“No, never!”
“I can’t die like this; I still need to lead the entire Clan forward and make Kagami the Hokage…”
Uchiha Ming stared at Uchiha Tenxiu’s Shadow Clone with bloodshot eyes. If looks could kill, Uchiha Tenxiu would have been torn to shreds by his gaze.
Unfortunately, he couldn't do it.
The Mangekyo Sharingan in his eyes wasn't a visual Genjutsu eye or a rule-based bizarre eye; it simply couldn't perform these abilities. Even if he tried to use the Mangekyo Sharingan’s suppressive ability on a regular Sharingan to confuse the opponent with Genjutsu, it was ineffective. Uchiha Ming couldn't understand why this was happening and could only continue his impotent rage.
Little did he know, although Uchiha Tenxiu’s Sharingan only had Two-Tomoe, and might be suppressed, the body control ability derived from his otherworldly cultivation technique, similar to the Danjin level of control, allowed his essence, spirit, and mind to condense into a unified, perfectly round whole, unaffected by any external influences.
Unless the disparity was too great,
But clearly, Uchiha Ming’s Mangekyo Sharingan level was not enough to suppress Uchiha Tenxiu’s abilities.
Uchiha Ming’s heart was filled with fear and resentment. With a grim expression, he issued a stern threat to Uchiha Tenxiu: “Brat, what exactly do you want to do? Don’t you know that everything you’re doing is a betrayal of the Uchiha Clan? If you stop now, I… I can overlook your previous actions and even give you the best training the Clan can offer! What do you think?”
His voice trembled slightly, clearly frightened by Uchiha Tenxiu’s actions, but he didn't want to show weakness in front of his opponent, so he feigned a fierce demeanor.
Then, Uchiha Ming continued, “You went through great lengths to get into the Uchiha Clan’s elite training team! If you stop now, you can learn all the Ninjutsu and Genjutsu in the Clan as you wish, and you’ll also have a large sum of money at your disposal. Didn’t you used to take snow-shoveling missions in the Village during the dead of winter to earn meager income? If you’re willing to stop, I can give you a full one million Ryo! How about it, isn’t that offer tempting enough? That’s wealth you can’t even imagine!”
Uchiha Ming continuously threw out various enticing offers, attempting to bribe Uchiha Tenxiu with these benefits and make him abandon the idea of continuing his actions. On the other side, Uchiha Tenxiu, the Advanced Shadow Clone, remained indifferent, walking around Uchiha Ming, observing his every move and weaknesses.
Uchiha Ming became increasingly panicked and began to offer more money: “Two million Ryo, no, five million Ryo! I’ll give you five million Ryo, do you hear me? What benefits did Uchiha Raimon give you that you’re so loyal to him? Oh, I know! Are you trying to avenge him? I didn’t do that, you shouldn’t be looking for me! Go avenge yourself on the Earth Spider Clan! Besides, Elder Raimon isn’t dead, so why do you insist on fighting me to the death? Aren’t you afraid of dying?!”
“Don’t forget, my Mangekyo Sharingan! If you continue to attack, I won’t be polite!” Uchiha Ming threatened, his voice betraying his inner weakness. In the end, he could only resort to using his Mangekyo Sharingan’s eye technique as a threat.
On the other side, the Shadow Clone of Uchiha Tenxiu continued to ignore him.
As an Advanced Shadow Clone Technique specifically developed by Uchiha Tenxiu for combat, it had lost the weakness of disappearing with a simple collision. It possessed half of the main body’s strength, would only disappear when Chakra ran out, and had the same intelligence and unique way of thinking as the main body.
Therefore, even with only half the strength, it was enough to handle the current situation. After the two moves just now, the Chakra in its body had barely been depleted, and it could continue fighting for several hours.
So, simply killing him, Uchiha Tenxiu could do at any time, but…
“To obtain the Mangekyo Sharingan from his hands without injury, I need to use some tricks!” The Shadow Clone of Uchiha Tenxiu pondered. He still needed to slowly break down Uchiha Ming’s mental defenses and gradually interfere with his thoughts to achieve his goal.
Although the probing Great Ball Rasengan did not directly kill the opponent, it still caused damage.
In other words, the damage inflicted on the opponent was offset, but not completely.
Not to mention, he was completely unable to defend against the Earth Spike attack.
“The Mangekyo Sharingan’s abilities manifest according to one’s inner thoughts and desires. You, Uchiha Ming, as stupid as a pig or dog, actually spoke out your Mangekyo Sharingan’s eye technique. How did you become an Elder of the Clan? Did you perhaps sleep with your wife and the former Clan Head, Uchiha Madara, to get your position?!” The Shadow Clone of Uchiha Tenxiu began to curse, and his words instantly made Uchiha Ming’s eyes bloodshot with rage, almost killing him. He struggled to catch his breath for a long time, only able to grab his thigh wound to calm himself down.
“Damn it, you little beast, you, you, you…”
“Also, your eye technique, Kagutsuchi: Left Hand, should be the ability of your left eye!” Uchiha Tenxiu said with certainty, “It can absorb the Chakra of Ninjutsu to nullify my Ninjutsu, passively blocking my Great Ball Rasengan, but the pain still exists. Secondly, the physical injuries from impacts and destruction also exist! Most crucially, even for a low-level Ninjutsu like Earth Spike, you didn’t think of absorbing it, but rather of dodging it. Is it perhaps impossible to absorb?” The corner of the Shadow Clone of Uchiha Tenxiu’s mouth couldn’t help but reveal a playful smile.
