increase significantly, which in turn will affect all your various abilities."

"For example, your reaction speed and sensory range."

Zhou Cheng paused; Shisui would grow to become the number one illusion god of the ninja world.

"And, genjutsu!"

Then, blue light ignited in Zhou Cheng's eyes. It was time for him to show off:

"When mental strength reaches a certain level, it can completely influence objective reality, just like this!"

Zhou Cheng reached out toward Shisui through the air, and an invisible force bound him.

As Zhou Cheng raised his palm, Shisui's body lifted off the arena and floated in mid-air.

With a wave of Zhou Cheng's hand, Shisui flew toward him.

Shisui struggled desperately in terror, but it had no effect at all.

Whoosh!

The area around the arena erupted once again.

What kind of ninjutsu was this?

It was unheard of and unseen!

Could one really act like this once their mental strength reached a certain level?

Sasuke, Itachi, and Kakashi all stood frozen on the spot, their scalps tingling!

If the enemy they encountered was Zhou Cheng, then there was no point in fighting; he only had to open his hand and they would be controlled, and even someone with Shisui's strength couldn't break free.

He was truly terrifying!