For most Uchiha, the Great Fireball Technique was more than enough.
"Sage Art: Great Fireball Technique!" Uchiha Yi formed hand seals just as quickly and unleashed a massive fireball. It was only the Great Fireball Technique, but in his hands, bolstered by Senjutsu Chakra, it was every bit as powerful as Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame.
The two flames collided, neither able to overpower the other.
Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame really lives up to its name! A smile tugged at Uchiha Yi's lips. The technique was impressive. From now on, it would be his.
Little did he know that Uchiha Izuna was just as stunned. How could a mere Great Fireball Technique rival his Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame? How had his opponent done it?
But Izuna was called the Flawless Ninja for a reason. Even as he marveled at the fireball's power, he charged Uchiha Yi with his sword and thrust it straight at him.
Uchiha Yi drew the Sword of the Thunder God and met Izuna's blade.
"Why do you have the sword of that despicable, shameless, vile bastard Tobirama Senju?" Izuna bristled at the sight of it.
No one in the world infuriated him more than Tobirama Senju. From the moment they met, Izuna had sensed that Tobirama would be his natural enemy. It was as if they had been born to fight to the death, and even their strength had always been closely matched.
In fact, throughout the history of the Shinobi World, the clan leaders of the Uchiha Clan and Senju Clan had generally been evenly matched, with neither side able to defeat the other.
If Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha had not been such extraordinary exceptions, Tobirama Senju and Uchiha Izuna would have been the natural choices to lead their respective clans.
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