“Or perhaps, only Earth Release cannot be absorbed! What about Wind Release, Lightning Release, Water Release, and other abilities! It couldn’t be that it can only absorb energy, could it! Then, there should be an upper limit to absorption! Otherwise, you wouldn’t have been reduced to this state by the Earth Spider’s Forbidden Technique! If I hadn’t seen how little Chakra you had left through my Sharingan, I really wouldn’t have dared to make a move! After all, you’re an existence close to Clan Head Level, truly pitiful! You’re going to die right after awakening your Mangekyo Sharingan!”
Watching the heavily scarred Uchiha Ming’s face grow increasingly grim, Uchiha Tenxiu slowly continued, “It seems I guessed correctly! However, speaking of which, your Mangekyo Sharingan is very weak! It can offset damage but doesn’t completely offset it. Is it really that bad? What a complete waste!”
Uchiha Ming’s eyes were bloodshot, and he gasped for breath, “How can you, someone who doesn’t even have a Three-Tomoe, say such a thing?!”
“Oh, right. Kagutsuchi is the legendary god of fire. Historically, those in the Clan who awakened the Kagutsuchi eye technique possessed the ability to summon the black, unquenchable flames of Amaterasu and control them freely! Burning everything!”
Uchiha Tenxiu completely disregarded Uchiha Ming’s questioning, continuing to verbally assault his mental defenses.
“And your Kagutsuchi: Left Hand, since it carries the name Kagutsuchi, it should only be a partial manifestation of that power. Let me guess, what kind of ability would your eye technique be! Logically speaking, Mangekyo Sharingan eye techniques are formed based on one's desires. You just encountered the Earth Spider Clan’s Forbidden Technique, were enveloped by infinite light and heat, and almost died. So, your eye technique wouldn’t happen to be absorbing light and heat to complete your own damage, would it?!” Uchiha Tenxiu said, pinching his chin. Although it was a guess, his tone was certain, and he pointed to the right leg pierced by the Earth Spear: “You can absorb powerful Ninjutsu like Rasengan, yet you can’t even stop the damage from a low-level Ninjutsu like Earth Spear. It seems it truly can only affect energy-based light and heat!”
The Advanced Shadow Clone of Uchiha Tenxiu couldn’t help but show a hint of mockery in his eyes, which instantly made Uchiha Ming’s face fill with terror.
Could it be that even the Mangekyo couldn’t intimidate him?!
“Since the left eye’s ability is to absorb Ninjutsu energy attacks of light and heat, then the right eye’s ability is most likely Kagutsuchi: Right Hand, as that would be symmetrical.” Uchiha Tenxiu analyzed to himself, while Uchiha Ming’s eyes narrowed, as if a secret had been guessed.
“Let me think, based on the symmetry of the two eye techniques, if the left eye absorbs light and heat energy, then the right eye either absorbs physical attacks or mental attacks. But you didn’t dodge my Earth Release: Earth Spike technique, so absorbing physical attacks is ruled out. You didn’t even dare to directly use Mangekyo for mental attacks to guide me to use Genjutsu on you, so absorbing mental attacks is also ruled out!”
“It couldn’t be that your right eye technique…” The Shadow Clone of Uchiha Tenxiu said, looking up and narrowing his eyes at Uchiha Ming’s extremely anxious face, “the ability of Kagutsuchi: Right Hand, is just to release the absorbed attacks, is it?!”
“How is that possible?!” Uchiha Ming’s pupils lost focus instantly.
And in that instant.
Uchiha Tenxiu had already crossed a distance of ten meters, unleashing a palm strike that was almost at the level of the Danjin, directly disrupting Uchiha Ming’s entire physical meridians. A series of “Danzo’s Three Consecutive Strikes” was unleashed.
In the first instant, his entire body was punched into the air. In the second instant, he was struck in the abdomen, his head thrust forward, eyes wide. In the third instant, Uchiha Tenxiu’s hands had already initiated a double eye gouge.
Pfft!
Blood spurted from his eye sockets.
The objective of this operation had been achieved.
Mangekyo Sharingan.
“Successfully seized!” Uchiha Tenxiu held a Mangekyo Sharingan in each hand and quickly retreated, flying backward.
After retreating more than twenty meters, he stored the pair of Mangekyo Sharingan into a sealing scroll.
On the spot, Uchiha Ming’s eyes were blood-red, like gaping holes, a terrifying sight.
He slowly collapsed to the ground.
Uchiha Tenxiu approached within ten meters, extended his right hand, “Lightning Release: Chidori Blade Technique!” In an instant, a blue lightning blade emerged from his right hand, traversing more than ten meters in the blink of an eye, piercing Uchiha Ming’s heart and stirring back and forth, directly sending him to his demise.
No matter what, Uchiha Ming, you are a quasi-Clan Head Level expert in the Clan, so I can’t be careless!
On the giant eagle, Uchiha Tenxiu thought to himself, still having no intention of going down, observing his clone’s cautious actions.