If You Can Do It, Bring It On!

A few minutes ago.

Following the explanation from that member of the Chinoike Clan.

Uchiha Genmei roughly understood the situation.

The main branch of the Chinoike Clan were nobles.

Strange, isn't it?

A hundred years ago, being a ninja was a lowly profession.

The fact that the daughter of the Chinoike patriarch could marry into the Daimyo's estate as a concubine back then proved that, aside from the Uzumaki who founded a nation, they were already doing far better than the relatives of the Uchiha, Senju, Kaguya, or Hyuga.

They weren't low-life ninjas, but legitimate high-ranking nobles of the Land of Lightning!

After losing a political struggle, they were exiled to Hell Valley.

One must remember that it was the Warring States period, and the Daimyo employed the Uchiha.

Suppression.

The Chinoike Clan, who held power within the noble system.

The Daimyo didn't ask the Uchiha to wipe out their entire family.

They were simply moved from a fertile land with a thirty-thousand-koku fief to the barren five-thousand-koku land of Hell Valley.

That was what they called exile.

Otherwise.

Given the nature of the Hidden Cloud Village, which plundered ninjutsu and bloodlines everywhere, they would never have let the Chinoike Clan off the hook.

The reason was that the current position of the main family's patriarch was the "Hell Warden."

If the main branch were nobles, then where did their power lie?

The answer was the branch family.

Oyashiro.

Gabimaru, a genius of Oyashiro.

Only, after awakening the Blood Dragon Eye, he first lost his parents, and now his wife was about to die.

The public opinion within the clan was that he was a jinx who cursed his father, cursed his mother, and was now preparing to curse his wife to death.

A man-eating demon!

Heh heh!

The scent of a conspiracy.

Uchiha Genmei found it interesting on the spot, so he followed Gabimaru along the way.

On a quiet street.

Genmei looked inexplicably at Gabimaru, who was lost in thought.

Hm?

His power had increased?

Interesting. It actually made him feel a sense of danger?

Seeing Gabimaru's deathly expression as he reached to gouge out his own eyes.

"Young man, you want to die, don't you?"

"Would you like me to fulfill that wish for you?"

Genmei's voice, filled with amusement, interrupted Gabimaru's movements.

He turned his head to look at Genmei.

"An Uchiha? What do you want, My Lord?"

"Didn't I say? You are currently harboring a desire for death, and I can fulfill it for you."

Gabimaru frowned as he watched the person opposite him assume a iai stance.

A troublesome guy?

An annoying Uchiha.

Suddenly!

Gabimaru saw the eyes of the Uchiha opposite him narrow.

Huh?

Why is my head flying away?

"Ha~!"

Gabimaru, shaken to his core, let out a cry of shock as his hand reached for his neck!

Is your head still attached?

He widened his eyes, staring at Uchiha Genmei in horror!

So strong!

Just his aura alone could...

Genmei did not care about Gabimaru's hesitation.

His figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

Clang!

The blade left its sheath.

A sharp, cold glint slashed through the air.

"Why did you dodge?" Genmei's flippant voice rang out.

"It seems you still have a desire to survive."

"Haa... haa... haa..."

Having dodged Uchiha Genmei's surprise attack, Gabimaru gasped for air, trying to ease the tension of that brush with death.

Why did I dodge?

Yui is already beyond saving!

Didn't I want to die before Yui?

This guy...

This Uchiha, who looks impossibly strong, should be able to do it, right?

Gabimaru's thoughts churned like a stormy sea!

The white-haired youth before me was able to dodge my surprise attack.

He's no simpleton.

Though he hasn't activated his Sharingan.

Still.

Ever since awakening the Mangekyō, over this past month.

My chakra reserves and reflexes have been increasing day by day.

My chakra is roughly 50 Kaka, already half of Naruto's.

Not to mention my reflexes; every Uchiha who awakens the Mangekyō experiences a massive boost in both body and mind.

Even in my normal state without the Sharingan, I could kill the version of myself from a month ago in a surprise attack.

Genmei sighed:

"Young man, come with me!"

Gabimaru frowned: "Why should I follow you?"

"Oh my~"

"Look, you should have felt it just now; I am a powerhouse capable of killing you."

As he spoke, Genmei's expression turned cold: "Besides, think about your wife."

"Yui?" Gabimaru's eyes widened, and he asked in shock:

"What is that supposed to mean?"

Whoosh!

Genmei's figure vanished instantly.

"Wait!"

Watching the Uchiha disappear, Gabimaru shouted and followed suit using the Body Flicker Technique.

Outside Hell Valley.

In a silent forest.

Uchiha Genmei waited with his eyes closed.

Whoosh!

The white-haired youth arrived with a stern expression.

"Uchiha! What did you mean by what you said just now?!"

Uchiha Genmei opened his eyes, the tomoe in his blood-red Sharingan slowly rotating.

"Want to know?"

"Then let me see what you're made of!"

BANG!!

The violent collision reduced the ground and trees within a hundred-meter radius to splinters!

A symphony of clashing metal rang out!

In the blink of an eye, the two sides collided dozens of times.

Uchiha Genmei watched the youth before him, who had undergone a drastic transformation.

Blood-red light flooded the whites of his eyes, and his pupils had become horizontal slits.

Is this the Blood Dragon Eye?

He could not gain the upper hand in perception; during their recent clashes, the genjutsu he had woven into his Sharingan attacks had actually been reflected back at him.

With that thought in mind, Genmei shouted inwardly:

[Phantom Body Lucid Lightning Fire Chakra Mode]

Flames roared and thunder resounded!

"What?!"

Gabimaru widened his Blood Dragon Eyes, staring at the transformed Uchiha.

Before he could even register his surprise, he thought, "He disappeared?"

His Blood Dragon Eyes couldn't keep up!

BOOM!!

A slash interwoven with lightning and fire suddenly appeared.

The world seemed to collapse before Gabimaru's eyes, and before he could react, he was sent flying by the vast, thunderous firestorm slash.

Uchiha Genmei stood to the side like a god of lightning and fire, surveying the chaotic scene of sand, dust, and debris caused by his strike.

He whispered haughtily:

"If this is all you have, it is truly disappointing, Gabimaru."

A "crack" sounded from within the smoke.

Gabimaru stepped out, completely unscathed, save for his tattered clothing.

As expected!

His physical durability defied all reason; even his previous formidable enemy, Kazunosuke, would not have been able to withstand that last strike.

Yet he could!

"The warm-up is over! Gabimaru, if you want to save your beloved wife, then use your true power!"

"I can feel that your ocular power goes beyond this!"

"By the way, my ocular jutsu can save all living things~"

"Show me the unfathomable power of the Blood Dragon Eye!"

Gabimaru lowered his gaze, his eyes hidden by the shadows of his bangs.

He said softly: "If that is what you want, then watch closely!"

"Ninja Art: True Nature Fire Mage."

Blood and fire descended upon the forest as blood-red flames erupted from Gabimaru's body.

At this moment, he looked like a god of blood and fire.

The horizontal slit pupils in his eyes had vanished, replaced by a cross-shaped starburst blooming within his irises!

Hiss~

Exhaling a breath of hot air, Gabimaru said:

"Let me use this power to subdue your arrogance!"

"And force you to tell me the way to save Yui!"

Uchiha Genmei's expression was ecstatic:

"Subarashii!"

"Is this a realm beyond the ordinary Blood Dragon Eye?!"

"Subdue my arrogance?! If you can do it, then bring it on!"