Chapter 120: All-Out Battle
The scenery on both sides rapidly retreated as the mysterious Uchiha wearing the black face mask dashed through the forest at high speed.
Under the mask, his crimson three-tomoe Sharingan remained active.
In his line of sight, about two ri (about 1 kilometer or 0.62 miles) away, a figure was moving quickly.
This person was Akimichi Tatsuya.
Whoosh!
The whistling wind constantly poured into his ears, interfering with his normal hearing.
Suddenly, the rapidly moving mysterious Uchiha abruptly stopped, his body twisting in mid-air and darting to the side.
In the air, dozens of kunai with attached explosive tags were shot at him from different angles in a dense barrage.
Boom-boom-boom!
A series of explosions rang out. From within the thick smoke, the mysterious Uchiha, clad in a long robe, emerged somewhat disheveled from the top of a tree, landing steadily on a branch.
Clap-clap-clap!
Applause sounded from the other side, and Tatsuya's figure slowly emerged from the shadows.
"Nice reflexes!"
Looking at the mysterious Uchiha before him, Tatsuya praised him.
Although the trap he had hastily set just now wasn't particularly ingenious, it was quite substantial.
After all, it used dozens of explosive tags, which were worth a lot of money!
For this person to be able to escape from the bombardment of dozens of explosive tags in a surprise attack, his strength was quite impressive.
However, the money spent just now wasn't wasted.
Judging from the mysterious Uchiha's evasion techniques, the newcomer was definitely not Obito.
As long as he wasn't facing Obito and Shisui's two pairs of Sharingan with their heaven-defying abilities, Tatsuya was confident he could escape unscathed.
"Hmph! Akimichi Tatsuya, you do have some skill! But, you probably won't be smiling in a bit!"
The mysterious Uchiha's voice came from under the black face mask, filled with strong confidence and hostility.
Tatsuya was unconcerned about the other party's provocation.
He tilted his head and sized him up for a moment, saying, "I don't seem to have any conflicts with your Uchiha clan. You've been following me for so long, what exactly do you want?"
Clang!
"I'm going to reclaim the dignity that those two useless Uchiha, Hiroaki and Yasumasa, lost! The honor of my Uchiha clan cannot be trampled upon! That coward Shisui clearly awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, yet he still says he can't beat you. I'm going to prove to him that the power of my Uchiha clan is supreme! How can a mere Akimichi clan compare to us?!" The mysterious Uchiha, wearing the black face mask, slowly drew the long sword from his waist, holding his head high and looking down at Tatsuya with a condescending gaze.
Hearing this, Tatsuya's mouth twitched.
This inexplicable sense of confidence... how familiar!
It seemed to be a particular trait of a certain young, second-rate chuuni! (This refers to someone with "Eighth-Grader Syndrome," often characterized by delusions of grandeur and a belief in special powers.)
But wasn't that little guy still at the age of learning to walk?
Could this be a hereditary disease of the Uchiha clan?
Tatsuya felt a headache coming on.
It seemed that today, if he didn't fight, he wouldn't be able to leave!
Thinking of this, Tatsuya suddenly had a thought, and he looked at the mysterious Uchiha, saying, "Were you the one at the training grounds that day?"
The mysterious Uchiha's voice was loud and filled with arrogance, "That's right! It was me! I didn't expect your perception to be so sharp!"
Tatsuya's expression became slightly serious. "Have you awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan?"
In his perception, the cold dojutsu from that day clearly didn't seem like it belonged to a normal three-tomoe Sharingan user.
"You'll find out soon enough!" The mysterious Uchiha coldly dropped the sentence.
With that, his body flashed, and he used the Body Flicker Technique to charge towards Tatsuya.
Tatsuya didn't hesitate either, drawing his kunai and meeting the attack.
Clang-clang-clang!
The long sword and kunai clashed, emitting a continuous, ear-piercing metallic ringing. The two figures rapidly shifted and moved in the air.
Collision after collision, separation after separation.
