Chapter 237: Copy
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
With a series of metallic clashes, shuriken and kunai fell to the ground. Catherine noticed their edges were bent. The Uchiha clan placed immense importance on their shuriken-throwing techniques; both their power and precision were terrifying.
But even more terrifying was Mercenary Tao. He had blocked all the projectiles just by holding his left arm out casually. His body's hardness was astonishing, as if forged from steel.
"Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique?"
"How unfortunate. You chose the one genjutsu that is least effective against me."
Kaito Shirogane looked at the Uchiha ninja, who was now suffering from the erosion of [Active Spirit] after trying to use his Sharingan genjutsu to construct a mental world to control and attack him. Kaito smiled and stepped forward.
"Dou!"
The Uchiha ninja holding the thin steel wires—Uchiha Chikata—had a drastic change in expression. He didn't know what had happened, but the strongest of their trio, Uchiha Dou, seemed to be suffering from a genjutsu backlash. He immediately flicked his hands. The scattered shuriken flew up again, striking each other to change trajectories. He himself leaped high into the air, using the moment to readjust the wires' positions.
Uchiha Chikata'stwo-tomoe Sharingan captured the movement of every single shuriken with perfect clarity. This was a delicate operation that only their clan could perform.
The shuriken danced, ricocheting toward every corner of Kaito Shirogane's body. Kaito, still smiling, continued to walk forward. With just slight side-to-side movements of his head, he accurately dodged every attack.
Uchiha Chikata knew this man was an expert. On their way here, their trio had already annihilated the Iwagakure squad and learned about last night's battle: a tall shinobi had wiped out the Kumogakure squad and had instantly captured the Jounin, Ayai.
His focus was absolute. Seeing his opponent effortlessly dodge and continue walking toward him, he instantly clenched all ten fingers. The nearly-invisible steel wires pulled taut in an instant. The whistling shuriken simultaneously snapped back.
Dozens of shuriken, now on completely reversed trajectories, covered almost every possible angle.
This was an attack that was almost impossible to dodge for anyone without a Kekkei Genkai like the Sharingan or Byakugan.
Kaito Shirogane was quite interested in the Uchiha's combat style. Unlike the efficient and despicable assassination methods of the Kumogakure shinobi from last night, the Uchiha, thanks to their eyes, had refined their combat arts to an extreme. Their fighting was quite beautiful.
Kaito's body suddenly bent sideways in an almost distorted way. A shuriken, trailing its wire, slashed through the space he had just occupied. The next moment, he instantly contorted in the opposite direction.
His speed was so fast that in Catherine's eyes, Mercenary Tao's body seemed to blur for an instant. But in Uchiha Chikata'sSharingan, he saw the man use unbelievably precise and rapid movements to instantly dodge all the retracting shuriken and wires. Not only was he not hit, but the wires also failed to entangle him.
With this, his follow-up Fire Style jutsu could not be used.
A smile played on Kaito Shirogane's lips. He suddenly stopped, his hands also stretching forward. His dynamic vision was also excellent. While not as powerful as the Sharingan, when combined with his perception, performing a similar operation was not difficult.
Uchiha Chikata's eyes went wide. Seeing the man's posture, a guess surfaced in his mind. Could it be...
The next moment, he saw Kaito Shirogane clench his ten fingers and yank them back.
Vmmm!
The shuriken's spin was instantly reversed. A powerful force traveled through the elastic steel wires, making the shuriken seem to vanish as their trajectories changed once again.
"That's... the Manipulating Shuriken Jutsu?!"
Uchiha Chikata was certain. The man before him was copying his own jutsu to attack him!
A non-Uchiha shinobi was copying an Uchiha's jutsu to use against an Uchiha!
Uchiha Chikata was shocked and furious. His pupils trembled violently, and a faint, stronger ocular power began to emerge. The spacing of his two-tomoe began to change, but he had no time to pay attention to the changes in his own body.
The wires were still wrapped around his hands. His eyes darted, rapidly tracking the shuriken that were moving almost too fast for his vision to follow.
"Fire Style: Hiding in Ash and Dust Technique!"
Intense heat erupted from behind him, accompanied by a cloud of ash and dust that instantly shrouded the entire forest. Then, a flash of a blade, and the wires in Uchiha Chikata's hands were instantly severed.
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft...
Dozens of shuriken, which Kaito Shirogane had manipulated and sent back, shot through the smoke and embedded themselves in the trees and ground.
A hand grabbed Uchiha Chikata by the neck and pulled him back.
BANG!
The next moment, a figure appeared where Chikata had just been standing, as if having shattered the air.
Uchiha Chikata was young and furious that someone would "provoke" the Uchiha in this way. But Uchiha Dou was experienced. Just one failed genjutsu and he knew how difficult this person was.
He immediately activated the Fire Style jutsu—which both burned and obscured vision—and pulled Chikata back.
"You and Asa apply pressure from the rear! Once I've drawn him away, kill those two women immediately and retreat!"
After speaking, Uchiha Dou instantly used the Body Flicker Technique to appear behind Kaito Shirogane, slashing a sword at his neck.
As if on a casual stroll, Kaito sidestepped the blade.
Uchiha Dou took a deep breath. The light of his sword vanished, and the next instant, a fire dragon erupted from his mouth.
Kaito Shirogane blocked with his left arm. The fire dragon made contact, but had no effect at all. The flames seemed to be absorbed, vanishing before they even touched his arm.
At the same time, black shadows began to flow over Kaito's skin. He activated [Spirit Infusion] to guard against any potential high-level Sharingan genjutsu.
Unfortunately, that guy Gojo Satoru wasn't some accommodating person who would come when called. This time, he completely ignored Kaito, allowing one of the Yin-Spirits to be pulled up to the [Throne of the Heart] instead.
"Is this the full extent of the Uchiha clan's power?"
Kaito's ears twitched, clearly hearing the movements of the other two shinobi. At the same time, the interest on his face began to wane.
The only reason he was tangling with them was to enjoy the artful combat of the Uchiha clan. He had hoped to see a battle master like Uchiha Madara, not this "anything-for-the-mission" mentality.
Uchiha Dou's heart suddenly went cold. He instantly retreated. His mind was still stinging from the genjutsu backlash, and the lingering fear held him back.
He wasn't sure what strange technique this person possessed, and he didn't dare use genjutsu again.
With taijutsu also proving useless, he rapidly formed hand seals.
[Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation]!
Intense heat gathered in his mouth. His chest swelled. Using his hand as a guide, he exhaled, spewing forth a terrifying torrent of flames.
"Slow. Too slow."
A voice sounded right next to his ear. Uchiha Dou's heart sank. Then, his vision was filled with a sky full of fists.
[Shun Goku Satsu]
(End of Chapter)
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