Inside the canyon, strong winds howled, and lightning intertwined with flames.
Renye and the Hidden Cloud Elite Jonin moved at high speed between the rock walls, their blades flashing and sparks flying.
Both of their speeds were astonishingly fast, and each clash was accompanied by the clang of metal.
“Clang—!”
The Tachi “innocence” violently collided with the opponent’s ninja blade. Renye used the force to flip backward, landing steadily on a protruding rock.
His breathing was slightly ragged, and his Sharingan locked onto his opponent.
This Hidden Cloud Elite Jonin was no ordinary foe; he possessed decades of combat experience, and his speed could almost rival Renye’s Body Flicker Technique.
Even more troublesome, his swordplay was ruthless and precise, nearly breaking through Renye’s defenses several times.
“Uchiha brat, is that all you’ve got?” The Hidden Cloud Jonin sneered, lightning flickering on his blade. “You killed Ginkaku and Kinkaku? It seems you were just lucky!”
In his opinion, Renye was only able to kill Ginkaku and Kinkaku because they didn't know Renye's blade was poisoned, and they were careless and fell for it.
And since he knew the intelligence, he would never make such a low-level mistake.
As an experienced Elite Jonin of Hidden Cloud Village, he prided himself on being no weaker than the Gold and Silver Brothers, only slightly inferior due to lacking the Six Paths Tools.
As long as he killed Renye, he could prove his own strength.
Renye did not respond.
His gaze swept across the battlefield—Senju Tobirama was locked in fierce combat with the leading strongman, and Hiruzen and the others were also engaged in bitter struggles.
He had to quickly deal with this opponent to support his comrades.
Especially Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado, they were clearly struggling against the Hidden Cloud Elite Jonin’s attacks, only able to barely hold on.
If this dragged on, both of them could be in danger.
The Hidden Cloud Jonin noticed Renye was distracted during the fight, his eyes flickering, sensing a good opportunity to kill him!
“Whoosh!”
He suddenly launched an attack, his ninja blade drawing a sharp arc, aiming directly for Renye’s throat.
“Clang!”
Renye quickly blocked with his blade, the deafening clang of metal echoing through the mountain walls.
Both unleashed their strength simultaneously, blade against blade, eyes locked, killing intent boiling.
“Your swordplay is indeed exquisite,” Renye’s voice was calm, his Three-Tomoe Sharingan rotating slightly. “But this level can’t kill me.”
“Brat, don’t be arrogant.” The Hidden Cloud Jonin sneered, suddenly erupting with Chakra, lightning exploding along his blade!
“Lightning Release: Lightning Fang Rush!”
Blinding lightning exploded, pushing Renye back several meters, his feet plowing two deep furrows in the ground.
But a cold sneer curved his lips, his Sharingan as crimson as blood.
“Is that so?”
The next second, he used the Body Flicker Technique, his figure suddenly vanishing.
Renye instantly appeared beside him, his blade flashing like lightning, aiming straight for the throat!
The Hidden Cloud Jonin’s pupils constricted. He hastily blocked with his blade, but Renye’s offensive came like a torrential storm.
“Clang! Clang! Clang!”
Blade lights flashed continuously, and sparks flew.
Their figures moved at high speed through the canyon, sparks erupting from their blades with every collision.
“Brat, I’ve seen through your movements!” The Hidden Cloud Jonin roared, suddenly changing his technique, his ninja blade drawing a strange arc, slashing directly at Renye’s waist and abdomen.
“Cloud Style: Reverse Lightning Slash!”
Renye’s eyes narrowed. In the nick of time, he dodged to the side, but the blade still grazed his clothes.
The Hidden Cloud Jonin pressed his advantage, lightning flashing on his ninja blade, his sword speed increasing by another third.
“Die, brat!”
“Whoosh—!”
The lightning blade slashed through Renye’s afterimage, while the real Renye had already leaped into the air, gripping his blade with both hands, and brought it down.
