One-on-One

The veins on Scarface's forehead looked ready to burst as he cursed, "You little brat, go join those two in the grave!" "Lightning Style: False Darkness!" A bolt of blue lightning shot toward Uchiha Retsu. "Earth Style: Earth-Style Wall!" After using the technique, Uchiha Retsu swiftly fled toward the reinforcements, occasionally tossing a few shuriken behind him. "Lightning Style: Lightning Body Flicker!" "Lightning Style: Earth Walk!" Scarface flashed to Uchiha Retsu's side, then used Earth Walk before kicking Uchiha Retsu's right arm as he turned to block. Uchiha Retsu took an Earth Walk to the back, his right arm suffering a heavy blow. He fell from the tree to the ground, rolling some distance before quickly bracing himself against a tree and coughing up blood. He drew a shuriken with his left hand, ready to make one final desperate stand. Uchiha Retsu's right hand was already misshapen, clearly broken. Scarface did not pause and charged straight at him, roaring, "Brat, go repent in hell!" Uchiha Retsu stared at Scarface. In an instant, he felt the other man's speed slow down. This feeling... the Sharingan. He had awakened it. Damn it, why couldn't it have awakened earlier? I don't even have the strength to run now. Damn it, even if I have to stake the honor of my clan, I'll take him down with me. Uchiha Retsu roared, "You bastard! Come on!"

Scarface suddenly leaped back, dodging the three incoming shuriken. A figure holding a blade in his right hand appeared before Uchiha Retsu. Seeing him, Uchiha Retsu burst into laughter. "Hahaha! Come on, come on! Now it's one-on-one—a clan against one man!" Then he turned to the clansman tending to him and said, "En is ahead. Follow the direction of the shuriken on the ground. The enemy must have found him. Go, quickly." After coughing up another mouthful of blood, he fainted. Uchiha Nobunaga glanced at Uchiha Retsu on the ground, ordered several ninja to remain behind and care for him, then led the team toward Uchiha En. From beginning to end, he had not spared a thought for Scarface, who was facing off against Ming. In his eyes, Scarface was already dead.

"Time's about up. They still haven't returned, so something must have happened. We can't delay any longer. Get rid of the little tail." After saying that, the red-haired girl pretended to wake up on the big man's back. She twisted free of the ropes with lightning speed, kicked off the big man's back, and fled toward Uchiha En. "Don't let her get away!" The big man pretended to panic, and four ninja immediately gave chase. Seeing this, Uchiha En turned and ran without another word, putting every ounce of strength he had into it. Fine, you discovered me because I wasn't strong enough. But do you have to treat me like an idiot? In this situation, you can escape from a jonin? Lady, if you had that kind of strength, why didn't you just kill the jonin outright? Yet you're running toward me. You're obviously afraid I'll get away. Yang, Retsu, hurry up. Come to think of it, after chasing them for so long, I'm getting a little hungry. His mind ran wild as he sprinted for his life. Seeing this, the red-haired girl knew she had been exposed. She dispelled her Transformation Technique, turning into a purple-haired girl, and shouted, "You brat, stop right there! I offered you the chance to die playing the hero and saving a beauty, but you didn't want it. Fine, then I'll chase you until you're dead!" "Sigh, though I'm so handsome that I'm lonely as snow, we really aren't suited for each other. Auntie, just forget it. Why make things hard for a child like me?" Uchiha En teased as he ran. He had just spotted a mark, Retsu's unique signal. Suddenly, the five pursuers stopped. Uchiha En stopped as well and turned to the purple-haired girl. "Why did you stop chasing me? I was almost moved by your persistence. Try a little harder—maybe I'll agree." At that moment, someone smacked Uchiha En on the head, nearly knocking him out of the tree. "Quit fooling around. Retsu was injured behind us. Go check on him. Your mission is complete." Uchiha Yan, twin swords strapped to his back, spoke sternly to En. Hearing that Retsu was injured, En immediately turned to leave. Before going, he said to the girl, "Beauty, I'll treat you to a meal in the next life." All around them were the Uchiha clan's reinforcements, led by the clan head.