Chapter 4: Experiencing the Power of the Sharingan Once

Chapter 4: Experiencing the Power of the Sharingan Once

So fast!

Uchiha Itachi's figure appeared behind Uehara Naraka in an instant, swinging the ninja sword in his hand mercilessly towards Naraka's neck.

He moved with familiarity, as if he had slain hundreds or thousands of people before.

"Lightning Release: Slicing Maelstrom!"

Even though Uehara Naraka hadn't detected Uchiha Itachi's position yet, it didn't stop him from activating Slicing Maelstrom first—a skill useful for both offense and defense!

Fortunately, the time they spent talking earlier was just enough for the skill's cooldown to finish.

Clumps of thunderclouds stormed above Uehara Naraka, and a bolt of lightning struck down, forcing Uchiha Itachi to use the Substitution Jutsu to evade.

Countless bolts of lightning flickered within the storm clouds, looking like they could strike down again at any moment!

After getting out of Slicing Maelstrom's range, Uchiha Itachi frowned, "This guy... can release such a powerful Lightning Release ninjutsu with just one hand seal? Are all the interns in Akatsuki monsters like this?"

Clap clap clap clap clap clap...

The masked man clapped vigorously, exclaiming repeatedly, "Wow wow wow wow wow... Truly super exciting! Whether it's Itachi-kun's Substitution Jutsu or the kid's Lightning Release ninjutsu, they look super amazing!"

"Idiot..."

Uehara Naraka finally couldn't resist cursing inwardly. Such an exaggerated way of praising someone showed absolutely no sincerity!

Looking towards Uchiha Itachi's position, four cards suddenly appeared in Uehara Naraka's hand and shot towards him!

Screech!

The harsh sound of metal scraping against metal rang out!

Uchiha Itachi's ninja sword consecutively blocked the four cards. Those cards seemed to be made of steel, exceptionally sharp.

"My cards aren't something ordinary people can handle."

Uehara Naraka chuckled lightly, his gaze lowering. As his words fell, a sudden explosion sound erupted!

One of the cards instantly exploded!

Uchiha Itachi was thrown backward, landing half-kneeling on the ground!

The Konoha rogue ninja looked somewhat disheveled now. Having just used the Substitution Jutsu, even though he reacted quickly, he was still caught in the blast's aftermath.

"So, so, so, so, so... so scary!"

The masked man nervously pressed his legs together, clutching his head with both hands, looking terrified beyond control, "A single card is actually more powerful than an exploding tag... Too scary, aaaah!"

"It must have been infused with a lot of chakra..."

Uchiha Itachi pondered with his head down, then looked up from his kneeling position at Uehara Naraka. Is this organization's strength simply too high?

Although he hadn't fought with his full strength yet, the power of the two techniques this intern possessed indicated at least Jonin-level combat ability.

"A twelve-year-old Jonin?"

Uchiha Itachi closed his eyes, then slowly opened them, revealing a fierce glint. His irises had turned red, with three black tomoe marked around the pupils.

Whoosh!

Uehara could almost hear the sound of the wind!

He didn't look directly at Uchiha Itachi's Sharingan, only watching the moment his feet vanished.

That loud explosion just now should have drawn out Konan and Pain...

Otherwise, he could only try using gold coins to buy some strange, victory-ensuring items from the system.

Anyway, his main goal was to get the skill reward, and he also wanted to use this opportunity to show off his strength. This organization never had much integrity when it came to recruiting powerful members!

"Oh my, this kid actually knows how to deal with the Sharingan? That's really something!"

That masked man was chattering away again, providing commentary on the fight, which really made Uehara impatient.

If he didn't still need to be wary of Uchiha Itachi's surprise attacks, Uehara would definitely find a way to hit him [Tobi] hard!

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

A massive ball of flame surged towards Uehara Naraka!

The Uchiha clan's signature Fire Release ninjutsu; as the clan's prodigy, Uchiha Itachi naturally performed it with ease, unleashing a Great Fireball just by opening his mouth.

It had to be said, Uchiha Itachi's hand seal speed was very fast!

Forming six hand seals in one second, releasing the Great Fireball Technique in just one second. Uehara Naraka's hand seal speed was even faster.

Uehara Naraka symbolically brought his hands together and unhesitatingly released his defensive skill: "Wind Wall!"

The ball of flame hit the wind wall and dissipated into nothingness, leaving only air heated by the fire.

Both the masked man and Uchiha Itachi felt somewhat serious, because Uehara Naraka had once again released a ninjutsu with just one hand seal.

However, Uchiha Itachi didn't give up this opportunity!

Almost instantly, the rogue ninja used Shunshin (Body Flicker Technique) to appear behind Uehara Naraka, fiercely swinging his ninja sword!

"...Here he comes?"

A small puppet ball appeared in Uehara Naraka's palm. Based on his guess, Uchiha Itachi was definitely using the Great Fireball as a feint—after all, in the anime, that ninjutsu never killed anyone!

"Command: Shockwave!"

The space around Uehara Naraka instantly distorted!

A gravitational force pulled Uchiha Itachi's figure towards him. The dizziness from the spatial distortion even left Itachi unable to retaliate!

Uehara Naraka didn't hesitate, grabbing Uchiha Itachi's neck with one hand and pinning him to the ground, "...You lost!"

If he hadn't used his hand, but directly used a card to sever Uchiha Itachi's neck, he definitely could have killed him.

However, that wasn't Uehara's goal.

Uchiha Itachi, although core-wise a Konoha spy, was practically Akatsuki's model worker. Killing him here would be too wasteful.

Besides, if he had really used a card, maybe Uchiha Itachi would have activated Susanoo to block it!

A 'ding' sounded in Uehara's mind. He subconsciously thought the first side quest [Defeat Itachi] was completed, but instead saw that a hidden side quest, tucked away in a corner, was completed.

Mission Complete: Lose to Uchiha Itachi once (1/1), Reward: Gold Coins +100.

What kind of joke is this? Someone actually made such a masochistic wish?

No, the key point now is, he clearly had the upper hand, why did the system consider him defeated?

"It's you who lost..."

Uchiha Itachi's eyes finally met Uehara Naraka's gaze. The three black tomoe Sharingan were captivating, pulling him in irresistibly.

Even though caught off guard and pulled down by Command: Shockwave, Uchiha Itachi still found an opportunity to counter under these circumstances.

Although he didn't know why Uehara Naraka held back, it didn't hinder his decisiveness!

Only by subduing the enemy can final victory be achieved!

Uehara Naraka instantly fell into a genjutsu. In his senses, huge copper spikes embedded themselves into his body, rendering him immobile!

Genjutsu: Body Binding Technique!

Just then, in Uehara Naraka's mind, another side quest—one that had been tossed aside in a corner since he transmigrated to the ninja world—was finally completed.

Mission Complete: Experience the power of the Sharingan once (1/1).

Reward: Life Form Disintegration Ray.

Life Form Disintegration Ray: Release a powerful ray from both eyes, analyzing the enemy's life characteristics and disintegrating their body. Duration: 2.5 seconds. Chakra cost is related to duration, minimum 100 chakra. Cooldown: 120 seconds.

This skill was indeed powerful, but the problem was, Uehara needed to break the genjutsu immediately!

This was truly an unprecedented crisis! To miscalculate at such a crucial moment! Didn't they say transmigrators' souls were powerful and could resist genjutsu or something?

How the hell should he break the genjutsu now?

Just as Uehara Naraka was about to use the Life Disintegration Ray indiscriminately, someone slapped him on the head, breaking the genjutsu in the manner one might discipline a child.

"What are you two doing?"

(End of Chapter)