Slaying

[Lightning Style: Lightning Bomb!]

Kazunosuke soared into the air, raising his hand to strike at Uchiha Genmei!

Crackling sounds erupted! A symphony of lightning and fire played out around Uchiha Genmei's body!

Boom!

The clash between blade and fist caused large cracks to spread across the surrounding ground.

In an instant, the two collided dozens of times.

Boom, boom, boom!

Sand and stones flew through the air!

Kazunosuke retreated to the side, shouting in shock, "What is happening!"

"Why is it completely different from just a moment ago? And what is this form of yours!"

Uchiha Genmei stood there, his body wreathed in lightning and purple flames.

His scarlet Sharingan gleamed with a sharp light, making him look like a god!

Of course it was different; he had used all his spiritual insight to achieve this breakthrough.

The [Uchiha Style Ninjutsu (Fire + Yin)] on his panel had changed.

[Phantom Body Lucid Lightning Fire Chakra Mode (Fire + Lightning + Yin)].

The "Phantom Body" represented the genjutsu integrated into the chakra mode, which, combined with the Sharingan, made his movements unpredictable to the enemy.

"Lucid" meant that under his epiphany, he had integrated the techniques of using the Sharingan, and the Fire Style chakra went without saying.

The Lightning Style attribute had been acquired during the battle by perfectly copying the chakra execution pattern of Kazunosuke's ninjutsu.

The three were now perfectly executed in unison within his body.

He was terrifyingly strong now, even if this mode consumed a massive amount of chakra.

He still had more than half of his chakra left, roughly 3 units.

That was enough!

At this moment, Uchiha Chiri's reinforcements arrived, scattering to block every possible escape route for Kazunosuke.

One of the Uchiha walked over to Uchiha Sei's side, leaning down to check his injuries.

"Lady Chiri, he is still breathing."

"That's good. Perform emergency first aid and get him to the hospital immediately!"

"Understood!"

Watching Uchiha Chiri walk slowly to his side with a worried expression, Genmei said in a deep voice, "Sister Chiri, please hold the line for me."

"I am going to finish him off myself!"

"Don't be reckless, Genmei-kun..."

Before she could finish, a loud boom echoed.

Boom!

Uchiha Genmei had already lunged toward Kazunosuke.

"Geez! Honestly."

"Everyone, seal off the escape routes and keep a sharp lookout. I will watch from here."

"With a commotion this big, the village must already know. Don't let any mistakes happen that would give the village cause for gossip!"

It wasn't that Kazunosuke didn't want to run; he simply couldn't.

"Damn it! All the routes are blocked."

Looking at the several pairs of Sharingan eyes fixed on him, a dark shadow clouded his heart.

Whoosh!

A single Uchiha leaped toward him.

Kazunosuke's face twisted in anger. "You're fighting me all by yourself? I'm being underestimated!"

"I don't know what's going on with this form of yours, but I'm going to teach you a lesson."

"A ninja needs to be efficient, brat!!"

Bang!

The two sides collided with a thunderous sound.

In an instant.

Their eyes locked, releasing an unquestionable killing intent!

I will kill you!

Kazunosuke and Uchiha Genmei roared in their hearts simultaneously.

Both sides pulled away from each other once more.

Uchiha Genmei watched his opponent calmly, settling into his stance.

Sister Zhili, I'm sorry for making you worry.

He stepped forward, bent his body, and gripped his sword hilt tightly; not even the lightning and flames could obscure the cold glint of the blade.

Kazunosuke formed hand seals, spitting a bolt of lightning from his mouth.

[Lightning Style: Gratitude Wave!]

Uchiha stared straight at the sharp edge of the lightning, his expression tightening.

But I am fine now.

His figure vanished in an instant.

[Secret Technique: First Form: Lightning Flash!]

The blade, wreathed in lightning and fire, carved a dozen sharp arcs through the air.

The lightning rushing toward him from the sky was instantly slashed into a dozen pieces, dissipating powerlessly into the air!

"What? He even cut through the lightning?!"

Kazunosuke was utterly shocked. What had happened to this brat to cause such a change?

"Don't underestimate me, Uchiha!"

