[You spoke righteously and used reason to rebut Uchiha Seiichiro.]
[You obtain the opponent's skill: Fire Release - Phoenix Sage Fire Technique (C-Rank) (Proficient).]
[Your Heart Steel (Willpower/Resolve) layers have increased.]
[Now, you can check the number of Heart Steel stacks and open your own skill panel.]
Uchiha Ci was stunned for a moment, then a trace of speechlessness appeared on his face.
He really didn't want to trigger this talent; he just wanted to find an excuse to die.
How did it just happen like this?
Uchiha Ci focused his consciousness, and an illusory panel immediately floated before his eyes.
[Employee: Uchiha Ci]
[Title: The Strong Man Who Fell from the Sky]
[Traits: Heart of Steel (SSS), Sharingan (Unawakened, B), Combat Intuition (Undeveloped, S)]
[Skills: Uchiha Style - Wire Shuriken Technique (Master Level, S), Fire Release - Fireball Technique (Basic, C), Fire Release - Phoenix Sage Fire Technique (Proficient, C), Taijutsu (Basic)]
[Heart of Steel Stack Count: (Can be expanded)]
[Insurance Status: Paid]
Uchiha Ci took a quick glance. It looked mostly as he expected, so he turned off the panel with his mind.
Besides his traits, he didn't know why there was suddenly an extra [Combat Intuition], which puzzled him a little.
Other aspects were still within his predictions.
Having an extra panel and one more ninjutsu was harmless.
After all, the panel was just for viewing, and this ninjutsu was only a C-rank one, Phoenix Sage Fire.
Fire Release was also famous for its "compassionate ninjutsu" (smoke but no damage).
As long as he could persuade the two team members, the current opportunity to die could still be attempted.
However, Uchiha Ci thought very optimistically, but reality did not meet his expectations.
His preaching words sounded in Uchiha Seiichiro's ears at this moment, causing the other's face to immediately darken.
Seiichiro was a member of the Uchiha clan's Dove Faction and knew the inside story of this mission.
He was full of resentment when he participated in this task. Now, being criticized by Uchiha Ci, he immediately narrowed his eyes slightly, and a pair of Sharingan eyes quietly lit up.
"Uchiha Ci, are you here preaching to me?"
Seiichiro raised his eyebrows coldly, staring at Uchiha Ci, his tone icy.
"How dare you, a Genin who hasn't even awakened the Sharingan, preach to me?"
"It seems you need to learn a lesson!"
There was some truth to what Uchiha Ci had just said, but Seiichiro's original intention for participating in this mission was to save his own life.
Breaking through the border at night, something only a madman would do, was too dangerous and not within his consideration.
That's why he seemed so angry.
When Uchiha Ci saw the other's Sharingan flash, he subconsciously averted his gaze, only looking at the area below Seiichiro's chest.
Then, he saw——
Uchiha Seiichiro suddenly made his move! One hand grabbed his hair, the other grabbed his shoulder, pushing his head down.
Simultaneously, a knee struck swiftly towards Uchiha Ci's head!
Uchiha Ci's pupils constricted sharply.
He never expected,
While Great Elder Uchiha Setsuna was still present, Uchiha Seiichiro would actually dare to start an internal fight and attack him!
The next moment,
Ci took a deep breath and subconsciously moved his body.
Following the force of the opponent's push, he twisted his foot against the ground, exerted strength simultaneously from his waist, back, and legs, spun around, and turned his face slightly in mid-air to avoid the opponent's knee.
At the same time, his hand had already reached to his lower back and swiftly threw out three shuriken.
In an instant, they were aimed at Uchiha Seiichiro's exposed throat, wrists, and the temple beside his ear.
"What?!" Uchiha Seiichiro was suddenly startled. His Sharingan pupils dilated. Under its dynamic vision, he could clearly see the shuriken spinning rapidly towards him.
He quickly leaned back, urgently releasing the hand holding Ci's hair, and dodged the three shuriken.
He was slightly shocked, and after the shock came a surge of anger!
Uchiha Ci, how dare you resist!
Resist him, your Chunin superior!
The two tomoe in Seiichiro's Sharingan flashed, his eyes narrowing dangerously. The next moment, his hands quickly formed seals——
However, Uchiha Ci had already started forming seals in mid-air before the opponent could get into position.
Rat → Ram → Dog → Ox → Rabbit → Ram!
Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!
Just as Seiichiro was forming the final Ram seal, six sizable fireballs appeared before his eyes, leaping towards him rapidly.
Immediately after the fireballs, several more sharp whooshing sounds followed!
Six shuriken, three kunai—along with the six fireballs—shot towards him at high speed like an overwhelming barrage.
"Not good!" Seiichiro couldn't help but widen his eyes.
Quantity leads to quality. A full fifteen projectiles were coming at him. Even if his two-tomoe Sharingan could clearly see the trajectory of every flying object, it was useless.
All he could do now was use the Body Flicker Technique to quickly dodge.
However, after the fifteen projectiles, Uchiha Ci was still going.
He already had four more shuriken between the fingers of his left hand.
This wasn't over yet!
Uchiha Ci's right hand had already touched the scroll pouch at his waist, taking out a storage scroll and unsealing it.
In the center of the scroll, the character "忍" (Shinobi) was clearly written!
Judging by the size of the scroll, it probably contained no less than a hundred ninja tools.
Damn it!
How can this kid cum... I mean, come so hard!?
"Enough!"
At this moment, the cold voice of Uchiha Setsuna, who had been watching silently, rang out.
He suddenly appeared between the two of them and casually drew the ninja sword from his back.
The ninja sword swung in an arc, lighting up a moon-like curve of light.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Impartially, six fireballs, six shuriken, and three kunai were all slashed down and deflected by this one sword stroke.
"Uchiha Seiichiro." Elder Uchiha Setsuna slowly sheathed his sword, his eyes so cold it chilled one's heart.
"Get to work."
Seiichiro trembled under the Great Elder's gaze, then fell silent.
He silently walked some distance away to set up warning traps.
There was just a hint of dissatisfaction on his face.
He was a Chunin, and he had just been caught off guard by Uchiha Ci's massive ninja tool barrage.
As long as he got serious, Uchiha Ci, a mere Genin, would definitely not be his opponent.
The conflict was stopped.
Uchiha Ci was silently picking up the ninja tools from the ground, feeling extremely distressed.
The Great Elder's sword had directly broken two of his high-quality kunai.
As for the crudely made shuriken, they were cut in half, not to mention.
This was all money!
Money that should have been spent on powerful enemies was wasted on this guy Uchiha Seiichiro, making him feel like he was at a loss.
Uchiha Setsuna's gaze lingered for a moment on the three shuriken Uchiha Ci had thrown earlier, then he looked away lightly.
Of course, with his eyesight, he could see that the first three shuriken that missed their target were wrapped with a thin wire.
If he hadn't stopped this fight just now,
Uchiha Seiichiro would have used the Body Flicker to that location, and then Uchiha Ci would have pulled the wire.
If this kid were more ruthless, Seiichiro would most likely be dead and dismembered.
Uchiha Setsuna frowned slightly and looked at Uchiha Ci.
He suddenly had a strange feeling.
It was as if he was the one who had just attacked Uchiha Seiichiro.
This guy's shurikenjutsu seems to be something else.
"Your name is Uchiha Ci, right?" Uchiha Setsuna asked.
"Ah, yes, I am." Uchiha Ci was stunned and nodded.
Uchiha Setsuna narrowed his eyes slightly, walked to the campfire, sat down, and waved to Uchiha Ci.
"Come here."
The necessary preparations have been made; let's begin!