Chapter 51: Another Fight, Another Win!
Toneri was quite pleased with the fearful and even terrified looks he was receiving from everyone around him.
Fear and terror… right?
He clapped his hands with satisfaction.
As expected, targeting the leader first had established his reputation instantly after defeating an Uchiha clan member.
Look at the expressions of the clueless bystanders.
Not sure why it worked so well, but that wasn't the point—he'd stick to his own path!
Toneri confidently returned to Kushina's side.
Kushina watched him, dumbfounded, and discreetly stepped a bit away, a nervous smile on her face.
"See? When people keep provoking you, don't hold back. Hit them hard! If anyone dares to speak up again, beat them until they can't talk!" Toneri said, looking like a mentor.
Kushina nodded stiffly.
Seeing that she seemed to understand, Toneri smiled approvingly and reached out to pat her shoulder.
However, Kushina quickly jumped back, dodging his hand as if it were a dangerous weapon.
Watching her reaction, Toneri suddenly realized… his finger…
Does it… smell?
Through the fabric, it should be fine… right?
Ugh…
He scanned the crowd again, and everyone he looked at instinctively took a step back.
"Tsk, it's tough. These people get self-conscious around me…" Toneri sighed dramatically.
Kushina: "…"
She knew Toneri's main flaw after spending time with him. The biggest was his terrible sense of direction, and the second was his extreme vanity.
Though he was a little handsome…
But did he have to keep saying it?
"Toneri, watch out!" Kushina suddenly shouted.
Toneri's playful expression vanished immediately as he quickly turned around.
The Uchiha boy he'd "taken down" earlier was back, standing in front of them again.
But Yoshinari looked far from the proud Uchiha; his hair was disheveled, his face red, his legs slightly bent and squeezed together, a painful look on his face.
Just watching his stance, others could feel his pain, instinctively tightening their own legs in sympathy.
The more he noticed their reactions, the redder Yoshinari's face grew.
The physical pain was bad, especially the sting between his legs, but the shame was worse.
The thought of this incident haunting him as a school humiliation was unbearable for a proud Uchiha.
Gritting his teeth through the pain and anger, Yoshinari's hands flashed through a series of hand seals.
Serpent—Ram—Monkey—Boar—Horse—Tiger
It ended with the Tiger seal, just like Toneri's move, but with vastly different results.
"Die! Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!" Yoshinari roared.
As he finished the seals, he brought his left hand to his mouth and exhaled. His chakra flared, igniting a large fireball the size of a person that flew toward Toneri and Kushina.
Yoshinari wasn't just an arrogant student because of his Uchiha lineage; his strength also made him a leader among his peers.
Although Great Fireball Jutsu was a C-rank technique, its destructive power was considerable for academy students.
Fueled by his anger, Yoshinari's fireball was even more powerful than usual.
Everything happened in an instant after Kushina's warning and Toneri's quick turn.
Seeing the enormous fireball heading toward him, Toneri couldn't help but twitch.
Seriously?
Attacking with a move that always misses its target?
Didn't he know this jutsu has a built-in "perfect dodge" effect?
This guy was underestimating him!
It seemed one Thousand Years of Death wasn't enough. If he wanted to live up to the title of "Konoha's Taijutsu Master," he had to set an example for Kushina.
Toneri's hands quickly flew through a set of seals.
Thanks to Shadow Clone training and muscle memory drills, his speed had improved significantly.
Though he might not be as fast as Yoshinari, it was still fast enough.
"Fire Style: Flame Bullet!"
Although also a fireball, Flame Bullet had a smaller range but was more focused, delivering more concentrated power than the Great Fireball.
The Flame Bullet cut through Yoshinari's Great Fireball, causing barely a ripple.
Yoshinari sneered, ready to mock him.
But his expression quickly froze.
Out of the Great Fireball emerged a fist-sized Flame Bullet that flew directly at him.
While it was weakened after passing through the Great Fireball, it still carried a punch.
A bit surprised but unperturbed, Yoshinari deftly took out a kunai, deflecting the Flame Bullet easily.
As a Uchiha, his weapon skills were naturally strong.
The Great Fireball and Flame Bullet dispersed slowly over the schoolyard.
Boom—
Yoshinari's eyes widened. In the pit left by the Great Fireball, he saw only Kushina biting her lip; the grinning troublemaker was gone, his figure dissolving into smoke.
"Hiss—"
A collective gasp echoed around, and everyone instinctively tightened their legs again.
Using the Great Fireball as cover, along with his speed and a Shadow Clone for distraction, Toneri had once again appeared behind Yoshinari.
It was the same familiar stance, the same cold smile, the same dreaded attack.
"Good thing I haven't washed my hands yet. Saves me the trouble," he thought.
Yoshinari felt a chill down his spine. A bead of cold sweat trickled down his forehead as he strained his eyes to the side, catching a glimpse of a crouching figure behind him.
Gulp—
That was the last sound Yoshinari made.
"Thousand Years of Death!" Toneri's voice echoed.
Another Armstrong Spiral Jet Rocket Launch!
Already injured, Yoshinari felt the pain double.
His eyes bulged in despair.
In that moment, his brown eyes began to spin, turning red, with a single black tomoe rotating within the red iris.
Red-Eye Disease! No—Sharingan!
Under the intense emotional and physical stress, Yoshinari's Sharingan had awakened!
Though it was only a single tomoe, it was still a Sharingan—a Kekkei Genkai!
But Yoshinari had no chance to celebrate; his eyes rolled back, and he fainted, the red eye vanishing, with only a few catching the brief flash.
If the Uchiha knew such a move could awaken the Sharingan…
Imagine being known as Konoha's greatest "awakener"…
Let's just hope no one takes on that title…
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