"Master Minamoto! When will you be the strongest Uchiha?!"
After a brief rest.
Uchiha Minamoto and Shisui Uchiha faced each other from several meters apart and formed the Seal of Confrontation.
The next second.
Uchiha Minamoto and Shisui Uchiha activated their Sharingan in unison!
One pair had two tomoe.
The other had three.
Not using genjutsu?
Uchiha Minamoto gazed across at him, narrowing his eyes slightly as his fingers brushed his wrist.
Unexpectedly, his opponent made exactly the same movement.
Poof~
Poof~
Several small clouds of smoke rose.
A stack of sharp, piercing black shuriken appeared in both Uchiha Minamoto's and Shisui Uchiha's hands at the same time.
The same Summoning Technique: Lightning Blade Creation!
The same family tradition-shuriken throwing!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh-
The two threw their shuriken in unison. The sharp black pieces of iron left trails of afterimages through the air, whistling shrilly before colliding at tremendous speed.
Clang, clang, clang, clang-
The crisp ringing of metal collisions resounded without end.
Every collision between shuriken produced a bright spray of sparks.
Countless sparks clustered together like blooming fireworks, their brilliant glow concealing lethal danger.
Shisui Uchiha had only proposed this spar on a whim, after all. His supply of shuriken could not compare with Uchiha Minamoto's, who suffered from a fear of insufficient firepower.
By the time Shisui Uchiha had thrown every shuriken he carried.
The summoning paper on Uchiha Minamoto's wrist was still ejecting shuriken in an endless stream.
This kid's stockpile of ninja tools... isn't it a little too ridiculous?!
The corners of Shisui Uchiha's eyes twitched slightly.
Watching the mass of shuriken flying toward him, Shisui Uchiha burst into astonishing speed, seemingly vanishing from his spot in an instant.
Uchiha Minamoto's pupils contracted slightly.
Almost instinctively, he drew Electric Light Pill. Holding the blade in his left hand, he twisted at the waist and thrust fiercely behind him with an extraordinarily fast reaction.
A figure appeared behind Uchiha Minamoto.
Before that person could make a single move.
Electric Light Pill's tip pierced his head.
It felt as though he had merely pierced the air.
"My Body Flicker Technique has no physical substance."
Shisui Uchiha's body seemed to be nothing more than a phantom, allowing Electric Light Pill's blade to pass through him.
But at the very moment Uchiha Minamoto's strike had spent its force, before he could change his move.
Shisui Uchiha, who had been merely a "phantom" a moment before, suddenly reached out and seized Uchiha Minamoto's wrist with perfect precision.
"But you could also say that every one has physical substance!"
Shisui Uchiha spoke softly.
"This is the Phantom Body Flicker Technique!"
This was a Body Flicker Technique?
Why did it look so much like Kamui?
"Senior Shisui, you're truly terrifying~"
With his wrist caught, Uchiha Minamoto remained entirely unruffled, even finding the leisure to praise the effects of his opponent's ninjutsu.
"You're practically as strong as a monster."
Crow Clone Technique!
Uchiha Minamoto used a clone to escape Shisui Uchiha's grip.
Black crows flapped their wings and soared through the sky.
Once they landed, they turned into individual "Uchiha Minamotos."
Shisui Uchiha's reaction was every bit as fast.
His Three-Tomoe Sharingan spun constantly in his eye sockets, his exceptional dynamic vision locking onto every "Uchiha Minamoto" on the field.
Waiting for the moment the "Uchiha Minamotos" landed.
Shisui Uchiha abruptly hurled several kunai from his hand, each wreathed in roaring flames.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Claw Crimson!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh-
The flaming kunai struck the "Uchiha Minamotos" with perfect accuracy, but as though they had hit air, they passed straight through their bodies and embedded themselves in the ground.
Lightning Doppelganger!
"Senior Shisui."
Uchiha Minamoto spoke unhurriedly.
"Your Phantom Body Flicker Technique and my Lightning Doppelganger are the same type of ability~"
Chapter 28: Real monsters don't play fair! (Please keep reading! Please send monthly votes!)
