Uchiha Fugaku's eyes widened. His pupils had turned bloodred, and three Tomoe spun within them. Liuxia's movements before him seemed incredibly slow. "I can see the trajectory of every move. It's over!"
The Tomoe in Uchiha Fugaku's eyes spun rapidly as he focused all his attention on the Sharingan's unique ability: kinetic vision. With this incredible skill, he keenly spotted an opening in Liuxia's weapon toss. He immediately hurled the Shuriken in his hand, striking Liuxia's Shuriken with pinpoint accuracy, then deftly tugged on the wire, setting it spinning.
Under Uchiha Fugaku's precise control, the Shuriken seemed to come alive, sweeping toward Liuxia like a whirlwind with the wire trailing behind it. In an instant, Liuxia was tightly bound and unable to move. The corner of Uchiha Fugaku's mouth lifted in a sly smile.
But he didn't stop attacking. His hands blurred through a series of seals. "Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!" A massive blaze erupted from his mouth, like a ferocious fire dragon. It raced along the wire, baring its fangs and claws as it lunged at Liuxia.
The intense heat rapidly evaporated the moisture in the air, forming a thin mist. In the firelight, the haze took on an eerie orange-red hue. The flames illuminated Uchiha Fugaku and Liuxia's faces, making their expressions appear even more grim and contorted.
Boom! The Red Dragon rampaged, setting everything around it ablaze. The scorching heat of the blazing flames seared everyone present, leaving them gasping for breath. Trapped in the sea of fire, Liuxia's fate was unknown.
"Oh no, did I go too far? Could he be dead?" Uchiha Fugaku suddenly realized he might have acted too rashly, and a pang of regret and worry welled up inside him.
"There's no time to save him! It all happened too fast! I'm just a lowly Special Jōnin. Why did they make me supervise this fight? If something happens, are they going to dock my pay?" The supervising teacher beside them panicked, silently ranting to himself. He had thought this would be an ordinary sparring match, but he hadn't expected Uchiha Fugaku to be so powerful or the fight to become so intense. Faced with this situation, they were helpless, forced to watch as the flames grew higher and higher.
"Where are you looking?!"
A whisper suddenly sounded in Uchiha Fugaku's ear. His heart jolted, and he hurriedly turned around, with no time to wonder when Liuxia had escaped his bindings. Liuxia was charging at him with a longsword! Uchiha Fugaku reacted at once, drawing a Kunai from his waist and barely blocking Liuxia's strike.
He looked closely and couldn't help admiring the sword. What a blade! Its surface was as brilliant as a smear of fresh blood, and in the sunlight it glinted with a chilling light. Uchiha Fugaku and Liuxia clashed, weapons in hand. The ring of metal on metal filled the air as they traded several blows in the blink of an eye!
After another fierce clash, Uchiha Fugaku frowned to himself. Though his Sharingan let him see every one of Liuxia's moves, his opponent was astonishingly fast and attacked with ruthless precision, every strike aimed at a vital point. Uchiha Fugaku had no choice but to give it his all and rely on Taijutsu to respond. But if things continued like this, his inferior Taijutsu would leave him at an increasing disadvantage. He couldn't let Liuxia dictate the fight!
"Genjutsu: Sharingan!"
Uchiha Fugaku's eyes widened as he used the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan Genjutsu. This was one of the Uchiha Clan's most practical standard genjutsu. All he needed was for his opponent to meet his gaze, and he could make full use of the Sharingan's hypnotic eye to cast a genjutsu. By forcing the opponent to witness a momentary terrifying illusion, he could rob them of control over their body or use hallucinations to disrupt their movements. It had many uses, and ordinary ninja could hardly resist it. That was why the saying had spread throughout the Ninja World that if you encountered the Sharingan in a one-on-one fight, you should run. Unless you were a freak like Guy, who had trained his Taijutsu to the utmost limit, fighting without using your eyes against an opponent who was no weaker than you was basically a guaranteed loss!
"What good does glaring at me do? Are you trying to glare me to death?" Liuxia saw Uchiha Fugaku suddenly slow down and stare at him with wide, furious eyes. Sure, the guy was pretty ugly, but he wasn't so ugly that he could kill Liuxia! As he mocked him in his mind, he didn't slow his hands at all. He slammed the hilt of his sword into Uchiha Fugaku, sending him flying several meters away! Uchiha Fugaku hit the ground hard and lay there without moving.
Whoosh!
Liuxia didn't relax after knocking Uchiha Fugaku away. Instead, he used the Body Flicker Technique, vanishing in a flash as he raced after him, intent on ending the fight as quickly as possible! Holding his longsword, he thrust straight at Uchiha Fugaku, who lay on the ground. He didn't believe he could defeat Uchiha Fugaku so easily! And yet...
"The match is over! Stop attacking! If you don't, I'll disqualify you! Stop now!"
The proctor saw that Uchiha Fugaku was lying on the ground, unconscious, but his opponent still wouldn't let up and kept charging after him. He couldn't help inwardly groaning. "Ugh, what rotten luck! Why did I have to run into members of the Uchiha and Senju, those two sworn-enemy clans? This is a disaster!"
Uchiha Fugaku had used the Dragon Fire Technique, seemingly trying to burn his opponent to ashes. And Liuxia was even worse. Even after Uchiha Fugaku had lost consciousness, he still wouldn't stop, chasing after him with his longsword using the Body Flicker Technique, as if he meant to kill him. If the proctor hadn't stepped in just in time, Uchiha Fugaku would have met his end!
This fight had been far too intense and brutal! The proctor shook his head helplessly and thought, "I'm only a Special Jōnin! Too much work, too little pay. All the other Jonin are showing off, while I can't even beat the examinees. I've worked here for years, and I still can't afford a house in Konoha! Maybe I should just retire!"
"Sorry for the trouble. I thought he was faking being unconscious. I didn't realize I'd actually won!"
Those were Liuxia's honest thoughts. He truly hadn't expected Uchiha Fugaku to lose just like that, much less so badly. He'd thought they'd fight another three hundred rounds before he eked out a narrow win and ended up spending a few days in the hospital—maybe even getting treated by a pretty young nurse. But then he'd just won?! Had Uchiha Fugaku thrown the match to curry favor with the Hokage faction? Liuxia looked at Uchiha Fugaku lying at his feet, and, unable to resist his curiosity, prodded him once more with his foot to see if he was really unconscious.
"Hey, hey, you! Yes, you, examinee—stop! Wait, I mean, stop using your foot! Quit tormenting him! He's unconscious! You've already won, so go on, get out of here! Lord Third is waiting for you in his office!"
With that, he immediately hoisted Uchiha Fugaku onto his back and ran off. He was afraid something else might happen if he stayed any longer!
"Hey, sensei! I really didn't do it on purpose! I was just curious!"
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