Samehada's Identity Crisis: Master...or Master?

The Hyuga Clan's Eight Trigrams Palm Gentle Fist is a secret martial art that pursues the ultimate in speed and precision.

Each palm strike corresponds to a specific acupuncture point on the human body; there are thirty-two major points in total.

Therefore, mastering the Gentle Fist requires learning the Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms as a foundation. From this foundation come techniques like the Sixty-Four Palms and One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms.

Uchiha Kage easily learned the Sixty-Four Palms of the Gentle Fist, which he had learned from Hinata.

"It's useless. Without the Byakugan's insight, the Chakra expelled from the Gentle Fist cannot hit the opponent's meridians, let alone achieve cavity sealing."

Uchiha Itachi, while dealing with Yuhi Kurenai's Body Art attacks, judged Uchiha Kage's Gentle Fist.

A slight deviation results in a huge error; it's nothing more than a showy technique.

"Hinata, is what he's saying true?"

Although Yuhi Kurenai didn't know why Uchiha Itachi wasn't using Illusionary Techniques and Ninjutsu against her, she didn't have time to think about it. She, like her two disciples, was focused on Uchiha Kage's situation.

"Yes…"

Hinata nodded, acknowledging Uchiha Itachi's assessment.

However, her Byakugan clearly saw that each of Uchiha Kage's Gentle Fist strikes landed precisely on Kisame's Chakra points.

Kage is either lucky, or his eyes are actually…

No, no, no. Kage-san's eyes are clearly black. How could he possibly have the Byakugan?

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"So, it has absolutely no effect?"

Uchiha Kage's surprise attack with the Eight Trigrams Palm landed almost entirely on Kisame.

The rain-like barrage forced him to retreat, but failed to truly injure him.

"That's some impressive Gentle Fist. Even the Hyuga Clan ninjas I encountered during the war weren't as skilled as you."

Kisame never expected an Uchiha to be able to use the Gentle Fist, a technique that requires the Byakugan, with such precision.

If he hadn't mastered a certain degree of Chakra Absorption Technique, absorbing the Chakra that entered his meridians and Chakra points into the rest of his body, he might have been sealed.

"Maybe if you put a little more effort, I might be sealed."

Kisame, having regained his footing, provoked him with a smile.

His characteristic was that he became stronger when facing stronger opponents; the more Chakra the enemy used, the more powerful he became.

"Is that so?"

Uchiha Kage didn't seem to care that his previous attacks were ineffective.

"But my original goal wasn't you, but…"

The Gentle Fist not only interrupted Kisame's Hand Seals, but also prevented him from paying attention to the Samehada Great Sword stuck in the ground.

And now, the person closest to that Ninja Sword was him.

"What? You want to use my weapon against me?"

Seeing Uchiha Kage pick up the Samehada Great Sword from the ground, Kisame didn't panic. Instead, he revealed a sinister smile.

Unlike other Ninja Swords, Samehada was a living being with its own thoughts. If someone who wasn't its recognized master picked it up, they would only suffer its backlash.

So, he wasn't afraid of anyone taking his weapon.

"Of course. Your Samehada is quite good, but now it's mine."

Uchiha Kage swung the Samehada Great Sword in the air a few times to test it out, and then he smiled as well.

He could roughly guess what Kisame was thinking, but unfortunately…

After absorbing a piece of Kisame's ninja fragment earlier, he also possessed Chakra with the same scent as Kisame.

He even knew how to use this Samehada.

Samehada: Flying Chain Slash!

Bending and extending the Samehada's hilt like a chain, Uchiha Kage swung the blade in a zigzag pattern towards Kisame.

"What!?"

My Samehada didn't resist his using it, and even cooperated with him to attack me?

How is this possible?

Kisame's small eyes widened in shock.

But before he could dodge the attack, the Samehada Great Sword suddenly stopped right in front of his face.

*Zzzzt…*

One side of the Chakra says master, the other side of the Chakra also seems like master…

Samehada's already underdeveloped brain fell into ultimate confusion.

"Come back."

Seeing Samehada stop above Kisame's head, Uchiha Kage could only reluctantly retrieve the sword.

So that was it. Even if he fused with Kisame's Chakra and tricked Samehada into thinking he was its master, Samehada still recognized Kisame's scent, so it wouldn't actively attack him.

"This is quite the crisis."

Seeing his Samehada actually lying obediently in Uchiha Kage's hand, Kisame could no longer remain calm.

He felt like he could now understand a little of what it felt like for Uchiha Itachi when his unfailing Illusionary Techniques were completely ineffective against Uchiha Kage.

Half of his skills relied on this Samehada Great Sword.

If he didn't take the sword back quickly, who knew if he would really be sliced by Samehada In the future.

Water Release: Great Exploding Water Surge…

"Wait, Kisame!"

Just as Kisame was about to perform Hand Seals again to use his forte Water Release Ninjutsu, Uchiha Itachi quickly stopped him.

"You can't merge with Samehada. Even if you turn this place into an ocean, it won't work. Let me deal with him."

Uchiha Itachi noticed the playful expression on Uchiha Kage's face.

Unlike his previous attempt to interrupt Kisame's Hand Seals, this guy seemed to be waiting for Kisame to use that Water Release technique. It was undoubtedly a trap.

So, Uchiha Itachi quickly stopped Kisame.

"Tch, your observation skills are sharp. No wonder you annihilated your entire clan at such a young age."

That's right. After gaining Kisame's abilities, Uchiha Kage could also merge with Samehada. As long as Kisame dared to turn this place into a water environment, he would let everyone know what a true tailless beast was.

"Itachi-san, are you planning to use *that* technique? Your body…"

Kisame didn't doubt Uchiha Itachi's judgment, but he was somewhat surprised that the other party was actually planning to go all out.

"At this point, we can only make a quick decision."

Uchiha Itachi didn't care about Uchiha Kage's mockery.

Although he annihilated the Uchiha clan, it was all for the sake of Konoha. He wouldn't waver on that point.

"Although each use will damage my body, I will at least let you witness the true power of the Mangekyo Sharingan."

Blood tears flowed from Uchiha Itachi's eyes, and then a cold Chakra began to gather in his pupils.

Amaterasu!

"Another Eye Technique?"

Yuhi Kurenai instinctively sensed something was wrong, and then quickly looked at Uchiha Kage's body.

"This is… what!?"

Uchiha Kage's previously fine body was now engulfed in strange black flames.

"Ah! Ah…"

Uchiha Kage, burning in the black flames, let out a painful cry.

But soon, he smiled as if he had changed faces.

"Sorry, sorry. You're bleeding, so if I was completely fine, it would feel a little impolite."

Taking off the clothes burned by Amaterasu and throwing them aside, Uchiha Kage's body didn't have a single trace of being burned.

"That troublesome disciple is worrying me again!"

Yuhi Kurenai stared straight at Uchiha Kage's bare upper body while secretly complaining in her heart.

"How is that possible!?"

His Amaterasu was clearly aimed at the other party's body. How could it only ignite his clothes?

And even if it burned his clothes, it was impossible for the other party to be unharmed.

That thin outer garment couldn't possibly block all of Amaterasu's scorching heat.

"I told you before, your prideful Sharingan has no effect on me."

"No, you definitely used some special Ninjutsu to dodge my attack."

Although Uchiha Itachi still maintained his composure on the surface, his heart was already in turmoil.

An Uchiha who hadn't even awakened the Sharingan ignored all of his Mangekyo's Eye Techniques?

*Cough cough…*

Whether it was because his body was too weak or because he was temporarily angered, Uchiha Itachi couldn't help but cough up a mouthful of blood.

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