The fire dragon, hurtling towards Yukimichi Uchiha Yukimichi Uchiha, swallowed him whole, but only a loud "thud" was heard.
Homura Uchiha's pupils constricted sharply; the fire dragon had indeed hit its mark, but what fell from mid-air was a piece of burning wood.
"A substitute? When?" Homura Uchiha suddenly turned around, only to see a sharp longsword already pressing down on him.
Sparks flew as Homura Uchiha, panting heavily, gripped his long sword with both hands and blocked the blade aimed at his face.
"Senior, don't forget, I also Mitsudomoe," Homura Uchiha chuckled, panting. "Your Chakra fluctuations are no different from a fireball in the dark to me."
Yukimichi Uchiha remained expressionless, gripping his long sword in one hand and applying continuous pressure, while his other hand suddenly began Hand Seals.
" Lightning Release: Lightning Needle!" Yukimichi Uchiha conjured several lightning needles in his left hand and attacked Homura Uchiha with lightning speed.
" Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!" Homura Uchiha quickly Hand Seals and spat out a swirling vortex of wind from his mouth. The violent gale swirled up all the incoming lightning rods, which then dissipated into sparks of electricity.
"Clang—" Homura Uchiha suddenly exerted force with both hands, then immediately pulled back. Yukimichi Uchiha leaned forward slightly, but quickly regained his balance.
At this moment, both sides were somewhat surprised by the other's strength. Yukimichi Uchiha hadn't expected that his opponent, having only been on the battlefield for two years, would accumulate such rich combat experience.
Homura Uchiha hadn't expected his opponent to be able to counter all his attacks so quickly, and even nearly drive him to the brink of death. He thought that being cautious would be enough, but it seemed that eight years of fighting had truly proven his worth.
"As expected of the rising Homura Uchiha, he's truly impressive," Yukimichi Uchiha praised. "But I won't admit defeat."
"You talk as if I'd just give up. Didn't I almost force you into a weakness?" Homura Uchiha said with a smirk, "We're even."
Uchiha Takashi, resting his chin on his hand, looked at the two people on stage.
He could tell that Homura Uchiha's every reaction was at the limit, while Yukimichi Uchiha seemed to be handling it with ease.
It appeared that Homura Uchiha had seized the initiative on the battlefield, but in reality Yukimichi Uchiha Yukimichi Uchiha already taken control of the situation and was manipulating the attacks.
This is the style of Yukimichi Uchiha: by constantly guiding his opponent's every move, he finds weaknesses and strikes to defeat them!
Uchiha Takashi was slightly surprised. He was only able to notice this because he was observing from the sidelines; if it were during a battle, he might not have been able to notice it at all.
Yukimichi Uchiha has subtly led you onto the path he has set.
If he didn't have the incredibly high stats granted by the Mangekyō Sharingan Yukimichi Uchiha.
The same applies to Homura Uchiha; if he doesn't realize this, defeat is only a matter of time.
"Hmph... it seems I'll have to show you my true strength then." Homura Uchiha finally calmed his breathing, his fighting spirit undiminished.
" Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!" Homura Uchiha had barely finished speaking when he immediately spat out a large ball of flames.
Yukimichi Uchiha narrowed his eyes, then followed suit, forming Hand Seals and unleashing the Great Fire Annihilation.
The two large balls of fire merged together, and the violent impact created a gust of wind.
" Water Release: Kirigakure!" Just then, Homura Uchiha suddenly stopped breathing fire, then exhaled a large cloud of water mist from his mouth, and his figure completely disappeared from the field.
" Wind Release: Gale!" Yukimichi Uchiha immediately unleashed a large-scale Wind Release, blowing away all the water mist on the field.
However, after the fog was blown away, Homura Uchiha was nowhere to be seen. Yukimichi Uchiha's Three-Tomoe Sharingan scanned the area until he sensed a violent fluctuation of Chakra above his head.
Looking up, I realized that Homura Uchiha had somehow jumped into the air, his hands constantly forming hand seals.
" Yukimichi Uchiha, let me show you this all-out attack! Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation Arrow!" As Homura Uchiha gathered all his Chakra into his mouth, a huge, scorching fireball of intense heat crashed down from the sky.
" Water Release: Water Formation Wall!" Yukimichi Uchiha quickly Hand Seals and released Water Release, attempting to block the large ball of flames.
However, the moment the high-temperature fireball touched the water, it instantly evaporated it, and the originally thick water barrier was broken in just a few seconds.
"Damn it!" For the first time Yukimichi Uchiha couldn't keep his composure and kept using Body Flicker Technique to try and escape the fireball's range.
However, the fireball struck the ground in the blink of an eye, and the massive fireball exploded, scattering countless flames in all directions.
Enduring the immense impact and scorching heat from behind, Yukimichi Uchiha lost his balance and was thrown back...
When the arena fell silent once more, all eyes were fixed on the two people on the platform.
Hiramichi Uchiha lay pressed tightly against the ground, panting heavily. He truly hadn't expected Homura Uchiha to unleash his ultimate technique without a word.
Although Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Arrow is a B-rank Ninjutsu, its enormous Chakra consumption means that many members of the clan become exhausted after using it only once.
Almost no one uses it unless they've exhausted all other options and have run out of options, in which case it's used as a last resort.
And Homura Uchiha, this guy, actually mobilized all his Chakra and unleashed this move before even reaching a desperate situation.
He was just a hair's breadth away from taking the fireball head-on.
Homura Uchiha lay exhausted on the platform, his Chakra completely depleted. Large beads of sweat rolled down his face, and a medical-nin stood beside him, channeling Chakra into him.
Across from him, Yukimichi Uchiha gritted his teeth, mustered all his strength, and shakily stood up.
Seeing Yukimichi Uchiha stand up from the stage, Homura Uchiha realized he had lost. Finally, his eyes rolled back, and he could no longer hold on, fainting.
"The battle is over! The victor is Yukimichi Uchiha!" As Uchiha Takashi finished speaking, a moment of silence fell over the scene.
Then came a deafening roar of cheers and applause that echoed in Yukimichi Uchiha's ears.
The clansmen below the stage were calling his name and that of Homura Uchiha. He was panting, a slight smile playing on his lips. With all his might, he stretched out his right hand and raised it high above his head.
Then, with a muffled thud, he couldn't hold on any longer and fainted.
Uchiha Takashi slowly walked onto the stage and announced, "Therefore, the new Second Elder and Supreme Commander of the Frontline will be Yukimichi Uchiha!"
Since the battle was over and Yukimichi Uchiha was the victor, the Uchiha members, who revered the strong, naturally had no objections, and even those who had expressed dissent remained silent.
Uchiha Takashi nodded. Yukimichi Uchiha becoming the second elder was within his expectations; however, this meant the Uchiha Village would lack a commander.
Uchiha Takashi decided that once Homura Uchiha Homura Uchiha up, he would send him to the village to serve as the captain of the Konoha Military Police Force. Since it was all about command, going there was fine.