Nine-Tomoe Mangekyō Sharingan

The voice came from behind the Great Elder, Uchiha Hōka.

It was Uchiha Fugaku speaking.

Uchiha Gōka's punch to his abdomen had left Uchiha Fugaku in such pain that he had been unable to stand.

Now, Uchiha Fugaku had recovered and risen to his feet. He looked at Uchiha Gōka with a somewhat grim expression, pondering inwardly:

I am the Uchiha Clan's finest elite jonin.

Uchiha Gōka is merely a commoner, a cook at a small eatery.

Yet one punch from him left me unable to move.

How is that possible?

Uchiha Fugaku refused to believe that he could lose to an unknown nobody.

The Great Elder, Uchiha Hōka, turned around and looked at the solemn-faced Uchiha Fugaku. "Fugaku, do you still want to..."

"Great Elder, our earlier exchange did not fully determine the victor."

"Very well! Then the two of you may compete once more."

The Great Elder, Uchiha Hōka, also found it hard to believe that Uchiha Gōka could defeat Uchiha Fugaku with a single punch.

Perhaps Fugaku had merely been careless. Karmic Fire hitting Fugaku had only been a coincidence.

The Great Elder, Uchiha Hōka, wanted to see just how strong Uchiha Gōka's true combat power was.

When they heard that the two would compete again, the spectators immediately erupted into cheers.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Hmm? It seems Fugaku still refuses to concede."

Danzo Shimura: "Heh heh! Even better. Let me see what that brat called Uchiha Gōka is truly capable of."

Koharu Utatane: "Perhaps Uchiha Fugaku was careless just now. This time, if Uchiha Fugaku gets serious and attacks with his full strength, I doubt Uchiha Gōka will have such an easy time."

Homura Mitokado: "That's right. Uchiha Gōka was merely lucky just now."

Outside the training ground.

Mikoto Uchiha's beautiful eyes flickered as she fixed her gaze intently on the arena...

Uchiha Yashiro: "I can't even tell who will defeat whom now!"

Hatake Sakumo: "Now this will be interesting."

Yūhi Shinku: "Uchiha Fugaku has gotten serious now. There will probably be a fierce battle shortly."

Orochimaru: "What an interesting match."

Might Duy: "Hmm... Who will win?"

Hyūga Hiashi: "This contest is full of suspense."

Senju Chengshui: "Uchiha Fugaku is the captain of the Konoha Police Force."

"No matter how strong Uchiha Gōka is, he cannot possibly defeat Uchiha Fugaku in one move like he did just now."

Tsunade silently watched the arena without saying a word.

But she knew in her heart that Uchiha Fugaku was absolutely no match for Uchiha Gōka.

Because in all of Konoha Village, only Tsunade knew that the destruction in Konoha's rear mountains had been caused by Uchiha Gōka.

On the arena, Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Gōka faced each other.

The Great Elder had already retreated beyond the training ground.

Uchiha Fugaku stared intently at Uchiha Gōka, yet inexplicably felt that Karmic Fire was unfathomable and impossible to see through.

Having learned his lesson the first time, Uchiha Fugaku no longer dared to probe or hold back.

He went all out from the very start.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"

After gathering chakra in his throat, he spewed a massive fireball from his mouth toward Uchiha Gōka.

The enormous fireball flew straight at Uchiha Gōka.

Everyone outside the arena held their breath, wanting to see how Uchiha Gōka would respond.

If he could not block it, Uchiha Gōka might be blasted into the air.

Watching the fireball streak toward him at high speed, Uchiha Gōka pondered to himself:

If I don't win this clan leader election in an overwhelming fashion, it may be difficult to convince everyone.

In that case, then I'll...

The instant the fireball flew toward Uchiha Gōka.

Uchiha Fugaku swiftly formed hand seals. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

In an instant, he created four clones identical to himself, with his chakra evenly distributed among them.

These shadow clones were physical and capable of attacking.

The four Uchiha Fugakus charged toward Uchiha Gōka together behind the fireball.

