Uchiha Minamoto was completely unaware of his opponent's mood.
When he saw Shisui Uchiha pull away, he simply thought his opponent intended to give up their swordsmanship clash.
Holding his sword in his right hand, Uchiha Minamoto formed a one-handed hand seal with his left, showing off another trick.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Shisui Uchiha failed to speak in time. Seeing the enormous fireball hurtling toward him, he could only retreat for the moment, sheathe his kodachi, and form the Tiger seal with both hands.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Boom!!!
The two enormous, blazing fireballs collided violently in midair. Orange-red firelight illuminated half the sky, and billowing waves of heat swept in every direction.
The spectators all watched, dumbfounded.
The battle was still evenly matched.
Shisui Uchiha, hailed as the "Uchiha's Strongest Genjutsu User," had actually failed to gain any advantage in battle!?
Just how strong was Uchiha Minamoto?
Originally, everyone had regarded Uchiha Minamoto as nothing more than a rising "star of the clan."
Now, it seemed he was no mere "rising star."
He was clearly a "supernova"!
A supernova at its zenith!
He was too strong!
The spectators' exclamations had no effect on the two fighters.
Once the aftershocks of the Great Fireball Techniques' collision dispersed.
Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Minamoto faced each other.
The former's gaze held both annoyance and gratification.
Annoyance that his opponent had chipped his beloved weapon.
Gratification that another super genius had emerged in the clan.
"Minamoto, this is my last ninjutsu."
Shisui Uchiha rapidly formed hand seals with both hands.
"This is the true 'Phantom Body Flicker Technique'!"
The instant he finished his hand seals, Shisui Uchiha's figure blurred and shifted.
One became two, two became four, four became eight...
In just the blink of an eye.
Eight Shisui Uchihas had surrounded Uchiha Minamoto.
"Each one is solid, yet each one is also an illusion...?"
Uchiha Minamoto opened his [Two-Tomoe Sharingan] as wide as possible and drove his [Yang Extremity Breathing Technique] at full power. Silvery-white electricity emerged over his body.
"Then let's try this!"
Uchiha Minamoto tightened his grip on the [Electric Light Pill] and infused it with Lightning Release chakra to increase its power.
The next second.
Uchiha Minamoto vanished from the spot with a boom.
In his place was a streak of silvery-white lightning darting across the field, accompanied by thunderous sounds that seemed to tear through the air.
[Yang Extremity Breathing Technique]: First Form: Thunderclap Slash: Eightfold!
Rumble-
Wreathed in Lightning Release chakra, the [Electric Light Pill] slashed out with tremendous speed and the force of wind and thunder, striking every one of Shisui Uchiha's phantom clones in rapid succession.
Poof, poof, poof!
Amid rising clouds of smoke.
The eight Shisui Uchihas "evaporated" on the spot, disappearing instantly.
At the last possible moment, the final Shisui Uchiha drew his kodachi and narrowly blocked the [Electric Light Pill]'s thunderous edge.
But precisely because of that.
The kodachi's already damaged blade finally reached its limit and was severed by a single stroke of the [Electric Light Pill]!
The broken blade flew skyward before quickly falling back into the dust.
Shisui Uchiha held his shortened sword, his Three-Tomoe Sharingan showing three parts heartache, three parts surprise, three parts gratification, and one part joy at seeing a younger member of the clan grow strong.
"Let's stop here, Minamoto."
"All right, Senior Shisui."
Uchiha Minamoto quit while he was ahead.
In this sparring match, he had used nearly everything he had, apart from his trump card, [Amaterasu].
But Shisui Uchiha clearly still had strength to spare.
"Body Flicker Shisui's" greatest strength was not the Body Flicker Technique, but genjutsu!
Uchiha Minamoto was not ready to challenge Shisui Uchiha's [Kotoamatsukami] just yet.
That genjutsu was far too overpowered.
Shisui Uchiha smiled.
"Don't call me senior anymore. Call me Big Brother Shisui, like Itachi does!"
"Yes, Brother Shisui."
"Minamoto, I acknowledge your talent."
Shisui Uchiha nodded with a smile, giving him an official endorsement from Body Flicker Shisui.
"Of all the opponents I've fought, none have been faster than you."
At those words.
An uproar immediately broke out among the spectators.
Uchiha Hinotori, who had just fought Uchiha Minamoto himself, wore an especially complicated expression.
The new waves of the Naka River came surging forward, and it seemed an "old wave" like him was about to die on the shore!
Uchiha Hinotori sighed softly and silently made a decision.
A genius so devoted to the clan can't simply be left undiscovered...
Uchiha Minamoto and Shisui Uchiha's "combat exercise" gave today's Ninjutsu Exchange Meeting a good start.
The clan members' enthusiasm for participating clearly rose another notch.
When Uchiha Minamoto defeated Uchiha Itachi, everyone merely thought he was a super genius of the next generation.
And geniuses needed time to grow.
But only when Uchiha Minamoto fought Shisui Uchiha to a draw did the Uchiha clan members realize.
True monsters defied all reason!
Shisui Uchiha was currently recognized as the "strongest Uchiha."
Then what did that make Uchiha Minamoto, who had fought Shisui Uchiha to a draw?
At the very least, he had to be outstanding even among jonin!
Who could pass up an opportunity to receive instruction from a ninja of that caliber?
Even as the sun sank in the west.
Many Uchiha ninja were still lamenting how quickly today's Ninjutsu Exchange Meeting had ended.
"Family, that's all for today."
Uchiha Minamoto clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention.
"Next week, same time, same place. Rain or shine, I'll be waiting for you at Training Ground No. 7!"
The Great Love Panel also displayed notifications at that moment.
[Held the Ninjutsu Exchange Meeting as scheduled, strengthening the Uchiha Clan's overall power!] [You have completed a Great Love Action!] [You have received 50,000 Great Love Points!] [You have received [B-rank ninjutsu: Uchiha Reflection]!]
Fifty thousand points!?
An unprecedented critical reward!
And if he also counted the reward points earned through the Great Love Group's various actions over the past week.
Uchiha Minamoto now had more than eighty thousand [Great Love Points] in total.
One hundred thousand points were within reach!
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Uchiha Minamoto laughed heartily and invited everyone to a meal, just as he had the previous week.
"Family, let's head to the barbecue restaurant!
"Only with full stomachs will we have the energy to attend the Clan Meeting!"
The Uchiha cheered and shouted.
"Through fire and water for you, Master Minamoto!"
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Naka Shrine.
Uchiha Minamoto sat cross-legged among the crowd, seemingly listening attentively while actually checking his panel.
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[Uchiha Reflection] [Rank: B] [Ability: Uses the [Gunbai] to absorb chakra of any nature, instantly converting it into Wind Release chakra and reflecting it back] [Evaluation: I only drink milkshakes!]
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Without a doubt.
[Uchiha Reflection] was an extremely practical ninjutsu.
The [Uchiha Flame Formation] Uchiha Minamoto had previously acquired had defenses strong enough to withstand attacks from Tailed Beasts.
But [Uchiha Reflection] could withstand the even more terrifying power of a Tailed Beast Bomb!
No.
Not merely "withstand."
[Uchiha Reflection] could absorb all the power of a Tailed Beast Bomb, then reflect it back at the opponent in an extremely short time!
Although both were B-rank ninjutsu.
Uchiha Minamoto still felt that [Uchiha Reflection] was a little stronger than [Uchiha Flame Formation].
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