Shisui Uchiha stood where he was.
He could not help feeling somewhat surprised. Uchiha Minamoto's reactions had actually kept up perfectly with his Body Flicker Technique's speed!
Since making his name in the shinobi world, Shisui Uchiha had rarely encountered an opponent this agile.
Is it because of that technique? That Lightning Release Nintaijutsu somewhat similar to Kumogakure's Lightning Release Chakra Mode...
Shisui Uchiha reviewed the information he had on his opponent, just in time to hear his words.
"Lightning Doppelganger? Quite a cool name."
Shisui Uchiha looked up and smiled gently.
"But I'm more interested in that Clone Technique you used earlier. I've seen Itachi use the same type of Clone Technique."
"It's actually just the Crow Clone Technique."
Uchiha Minamoto spoke frankly.
"Itachi used this Clone Technique in front of me once.
"I thought its effects were pretty good, and it consumed less chakra than the Shadow Clone Technique, so I learned it."
So Uchiha Minamoto meant that he had learned the Crow Clone Technique after seeing it just once?
Come to think of it, Shisui Uchiha had also instantly learned the single-seal version of the Great Fireball Technique just now.
The surrounding spectators were growing a little numb.
Was this the world of geniuses?
They could learn such dazzling and practical ninjutsu with a single glance.
Having a Sharingan really was something!
What?
They were all Uchiha?
Never mind, then...
"A genius indeed!"
Shisui Uchiha exclaimed in admiration, his attitude turning completely serious.
"It seems I'll have to show some real skill too!"
As his words fell.
Shisui Uchiha stepped forward, moving so fast that he left only a blurry afterimage in the air.
Planting his right foot, he raised his left and delivered a high front kick, the sole of his foot driving straight toward his opponent's face.
"Hah..."
Uchiha Minamoto exhaled a stale breath and took a slight step backward, evading his opponent's kick by a hair's breadth.
When his strike missed, Shisui Uchiha planted his left foot, twisted his waist, and raised his right leg for a powerful spinning back kick.
Uchiha Minamoto did not retreat again. He turned sideways and raised his left forearm before him, firmly blocking the heavy kick before following through with an upward sweep of his arm to deflect it.
With that exchange, Shisui Uchiha's back was left wide open.
Uchiha Minamoto did not hold back, planting a palm against his opponent's back.
An immense force struck from behind, sending Shisui Uchiha flying several meters away. He nearly failed to keep his footing.
"Senior Shisui, I know a little Taijutsu."
Uchiha Minamoto did not press his advantage, instead standing at ease where he was.
"Ahem! Again!"
Shisui Uchiha coughed twice. No longer testing his opponent's abilities, he drew the kodachi strapped to his back.
In truth, he was not skilled in kicking and punching; swordsmanship was his stronger suit!
Kodachi in hand, Shisui Uchiha advanced again, his blade moving with incredible speed.
Seeing this, Uchiha Minamoto tightened his grip on Electric Light Pill and likewise unleashed such dense flashes of blade light that not even water could get through.
Clang, clang, clang, clang-
The two weapons collided incessantly, scattering sparks and producing an unbroken series of crisp clangs.
To the onlookers, there were only two blurry black figures fighting furiously on the field.
Silvery blade light darted between them, with orange-yellow sparks occasionally bursting forth, a truly dazzling sight.
As time continued to pass.
Uchiha Minamoto gradually adapted to Shisui Uchiha's sword attacks.
His breathing remained unchanged as Lightning Release chakra slowly gathered along Electric Light Pill's edge, a layer of brilliant golden light blooming over its snow-white blade.
Clang!
Uchiha Minamoto brought his blade down heavily on Shisui Uchiha's kodachi.
Crack-
A strange noise rang out.
Shisui Uchiha's expression changed instantly. He immediately pulled back, gazing at the weapon in his hand with heartache.
A small notch had appeared on the previously smooth, even blade!
His kodachi had been chipped by Uchiha Minamoto's Electric Light Pill!
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