The atmosphere in the training ground was so heavy that it felt as though an invisible force field weighed down on it.
The elite ninja of the Uchiha Clan spread out around the perimeter, every gaze fixed on the two figures at the center.
No one spoke. Only the wind occasionally passed through the treetops along the edge of the training ground, stirring a faint rustle of leaves.
This was no ordinary sparring match. It was a battle for the Uchiha Clan's dignity-whether their clan's strongest Mangekyō Sharingan...
Could stand against the strongest ninja in the Ninja World today.
A Jonin of the Uchiha Clan with a three-tomoe Sharingan stood midway through the ranks, his gaze locked on the two figures in the center, and involuntarily swallowed.
He tilted his head slightly and asked the clan leader beside him in a hushed voice, "Clan leader-can Itachi win?"
Uchiha Fugaku stood at the front of the ranks with his arms folded, his gaze likewise resting on Tianyi at the center.
Hearing the question, he chuckled and shook his head slightly. "Win?! Heh. I just hope Itachi can hold out a little longer."
Shisui stood slightly behind Fugaku at his side. He said nothing, but he knew more clearly than anyone that Itachi could not win.
He had personally witnessed Senior Hyuga Tianyi's true strength on the battlefield-
That was a ninja on an entirely higher level, capable of altering the very skies. Battles of that scale went far beyond anything a conventional battlefield could contain.
Even with a pair of Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, Itachi could not defeat Senior Hyuga Tianyi.
A breeze swept across the training ground. An unknown wildflower swayed a few times, its petals blown free of the calyx. They spun twice in the air before falling onto