Uchiha Clan's Combat Power

"Uchiha!"

Musashi looked into his opponent's eyes and immediately recognized the renowned Uchiha Clan. His expression changed drastically as he warned his teammates beside him:

"Don't look into his eyes. The Uchiha Clan's abilities lie in genjutsu and Fire Release."

His unpleasant past encounters with the Uchiha Clan had made Musashi wary.

"He's just a brat. So what if he's from the Uchiha Clan? If I get caught in genjutsu, just remind me."

Kanno Koji paid Uchiha You no mind. The Uchiha Clan was indeed powerful, but what could a mere brat do?

Not to mention, they were in a hot spring, an environment that naturally enhanced Water Release ninjutsu. Kanno Koji formed hand seals with both hands.

"Water Release! Water Chaos Wave!"

He spat out a stream of water. Drawn in by the hot spring, however, it gradually grew larger. Chaotic currents appeared all around, crashing down upon Uchiha You together, intending to kill him in one blow.

"Troublesome."

Uchiha You directly took off his clothes. The iron weights tied to his body fell onto the water's surface, splashing up huge waves.

"Why is You carrying such heavy iron weights?"

"Is this brat a monster?"

"Be careful. Don't get killed by him."

The three men had different thoughts. Once he saw the iron weights plunge into the water, Kanno Koji understood that he could no longer regard his opponent as a child, but as an adversary on equal footing with himself.

"Nawaki, Reiko! Fall back! Leave this to me!"

Uchiha You ran across the water, narrowly brushing past the Water Chaos Wave as he used his taijutsu-enhanced agility to close in for close combat.

Unfortunately, over the past year, You had focused on learning Medical Ninjutsu and Fire Release ninjutsu. Genjutsu was his weakness. Once he returned, he definitely had to make up for it.

"Bang!"

His flying kick struck Koji's arm. Although the man blocked it, the impact of the force sent him several meters backward.

"What terrifying strength."

He had known the opponent possessed extraordinary strength as soon as he saw the iron weights, so he had been prepared when receiving that flying kick head-on.

Yet he had still underestimated his opponent's power.

I need to widen the distance.

He was certain the boy's Fire Release ninjutsu could not be that strong. No matter how talented someone was, there had to be a limit. His taijutsu was powerful, yet he had not displayed the Uchiha Clan's famed genjutsu, indicating that he had focused his training on taijutsu.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Three kunai sped toward Uchiha You, leaving him no time to catch his breath. The angles from which they had been thrown were especially tricky.

"Clack!"

Knowing he could not evade them, Uchiha You did not hesitate. By instinct, he reached for his waist and drew out three kunai of his own.

With the Sharingan's help, he could clearly see the trajectories of the enemy's kunai. He flung his own kunai out to collide with them.

All three kunai struck their counterparts. Six kunai, stripped of their momentum, fell onto the tranquil water—but Uchiha You had thrown out one more.

"Not good!"

"Clang!"

At the critical moment, he pulled out the umbrella from his back and blocked Uchiha You's attack. But the hole that appeared in the umbrella made Koji's heart ache. Repairing weapons cost quite a bit of money.

"Brat! I'll show you what a Chunin is!"

"Water Release! Torrent Breaker!"

The streams of water extending from all around began to converge. Standing at the center, Uchiha You could sense just how much power they contained.

"I can't underestimate any ninja."

Ninja were a profession with high offense and low defense. At their peak, the strongest among them could level the battlefield with a single ninjutsu, yet their bodies themselves were not particularly tough. An explosive tag could kill them.

A Chunin could unleash fairly powerful ninjutsu. Uchiha You stepped off the water's surface.

He noticed the two people retreating. Nawaki and Reiko were facing the other Chunin. That man's strength was unremarkable, but Reiko's Gentle Fist could temporarily defend against his attacks.

They were about to leave the hot spring. Uchiha You no longer hid his strength, and a scorching heat arose from his body.

"Break!"

The Monster Strength Fist erupted in full force, striking the oncoming current head-on and splitting the massive torrent down the middle.

Taking advantage of the opening, You crossed the distance in a single step and arrived before him.

"You think I can't use ninjutsu? Idiot!"

The bandages wrapped around his arms fell away as his voice, brimming with killing intent, rang out:

"Front Lotus!"

He moved behind Koji and kicked him beneath the chin.

The enemy's entire body shot into the air. In that instant of weightlessness, the bandages around You's body completely wrapped around Koji.

Kanno Koji felt the binding pressure, but the kick had left him dizzy and unable to break free from the bandages.

And the real show had only just begun!

Even Musashi, who had been pursuing the other two, stopped in his tracks and stared at the two people soaring through the air in shock.

Under the watchful eyes of the other three, Uchiha You and his opponent plunged into the water together.

The real situation was even more severe than it appeared. High-intensity radiation emanated from You's body. He could not use ninjutsu because he was worried about his nearby companions, but that did not mean his body could not release a source of radiation.

The hot spring's surface returned to calm. Musashi drew out a kunai. If Uchiha You emerged from the water, he would give up on killing the two brats beside him and instead kill You at all costs.

The boy was a Konoha genius. If he were allowed to grow, he would become an enormous threat to the Hidden Rain Village.

The hot spring's surface churned, and a black shadow slowly emerged from below. No one knew who had won, and all three watched warily.

"Koji?"

Musashi, who had just been about to throw his kunai, saw Koji's figure and thought his ally had won. But what happened next made his rage explode.

What surfaced was only a mangled body. The water was dyed red with blood, while Uchiha You emerged from the hot spring drenched in blood, his speed not slowing in the slightest.

His target was Musashi, who was about to throw his kunai. Five or six meters separated them, but as You burst forward at high speed, ripples surged across the water.

"Die, brat!"

He had begun to suspect that Ida had not failed to encounter him—he had likely been killed by this boy!

"Bang!"

Before everyone's horrified eyes, Uchiha You unleashed his full strength and struck the man's arm. The crisp crack of bone breaking was clearly audible.

Then he spun and kicked Musashi in the chest. Within a breath, he had successfully killed him.

When it came to a contest of strength, Uchiha You feared no one. If he had not been concerned about his companions and unable to use ninjutsu, this battle would have ended even faster.

"What are those expressions for?"

After resolving the battle, he looked at the stunned faces of the two of them, as though they had seen a ghost.

"How are you so strong?"

"T-That's too terrifying..."