"Yes…"
"That very person!"
When Sora's name was mentioned, even the proud Uchiha had to treat the matter seriously. Fugaku's face stiffened as he said gravely, "Itachi, Yuki Sora's strength far exceeds ordinary imagination. If you ever encounter him anywhere in the future, remember not to engage. You must choose to escape immediately!"
"Escape? Father, is Yuki Sora a stronger Ninja than the Hokage-sama?"
Itachi Uchiha asked with a curious gaze.
"I think… the Hokage-sama should be stronger! But even so, Kirigakure's Yuki Sora has undoubtedly already reached the pinnacle of the Ninja World."
"He is a powerful Ninja who even puts pressure on me!"
Fugaku crossed his arms, his expression looking very serious. He fell silent for a moment before stroking Itachi's hair again and smiling, "However, Itachi, you don't need to worry too much. Yuki Sora is not the enemy you have to face. Moreover, no matter how powerful that Kirigakure's Yuki Sora is, our Uchiha Clan also possesses the power sufficient to defeat him!"
"This…"
"Is the capacity of the Uchiha Clan!!!"
Before the words even faded,
An extremely powerful Ocular Power surged from Fugaku's body. His black pupils instantly turned into a crimson Three-Tomoe pattern.
Those crimson three tomoe then started spinning wildly, as if brewing something terrifying.
"Uchiha…"
"We are the Uchiha who founded Konoha!"
As he spoke, the Ocular Power surging from Fugaku's body suddenly subsided. The wildly spinning Sharingan ultimately stabilized in its Three-Tomoe form.
"Itachi!"
Fugaku's gaze was deep, "Within the Uchiha's Sharingan lies a terrifying power that would make this world tremble. In common understanding, one tomoe represents Genin, two tomoes represent Chunin, and three tomoes represent Jonin. But few know…"
"That above the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, there exist even more powerful eyes. If one can obtain such power, we Uchiha can master combat power comparable to the God of Ninja, Senju Hashirama!!!"
"Father… power comparable to the First Hokage-sama? Can our Uchiha truly possess such immense power?"
Itachi was shocked. He widened his eyes, his entire person was dumbfounded.
As a Konoha's Ninja, he had naturally grown up hearing the legends of the First Hokage. That was a Ninja of myth, possessing fearsome combat power to suppress all creation, the peak of power in the Ninja World for a thousand years.
'The Uchiha could also possess power comparable to the First Hokage-sama!???'
Seeing Itachi's incredulous expression, Fugaku shook his head and said slowly, "Itachi, telling you this now is actually a bit too early. When the time is ripe, you will learn about all that. Of course…"
"As my son, my most excellent son, I also see incredible Ninja Talent in you. Your future holds limitless, great possibilities. I believe in you, Itachi. If it's you, you will definitely be able to reach that step!"
As he spoke, a rare fatherly smile appeared on Fugaku's face. He said softly, "In any case, grow up slowly!"
"The Uchiha's future will ultimately be decided by you. I hope that one day, I can see the Uchiha Clan become great again in your hands!"
Clearly, Fugaku thought very highly of his son Itachi. In his view, Itachi possessed the astonishing Ninja Talent seen once in fifty years in the Uchiha Clan.
If this talent could be realized, perhaps he could become a second…
Uchiha Madara!!!
However, just as Fugaku was beginning to envision a bright future, a deafening explosion suddenly came from the distant forest.
Boom!
Flames shot into the sky.
"That is…"
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
"Enemies!"
Fugaku shouted sharply: "Yashiro, you take command of the camp! Tekka, bring men and follow me to investigate!!!!"
"Yes, Fugaku-sama!"
"Yes, sir!"
Soon, two Uchiha Jonin body-flickered to the camp entrance. One turned back into the camp to assume command, while the other followed Fugaku, swiftly heading towards the direction of the explosion.
...
At a slightly earlier time, Sora's group swiftly wove through the lush forest and finally encountered Konoha's guard unit.
In the dense woods.
The light chirping of birds echoed everywhere. The Konoha's guard unit, however, was hidden in the shadows without moving, clearly having discovered Sora's arrival and wanting to gain the initiative with a sneak attack from the darkness.
The Konoha side's Ninjas were also quite elite, concealing their aura so well that Mei, Kurumi, and Yuzuki didn't notice any abnormality.
It wasn't until they were about to make contact that Mei finally discovered the presence of the Konoha's Ninjas. After a momentary stunned pause, she unhesitatingly formed hand seals with both hands at high speed.
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
As her throat moved, Mei spat out a massive wave of water from her mouth, surging towards the position where the Konoha's Ninjas were hiding.
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
"Lightning Release: Four Pillar Binding Technique!"
The ambushing troops were also elite Ninjas. The moment Mei made her move, several Konoha's Jonin leaped out, executing perfect coordination together.
An earthen wall rising from the ground caught the sky-high torrent falling from above.
On the flank, two Uchiha Ninjas attacked with the Great Fireball Technique. There were even Anbu wearing beast-like masks present, using the Lightning Release: Four Pillar Binding Technique to envelop Sora's group in place.
Boom! Boom!
Four massive rectangular earthen walls erupted from the ground, forming a square formation that enclosed Sora and the others.
Powerful Chakra danced on each earthen wall, quickly forming large patches of terrifying lightning that were about to strike down into the center of the square formation.
Rumble! Rumble!
Abruptly, Mei, who had initially seized the initiative, found herself trapped in the Konoha's Ninjas' encircling and killing formation.
Fire Release!
Lightning Release!
Earth Release!
A strong attack from Composite Ninjutsu!
However,
The moment the Four Pillar Binding Technique took shape, a flash of cold light erupted within the formation.
Hum!
The air hummed lightly.
Then, that flickering cold light cut through the air.
Immediately after, the four restraining pillars that had erupted from the ground jerked to a halt. Then, amidst an astonishing roar, they completely shattered and collapsed.
Boom!
The four pillars collapsed. The binding pillars shimmering with lightning abruptly shattered, turning into fine powder that crumbled to the ground. Even the Great Fireballs attacking from the air were similarly crushed into nothingness by the blast wave stirred up by that flash of cold light.
Thud!
Madness.
Unbelievable.
Two large Great Fireballs were directly blown apart out of thin air by the blast wave, scattering into millions of sparks.
Moreover, several Konoha's Ninjas who failed to escape in time were also caught in that piercing blast wave, crushed into bloody fragments from a distance, directly slain on the spot.
Some Konoha's Ninjas who reacted in time were greatly alarmed, quickly flickering far away to evade the indiscriminate lethality of the invisible blast wave.
A moment later, as the scattered dust settled, the Konoha's Ninjas who had originally planned the ambush finally saw the figure of the newcomer clearly.
A long sword.
A white haori.
A handsome yet aloof youth.
That was…
"Yuki Sora!!!!"
An Uchiha Ninja who saw Sora's figure felt extreme fear, his heart also stirring up monstrous waves. Even the black three tomoes in his eyes began to spin rapidly, seemingly about to connect, forming a new and sinister pattern.
"Yuki…"
"Sora!"
Now, Sora's name had long since shaken the Ninja World. In Konoha, he was known by all. So, the Ninjas present naturally recognized Sora at a glance.
Because of this, expressions of extreme astonishment and terror appeared on the faces of the elite Konoha's Jonins.
'The newcomer…'
'Was Yuki Sora!!!!'
For the Konoha's Ninjas present, this was clearly an extremely terrible piece of bad news.