“When?!” The Hidden Cloud Jonin immediately realized that he had fallen for the Sharingan’s genjutsu earlier.
He hastily raised his blade to block, but the force of this strike was far beyond imagination.
“Boom—!”
The ground cracked, and dust billowed.
The Hidden Cloud Jonin’s feet sank into the ground, his tiger’s mouth split open, and blood dripped down the hilt of his blade.
A hint of shock finally flashed in his eyes; this Uchiha brat was actually so strong!
“Damn it…”
He immediately retracted his blade and retreated, quickly forming hand seals with his bloodied hand.
“Lightning Release: Raging Lightning Surge!”
Violent lightning exploded from his center, forcing Renye’s subsequent attacks to halt, but his Sharingan remained locked on his opponent’s movements.
—Now!
The moment the lightning disappeared, Renye’s figure charged forward like a ghost!
The Hidden Cloud Jonin was about to swing his blade when he saw Renye’s left hand suddenly form a hand seal.
“Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!”
A searing fireball roared out, forcing the Hidden Cloud Jonin to dodge.
And just as he dodged, Renye’s Tachi pierced like a venomous snake.
“Pfft!”
The sound of a sharp blade entering flesh came, the blade piercing through his chest.
The Hidden Cloud Jonin’s eyes widened, staring in disbelief at the Tachi embedded in his heart.
Blood dripped down the blade, and his life rapidly ebbed away.
“You…”
He hadn’t expected this Uchiha brat to be able to form hand seals with one hand; the intelligence hadn’t mentioned it…
“It’s over.”
Renye coldly withdrew his blade, blood arcing through the air.
The Hidden Cloud Jonin collapsed to his knees, finally falling heavily, lifeless.
Renye flicked the blood beads from his blade and sheathed it.
In the distance, the battle continued, the roar shaking the valley.
“Bang!”
Utatane Koharu was sent flying by a heavy punch from a Hidden Cloud Jonin, her body crashing through rocks, and the Sage of Six Paths Treasures - Red Gourd flew from her grasp.
The Hidden Cloud Jonin sneered, grabbing the Sage of Six Paths Treasures - Red Gourd, lightning gathering in his palm.
“Lightning Release: Lightning Storm Impact!”
Blinding lightning directly struck the fallen Utatane Koharu. Renye’s muscles tensed at the sight, and he immediately used the Body Flicker Technique.
His figure almost became an afterimage. Just as the lightning was about to engulf Koharu, he grabbed her collar and yanked her back.
“Boom—!”
Lightning exploded, blasting a charred, deep crater into the ground.
If Renye had been a moment later, Utatane Koharu’s fate would have been like the shattered rocks.
“Cough, cough… Thanks, Renye-kun.” Utatane Koharu coughed up blood, her face pale. Her right hand was unnaturally twisted, clearly broken.
“You bastard, you actually killed the captain!” Shock flashed across the Hidden Cloud Jonin’s face.
Renye’s opponent was their Hidden Cloud squad leader, an experienced Elite Jonin of the Village, and he was unexpectedly killed just like that.
“Damn it…”
Before he could finish speaking, a dark figure had already flashed before him.
“Clang!”
The Tachi collided with the kunai, the immense impact forcing the Hidden Cloud Jonin to retreat, his hand gripping the kunai trembling uncontrollably.
He shook his numb wrist, his face extremely grim, his gaze warily fixed on Renye.
This brat could kill the captain; his strength was far above his own, he had to be careful!
“What are you thinking about?”
Just as the Hidden Cloud Jonin was pondering a countermeasure, a cold voice sounded behind him.
“What?!”
His thoughts abruptly ceased.
The world suddenly tilted.
The Hidden Cloud Jonin saw his headless body still maintaining a combat stance, and then there was nothing more.
From Utatane Koharu’s perspective, the Hidden Cloud Jonin froze in place the moment he met Renye’s gaze.
He had clearly fallen for the Sharingan’s genjutsu from the very beginning…
“You…”