Bieshu Feifan was still circling around, but Uchiha Ji had already had enough.
Uchiha Ji rapidly formed hand seals, sending a Great Fireball straight at Bieshu Feifan.
Bieshu Feifan hastily spat out a Great Fireball too,
instantly pushing Uchiha Ji's Great Fireball back.
Uchiha Ji's expression changed.
This thief really was no pushover.
No wonder even Fugaku looked so grave.
The sounds of their fighting soon woke all the Uchiha.
That included Uchiha Fugaku, who was enduring the aching in his back and waist.
As soon as everyone came out, they saw Bieshu Feifan chasing Uchiha Ji and beating him.
Watching Uchiha Ji flee in disarray, Bieshu Feifan felt rather wistful.
Back then, Uchiha Ji had nearly kicked him to death on the road because he couldn't keep up with the main group.
At the time, he hadn't had any chance to fight back.
Now, offense and defense had switched places.
Facing Bieshu Feifan, Uchiha Ji basically had no chance to fight back.
Bieshu Feifan spat another mouthful of fire.
This time, the remaining eight Uchiha acted together.
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.
Bieshu Feifan also wanted to test his strength,
so he met the combined attack from Uchiha Fugaku and the other seven head-on with the Great Fireball Technique.
Boom!
Both sides' Great Fireballs exploded near the outpost.
A huge mushroom cloud rose,
burning down vast swaths of the nearby woods.
The exchange was almost evenly matched.
While Bieshu Feifan paused for breath,
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Countless shuriken and kunai flew through the smoke and dust, carrying explosive tags.
Bieshu Feifan drew his blade and swung out a flurry of wind blades to block them.
Then Uchiha Ji rapidly formed hand seals.
Lightning Release: Pepper Numbing.
While Bieshu Feifan dealt with the other Uchiha, a series of lightning bolts