Wrapped in his Lightning Armor, he surged forward with unparalleled confidence.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

In the blink of an eye, the two collided dozens of times within the realm of high-speed combat.

The trees and earth within a hundred-meter radius were all reduced to debris.

The Uchiha watching from the sidelines all widened their eyes.

"They're both so strong! Who is that on the other side?"

"It seems to be Guihao and Kazunosuke, disciples of the Third Raikage."

"What? That brat Genmei can actually fight him? You have to realize that this guy Guihao is a powerhouse who assisted the Third Raikage in restoring order and slew the Gold and Silver Brothers!"

Hearing the praise for Uchiha Genmei from those around her, the beautiful figure who had been watching the battlefield the entire time felt a smile tug at the corners of her lips, a sense of pride welling up in her heart.

That is Genmei-kun, of course he's strong, but he clearly hadn't changed like this this morning—what on earth happened?

Is it because of Jing?

At this thought, the beautiful figure's good mood became slightly awkward.

"Look, in that high-speed state, Genmei's movements are accompanied by those erratic sparks."

"Hm? What's going on? My Sharingan is having trouble tracking him."

"What kind of ninjutsu-taijutsu is this? It's as aggressive as fire yet erratic, disrupting the enemy's perception."

"We don't have such a secret technique in the clan, I guarantee it!"

"It looks like this brat Genmei developed it himself? Heaven bless the Uchiha; after gaining four pairs of Mangekyo, we have welcomed another ninja capable of rivaling a Kage!"

Regardless of the heated discussions outside the arena, neither of the two in the center dared to be the slightest bit careless while in their high-speed state.

Whoever lost focus would die!

Uchiha Genmei, his body wreathed in sparks and lightning, assaulted Kazunosuke from above at high speed.

Clang!

Kazunosuke hurriedly raised his hand to meet the blade of lightning and fire.

Boom!

Both sides pulled away from each other again.

"Huff, huff, huff..."

"Brat, I admit you are strong. You copied my Lightning Chakra Mode with this form, didn't you?"

"You really are a genius. Precisely because of that, even if the intel doesn't make it out today, I must kill you, this threat, right here and now."

Having said that, he raised his right hand, curled his thumb, and concentrated a massive amount of lightning into his four fingers.

"I'm going to use my real power!"

[Lightning Style: Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite!]

Uchiha Genmei watched the incoming figure and sighed slightly in his heart: You are strong! But I am stronger now!

The scarlet Sharingan spun at high speed.

Chakra surged in massive waves, and the anomaly of lightning and fire surrounding his body flared up significantly!

Phantom Body Lucid Lightning Fire Chakra Mode activated at full power!

[Secret Technique: Second Form: Nine-Fold Haze!]

Kazunosuke felt a sudden, intense sense of dissonance wash over him!

Watching the enemy reach his side in a flash.

He felt that something was wrong.

What was going on?

The image of the Sharingan flickered in his mind, only to vanish instantly.

Forget it, kill this brat first; the Four-Finger Nukite is invincible!

Boom!

The thrust collided with the blade!

The brat before his eyes dissipated like foam. Kazunosuke, who had been about to mock his opponent for being utterly pathetic, saw his expression shift.

No!

This is wrong! Something is not right!

Kazunosuke snapped out of his trance.

"Wrong, you brat, you..."

Before he could finish his sentence, nine flashes of lightning-fire cold light streaked past.

Kazunosuke's limbs were severed, and the sensation of his torso floating in mid-air twisted his face into a mask of ferocity.

He roared:

"Guh, impossible! Absolutely impossible! Why did you suddenly become so strong? You weren't even a match for me just a moment ago!"

The surrounding lightning and fire anomalies dissipated like foam.

The bewitching Sharingan bloomed, and Uchiha Genmei paced forward, radiating intense killing intent.

"Why would you think that you were the only one holding back?"

Swish!

A blade carrying a cold glint sliced through the air.

Looking at the ninja whose head and body were now separated, Uchiha Genmei flicked his hand to shake the blood from his blade before slowly sheathing it.

"Curse your fate for not having the Sharingan, Kazunosuke. You were a worthy opponent; I will remember you."

Just then.

A middle-aged ninja with his head wrapped in bandages, exuding a sinister aura, walked onto the battlefield with a squad of men.