Just as the fireball was about to strike Uchiha Gōka.

"Whoosh!"

Uchiha Gōka vanished from where he stood in a Body Flicker, evading the fireball.

In the blink of an eye, he appeared before one of the four Uchiha Fugakus.

With one glance from his Mangekyō Sharingan, Uchiha Gōka saw through the deception. The one before him was the real body among the four Uchiha Fugakus.

Outside the arena, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, exclaimed, "What swift movements!"

The instant he looked at Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Gōka's eyes suddenly turned scarlet.

Within those scarlet eyes, nine tomoe spun.

"Tsukuyomi!"

[Tsukuyomi—A genjutsu activated by the Mangekyō Sharingan. It drags the enemy's mind into an illusionary space. Within the world of Tsukuyomi, every factor, including time, place, and matter, is controlled by the caster. The enemy suffers immense physical and mental pain in the illusionary world, and the pain they suffer is exactly the same as in reality.]

The instant he saw Uchiha Gōka's eyes, Uchiha Fugaku was struck by Tsukuyomi.

Uchiha Fugaku's consciousness was dragged into the illusionary space.

Karmic Fire bound Fugaku to a cross, then repeatedly stabbed through Fugaku's body with a ninja blade for three days.

Uchiha Fugaku suffered immense physical and mental agony.

The three days in the world of Tsukuyomi lasted less than an instant in the real world.

This genjutsu could be called the strongest mental attack.

On the arena, beneath the gazes of the countless spectators.

Uchiha Fugaku's Great Fireball Jutsu failed to hit Uchiha Gōka.

Uchiha Gōka appeared before one of the four Uchiha Fugakus.

After Uchiha Gōka glanced at him, Uchiha Fugaku directly dropped to his knees before him.

The other three Uchiha Fugakus were shadow clones.

Once the real body was hit by Tsukuyomi, the three clones instantly burst into clouds of white smoke and vanished.

The spectators outside the arena were horrified by the sight!

Standing beside the training ground, the Great Elder, Uchiha Hōka, swallowed hard upon seeing Uchiha Gōka's eyes. He stammered in shock, "That is... the Man... Mangekyō Sharingan!"

The sinister-faced Uchiha Setsuna stared wide-eyed at Uchiha Gōka's scarlet eyes. "This guy... actually awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan."

"I still underestimated him!"

"Damn it! This guy hid himself so deeply!"

At a prominent spot beside the training ground.

Danzo Shimura's pupils shrank as his mouth fell open. "This Uchiha Clan brat actually..."

"How could he possibly awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan?"

Koharu Utatane: "He... truly is a genius youth hidden within the Uchiha Clan."

Homura Mitokado: "The Uchiha Clan has produced a genius capable of awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan. Why did our Konoha intelligence division not notice at all?"

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, took a deep draw from his pipe. "This youth truly is not simple."

"He could actually see at a glance which of the four Uchiha Fugakus was the real body!"

Outside the training ground.

Mikoto Uchiha was utterly astonished. "Could this... be the Mangekyō Sharingan spoken of in the clan's legends?"

Uchiha Yashiro, Uchiha Inabi, Uchiha Tekka, Uchiha Yakumi, and the other Uchiha clansmen were all dumbfounded in shock.

The Uchiha Clan members could not believe that their clan had actually produced a true genius.

What was even more absurd was that, aside from Uchiha Setsuna, every clansman had believed this genius to be nothing more than an ordinary commoner.

On the other side outside the training ground.

Hatake Sakumo was also deeply shocked. "Uchiha Gōka actually awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan."

Yūhi Shinku: "Who would have thought that the captain of the Konoha Police Force could not even last one exchange against Uchiha Gōka?"

Orochimaru: "Is this the Uchiha Clan's ocular jutsu?"

"It is truly powerful."

Jiraiya: "I never expected Tsunade's boyfriend to possess such formidable combat power."

Senju Chengshui: "I never expected that guy, Uchiha Gōka, to be this strong."

"A genius like him is worthy of Tsunade."