Hidden Leaf Village Year 26, Naka Shrine's back mountain.
Uchiha Zhi Li's long hair fluttered as she stood on a protruding boulder, her beautiful eyes watery, but her gaze was like an ancient well, without any ripples.
Directly in front of her, two figures holding swords stood facing each other, sunlight shining through layers of wind and sand, illuminating the "War Fan" crest on their backs.
A chilling atmosphere permeated the air, the heatwave like a blade, ready to be unleashed.
One of them, on the left, glanced sideways and coldly snorted, "What, are you two going to team up on me later?"
The person on the right chuckled, "Taki, you think too highly of yourself. I alone am enough to deal with you."
Uchiha Taki frowned, a hint of gravity flashing in his eyes, "Uchiha Naka, I heard you've awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan."
Hearing this, Naka subtly glanced at Zhi Li, his eyelid twitching slightly, before quickly retracting his gaze.
"What? Are you scared?"
"Scared?" Uchiha Taki revealed his blade, "It's precisely with the Genjutsu of those eyes that you were able to defeat so many opponents, but I'm different. If you think of me as the kind of guy who can be easily taken down, you're sorely mistaken!"
"You might not understand, but every opponent I've defeated was just as confident as you before the battle. I'm really used to it." Naka opened his eyes, a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan blooming with a bloodthirsty red glow, "Once the battle starts, you'll understand that the gap between Mangekyo and ordinary Three-Tomoe Sharingan is an insurmountable abyss!"
Taki also activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan. He cautiously looked towards Zhi Li and said loudly, "Captain Zhi Li has always had noble character and shouldn't resort to such despicable acts as a sneak attack from behind, right!"
Zhi Li raised her eyes, her red lips slightly parted, "I will not interfere in the Clan Head Competition. I am standing here only to ensure that you do not kill each other."
Naka wore an indifferent expression, raising his eyebrows at Taki opposite him, "Don't worry, coward, she's on your side."
Instantly, veins popped on Taki's forehead. He felt his dignity had been insulted and immediately shouted, "What a joke!"
Everyone in the clan knows that Uchiha Zhi Li is Naka's strongest backer and a strong supporter of Naka's faction.
It was because of the alliance between the two that the year-long strife within the clan was quickly quelled. Naka's strength, Zhi Li, and the reputation of the entire Police Force, combined, resulted in Naka's current meteoric rise, with only a few remaining competitors struggling to hold on.
And he, Uchiha Taki, the foremost Fire Release genius of the Uchiha Clan and even the entire Hidden Leaf Village, is one of the last competitors!
"Then..." Zhi Li's voice was cold, her pale slender hand slowly raised in the wind and sand, then suddenly dropped, "The battle begins!"
The two in the field simultaneously raised their eyes, two clouds of dust exploding in place. Only a crisp metallic clang was heard as they clashed together.
Naka's eyes seemed like constantly twisting whirlpools, trying to drag his opponent's soul into the abyss. From the start, he unreservedly activated his Eye Power.
But Taki was clearly prepared. Relying on the Sharingan's insight, even without looking at his opponent's head, he could easily receive all attacks and cope with them freely.
"Uchiha Style: Sword Leap Flame!"
Taki suddenly raised his sword, deflecting Naka's slash, and a cluster of crimson flames ignited the blade. The dancing flames passed through the air like spirits, narrowly brushing past Naka's nose.
Naka quickly retreated, and the same "Sword Leap Flame" lit up on his blade. As the two simultaneously slashed out, two orange-red flames intersected in mid-air, exploding into water-like waves of fire.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
The moment he landed, Naka had already completed the hand seals, and a burning fireball spewed out. At the same time, a fireball the size of an Izakaya came head-on!
The two collided fiercely, a gale of wind wrapped in high temperature surging upwards, forming a towering wall of fire.
"Quite capable." Naka chuckled.
The wall of fire only lasted for less than two seconds before collapsing and scattering. Taki's fireball crashed over like a mad bull, and Naka immediately rolled to the right.
"Fire Release: Firestorm Whirlwind!"
Taki shouted, his entire body's Chakra stirring up a breeze. As his palms pushed forward, a huge cone-shaped flame shot out, scorching the earth like a whirlwind for miles, illuminating the entire valley in crimson.
"You really look down on me." Naka stood still, the blinding firelight almost swallowing his figure completely.
Before he could react, Taki formed another hand seal, gathering all his Fire Release Chakra in his throat.
"Fire Release: Dragon Flame Song Technique!"
He held one hand to his lips, and in the dazzling firelight, four huge flaming dragon heads burst out one after another. They broke through the sea of fire and merged with the Firestorm Whirlwind, creating a towering tornado, like four meteorites falling straight from the sky, smashing fiercely towards Naka below!
After doing all this, Taki showed symptoms of exhaustion. He staggered, almost falling, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead in the firelight.
Obviously, that move just now almost emptied his Chakra.
His Sharingan almost shrunk to needles, watching Naka being swallowed by the sea of fire, his figure fading inch by inch.
Suddenly, a slightly frivolous voice came from the sea of fire.
"Is this all you've got?"
In Taki's ghostly expression, Naka walked out of the flames with slow steps.
His pupils spun eerily, his body seemed to be plated with an inviolable holy light. Whenever a flame touched his body, it would instantly extinguish, turning into pure, glowing blue Chakra, dissipating between heaven and earth.
"My Eye Technique can negate all Ninjutsu and restore any technique based on Chakra to its original state."
The sea of fire parted, as if actively opening a path for him. Naka's mouth curled into a fierce smile, holding a knife in one hand, his foot stomping hard on the ground!
The blade light came head-on, and the bone-chilling killing intent made Uchiha Taki feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave. But he had lost his strength, not only his strength, but also his fighting spirit and pride were shattered by Naka's beautiful eyes.
Even if I use that technique, it wouldn't mean anything, would it...
Just then, there was a soft sound of a blade being drawn, and a beam of blade light pierced from the side. With a "clang," sparks scattered above Taki's head.
Zhi Li had already activated her Sharingan, steadily blocking Naka's long sword.
"Let's end it here," she said coldly.
Naka looked at her aloof eyes, his gaze sank slightly, his tense lips carried a hint of fierceness, and his killing intent did not diminish.
But this killing intent quickly weakened, like a beast retracting its fangs. He raised his long sword and shrugged indifferently, "Okay, according to the agreement, only injure, not kill."
Only then did Zhi Li look at Taki, her condescending gaze, "The victory has been decided, you lost."
Taki's lips trembled slightly, and it wasn't until the two of them walked out of the valley and a breeze blew around him that he was awakened by a chill.
"Damn it..."
"Damn it! Damn it!!"
"What is this? Is this charity for me!"
"What do you take my dignity for!"
"Is this your scheme, to shatter all my pride, and then hypocritically show forgiveness? Do I need your pity!"
"Uchiha Zhi Li, you are a hundred times more hateful than Naka!!!"
He stared fixedly at the direction they left, his eyes wide with rage, a raging flame burning in their depths. The seed called "revenge" had already been deeply buried in his heart, taking root and sprouting.
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