Uchiha Shu... Death!

"Ding! Successfully checked in at Kannabi Bridge in the Grass Country. Obtained Conqueror's Haki—Conqueror's Coating!"

"Ding! Successfully checked in at Tenchi Bridge in the Grass Country. Obtained Six Powers—Moonwalk!"

"Ding! Successfully checked in at Hidden Grass Village. Obtained Six Powers—Shave!"

"Ding! Successfully checked in at the Hot Springs Resort of Hidden Hot Springs Village. Obtained Six Powers—Tempest Kick!"

"Ding! Successfully checked in at Hidden Star Village. Obtained special skill—Life Return!"

"Ding! Successfully checked in at Hidden Crafts Village. Obtained weapon—Cursed Sword Murasame!"

"Ding! Successfully checked in at the ruins of Whirlpool Village. Obtained ninjutsu—Dead Demon Consuming Seal!"

"Ding! Successfully checked in at Hidden Waterfall Village. Obtained a twentyfold chakra boost!"

Over the next few days, Rogge used the Flying Thunder God Technique to travel between the various minor ninja villages.

Every time he successfully checked in, an indescribable excitement and anticipation surged within him.

He secretly infiltrated those small ninja villages outside the Five Great Nations, experiencing each village's unique atmosphere and presence.

At Kannabi Bridge in the Grass Country, he stood upon the ancient bridge and felt the weight of history and the traces left by time.

When the system notification sounded and he obtained Conqueror's Haki—Conqueror's Coating, Rogge was filled with shock.

He could feel a tremendous power surging through his body, as though he had become a king who ruled over all things.

At Tenchi Bridge in the Grass Country, when Rogge checked in and obtained Six Powers—Moonwalk, he seemed to see himself soaring freely through the sky.

By the time he had fully absorbed these newly acquired powers and skills, a month had passed.

His life-or-death duel with Uchiha Shimizu was finally about to begin!

The venue for the life-or-death duel was, naturally, an arena generously sponsored and built by Root, under Konoha's Hokage Advisor, Danzo Shimura!

It was located beneath Konoha, inside a massive underground cavern.

Something as bloody as a life-or-death duel was naturally unsuitable for public display.

The arena was right beside Konoha's Root base, which was also why Rogge had previously been able to infiltrate the Root base and successfully check in.

Led by the cat-masked ANBU ninja who had been secretly monitoring him, Rogge finally arrived at the arena.

In the dark, cold, damp underground world, the raised platforms were packed with Konoha ninja who had come to watch.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Tsunade Senju, Uchiha Zhenghong, Fugaku Uchiha, Uchiha Shu, Uchiha Shimizu, and others were all present.

The moment Rogge appeared, everyone scrutinized him.

There was admiration, disdain, mockery, and even pity in their eyes.

Feeling those complicated gazes, Rogge was filled with a heroic spirit.

Noticing Rogge's arrival, Uchiha Shu, who had just returned from a mission, sneered. "Rogge, right? We didn't finish our fight last time. Let's have a proper match today!"

Uchiha Shu's eyes were full of provocation and anger. He had never let go of his conflict with Rogge last time.

Uchiha Shu was the chunin squad captain from Konoha's Police Department who, when Rogge had just gained the power of the Magma-Magma Fruit, had accused him of being a Hidden Mist Village spy in the forest behind Konoha and tried to take him back to the Konoha Police Department for interrogation.

"Oh? So it was you. Now I remember. I still haven't settled the score from last time, yet you came running out on your own. I'll deal with you too today." Rogge looked Uchiha Shu over with a half-smile, a trace of coldness in his eyes.

He knew that today was the perfect opportunity to settle his grudge with Uchiha Shu once and for all.

Uchiha Shu let out a cold laugh. "Hmph, you?"

With that, Uchiha Shu leaped onto the arena and stared coldly at Rogge.

He was full of confidence. He refused to believe that a genin could defeat an elite chunin like him.

Rogge also jumped onto the arena, formed the Seal of Confrontation, and nodded. "Before I devour the main course that is Uchiha Shimizu, I'll use you as an appetizer."

Rogge's tone was full of provocation.

Uchiha Shu formed the Seal of Confrontation as well and said in a deep voice, "You ignorant brat, today I'll show you just how wide the gap is between a genin and a chunin!"

Anger flashed in Uchiha Shu's eyes. He had decided to teach Rogge a profound lesson.

Rogge and Uchiha Shu exchanged a glance, their gazes clashing in midair.

A cunning glint flashed through Uchiha Shu's eyes as his Two-Tomoe Sharingan activated instantly!

The Sharingan generated a mental energy shockwave, attempting to disrupt the flow of chakra within Rogge's body.

The crimson Sharingan emitted an eerie glow. Rogge felt a powerful spiritual force rush toward him, and the scene before his eyes began to warp and distort.

Rogge was startled. He knew he had fallen into Uchiha Shu's genjutsu.

But he did not panic and quickly calmed himself.

Suddenly, Conqueror's Haki erupted from Rogge's body.

An invisible yet overwhelming aura burst forth from him, spreading in all directions like raging waves.

Under the impact of Conqueror's Haki, Uchiha Shu's Sharingan genjutsu was shattered instantly!

The illusory scene created by the genjutsu dispersed like shattered glass, and the real world reappeared before Rogge's eyes.

"What?!" Uchiha Shu's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

He could not believe that Rogge possessed such tremendous power and could break his Sharingan genjutsu.

"Your genjutsu is useless against me." Rogge's voice was low and forceful, filled with ridicule.

