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Chapter 36: Fire Style: Dragon Flame Jutsu
Uvogin emerged from the smoke. His upper body clothes were shredded, but his exposed skin showed no significant damage.
He rolled his neck and stretched his muscles, acting as if the fierce battle was merely a warm-up.
"I have to admit, your growth speed exceeded my expectations," Uvogin said, his aura still as imposing as before. "But choosing close-quarters combat was your biggest mistake."
At that moment, Ronin's eyes finally stopped hiding. They turned completely scarlet, revealing the Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
Simultaneously, Ronin's aura surged. The fatigue from using the Primary Lotus seemed to vanish in an instant.
This recovery was due to him opening the Second Gate: The Gate of Healing.
This was the limit of his current Eight Inner Gates usage.
The Gate of Healing (Rest) forcibly pushed the body beyond its recovery limits, rapidly restoring stamina after the exertion of the Primary Lotus.
It was the bridge between the Primary Lotus and the Hidden Lotus.
If Ronin could open the Third Gate (Gate of Life), his physical capabilities would undergo a qualitative change, allowing him to use the Hidden Lotus.
Unfortunately, his body wasn't strong enough for the Third Gate yet.
But Ronin had an advantage Rock Lee didn't: he could use Ninjutsu and Nen!
The Sharingan state was brief. As his eyes returned to black, the stick-figure Rental Demon on his shoulder finally acted.
It shattered silently, releasing a massive torrent of Nen that flooded into Ronin's body!
Uvogin watched it all.
When that massive aura injected into Ronin, the pressure exploding from the boy made even Uvogin feel a sense of danger.
Feeling the surge of power, the tomoe in Ronin's eyes spun. The aura around him vanished instantly, replaced by a colossal amount of internal Chakra.
When the Primary Lotus failed to inflict serious damage, Ronin knew his previous judgment was wrong.
When he ambushed Uvogin on the airship, Uvogin's bleeding mouth probably wasn't just from the punch. Uvogin might have already been injured when he chased him.
The Sharingan allowed him to see the flow of Nen, but his lack of experience caused him to miss the signs of internal injury.
He had also underestimated the damage caused by the Lightning Oppression Horizontal Chop.
But now wasn't the time for reflection.
Realizing Uvogin was stronger than he thought, trying to fight him while hiding the Sharingan was naive.
The brief pause in the fight allowed the audience, who had been holding their breath, to erupt in cheers again.
Even though most couldn't see what happened, the crater left on the stage was enough to shock them.
But the noise didn't reach the ears of the two fighters.
Ronin knew his time was limited.
Having entered full "Ninja Mode," he leaped backward. A swarm of shuriken exploded from his hands, multiplying in mid-air.
Simultaneously, Ronin formed a seal with one hand.
Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Claw Crimson!
A technique with C-Rank consumption but B-Rank manipulation. It was an advanced version of the Phoenix Flower Jutsu, coating the shuriken in flame to deal both cutting and burning damage.
Uvogin wasn't surprised.
In fact, he was only surprised that Ronin waited this long to use his "special ability."
Uvogin stomped his massive foot into the ground. The already broken floor tiles shattered further, launching a spray of debris into the air.
Pivoting on his planted leg, Uvogin gathered aura into his other leg and kicked out with the explosive force of a Big Bang Impact.
The flying rocks turned into bullets under his power.
Stones and shuriken collided in mid-air, sparking violently. Some broke through, continuing toward their targets.
Ronin changed hand seals rapidly. Snake – Hare – Dog.
The moment the seals completed, he landed and slammed his hand onto the ground. An earthen wall rose instantly in front of him.
Earth Style: Mud Wall.
He didn't use too much Chakra, just enough to build a solid wall.
The stone bullets smashed into the wall. A second later, the wall crumbled, revealing Uvogin charging through the debris.
There were burn marks on Uvogin's arms from blocking the fire jutsu.
But his fist was raised high, wild aura concentrating on it—another Big Bang Impact.
Behind the crumbling wall, Ronin showed no panic. He yanked his hands back, tightening invisible wires that now crisscrossed the arena between him and Uvogin.
The shuriken he threw weren't just attacks; they were setup.
Uvogin sneered.
Trying to use inertia to cut me with wires?
Don't underestimate me, you bastard!
But as the thought crossed Uvogin's mind, he saw Ronin swipe his hand across his waist pouch, producing a kunai. Ronin bit the kunai, holding it in his mouth, while the wires pulled taut.
Ronin's hands blurred through seals.
The movement was fluid, practiced a thousand times.
Ronin opened his mouth, and a stream of fire erupted, racing along the taut wires at incredible speed.
Fire Style: Dragon Flame Jutsu!
Whoosh!
Before Uvogin could bring his fist down, the raging fire engulfed him, covering nearly half the ring.
But it wasn't over.
Ronin's gaze was heavy. His hands moved again, forming seals. This time, it wasn't a simplified sequence. He was weaving the full set of forty-four seals.
He was going to maximize the power of his next Jutsu.
He sensed that even being swallowed by the Dragon Flame Jutsu wouldn't defeat Uvogin easily.
So, he had to press the attack.
A beast-like roar erupted from the flames. Uvogin walked out, his body scorched.
His Super Saiyan-like long hair was now burnt short.
Large burn marks covered his body.
The Dragon Flame Jutsu could snap large trees instantly, but taking it head-on only resulted in superficial wounds for Uvogin.
A monster fully dedicated to Enhancement is truly terrifying! Ronin thought.
If a C-Rank Jutsu only caused light injuries, what about a full-power B-Rank offensive Jutsu?
As Uvogin stepped out of the fire, Ronin was already halfway through the 44 seals.
Uvogin felt a sudden, ominous premonition.
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