"That black aura... what exactly is it?"
The Nine-Tails fox nervously pawed at the water's surface, creating a splash.
It has lived for over a thousand years, as a collection of Chakra.
It has seen countless brilliant ninjas and experienced various powerful Sealing Jutsu.
But that force just now...
There were no signs of Hand Seals, and no fluctuations in Chakra.
It's like a pure, extreme, destructive, and domineering spiritual will!
It actually managed to forcefully repel its Chakra!
"When did such a monster appear in Konoha?"
Nine-Tails lay back down in the water prison and closed its eyes, but the doubts in its heart grew heavier and heavier.
It decided that it would pay more attention to this black-haired youth who made it feel a little wary in the future.
The next morning.
A small river outside Konoha.
A gentle breeze rippled across the water's surface.
Seven-year-old Sasuke Uchiha was standing alone on the training ground by the river.
He took a deep breath and quickly Hand Seals.
"Si-wei-shen-hai-wu-yin!"
" Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
Sasuke suddenly gathered Chakra in his throat and opened his mouth.
A ball of intense heat shot out of his mouth and rapidly expanded in mid-air.
Although it's only the size of a basketball, it's quite remarkable for a child who hasn't even entered Ninja Academy yet.
"Call..."
Sasuke exhaled a breath of hot air and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
A hint of pride flashed in his eyes as he watched the fireball explode on the water's surface.
"As long as I keep working hard, one day I will gain my father's and brother's approval!"
Sasuke clenched his small fist, secretly making up his mind.
Just as he was about to continue practicing.
A burst of noisy footsteps broke the morning's tranquility.
Sasuke turned his head and frowned.
Then, Naruto Uzumaki, the "bottom of the class" who was always ostracized by the villagers, came running over excitedly.
Behind Naruto followed a young man with an extremely strange appearance.
The young man was wearing floral shorts and flip-flops.
He was strolling leisurely along the riverbank, a crystal-clear white jade pipe dangling from his mouth.
He looks like an unemployed bum out for a bird walk.
"Hey! Sasuke! Look who I brought with me!"
Naruto shouted from a distance, waving a huge senbei that was only half-eaten.
Sasuke snorted coldly, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.
He crossed his arms, striking a cool pose.
"Boring."
Sasuke coldly uttered two words.
"What capable people could a loser who only knows how to cause trouble all day possibly bring along?"
"Probably just another scammer they found somewhere."
Sasuke glanced at Kenya.
He had no Forehead Protector, no ninja tools, and lacked the capable aura of a ninja.
Aside from his well-defined muscles, he's just an ordinary person.
Does this kind of person even deserve to be looked at by Sasuke Uchiha?
"What did you say! Uncle isn't a liar!"
Naruto panicked upon hearing this.
He ran up to Sasuke, held up the senbei in his hand, as if showing off some rare treasure.
"This is a specialty product from the Land of Waves the uncle gave me!"
"And what's more, this uncle is amazing! He could crush that Kumogakure's armor with a single kick!"
He even said he wanted to take me on as his apprentice and teach me a fist technique that could send a door flying with a single punch!
Naruto spoke with great enthusiasm, his eyes sparkling.
"Laugh."
Sasuke let out a disdainful sneer.
He looked at the crumbly senbei in Naruto's hand with even more disdain.
" Lightning Release Armor with a single stomp? Sending a gate flying with a single punch?"
" Naruto Uzumaki, there's a limit to how much you can brag."
Sasuke slightly raised his chin, his tone carrying a natural arrogance characteristic of the Uchiha Clan.
"This guy, who can't even sense Chakra, is just all brute force."
"In the face of a true ninja, brute force is utterly worthless."
Sasuke extended a finger and pointed to the water surface that had just been blasted by the Great Fireball.
"Only Ninjutsu, only Kekkei Genkai as powerful as our Uchiha Clan's."
"That is true power!"
"A pretentious guy like him can be exposed with just one Fire Style!"
Sasuke's speech was incredibly chuunibyou (delusional) and extremely arrogant.
The echoes reverberate along the empty riverbank.
Naruto, and he was about to retort.
"Little brat."
A lazy voice suddenly rang in Sasuke's ear.
Sasuke was startled, and the hairs on his body stood on end.
He didn't even see how the other person moved.
The young man with the pipe who was just a dozen meters away.
At that moment, it had already appeared beside him like a ghost!
Kenya looked down at the arrogant Uchiha Sasuke.
A hint of undisguised mockery lingered in those deep, dark eyes.
"So young, yet so full of nonsense."
Kenya slowly exhaled a smoke ring and took the white jade pipe from his mouth.
"The pride of the Uchiha Clan, is that it?"
"True power, is it?"
Before Sasuke react...
Kenya stretched out his large, thick hand.
"Smack!"
A crisp sound.
Kenya slapped Sasuke on the head without any hesitation.
Although he didn't use Armament Haki this time, his pure physical strength was definitely not light.
"Ah!"
Sasuke felt a sharp pain in his head.
He felt like a ball that had been slapped and sent flying.
With a "plop".
He was Kenya directly into a sand pile used for practicing Earth Release!
The sand and dust flew up, Sasuke halfway up.
Only its two little legs were left outside, kicking wildly.
"M-Uncle! You're so handsome!"
Naruto jumped up excitedly upon seeing this.
He'd been wanting to beat Sasuke, who was always trying to act cool, for a long time, and today the old man finally helped him vent his anger.
Kenya brushed the sand off his hands and put the pipe back in his mouth.
"What Great Fireball? What Kekkei Genkai?"
"In the face of absolute physical force, all that is fancy trickery."
Kenya looked at Sasuke struggling in the sand and mercilessly attacked him.
"You can't even dodge my slap, yet you dare to talk so arrogantly about real power?"
"Go home and drink milk for a few more years, you brat."
"Splash!"
Sasuke crawled out of the sand pile in a disheveled state.
His head and face were covered in sand, and he even had a mouthful of dirt in his mouth.
His once neat clothes became filthy, and his cool and aloof image vanished instantly.
"You... you bastard!"
Sasuke was so angry that he was trembling all over, and his eyes were red.
From childhood to adulthood, as a genius of the Uchiha Clan, no one except his older brother Itachi had ever dared to humiliate him like this!
They actually dared to hit him on the head! And they even shoved him into a sand pile!
Unforgivable!
I'm going to kill you!
Sasuke roared and pulled a sharp Kunai from his ninja tool pouch.
He gripped the Kunai tightly with both hands, assuming the starting stance for the Uchiha Style Taijutsu.
His face was flushed, and his eyes burned with fury; he was about to unleash his fury on Kenya without regard for anything else.
However.
Just as Sasuke was about to rush forward...
He suddenly froze.