After the lesson he just learned, Uchiha Shō no longer dared to underestimate any action of Natsuhiko.
So, at this moment, he did not act rashly but stood not too far away, watching "Uchiha Madara's" movements with a vigilant expression.
He saw the other party twisting their waist to the silent rhythm, stepping gracefully, sometimes raising their wrist and lowering their brows, sometimes slightly extending their hand.
This made Uchiha Shō more confident in his guess.
Yes, it's dancing!
And it's a dance he has never seen before.
The Uchiha clan has always been known for the art of Ninjutsu dance.
Every true Uchiha would master excellent dance skills.
Even the excellent Uchiha Body Flicker Technique incorporates many dance movements.
So when Uchiha Shō saw his ancestor starting to dance gracefully, he didn't feel insulted but instead thought that Natsuhiko was quite authentic in this regard.
As a participant who advanced to the top eight in the World's Number One Dancer Tournament held within the clan last year,
Naturally, Uchiha Shō also had a deep understanding of dancing.
Therefore, the elegant butterfly steps and the domineering courtesan steps quickly caught his attention.
The dance genes within his body began to stir, feeling like they were about to lose control, wanting to rush forward and engage in a thrilling dance battle with the other party.
However, his only remaining rationality prevented him from acting rashly.
Because he knew that "Uchiha Madara" must not be dancing without reason.
Natsuhiko must have some terrible conspiracy.
Therefore, Uchiha Shō became even more vigilant, even using his Sharingan to record "Uchiha Madara's" movements one by one...
Meanwhile, Natsuhiko, who was considered to have a terrible conspiracy, was currently looking helpless as he tapped the duel disc with his hand, muttering to himself:
"Darn it, it malfunctioned during the battle and even made the clone dance the Pure Land of Bliss!"
"I really shouldn't have recorded some weird action patterns in the duel disc..."
Indeed, Uchiha Shō was not mistaken; that "Uchiha Madara" was indeed a clone.
However, this clone was somewhat different from ordinary ones.
This was actually one of Natsuhiko's latest achievements in studying the Shadow Clone Technique.
Following the Infant Clone Technique, it's the energy-saving version of the Shadow Clone Technique!
Just as he developed the Infant Clone Technique because his research work did not require a strong body, so he could shrink his body to save chakra.
Natsuhiko found that many times, the clones in battle actually didn't need high intelligence.
Or rather, the cost-effectiveness needed to be higher; it wasted chakra.
After all, he had long discovered that giving intelligence to clones and maintaining it consumed the most chakra.
So, after Natsuhiko recently gained a deeper understanding of the Shadow Clone Technique, he began developing the wome.. miniature brain Version of the Shadow Clone Technique.
He, like a mad scientist, attempted brain removal surgery on the clones.
The goal was to leave only the minimum intelligence to sustain the clone's existence.
The clone's actions were controlled by the simple action programs he wrote and by using the duel disc for micro-control.
This duel disc was equipped with a controller developed based on the principles of perception matrix, allowing short-range wireless control of the clone's movements.
Because it bore similarities to the Puppet Technique from the Sand Village,
Natsuhiko called this technique the Shadow Puppet Technique.
Although it took a lot of effort and seemed to only result in a clone that needed to be controlled manually, it had the advantage of quantity!
For Natsuhiko, who had limited chakra, exchanging chakra for operational volume was simply a very cost-effective deal!
You should know that the chakra consumed to maintain an average clone is enough to sustain the existence of five shadow puppets.
To put it in perspective, the price of marrying one wife could buy five realistic silicone wives!
Apart from needing manual control, there were simply no disadvantages!
Well, that's about the shadow puppet.
Unfortunately, this technique was developed not long ago, and coupled with Natsuhiko's drastic reduction of intelligence in the shadow clones, it resulted in many unforeseen consequences, so there were still many bugs in it.
For instance, it unexpectedly started dancing to the Pure Land of Bliss during battle.
However, this turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
Natsuhiko thought about the numerous indescribable action patterns he had embedded in the duel disc and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
If the clone with Madara's face were to perform those actions,
Natsuhiko was worried that the real Uchiha Madara would find him in the middle of the night and fuck him over.
Just shortly after Natsuhiko repaired the duel disc using the ancestral tapping method, the "Uchiha Madara" suddenly stopped dancing.
Ha, the tapping repair method truly is divine!
But before Natsuhiko could be happy for more than a few seconds, the "Uchiha Madara" suddenly started shaking all over and then exploded on the spot!
How did it switch to another form of art again?
Natsuhiko was dumbfounded.
On the other side, Uchiha Shō, who was modestly observing "Uchiha Madara's" dance moves, was also startled by the explosion.
To be honest, he had just been using the Sharingan to record this dance; the more he watched, the more he felt it was passionate and creative.
It ignited a flame in his heart.
He felt like he, Uchiha Shō, was about to explode at this moment...
But before he could explode, the "Uchiha Madara" actually exploded for real.
It exploded on the spot!
So, what's the purpose of this dance and explosion?
Uchiha Shō couldn't help but sink into contemplation once again.
Could it be a mistake?
No, it couldn't be that simple.
Uchiha Shō knew that every action of Natsuhiko had an intense intention behind it.
If not understood, it might end up like before, only realising it was a trap after falling into it.
But!
Natsuhiko foresaw my anticipation; he must be outplaying my outplay!
So, he created a strange dance to disrupt my thoughts.
But now that I have anticipated his anticipation of my anticipation, so...
No, if he anticipated my anticipation of his anticipation of my anticipation, then it's still possible for him to set a trap using this!
To what extent did Natsuhiko foresee?
Uchiha Shō scratched his head vigorously with both hands, and his hair fell heavily, feeling like his brain wasn't enough.
"Wah!!!"
After a while, Uchiha Shō, whose brain had turned into a mushy mess, suddenly let out a strange cry.
He began rushing towards Natsuhiko as if he had given up on pondering Natsuhiko's conspiracy.
After giving up on pondering Natsuhiko's conspiracy, Uchiha Shō felt his soul undergo a sublimation.
Yes!
In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are futile.
He could crush everything with his strength, so why bother guessing that guy's thoughts?
Uchiha Shō understood.
Human wisdom has its limits.
In this brief exchange, he learned one thing: the more one schemes, the easier it is to fall into unexpected predicaments, and all previous efforts are wasted...
Unless you surpass humans!
So... he decided to give up thinking!
(End of this Chapter)
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