The three stood on the stage in a triangular formation.
Fugaku obligingly rose and took the microphone offered to him, his voice ringing out.
"Everyone of the Uchiha Clan! Tonight, we have the honor of witnessing!"
"A contest of strength between the Uchiha Clan's three greatest prodigies!"
"Uchiha Itachi! Shisui Uchiha! Genya Uchiha!"
"They represent the very pinnacle of our Uchiha Clan's fighting strength!"
"And now!"
Fugaku shouted with all his might.
"Begin!!!"
The instant his words fell,
three figures vanished from where they stood!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Explosive cracks split the air.
Genya, Itachi, and Shisui broke apart after their first clash.
Then they blurred into three shadows, locked in combat!
Three tomoe spun in each pair of eyes.
From left and right, the two tore through the air, attacking Genya in the center at the same time!
Boom, boom, boom-!
It was a clash of pure taijutsu.
The most direct collision of strength and speed!
Caught between the two prodigies, Genya moved like a willow bending in the wind, displaying the skill and flexibility of taijutsu at its peak.
Three streaks of scarlet light flashed across the Training Ground's stage, among the nearby branches, and even over the rooftops, trailing afterimages!
Their movements had long surpassed what ordinary clan members could follow.
Only the piercing red light and terrifying cracks of displaced air testified to the battle's intensity and caliber.
"Over there-no, above!"
"So fast! I can't make out their movements at all!"
The clan members below craned their heads until their necks ached!
Shock surged through them.
They had never seen other jonin with three tomoe display this kind of strength!
Bang!
Genya ducked beneath an axe kick Itachi brought down from above!
At the same time, he planted one hand on the ground and spun like