During the fight, the three tomoe in the mysterious Uchiha's Sharingan under the mask constantly rotated.
After exchanging dozens of blows, the mysterious Uchiha nimbly dodged one of Tatsuya's attacks and retreated to a branch of a large tree.
Seeing this, Tatsuya didn't pursue.
Through the exchange just now, Tatsuya had discovered that this person's strength was clearly above that of Uchiha Hiroaki and Uchiha Yasumasa.
His observation and agility far exceeded that of ordinary Jonin, making up for his lack of strength.
Each of Tatsuya's attacks often missed their mark, cleverly deflected by the opponent.
On the opposite branch, the mysterious Uchiha's eyes also showed a serious expression.
Reputation was well-deserved!
Tatsuya was not as easy to deal with as he had imagined.
"Why is my genjutsu ineffective against you?" Looking at Tatsuya, the mysterious Uchiha asked in a deep voice.
In the close-quarters combat just now, he had tried to use his Sharingan to cast genjutsu several times, but all of them had inexplicably failed.
He was very puzzled by this.
From the mysterious Uchiha's previous battle where he easily dealt with two Root ninja, it could be seen that his genjutsu ability was very strong.
But why was it ineffective against Tatsuya?
"There's no helping it! I'm the natural nemesis of your Uchiha clan!" Tatsuya shrugged and said lightly.
Ever since he started learning genjutsu from Yuhi Kurenai, Tatsuya had been constantly using the bio-chip to simulate genjutsu on himself.
In addition, the three-tomoe Sharingan's genjutsu required direct eye contact to be cast. With the bio-chip's constant stimulation and reminders, Tatsuya was well-prepared for this.
Hmph!
Hearing this, the mysterious Uchiha's anger surged.
He snorted coldly, and his hands began to form seals quickly, preparing to use ninjutsu.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Across from him, seeing the mysterious Uchiha's hand seals, Tatsuya guessed what ninjutsu he was about to use.
He also threw a Great Fireball Jutsu in response.
Two huge fireballs dragged a dozens-of-centimeters-long furrow in the ground and quickly collided.
Boom!
In terms of size and power, the fireball Tatsuya threw was slightly larger.
The power of a ninjutsu was directly related to the user's chakra amount and control. In this regard, the mysterious Uchiha was inferior to Tatsuya.
Using the same ninjutsu, Tatsuya completely suppressed him.
Seeing this, the arrogant and proud mysterious Uchiha couldn't stand it.
He used the "Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Shuriken Technique," and several shuriken wrapped in high-temperature flames spun towards Tatsuya from several directions.
This was a B-rank mid-to-long-range attack ninjutsu, with high attack power and extremely difficult to dodge.
Tatsuya saw this and retreated quickly.
He didn't know this technique!
While retreating, Tatsuya quickly formed hand seals, and two ninjutsu were quickly released in succession.
"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
"Earth Style: Earth Wall!"
A strong gust of wind swept towards the several flaming shuriken. Although it failed to stop them, it did slow their flight speed.
Immediately afterward, an earth wall rose from the ground.
Although the several shuriken pierced part of the wall, they were ultimately blocked.
Across from him, the mysterious Uchiha continuously launched kunai, shuriken, and various ninjutsu, all of which were blocked by Tatsuya one by one.
The two went back and forth, quickly exchanging hundreds of moves.
Weapon clashes and ninjutsu exchanges had their advantages and disadvantages, with no clear winner.
Retreating to the side again, the mysterious Uchiha, starting to sweat, had an even more serious look in his eyes.
He had thought this would be a quick, crushing victory, but it had unexpectedly turned into a battle of attrition.
And, judging from Tatsuya's condition, he was not at a disadvantage.
Thinking that Tatsuya hadn't used his summoning animals or secret techniques yet, the mysterious Uchiha knew he couldn't drag this out any longer; he had to end the battle quickly.
The three tomoe in the mysterious Uchiha's eye sockets began to slowly spin and merge.
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