Insubordination!

The next day at dawn.

Uchiha Yu, having rested for an entire day, rose early.

He wanted to find someone to train his taijutsu with before class started.

That someone was first ruled out as Yakushi Nonō.

Fighting the Root ace spy was basically a losing bet.

He needed to pick a soft target.

Leaping from the balcony, Uchiha Yu moved at high speed across rooftops and power lines.

Running until sweat began to bead on his forehead, he finally spotted his destination.

Also a major Konoha clan, but treated far better, closer to the village center—the Hyuga Clan.

The moment he appeared at the Hyuga Clan Compound, a figure with pale eyes instantly materialized on the rooftop before him!

This guy was even making a starting stance similar to Tai Chi.

"Kid, you're only allowed to walk on the ground here."

"Understood." Uchiha Yu spread his hands and jumped down to the ground. "Also, I'd like you to help me find Neji Hyuga of the Hyuga Branch Family."

"Hizashi's son? What do you want with him?"

Uchiha Yu thought for a moment, then raised an eyebrow. "Consider it a challenge issued by the younger generation of the Uchiha Clan to the Hyuga Clan."

Hearing this, the other man was indeed angered!

Under the influence of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Danzo, the mutual hostility between the Hyuga and Uchiha clans was an open secret.

Now, being provoked by a brat, and one challenging Neji Hyuga, the son of Clan Leader Hyuga Hiashi's younger brother—

How could he tolerate that!

"Hmph, you reckless little Uchiha brat!"

"So, will you help me find him or not? Otherwise, I'll just go in and search door to door myself."

"Heh, wait here!"

"Shun!"

Almost instantly, the Hyuga ninja before Uchiha Yu vanished.

Uchiha Yu's fists clenched slightly.

If even a chunin specializing in taijutsu moved at this speed, then his Great Fireball would have a hard time hitting them.

In this shinobi world, being a long-range caster had too obvious a weakness.

Even someone as fragile as Itachi could take on Killer B and KCM Naruto alone after Impure World Reincarnation.

And Killer B had utterly crushed Sasuke in taijutsu back then.

While Uchiha Yu was lost in thought, a familiar figure gradually came into focus from afar.

Neji Hyuga was walking slowly toward him, accompanied by several clan members.

Neji's gaze was like a sharp blade, stabbing straight into Uchiha Yu's eyes.

He stopped right in front of Uchiha Yu, and the air between them seemed to freeze with tension.

Beside Neji, the Hyuga clansmen's eyes burned like torches.

Their arrival wasn't just to support Neji—it was to witness a crucial moment proving the Hyuga Clan's superiority over the Uchiha.

Uchiha Yu said nothing. He simply lifted his chin slightly, his voice calm as it cut through the surrounding silence: "So when do we start?"

"Don't worry, it's a friendly spar. I won't kill you."

Neji's pupils contracted slightly. With a child's mentality, he couldn't stomach such provocation: "We can start right now! I'll break your arm!"

"Haha, getting worked up."

As Neji's words fell, the surrounding Hyuga clansmen spread out, forming a circle that created a stage for their duel.

Though the fight hadn't begun, the tension between them had already made the air heavy.

Neji Hyuga, because of the Branch Family and the Caged Bird Seal, harbored hatred for everything around him.

Uchiha Yu, carrying the weight of a "certain death" fate ten months from now, had an obsessive drive to grow stronger.

When these two clashed, it would be a fight to the death or injury—they wouldn't stop until there was a result.

Neji's Byakugan was fully activated, veins bulging at his temples, his pure white pupils like a winter ice lake—clear and cold.

Uchiha Yu stood still, his One-Tomoe Sharingan slowly rotating in his pupils.

The battle horn sounded in silence!

Neji's figure vanished from the spot in an instant, leaving only an afterimage!

Uchiha Yu's Sharingan spun rapidly, tracking every movement Neji made.

His body dodged to the side at the last possible moment, Neji's palm wind grazing his cheek, bringing a sharp sting.

Neji's assault came like a storm, each strike landing precisely on Uchiha Yu's chakra points.

His Gentle Fist, aided by the Byakugan, became incredibly precise and lethal.

But Uchiha Yu's Sharingan was no decoration either; his body seemed to possess its own will, always making the right move at the most critical moment.

Neji's Gentle Fist flowed like an unending stream, while Uchiha Yu's techniques appeared somewhat conventional, clearly lacking in practical experience.

Yet that was precisely where the problem lay.

The watching Hyuga clan members had initially expected this to be a one-sided battle, many of them even wearing contemptuous smiles.

But as the fight progressed, their smiles gradually froze, replaced by shock and disbelief.

Uchiha Yu not only held his own against Neji, but at certain moments, his counterattacks forced Neji to retreat as well.

Uchiha Yu's skills evolved continuously during the battle, his body gradually awakening under extreme pressure.

Each of his strikes grew more precise, each dodge more fluid.

He seemed to find his rhythm in the fight, every attack carrying an unstoppable momentum!

This was the power of the Sharingan!

Copying Taijutsu!

Even though Uchiha Yu lacked the Byakugan's ability to see through a ninja's internal chakra points, the copied moves, even if haphazard, could land roughly on target.

The battle reached a fever pitch as Uchiha Yu's fist slammed toward Neji's chest. Neji's Byakugan dilated instantly, his palm blocking the blow at the last possible moment!

But immediately after, Uchiha Yu struck again! This palm strike looked exactly like the starting stance of the Gentle Fist!

Neji's pupils contracted!

How is this possible!?

Does this guy have endless stamina?

Uchiha Yu, of course, wouldn't tell Neji Hyuga about the heaven-defying ability of the First Order Genetic Lock. His palm was about to strike Neji's chin!

Almost at the same time!

Uchiha Yu's pupils focused! His movements abruptly shifted as he formed the hand seal for the Substitution Technique!

"Bang!"

White Smoke dispersed, revealing Neji Hyuga crouching on the ground, breathing heavily.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Yu stood on the other side, his gaze locked tightly onto the man before him!

The head of the Hyuga Clan!

Hyuga Hiashi!

"Your hand seal speed was fast; otherwise, that palm would have landed on you," Hyuga Hiashi said calmly, then turned to several Chunin with an icy tone: "Are you just going to watch them cause trouble here?"

"Clan Head, we—"

"Silence!" Hyuga Hiashi looked furious, waving his hand sharply. "All of you, go to confinement!"

He turned to Neji. "That includes you!"

After he finished, a discordant voice rang out.

"Bullying kids is really boring."

Hyuga Hiashi frowned and turned around. "I am the head of the Hyuga Clan and also the elder brother of his father. Is it not my right to discipline him?"

"None of my damn business." Uchiha Yu glared. "I'm talking about you bullying me, the kid! If I hadn't formed those hand seals fast enough, my arm would probably be broken by now, right?"

"Brat." Hyuga Hiashi hadn't expected this Uchiha kid to be so troublesome.

But as a clan head, he had some skill with words.

"Bullying a kid—shouldn't you be older than Neji?"

At that same moment, Fang Yu across all universes watched this scene.

They all thought about how they would answer that question.

But Uchiha Yu didn't reply.

He faced Hyuga Hiashi and formed hand seals!

Muttering under his breath!

"Fire Release! Great Fireball Technique!"

Using a Great Fireball to attack the head of the Hyuga Clan?

No!

It was six consecutive Great Fireball Techniques!

(The Sharingan consumed some chakra.)