The Main World.
Winter, Year 21 of Konoha.
The study in the Imperial Palace.
Outside the window, the snow fell harder and harder, covering the New Capital's rooftops and streets in a white expanse of silence. The fire blazed, the occasional crackle of wood sounding especially clear in the warm room. Toyotomi Yinglang sat behind his desk, holding an intelligence scroll that had just arrived from the Shinobi World. His gaze moved slowly across the page, a faint smile on his lips.
Toyotomi Liuli stood beside him, holding a cup of hot tea. Her gaze fell on the scroll, and her brow furrowed slightly.
"Yinglang, on the Kumogakure Battlefield... the Uchiha Clan has lost quite a few more people."
"That's normal."
Toyotomi Yinglang set down the scroll and leaned back in his chair.
"Lightning Release doesn't directly counter the Sharingan, but it counters the vast majority of the Uchiha Clan's abilities extremely well."
Liuli's brow furrowed deeper.
"Lightning Release counters the Sharingan? Why haven't I heard of that?"
"Because it isn't common knowledge."
Toyotomi Yinglang picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"The Uchiha's greatest weaknesses are their body cells, nerves, and chakra flow. Electricity can numb the nerves. The Sharingan relies heavily on precise chakra flow. Once the nerves go numb, their dōjutsu immediately starts stalling."
He set down the teacup and looked at Liuli.
"And Lightning Release is extremely fast. The Sharingan's ability to track motion struggles to keep up with high-speed Lightning Release. The 'prediction' the Uchiha Clan prides itself on is far less effective against Lightning Release. It's not that they can't see it, but that their bodies can't keep up with what they see. With their nerves numbed, their reaction speed plummets."
A flicker of understanding crossed Liuli's eyes.
"So... Tobirama Senju transferred the