Chapter 42: Which Uchiha Would Fear a Jinchuriki? (2/2)

Wakaho immediately formed hand signs, rapidly gathering chakra!

Last time, when facing a few ROOT members who were constantly hiding and sneaking around, he had impulsively used fifty times the amount of chakra needed, creating an artificial mini-sun.

In hindsight, it was a bit overkill.

Why use that much energy just to deal with a few rats?

That jutsu was so flashy, it should at least be reserved for an opponent like the Five-Tails Jinchuriki...

"Sorry, I've used up a lot of chakra rushing here."

"If I had more, you might've seen an even bigger sun..."

Wakaho muttered under his breath, then his eyes heated up as chakra poured out of him wildly!

"Fire Style: Great Blaze of the Flame Realm!"

This time, it was seventy times the normal chakra amount!

With five times the base power increase and seventy times the jutsu's scale!

The C-rank Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu was once again in the spotlight, this time targeting both the Kannabi Bridge and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki!

Boom!!!!

"There's no time!"

Han's pupils contracted, and he immediately gave up on resisting. This wasn't a jutsu he could withstand in his current state!

He quickly abandoned his defense of the bridge, leaping onto the nearby rocky mountain wall, sprinting along it, using the terrain to shield himself from the massive fire jutsu!

Boom!!!!!

The massive fireball, like an artificial sun, smashed into the bridge. The already fractured stone structure couldn't take the impact, and with a thunderous crash, the bridge collapsed into the roaring river below!

The Kannabi Bridge had fallen.

But Wakaho didn't stop.

After a brief moment of hesitation, he controlled the fire dragon beneath him to dive, heading straight for the descending fireball!

"What is he doing?"

Having evaded the initial blast, Han immediately turned back.

This time, the tailed beast chakra cloak around him thickened, and two chakra tails appeared behind him.

Version 2 of the tailed beast cloak!

In this state, Han might not be able to withstand that scale of Fire Style directly, but he didn't believe that boy could use it twice in a row.

With the Kannabi Bridge destroyed, how to salvage this critical supply line wasn't Han's concern.

What he needed to do now was crush the enemy!

Seeing the Uchiha boy diving towards the fireball, Han made a decisive move, gathering strength in his legs.

He wasn't sure what the boy was planning, but Han saw this as the perfect opportunity to take him down!

Han lacked flight capabilities, and if he let the boy get away, pursuing him would be much harder.

The Iwagakure ninjas had failed to stop this boy from attacking the Kannabi Bridge; they wouldn't be able to intercept him now.

"Boil Release!"

Han's chakra began to boil, concentrating in his legs. With a powerful leap, he left a crater in the mountainside, launching himself like a missile towards Wakaho!

At the same time, steam began to emanate from the armor on Han's left arm, as chakra condensed during his charge.

If this punch connected with Wakaho, the outcome could be deadly!

"But I'm an Uchiha, Mr. Five-Tails Jinchuriki..."

As Han's punch neared, Wakaho, with his hand on the Great Fireball 70max, suddenly turned and smiled at Han.

The moment Han's fist connected with him, Wakaho's Sharingan illusion activated!

Poof—

Wakaho's body burst into flames.

It wasn't a shadow clone—shadow clones don't ignite into flames.

It wasn't a fire clone either—fire clones couldn't perform full-powered Sharingan genjutsu.

It was simply a substitution jutsu, using the Great Fireball 70max that Wakaho had been controlling, giving him just under a meter's distance...

At that moment, Wakaho was already standing on top of the fireball!

Han temporarily lost control of his body, inertia carrying him through the flames, pushing him forward.

But he was already locked in by Wakaho's three-tomoe Sharingan!

Clap—

Wakaho brought his hands together, controlling the flames under his feet. From the fireball, which had been infused with most of Wakaho's chakra, fire dragons emerged one by one, all converging on Han!

"Fire Style: Flame Dragon Assault Formation!