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Boil, boil!
Bubbles burst from the scalding hot water, releasing white steam that filled the air with a pungent sulfur smell.
In the deep darkness, only a Barrier floating on the boiling lake emitted a faint white glow.
Click, click!
On the Volcano's rocky walls, pebbles and dust continuously fell.
The entire environment was like a boiling kettle with its spout blocked, constantly applying pressure from within.
The scorching air made it hard to breathe.
The temperature had reached 50-60 degrees Celsius.
In such conditions, even Uchiha Shi, who had become a Ninja, felt dizzy.
The oppressive danger lurking in the darkness was like a venomous snake waiting to strike.
Uchiha Shi's vision blurred, as if he could see the ominous star flashing madly in the darkest night through the white light of the Barrier!
He seemed to see his great-grandmother waving to him in the night sky.
At this thought, Uchiha Shi's spirit suddenly lifted.
He was fully awake!
He gradually understood everything.
This place was a Volcano created by the Earth Hidden Ninja's Earth Release technique, and the boiling spring below him.
Isn't this the perfect burial ground!?
What does it mean when you say that there's always a way when you reach the mountain, and the path becomes clear when you're in the darkest moment?
Originally, Uchiha Shi thought he had wasted his money, the explosive tags didn't detonate, and he almost staged a dramatic comeback to thrash the Cloud Hidden Village's Jōnin.
Plus, the Great Elder Uchiha Shaka's threat was almost like a suicide mission, making the two Cloud Hidden Village ninjas almost flee in the middle of the night.
But, who could have thought—
The Earth Hidden Ninja's boss turned around and gave a big surprise!
Using Earth Release: Earth Rise Dig to create a Volcano, and Lava Release: Great River of Protection to seal it.
The Volcano erupted, and the boiling spring spouted!
With temperatures over a hundred degrees, high pressure, and the physical impact of being submerged in boiling water, wasn't this a sure death?
It was a perfect combination of techniques!
Uchiha Shi was almost moved to tears, this time, he was thankful to the Earth Hidden Ninja's boss for sending him a big Volcano!
Damn, it's not easy to trick someone into a death trap!
Uchiha Shi was almost in tears, while on the other side, the Cloud Hidden Ninja Moroi was already boiling with rage.
A perfect example of the忍界版 (Ninja World version) of "you are hot, I am warm," filled with realism.
Moroi glared fiercely at Uchiha Shi, who seemed to be crying from fear, with no trace of sympathy in his heart.
Full of hatred!
His eyes were bloodshot, his face twisted in a grotesque manner, and the veins on his forehead bulged.
All because of this kid, all because of him!
The Earth Hidden Ninja had sold him out, using Earth Release: Earth Rise Dig to throw him and his Barrier into the Volcano!
Moroi had never felt so desperate.
The suppressed anger almost burst out of his chest.
He glared at Uchiha Shi and shouted with a distorted voice:
"Uchiha Shi!"
"It's all your fault! All your fault!"
"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be in this situation!"
Moroi clenched his fists, his eyes wide open, and almost madly yelled:
"I will kill you!"
"I will definitely kill you!"
However, upon hearing this, Uchiha Shi was not alarmed but delighted!
He looked at the enraged Moroi and almost applauded on the spot.
What a miracle, this guy actually still wants to kill me!
It's like you're bungee jumping outside the atmosphere and suddenly realize you forgot your parachute!
It's a double blessing!
Facing Moroi's gaze that seemed to want to tear his scalp off, Uchiha Shi suppressed his inner joy and nodded calmly.
"Very good, very spirited!"
He suddenly opened his eyes, and to ensure Moroi's anger reached its peak, he even raised his eyebrows, adopting a disdainful, cold, and rebellious expression.
Then, Uchiha Shi sneered and said coolly:
"Your struggles are meaningless before these eyes!"
With that, Sharingan, activate!
The crimson pupils reflected Moroi's twisted expression, and the single tomoe slowly rotated.
As if it were the most exquisite work of art in the world.
No need for more words; just this, a domineering aura naturally emerged.
Anyone who saw it would want to beat him up!
Clearly, under this advanced and at least ten years ahead of the current Ninja World's method of showing off, Moroi could not resist.
His nostrils flared, and the veins on his forehead bulged.
In the next moment, Moroi stomped on the scalding hot lake, causing a surge of white steam, and charged forward with a vicious expression.
However, Uchiha Shi just slightly sidestepped, evading Moroi's fast punch.
He countered with a slash to Moroi's back.
Cloud Style: Inner Slash!
Learned and used on the spot.
Uchiha Shi kicked Moroi in the face, sending him flying, and then said coolly:
"Give up, I've completely read your movements!"
"Aaaaaaaah!"
Moroi, enraged to the extreme, ignored his already exhausted body, formed hand seals, and slapped them on the boiling lake:
"Seal Technique: Lightning Death Bind!"
Uchiha Shi was startled, not expecting Moroi to still be able to use techniques, and immediately tried to dodge to the side.
But water conducts electricity— the change in the environment indirectly increased the speed of Moroi's technique.
A blinding lightning bolt shot towards Uchiha Shi, forming a large 'lightning' character at his feet.
Four lightning spikes pierced through his body, locking Uchiha Shi in place, making it difficult for him to move.
Moroi smiled viciously, and then, splash.
He fell into the scalding hot water.
Bubbles!
Under the water, Moroi's mouth opened and closed, his eyes wide with terror, and his limbs flailed weakly.
The scalding hot water quickly cooked his body.
Splash!
A large bubble rose to the surface.
Moroi, the Special Jōnin of the Cloud Hidden Village, the future leader of the Cloud Hidden Barrier class, a powerful ninja capable of creating 36 regenerative Barriers, was now silent.
With Moroi's death, the Seal Technique: Lightning Death Bind gradually faded.
Uchiha Shi looked stunned.
"Brother, couldn't you hold on for a few more seconds?"
"Come up and give me a stab! Damn it!"
Using a technique without chakra, not even leaving enough energy to stay afloat.
Are all the Cloud Hidden Village guys so quick to anger?
Uchiha Shi panted heavily on the spot.
Fighting to this point, he was truly exhausted.
Looking at the Barrier's slowly fading light, and the darkness gradually consuming everything, Uchiha Shi let out a sigh of relief.
Reflecting in the scalding hot spring, he saw his own face.
A face that was originally handsome and charming, making people want to pinch it to test its moisture.
Now it was black and dirty, covered in sand, blood, wounds, squid ink, and sweat.
Like a miner who had just crawled out of a coal mine.
Uchiha Shi suddenly laughed, looking at the water below, which had reached a critical point.
About to erupt.
Imagining the impending landslide and gushing spring, the heavens and earth inverted.
"This is my end, I guess."
Uchiha Shi slumped onto the water surface, chuckled, and looked at peace.
He was really exhausted...
However, at this moment—
In the darkness, a golden flame suddenly lit up!
Like the first light of creation!
A familiar roar echoed in Uchiha Shi's ear:
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
Chapter 22 has been revised. Up to this chapter, the first segment of the story comes to an end.
Next, it will be the new Land of Hot Springs plot: Evil God Ritual.
Yes, the one mentioned in the synopsis.
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