Conqueror's Haki was a powerful spiritual force capable of breaking illusion-based mental attacks.

Then Rogge swiftly activated the power of the Magma-Magma Fruit within his body, transforming his right hand into a blazing magma fist in an instant.

Scorching magma surged across his arm. With a flash, he charged toward Uchiha Shu like lightning.

Seeing this, Uchiha Shu rapidly formed hand seals and unleashed "Fire Release—Great Fireball Jutsu."

In an instant, powerful chakra surged through his body.

As he completed the hand seals, Uchiha Shu suddenly spewed a massive ball of blazing flames forward.

The flames resembled a gigantic fireball, rapidly swelling until it reached several meters in diameter.

The huge fireball radiated astonishing heat, warping the surrounding air.

Uchiha Shu's eyes were filled with confidence. He believed his Fire Release ninjutsu could stop Rogge's attack.

Rogge's right arm was covered in boiling magma, crimson liquid continuously churning and radiating terrifying heat.

He fixed his gaze on the approaching fireball. In an instant, jet-black Armament Haki covered his entire body, strengthening his defense.

Just as the fireball was about to strike him, Rogge let out a roar and charged forward.

Relying on the defensive power of Armament Haki, Rogge forcibly broke through the fireball's blockade.

After breaking through the fireball, Rogge did not slow down in the slightest. He pounced at Uchiha Shu like a ferocious tiger.

"Impossible!" Uchiha Shu stared at Rogge in terror, his eyes full of disbelief.

By then, he had no time to react at all.

Rogge's magma fist slammed viciously into Uchiha Shu's chest.

At the instant of contact, the magma's searing heat pierced straight through Uchiha Shu's body.

With a wet "Pfft!", Rogge's fist punched directly through Uchiha Shu's chest.

Blood sprayed everywhere. Uchiha Shu's eyes widened, and pain and despair appeared on his face.

His body slowly collapsed as his life gradually faded away.

Rogge stood there, blood and steam still lingering on his magma fist, his eyes filled with cold indifference.

The spectators fell into deathly silence.

Tsunade's small mouth parted slightly, her heart filled with shock.

"Rogge's Lava Release can actually reach this level!" The more Tsunade looked at Rogge, the more pleasing she found him. His appearance was similar to that of her younger brother, Nawaki Senju, and even his personality was much the same.

"After the duel, I must apply to Teacher Hiruzen and become Rogge's jonin instructor!" Tsunade secretly decided.

Orochimaru also revealed a sinister smile. "What astonishing destructive power. Rogge's Lava Release seems exceptionally powerful."

Curiosity and calculation flickered in Orochimaru's eyes.

"Hehe, even I feel like taking him as a disciple." Jiraiya was equally shocked, and he no longer claimed that Minato Namikaze was stronger than Rogge.

Even ten Minato Namikazes could not defeat a monstrous little freak like Rogge!

Jiraiya was filled with emotion. He knew Rogge would definitely become an outstanding elite jonin in the future!

Danzo Shimura said nothing, merely furrowing his brow.

By killing Uchiha Shu, an elite chunin of the Uchiha Clan, during the duel, Rogge was undoubtedly courting death!

Danzo calculated how he could use this opportunity to suppress the Uchiha Clan, while also considering how to control Rogge and make him serve Root.

Hiruzen Sarutobi quietly said to Danzo Shimura, "Danzo, you've seen Rogge's potential. If Rogge loses his duel with Uchiha Shimizu later, we'll act together and save his life!"

"Fine! But afterward, you must hand Rogge over to Root for training and let him become one of my subordinates!" Danzo Shimura replied coldly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi gritted his teeth. "Fine, we'll do it your way."

Though unwilling, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew he had no better option.

He could only hope that Rogge would win the duel, or at the very least, survive it.

Meanwhile, upon seeing Uchiha Shu defeated and killed, Uchiha Zhenghong's face twitched slightly as he struggled to suppress his anger.

Rogge's actions were undoubtedly a provocation against the Uchiha Clan!

But he also understood that this was not the time for recklessness. He needed to calm down and consider how to deal with what came next.

When Fugaku Uchiha saw Uchiha Shu, whom he had always regarded as an elder and who had cared deeply for him, killed by Rogge, intense fury erupted from his small frame.

He jumped onto the arena and roared impulsively, "Rogge! I challenge you!"

Fugaku Uchiha's eyes were filled with hatred. He was determined to avenge Uchiha Shu.

His hatred caused a drastic change in his chakra, and his original Two-Tomoe Sharingan directly evolved into a Three-Tomoe Sharingan!

"Young master!"

Uchiha Shimizu also leaped onto the arena and blocked Fugaku Uchiha, urging him in a deep voice, "Don't be reckless. You're not his match right now."

Uchiha Shimizu knew that Fugaku Uchiha was not yet strong enough to contend with Rogge. He could not let Fugaku Uchiha take such a risk.

"Tch. A defeated opponent. He could train for another eight hundred years and still not be my match." Rogge extended his right foot and kicked Uchiha Shu's corpse off the arena.

His eyes were filled with coldness.

"Senior Shu!" Fugaku Uchiha used the Body Flicker Technique to rush over and catch Uchiha Shu's corpse.

Rogge sneered. "All right, you're next, Uchiha Shimizu! Are you ready to die?"

Uchiha Shimizu's face darkened. "It's only been a month. Let's see how much you've improved."

With that, Uchiha Shimizu swiftly formed the Seal of Confrontation!

Rogge was no less willing to back down, rapidly forming the Seal of Confrontation with both hands!

The life-or-death duel between a genin and a jonin was on the verge of erupting!